C147 (2/2)

”To reply Your Highness, I am acting in accordance with the imperial edict.” As he spoke, Zhao Wei had the imperial edict take out from a rosewood box.

”The imperial edict has arrived. Prince Ye Feian has received it.” Zhao Wei straightened his body and said clearly.

Ye Feian was somewhat astonished, but anger followed. It seemed that his good-for-nothing brother had become a piece of trash that could be manipulated by others. However, he was still unable to resist. After all, the other party was acting in the name of the imperial edict. If he did not accept the order, then perhaps the opposite party would take him down on the spot. Although he had brought 3000 elite cavalry to meet Zhao Wei, the 8,000 men that Zhao Wei had brought were not easy to deal with.

”Little Wang Yeyan, receive the decree.” Ye Feian could only respectfully kneel down and receive the decree.

”The Emperor shall be delivered under the will of the Heavens. The edict shall read: Today, the people of Shan Yang make trouble, and thieves and bandits roam rampant. I pity the hardships of my royal brother and the hardships of the people. The governor of the three prefectures, Zhao Weicheng, sent more than eight thousand soldiers to assist Yudi in the extermination of bandits, in order to protect the people from the burning of charcoal. ”Here it is.”

When Ye Feian heard these words, the anger in his heart grew even more. This wasn't letting him help him exterminate the bandits, this was letting him lead a group of people to get the person he wanted. If he couldn't handle this matter properly, it might be convenient for him to surround the Azure Province.

After Ye Feian received the decree, his mood was extremely complex. He took advantage of Zhao Wei's lack of attention to instruct his trusted aides to return home and notify the butler to bring those people back. If he obediently presented those people to the steward, he might even be able to do him a favor. Otherwise, who knew what would happen? Since this wasn't the time to fight, he could only swallow his anger.

The man left, and the scout came. When he heard that Ye Feian was in Zhao Wei's tent, he felt his heart jump. No wonder the guards of the mansion were all empty today. They were all redeployed with him to Zhao Wei's camp.

The spy immediately decided. He tore off a corner of his undergarment, bit his finger, and wrote the words ”Human Danger, Rapid Rescue”. Zhao Wei's personal guard was sent inside while he waited for Zhao Wei in the dark.

The guard took the book and entered the tent. Zhao Wei was originally chatting with Ye Feian. When Zhao Wei saw the blood letter, his expression immediately changed. He nodded to his trusted aide beside him. This was the signal they had agreed upon. As long as Zhao Wei gave him a meaningful glance, he would immediately arrange for rescue teams to meet up with the spies.

Not long after, the rescue team of twenty or so people met up with the spies. After the spy briefed them on the situation, time was of the essence. However, there were times when the horses would make too much noise at night, and they would only alert the enemy.

Therefore, these people chose to walk and quickly reached the city gate. At this moment, the spies had already informed them of the whereabouts of this group of people. After finding out that they were heading towards the west side of the city, they chased after them.

After a while, they had chased him to a mountain cave on the west side of the city. Fortunately, each of these guards was carrying someone on their shoulders and their speed was not fast. Thus, they were able to catch up to them.

At this moment, everyone saw that their target had appeared. After resting for a moment, they went towards a patch of forest in front of them. When all the guards had gone into the woods, the man wearing night clothes pulled out his dagger and stabbed them in the face. It didn't take long for all the guards to be killed. After everyone had rescued these people, they secretly returned to the military camp behind their backs.

At this moment, the steward of the mansion, who was hiding in the dark, was trembling in fear. He was glad that he had gone to the wilderness just now to make things convenient. He did not want to walk with these guards. Otherwise, today would be the day of his death!

The steward hid for a while longer, and only after they had all left did he feel at ease. He stumbled back to the manor and coincidentally bumped into the trusted aide that Ye Feian had sent to take him away.

When the steward heard that he was going to take her away, he fell to the ground and said in a sobbing tone, ”Stop it, I almost lost my life just now!”