Chapter 2791: Strange Situation Outside the City
Jie Shi was finally dragged out of the discipline room.
Even with the door closed, one could still hear his silent struggle from a distance, as well as the large pool of blood he left in this small, cold room, which emitted a strong, pungent smell of blood.
It's chilling.
But there was no expression on Nan Yan's face, and her eyes were as cold as a frozen lake.
She slowly turned her head and met He Yi's smiling eyes.
The latter smiled and said, "Killing someone and destroying their heart, Your Majesty has completely destroyed him."
“…”
"Even if this person doesn't die, he's already useless."
Nan Yan said coldly: "You must die."
“…”
"However, if a person is hard-hearted and stubborn, and still acts righteous even when facing death, then killing him is meaningless. On the contrary, death is a kind of relief for him. It not only makes him feel satisfied, but also makes him and those behind him proud."
“…”
"I just want to make him suffer and terrify him."
“…”
"Killing him again like this—that's punishment."
He Yi nodded slightly and said nothing more.
Standing on the other side of the discipline room, Ruan Hengzhou and Zhu Chengxuan, who had been silently watching this scene unfold and end, looked at each other.
There was a hint of panic in each other's eyes.
It's not that they haven't seen torture before, but they didn't expect that the imperial concubine, who looked dignified, graceful, even gentle and amiable on a daily basis, would be so adept at using torture.
Without even blinking.
Ruan Hengzhou didn't even dare to breathe, he just kept his head down, and his heart couldn't help but feel weak.
He thought of his sister, Concubine Xi Ruan Mei, who was once ignorant of her own limitations in the palace and had gotten into trouble several times at the hands of the imperial concubine. He didn't know how she managed to survive.
In the future, I must find a way to pass on a message to her and ask her to behave herself in the palace.
Although this Imperial Concubine only holds the Phoenix Seal on behalf of the Empress and does not have the title of Empress Dowager, she is now completely like a powerful concubine. Even if the real Empress Renxiao were alive, she would not be able to compete with her.
She is not easy to mess with.
At this moment, Nan Yan turned around and glanced at Ruan Hengzhou.
Ruan Hengzhou immediately walked out from behind the desk and was about to kowtow to her, but Nan Yan simply said, "Master Ruan, have you recorded the prisoner's confession?"
Ruan Hengzhou immediately said, "I've already recorded your reply, Madam."
Nan Yan said, "Pack up immediately and follow me back to Xuanqiong Palace."
"yes."
Nan Yan turned her head and looked at Zhu Chengxuan who was standing on the other side.
She could clearly feel that there was a hint of fear in Zhu Chengxuan's gentle eyes.
Nan Yan slowly walked up to him. At this time, He Yi and Ruan Hengzhou had both left the discipline room. As if they knew that the imperial concubine had something to say to the King of Wei, they even left the door ajar. Nan Yan said softly, "Your Highness, do you think that I am too cruel and ruthless?"
“…”
King Wei was silent for a while and looked at her again.
He whispered, "I, I'm just not used to it."
“…”
"I'm not used to your Majesty being like this..."
Nan Yan smiled at him gently.
Then he said, "Your Highness, everything has two sides. Where there is light, there is darkness. Where there is fair punishment on the execution ground, there must be harsh interrogation in the prison."
“…”
"It's just that these things are done by different people."
Zhu Chengxuan hesitated for a moment, then looked up at her. Nan Yan said softly, "There are some things that His Majesty will do when he is here; if His Majesty is injured and unconscious, I will do it."
“…”
"Don't worry, Your Highness."
“…”
Zhu Chengxuan gritted his teeth and after a long moment, he whispered, "My Queen, I, this king can also—"
Nan Yan smiled and said, "Even if it's possible, Your Highness would be better off not doing these things. Your Highness is a benevolent prince, a future emperor that the people of the world have high hopes for. Your Highness doesn't need to worry about these things."
Zhu Chengxuan looked at her sadly: "My Lady..."
Nan Yan smiled at him.
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With the sound of rapid horse hooves, Jiang Shan and a group of people finally arrived at the corner tower in the northeast of the outer city.
The heavy city gate has been closed.
However, a biting wind continued to blow in through the crack in the door. As soon as Jiang Shan and his companions' horses stopped at the foot of the city wall, they felt a gust of cold wind blowing in their faces, and the horses under them neighed twice.
Jiang Shan immediately stopped his horse, jumped off, threw the reins to the soldiers behind him, and then walked forward. The soldiers on the city wall also saw him and hurried down to greet him.
"grown ups!"
Jiang Shan waved his hand and walked up to the tower, asking, "What happened just now?"
One of the guards followed closely behind him and said, "Just now, we noticed from the tower that there was a flickering fire several miles away from the city. And judging by the speed and traces of the fire, it seems that someone on horseback is moving in the distance."
Jiang Shan asked, "How many people are there?"
"They never got close, so I couldn't see clearly."
"Um?"
"However, I listened for a while at the water jar under the city wall. There weren't many people there, no more than ten at most."
Inside the gates of all the outer cities, there is a water jar buried in the ground, filled with water. Someone will check it from time to time. Once the water surface is found to be rippled, it proves that there are people and horses approaching in the distance. Experienced soldiers can even judge the number of people and horses approaching by listening to the sound in the water jar.
This is a method often used by soldiers defending the city.
After hearing this, Jiang Shan frowned.
There were no more than ten people, which meant that it was not a large army.
However, this is not surprising. Jiang Shan has been in battle for a long time and he knows very well that before any major battle, both sides must send out scouts to inquire about the other side's situation. If it is a sneak attack or other such battle, this is even more indispensable.
Right now, something strange has happened outside the city, and the number of people is small.
This is just what scouts do.
In fact, since the emperor was touring Handongwei a few days ago, an imperial edict was sent back, asking them to strengthen their vigilance, especially against the Kingdom of Dian. In fact, shortly after the emperor's edict arrived, the scouts they sent out also discovered that the Kingdom of Dian had increased a lot of troops in the area of the Great Wall Moat in the north.
Although there is no clear intention to go to war, this is already a sign.
but--
Jiang Shan asked, "Have those people approached the imperial city?"
As they were talking, they had already climbed up to the city wall.
Immediately, Jiang Shan felt a gust of cold wind blowing towards him, which almost blew him back a step. He immediately walked forward and looked out while holding onto the parapet.
Outside, it was pitch black, like a thick black curtain covering the eyes.
There was nothing but the sound of the wind.
The commander said, "Strangely enough, the fire only lit up for a moment and then went out. No one approached the imperial city."
"oh?"
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