Constraints

Author: Bei Wei

Constraints

Zhao Mu was half-kneeling in the corner of the roof, watching Xiao Beiheng and Ji Yunyan fighting swords.

He is just a general on the battlefield. He can't help at all in this kind of battle between swordsmen. He can only be a bystander.

As soon as the two of them fought, he could see that Ji Yunyan was superior to Xiao Beiheng in both body and sword skills, and she was worthy of being the granddaughter of swordsman Ji Zhong. Although Xiao Beiheng was not bad, it was more about the sharpness of the sword in his hand.

After Ji Yunyan attacked Xiao Beiheng in a sneak attack and had his sword cut off, he thought that the two of them were doomed. Unexpectedly, Ji Yunyan seemed to have been prepared and had an extra soft sword at his waist.

This kind of soft sword is extremely rare. It may be an item passed down from the ancestors of the Ji family. In his impression, ordinary people cannot use it at all, and it is easy to hurt themselves. When the two swords intersected, the Yan Que sword did not cut off the soft sword, but was instead

The soft sword bypassed the sharp edge and stabbed Xiao Beiheng in the chest.

Although the soft sword is soft, it is still a sharp weapon. As long as it hurts Xiao Beiheng, the two of them can take him out of danger.

Zhao Mu was overjoyed and stood up and opened his mouth to shout.

Ding!

The tip of the soft sword seemed to be piercing something hard. It hit Xiao Beiheng's chest and failed to penetrate. The sword bent into an arc.

Xiao Beiheng retreated quickly, and Yan Que moved forward.

The next moment, Ji Yunyan also retreated violently, but only took two steps before she fell to her knees and screamed in terror. Her soft sword fell to the ground, and a severed hand was still on the hilt.

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Xiao Beiheng raised his sword and pointed at the sky, laughing loudly.

Ji Yunyan failed to hurt Xiao Beiheng, but Xiao Beiheng cut off her right hand with a sword. She seemed to be unable to take care of Zhao Mu behind her. She tightly held her right wrist with her left hand to stop the blood from spurting out. She got up and rushed to the edge of the roof, turned over and jumped down.

There was chaos below, and Lin Kui shouted: "The assassin has jumped down, chase him quickly."

Xiao Beiheng ignored Ji Yunyan who escaped, put the Yanque sword back into its sheath, walked leisurely to Zhao Mu and squatted down, looking at Zhao Mu with sympathy.

"General, before your wife accused you of treason, I still didn't believe it. Now that I see you conspiring with Xiao Zhuo's men, it seems that the treason is confirmed."

Zhao Mu was afraid in his heart, but the habits of a military general did not allow him to flinch, so he took heart and said angrily: "Xiao Beiheng, I am unlucky. You can kill or behead me as you wish, but a soldier can be killed but not humiliated."

Seeing that there was no hope of escape, he called Xiao Beiheng by name and showed a risk-taking attitude.

Xiao Beiheng shook his head indifferently and said with a smile: "The general is a warrior, and he is indeed not afraid of death. What about your family? Now you just want to die quickly, and even your family has forgotten? The crime of rebellion involves the nine clans."

Zhao Mu's expression changed, showing hesitation.

Although his wife reported him, he did not hate her. Besides, his two sons were not married yet, so if the whole family died like this, it would be too unbearable for him.

"Your wife reported you, and you probably want her to die. But are you willing to let go of your two sons?" Xiao Beiheng saw this in his eyes and put his hand on Zhao Mu's shoulder, "General, I advise you to think about it carefully.

For a moment. It’s easy for you to want to die, but if there are so many people who want to die after you, it’s just not worth it.”

After hesitating for a long time, Zhao Mu spoke again. His tone was much weaker: "If Your Majesty spares Zhao's wife and children, Zhao is willing to serve His Majesty."

He knew that Xiao Beiheng must be asking for something from him, otherwise there would be no need to talk to him so much and constantly emphasize his family. He promised to help Xiao Beiheng, and maybe Xiao Beiheng would let his family go.

Xiao Beiheng said: "The general is really aware of current affairs. As long as you help me, I can forgive all these sins. Haha, get up quickly, the ground is so cold."

At this time, the sergeant was already on the roof. Xiao Beiheng turned around and said, "Come here, put some clothes on the general."

The crowd took the two men off the roof, and Xiao Beiheng ordered: "Help the general to rest, give him good wine, and eat and drink as he pleases. By the way, release all the people in the general's mansion from prison and let them go back to the general's mansion for custody."

It's the same kind of detention, but it's considered house arrest in the General's Mansion, but the treatment is much better than in prison.

There were sergeants here helping Zhao Mu to leave, and on the other side of the street Lin Kui led the sergeants and came from a distance holding a torch.

Lin Kui came closer and saluted: "Thanks to your majesty, we chased along the blood trail and finally caught up with the assassin on the side of West Street."

After saying that, Lin Kui stepped aside, revealing Ji Yunyan who was tied up with five flowers. Ji Yunyan had passed out due to excessive blood loss and was held by two soldiers. Her right wrist was hastily bandaged.

Xiao Beiheng saw her wound being bandaged and turned to look at Lin Kui: "Did you bandage her?"

"The assassin's right wrist was bleeding profusely, and Wei Chen took it upon himself to stop the bleeding," Lin Kui replied with some anxiety, "Wei Chen thought that your majesty might want to capture the assassin alive, and I hope that your majesty will forgive you."

Xiao Beiheng laughed and reached out to pat Lin Kui on the shoulder: "Lin Aiqing, I know that you have always had the habit of making your own decisions. You haven't changed it since you followed me, but you did a good job this time. I really need it.

This assassin lives."

When Lin Kui saw that his approach catered to his master's wishes, he couldn't help but be overjoyed and thanked him: "It's a great honor for me to be able to serve your majesty."

Xiao Beiheng said: "This assassin is too dangerous. If she is allowed to escape, my plan will be ruined. You must keep a close watch on her." The sergeant agreed and took Ji Yunyan down.

After all the instructions were given, Xiao Beiheng turned to Lin Kui and said, "Come, go back with me. I have something to tell you."

The two returned to the palace, and Xiao Beiheng took off his dragon robe, revealing the soft gold silk armor underneath.

Ever since he was attacked by Ji Yunyan at the foot of Shengjing City, he has been wearing this soft armor that can withstand swords, and the Yan Que Sword is always at hand, just to prevent Ji Yunyan from assassinating him again. Today the soft armor really worked.

"Fortunately she used a soft sword."

Xiao Beiheng touched the dent in the gold-plated soft armor's chest and couldn't help but feel a little scared. If Ji Yunyan had used a hard long sword, the sword would definitely penetrate his chest.

But he immediately became happy again. The assassin who posed the greatest threat to him had been dealt with. The swordsman lost his hand holding the sword and was no different from a disabled person. He no longer had to worry about it all day long.

"Lin Kui, what happened tonight makes me very happy," he turned to Lin Kui and said, "When Zhao Mu gathers the generals tomorrow and convinces them, I will personally lead the army to conquer Shengjing."

Xiao Beiheng spoke casually, but Lin Kui did not dare to do the same as him, bowing and saying: "Your Majesty, where is the general?"

"I will divide my troops into two groups and outflank Xiao Zhuo's army. Zhao Mu will lead one of the troops." Xiao Beiheng sat on a chair and put the Yanque sword on his knees. "You are my most trusted subordinate. You stay in the capital."

Keep his whole family under custody so he doesn't play tricks on the road."

Lin Kui nodded in agreement. Xiao Beiheng's move was to take Zhao Mu's wife, children and children as hostages. However, Zhao Mu was charged with rebellion and was trying to escape from prison tonight. Either way could destroy his family. If he wants to save his family's lives, he must

Obediently follow Xiao Beiheng's instructions.

After explaining to Lin Kui, Xiao Beiheng came to Fengqi Palace. The maid told him that the Queen was admiring the moon in the back garden.

It was a cold autumn night, the moonlight was like ice, Su Mo stood alone under the dead tree with withered petals, not knowing what she was thinking.

Xiao Beiheng was in a good mood. He came behind Su Mo and put his arms around her: "Momo, it's so cold in this day. It's better not to stand outside. Go back to the house and rest with me."

Su Mo in her arms shivered and her body stiffened, as if she was resisting.

"Momo, what's wrong with you," Xiao Beiheng said with a smile, "Why are you resisting me so much? I'm your husband."

Su Mo turned around, lowered her head and said: "Your Majesty, I have heard about the chaos in the city. Are you going to go out to attack Shengjing?"

Xiao Beiheng nodded and said: "Momo, I know you are unhappy. But in this situation, if I don't fight Xiao Zhuo, Xiao Zhuo will come and fight me. If he defeats me, the queen will be Shen Yuexi, and you and I will have nothing. You

Do we want to leave everything we have to others?"

Su Mo didn't respond, just stood blankly.

"I'm going to attack Shengjing soon, and I want you to come with me." Xiao Beiheng continued.

Hearing this, Su Mo raised her head angrily and said, "Why do you want me to go too and let me see your brothers killing each other with my own eyes?"

"It's not like that," Xiao Beiheng said, "I'm afraid that after I leave, Shen Yuexi will come to the capital again. If she takes you as a hostage to threaten me, it will be too detrimental to your husband. It is safer to stay with me.

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Su Mo knew that resistance was useless, so she accepted her fate and said, "If you let me go, I will naturally have no choice but to follow you."

"Then let's go back to the room first?"

Su Mo nodded. Just as the two were about to leave, a palace maid came to report: "Your Majesty, a messenger has come from the northern border, bringing urgent military information."

Xiao Beiheng said: "What military situation?"

"The Generalissimo of Beidi claimed that he wanted to avenge his son and led his army to Beiguan."

This news reminded Xiao Beiheng of what Emperor Qi Ming had said to him.

The Grand Marshal of Beidi originally wrote to Emperor Qi Ming that if Xiao Beiheng became the prince or ascended the throne as emperor, the peace treaty between Beidi and Dayan would be immediately invalidated. He would lead the Beidi army to avenge his dead son.

The smoke-filled village flashed through his mind again, and the boy who blocked his arrow with his brother's body.

However, compared to the hatred of the Beidi people, Xiao Zhuo is the one who needs to be solved first. If the Beidi Marshal's hatred for him is a lake, his hatred for Xiao Zhuo is the boundless sea.

This hatred can only be released after killing Xiao Zhuo.
Chapter completed!