Chapter 79: Give Death to the Wind and Rain Pavilion
Zhao Songhui wrote a secret letter and asked a powerful man in the palace to rush to Tianxuan Sect overnight to hand it over to Zhenren Ziyang.
"Did anything happen to Xiao Fan's soldiers and horses?" Zhao Songhui asked.
"Back to the Emperor, there is nothing unusual about the Yanlang Cavalry and the Silver Wolf Cavalry, but the people in those cities are rushing to the Imperial City, saying they want to seek an explanation from the Emperor."
"Hmph! A bunch of untouchables! I gave them food and clothing, but they came to me to ask for an explanation because of Xiao Fan! After killing Xiao Fan, I will suppress these unruly people!"
"Your Majesty, don't worry, I will take care of Xiao Fan's murder. Let us be the executioners."
"I would like to thank the Prime Minister and the Grand Master."
"I don't dare. It's my blessing that I can share the emperor's worries!"
"Well, you go back and wait for my news. If Master Ziyang agrees, Xiao Fan will be killed at noon tomorrow. If Master Ziyang doesn't agree, I can only think of other ways. Anyway, Xiao Fan must die, otherwise I will
You will have trouble sleeping and eating."
"Yes, Your Majesty. I will take my leave now."
Tai Liao and Zhao Tie left the palace and went to the Prime Minister's Mansion through the back door. They entered the dungeon and ordered people to use severe torture on Xiao Fan.
Xiao Fan's hands and feet were chained with iron chains, his whole body was arranged into a big character, and his hair was disheveled.
"Crack!"
The whip hit Xiao Fan's body hard, and blood immediately spattered, and the skin and flesh were torn open where he was hit.
Speaking of which, such force could not hurt Xiao Fan at all, but he deliberately did not use physical strength and Qi to resist, just to make himself look bloody, so as to better achieve the effect he wanted.
"Give me a hundred lashes!" Thai Cuo said with a ferocious smile. When Xiao Fan's skin was torn and blood was dripping all over his body, he said, "How is it? How does it taste?"
Xiao Fan smiled, grinning brightly, which made Tai Ciao feel angry in his heart: "Hit me again, hit me hard!"
"Bang, bang, bang!"
"Chi..."
Sticks, soldering irons, etc. kept coming at Xiao Fan. Tai Ciao and Zhao Tie wanted to hear Xiao Fan's screams and begging for mercy, but Xiao Fan didn't even hum from the beginning to the end, which made them feel very unhappy.
"The bones are so hard, no wonder you can defeat Dayan and Chifeng. But no matter how hard you are, your death will be at noon tomorrow. After you die, everything will be a fleeting thing!" Tai Cuo said angrily through gritted teeth.
"Hahaha, Thai braised, Zhao Tie. You two old thieves want to bite me? You're afraid that my bones are too hard and will knock your teeth!"
"You are so stubborn? Beat me from now until dawn!"
Taizhou gritted his teeth and said, the facial features on his face were a little distorted, looking both ferocious and disgusting.
On the morning of the next day, Xiao Fan was escorted by thousands of troops from the Prime Minister's Mansion to the Song Dynasty Mansion. His hair was disheveled and his body was stained with blood. People's eyes immediately turned red when they saw him.
"Beast! You are not a human being, and you treat General Xiao like this! How can the emperor be so unkind? We must save General Xiao, save General Xiao!"
Someone in the crowd yelled, which immediately resonated. The crowd became turbulent and rushed towards the army escorting Xiao Fan.
"Are you going to rebel?" The official responsible for escorting Xiao Fan was also frightened by this scene and shouted fiercely.
"Don't let these people get close. If anyone gets close, kill them immediately!"
"Rush, save General Xiao!"
The crowd rushed up, and the soldiers armed with spears fought with the civilians. Many civilians fell in a pool of blood, and many sergeants were trampled to death.
"Stop!" Xiao Fan shouted loudly, and the chaotic scene immediately became quiet.
"I understand everyone's thoughts, Xiao Fan, but you must not be impulsive because of me. Please stay rational!"
"General, nothing can happen to you. Without you in this empire, we will never see the light of day, General!"
On the ten-mile long street, millions of people knelt down, and many people cried bitterly.
"Folks, I'm sorry! As the saying goes, if the king wants his minister to die, he must die. The emperor, the prime minister, and the grand master cannot tolerate Xiao Fan, so Xiao Fan can only die!"
"The emperor's injustice chills the hearts of all the people in the world. We are not husbands and are angry because of the general!"
"Everyone, listen to Xiao Fan, don't act impulsively for Xiao Fan's sake and ignore your family. Go back."
"General!"
There were cries and many people shed tears, but they still listened to Xiao Fan's words and stopped making trouble. They just quietly followed the army escorting Xiao Fan until they arrived at the Great Song Dynasty.
After arriving at the Great Song Dynasty, Xiao Fan was brought to the hall. A fat official sat high on him. Zhao Tie and Tai Cuo were hiding behind the screen on the right side of the hall.
"Bah!" The official slapped the hall in shock and shouted loudly: "The traitor in this hall is still not kneeling down!"
Xiao Fan glanced at him indifferently and said: "You are not qualified to make me kneel down!"
"Bold, you dare to despise the court! Come here, give me a hundred sticks!"
Some of the government officials in the hall looked at me, and I looked at you, but no one moved.
"I asked you to beat this bold maniac with a hundred sticks. Are you all deaf?"
"This... Sir, I think the rod punishment should be waived. After all, General Xiao is also a great hero. We should leave him some dignity."
"You..." the fat official pointed at his subordinates angrily, took a deep breath at last, looked at Xiao Fan, and said: "Xiao Fan, can you plead guilty?"
"This general is not guilty!"
"You still dare to quibble! When the emperor issued gold medals in succession, it was a death penalty for you to resist and disobey. After that, the emperor issued imperial edicts many times, but you still resisted and disobeyed. Even if you disobeyed the imperial edicts many times, even if your nine tribes were killed, it would not be a crime.
Pass!"
"I will be away, and the emperor's orders will be ignored. It was an extraordinary period, and of course Xiao Fan could not leave Jingzhou City!" Xiao Fan said calmly.
"Okay, a good general is out there! I would like to ask you, during this year, you have been recruiting troops and horses everywhere, and you have an army of millions. Have you ever received the emperor's permission, and have you ever handed over these troops and horses to the emperor? The generals are out there.
What is your intention in recruiting soldiers privately? This is clearly an intention to rebel. Everyone knows your rebellious heart, no matter how eloquent you are, it will not help!"
"Hahaha!" Xiao Fan looked up to the sky and laughed wildly, then looked down at the obese official in the hall with a knife-like gaze, so frightened that the official almost fell to the ground.
"If I don't recruit troops and buy horses, how can I defeat Dayan's 600,000 iron leopard cavalry with only the 50,000 people the emperor gave me, and how can I defeat the Red Wind Empire's 300,000 army!"
"Xiao Fan, you'd better stop making excuses. If you plead guilty, you might be able to save your life. If you keep making excuses, you'll only get more guilty!"
Xiao Fan smiled coldly when he heard this and said: "There is no need to accuse me. Your Majesty, Tai Biao, Zhao Tie and others plotted against me and asked you to impose this unreasonable charge on me. Don't you just want to kill me, Xiao Fan?"
"How dare you! How dare you slander the Emperor! The Emperor has shown you so much kindness, but you are ungrateful and instead say such slanderous words. You deserve to be punished!"
At this time, Tai Liao and Zhao Tie happened to receive the news from the emperor. Zhenren Ziyang agreed to Zhao Songhui's conditions and expressed his willingness to give up Xiao Fan and let Zhao Songhui handle it.
After receiving the news, Taizhou and Zhao Tie both sneered and secretly winked at the official who interrogated Xiao Fan.
"Bang!" The official slapped the crowd in shock and shouted: "Xiao Fan, your clever arguments are useless. Your crime has been proven beyond a doubt. Now I sentence you to death and you will be executed at noon today!"
"Hahaha! Okay! What an 'iron-confirmable proof'!" Xiao Fan's eyes were extremely cold, and he stopped saying anything after he finished speaking, and stood quietly in the hall.
A group of government officials all shook their heads and sighed, feeling sad and angry in their hearts, but they did not dare to show it. They knew that the emperor, the prime minister, and the grand master wanted to put Xiao Fan to death, and no one could save him.
In the palace, Princess Qingyu and Princess Yuhua angrily rushed to the imperial study and barged in.
"Brother Emperor, why?"
Princess Qingyu asked loudly with tears in her eyes.
"Imperial sister, what are you doing?" Emperor Zhao Songhui frowned.
"Brother Imperial, you know what I'm talking about! Why do you do this to General Xiao? He fought for the empire and shed blood and sweat on the battlefield. Now that Chifeng and Dayan have been defeated, our empire is at peace. Brother Imperial
You are going to set up a trap to kill him. Isn’t this too ruthless and unjust? Do you want the world to despise the Zhao family and ridicule our Zhao family!?”
Zhao Songhui's face darkened, and he said in a deep voice: "Imperial sister, you'd better not interfere in national affairs! The emperor brother was forced to do this. Xiao Fan's contribution is too great, and he has a large army. As long as he wants,
The imperial capital city can be breached within a few days. How can I feel at ease unless he dies!?"
"Brother Emperor, you are the king of a country and you should be open to all rivers. If you are so suspicious of heroes, when will my Zhao family prosper? Who else will be willing to do their best for the empire in the future?!"
"Sister is right, brother, please don't kill Xiao Fan. Anyway, I don't care, you are not allowed to kill Xiao Fan!" Princess Yuhua said coquettishly while holding Zhao Songhui's arm.
"Okay, don't say anything anymore. I have decided that Xiao Fan will be killed!" Zhao Songhui narrowed his eyes slightly, his cold light flashing, and said loudly: "Come here, give Xiao Fan a piece of white silk, and send it to the university."
The Song Dynasty handed it over to the Prime Minister, and I authorized Xiao Fan to hang himself in Fengyu Pavilion to keep his body intact!"
"Deng, Deng, Deng!" Princess Qingyu's delicate body trembled and she stood unsteadily. She kept shaking her head, biting her lips tightly, her face wet with tears. She looked at Zhao Songhui in despair and said, "Brother, you are so
Ruthless, Qingyu has seen through you - I really got to know you today!"
"Send the two princesses back to the palace to rest!"
"No, let's go by ourselves!" Princess Qingyu's face was very cold. When she left, she looked at Zhao Songhui with extremely cold eyes. She pulled Princess Yuhua and left quickly. Instead of returning to the palace, she rushed directly to the Song Dynasty Mansion.
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In the Song Dynasty, Tai Liao and Zhao Tie came out, escorted Xiao Fan out, and publicly announced that Xiao Fan had committed treason and was about to be executed at noon.
When people heard about the execution at noon today, the originally noisy scene fell silent for a moment, but soon voices of grief and indignation arose, and the people had a tendency to riot.
"Come here, quickly mobilize an army of 100,000 people, and kill anyone who causes trouble!" Tai Liao ordered.
"yes!"
A general received the order and left quickly. Soon after, a large number of troops rushed over and forced all the people to retreat to both sides of the street.