I was favored by the evil god, and I became a white-bone bodhisattva.

Bang

After a slap in the face, half of Prince Fu's face was swollen.

"You pig-headed thing, what qualifications do you have to be king, huh?"

........

After being slapped in the face, Prince Fu started cursing madly even though his life was in the hands of others.

But the harsher he cursed, the happier Ge Chongtian laughed.

"Congratulations, General. Congratulations, General. This person can be of great use in some special occasions." Xiao Taixuan walked over and said with a smile.

"Master, I want to exchange Prince Fu for two thousand weapons with the dog emperor. Do you think he will agree?"

Ge Chongtian felt that the biggest problem of his team was their poor equipment.

Even though he seized a lot of scrap metal on the battlefield, he was not very satisfied.

"The current emperor is a heartless person. Not to mention a mere Prince of Fu, even if the prince was captured by the general, he would never agree to such a condition."

Ge Chongtian raised his eyebrows, seeming to be unconvinced.

"I agree with the general and will never lie to you about this."

"..."

After a moment of silence, Ge Chongtian sighed with a hint of disappointment: "This ordnance issue is really a headache."

Xiao Taixuan pretended not to understand his hint and said with a smile: "General, if you take Zhongling, you will soon be able to shock the Jin Dynasty. However, the imperial court will surely send a large army to suppress it in panic. I think the next person to lead the troops will be Kaiyang County Governor Fei Wei. This person does not have much talent, but he is cautious by nature and is attacking with several times the number of troops. If you take a steady approach, I'm afraid it will be difficult for the general to win."

"Please give me some advice, Taoist priest!" Ge Chongtian said hurriedly.

"You must not defend the city. The people's support is not with you. If you defend the city, you will die."

Xiao Taixuan pointed at Prince Fu and said, "The general's only chance of victory lies with this man. I have said before that Kaiyang County Governor Fei Wei is cautious by nature. Now I would like to add that he is irresponsible."

Seeing Ge Chongtian's thoughtful look, Xiao Taixuan said calmly: "All I can do is give the general some advice and delay the army's journey so that the general can have a good rest. I hope the general can still win the first battle. I'll take my leave."

"I'll see the Taoist priest off!"

..........

Just as Xiao Taixuan judged, after the traitor Ge Chongtian captured Zhongling County, the whole world was shaken and all the officials in the court were terrified.

Yujing's order was quickly issued - ordering Kaiyang County Magistrate Fei Wei to lead the army to quell the rebellion as soon as possible!

Xiao Taixuan's previous promise to Ge Chongtian was: delay the army's journey to allow the general to have a good rest.

At a time when the power of the Human Emperor has not yet collapsed, even Xiao Taixuan cannot delay the army purely with magic.

But if we can fully grasp Fei Wei's psychology and find a way to prevent him from advancing, then this matter will be very successful.

After the death of the emperors of the Jin Dynasty, they would eventually be buried in the imperial mausoleum.

Some emperors built their own tombs during their lifetime, but the previous emperor who died obviously would not do so.

Therefore, the tomb of the late emperor is still under construction, and some very interesting things are secretly placed inside.

'They are father and son in name, but they are enemies in reality.'

Xiao Taixuan used a spell to become invisible and came to the depths of the imperial mausoleum that was under construction. Looking at the neatly arranged straw men, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but curl up slightly.

Chapter 115 His heart can be punished

When the country was not yet settled and the nine provinces were in turmoil, the custom of burying living people with the dead was very popular.

But during the reign of Emperor Wu, this custom was abolished.

The powerful and wealthy no longer buried living people with their dead, but instead used pottery figurines instead, even the emperor was no exception.

Replacing the terracotta figurines with simple straw men is disrespectful to the former emperor.

What’s more, these straw men had the late emperor’s birth date and eight characters pasted on them, and were viciously pierced with long needles!

To be honest, although Xiao Taixuan had already expected that the emperor would do something tricky, he was still shocked when he saw these straw men when he first came here.

"You are the most filial son in the world. Since you are so filial, it would be unreasonable for me not to help you spread the word."

This incident was shocking. There were some incompetent and wicked emperors in the history of the Jin Dynasty, but none of them could do such a thing.

Originally, Xiao Taixuan wanted to take the opportunity to cause trouble after delivering the water talisman.

Now let's just go with the flow and combine the two things into one.

The old Taoist made some incantations, and the next moment, the straw men in the imperial mausoleum walked out in neat steps.

"It's moving! The straw man is moving!"

"The late emperor, please forgive me. The late emperor, please forgive me."

The craftsmen who were working were stunned when they saw the rows of walking straw men.

After they realized what was happening, they immediately knelt on the ground and kowtowed.

When Lord Lang Zizhen, the highest person in charge here, learned about this major incident at the imperial mausoleum that was under construction, his mind went almost blank.

"Detain all witnesses and wait for my punishment!"

After his legs shook involuntarily for a long time, Lang Zizhen's instinct as an official made him immediately think of silencing the witness and covering up the truth.

But even if those craftsmen were killed, if the straw man was not recovered as soon as possible, this matter would sooner or later become known to everyone!

"Prepare your horses, quickly prepare your horses and follow me to catch the straw man—"

.....

Under Xiao Taixuan's control, the straw man in the imperial tomb ran faster than a horse, but not much faster.

So Lang Zizhen kept chasing after the straw man, but he could not catch up.

"Sir, look ahead!"

There was no need for his subordinates to remind him, as Lang Zizhen had good eyesight and was the first person to discover the army.

Currently, there are two large armies carrying out missions in Qingzhou.

One group was the Shanhe Guard led by the old Taoist priest, and the other group was the rebellion suppression army led by Kaiyang County Magistrate Fei Wei.

The Shanhe Guards were well-equipped, but the army ahead was rather plain, so I guess they were the rebel forces.

"What the hell?!"

When Fei Wei saw the pile of straw men that could walk and run, a look of surprise suddenly appeared on his face.

Not only him, even the army that was suppressing the rebellion was in turmoil.

"I request to lead the vanguard army to disperse the evil creatures blocking the road!" a burly man shouted.

Fei Wei opened his mouth to speak, but found that the straw men suddenly stopped moving.

He paused, then frowned and continued, "There are officials chasing on horseback, go and ask about the situation."

"Yes!"

Soon, the burly man led Lang Zizhen back with an angry look on his face. He shouted, "Your Excellency, this official refused to say anything and insisted on coming to see you in person."

Ok?

Fei Wei subconsciously glanced at Lang Zizhen's waist, and when he saw that he was not carrying a sword, his tense face relaxed a little.

"You are......"

"Greetings, Master Fei. Please set fire to those straw men immediately!"

Of course the evil things blocking the road must be burned, but you should at least explain the situation clearly.

Seeing Fei Wei's unhappy expression, Lang Zizhen smiled bitterly and said, "It's not that I'm being mysterious, but there are some things that it's better for you not to know."

......

It’s better not to know?

When you say this, I feel like something is not right.

Fei Wei looked at Lang Zizhen for a few times, then looked around and asked, "Does anyone recognize this official?"

Lang Zizhen had shown no intention of introducing himself since they met, which was rude and a bit weird. Fei Wei thought it would be better to find out the identity of this person first.

"Is it Lord Lang? You should be building the imperial mausoleum under the order of the emperor, why......"

Fei Wei's face changed and he immediately stopped the person who was talking. Then, accompanied by his guards, he walked a little closer to observe the straw men.

"Sir Fei, give the order! Burn them and pretend this never happened." Lang Zizheng begged bitterly.

All the soldiers in the army saw it, and it’s impossible for me to shut everyone up.

If I really listen to you and burn the straw man, then His Majesty will be suspicious of me, and I will be in trouble, right?

After seeing the birth date and eight characters pasted on the straw man and thinking about Lang Zizhen's identity, Fei Wei had guessed most of what happened.

He hurriedly rolled off the horse, banged his head on the ground several times, and then pointed at Lang Zizhen and shouted angrily: "How dare you, a traitor, use witchcraft to curse the late emperor?"

"I am innocent! Fei..."

"Tied up this criminal and silenced him!"

Fei Wei is a cautious person. Especially when it comes to his own life and property, he dare not take any chances.

We must make a big deal now, and it would be best if everyone in the world knows about it.

Then they pushed all the blame onto Lang Zizhen and made the matter an ironclad case.

This is definitely not the best solution for the court, but for Fei Wei, well, it might be.

"Sir, we still need to go to Zhongling County to quell the rebellion. How should we deal with these straw men who are blocking our way?" someone asked with a frown.

But it is not easy to handle, otherwise any mistake would be disrespectful to the late emperor.

The county magistrate thought for a moment and then gave the order: "Set up camp where you are and wait for the court's orders."

.....

After Fei Wei wrote a memorial to explain the situation, he sent someone to rush Lang Zizhen to Yujing.

In the court, all the ministers looked at each other with their eyes and their noses, and no one paid much attention to Lang Zizhen who was whimpering and trying desperately to speak.

"..."

The deathly silence did not last long. The emperor suddenly stood up and threw the memorial in his hand at Lang Zizhen.

"You are such a heartless person. I was blind to let you build the imperial mausoleum. I trusted you so much, but you did something so outrageous! Father, I am so sorry, Father--"

No matter how much the emperor hated his father, he could not show it in public, let alone let the people of the world know it.

He beat his chest and stamped his feet, crying loudly, then walked up to Lang Zizhen and kicked him down.

"Drag this extremely evil criminal away, execute him on the spot, and exterminate all his nine clans!"

After the frantically struggling Lang Zizhen was dragged away, the emperor panted and glanced at the ministers who were urging him to calm down and take care of his health. He suppressed his anger and said coldly: "Send a message to Fei Wei, tell him to burn all those straw men and quickly go to Zhongling to quell the rebellion!"

Even though Fei Wei had silenced Lang Zizhen early on and sent this perfect scapegoat to Yujing, the emperor still hated him to death.

This matter shouldn't be made a big deal. It can't be made a big deal.

Fei Wei can't figure out the key?

He has such a damnable heart!

Chapter 116: Encounter in the downtown area

"How did these things move before? Could it be the spirit of the late emperor?"

Fei Wei stared at the straw man engulfed by flames for a while, then shook his head and collected his thoughts.

"Pass my order, the whole army will set out and advance to Zhongling!"

At the command, the army, which had rested for several days, finally took action again.

Ge Chongtian is a difficult person to deal with. After a long delay, he has probably built a lot of defensive fortifications.

Well, Fei Wei’s judgment is that Ge Chongtian will defend the city.

After all, there is a huge gap in the strength of the two sides. If a field battle were to take place, the latter would have no chance of winning.

He is not afraid of defending the city, he just needs to be ruthless and spend more time.

As long as you can be patient, the credit for suppressing the rebellion will not go away.