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Chapter 890: Pei State Recovers
"The general is truly unrivaled in the world!"

About a quarter of an hour ago, the deputy general guarding the city uttered a cry of surprise and surrendered without hesitation.

He was also shocked. He never expected that his commander, who had just been dressed and climbed up the wall to observe the situation, was shot dead by the general with an arrow.

That distance, no matter how you look at it, should be a foolproof distance!
second to none.

It was not until this time that the generals defending the city truly understood the value of this rumor.

Suddenly, they no longer dared to resist and opened the city gates to welcome the general into the city.

"and many more!"

Mrs. Yuan supported her husband and asked in disbelief:

"Isn't the general in the west of the city? How come the east of the city was also blocked so quickly?"

The lady's doubt is correct.

The slide in the west of the city only takes a quarter of an hour, so they should seize the time and escape from the east of the city.

But apparently, she overlooked the speed at which beacons and flags transmitted messages through the city walls.

When the guards on the city wall saw the big flag with the word "Yuan" on the tower where the commander was standing taken down, how could they not know what was happening?
All of a sudden, like dominoes, the flags fell down quickly.

The general defending the east side of the city quickly realized the current situation—Yuan Zhong had been defeated miserably.

Immediately, the city gate officer who was originally loyal to the prefect turned his knife around and attacked Xue Liang and others who were waiting in front of the gate, intending to use them as his "token of surrender."

Xue Liang was anxiously waiting for Yuan Zhong to come and prepare to escape, but he did not expect the situation to change suddenly. The defending general turned against him and he was immediately beaten dizzy. He fled alone under the protection of his personal soldiers.

"Bastard!"

Yuan Zhong, who had recovered from his shock, was furious and punched Xue Liang in the face:

"It's all your stupid idea! Now you're causing me trouble..."

Before he finished speaking, he heard the sound of hurried horse hooves and shouts of killing from behind. The sound came from far away and was accompanied by the repeated shouts of "Those who surrender will not be killed", which clearly meant that the pursuers had arrived.

Yuan Zhong's face was ashen. He stood there for a moment and suddenly shouted loudly. He drew the sword from his waist and stabbed it at his neck.

"My husband, please don't do that!" Madam Yuan rushed over and grabbed his arm tightly, "Let's surrender! Isn't it said that the general is greedy for money and lustful? Yuan Shao and Cui Lie have a daughter, and we have one too. Give it to him, give it all to him, the daughter, the family property, as long as he can spare it."

"Shut up!" Yuan Zhong kicked Madam Yuan away, and put the tip of the sword to his throat. "My Yuan family is full of loyal and brave people, and we have been loyal for generations. How can you let me learn from Benchu ​​and live in disgrace?!"

After saying that, Yuan Zhong closed his eyes and was about to take action tremblingly.

At this moment, there was a sound of "Zheng!"

A feather arrow flew through the air, accurately knocking the dagger away. Yuan Zhong's palm cracked, and he turned back in horror.

Su Yao was seen leading the way, with the Chiyun cavalry following behind him like a tide.

"Prime Minister Yuan, how are you?"

This voice made Yuan Zhong feel like he was falling into an icy cave. In the light of the fire, the figure in the black armor and red robe looked like a god descending from heaven:

"I was ordered to go south to quell the rebellion. On my way through Pei State, the Prime Minister not only did not host a banquet to welcome me, but instead sent someone to assassinate me. You have the nerve to flatter yourself for such a rebellious act."

"Great General."

Seeing that he couldn't commit suicide, Yuan Zhong collapsed to the ground in despair: "I am innocent. I am innocent."

Su Yao sneered and threw out a scroll of bamboo slips. When the bamboo slips were unfolded, they were filled with the confessions of Zhang Meng's subordinates.

"Murdering the imperial envoy and burning down the post station, is this the loyal person of your Yuan family?"

When Yuan Zhong saw the last bright red handprint on the bamboo slip, he completely collapsed and shouted, "This was all Zhang Meng's own decision! I was completely unaware of this!"

"Oh? On your own initiative?"

Su Yao walked forward slowly, his boots making a teeth-grinding sound as they stepped on the bamboo slips:

"So when you asked the defenders to seal off the city and resist, was it the dead Zhang Meng who acted on your behalf?"

Yuan Zhong was speechless. Suddenly, he saw Xue Liang hiding in the corner. He pointed at him as if he had grabbed a life-saving straw and said, "It's him! It's all this traitor colluding with Yuan Shu!" - "Death, traitor!"

A cold light suddenly appeared behind Yuan Zhong.

The person who took action was actually the chief clerk Xue Liang!

It turned out that seeing that Yuan Zhong was about to die and was trying to drag him down with him, he suddenly became furious and pulled out the dagger from his sleeve and stabbed Yuan Zhong in the back.

The scene of killing the master in public stunned everyone present.

"Prefect!"

"Husband!"

"Daddy!"

"No!"

It seemed that Yuan Zhong was about to be killed on the spot.

However, in the blink of an eye, another cold light flashed under the moonlight, and it turned out to be the long sword in Su Yao's hand being unsheathed.

The knife came with lightning speed, carrying with it a sharp gust of wind, drawing a straight trajectory in the air and cutting off Xue Liang's wrist with incredible precision.

"what!"

Seeing blood gushing from his wrist, Xue Liang let out a shrill scream and watched his severed hand and dagger fall to the ground with a clang.

"You still want to kill people to silence them? You are so brave."

Su Yao stepped on the screaming Xue Liang:

"Take him away and interrogate him thoroughly. As for you..."

Su Yao turned his eyes away and looked down at Yuan Zhong, who was still trembling and had not recovered from his shock:

"Come here, strip him of his official uniform, and take his entire family to Luoyang to be charged with treason!"

"Great General, please understand!"

Being held down by the soldiers, Yuan Zhong struggled desperately and shouted:

"I have really been deceived by a villain. I am willing to give away all my property, just begging you to spare my life!"

"Property?" Su Yao sneered, "For the crime of treason, do you think you can still keep your property? Take him away!"

At this time, Madam Yuan pulled her daughter over, crawled over, and hugged Su Yao's boots:

"General, spare your life!"

"My husband really didn't intend to rebel."

"It was that chief clerk who colluded with Yuan Shu and bewitched my husband to make such a big mistake."

"We have spent all our wealth to pay you back. I, your little girl, have admired you since childhood and am willing to serve you. We only ask that you spare our lives!"

Su Yao lowered his head and saw Madam Yuan crying loudly, her face covered with tears and dust, making it impossible to recognize her appearance. However, her daughter, who was about twelve or thirteen years old, was crying, but she still had a pretty face.

But the expression on his face showed one of confusion and fear, as if he was dragged out by his own mother to be given away.

Haha, these aristocratic families.

"It's possible that your husband has been bewitched by the chief clerk, and there's nothing wrong with that."

Su Yao snorted coldly:
"But he is the governor, he is the one who makes the decision, so he must take responsibility for the decision."

"If he could repent earlier, maybe I could give you some chances, but now, you are not qualified to negotiate with me."

After that, Su Yao closed his eyes and ordered:
"Take them all away, take them to Luoyang, and report to the court: Yuan Zhong is guilty of treason, all male members of his family will be beheaded, the female members will be enslaved, and all their property will be confiscated. Also, all officials of Pei State will be investigated together. Except for those who rebelled on the battlefield, all those who participated in the treason will be executed!"

(End of this chapter)