diskusbooks Chapter 471 Acting
Chapter 471 Acting
Hu Yanzhi took the letter from Zhao Chongzheng and immediately refuted it in anger.
"No, it's fake, fake!"
“What’s fake can’t be real, and what’s real can’t be fake.” Zhao Chong was looking seriously into Huyan Zhi’s eyes. Seeing his sincere look, he thought, could it be that he had made a mistake in his investigation?
He started the investigation as soon as he arrived at the border, and now the evidence is conclusive.
"General Huyan, you fabricated military achievements for Ding Ping in the hope that he would be favored by His Majesty. But you didn't know that he was useless. Not only did he fail to obtain the important task of guarding the capital, he was also suppressed by General Chen in every way!"
"Ding Ping?" Hu Yanzhi almost forgot about this person.
"What nonsense!"
At this time, Vice General Sun walked in.
"There is indeed such a person, but his military merits were awarded by the general himself, so how could it be fake?"
"Oh?" Zhao Chongzheng raised his voice slowly and gave Vice General Sun a meaningful look.
"Could it be that Vice General Sun is very familiar with him?"
"We all lived in the same camp, fought together, and have a life-and-death friendship. How can we not be familiar with each other?" Vice Admiral Sun continued slowly.
"Your Highness, this is your first time at the border, and you don't know how hard life is for the soldiers at the border. You can't assume that he abuses his power for personal gain based on your prejudice against our general."
"Using power for personal gain?" Zhao Chongzheng was not angry. He then looked at Deputy General Sun.
"Could it be that you were involved in this matter?"
"What's the matter? Nothing." He said this and left under Zhao Chongzheng's stern gaze.
Hu Yanzhi tried hard to recall Ding Ping.
"I don't know why the Fourth Prince is so determined to pick a fight with this general. The soldiers fought bravely, but you slandered them like this. It's really chilling!"
"Oh? It's chilling, I'm afraid it's you, Hu Yanzhi." Zhao Chongzheng's eyes suddenly changed.
"You obeyed Zeng Guangren's orders and colluded with foreign enemies to force His Majesty to send troops, just to divert the imperial city's troops and help Zeng Guangren force the palace to rebel!"
The reason why he suspected Huyan Zhi was that before Huyan Zhi went to war, he had personally seen Huyan Zhi and Zeng Guangren drinking and chatting happily.
Their relationship has always been good.
"What? Zeng Guangren is forcing the emperor to abdicate? Impossible!" Hu Yanzhi's heartbeat quickened.
"Your Highness, you must be truthful in what you say and do. If it weren't for me guarding the border these years, the Jin bandits would have already entered our Donglin border!"
Zhao Chongzheng continued his conversation:
"Then why were the Jin bandits able to successfully invade our Donglin border?"
Huyan Zhi: "Donglin and Dajin have always been on good terms. Who would have thought that they would use the name of doing business... The exchanges between the two countries have always been handled by Deputy General Sun..." He stopped talking because he didn't want to change the subject.
Zhao Chongzheng: "You were the one who caused the invasion of the Jin Dynasty."
"Why do you say that, Your Highness?" Hu Yanzhi looked up at the sky.
"Is the world going to change?"
He intuitively felt that Zhao Chong was about to rebel.
There have been real cases in the past where people gathered troops and declared themselves king.
He felt that Zeng Guangren was framed, after all, he had always served the country and the people.
"The invasion of the Great Jin was indeed my negligence."
Zhao Chongzheng: "It's you!"
"My Huyan family has worked diligently for the country all our lives..."
"It is useless to keep someone like you. Today I will clean up the remnants for my brother!" Zhao Chongzheng ordered his personal guard Zhou Jian.
"Catch him and burn him at the stake tomorrow morning!"
In recent months, he has been in correspondence with His Majesty, and His Majesty's replies have helped him to feel more secure, but he needs solid evidence.
Is the evidence conclusive? Zhao Chongzheng suddenly thought of his own inability to defend himself.
Today, it seemed that he acted first and reported later, but in fact, he wanted to test Lieutenant General Sun because of the clues he had.
"Yes!" Zhou Jian did as he was told. Hu Yanzhi wanted to resist, but Zhao Chongzheng suddenly whispered in his ear.
"General Huyan, I know you are wronged. But there is a rebellion in the army. If you cooperate with me in putting on a show, I will personally apologize to you."
"...What do you mean?" Hu Yanzhi was a little confused.
"You will know tomorrow. I believe General Huyan also wants to know who the real rebel is." Zhao Chongzheng did not explain it, but glanced at Deputy General Sun who had not walked far.
He wondered if his intuition was true.
He is a person who always puts himself in danger every time he does something, but this time, he believes in himself.
Early the next morning.
Zhao Chongzheng stood in front of 50,000 soldiers and said loudly:
"I have been harassed by the Jin Dynasty for several years. I am unworthy of being a general if I don't take revenge!"
"Chen Yuan!"
"The general is here!"
"You lead an army of 50,000 to march quickly. Your Highness, no matter whether those barbarians really want to play hide-and-seek with us in the east, we must win today."
Finally, he added,
"Remember, bring all the explosives, and win is the only way!"
The armies of the Great Jin and the surrounding barbarians were mostly nomadic and their whereabouts were uncertain, which was the real reason why Chen Yuan was unable to defeat them after many days of attack.
"Yes!" Chen Yuan accepted the order.
Zhao Chongzheng: "Deputy General Sun!"
Deputy General Sun was reluctant and clasped his fists and said:
"exist."
"I have always been clear about rewards and punishments. I believe that the rebellion of General Huyan's mercenaries has nothing to do with you. Today, you will go to war with General Chen!"
"Your Highness, I'm sorry, I can't obey your order!" Deputy General Sun just raised his eyes to the place where General Huyan was imprisoned, with a gloomy look in his eyes.
"General Huyan is loyal to his country..."
"Otherwise, you will die for him?" Zhao Chongzheng tilted his lips slightly, his face full of cynicism.
"If you agree to die for him, perhaps I can consider giving General Huyan a break."
"..." Deputy General Sun's muscles all tensed up.
"General Huyan is innocent!"
"If you don't dare to die for him, just shut up!"
"We soldiers have done nothing wrong. Your Highness, why is this happening?"
"General Huyan deserves death for his crime!"
"Insufficient evidence." Lieutenant General Sun turned around and left angrily.
Listening to the sound of the marching horn, he raised a wicked smile and secretly cursed General Chen for being brave but not wise, and that he would definitely lose this battle miserably.
Looking at the place where Gunpowder was originally hiding, it turned out that Zhao Chongzheng and Chen Yuan's men had indeed evacuated. It seemed that Gunpowder had really come out in full force.