In the pavilion, Hui Qingping, who was sitting opposite Niu Youdao and drinking tea, put down the tea cup, stood up and left.
Niu Youdao, who was holding the teacup, slowly turned his head and watched Hui Qingping leave the Maolu Villa.
Yun Ji went upstairs at this time, and a secret letter was placed in front of him, "The news from the prince said that he had received a letter from Shao Dengyun's housekeeper Yang Shuang. Yang Shuang said that Shao Dengyun now only has a son like Shao Pingbo. I hope The prince was able to give Shao Pingbo a way out. Yang Shuang said that Shao Dengyun didn't know about this, but the prince was not sure whether this was Shao Dengyun's intention."
Niu Youdao put down the tea cup and took the letter to read. After reading it, he understood that it was not important whether Shao Dengyun meant it or not. The key was that Beizhou opened the door. Shao Dengyun's princes had made great contributions in supporting Nanzhou before. Shao Dengyun had only one son left, and the Shang Chaozong obviously didn't want Shao Dengyun to be the next in line, not to mention other things. After all, there were many Shao Dengyun's colleagues under the Shang Chaozong, and so many pairs of eyes were watching.
But Shang Chaozong also knew about the grudge between Shao Pingbo and his Taoist master. Shang Chaozong could not make the decision on this matter, so he obviously wanted to ask him what he meant.
Beizhou's ability to speak like this obviously meant that he saw that the situation in Jin was over and that he was no match for the Shang Dynasty. Shao Pingbo was on the Jin side. Once the Shang Dynasty defeated Jin, he might not let go of Shao Pingbo, who was causing trouble in the Three Western Kingdoms.
Niu Youdao: "The prince is leading the army to the west. Shao Dengyun is guarding Beizhou and confronting South Korea. What does Beizhou mean by saying this now? To coerce the prince? You are not overestimating your own capabilities!"
Yun Ji: "What's going on?"
Niu Youdao: "Back to your lord, I have no intention of killing Shao Pingbo, let him decide on his own."
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Yanjing, the deserted palace, can see a few eunuchs and maids cleaning the house sporadically.
In fact, the entire palace is no longer clean, there are fewer people living there, and weeds have grown in many places.
Judging from the clean environment of each concubine's residence, various scenes of the world are deduced. Usually a clean and tidy place means that a certain concubine's natal family still maintains a certain degree of power over the regent, because it is related to her future. The future and destiny of the palace maids and eunuchs who stayed behind naturally had to invest manpower and material resources to curry favor.
There are also many concubines who, in order to survive, or even to fill their stomachs, have sex with the guards stationed there, or even with the monks stationed there.
As for the emperor, he could not protect himself and had lost the qualification to let them compete for favor.
The imperial court will not let the people in the palace starve to death, but the amount of resources allocated is just enough, and it is impossible for the palace to be extravagant. And the eunuchs and maids in the palace who are responsible for the specific resource allocation will naturally use countless resources. Regarding the concubines whose backgrounds are still there, some concubines will enjoy more resources, and some will naturally become nervous.
Shang Jianxiong, who was under house arrest in a palace, had nothing to do all day long, with disheveled hair and disheveled clothes, even casually.
It is not an exaggeration to say that he was raised like a pig. Many eunuchs and maids dared to show their displeasure to him.
The sun shines through the trees and is dazzling, but Shang Jianxiong still stands under the tree and looks at the resting birds.
An old eunuch came and informed him of some outside news that he had managed to find out, and told him that the Shang Dynasty's Western Expedition was so overwhelming that the Jin State was frightened by the news.
"One hundred thousand generals of crows? One hundred thousand generals of crows! One hundred thousand generals of crows..." Shang Jianxiong suddenly looked up to the sky and burst into laughter. His laughter gradually became sad and he burst into tears.
The birds in the trees were frightened and flew away.
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A farm located in an idyllic landscape.
"Shang Chaozong, one hundred thousand crow generals, Gong Lince, Zhong Guzi, Kunlinshu, Guan Fangyi, Yunji, Zhao Xiongge, Yuan Gang, Shang Chaozong, one hundred thousand crow generals, Gao Jiancheng..."
In the study, Shao Pingbo, who was sitting behind the case, looked at the information in his hand and kept chanting some names over and over again.
His eyes gradually widened, his face turned red and white, his hands gradually trembled, his breathing became rapid, and finally it seemed as if he couldn't take a breath.
Footsteps were heard outside, and Shao Sansheng arrived, urgently reporting: "Eldest Young Master, the war situation is not going well, Your Majesty has returned to the capital first. From the rumors, I am afraid that we cannot hold on here, and we are afraid that we will withdraw to the original Jin territory. Outside, Mr. Tao came over in person and said that he would like to invite the eldest son to return to the capital."
Shao Pingbo took a deep breath and asked, "This place is not close to Beijing. Tao Lue came to invite me in person?"
Shao Sansheng: "Yes. He was outside. The princess stopped him and was answering him, asking the old slave to invite the eldest son."
Shao Pingbo: "How many people did you bring?"
Shao Sansheng was stunned for a moment, "There seem to be dozens of people."
Shao Pingbo nodded slightly, "You go and answer first. Just tell me to clean up and I'll come back later."
"Yes." Shao Sansheng took the order and left.
Shao Pingbo, who was slightly silent, opened the drawer on one side, took out a small box, opened it, and found a wax pill inside.
He twisted out the wax pill, crushed the wax shell, took a black pill in his hand, looked at it, stuffed it into his mouth calmly, and swallowed it slowly.
The small box was closed and slowly put back into the drawer.
After waiting for a while, perhaps seeing that Shao Pingbo was still not coming out, Tao Lue suddenly barged in with his men. Uncle Huan'er's angrily scolding was heard outside, but Tao Lue's intrusion was not stopped.
Tao was relieved to see Shao Pingbo still sitting quietly behind the desk and not running away.
Shao Pingbo said calmly: "General Manager Tao is here."
Tao Lue did not salute, but said coldly: "Master Shao, Your Majesty has a decree, please return to the capital with me."
Shao Pingbo: "It's enough to just pass on the news. Why would I have to go all the way to do it myself?"
Tao Lue: "What's the matter? The soldiers on the front line fought bloody battles, and your majesty even led the army to fight in person. But there are people making trouble in the rear. Who is planning this behind the scenes? Master Shao must know better than Lao Nu."
As soon as these words came out, Tai Shu Huan'er was shocked and said angrily: "Mr. Tao, don't talk nonsense!"
Shao Sansheng was also shocked. The eldest son was extremely careful in his arrangements and did not contact the rebels directly. How did Tao Lue know
Tao Lue handed over to his uncle Huan'er, "So your majesty asked the old slave to personally invite Master Shao to return to the capital to clarify the matter."
Shao Sansheng's glance at Shao Pingbo suddenly hardened and his eyes widened. He saw a trail of blood flowing out of Shao Pingbo's nostrils, and in an instant it dripped onto his body.
"Young Master!" Shao Sansheng exclaimed, rushing over and running behind the case to support him, "Young Master, what's wrong with you?"
When everyone looked at it, Taishu Huan'er was immediately frightened, "Someone is coming, someone is coming quickly." He also ran over.
Shao Pingbo looked calm, stared at Tao Lue and said: "No one is qualified to judge me!" With a smile on his face, he slowly closed his eyes.
"Hurry!" The frightened Tao Lue waved his hands repeatedly, signaling to the accompanying monks to rescue him.
Several monks rushed forward and took action urgently.
The answer is simple. Shao Pingbo took poison and the rescue time was too late. By the time he was discovered, it was already too late and he could not be saved.
The person walked very quietly, without suffering any pain, and just left.
Uncle Huan'er woke up several times, cried and fainted several times, and finally stood beside the body in a daze, muttering to himself, "Father, you said you loved Huan'er the most. Father, You said you love Huan'er the most..."
Tao Lue was confused, Shao Pingbo died, actually died under his nose, and the princess seemed stupid. He came in person and could make things like this. He didn't know how to explain to Tai Shuxiong when he went back.
He didn't understand why Shao Pingbo was so decisive. Yes, Heishuitai received a tip and used the clues to verify that Shao Pingbo betrayed the Jin State and became a traitor to wreak havoc within the Jin State. But there's no trial yet. He doesn't even have a chance to save himself. He commits suicide as soon as they meet. What's going on
An ant is still greedy for life, how can he become such a big living person
Shao Sansheng was also unable to bear the heavy blow and fainted. When he woke up, he was filled with grief.
He also didn't understand why the eldest son committed suicide so easily when he was unyielding and unyielding despite many hardships.
It was not until later, when he learned that Niu Youdao was still alive, that Shao Sansheng realized that this was the reason why the eldest son committed suicide. The eldest son had already determined that Niu Youdao was still alive before he committed suicide.
The eldest son knew that the person who really brought down the Nine Saints was Niu Youdao. Niu Youdao had been hiding behind the scenes and controlling everything. Jia Wuqun was just a cover, but the eldest son himself was serving the enemy of life and death. Such truth made the eldest son so arrogant. How can I be so unfavorable
Niu Youdao asked the eldest son to cause trouble within the Jin Kingdom first, and then sold the eldest son. Tao Lue came in person, obviously well prepared, and finally forced the eldest son to a dead end.
Just like the eldest son said before his death, "No one is qualified to judge me." How could the eldest son, who was so proud in his heart, allow Niu Youdao to be humiliated like this again.
The eldest son had always emphasized that Niu Youdao would not let him go. Naturally, he would rather commit suicide than suffer humiliation and then die a tragic death.
Later facts also proved that the eldest son had no chance of making a comeback and had no way to escape!
Shao Sansheng, who was endlessly sad, would rather Shao Pingbo be stupider, not so smart, not so understanding, so that he would not commit suicide, and maybe there would be a way to survive.
Just because he was too smart, he forced himself to go to a dead end and didn't even give anyone a chance to get treatment when he committed suicide...
News of Shao Pingbo's death reached the Jin capital, and news of Taishu Huan'er's foolishness reached the palace. Taishuxiong tensed his cheeks and remained silent.
He didn't plan to kill Shao Pingbo so soon, at least not yet. Shao Dengyun was a general of the Yan State. If Shao Pingbo and Shao Liuer were in his hands, they might be able to use them as bargaining chips in negotiations.
At this point, Tai Shuxiong finally ordered the arrest of Shao Pingbo's students. Even if there is no evidence to prove that those students were involved in the rebellion, it is impossible to let them go. They must be controlled first to prevent future troubles.
In the sky prison, in the dark and cold cage, with messy straw bedding, Shao Liuer, Haozhen, two teenagers and a child were lying or sitting silently.
The family didn't even know what had happened. Shao Liu'er, who was sitting on the straw and guarding the cage, stared blankly at the dim oil lamp on the opposite wall...
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