There should be another chapter today, please help me collect it, and I also want red tickets, haha!——

The Ministry of Punishment Prison.

This was the second time Xue Poye came to this eerie and terrifying place. The smell of rancidity was still there, and the moans of the prisoners in the prison could be heard clearly in the cold air.

Xuanyang and Yang Yao were repeat offenders, so they were locked up in a separate cell. They were heavily guarded here, and the prisoners could hardly fly.

Opening the heavy iron door, Xue Poye saw Yang Yao.

Yang Yao had obviously gone through a bloody battle last night. Although he had put on prison clothes, his body was still covered in blood. Under the cover of the prison clothes, he must also be full of scars.

Xue Poye knew that it was Qin Wuhen who took down Yang Yao in the end and unceremoniously disabled his martial arts. Xuanyang and Yang Yao were actually two useless people at this moment.

Xuanyang was imprisoned in the cell next door, so Yang Yao was the only one in this cell.

Yang Yao, whose limbs were chained by heavy shackles and hand shackles, calmly watched Xue Poye's arrival without any expression on his face. He just said calmly: "Has he run away already?"

"He?" Xue Poye was stunned, but soon understood that the "him" in Yang Yao's mouth must be the Moon King.

Xue Poye put his hands behind his back and said calmly: "So you know."

Yang Yao smiled coldly and asked, "Did Zuo Zixuan reveal your identity? I'm a little surprised that you can still come here."

"Zuo Zixuan...is dead!" Xue Poye's voice was calm.

Yang Yao was slightly startled, his facial expression was unusually stiff, and after a moment, he suddenly burst into laughter: "He died well, he died well, he... should have died long ago."

Xue Poye touched his nose and said calmly: "Yang Yao, are you feeling very lost now?"

"Lost?"

"That's right." Xue Poye said with a strange smile: "The martial arts path that you have rested for many years is gone. I am afraid that not many people will recognize your position as the chief helmsman of Qinglianzhao. Your ideal of restoring the country is gone.

, it’s just a joke made by Zuo Zixuan for you, and your life will be trampled to death like an ant at any time... I can’t find a reason why you don’t feel lost.”

Although he knew that Yang Yao's willpower must be very tenacious, he also knew that he had to destroy Yang Yao's will, otherwise, he would definitely not be able to get the roster.

Now that King Mingyue has escaped and the Chu court has begun preparations for war, those nails lurking around the generals in various states must be removed as soon as possible.

"Should I be disappointed?" A trace of anger and a trace of sadness flashed in Yang Yao's eyes.

"If it were me, I would be very disappointed. Because I see that my life is not long, but there are a large group of brothers who have to be buried with me... At least if I still have a trace of conscience, I will feel very uneasy." Xue Poye said sarcastically.

The muscles on Yang Yao's face twitched, but he quickly sneered: "So you still want a roster when you come here."

Xue Poye said sternly: "I don't want that trap-like roster." He approached Yang Yao and said harshly: "Yang Yao, I tell you, I want the lives of those brothers, I don't want them to die unknown.

Bai, they thought they died for their ideals, but how did they know that they were just your tools to collude with King Mingyue... I just want your sin to be lighter."

The corners of Yang Yao's mouth twitched and he closed his eyes.

"Yang Yao, I've always been surprised that your majestic Chief Qinglianzhao could be manipulated by Hua Xian, and even believed in Zuo Zixuan's promise easily like an unexperienced child. This doesn't seem to be the case.

A real Yang Yao. In my memory, Yang Yao is a hero who can usurp the position of chief helmsman. If the scheming is not deep, the plan is not thorough, and the courage is not as good as others, it will be difficult to do so."

Xue Poye said leisurely and contentedly, and he could clearly see the muscles on Yang Yao's entire face twisting.

…

"More than half a year ago, I went to the northwest under Hua Xian's persuasion." Yang Yao leaned against the wall and said to Xue Poye's surprise: "That time, Hua Xian said it was an invitation from King Mingyue.

Let’s go.”

Xue Poye nodded. There was no doubt that Yang Yao seemed to be telling some secrets.

"We haven't seen Mingyue King. The person responsible for welcoming and receiving us is Zuo Zixuan. Maybe I am too confused, maybe I trust Hua Xian too much, or maybe I am shocked by the powerful soldiers and horses in the northwest. I and I

Hua Xian stayed in Yongzhou for five days, and he clearly felt that the Yongzhou soldiers were dissatisfied with the imperial court, and they were making preparations. Under Hua Xian's temptation, I unexpectedly reached an agreement with Zuo Zixuan, and my mission

It is to plant nails around the governors of various states, and to stir up troubles in various states to attract the attention of the imperial court. Once the troops in the northwest are raised, Qinglianzhao will cooperate with the outsiders to overthrow the Chu. After this is accomplished, the central Sichuan general will be placed under our Qinglianzhao.

Establishing the Kingdom of Shu... It's a pity that I didn't react at the time, and with Hua Xian being there to confuse me, I really thought that there was a chance of restoring the country." Yang Yao looked haggard, and when he said this, he sighed, feeling helpless.

Liao.

Xue Poye touched his nose and sneered: "Did you know that because of your confusion, the brothers from Qinglianzhao Prefecture exposed themselves greatly in order to stir up trouble, and the entire army of the Song Dynasty's sub-rudder was annihilated... and other prefectures also suffered casualties.

, even my Hangzhou branch lost seven junior sisters and many brothers."

Xue Poye clearly saw that when he mentioned "Seventh Junior Sister", Yang Yao's body could not help but tremble.

At that moment, Yang Yao's face actually showed pain.

Xue Poye frowned, pondered for a moment, and asked: "Why are you involved in the silver theft incident again? I'm still surprised that this operation was done so secretly, and the court didn't even notice it. It's really strange. It stands to reason.

For example, even if you are quick and agile, hiding tens of millions of official silver under the walls and underground cannot be done in a day or two. The Treasury of the Ministry of Revenue is inspected every day.

, could it be that you didn’t see the flaw?”

Yang Yao snorted coldly and said, "You should remember Chen Shangting?"

"Chen Shangting?" Xue Poye frowned. This name was very familiar, but he couldn't remember who it was for the moment.

"The former Minister of Household Affairs, the one who committed suicide by taking poison after the bank was stolen." Yang Yao reminded lightly.

Xue Poye was startled and suddenly remembered that Chen Shangting was indeed the former Minister of the Ministry of Revenue. He committed suicide shortly after the bank was stolen. Wei Shantai found a piece of paper from his body, which said "Tiandao"

"The two words, still can't solve the mystery.

In addition to being the Minister of Household Affairs, Chen Shangting also has another identity, that is, he is the father-in-law of Princess Yi.

It's just that Chen Qian, the son of Chen Shangshu, died of excessive drinking on the wedding day, so Princess Yi became a widow on the wedding day. The relationship between Princess Yi and Chen Shangting's daughter-in-law was only in name only.

"You mean, Chen Shangting is one of your people?"

Yang Yao said calmly: "Without Chen Shangting, the Minister of the Ministry of Finance, how could such a big movement in the bank not be noticed? Everyone in the court thought that there were people inspecting the bank of the Ministry of Finance every day, but they

I don’t know, but since the tunnel was dug, Chen Shangting has privately banned the powerful treasury officials from entering the treasury for inspection, and has strictly prohibited anyone from entering the bank compound of the Ministry of Revenue. It is precisely because of this that they can have enough time to hide the official silver."

"I see." Xue Poye sighed: "But...how did Chen Shangting get persuaded by you?"

"You want to know?" Yang Yao looked at Xue Poye with a strange look.

Xue Poye nodded: "Yes, I want to know."

"Okay, I'll tell you." Yang Yao said calmly: "For his son!"

Xue Poye thought for a moment and said, "Chen Qian?"

"That's right. Do you know how Chen Qian died? They say he died from excessive drinking on his wedding night. That's a lie... The person who really killed Chen Qian was the eldest princess with the heart of a snake...

...!" Yang Yao sneered and said word by word: "In other words, it was the mother-in-law who killed the son-in-law."

Xue Poye was stunned for a moment, speechless for a moment.

He had made a guess a long time ago and knew that Chen Qian's death was full of doubts. The so-called "sudden death due to excessive drinking" was just official language. Imagine that a strong and strong general would die on his wedding day.

, how can one die suddenly from excessive drinking? Even if the groom is in a happy mood that day and the groom is overly excited and drinks a few more drinks, others will definitely dissuade the groom from drinking too much, and he will never drink too much.

But he never expected that Chen Qian would die in the hands of the eldest princess.

He didn't quite believe it.

Yang Yao seemed to see disbelief from his expression, and said calmly: "It's up to you to believe it or not. At this point, I, Yang Yao, don't have to lie to you."

"Reason!" Xue Poye said slowly: "Why did the eldest princess attack Chen Qian?"

Yang Yao sneered and said: "Mr.

It was established during the reign of Emperor Yangwu, so from a certain perspective, the Chen family has a very deep connection with King Mingyue. That time when Princess Yi was betrothed to Chen Qian, it was actually Deqing's attempt to appease the Chen family.

The method is just to win the heart of Mingyue King."

"Then why did the eldest princess intervene?"

"Because the eldest princess and King Mingyue have always had a grudge, she always thought that King Mingyue was deceiving Deqing. In fact, she always resented the court and had ulterior motives." Yang Yao sighed: "She is a smart woman, I am afraid she has guessed it long ago.

Sooner or later there will be a fight between the imperial court and King Mingyue, and then the Chen family is likely to take refuge with King Mingyue, and at that time, her daughter will also be involved in right and wrong."

Xue Poye frowned: "You mean, the eldest princess has been wary of King Mingyue?"

"This is the meaning of what Zuo Zixuan said. Zuo Zixuan was also very afraid of that woman. Zuo Zixuan also said that even though Deqing was very affectionate to King Mingyue, it was because King Mingyue let him

After leaving the throne, if Deqing takes action against Mingyue King again, I am afraid that everyone in the world will call Deqing a despicable and shameless villain, and his throne will be unstable. In fact, Deqing does not want to solve Yongzhou in his heart.

It's just that the time has not come yet. He wants to leave it to his successor to solve Yongzhou... And Mingyue King's subordinates are waiting for the opportunity to appear... They learned that Deqing was seriously ill,

Then she began to make preparations to march eastward." Yang Yao said slowly: "And the eldest princess is naturally aware of all this, so she doesn't want her daughter to be involved, but Deqing's imperial edict has been issued, no matter what

It was easy to change, so she had no choice but to send someone to put a colorless and odorless poison in Chen Qian's wine glass on the wedding day."

"She's not afraid of people finding out?" Xue Poye frowned.

"Afraid?" Yang Yao snorted coldly: "Chen Shangting saw it that night... But what can he do? Are he going to confront the eldest princess in court? Although he knows it well, he has no evidence at hand. How can he dare to confront the eldest princess?

The princess is challenging?"

Xue Poye touched his nose and sighed: "In other words, Chen Shangting was bribed by you to deal with the imperial court because he lost his beloved son?"

Yang Yao glanced at Xue Poye and said calmly: "When a man loses his son, the pain in his heart cannot be understood by outsiders. As long as there is a chance to avenge his beloved son, he will never let it go.

.”

Xue Poye shook his head and asked: "Then how did Xuanyang and Gongsun City take refuge in the hands of King Mingyue?"
To be continued...