stern wife

Chapter 844 This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!
Although people have always had a lot of prejudice against women.

However, Pei Xiaoran has made great military exploits and is humble. He never puts on the air of a general. During wartime, he eats and lives with the soldiers. With both reputation and military exploits, he has already won the hearts of the people and is deeply loved by the people.

Seeing her in trouble now, the common people are very anxious.

The officers and soldiers quickly divided into two groups, one group helped the people carry water to put out the fire, and blocked those desperate guys who rushed in without thinking.

In the first group, they borrowed quilts from the people, wet them with water, and rushed in to find people for help.

Soon, everyone in Pei's mansion was rescued one by one, even the Zhao family and Pei Huayu who lived in Pei's mansion, and Pei Shuli who was still injured were recited.

However, everyone searched left and right, but there was no sign of Pei Xiaoran.

No, it stands to reason that Little General Pei has high martial arts skills, so he should be the one who is the least likely to be trapped.

Why did everyone else come out, but she was the only one who disappeared?
Everyone was puzzled and worried.

At this moment, a prison guard ran over panting and shouted:

"It's not good! The assassin who assassinated General Pei a few days ago ran away! He must have set the fire! General Pei must have been tricked! Go in and save people!"

When he yelled, everyone immediately understood and cursed at the assassin.

Suzaku's stability today is due to Pei Xiaoran's contribution.

Such a capable minister and general must have been murdered by the assassin because of his jealousy.

Otherwise, who would foolishly kill their own protector?
How is this kind of thief different from that traitor?
The crowd was excited, wishing to find out the assassin immediately to relieve Ling Chi.

However, it is useless to scold him now, the most important thing is to find a way to rescue General Pei first.

At this time, the fire was a little weaker, but the smoke was still billowing, choking people's tears and nose, and even a little closer, it was very difficult to breathe.

The officers and soldiers felt a little desperate.

Because if there are still people inside at this time, nine out of ten they are already dead.

And the assassin must also be very aware of General Pei's high martial arts skills, and the fact that General Pei is still missing is enough to show that the assassin did other tricks before setting the fire on.

For example... drugged, smoked, etc...

No matter what, live to see people, die to see corpses!

The palace also sent the Royal Forest Army to support. With strong assistance, the fire was reduced visibly with the naked eye.

In the end, there were only wisps of green smoke that went straight to the sky.

Afterwards, the officers and soldiers found two entangled corpses in the courtyard where Pei Xiaoran was.

One of the skeletons was tall, and at first glance it was the figure of an adult man.

The other one is smaller and exquisite.

Who are the identities of these two people can be guessed at a glance.

For a moment, the audience was silent, and everyone couldn't believe what happened before them.

Little General Pei was killed by thieves just like that...so...by thieves?

This thief is smart, he knew that killing General Pei would be a dead end, so he was buried in the sea of ​​fire together with General Pei!

A bitter cry broke the silence, and the disgraced Empress Lu Wei hugged her child, knelt down in front of the charred bones, and cried bitterly.

Only then did the people react, and they began to cry too.

Soon, the cries became one piece, and in this bottomless, deep night, it seemed particularly depressing and suffocating.

However, something even more unexpected is yet to come.

After hearing the news of Pei Xiaoran's death, Emperor Chixuan did not follow the rules to ask someone to arrange for Pei Xiaoran's funeral. Instead, he made a personal order to prohibit any insider from revealing the news of Pei Xiaoran's death.

Violators will be killed without mercy!

He arranged another residence for the people in Pei's house, but he didn't allow them to come and go at will. Instead, he arranged for officers and soldiers to guard them strictly.

Even Nie Xichen, the lord of Lu Wei, was trapped inside by him.

After that, Prime Minister Pei Yuxuan asked to resign, and since then closed the door to thank guests.

However, Emperor Chixuan didn't agree to play, but just suppressed his notes, and found someone else to take his place temporarily.

However, the elder brother Pei Xiaoran and the fourth elder brother who were far away at the border, and the Wu family who traveled far away with Pei Jianbing, were completely unaware of the news of the death of their younger sister and daughter.

The common people didn't know the meaning of it, and they panicked, and they didn't know what Emperor Chixuan wanted to do.

He is obviously a minister of the court, and he has made a lot of military exploits. Why is there not even a thin coffin after his death?

Not only that, Emperor Chixuan even disposed of the corpse secretly, and no one even knew where Pei Xiaoran was buried.

Rumors spread all over the place for a while, but the leaders of the troublemakers who complained about Pei Xiaoran were unceremoniously arrested by the officers and soldiers and thrown into the prison.

The people had no choice but to shut up.

But they have their silent resistance.

On Pei Xiaoran's first seven days, fires flickered everywhere in the capital, and paper ashes swirled and floated up with the wind.

That's when the common people burn paper money for the little heroes in their hearts.

However, under everything that seemed to be calm, there was another undercurrent.

The Lord Lu Wei, who was supposed to be trapped in the private house arranged by Emperor Chixuan, has long since disappeared, leaving only Pei Yutong and his child Nie Zhaohua.

And the countries that agreed with Suzaku to form an alliance also began to gather troops in secret.

And according to the previous agreement with Suzaku, the soldiers and horses were quietly sent to Suzaku.

And when Xuanwu's lord received the news of Pei Xiaoran's death, it was already a long time later.

Of course, the ruler of Xuanwu didn't believe what the eyeliner planted in Suzaku said at first.

For a pillar-like figure like Pei Xiaoran, how could it be impossible for Emperor Chixuan to send someone to strictly protect him?
However, the eyeliner said that Pei Xiaoran seemed to have provoked the enemy, and was murdered again and again by the other party.

The other party was so cruel that he insisted on dying together with Pei Xiaoran.

Moreover, after Pei Xiaoran's death, Emperor Chixuan did not announce the funeral in secret, but strictly blocked the news.

This is enough to prove that Pei Xiaoran is really dead, not just a show for someone to see.

If it was just a play, he would definitely go to the funeral with great fanfare, instead of hiding it like he is now, for fear of being known by others.

This eyeliner has been placed in Zhijing for many years, and it has never been used, just to prevent people from discovering it.

Therefore, only he heard the news, and the other eyeliners didn't even know about it.

After listening to the eyeliner's report, the Lord Xuanwu immediately believed it.

That's right, if it's just for show, why not make it known to everyone, so that Xuanwu can relax their vigilance?
Unless he was really dead, he tried his best to block the news because he was afraid that Xuanwu would raise his troops if he found out.

Opportunity, this is a good opportunity!
Once Pei Xiaoran died, Suzaku's fighting power would definitely be greatly weakened.

Her existence is very special to Suzaku. After learning that Suzaku's patron saint has fallen, the morale of the army will naturally become unstable.

If you don't send troops at this time, when will you wait?

Thus, a long-planned war finally slowly kicked off.

(End of this chapter)