Chapter 89 (1/1)
Soon after, He Jian entered into the rooes in the roouard we had apprehended as in charge of securing the scholars is still refusing to make a confession but the scholars themselves have already told us the truth They have confirmed that Honourable Minister Yu was behind the plot to frame the Empress; they even said that Honourable Minister Yu had personally led the operation to capture the a few trusted aides Although the number of scholars outnumbered them by many counts, they were all physically very weak and thus were helpless when faced with men ell-versed in martial arts and were easily captured Because General Yu has an elevated status, so this old minister has come to ask for Your Majesty's instructions Does Your Majesty wish to have the General arrested and brought in for questioning?”
Wanyan Xu said: “Why did those scholars only speak up now? Is there any possibility that they area false statement?”
He Jian bowed and said: “This is an oversight of this old uarding the scholars and only thought of questioning the scholars when I returned to the ministry after our earlier audience This old minister has questioned them separately and their stories corroborated each other's Therefore I can confidently say that I do not suspect them of collusion”
In actual fact, Wanyan Xu had only tossed out the question casually Zi Yan had already told hi's involve ”h his command: “Even when the Son of Heaven has committed a crime, his punishment should be the same as that eneral When my [1] own Empress was fra that was unprecedented in his life? For the Honourable Minister He to seek advice on thisoverly cautious On well, it doesn'tis still invested with uards in his ive you a secret Io in all haste to find the Minister Lin Ye, who is in charge of the Ministry of War and show it to hi must be captured in one fell swoop”
So it transpired that Wanyan Xu had been very cautious when it ca his Empire Military power in the real, mediuest share Although Yu Cang was an eneeneral who had surrendered and then switched his loyalties, he had proven hi exceptionally ain Therefore he had been awarded the medium portion of military power As for the Minister of War Lin Ye, he controlled the s's coely stationed outside the capital, therefore even though it was Lin Ye's small portion of , the force at their disposal was oal
After He Jian had received the edict, he left to carry out Wanyan Xu's instructions, leaving Wanyan Xu to pace around the Ier He was thinking to hienerosity and Su Yi had never been in conflict with hins? Suddenly he remembered that on the day all it all went down, Wanyan Shuo had been deeply 's intentions Could it be that he was privy to so of this, he quickly sent somebody to summon the Crown Prince
The Inner Court attendant that he had sent on this errand soon cahness the Crown Prince is currently reading in the residence of the Second Prince He asked your humble servant the reason for his summons, and your humble servant told him He then instructed your hue to the E to harm the Empress That is, he was jealous that the E unto death and faced with the sa had been On the day of the grand wedding ceremony, he had also been disrespectful of the Consort because of this”
Only then did Wanyan Xu suddenly see the light He couldn't help but to feel roaring anger, banging his fist on the table in rage he said: “For such a grand general, he could actually be so narrow-” Suddenly he saw Su Yi stepping out fro an expression that showed traces of coain, his beloved's natural inclination towards excessive cle At first, he wanted to reject the idea decisively without giving Su Yi even a chance to speak but on further thought, he was afraid that he would end up feeling sympathy with a like-minded [2] person who is in distress Of course, it was unavoidable that Wanyan Xu would want to ease Su Yi's anxieties as much as possible Hence, he disently: “Su Su, what do you have to say this time?”
Sure enough, Su Yi said haltingly: “Wanyan, I think is it not possible that on account of General Yu’s on account of his service to spare him” Before he could finish, he had been interrupted by a wave of Wanyan Xu's hand and heard hirave tone of voice: “Even if he has rendered service that is as high as the heavens, it would be difficult to make up for the sin he has committed this time”
With a face that was full of sorrow, he sighed and said: “A defeated eneeneral in the end”
Wanyan Xu thought in his heart: it is just as I had thought Hurriedly he grabbed his lover in a hug and a long time passed before he said in a low voice: “Su Su, I consider you to be my closest confidant, don’t tell h Yu Cang is a surrendered eneh and his position is glorified Not to mention, I have entrusted him with ihtest eneral But this person is really petty, he developedloyalty In the final analysis, the person that eneral was hih you have become my Empress This is aone's family exterminated If I were to execute just him, it is already to be considered a mercy that oversteps the boundaries of law If I do not execute him, then how can the laws and decrees of Jin Liao be taken seriously and also, how could I account forto the courtiers and the common people? Further dares to frame the E harm to other courtiers who do not sub the Imperial Court will only cause internal strife and chaos but if ere to release him to roam the world of martial artists, he would still be resentful and it is inevitable that he would attempt to effect a rebellion Therefore nosaid all this, he could not but but to give a heavy sigh Ehtly, he said: “Su Su, do you understand what is in my heart now?”
Su Yi re time, he returned Wanyan Xu's embrace and said sadly: “I understand”
The two people were finally on the sa more sweet affection for the other Just when they were relishi+ng the taste of this congenial atmosphere, suddenly, they heard an Inner Court Attendantto the Emperor and Empress, Honourable Minister He has sent so, General Yu had already co himself in his manor”
Wanyan Su and Su Yi exchanged a look Both of theht that with Yu Cang's skill in ive a good battle before he gave up his life Suddenly Wanyan Xu was heard to give a long laugh and say: “Good, good, he has proven to be a h many of his words and deeds were shaarded as just a lowly rat; he has not lost the inherent courage of a real , he turned his head towards the attendant and said: “Send down this edict Yu Cang has paid for his cri military service and brilliant feats on the battlefield in the service of Jin Liao, his family will be allowed to bury him with a whole corpse”