An Ape of Divine Power

Chapter 9

"Before I left, Lord Bao once told me that I must advise Lord Pan to not act on impulse and cause a bigger disaster. It's not too late to revenge for a gentleman ten years ago. I beg all soldiers to think twice." Zhao Hu saw that everyone was impulsive at the moment, so he quickly advised them as he thought of the necessary things.

"Are we going to do this? On the charges of rebellion, we can't raise our heads for a lifetime? How can we let this go? General, you just need to say one word. We are sworn brothers of war!" A soldier said to Pan Qiang.

"Brother, I didn't mean that. I just want to mess up our plans when I can't bear it. I'm not asking you to be cowards. In the past, Zhang Liang endured the humiliation of crotch and eventually became a famous general. I believe that as long as there is life, we will be able to get revenge one day." Zhao Hu saw that they misunderstood, so he quickly explained.

"Getting justice from the wrong? The current emperor is fatuous and tyrannical, and his trusted subordinates kill the innocent. The old general has been loyal to the country all his life. How could he end up like this? Isn't it disappointing to tell me to wait for him to wake up and help us to rebel? Isn't that a great joke?" The soldier said with indignation. Then he took out the precious knife in his waist and blew it hard on the table where the table was to eat. Suddenly, a corner of the table was cut off.

"Kill that b*stard who entered the capital city and killed Ding Qi to avenge Mrs. Qin!" The surrounding soldiers immediately pulled out their sabers and shouted for revenge.

"I truly appreciate your kindness. It's just that I'm the one who led the trouble, and it has nothing to do with my brothers. I'll follow Lord Zhang Long and Lord Zhao Hu to request the emperor's permission and ask him to let you go. When things are settled down, you can go back to the court again. It's not too late, but I won't mention the word 'revenge' anymore." Seeing everyone treat him so well, Pan Qiang suddenly felt his blood boil in his heart. He remembered that since he was 17 years old, he had been working as an official for more than 30 years. Every time he died on the battlefield, he had experienced a life-and-death struggle. He had thought many times about his own way of killing. Most of the time, he would devote himself to the emperor on the battlefield and become a hero admired by many generations. He would like to praise the later generations. But little did he expect that he was so impulsive that he not only killed his wife on the spur of the moment, but also caused the death of his more than 100 brothers who had gone through life and death with him. He suddenly felt very sad. Then he thought that maybe the man only hated himself. If he went back to die, he could return the soldiers' bodies to be innocent. He also cured his wish and went with his wife, and then he showed his true intention. Therefore, he managed to stand up and looked around the soldiers.

"No! General, I am the one who caused this trouble. I am willing to go back with the two generals to accept my death. But now I have already killed Madam Dowager. I feel guilty. General, please allow me to go back and explain all the things to His Majesty. Please forgive me and forgive the general and my brothers." At this time, Zhang Wu, who was standing in the team and heard of Madam Wang's tragic death with his own ears, stood out and said these words generously. Then he knelt down in front of Pan Qiang.

"Brother, I don't care about your business. You can't take this into your own hands. I appreciate your kindness. You're still young, and you'll have great achievements in the future. I've already become an old man, and my lower half of my body has already been buried in the soil. I won't have any use for this dying body anymore. It's better for me to go back and accept your death as soon as possible, so that I won't have to live in disgrace to my ancestors." Pan Qiang saw Zhang Wuzhao kneel down before him. Although he once had a strange thought in his heart, he couldn't hate Zhang Wudao anymore after hearing Zhang Wuzhao's words, so he quickly helped him up.

###Chapter11,The Two Sisters Pledge to Marry

However, before Pan Qiang could react, an unexpected thing happened again.

At this time, Fang Yi and Fang Yu felt very sorry for Pan Qiang when they heard the conversation. They also saw that he loved his wife very much and treated his brother even more. They couldn't help but admire him more in their hearts. All kinds of feelings welled up in their hearts. They knelt down together in front of him and cried, "General, you killed Ding Yuan, that bastard, in a fit of anger, in order to save us. Now we've caused my wife to die with grievances. The great kindness of the general's family can't be repaid in this life. From now on, we will be slaves for the rest of our lives, serve you, and repay your kindness. General, please help us."

"You can't do that. Please get up. I'm not qualified to be at your service. Please don't say that again." Pan Qiang absolutely didn't expect that the two sisters had this idea and quickly let them get up. However, the two ladies saw that he refused, so they couldn't stand up.

Fang Yi said again, "Don't tell me you think we're country bumpkins? Are you afraid that we'll do something rude and won't be able to serve you well? If that's the case, we can't repay our great favors. We're no different from animals. How can we live in shame in the future?" After he finished speaking, he began to cry loudly and sorrowfully.

When the soldiers saw this, they all persuaded Pan Qiang to take them in.

Seeing that everyone was persuading them, Pan Qiang had no choice but to say, "In that case, you two should follow me for the time being. But after this matter is over, I will find a good husband for each of you, so that you can live a peaceful life."

"We, the two sisters, are willing to serve you for life. We will not marry you," said the two sisters in unison.

"No, I can't. The two ladies are in their prime. How can they miss their marriage because of me? How can you make me feel embarrassed?" Pan Qiang thought that they were just joking. After too much time, he stopped thinking about it. He didn't expect them to have the same idea, so he exclaimed.

"General, the two ladies really want to repay your great kindness. Please don't say no more," a soldier advised.

"No. This is the end of it. We can't bring it up again in the future. Get up, both of you." Pan Qiang's heart was in a mess. He had just learned about the death of his wife, but now they were willing to marry her. What could he do? Seeing the soldiers' advice, he refused firmly.

"If that's the case, we'll discuss this matter later. The two ladies might as well stand up and don't make things difficult for the general." Liu Zhen listened for a long time. He was worried that Pan Qiang would be angry, so he quickly stepped forward and helped the two ladies to stand up.

Fang Yi and Fang Yu saw that they couldn't change Pan Qiang's mind in a short time, so they had to stand up and didn't say anything.

"General Pan, if there's nothing else, we'll go back and report it to Lord Hu. But you must listen to my words, 'Where there's life, there's hope.' Don't act on impulse. When we go back, we'll ask His Majesty for help. Lord Hu will continue to seek justice for you. By then, when we return to the capital, it's not too much to seek an opportunity to revenge." Zhang Long saw Pan Qiang's mood gradually stabilized, so he quickly advised again.

"Alas, I didn't think that I would fight more than a hundred battles on the battlefield and try my best to serve the imperial court. But I didn't expect that my family would be ruined and I couldn't return home. It's destiny! Two generals, when you go back, you must tell the emperor my loyalty. I hope that there will be a snowy day and my loyalty to the emperor will not be wasted." Pan Qiang saw that the matter had been settled and it was not worth it to let the soldiers make unnecessary sacrifices. He sighed with tears. Everyone burst into tears after hearing this.

After a while, Pan Qiang said, "Generals, I hope you can do me a favor." After that, he was about to kneel down to Zhang Long and Zhao Hu.

When Zhang Long and Zhao Hu saw this scene, they quickly supported Pan Qiang and said in unison, "Old general, you can tell me what you want, as long as I can do it, I won't refuse you. Please don't worry."

Pan Qiang looked at the two of them and listened to their words. He pondered for a long while before nodding slightly. "I would like to trouble the two of you to give me that pitiful meek and choose a quiet place to bury so that I can provide her with a place to stay. I would also like to ask the two generals to burn some paper money for her during festive seasons. However, this is an unreasonable request. If the two generals have any secrets that they can't reveal, I won't blame them."

"Old general, you are very respected. Even if you don't tell us, we will bury our wife well. We don't need to worry about you. We will remember this matter." Hearing this, Zhang Long and Zhao Hu suddenly felt that he and his wife were very close, so they quickly promised.

"Then thanks to you two generals. If I, Pan Qiang, can obtain Zhaoxue in the future, I will make a grass title to repay your kindness." Seeing their agreement, Pan Qiang continued to say. After that, he knelt down to the capital city and said with tears in his eyes, "Madam, we've loved each other all our lives and had never fought for each other's love. But now you're involved with me and have suffered a lot. I can't personally bury you, I'm sorry for you. Please be spiritual in heaven and bless me to fall for Zhaoxue so that I can avenge you." After that, he kowtowed to the capital city several times, tears flowing down his cheeks for a long time.

All the soldiers were moved when they saw this. Fang Yi quickly stepped forward and helped him up.

Zhang Long and Zhao Hu saw that the matter had come to an end, so they also said goodbye and returned to the capital to report.

The three of them knew that this was the farewell, and they were somewhat reluctant to part. Seeing that it was getting dark, they had to drive their horses away with tears.

Pan Qiang looked at their retreating figures and burst into tears. He didn't know what to do in the future. Since he and the others were all notorious for revolting, there was no place for them. Right now, he didn't know what to do.

Liu Zhen knew what he was thinking, so he stepped forward and said, "General, now we are all sinners. As long as we don't get rid of our crimes, the officers and soldiers will go around to arrest us. We can't be accommodated in the marketplace. Now there is only one way to go. General, please make a decision."