"My Dazhuang is only seventeen years old this year. He hasn't married yet, and he hasn't left a son and a half daughter. It's all because of your grandson. He died and didn't even leave his body. What face do you have?" Come and intercede for me, and you give me back my son."
An excited woman, just smashing eggs and vegetable leaves was not enough, she yelled at the female family members of the Yan family, and tried to break through the blockade of the soldiers on the outermost circle, rushing to talk to Mrs. Yan.
"There is also my son-in-law and my daughter-in-law with three children, one of whom is still waiting to be fed. The pillars of the family have collapsed. The whole family cannot survive. The traitor must pay for his life."
The onlookers were obviously agitated, and more and more people tried to break through the blockade. They couldn't touch the culprit for the time being, but they must also get retribution for this group of ignorant women and children who still tried to threaten His Majesty and let the sinner out.
"Old lady, you can take the ladies back, your Majesty will not see you."
The captain who handles the imperial city was once a subordinate of General Yan. He has always respected the Yan family. Now it is Yan Chu who made the mistake. He does not want the women of the Yan family to be involved.
Now His Majesty doesn't seem to have any intention of questioning the female family members of the Yan family. For Yan Chu's mistakes, it is already an extrajudicial mercy. If His Majesty is offended now, I don't know what the ending will be.
Now is the time when people's grievances are the greatest, and more than 30,000 generals have died because of Yan Chu, the chief general, who made a mistake in leading the troops.
In the past few years, Zhou, Ming, and Jiang have been recuperating, and they have always been well watered. Yan Chu, who was originally stationed in Bianzhou, took the initiative to lead troops to attack the border towns of Ming. The comprehensive strength of the Ming Dynasty is far better than that of Zhou, so how can they bear Zhou's offense.
It's strange to say, I don't know if it's because Yan Chu led the troops well, but even though the troops were still less than Zhou Guo's, the two countries actually fought on par, and occasionally Yan Chu even managed to win a few small games.
It's a pity that the royal family of the Great Zhou Dynasty was afraid. They took the initiative to make peace with the Ming Kingdom. They were worried about the covetous Jiang Kingdom, and the emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty offered to cede the ten cities of Bianzhou. I am afraid that this war will continue, and the casualties will naturally not stop Thirty thousand generals.
Originally, the foreign military orders were not accepted. If there was a reason for the incident, Yan Chu's actions might not be able to be properly resolved. Unfortunately, the secret correspondence between him and Jiang Guo was found out from his camp account. , can poke a hornet's nest.
Originally, it was a strange thing that he suddenly led troops to attack the Ming country, but when this incident was connected with Jiang Guo, it was easy to explain. I am afraid that Yan Chu was bought by Jiang Guo without knowing it. Attacking the Ming country by soldiers can deplete the national power of both sides. At that time, wouldn't Jiang be allowed to take the lead.
Originally, Bianzhou was the territory of Yan's army. If he had concealed everything well, he might not be noticed until the war in the capital had reached an uncontrollable level. Fortunately, Yan Chu's deputy general is now named General Chariot and Cavalry. General Fu Congfu made a prompt decision, united with his cronies to arrest and imprison Yan Chu, and immediately ceased the war with Ming and sent people to the capital to send a letter to stop the deterioration of the situation.
After Yan Chu was escorted back to the capital, he admitted that it was the Ming country that he led the army to attack, but he refused to admit that he had an affair with Jiang Guo. Unfortunately, the evidence was solid. All the letters between him and Jiang Guo were indeed him. Notes, this point, indisputable.
Although he repeatedly pointed out that the wolf ambitions of Ming and Jiang were already prepared to attack Zhou together, he would rather take the lead in attacking Zhou, which is weaker than Jiang, when he seized the opportunity. hands on.
Emperor Jiang was the most careful. He might sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight, waiting for both Zhou and Ming to be injured before making a move. If they could successfully defeat Da Zhou before then, there might be a glimmer of hope.
Yan Chu was educated since he was a child that the Yan family army is the guardian of the people of the Great Zhou, and as long as one of them is still alive, no foreign cavalry can be allowed to step into the land of Zhou.
When faced with threats from both sides, Yan Chu made a decisive decision, and the only choice he could make was this.
It's a pity that no one listened to him, a traitor. Now the world is at peace. Zhou Guo and Jiang Guo signed a peace treaty with Zhou, and there will be no war for twenty years. Instead, Yan Chu's actions unilaterally tore up the peace agreement, It made Da Zhou cede ten cities, which hurt his vitality.
Yan Chu changed from a hero sought after by the people to a complete traitor in an instant, and the more than 30,000 soldiers who died on the battlefield became evidence of his treason.
Everyone wanted to kill him. They forgot everything that this little general of the Yan family army had done to protect the people. They only believed in the evidence, and believed in this former hero. He betrayed Zhou Guo and everyone's trust.
Mrs. Yan didn't believe that her grandson was taught by her and her husband. She firmly believed that no minister in the whole Zhou Dynasty would treason, her grandson would not.
So now that she is kneeling outside the imperial city, she just wants to use the little prestige she has left to make her grandson more alive.
"You give back my son's life, you give back my son's life."
A thin woman passed through the gap in the human wall surrounded by soldiers, and rushed straight to Mrs. Yan. There were too many people, and it was unknown who shot the cold arrow. The woman hadn't even gotten close to Mrs. Yan. , was directly pierced by a sharp sword, his eyes widened, and he died with regret.
"Killed someone, the Yan family murdered, what is the law of heaven, what is the law of the king."
After the woman's death, the public grievances that were already boiling rose to an uncontrollable level. The human wall surrounded by the soldiers was about to be washed away.
Mrs. Yan's expression froze, and she knelt outside the palace gate for two consecutive days, her haggard face, even a person who had never been angry when people smashed rotten eggs and vegetables, was actually angry.
The person who just attacked was definitely not here to help her. In fact, a thin woman would at most hit and pull them a few times. Mrs. Yan didn't take this little pain to heart, but the one who didn't know A well-known archer shot and killed the little woman, which is to put the women of their Yan family on the fire.
But it was precisely because of this that Mrs. Yan became more convinced of her grandson's innocence. This time, it was those who were hostile to the Yan family's conspiracy against the Yan family.
"Everyone, please listen to me."
Mrs. Yan stood up tremblingly, leaning on the dragon-head crutches bestowed by her late emperor. She knelt for two days in a row, her knees were swollen, her blood was not circulating, and when she stood up, she almost knelt down again.
"Snapped-"
"What are you talking about? You taught the traitor who killed our family, and you have to pay for our children." A handful of rotten vegetable leaves hit Mrs. Yan in the face, and she didn't know where they came from. Where did it come from, it smells like disgusting shit.
"I, Yan Qiu, married into the Yan family at the age of sixteen."
She didn't stop her voice because of the people's pointing.
"When I was nineteen years old, I gave birth to the eldest son of the Yan family, Lie. In the same year, my father-in-law died on the battlefield against the Qiang Kingdom. When I was twenty-three, I gave birth to the second son of the Yan family. Ziwei and Zisan Zide, my husband's two younger brothers died on the battlefield of the former Qi State the following year."
Old Madam Yan's voice was loud and clear. When she spoke, she did not shed tears, but her eyes were red and her body trembled.
"When I was forty-five years old, my eldest son, second son, third son, fourth son, and youngest son all died in Yan State. In that battle, they guarded the border city in the north of our Zhou State. In 2010, my fourth son was sixteen years old, and my youngest son was fourteen years old. Neither of them was married. My heart aches, but I know that they are heroes."
The people who were still clamoring gradually calmed down. They seemed to have woken up from their hatred and realized that the women in front of them were not only Yan Chu's grandmother, mother and aunt, but also heroes who had sacrificed their lives to protect the people of Great Zhou. widow.
Looking at those female relatives who were kneeling outside the palace gate in a panic, those people suddenly felt a little guilty for some reason.
"I'm a hero, my son is a bear, isn't this even more shameful?"
I don't know who said it in the crowd, and some people think it's true. Could it be that the merits of the ancestors can cover up Yan Chu's mistakes? Although these female relatives are worthy of sympathy, they absolutely shouldn't, shouldn't come to the palace Pleading for the treason outside the door.
"My grandson went to the battlefield with his grandfather at the age of twelve. This year he will be nineteen. 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, those of us who are elders never thought about raising him well. We started practicing martial arts when he was five years old and just sensible. The bloody bandages, how many times he narrowly escaped death and almost failed, as grandmothers, as mothers, we are more heartbroken than anyone."
Mrs. Yan beat her chest. This was the only only seedling left by her second son. She was more heartbroken than anyone else. Their children were bouncing and playing at that age, but her little tiger was standing up against it. In the scorching sun, in the cold wind, day after day, he followed his grandfather to practice the martial arts handed down by the Yan family. Every time he went out to fight with his grandfather, she woke up from her dream. Her grandson had an accident, and she had already lost five sons , I can no longer bear the blow of losing my grandson.
Old Madam Yan was weeping. At this moment, she was already sobbing, and the female family members of the Yan family who were kneeling behind her were all weeping.
Because among the people the old lady told about, there were their husbands and their fathers.
"My grandson once told me that the Yan family army is the Yan family army of the Great Zhou, and the mission of the Yan family man is to protect every citizen of the Great Zhou. I don't believe that a child who can say such a thing will be a traitor. If he really did something unforgivably wrong, the old woman will be the first to do it, as his grandmother and the one who taught him since he was a child, my old life will also be with you."
After finishing speaking, the old lady threw away the dragon head and crutches, and knelt 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. For some reason, this apology felt unbearable.
In fact, if you think about it carefully, before this battle, General Yan was still a hero praised by everyone. If a person wants to change, can he really change so fast
Maybe it is really like what the old lady said, thoroughly investigate this matter, maybe there are indeed some doubts in it that they don't know about
"Old lady, ladies and gentlemen, Your Majesty has summoned you."
A father-in-law ran out in a hurry, seeing that Mrs. Yan was not bowing to the palace, but kneeling to the people, and was a little dazed.
"Your Majesty is willing to see us?"
Mrs. Yan was overjoyed, and so were the other female members of the Yan family. They supported each other to stand up, then rubbed their knees and calves, and when they got used to walking, they followed the eunuch towards the palace.
As soon as the female family members of the Yan family left, the surrounding people naturally dispersed.
Because of Mrs. Yan's heartfelt speech just now, the mentality of everyone present seemed to be less intense than before.