I'm the villain in the book

Chapter 499 I'll Be That Person
The next day, Daning Palace.

On October [-]th, the fourth day after the Battle of Niutoushan, Ning Yongnian finally appeared in the morning court.

Needless to say, the atmosphere in the morning court was extremely depressing.

Including a few admonishers who are very active on weekdays, everyone dared not do anything, and all stood with their heads bowed without saying a word.

They are not idle.

After all, Daning right now can be said to be riddled with holes. From the people's livelihood to the war, many things have reached the last moment if they are not resolved, there will be big troubles.

But compared to how the country is and how the people are, most of these court officials are more worried about their own lives.

They were afraid that Ning Yongnian would suffer bad luck at this juncture, and then be killed on the spot by the latter in a fit of anger.

Too much to say.

So it is better not to say anything.

Of course, how many of the more than a hundred court officials "want to say but dare not say", and how many "don't want to say at all". This question may only be known to Wei Changcai who has the list of members of the same boat club.

Although Ning Yongnian knew that there must be many people in the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty who already had the surname "Wei", but now he has no ability or effort to find out all these people.

The failure of the battle in Shuzhou disrupted all his plans.

During the three days of being ill, Ning Yongnian thought a lot.

He finally understood why Wei Xianzhi dared to lead people to surround the palace in such a rampant manner, finally understood the purpose of the sharp arrow that flew over his head, and finally understood the phrase "I want to see how capable the emperor is." the true meaning of
It turned out that the Wei family, or Wei Changtian, had long been sure of victory.

And this confidence does not come from Yaozu, but from Niutoushan.

From this point of view, it is a certainty that there will be a secret agent from the Wei family in the army.

just who is this person
Ning Yongnian understood that it was absolutely impossible for Wei Changtian to realize such a huge plan with ordinary and meticulous work.

Therefore, this person must be in a high position in the army, at least to the extent that he can keep abreast of the latest movements of the army.

Then, Han Zhao and You Wenzong are the two most suspicious people.

A general of the town and a minister of the Ministry of war.

These two people had been loyal to the royal family before, and they had never aroused Ning Yongnian's suspicion, otherwise the latter would not have appointed them to command the army.

Especially Han Zhao, who had already made his mark during the reign of the first emperor, and after Ning Yongnian ascended the throne, he was ordered to make countless contributions in the South and North Wars, which was why he was awarded the title of "General Zhen Guo".

Therefore, Ning Yongnian finds it hard to believe that Han Zhao will turn against him.

After all, there must be a reason for rebellion, but he thought he had never done anything wrong to Han Zhao.

So. Is it You Wenzong?
At the beginning of the hour.

Because there was no one to play, Ning Yongnian's first morning session after "recovering from illness" ended in such a sloppy manner.

An hour later, Han Zhao, who was recalled from Anzhou, finally arrived in the capital.

As soon as he entered the city, he rushed straight to the palace non-stop, took off his armor and pleaded guilty to Ning Yongnian.

The conversation between the two lasted for nearly two hours, from early morning to noon, and ended at the end of noon.

Since it was a "closed meeting", no one knew what the two said.

But judging from Han Zhao's expression when he left the palace, it seems that the result should be mixed.

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"Old Li."

After silently watching Han Zhaolai's back for a while, Ning Yongnian withdrew his gaze and looked at Li Huaizhong who was standing behind him at some point.

"Send a few people to Anzhou to carefully investigate what Han Zhao did that night in Niutoushan, and then find out if there is anything strange about his words and deeds when he was in Shuzhou."

"Yes, the old slave understands."

His gaze changed slightly, Li Huaizhong hesitated for a moment: "Your Majesty, you doubt General Han."

"It's just a suspicion."

Waving his hands, Ning Yongnian spoke calmly: "The responsibility for the defeat of Shu Prefecture can only be borne by You Wenzong. Go and draw up an imperial edict, and then kill all his family members."

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The responsibility for the defeat of Shuzhou can only be borne by You Wenzong.

The meaning of this sentence is undoubtedly very interesting.

Of course Li Huaizhong understood, but his expression was awkward for a moment.

"Your Majesty, Master You's family members have been taken away by Xuan Jing."

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"I know."

No anger, no surprise, Ning Yongnian just nodded after a brief silence, and then stopped talking.

The scorching sun is scorching, and the weather in Beijing today is no different from that in Shuzhou.

It's almost early winter, but the autumn tiger has made a comeback, steaming so hard that you can't breathe.

"emperor."

As if he couldn't stand this strange calm, Li Huaizhong suddenly whispered after waiting for a while:
"General Wu can escort Li Qi to Huailing Mansion tomorrow."

"Ah."

Ning Yongnian didn't move, as if he didn't want to say a word.

Seeing this, Li Huaizhong had no choice but to find another topic.

"Your Majesty, there is still the matter of Yanyun Mountain. Now this old slave has found some clues."

"Tell me."

"Yes, the old slave found out that the white-haired man was named Xiao Feng, and his ancestral home was in Qingzhou. His whole family was ransacked and killed by the Xuanjing Division three years ago because of a salt smuggling case. Live forever."

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"Young master, General Liang."

Guanghan City, County Government.

When Chu Xianping hurried into the room, Wei Changtian was discussing with Liang Zhen which date would be better for his and Liang Qin's wedding.

Although the matter of Kuilong has not been resolved, it should not be the time to "talk about marriage".

However, Liang Zhen seemed to be quite anxious about this matter, and Wei Changtian couldn't afford to delay any longer, so he still planned to "take the time" to get married as promised.

According to the almanac and the calculation of a "half immortal" who is said to be very spiritual, there will only be two days in the next three months that are suitable for Wei Changtian and Liang Qin, the "marriage made in heaven", to get married.

Either eight days later, the twenty-fifth of October.

Either two months later, December [-]th.

Obviously, the latter is indeed a bit late.

Although Liang Qin doesn't care, Liang Zhen, the father, can't wait
"Uncle Liang, let's set it on October [-]th."

Smiling, Wei Changtian formally finalized the matter: "Wan'er will take care of the marriage, and it happens that my aunt is also in Shuzhou City. In my opinion, let the two of them discuss it."

"If Qin'er wants to go back sooner, then go back and prepare first. I may have to stay in Guanghan for a few more days."

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Although he got married by himself, Wei Changtian was still as careless as ever.

If any other old father-in-law heard his attitude, he might have already had an attack at this moment.

But Liang Zhen was familiar with his temperament, so he was not at all unhappy at the moment, but nodded cheerfully.

"Okay, just do as you say."

"I'll discuss it with Qin'er and let her go back and tell her mother earlier!"

"Okay, I'll also write a letter to my parents today and tell them about this matter."

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While talking, Wei Changtian quickly sent Liang Zhen out of the room.

After watching the latter go away, he then looked at Chu Xianping who had been waiting beside him just now.

"Brother Chu, what's the matter?"

"Young master, two things."

Chu Xianping leaned closer and reported in a low voice:
"Just now General Han sent a letter back saying that Ning Yongnian asked him to stay at home temporarily and not leave the city without an order."

"However, General Han also said that Ning Yongnian should have believed that You Wenzong was a secret operation in the army."

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Don't go out of the city and wait to be punished.

Hearing this, Wei Changtian breathed a sigh of relief.

Because this way of handling obviously means that Ning Yongnian is not going to kill Han Zhao, and he can save himself a lot of trouble.

"Brother Chu, although Han Zhao is fine for the time being, Ning Yongnian will definitely investigate him, and maybe send someone to Anzhou."

Slightly nodding his head, Wei Changtian warned: "You have to make plans for this matter early."

Chu Xianping replied quickly: "Young Master, don't worry, I will definitely take care of it."

"Ah."

Nodding his head, Wei Changtian didn't care what Chu Xianping was going to do, he just asked, "What about the second thing?"

"the second one"

With a complicated expression, Chu Xianping took out an envelope from his sleeve and said softly:

"My lord, this letter was found an hour ago when the servants were cleaning Miss Xu's room."

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Slightly frowning, Wei Changtian glanced at the five words "From Comrade Wei" on the envelope, and countless guesses suddenly surged in his mind.

Xu Suisui stayed in Guanghan for one night before leaving, and this letter was obviously written at that time.

But why didn't she give it to herself face to face?
What else was written in the letter?
Give yourself some advice in advance as a "prophet"?

Still want to confess?
Or is it a "declaration of war"?
"Chila."

Using force with his hands, Wei Changtian directly tore open the envelope, shaking out a thin sheet of letter paper.

Unexpectedly, Xu Suisui didn't write too much, adding up to only a few dozen words.

But it was just these few lines of small characters that Wei Changtian seemed to know, as if he had seen them somewhere in the previous life, but he was stunned for a moment, and he couldn't look away for a long, long time.

【Wei Changtian:】

[During the darkest part of my life, I pulled myself out of the abyss. 】

[If nothing else happens, you will also experience such a period of darkness in the future. 】

[I don't know if you can get out of the mud alone, and if someone will help you at that time. 】

[But it's okay, don't be scared by me. 】

[Because if there is no such person, I will be that person. 】

"."

The daylight is looming, and the breeze rushes to the small building, mixing with the curling light smoke rising from the incense burner under the window, swaying.

(End of this chapter)