king capital.
It was snowing heavily.
At the end of the corridor of the side hall, in the shadow under the stone steps, three people gathered together.
Because of the problem of light and shadow, I can't see their faces clearly. Only one of them can be seen wearing a bright yellow robe, and the other two, one is a red brocade official uniform, and the other is a dark black iron battle armor. In the quiet corner of the hall, it can be seen from the clothes that this is a royal family, a civil servant and a military general, and the three voices are all very low.
"Has Bai Yi left the city?"
"I left the city in the morning. I said I was going for a walk outside the city."
"Let's go... Hmph. What time is it and you haven't come back yet? I think he must have gone to Tianyue Mountain! During the last court meeting, he didn't mention the incident of the disaster victims' unrest last time, just to prevent agitating others. This It is impossible to hide the fact, so many victims who froze to death, it is impossible to evaporate out of thin air."
"I said earlier that the 80,000 gold coins last time were not to be greedy, but this time it will be fine. If something is found out about that bullshit white clothes, the king will condemn us, and no one will be able to escape!"
"It's hard to handle... Hey, let me say, how many victims are there in Tianyue Mountain now?"
"Less say the five-digit number of dead people... There are as many as 300,000 homeless people, and the cities at the foot of the mountain are empty. Last month, someone disguised as ordinary people came to the capital to make trouble, intending to stop Shengjia to report the crime. Thanks to our people who discovered it early."
"How did it go?"
"Killed."
"That's good."
The three were silent for a while, and the members of the royal family asked:
"Both of you, the official position is not small. It is true that Umi is a nobleman in white, but he is not a nobleman, but a commoner and a white man! It has been so long since you have been king, and the two of you can't even stand up to him. In the future, I will How can I entrust important matters to the two of you... Let me ask you, is the matter of Tianyue Mountain really unstoppable this time?"
The civil servant's voice was thin and sharp, and his voice was as humble as an owl at night:
"It's difficult. His Majesty the King is facing him, and now the general of the Tiance Mansion is also in contact with him. If the ordinary things are easy to talk about, the fooling around will be over. This time, it is His Majesty who repaired the palace for His Majesty the King in Tianyue Mountain. Those who have been clearly ordered cannot be fooled; with so many homeless victims making troubles, there will always be some tough bones against us, those people will not enter, and they will jump out at some point!"
The general's voice was low, but also full of anger:
"However, if those disaster victims are in a hurry and attack the king's capital, then you and I will not have enough heads to chop off!"
The members of the royal family lowered their voices and asked:
"Is there no way to plug this hole?"
Wen Chen's voice became urgent, and he said sharply:
"Replenishment? What are you going to get to make up for... This money has already entered the private pockets of the adults in the court. The three of us divided it into less than 5,000 gold coins. Without the 75,000 gold coins to deal with, this matter can be concealed." Up to now? However, it’s only been a few days. His Majesty the King must have heard some rumors, but the year is approaching, and the thirty-six city lord is coming soon, and all parties are unwilling to make trouble. It’s the new year, hmph.”
The general stomped his feet and shouted in a low voice:
"They eat meat, we can just drink soup! Now something happened, they wiped their mouths from eating meat and left, and want us to eat soup, is there any reason, is there any king's law?"
"True, royal law?"
Wen Chen laughed, his tone full of hatred for iron and steel:
"You, you, you, don't mind, just dig it out and throw it away. We are greedy for the money, we sent it out, and we are the masterminds of everything. We have the ledger in our hands, but does His Majesty dare to check it? If we really want to be implicated, there is nothing clean inside. He will take us... This is called killing chickens for monkeys to see."
The general was about to say something, but the royal family stretched out his hand, pressed it down, and said:
"Don't rush to make noise... think of a way first."
Wen Chen said in a low voice:
"The most urgent thing is that Bai Yi can't continue the investigation. He hasn't come back at this time, and he can guess with his eyes closed that he plans to live in Tianyue Mountain for a few days to search for evidence. If I remember correctly, his body On weekdays, there is only a bookboy named Xiaolu with us. We sent a few house slaves who could fight, disguised as disaster victims, and quietly... "
He made a "click" gesture, lowered his voice and said:
"At that time, it will be presumed to be a riot by the rioters, and no one will be able to find out anything. Once Bai Yi dies, those hard-headed people will have no leader, and this matter will not be able to cause trouble."
The royal family turned to the general and asked:
"Are you sure?"
The general was silent for a while, nodded and said:
"You can try it. Let people pick up the family members of those slaves first, and then say hello to those slaves. If the matter is revealed, they will kill themselves immediately. Otherwise, they will die. Even if it doesn't work, it will definitely Can't find us."
Members of the royal family sighed, with a bit of ruthlessness in their tone:
"Send more people. A few dead soldiers in the palace will also follow, and Bai Yi must die in Tianyue Mountain."
The remaining two said at the same time:
"Yes, Your Highness."
As if being stung by this title, the man trembled, slowly clenched his hands into fists, and shouted in a low voice:
"Your Highness... how can anyone treat me as your Highness these years...!"
He took a deep breath and said:
"If Bai Yi can't be killed in Tianyue Mountain this time, we can only adopt some other methods."
The remaining two people got closer and asked in a low voice:
"Is there any other way?"
The royal family remained silent, took out a letter from his arms with one hand, and threw it to the civil servant.
Wenchen opened the letter, looked at the contents, and suddenly raised his voice:
"This, this is—"
He took two steps back, and the letter in his hand fell to the ground. He suddenly lost his mind, and murmured:
"No, no! Selling out your own compatriots, what is the difference between this and a beast? If you really do this, you and I will be sinners through the ages!"
The general picked up the letter from the ground, glanced at it, and didn't speak.
The royal family sneered and said:
"Eternal sinners? We have long been eternal sinners! Now that you are a bitch and want to set up a memorial archway, are you capable? When 300,000 people in Tianyue Mountain were homeless, you never thought that you would be punished." Thousands of people scolded? Let me tell you, if this happens, no one dares to say anything, and those historians will naturally whitewash it for us. From then on, all generations will only remember your good name! Now I just ask you, do it, Or… don’t do it.”
The general took a step forward, and also looked at Wenchen.
The civil servant seemed to understand something, pointed at the general and the royal family with trembling fingers, and said in a hateful voice:
"You have already discussed it?"
The general smirked:
"We savages can't think so much. If you don't do it, you will die. If you do it, you may survive, and you will not be able to enjoy the glory and wealth. What else should you consider?"
Wen Chen gasped for breath with difficulty, and after a while, he said hoarsely:
"I just hope that the white clothes can die obediently in Tianyue Mountain. Otherwise, you and I will not be called the king, the official, or the general. They are all dogs lying on the ground, begging others for mercy! All of them are wearing beautiful clothes clothes, crowns, birds, and beasts."