164. Bandit Emperor (10) (1/2)

164. Bandit Emperor (10) (1/2)

Wei Hucheng's name was removed from the Wei family tree.

At first, the old men were a little afraid of him and turned their backs on him when he became successful, but seeing that from beginning to end, the handsome man in white heroic armor just sat on the chair and watched their movements, their hearts, which had been supported by the villagers, started to change again. Standing high.

Seeing Wei Hucheng's name crossed out, a clan elder suddenly said, "Clan leader, this alone is not appropriate enough."

"Yes, the ancestors of Wei Hucheng have all entered our ancestral hall. If something happens, we are not going to be implicated."

"For the sake of the entire Wei family, the clan leader should move out all the ancestors of Wei Hucheng."

Wei Mingyan stepped back, with a bit of a sneer on his face, "I have no objection."

"It's just that clan elders, please don't regret it in the future."

The patriarch paused and looked at Wei Mingyan, who was always smiling contentedly, "Hu Cheng, if you are willing to bow to the court now, we can help you bear the incense of your ancestors."

After all, he still didn't want to be so cruel. Of course, the clan leader didn't notice anything, but even though Wei Hucheng was a rebellious minister, as soon as he returned to the village, the Wei family hurriedly expelled Wei Hucheng's group, and the court was satisfied , others still don’t know what to say about them in the future.

"Patriarch, when our village was recruiting soldiers, you said the same thing to the people who were going to be soldiers."

"Why are you waiting for me to come back? My mother's land has been occupied, my sister has been divorced without reason, and the clan leader has not been able to make decisions for them for a while."

"Today, if you don't act so brilliantly and still offer incense to my fathers, I will guarantee here that in the future, I will achieve great things and the entire Wei family will become prosperous."

"No need!"

One of the clan elders stood up with a cold face as if his tail had been stepped on, "You are guilty of treason. You should be tied up and sent to the government..."

He had to be cold-faced, because the person who wanted to usurp Wei's mother's land was his own son.

As for whether he himself made any suggestions or suggestions, it is unknown to outsiders.

"The third child!"

The patriarch scolded him.

Didn't he think about trapping Wei Hucheng and going to the government? It's just that the rows of rebels outside are still standing. If Wei Hucheng is angered by these words...

"Third uncle, do you know how to write the five characters for "tuck on the nose and face"?

Wei Mingyan slapped the table and stood up. His calm face was finally tinged with anger, "Today you expel me from the Wei family, what will happen to this country in the future! Children of the Wei family, don't even think about being tainted by it!"

"Someone's coming."

The tall and strong Mo Da led the people in. These elite soldiers were all Wei Mingyan's confidants. All of them had seen blood on their hands. He listened to their words clearly while standing outside. At this moment, he looked at these soldiers who dared to be disrespectful to you. The clan elders all have murderous intent in their eyes.

The clan elder who had just hardened up was startled, and his face immediately showed some weakness. He leaned on crutches and hid behind, "You, what do you want to do?"

Mo Da stared at him sinisterly. Seeing him in such a frightened state, he clenched his fists tightly. Just waiting for the master's order, he rushed forward and smashed these old men who dared to bully the master to pieces.

"Go and bring down the tablets of my ancestors. Patriarch, I will trouble you to find them."

Wei Mingyan did not even look at the clan elder who turned pale with fright. He just looked at the clan leader and said softly, "From today on, I, a rebellious minister and traitor, have nothing to do with Weijia Village."

"Is the clan leader satisfied?"

The patriarch's face was green and white, and he always felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't say anything to refute.

When he saw the well-dressed guards carefully taking down the tablet, Wei Mingyan was about to go out, the patriarch felt tight for some reason, and subconsciously shouted, "Hu Cheng..."

"Chief of the Wei clan."

Wei Mingyan turned his head, no longer as respectful as before, his expression was as cold as frost, and even his voice became colder, "I have changed my name a long time ago. Now, it is time to call me Wei Mingyan."

"Walk."

Seeing the group of people getting on their horses and walking away, bringing up bursts of dust along the way, the clan elder who had just choked with Wei Mingyan asked unwillingly, "Clan leader, why do you need to give him a good look? He dares to do such a treasonous act. It’s a matter of fact, aren’t we allowed to exterminate the clan in order to save the Wei clan?”

The patriarch had a gloomy face, stared at the backs of the group of people, and put down the uneasiness in his heart, "Yes, I am overthinking."

"A worm actually wants to become a dragon. It's such a wishful thinking!"

Several clan elders also laughed.

"What the clan leader said is that we should quickly spread the news that Wei Hucheng was exterminated, so that the court will not blame us in the future and implicate our Wei family."

They were afraid that they would be implicated this time, so they called their descendants after leaving the ancestral hall.

Tell them that Wei Hucheng, who was treasonous and committed the crime of rebellion, has been expelled from the clan. From then on, Wei Hucheng has no relationship with their Wei family.

The older villagers often bullied Wei's mother, and the younger ones began to mock the Wei siblings since childhood. If Wei Hucheng did well, they would not do well, and if Wei Hucheng did not do well, they would feel relieved. .

The news spread quickly, and along with the news that Yunzhou was captured by the rebels, it spread to the imperial city.

The emperor had no intention of implicating the Wei family. After all, when Wei Mingyan had captured two cities in a row and had the intention to continue fighting, it would be best for someone to step forward and declare for him that he was a traitor. .

Look, people who are not even wanted by the clan will be laughed at by everyone in the world.

The clan of Jin was very large, and those who were expelled from the ancestral hall must have made a big mistake.

Without a clan, if you die in the future, you will not even have incense to offer, and you will only be a lonely ghost.

Within a month, Wei Mingyan had rebelled, the clan severed ties with him, and the news that his sister was abandoned by her husband had spread throughout the capital.

By this time, he had already reached the Acropolis.

As we all know, the Acropolis is guarded by General Zhao. General Zhao is now the number one general in the Jin Kingdom. In the past seven years, after the old general left, he has been fighting against the enemy. He has been through life and death many times to save the country.

General Zhao's soldiers are all brave men who fight bravely. Everyone knows that this traitor will be defeated if he confronts the Acropolis.

The elders of Weijia Village were so excited that they wished they could offer incense sticks to their ancestors to protect them from this treacherous traitor.

The people of Miaocheng have already tasted the benefits of being managed by Wei Mingyan. During this period, they have enough food and clothing, and the officials who patrol the city day and night no longer bully them as usual. Sometimes they see old men carrying heavy things. , the officers and soldiers who were supposed to be aloof would still go up and lend a hand and help deliver it home.

The old man was frightened and wanted to hand over the coins, but was pushed back by the officers and soldiers. He said that Master Wei had established a rule that they, the government officials, were not allowed to accept people's property, otherwise they would lose their hats.

The government has a good attitude towards the common people, but it is full of vigor towards those evil people who deceive and deceive people. Although Miaocheng is still not open at night, the people who encounter difficulties have already formed a pattern of approaching the government in this short period of time. Habit.

In the past, almost everyone was afraid of people wearing government officials' clothes on the street. Now, those vegetable sellers who have been helped by the government and are grateful to the government are still rushing to deliver vegetables to these government officials who have protected them, although they cannot accept them. , but seeing the trusting and grateful expressions of the people, any of the government officials present felt uncomfortable.

In the past, wherever the government officials came, young girls would hide quickly for fear of being spotted by the government officials and forcibly married. But now it is completely opposite to the past. When those young women see these upright figures who do good and eliminate evil, they The government officials all looked up to her with admiration, wishing they could marry such a great hero.

The government officials who had just taken power and had some other concerns were treated with such admiration and trust by the people, and their hearts sank again.

Although they may not earn as much money as the previous yamen, Master Wei said that the three best yamen will be selected and rewarded every month. In addition to the meal subsidy given by the yamen every month, in addition to their original With the silver earned, I can eat well and bring it back to my family. What a beautiful day it is.

In the past, when someone from that family became a government servant, the relatives of that family would be shunned, for fear that they would tell the truth. But when it was their turn, the mothers, wives, and even children at home would hold their chests and heads high when they were outside.

More and more men who did not have time to join the Wei Army went to the government to become yamen servants. After a round of competition, only the best were selected to protect the safety of Miaocheng.

The people of Miaocheng were protected by the government officials, and those evil people no longer had the opportunity to do evil. As long as the people worked hard, the money they got was theirs. The government also invited teachers to set up schools, and admission did not even cost money.

As long as you buy the books you need to study, you can enroll in school. The school will even send food to the children at noon every day.

Although it is only one meal, it is a life-saving meal for many children who are living in poverty.

People are no longer hungry, and no longer worry about thieves breaking in when they fall asleep. Children can also go to school. On days like this, the first thing many people do after suddenly waking up in the middle of the night is to pinch themselves. After feeling the pain, I quickly asked the person lying next to me.

Asked Master Wei if such a good person came out of her dream.

The man next to him also answered no as he was used to it, and continued to sleep in a daze.

If when Wei Mingyan had just encircled Miaocheng, some people thought he was plotting to usurp the throne, then after experiencing the benefits of being under Wei Mingyan's jurisdiction, almost all the people sincerely loved the new master.

Knowing that the adults were going to attack the Acropolis, the people of Miaocheng watched their men go to the battlefield, while they themselves burned incense and worshiped Buddha at home.

First, I pray that my family is safe, second, I pray that you have taken down the acropolis, and third, these good days can continue day by day.

The Miao City Army surrounded the Acropolis and was constantly confronting the Acropolis Army. No one knew why Wei Mingyan had not launched an attack yet, but with the repeated crossbows and siege equipment that the Miao City Army obtained from unknown sources, he Without attacking, it would be difficult for the Acropolis to take the initiative.

The two sides were in a stalemate for about three days, and the people in the Acropolis gradually became uneasy.

Although it was said that the Miao City Army would not touch the people at all wherever they went, the city gates were opened the same day that Yunzhou City was captured, allowing the people to come in and out, and they would not covet the people's property.

But in the end it was just hearsay. In this world, who would be willing to put their lives in the hands of others.

On the third day, when the people of the Acropolis were anxiously wondering whether the Miao City Army was planning to trap them all alive here, a sound like thunder suddenly came from outside.

The people who were hiding in their homes with fear quickly huddled together. Those with old people protected them, while those with children hid their children in their arms like hens.

The woman hid behind the man, and the head of the family took out something that could be used as a weapon at home and looked at the door warily.

"In the year of Tianwei, the late emperor died——"

The sound that seemed to appear high in the sky startled everyone, thinking that the enemy had come to their home, and they all got into a mess.

"General."

The strong man with a beard frowned and looked at the objects in the sky. From his eyes, he could naturally see that there was a man wearing Miao City armor holding something in his hand and shouting loudly. .

Strangely enough, even though he was so far away from them, the sound really reached them.

The strong man asked, "Should we shoot him down?"

"Need not."

The middle-aged man was also looking in that direction, his eyes a little dazed, "Listen first and see what he said."

"Before the late emperor left, he left behind eight loyal ministers to assist the new master——"

"Three civil servants, three military ministers, two tutors——"

"The new emperor succeeded to the throne, and the name was changed to Tianshun. Tianshun was one year, and the new emperor succeeded to the throne for less than a month. Two civil servants died one after another, and two military ministers also died on the battlefield——"

"After that, the remaining two ministers were so angry that Jinluan Palace was furious."

"The cause of death of these two ministers was concealed by Emperor Tianshun, but the cause of death of the four elders in front could not be concealed! No one in the entire capital knew that they were poisoned by the uncle!"

"It's a pity that the bones of some of the adults were not cold yet. The men who used to hold important positions in the imperial court were driven to the frontier. Within three years, not one of them was left alive!"

"My relatives are in power, the emperor is fatuous, loyal ministers are murdered, and corrupt officials are in power. Soldiers, generals, and people, please think carefully about whether such an emperor is worthy of loyalty!"

The soldiers below, who had not been ordered to stand still, clenched their swords.

They are not stupid. After confronting the group of people outside for so long, they can naturally see the gap between the two sides.

The Miao Chengjun were well fed and clothed, and when the wind blew, it even brought the smell of meat, but what about them?

Obviously they are all the same, and they are even more orthodox than Miao Chengjun outside, but the thin layer of clothes they wear can't even resist the cold wind, let alone the enemy's damage.

This piece of clothing was issued by the imperial court.

Not to mention the food we eat every day. I haven’t seen meaty meat once in half a month. They were all on the battlefield to kill the enemy. Maybe I will never come back when I go to the battlefield. It is said that I didn’t eat it for half a month before I died. A meal of meat will make you feel uneasy even if you go to the underworld.

In fact, they also know that they are much better than the people in other armies. At least their military salary, General Zhao, was given to them without any deductions. It is not like other armies, where the superiors deducted it layer by layer, and only got it in their hands. There is only one bottom left.

But that's how it is these days. Even if you are a soldier, you don't have to think that you are doing the job of killing people. Every one who joins the army is no longer his own life. If he meets a better commander, just like their General Zhao, although I am also suffering from the cold, but at least the money is still my own. Compared with other people, I feel more comfortable.

But during these three days, it was the Miao Cheng Army that was compared with them.

They were so cold here that they were stiff all over, but over there they were wearing solid thick cotton clothes and a layer of helmets. They would be happy if they could each get a bowl of porridge, but over there everyone had something in their hands. an egg.

The soldiers standing on the wall of the Acropolis looked down and were seen by the Miaocheng people. They also deliberately threw the eggs high as if showing off. At this time, the smell of meat floated into the nose along with the wind, not to mention the envy in their hearts. .

For three days, many defenders of the city were muttering in their hearts.

After all, they are also orthodox soldiers of the Jin Dynasty. How come they can't even compare to the rebel army in terms of food and clothing.

In the Miaocheng camp, Mo Da smiled and entered the tent from the outside. "Sir, your trick really worked. I heard from the spies that the eyes of the guards guarding the gate almost popped out."

Wei Mingyan looked at the sand table in front of him and smiled, "Did the caller who was put into the city come back well?"

"When we came back, that kid was so scared that he was covered in cold sweat and his eyes were bright."

"Remember to give him the fifty taels you agreed to. Since he is back, let him take the money to his family himself."

"Yes, sir!"

Wei Mingyan lowered his eyes slightly and was staring at the sand table wondering what he was thinking when Hou Er strode in.

He saluted, and there were still a few bloodstains on his face, but as if he didn't know the pain, he said respectfully, "Sir, Mrs. Zhao and General Zhao's children are back."

"good."

The man standing in front of the sand table raised his eyes and smiled, "Hou Er, I would like to remember you for your great contribution. After the achievement is completed, you can make your own demands."

With that said, Wei Mingyan stretched out his hand, picked up the small flag representing the Miao City Army between his slender fingertips, and dropped it on the Wei City.

three days later

Beijing, the day the results are released

Jiang Cai squeezed into the crowd and struggled to see if his name was there.

He looked from the bottom up, and after a while, he actually saw his name on it.

Jiang Cai's eyes widened, "I've hit it!!! I've hit it!!! I've hit it!!"

From now on, the Jiang family can finally completely change their heads and faces!

Thinking of the woman who was still somewhat beautiful before she married her, Jiang Cai's face was ecstatic and a little ferocious at the same time.

From then on, he could step into the court, the home of officials.

When Wei Hucheng is beheaded and Wei Qingniang is implicated in her death, he, as her husband, will definitely visit and humiliate her before she dies.

On the imperial road, a fast horse entered the city.

General Zhao took his tens of thousands of troops and defended the city into Wei Mingyan's account.

After they finished integrating, they were about to call the capital.

The emperor, who was having fun with his concubine, was slapped awake by the queen mother. He covered his face and was stunned for a long time before he remembered to send someone to General Zhao's home.

But it's too late.

The Zhao Mansion, which was originally well guarded, had long since been deserted.

The name of the rebel guard Mingyan completely resounded throughout the capital.

Ji family

Ji Xiawan sat in front of the bronze mirror, her hand gently falling on her slightly bulging belly. Qing Ziru entered the room with a food box, carefully took out the still hot pregnancy soup, and handed it to her.

"Miss, drink the soup, be careful it's hot."

Ji Xiawan looked at herself in the bronze mirror, but did not take the medicine bowl. She turned her face, her eyes slightly red, and looked at the person beside her, "Ziru, he sent you here."

She said this in an affirmative sentence.

Qing Ziru looked stunned, but her hand holding the medicine was still steady. She didn't answer, but the look on her face gave Ji Xiawan the answer.

The girl sitting in front of the bronze mirror showed a smile that seemed to be enlightened, but also seemed to be bitter. She touched her slightly protruding belly with her hand and said softly, "I asked the people in the kitchen why they can do it every day." They thought it was me who ordered the hot dishes and soup, but you used your own silver to make them."

"And this soup."

Ji Xiawan glanced at Qing Ziru's hand, which was still steaming hot medicine, "I already remembered when my mother was pregnant with Xia Ying."

"Miss, please don't blame me."

Qing Ziru placed the fetal-preserving soup beside the table and knelt on the ground, "My lord is also afraid that if you fail in your plan this time, you will be harmed instead."

Ji Xiawan asked, "What will you do if he loses?"

Qing Ziru hesitated for a while and then replied, "Master Ji will die unexpectedly, Mrs. Ji will also die of a sudden illness, and the gold left behind by Master Ji will be accidentally discovered by Master Xia Ying. All of us, except me, will Hide in the dark and protect the lady for life. "

"What about him?"

"My lord's mother, sister and niece have also been placed properly. If the incident fails, they will be sent immediately through the secret passage..."

"I asked you about himself!"

Ji Xiawan slapped the table hard, her voice could be said to be filled with anger rather than choking, "Has he ever said, what if I'm pregnant?"

Qing Ziru lowered her head firmly, "My lord has mentioned that you are not married yet. If so, if he fails...this child cannot be kept..."

Ji Xiawan's hand never left her abdomen.

Finally, those long, white fingertips trembled slightly as they picked up the miscarriage soup on the table.

The eighteen-year-old girl closed her eyes, and tears fell as she swallowed the soup, dripping into the bowl, which seemed to bring a bit of bitterness.

After drinking, she said calmly, "Send Xia Ying away."

"Miss!"

Ji Xiawan smiled bitterly, put her hand on her abdomen again, lowered her head slightly, and looked at the area where her child was with soft eyes.

"I can't let go of this child, since he is very affectionate and loyal to our mother and son."

"If things fail, the worst we can do is leave together. Anyway, apart from Xia Ying, I have no hope in this world."

"Since Xia Ying has been settled by him, what if we go with him."

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