Chapter 607: The Deposed Princess Strikes Back at the Female General 54
Su Ziyan opened her mouth wide and shouted even louder, but still no sound came out. Yamud's eyes became more and more terrifying. Su Ziyan said anxiously: "I can write, give me paper and pen!"
This time there was finally sound.
Su Ziyan had never practiced calligraphy seriously, and her handwriting was as slow as a dog's crawl. Her hands seemed out of control, and the words "I can't tell" appeared in large letters on the paper.
Su Ziyan's face was filled with fear. She had known for a long time that she must not expose the existence of the system, but she was at her wit's end. She was flustered and her mind was a mess. She couldn't think of any decent excuse to fool Su Mude.
She just wanted to confess quickly so as to avoid physical pain.
"No! That's not the case, Your Highness. I really want to say it, but I can't say it."
Su Ziyan kowtowed her head repeatedly, and did not dare to stop even though her forehead was broken. She was trembling with fear and was eager to express her loyalty.
"Your Highness, I can help you! As long as you spare my life, I can be loyal to you. I can help you fight my way into Jiayu Pass. Please don't kill me."
Yamud laughed. "I like people like you who know the times. I don't care where your abilities come from, whether it's from gods or ghosts. I want all the weapons in your hands, the thunder gun, and the weapons you used in the southwest. I want them all."
Su Ziyan didn't even dare to raise her head, and said tremblingly: "No... I have no weapons left, I have used them all up, but I can get a more powerful weapon, more powerful than the Thunder Gun. Please, Your Highness, give me a chance."
"I want to see King Rui. As long as King Rui trusts me more, loves me more, and pampers me more, I can activate the secret treasure and take out more powerful weapons."
Yamud was skeptical, but according to the information he had found, Su Ziyan did get those mysterious weapons after she met King Rui, so he might as well give it a try.
"Come here, lock General Su in the stable as well, and let her keep Prince Rui company."
The news of King Rui's capture was transmitted back to Jiayu Pass.
Hu Anshan was extremely anxious. When something serious happened, he did not call a meeting of the generals, but instead looked for Yuwen Yi everywhere.
Finally, Yuwen Yi was found in Ji Yunhuan's room. Hu Anshan handed him a blood-stained jade pendant as if he had seen a savior.
"General Yi, help! King Rui has been captured. The Wujin people shot a letter in, asking us to open the city gates and surrender within three days, otherwise they will kill King Rui!"
"This is the jade pendant that Prince Rui wears, and it was made in the palace. What should we do? If His Majesty knew that something happened to Prince Rui, he would be furious. Yesterday I asked you to persuade Prince Rui, but you didn't. Now that something has happened, His Majesty will blame us, and everyone in Jiayuguan will be held responsible. We will all be waiting to lose our heads."
Ji Yunhuan said calmly, "We are not from Jiayuguan. We are just here to help you defend the city. Marshal Hu, please don't make excuses. If His Majesty blames us, your head will be the first to be chopped off!"
Hu Anshan said anxiously, "It's already this late, Miss Ji, please stop making trouble and think about how to save him. Do you want to watch King Rui die?"
"Why not?" Ji Yunhuan chuckled. "Prince Rui was greedy and reckless, and Su Ziyan was arrogant and conceited. Now that they are captured, it is their own fault."
"Marshal Hu, I've said it before. You should have the attitude of asking for help. General Yi is also a prince, and his status is noble. Why would he risk his life to save Prince Rui? What good would it do us if he saved him?"
Hu Anshan didn't want to take any risks at all. King Rui must not die at the hands of the Wujin people, but he would not lead troops to rescue King Rui himself. He had lived a peaceful life in Jiayuguan for three years and had long lost the courage to fight against the Wujin people. It was best to just muddle through.
"I understand. General Yi has learned how to bargain. He is taking advantage of others' misfortunes and raising the price. The current situation is difficult. I have no choice but to agree to whatever you want."
"I will write a memorial now to ask for your merit and to ask His Majesty to confer the title of prince on you. You just want merit, right? I will give it to you!"
Ji Yunhuan sneered, "Do you think we are stupid? This is what General Yi deserves. You concealed his achievements in the Battle of Shanhaiguan and the defense of Jiayuguan and claimed them as your own. Now you are just giving it back to him."
"I want you to write down the cause and effect of this incident. Prince Rui was captured for his reckless advance, and General Yi risked his life to save him. After you finish writing, give it to my people to deliver to the capital. I will let the entire capital know about what happened in the northern border, and I will not let you confuse right and wrong again!"
"Hand over your seal of command. General Yi will take charge of all the troops in the eighteen cities in the northern border. All generals must obey orders. Those who disobey orders will be executed!"
"What?!" Hu Anshan jumped up in shock. "Impossible! I am the Grand Marshal of the Army. I am just saving people. There is no need to mobilize the troops of the 18 cities."
Ji Yunhuan sat down and said loudly, "Uncle Wu, please see the guest off!"
Juanshan was thrown out.
Hu Anshan sent Cai Pengju to lead troops to rescue King Rui.
The Wujin people retook Yueze City. Cai Pengju led his troops to the outside of Yueze City. The city wall was in tatters and it was easy to attack. He was about to shout when the Wujin people threw out a bloody box.
There were dozens of heads neatly packed in the box, all of them were the elite soldiers of the Beijing Supply Army. The Beijing Supply Army was famous for its young soldiers, and some of them were of great background. Now they were all dead at once, which frightened Cai Pengju so much that he quickly retreated and did not dare to stay any longer, for fear that the Wujin people would go crazy and chop King Rui to death as well.
Hu Anshan suffered from insomnia for the whole night. His dreams were filled with bloody heads. He couldn't imagine that if the capital city investigated the matter, not only would he lose his position as the commander-in-chief of the army, he might even lose his head.
The next morning, Juanshan, with two huge dark circles under his eyes, went to the villa with the seal of command.
He solemnly handed the seal of command to Yuwen Yi, "My old illness has relapsed. I am willing but unable to lead the troops to fight. Everything depends on General Yi! Regardless of the outcome, I will bear the consequences together with General Yi."
"I wonder if General Yi has any good ideas. Sending troops to attack Yueze City will not work. They will definitely kill His Royal Highness Prince Rui."
Ji Yunhuan made a gesture of invitation, "Marshal Hu, please go back. You don't have to worry about the next thing. Since you are sick, you should take good care of yourself. Don't go out unless necessary, so as not to make your condition worse."
To be on the safe side, Ji Yunhuan also sent people to keep an eye on Hu Anshan to prevent him from doing anything behind his back.
"You can't trust this kind of person. He says nice things but in reality he only wants to take credit. If something goes wrong, he will definitely push you out to take the blame!"
"General Yi, we have done everything we can. Now that we have the seal of command, we can give orders with full authority. The rest depends on God's will. I hope that Daddy's spirit in heaven can bless us and let us succeed in one fell swoop, so that the country will be at peace and the seas and rivers will be peaceful from now on!"
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