When several people returned to the court, it was almost evening.

It was the day of duty, and upon hearing that Mi Ren had returned to the Shangshutai, he urgently summoned the officials to open the court, planning to interrogate Mi Ren in front of the emperor.

After more than eight months, Liu Hong finally met Mi Aiqing whom he had been talking about for a long time.

This person seems to have lost weight a bit, and his figure has become more and more slender.The face is well chiseled and the bones are excellent.He wasn't tanned like other military generals. Although he was dusty, he still had a handsome appearance.

Many people were muttering: What's the matter with this person, he can't get tanned, so maybe he even put on white/powder?

It's not possible to hide behind the army, or even leave the military tent.

The ten permanent attendants who had recovered the honor and favor looked at Mi Ren mockingly, thinking that this time, this little boy with the surname Mi could shed a layer of skin, right?

Failure to comply with the order of resistance, delay of military aircraft, and defeat in seizing power are all crimes of beheading.No matter how much His Majesty shielded him, he couldn't get away safely.

Before a few people raised their voices, Mi Rian went to meet the emperor, and said loudly in front of the officials of the Manchu Dynasty: "Fortunately, I did not disgrace my life. I have defeated the Jizhou Yellow Turban Army for Your Majesty, and killed Zhang Jiao with my own hands!"

After the words fell, Shi Changshi's expression changed, and the officials of the whole court were shocked.

They received a letter from Dong Zhuo two days ago, saying that the captain, Mi Ren, regarded him as nothing and refused to obey his orders. He recklessly led Lu Zhi's old troops to attack the Yellow Turban Army, and the result was a disastrous defeat.

That's why Shi Changshi framed Mi Rian to seize power and put all those who spoke to him in prison.

It has not been three days since Mi Yan returned to the court, not only said that he had defeated the Yellow Turban Army in Jizhou, but even killed Zhang Jiao with his own hands?

Is this true or false?

Shi Changshi sneered, his intuition was false.But thinking that this person's city is extremely deep, his fate is even more weird, and he can always save himself from danger, he feels a little flustered for no reason.

Baiguan was suspicious, and saw Lieutenant Changshui put the wooden box he had been holding on the ground.When the lid was opened, something rolled out of the wooden box.

When everyone looked at it intently, it was a human head!

There was no sign of such a terrible thing, all the officials were startled, and they all took a few steps back; the emperor was also frightened and leaned back, almost falling to the ground in embarrassment.

There was silence in the hall for a moment, only Mi Rian's clear and clear voice sounded:

"Your Majesty, this is the head on Zhang Jiao's neck, which was cut off by the humble minister himself." He calmly put his hand on his hands, with a slight smile on his lips, "As for the news of our army's great victory, I think it will come from here in two days." Jizhou passed it back."

All the officials looked at each other when they heard the words, and it took a long time for a bold person to come forward to check.

It was September and the weather was cold.The head was placed on white lime powder, and it was well preserved.Although there are corpse spots and a few places of decay, it can be seen roughly what it looked like before birth.

The courtier who came forward to inspect covered his mouth and nose and retched twice before he said with lingering fear: "Your Majesty, I was born in Quyang. I met Zhang Jiao once three years ago. This head really looks like him."

"That's true, Your Majesty. You can see that there is a scar at the corner of the head's eye, which is exactly the same as that rebel Zhang Jiao."

"Your Majesty, I have also met Zhang Jiao, and I can see that it is true. Thinking about it, Mi Guoshi will not fool His Majesty with such a big matter."

"..."

People continued to stand up to verify the identity of the head, and Liu Hongcai ordered someone to cover the head so that it could not be seen.

When he turned his eyes back to Mi Yan, he finally felt joyful in his heart: "Okay!"

"Mi Aiqing is worthy of being my vassal minister, but she was able to personally behead Zhang Jiao for me!" He clapped his hands and laughed, "I have a reward, a big reward!"

He really saw Mi Rian right!Neither Lu Zhi nor Dong Zhuo could share his worries, only Mi Yan could clear up his confidant's serious troubles, and personally brought Zhang Jiao's head back to see him!

How could such a virtuous minister be defeated as Dong Zhuo wrote in his letter?

Presumably it was Dong Zhuo who was jealous of Mi Aiqing!Damn it, he dared to speak nonsense to cause him to misunderstand Mi Aiqing, and he must be punished severely.

Liu Hongdao: "Aiqing, is there any wish that has not been fulfilled? You say it, and I will satisfy you!"

Mi Yan took the opportunity to say: "Your Majesty, I came back day and night, mainly because I hope you can release General Lu Zhonglang. In fact, General Lu Zhonglang is not negligent in his duties. It is because of him that we can easily win."

Liu Hong was happy, and waved his hand: "Okay, I will order someone to release him immediately!"

"There are also minister's friends Xun Yu, Ren Gu and others," Mi Ren sighed, "They justified my minister for seizing power earlier, but they were imprisoned in the end."

Liu Hong said casually: "Okay, okay, let them all go!"

It was just releasing a few people, he didn't take them seriously at all.If you grab it, you will grab it, and if you let it go, you will let it go.

The ten servants are angry, but they have nothing to do with Mi Rian.

What the hell is that idiot Wang Hui doing!Didn't you write to them a few days ago to tell them that you have joined Mi Eun and won his trust? !

Why didn't you kill this bitch!

They looked at each other angrily, neither of them dared to speak again.

In the end, it was Xia Yun who said bitterly: "Why don't you ask Captain Mi to explain why you don't want to follow General Dong Zhonglang's arrangement?"

He regained his favor by taking advantage of Liu Hong's illness, and he still hates Mi Rian the most.Even knowing that Mi Ren's methods are extraordinary, he still couldn't help wanting to stab him.

Mi Min spoke calmly: "Your Majesty, you sent us out to encircle and suppress the Yellow Turban Army, not to go to Jizhou for fun. Since General Dong Zhonglang can only defeat battles and cannot lead our army to victory, why should I listen to his opinion? "

"Furthermore, the school lieutenants took turns persuading General Dong Zhonglang, hoping that he would adopt Weichen's suggestion, but he didn't listen at all. When Weichen thought that you were worrying about the war day and night in Beijing and China, General Dong Zhonglang refused to listen to Weichen because of his identity. I have no choice but to lead the soldiers who are willing to trust me to attack Guangzong."

"Fortunately, this minister was protected by His Majesty, so that he could successfully win Guangzong."

"Okay, okay!" Liu Hong was already very happy before, and he was even more ecstatic after hearing these words.He clapped his palms and said with a smile, "Aiqing has worked really hard! Come and have a banquet, I want to reward our army!"

"Wait a minute, Your Majesty, there is actually one more thing." Mi Yan raised her eyes slowly, with a icy smile on her lips, "Before Zhang Jiao died, he wrote a letter of confession, confessing to his colleagues in the court. party."

Officials in the court were in an uproar.

Mi Yan raised his hand, and the infantry captain beside him handed over a roll of blank paper, and he bowed and presented it to the emperor with both hands: "This is Zhang Jiao's confession, please have a look at it, Your Majesty."

Seeing such an accident, the ten permanent attendants suddenly felt a sudden sudden foreboding, and had an ominous premonition.

The servant next to the emperor naturally came over to take the next document, and read it first according to the regulations.When he roughly saw what was written on it, his expression suddenly changed.

He sneaked a glance at Xia Yun and the others in disbelief, his hands holding the white paper trembled uncontrollably, and he shrank his head and presented the confession to the emperor.

Xia Yun noticed this, and his heart beat in a panic.

Liu Hong opened the white paper and read it at a glance.His smile gradually disappeared, and he was furious after reading it: "Xia Yun, Guo Sheng, Bi Lan, Zuo Feng! I treat you well, and you dare to serve as internal support for the Yellow Turban Army!"

The few people who were on the sidelines were worried at first, but when they heard this, it was like a thunderbolt exploding in their ears, shaking their ears and making their heads go blank.

"What, what internal response?" Xia Yun stared and stammered, "Who, who is the internal response?"

As he spoke, he finally came to his senses: Damn it, Mi Yan put another cauldron of collaborators on their heads!

Collaborate!

This is a serious crime of treason, and it is not an exaggeration to punish the Nine Clans!Although they have no descendants, their family members are all there, and there are many clansmen. If they are involved, they can even kill all the people in a county!

The four of them kneeled softly and knelt down on the ground: "Your Majesty! We don't have any!"

"You must trust this humble minister, Your Majesty!"

"The minister is a Han, and his death is a ghost, so how could he be so heartless and betray a big man?"

"Your Majesty, it's Mi Ren! It's Mi Ren who framed the minister!" Xia Yun's eyes were red, staring at Mi Ren like a poisonous snake, "Master Mi, even if we had quarrels, it's over now! Why are you so Vicious, how many times have you framed me?"

He admits that he murdered Zhongliang, and he admits that he took away the fat and anointing of the people, but he didn't have an affair with the Yellow Turban Army at all!He is a regular attendant in the big man, not only holds a lot of power, but is also favored by the emperor, he wants to overthrow the big man when he is crazy!

"Framed?" Mi Yan was full of astonishment, "I consider myself upright and upright, and never do evil, how can Xia Changshi defile people's innocence out of thin air?"

Seeing his behavior, Xia Yun and the others almost spit out in disgust.

But Mi Yan didn't care about their opinions, and continued: "Your Majesty, when my minister ordered Zhang Jiao to write this confession, the captain of Wuying and more than a hundred soldiers were present."

"They can all testify for this minister. This is what Zhang Jiao wrote with his own hands and confessed himself!" He said righteously, "Your Majesty, this minister has a clear conscience!"

Behind him, the eyes of several school captains flickered, but they came out in unison and said sonorously:

"Your Majesty, I would like to testify for Captain Mi. What Captain Mi said is not half false!"

"I dare to use Xiang Shang's head as a guarantee, this confession letter was really written by Zhang Jiao himself!"

"If Your Majesty doesn't believe it, you can summon all the soldiers who were present at that time into the court and ask them one by one."

"Our army has also captured three leaders of the Yellow Turban Army and is about to send them to prison. Your Majesty can order the three of them to be brought in for interrogation!"

The Fifth Captain was right. They were indeed there when Mi Ren asked Zhang Jiao to write a confession and confess to his fellow party members. It was just the scene at that time...

At that time, when Mi Ren saw the list written by Zhang Jiao, there were only a few names on it, such as Zhongchang Attendant Feng Xuan and Xu Feng, and she was furious: "Okay, you are still fooling the captain like this when you are about to die!"

"What about Zuo Feng? He accused General Lu Zhi of being ineffective in fighting. Could it be that your Yellow Turban Army ordered him to win?"

Zhang Jiao: "..."

The corner of his mouth twitched slightly, and he wrote Zuo Feng's name on it with humiliation, and made up some secret things about his relationship.

Mi Ren sneered again: "In addition to Zuo Feng, the captain of the capital obviously heard that Shi Changshi had a close relationship with your brothers. Xia Yun, Guo Sheng, Bi Lan and others even entrusted Zhang Baolai to get rid of the captain of the capital! It seems that Zhang Tianshi and Shi Changshi are very close. Chang Shi's friendship is really moving!"

Zhang Jiao: "..."

He scolded Mi Ren in his heart for being shameless, and humiliatedly wrote down the three names Xia Yun, Guo Sheng, and Bi Lan, and made up a few stories after each of them.

Mi Yan raised her eyebrows: "Is there really only these few people? If Zhang Tianshi continues to protect them, even if the three of you brothers die, I'm afraid they won't end well!"

A scholar can be killed but cannot be humiliated, Zhang Jiao roared: "Shameless villain, are you not enough?! My body is a hero, and death is a hero! It is not a tool for you to eliminate dissidents!"

So Mi Ren didn't hesitate anymore, and raised his knife to cut off Zhang Jiao's head.

Liu Hong didn't see the scene at that time. He heard five people testify in turn, and he half believed it in his heart.They also ordered several leaders of the Yellow Turban Army who were captured alive to be taken into the palace. Hearing their insistence that Xia Yun and the others had private contacts with Zhang Jiao, they probably believed it.

He laughed back in anger, staring coldly at Xia Yun and the others, wishing to tear them apart: "Xia Yun, Guo Sheng, Bi Lan, Zuo Feng, what else do you have to say now?!"

No wonder the people under their command strongly recommended Zhang Bao to Beijing, and even killed Zhao Zhong!It's a shame that he was still deceived, listened to their slander several times, put Lu Zhi in prison, and almost vented his anger!

Seeing the emperor's resentful eyes, several people seemed to have been hit hard by a heavy hammer, their heads buzzed, and they gasped unconsciously.

Xia Yun was dripping with cold sweat, and he shouted: "Your Majesty, there is no excuse for the crime you want to inflict! I dare to swear to the sky - if I betray the court, I will be struck by lightning and die!"

The other three also swore a poisonous oath.

But at this time, what is the role of the poisonous oath? How can it compare with personal and physical evidence?Liu Hong has lost trust in them now, and it is useless to say anything.

Mi Ren said in a loud voice: "Xia Yun, Guo Sheng, Bi Lan and others are officials appointed by the court, but they colluded with rebels, raised troops to rebel, and murdered courtiers!"

"Several crimes should be punished together, and should be punished by Ling Chi! As for the family property under his command, it should be confiscated and rewarded to the soldiers!"

The emperor took a deep breath and didn't speak for a while.

At this time, not speaking means acquiescing.

"Your Majesty, you trust me! I really don't!" Xia Yun's eyes were completely dark, and he could only shout in a panic, "Zhang Changshi can testify for me, and I didn't cheat with foreign enemies!"

All eyes suddenly focused on Zhang Rang, the anger, doubt, vicious...emotions contained in it made Zhang Rang breathless in an instant.

He almost bit off his tongue: "No, Your Majesty, Your Majesty, I, I can't..."

Things can never be better today.Unlike offering sacrifices to heaven, at that time it was only vaguely concluded that there were evil worshipers among the ten permanent attendants, so they were dismissed from office; now there are not only Zhang Jiao's confession, but also several leaders of the Yellow Turban Army and the treasures they gave to Zhang Jiao to testify.

Either only the three of Xia Yun died, or they were all implicated.

no other choice,

Zhang Rang stared at Mi Yan for a moment, saw that his silver-white armor was stained with filth, as if blood had been exposed to the air for a long time, and swayed from side to side in fear.

- Wrong!

Knowing today's end, how could they be greedy for money, sell the position of Sikong Changshi to Mi Ren, and lure him into the court? !How dare he set his mind and frame him several times?

"Zhang Changshi!" Xia Yun looked at Zhang Rang incredulously, "Don't you know who I am? How can you tell nonsense with your eyes open!"

But Zhang Rang was obviously unreliable, and even the rest of Shichang Attendant were unreliable, they could only help themselves.

Several people cried and yelled loudly about what they had done, and tried their best to justify themselves for not collaborating with the enemy.

In the blink of an eye, the wailing and howling in the hall shook the sky, and the sound was so miserable that all the officials felt their scalps go numb.

Liu Hong was already tired, and the huge fluctuations in his mood made him physically and mentally exhausted.

He didn't look at or listen to the words of the few people, but waved his hands wearily: "...Come here, just as Mi Aiqing said, first drag the traitor into the prison, and choose a day to ask for execution."

Emotionally, he couldn't believe that Xia Yun and others would do such a thing, but now that there were all the witnesses and material evidence, there was no room for him not to believe it.

...he was betrayed.

Betrayed by someone he had trusted and loved so much.

He should have been angry and resentful, but the pain spewed out along with the anger, and all that remained in his heart was numbness and barrenness.

He looked around.Looking at the courtiers watching coldly, as well as the hysterical Xia Yun and the others, there was a rare blankness in their expressions.

Seeing that the emperor did not want to believe them, Zuo Feng finally couldn't support his body, and suddenly fell to the ground.He stared blankly at Mi Yan, the wetness under his chest.

It's over, there is only one thought left in his numb mind, he is completely over!

He crawled to Mi Yan's side on hands and feet, kowtowed and confessed what he had done, and then was kicked in the center by the cavalry lieutenant who hated him, and he spit out a mouthful of blood and fell unconscious.

Xia Yun was taken to be surrounded by guards, and he was still shouting hoarsely: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty has been wronged! You must trust me! I have never done anything wrong to you, Your Majesty!"

He kowtowed frantically, and the sound of thud resounded throughout the hall, and his forehead soon became red and swollen: "Your Majesty, if you don't believe me, I will bump my head to death in this hall, and prove my innocence!"

Guo Sheng and Bi Lan also kowtowed and shouted, trying to arouse the emperor's compassion by self-mutilation.

All the officials were silent, and many people looked at them with happy eyes.

Die, die!They shouted in their hearts, Shi Changshi has been domineering for so long, and it's time for the court to return to the blue sky!

"Come on," Xia Yun could clearly hear the devil whispering in his ears, "If you are really innocent, then prove it to us."

So the three of them seemed to be strangled by a ghost, and their voices stopped abruptly.

They were greedy for life and afraid of death, and they hoped that the emperor would forgive them, so it was impossible for them to bump their heads to death in the palace.

The devil's leisurely voice even carried a smile: "If you don't dare to bump into it, doesn't it prove that you have ghosts in your hearts?"

Xia Yun was so angry that he completely lost his mind, and for some reason suddenly burst out with a terrifying potential, and suddenly grabbed a guard's knife and rushed straight at Miyen: "Ahhh——you bitch, I'll kill you! !"

The courtier exclaimed: "Be careful!"

Mi Eun is not afraid at all.

He turned sideways to avoid the long knife, grabbed his right arm with his backhand, and with only a little effort, his wrist went numb and fell to the ground.He lightly hooked the scabbard with the tip of his toe, waited for the long knife to fly to half a person's height, and inserted it into Xia Yun's chest.

There was a sharp pain in Xia Yun's chest.

When the consciousness was blurred, everyone exclaimed in their ears.He looked down at his bleeding chest, subconsciously turned and walked towards Liu Hong: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty..."

He saw the terrified expression of the emperor, and then he lost consciousness and fell to the ground.

Blood oozed from his chest, and soon stained a large area under his body red.Guo Sheng and Bi Lan watched the blood flow to their feet in a trance, and they almost lost their minds for a moment, their teeth chattered in fear.

Mi Yan bowed to Liu Hong calmly: "Your Majesty, the criminal minister Xia Yun colluded with the Yellow Turban Army, and after being found out, he rebelled against the court and attempted to murder the court official."

"The minister has killed him, please rest assured, Your Majesty."

The emperor stared blankly at the paralyzed blood, and slowly shifted his gaze to Mi Ren.He looked at this familiar handsome face, the whites of his eyes rolled up, he couldn't breathe, and he passed out completely.

There was a sudden panic in the courtroom.

It's already too late to deal with this group of filthy villains.Mi Ren and Wu Xiaowei went to pick up Lu Zhi and Xun Yu respectively, and Ren Gu was released from prison.

The Tianlao is not in the palace, but in the county government.Autumn is cold and cool, and the dungeon is built against the sun, so the conditions are naturally not much better.

Xun Yu and Ren Gu were locked in a cell with a small window open.

The two wore only thin white prison uniforms, sitting against the stone wall and looking up at the icy moonlight coming in from the small window, occasionally shivering from the cold.

There are usually only one or two skylights in a row of cells, and a pale moonlight shines in, which is the only light they can see all night.

Xu Shi believed in Mi Rian, the two of them were imprisoned for two days and they were calm, and they were playing blindfold chess.

Blindfold chess requires a good memory, and the two of them happen to be the best in this regard, so they played smoothly.But after dozens of steps, the memories of the two became confused due to hunger, and they could not continue.

Ren Gu raised his head resignedly, felt the hard touch on the back of his head, and sighed: "Hey... I don't know where Zisu is now, and whether he has already known about the important affairs in the court."

Xun Yu also sighed.

They have only been locked up for two days, and no matter how fast the news is, it is impossible for them to reach Jizhou.It would take at least half a month before Mi Yan could come back.

Half a month... I don't know if they can make it through, or if they will die in prison.

Xun Yu smiled wryly.

Thinking of the scene where Xun Shuang went up and down to watch him during the day, he felt helpless, sad, and regretful...

But only no regrets.

He died for his confidant and righteousness, how could he regret it?

Xun Yu thought wildly, he only hoped that after his death, Zisu could treat his people kindly and take good care of his relatives and friends for him.

At this moment, the jailer's flattering voice came from outside: "It's dark inside, Master Mi, please be careful."

...Master Mi?

Is Zisu back?

The two stood up suddenly and walked quickly to the edge of the cage.In the dim light of the fire, a familiar figure approached quickly.

It's really him!

Ren Gu couldn't help sticking his head into the gap between the iron bars: "Zisu, is that you, Zisu!"

"It's me, Zhaoxian." Mi Ren's voice came from far to near, "I'm back."

He went to the cage.When he saw the two of them, his pupils tightened slightly.

The beam of moonlight falling from the window just shrouded Xun Yu, so his eyes automatically ignored Ren Gu who was in the dim light, and only Xun Yu was reflected.

Zhanbi Qiao, the green bamboo is like a scorpion.There are bandit gentlemen, such as gold and tin, such as jade and jade.

As it is said in "Qi Ao", a gentleman is as tall and handsome as green bamboo, noble and elegant as jade even though he is in a state of embarrassment.

The elegant demeanor is indelible.

Mi Rian paused for a moment.

He could clearly hear his heart beating, and an unprecedentedly strong hormone was brewing from his brain, surging in his body, irresistible.

When the jailer opened the cell door, he strode into it, holding him tightly in his arms.

Xun Yu opened his eyes slightly.

The body hurt a little from being hit by the hard armor, and the pungent smell of blood completely covered up Mi Ren's usual incense.But this disgusting smell unexpectedly calmed down his worries, fears, panic and other emotions in the past two days.

Instead, there is a sweet meaning that cannot be spoken, let alone ignored.It rises from the bottom of the heart, spreads along the veins throughout the body, and gradually drives away the numbness and coldness of the limbs.

Even the dust in the air looks cheerful and cute.

Xun Yu couldn't help but curl the corners of his lips.

But just when he wanted to hug Mi Yan, the man stepped back to a safe place out of his reach: "Don't move, I'm dirty."

Before Xun Yu could feel the loss that suddenly appeared in his heart, Ren Gu beside him opened his arms and hugged him full of emotion: "I'm not afraid of being dirty! Zisu, it's great that you can come back!"

Xun Yu: "..."

Mi Yan: "..."

What does it look like for two big men hugging each other in a prison?He coldly pushed Ren Gu away, and patted him on the shoulder: "Zhao Xian has worked hard."

"Let's go back first, we all need to take a shower and change clothes."

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