boyutpedia Chapter 224 Judgment
Chapter 224 Judgment
In the blink of an eye, another three days passed, and the verdict on Li Shun and others was discussed and finalized.
Considering his past military achievements, Li's father, Li's mother and Ming's father were exiled to the frontier. In order to save Li Shun's last dignity and to keep his body intact, they were given poisoned wine and committed suicide.
As for the fake Ming Yue Linglan, she was hanged after she revealed many traitors and spies sent by the State of Yu.
After the verdict was handed down, notices were posted all over Anguo.
This caused countless people to sigh and lament. The General of Cavalry, who was once praised and admired by countless people and written poems for by countless poets, committed suicide in prison for treason.
Who could have thought that this incident, which started as a minor matter of investigating a spy among the coalition forces, would eventually turn out like this.
However, because of this, many troops sent by the State of Yu were caught in one fell swoop.
At this time, Li Shun, who was in prison, tidied up his appearance for the first time, after the female official in front of him read the last word of the imperial edict.
Fold your hands and slowly knock your head on them.
"Your Majesty, your humble servant, Li Shun, accepts your command and thanks you for your grace. Long live the Emperor."
After a long time, he raised his head with a relieved smile on his face.
Looking at the poisoned wine on the tray in the hands of the female official beside him, there was no fear or unwillingness in his eyes, but instead revealed a sense of relief and liberation.
The dim candlelight around him flickered, illuminating his face with a faint smile.
He slowly picked up the glass of poisoned wine, the shimmering water reflected in his eyes.
At this moment, Li Shun's thoughts seemed to travel through time and space, returning to the time when he was young, energetic and full of passion.
At that time, he was personally appointed as deputy general by His Majesty, who was still his lord. He was full of excitement and all he wanted was to follow his lord well and serve him loyally.
How did it turn out like this?
His eyes gradually became firm, and he no longer hesitated, picked up the wine glass and brought it to his mouth.
After a while, feeling a sharp pain in his abdomen, he slowly bent down.
From then on, his eventful life came to an end.
Shortly after Li Shun stopped breathing, Chen Yuanshu's figure stopped not far away.
The faces of people who died from drinking poisoned wine are not good-looking, but look very hideous.
Chen Yuanshu squatted down and was stunned for a moment. "Li Shun, live in a peaceful era in your next life and be an ordinary person."
After burying Li Shun's body, Chen Yuanshu went outside the city gate again.
Looking at Mr. and Mrs. Li, who are over 50 years old and whose hair turned completely white overnight.
Chen Yuanshu stepped forward and said softly, "Uncle and aunt, I'm so sad."
Li Fugui nodded in a daze, "Ah, it's us who didn't teach Shunzi well enough, so he made such a big mistake. That's all, it's fate."
Who would have thought that when faced with his wife who had committed a serious crime, Li Shun did not think of reporting it for the sake of justice, but chose to cover up the treason.
Chen Yuanshu didn't know how to respond to this. After a moment of silence, she took out some money from her bosom and handed it to Li's father and mother.
"Take this little money, you two elders, it will be needed on the road. Don't worry when you get there. I've already written to the people there to help arrange it. When His Majesty grants amnesty, I'll find a way to get you back."
Li Fugui's hands trembled as he tried to refuse, "Yuan Shu, we can't accept this money. Shunzi committed a grave offense. It's already a favor from His Majesty that he spared our lives. How can we ask for more money from you?"
Chen Yuanshu forcibly stuffed the money into Li's mother's hands and said, "Uncle, aunt, please don't refuse. Li Shun and I were good friends when he was alive. This is a small token of my appreciation. In the future, I will take care of you in your old age on behalf of Li Shun."
Li's mother burst into tears. "Thank you, Yuan Shu. It's a blessing for Sunja to have a friend like you. But there's no need for me to take care of my old age. It's not right for me to let my son's friend take care of me in my old age. We can survive on our own."
Father Li, who was standing by, also agreed, "Yes, we can support ourselves. Yuan Shu, don't worry about it. What you have done is a great favor to us."
Without waiting for Chen Yuanshu to say anything else, Father Li waved his hand and said, "Okay, it's getting late, we should go."
After that, the two men supported each other and, under the escort of officers and soldiers, left the place where they had lived for more than fifty years, looking back every few steps, and embarked on the journey to the frontier.
On the other side, Yu State.
Although it was almost July, a chilly atmosphere filled the hall.
Ji Lingyan supported his head, frowning as he thought of the news he had just received.
How happy I was a few days ago, how angry I am now.
A few days ago, Ji Lingyan received a secret letter from Linglan, and learned that Li Shun was going to surrender with a large army. He was overjoyed and had made all preparations to accept him. He even thought about what to say when he met Li Shun.
But overnight, everything came to nothing.
Not only did Li Shun fail to lead his army to surrender smoothly, he was also sentenced to death. Most of the people he had stationed in Anguo were also lost, and they were all core figures.
Thinking of Ji Xun's last words before his death, Ji Lingyan clenched his hands on the armrest into fists, and veins bulged on his forehead.
Impossible, this world can only belong to him, Ji Lingyan, and his Yu Kingdom will not be conquered by other countries.
He raised his head and looked at the few trusted ministers in front of him, "My dear ministers, what do you think we should do now?"
Several ministers looked at each other in silence.
Just as Ji Lingyan's anger was growing weaker, Zhu Yuanhe stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, it is extremely difficult to place more people in Anguo now. Even if we succeed, it will take years to accomplish anything. In the next few years, Anguo will surely develop rapidly, which will only put us at a greater disadvantage."
Ji Lingyan narrowed his eyes and looked at Zhu Yuanhe. "Then according to your opinion, my dear Zhu, what should we do?"
"Your Majesty, I think we can join forces with the Liao Kingdom again to take down Anguo together, and then the two countries will divide the world equally." Zhu Yuanhe said with a bow.
We cannot allow Anguo to continue to develop recklessly like this. Now they have occupied the former territory of Wu State, where the climate is pleasant and rice can be harvested two to three times a year.
If we give them a few more years, the country will become rich and the people will become strong, and perhaps we can take down both of them with the strength of our entire country.
He had originally thought that after Li Shun defected, he would be able to weaken An Guo. However, not only did the plan fail, but he also suffered a lot of casualties.
Can't wait any longer.
After taking Anguo, we will compete with the Liao Kingdom for the world.
"Convey my order and send an envoy to Liao Kingdom to discuss the alliance. We must reach a cooperation agreement."