Xing Lie and Han Wenjing couldn't help but frown when they saw Lin Rui's strange expression. Their hearts sank. Did they encounter trouble just after entering Yishu Pass?
When Lin Rui overheard in the palace today that Yan Xiuyu and Yan Xiuzhuo were planning to replace the Major General with Jingque, a young man who looked very similar to the Major General, Xing Lie touched his face in surprise and asked Lin Rui in disbelief, "Master Lin, are they really that similar?"
Lin Rui said truthfully: "Yes, very similar. When I first saw the guy called Jingque, I thought he was the Major General."
"That's impossible. Even twin brothers and sisters born from the same mother can have subtle differences, let alone two strangers who are not related by blood." After saying that, he asked Xing Lie unsurely, "Major General, are you sure the old general doesn't have any concubines or illegitimate children?"
The old general's love and infatuation for his first wife are obvious to all. Since his wife died in the war to protect their daughter, his hair turned white overnight. It can be seen how much of a blow his wife's departure was to him, so he projected all his infatuation and guilt towards his wife onto his daughter Xing Feiyan, which made Xing Feiyan more arrogant and domineering.
Xing Lie scolded Han Wenjing without thinking: "What nonsense are you talking about? How could I not know who my father is? My mother is gone, and the position of the principal wife is vacant. If there is a concubine kept outside, my father can just bring her back home and give her a legitimate status. Now, everyone in Huangmo Pass only follows the orders of the Major General. I am not someone who cannot tolerate others."
Lin Rui also nodded: "Yes, there is no need. If he is really the old general's illegitimate son, there is no reason for him to turn around and murder his own father and eldest brother. This does not make sense. This assumption does not exist."
The fact that the old general was able to unite the soldiers and civilians of the Xing Family Army and Huangmoguan is enough to show his integrity and kindness. A child raised by such a father should plead for the people of the world like the major general. In order to make Huangmoguan survive, he even paid for it out of his own pocket. He even gave his elder sister, who had escaped death and returned to Huangmoguan, the Baituo Town he had painstakingly built, to her when she wanted it.
Such character is enough to see the shining points of Major General Xing Lie. As for the guy named Jingque, where is his background?
Xing Lie and Lin Rui also thought of the same thing: "What's the origin of this Jingque?"
Lin Rui said, "It seems he was found among the disaster victims. He was so brave and resourceful that he accidentally caught the attention of the brothers Yan Xiuzhuo and Yan Xiuyu. Major General, Yishu Pass is definitely not what we see. This city is more like a prosperous city blooming among a pile of dead bones, like a mirage that will shatter at the touch of a hand."
Han Wenjing and Xing Lie both had this idea. There had never been a place that made them feel so uncomfortable and unwell all over. The greasy skin and bloodshot eyes of those people were like a contagious madness, which made them not eat or drink for about two hours after arriving at Huangmo Pass.
"I also saw Yan Qingqing..." Lin Rui glanced at Xing Lie. Seeing that Xing Lie's eyes were calm, he continued, "Yishu City is a den of debauchery for the Yan family, disregarding human ethics and blood ties. Yan Qingqing was spared because she was to be betrothed to the young general. The concubines and female relatives who were disliked by the Xinyang Marquis were tortured and abused by the eunuchs for their amusement. They cried out to heaven and earth for help but no one answered."
"We must not allow the Marquis of Xinyang, who has turned this place almost into hell, to unite with us. It's a blessing for the people of the Marquis of Xinyang, but for us, it's like being stuck with a dog-skin plaster that we can never get rid of. It's smelly and disgusting." Lin Rui said this. Thinking of Yan Qingqing's disgust and hatred for letting them destroy this place, it was enough to realize that she had seen much more inhuman abuse and torture than him, so that she was chilled and numb, and just wanted the people in Yishu City to be buried underground along with their sins.
Han Wenjing pondered, "Thinking about it, this place is in turmoil. If the marriage fails, I guess I can't leave even if I want to. I don't think the brothers Yan Xiuyu and Yan Xiuzhuo are good people. They're openly seeking a marriage, but secretly they're probably planning to wipe us out, take over our position, and send a new general back."
Speaking of this, Lin Rui thought of the key point and coughed a few times: "There is one more thing I think it is necessary to tell the Major General."
Xing Lie looked at him: "What's the matter?"
Lin Rui said, "This man named Jingque was brought here by Fang Pingshan. It was also Fang Pingshan who wanted to collude with the Marquis of Xinyang to seize the Xing family army and divide it up, forming their own factions."
"What!"
"He's so brave!"
Xing Lie and Han Wenjing both widened their eyes, unable to believe that Fang Pingshan, a mere son-in-law, had the audacity to collude with outsiders to seize Huangmo Pass.
Today, the development of Huangmoguan is obvious to all. The people can gradually have enough food to eat and live like human beings. They are beginning to have a future. Business is also booming due to the increase in the population and the expansion of the hot pot factory. Then Fang Pingshan starts to want to reap the benefits.
Lin Rui urged them to accept reality in advance: "My dear Major General and Lord Lin, regardless of whether he dares or not, the deed has been done. If we don't come up with a countermeasure now, we will be trapped in the enemy camp and be surrounded."
The situation was urgent, and the wind from Yishu Pass felt as painful as a knife when blowing on their faces. At this moment, the three of them were in no mood to care about the cold wind. With sweat on their foreheads, they were thinking about how to get away quickly.
It's funny to say that he had just arrived at Yishu Pass and it had not even been five hours yet he was already thinking of running away.
"Deputy General Wang is waiting outside Yishu Pass with three thousand soldiers. Now we only have dozens of personal soldiers with us. If we confront them head-on, I'm afraid it will be like an egg hitting a rock!" Han Wenjing frowned and said that marrying into the Yishu Pass was really a bad idea. They were planning to take back half of the land in Yishu Pass, but Xinyang Hou and his son and others had no intention of letting them leave alive.
Lin Rui thought of an inappropriate sentence at this time: You want his money, he wants your life!
It is so appropriate to use it to describe the Young General and Marquis Xinyang.
Han Wenjing did hit the nail on the head, especially since Lin Rui was still a fragile person, so some people had to be allocated to protect him.
Xing Lie looked at Lin Rui and said, "Lord Lin, we will attack them by surprise. Before they realize we are here, we will break through the city gate and wait for Deputy General Wang to come to our rescue."
Lin Rui looked at him: "Doesn't the Major General have a signal firework on him? Why not..."
He didn't finish his words, but his meaning was very clear.
Xing Lie shook his head: "It's a bit far. We need to get to a place ten miles away from the East City Gate so that Deputy General Wang can see it more easily."
Lin Rui was overwhelmed and wanted to cry, "Why use such useless signal fireworks?"
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