Sheng Lingwei's eyes narrowed, filled with intense disgust.
So that's how it is. It's no wonder that Consort Shu's nephew is such a scoundrel. Tsk tsk, these people's very essence was already rotten from the moment they were in their mother's womb.
As she pondered, Sheng Lingwei's beautiful face turned icy cold, and the corners of her lips curled up slightly.
"Tsk tsk, the emperor's eyesight is as good as ever, choosing such trash as generals. They have no ability whatsoever, but instead raise them to be lawless and indifferent to the lives of others."
Chuanwu strongly agreed, glanced at Liang Yongzhao who was terrified, and gave a cold smile, his tone undisguisedly sarcastic.
“Your Highness is right. Liang Yongzhao is a beast who has no martial skills, no literary skills, no moral character, and no humanity. He has no ability to become a general except by relying on nepotism.”
However, even if he became a general, he would only be a low-ranking official of the fifth rank. In the capital city, where officials were everywhere, he would be nothing more than a piece of trash.
Sheng Lingwei raised an eyebrow slightly. "Is he the leader of the escort team for this group of exiles?"
"Yes, Princess. Usually, the imperial guards escort those who are exiled, but this group of exiles is special, so a junior general was assigned to escort them. He may have been given some kind of secret order by the emperor."
secret order?
It's nothing more than killing people you can't control to silence them! That's all the dog emperor is capable of!
Sheng Lingwei's eyes were full of contempt and sarcasm. As for which important figure had received special treatment from the dog emperor, she couldn't remember for the moment.
"Chuanwu, tell me in detail what the special circumstances are."
"Yes, Princess."
Chuanwu sighed, looking regretful. "The key figure in this exile group is Wang Jingqingyun, a woman of the opposite sex, and a large part of them are relatives of the Jing family."
Aside from a few close relatives, the main non-royal prince had no other relatives within the nine generations of his family. The emperor, resentful, extended his anger to his in-laws, who shouldn't have been implicated.
"Jing Qingyun?"
Sheng Lingwei's eyes flickered slightly.
"But that legendary figure who stepped onto the battlefield at the young age of 13, made countless achievements in just a few years, and was unwillingly granted the title of a prince by the dog emperor when he was 16?"
Chuanwu nodded, about to say something, when Chuanqiong, who was already indignant and fuming, took over the conversation.
"Princess, it's him. It's a pity that the Jing family has been great generals for three generations, making countless contributions to our Northern Qi."
It can be said that without the Jing family guarding the borders and protecting the people of Northern Qi, the Northern Qi kingdom would have long been carved up by other states. Yet, they ended up like this; it's truly tragic!
Upon hearing this, Sheng Lingwei's expression darkened.
She remembered that Jing Qingyun was the villain in the book. She admired him quite a bit when she read it and could understand why he turned to the dark side.
Unfortunately, the author of this novel about natural disasters didn't focus on him; the early part of the story mostly revolved around relationships between men and women, as well as the occurrence of various natural disasters.
As Chuan Qiong said, the Jing family has produced three generations of great generals.
But behind this glory lies the loss of lives; Jing Qingyun's grandfather, father, and uncle all died on the battlefield.
At the tender age of 13, Jing Qingyun had to shoulder the heavy responsibility of serving the country in order to carry on the legacy of her elders. She went to the battlefield without hesitation, ready to die for her country.
To bear such a heavy burden at such a young age, one can imagine how strong his heart must be. It's just a pity that he was so loyal to the emperor and the country, but the dog emperor just couldn't tolerate him.
In particular, the dog emperor, because of his outstanding military achievements, was forced to appoint him as the first non-royal king of Northern Qi in order to silence the gossip, and he became even more wary of Jing Qingyun's high merits.
If things continue like this, where will the people still hold the position of emperor in their hearts?
Thus, they secretly plotted to get rid of Jing Qingyun, and one conspiracy after another unfolded.
But Jing Qingyun was no pushover either. He was a seasoned veteran, a man of many battles, and was considered a top-tier figure in Northern Qi, both in terms of martial prowess and strategic acumen.
Over the years, the dog emperor not only failed to get rid of Jing Qingyun, but also lost countless confidants.
Until this year, when the border region suffered a severe drought and the people had no harvest, the imperial court ignored the situation and let it develop freely and perish on its own.
Jing Qingyun waited in vain for the imperial court's military rations and relief supplies for the disaster victims. Seeing that the people were starving and the number of people dying of hunger was increasing every day, he was filled with anger and grief.
The dog emperor was determined not to care about the lives of the soldiers and civilians on the border, but as their leader, he could not abandon them.
After much deliberation, he boldly led his troops to other cities to kill corrupt officials, wipe out bandit dens, and eliminate the most wicked and wealthy merchants.
Eventually, the grain was transported back to the border. Although it couldn't guarantee that the people and soldiers would be well-fed, it at least kept them alive.
It was precisely because of his actions that the corrupt emperor seized upon his mistake, immediately sending people to escort him back to the capital, stripping him of his princely title, demoting him to a commoner, and sentencing him to have his property confiscated and be exiled.
The dog emperor originally intended to go all the way and behead him as a warning to others.
But Jing Qingyun was not a fool, and she had a backup plan. She hid the tiger tally that commanded 100,000 border soldiers, and even when she was subjected to severe torture, she never spoke.
Therefore, the dog emperor was afraid.
First, he feared that Jing Qingyun might have handed the Tiger Tally to someone else, who would then lead 100,000 soldiers to attack him; second, he feared that if Jing Qingyun died, he would be unable to find the Tiger Tally.
After much deliberation, the only option was to exile him and secretly send someone to monitor Jing Qingyun. Once the Tiger Tally was found, he would be killed.
In the original book, the person sent by the dog emperor to escort Jing Qingyun was not Liang Yongzhao, that good-for-nothing, but his most trusted confidant.
It is likely because of her that a series of butterfly effects occurred.
Therefore, the plot of the novel can no longer be written as it was in the original novel.
On the way to exile, the confidant used all sorts of means to torture the Jing family, causing them to die one after another along the way, until only Jing Qingyun was left alive.
After his family was brutally murdered, he turned completely to the dark side, killing his confidants and a group of constables, and dragging his tortured body, barely clinging to life, to the border.
Then, leading his soldiers, he surrendered to Sheng Haoyu. After killing the emperor and the crown prince, Jing Qingyun immediately resigned, ignoring Sheng Haoyu's earnest attempts to persuade him to stay.
He resolutely chose to leave.
He no longer trusted anyone in the royal family, even if that person was his best brother. More importantly, the tragic death of his family was a lifelong regret that he could never overcome.
The author stopped writing about Jing Qingyun at this point, which Sheng Lingwei found quite regrettable, thinking that perhaps Jing Qingyun would be mentioned again later.
Then……
She never got to see the second half of the novel before revealing that she had transmigrated into it.
Wow, it's quite a complex feeling to have the characters from the novel come alive right before my eyes.
Sheng Lingwei's eyes suddenly lit up. She suddenly became interested and wanted to see for herself what kind of character in the novel she admired was.
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