Water Margin: Lu Bu sits on Mount Liang

Chapter 934: Conspiracy to Frame Jueming (5100+)

"This woman Xiao Sese... is simply courting death! Just wait and see, His Majesty will definitely not let her off!"

In the candlelit tent, Xiao Fengxian slapped the bed, making a muffled "puff" sound.

"Dad... didn't His Majesty say nothing just now? Besides..."

The figure opposite him looked somewhat similar to Xiao Fengxian. It was his eldest son Xiao Ang. He was somewhat puzzled by his father's words: "Isn't it just right that Your Majesty is dissatisfied with her?"

Xiao Fengxian rolled his eyes and they lit up: "Yes!"

He walked to the curtain, opened a gap, stuck his head out to look around, then closed the curtain, walked a few steps to his son, patted his shoulder heavily, and said softly: "My son reminded you well, this is indeed an opportunity."

He took two steps with his hands behind his back, somewhat excitedly: "That kid Yelu Aoluwo pretends to be a saint all day long, but those fools in the court still fall for it. This time she ridiculed Your Majesty and the ministers, I think she can sell me out."

Xiao Ang looked at his father in confusion. The powerful official leaned down and whispered in his ear, "Go find your daughter tomorrow and tell her that your father wants to help the King of Qin become the Crown Prince. Tell her not to be so soft-hearted and give advice to others for no reason."

"This..." The son was shocked: "Can it be done?"

I couldn't help but say quickly: "The young lady is a kind person. She didn't say anything to stop the servant from stealing her mink fur coat, and she didn't let anyone investigate. Now what Concubine Wen did is not..."

"Do as I say! This is for her son!" Xiao Fengxian pinched his son's shoulder to interrupt him, his eyes narrowed, his expression was a little sinister: "This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. If we wait until His Majesty's anger subsides, it will be difficult to achieve."

He stood up straight, rubbed his chin with one hand, turned his feet in circles, and muttered to himself: "But this is not enough, not enough, um... let me think about it, if you want to get rid of Yelu Aoluwo, you must first get rid of his mother.

Xiao Sese has two sisters. Her elder sister is married to Yelu Tagu, who is a loser and cannot be operated on. Her brother-in-law is..."

He stopped suddenly: "Yelü Yudu!"

Xiao Ang looked up at his father with some helplessness. He did not agree with such plotting against others. However, it was of great benefit to his own family. If the King of Qin could ascend to the throne, it would be a huge wealth for their family. However, he could not think of how to do it, and he doubted whether his own father could do it.

Seeing Xiao Fengxian stop, Xiao Ang said, "Dad, Yelu Yudu is leading the army in the north to defend against Qi. He has military power and troops at his side. I'm afraid it will be difficult to plot against him."

"Who said it's not easy? How many troops do you think he can mobilize to resist?" Xiao Fengxian looked at his son like a fool and snorted coldly, "It is because he has the military power and troops with him that it is easy to move him. If he also hangs out with His Majesty here, your father and I will be helpless against him."

Xiao Ang's eyes widened and he scratched his bald scalp: "Dad, what are you going to do?"

"Hmph..." Xiao Fengxian glared at his son again and said unhappily, "Your mother is also a beautiful and intelligent woman. I really don't know who you inherited this stupidity from."

She came over and sat in front of him, holding her son's head against her forehead and said, "Listen carefully, this matter also needs your help. Tomorrow you go find those imperial censors in the north and tell them that it was me who said it, and let them..."

Xiao Ang was shocked: "Dad, don't you have a grudge against those Han imperial censors? You always... "

"Shut up and listen..."

Whispering continued to reach Xiao Ang's ears, and the young man opposite nodded repeatedly.

The next day, the sky was high in the sky. Xiao Ang dressed neatly, exhaled a breath, then opened the tent curtain and walked out.

today,

It's a busy day.

……

at the same time.

A convoy heading north stopped in Xinghua County, Bei'an Prefecture, Zhongjing Road.

The spacious courtyard rented as a temporary residence was swept clean, with only a little snow on the corners, eaves, ridges and dead branches.

Several people dressed as maids were walking around, taking washed clothes into the house to dry from time to time. The cold wind blew, occasionally bringing down a few snowflakes.

In the room, women in thick winter clothes gathered together, eating candied fruit and playing backgammon. The young woman stretched lazily: "Aunt Jun, when can we set off for Shangjing? We have been staying in Zhongjing Road for a while."

"Are you still asking me?" The old woman looked at her unhappily. "I told you to hurry up, but you either had a headache today or a stomachache tomorrow. You still go to the mountains to see the scenery from time to time. Why are you so anxious? Now you are impatient to stand still?"

The young woman smiled awkwardly: "Didn't we expect the snow to fall so early this year? In previous years, it always snowed this month, but who would have thought it would come two months earlier, and...

My wife is worried that if we stay here for too long, the imperial court will find out. Is that dangerous?"

"Hmph..." The old woman raised her hand to move the chess piece, and watched the young woman throw the dice, and said lightly: "Don't worry, your uncle has thought of all this. I don't know about other places, but don't worry about this place. Not to mention that the governor here is a disciple of the Han family, who dares to risk offending the State of Qi to embarrass our Lu family now?"

After watching the woman walk away and it was his turn, he reached out to grab the dice: "Now we can only wait for the snow to melt. By then, it will be safest to find a way to avoid the Liao emperor near Dading Prefecture and go to Liaodong to Shangjing."

"Yes."

The sounds of fun continued in the room until someone came to call for dinner.

Soon, the sky became overcast again, and snowflakes fell, covering the old snow with a new layer of white clothes.

……

maritime.

The cold wind made the flags on the mast sway constantly, and sometimes they made a "crackling" sound due to the strong wind.

The sailor, wearing a handcuff, a water jacket and a fur coat, was operating the sail. The waves that broke up splashed up, leaving a white trail behind the ship.

Frozen by the sea breeze again, the people of Qi State hid in the cabin. The fine old wine was boiling on the single stove with charcoal, emitting a rich aroma. Yang Lin picked up the wine jug and poured it for everyone.

"I think we should go directly to Jiangzhou to have a look." Jin Baozi sat down, blew on the wine bowl, took a sip, and immediately felt a soothing sensation in his stomach: "Huh - after all, that place is a land of fish and rice, and there are many insect plagues in the Jianghuai area, so we can learn from it.

Besides, the miracle doctor that General Zhang mentioned is here too, so we can just ask him to go back."

"Not a good idea. If we go in from the river, wouldn't it be dangerous if someone intercepts us?" Ma Lin thought for a moment and shook his head: "It's better to dock the boat at the seaside. If something goes wrong, we can go out to sea directly."

Shi Qian blinked and said, "This time I agree with what Xie Lulang said. We still don't know whether the wanted posters in Song will be issued or not, so it's better to leave a way out."

"You guys are so cowardly." Yang Lin curled his lips: "Anyway, we have been here before, how can those scumbags in Song catch any of us?"

"It's better to be cautious." Ma Lin shook his head.

As the three of them spoke, they looked at Zhang Shun and Li Zhu, who had remained silent, meaning that they would still have to make the final decision.

Zhang Shun did not speak, but just looked at Li Zhu. Mr. Jin Jian pondered for a moment and said, "Zhu, you really want to go south. Why not stop at a port in Xiuzhou? There was also an insect plague there during the reign of Emperor Shenzong. It is not too long ago, and it is also close to where the Yangtze River flows into the sea. After the investigation is completed, if there is time, we can go to Jiangzhou by crossing the river."

Zhang Shun nodded: "Just follow what Li Guanglu said."

The ship sailed against the wind and waves, all the way along Shandong to the Bohai Sea.

……

Near Dading Prefecture, the Liao Emperor’s hunting camp.

Ever since Concubine Wen used singing to persuade and remonstrate, the atmosphere in the camp has been tense in the past two days. None of the court officials dared to look at Yelu Yanxi's angry face, for fear that they would make mistakes and be punished by him.

The musicians and dancers all hid in their own tents. These people were all smart and knew that the atmosphere had been bad in the past two days. All the people here were high-ranking officials and nobles, and anyone could decide their life or death. Therefore, they tried not to show up in public to save their lives.

Naturally, some people were cautious, and some people deliberately appeared in front of the emperor at this time.

boom--

He slammed his palm on the table, causing the items on the table to jump. Yelu Yanxi stood up with a dark face and asked, "Treason?"

Several imperial censors standing below all bowed their heads and said, “Yes.”

"Bullshit!" Yelu Yanxi pointed at the censor and then opened his hands to gesture: "I didn't punish Yelu Yudu for the defeat in the war, and I rewarded him with gold, silver and jade. I trusted him so much, how could he rebel against me? What can he get if he rebels? Say-"

He pointed his finger back at them and drew an arc: "Are you bastards trying to sow discord?"

The expressions of all the imperial censors changed immediately.

Xiao Fengxian watched from the side, pondered for a moment, and said, "Your Majesty, I think this is true."

"Ok?"

The furious emperor stopped talking and turned to look at his favorite minister.

Xiao Fengxian stepped forward and bowed: "Yelü Yudu's rebellion is not for himself."

Looking directly at the expressionless emperor, the powerful official continued in clear words: "Your Majesty has forgotten that Yelu Yudu's wife is Concubine Wen's sister. I heard that Jin Wang Aoluwo once privately said that he would take the throne soon. This matter is obviously a conspiracy between Yelu Yudu and Concubine Wen, and they want to betray your Majesty."

"Princess Wen?"

Yelu Yanxi muttered a few words, thinking of the concubine who embarrassed him in front of the court officials two days ago. He instinctively felt a little disgusted, but still shook his head to deny it. The imperial censors beside him looked at each other, and one of them stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, I have also heard about this matter."

His mouth paused, his eyes moved slightly, Yelu Yanxi slowly turned his head to look at him, his pupils shrank: "Are you serious?"

As an emperor, he did not care about state affairs, but he cared about the relationship between the ministers in the court. The people in front of him were all from the Southern Censorate, who had always been at odds with Xiao Fengxian and often wrote to him requesting the removal of his favorite minister. Therefore, he did not suspect that they were colluding.

"I never speak falsely." The censor bowed his head.

Xiao Fengxian took the opportunity to step forward and said, "Your Majesty, don't forget that Yelu Yudu once tried to attach himself to Gao Yongchang in Liaodong, and after returning, he became friends with the son-in-law Xiao Yu.

Xiao Yu is also a descendant of the emperor's uncle, so he can be considered a brother to Concubine Wen. Moreover, Concubine Wen's brother-in-law, Yelu Tagu, and Xiao Yu are both powerful figures in the Pishi Army. If he launches an attack in the north, then..."

He stopped talking before he finished speaking and lowered his head as if waiting for the emperor's judgment.

Yelu Yanxi rolled his eyes and suddenly looked up: "It was you who almost made a mistake!"

He turned around and went to the back, took out a token from the cabinet and threw it to Xiao Fengxian: "Take this token and bring my guards to arrest Yelu Taheli and Xiao Xian. If they resist, they will be killed without mercy."

Xiao Fengxian hurriedly took the order and went out, calling a team of guards to ride on their war horses and leave.

Yelu Yanxi listened to the sound of horse hooves fading away outside, took a deep breath, slammed the table hard, glanced at the imperial censors beside him, and waved his hand: "All of you get out."

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Those people bowed and left quickly.

The Liao emperor paced back and forth in the tent alone, thinking about what had just happened. He also unconsciously thought of the song that Xiao Sese sang two days ago. His heart became more and more anxious. He suddenly stopped and said, "Someone come, someone come!"

The guards guarding the tent outside came in quickly and knelt on one knee: "Your Majesty!"

"Go, pass on my order, get a pot of poisoned wine from the imperial physician and send it to Concubine Wen." The expressionless emperor had a hint of annoyance in his eyes: "Report back after that woman dies."

The guard's mouth twitched, but he still responded respectfully, backed out, and hurried to the imperial physician in the back.

……

The sky is hiding behind the clouds.

Xiao Fengxian, along with ten imperial guards, rode his horse at full speed to the outside of Yelu Tagu's tent, jumped off his horse, and walked straight over with his men.

A guard stepped forward and quickly drew aside the curtain, revealing Xiao Yu and another middle-aged man who were wolfing down a leg of lamb. It was the owner of the place, Yelu Tagu.

"Xiao Fengxian?" The surprised Khitan noble stood up and asked, "Why are you here?"

"Hmmm." The prince consort was eating the lamb leg and chewing hard.

“Heh—” Xiao Fengxian twitched the corner of his mouth and revealed a smile: “Yelü Tagu, Xiao Yu, you two are in trouble!”

The two figures, one standing and one sitting, were stunned for a moment, somewhat confused. Xiao Fengxian glanced at them and said in a gentle voice, "Pass on your Majesty's order. Yelu Tagu and Xiao Yu conspired to help the Prince of Jin usurp the throne. They shall be executed immediately!"

The guards behind him looked at each other, raised their spears and stepped forward with the sound of armor rubbing.

Xiao Yu's eyes widened, he spat out the mutton in his mouth, and shouted: "Xiao Fengxian, you are slandering me!"

The spears stabbed out with the sound of wind, and the two men lifted the table and chairs in front of them forward. The wooden table and chairs rolled over and hit several guards.

boom--

The long weapon hit it, making a loud noise.

Xiao Fengxian's eyes lit up, and he shouted loudly: "You two dare to resist, why don't you kill them right here!"

Poor two men, they were unarmored and had no weapons. How could they resist this team of armored soldiers? In just a moment, two screams were heard and they fell to the ground one after another.

Xiao Yu stared at Xiao Fengxian: "You...will be in trouble..."

Xiao Fengxian stepped forward, drew out his knife and stabbed it downwards. Poof - it stabbed into his neck. "Why are you talking so much nonsense!"

He reached out and pulled it, and warm blood spurted all over his face.

He took out a towel and wiped his face, then snorted and threw the bloodstained towel to the ground.

"go!"

The footsteps fade away.

……

"…Your Majesty, give me some wine."

Xiao Sese looked at the exquisite wine jug in front of him with a dazed look, then looked at the guard who brought the wine over, and the corner of his mouth twitched: "It must be poisonous wine."

The guard didn't dare to respond, but just lowered his head.

The bare hand painted with Dankou stretched out and slowly placed on the wine jug, and the cold touch went straight into the heart.

"People often say that a husband and wife are bound by love for a hundred days, but Your Majesty..."

Shaking his head, Xiao Sese had a sneer on his face, and spoke slowly, with a hint of weakness: "I can't listen to good advice, and I can't tolerate loyal ministers."

"Your Excellency..." The maid beside her wanted to step forward.

Xiao Sese stretched out her hand as if to stop her, and then the maid stood there in a daze, not knowing what to do.

The guard was startled, and looked up at the woman in front of him with a complicated expression, then lowered his head and said softly, "Your Majesty... I gave you wine because Prince Lanling suggested that Concubine Wen and Yelu Yuduxiang from the north plan to establish Prince Jin."

Xiao Sese's eyes suddenly widened and he turned to look at him, but the guard bent his body even more and almost bowed.

"I see..." Xiao Sese pondered for a moment, the sadness disappeared from his face, and then he turned around and knelt down in front of the guard: "Xiao Sese has something to ask of you."

"Princess Wen, please don't do this." The guards didn't dare to accept the gift, and quickly stepped aside, then knelt on the ground: "I admire your courage to speak out, but I hate that I can't speak out because of my low status. It's inappropriate for me to come here to give you wine, how can I accept such a great gift."

The maid looked left and right behind, at a loss as to what to do.

Concubine Wen looked back at her, then turned to look at the guards: "This maid has been with me for seventeen years, and we are as close as sisters. Could you please show some mercy and allow her to leave this camp and find another way? After I die, you can take whatever is in this tent."

"I dare not." The guard knocked his head to the ground and said, "I promise to let her go, but the things in the tent are all your favorite things, I dare not touch them."

"They are all dead things." Xiao Sese shook her head, not caring much. She glanced at the maid, then bowed slightly to the guard and said, "I'll leave everything to you."

Then he stood up and walked to the table, looked at the maid and smiled: "After I die, don't hesitate, leave here immediately."

"Your Excellency..." The maid took two steps forward, tears in her eyes.

Concubine Wen just shook her head, then picked up the wine jug, but did not pour it into the cup. She just tilted her head back and drank from the spout, making a gulping sound, and then threw the empty jug away.

bang-

Small pieces of porcelain flew everywhere.

The woman in casual clothes slowly walked to the bed and lay down. After a while, she curled up with a painful look on her face: "Your Majesty, when did you become like this..."

"I once accompanied the king leaning on the jade railing,
The dream of Phoenix Tower is short and full of resentment...the best years of my life.

My country... has been overturned... My heart is burning,

Why… why have I failed… you, you… well… huh, hiss… but it’s broken… ho, uh… fate…”

The murmured sound reached the ears of the other two people in the tent, and then there was silence, with a pair of lifeless eyes staring to one side without blinking.

"Your Excellency!" The maid suddenly knelt down, a mournful voice uttered from her mouth, and she kept wiping away her tears with the back of her hand.

"Little one—

Respectfully send Concubine Wen back to the embrace of the gods!"

The guard propped himself up on the ground with both hands and kowtowed three times in succession. Then he stood up and walked to the maid and said, "Princess Wen asked you to leave this place. Please prepare quickly, otherwise something unexpected might happen if it's too late."

The maid also knew that the situation was urgent, so she wiped her tears quickly and took out some warm clothes and some silver. The guard, seeing this, either felt grateful for Concubine Wen's advice or felt sympathy for her, so he packed some dry food and wine for her and quickly brought her out.

Soon, a fast horse galloped out of the camp, and the petite knight turned his head to look at the camp that was getting farther and farther away.

Then he gritted his teeth and ran north.

(End of this chapter)