Chapter 38 Heavy Rain
Suddenly, the teacup was knocked over.
Chu Yue suddenly stood up and looked at Sun Wei in surprise.
"General, I'm afraid it's impossible to sit back and watch the fire. The young general was almost assassinated yesterday, which was a sign of things to come. He is the eldest son of the Xie family and the commander-in-chief of the Northern Palace. Even someone could act so brazenly. It shows that the generals of the Northern Palace are nothing but lambs to be slaughtered." Sun Wei said, "That's all I have to say. General, please think twice."
Chu Yue opened his mouth but couldn't say anything for a long time.
Sun Wei sat calmly.
She knew that what she said was correct.
The things she just mentioned were actually told to her by Sima Jun himself in her previous life.
They had just been married when Chu Yue's death anniversary came. Sima Jun personally went to pay his respects to Chu Yue and, after returning home, got drunk. Their relationship was still harmonious at the time, and Sima Jun lay on the couch, holding her hand, and recounted all the past events.
Chu Yue's life, and even the lives of his entire family, are running out, and the outcome will be clear in August.
In her previous life, Chu Yue, the Yingyang General of the Northern Palace, was killed during a power struggle. Upon hearing the news, Xie Fu was so grief-stricken that she miscarried. In her grief and anger, she went to the government to sue the Wang family.
But Wang Han was the eldest princess's consort and the current Shangshu Pushe, holding a high position. And the Xie family had been a hollowed-out entity since the deaths of Xie Kun and Xie Xiao. Xie Fu, a weak woman, was like an ant trying to shake a tree.
In the end, in despair, Xie Fu put on her wedding dress and hanged herself under the old locust tree in front of Wang Kan's house on the day of her wedding.
This incident caused a sensation, but Wang Kan was so powerful and influential that within a month, no one mentioned it anymore.
There was a flash of thunder in the sky, and it seemed that heavy rain was about to fall.
Sun Wei looked calm, but in Chu Yue's eyes, he looked even more terrifying, making his scalp tingle.
Chu Yue said, "According to what the princess said, the mastermind behind the assassination of General Xie yesterday was none other than Wang Pushe. As long as we follow the clues from the He brothers and sisters and find him, this disaster can be easily resolved."
"General, do you think Wang Pushe will give you this opportunity?" Sun Wei shook his head. "I'm afraid that if we move here, the clues will be completely cut off."
"Does the princess suspect us of being incompetent?" Chu Yue said, then added, "Even if the princess is right, Wang Pushe has already lost his first move. What will he do next?"
"General, you should ask yourself this question. If you were Wang Pushe, how would you get the Northern Palace?"
Chu Yue said, "He used high positions and generous salaries to bribe the generals of the Northern Palace, making them turn their hearts to Wang Pushe."
Sun Wei hummed softly, "What if all the generals were like the general, unmoved by high positions and generous salaries?"
Chu Yue frowned, and after a while he said, "We can only find a way to get rid of it."
"What if I can bribe some but not others?"
Chu Yue already had the answer in his mind, but that answer sent a chill down his spine.
"It will cause the Northern Government to split and kill each other," he said.
Sun Wei nodded and said, "Since ancient times, those who fight for power have never been kind. General, you must never give those who seize power a chance a chance. Now, General Xie is an excellent example. The prince and the general originally thought that Wang Pushe wanted to join forces with General Xie, right?"
Chu Yue did not deny it.
Sun Wei said, "In fact, Wang Pushe has always had only one idea: to get rid of the Xie family. It's just that the Crown Prince and the General are too kind."
Chu Yue was dissatisfied: "But how can Wang Pushe teach the Northern Court to kill each other? This move sounds feasible, but it is not easy to achieve."
Sun Wei said calmly, "Killing one's own people is against human ethics, but if it's done for a legitimate reason, it can be considered a heroic act."
"What's the name?"
"The general will know when the prince returns from the palace."
Seeing her unfathomable expression, Chu Yue couldn't help but ask, "Did the princess and the prince say this?"
Sun Wei shook her head. "General, you have known the Crown Prince for many years. You should know that he is a pragmatic man who doesn't believe in yin and yang. That's why I want you to discuss countermeasures with him. Your words will be more powerful than mine. Similarly, if you want to persuade the Crown Prince, please don't mention me."
As he was speaking, Xie Xiao's painting was finished.
He came from the study and personally presented the painting to Sun Wei: "I am clumsy and ignorant. I wonder if this painting will suit the princess' taste."
Sun Wei looked at the painting and smiled, "The ink is refined, the lines are like flowing clouds, and the color is like water. It has a unique and transcendent style. I like it very much. Thank you, Young General."
Xie Xiao smiled, his brows relaxed.
He suddenly realized that Chu Yue didn't say a word and just sat there in a daze.
"What's wrong, Brother Chu?" he asked, "What's the matter?"
Chu Yue opened his mouth and closed it again.
"Nothing." He forced a smile and said, "I just suddenly thought of something."
Outside, raindrops as big as beans fell and then turned into a downpour.
"I'm afraid this torrential rain won't stop for a while." Sun Wei said gently, "General, please enjoy some refreshments and appreciate the young general's paintings. The paintings have a beautiful artistic conception and can calm your mind. No matter what your worries are, if you think about them carefully, you might find a solution."
Chu Yue was preoccupied, but he didn't say anything else.
Around noon, Sima Jun returned from the palace with a bad look on his face.
"The assassin and the He brothers and sisters are all dead." Sima Jun said in a deep voice.
Everyone was shocked.
"How did he die?" Chu Yue asked quickly.
"They must have died of poisoning," Sima Jun said. "Last night, the Chief Justice detained them all in the detention center. This morning, the jailer found all three dead. The Chief Justice is currently questioning everyone on duty last night, but there's no result yet."
Sun Wei felt a pang of sadness in his heart.
In a previous life, an assassin had successfully assassinated Xie Xiao and then committed suicide. The palace searched for a long time before finally tracing the cause to He Lang. However, He Lang had already escaped, leaving behind only He Ji. Although He Ji was dominating the harem, Sun Wei knew full well that she was unaware of the situation. Otherwise, on the day of the assassination, He Ji wouldn't have foolishly allowed Sun Wei's words to goad her into taking her to Tang Garden, thus ruining the plan.
However, in a previous life, because He Ji was He Lang's sister, all the blame fell on her. Sima Jun, aware of numerous suspicious points, intended to investigate, but was implicated in Xie Xiao's death and was unable to do anything. At Wang Han's instigation, the Queen Mother personally ordered He Ji's swift execution.
Sun Wei went to great lengths to save the assassin's life and capture He Lang, just to have a conclusion to this matter in this lifetime.
Unexpectedly, in this life, Wang Han acted faster than in his previous life when he saw that everyone was still alive.
This incident also made Sun Wei remind herself. Don't let your knowledge of the aftermath lead you to lose your vigilance and act recklessly. Everything in the world has its cause and effect. If she changed the situation, then subsequent events would not follow the path of her previous life, but would only lead to a new unknown.
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