Noble First Daughter-in-law

Chapter 1167: Insider

Looking at the Luo River, you can see the vast water.

The sun shone on the surface of Luo River, the water gurgled and the waves sparkled. It was originally a quiet and beautiful scene, but at this time, every sound of water and every bit of light intensified Yuwen Cheng's dissatisfaction and resentment in his heart.

His face was still filled with a nonchalant smile, but the hatred deep in his eyes was clearly visible in the sunlight.

"Brother,"

He spoke again, somewhat impatiently, but still in a provocative tone: "It seems that my royal brother really doesn't treat me as a brother. He is unwilling to share the credit with me even though he has made contributions."

"..."

When he heard that his address changed from "Second Brother" to "Royal Brother", Yuwen Ye showed no joy or anger, but his eyes became even colder.

Yuwen Cheng added: "It seems that you are going to stalemate with me until the sun sets."

Yuwen Ye looked up at the sky. It was already three quarters past the hour of Mao and the sun had risen. Although it had not yet emitted all its heat, the more than 20,000 soldiers waiting here could no longer contain themselves. Even Shang Ruyi's breathing became heavier.

Others may not be clear about this, but Shang Ruyi understands better than anyone that the time is running out.

There is a certain time for offering sacrifices to heaven and earth. Before, they had braved the night to travel in order to reach Luoyang before Liang Shide ascended the altar to offer sacrifices, but now they were blocked by Yuwen Cheng, and they were afraid that it would be impossible.

But if he was determined to block the way, not only would they miss the best opportunity to recapture Luoyang today, but the entire Luoyang city might even be -

Yuwen Ye suddenly said: "It's not that I can't tell you."

"...!?"

Upon hearing this, Yuwen Cheng opened his eyes wide in surprise, and his anxious breathing was so heavy that it even overwhelmed the sound of the gurgling water behind him. He shook the reins and rode forward a few steps, staring straight at Yuwen Ye: "That is--"

Yuwen Ye added: "But even if I told you, you might not be able to do it."

Yuwen Cheng's face darkened slightly, then his eyes rolled as if he had thought of something, and then he smiled at him and said, "Second brother, we are brothers and we should not have different opinions. Tell me, if this thing succeeds, the credit will be half for each of us, how about it?"

Looking at his greedy eyes, Shang Ruyi couldn't help but frowned.

After a brief silence, Yuwen Ye finally took a deep breath and said, "Okay."

After saying this, he did not wait for Yuwen Cheng, whose eyes sparkled, to ask again, and said calmly and confidently: "I am in Luoyang City, and I have an insider."

"..."

Shang Ruyi's breathing sank slightly and she turned to look at him.

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Everyone was caught off guard when he was pinned to the ground by the ferocious guards. Guan Ao didn't even have time to struggle before his hands were pinned to the ground.

He was shocked: "You - King Xia, what are you doing?"

In the short time he was speaking, several guards lifted up his sleeves, and they saw a dagger tied to his arm. It was half unsheathed and gleamed with a dazzling cold light.

At this moment, Guan Ao's heart sank, and the guards who caught him immediately shouted as if they had found a treasure -

"Sure enough, he really did carry a weapon!"

"He wants to assassinate King Xia!"

"Everyone, be careful!"

Amidst the noise of the clamor, Guan Chiying, who was pinned to the ground, watched as everyone rushed forward to surround Guan Ao. At this moment, he understood everything, and Guan Ao's eyes turned red. He let out a sad and desperate roar from his throat. He wanted to struggle hard, but he was just a scholar after all. Although he was not powerless, he was overwhelmed by a group of burly guards. There was no room for him to escape.

Those people quickly pushed him back to the ground and took away his dagger.

Guan Chiying's face was also pressed into the mud, and soon it was covered with mud and dust, his hair was disheveled, and he looked in a miserable state.

But all this was not as shocking as the sudden change that brought him.

His eyes were red, and he struggled to raise his head. He saw a pair of bright yellow boots slowly approaching them. At the same time, a guard came forward and presented the short knife taken from Guan Ao to him: "King Xia, please look, this is the murder weapon that the traitor secretly carried."

Everyone's eyes were focused on the short knife that was flashing with cold light.

Liang Shide took the dagger and drew it out of the sheath with a clang. The dagger was not only extremely sharp, but the blade even flashed a barely noticeable green light.

Maybe, poisoned.

He sneered, turned his wrist, and waved it twice.

Since entering Luoyang, he has lived a life of luxury and has hardly ever been in battle. However, his years of military service have made him remember the feel of using weapons, even though he feels a lot less familiar with them now. He said coldly, "Just based on this, you want to assassinate me?"

"..."

"Do you really think that I will believe that you are sincere in your allegiance?"

Guan Chiying stiffened his neck, raised his head and looked at him, and said in a hoarse voice: "You, when did you find out?"

Liang Shide asked, "What do you think?"

Without waiting for Guan Chiying to think carefully and speak, he sneered and said, "The Guan family has always refused to surrender. They even refused to acknowledge you as their relative because you surrendered to me. But this time you went back to Luocang, and after you came back, they suddenly acknowledged you and surrendered. They also united with several families to present a congratulatory letter to me... Do you think I should believe you?"

Guan Chiying looked desperate: "So, you suspect me because I went back to the Guan family?"

Liang Shide looked at him for a while and shook his head: "No, I have suspected you since you came back."

"...!?"

This time, even Guan Ao was a little surprised, and Guan Chiying couldn't believe it: "You doubted me as soon as I came back? Why?"

Liang Shide did not say anything, but clapped his hands gently. Immediately, two familiar figures walked out from behind him. Guan Chiying looked up and saw that it was Boss Xu and the young man who had followed Chen Cai out of the city to return to Luocang and later fled to Xiao Yuansui's camp!
Of the two of them, Guan Chiying only knew the surname of one and didn't even know the name of the other.

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Seeing them coming out at this moment, Guan Chiying was stunned: "Yes, it's you?"

"That's right,"

The young man said coldly, "I have long felt that you had ill intentions. Earlier in General Xiao's camp, you thought you could hide your meeting with the Princess of Qin from us, but you lived in the same tent with us, so how could I not know that you sneaked out?"

"..."

"It's just that we are not under Xiao Yuansui's jurisdiction, so it's useless to tell him, so I never told him. But this time when I came back——"

Guan Chiying's face suddenly turned pale.

Of course he knew that this young man had always been against him, but with important matters at hand, he didn't have the energy to care about such a small person, so he didn't pay any attention to him. Only when he heard him say this did he realize how big a flaw he had exposed.

Then this time when I come back——

He turned to look at Boss Xu, and when he met his gaze, Boss Xu's eyes slightly avoided, as if he felt a little guilty, but he still said: "King Xia asked me to reply, and I only said what I saw and heard."

Guan Chiying asked: "What did you see? What did you hear?"

Old Master Xu said, "We came back this time and everyone was very happy that Yuwen Cheng did not surround Luoyang City, but only you - you said he was a fool and you looked like you were disappointed with him."

Guan Chiying's heart sank.

Yes, he did say that when he was returning to Luoyang, because Yuwen Cheng had been unable to capture Luoyang for a long time, and even after he had let Chen Cai and his group go, he still had not completed the encirclement of Luoyang. Compared with the King of Qin who was able to confront Xiao Yuansui's 100,000 troops with only a few thousand men at Hulao Pass, the King of Qi was indeed a fool.

But I didn't expect that the speaker was unintentional, but the listener was intentional.

With the confessions of these two people, Liang Shide could completely suspect me. In addition, the emperor accepted me, which was unusual for him, and sent me a congratulatory message. I'm afraid he had already determined that there was something wrong with this group of people, and today's sacrifice was also to wait for them to show their tracks.

just now……

The heads of both men were pressed to the ground viciously. Even a handsome and dignified man like Guanao looked miserable at this moment, not to mention the other men, who were all like meat on the chopping board, ready to be slaughtered.

Liang Shide tossed the short knife in his hand again, and then thrust it down towards Guanao with all his strength.

"what!"

Guan Chiying gasped in fear, his heart almost stopped beating, and the sharp knife rubbed Guan Ao's nose and pierced deeply into the ground in front of him. Liang Shide sneered: "You want to stop me? Do you think you are qualified? Today, I did not prepare the three sacrifices of pigs, cattle and sheep, just to use your blood to sacrifice to heaven and earth, to let the heaven and the rebels who have the same idea as you know that I am the one who is ordered by heaven, and no one can stop me!"

After saying that, he waved his hand vigorously and said, "Take them up and offer sacrifices to heaven and earth!"

The guards immediately rushed Guan Ao, Guan Chiying and several other officials to the altar. Everyone could see clearly that there were not only a few bottles of sake on the altar, but also a sharp steel knife. The blade flashed a dazzling light in the sunlight, as if waiting to drink blood.

Several people had their hands tied behind their backs and were kneeling in front of the altar.

At the same time, the drums and music sounded again, this time even louder and more solemn than before, the sound spread across the vast wasteland, as if reaching the sky. Not only did the soldiers on the tower sing along with the years, but even the common people who were driven out of the city were shocked by this scene, and all knelt down around the altar.

Liang Shide finally stepped onto the altar. He burned incense and kowtowed, then raised the first cup of sake, paid respect to the sky, and poured it into the bronze tripod.

With a "sizzle" sound, the wine immediately turned into hot steam and rose up.

Wei Yu immediately shouted: "Offer——!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a swordsman stepped forward, raised the heavy steel knife, and chopped down on Guanao's neck!