Faced with this repeated questioning, Meng Yiliang was completely stunned, he never thought that things would turn out like this.
He admits that he does have selfish intentions, but, but, this is clearly the fault of Marquis An Yi! If Marquis An Yi hadn't stepped in, forcibly snatched Nanliang's government affairs, and sowed discord in front of the eldest son, how could I have thought of such a stupid trick!
Moreover, he really didn't know that Helagu would give such a vicious drug to the war horse.
As the saying goes, those who don't know are innocent, aren't they
Meng Yiliang, who was lying on the execution bench, raised his head with difficulty. After being hit by the fifty army sticks, he couldn't even breathe in pain.
He first glared at Guan Yubai bitterly, then looked at Xiao Yi, and lamented with tears: "My lord, the last general, the last general knew his mistake! But the last general never colluded with the former Nanliang royal family." , the last general also followed the old Southern King to conquer the south and north to pacify southern Xinjiang, how could he collude with the former Nanliang royal family and do things that are not good for southern Xinjiang?! The last general did all for you, my son!"
Xiao Yi looked at him coldly, as if looking at a clown.
"My lord, you are still young." Meng Yiliang put on a well-intentioned look, endured the pain and continued, "The old lord was most worried about you, my lord. Before he passed away, he specially recruited the last general Go ahead and tell the general to take good care of you in the future. The general sees that you have been deceived by some treacherous villains, and he will make such a bad move when he fails to persuade you. The general realizes his mistake, and please forgive me for the sake of the old prince. Let's do it this time."
Meng Yiliang was admitting his mistake, but every word and every sentence sounded with deep meaning.
Well, he was entrusted by the old prince to take care of the son on his deathbed, so the son should respect him somewhat, otherwise he would be disrespecting his grandfather and being unfilial.
Well, he was painstaking, but it's a pity that his loyal words were harsh, and he couldn't persuade the elder son who insisted on going his own way, so he made a bad plan.
Well, he is the person left behind by the old prince. As a grandson, the eldest son should take care of his grandfather's face.
Even if he made a mistake, it didn't cause any substantive consequences. The Shizi had beaten him and trained him, and his old face was completely lost. If he continued to be aggressive, the Shizi would end up in the end. The notoriety of unkindness.
The school lieutenant also came back to his senses at this moment, stepped forward quickly, cupped his fists and said: "The last general begs the son to spare the old general Meng for the sake of the old general Meng's military achievements in the past!" Kneeling on the ground, as if Xiao Yi could not afford to kneel if he did not agree.
This seemed to be a signal, and all the soldiers under Meng Yiliang's command who came to plead for orders all knelt down on one knee, clasped their fists and said in unison: "I implore the son to spare old General Meng!"
They also saw that what the son said was true, that General Meng was indeed involved in poisoning the horse and tried to blame Marquis An Yi. However, they were all brought out by old general Meng. Once old general Meng fell, how could the prince reuse them again? Their future is over.
Now, it is absolutely necessary to keep Old General Meng!
They believe that as long as they ask, in order to stabilize the morale of the army and gain a good reputation, the son of the world will definitely expose all of this!
Thinking of this, they pleaded again in unison, and these voices merged together and rumbled.
"Ah."
Xiao Yi sneered, as if laughing at their overreaching.
He casually glanced over these kneeling people, then landed on Meng Yiliang, and said, "Old General Meng, don't make your words so sweet. In the end, it's all about your selfishness. For your selfishness, I will Ignoring the lives of my 50,000 soldiers in southern Xinjiang, how can this be offset by a single 'wrong'?" He paused, his expression straightened, and he said in a cold voice, "People in the world often say 'kill chickens to scare monkeys' , but this son thinks that since it is a problem of monkeys, then killing monkeys is the problem! Old General Meng, do you think so?"
Meng Yiliang felt chills in his heart, could it be that Shi Ziye really wanted to kill him
He's not afraid, isn't he afraid that his reputation will be ruined? !
"Collegators and traitors will not be pardoned!"
These seven words, every word is sonorous and powerful, like the beat of a drum, it falls on everyone's heart one after another, making people tremble.
Meng Yiliang took a deep breath, only two words lingered in his mind—
It's over!
His vision went dark, and he passed out completely.
The sun was shining hotly overhead, and under the sun, no one dared to make the slightest sound, even the few soldiers who were kneeling on the ground continued to kneel, not daring to get up.
Only the sound of the military stick falling, one after another.
The sun is still shining brightly, and there is no slight haze caused by this incident.
At this time, in the Yuexi Hall located in the first hall of the inner palace, sunlight fell through the window on the bronze mirror of the dressing table in the inner room, refracting several halos.
There was a bit empty beside the bronze mirror. There used to be a jade sculpture of a unicorn delivering a child, but after Xiao Yi learned that the Gu family was also involved in the sick horse incident, he immediately ordered someone to take the jade sculpture away and destroy it.
Although these things brought into the palace by outsiders in the name of gifts have long been carefully checked and checked repeatedly, and there is absolutely no problem, Xiao Yi is still worried. According to him, if you are not afraid of thieves entering the door, you are afraid of thieves thinking about them.
This made Nangong Yue a little bit pity, she liked that jade carving quite a bit, and when she had nothing to do, she would always play with it in her hand, but now she always felt that something was missing.
Que'er on the side followed Nangong Yue's gaze, thinking silently: Is the imperial concubine so fond of the "Kirin Sending a Child" jade carving so much? Or should she go and get a picture of "Kirin delivering a child" for the imperial concubine
She was thinking about telling some jokes to make Nangong Yue happy, when she heard a rude sound of raising the curtain, Xiao Yi strode in...
Xiao Yi changed into a robe, but there was no trace of murderous aura on his body.
Nangong Yue smiled and stood up to greet her, "Ah Yi!"
"I'm back." Xiao Yi showed a bright smile, one step faster than her, came to her side in the blink of an eye, and pushed her back.
He skillfully squeezed the high-back chair where Nangong Yue was sitting, and embraced her in his arms.
Seeing this, Que'er resigned tactfully.
Nangong Yue leaned against Xiao Yi's arms, her nose moved slightly, and there was a faint dampness on his body, mixed with the fragrance of saponins, it smelled very good, it should have been bathed and changed just now.
She vaguely guessed what must have happened today, and cast a questioning look at Xiao Yi.
Xiao Yi nodded, his stinky girl had a sharp nose, and he was worried that the smell of blood would make her feel uncomfortable, so he simply changed his clothes before returning to Moon Breath Palace.
Xiao Yi spoke in general terms about what happened today at Sunshine Palace and Xuyang Gate...
Nangong Yue couldn't help sighing: "Ayi, that is to say, that old General Meng was completely used by the Gu family?"
"Meng Yiliang thinks he is scheming and tricks others into the applause," Xiao Yi curled his lips mockingly and said, "Actually, it's just a pawn played by Helagu of the Gu family."
When the eighty army sticks were hit, Meng Yiliang finally couldn't take it anymore, and revealed all the causes and consequences of colluding with Helagu, and emphasized that he really didn't know that the medicine would have such vicious consequences.
But so what? No matter how miserable he was crying in front of him, Xiao Yi would not have the slightest sympathy.
Nangong Yue is also the same, if Xiao Yi and Guan Yubai were not vigilant, Meng Yiliang's actions would eventually kill 50,000 troops in southern Xinjiang. How can these 50,000 lives be wiped out by saying "the one who doesn't know is innocent"
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Nangong Yue squinted her eyes thoughtfully, leaned lazily in Xiao Yi's arms, and said, "Ah Yi, Old General Meng wanted to squeeze out the official son and get the chance to govern Nanliang, but the Gu family Is it just to provide horses for the Southern Border Army?"
As she said that, she tilted her head, always feeling that this was a bit weird.
The ancient family dared to prescribe medicine to the war horse. Once it was revealed, it would be a serious crime that would bring disaster to the whole family. What's more, the use of such a vicious drug is obviously not for the purpose of suppressing the Dele family, let alone for mere gold and silver.
"My stinky girl is really smart." Xiao Yi praised Nangong Yue's white and smooth little hand, rubbing it for a while, and clasping his fingers for a while, continuing to say, "You guessed right. Of course, the Gu Na family is not only for the petty profit of selling horses, they are for 'exotic goods to live in'." Xiao Yi said meaningfully.
Of course, Nangong Yue was familiar with the story of rare goods to live in, and it became clear immediately.
Guna used this kind of medicine for the obvious purpose of destroying the Southern Border Army, and it was obvious who would benefit the most by doing so.
She raised her chin, looked at Xiao Yi, and said, "The remnants of Nanliang."
But it is! Xiao Yi kissed her hard on the corner of the mouth as a token of appreciation, and then said: "A businessman values profits, but Helagu of the Guna family not only wants profits, but also wants power."
To put it bluntly, it was Helagu who hoped to help the former Nanliang royal family restore the country in order to gain the status and wealth of an extremely powerful minister.
Xiao Yi curled his lips sarcastically, and continued: "He has tried his best. After the Nanliang Kingdom was broken, he not only supported and secretly hid the former king and grandson Modler, but also successively gave one million yuan to the Nanliang remnants. An army of two silver coins funded its restoration of the country. This "horse plague" plan was proposed by Helagu, and even the poison of the horse plague was obtained by chance when Helagu went to Changdi for business four or five years ago. , All these years, he has carefully stored it, and he has not taken it out until now."
Helagu was just offering small favors and acting like he wanted something from others, but this idiot Meng Yiliang actually took the bait.
If Helagu succeeds, the consequences will be disastrous!
Fortunately, they have seen this kind of plague poison with their own eyes, and the plague poison in Helagu's hand is obviously much weaker than that used by the elder Di people in the hunting palace. You can't keep a horse.
"It's thanks to my concubine's foresight." Xiao Yi smiled and complimented Nangong Yue, showing a flattering look, which made Nangong Yue chuckle.
Xiao Yi's tone sounded like a joke, but it was from the heart.
A terminal disease, such as smallpox and tuberculosis, is notorious because of its fatality. Once there is a cure for the disease, the so-called terminal disease is no different from headache and cold.
With the patented medicine developed by Nangong Yue before, there is nothing to fear in this mere horse plague!
Nangong Yue raised her chin on purpose, and said jokingly, "Then how does the Master plan to reward meritorious deeds?"
Hearing this, Xiao Yi's peach blossom eyes sparkled, and he didn't know what "good" idea came to her. Nangong Yue's heart skipped a beat, almost regretting it.
Sure enough, Xiao Yi said excitedly in the next moment: "What does the concubine want? Jewelry and hair, or the real estate of the farm shop, or..." He paused on purpose, blinked mischievously, the originally normal male voice She suddenly became delicate, "Or, Yi'er can 'serve' the princess well?"
serve? According to her, it is to toss her well. The corners of Nangong Yue's mouth suddenly froze, she glanced at the empty dressing table from the corner of her eyes, and thought of something, she had an idea, and hurriedly said: "Ayi, isn't Nanliang prolific jade? I see the unicorn sent by Li Shaluo The carving of Song Zi is quite good, see that the carving skills are different from our Dayu, and it looks quite unique, how about A Yi, you can give me some jade carvings, I can wear and decorate it myself, or give it as a gift Several aunts and sisters in the mansion..."
Xiao Yi replied in a disinterested manner, and blinked, meaning, are you sure you don't want Yi'er to serve you
Nangong Yue coughed dryly, trying to divert his attention, and asked: "Ayi, Gu Na's family... I mean, what will happen to that Li Shaluo girl?" "When I saw Li Shaluo in Yushi that day, I didn't see that she approached us for such a purpose. Seeing that her words and demeanor that day were a little aggressive, she was full of enthusiasm. Thought she was all about trying to revive the family business..."
In this world, it's not easy for women. Originally, Nangong Yue admired Li Shaluo somewhat, but she didn't expect her to miss her.
Xiao Yi twitched his lips mockingly, and said: "On the surface, the Gu family claims that the women in the family can also be the head of the family, but in their hearts they still prefer to choose a man as the heir. The eldest son of the Gu family is actually the defaulted next head of the family. The head of the house is nothing more than a 'carrot hanging in front of a donkey'."
After all, the Gu family wanted the donkey to die for the carrot that would never be eaten, so how could they let the donkey know such a big secret
Xiao Yi said nonchalantly: "Whether she is sincere or false, it doesn't matter. The evidence of Helagu's crime is solid, and the Guna family can't get away with it this time."
Since Helagu dared to collude with the remnants of Nanliang, he must have known that he would end up today. Since he is a patriarch willing to risk the lives of his whole family, why should he be polite to him? !
Moreover, it can also be used as a warning to the other big families in Nanliang, so as not to treat them too generously so that they don't know who is in charge of Nanliang now!
A cold light flashed in Xiao Yi's eyes, but when he looked at Nangong Yue, it turned into a bright smile, "Ah Yue, don't talk about these disappointing things? How are you doing today? Is our daughter still happy? obedient?"
As he spoke, his left hand had already gently covered Nangong Yue's still flat abdomen, and his voice became softer, as if he was afraid of startling the child in Nangong Yue's womb.
Nangong Yue is quite used to it. Since she confirmed that she is pregnant, Xiao Yi has to chatter with the child in her womb without saying a word every day.
Although it is already a routine inquiry every day, the person who asks it is not too annoying, and the person who answers it is not too annoying. Every time there is an indescribable expectation, this is their treasure.
The young couple looked at each other and smiled, and accidentally showed a silly smile.
Nangong Yue put her right hand on Xiao Yi's big palm, and said with a smile: "A Yi, my daughter is very good."
This child is really well-behaved, so far, she has never tossed her mother.
She only needs to be responsible for getting enough sleep every day, eating well, and raising the baby with peace of mind.
Xiao Yi smiled brighter, couldn't hide the joy on his brows, kissed her cheek tenderly, and said without humility: "Ah Yue, our daughter-in-law is so good! From now on, I will teach her how to bow horse, ride and shoot, You teach her piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and when our daughter grows up, she can not only help me manage military affairs, but also help you take care of middle school... "
Ah Yue can spend more time with herself. Xiao Yi thought happily.
The corners of Nangong Yue's eyes twitched. She was only two months pregnant, and it would take more than half a year to give birth. He had already found a job for his unborn daughter. He asked her to be a queen for a while, and let her take care of it for a while. Zhongxie, who is capable of both literary and martial arts, has eighteen martial arts skills... What if their daughter is scared away, what can they do... Bah bah! How could I be led astray by this guy again!
The two of them chatted silly things one after another, and the time passed by in this faint warmth.
Outside the Xuyang Gate, the dozens of soldiers who came to ask for orders were still kneeling there, from day to night... until they couldn't hold on anymore and fell to the ground, they were dragged away.
As for Meng Yiliang, after receiving a hundred military sticks solidly, he was dragged to the death row with a sigh of relief, waiting for Xiao Yi's military order.
And in the city of black quinoa, a huge wave of noise was set off...
How could the fact that Gu's family was raided by the Southern Border Army be concealed from other people's eyes? In less than half a day, it spread throughout Wuli City.
For a time, the whole city was full of panic and panic.
It was a sunny day, but in the eyes of the people in the city, it seemed that a thick layer of dark clouds had been added, and even the air seemed to be filled with a depressing and dreary atmosphere, with a chilling air.
Everyone in the city of Wuli was wondering what the prince of Zhennan wanted to do.
Since the Southern Frontier Army broke through the city, they have not slaughtered the city, burned, killed, looted, or committed adultery. This is obviously a well-disciplined army. After the people of Wuli City have been worried for a while, they still live as usual...
Almost half a year has passed now, but the prince of Zhennan suddenly took the Gu Na family, the number one family in Nanliang, into surgery, which made many Nanliang families have to worry. Will this be just the beginning, and will it be the next turn? They
In this kind of uneasy speculation, the air in Wuli City became heavier. The whole city was silent, but no one dared to make a noise. Just imagine that even the tens of thousands of troops from the previous dynasty were defeated by Nanjiang Under the iron hooves of the army, what can these powerless people do, they can only protect themselves wisely.
Xiao Yi didn't care what was going on in Wuli City. After raiding Gu Na's house, he issued a series of orders to disband Meng Yiliang's Tabai Camp, Modao Camp, and Daji Camp.
These three battalions have a total of 10,000 people, and they all bear too obvious traces of "Meng Yiliang". It would be too wasteful for Jia to return to the field, after all, there are a total of 10,000 well-trained soldiers.
Therefore, under Guan Yubai's suggestion, Xiao Yi simply broke up these ten thousand people and organized them into other battalions. Each battalion was divided into a few hundred people at most. The comrades-in-arms live together and train together, so that Meng Yiliang's influence on them will be minimized.
And the dozen or so generals who provoked the mutiny in the barracks that day were all resigned, pending military law.
As for the chief culprit, Meng Yiliang, who was ordered to be beheaded for public display, and all members of the Meng family were dismissed from military posts, all of this happened in just two days.
The military order is like a mountain, and the military law is ruthless!
Under Xiao Yi's iron-fisted policy, all the aristocratic families in Nanliang surrendered one after another, and they dared not make any small moves in private.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Guan Yubai announced several new policies one after another to win the hearts of the people.
After waiting and watching for so many days, the surrounding small countries finally couldn't sit still. Several countries successively sent envoys while Xiao Yi was still in Nanliang...
At this time, the royal capital, which is thousands of miles away, is about to usher in the palace test.