Chapter 1279 Losing Reason

Wei Xiong and Ji Dan followed closely behind. One of them was General Zuowei and the other was General Xinyi. Their martial arts were both strong.

Before entering the harem, he saw a group of palace maids rushing out in panic. Tuoba Yilu grabbed one of the palace maids and asked, "Why are you panicking?"

The palace maid said with a pale face: "There are assassins. There are assassins who have assassinated Mrs. Xue and the third prince."

Tuoba Yilu was furious, "An assassin assassinated my master, how dare you leave your master and run away!"

After saying that, he chopped the palace maid with a knife.

Blood spurted out, and the palace maids and slaves who rushed out screamed and turned around in panic. They rushed Tuoba Biyan, who was escaping with his arms covered, and the people protecting him were immediately dispersed and he was also hit. He fell on his back, but unfortunately he fell right in front of a palace maid holding a short sword.

The enemy was right in front of her. Without thinking, she raised her hand and stabbed it down hard. Tuoba Biyan panicked and reached out to grab her hand. The tip of the knife was almost hanging above his eyes...

Tuoba Biyan also practiced martial arts since he was a child. The palace maid's strength was far inferior to his. He felt the opponent's strength. The tip of the knife slowly rose up and left his face. He grinned and squeezed her hand away, about to snatch the knife away. They came over to fight back. The last group of palace people who were scared by Tuoba Yilu ran back in panic. Many people collided with each other and fell on the ground. Two people were not paying attention and had to avoid the people under their feet. Avoiding two groups of people fighting each other, they bumped into each other...

One person fell back violently, and his back hit the hands of the palace maid and Tuoba Biyan. The four hands that were fighting were smashed down by a strong force, and the knife pierced with a bang...

Tuoba Biyan first felt his eyes go dark, and then his mouth and nose were hit with pain. His whole body was stunned, and then he felt the pain that penetrated his bones.

Tuoba Yilu saw this scene. He howled and rushed forward to pick up the fallen palace maid and throw it away. Only then did he realize that the palace maid below was still holding the handle of the knife firmly, and the knife was completely buried in Tuoba Yilu. I don’t know if Babiyan’s trachea was injured under his collarbone. When he opened his mouth, blood spurted out, and he looked at his father helplessly...

Tuoba Yilu was filled with grief and anger, and picked up the maid, only then did he recognize that she was the one serving Mrs. Zao, "Bastard maid, who gave you the courage, who gave you the courage?"

Wei Xiong rushed forward and covered Tuoba Biyan's wound with his hand, but he held the handle of the knife and did not dare to pull it out. They all knew that if the knife was pulled out, Tuoba Biyan would die immediately.

The palace maid was pinched by Tuoba Yilu, her face turned purple, and she clasped his fingers hard and said intermittently: "Revenge for Madam..."

"Ah——" Tuoba Yilu yelled, broke her tibia and threw it aside. Then he looked at the palace maids and slaves who were making trouble everywhere, and recognized that they were all Mrs. Zao's people, and immediately ordered, "Kill them Kill them all, kill them all!”

The guards rushed in, and soon a palace slave ran out from inside. He knelt in front of Tuoba Yilu and said, "Your Majesty, Mrs. Xue, Mrs. Xue has been assassinated. I must..."

Tuoba Yilu looked down at him and gradually calmed down.

Wei Xiong looked at him with some fear, and heard Tuoba Yilu's cold order, "Kill all the maids and slaves in this palace, and bury Mrs. Xue and my son with them!"

When the palace people heard this, their faces turned pale, and they immediately knelt down and begged for mercy.

Wei Xiong and Ji Dan also quickly begged for mercy, saying: "Your Majesty, it is human nature to avoid danger. Please spare their lives and let them serve their crimes."

Then he said: "The third prince still needs a doctor's diagnosis and treatment, and he needs the services of these servants. Mrs. Xue may be fine..."

Tuoba Yilu half-knelt on the ground and looked at his son in pain. He was also in agony and said bitterly: "They are slaves, and it is their duty to protect their master. If they hadn't escaped, how could my Biyan be so seriously injured?" ?”

Tuoba Yilu was determined and directly ordered that all the slaves in this palace, whether they were Mrs. Zao's or not, were to be killed.

The palace maids and slaves were trembling, and they knelt on the ground, not daring to move or shout. Except for Mrs. Zao, they all trembled and waited for the guards to come up and give them a knife.

Mrs. Zao's men didn't even wait for the guards to take action. They glanced at Tuoba Biyan, who was lying on the ground not knowing whether he was alive or dead. He felt that his goal had been achieved, smiled happily, and then went to die calmly, wiping his own neck.

The hospital was soon filled with the smell of blood. When the doctor arrived and saw this hell-like scene on earth, he couldn't help but his knees softened and he knelt on the ground.

When he saw Tuoba Biyan lying on the ground again, he was even more frightened.

He cautiously stepped forward to explore, and his heart couldn't help but feel relaxed. Feeling the joy of rebirth after a disaster, he knelt down directly on the ground, not daring to raise his head, "Your Majesty, the third prince is already, already dead..."

Tuoba Yilu stepped forward and touched it, only to find that Tuoba Biyan had expired, but his body was still warm, his blood was still gurgling, and his eyes were open in pain.

Tuoba Yilu was in grief. Soon, news came from the harem that Mrs. Xue died of serious injuries.

Wei Xiong and Ji Dan looked at each other and saw that Tuoba Yilu was about to order the massacre of the palace, so they hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, Mrs. Xue and the third prince have their attendants. There are only about twenty servants left in the main palace, and they are about to be dismissed. How can people gather in the harem to kill people? The whole story of this matter needs to be investigated clearly."

Tuoba Yilu then changed his words and said: "No matter the means, we must investigate this matter clearly!"

Wei Xiong agreed and immediately took Ji Dan to check.

All the servants in the harem were arrested and interrogated. Wei Xiong took sharp action and wanted to find out the truth of the matter as quickly as possible to calm Tuoba Yilu's anger. The next step was to find a way to protect the people in this palace.

What happened today was not a secret, and the methods of those palace maids and slaves were not clever. It was just that Mrs. Xue and Tuoba Biyan were too confident and never thought that they would dare to assassinate people in the harem, so they neglected to take precautions.

As for why Mrs. Zao's people could gather together to assassinate Mrs. Xue and Tuoba Biyan, Wei Xiong could only say that their mother and son were too complacent and stupid.

"...The third prince had breakfast with Mrs. Xue. Since he will go to Luoyang with the king tomorrow, he wanted to pack up the main palace and move it in. The servants left behind in the main palace also had to arrange where to go, so he specially called them to come over and give them a lecture. "

Wei Xiong deliberately did not mention Mrs. Zao, only the main palace, so as not to irritate Tuoba Yilu again.

But this was enough for Tuoba Yilu to resent Madam Zao and Tuoba Liuxiu, "Did they order people to assassinate Madam Xue and the third prince?"

"All the slaves in the main palace died, and there was no confession. However, judging from the evidence found, it was not the instigation of Mrs. Zao and the eldest prince. It was these slaves who made wild speculations and wanted to avenge Mrs. Zao, so they took advantage of Mrs. Xue and San Assassinated the prince while he was lecturing them."

Wei Xiong looked up at him and said cautiously: "Your Majesty, this is an accident."

"Accident?" Tuoba Yilu sneered: "If Tuoba Sixth Cultivator hadn't been disrespectful and unfilial, how could so many things have happened? Have the people sent to Xinping City come back? Are you willing to come see me?"

It is not far from Pingcheng to Xinpingcheng via the official road, only more than a hundred miles. It can be reached in a day by horseback. We can go out at sunrise and arrive before sunset.

He was an official sent out two days ago, and he was sent back today.

Wei Xiong lowered his head and said, "Maybe we can return when the sun sets."

Tuoba Yi Lu said: "Order your troops. If you don't come to plead guilty today, I will send troops to Xinping City immediately and crush Xinping City for me!"

Wei Xiong knelt down and admonished: "No, Your Majesty, Xinping City is also your land. The brothers are fighting against each other. The third prince is deceased. Do you still want to persecute the eldest prince?"

"Shut up!" Tuoba Yilu pointed at him and cursed: "Bi Yan was killed by him, he was the one who killed him. Even if I only have one son, I will never give him the throne! What's more! , I have another son, Psugen, let him come to see me, let him come to see me quickly!"

Tuoba Yilu clenched the seat handle with trembling palms, his eyes full of resentment, and a trace of fear that he didn't even notice, "I've known since he was born that he was a traitor, and he came specifically to defeat me. Sure enough, the older he gets, the more he antagonizes me. He will only cause trouble for me. He will show off his violence outside, be disrespectful, unfilial, unfaithful and unjust. Biyan is his biological brother, and he actually let a group of lowly slaves assassinate him. …”

Wei Xiong wanted to reiterate the investigation results, but Jidan pulled him and persuaded him to leave.

Wei Xiong was not very happy, and shook off Ji Dan's hand and said, "Why don't you let me persuade you? Do you want to watch their father and son kill each other?"

"It didn't start just now," Ji Dan sighed: "From the moment the king deposed Mrs. Zao, I predicted that father and son would not end up well. The king obviously wanted to suppress the eldest prince and make him not only subordinate his identity to the third prince, but also his psychological problems. Be obedient.”

"It wouldn't matter if the eldest prince had a different personality. He might have been suppressed by the king to the point where he lacked confidence and became cowardly and submissive. However, he is a vicious person who is more ferocious when encountering danger, and is even more cruel when encountering danger. With the temperament of father and son, Obviously, either you die or I die."

When Wei Xiong heard this, he couldn't help but stamp his feet and sigh. He slapped the wall angrily and said, "Do we really want to watch father and son kill each other? This, this is a great evil..."

Wei Xiong felt so embarrassed. How would he be written about in the history books in the future?

Will the reason why father and son kill each other fall on these counselors? Will future generations think that they are so incompetent that they cannot stop such a great evil?

The most important thing is, how to explain that they actually found such a person to help them and helped them for so many years?

Ji Dan didn't care so much about his posthumous name, and asked Wei Xiong: "Who will win between Pingcheng and Xin Pingcheng?"

"Is there any need to guess? Of course it's Pingcheng."

Xinping City was only a small city, and Tuoba Sixth Cultivator was not very powerful, while Tuoba Yilu controlled the entire Xianbei tribe's military strength.

Ji Dan shook his head and said: "Not necessarily, don't forget, Zhao Hanzhang of Luoyang has been secretly funding Xinping City, and he also cares about his nephew. Luoyang has a secret treasure that can transmit messages thousands of miles away, and military orders can reach Bingzhou in an instant. Beigong Chun If we send troops to help..."

In fact, they underestimated Tuoba Liuxiu. Historically, without Zhao Hanzhang's help, he also killed his younger brother and father who came to beat him.

What's more, now he has the vague backing of Zhao Hanzhang?

Jidan hinted that Wei Xiong had to make a new choice.

Wei Xiong's face sank and he refused directly, "It is already a great evil for a father and a son to fight each other. It is even more unreasonable for me to help a son rebel against his father. No way!"

At this point, Wei Xiong's heart moved, "Maybe we can persuade the eldest prince in turn, as long as he takes a step back and apologizes..."

"This is impossible," Ji Dan said, "Let's not talk about the king humiliating the eldest prince with a guard of honor. Don't forget that Mrs. Zao just died in the battle to protect him."

Wei Xiong remained silent.

"Furthermore, do you think the king will really let the prince go just because he pleads guilty?" Ji Dan said softly: "The king is old, and the prince is in his prime, and his martial arts and strategies are not bad. He is also afraid of the prince. Xianbei...their power changes were more cruel than those in the Central Plains."

Not to mention the Wei and Jin Dynasties, there has been no case of father and son killing each other because of the throne, but was Emperor Wu of Han's unjust killing of the prince just a victim of slander?

In other words, why didn't he ask the prince himself, but just believed the slander?

Because he is old and the prince is young, he is afraid that the prince will replace him.

This is true for the Han Dynasty, which is known as etiquette, not to mention the uneducated Xianbei?

In order to compete for the position of leader, it is common for fathers to kill their sons and brothers to kill each other. Naturally, there are also sons who kill their fathers, and even wives who kill their husbands.

Yes, due to customs, Xianbei women can hold power on behalf of their husbands and sons, or even directly replace their husbands and sons, so their struggle will only become more cruel.

Under such a premise, let alone Tuoba Yilu having a son, even if he didn't, he would choose to kill the son who posed a threat to him and then adopt an adopted son.

The main character does not seek to carry on the family line, as long as he lives a happy life.

Jidan had followed Tuoba Yilu for many years and had already learned a lot about the Xianbei tribe.

Wei Xiong was confused.

Seeing his dull look, Jidan lowered his voice and said, "Besides these two roads, there is another road."

The veins on Wei Xiong's forehead twitched slightly, and his eyes slowly fell on Ji Dan's face.

Jidan looked at him silently and said softly: "There are more than 30,000 households of Han, Di and Xianbei at the bottom of the country. They live a precarious life and are in danger of being exterminated at any time for violating the law. You, who are in charge of military affairs, should know this. How many people have quietly deserted the military service with their families for two years, and how many people have committed suicide with their families to cover one person's escape, and where have they fled to?"

"You," Wei Xiong's voice was hard, "when did you have such an idea?"

Jidan said: "It started from the day when the king asked the third prince to sit in his ceremonial carriage, pretended to be him and swaggered through the market, and tricked the prince into kneeling down."

Wei Xiong didn't believe it, "You can decide to take away so many people so quickly?"

Jidan whispered: "Of course not. You should know that Zhao Hanzhang's ANBU is everywhere. They contacted me three years ago."

Three years ago, the Huns War had not yet begun, and the Huns were still kings and hegemons.

Wei Xiong: "At that time, you urged the king to send troops to help the Jin Dynasty because..."

Jidan said: "Although they did give me some money, I didn't do it for the money. I am a Jin and a Han. I have always kept this in mind."

Wei Xiong had nothing to say.

Jidan urged him: "What do you think, please give me an answer. It looks like the king will definitely not set off tomorrow. It is not even sure whether he can go to Luoyang this time. If he really sends troops, he must hurry up." Make countermeasures.”

Wei Xiong held his forehead in thought and asked after a while, "Are you sure you can bring all those 30,000 households with you?"

"I'm sure this is what those people assured me. People will move directly to Taiyuan, Jinyang, Pingyang, and even to Luoyang."

There is a shortage of people everywhere now. Not to mention 30,000 households, even 300,000 households can be arranged by Zhao Hanzhang.

But there are not 300,000 retail investors in the world today for her to arrange.

Wei Xiong gritted his teeth and said, "Okay!"

Ji Dan was overjoyed. Wei Xiong was Tuoba Yilu's left guard general. If he agreed, the success of this matter would be greater.

Wei Xiong said: "Let's go back and discuss this matter in the long term."

Ji Dan nodded repeatedly. (End of chapter)