Chongxi [rebirth]

After all, Ye Yunting's tough tactics worked.

After this day, the ruling and opposition parties will not dare to have a single voice from the sidelines.The lazy courteous atmosphere has been purged again, and no one dares to fish in troubled waters.They had to re-examine this handsome young man sitting on the dragon chair. Only then did they realize that Ye Yunting's previous silence was never timid.Like a skilled hunter, he judged the situation, laid traps, and waited patiently.

Wait? The prey jumped out impatiently, fell into the trap, and was hunted down.

Yong Yihou and Libu Shangshu jumped the highest, so they died without a whole body.

The rest of the officials, nobody? want? to follow in their footsteps.

So Ye Yunting's order after order was promulgated, not only did no one object to it, but it was also completed extremely quickly.

He first ordered Qiao Hairen to be reinstated, and then promoted officials who had performed well in recent days to replace the officials who had been deposed in the imperial examination fraud case.In the end, Qiao Hairen and others were summoned, and talented people were selected from the candidates who stood out from the imperial examination this time and sent directly to the Imperial Academy and the Sixth Ministry, starting from the grassroots.Those with less talent and ability will be thrown to other places for training.

In this way, the manpower gap caused by the replacement of the throne and the fraudulent imperial examinations was gradually filled.

And because these people were all single-handedly promoted by Ye Yunting, the promoted officials all devoted themselves to serving him and became his right-hand assistants; and those candidates who participated in this Enke, because Ye Yunting temporarily changed the test questions, guaranteed the success of the scientific examination. I am very grateful and respectful to him for his fairness.No matter whether they are famous or not on the list, they all claim to be the masters of the Ningwang sect of Changchun.

Ye Yunting's limelight in Shangjing was unmatched for a while. The court officials were fearful and fearful, but the common people respected and praised him.

But regardless of whether other people's evaluation of him is good or bad, the current situation is within Ye Yunting's expectations.

Killing chickens to make an example to monkeys and gaining prestige, and taking the opportunity to gather his own people? Hands, handling things more easily, saving time and effort, and finally allowed him to get out of the complicated government affairs and breathe a sigh of relief.

At this time, seven or eight days have passed since the army arrived in Zhongzhou. According to the battle report sent back from Zhongzhou, the two armies have officially fought. Li Fengqi led the troops to conquer, and the first battle was a great victory. .

Under pressure, the Dongyi army had to abandon Yuzhou City and retreated more than [-] li.

The two armies are now facing each other on the border of Yuzhou. Li Fengqi is attacking with all his strength, but Dongyi dare not face the battle head-on, and keeps dodging and avoiding the battle.

Ye Yunting looked at the battle report from the south again, guessing that Dongyi might be waiting for reinforcements from South Vietnam.

Dongyi's 30 army and South Vietnam's 20 army, combined, make up a full 50 army.With such a large number of people, compared with the 15 defenders in Zhongzhou, it is not enough.

Dongyi's idea was probably to make South Vietnam attack the west, and Chen Cang secretly transferred the main force to Yuzhou. At that time, the combined forces of the two countries could attack the Beizhao army back and forth.

50 vs. 15, there is an absolute advantage in numbers.

When the Beizhao army in Runan reacted and rushed to support, it was too late.

The strategy is quite effective. Even if Li Fengqi's strategy is superior to others, under the crushing of absolute troops, he cannot guarantee his chances of winning.But it's a pity that Dongyi found the wrong partner for cooperation.

This battle was doomed from the very beginning.

After Ye Yunting received the secret letter from Nanyue, he no longer worried about this war, and only ordered people to send food and supplies to Yuzhou, and began to count when Li Fengqi would return to the court.

During this period, Wang Qie came to see him once, and presented Ye Zhili's crimes to the court.

After reading it, Ye Yunting thought about it, and went to the prison in Dali Temple in person.

Thanks to Wang Qie's special care, Ye Zhili was imprisoned in the deepest part of the prison, which was the deepest part of the entire prison. It was dark and dark all day long, and could only be illuminated by candlelight.All those held there are serious criminals who have committed heinous crimes that cannot be pardoned.There are "prisoners" wailing and roaring at every moment, but because the cells are all made of cast iron, the cells are not connected to each other, so the sound is heard but the person is not, which makes it even more terrifying.

Ye Zhili was imprisoned here for less than a month, and his energy and spirit were completely destroyed.

When Ye Yunting saw him, he almost couldn't recognize him.

He was wearing a blood-stained prison uniform, his hair was loose, and he was skinny. He was wearing heavy shackles on his lonely hands and feet.Hearing the sound of footsteps, he raised his face and looked over, revealing deeply sunken cheeks, prominent cheekbones, and a pair of cloudy eyes bloodshot, faintly revealing madness.

Are you different from before?

Seeing Ye Yunting approaching, he rushed forward, bent his hands into claws, trying to grab Ye Yunting's clothes, and roared: "I? No matter what? It's you too? Father, you? Give me a happy, You? Give? Me? A happy..."

But Ye Yunting stood far away, he was imprisoned by cast iron fences and shackles, and his stretched hands couldn't even touch the corner of his clothes.

See? Ye Yunting didn't have the slightest fluctuating expression, so he stopped unwillingly, fell to the ground, took a few breaths, and then said in a hoarse voice: "You? Sure enough, you followed He Lanyuan, you? Mother and son are equally ruthless."

Listen to him mention his biological mother.There were some waves in Ye Yunting's eyes.

"You said that He Lianxu was assassinated by General Jing Yu? The army? This matter is also inseparable from the current Nanyue king's family?"

——Among the crimes confessed by Ye Zhili, he admitted that he had provided clues to General Jing Yu of South Vietnam to help him successfully assassinate He Lianxu.

The faction struggle in South Vietnam was serious, and the government was controlled by several generals who controlled the military power.General Jingyu Jun is the one with the greatest authority.Shortly after He Lianxu succeeded to the throne, he and He Lanyuan secretly went to Runan to pay homage to the heroic spirit of the He family, but unexpectedly their whereabouts were leaked and they were assassinated.In order to protect He Lanyuan, He Lianxu accidentally got stabbed with a knife, and the blade was smeared with poison, which was extremely poisonous. He Lianxu was killed by the poison, and he stayed in bed for five years.

During those five years, He Lanyuan represented the government as a queen.And in the last year of He Lianxu's death, he selected a suitable heir from the royal family and became the crown prince.

After the death of He Lianxu, the crown prince officially took over the throne, who is now the king of Nanyue, He Lianjing.

He Lianjing was only five years old when he was established as the crown prince, and later entered the palace and was taught by He Lanyuan. He was raised in his twenties, but he and He Lanyuan, his adoptive mother, were becoming more and more estranged, and there was a faint dispute. The meaning of power.

He Lanyuan also mentioned these things to Ye Yunting in a few words, and it is not difficult to see her disappointment with He Lianjing in her words.But apart from disappointment, there is no other emotion.

Obviously she didn't know that her husband's death was actually a carefully planned situation.

Back then, Ye Zhili knew that once He Lianxu secured the throne, he would definitely threaten him.So he went to find He Lianxu's biggest opponent - General Jing Yu.

General Jingyu Jun originally supported his own nephew, the eldest prince, but the eldest prince died in the battle for the heir apparent.Is that right? After He Lianxu's succession was a foregone conclusion, he hibernated temporarily.Later, Ye Zhili calculated that the festival of Hejiamanmen would come soon, and guessed that under the situation that the overall situation was settled, He Lanyuan, who had not returned to Beizhao for several years, would definitely return to Runan secretly to worship, while Helian Xu will most likely accompany her.So he ordered people to disclose this news to General Jingyu.

Therefore, this led to the subsequent assassination.

And now the king of Nanyue.In fact, it was a puppet launched by General Jingyu Jun and his grandfather in order to seize the throne.Back then, there were not many children of the right age in the royal family of South Vietnam. He Lanyuan kept procrastinating, but she couldn't go on, so she had to choose He Lianjing, who was relatively young.

General Jingyu's original plan was to repeat the assassination to get rid of He Lanyuan, and then he would naturally serve as an assistant to the court.Unexpectedly, He Lanyuan learned her lesson early and strengthened her defenses.Numerous assassinations over the years have failed.At the same time, after the death of her husband, He Lanyuan showed her iron and blood skills, gathered her confidants and eradicated dissidents. Except for General Jingyu, the other generals have all died in name only.

However, General Jingyu and He Lanyuan had been fighting openly and secretly for more than ten years, but they gradually lost the wind. He Lanyuan took advantage of the situation and controlled most of the voice in Nanyue.He was forced to hide in the dark and instigated He Lianjing to compete with He Lanyuan.

"So what? You? Can you extend your hand to Nanyue? Now Bei Zhao is going to war with Dongyi, right? When the king of Nanyue regains power, Nanyue will get in his way. At that time, Bei Zhao will be attacked by the enemy, and Li Fengqi will be No matter how powerful it is, it’s just a mortal body, right?”

Ye Zhili squinted his eyes at him, and let out a grin as if gloating at his misfortune.

When he thought of such a scene, he couldn't help the joy in his heart.On the deeply sunken cheek? The loose skin twitched and pulled, revealing a creepy smile.

Back then, he could think of a way to kill He Lianxu, but now even if he was going to die, he would have to wait for the Beizhao River to collapse before taking his last breath.

It's a pity that Ye Yunting didn't make him fulfill his wish, he looked down at Ye Zhili, neither anxious nor angry, he just said in a low voice: "You? .”

Ye Zhili saw this eldest son who had always been gentle and good-tempered. He smiled at himself. He couldn't tell. What was this smile? It felt like he was forced to swallow a mouthful of cold snow in winter, which froze his limbs. What about Baiku? My brain is aching.

"I? Can't live for a few more days. What? I don't want to? Listen." He covered his ears and said with a gloomy smile, "I? Just want to? Listen? The bell rings [-] times outside."

Only on the day of the death of the emperor and the great funeral, the bells of various temples and temples would ring [-] times.

Ye Yunting ignored his self-deception, and said slowly: "The first thing is that Beizhao and Nanyue have formed an alliance. Nanyue has 20 troops, and there are 25 troops in the east and south of Beizhao. The total is 45? ? Trample the entire Dongyi."

"Nanyue still has a king of Nanyue, and He Lanyuan can't decide everything by herself." Ye Zhili let out a strange smile: "You? It's too early to be happy."

Ye Yunting acted as if he hadn't heard of it, and continued calmly: "The second thing is that my biological father is He Lianxu." He looked at Ye Zhili's eyes that suddenly widened, and repeated very slowly: "I I'm very happy, I'm the child of He Lanyuan and He Lianxu, and it has nothing to do with you."

"No, impossible!"

There was a harsh clanging sound suddenly in the cell, which was the sound of Ye Zhili struggling? The iron chains of the shackles collided.He was holding on to the cast iron railing tightly, his face firmly stuck to the gap between the railings, desperately trying to squeeze out, his old and loose face was squeezed out of shape.The chest cavity is like an old boiler. During the ups and downs, it made a "ho ho" movement: "Impossible! You? Nonsense!"

He roared with a ferocious face: "That day I? gave? her medicine, and she couldn't escape my palm!" He shook the railing frantically, staring at Ye Yunting: "You? It's me? Son? Son! It's no use denying it!"

Ye Yunting looked sarcastic: "When my mother first found out she was pregnant, she didn't intend to stay at first. It was Mrs. Wang who quietly told her that she was actually two months pregnant, not the one month the doctor told you. So... It was only then that she began to take care of her baby with peace of mind. You have known her since we were young, so you should know her temperament best."

Ye Zhili was still hanging on the railing, staring blankly at him.But if you look carefully, you will find that his pupils have become dilated and out of focus.

"I? I've finished what I want to say. I? I won't kill you for the time being." Ye Yunting said to him word by word: "Your death will not be until the day your majesty conquers Dongyi and returns to the imperial court triumphantly."

He wanted Ye Zhili to see it with his own eyes? Beizhao Jiangshan was stable, and He Lanyuan was in power.

The evil that Ye Zhili has done is beyond description, and the pain of flesh and blood is no longer punishment for him, but he can only see with his own eyes that his ambition is crushed inch by inch.He can't sleep peacefully during his lifetime, and can't sleep peacefully after his death, so that he can comfort the souls of the dead he killed.

Ye Yunting glanced at him one last time, turned and left with the man without hesitation.

The slumped Ye Zhili heard his voice ordering the jailer: "Don't let him die."

He struggled to grab the railing and stood up, his eyeballs were bulging, and he was about to protrude from his sockets: "I? I won't believe it! Even if you? Deny it, it's my Ye family's blood that bleeds in your bones! You? The Ye family won't fall, and the Qi State? The government won't fall! I? Didn't? Lose!"

However, no matter how he roared, Ye Yunting's back was always firm and straight, and he never looked back once.

Ye Zhili slumped to the ground, but couldn't help recalling those old things.Over the years, hasn't he? Suspected.

He and He Lanyuan have known each other since they were young, and he knows her temperament very well.She was pampered by her father and brother. She grew up, but her temperament was not weak. On the contrary, she inherited the coldness in the He family's bones.Back then, she took the medicine and had a good night with him, and the first thing she did when she woke up the next day was not panic or panic, but grabbed the silver hairpin at hand and was about to pierce his throat.

Such a ruthless expression made him shudder for a moment.If it wasn't for the fact that the effect of the medicine hadn't faded, and he woke up early, I'm afraid he would really have killed her.

She was restrained after losing her hand, and she didn't cry, but asked him calmly: "Did you leak the matter between me and Helian?"

Seeing that he didn't answer, he gritted his teeth and said, "If you don't kill me today, one day, I'll kill you with my own hands."

Later, he could only order someone to imprison her in the mansion, but he never dared to approach her again.Later, when He Lanyuan found out that she was pregnant, he was both surprised and delighted, thinking that she would soften and even accept her fate for the sake of the child, but he didn't see any joy from her expression at that time. Nothing but indifference.

So later on, when He Lanyuan suddenly changed her temper, raised her baby with peace of mind, and even treated him kindly, he didn't have any doubts, but the huge sense of conquest blinded his eyes.

Later, He Lanyuan ran away without taking the child with her, which proved the child's life experience even more - she had no nostalgia for him, so she had no nostalgia for their child either.

But later, Ye Yunting grew bigger and bigger, and his appearance became more and more similar to He Lanyuan, but not very similar to him.Although outsiders said that Ye Yunting's demeanor followed him, he had met He Lianxu before, but he secretly felt that when the eldest son was not smiling, he actually looked more like He Lianxu.

He Lianxu is a warrior, but he is not a big or three rough, in fact he is a quiet young man with few words.

Because of this similarity, every time he sees Ye Yunting these years, he feels like a stick in his throat.But at the same time, this child was the proof that he had obtained He Lanyuan, so he raised him, but deliberately alienated him.He thought? Looking at? How this child who looks very similar to He Lanyuan yearns for his father's love and pleases him.

Just like he had been chasing He Lanyuan back then.

It's just that he didn't expect that Ye Yunting inherited not only his mother's appearance, but also his mother's temperament.

And he fell into the hands of He Lanyuan for the first half of his life, and fell into the hands of Ye Yunting for the second half of his life.

"Ho ho, ho ho ho..." Ye Zhili fell face up on the ground covered with straw, with a broken and weird sound coming from his throat.A pair of eyes are wide open?, covered with red bloodshot.It was full of unwillingness and powerless resentment.

***

On May [-]th, another good news came from Yuzhou.

Li Fengqi is brave and good at fighting, and the Beizhao army is like the sharpest knife in his hands.Instead of confronting the opponent, Dongyi was crushed and beaten without any suspense.

King Dongyi didn't dare to fight head-on, so he could only avoid the battle to reduce the damage, while sending a letter urging South Vietnam to send troops to support as soon as possible.

After three consecutive secret letters, He Lanyuan, who occupied Runan, finally secretly transferred 20 people? Ma to Yuzhou for support, while he himself sat in Runan, leading? 5 people? Ma and Jiang Shu to play.

Just when King Dongyi was about to lose his hold and wanted to completely retreat to Dongyi, South Vietnam's reinforcements finally arrived.

King Dongyi was overjoyed, and immediately joined hands with Nanyue to attack Beizhao back and forth, catching Li Fengqi by surprise.

Li Fengqi realized that there was a huge disparity in the number of troops, so he had to retreat in a hurry.

The first time he won the battle, the overjoyed Dongyi king personally welcomed the Nanyue chief general into the tent to discuss the follow-up offensive strategy, but unexpectedly, he was inexplicably selected by the Nanyue chief general? head.

He Lanyuan, who was disguised and hidden in the army, came forward at this time, holding the head of the king of Dongyi, and led the troops to disintegrate the Dongyi army from the inside.

Just when the Dongyi army was in a panic and fled everywhere, the Beizhao army, which was supposed to retreat to Yuzhou City for repair, suddenly came over under the leadership of Li Fengqi, encircled the South Vietnam army, and beheaded several Dongyi generals? ?And the two princes who went out with the army captured 20 Dongyi troops alive.

The news spread back to Dongyi, the country of Dongyi was in chaos, and the remaining princes ignored the crisis and were busy fighting for the throne.

After Li Fengqi placed the captives, he struck while the iron was hot, and led an army of 20 to directly kill the Dongyi royal court. After seizing the throne, several princes panicked and began to mobilize troops to intercept and resist.

When Ye Yunting received the news of success, Li Fengqi had already led his troops to capture the cities along the way, only missing a stubborn Dongyi royal court.