The fake daughter of a fallen ghost is reborn

Chapter 309 The truth behind the Yueling Pass tragedy

When Huo Wuzhi was in Beidi, he was secretly imprisoned.

Although the Northern Di people tried every means to pry open his mouth, he was a royal relative of Dayong after all, so they would always have some use for him, so they did not kill him. Instead, they demoted him to a horse slave and put him in shackles, making this former young general of Dayong the lowest slave of the Northern Di people.

He had been trying to find a way to escape, but he was in the capital of Beidi State and was under guard. Even if he was the stronger he was before, he might not be able to escape, let alone he only had one arm left.

So he stayed there and behaved himself for two years, until the people guarding him gradually relaxed their guard, allowing him to secretly pry open the rusty shackles in the middle of the night and quietly collect intelligence.

But one night, when he sneaked into Helian You's mansion, he was spotted by Gu Ruxuan, the prince's consort. Gu Ruxuan recognized him, but not only did she not say anything, she also sent away the night patrol guards.

Later, it was Gu Ruxuan who took the initiative to find him and gave him the medicine she brought from Dayong.

Later, when the two countries were at war, he took advantage of the chaos to steal a horse and escape. It was also Gu Ruxuan who stole Helian You's token, which cleared many obstacles for him along the way.

Before leaving, he bowed to Gu Ruxuan to express his gratitude, but Gu Ruxuan just said: "I will never forget the humiliation of the marriage. I hate my father and Helian You. The reason I obeyed is not only for my mother, but also because I am the princess of Dayong. I will never betray the people of Dayong. I want you to swear that if you can go back alive, you must kill Helian You and take his life!"

Huo Wuji showed even more respect. He kowtowed again and pointed to the sky: "I, Huo Wuji, swear here that if I can return to Dayong alive, I will kill Helian You and welcome Princess Pingzhang back to the court!"

Gu Ruxuan was stunned for a moment, and a soft flash flashed across her red eyes. Her voice also became tearful: "Promise me one more thing... After I go back, no matter what method I use, I want my mother to be free."

Huo Wuji bowed his head: "I promise you."

There is little moisture in the northern desert, and the night sky in the Gobi Desert is cloudless, so bright that even the stars appear dazzling.

Gu Ruxuan raised her hand, wiped the tears from her face, and handed the token to Huo Wuji: "We are in a foreign country, and I cannot see you off. General Huo, please go home early."

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After hearing what Huo Wuji said, Huo Wuyou was stunned.

In his impression, Gu Ruxuan was just a little girl who often played pranks with Ayu. Later, because of Concubine Wu Lifei's plot against Ayu, he actually didn't like Gu Ruxuan very much. He just didn't expect that she had such a broad mind and courage, and he felt even more in awe of her.

At the same time, he seemed to understand one thing: "No wonder..."

Looking at Huo Wuji, he said, "No wonder Helian You tried so hard to get A Yu to marry him. It turned out that it was because my elder brother was trapped in Beidi. They wanted to use the marriage to hold A Yu as a hostage and use it to threaten my elder brother."

Hearing this, Huo Wuji's brows darkened... He could risk his life for Dayong, but if it came to A Yu's life or death, he wasn't sure if he could hold on.

"Don't worry, big brother." Huo Wuyou suddenly said, "I will definitely kill Helian You, even if it's not for Princess Pingzhang, it's to avenge my father. Now that His Majesty trusts me, I am already a general in the army, and with the secrets that big brother brought back, we will definitely be able to repel the Northern Di. When the time comes, I will rescue Princess Pingzhang no matter what."

Hearing this, Huo Wuji's expression suddenly changed, and his originally gentle eyes became extremely cold: "Your Majesty?"

The two brothers grew up together, so how could Huo Wuyou not notice the difference in his brother's expression? After looking around, he lowered his voice and asked, "Brother, is there something I don't know?"

When he looked at Huo Wuyou again, Huo Wuji's expression became extremely serious: "At that time, I thought you were young, and I and your father were at home, so I didn't let you know about many of the dangers in the court. Now that you can stand on your own, there are some things that I need to tell you."

Huo Wuyou sat up straight, feeling anxious and uneasy.

But what Huo Wuji said next answered all the confusion he had been having over the years.

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At that time, the Lin'an Marquis' Mansion had 70,000 soldiers and horses under its command. It was also a royal relative and was deeply trusted by the emperor. It was more powerful than the Ge and Zhao families, who were also military families. Therefore, it became the target that Prince Sheng and Prince Gong tried to win over.

However, Huo Yan did not want to get involved in the party struggle. When King Cheng sent people to lobby him again, he once again declined his solicitation and said that he was only willing to be a subject of Dayong. No matter who ascended the throne, the Huo family would swear allegiance to him until death.

But Prince Sheng was still worried. To him, any court official who was unwilling to serve under him was a potential follower of Prince Gong. If he could not recruit him, he would have to get rid of him as soon as possible.

Unlike Huo Yan, Zhao Xu was indecisive between the two parties, but he was always good at maneuvering the sleeves. He walked between both sides, making Prince Gong and Prince Sheng regard him as their own. However, the Zhao family had long been in decline, so he could only be stationed in the local area like Shen Chiyan, and was only occasionally used to dispatch reinforcements during a war. He had little chance to make merit. If he wanted to get to the top, he could only win by surprise.

It just so happened that King Sheng also wanted to get rid of the Huo family, so Zhao Xu worked hard and secretly contacted Beidi, and only then did he successfully set up a trap for the Huo family with the help of both inside and outside forces.

But this alone would not lead to the annihilation of the 70,000-man army. Zhao Xu could not have been unaware of the consequences if he was exposed. The reason why he dared to do this was because he had received a promise from another person.

At that time, Huo Yan and Huo Wuji were surrounded by the Northern Di people. They barely escaped with the remnants of their tribe, but what they saw was Zhao Xu who arrived late, and an imperial edict, an imperial edict ordering the execution of the traitors Huo Yan and Huo Wuji!

The severely damaged Huo family army died at the hands of the reinforcements brought by Zhao Xu. Only Huo Wuzhi managed to escape and was captured by the Northern Di, which is why he is still alive today.

But when the news of this incident was passed back to Huajing, it was said that the Huo family father and son were incompetent in leading the troops, which led to the annihilation of the entire army. However, Zhao Xu suddenly became a hero who turned the tide and became one of the important officials...

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After Huo Wuyou heard this, he felt his blood run colder. He had never thought that the truth would be like this...

After an unknown amount of time, he managed to utter a few words: "But... I have seen that imperial edict. It has not been sent to Yueling Pass, and it is a forged edict! The seal marks on it and the patterns on the silk are all missing..."

"No." Huo Wuji refuted firmly: "The imperial edict was indeed delivered to Yueling Pass, and it was written by Your Majesty himself. I saw it with my own eyes."

Huo Wuyou's eyes wandered, and he asked in confusion: "But how come there are two imperial edicts..."

Suddenly, his breathing stopped... Perhaps, there is another possibility.

"Both the real and fake imperial edicts were originally issued by your majesty. As long as the real imperial edict is destroyed, there will only be one fake imperial edict left in the world... There is no wall that is impenetrable. Once the Yueling Pass tragedy is discovered, as long as there are still fake imperial edicts in the world, then everything can be explained as Zhao Xu forging the imperial edict and killing his colleagues. Everything has nothing to do with your majesty, and history books will not let him bear such a bad name."

He suddenly smiled sarcastically: No wonder Zhao Xu was poisoned and silenced, and showed such an expression at that time, it seemed that he realized that he had become the emperor's abandoned son. However, once he told Huo Wuyou the truth, it would not only be the execution of his entire family, but also the death of his entire clan for slandering the emperor, so he did not reveal a single word until his death!

Huo Wuyou gritted his teeth and said, "Our emperor, our dear uncle, has never changed!"

He was already the emperor, who could he not kill? But he was unwilling to take even the slightest risk. What he did was obviously so dirty, but he was unwilling to bear the slightest infamy! Not only to them, but also to his two sons.

“Brother…” Huo Wuyou was a little excited, and his throat choked unconsciously: “Why do you say that? Why is the Huo family not tolerated by him?!”

"Because he once killed his father to seize the throne, and my father knew about it and held military power. He was terribly afraid that one day my father would gather his own troops and use this as an excuse to depose the emperor and establish another one, seizing power and becoming regent. He has always regarded the Huo family as a thorn in his side. My father thought that as long as he was loyal, he could save the Huo family, but in the end he could not dispel his suspicion..." Huo Wuzhi said calmly.

After hearing this, Huo Wuyou was stunned for a long time, and suddenly he couldn't help laughing, until tears came out of his eyes: "Full of suspicion, narrow-minded, judging others by oneself, selfish and hypocritical, and seeking fame and reputation, daring to do but not to take responsibility... Such a beastly bastard is actually the emperor who controls the lives of so many people? He is actually the emperor? How ridiculous!"