Chapter 209 Urgent news from the border, the whole clan offers sacrifice to the heavens!
The spring sun is not very scorching.
But for the Xie and Jiang family members who had been imprisoned in prison for a long time, it was very glaring.
Before noon, the prison car, escorted by officials, slowly drove towards the execution ground.
Xie Mingan was locked in the front prison van, with his hands tied behind his back, his hair disheveled, and his face covered in bruises.
All his crimes were made public.
Whether it was secretly poisoning the tonic for old Wenchangbo, or giving Madam Xu Mantuo Powder, or poisoning the concubine Aunt Sun and putting the blame on Madam Xu.
He honestly accounted for every official who had bribed him, including those in his account books.
He knew that no one would save him, so he might as well drag a few more people down with him.
Xie Mingan assassinated his former daughter, now Princess Yong'an, poisoned his first wife, and abused his own son...
For every incident, the other prisoners looked down on him, and because he revealed so many dirty things, the officials who were implicated by him also beat him up in prison.
The prison van passed through a busy street, and both sides of the road were crowded with people, all of whom despised the Xie family.
"Bah! Xie Ming'an, you colluded with the Queen Mother, a traitor who collaborated with the enemy and betrayed the country. You even dared to harm Princess Yong'an. You shall not die a good death!"
"He killed his mother and daughter, murdered his father and abused his son. He is not worthy of being a human being. He deserves to be executed along with his entire family!"
"I don't know who Princess Yong'an's father is."
"Xie Ming'an is so stupid and evil. If he hadn't harmed the princess, who would have been a major general in the frontier army and the daughter of the eldest princess, then he, as the princess's nominal father, would have enjoyed endless wealth and glory. Perhaps the emperor would have even conferred upon him the title of Marquis or Duke."
The people became more and more excited as they talked, and they threw rotten vegetable leaves and stones into the prison van.
Xie Mingan dodged everywhere, but the space in the prison van was limited, and soon he was hit on the head and bleeding.
He wanted to beg for mercy, but the officer was afraid that he would scream and slander the princess's reputation, so he had stuffed a piece of cloth into his mouth in advance.
In the prison van at the back, the second master of the Xie family, his family, and Old Madam Xie were also thrown with rotten vegetable leaves.
Each of them has many lives on their shoulders.
The youngest one, Xie Chengliang, actually tortured to death a maid who was younger than him last year together with his second brother Xie Chengbai.
At this moment, Aunt Sun rushed out from the crowd, holding several large stones in her hands, and smashed them hard at Xie Mingan's face.
"Xie Mingan, you beast, you killed my poor Zhizhi. Today it's finally your turn to get your comeuppance, hahahaha..."
Aunt Sun was previously sold to a pawnshop by Xie Ming'an, and Xie Yao bought her for seven taels of silver.
Now, she does hard labor in the countryside outside Beijing.
Xie Zhi, who had the word "traitor" carved on his face by Marquis Anping, was sent to the manor by Xie Ming'an. However, just a few days after arriving at the manor, he was poisoned to death by concubine Liu, who was by Marquis Anping's side.
Aunt Liu thought that no one cared about Xie Zhi's life or death, so when she poisoned Xie Zhi, she left a lot of evidence.
However, Aunt Sun was not dead yet. In order to seek justice for her daughter, she knelt down and begged Qi Liang for half a day so that she could sue Aunt Liu.
Concubine Liu finally explained that she was instructed by the Empress Dowager and was monitoring the Marquis of Anping in accordance with her decree.
So, as a follower of the Empress Dowager, Aunt Liu was also in the prison car at the back.
But even if Aunt Liu didn't kill Xie Zhi, Xie Zhi would have died with the Xie family today.
The stone hit Xie Ming'an's eye corner, and his face was stained with blood. Aunt Sun looked at his miserable appearance and laughed so hard that tears came out.
"Heaven has eyes, no, it's the princess who has eyes. Today, I, Sun Xinlan, have avenged my child..."
Aunt Sun knelt on the ground, tears streaming down her face. She didn't know whether it was for her child who died before he was born, for Xie Zhi, or for herself.
Finally, she whispered to herself: "Master, I'm here to see you off, hahahahahaha..."
Half an hour later, the prison van arrived at the execution ground. The entire Xie family and the Jiang family were taken to Xingtai and knelt in two rows.
Xiao Yizi was sitting in a wheelchair, his dark python robe blown by the wind, a sachet embroidered with cranes hung around his waist, and his eyes were cold.
Xie Yao stood beside him, her silver-white light armor making her look tall and slender, her long hair tied up high, and her hand holding the hilt of the sword at her waist.
Her gaze fell on Xie Mingan, her clear phoenix eyes reflected the bright skylight, there was no resentment, no hatred, just tranquility.
As early as the moment the troops surrounded the Xie family, she had already avenged her great hatred.
In the future, she still has her own way to go.
Her life is not only about revenge and hatred, but also about her mother, two mothers, her master, her biological father, and... the prince.
Xie Yao saw Aunt Sun in the audience, but did not see her mother Xu Susu.
Her mother had a happy and healthy life in the future and no longer cared about the life and death of the Xie family.
The executioner sharpened the knife and tore the cloth out of Xie Mingan's mouth.
Xie Mingan's cracked lips moved, his eyes fixed on Xie Yao, his voice filled with crazy and hoarse hatred: "Xie Yao, even if I die, you won't have an easy life. You, you will never know who your biological father is!"
These days, he was imprisoned with Minister Jiang, and only then did he learn that the eldest princess had a past relationship with General Gu.
He wouldn't tell Xie Yao.
Xie Mingan thought that his words could make her panic for a moment.
Xie Yao looked at him calmly, her dark eyes calm and collected. "Who my father is has nothing to do with you, but today you and your entire Xie family will finally pay for their sins."
She had already known what Xie Mingan thought was a secret.
However, there was an old grudge between the general and the eldest princess caused by the previous emperor, as well as a rift caused by eighteen years of separation. Their knot in their hearts had not yet been resolved, and Xie Yao was unwilling to force the two of them to do anything.
What's funny is that before Xie Ming'an died, he tried to use this incident to provoke her.
Xie Mingan saw that she didn't care, his eyes widened, and he was about to say something when he was held down with his face pressed against the cold ground.
"The time has come." Xiao Yizi said lightly.
"The time has come, prepare for execution!" the executioner Du Yutang shouted.
The executioners raised their machetes one after another, the cold light reflected the sunlight, and the air seemed to freeze.
Just as the sword was about to fall, a burst of hurried horse hooves sounded in the distance.
"Eight hundred miles, urgent! Eight hundred miles, urgent news from the border—!"
A group of soldiers, covered in smoke and blood, galloped towards them on horseback.
Behind them followed a group of imperial guards protecting the soldiers, as well as a breathless eunuch Qing.
The leading soldier dismounted and staggered to his knees in front of the execution platform.
After he dismounted, the warhorse under his crotch let out a mournful cry, its four hooves twitched, and it fell to the ground, raising a cloud of dust.
Xie Yao's pupils shrank. The messenger was wearing the armor of the Great Yan border army!
The messenger held up the bloodstained military report in both hands and spoke in a hoarse voice, "Major General, the generals of the Yong Kingdom colluded with the Western Rong, bypassed Changfeng Pass, and launched a surprise attack on Yunzhou and Cangzhou. Yunzhou City has been destroyed, and Cangzhou is in imminent danger. The Xihe Camp stationed outside Yunzhou City was caught off guard and more than half of them were killed or wounded!"
Tears rolled down his cheeks as he tried to regulate his breathing. He continued, "Now the Xihe Camp has retreated to the nearby Lingbei County and is defending the city alongside the Lingbei County Magistrate. However, the Xirong general ordered a massacre of the entire city. Hundreds of thousands of Yunzhou residents..."
When the messenger said this, he vomited blood and fainted.
Yunzhou, Cangzhou, Lingbei, Xiheying, massacre of the city——
Xie Yao didn't show any panic on her face. She took the military newspaper and scanned it quickly.
Her heart sank and she clenched her fists as she tried to calm down and figure out what to do next.
"More than half of the Xihe camp suffered casualties, Centurion Hongying died in battle, Centurion Banxia led his troops in a surprise attack..." She murmured the contents of the military report, and her breathing suddenly became sore.
Familiar smiling faces appeared before my eyes.
"Xiao Ayao, you're practicing swordsmanship again. Do you want to go play with your sister?"
"Our Ah Yao is so capable, she will definitely become a female general in the future."
"Ayao is now working for the general and has become... a major general!"
"See you next time, General."
The voices of her dead comrades rang in her ears. The soldiers of the Xihe Camp were all her sisters and aunts. Each of them loved her as if she were their youngest child.
Those women were either orphans, or were sent to military camps by their families in exchange for food due to famine or man-made disasters.
Now, are they halfway there?
Xie Yao took a deep breath, looked up at the clouds in the sky, and said in her heart: Wait a minute, I will find the best sacrifice for you!
There is also Lingbei County. Half a month ago, Xie Yan just went to Lingbei to take up the post of county magistrate.
Lingbei is a small town near Yunzhou. According to the military report, the Lingbei County Magistrate and the Xihe Camp are guarding there and it has not fallen yet.
Xie Mingan suddenly burst into tears, "Yan'er, my son, my son! Why do you have to let him take up his post immediately? Why... If he had left later, he wouldn't have died, and our Xie family would have no descendants!"
Xie Yao's eyes suddenly turned cold and sharp: "Xie Yan, I will never die."
She was not sad that Xie Yan went to Lingbei. On the contrary, she was glad that Xie Yan was now the magistrate of Lingbei County!
Because she believed that the little loser was not really a loser.
She hasn't gone to save Xie Yan yet, and Xie Yan doesn't dare to die!
Eunuch Qing's eyes were red as he took out the imperial edict and said loudly, "Princess Yong'an, accept the edict!"
Xie Yao looked cold and sharp and took a step forward.
The people who learned about the border war became very quiet, and those who had relatives in Yunzhou or Cangzhou knelt on the ground in grief and cried bitterly.
Countless people turned their eyes to Xie Yao.
Eunuch Qing roared hoarsely, "His Majesty has decreed that Princess Yong'an and the General of the Cavalry should lead their troops to battle immediately. They must repel the Western Rong of Yong State and protect the people of Dayan!"
Princess Yong'an looked calm, which made the panic-stricken and grieving people feel a little relieved.
"General, I obey your orders!"
Xie Yao received the order with both hands, and her clear voice spread throughout the execution ground.
She turned around and looked at Xie Mingan and others, her eyes suddenly turning cold.
"Today, the Western Rong of Yong State have invaded our borders and caused chaos, polluting our mountains and rivers. You, traitors and traitors, are the perfect choice to offer sacrifices to the heavens and comfort the fallen people and soldiers of Yunzhou!"
Xie Yao shouted in a deep voice: "Behead!"
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