I am a Big Villain

51. The traitorous general

"My Da Zhuang is only seventeen years old this year. He hasn't gotten married yet, and he hasn't left a son and a half daughters yet. It's all because of your grandson. He died without even leaving a body. What shame do you have?" Come and plead with me and give me my son back.”

An excited woman, it was not enough just to smash eggs and vegetable leaves. She yelled and cursed at the female members of the Yan family, and even tried to break through the outermost layer of soldiers' blockade and rush to argue with Mrs. Yan.

"There is also my son-in-law, and my daughter has three children, one of whom is still crying for food. The pillar of support has collapsed. This family cannot survive. The traitor must pay with his life."

The people watching were obviously a little excited, and more and more people tried to break through the blockade. They could not move the culprit for the time being, but they must also let this group of foolish women and children who tried to threaten His Majesty and let the sinner out get retribution.

"Old madam, just take the ladies back. Your Majesty will not see you."

The captain in charge of the imperial city was once a subordinate of General Yan. He had always respected the Yan family. Now it was Yan Chu who made the mistake. He did not want the female members of the Yan family to be involved.

Now His Majesty seems to have no intention of questioning the female family members of the Yan family. For the mistakes Yan Chu committed, it is already an extrajudicial mercy. If His Majesty is offended now, I don't know what the outcome will be.

Now is the time when the people's resentment is the greatest. More than 30,000 generals have died, all because of the mistakes of the general Yan Chu in leading the troops.

In the past few years, the three kingdoms of Zhou, Ming and Jiang have been recuperating and recuperating. They have always been in harmony with each other. Yan Chu, who was originally stationed in Bianzhou, actually took the initiative to lead troops to attack the border towns of the Ming Kingdom. Although the Ming Kingdom is now empty of troops, it has always been The comprehensive strength of the Ming Dynasty was far superior to that of the Zhou Dynasty, so how could it tolerate Zhou's offense?

It is strange to say that I wonder if Yan Chu led the troops well. Even though the number of troops was still smaller than that of Zhou, the two countries were evenly matched, and occasionally Yan Chu even managed to win a few games.

It's a pity that the Zhou royal family was afraid. They took the initiative to propose peace to the Ming Dynasty. They were concerned about the anxious Jiang Kingdom and the Emperor of Zhou offered to cede the ten cities of Bianzhou. I am afraid that this war will continue and there will naturally be more than 100 casualties. Thirty thousand generals.

Originally, he would be subject to foreign military orders. If there was a reason, Yan Chu's actions might not be properly resolved. But what's worse is that the secret correspondence between him and Jiang Guo was found from his camp accounts. Now, , but it has stirred a hornet's nest.

Originally, it was a strange thing for him to suddenly lead troops to attack the Ming Kingdom, but when this incident was connected with the Jiang Kingdom, it was easy to explain. I am afraid that Yan Chu had been bribed by the Jiang Kingdom without knowing it, and he led Attacking the Ming Dynasty with troops would deplete the national strength of both sides. Wouldn't it mean that the Jiang Kingdom would be allowed to become more powerful?

Originally, Bianzhou was the territory of the Yan family army. If he had concealed everything well, I am afraid that the people in the capital would not be aware of it until the war reached an uncontrollable point. Fortunately, Yan Chu's deputy general was now named the Chariot and Cavalry General. General Fu Congfu made a prompt decision and united with his cronies to arrest and imprison Yan Chu. He immediately ceased war with the Ming Dynasty and sent people to the capital to send a message, which stopped the situation from deteriorating.

After Yan Chu was escorted back to the capital, he admitted that he was the one who led the army to attack the Ming Dynasty, but refused to admit that he had an affair with the Jiang Kingdom. Unfortunately, the evidence is irrefutable. All the letters between him and the Jiang Kingdom are indeed his. Notes, this point is indisputable.

Although he repeatedly pointed out that Ming and Jiang were ambitious and had already prepared to jointly attack Zhou. Instead of being attacked from both sides, he would rather seize the opportunity and take the lead in attacking the Zhou Dynasty, which was weaker than Jiang. Take action.

Emperor Jiang is the most cautious. He may sit on the mountain and watch the fight between tigers and wait for Zhou and Ming to be defeated before taking action. If they can successfully defeat Zhou before then, there may be a glimmer of hope.

Yan Chu has been taught since he was a child that the Yan family army is the guardian of the people of the Zhou Dynasty. As long as one of them is still alive, foreign cavalry cannot enter the land of Zhou.

Faced with threats from both sides, Yan Chu made a prompt decision and had the only choice he could make.

It's a pity that no one listened to him, a traitor. Now the world is at peace. Zhou and Jiang have already signed a peace treaty with Zhou, and there will be no war within twenty years. Instead, Yan Chu's actions unilaterally tore up the peace agreement. As a result, Dazhou ceded ten cities, which greatly damaged his vitality.

Yan Chu suddenly changed from a hero sought after by the people to an outright traitor. The more than 30,000 soldiers who died on the battlefield also became evidence of his treason.

Everyone wanted to kill him. They had forgotten everything that this young general of the Yan family army had done to protect the people. They only believed in the evidence and believed that this former hero had betrayed their Zhou country and betrayed everyone's trust.

Mrs. Yan didn't believe it. Her grandson was taught by her and her husband. She firmly believed that no minister in the entire Zhou Dynasty would treason, but her grandson would not.

So now she is kneeling outside the imperial city, hoping to use her remaining prestige to give her grandson a little more life.

"You will give my son his life, you will give my son his life."

A thin woman passed through the gap in the human wall surrounded by soldiers and rushed straight towards Mrs. Yan. There were many people and it was unknown who fired the cold arrow. The woman was not close to Mrs. Yan yet. , he was directly stabbed through the throat by a sharp sword, his eyes widened, and he refused to rest in peace.

"You have killed someone. The Yan family has killed someone. Where is the law of heaven and where is the law of the king?"

After the woman's death, the already boiling public resentment suddenly reached an uncontrollable level. The human wall surrounded by soldiers was about to be broken up at the sight of it.

Mrs. Yan had a stern look on her face, and she knelt outside the palace gate for two days in a row, with a haggard face. Even someone who had never been angry when the people smashed rotten eggs and smashed vegetable leaves actually became angry.

The person who just attacked them was definitely not here to help her. In fact, a thin woman could only hit them a few times and pull them a few times. Mrs. Yan didn't care about this small pain, and the unknown woman didn't care. The famous archer shot and killed the little woman, and then they roasted the women of the Yan family on the fire.

But it is precisely because of this that Mrs. Yan is even more convinced of her grandson's innocence. This time, it is those who are hostile to the Yan family who are plotting against the Yan family.

"Everyone, please listen to me."

Mrs. Yan stood up shakily, leaning on the dragon-head crutch given by her late emperor. She had been kneeling for two consecutive days. Her knees were swollen and her blood was not circulating. When she stood up, she almost knelt down again.

"Snapped--"

"What did you say? You taught the traitor who killed our family, and you have to pay for our children with their lives." A handful of rotten vegetable leaves hit Mrs. Yan's face. She didn't know where these vegetable leaves came from. Where did it come from? It smelled like disgusting feces.

"I, Yan Qiu, married into the Yan family at the age of sixteen."

She did not stop speaking because of the people's pointing.

"When I was nineteen years old, I gave birth to the Yan family's eldest son, Liu. In the same year, my father-in-law died on the battlefield against the Qiang country. When I was twenty-three years old, I gave birth to the Yan family's second son. The following year, my husband’s two younger brothers, Ziwei and Cisan Zide, died on the battlefield of the former Qi Kingdom.”

Mrs. Yan's voice was loud and clear. When she spoke, she did not shed tears, but her eyes were red and her body was shaking a little.

"When I was forty-five years old, my eldest son, second son, third son, fourth son and youngest son all died in the Yan Kingdom. In that battle, they guarded the border city in the northern part of the Zhou Kingdom. In 2006, my fourth son was 16 years old and my youngest son was 14 years old. Neither of them was married. I was heartbroken, but I knew they were heroes. "

The people who were still noisy gradually calmed down. They seemed to wake up from their hatred and realized that these female relatives in front of them were not only Yan Chu's grandmother and mother, but also heroes who had sacrificed their lives to defend the people of the Zhou Dynasty. 's widow.

Looking at the embarrassed women kneeling outside the palace gate, those people suddenly felt guilty for some unknown reason.

"I am a hero and my son is a bear. Isn't this even more shameful?"

I don’t know who said it in the crowd, but some people thought it was right. Could it be that the achievements of our ancestors could cover up Yan Chu’s mistakes? Although these women are worthy of sympathy, they should never come to the palace. Begging for mercy for the treasonous criminal outside the door.

"My grandson went to the battlefield with his grandfather when he was twelve years old. He will be nineteen this year. He has thirty-four large and small cuts on his body, four of which were almost fatal. He is the only male in our Yan family. , but from the very beginning, we elders never thought of raising him well. We started practicing martial arts when he was just five years old. Bloody bandages, how many times he almost survived, and almost couldn't survive. As grandmothers and mothers, we are more heartbroken than anyone else."

Mrs. Yan beat her chest. This was the only Miaomiao her second son had left for her. She felt heartbroken more than anyone else. Their children were jumping and playing at that age, but her little tiger was carrying the burden. Under the scorching sun and cold wind, he followed his grandfather to practice the martial arts inherited from the Yan family day after day. Every time he followed his grandfather out to fight, she woke up from her dream. Something happened to her grandson, and she had lost five sons. , can no longer bear the blow of losing his grandson.

Mrs. Yan was crying. She had already burst into tears at this time, and the female family members of the Yan family who were kneeling behind her were also in tears.

Because among the people the old lady told about, there were also their husbands and their fathers.

"My grandson once said to me that the Yan family army is the Yan family army of the Great Zhou Dynasty. The mission of the men of the Yan family is to protect every citizen of the Great Zhou Dynasty. I don't believe that a child who can say such things will be a traitor. If he really did something unforgivable, the old woman would be the first to take action. As his grandmother and the person who taught him since he was young, I will give you my life."

After saying this, the old lady threw away the dragon-headed crutch and knelt down heavily towards the relatives of the fallen soldiers who came to seek justice.

The people who were originally gathered there gradually dispersed to both sides. I don’t know why, but this apology felt unbearable.

In fact, if you think about it carefully, before this war, General Yan was still a hero praised by everyone. If a person wants to change, can he really change so quickly?

Maybe they really want to investigate this matter thoroughly as the old lady said. Maybe there are doubts in it that they don't know about?

"Old Madam, ladies and gentlemen, Your Majesty has summoned you."

A father-in-law hurriedly ran out and was a little stunned when he saw that Mrs. Yan was not kneeling to the palace, but to the common people.

"Your Majesty is willing to see us?"

Mrs. Yan was overjoyed, as were the other female members of the Yan family. They helped each other stand up, then rubbed their knees and calves. After they were able to adapt to walking, they followed the eunuch towards the palace.

As soon as the female members of the Yan family left, the people watching naturally dispersed.

Because of Mrs. Yan’s heartfelt speech just now, the mentality of everyone present seemed to be less intense than before.

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