Chapter 84 Chapter 84 The cruel truth is not embarrassing, but...
The black evil being kicked three meters away felt a fishy and sweet taste in his throat, and a mouthful of old blood spurted out.
The other people in Black Wind Village didn't dare to say a word when they saw their boss being kicked. They all huddled together, trying to reduce their presence, fearing that they would be the next target.
Heisha endured the pain in his chest and banged his head against the ground, kowtowed several times, and begged for mercy: "We were confused and did something wrong today. Please spare our lives..."
"Those innocent merchants and villagers must have begged you to spare their lives before they died." Yan Zhuo's gaze was like a sharp blade, cutting across their faces inch by inch.
"But did you let them go?"
His voice and gaze were so cold that Heisha couldn't help but shiver, and the words of begging for mercy froze on his lips.
How can I compare with those people?
Heisha thought about it seriously. He was a hunter, and those merchants and villagers were just his prey. How could a hunter understand the roar of his prey?
Others are the butchers and I am the meat.
The knife is in his hand, and he can kill if he wants to. Isn't that how the world works?
But now, he has become a fish on the chopping board, at the mercy of others, and only then did he realize the fear of being a fish!
Driven by fear, Heisha didn't even bother to tremble. He knelt down and took two steps to come in front of Yan Zhuo:
"I still have a lot of treasures hidden in my village. If you are willing to let me go, I will definitely give you all the treasures!"
Before Yan Zhuo could say anything, Cui Cen laughed first.
"Do you know who he is?"
Heisha shook his head in confusion.
Cui Cen said, "He is King Heng."
Upon hearing this name, Heisha closed his eyes, his shoulders slumped, and he no longer begged for mercy, nor did he have any desire to live.
It’s actually King Heng!
He is the only brother of the emperor, and he has all the treasures he wants. All his treasures combined are probably not worth a reward from the emperor. I guess no one would even bother to look at him!
What ridiculous struggles he makes!
As soon as the word "King Heng" came out, the minions who had originally had a lucky mentality fell silent.
The title of God of War is well-known even to these bandits. If they fall into the hands of King Heng, how could they possibly survive?
They huddled together, silently counting the days they had left to live.
Just at this moment, there was a commotion outside the crowd.
Cui Cen looked up and saw Jing Liu escorting a man in a gray robe in front of everyone.
"When I was cleaning up the mess, I found this person hiding in the bushes, so I brought him here with me." Jing Liu replied, "I think he's the one who slipped through the net in Black Wind Village."
Yan Zhuo didn't care, nodded and praised: "Well done."
The gray-robed man who was brought before everyone saw Cui Cen and his body shook uncontrollably.
Cui Cen noticed his tiny movement and looked up.
The man in gray robe immediately buried his head like an ostrich, and since he was wearing a veil, it was impossible to see anything clearly.
Cui Cen's gaze paused on the man for a moment. For some reason, he felt a sense of familiarity when he saw the man's figure, but he didn't have time to think about it.
"What should we do with these people in Black Wind Village?" he asked, looking away.
Yan Zhuo stared at the group of black-hearted and black-lung bandits in front of him and said in a cold voice, "Kill the few responsible ones, and send a team to take the rest back to Kyoto. The Dali Temple will make the final decision. Each of them must have many crimes to their name, so they must be thoroughly interrogated!"
Yan Zhuo's men had already clenched their swords. Just hearing the list of accusations made them tremble with anger. How could there be such a heartless person in the world!
Now they just need to wait for Yan Zhuo's order, and then they can raise their swords and cut the heads of these black-hearted people off!
As the sharp blade with a cold glow approached inch by inch, Heisha, who had already collapsed on the ground, suddenly became excited again.
"Don't kill me! Don't kill me!"
The once awe-inspiring leader of Black Wind Village was now in tears, with suspicious water stains on his pants. He struggled in confusion when he suddenly saw the gray-robed man who was also being held captive nearby. It was like grabbing a lifeline.
"It's him! He's the one who ordered it all! If you want to kill someone, just kill him!"
Heisha looked at the gray-robed man with eyes filled with hatred. If this man hadn't ordered them to rob the food, they wouldn't have fallen into King Heng's hands! He would take someone else with him if he had to die!
He was afraid that King Heng would not believe him, so he told everything at once and put all the blame on the man in gray robe.
During this time, the gray-robed man kept his head down and said nothing.
Yan Zhuo had thought from the beginning that the bandits alone wouldn't have learned the news so quickly, nor would they have dared to attack them. Someone high and mighty in the court must have leaked the news and brought in the bandits.
It was just as he guessed.
Yan Zhuo stared at the man thoughtfully and ordered, "Take off his face covering."
When he heard that the face mask was going to be pulled off, the man, who was originally stunned, suddenly struggled violently.
Jingliu increased the strength of his hands, holding him down while pulling off his face mask.
The moment the veil fell off, the man lowered his head in panic, trying to cover it with his messy hair, but it was all in vain. The flickering firelight illuminated his face in an instant.
Yan Zhuo and Cui Cen saw the face clearly at that moment, and their expressions changed at the same time.
Cui Cen's heart was filled with turbulent waves. He was very familiar with the face under the veil. No wonder he felt that it looked familiar before, because the person in front of him was actually his half-brother!
"Brother..."
Cui Cen was about to shout out, but was interrupted by Yan Zhuo.
"I will interrogate this person secretly, and the rest of you should follow my previous instructions."
After saying that, he took the person away, leaving Cui Cen alone with his thoughts in confusion.
Inside the main account.
Yan Zhuo turned his back and ordered in a cold voice, "Untie him, and then wait outside the tent."
"Your Highness! This is inappropriate. What if he hurts you..." Jing Liu wanted to say something else, but seeing those unquestionable eyes, he had to swallow his unfinished words and replied:
"yes."
When they were the only two left in the tent, Yan Zhuo turned around, stared into his eyes and said through gritted teeth, "Do you know what you are doing?"
Now that we are in this situation, there is no point in hiding or escaping.
Cui Kan raised his eyes and looked straight at him.
"I know." He had everything planned out. "As long as the Black Wind Stronghold robs the food and supplies, you won't be able to go to Yanzhou to provide disaster relief. The emperor will definitely blame you when you return to the capital, but he won't take your life because you are his only biological brother."
"Then His Majesty will definitely send people to Yanzhou to provide disaster relief. Prime Minister Wang promised me that he would nominate me as the disaster relief candidate this time."
Yan Zhuo sneered: "Naive!"
Cui Kan was puzzled.
"You didn't find Black Wind Village by yourself, did you?"
Yan Zhuo walked to the only table and started searching.
Cui Kan nodded: "It was Prime Minister Wang who told me that we could cooperate with Black Wind Village to rob food supplies."
"Then do you know how Black Wind Village operates?" Yan Zhuo threw the booklet he had found over to him. "Read it for yourself."
Cui Kan took the booklet that was thrown into his arms and began to read it page by page.
This booklet records what Black Wind Village has done over the years. What Yan Zhuo narrated is only a tiny fraction of the crimes committed by Black Wind Village over the years. There are also some unknown cases, such as an entire family being killed by thieves. Who would report the case?
At first, Cui Kan just frowned slightly, but after seeing what happened next, his expression became a little flustered.
Because, in the recorded cases in Black Wind Village in recent years, all of them were murder and robbery, and there was no record of robbery without murder. The more Cui Kan read, the more frightened he became.
"I...I really don't know..." I really didn't know that they could be so cruel.
When Cui Kan thought about how Yan Zhuo and the others almost died at the hands of the bandits, his eyes became evasive. He really didn't want to kill Yan Zhuo!
Although Yan Zhuo was nominally his uncle, the two were almost the same age. To be fair, he had received a lot of help from his uncle since he was a child, and naturally he had never thought of harming his life.
Seeing that he was somewhat relenting, Yan Zhuo continued, "Besides, Cui Cen is here too. Do you have the heart to put it in danger?"
When Cui Kan heard the word Cui Cen, he seemed to be stimulated by something.
"Don't mention him to me!"
He roared, shaking all over.
Yan Zhuo's eyes turned cold.
He had no idea when the relationship between the two brothers had become so bad.
"So what if he's dead?" Cui Kan said with a vicious look.
"After he dies, the title will be mine... No, this title has always been mine! I am my father's eldest son, and the title should be inherited by me!"
Seeing his somewhat crazy look, Yan Zhuo suddenly thought of something and asked, "Was it you who caused Cui Cen's disappearance before?"
Cui Kan said excitedly: "So what? Is it wrong for me to fight for myself?"
There was silence in the main tent for a moment.
If it was someone else who said so bluntly in front of Yan Zhuo that he wanted to kill Cui Cen, he would definitely not let him off easily. However, the person who said this was Cui Kan.
Yan Zhuo closed his eyes and rubbed his swollen forehead. When he opened his eyes again, there was a hint of pity in his eyes.
"Why are you looking at me like that?" Cui Kan had a bad feeling and couldn't help but take a small step back. "Don't look at me like that. I don't need anyone's pity!"
"Do you know why your name is Cui Kan?" Yan Zhuo suddenly asked inexplicably.
Cui Kan let out a sneer. "What else could it be? My father named me Kan because my birth was embarrassing for him."
The mistress hadn't even married yet, and the family had already given birth to a illegitimate son. No respectable and wealthy family would do such a thing. His existence was indeed an embarrassment to the then Marquis Dingguo.
"No, your name was not given by Marquis Dingguo."
"Did Grandma give it to me?" Cui Kan guessed, the sarcasm still etched in his lips. "That's pretty much what it means."
"Your name was given by the previous Prime Minister, Prime Minister Su."
Cui Kan was stunned.
Since ancient times, naming a newborn child is a sacred matter, usually done by elders or parents. But why was his name chosen by Prime Minister Su?
Cui Kan didn't dare to think about what this meant, nor did he want to think about it.
"Back then, Prime Minister Su was murdered by a traitor. The old emperor believed the slander and, despite the advice of the ministers, imprisoned his entire family. It was a pity that Prime Minister Su, who had a clean record and was upright, ended up with his entire family executed."
"He had a grandson named Kan. He was only one month old at the time. He originally named him Kan because he hoped he would be able to shoulder important responsibilities when he grew up..."
When Yan Zhuo looked up again, the person in front of him was already in tears.
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