125 False Accusations
In the military tent, Qin Chuan and Prefect Xu were having a secret conversation.
They dismissed their subordinates and tried not to allow anyone to disturb them, so they still don't know that the enemy has retreated.
Prefect Xu had a look of despair on his face: "I still have 50,000 taels of silver. Marshal Qin, why don't you send someone to take the money and negotiate peace?"
It was all because the people of Beiyue City were too poor. After he came to Beiyue City to serve as the prefect, he only extorted more than 50,000 taels in total.
Although Prefect Xu loved money very much, he knew very well that if Beiyue City was lost, both his official position and his life would be lost.
As long as he can keep Beiyue City and his official position, he can continue to extort money from the people in the future.
50,000 taels of silver will be spent and come back.
Moreover, the people of Beiyue City are not as poor as before. There are many tourists from other places now, and many local people make money by doing small businesses with outsiders, so they can extort more money.
When Prefect Xu spoke, his trembling hands were hidden under his sleeves.
Ever since he learned that 20,000 northern barbarians were attacking the city, he was terrified and his hands began to tremble. He couldn't hold anything, not even a teacup.
When he saw the beautiful maid come in to pour tea, Governor Xu felt very upset.
I'm cold and thirsty, and I really want a cup of hot tea.
But you can't let the maid bring the tea to his mouth, right? That would be too rubbish.
"Really? I am willing to donate 50,000 taels of silver to help the Grand Marshal negotiate with the Northern Barbarians."
What Qin Chuan had always wanted to hear was what Prefect Xu said, and the stone in his heart finally fell to the ground.
Fighting a war is not a good thing. It is both labor-intensive and costly. If he suffers a major defeat, he, as the great marshal, will most likely have to give up his position to someone else. Therefore, peace talks are the right way to go.
At this time, Deputy General Cheng, who had been pacing back and forth outside the tent, finally plucked up the courage to rush in.
Qin Chuan was a little angry. He had just talked about the point when someone came to interrupt him. "Didn't I tell you? No one is allowed to trespass."
Deputy General Cheng lowered his head very low, not daring to raise it: "Reporting to the Grand Marshal, I have urgent military information to report."
When Qin Chuan and Prefect Xu entered the military tent earlier, they instructed the guards outside not to disturb them.
But the military situation was really urgent, so he rushed in regardless of the consequences.
"Reporting to the Grand Marshal, Captain Lin led his men to kill more than 13,000 Northern Barbarians, and the remaining 6,000 Northern Barbarians have already retreated."
Qin Chuan was so shocked that he stood up all of a sudden, and the armchair behind him was knocked over.
How is it possible? Captain Lin only has a few men under his command, how could he possibly kill more than 10,000 northern barbarians?
Considering that Deputy General Cheng was a prudent man who would not lie about military intelligence, Captain Lin really did lead his men to kill more than 10,000 northern barbarians.
The fighting started before we even heard the drums beating, and it was already over.
Killing more than 10,000 northern barbarians is a great achievement.
Qin Chuan certainly didn't want to see Lin Qianqian make great contributions, and he didn't want Lin Qianqian's brilliance to overshadow him.
Sometimes merit can turn into sin.
Qin Chuan regained his composure and sat back at the table. After thinking for a moment, he said, "Captain Lin disobeyed military orders and started a war against the enemy without authorization. I will punish her severely."
"Yes, punish her severely." Prefect Xu once again thought of the ice sculpture garden that made a fortune every day, and he felt itchy in his heart.
He had coveted the ice sculpture park for a long, long time, so long that sometimes he even dreamed about it.
Now, the more than 50,000 taels of silver that he had planned to discard were saved, and he also got an extra chicken that lays golden eggs.
Prefect Xu's fear of losing the city was gone, his hands finally stopped shaking, and he picked up the teacup and drank it all in one gulp.
"War is no joke. We can't allow Captain Lin to act recklessly." After Qin Chuan finished speaking, he immediately turned around and walked out with big strides.
He had only one thought in his mind, and that was to not let Captain Lin overshadow his brilliance.
Prefect Xu, with his short and fat body, had to jog to catch up with Qin Chuan, and then followed behind Qin Chuan with an arrogant look on his face.
When Qin Chuan arrived at the South Gate, he found that there were a lot of people. He thought it would be difficult to find Captain Lin in the vast crowd, but he saw him at a glance.
Four or five thousand soldiers surrounded Lin Qianqian in the center, and the scene was very spectacular.
These people kept shouting, "Captain Lin is mighty, Captain Lin is mighty—"
This is what Qin Chuan least wants to see.
These soldiers did not have such high regard for him as the commander-in-chief of the three armed forces.
"Everyone stop, I have something very important to ask you."
Qin Chuan's voice was quite majestic. He had been a local tyrant in Beiyue City for several years. He was the biggest person in the world, so he developed an arrogant character.
Moreover, he is the son-in-law of Prime Minister Wang, and he has support from the court. Prime Minister Wang is second only to the Prime Minister, so his background is extremely strong.
After Qin Chuan's roar, the noisy scene immediately quieted down.
Prefect Xu rushed to say, "Captain Lin, you went out of the city to kill the enemy without permission, disobeying military orders, and you will be imprisoned."
Wei Feng was about to step forward to explain, but was interrupted by General Chen. General Chen had previously been full of disdain for Captain Lin, but now he was even more proactive than him.
General Chen: "Captain Lin did not disobey the military order. We killed the enemies who entered the city. According to the laws of the Great Yan Dynasty, any enemy who breaks into our Great Yan city can be killed without a military order."
Qin Chuan: The northern barbarians entered the city? How come he didn't know? Deputy General Cheng didn't report it either, and thought Captain Lin had gone out of the city to kill the enemy.
Wei Feng and Hu Junhu stepped forward and said in unison: "We can all testify for Captain Lin."
With so many people testifying, it must be true.
There were no enemy corpses on the ground. The battlefield was cleaned up so quickly. It was so fast that Qin Chuan felt as uncomfortable as if he had eaten a fly.
Think about it again, think about it again, you will definitely find the flaw.
Qin Chuan quickly made a calm analysis: The enemy entered the city? But the city gate was intact, so someone must have opened the city gate and let the enemy in.
The most eye-catching thing inside the South City Gate is the three-meter-high ice wall.
This thing is very dazzling. Qin Chuan recognized it. There is such a beautiful wall in the ice sculpture garden.
It is obvious that this ice wall is Lin Qianhu's masterpiece.
Since the defensive wall had been repaired in advance, the city gate must have been opened by Captain Lin.
"Captain Lin, if you open the city gate without permission and let the enemy in, your entire clan will be executed."
Lin Qianqian didn't care much about the so-called nine clans. The Jiang family was her mother's maternal family and were not counted among the nine clans. When the nine clans were exterminated, the nine clans of the Lin family were also exterminated, namely Lin Qingyun's nine clans.
A scumbag father like Lin Qingyun deserves to have his entire clan executed.
This time Wei Feng wanted to speak, but someone else got the better of him. General Chen stepped forward and said loudly, "I can prove that it was not Captain Lin who opened the city gate. When the South City Gate was opened, Captain Lin was standing with us. She didn't have time to open the city gate."
Although Prefect Xu was not good-looking, he was a very shrewd person. "Even if Captain Lin had an alibi when the South City Gate was opened, it doesn't prove anything. Maybe she ordered someone else to do it. Yes, she must have ordered someone else to do it."
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