He subconsciously looked around Wei Shuyi, but he didn't see a trustworthy face... Where were all his people?
The answer was not difficult to guess, but Li Yi found it difficult to accept it for a moment, and murmured in panic: "Impossible...how is it possible!"
How did the imperial envoy bypass his sight and go to the place where Yu Zai and his 80,000 troops were camped ahead?
The 80,000-strong army was controlled by Yu Zai, and all important positions were controlled by his people. How could a mere civil servant, Wei Shuyi, subdue the 80,000-strong army in such a short period of time without any warning?
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He couldn't figure it out, and he couldn't imagine it, but the facts were before his eyes.
The young man drove his horse slowly, and his eyes fell on the embarrassed man who was kneeling there with his chin crooked, his face covered with blood, and wearing ordinary military uniforms. He was a little surprised, and asked confirmingly: "...Li Yi?"
This outfit and appearance are hard to recognize.
Chang Suining nodded: "It's him."
Wei Shuyi looked at the sound and was a little surprised this time: "Ms. Chang?"
Even though he had seen her in men's clothing many times, he was still a little surprised to see her standing here in military uniform.
Chang Suining nodded again: "It's me."
Wei Shuyi then dismounted.
His official uniform is as clean as new and not stained with dust, and his face is as clean and elegant as the color of a spring mountain. At first glance, it gives people the impression that such a person is as if he was born to live in a temple, hold a pen and write chapters, and
When viewing flowers and the moon, you should not appear in a place where war horses are rudely breathing white air, where soldiers' eyes are full of blood, and where danger is everywhere.
But regardless of "should" or not, he is here.
Seeing him coming, Chang Suining raised his hand and said, "Servant Wei."
"It's been a long time since I last saw Mrs. Chang." Wei Shuyi looked at her with a pair of clear eyes with a smile. After a moment, he looked at Li Yi: "I never thought that it would be like this when we meet again."
But this is not the time to reminisce about the past.
"I came here with the Holy Order to capture the traitor Li Yi -" he said: "Ms. Chang has worked so hard to capture the traitor. Wei will definitely tell the truth about Madam Chang's achievements. In this case, please ask Chang.
Madam, please hand him over to Wei first."
As soon as he finished speaking, two people came forward to take Li Yi from Chang Suining's hands.
The person holding Li Yi did not let go for a moment, but looked at Chang Sui Ning for instructions.
Including Vice General Jin and others, they also looked at Chang Suining subconsciously, waiting for her to speak.
Wei Shuyi didn't mind, he just looked at her with a pair of eyes that always contained a faint smile. At the same time, he couldn't help but realize that she was very popular now.
It seemed that all the stories he heard were true.
She won this popular support through her own ability.
Chang Sui Ning seemed to think for a moment before saying, "I can hand him over to Minister Wei, but I need to kill him first."
Uncle Wei was slightly startled. Did he mean to leave him a dead man?
"...You can't kill me!" Li Yi immediately changed his demeanor after hearing this, and quickly looked at Wei Shuyi: "I have surrendered, and I have realized my mistake! My father is Li Tong, the king of Huainan. How much credit have you made for the court? How much credit have you made for the court?
You cannot deal with me privately! I want to go back to Beijing to face the saint... I want to confess my sins to the saint in person!"
After saying that, he hurriedly said: "By the way, I also know Xu Zhengye's important secret... When I return to Beijing, I will tell the emperor in person!"
Chang Suining only found it funny. This person was not good at other things, but he had an endless supply of life-saving means at his fingertips.
She looked at Li Yi and asked Wei Shuyi: "Does Minister Wei believe it?"
Wei Shuyi was noncommittal and looked at her hesitantly: "Ms. Chang..."
He didn't say the words of dissuasion directly, but Chang Suining understood.
But she still said: "I must kill him."
Wei Shuyi looked at her: "What does 'must' mean?"
"Before, my father was supposed to lead an army of 100,000 to support Hezhou. However, after my father left the camp, he changed the marching route of the remaining 80,000 troops without authorization. It was unbearable for a general to watch the destruction of Hezhou city.
The people of Hezhou are trapped in the evil of water and fire, and they want to trap them and die in Hezhou——"
"He held a large number of troops, but for his own benefit, he ignored the people of Hezhou and caused countless people to die in vain——"
"In order to seize military power, he used insidious means to assassinate He Wei." Chang Sui Ning said: "Military generals can die on the battlefield, or they can die in dangerous and cunning tactics. It is not a pity, but it is not a pity to die in the hands of such stupid and poisonous people.
In my opinion, it really shouldn’t be the case, and there shouldn’t be such a reason.”
Wei Shuyi looked at those eyes that were unwilling to accept He Weiming.
The owner of those eyes continued: "Going further, Jiangning was lost, and the Xu family's army was able to grow in strength and cause chaos. The entire Jiangnan area was in danger, with refugees and hungry people everywhere. There are countless things, all of which are directly or indirectly related to him.
The reason——"
"As a commander-in-chief, he did not cherish the soldiers under his command. This is unrighteous. As a son of the clan, he showed no mercy to the people of the country. This is unethical. He led an army of 200,000 but did nothing. This is useless. This is so.
It is not an exaggeration to say that a person who is useless, virtuous and righteous has committed a heinous crime. Letting him continue to live would be an injustice to others."
He was right. His father, King Huainan, had made many contributions to the court and became a saint. He was always very good at showing a cowardly and pitiful look of admitting his mistakes in front of others——
If someone used the power of King Huainan to intercede for him, maybe he could really save a dog's life.
Even if he is deposed as a commoner, demoted as a sinner, and imprisoned, what will happen in the future?
The current situation is precarious, and there is no telling who will take the throne one day. If someone can really overthrow the empress, by then, those who opposed the empress in the past will become heroes.
If he really waited for that day and he was welcomed out as a hero of the clan, then what would be the wasted death because of him now? Who would remember how they died?
She didn't want such fallacies to have a chance in the world.
As early as that day when she took over the imperial edict from He Wei, she was determined to kill Li Yi.
Finally, she looked at Wei Shuyi and asked: "In Minister Wei's opinion, are the above 'musts' enough for me to kill him a hundred times?"
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Wei Shuyi was silent for a moment, still hesitant: "But he said... he knows Xu Zhengye's important secret."
Immediately, he looked at the staff member and thought: "This should be his staff member, right? If you have a secret, it should be the same thing if you ask this staff member..."
"Thinking about it this way, only one of the two people needs to be left alive." He looked back at Chang Suining and said to her, "Mrs. Chang, just keep it alive."
Li Yi was shocked: "...Wei Shuyi, how dare you!"
He began to struggle violently: "I have surrendered. I am a member of the clan... How can I allow you to be executed privately!"
"The Holy One once said that if rebels dare to resist, they can be killed on the spot." Wei Shuyi turned around and looked at Li Yi's confidants who fell to the ground after the fight: "These are evidence of resistance."
"Wei Shuyi...you are just afraid of her and Chang Kuo's power. You are so derelict in your duties that you will die!" Li Yi said in a panic: "What do you think of the laws and regulations?"
"Rules are dead -" Chang Sui Ning raised his hand and dropped his knife.
The sharp blade quickly slashed across Li Yi's neck, leaving only a very thin blood mark at first.
There was a soft "crack" sound, Chang Suining pressed the knife back into the scabbard, looked at Li Yi's wide eyes, and said calmly: "You can be the same."
Rules are dead, and people can also be dead.
When Wei Shuyi turned around, he saw that Li Yi's neck was almost broken, his head was hanging to one side as if it had lost support, and thick blood was pouring out of the wound and mouth.
"Don't look at it. Be careful of nightmares. Aren't you most afraid of ghosts?" Chang Suining persuaded him kindly, then turned around and left holding the knife.
Li Yi's words of cursing him for a good death echoed in his ears. Wei Shuyi shuddered, and then quickly looked at her: "Where is General Chang?"
The figure from behind did not look back, but went straight to the horse: "Follow me."
Wei Shuyi asked people to put away Li Yi's body, no, the body that had not completely turned into a corpse - it would be needed later.
He also asked people to keep an eye on Li Yi's staff, then mounted his horse and followed the figure leading the way.
The army is behind, moving like clouds.
The fighting between the two armies on Chang Kuo's side was mostly quelled as news of Li Yi's escape spread.
When the coach leaves, the morale of the army will inevitably collapse.
Now the coach is back, but what comes back is a corpse.
When Li Yi's body was displayed to the public, Wei Shuyi took advantage of the situation and showed the imperial edict, "I am Wei Shuyi, the servant of the sect, and I have come to capture the rebel Li Yi according to the imperial edict. Now Li Yi has been killed. You will descend quickly and wait for investigation later."
Anyone who has been deceived by Li Yi will be exempted from all charges!"
At this point, the arrival of the imperial envoy and the edict had completely confirmed Li Yi's rebellion.
The soldiers who followed Li Yi were panic-stricken and put down their weapons one after another, no longer daring to take any chances and resist.
The winter sun slides down the western mountains, and a cold moon rises high. The coldness silently erodes everything in the world.
The army was integrated and camped in an open area nearby. A fire was lit outside the tent to dissipate most of the cold air.
Chang Kuo, Wei Shuyi, and the general who came with Wei Shuyi were handling the follow-up matters and tracking down Li Yi's accomplices in the army.
Chang Sui Ning had some leisure time and was sitting in front of the fire, warming himself by the fire and watching the stars.
A Dian raised his head and looked at the stars and the moon for a long time. Then he thought of something and looked thoughtfully at the girl sitting next to him.
She changed out of her military uniform and now wore a sandalwood round-neck robe with a black cloak on top. Her ponytail hung behind her head. She sat there with her hands on her back and looked up.
Staring at the stars, there is not much expression on his face, I don’t know what he is thinking.
A Dian looked a little lost in thought, as if he felt his eyes were dazzled. He blinked hard and looked again, but he was lost in thought again.
Sensing his gaze, Chang Suining turned around and asked him, "What's wrong?"
The firelight made her face somewhat hazy, and after hearing this question, A Dian somehow managed to hold it back for a moment, and then suddenly burst into tears with a "woo".
Chang Suining was stunned: "What's going on?"
"I miss you, Your Highness!"
A Dian cried and squeezed towards her, staying close to her, hugging his knees, and burying his head on her shoulder with some effort, like a big injured lion leaning on a little white rabbit.
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He didn't understand what it meant to miss someone when he saw something, or to be moved by the scene. He didn't understand where this surge of longing came from, so he could only bury his head and cry.
Chang Suining patted his back gently and was about to say something when a voice sounded before her.
"Why, General A Dian was bullied by Mrs. Chang?"
Wei Shuyi came over and said, "You can tell me, and I will seek justice for you."
A Dian also knew that it was embarrassing to cry. Hearing the sound, he quickly raised his head and wiped his tears, choking and saying: "Little A Li will not bully me... She is as good as Your Highness."
Then he looked at Chang Sui Ning with a pair of pitiful tearful eyes: "Little A Li is exactly the same as His Highness, they are very similar."
Wei Shuyi's eyes flashed with a smile: "What General A Dian said is His Royal Highness the First Prince?"
Although A Dian didn't know the difference between the words "former prince", but after hearing it many times over the years, he knew that the "former prince" was his highness, so he nodded while wiping his tears.
Wei Shuyi wanted to ask again, but a voice interrupted him: "Is Minister Wei also here to warm himself by the fire?"
"Yes." Wei Shuyi came back to his senses and sat down cross-legged slowly.
Chang Suining asked Ah Che to take Ah Dian back to the tent to sleep.
"I haven't seen Mrs. Chang for a long time." Wei Shuyi said with a smile: "I have heard a lot about Mrs. Chang's deeds along the way. Now that I see Mrs. Chang in peace, I feel at ease."
Chang Suining smiled and asked him: "How could Wei Shilang think of rushing directly and secretly to conquer the 80,000-strong army near Yangzhou?"
"If you want to send troops to conquer various places, you will inevitably have to fight with each other, which is time-consuming and energy-consuming. Instead of asking for help, it is better to draw out the firepower from the bottom." He said and smiled: "Of course, only half of it is taken."
"But this move is very risky." Chang Suining asked him: "The 80,000-strong army must be controlled by Li Yi's confidants. It is not easy to conquer it. Moreover, the camp is near Yangzhou, and there are many informants from Xu Zhengye, so Wei Shilang is not afraid.
Is there no return?"
"Of course I'm afraid." Wei Shuyi looked at her and smiled: "But when I heard that Hezhou was secured, I expected that General Chang and Madam Chang would come from the direction of Hezhou to intercept Li Yi. This move was also very risky... for
Being able to connect with Mrs. Chang in time, even though Wei was afraid, he still wanted to take the risk."
"But I didn't expect that although Wei came late, Mrs. Chang had already captured Li Yi. She had borrowed soldiers from Chuzhou." He said and sighed: "This risk I took was in vain."
Chang Suining: "It's not a waste of money, at least it saves you worries and many unnecessary casualties... With so many lives lost, Minister Wei has done a great deed."
Wei Shuyi laughed after hearing this, and followed her words and added: "There is another one, at least it doesn't hold Mrs. Chang back."
Chang Sui Ning was not humble and polite, and nodded: "That's right."
She was really afraid that some idiot would not be able to help, but would make the situation even more chaotic.
"But I'm very curious, how did Wei Shilang subdue the 80,000 troops?" She rarely asked Wei Shuyi for advice.
He was a civilian official and had no prestige in the army. Even though he was followed by the military commander, she thought that the man was very strange and he was not a familiar person with great prestige.
Even with the Holy Purpose at his disposal, in such a situation, Wei Shuyi was able to subdue the 80,000-strong army controlled by Li Yi's confidants in such a short period of time and almost without anyone noticing. It is really admirable, but also really puzzling.
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She just opened her mouth to ask what happened, but he didn't answer, so she asked directly again.
"Ms. Chang, do you think Wei doesn't have this ability?" Wei Shuyi asked in response.
"That's not true." Chang Suining said truthfully, "I'm just eager to learn."
"Mrs. Chang has shown such extraordinary talent and is so eager to learn. Are you not going to leave a way for mediocre people like me to survive?"
Chang Suining looked at him suspiciously: "Why, is it some kind of winning secret that cannot be explained or passed on to others?"
"I wanted to avoid talking about it, but I couldn't avoid it..." Faced with her curiosity that wouldn't give up until she got an answer, Wei Shuyi sighed half-heartedly, took something out of his sleeve and handed it to Chang Suining: "
The secret to victory that cannot be passed on to others is here.”