Chapter 363 Execution
The three envoys cleaned up a little in their rooms, changed their clothes, and gathered together. The
Great Prince was the most distinguished among the three. He asked first, "Have you sent a message to Daxia?"
Bai Zhou, who had the lowest status among the three, hurriedly replied, "Yes, I have just sent a messenger to inform Daxia that we have arrived in Suzhou. You don't need to worry about such a small matter."
Bai Zhou's tone was very humble. The Great Prince curled his lips in satisfaction after hearing it, and then leaned back on the rocking chair, rocking carelessly.
Among the three, Prime Minister Han was the oldest, over sixty years old, with gray hair and beard. He had a cold face, lowered his head and drank tea, without saying a word.
The atmosphere in the room was so quiet that it was awkward.
At this moment, the door suddenly rang.
"Dingdingding!"
All three of them were startled.
Bai Zhou hurried forward and opened the door.
A tall and straight figure walked in. He was Cen Chang, the chief guard in charge of the security of the Dai Viet delegation.
Cen Chang held a delicate bamboo tube in his hand, which was only as thick as a finger.
Upon seeing this, Prime Minister Han Lie said seriously, "Captain Cen, what's the matter?"
Cen Chang presented the bamboo tube with both hands, frowning slightly, "This was just sent by someone from Liang. I saw that the messenger looked like something was wrong."
After hearing this, Han Lie grabbed the bamboo tube, opened it skillfully, and poured out a rolled-up note from it.
After hearing this, the prince immediately sat up from the rocking chair.
Bai Zhou stood quietly opposite Han Lie.
A three-inch square piece of paper was finally unfolded.
Han Lie quickly read the contents of the letter, and his face darkened visibly.
The prince and Bai Zhou couldn't help but feel nervous.
"What did Liang Chaozong say in the letter?" The prince asked anxiously.
Han Lie took two steps towards him, stuffed the letter into his hand, and said silently: "Liang Chaozong said that his identity has been discovered by Emperor Mingxi!"
Han Lie finished speaking, sat down heavily on the chair, and slammed his fist on the table, causing the tea on the table to spill out.
"This guy, his plan was also ruined by Emperor Mingxi."
"Moreover, he was actually arrested and thrown into the Heavenly Prison!"
Han Lie's tone became heavier as he spoke, and he gritted his teeth when he said the last sentence.
Bai Zhou listened attentively to Han Lie's narration, and his eyebrows were raised in shock.
"What? He was actually arrested and thrown into the Heavenly Prison? So he wants us to rescue him?"
The Great Prince had also finished reading the letter at this time. He handed the letter to Bai Zhou, rolled his eyes and said, "They escaped from the Heavenly Prison again. Now they ask our delegation to take them away when we leave Daxia."
The Great Prince's tone was full of disdain.
"Lord Han, I have never approved of Dai Viet's cooperation with Liang Chaozong! He is a man of a fallen country, but he still dreams of restoring it. It's nothing but a fool's dream!"
"What's going on now? Aren't you still like a dog that has lost its home?!"
"Now, not only has the plan been ruined, but you're even asking us to save you!"
Han Lie lowered his eyes and glanced at the great king, but didn't answer.
In Dai Viet, Prime Minister Han Lie and the great king Yue Haoyun have different political views, and it can be said that they belong to different camps.
Han Lie is an old minister of Dai Viet. When the late emperor of Dai Viet was still alive, Han Lie was highly valued.
Han Lie is a loyal minister of the late emperor, and he is also the assistant minister left by the late emperor to the new emperor.
Therefore, Han Lie has a very high status in the court.
Grandpa Yue Haoyun is both civil and military, with outstanding abilities. If we talk about ability, he is more than qualified to succeed the throne as emperor.
Unfortunately, he was born of a low birth, born to a palace maid.
Among the several sons of the late Emperor of Dai Viet, only the third son was born to the empress.
Dai Viet advocates the establishment of the eldest son as the crown prince.
When the late Emperor was alive, he hesitated between the eldest son and the third son.
The eldest son was the oldest, mature and capable, while the third son was still young, but his mother's family was powerful.
After weighing the pros and cons, the late Emperor passed the throne to the third son.
That is Yue Haoming, who just turned 16 this year.
The Great Prince was naturally very dissatisfied with the decision of the late Emperor, but due to the reality, he had to bow his head and pretend to be a loyal subject for the time being.
However, no matter how much he pretended, the new Emperor's faction was still wary of him.
For example, the Great Prince was not originally required to come on the Dai Viet diplomatic mission to Daxia.
But Han Lie was really worried about keeping him in the court, fearing that he would do something while he was away, so he simply added him to the list of the delegation.
The main idea was, I put you under my nose, let's see how you can still make trouble.
After a moment's silence, Bai Zhou tried to smooth things over, "Thinking back then, Liang Chaozong's accumulated strength was indeed not to be underestimated. Moreover, he also promised to give him a dozen cities in the southern border of Daxia if we helped him to restore his country successfully."
"We only agreed because we saw it was profitable."
The prince laughed mockingly, "He's still thinking about those dozen cities in the southern border of Daxia? He can't even protect himself now!"
Han Lie said with a serious face, "He said that the matter of exotic crops is not completely hopeless. He has another plan that we can try."
"Since he said so, we might as well give it a try."
The prince looked at Han Lie meaningfully: "He just made up a lie to trick us into rescuing him. Lord Han, do you believe this nonsense?"
Han Lie glared at the prince: "I'm going to meet Liang Chaozong before making a decision."
"What if he really has a way, then the plan still has room for turning around. It won't be too embarrassing when we return to the court."
The prince spread his hands: "Okay, okay, since Lord Han insists on doing so, I won't say anything more."
He finished speaking, put his hands behind his back, walked out of the room, and went towards his bedroom. Only Han Lie and Bai Zhou were left in the room.
Bai Zhou was Han Lie's student and obeyed his words.
Han Lie's face relaxed a little when he saw the prince leave, and he instructed Bai Zhou: "Write a reply to Liang Chaozong immediately and say that we agree to his proposal. After the delegation arrives in Daxia, we will meet again to discuss the details of the future."
...
A few days passed in a flash.
Emperor Mingxi had promoted a new Minister of Works and asked him to speed up the repair of the Tianlao.
As for those arrested under Liang Chaozong's command, they had already been transferred to the prison of the Dali Temple.
After Xiao Licheng's interrogation for several days and nights, it finally came to an end.
Emperor Mingxi drafted an imperial edict, which explained the affairs of Liang Chaozong and his gang, and detailed the unscrupulous things they had done to the people of Daxia in order to restore the country, such as the epidemic a few years ago.
The imperial edict also wrote that Liang Chaozong and his gang were arrested, their base was destroyed, and Liang Chaozong and his wife had luckily escaped.
On an auspicious day, Xiao Licheng, on behalf of the court, read the imperial edict in public at Caishikou.
After hearing this, the onlookers all clapped their hands in relief!
Then, dozens of Liang Chaozong's subordinates were executed in front of the people of the capital.
For a while, the crowd was furious! There was a lot of shouting.
Afterwards, portraits of Liang Chaozong and Yao Jinse were posted all over the streets and alleys, with the words "wanted" written on them.
...
Early in the morning, in a slum in the southeast corner of the capital.
An elderly woman was walking home with a vegetable basket. When she saw the wanted notice posted on the wall, her eyes lit up.
She quickly looked around and saw that no one was around. She quickly took down the wanted notice, folded it a few times, and stuffed it into her sleeve pocket.