The Empress Kneels in Her Palace to Admit Her Mistakes After Slaying Her Ways in the Female-Oriented

Wei Shuo's words surprised Ren Tianye slightly.

You must know that Wei Shuo was, after all, the imperial son-in-law, and he had been loyal to the Great Yu court all his life. Although Ren Tianye had saved his life, was it really enough for such a principled person to switch sides and serve him?

In some ways, this is no different from betraying the Great Yu!

Seemingly sensing Ren Tianye's thoughts, Wei Shuo immediately said, "General Ren, the reason I am so willing is partly because of the life-saving grace you have shown me."

"The doctor just told me that I, Wei Shuo, can live."

"Such a great favor, even if it means going through fire and water for me, I, Wei Shuo, will never flinch."

"On the other hand, it's because I have the utmost respect for you, General Ren."

"I, Wei Shuo, have served in the Northern Frontier. I know the ferocity of the barbarians there, and I also know how difficult it is to subdue the arrogant and fierce soldiers once the Northern Frontier is in chaos. But General Ren..."

"Conquering the entire northern frontier and sending troops deep into the heart of the barbarian territory—such a feat is something I, Wei Shuo, could only dream of but could not accomplish. Therefore, it is my honor to serve under your command."

Upon hearing this, Ren Tianye couldn't help but chuckle.

Actually... it's not as difficult as you might imagine!

Whether it's Yunji City, Sifang City, Shanhe City in the northern frontier, or even the surging barbarians, fighting them would be quite easy.

In particular, he has a lucky general like Wang Ming by his side.

That makes it even easier.

Of course, Ren Tianye also considered why he was always able to get what he wanted without bloodshed. After thinking about it, he felt that the biggest reason was that he had mastered the underlying code of this world.

"There's another reason..." Wei Shuo continued, "However, please allow me to keep this a secret for now."

"Once this matter is settled, I will explain everything to you, General Ren, including... General Ren, why is it that in this vast capital city, where civil and military officials abound and powerful families are numerous, you are always unable to recruit enough people?"

Ren Tianye looked into Wei Shuo's eyes and could see that he was not lying, so he nodded and said, "Alright, I, the Grand Commandant, will still give Wei Shuo face as a general."

"However, this general is somewhat curious."

"What is so important that General Wei Shuo must do it?"

In fact, Ren Tianye already had a guess in his heart, but he did not say it directly, but wanted to see Wei Shuo's reaction.

Then Wei Shuo's eyes suddenly flashed with a sharp light, like two knives, which was captivating. His emotions fluctuated for a moment, but he quickly suppressed them and said, "General Ren, this is a family matter."

"I, Wei Shuo, have lived a miserable half my life. In the second half, I want to live a completely new life. General Ren, you have given me this opportunity, and I, Wei Shuo, will certainly make the most of it."

Ren Tianye smiled.

That's pretty much what he thought.

I felt quite comforted.

Wei Shuo was saved in vain.

He reached out and patted his shoulder, saying, "You should take good care of your injuries. Once you're healed, I, the Grand Commandant, will have important responsibilities for you."

"There is a large army stationed outside the gates of Kyoto. When the time comes, I will give you a chance to take up your sword and mount your horse again."

Wei Shuo naturally understood what it meant and instantly became excited.

This excitement even made him want to get out of bed and thank Ren Tianye.

I never imagined that even in his old age, when Wei Shuo is nearing the end of his life, he could still be as shrewd and resourceful as he was in his youth. He has lived a life without regrets!

Ren Tianye offered a few more words of comfort before getting up and leaving.

After leaving the room, he said to Wang Ming beside him, "Go and investigate something for me."

"General, is this about General Cha Weishuo's daughter?"

"Yes, go check it out."

"I will investigate thoroughly and completely!"

Wang Ming emphasized the last few words.

Ren Tianye couldn't help but feel satisfied; he was getting more and more comfortable using Wang Ming.

……

The Pei residence, a separate courtyard.

Pei Jingzhi, carrying a pot of wine, strolled leisurely to Wei Chengye's door and knocked to open it.

Wei Chengye usually manages the armory and the inner treasury. His position is important, but relatively leisurely. He often gets up late and doesn't open the door until much later.

Upon seeing Pei Jingzhi in front of him, he was instantly taken aback.

"Lord Pei, what's wrong?"

"Come on, let's drink, drink with me."

"What's wrong?"

Wei Chengye was surprised. In his memory, Lord Pei had always been a gentleman, and he was very particular about his clothes and appearance. In particular, Lord Pei's wife was the best at this. She would always make Pei Jingzhi look clean and beautiful, as if he had become many years younger.

How...

Why is he so disheveled?

Her hair was all disheveled, as if it had been frozen in the cold wind for half the night.

"drink wine!"

Pei Jingzhi slammed the wine pot on the table, and as soon as he sat down, his face turned red. He then burst into a tirade: "Damn it, she's just a geisha, one of the geishas I keep in my household."

"I still have her indenture, and she actually dared to make me wait outside the door for half the night, exposed to the cold wind all night, and then just said that Han Xianggong's letter was more important, and tried to send me away?"

"Besides, that Han gentleman is just a down-on-his-luck scholar. He has a wife who barely maintains a glamorous life by relying on her family's wealth. Is she out of her mind?"

Wei Chengye was a core member of this conspiracy and basically knew all of Pei Jingzhi's plans. After Pei Jingzhi said that, he naturally understood who Pei Jingzhi was referring to.

Red Sleeves!

That stunningly beautiful and exceptionally outstanding Hongxiu!

What's wrong?

This woman in red sleeves is so bold!

How dare someone who's not even a servant or maid be so arrogant in the Pei household?

He's gone too far.

"But..." Pei Jingzhi's tone softened after venting his grief and indignation, but his expression was one of extreme sorrow: "But I, for the time being, still have to rely on her, and cannot do anything to her. I still have to coax her carefully..."

"hehe……"

"How ridiculous!"

"His Majesty has praised me as a pillar of the state. In recent years, I have been either building water conservancy projects, providing disaster relief, or bringing benefits to the region. I am loved by the people and have risen to the rank of Grand Master of Ceremonies. Yet now I have to appease a mere geisha?"

"Or is she one of the geisha from this official residence?"

"Are all Kabuki actors like this nowadays?"

"Or is it that the Great Yu is ill, and its rulers are all like this?"

Pei Jingzhi was clearly feeling wronged and wanted to vent.

After all, he had received the Emperor's blood edict and, together with Chen Liang, devised a rather meticulous plan, yet nothing of it went smoothly.

Lu Qing is nowhere to be found, and the Eldest Princess refuses... She thinks that once she returns to the mansion, she will finally be completely under his control, right?

As a result, even a lowly kabuki girl dared to lecture him, using the excuse that it was inconvenient for a man to be older than a woman, thus delaying his plans.

To whom can I confide this grievance in my heart?

Only Wei Chengye, who lived in the mansion, could say a few words.

Wei Chengye could tell that Pei Jingzhi was just venting his frustrations, so he kept quiet and drank more with him. The two of them didn't even prepare any food or drinks, and just drank like that. Soon Pei Jingzhi got drunk.

Wei Chengye sent Cai Genhua to fetch someone to take Pei Jingzhi back. Pei Jingzhi soon fell into a drunken stupor. As soon as he lay down, he felt someone gently taking off his shoes and covering him with a quilt.

Wei Chengye gradually became confused and eventually lost consciousness.

When he awoke again, it was already dark. A single lamp flickered in the dim light, and a woman sat beside him mending clothes. He felt as if his throat was being stabbed, and he managed to call out, "Water, water..."

"Master, you're awake?"

Cai Genhua quickly came over and brought him a cup of hot tea. After drinking it, he felt much better. After handing the teacup back, he noticed that the vomit he had made in his drowsy state had been cleaned up. Everything in the room seemed to have been quietly cleaned while he was sleeping, and it looked exceptionally bright.

"Master, I have prepared rice porridge, which is being kept warm in the kitchen. I will bring it to you right away."

The rice porridge was sweet and slightly salty, which made people's appetites even more. Wei Chengye couldn't help but eat two small bowls and felt much better. Looking at Cai Genhua, who was busy taking care of things, he suddenly had an idea.

She seemed especially gentle under the lamplight.

Having listened to Empress Xiao Mingzhao's words, Wei Chengye, who had not been near women for many years and had not even had a maid, felt a ripple in his heart at this moment.

……

The Grand Commandant's Residence.

"General, General Wei Shuo has recovered about 40-50% of his health. He couldn't wait to get up and find me, wanting me to ask you for a favor."

Wang Ming knelt on one knee and reported.

"What is it? Centaurs?"

Ren Tianye asked, having already vaguely guessed Wei Shuo's thoughts.

"It's men and horses, but not our Northern Frontier Army," Wang Ming said. "General Wei Shuo said he hopes the Grand General can issue an order allowing him to select some of his former comrades from the Imperial Guard."

"Let's do something together."

Ren Tianye suddenly realized that Wei Shuo did want people, but Wei Shuo was the Marquis of Changping, who had great prestige in the army and had long resided in the capital and held a position there. Given his ability and character, it would be impossible for no one to be willing to follow him.

Since that's the case, Ren Tianye naturally wouldn't refute his idea.

He immediately wrote a letter and had Ruyue personally deliver it to Lu Qing. The excited Lu Qing treated Ren Tianye's letter as if it were an imperial edict.

Upon receiving the order, Ren Tianye affixed his Grand Commandant's seal and had Wang Ming deliver it to Wei Shuo, instructing Wang Ming to monitor him. He wanted to know just how far Wei Shuo could go.

After all, this indicates how much Wei Shuo will be valued by him in the future.

As evening approached, Wang Ming sent his personal guards back to report.

"General, General Wang Ming has sent word to you that General Wei Shuo first went to the Southern Army of the Imperial Palace, and then to the Northern Army of the Imperial Palace, and with the transfer order, selected one thousand guards from them."

"General Wang Ming also asked me to inform you that most of these thousand guards were his subordinates when he was the Commandant of the Guards, and a small number were original soldiers from the northern frontier, former subordinates of General Wei Shuo."

"These people are truly loyal to General Wei Shuo!"

Ren Tianye nodded. Even a centipede doesn't die easily. It's quite normal for Wei Shuo to be able to mobilize so many people. In fact, even without his and Lu Qing's orders, Wei Shuo could probably easily mobilize these people.

And those he mobilized were all his trusted confidants. This clearly indicates that he was about to make a big move, or rather, an unconventional one. Otherwise, he wouldn't need so many loyal followers.

Ren Tianye became increasingly interested.

The next morning, Wang Ming sent his personal guards to report again.

"General, General Wei Shuo has driven everyone out of the martial arts training ground in Shanglin Wanzhuolong Garden, clearing the training ground out. Furthermore, he has just sent someone to the Princess's residence."

"Having received your warrant, General, I am with General Wang Ming and we seem to be inviting the Princess to the martial arts arena."

What?

Ren Tianye couldn't help but frown.

Is this the martial arts training ground at Shanglinyuan Zhuolongyuan?

That must be the royal family's exclusive martial arts training ground, right?

Why did you go there?

What does that mean?

"According to General Wang Ming, that martial arts arena was where General Wei Shuo held a martial arts contest to choose a wife. It was there that General Wei Shuo won the title of champion in the martial arts contest and was immediately betrothed by the late emperor."

Ren Tianye suddenly realized.

Immediately, he frowned again.

Why did Wei Shuo take Princess Xiao Ruyi there?

That's where it all started, so they're going to settle things there?!

However, they deliberately took them to the place where they fell in love, which created an ambiguous atmosphere.

"Damn, they're not going to just make the princess apologize and that's it, are they?"

Thinking of this, Ren Tianye's beautiful mood instantly soured.

He still had high hopes for Wei Shuo, but Wei Shuo seemed to be letting him down.

Ren Tianye could only wait for news from Wang Ming.

This time it was very quick; almost as soon as one guard left, another rushed in.

"General, General Wei Shuo, disregarding General Wang Ming's obstruction, insisted on leading a thousand elite guards straight to the Imperial Censor Wang's residence and surrounded it."

"General Wang Ming said that General Wei Shuo wanted to kill Imperial Censor Wang."

As soon as he finished speaking, Ren Tianye was startled.

What?

Did they kill Imperial Censor Wang?

He looked up at the window; the sun was shining brightly, it was broad daylight.

Are they going to kill Imperial Censor Wang?

isn't it? !

He led an army of 100,000 into the capital. Considering the issue of public sentiment, he only sent people to patrol and guard the city. He never thought of killing people in the streets, because that would easily invite condemnation from everyone.

After all, he wanted the entire Great Yu empire, not to stay on the throne for only a few days before being driven out.

But now...

Is Wei Shuo going to kill someone in the street?

No wonder Wang Ming tried to stop him!

"I, the Grand Commandant, will go and see for myself."

Ren Tianye immediately led his men over.

At this moment, Wei Shuo stood with his men in front of the gate of the Imperial Censor Wang's residence. He rode a black horse named Ta Xue Wu Zhui, dressed in black iron fish scale armor, and held a cold iron tiger-head spear in his hand. He was majestic and imposing. Although he was no longer in his prime, he still had the demeanor of his youth.

Under his command, loyal soldiers stormed into the residence of Imperial Censor Wang and dragged him out.

However, Wang Ming, who was standing to the side, seemed a little anxious.

He knew Ren Tianye's plans and attitude after entering the capital, and he also knew the impact of killing people in the street. Therefore, he did not agree. However... he only brought a hundred personal guards with him, while Wei Shuo's thousand men were all loyal to Wei Shuo. He was already somewhat unable to stop Wei Shuo.

"General Wei Shuo, must you do this?"

Left with no other choice, Wang Ming finally asked a question.

"General Wang Ming, I, Wei Shuo, am well aware of your concerns. I, Wei Shuo, have received great kindness from General Ren and will not cause trouble for him. But please trust me, General Wang Ming."

"This Great Yu, this capital..."

"A massacre is needed!"

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