Reborn, the daughter of the Marquisate went crazy

In the small room next to the reception hall of the government office, smoke curled up and the fragrance of tea filled the air. Chu Yuncang and Xie Tingyu sat opposite each other, sipping tea leisurely.

Chu Yuncang smiled slightly: "Brother Tingyu was right about the person. It seems that Cai Zhen has not betrayed him." Liuguang had just reported that Kang Huaiyuan had secretly poisoned the tea. It seemed that Kang Huaiyuan was the real traitor.

Xie Tingyu was a little worried: "When does Yun Cang plan to show up? Isn't he worried that General Cai and others will be poisoned to death?"

Chu Yuncang said confidently, "Kang Huaiyuan went to great lengths to lure people here. He must have had some ulterior motive. I suspect he wanted to obtain the military token. Therefore, he must have given them a poison that would render them defenseless." Chu Yuncang recalled the night he was poisoned with the muscle softening powder and how the woman had touched him while he was completely powerless. The tips of his ears suddenly turned red, and he spoke with a slightly uneasy voice, "For example, the muscle softening powder."

Xie Tingyu did not notice Chu Yuncang's abnormality, and just said softly: "I hope it is as Yuncang said." Although they had never met, as a military general, Cai Zhen was the hero Xie Tingyu respected most besides his grandfather. He did not want Cai Zhen to die.

Chu Yuncang said slowly, "As the commander of an army, it is a big taboo for Cai Zhen to be so credulous. This incident is just a lesson for him."

Huang Dai still hadn't appeared, and Cai Zhen didn't want to wait any longer. But when he tried to get up, he fell back into his chair, and he felt completely limp. Looking around, all the soldiers were sprawled out in their chairs. Seeing Kang Huaiyuan's smug smile and the still teacup beside him, what was there for Cai Zhen to understand?

Cai Zhen's eyes were bloodshot. "Kang Huaiyuan, I, Cai, promoted you from a rookie soldier all the way to deputy general. I saved you from danger many times. I treated you like a brother and believed I had treated you well. Why are you repaying my kindness with hatred?"

Kang Huaiyuan slowly stood up, scanning the crowd before looking down at Cai Zhen from above. "Promoted me all the way? Risked his life to save me? Treated me well? What a joke! You speak so eloquently, but it's all because I'm useful, because I understand military tactics and am good at strategy. But what about you? I followed you all the way from the Northwest Army to the Southwest Army, serving you diligently and conscientiously."

Kang Huaiyuan pointed at the people in the room and said angrily, "Yet you promoted these empty-headed fools who only know how to fight and kill to the rank of Third Rank, making me, a Third Rank official, always be suppressed by these fools!"

Cai Zhen's face was filled with shock. "You're only thirty-one, and it's only taken you thirteen years to rise from a humble soldier to your current position. This is a high position that others might not be able to reach in their entire lives, and you still think it's not enough? It's true that greed is like a snake swallowing an elephant." He said self-deprecatingly, "General Jiang once admonished me: a little bit of kindness is repaid with a peck of rice. Don't show too much favor to those who are ungrateful. But I was so arrogant about my own judgment of people. What a pity!"

Kang Huaiyuan said angrily: "Stop saying these useless things. Now you are all fish on my chopping board. Hand over the military tokens quickly, otherwise I will kill you for every stick of incense!" After that, he put the knife on the neck of a third-rank deputy general, whom he hated the most.

Cai Zhen's eyes were red, his eyebrows were raised, his heart and liver were broken, his lips were shaking with anger and he couldn't speak.

Kang Huaiyuan laughed: "Don't tell me? I'll give you a head right away." He patted the deputy general's face and smiled proudly: "Deputy General Shen, if you have an afterlife, you must remember that there is no good banquet. Today's banquet is the Hongmen Banquet where you can't go back!" After speaking, he raised his knife to chop.

Suddenly, with a "ding" sound, a hidden weapon flew in from outside the door and knocked Kang Huaiyuan's knife off course. Several guards at the door flew in and surrounded Kang Huaiyuan.

Kang Huaiyuan was furious: "What did Huang Dai teach you? Why don't you come to help me, but instead ruin my good deeds?" He didn't realize that these guards had outstanding martial arts skills, which were no match for those guards in the government office who had poor martial arts skills.

"Crack, snap, snap!"

A handsome, slender young man approached leisurely while clapping his hands, followed by a dashing man of the same age.

The handsome man glanced at the scene in the hall and smiled slightly: "Thanks to Lieutenant General Kang, I have the opportunity to witness such a wonderful show! Wonderful!"

Kang Huaiyuan was bewildered. Where was Huang Dai? Who was this man?

Cai Zhenze's face was filled with shock. He wanted to stand up and bow but he couldn't control his body, so he had to slide down from the chair and kneel on the ground: "Your humble servant pays homage to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. May Your Highness live a thousand years and a thousand thousand years!" Upon hearing this, the others hurriedly followed suit and slid down to their knees to pay homage to Chu Yuncang.

Only Kang Huaiyuan stood upright, a look of disbelief on his face. He roared, "Impossible! You can't be the prince! Huang Dai clearly sent me a message saying that the prince had been captured by him. How could he appear here?"

Chu Yuncang curled his lips and smiled: "Deputy General Kang just said that there is no good banquet. Could it be that Huang Dai can host the Hongmen Banquet, but I can't?"

Kang Huaiyuan's eyes widened upon hearing this. He prided himself on being a strategic thinker and understanding of human nature, able to manipulate everyone, but he had never expected to be fooled by this young brat. Today's Hongmen Banquet was specially held for him!!!

While Kang Huaiyuan was stunned, the shadow guards had quickly caught him and tied him up.

Xie Tingyu had already helped Cai Zhen back to his chair. Cai Zhen looked at the familiar face of the young man in front of him, and asked with trembling lips, "Excuse me, who are you, sir?"

"I am Xie Tingyu, the eldest son of Marquis Jing'an. Greetings to General Cai!" Xie Tingyu answered respectfully.

Cai Zhen patted Xie Tingyu's hand and thought to himself, "So that's how it is. Jiang Muxue's child has grown up this big."

The shadow guard brought a grand master's chair and placed it in the middle of the room. Chu Yuncang lifted his robe and sat down. His voice was cold and icy: "Kang Huaiyuan, you have just confessed yourself. Everyone in this room is a witness. You intended to murder your peers, harm the crown prince, and disrupt the Dongling Empire. You deserve to be executed along with your entire clan!"

Kang Huaiyuan was shocked when he heard this. He failed to bring honor to the family, but instead brought disaster upon himself. He hurriedly explained, "No, I didn't do anything. It was all Huang Dai who did it. I was just invited to the banquet!"

Chu Yuncang sneered and said, "He refuses to repent! Come here, bring up the witnesses and evidence so that he can die knowingly!" Several shadow guards took the order and left.

After a while, a man tied up was brought in and thrown to the ground. This man was Huang Dai, the prefect of Jiazhou.

Huang Dai had indeed been in He Yi Niang's room for the past two days, but it had nothing to do with romance; he was being interrogated. That day, while he was exchanging feelings with He Yi Niang, several shadowy guards suddenly appeared and restrained him. Since then, he has not seen the sun outside. He Yi Niang's room, which once made him linger, has been converted into a makeshift interrogation room. He had not had a single drop of water for two days and was now on the verge of death.

However, he stubbornly refused to reveal the master behind this. Since he would die if he didn't, and would be even more deadly if he did, he hoped Kang Huaiyuan would notice something was wrong and rescue him from the fire. But at this moment, he looked at the people sitting in the hall, then at Kang Huaiyuan, who was also tied up, and knew that the situation was hopeless. He said dejectedly, "I, the guilty one, am willing to confess everything truthfully..."

Before Huang Dai could continue, Kang Huaiyuan interrupted, "Sir Huang, the huge rock in the Wulan River has been seen by the people. It's a sign from heaven that 'the Emperor of Chu is unjust, the Jiang clan should be established'. We are acting on behalf of Heaven and working for General Jiang."

Chu Yuncang sneered, "What nonsense is Lieutenant General Kang talking about? The stone clearly records the evil deeds that Prefect Huang has committed in recent years. This strange phenomenon from the sky seems to be a warning from heaven to the people. If Master Huang shows up at the government office now, he will be drowned in the saliva of the people."

Chu Yuncang paused and chuckled, "I have decided to erect this huge stone at the gate of the government office. Firstly, it will fulfill Mr. Huang's wish to leave a lasting legacy, and secondly, it will serve as a warning to future prefects."

Huang Dai trembled upon hearing this and fell to the ground crying, "Your Highness, I was provoked by that villain Kang Huaiyuan and did something wrong. I know my crime, but unfortunately I don't know who is behind him, so I can't atone for it. Woo woo."

Kang Huaiyuan was shocked. He was trying to save the situation, but Huang Dai was trying to pass the buck? However, it was Huang Dai who had hooked up with him first. He really didn't know who was behind it, so he quickly spilled the beans and told him everything he knew.

Everyone looked at the two people fighting each other with disdain...