Chapter 796 No Mercy!

Eunuch Yu immediately replied, "Your Majesty, we have examined several corpses. There are no obvious markings on the bodies, so we cannot identify them at the moment. These people were not old, and they appeared to be from the military, but they were all killed with a single blow. There must have been more than one person who did it."

"oh……"

Upon hearing this, Yuwen Yuan frowned slightly.

As soon as Eunuch Yu finished speaking his first sentence, Yu Mingyue and Yu Dingxing both breathed a heavy sigh of relief.

They had been worried that the guards might find clues about them on the bodies, since the people were on this side of the shore. If Yuwen Yuan became suspicious and thought they had arranged for someone to do something here beforehand, it would be hard to explain.

Fortunately, these people are relatively clean, so no matter what, they won't be implicated.

After hearing the report from Eunuch Yu, Yuwen Yuan narrowed his eyes and coldly glanced at the corpses on the riverbank below. He said, "Have the bodies moved down. We must find out where they came from and what they were doing here. If it's related to my crossing the river—"

As he spoke, his voice turned colder, and his gaze sharpened.

Both Yu Mingyue and Yu Dingxing felt a chill in their hearts.

However, once this concern was resolved, Yu Mingyue immediately started thinking. It was impossible to determine anything about these corpses at the moment, and dealing with them later would give them a chance to resolve the issue. After all, Yu Dingxing, as the Duke of Wushan and the General of the Left Valiant Guard, had some ideas. But the matter at hand could not be delayed any longer.

We absolutely cannot let anyone beat us to it again.

Although she lost the merit of advising the emperor, it wasn't a great merit after all. She knew very well that Jiang Chongen had come here this time to lure and kill Yuwen Yuan with the remaining half of the Luoyang city defense map. Even if she lost the merit of saving the emperor, the merit of capturing the thief was still good!

Thinking of this, she immediately looked up and gave Yu Dingxing a wink.

Originally, because of the appearance of those corpses and the sudden intervention of Eunuch Yu, Yu Dingxing had lost hope for today's events. However, upon seeing Yu Mingyue's eyes, his mind began to stir again—that's right, even though some unexpected events have occurred, the current situation remains unchanged. If they take action, they will still have a chance to make a contribution.

As the Left Valiant Guard General, he can still lead his troops across the Yellow River. As long as it is proven that Jiang Chongen has ulterior motives, capturing him would be a great achievement!

Thinking of this, Yu Dingxing took a deep breath and immediately stepped forward, saying, "Your Majesty, I dare to offer my advice."

As Yuwen Yuan stared at the corpses, his heart churned with emotions even more turbulent than the rolling yellow river before him. Suddenly, upon hearing this, he looked up at Yu Dingxing and said, "Minister Yu, please speak frankly."

Yu Dingxing said, "Today's events are unusual. Your Majesty must not cross the river again. I humbly request Your Majesty to allow me to cross the river and investigate the situation on the other side."

"Investigate the situation?"

These two words stirred something in Yuwen Yuan's heart, and a glint of light flashed in his eyes. He said, "You mean—"

Yu Dingxing took a deep breath and said, "No matter what, His Majesty's body cannot be easily put in danger. The sudden appearance of these corpses here, whether or not they were aimed at His Majesty, proves that there must be villains with sharp weapons nearby. And this is only the best-case scenario. The worst-case scenario is that Fan Chengen and Jiang Chongen and their subordinates on the other side harbor disloyalty towards His Majesty."

"..."

"If that is truly the case, Your Majesty is willing to wipe out the bandits and destroy the rebels!"

Although he spoke with some reservations, it was clear to anyone with eyes that he was almost certain that there was something wrong with the people on the other side.

In fact, at this point, even if the people on the other side were not at fault, Yuwen Yuan, as the supreme ruler, could no longer risk his life. He would need his generals to summon Jiang Chongen and Fan Chengen to him to ascertain the situation. If there were even the slightest mishap, these two surrendered generals would lose his trust.

But Yuwen Qian couldn't help but frown.

Just as he was about to say something, a tall figure suddenly took a step forward, his powerful aura enveloping him and almost suffocating him. Then he heard a familiar, deep voice in his ear: "Your Majesty, the Duke of Wushan is right."

Yuwen Yuan raised his head and met a pair of familiar eyes, saying, "Wen Yu, it's you too—"

The speaker was none other than Dong Bizheng, the Duke of Shenwu.

Facing him, Yuwen Yuan's expression was more relaxed than when facing anyone else. After all, this man was not only his loyal companion who had stood by his side for many years, but also his brother-in-law. Yuwen Yuan's expression softened, and even his tone became gentler: "You also think that we should send troops across the river to investigate what's happening on the other side?"

Dong Bizheng said, "Although His Majesty commands respect from all corners of the world, people's hearts are hard to fathom. Jiang Chongen and Fan Chengen, these two people refused to surrender before, but now they have both come to pledge allegiance to my Great Sheng Dynasty. It seems very strange no matter how you look at it."

"..."

"Moreover, with such a strange thing happening now, Your Majesty must be careful."

"..."

"A son of a wealthy family should not sit under a dangerous roof!"

Hearing him say the same thing, Yuwen Yuan pondered for a moment and finally said, "Very well, let the Left Valiant Guard General lead five hundred men across the river to investigate the situation on the other side and then report back."

Yu Dingxing immediately said, "Your Majesty, if the people on the other side really have a problem—"

"..."

Hearing this, Yuwen Yuan frowned slightly. After thinking for a moment, he said in a deep voice, "Investigate first. If there's nothing unusual, have Jiang Chongen and Fan Chengen cross the river alone to meet me. If there really is a problem—"

Thinking this through, he let out a deep breath and said, "Kill without mercy!"

Upon hearing those three words, Yu Dingxing's eyes immediately turned red.

Overjoyed, he quickly bowed and said, "Your humble servant obeys!"

Hearing these three words, Yu Mingyue was overjoyed, but she tried her best to suppress her expression. She watched as Yu Dingxing turned around, glanced at her without making a sound, and then immediately went down the river embankment and ordered the Zuo Xiaowei Army he led to prepare to cross the river!

Soon, their men were ready.

The boats originally intended for the emperor to cross the river were temporarily requisitioned. Yu Dingxing led some of his personal guards onto the boats to cross the river, while the remaining nearly two hundred men crossed the river on boats. Before long, the wide river was filled with boats departing from the banks.

Just then, Eunuch Yu, who had been standing behind Yuwen Yuan, suddenly pointed to the opposite bank of the river and asked, "What, what is that?"