Chapter 930 Regicide!

After returning to his own tent from Yuan Song’s central military tent, Ye Dong felt something was wrong the more he thought about it.
Although Ye Mingsheng never proclaimed himself emperor despite the advice of many people, judging from the information he revealed on a daily basis, Ye Mingsheng did not care about the little emperor at all.

Although the Fengwu Army is now under the slogan of clearing out the imperial court and letting the Shangguan family return power to the emperor, in fact, all the generals and commanders of the Fengwu Army understand that slogans are just slogans, and their loyalty is not to the little emperor, but to Marshal Ye Mingsheng!
What they are doing is changing dynasties, and this is almost an open secret!
So as a pure warrior, Ye Dong was really puzzled why Ye Mingsheng would write to Yuan Song, asking them to protect the little emperor!
Thinking back to the look and tone of Yuan Song when he gave him this task, Ye Dong knew that things were definitely not that simple. He hesitated for a moment and then instructed his men:
"Please bring General Ye Tao over to me!"

The Ye family is also a large clan in Fengshan County, Liaoyang, with thousands of people scattered in more than a dozen villages and towns in Fengshan County. So Ye Dong and Ye Tao were just familiar with each other at the time, but they didn't have much of a deep friendship. Later, because they were on different fronts, the two also didn't have much contact.

However, after Ye Dong led the Ninth Division to Yunbing, the two of them quickly hit it off and became close friends because they were both from the Ye clan and both held high positions as generals.
Ye Dong felt that Ye Tao had a more active brain and could think more comprehensively than a warrior like him. So when faced with the current difficult problem, he wanted to find Ye Tao to give him some advice and see what Ye Tao thought.

At Ye Dong's invitation, Ye Tao soon came to the tent, and Ye Dong told Ye Tao everything.

After listening to Ye Dong's story, Ye Tao fell into deep thought, and Ye Dong expressed his doubts.

"Brother, it seems that Master Yuan means that things are not that simple, but I still can't figure out what Master Yuan means?"

"I believe in Lord Yuan's character and behavior, but did our Marshal really write to him, asking us to protect the little emperor's safety?"

Upon hearing this, Ye Tao's eyes lit up and he said in a deep voice:
"Marshal Dong will definitely not write to Lord Yuan to ask us to keep the little emperor safe!"

Hearing this answer, Ye Dong hesitated for a moment and said:
"I thought so too, but isn't this a false order, Master Yuan?"

Ye Tao shook his head and spoke in a low voice:

"Brother Dong, I think Lord Yuan didn't really tell you to protect the little emperor when he said this to you, but to let you take advantage of the opportunity to kill him!"

As Ye Tao spoke, he made a throat-cutting gesture in front of Ye Dong with a sinister look...
Ye Dong was shocked when he heard this, and he confirmed with Ye Tao:
"Brother, Lord Yuan wants me to kill the little emperor?"

Facing Ye Dong's question, Ye Tao asked back:
"Or else?"

"Brother Dong, why do you think Lord Yuan asked you to do this instead of Shen Quan?"

"In terms of the level of rest of the soldiers below, Shen Quan's Fourth Division is the best!"

"Although the little emperor is young and ignorant, he is the common ruler of the Great Zhou after all, and has a righteous reputation, so he must die. If he doesn't die, how can our commander-in-chief ascend the throne and become emperor? How can he, Yuan Song, become a duke?"

"Not only must this little emperor die, but he must not die at the hands of our Fengwu Army. He must die at the hands of Shangguan Changgong!"

"Then the history books will record that although our Fengwu Army tried its best to rescue us, the vicious traitor Shangguan Changgong was unwilling to see Your Majesty being rescued by our Fengwu Army, and he brazenly murdered the emperor when he was at his wit's end!"

At this point, Ye Tao patted Ye Dong on the shoulder and said solemnly:

"This is a dirty job, and it requires someone you can absolutely trust to do it!"

"Brother Dong, not only is your last name Ye, but you are also a member of the Marshal's personal guard and are loyal to him, so you are the perfect person to do this!"

After finishing talking about this matter, Ye Tao saw that Ye Dong looked uncertain, so he spoke again:
“Brother Dong, if you think this matter is difficult to do, then don’t force it. I will go and tell Lord Yuan now, and I will do it for you…”

Upon hearing this, Ye Dong waved his hand and said:

"The Marshal has been very kind to me. Since this matter is beneficial to the Marshal, I, Ye Dong, will go through fire and water without hesitation. Now it's just a matter of killing that little emperor. It doesn't matter!"

"I just don't understand why Lord Yuan told me this directly instead of going through so much trouble?"

Ye Tao smiled and said:

"Brother Dong, this matter concerns the Marshal's reputation, and Lord Yuan is also very cautious!"

"After all, on the surface, our Fengwu Army is advocating the slogan of clearing the court of corrupt officials and returning power to the little emperor! So we must be very cautious about killing the emperor!"

At this point, Ye Tao seemed to remember something and bowed to Ye Dong to congratulate him:
"Brother Dong, I heard that Lord Yuan resigned from his concurrent position as the general of the Second Division and recommended you to the commander-in-chief. You have contributed to the capture of the city in the Battle of Weiguan. If you kill Shangguan Changgong this time, I'm afraid the position of the general of the Second Division will be yours!"

Hearing Ye Tao say this, Ye Dong couldn't help but show a little pride on his face, but he still spoke modestly:
"It's just a horizontal transfer, it's nothing!"

"I am very satisfied to be able to serve the Marshal..."

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While these Fengwu Army generals were plotting how to kill the young emperor Jiang Rui without leaving any trace, Ye Mingsheng was comforting Murong Qingwu on the hospital bed in the Ye Mansion.

That day, as the news of the fall of Weiguan City reached Yijing, the news of Murong Lun's rebellion also entered Yijing.

While Ye Mingsheng was immersed in the joy of victory, Murong Qingwu fainted due to excessive grief over the brutal massacre of the Murong family by Shangguan Changgong.

Fortunately, due to timely treatment, Murong Qingwu is not seriously injured, but she needs to lie in bed and recuperate for a while, and she must not have too much emotional fluctuations during this period, otherwise Murong Qingwu's condition will continue to deteriorate.

The matter of rest was easy to solve. Murong Qingwu lived a life of luxury in the mansion, with maids serving her three meals a day, so she didn't need to do anything.

But not being able to have too much emotional fluctuation was a very troublesome thing, because Shangguan Changgong killed hundreds of people in the Murong family, and these people were all Murong Qingwu's relatives and friends. Therefore, after Murong Qingwu woke up, she cried secretly all day long, and her whole mood was very bad.

Although Ye Mingsheng was concerned about Murong Qingwu’s situation, after the fall of Weiguan City, the pace of unification of the Fengwu Army had to be accelerated. Therefore, as the supreme military and political commander of the Fengwu Army, Ye Mingsheng also had quite a lot of things to deal with...

So Ye Mingsheng could only let Pei Zhixiu, Jinyu and others go and persuade Murong Qingwu first, and then come to see Murong Qingwu when he had finished the things in his hands today.

Seeing Murong Qingwu, who looked extremely haggard and pitiful, and no longer as clever as she used to be, Ye Mingsheng couldn't help but feel pity for her.

Holding Murong Qingwu's hands, Ye Mingsheng said with concern:

"Qingwu, the dead cannot be resurrected, you must mourn!"

"I believe your relatives don't want to see you like this. You have to cheer up!"

Listening to Ye Mingsheng's words, Murong Qingwu forced a smile on her face and said:
"I understand!"

Seeing this, Ye Mingsheng patted her hands and began to speak again:
"Your uncle Murong Lun is also a powerful figure. I heard from Huo San that before he launched the righteous action, he also evacuated some of your Murong family members!"

"Now our army has entered Guanzhong. I have ordered Yuan Song and Huo San to search for as much information as possible about your Murong family and protect the members of the Murong family from being harmed by Shangguan Changgong. I believe they will be able to escape!"

Hearing Ye Mingsheng's words, Murong Qingwu's eyes lit up, and she said with great emotion:
"Thank you for your consideration, sir! I will lead our Murong clan to thank you, sir!"

Ye Mingsheng waved his hand and said with a smile:

“What nonsense are you talking about! You and I are husband and wife, why do we need so many words of thanks…”

After hearing what Ye Mingsheng said, Murong Qingwu, who had regained her hope, snuggled into Ye Mingsheng's arms, and the two chatted about some personal matters.

When the atmosphere was very harmonious, Murong Qingwu suddenly asked Ye Mingsheng very seriously:
"My husband, can you promise me one thing?"

In this atmosphere, Ye Mingsheng subconsciously wanted to nod and agree to Murong Qingwu's request, but feeling Murong Qingwu's gaze, Ye Mingsheng's reason prevailed and he asked with a smile:

"Qingwu, if you have anything to say, just tell me!"

"I heard from Sister Pei that my husband is planning to go to Luo'an, right?" Murong Qingwu said softly:
Ye Mingsheng nodded and said:

"Is that true? What's the matter?"

"Then can you take me with you?" Murong Qingwu asked expectantly:

Hearing about this, Ye Mingsheng was a little surprised, and after a moment of hesitation, he said:
"It's a long way from Yijing to Luoan. Qingwu, you just had a serious illness, so you'd better not travel all the way!"

Facing Ye Mingsheng's refusal, Murong Qingwu's eyes immediately sparkled with tears, and she argued to Ye Mingsheng:

“Husband, I’m fine! I want to go back and see if my relatives are still alive. If I don’t see them with my own eyes, I won’t be able to close my eyes even if I die…”

At the end of her speech, Murong Qingwu started crying again. Seeing Murong Qingwu like this, Ye Mingsheng felt a little bit troubled.

If Murong Qingwu had proposed any excessive conditions, he would naturally reject them without mercy, but now the conditions proposed by Murong Qingwu seemed to make some sense in terms of emotion and reason.

And looking at Murong Qingwu's situation, if I don't agree to her, she will probably become even more depressed, which will be very bad for her physical condition.

Moreover, he was going to take Pei Zhixiu with him, and it would not be good if he did not agree to Murong Qingwu. Thinking of this, Ye Mingsheng said:
"Qingwu, I can agree to your request in principle! But the final result will depend on your physical condition!"

"I will go to Luoan in seven days. During this time, you have to rest well at home, take medicine on time, keep your emotions stable, and don't be too sad. Then I can take you there. But if you can't do that, you'd better recuperate at home!"

Hearing Ye Mingsheng say this, Murong Qingwu nodded immediately and said:

"Don't worry, my lord. I can definitely do it!"

Seeing this, Ye Mingsheng nodded doubtfully. At this time, Ye Cheng also left the room. Ye Mingsheng also realized that the time was up. He had a meeting in the afternoon, so he immediately said to Murong Qingwu:

"Qingwu, have a good rest at home. I'll come to see you in a few days!"

Murong Qingwu also nodded obediently and said:

“Well! My husband, you should also pay attention to rest, and don’t be too tired when handling official business…”

As Ye Mingsheng walked out of the room, the smile on Murong Qingwu's face on the hospital bed immediately disappeared, replaced by coldness and murderous intent!
Of course, this coldness and murderous intent were not directed at Ye Mingsheng. Although her marriage to Ye Mingsheng was mostly a political marriage, the relationship between the two after marriage was not to say inseparable, but it could be said that they were equals and their feelings were slowly building.

Moreover, Murong Qingwu was really touched by Ye Mingsheng's order to search and protect the Murong family members!
Murong Qingwu's cold murderous intent was directed at Shangguan Changgong and the Shangguan family. She believed that blood debt can only be repaid with blood!
Shangguan Changgong killed hundreds of people from the Murong family, so she will kill all nine members of the Shangguan family!
So this time, Murong Qingwu followed Ye Mingsheng to Luoan. Seeing the surviving relatives was only one of the reasons. The most important reason was that she wanted to see with her own eyes the nine clans of the Shangguan family being wiped out!
Besides, she had another idea in her mind. Through the news circulating in the past few days, Murong Qingwu already knew that it was because Shangguan Hongyuan had planted a bitch as a spy in her uncle Murong Lun, which led to the exposure of her uncle Murong Lun's actions and the Murong family suffered a disaster!
So even though she already knew that the old thief Shangguan Hongyuan was dead, Murong Qingwu planned to go to Luoan this time to dig him out of the ground and whip his corpse, in order to comfort the spirits of her uncle Murong Lun and hundreds of people in the Murong family...
(End of this chapter)