Chapter 125 Kill her for provocation
With a few "plop-plop" sounds, all the guards Zhao Yuxue brought were knocked into the water.
"who are you?"
There was chaos all around, and the girls and girls were running away in all directions, obviously knowing that the matter was important and wanted to leave to avoid didn't take long for the Yong people to leave, leaving only the guards who fell into the water and couldn't climb out, calling for help.
Zhao State is in the north, and few people know about Fu River.
If no one comes to rescue, those guards will probably drown.
However, Zhao Yuxue had no time to care about them. She wanted to survive first.
Surprisingly, the man behind her didn't seem to have any intention of killing hand that was holding her neck loosened, and Zhao Yuxue fell to the ground with her legs weak. She turned around and said in surprise and aggrievement: "Uncle!"
The visitor is dressed in white like snow, standing proudly, with sword-shaped eyebrows and starry eyes, a straight nose and red lips. He is none other than the younger brother of the Queen of Zhao, Wei Ji, the son of the Kingdom of Wei.
Wei Ji's face was as cold as water and he didn't respond to her. He raised his hand and said: "Take this Zhao State spy back to Wei State and wait for him to be punished!"
Zhao State spy?When did she become a Zhao State spy? Zhao Yuxue stepped back, leaning against the fence of the waterside pavilion and shaking his head, tears falling: "Why did uncle say that? It's me, I'm Jinyang!"
Although we haven't seen each other for a long time, it doesn't matter.
He did it on purpose.
However, Wei Ji had already turned around and walked away. Several rough men stepped forward, tied up Zhao Yuxue's hands and feet, as if tying an animal, and lifted her up and walked out.
"Young Master! Wei Ji!" Zhao Yuxue simply stopped pretending to be innocent. She shouted Wei Ji's name loudly and said in a sharp voice, "Aren't you afraid that my mother will take you to task for treating me like this?"
Before he finished speaking, he heard another man's voice saying: "Her Royal Highness the Princess is right, so Mr. Wei, it is better to hand over Princess Jinyang to this general."
The voice was as cold as a knife, so shocked that Zhao Yuxue immediately fell silent.
This man has a broad forehead and high nose, sharp eyes, and a tall and majestic figure. He is less than thirty years old, but he looks mature and profound.
He was wearing armor and smiling, but behind him, there were many soldiers ready to kill and behead for military glory.
Wang Jian, the general of the Northern Expedition Army who was supposed to lead the army to leave, appeared here.
Wang Jian had more war experience than Meng Tian. Zhao Zheng believed that he was wise but not violent, courageous and resourceful, so he was specially appointed as the commander-in-chief of the expedition against Wei.
Just from this meeting, Zhao Yuxue suddenly understood why Wei Ji came.
She could still survive if she fell into Wei Ji's if he is captured by Wang Jian...
If he goes further, he will die, but he comes to save himself after all.
"But I don't know what General Wang wants Princess Jinyang for?" Wei Ji nodded to Wang Jian with a smile and said solemnly, "I am planning to take her back for questioning because she leaked the secrets of Wei State."
"What is Princess Jinyang guilty of? I don't need to go to that trouble. General -" Wang Jian paused and said, "I want to use Princess Jinyang to provoke her."
Provocation?
——"The king marches with the army, and the society beats the drums, and I wish you to obey."[1] Fighting the drum is a ritual in which the enemy's prisoners are killed before going to war and the war drum is smeared with blood to pray for invincibility.
The Yong State's expedition was to attack the Wei State, but why did they use the blood of the Princess of Zhao State to provoke the drum?
unless--
Zhao Yuxue was cold all over, her heartbeat almost stopped, and she was speechless.
However, the prince Wei Ji, who was supposed to be at odds with Yong, was still chatting and laughing with the generals of Yong.
Wei Ji smiled faintly at Wang Jian, as if he was still standing in Luoyang, Wei State, and could avert danger by downplaying it.
"Princess Jinyang was a guest of the Yong Kingdom yesterday, so it seems inappropriate to kill her today."
"Appropriate," Wang Jian raised his sleeves and waved away the scattered pear blossoms, with a slightly angry look on his face, "Princess Jinyang sent a dead soldier to assassinate my Majesty Yong. From today on, he has become the mortal enemy of Yong. Because of this, I, General Dayong, turned the conflict with Wei into friendship and turned to attack Zhao."
really!
Zhao Yuxue collapsed and almost fainted.
"Impossible!" She shouted hysterically, "Who has seen that I have sent a dead soldier to assassinate Zhao Zheng? General Wang, please stop spitting blood!"
Because she was hanging in the air, her voice sounded as ugly as a broken gong.
"Wei asked him to explain it himself." Wang Jian said with a disdainful expression, "The princess fell into the trap. I really learned from this general. We will arrive at Zhao State one day and see how Yong State retaliates."
Wei Rang...
Impossible, no matter whether he succeeds today or not, he will be killed by the people he ambushed behind.
"I would also like to thank Her Royal Highness Princess Anguo for this matter," Wang Jian said to himself. "Your Highness knew Wei Rang's identity in advance, captured his family in Wei State, and forced a confession to find out that he was sent by Princess Jinyang."
family? A person like that actually has a family? So Wei asked him to succeed after all.
Zhao Yuxue's thoughts were racing and she calmed down instead.
She closed her eyes and took a deep breath.
Die, die for the country, it is not an insult to the word "Jinyang".
But Wei Ji was still interceding for Zhao Yuxue.
He said calmly: "If the general wants to provoke the enemy, he can use the fallen Zhao State to protect him. Princess Zhao Yuxue of Jinyang is said to be a relative of my son. The war is about to begin, and His Majesty the Yong State does not want to cause trouble."
Wang Jian laughed there anything you don’t want to miss? Since we are about to attack Zhao State, what does it mean to kill one of his princesses in advance? But Wang Jian knew who Wei Ji came back with, and he also knew that Yong and Wei were cooperating this time.
If the two countries had not made the appearance of war, Zhao would not have rushed to attack Yan so quickly, giving Yong an opportunity.
"In that case," Wang Jian stepped aside and glanced at the tightly tied Princess Jinyang, "I would like to send you off to Young Master Wei."
Have you let her go? Zhao Yuxue's heart sank.
If he can let her go, does Wei Rang fail? All previous efforts were wasted!
She struggled suddenly, losing all her composure, crying and laughing, wishing she could run to Wei Ji in person.
But Wei Ji obviously wouldn't let her have her wish.
Heavy iron locks locked the carriage door, just like treating a prisoner. The guard drove forward. During the shaking, Zhao Yuxue, who was still tied up, hit the carriage compartment, and a sad hissing sound was heard.
Wei Rang, the assassin of the Wei State, would not have thought that just when he was about to succeed, Meng Tian led a thousand cavalry and came to kill the thieves and rescue them, catching him off guard.
He was hit by several arrows, but was still woken up by someone splashing ice water on him. He shouted loudly and asked, "Who is the person who ordered you?"
He is a dead man, so it's no big deal if he dies.
It was just that the eye that could barely see the light despite being seriously injured saw the woman who was thrown out of the carriage.
The woman was crying and crawling towards him. She wanted to hit him but couldn't bear it. She kept saying, "Speak quickly, Li'er has been taken away by them."
Li'er is his only child.
When he went out, Li'er had just learned to walk.
"Zhao Zheng!" Wei Rang vomited blood from his mouth and cried out, "You are so despicable."
"No," a woman's voice sounded. The voice was refreshing and cold, as if it had been burned by something, erasing the kindness. "The despicable person is me."
Wearing white clothes, she stood in the sun, but her face was in the shadows, stunning yet terrifying.
"Also," the woman pointed a finger at him, "This is your son's finger. If you don't tell me, the next time you chop it off, it will be his arm."
Wei Rang raised his head to the sky and roared sadly.
On one side is the justice of killing the tyrannical king, on the other side is his blood-related children.
"Princess Jinyang."
These four words slowly came out of his mouth and became Wei Rang's last words.
The short finger fell from his arms to the ground, rolled into blood, and gradually became red and deformed.
If you look carefully and touch it, you will find that it is made of dough.
"Retreat the troops." Jiang He stood next to Wei Rang's body, his eyes sharp and cold.
It had been so long since they last met, and he almost didn't recognize her.
She also pretended not to recognize herself.
Looking at her, she looked like she had rushed back from Wei State overnight.
He was dusty and still had a sick look on his face, but he was a little colder than before, and even a little ruthless.
This woman! Becoming more obsessed!
Zhao Zheng rewarded Meng Tian and appeased the officials who came. He decided on the spot to send troops to attack Zhao and issued an edict to the whole country.
His eyes swept across the crowd, landing on Jiang He's face again and again, but he pretended not to care and left again and again.
At the end, Zhao Zheng raised his voice and said: "Princess Anguo came in time, and I will be rewarded heavily."
In front of everyone, she knelt down and saluted, acting like a princess of Qi.
You won't forget what you wrote in your letter, right?
Zhao Zheng was a little angry.
Maybe he was lying to himself.
The assassination of a monarch is a big deal. Now that his life is not in danger, he should return to the capital quickly.
Zhao Zhengyi reluctantly stepped into the carriage, and the honor guard of the carriage had been arranged, and he headed towards the capital in a majestic manner.
But just as the carriage started to move, it suddenly stopped for a moment.
Zhao Zheng looked up and saw the car curtain was opened and a woman rushed in.
Her body carried the scent of soap locust and bamboo leaves, which purified the bloody smell of the Yong Kingdom monarch.
"Zhao Zheng!" She threw the monarch down and kissed him on the face, "You are so stupid! Why did you come out when you knew there was an assassin waiting for you?"
"For..." Zhao Zheng hugged the beauty in his arms tightly, whispered against her ear, "Waiting for Ahe to save the orphan."
注释 [1] "The king marches with his army, and the tribe plays the drums, and I wish you to obey." From "Zuo Zhuan".Playing drums was something done before going on an expedition in ancient , prisoners of the enemy country are captured to do this. If they are high-ranking and powerful people in the enemy country, it will be more inspiring for the military.
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