The Empress traveled through time and space, and she fought for supremacy in the troubled times

Chapter 213: Ji Xun's death and the traitor found out

"Zizi"

The sound of a red-hot iron touching human skin echoed throughout the prison.

What followed was a painful whimper from the throat.

At this time, Ji Lingyan sat upright on a chair, looking calmly at the person who was torturing him.

Ji Xun, who had always lived a life of luxury, could not withstand such torture. At this moment, due to the severe pain, veins on his forehead bulged, cold sweat rolled down his face, and he almost collapsed.

With cloth stuffed in his mouth, he could only hear the rumbling sounds coming from his throat. After a while, he fainted from the pain.

Looking at the unconscious person, Ji Lingyan said coldly, "Splash water to wake him up."

The subordinate beside him immediately picked up a basin of cold water and poured it on Ji Xun.

Ji Xun shuddered and slowly opened his bloodshot eyes, which were full of hatred and murderous intent.

If looks could kill, Ji Lingyan would have died countless times in front of him.

Meeting his gaze, Ji Lingyan stood up and walked towards him step by step.

Looking at the face that was about 70% similar to his royal brother, Ji Lingyan reached out and pulled the cloth out of his mouth.

"Ji Lingyan, you will die a horrible death!" Ji Xun gasped and cursed viciously.

"Xun'er, this is how you talk to your uncle. I am really disappointed."

"Pooh."

Ji Xun spat fiercely, "You traitor, how dare you call yourself emperor! You are a wolf in sheep's clothing. It's a shame that my father and I still trust you so much."

Back then, when Ji Xun's father ascended the throne, Ji Lingyan was only twelve or thirteen years old. As a child, he was deeply loved by his father and was given a title and fiefdom at a young age.

If nothing unexpected happens, he will be the next emperor.

Unfortunately, his father died of illness, and the throne fell to his eldest brother.

In order to survive under the power of his brother, he has always been cautious and careful, appearing to be non-threatening.

In order to gain the trust of his royal brother, he never developed his own power while in the capital, and always tried to please his royal brother and those powerful nephews.

This continued until he came of age, when he petitioned his brother the Emperor to be allowed to go to his fiefdom.

After seven or eight years of getting along, the emperor really believed that he had no ambitions. After trying to persuade him to stay for a few words, he happily sent him back to his fiefdom.

Little did people know that Ji Lingyan began to develop his power as soon as he arrived at his fiefdom, waiting for the day when he could return to the capital and seize the throne that originally belonged to him.

Unexpectedly, before he could send troops, the capital was captured by Wang Yi and his men.

Looking down at the pool of saliva mixed with blood on his shoes, Ji Lingyan's face instantly turned gloomy.

"The throne should have belonged to me. If I had become emperor, the Tianqi Kingdom would still exist. There would be no need for me to take it back bit by bit. Your father is an incompetent man, and you are also a waste who can't even protect the country."

waste.

These two words seemed to have some kind of magic, echoing in his mind continuously.

Instantly, Ji Xun began to struggle excitedly, "I am a waste, hahahaha, I am a waste."

After laughing enough, he looked at Ji Lingyan with a mocking expression, "I'm a loser, how can you be any better? I wonder who was the one who fawned over my father and me like a dog in the past, and now he's not a dog anymore?"

The years in the imperial city were a shame for Ji Lingyan. Looking at his face that was so similar to his imperial brother's, it seemed as if they had suddenly overlapped.

As long as Ji Xun dies, no one will know about it anymore.

Ji Lingyan suppressed the rage in his heart and looked at the executioner, "Lingchi him."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

When Ji Xun heard this, his body trembled violently, but then he burst into laughter again, "Ji Lingyan, you will be punished by heaven, you will be punished by heaven, and your Yu Kingdom will be conquered sooner or later. I'm waiting for you down there!"

Ji Lingyan's face was extremely gloomy and terrifying. "Go! Make him shut up forever!"

The executioner did not dare to delay and immediately began to carry out the punishment of lingchi.

Ji Xun's screams continued, but his cursing never stopped.

Ji Lingyan ignored the curses and turned to leave the bloody prison.

Back upstairs, Ji Lingyan dismissed everyone and sat quietly alone in the hall.

After an unknown amount of time, Ji Lingyan moved and stood up, "Someone come here."

The eunuch who heard the noise outside pushed open the main hall door and walked quickly into the hall. "Your Majesty, what are your orders?"

Ji Lingyan rubbed his brows and said, "Go and invite Master Zhu."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

The eunuch responded and hurried away.

Not long after, Zhu Yuanhe hurried in and said, "Your Majesty."

Looking at the man who was both his minister and friend, Ji Lingyan raised his hand and said, "Stand up."

"My dear Lord Zhu, send a message to Linglan immediately and ask her to start preparing and complete the task within three months." Ji Lingyan said with a firm look.

Zhu Yuanhe was startled. "Your Majesty, is it too early now?"

"Now is the perfect time, and we will definitely achieve twice the result with half the effort."

Zhu Yuanhe thought for a moment and immediately replied, "Yes, Your Majesty, I will arrange it right away."

On the other side, after more than half a month, the people sent by Yun Zhi finally found out the traitor in this battle.

As Yunzhi expected, the traitor came from Li Shun's side, that is, one of Li Shun's confidants.

This man's name is Mo Yan, and he is from the neighboring city.

He had been in the army for five years. More than a year ago, Li Shun accidentally discovered that he was brave and resourceful, and he admired him highly. He gradually promoted him to his side and entrusted him with important tasks.

Since returning to China, Mo Yan has been keeping a low profile, acting extremely cautiously and never revealing any clues.

The reason why we were able to find out that it was him was because not long ago, he relaxed his vigilance and his gambling addiction came back.

After dressing up in disguise, he went to a casino. The money he spent was not what he could have with his current position.

There was also something he had delivered to the owner of a teahouse the day before, which contained the military officers that Yun Zhi had appointed to guard the newly acquired territory.

Another thing is what he said in bed when he was drunk.

All these things added up to confirm that he was a traitor.

What Yun Zhi didn't expect was that Li Shun's wife was involved in this.

The fact that Mo Yan was successfully discovered and reused by Li Shun was actually due to her handiwork.

Moreover, there were several times when Mo Yan went to Li's house. Ostensibly he had important matters to discuss with Li Shun, but occasionally he went to see her privately.

Yun Zhi didn't have much impression of Li Shun's wife. He only remembered that he had sent someone to check her background and didn't care about her anymore after confirming that she was not a spy sent by the enemy country.

Now, how could she be involved?

Yun Zhi, who was sitting in the imperial study, chuckled. It was really like "one wave after another".

I just don't know when she was instigated by the enemy country and how she was instigated.

Was it money? Was it the threat of her weakness? Or something else that made her willingly become a pawn of the enemy nation?