Chapter 53 Unlucky Yan 3

Chapter 53 Unlucky Yan 3

Chapter 53 Unlucky Yan San

The people of Gyeongju City were awakened from their sleep, and it was still dark outside the windows.

But the sound of war horses' hooves on the bluestone slabs was endless, like a never-ending stream.

More than a hundred cavalrymen galloped past, rushing out of the city's camp and heading towards the city.

Leading the way was the young and stern Lu Yunyi, followed closely by Liu Heiying and Guo Quan.

The slightly older Chen Jingyi followed at the end of the team with a look of disbelief and confusion on his face.

The purpose of this trip is to arrest accomplices involved in the death and injury of Gyeongju Guard soldiers.

As far as he knew, Commander Ding Xianzhi had been arrested and committed suicide in prison out of fear of punishment.

To Chen Jingyi, all this seemed like a dream.

Over the years, he spent a lot of money and effort to investigate the case.

Despite some discoveries, the murderer could never be brought to justice.

And now, only three days have passed since the incident was told in Manchunlou, and the real culprit has been brought to justice.

During this journey, Chen Jingyi doubted himself many times whether he was dreaming.
Listening to the sound of hooves and feeling the vibrations of the horses running,
He was convinced once again that it was all real.

Soon, more than a hundred riders stopped in front of a tall courtyard. The dark gate was tightly closed, and the plaque above was inscribed with two characters written in a flamboyant style:

"Yan Mansion."

Guo Quan jumped off his horse, walked quickly to the door, and slammed the bolt!
Dangdang Dangdang!
"Open the door, the army is investigating the case!"

Just as the doorman of Yan's residence hurried over,
Yan San, who was sitting at the table in the main room with trepidation, shuddered.
Hearing the knock on the door, he stood up in panic and leaned against the door to check carefully.

Soon, heavy footsteps and the sound of armor colliding could be heard, along with shouts from the gate.
"Hey, hey, hey, what are you doing? This is Lord Yan's residence, what are you doing!!"

I saw clearly that dark shadows walked into the courtyard without any scruples.
Yan San then put away all his fantasies and his face turned pale.
I felt my vision go dark, my legs and feet were no longer able to exert any strength, and I could only lean to one side helplessly and dazed.

boom!
The door of the main room was opened roughly, and Guo Quan and Liu Heiying rushed in first, holding long knives and with cold faces.
Then they saw Yan San falling down little by little, and they were slightly stunned.

When Guo Quan saw him like this, a smile immediately appeared on his face. He swayed forward and kicked him in the body:
"Hey, isn't this Lord Yan? What happened to you?"

"What are you doing here! Lu Yunyi, what's the meaning of this?" Yan San's voice echoed in the courtyard, trembling with hysteria.

Lu Yunyi watched all this calmly and said lightly:
"Master Yan, I have already reminded you that you cannot chew too much.
Ding Xianzhi has confessed his crime and accepted his punishment. Before his death, he wrote a confession, which included your name. "

"Dying? Crime?"

Yan San was stunned, and strength seemed to surge in his body, and he jumped up all of a sudden.

He retreated a little bit, and his expression seemed to have returned to his previous coldness.
He pursed his lips and said coldly:
"Lu Yunyi, even though we have a grudge against each other, it's not to the point of resorting to violence. She's just a widow, why would it be so serious?
Today, you led your troops to break into a private residence and kill an official appointed by the imperial court. This is treason! !

Lord Ding has liked Ning Xin for a long time, it was just admiration for her, why would he die for her?

I just gave some advice and helped a little. If you use your power to oppress others, you will definitely be punished!"

As soon as these words came out, everyone present had strange expressions on their faces. Even Lu Yunyi was stunned for a moment, frowning slightly:

"Master Yan, is it you who is in charge of Madam Ning's matter in the city?"

Lu Yunyi suddenly laughed: "That's perfect, it's an even bigger crime!"

"Wait a minute!! What's the crime of aggravating the crime?"

Yan San also realized that something was wrong. What the two of them were doing was at most an abuse of power, so how could it involve life and death?

Lu Yunyi now understood that Yan San was very close to Ding Xianzhi and it was possible that he knew nothing.

Thinking of this, Lu Yunyi chuckled and said lightly:
"Master Yan, you may not have done anything outrageous.
But Lord Ding did it, and you two looked at each other like brothers, and you know nothing?"

"What did he do?"

Lu Yunyi took a step forward and spoke loudly. His voice was sonorous and powerful, and coupled with his tall stature, it naturally carried a sense of oppression.

"Exchanging old grain for new grain, colluding with foreign enemies, smuggling grain and grass, and killing soldiers without authorization!"

Yan San couldn't help but take two steps back, his pupils gradually lowered, and a thin layer of sweat appeared on his forehead:
"I have never been involved in this matter, I don't know anything about it, Lu Yunyi, please don't take revenge on me!"

At this time, Liu Heiying on the side couldn't stand it anymore, he walked forward and gently stretched out his hand to pinch Yan San's neck, sneering:
"Never participated? Are you trustworthy?
You forged military reports and tried to steal credit, but was discovered by the general. However, he only fined you three months' salary. Do you really think you can get away with it so easily?
Where does Ding Xianzhi get the courage from? Is he your biological father?

Also, it was your idea that Niu Sanyi went to Madam Ning's rouge shop to cause chaos and force her to follow Ding Xianzhi.

If you hadn't told us, we wouldn't have known. It turns out you have committed several serious sins!
To tell you the truth, Ding Xianzhi colluded with foreign tribes, which is a serious crime of treason.
None of you henchmen can escape, and all of you will be executed!"

Yan San was speechless. The despair in his heart had overwhelmed him.

"I just want to keep my position.
How did it get linked to treason? I didn’t commit treason. I don’t have the guts to do that.”

"Okay, okay, stop pretending.

I ask you, does Ding Xianzhi give you his confidants a sum of money every year?" Liu Heiying shouted.

"No."

"Are you still saying no?" Liu Heiying suddenly increased the strength of his hand.

Yan San immediately wailed: "Yes, but that is a reward of silver, only twenty taels. Would I commit treason for this twenty taels?"

"That's right, this money is stolen.
Lord Changxing issued an order to arrest all of Ding Xianzhi and his cronies, confiscate their property and execute them.

If you say he is not a close confidant, then he is not. It is written on the confession.

You still don't want to admit it? Why doesn't he give me money? "

As he spoke, Liu Heiying sneered, raised his other hand slightly, and gently supported Yan San's arms.
Yan San's hands drooped down.

"Come, tie him up, put him in jail, and keep him under strict guard.

Now that the main culprit is dead, these people cannot die again."

Immediately, two soldiers came forward and tied up Yan Sanwu!
"No, I don't know. I didn't commit treason!"

"Alright, alright. Forcibly robbing a woman is a serious crime, and you will suffer enough."

Liu Heiying kicked Yan San out, causing him to kneel on the ground, and then waved his hand:
"take away!"

Lu Yunyi looked at this scene with a strange look on his face, feeling it was absurd.

If what Yan San said is true, then if we really investigate, at most he would be dismissed from his post and investigated, and his crime would not be punishable by death.

But now, his name appears on Ding Xianzhi's confession.

Even if someone wants to exonerate him, they have to consider whether they dare to take the responsibility.

So it can be said that Yan San is doomed to die, half unjustly.

At this time, Liu Heiying saw the soldiers escorting Yan San away, so he ran over and said in a low voice:
"Brother Yun'er, you said last time that Yan San couldn't always make no mistakes.

Now he has made another mistake, and he won’t get away with it this time.”

Lu Yunyi did not expect that his words would come true. He shook his head in a strange way.
Then he looked at the valuable calligraphy and paintings and rare items placed in the main room:

"Of course not. Even this huge Yan Mansion might be gone."

Liu Heiying picked up the teapot and looked at it. It was made from the official kiln of the Song Dynasty.
"This place is great. Brother Yun'er, you've been promoted now. How about living here in the future?"

"If you want to harm me, just say so."

Lu Yunyi said something and walked straight out, but saw Chen Jingyi waiting at the door with a serious look on his face.

Seeing Lu Yunyi coming out, Chen Jingyi bent his knees and knelt down heavily, regardless of the strange looks in everyone's eyes!

Fortunately, Lu Yunyi was quick-witted and grabbed him:
"Old Chen, we haven't met for many times, and you want to harm me."

Chen Jingyi no longer had the calmness he once had.
The tightly furrowed brows relaxed at this moment, as if the haze had been blown away by the spring breeze, revealing a long-lost sense of ease.

The corners of his mouth trembled slightly, and his eyes reflected the faint light of the sky.
He seemed to want to say something, but it finally turned into a deep smile.

With the relief from the past, the unfulfilled expectations for his son, and the endless gratitude towards Lu Yunyi.

Chen Jingyi clasped his hands and bowed towards Lu Yunyi, without standing up for a long time.

At noon, the sky was already bright. The front of the Gyeongju government office was crowded with people and the atmosphere was heavy.

The sky, which had been gloomy for a long time, cleared up today, and the sunlight shone on the bluestone slabs, reflecting dazzling light.

The gate of the government office was open, and the guards on both sides had stern expressions. Some officials from Qingzhou were standing inside, including Liu Zhizhou.

In front of them, there was a huge notice with names written on it, filling up the entire page.

The case was finally settled, and the families of the soldiers who had been wrongly killed in the past rushed over.

With complicated expressions on their faces, they walked into the government office one after another.

There were sounds of crying, sighing and low conversations among the crowd.

An old, half-blind woman could no longer straighten her back.

Holding the yellowed letter tightly in his hand, he moved slowly, coming from afar,

Her movements became slower and slower, and finally she stopped at the gate of the government office.

He stared at it in a daze, not daring to take another step forward, but just gripping the letter tighter and tighter.

Not far away, a young but weathered woman walked slowly towards them, holding a baby.
Listening to the baby crying, there was a look of confusion on her tired and dark face, and her eyes dimmed a little.

She had thought about this scene countless times, but when the moment really came, she was a little afraid to face it.

An old man with respectable clothes and a wealthy face was leaning on a cane.

He walked hurriedly with unsteady steps, followed by several servants with anxious looks on their faces.

His face was full of traces of time, and his cloudy eyes looked empty.

In his hand, he held a worn jade pendant tightly, trembling slightly.

Not far away, Ning Xin hurried over after hearing the news.
She walked hurriedly, her skirt fluttering in the wind, and her bright eyes flashed with anxiety.
The sun shines on her, illuminating her beautiful outline. Her hands are tightly clenched, as if she wants to grab something to stabilize her emotions.
Until she walked to the gate of the government office and saw the name on the huge piece of paper,
She found her husband's name at a glance, and could even see the wet ink stain.
She just stared there in a daze, the sunlight shining on her body, stretching her back into a long shadow.

I gave up my affluent life and came to this remote place with my beloved.
I thought we could spend the rest of our lives together and have a happy family, but things turned out to be the opposite of what we wanted.

In just three years, when we met again, we were separated forever.

The government office was in mourning, but the military camp was bustling with activity.
In the front camp, Wang Bi brought at least 10,000 soldiers with him, as well as 1,000 soldiers from the Qianhu Division of Qingzhou Guards who were assigned to the vanguard.

As a result, the spacious front camp suddenly became crowded.
In addition, today is the day for distributing New Year supplies, so the camp is bustling.

The scouts of the front army arrived early, so they occupied the best part of the camp.
By the way, he also took the most spacious training ground for himself.

It is located in the center of the entire front army camp and is surrounded by a group of soldiers.

At this moment, the newly arrived soldiers were either lying or leaning against the fence outside the camp.
He watched eagerly as the soldiers in the parade ground came forward one by one to take the food distributed during the New Year.

Three pounds of dried meat, two pounds of dried apricots, two air-dried chickens, a ham, and one tael of silver.

"Who is this front-line scout? He has been given so many good things, but he can't live like this."

Some soldiers watched eagerly, muttering constantly, with some resentment on their faces.

They also distributed five catties of rice and flour and five cents of silver, and that was all.
It’s nothing like the scout in front of him, who was carrying large and small bags. The ham alone was worth five cents of silver.

"You don't know this, right? This scout from the front army is under the command of Lord Xiao Lu. He is a person that even the general values."

Another young soldier held a piece of wild grass in his mouth and looked at the ham again and again, his throat moving.

"never heard of that."

"You are ignorant of this. Lord Lu took his soldiers to the deep grassland a few days ago.

Nearly 900 people have been beheaded, and there are still 200 prisoners. The reward money has not been paid yet, so I will give some things to the troops first, which can be regarded as a reward for the troops. "

"so smart?"

"Nonsense, before this, we captured nearly a thousand barbarians, they looked like the Naiman tribe,

I have inquired about it. The army has not come. Lord Lu is only the general commander.

Now, the speed at which the imperial court issues documents and seals cannot keep up with the speed at which people are promoted. Now they are all commanding assistants.

If he gets promoted again, he will be able to control you and me."

The soldier muttered to himself, with a blazing fire in his eyes.

The battlefield is where people like him can rise up.
He did not expect to behead nine hundred people, but ten people, and then he would have no worries in his life.

Many people heard their nagging and their eyes widened little by little.
He shifted his gaze to the young figure who was distributing supplies and giving instructions to the soldiers.

Thinking about how to curry favor with one or two people,
In this army, the winner takes all, whoever has the ability gets the reward!

As an ordinary soldier, my biggest wish is to follow a good superior.

At this time, more than ten figures came from the direction of the central army.
The leader was Shi Zhengyu, the deputy commander of the imperial guards.
At this moment, he held a scroll of documents high in one hand and walked over with the gait of a dragon or a tiger.

Seeing him coming, all the soldiers quickly made way for him.

Shi Zhengyu was not only the deputy commander of the imperial guards, but also the assistant commander of the central army and a superior officer.

Shi Zhengyu came to the gate of the front military camp, looked inside, and then looked at the soldiers around him and cursed:
"What are you doing here? If you want a reward, go to the battlefield and kill the enemy. What's the point of watching others envy you?"

"General Shi, what are you holding in your hand? Has the general given you another reward?" An elderly soldier said with a smile, baring his yellow teeth.

"Old Tan, you're not dead yet?"

"I'm still dreaming of making achievements and getting married, how can I die?" The soldier chuckled.

"You must have earned a hundred taels of reward money. Look at your appearance. Your whole life is ruined by gambling."

Shi Zhengyu looked regretful, then pointed at him and looked at the soldiers around him.
"You guys know him, right?"

The soldiers shook their heads, but some nodded.

Shi Zhengyu looked at the soldier and raised his head: "Is Tan ten years old now? Tan eighteen?"

"Hey, General, Tan Twenty-Three."

"Okay, that's fast enough." Shi Zhengyu was a little surprised, and then raised his hand and pointed at him:
"Old Tan, every time you kill a level, you change your name. Now you have killed level 23, a brave soldier of the vanguard army."

Wow! The whole audience was shocked. It was very rare for someone to behead twenty-three and still be alive and not be promoted.

"Don't learn from him. He took the reward money and went to gamble, then went to the battlefield to kill the enemy.
I have not saved a penny in ten years of military service, and I still owe Lord Dingyuan over a hundred taels."

Tan Twenty-three scratched his head, revealing his yellow teeth: "What are you talking about! I'll pay you back this time."

“I’m telling you this to let you know that the New Year is coming soon and gambling is prohibited in the military!!

No one can do this. If you are caught by the military disciplinarian, don't blame the general for being inhumane!

You are already grown up, save some money to give back to your family, don't gamble!"

Tan Twenty-three's original smile suddenly disappeared, his eyes widened:

"Why? A little gambling for fun!!"

Shi Zhengyu glanced at him and pointed at the book in his hand:

"You will all be treated by military doctors during the New Year. Don't even think about escaping."

"I'm not sick." Tan Twenty-three jumped up.

"You are sick, I am sick too, we who are in the army all have mental illnesses and need to be cured.

This is the general's order, no one can escape!

This method was proposed by Lord Lu, and now the general's reward has arrived."

Shi Zhengyu used his waist to push aside Tan Ershisan who was blocking the way in front of him, and came to the gate of the front army scout camp, shouting:

"Commander Lu, please open the gate of this camp. I am here to bring you a reward!"

(End of this chapter)