Shangguan Wan Ning has been counting Xiao Yujue's arrival time, but there is no news at all.
Even the letter she sent to her father seemed to have disappeared.
She began to feel vaguely worried.
Although Lord Zhizhou is now willing to give up some face and not deal with Mu Jingrui temporarily for the sake of her backer, this is not a long-term solution after all.
Late at night, Shangguan Wan Ning was lying on the bed tossing and turning, unable to fall asleep.
"Miss... open the door quickly, miss..."
When Shangguan Wan Ning heard Lu Tong's hurried knock on the door, he suddenly had an ominous premonition. He immediately stood up, put on some clothes and opened the door.
"Lutong, what's the matter?"
"No, Miss. Just now, the jailer in the prison sent a message to the slave. Master Zhizhou went to the prison cell overnight to interrogate General Mu. He heard that he was going to be beheaded in public."
Shangguan Wan Ning's expression suddenly changed, she immediately went back to her room, put on her clothes, and hurried to the prison.
"Mu Jingrui, I thought you were such an amazing young hero who could become the general of the Shenji Camp at such a young age. It turns out..." Zhizhou looked at Mu Jingrui through the wooden bars of the cell door and sneered.
His eyes were filled with contempt.
Mu Jingrui looked indifferent, sat cross-legged, slowly opened his eyes, and looked at Zhizhou calmly.
After all, Shangguan Wan Ning was too naive.
The battle between the DPRK and China is changing rapidly, how can it remain stagnant?
"Come here, take him out and take him to Caishikou. He will be executed after dawn." Zhizhou found that Mu Jingrui did not show the panic he imagined, and couldn't help but feel dissatisfied, "I want everyone to know that illegal
According to the laws and regulations of the imperial court, even a third-grade military general is destined to die."
The jailer stepped forward, opened the cell door, and rushed over to pull Mu Jingrui.
"ah!"
The four jailers were knocked away by Mu Jingrui's internal force and fell heavily to the ground.
"Sure enough, he is a bit overweight." Zhizhou said calmly and looked at Mu Jingrui disdainfully, "You want to resist?"
Mu Jingrui stood up calmly and flicked the dust off his clothes. "I can walk by myself."
Zhizhou did not argue with Mu Jingrui on this issue and watched Mu Jingrui walk out of the cell on his own.
"Are you really not afraid of death?" Zhizhou walked to Mu Jingrui's side and lowered his voice and said, "You are still so young and have a bright future. If you are willing to give in and cooperate, maybe... you can save your life.
"
Mu Jingrui was slightly startled, looked at Zhizhou with his deep eyes, and snorted coldly.
"I don't know, how should I cooperate?"
"Show your sincerity, kill the old master and join the new master."
Mu Jingrui suddenly understood.
He was a little surprised that there were actually Xiao Zhenting's accomplices in this remote northwest region. It seemed that it would take some effort to completely eradicate Xiao Zhenting's influence.
"If you don't agree, you really won't be able to survive." Zhizhou looked ferocious, glaring at Mu Jingrui fiercely, waiting for him to give a satisfactory answer.
Mu Jingrui turned sideways and took a few steps towards Zhizhou.
For some reason, Zhizhou suddenly felt his scalp numb, and an inexplicable fear surged in his heart.
The powerful aura emanating from Mu Jingrui's body made him a little frightened.
"You...what do you want to do?" Zhizhou swallowed his saliva and asked pretending to be calm, "Killing an official of the imperial court is a death penalty..."
"Do you think I'm afraid of the death penalty? Isn't it a capital crime to open a warehouse to store grain? Isn't it a capital crime if you ask me to kill my old master? Since I'm already dead, what does your life mean?"
Zhizhou hurriedly backed away, waving his hand to the guards to stop him, and looked at Mu Jingrui warily.
Mu Jingrui sneered contemptuously, turned around and walked out of the cell.
"Jing Rui."
Mu Jingrui saw Shangguan Wan Ning walking towards him nervously and in a hurry.
He frowned slightly, feeling a little helpless.
"What are you here for?" Mu Jingrui's tone was reproachful, "Go back."
Shangguan Wan Ning ignored it and walked directly in front of Zhizhou.
"Master Zhizhou promised me that he would deal with Mu Jingrui after my father's reply arrived. Why did he go back on his promise and escort him out of the cell overnight?"
After Zhizhou noticed Shangguan Wan Ning's appearance, the tingling feeling surrounding his scalp disappeared.
He knew that this was Mu Jingrui restraining his murderous intent.
Zhizhou composed himself. "Miss Shangguan, everything I do is in accordance with the laws of the imperial court. There is no favoritism or transgression. After all, it is best for you not to interfere in this important matter of government affairs."
"I don't want to interfere with the affairs of the government, but I don't want the court to lose a pillar. General Mu is the general of the Shenji Battalion appointed by the emperor. It is understandable that he opened the warehouse to release grain. Lord Zhizhou will give you a few more days.
My father will definitely be able to seek forgiveness from the emperor."
"Miss Shangguan, I'm afraid you don't know something. With the current situation, even if the Prime Minister comes in person, I'm afraid I can't save Mu Jingrui."
Zhizhou glanced sideways at Mu Jingrui. "The war on the northwest border has broken out. The Goshawk Kingdom and the Wuxiong Kingdom have joined forces to form a flanking attack on us. The imperial court must send troops to reinforce the suppression. But... the granary is empty, you let the soldiers take it
Why go to war?"
This news surprised even Mu Jingrui.
The blizzard disaster in Guanhai caused huge losses and injuries to the people. However, Goshawk and Wu Xiong also had a hard time facing natural disasters.
In the past, they only attacked to rob property and food. Now, the food in the pass is so empty that the people are eating snow. What benefits can they gain from attacking again?
"In short, Mu Jingrui is dead this time. It's useless for anyone to plead for mercy." Zhizhou no longer worried about Shangguan Wan Ning and shouted, "Someone, take Mu Jingrui out and kill him on time to set an example to others.
"
Shangguan Wan Ning saw that the jailer was about to put the shackles on Mu Jingrui, and many scenes from the past suddenly appeared in her mind.
She stepped forward quickly and opened her arms to block Mu Jingrui's face.
"Master Zhizhou, think twice. If General Mu is caught by you for taking bribes and violating the law, if I say a good word for him, it will be regarded as our Shangguan family's tutoring is not strict. However, this is not the case. He opened the warehouse to release grain, and he did not take a single grain for himself.
Mi. To take his life like this, the punishment is too severe."
"Miss Shangguan, you can't say these words to me. This is what the imperial law says. Please get out of the way. Otherwise..."
In fact, Zhizhou didn't really do anything to Shangguan Wan Ning. He just gave a death order from above and must take this opportunity to get rid of Mu Jingrui.
"What if I don't let you?"
A trace of thought flashed in Zhizhou's eyes. He raised his hand and two guards rushed forward to pull Shangguan Wan Ning over.
Before the guard's hand touched Shangguan Wan Ning, heart-rending screams rang out from the cell.