Chapter 716 Who is Xu Xiao working for?

Before Mo Jinchuan could speak, Emperor Xuande warned him coldly, "If you say anything more, I will have someone call the girl from the Yan family back."

His eyes were like an eagle's. "I just don't believe I can't deal with you, you bastard!"

Mo Jinchuan was silent for a moment, then said, "Every word I just said is true, and I have absolutely no intention of deceiving my father."

No one knows a son better than his father. Emperor Xuande could naturally tell whether his words were sincere or false.

But it was precisely because he knew that what he said was all true that he was most angry.

He kept him here on purpose, not just to listen to him say something he didn't know.

Many people would say these words.

Emperor Xuande stared at Mo Jinchuan solemnly, his old voice tinged with helplessness, "Xiao Wu, I just want to hear the truth.

Are you going to be like those mediocre people in the court and use these polite words to fool me?"

He twitched the corners of his lips and said self-deprecatingly, "You call me the emperor, but no one is willing to tell me the truth."

Mo Jinchuan could see that this was a sad story, but he still spoke according to Emperor Xuande's wishes.

Although it was an accident, it was also part of his plan.

It's just that, when spoken through Zhuang Shihan's mouth, the difference is just a few days earlier or later.

Hearing Mo Jinchuan mention the Bai family of Qingwa Town, Emperor Xuande's brows twisted into a "川" shape. "What a Liang State! They enter our Da'an like they're entering an empty land. What are the guards in the border town doing for?"

After he finished cursing, he remembered that the person on duty at that time was his eldest son, and he couldn't help but cough lightly.

The atmosphere in the hall suddenly became subtle.

Mo Jinchuan lifted his robe and knelt down, his face solemn as he said, "This is because I, your son, failed to discipline my subordinates, which led to this tragic disaster. I beg Your Majesty to punish me."

Emperor Xuande sighed and said, "How can this be blamed on you? Xu Xiao is a veteran who has followed me for many years and has taken good care of you over the years.

Without concrete evidence, I cannot believe that he would commit treason."

Mo Jinchuan said with a cold face: "I, your son, also don't believe it.

In the past few years, conditions in the border town were difficult. General Xu and his son fought side by side during the day and ate and slept together at night.

If he wanted to kill me, there would be no need to go to such great lengths. There are many ways to kill people quietly."

Emperor Xuande nodded, his eyes complicated as he said, "Even if you don't say it, I know it well."

Otherwise, he would not be able to rest assured and let his Xiaowu stay in such a dangerous place for ten years.

In addition to knowing that he can do it, he is more confident in Xu Xiao, an old minister.

Xu Xiao once swore to him that as long as he lived, he would protect Xiaowu.

Even if they are in desperate situation, he will be the first to go down and take the blame.

So when he heard what the girl from the Zhuang family said just now, his first reaction was anger.

He would never allow anyone to tarnish his reputation after his death.

Emperor Xuande calmed down and said in a deep voice, "You continue."

Mo Jinchuan's eyes darkened slightly as he continued, "The source of the epidemic in Border Town came from the refugees fleeing from the nearby Lijia Village.

In the dilapidated temple where the refugees settled, there was a man named Tian Shu..."

The more Emperor Xuande listened, the uglier his expression became.

Finally, he couldn't help but interrupt and asked, "Xiao Wu, are the brothers Li Chenglizhi you mentioned among the children you brought back?"

Mo Jinchuan said frankly: "To be honest with you, Father, the two brothers are now living in the Yan family."

He paused, a trace of pity flashing in his eyes, "The child of the Bai family collapsed during the journey, and he didn't have much time left.

According to him, he doesn't want to return to the Bai family to recognize his ancestral roots."

Emperor Xuande was a little surprised. "It's rare for this child to think this way."

After all, the Bai family is now famous because of the battle in the border town, and their status in Da'an will only rise in the future.

If he goes back now, he will be regarded as a hero by the entire Bai family, and will surely be cared for and loved like the moon surrounded by stars.

Thinking of Li Cheng, Mo Jinchuan smiled slightly, "If you have time someday, Father can go to the Yan family. You will definitely like the child's exquisite mind."

Emperor Xuande glared slightly, "Do you want me to go there in person?"

Mo Jinchuan: "These children are timid, please forgive me, father."

Emperor Xuande: “…”

Look at what he said. At his age, can he really make things difficult for a few children?

Thinking about the matter of Tian Shu's limbs being crippled, Emperor Xuande said with a sullen face, "This matter is of great importance. Xu Xiao can no longer defend himself, and I cannot convict him based on the words of one person.

Send a letter and have that field mouse brought to the capital. I will personally interrogate him."

Mo Jinchuan's face darkened slightly, "Father, Tian Shu can't enter the capital."

Emperor Xuande frowned, "Xiaowu, what do you mean?"

Thinking Tian Shu was afraid of being punished by the imperial court for his previous assassination, he said sullenly, "I am not unreasonable. If this man can atone for his crimes with his merits, I will not pursue his past crimes."

Mo Jinchuan said: "Your Majesty, you have misunderstood. It's not that Tian Shu doesn't want to come, but that he can't come.

He discovered the thieves of Liang Guo in the border town, risked his life to kill them, and protected half of the people in the city.

If the field mouse had not discovered the two men, a single fire would have turned the border town into a living hell.

He finally became a hero in their hearts in his own way.

"Is this really true?" Emperor Xuande couldn't help but sigh.

He sighed, "I underestimated him. I thought he was afraid of the past and that's why he didn't dare to accompany you to the capital."

Thinking of something, Emperor Xuande's face darkened slightly. "In the report written by Lin Tingfeng, there was no mention of this person."

He didn't know about the existence of field mice, so it made sense that he didn't mention it in his report.

Just as Mo Jinchuan was thinking, he heard Emperor Xuande say angrily, "Lin Tingfeng, you really treat me like a fool and fool me.

I’m afraid that all the military achievements reported in the past were snatched from others!

I was saying, how could someone like Lin Zhongquan possibly give birth to a son who is outstanding in every aspect?"

Thinking about what Lin Tingfeng had done before, Mo Jinchuan silently swallowed the words of explanation.

He has done many immoral things, but this one is not the worst.

If someone really investigates in detail, more than half of the military achievements, big and small, he has made in the border town in the past two years were obtained through shady means.

The battle that made him famous in the border town was full of doubts.

During the ten years, Mo Jinchuan and Ke Shan fought no less than a hundred battles, big and small.

Whether it is his brave physique or the strategies and experience gained from years of fighting, they are absolutely incomparable to Lin Tingfeng, a young general who has only led troops for two years.

Don't tell him that nonsense about being a genius.

On the battlefield, swords and knives are merciless. If you want to survive and win, you must not only be familiar with military tactics and have a strong physique.

More importantly, you need to have a complete understanding of your enemy.

If any one of these points is missing, the only result will be getting beaten to a pulp.

On the other hand, when Lin Tingfeng fought against Ke Shan several times before, was he not chased and humiliated every time?

Such a person might not be surprised if he heard the news that he was captured by Ke Shan.

But it was absolutely impossible for him to penetrate deep into the enemy camp, chop off Ke Shan's head and escape unscathed.

Emperor Xuande looked at Mo Jinchuan and asked solemnly, "Xiaowu, tell me the truth, have you guessed who Xu Xiao is working for?"