July of the third year of Shengwu.
Two guards dragged Xiao Yunzhan, whose skin was torn and blood was spitting out of his mouth, and threw him into prison.
A trace of admiration flashed across the guard's eyes. He didn't even make a sound after being beaten with fifty boards. He was indeed a man of character.
pity.....
Xiao Yunzhan lay weakly on the ground, motionless. He clenched his back teeth tightly, and his eyes were bloodshot.
His Xiao family has been loyal and brave for generations, and his father and brothers both died tragically on the battlefield.
He led his troops to a desperate victory over the Western Liang Kingdom and was seriously injured. He was immediately recalled to the capital by Emperor Wu of Liang and was directly charged with treason and collaborating with the enemy.
At that time, the soldiers stopped him from returning to Beijing.
Firstly, the journey was long and he was injured, which might have worsened on the way.
Second, some counselors suspected that Emperor Wu of Liang's sudden summons of him back to the capital might be a trick.
He naturally knew that there was nothing good about Emperor Wu of Liang summoning him back to the capital so urgently, but he had to go back.
The women and children of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion were all in the capital, so he dared not and could not disobey Emperor Wu of Liang.
However....
"Oh!"
Xiao Yunzhan sneered with a painful smile.
He didn't expect that Emperor Wu of Liang would be so intolerant of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion.
At this time, he certainly knew why Emperor Wu of Liang had to kill him.
It was only because the Xiao family had tens of thousands of private soldiers, and the private soldiers only recognized members of the Xiao family. This was also the reason why Emperor Wu of Liang was afraid of him and wanted to kill him, for he was afraid that the Xiao family would become powerful and gain power over the army.
This private army of tens of thousands of people was given by the founding emperor to the ancestors of the Xiao family because the ancestors of the Xiao family helped the founding emperor to establish his kingdom and became brothers with him.
No emperor had been able to command these private soldiers, and they only listened to the Xiao family.
Emperor Wu of Liang had only been on the throne for three years when he could no longer tolerate the existence of the Xiao family.
The rabbit dies and the dog is cooked and the birds fly away...
Sad, lamentable, ridiculous...
"ha!"
Xiao Yunzhan laughed miserably, letting the fishy and sticky liquid flow out of his throat and drip onto the smelly ground from the corners of his mouth. The air was filled with a strong smell of blood.
His eyes were bloodshot and he bit his back teeth. The charges that Emperor Wu of Liang had casually accused him echoed in his mind, and hatred surged in his heart.
God is so unfair. His Xiao family has been loyal for generations and devoted to the country. All the men died on the battlefield, but in the end they were charged with treason and collaborating with the enemy.
God is unfair, he refuses to accept it!!!
“Puff!”
Xiao Yunzhan spat out a mouthful of blood, his head hit the ground heavily in a pool of blood, his eyelids slowly closed, and his breath became weak.
(Xiao Yunzhan's Darkness Value: 60...70...85...)
........
"Crash~~"
The jailer lifted a bucket of sewage and poured it on Xiao Yunzhan.
Xiao Yunzhan shuddered in pain, a faint groan came from his mouth, his eyelids trembled slightly twice, and every breath was so difficult.
The jailer breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Xiao Yunzhan was still breathing, and turned to look at the eunuch Yu Huaqian who was in charge of the seal.
Yu Huaqian frowned slightly in disgust and covered his mouth and nose with a handkerchief.
"Carry the man back to the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion. Be careful, don't let him die on the road."
Emperor Wu of Liang was afraid that Xiao Yunzhan would die in prison and it would be difficult for him to explain to the world, so he specially asked him to come and see him and send him back to the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion.
If he died in the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion, it would no longer be the royal family's business.
It’s not Emperor Wu of Liang’s fault that he couldn’t tolerate the Xiao family. It was the Xiao family’s fault for not wanting to hand over their private soldiers.
Emperor Wu of Liang was suspicious by nature. He would not allow anyone to sleep beside his bed. It was only a matter of time before he would deal with the Xiao family.
The jailer responded, found a board, and carefully lifted up Xiao Yunzhan, who was breathing out more than breathing in.
Yu Huaqian looked at Xiao Yunzhan who was carried in front of him, leaned over and whispered in his ear, grinning,
"General Xiao, the Emperor sympathizes with the people of the Zhenguo Mansion. Tomorrow morning, he will issue an imperial decree to have the entire mansion exiled to Ningguta. You have to hold on, otherwise the women and children of the Zhenguo Mansion on the way to Ningguta... Hahaha..."
Xiao Yunzhan suddenly opened his eyelids and glared at Yu Huaqian with murderous eyes.
(Xiao Yunzhan's Darkness Value: 88...92...94...)
Yu Huaqian was frightened by Xiao Yunzhan's eyes and took a step back.
Immediately afterwards, Xiao Yunzhan lowered his head due to exhaustion.
Yu Huaqian covered his chest and glared at the half-dead Xiao Yunzhan with hatred.
"You're about to die, yet you still dare to act tough. You have no idea what you're doing!"
........
“Yun Zhan!!!”
Old Madam Xiao trotted all the way to the main hall, and looking at Xiao Yunzhan lying motionless on the board, her eyes suddenly turned red.
With trembling hands, she slowly squatted beside Xiao Yunzhan, looking at her son covered in blood, not knowing where to touch her hands.
"Hurry up and call the imperial physician!"
Old Madam Xiao burst into tears, staring at Xiao Yunzhan without blinking, and shouted with a sob.
Madam Xiao's personal maid Lu Guo nodded, turned around and ran out, bumping into her sister-in-law Wan Suyun who was rushing over.
"Mother, Fourth Brother, what on earth is going on?!"
The eldest sister-in-law ignored the reckless Lu Guo and hurried to the old lady. Looking at her fourth brother who was covered in wounds, her heart skipped a beat.
"Hurry up and go to Ping An Hall to get a doctor. Go quickly!"
Qiuyue, the maid following behind the sister-in-law, turned around and ran out.
"Ah!" Second sister-in-law Yao Wenhong covered her mouth and screamed as she stepped into the main hall. She rushed in hurriedly and looked at Xiao Yunzhan, who was covered in blood, with an expression of disbelief.
"Who beat my fourth brother like this? Is there any law left?"
Third sister-in-law Zheng Yunyun followed in. Looking at the bloody Xiao Yunzhan, her eyes turned red and tears as big as beans fell down.
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