65. Army
Just as the army was about to advance and the dark crowd stained the sky, Yun Zhihe suddenly mounted his horse and walked in front of the crowd.
A woman's body was thrown over.
Madam Li whimpered and curled up tremblingly.
Mother Cheng frowned.
"What is Madam Yun doing?"
Yun Zhihe paused, then looked at Da Jun and Cheng Guomu. "Lady Cheng Guomu, this is the truth behind the Su family's kidnapping and murder."
"Over a month ago, a man in black came and asked Madam Li to find a dozen people from the mountain stronghold. He pretended to be running away with the goods, but in reality, he secretly killed them and dumped them at the place where the Su family murders occurred. These are the witnesses and physical evidence I have collected over the past few days."
Azhi handed the documents and the treasure hairpins to Mother Cheng. Mother Cheng narrowed her eyes and ignored what Azhi handed over.
"The murderer of the Su family is someone else. Please, Lady Cheng, please stop suppressing the bandits and join me in searching for the murderer."
She sneered and shouted loudly to the army.
"How do you know this isn't fabricated evidence? Madam Yun seems to be trying to protect the bandit lately. Could it be that she's colluding with him?!"
The entire army looked at Yun Zhihe with eager eyes.
They were trained by the Xuanyuan family themselves. To put it bluntly, they were only loyal to the Queen Mother. They only gave Yun Zhihe, who was sent by His Majesty, some face and obeyed him on a daily basis.
They would not listen to Yun Zhihe on such a big matter.
Yun Zhihe frowned and spoke loudly, "Lady Cheng Guomu, are you trying to disobey His Majesty's order? His Majesty's decree states that if Heitu Village is the real culprit, we should suppress the bandits again. It seems there are still doubts about this matter. Lady Cheng Guomu, please do not act rashly!"
Mother Cheng sneered, raised her hand and gave the order, the arrogance and disdain between her brows were exactly the same as those between Xuanyuan Ying's brows.
Come——
"Madam Yun is talking nonsense and seems to be colluding with the bandits. Take her away!"
He shouted again, his voice hoarse and magnificent.
"march--!"
The army shouted commands and began to advance in a black mass, and the ground shook and trembled.
Yun Zhihe dismounted calmly, groaned, and allowed the soldier to grab her wrist and hold her down.
Lou Zhi saw this, struggled for a bit, then lowered his eyes and let the soldiers take him away.
The tangled hair made his expression look somewhat murky and unclear.
Yun Zhihe pursed her lips, her fingertips curled slightly, but she looked up into the distance with a deep expression.
The army began to advance, and Lou Zhi and Yun Zhihe were tied back to back on the chariot.
Both of them remained silent.
As time went on, the army was getting closer and closer to Heitu Village. People along the way were all panicked and fled in fear.
The Xuanyuan army's faces were filled with excitement about the war.
Mother Cheng was extremely good at training soldiers. The Xuanyuan army had top-notch combat power and had been training in the capital before.
If he had stayed in the capital, he would have been a huge threat.
That's right... a threat.
Queen Mother Cheng and the Xuanyuan army are a threat.
Although Xuanyuan Ying and Cheng Guomu depended on each other, if Cheng Guomu wanted, she could dethrone Xuanyuan Ying and establish another monarch. However, it would take many more years to quell the domestic turmoil, which would be arduous and somewhat thankless, so Cheng Guomu had always been a good minister.
Simply because Xuanyuan Ying was obedient, he had always turned a blind eye to Xuanyuan's actions. As long as they didn't touch the bottom line, there would be no problem.
The threat...must be eliminated.
Yun Zhihe closed his eyes.
She suddenly shouted loudly, "Mother Cheng, you are suppressing the bandits out of selfishness and not paying attention to the truth. Do you have something to hide? Be cautious when suppressing the bandits. Stop it quickly—"
The army had already arrived at the foot of the Heitu Village and was facing the Heitu Village bandits holding swords.
Meng Xiaojiao stood behind Meng Le and saw Yun Zhihe being tied up. Her expression was sad but also filled with anger.
This person... is clearly here to steal information from the village so that he can attack the □□tu village.
Mother Cheng frowned, turned to look at her, and chuckled, "It's too late!"
Meng Le's expression was solemn as he shouted to Mother Cheng, "Sir! Although our Black Earth Village is a den of bandits, we are all good citizens, including the elderly, the weak, and the disabled! Is there some misunderstanding here? Please give your orders carefully!"
"If you want to attack, we will surrender here—"
When she said these words of "surrender", Meng Xiaojiao looked at Meng Le in shock and said hurriedly, "Mom! Why are you surrendering?! This bastard official has bullied us!"
"Shut up!"
Meng Le glared at Meng Xiaojiao fiercely, his voice harsh and heavy.
Her eyes were wide open and her breathing was uneven.
Meng Xiaojiao had rarely experienced being treated so harshly by her. Tears suddenly flowed from her eyes, her eyes turned red, and she lowered her head in disbelief.
Meng Le closed his eyes.
Although the Black Earth Village had over a thousand men, a number comparable to the 5,000-strong army of Cheng Guomu, they were all old, weak, and sick. How could they resist? How could they allow young women to die?
She is not a vicious bandit who kills to stop killing, but just... an ordinary mother who wants everyone in Heitu Village to live a good life.
The two sides looked at each other, and the atmosphere was heavy.
After hearing what Meng Le said, Queen Mother Cheng remained calm, raised her hand and gave orders.
"Don't worry about surrender or not, just move forward! Leave no one behind!"
Meng Le's eyes widened, and he couldn't make a sound.
The Xuanyuan army began to move forward.
Mother Cheng stood in the wind, her hair fluttering in the wind. The sky was dark and she roared.
"kill--"
Before the song ended, a clear voice was heard.
"Let's see who dares!"
The army suddenly stopped, and Queen Mother Cheng turned to look at the source of the sound.
Yun Zhihe breathed a sigh of relief and looked over there.
Wen Yanhe came riding a horse, his official robes fluttering in the wind, his messy hair dancing in the wind, revealing a jade-like face, clear and unique, with a firm gaze.
He was followed by a group of people, who were obviously riding at a fast pace, and all of them looked embarrassed.
Wen Yanhe suddenly stretched out his hand, opened the imperial edict with a stern movement, and shouted in a hoarse voice.
"By the providence of Heaven, the Emperor decrees!"
"—Mother Cheng murdered court officials, causing the Su family's bloodbath. She framed them, was disloyal and unrighteous, and deceived the emperor... She is stripped of her official position and detained for investigation!"
"I hereby order—"
Mother Cheng opened her eyes wide, looking a little bit incredulous.
Wen Yanhe chuckled, but there was no smile in his eyes.
"It seems that we need to add another one: sending troops without authorization, abusing power, and arresting officials without authorization."
"The Xuanyuan army disregarded military law and showed disrespect for their superiors..."
His voice was low and hoarse, he looked down at people, and his eyes were full of contempt.
"You, do you have any evidence? Ying'er wouldn't do that! I'm His Majesty's biological mother, how could you possibly be allowed to falsely convey the imperial decree—!"
Her eyes were red and bloodshot.
Mother Cheng has been strategizing for half her life and has held a high position. She has not felt such a failure for a long time.
Why? Why! Why should Xuanyuan be like this?!
Mother Cheng couldn't believe it.
When he met Su Zheng that night, Yun Zhihe took the documents that Su Lin had investigated and went to discuss it with Xuanyuan Ying in detail all night.
This was the plan for that night.
Wen Yanhe searched for evidence of the Su family's murder case at the Xuanyuan family's headquarters in Beijing. After searching day and night, he finally found the connection between the Xuanyuan Mansion and the outside world. He got the evidence and hurried over with the imperial edict.
Yun Zhihe accompanied Queen Mother Cheng to investigate her and searched for evidence in the mountain stronghold.
Xuanyuan Yingze took drastic measures in the capital to weaken the power of the Xuanyuan family and take control of the Xuanyuan family.
She didn't know that Queen Mother Cheng was the murderer before, but that night, after His Majesty learned about the matter, she closed her eyes and spoke in a hoarse voice after a long time.
"...It's Xuanyuan Ming."
Almost decisively.
She didn't know why His Majesty was so confident, but she began to test him step by step.
Yun Zhihe is now pressing forward in the court, expressing his desire to investigate. Queen Mother Cheng knows that Yun Zhihe is a difficult person and has Xuanyuan Ying to protect him, and is afraid that the matter will be exposed. After careful consideration, she can only take action herself.
Then came the army.
Originally, there was no need for Cheng Guomu to dispatch the Xuanyuan Army, but did they still remember the trust entrusted to them by Mo Beise?
Let the army press on the border of Beidi to suppress the armies of other princesses of the barbaric tribe.
Xuanyuan applied this reason to transfer the army in Beijing to Beidi. There was no army to mobilize in Beijing, and this time to "suppress bandits", Queen Mother Cheng could only use the Xuanyuan Army that she had trained herself, which posed a threat to the imperial power.
All Xuanyuan troops were dispatched, and there was no Xuanyuan army holding the capital.
The army of nearly 10,000 people, which was ostensibly supporting Beidi, was led by Wen Yanhe to Mingcheng.
Wen Yanhe raised his eyebrows, looked at Mother Cheng, who was trembling all over and had a ferocious look on her face, and spoke in a hoarse voice.
"Lady Chengguomu, the Northern Army is right behind me and will arrive here in half a day. If Lady Chengguomu refuses to cooperate or intends to rebel, you must consider your own actions."
Mother Cheng suddenly paused, closed her eyes, and collapsed.
She suddenly threw her head back and laughed, "Haha ...
A sad laugh, but also filled with resentment and anger that was hard to conceal.
Wen Yanhe frowned and ordered a few people to go and take Mother Cheng away and untie the ropes on Lou Zhi and Yun Zhihe.
Yun Zhihe relaxed his body and let out a sigh.
The Xuanyuan army looked at each other, gave up resistance, and followed Lou Zhi's orders with the other half of the tiger talisman in his hand.
The members of Heitu Village were stunned by this sudden change. They looked at each other in confusion, and finally all looked at their leader Meng Le.
Meng Le dismounted and looked at Yun Zhihe who was approaching.
"Miss Yun...what is...what is going on?"
Yun Zhihe bowed to her.
"Master Meng, thank you for your care these days. I am Yun Zhihe, a fourth-rank official of the imperial court. I have been ordered to investigate the Su family murders. I have been disturbing you quite a bit lately as I have been collecting information."
…
Yun Zhihe recounted the incident in detail. She closed her eyes, and Azhi led people to bring in more than a dozen coffins.
"These are... the girls who were killed in Heitu Village."
Meng Le paused suddenly, suppressed his heartache, and knew that he should not get involved with the court, so he kept his expression steady and thanked her.
"Thank you, Master Yun..."
Meng Xiaojiao suddenly inserted herself between the two of them, her eyes reddened, "You, are you still going to marry me?"
Yun Zhihe shook his head and said, "Xiao Jiao, you and I are just casual acquaintances. I only treat you as my younger brother."
Meng Xiaojiao lowered her eyes, said no more, turned around to wipe away her tears, and went to arrange for someone to claim the body.
She glanced at Wen Yanhe, who was sitting on a white horse, looking high-spirited and elegant, and had been directing various affairs. When he was free, she walked forward again.
With a relaxed smile.
"I originally thought that I would not be able to see Master Wen anymore."
Wen Yanhe paused, his eyes complicated, and pursed his lips, "You...can't say anything nice."
He looked into Yun Zhihe's eyes again, and spoke in a hoarse voice with some determination.
"Since you are here, I will come here no matter what."
Wen Yanhe lowered his eyes and said no more.
He had been traveling so hard these days that several horses had died. The insides of his thighs were rubbed until they bled. He worked day and night and was extremely sleepy.
What he just said about the Beidi army arriving in half a day was also a lie to the Queen Mother. He worked day and night and delayed the Beidi army by four or five days.
I was looking forward to hearing such heartless words from her.
Wen Yanhe's eyes were red, and he no longer looked like a handsome man. He walked forward.
"I'm afraid something might happen to you..."
"I miss you."
Hoarseness and drowsiness.
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These chapters contain foreshadowing, and the plot is Shura field + sweet love after the end
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