amaotonovel Chapter 235 He Lost and Became a Defeated General
Chapter 235 He Lost and Became a Defeated General
Snowflakes were flying all over the sky, falling bit by bit. For a moment, everyone was silent. It seemed that everyone was waiting for Beitang Yuan to speak.
"Yes, I am Sima Ruiyuan, the eldest son of General Sima." Beitang Yuan gritted his teeth and finally admitted his identity.
Admitting his identity meant that the war between them was over. He had lost, became a defeated general, and became a prisoner of Baili Haoxuan.
Baili Haoxuan smiled even more deeply, very satisfied with Beitang Yuan's confession. Yan Zinuo glanced at Baili Haoxuan, and he was indeed an old fox. It turned out that Beitang Yuan's life experience was indeed the final weapon for victory, but even someone as smart as him overlooked such an important thing.
No wonder Baili Haoxuan was so calm before, and was not threatened by the enemy at the gate. It turned out that he had this idea. He had to admire Baili Haoxuan again.
"If I remember correctly, the late emperor sentenced the entire Sima family to be executed. How come General Sima's eldest son is still alive?" When Baili Haoxuan said this, his sharp eyes were fixed on the nun who was trying to act calm and indifferent.
"Since I have admitted my identity, you can kill me. I am the only one alive in the Sima family. You don't have to worry about it." Beitang Yuan roared at Baili Haoxuan.
"I think it's more than that. Don't you think so, Master?" Baili Haoxuan ignored Beitang Yuan's words and continued to chase the Master.
"I say..." Beitang Yuan continued to argue, but was interrupted harshly by Baili Haoxuan.
"The blood of your Sima family is full of rebels and traitors. General Sima is like this, and you Beitang Yuan are like this too!" Baili Haoxuan looked at Beitang Yuan angrily and said angrily.
"You are not allowed to say that! My father was loyal to the emperor and patriotic. It was the previous emperor who was incompetent, which resulted in the death of all 140 people in my Sima family. This was done by a tyrant!" Beitang Yuan clenched his hands tightly, and could not help shaking. He bared his teeth, and his eyes showed ferocity and pain.
My heart is bleeding, and I am in so much pain when I cut it open.
This deep blood feud, the irreconcilable hatred of killing his father and destroying his family and clan, was something he should have suppressed deeply in his heart, buried deep, never to be discovered by anyone.
"Ridiculous! Just for saying this, I can sentence you to death." Baili Haoxuan suddenly roared.
"If I let you find out, I would have to die anyway. Does it make any difference now?" Beitang Yuan was righteous and fearless.
The woman in black beside Beitang Yuan listened to their conversation for a long time and finally got the general idea.
The nun who was counting the beads and reciting the Buddhist scriptures was counting faster and faster. From her movements, it was clear that she was in a state of panic.
"It makes no difference. We have to uproot the grass. You are a descendant of the Sima family. I must kill you." Baili Haoxuan said coldly, looking at Beitang Yuan with bloodthirsty eyes.
Since Beitang Yuan recognized his identity, he was already prepared to die, so he had nothing to fear!
"Amitabha, Your Majesty, please refrain from committing the sin of killing again." The nun at the side said calmly.
"Master, I don't mind losing one more life." Baili Haoxuan seemed to not care at all, his tone was lazy and casual, but it had a hint of absolute majesty.
"Amitabha, sin, sin, sin."
"Come here, take Beitang Yuan away and execute him in public tomorrow." Baili Haoxuan ordered. He glanced at the nun, observing her expression and actions calmly.
"No!" The woman in black blocked the guards walking towards Beitang Yuan and prepared to use force.
Beitang Yuan gently patted the black-clad woman's shoulder, signaled her with his eyes, and said softly: "This is my business, I don't want to implicate you."
"But..." The woman in black wanted to say something else, but Beitang Yuan shook his head and conveyed some information to her with his eyes.
He was already in a state of impassability, unable to escape death, but he did not want to drag anyone down. From the day of the uprising, he knew that he would be the winner and loser, and he would have no regrets.
After receiving the message he conveyed, the woman in black put down her hands and feet and stood quietly aside.
Beitang Yuan stood upright and asked the guards to come over and take him away.
"Wait a moment!" the nun shouted.
The nun knelt down in front of Baili Haoxuan and begged, "Your Majesty, the Sima family died tragically. Your Majesty, can't you spare General Sima's life and preserve a bloodline for the Sima family for the sake of his loyalty to the country?"
"Master, what does it have to do with you whether the Sima family has bloodline?" Baili Haoxuan asked knowingly.
"Your Majesty, we are all sensible people, so just speak plainly." The nun said this. Beitang Yuan's eyes followed her all the time.
"I have always spoken frankly. It is the nun who is unwilling to speak frankly." Baili Haoxuan smiled coldly and finally achieved his goal.
"It's my fault. Since the emperor knows our identities, I won't hide it. We are the remnants of the Sima family. I don't ask for anything, I just hope that the emperor can let Yuan'er go and help the loyal Sima family keep a bloodline."
"The loyal and brave Sima family? Haha, look at what they are doing now? Whose army is at the gates of the city now?" Baili Haoxuan sneered unconsciously as if he had heard a huge joke.
"I just want to seek justice for the Sima family. Moreover, the hatred of killing my father and exterminating the clan is irreconcilable. This has nothing to do with loyalty to the emperor and patriotism, or treason against the emperor and the country." Beitang Yuan vowed to distance himself from General Sima. He did not want to discredit his father, whom he respected so much.
"Ask for justice? The Sima family has solid evidence of treason, and this is what you call justice?" Baili Haoxuan said sarcastically.
"Absolutely not! My father is not that kind of person. My father was loyal to the emperor and patriotic all his life. Isn't it too hasty to convict him based on just a few letters and that man's words? One hundred and forty lives of the Sima family were killed because of a few letters and that man. Is this what they call conclusive evidence?" Beitang Yuan was furious.
"Even if General Sima was wronged. However, if the king wants his subject to die, the subject has to die. This kind of self-awareness is what a subject should have, isn't it?" Baili Haoxuan said in a stern tone.
When Beitang Yuan heard Baili Haoxuan's words, he could no longer suppress the urge to kill Baili Haoxuan.
He was only four years old at the time, and he still vaguely remembered that his father was a man who loved his wife and children. Other high-ranking officials had three wives and four concubines, but his father only married his mother, and there were only him and his little sister. The family was happy.
His father often taught him that a man must walk upright, sit upright, and stand tall. As a member of the Xuanhuang Dynasty, he must never betray his ancestors and must be loyal to the emperor and the country. How could such a father do such a thing as betraying Xuanhuang?
If his mother had not defended him to the death, he would have died in the massacre in the dark night. And the nun kneeling in front of Baili Haoxuan was her mother!
His only relative in this world.
"This is the work of a tyrant. Our Sima family has no shame to the heavens and earth, and no shame to our consciences. This is a false accusation."
"Yuan'er!" The nun, Madam Sima, shouted loudly.
"Mother! Who caused the destruction of our Sima family, with 140 lives lost. My father and younger sister died tragically. Who caused my mother to suffer humiliation just to save the life of a child like me? Who caused me to experience all the sufferings of the world at such a young age? Who caused my mother to enter the temple and become a nun?"
Beitang Yuan's cries were filled with extreme sorrow. He was only four years old at the time, but he had to endure pain that outsiders could hardly bear...
"I can only tell you that you have hated the wrong person all these years. Back then, a letter of accusation was presented to the late emperor. The content was that it accused General Sima of colluding with the enemy country. The late emperor was just suspicious but did not take any action. It was someone who whispered in the late emperor's ear that made the late emperor determined to thoroughly investigate General Sima." In addition to investigating Beitang Yuan's life experience, Baili Haoxuan also retrieved the case file of General Sima.
After carefully checking the relevant case files and confessions, he discovered that General Sima was indeed murdered, and the murderer was actually...
"Your Majesty, do you mean that someone framed General Sima?" Yan Zinuo suddenly asked.
He had also heard about General Sima's noble character, and he just couldn't believe that such a strong man would commit treason.
Yan Zinuo also wanted to investigate the secrets of that year, but because General Sima's case files were Xuanhuang's top secret, he could not easily access them.
He didn't expect that Baili Haoxuan not only found out Beitang Yuan's background, but also checked out the case files of that year one by one.
Baili Haoxuan just nodded slightly at Yan Zinuo.
Beitang Yuan walked over and knelt down beside Madam Sima, saying loudly: "Mom, did you hear that? Dad was really framed. Dad is innocent, Dad is innocent!!!" Now that he could get Baili Haoxuan's personal confirmation, he could finally say loudly that General Sima was innocent.
"I have always known that your father is innocent." Mrs. Sima said calmly. Because for many years, she has always believed that her husband is innocent and never doubted him.
Beitang Yuan suddenly felt it was absurd. The person he had hated for the past 18 years actually told him that he hated the wrong person. He felt very unbalanced.
"Your Majesty, can you tell me who the informer is?" Beitang Yuan lowered his posture, because Baili Haoxuan was no longer the enemy of their Sima family. Logically, he should be grateful to Baili Haoxuan.
Because Baili Haoxuan helped the Sima family investigate and cleared his father's name. Although he was no longer with us, he believed that his father cared a lot about this belated vindication.
Because they have the same mentality.
Reputation is more important than Mount Tai to the Sima family. They can lose their lives but cannot lose their pride.
"Well, you just have to keep your life and go check it out." Baili Haoxuan left after leaving these ambiguous words.
Save his life and investigate? Baili Haoxuan meant to save his life?