"What His Royal Highness King Dingbei said is true. The army has already achieved a staged victory. My grandfather planned to completely drive Beiliang out of the country in the final battle. He summoned the generals overnight and formulated an extremely rigorous battle plan.
Unexpectedly, in the actual battle the next day, we fell into the encirclement and suppression of Beiliang. Beiliang knew all our battle plans well. By the time my grandfather realized that there was a traitor within, it was already too late.
"
At this point, Yuan Jinshen's voice choked up, and he took a deep breath before he had the courage to continue: "In order to allow my grandfather to lead the main force to retreat, my father, second uncle and eldest brother stayed to fight to the death with the Beiliang Army.
"
It was said that they were fighting to the death, but in fact they meant staying and dying together with the Beiliang Army. However, even though they knew that staying would mean dying, Yuan Baihuan and the others refused to surrender and fought until the last moment.
"I followed my grandfather all the way out of the siege, but in the end, I was forced into a desperate situation by the commander-in-chief of Beiliang. My grandfather vowed not to be a deserter and pushed me off the cliff. I watched helplessly...as thousands of arrows were fired, and my grandfather died.
Under the random arrows, I...had no choice...
Originally, I thought that I would definitely die if I fell from such a high cliff. Fortunately, God finally showed mercy. During the fall, I was blocked by branches on the cliff, and finally fell into the ice spring.
Later, he was rescued and his life was saved."
Just listening to Yuan Jin's deep recollection of the horrors of the Battle of Yueshan was heartbreaking.
That's one hundred thousand lives, and behind these one hundred thousand lives are thousands of families.
Generals died in hundreds of battles, and strong men returned home after ten years, but their husbands, sons, and grandsons never came back!
But at this time, Lieutenant General Sun still has no regrets and guilt, and is still arguing: "Your Majesty, he is talking nonsense! It is clearly Yongyihou who took the lead in treason, and there will be a letter of collaboration with the enemy written by him in the end..."
"Sun Yong, you were promoted to deputy general by my father. The Yuan family has been kind to you, but what about you? How did you repay this kindness? For your own selfish desires, you betrayed the military intelligence, resulting in the destruction of a hundred thousand troops.
Mountain,
But you fabricated false evidence afterwards to frame our Yuan family as collaborating with the enemy. You really deserve death. When you wake up in the middle of the night, aren't you afraid that a hundred thousand heroic souls will come to seek your life?"
Of course Vice Admiral Sun was afraid, but he was even more afraid that he would not be able to enjoy the glory and wealth, so he still refused to repent: "Everything I said is true. You Yuan family are traitors. I have conclusive evidence, and Your Majesty has seen it with his own eyes..."
"Evidence? A letter that doesn't even have my grandfather's private seal, can it be called a letter of collaboration with the enemy? In these days, you and the people behind you have probably spent a lot of time looking for my grandfather's private seal, right?"
Facing Yuan Jinshen's questioning, Vice General Sun began to look guilty and did not dare to look directly at him.
"Of course you can't find it, because this private seal has always been hidden on my body. Not only do I have the private seal, but I also have a handwritten blood letter that my grandfather left before his death. Please take a look at it!"
Yuan Jinshen carefully took out the blood book he had carefully hidden from his arms. This was when he and Marquis Yongyi were forced into a desperate situation. Marquis Yongyi tore off a corner of his shirt and used his hands full of blood to
Written farewell letter.
And in this bloody book, it is stated that in the Battle of Yueshan, the army was betrayed by a traitor, causing the army to be defeated. Every word, every word, tells the loyalty and unwillingness of Marquis Yongyi.
Obviously, victory is right in front of us, but because of one man's greed, he lost the lives of 100,000 soldiers!
Emperor Zhao was so angry that he never thought that the truth would be like this.
"You are such a daring person that you actually caused me to lose a brave general like Yong Yihou. This is not only my loss, but also my greatest loss!"
In anger, Emperor Zhao stepped down and kicked Deputy General Sun several times, causing him to beg for mercy.
The personal and material evidence was conclusive, and it was meaningless for Vice General Sun to continue to quibble. At this moment, he knew how to regret and repent.
"The guilty minister deserves to die, the guilty minister deserves to die! I beg your majesty to spare the guilty minister's life because he has been stationed in southern Xinjiang for several years and has worked hard without any merit..."
One hundred thousand soldiers were killed because of him, but now, he still had the nerve to beg for mercy.
Even if he smashed his head into the ground today, causing his head to bleed, he still wouldn't be able to repay the blood debt he owed!
"Come here, drag Sun Yong out and punish him by breaking his carriage. He will kill all nine clans of the Sun family, no matter men, women, old or young. No one will be spared. Only in this way can the souls of Yong Yihou and others be comforted!"
Vice General Sun completely collapsed on the ground. At this moment, he realized the consequences of one person's mistake affecting the whole family!
"Your Majesty, spare your life! Your Majesty, spare your life!"
When Lieutenant General Sun was about to be dragged off, Qi Jue stopped him: "Wait a minute, Sun Yong, the battle of Yueshan involves a lot of things. You are just a small lieutenant and you don't have the ability to contact the commander of Beiliang.
Even if you have access to it, how can the commander-in-chief of Beiliang believe what you say? Therefore, there must be someone behind you, and this person must have a high position in Dazhao. Who is this person? If you tell the truth
Come, I, the king, can ask my father to treat people of your clan lightly."
The death of Lieutenant General Sun is nothing, but what really has to pay for his blood debt is the forces behind Lieutenant General Sun!
"I...I don't know, I really don't know. Previously, it was a man in black wearing a mask who contacted me through a single line. He taught me what to do next. He took the initiative to contact me every time.
I don’t know who he is or where he comes from, but everything I say is true. Your Highness King Dingbei, please believe me!”
It seems that the people behind the scenes have deep thoughts and are very careful, but whatever they do will definitely leave traces.
"Describe the person's appearance and characteristics in all details. As long as you confess truthfully, I will allow my father to spare the Sun family members a way to live."
Vice General Sun knew that at this moment, he had no room for bargaining, so he could only kowtow to Qi Jue, "Thank you, Your Highness, King Dingbei!"
After Vice General Sun was taken away, Emperor Zhao came down in person and held Yuan Jinshen's hand affectionately.
"My child, I was almost deceived by a villain and almost made a big mistake. You don't blame me, do you?"
Yuan Jin was not humble and said nothing: "Your Majesty is a wise master, and he will not be easily deceived by villains. I understand this."
After hearing this, Emperor Zhao was very pleased. He waved his hand and said: "I have passed down my will. Marquis Yongyi is loyal, courageous and fearless. He is the pillar of Zhao. From now on, he will be restored to the rank of Marquis, and he will be entitled to Lingyuan Pavilion, and will be enshrined by the royal family for generations to come!"
His grandson Yuan Jinshen is brave and courageous, and has been specially named General Huaihua. Yuan Aiqing, you must have a good rest, I cannot do without a loyal and brave minister like you!"