Three days later, Changle Palace in the capital.
An Qing was sitting on the phoenix chair, holding in her hand the memorial table that Ye Cheng once again sent back with the blood shield Baili.
Yangpingguan rebellion has been put down, and all the troublemakers have been brought to justice. Only Yangpingguan guard Wang Heng and marching commander Wang Wei are imperial officials. I dare not take matters into my own hands. I will escort these two back to the capital today.
chen, Anguo Gong Yecheng, handwritten.
There is not much content in it, but every word is full of provocation and unacted humiliation.
"What a minister who dares not act independently, why doesn't he ask for permission to abolish my decree?"
Beside him, Xiao Tian's guards were on both sides, with gloomy expressions, "Your Majesty, this is clearly to tear your face off, throw it to the ground, and step on it a few more times."
"Such blasphemy to the monarchy is already a death penalty."
An Qing sighed, "Yes, it is a death penalty. The question is, who dares to execute him?"
As soon as this question came up, Xiao Tian stopped talking. Yes, the problem now is that no one in their hands can beat Ye Cheng.
What a tragic fact.
"Your Majesty, the Wang brothers will be taken back in a few days, what should we do?"
"Are they really killed? They are working for you."
"Kill, how can we not kill? Xiao Tian, you go to the prison today to find two death row prisoners, and when Ye Cheng comes back, use them to replace the Wang brothers."
Xiao Tian cupped his hands and walked away.
As of now, this is all that can be done.
On the day Ye Cheng returned to the capital, people came from the palace and picked up the brothers Wang Wei and Wang Heng.
「内官，陛下要怎么处置他俩？」
「密裁之后，人头悬挂都门三日，以儆效尤，警醒朝野莫在自作主张，乱加税赋。」
密裁……好一个密裁！
However, this has nothing to do with Ye Cheng. It doesn’t matter what she does. After all, it is not Ye Cheng’s dragon energy that is dissipated.
"My lord, there is a riot in Dengfeng. Your lord does not need to return home today. Please lead your troops directly to Dengfeng to quell the rebellion."
Behind Ye Cheng, Zhao Yu and Wang Yue looked at the eunuch with a sullen expression, "Our general has just come back, and he didn't even take a sip of water, and he's about to leave the capital again?"
hip "Isn't it too unkind for your majesty to arrange this?"
Hearing this, the internal officer nodded, "That's a bit excessive. Your Majesty also said that if the Duke is unwilling to go, your Majesty can send General Xiao to quell the rebellion."
"Forget it, tell your majesty, I accept this order."
"General?" Wang Yue looked at Ye Cheng doubtfully, his eyes full of confusion and shock.
They drove back almost non-stop. Even the mules and horses of the grain team were not used like this.
Yecheng actually agreed? Ridiculous!
"General, what did you promise him to do? Wouldn't it be better to let General Xiao do this thankless job?"
"Let him go, no one will survive in Dengfeng City, you all go back to Jian and rest. This time, I will not mobilize the troops of the Royal Forest Army."
Wang Yue and Zhao Yu were each stunned for a moment, and finally they both nodded and sighed.
This day, An Ning started dressing up since the morning, for no other reason than because her brother Ye Cheng was coming back.
After dressing up, she also ordered the entire Duke Anguo's mansion to be cleaned spotlessly.
After doing all this, she kept staring at the door for fear of missing the moment of Ye Cheng's return.
Finally, there was a sound of footsteps outside the door, very fast.
It should be Yecheng, right?
However, the people who came in were Wang Yue and Zhao Yu.
"Wang Yue, the deputy general of the Royal Forest Army, who is a low-ranking officer. This is my colleague Zhao Yu. I have met the Duke's wife."
They are the ones who followed Ye Cheng on the expedition. When they came back, Ye Cheng should also come back.
Since getting married, this was the first time she had been separated from Ye Cheng for so long, and she felt very painful in her heart.
However, today, I no longer have to endure this hardship.
"Madam, General Ye..."
An Ning looked at Wang Yue doubtfully, "What's wrong with brother Ye Cheng?"
This hesitation in speaking, as well as Ye Cheng, who has not appeared so far, made An Ning's heart strongly uneasy.
He..."
"He went to put down the rebellion, right? He didn't even go back home, so he went straight away?"
An Ning felt a little disappointed in her heart, but more resented towards the emperor's sister.
Is she trying to make things difficult for her?
"The Duke has asked us to send additional security guards to the Anguo Palace to protect you, Madam. Just rest assured, Madam. The Duke will definitely come back after he has finished his work."
An Ning was silent for a moment, and finally nodded, yes, it doesn't matter if you can't see her today, you can see her in a few days.
At the same time, in the palace, Xiao Tian was respectfully reporting to An Qing on the situation of the Royal Forest Army.
"Your Majesty, we have found out that when the Royal Guards Army went out for the expedition, there were 10,000 troops, and now the 10,000 troops have returned to the Royal Guards Camp intact."
An Qing's eyes were shining with a light that others could not understand. After a while, She asked slowly, "Ten thousand people went and ten thousand returned, and no one was lost?"
"That's right, Your Majesty."
"Xiao Aiqing, what kind of war would leave no one dead? What Ye Cheng called quelling the chaos, was he really quelling the chaos?"
"Perhaps it's because he didn't let the Yulin Army participate in the battle? I heard that he moved the garrison at Hulao Pass and Yuzhou."
"Yesterday, I received reports from two internal sources, and all the soldiers in those two places survived."
Hearing this, Xiao Tian's eyes suddenly became lively, "Your Majesty, this can prove that the Yecheng man falsely reported his achievements. Ah? "
"Exactly... It depends on how he suppresses the rebellion in Dengfeng this time. If it is like this time... he can be punished directly."
"I will arrange for someone to follow him."
Seven days later, thirty miles outside Dengfeng City, several temporarily recruited troops from Yecheng stayed in the camp.
"General, the cause of the Dengfeng rebellion that you asked me to investigate has been found out."
General Lu Chong, the governor of Yanzhou who came to quell the rebellion, said slowly.
“Say.”
Ye Cheng slowly spoke.
"The reason for the rebellion in Dengfeng, Duke, is that many people have disappeared without reason in Dengfeng City recently, and after complaining to the officials, the government ignored them."
"This was repeated more than 300 times, and the people could not bear the attitude of the officials' uniforms, so they joined forces to petition the county government, trying to force them to do so. Force the government to give an explanation. "
"However, the government directly reported them as rebels. In this way, the local people rebelled."
After listening, Ye Cheng only asked one question, "Are the officials here from Xiao Tian's party?"
"That's right, the Duke of the country."
Lu Chong replied without thinking, "That's no wonder..."
"Where are the three Dengfeng County Magistrates, County Cheng, and County Lieutenants now?"
"These days? They were unable to resist the people. They had fled out of the city seven days ago and were missing. "
"Forcing the people to rebel, they hid in the mountains and couldn't escape. These are really good officials who "serve the country and the people." "
"My lord, shall we talk about how to quell the rebellion?"