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Chapter 224 I'll shut his mouth up!

"You, Wang Yuanji, used to be a man of honor, accumulating military achievements to become a military governor. This should have been your greatest glory, but you have gradually turned it into a stain on your reputation, making you a traitor!"

There were no outsiders here, and Wang Yuanji didn't put on airs.

Chen Shao responded with only a cold, mocking laugh:

"Chen Shao, history is written by the victors, so don't try to intimidate me with that."

"You should really think about the fate of your concubine."

"Don't let your family be harmed. Wang Yuanji, you're quite something, aren't you? All you can do is threaten your family?"

"Family? Ha, no one cares about the means, they only remember winning and losing. Any means that lead to victory are good means."

"I am relieved that you, Wang Yuanji, are so open-minded."

Upon hearing this, Wang Yuanji suddenly had a bad feeling.

Then they saw Chen Shao clapping his hands at the top of the mountain.

Several soldiers emerged from the morning mist, each carrying a bulging sack.

"General Wang, have you forgotten something? Your ancestral graves are right here!"

Wang Yuanji immediately turned pale, already vaguely guessing what was in the sack.

But he still clung to a last sliver of hope.

His ancestral tomb has been repaired several times and is extremely well hidden, with many hidden mechanisms.

Unless Chen Shao is a professional tomb raider, it's not something that can be accomplished by simply having more people.

Chen Shao's words shattered his reverie.

"As it happens, I happened to pass by your Wang family's ancestral tombs, so I went in and invited them out to see you, this disloyal and unfilial son."

Chen Shao pointed to the sacks:

"The tomb is well-built, and it even has the appearance of an emperor. You have quite the ambition. Now they are all here, waiting to reunite with you."

Upon hearing this, not only Wang Yuanji, the person in question, but also all the soldiers stood there dumbfounded.

This is desecrating someone's ancestral grave.

How could they be so immoral?

And he's an emperor, for crying out loud!

Wang Yuanji stared intently at the sacks; he was certain that his ancestor was inside.

The tomb was built to imperial standards, a fact unknown to outsiders.

Those who built the tomb were all silenced by him long ago.

Chen Shao knew, which means...

His chest heaved, the pain intensifying.

His face turned ashen, and a mouthful of blood gushed from his throat.

He didn't wipe it, but knelt down straight.

A mournful roar echoed in the direction of the sack:

"Ancestors... all our ancestors, it is your unfilial son, Yuanji, who has brought this upon you!"

"When my wish is fulfilled in the future, I will surely repair the tombs of my ancestors to comfort their spirits in heaven!"

Wang Yuanji burst into tears.

The entire Hedong army was indignant.

In an instant, a torrent of curses erupted.

"Chen Shao, you're worse than a pig or a dog."

"How could the marshal's family, so loyal and valiant, end up like this?"

"You dog emperor, if you can't win, you resort to such methods. Do you even deserve to be emperor?"

Chen Shao turned a deaf ear.

"This is just an example of giving them a taste of their own medicine. You, Wang Yuanji, kept saying you wanted to do this or that to my concubines, so I sent someone to check your ancestral graves. I didn't expect your ancestors to be so hospitable."

Wang Yuanji nearly fainted. He grabbed a handful of mud and water, smeared it on his forehead, and forced himself to wake up.

It was impossible to tell whether the water on his face was tears or mud; only his eyes burned like fire.

"Chen Shao! You beast! You desecrated people's ancestral graves, aren't you afraid of divine retribution?"

"Wang Yuanji!"

Chen Shao's voice suddenly turned cold:

"You eat the king's food and should be loyal to him, yet you plotted rebellion. That's bad enough, but you call yourself the number one general in Hedong, all you do is ruthlessly act. Your head is full of shit. These brothers have been blind to follow you!"

"Knowing that the army is out of food, you still send them to their deaths for your ambition. One general's success is built on the bones of ten thousand. I have truly witnessed this."

Wang Yuanji was even more furious when he saw that he was still stirring up trouble at this time.

"Chen Shao, you're about to die and you're still being stubborn. I'll chop your head off in half a day!"

"Ha, you're just a worthless fool with an undeserved reputation. I'm right here, what makes you think you can kill me?"

"You have exhausted all your tricks, and today you will surely be executed by Cangyan Mountain."

Chen Shao suddenly looked at Chen Jing.

"Elder brother, I treated you with all my heart, but you, on the contrary, have colluded with a traitorous minister and are doing this 'Fengtian Jingnan' thing."

"Leaving aside whether you've lived up to my expectations, do you really think he genuinely wants to elevate you to the throne?"

"He's just using your name and a bit of righteousness. If you can get a cup of poisoned wine after it's all over, you'll be lucky to escape with your life."

When Chen Jing saw Chen Shao, he deliberately took a few steps back and hid among the crowd.

But I never expected that the sixth brother would have such sharp eyes.

When he was called out by name, he trembled.

He forced himself to speak and cursed at Chen Shao:

"Chen Shao! Stop your hypocrisy! What right do you have to speak ill of me!"

"You ascended the throne illegitimately! You killed Father Emperor!"

"You are simply... utterly inhuman! You are unworthy to be a ruler! Even if I, Chen Jing, die here today, I will seek justice for the ancestors of the Great Yan Dynasty... and for General Wang!"

Chen Shao sighed.

"Since that's the case, there's no point in saying more. I've already given you a chance."

He looked at Wang Yuanji again.

"General Wang, I have another great gift for you."

Chen Shao raised his hand, and several soldiers immediately threw the sacks out.

Wang Yuanji was terrified and hurriedly shouted:

"Quick! Catch my ancestor! Hurry!"

The soldiers were thrown into a panic, but at that moment, rocks began to rumble down from the mountaintop.

Under normal circumstances, avoiding rocks might be somewhat possible.

But the rain that had just saved their lives now became a death sentence.

The road was muddy and slippery, and with all the pushing and shoving, the army was thrown into chaos again.

When Chen Jing saw the rocks rolling down from the mountaintop, his first instinct was not to dodge.

Rather, it was something he had specifically predicted that was correct.

He shouted, "See! I told you so..."

"Gag him!"

Wang Yuanji could no longer tolerate it.

Two bodyguards immediately took off his smelly socks and stuffed them into Chen Jing's mouth.

...

The stones, covered in mud, rolled quickly and slipperily, and as far as the eye could see, the entire mountainside was filled with the fleeing soldiers from Hedong.

However, Wang Yuanji's 100,000-strong army was a battle-hardened force, and its soldiers were all seasoned mountain climbers, so the number of casualties was not as high as expected.

There weren't many rocks on the mountain, and the chaos didn't last long.

The casualties were insignificant for an army of 100,000.

He was just in a sorry state.

The army still made it to the top of the mountain.

It was already broad daylight by then.

A rainbow appeared in the sky after the rain.

Wang Yuanji wiped the mud off his face and rushed to the edge of the cliff to look down.

Below the mountain lies a vast plain, with a silvery-white river stretching across the horizon, spanned by a wide stone bridge.

There is also a dilapidated iron suspension bridge nearby.

On that plain, Chen Shao's army was rushing towards the bridge in a panic.

Wang Yuanji breathed a sigh of relief.

It was a tumultuous night, but now the storm has passed and the rainbow appears.