Thief Emperor

Chapter 714 Snowy Night Killing
His Majesty the Emperor has long held a grudge against Liang Wen.

This is not because Liang Wen was a traitor who brought disaster to the country.

In fact, although Liang Wen was a scoundrel and had no loyalty to the court and was a real rogue, from a purely interest perspective, his existence was undoubtedly beneficial to the Wu Zhou Dynasty.

If it were not for Liang Wen, the Wu Zhou Dynasty would not have been able to hold on to the Central Plains for a few more years. At this time, it would most likely have been difficult for it to control Guanzhong, and even maintaining the most basic decency would have been difficult.

The problem is that Liang Wen came from a humble background and had basically no political experience.

The so-called political experience is to do things in a way that is acceptable to all parties and preferably one that makes everyone feel good about it.

If it can become the greatest common divisor acceptable to all forces, then it will naturally be lifted to the top of the mountain by all forces.

But Liang Wen did not have this awareness. He acted on impulse and would do anything for the benefit he saw. He had already slapped the emperor in the face twice.

At this time, the emperor's actual authority no longer existed, but his substance was gone, and he could not lose his face.

Wu Yuancheng couldn't swallow this humiliation unless he killed Liang Wen!
Pei Huang whispered, "Your Majesty, this is easy. Liang Wen is still living in the city. We should deal with this matter sooner rather than later. I will ask the Imperial City Bureau to take action right now. Tomorrow morning, this man will die suddenly at home."

"No rush, no rush."

His Majesty the Emperor took a deep breath and said, "Killing him means that Guanzhong will change immediately. Therefore, after killing him, the court must immediately start moving. Now that there are no rebels entering Guanzhong, the court does not need to rush like last time."

"I need to spend some time preparing for the relocation of the imperial court. Once everything is ready, I will kill this beast immediately."

The last time, when Wang Junping entered Guanzhong, the emperor fled in a panic, taking only about 30% of his ministers and some royal family members with him, so that some royal family members with the surname Wu were stranded in the capital.

After Wang Junping entered the city, the female members of the Wu clan were fine, at most they suffered a little physically, but the male members basically all died a miserable death.

Because of this incident, the Wu family clan has been full of resentment towards Wu Yuancheng, and until now, many members of the Wu family are still indignant.

This time, His Majesty the Emperor wanted to be a "benevolent monarch" and tried to take as many people with him when he fled.

Pei Huang frowned and whispered, "Your Majesty, how can this be done? The relocation of the imperial court is a big deal. Liang Wen is in the capital, so he will definitely notice it. If the secret is leaked, Liang Wen will definitely find a way to escape from the capital, which will be even more troublesome!"

"Then send someone to keep an eye on him."

His Majesty the Emperor took a deep breath and gritted his teeth and said, "Have people surround his residence and not let even a fly out. Make sure he has no way of communicating with the outside world..."

Pei Huang was speechless.

He raised his head and took a serious look at his childhood friend.

At this time, Pei Sanlang was already a little dazed.

Your Majesty...has the Emperor put a curse on someone?
He was obviously quite wise when he was young, but how come he suddenly turned into a cowardly fool when he reached middle age?

Thinking of this, Pei Huang looked at the heavy snow outside Chongde Hall and sighed in his heart.

It seems that what those people at home said was right. With the country's fortunes declining, no one can escape.

The fate of the Great Zhou Dynasty has become decadent and corrupt. Even this corrupt fate has haunted Your Majesty himself, turning him into a fool...

Thinking of this, Pei Huang took a deep breath, patiently said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, Liang Wen's power is already established. In this capital, his people are definitely not only in his Duke's Mansion. Once the Duke's Mansion is surrounded by people, people outside the mansion will definitely notice it and leak the news."

"This is no different from killing him directly."

The Emperor looked at Pei Huang and was about to speak when he heard Pei Huang continue, "It is useless to lock down the capital. If we do, the suspicion outside will only increase. Your Majesty..."

"No need to hesitate."

Pei Huang said slowly: "Since we are going to do it, I will take people there tonight and kill them. Tomorrow we will start to move the court. Even if Liang Wen's subordinates receive the news, it will take at least five or six days."

"We still have the Imperial Guards, so we can delay it. Relocating the court won't be a big problem."

His Majesty the Emperor took a deep breath and gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, then Sanlang, go and kill this bastard for me today. Tomorrow morning, I want to see this bastard's head!"

"Yes!"

When Pei Huang was about to leave, the emperor stopped him again and said, "I have changed my mind. After we capture him, we will not kill him first. I will teach him a lesson and vent my anger!"

Pei Huang lowered his head slightly and responded again.

"I accept your order."

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Heavy snow covered the entire capital city.

The sky was covered with thick clouds, hiding the moon completely. In the snowy night, Pei Huang and Pei Sanlang sat in a carriage, slowly approaching the Duke of Ru's Mansion.

It snowed heavily in the capital.

After the carriage had been going for a while, it began to slip. Several men from the Imperial City Bureau were behind the carriage, pushing with all their might, but the carriage did not move.

"That's all."

Pei Huang got off the carriage with a frown on his face. He looked up at the Duke of Ru's Mansion not far away and said calmly, "Is it surrounded?"

"Return to Si Zheng."

The subordinate at the side bowed his head and said: "We sent people to surround it in the afternoon. Now it is watertight and not even flies can fly out."

"Afternoon..." Pei Huang frowned.

At this moment, it was already dark, which meant that the Duke of Ru's Mansion had been surrounded for half a day. With Liang Wen's character, he must have noticed it long ago.

It will take half a day, and I don’t know if there will be any mistakes.

"Is anyone in there?"

"inside."

The subordinate lowered his head and said, "We saw him inside with our own eyes, so we started to surround the house. None of us dare to make such a mistake."

Pei Huang nodded and walked to the gate of the Duke of Ru's Mansion with his hands behind his back. At this time, the gate was surrounded by people from the Imperial City Bureau.

Pei Huang strode into the Duke of Ru's mansion. Not long after he reached the front yard, Liang Wen, who was wearing an inner garment and a robe, came out sleepily, cursing, "Who is it? I'm sleeping with the princess!"

"Damn it, you delayed my birth into a royal family. Can you bear the consequences?"

As soon as he finished cursing, he looked up and saw Pei Huang. Even Liang Wen was startled and forced a smile on his face: "It turned out to be Master Pei. Why is Master Pei here in the middle of the night?"

Pei Huang looked at him and said straight to the point without any further ado: "I am here to take the Duke's life."

Liang Wen was startled, his scalp almost exploded, he shouted: "Mr. Pei, it's almost the end of the year, don't make such a joke!"

"Who's kidding you?"

Pei Huang sneered: "You have your own army and threatened the emperor, and you beat the princess for no reason and blasphemed the majesty of the royal family!"

"How can the laws of the Great Zhou tolerate you?"

After that, Pei Huang waved his hand and shouted, "Take him immediately, tie him up and break his hands and feet!"

A dozen people from the Imperial City Bureau strode forward without saying a word.

Liang Wen was so frightened that he backed away repeatedly, and before he knew it, he had retreated to the corner of the wall. He was wearing a robe and was trembling with fear.

The way he looked and the way he was dressed, everyone thought he was going to surrender.

When the people from the Imperial City Bureau approached, Liang Wen lowered his head slightly, his eyes flashing with ferocity. He reached his hands into his arms and let out a strange cry. The two daggers were already in his hands!

He came out in his pajamas and had a robe on, so his arms were hidden in the robe, and the two knives had already been hidden under the robe!

Liang Wen slashed forward fiercely, and two people from the Imperial City Bureau fell to the ground!

He shouted loudly, and in the Duke's Mansion, more than a dozen of Liang Wen's confidants, all dressed in armor, rushed out. Liang Wen had a clear goal and rushed straight towards Pei Huang.

Pei Huang was startled and subconsciously tried to avoid him, but Liang Wen turned around and rushed towards the gate of the Duke's Mansion like a mad dog!
Pei Huang shouted, "Don't let the traitor go! Execute him right here, right here!"

"Release the crossbow arrows, release the crossbow arrows!"

The crossbow was pulled, and two crossbow arrows hit Liang Wen's shoulders. After Liang Wen was hit, his speed became even faster. Under the cover of his confidants, he desperately fled!

Outside the gate of Duke Ru's Mansion, the people Liang Wen had arranged in advance were already nearby to meet him. When they saw him running out, someone immediately came forward to meet him!

Tonight, Pei Huang only brought a hundred or so fighters to carry out this official mission. After Liang Wen and others fought desperately, he actually tore a hole in their ranks!
Liang Wen, injured, ran into the criss-crossing alleys on a snowy night. For a moment, the people from the Imperial City Bureau could not catch up with him.

"Salt smuggler."

Pei Huang cursed, his face gloomy: "You run so fast!"

"Call for help, call for help!"

Pei Huang was also getting anxious, and shouted, "Close the gates of the capital city. No matter what, we must get this traitor out!"

"Yes!"

Following Pei Huang's order, a battle royale broke out in the capital city on a snowy night.

Pei Huang hesitated for a moment, but still walked into the Duke's Mansion and soon arrived at the backyard. Not long after, he heard a scream.

Pei Huang strode into the bedroom and saw Princess Xunyang lying on the bed, her body covered in blood, her face pale, and she had been dead for a long time.

Apparently, someone had his neck slashed.

Beside her bed, Liang Wen left a note. Pei Huang picked it up, took a look at it, and his face became even gloomier.

There were only two short lines of words written on this note.

"If you die today, my husband and I will go together!"

"If I don't die today, I will kill all the Wu clan members tomorrow to avenge my wife!"

Pei Huang had no expression on his face, he just turned around and left.

That night, Liang Wen, covered in blood, was taken into the Chongde Hall by the Imperial City Bureau like a dead dog.

Throw it heavily in front of the imperial steps.

(End of this chapter)