That night, many generals and officials in Yuncheng knew about Yan Heng's murder.
Most of the officials responded. They did not have close contact with Yan Heng. They just felt that Gou Xi killed someone out of anger and killed his old adviser who had been assisting him for fifteen years. They could not help but feel that the other party was mean and ungrateful.
The generals, on the other hand, were suddenly filled with sadness. Most of the generals in Yuncheng were Gou Xi's subordinates. They and Yan Heng got along on a daily basis and had a much closer relationship.
The general's temper is not very good, and Yan Heng's temper is not very good either, but he will always intercede with them when the general loses his temper, or if he annoys the general himself, he will attract the fire.
Like General Pei, there are many people who have good relations with Yan Heng.
They couldn't understand at all why the general killed Yan Heng, who was one of his most important advisers. Was it just because he gave advice?
Or is it because he offended Gou Chun?
Thinking of what Gou Chun was doing at the border during this period, several generals could not suppress the anger in their chests.
Yes, these are troubled times, and the generals are not good people. Killing is just a matter of picking up and dropping the sword; looting is also commonplace, and they robbed the people when they collected military rations.
After all, in their hearts, the soldiers under their command are much more important than the common people.
But there is always a bottom line in everything.
They are not short of military food now, at least the soldiers will not starve to death. In this case, just pay taxes as usual. If you really want money, just increase taxes. How can you send troops to directly rob the people?
He was also strict in his behavior, killing people was the responsibility of the entire family, not to mention Yan Heng, even they couldn't stand it.
The more this time comes, the more they will think of Yan Heng. He is like the general's ruler. Because of his presence, the general behaves in a more orderly manner.
Now that he is dead, I don't know what will happen in the future.
Thinking of this, many generals shed tears silently, and then said: "Get ready, get ready, tomorrow we will go to the Yan family to express our condolences."
The lieutenants all worried and advised, "Yan Heng was killed by the general. I'm afraid it would be inappropriate for the general to go to express his condolences at this time."
Unbeknownst to the other generals, Wen Ji was furious, "If he is displeased, he can kill me too."
After saying that, he pushed the lieutenant away, ignored the curfew, and immediately rode to Yan Heng's mansion to express his condolences.
Ming Yu did not go home, but returned to Yan's house with Yan Heng's body. The two of them had been running around, and they had no wives, concubines, or children. It was clean now, but the servants were frightened and ran around with panic faces.
Mingyu raised his hand and said, "Why are you panicking? The general will not accuse you."
Everyone calmed down a little, but their faces remained frightened.
Ming Yu commanded: "Take your husband back to the main room and have someone go to my house to get the coffin."
Seeing that Ming Yu was willing to give his coffin to Yan Heng, the servants' panic a little lessened and they followed the orders obediently.
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Wen Ji ignored the curfew and ran quickly to Yan Heng's house, where he met General Pei stumbling towards the door.
Wen Ji couldn't help being furious. He grabbed General Pei's collar and yelled, "Why did you harm him?"
General Pei's face turned pale, "I have chosen to submit the letter when he is in the best mood. I thought he would be most angry and have a big quarrel with Mr. Yan. How can I imagine..."
"Then why didn't you tell us after the incident happened? If more people went to plead for mercy, Mr. Yan wouldn't have died."
General Pei's face turned even paler and he was speechless.
"If more people go to plead for mercy, Yan Heng will die faster," Ming Yu stood in front of the court holding the servant's hand, his eyes dark, "You shouldn't have come here, go back quickly."
"Mr. Ming..." Wen Ji cried, "Mr. Yan is like this, why do you still care about gains and losses?"
Mingxu glanced at the two of them, and his eyes that saw the world were instantly clear. He felt sad and relieved for a moment, and finally turned back to the hall without saying a word.
The coffin had not been delivered yet, so Yan Heng was still lying on the wooden board at this time. The personal servants brought warm water and brought Yan Heng's favorite clothes, intending to put them on him.
Ming Yu held the servant's hand and slowly sat on the low table next to him, watching quietly as the servant buried Yan Heng.
Wen Ji and General Pei were kneeling not far away, crying like children.
Ming Yu ignored them and leaned his hand slightly on the low table, staring at Yan Heng in silence.
What does he mean?
Never forget the original intention...
His and Yan Heng's original intention was to meet the Ming Dynasty master, assist Zuo Qi in building some achievements, and be famous throughout the ages, and also be good ministers in the history books.
They always thought that Gou Xi was a wise man. Although he was a little strict, he was fair and honest in dealing with things. But now it seems that they were all wrong.
Yan Heng said that he was not truly pure and pure, so the original intention that he could not forget was naturally not his.
As for the Jin Emperor, Ming Yu simply ignored it.
Fifteen years ago, they looked down upon the Sima clan who broke the alliance and killed the master. Fifteen years later, they would not choose the Jin Emperor who did not even have the right to autonomy.
And besides Gou Xi, who else is there today?
Shi Le of Shangdang, Liu Yuan of Han Dynasty?
Ming Yu slowly shook his head, it couldn't be the two of them. They are not from my race, and their hearts must be different. Yan Heng would not choose them.
Is that Sima Rui from Langya?
Or what about Zhao Hanzhang of Yuzhou?
Ming Su clenched his hands and remembered the Huang Men he had just met outside the General's Mansion.
Zhao Zhongyu also received the news that Yan Heng was killed. He sighed, after all, it was too late.
Although he was sorry, he put it down, washed his hands and face, and then went back to the house to sleep.
Halfway through his sleep, Zhao Zhongyu got up and frowned, "No, if Yan Heng dies, it will do more harm than good. Gou Xibu will not really turn against him, right?"
That was originally the argument he racked his brains to come up with to persuade the emperor, but the more he thought about it, the more he felt that his nonsense guess made sense.
Yan Heng seems to have great prestige among Gou Xi's army.
What can be compared with him is Ming Yu.
Zhao Zhongyu couldn't lie still anymore and stood up quickly, "Here, go and invite Mr. Tan."
Tan Zhong was his confidant, and Zhao Zhongyu took him with him when he came to Yuncheng this time. He lived with him in the same place. The guest courtyard was a bit far away from the main courtyard, but he came quite quickly.
As soon as the visitor met, Zhao Zhongyu immediately expressed his worries and said: "If Gou Xi cannot take charge of the overall situation, then not only the Gou family army will be in chaos, but also Yuncheng and your majesty."
Now the emperor depends on Gou Xi for his survival.
Tan Zhong also became worried and pondered for a moment before saying, "If Ming Yu is willing to come forward and make peace, maybe it can appease people's hearts."
Zhao Zhongyu thought that this was the only way, so he decided to go see Ming Yu the next day.
The next day, not only the officials and generals in Yuncheng, but also the generals outside heard about Yan Heng's murder. They either returned to the capital in person to express condolences, or sent their lieutenants back.
Yan Heng's house was in ruins, and there were cries inside and outside the house.
Cries were also heard at the General's Mansion two streets away.
Gou Xi felt regretful in her heart, but she was also angry, her face was gloomy and she didn't speak.
The maids in the general's residence were even more careful, for fear of accidentally offending him.