WAR PRISONER

War Prisoner Chapter 50

Author: 梨花烟雨(Li Hua Yan Yu) /Lê Hoa Yên Vũ

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War Prisoner Chapter 50

The expression on Su Yi's face remained stoic, and he said with a bland smile: "What joy is there in life, what horror is there in death. There is no harm in Miss saying what she thinks, Su Yi will just listen with respectful attention."

When Zi Yan heard his words, she gave a chilly smile and said: "Good, General Su has the qualities of a real man indeed." So saying, she approached Su Yi and whispered quietly in his ear: "General, actually, I don't have much to say but I wanted to tell you a piece of news. Some time ago, General Yu Cang received a secret report about a plot and arrested a few hundred scholars on the charges of attempted treason and conspiracy against the state. These people had wished to overthrow our regime and restore the Great Qi. At the moment, besides General Yu Cang and I, nobody else knows about this matter. I was just thinking that among the arrested people there might be some of General's old acquaintances, so I thought that I would tell you about this. Although it is true that General enjoys great favour, His Majesty is still not someone who does not know how to judge the severity of a situation and act accordingly. These treasonous rebels will undoubtedly be made to pay for their guilt, but if the investigation should be expanded, more people will be implicated. In that event, who knows how many more people we can apprehend who harbour the wish to defy the law in their hearts."

Before Zi Yan had finished with her speech, Su Yi's face had already assumed a different expression and he glared at her fiercely. However, Zi Yan did not flinch, rather, with a flat look at him, she gave a cold smile and said: "Naturally, General understands full well that with every change of dynasty, what the new Emperor treats as most taboo is rebellion. With regards to these people who wish to restore the previous dynasty, this incident would surely cause His Majesty disillusionment. He has always treated the people of Qi with leniency and kindness, to think that there are still Qi people who wish to restore that morally decayed regime."

Of course, Su Yi fully understood that these words were Zi Yan's way of threatening him, and he said emphatically: "Wanyan Xu is not that type of person. Even more importantly, you are only telling one side of the story, I cannot fully trust everything you say. Miss Zi Yan, you only wish for my death; that is easily achieved. Why do you need to use threats on me, just like your master?"

Zi Yan gave a smile and then retreated, saying: "That was all that Zi Yan wished to say. If General does not believe Zi Yan's words, he can summon Young Master Xu and make inquiries of him. I hope that General will remember that the lives of all those people now lie in your hands. As for His Majesty's threats, Young Master should clearly understand by now that His Majesty would never have been able to harden his heart enough to actually harm those people but that is not the case for General Yu and me. Young Master should consider your decision carefully."

Su Yi was just about to question Zi Yan further, but he saw that Zi Nong was rushing back towards them. Because of Zi Yan's words, his heart was in a state of chaos, and his feelings were as tangled as a pile of hemp fibre. Mindlessly, he picked out snacks from the boxes Zi Nong had brought, but he could only eat a few pieces before he gave up.

The next day, at the first opportunity, Su Yi sent people to invite Xu Jinhua to the palace. They had just barely greeted each other, but Su Yi's heart had already begun to sink. This old friend had always been possessed of a distinguished and elegant appearance and manner in all the time Su Yi had known him, but at this moment his face was wan and the vessels in his eyes showed up like many red threads. When he saw Su Yi, with tears in his eyes, he said: "Ruo Zhi, I was just about to look for you too..." Before he could continue, tears began falling from his eyes like raindrops.