These words instantly ignited Jin Jianren's suppressed rage. He took a heavy step forward, his eyes wide, and roared:
"Listen up, you fool! If I were going to quell the rebellion, I wouldn't even enter Yanluo Mountain. How could we possibly be wiped out!"
"Jin Mang has followed me for more than ten years and we have been through countless battles. In this battle, I never even saw his body before he died at Yanluo Mountain!"
"You stupid, pig-like thing, how dare you cry and yell here!"
"You piece of trash!!"
The roar was so loud that it startled Jin Jiande, but he quickly became trembling with rage, even laughing. He pointed a finger at Jin Jianren:
"Alright, alright! I am your younger brother. I went through countless hardships to get home, and I even broke a leg."
"Now you're criticizing me? Do you think I'm not even as good as a mere Jin Mang in your heart?!"
"Say it!!"
Jin Jianren grabbed Jin Jiande's outstretched finger, his face ashen, and gritted his teeth, saying:
"A mere Jin Mang? You really dare to say that!"
"He's been with me for so many years, he's done so much for me, he's made countless contributions and worked so hard, he's brave and resourceful, he's my most capable assistant!"
"If it weren't for your recklessness, he would have died at Yanluo Mountain!"
His fingers were gripped tightly, and Jin Jiande's face contorted in pain, but even so, he still screamed:
"You're talking nonsense! What does this have to do with me!"
"The traitors laid an ambush at Yanluo Mountain, where hundreds of thousands of barbarian troops died. Jin Mang also perished there. What could we do? Do you think I wanted this?"
These words enraged Jin Jianren even more, and he roared:
"Bullshit!! Before the expedition, I repeatedly ordered you not to act rashly and to send Wu Kui to fight the traitors. Everyone knows that Yanluo Mountain is a dangerous place, yet you went in with the barbarian army!"
"Why are we going in together? Are we just going to our deaths?!"
"If we had let the barbarian army in, even if they had been ambushed and killed, your army would have had room to maneuver. But now, not a single one is left!"
Jin Jiande, undeterred, roared back, "Stop giving me hindsight advice!"
"Before we went in, who the hell knew how many people were inside Yanluo Mountain!"
"The traitor is hiding in Yanluo Mountain, shouldn't we go in and kill him!"
"I don't know why so many people want to go in! Don't you understand the proverb 'When the snipe and the clam fight, the fisherman benefits'? Are you a pig?!" Jin Jianren continued to curse angrily.
Clearly, these words struck a nerve with Jin Jiande. A fierce glint appeared on his pale face as he gritted his teeth and said:
"Jin Mang is too hasty and reckless. If he wants to get in, what can I do?"
"What can I say about the military power you handed over to him! I've long said that Jin Mang is brave but reckless, I..."
Before he could finish speaking, a "crack" sounded, and Jin Jiande let out a scream, tears streaming down his face, which was contorted with pain.
The finger that Jin Jianren had been tightly gripping had been broken off, forming an exaggerated arc.
Jin Jianren's face was so dark it looked like he wanted to devour someone. He released his grip and coldly stared at his brother's distorted face:
"You forced Jin Mang in, do you think I didn't know?"
“Jin Mang is my most capable general, brave and resourceful, and my right-hand man. But you are eager to make merit and gain His Majesty’s favor, so you forced Jin Mang to lead troops into Yanluo Mountain.”
“You caused his and those 200,000 soldiers to die at Yanluo Mountain, and you fled back in disgrace, yet you still have the audacity to push the blame onto Jin Mang.”
"You're so shameless!"
Jin Jiande's eyes widened, seemingly unable to believe what he was hearing.
Of those who escaped from Yanluo Mountain, only he and Xiao Yiming remained.
The fact that I forced Jin Mang into Yanluo Mountain is only known to me and Xiao Yiming. My elder brother knows the details, which means that Xiao Yiming leaked the secret.
In that instant, Jin Jiande felt as if he had fallen into an ice cave.
He couldn't believe that Xiao Yiming, who had saved him from that desperate situation, would choose to betray him to his older brother.
Or was Xiao Yiming someone planted in the Thousand Machine Camp by the eldest brother from the very beginning?
Or perhaps, the elder brother tortured Xiao Yiming and forced him to reveal the details?
Jin Jiande couldn't accept either of them. He felt cold all over, and his broken leg started hurting again.
Kim Geon-in's voice continued:
"In the Battle of Yanluo Mountain, the rebels killed hundreds of thousands of people, shocking the entire world. Now, among those unruly people, I don't know how many are saying that the imperial court is finished."
"The world is about to change hands, and the traitor is about to ascend the throne."
Do you know what the consequences of your recklessness will be?!
As soon as he finished speaking, veins bulged on Jin Jianren's already ashen face, and his voice suddenly rose.
"Do you even know what I mean?! You piece of trash!!!"
This outburst startled Jin Jiande, but instantly, intense shame transformed into a raging fury, and he roared at the top of his lungs:
"So what if I let Jin Mang in? I'm shirking responsibility, I'm shameless, but aren't you shameless too!"
"Back in the Battle of Huichang, have you forgotten what you did?! Zhang Ran, don't you remember?!"
"How dare you criticize me?!"
Kim Geon-in's eyes narrowed, his hands clenched into fists instantly, and his face twitched with intense anger.
The next instant, he grabbed Jin Jiande by the neck and glared at him fiercely, saying:
"Jin Jiande, let me tell you, if you mention this matter to me again, don't think that just because you're my brother I won't dare to do anything to you!"
"You good-for-nothing volunteered to quell the rebellion, and now you've made such a mess of things that the whole world is laughing at you. His Majesty is extremely disappointed in you."
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