bookcurios Chapter 245 General Rest in Peace
Chapter 245 General Rest in Peace
By the next morning, many well-informed ministers had already learned about this matter.
Many people looked sad and angry, and also a little panicked.
They knew very well that the reason why Qi State was willing to take the initiative to seek peace this time was entirely because the Ghost-faced General Pei Mingqiu had defeated Qi State and even their military marshal had been killed in the battle.
Qi State came to seek peace because it was afraid.
That's why when Qiguo proposed to kill the Ghost-faced General, it aroused everyone's anger.
They all knew that as long as the Ghost-faced General was there, they would not be afraid even if the peace talks failed.
But now something is wrong with the Ghost-faced General.
It is impossible to predict whether the peace talks can be held.
It is even unknown whether there will be another outbreak of war on the border.
Earl Zhongyi yelled at the street corner: "Which thief killed the Ghost-faced General? If I knew, I would pull out his tendons and peel off his skin! Even eating his flesh raw cannot relieve my hatred! Bah, a bunch of traitorous dogs!"
He even got off the carriage and bowed to the Ghost-faced General, his expression extremely sad and angry: "General Pei, rest in peace. I will ask the emperor to seal off the capital and investigate the murderer. If I find that person, I will kill him with my own hands!"
Many people dismounted from their horses and sedan chairs and bowed to the Ghost-faced General's Mansion.
Some people sneered or looked gloomy.
Several more carriages came over and gathered on a main road, heading straight to the palace.
Seeing the emblem on the carriage, he silently stepped aside and let the other person go first.
Although he was a nobleman, he still had to give way to important officials in the court.
Prime Minister Wen has passed by.
Master Fan has passed by.
Master Yuan has passed away.
……
Earl Zhongyi discovered that almost none of the first and second rank officials in the court bowed, and they didn't even look in the direction of the Ghost-faced General's Mansion.
He didn't believe they didn't know about such a big thing.
A feeling of sadness rose in his heart, sadness for the Ghost-faced General.
It took the Ghost-faced General ten years to fight his way from a small soldier to a general. How many times did he fight for his life and death in these ten years? How many times did he work all night long?
But what does his life and death mean to those people?
Another carriage came up.
The emblem on the carriage showed that it was the Minister of Works, Kuang Liming.
Suddenly, Earl Zhongyi didn't want to give in anymore.
He got into the carriage and asked the driver to block the road.
Kuang Limin also saw him.
In terms of official rank, the Earl of Zhongyi was only a third-rank General Guide, several ranks lower than the first-rank Minister of War.
But the Earl of Zhongyi was a nobleman.
In the past, Lord Zhongyi was very polite to Kuang Limin. The Ministry of War was in charge of all the troops, and the lifeblood of these generals was in the hands of the Minister of War. Seeing that Lord Zhongyi did not give way to him as usual, Kuang Limin's face darkened slightly.
Among those who submitted a petition to replace and add military equipment a few days ago was this Earl of Zhongyi.
A small uncle stood in front of him.
Kuang Limin knew it very well. Was it because of what happened last night?
"stop!"
Earl Zhongyi lifted the carriage curtain.
"What's the matter, Minister Kuang?"
"Did Lord Zhongyi just offer sacrifices to the Ghost-faced General?"
"This uncle's private affairs have nothing to do with Minister Kuang, right?"
"Lord Zhongyi, you are from a noble family and live in the capital. Do you have any friendship with the Ghost-faced General?"
"That has nothing to do with Minister Kuang, right?"
"My Lord, the peace talks are about to be concluded, so you military commanders, please don't make trouble!"
As soon as the warning came out, Lord Zhongyi became angry. He stared at Kuang Limin coldly and asked, "Did you do it?"
Without waiting for Kuang Limin to answer, Earl Zhongyi suddenly jumped up, turned around and got off the carriage, then pounced on Kuang Limin's carriage and pulled him out of the carriage.
Kuang Limin never dreamed that Earl Zhongyi would do this. He just exclaimed, "What are you going to do?" and was greeted with a big fist.
"Ow..."
He screamed in pain, but the Earl of Zhongyi did not stop. He beat him and cursed: "Kill you, traitor! If the peace talks were handed over to Prince Li, it could have been facilitated. It was you who deliberately sabotaged it. It was you who shamelessly passed the news to Qi State. That's why Qi State became ambitious and had delusional thoughts. It must be you who saw that the peace talks could not be concluded, and secretly killed the Ghost-faced General! I'm going to beat you to death today! Anyway, you are shameless, I'm going to beat your face to pieces!"
As he said this, he slapped Kuang Liming in the face.
Kuang Liming no longer cared about his dignity. He first shouted angrily, and then screamed.
Fortunately, there were other people on this road, and Earl Zhongyi was soon pulled away.
Earl Zhongyi was still trying to rush over there, cursing: "You bastard, treacherous and shameless man. Even the common people understand the truth, but you, a bastard, don't. Now that General Guimian is dead, do you think peace talks can be made? Do you think Qi will be satisfied if we cede thirty counties now? You are such a stupid and evil man!"
"You are committing treason. I will go to the emperor to sue you!" Kuang Liming was in pain and angry. At this moment, he even wanted to kill Earl Zhongyi.
But he didn't expect that as soon as he said this, a rotten egg flew from somewhere and hit him in the face. The stench made him almost vomit.
Someone in the crowd shouted, "Traitor, everyone should kill him!"
Then came the second rotten egg and some rotten vegetable leaves.
Although this road is the only way to go to court, ordinary people also pass by it.
Many people gathered around the lively fight between the two high officials. After hearing the scolding from Lord Zhongyi, they looked at Kuang Limin as if he were the murderer of their father.
Kuang Limin's servants quickly protected him. As the crowd surged, he knew that he had incurred public anger. Although he did not kill the man, he knew about it.
Now that he was dirty and his face was covered with rotten egg liquid, he could not go to the morning court. Kuang Limin whispered, "Go back home!" He must write a harshly worded memorial to the emperor, asking him to severely punish Earl Zhongyi.
Some people also advised the Loyal Earl: "It is a serious crime to commit a crime against your superiors. Lord, you are in big trouble!"
Earl Zhongyi was not afraid at all: "Why would I get into trouble? Now that General Guimian is dead, the terms of the peace talks will definitely change, and Qiguo will propose more tricky terms. The war will start soon, and as a military general, I can take the blame and make meritorious contributions! The emperor will not kill the military generals at this time!"
Someone in the crowd said quietly, "What if something happened in the Ghost Face General's Mansion and it has something to do with the Emperor?"
Bo Zhongyi was startled and looked over. He was also a military general. His eyes were full of worry and indignation as if a rabbit had died and the fox had grieved over the loss of the rabbit.
Earl Zhongyi, who was originally full of anger and cursing, was stunned for a moment, and suddenly seemed to have lost all his energy.
What if it was related to the emperor? What if it was the emperor's instruction? Is this possible?
Who else could have allowed the Ghost-faced General to get into trouble? And why did no one stop him?
A sad atmosphere enveloped everyone's head, and Earl Zhongyi stopped talking. He got on the carriage silently and asked the driver to drive forward silently.
The rest of the people also dispersed.