Qi Mo, "The princess said that we are always slacking off, being lazy and clumsy..."
The three men suddenly jumped away from Qi Mo and looked at him with strange eyes, "Did the princess see you slacking off?"
"Nonsense, when have I ever been lazy?"
The more Qi Mo thought about it, the angrier he became. "It just so happens that Zheng Mingxuan and the other four are coming this afternoon. Why don't we just have a face-to-face competition and let the princess see who is the most rusty!"
"If we really lost, it's because we were not as skilled as them. I have no complaints about being replaced, but I can't bear to leave like this!"
They had put in so much effort and hard work to join the prince's personal guard, and were even sent by the prince to guard the princess day and night. This was a great trust and honor.
They were sent directly to the Yanling Army camp. How can they face people in the future?
Wu Gang always felt that this matter was a little unreasonable. Could it be that the princess blamed them for Baiji's death? But that time, it was the prince and princess who forbade them to follow, not their failure to protect her!
The princess has never been an unreasonable or angry person, so how could she just replace them?
Qi Mo had been beaten to a pulp and didn't even want to raise his head. It was probably impossible to get anything out of him if I asked him.
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The reason why Dugu Yu didn't care about whether the captain should be changed or not was because he wanted to coax his wife.
He felt that the reason why Qin Qingyao named those four people was definitely because he had sent those four people to Lin Xiafeng before, and she cared about it very much!
So he just hoped to make her less angry, so why would he mind if she replaced a few people in the Yanling Army? After all, Wu Gang and the others were not fools, and they were more than qualified to be a captain!
While eating, Dugu Yu kept watching Qin Qingyao's face carefully and found that she was as usual and didn't even mention the four guards.
The more she acted like this, the more uncomfortable Dugu Yu felt.
Because he knew Qin Qingyao too well, she was not someone who could hold back. She always said whatever she wanted to say and solved problems directly.
But she kept it to herself this time, so Dugu Yu thought that she must be very, very bothered and had no intention of discussing it with him, so she kept it in her heart and pretended nothing had happened.
"Qingqing~"
"Huh? What's wrong? Aren't you hungry? Why aren't you eating? Why are you looking at me? Do you want me to feed you?"
Qin Qingyao picked up a piece of tofu and handed it to Dugu Yu's mouth, "Ah..."
Dugu Yu sighed helplessly, opened his mouth and ate, "I don't want you to feed me."
"So what do you want to do?"
"Why do you want those four people to be with you? Can't someone else be with you?"
Qin Qingyao, "Why do you care so much about those four people?"
"I sent them to Lin Xiafeng before, but when I sent Qi Mo and the other four to you, I transferred them back and sent them to the Yanling Army."
Qin Qingyao nodded, "Oh, so early."
Qin Qingyao sighed with emotion. It turned out that Dugu Yu had sent those four people to the Yanling Army camp so early. However, Dugu Yu mistakenly thought that she was speaking in anger.
She was mocking him for sending guards to Lin Xiafeng, and he had the nerve to take credit for taking them back...
Qin Qingyao really didn't think so. It was Dugu Yu who was guilty and thought too much!
Thinking of what he had done, he found it unbelievable and was too ashamed to mention it in front of Qin Qingyao.
"Qingqing, if you're angry, just say it out loud. I'll let you deal with me, okay?"
Qin Qingyao turned her head and looked at Dugu Yu with a smile, "Are you really going to let me do whatever I want?"
Dugu Yu nodded very seriously, "Yes."
Qin Qingyao took Dugu Yu's bowl, picked up a large bowl of food and handed it to him, "Here, eat it all, don't leave a single grain of rice!"
Dugu Yu, “…”
Qin Qingyao really had no intention of discussing the matter of changing guards with Dugu Yu, so after the meal, Dugu Yu didn't ask anything and had to reluctantly accept that she was really not angry.
After dinner, Dugu Yu went back to the study. Wu Gang came to see Qin Qingyao with a nervous mood. Although they said that obeying orders was their duty, they were really hurt when they were suddenly transferred without any explanation.
Qin Qingyao did not refuse to see him, but seemed to be waiting for him to come.
"Is it okay for you four to be captains?"
"Don't worry, Princess. With the four of us being able to be the squadron leader of the Flame Army, we're definitely more than qualified." But that's not the point...
Qin Qingyao nodded. "That's good. Are you familiar with the military exercises of the Yanling Army?"
"Before joining the Imperial Guard, I was a member of the Flame Army, so I've participated in countless drills, big and small."
"Very good. On April 25th, An Yu and Zheng Mingxuan each led a team to Junfeng Mountain, ten miles north of the city, for a three-day military exercise."
"After you arrived at the military camp and just took over the team, you also need to get to know your brothers, right?"
"I just took this opportunity to have a heart-to-heart talk with everyone and ask them about their performance during this military exercise, including their strengths, weaknesses, and shortcomings."
"From their mutual accounts, you should be able to infer who was hiding too closely, too far away, or who was slacking off during the rehearsal, not showing up for more than one day out of three days. Do you understand?"
Wu Gang looked at Qin Qingyao in shock. This didn't mean he was driving the four of them away. This was clearly asking them to investigate the case!
The relationships between people in each team are linked together, interwoven into a complete network. No one is redundant!
Everyone must stick to their position and act according to the captain's orders, whether attacking, defending or ambushing. They must not run around at will.
If one person can be removed from the story, and after the hundred or so people have finished summarizing the story, no one will know where he went or what he is doing.
Or if everyone thinks he is somewhere, but no one has seen him for a long time, then there is most likely something wrong with him!
According to the princess's suspicious thinking, she was clearly saying that the person who killed Baiji was one or some of the people who participated in the military exercise that day!
If that's really the case...
Wu Gang took a deep breath, clasped his fists and bowed solemnly, "I understand, and I will definitely fulfill your mission!"
Qin Qingyao nodded. She sent them to the military camp not because she was dissatisfied with them or did not trust them. On the contrary, it was because she trusted them and believed in their abilities that she entrusted such an important matter to them!
If we investigate this matter openly, we might alert the enemy if we are not careful.
Moreover, if they were to be questioned directly, the soldiers might even feel suspicious and uncomfortable.
If they become suspicious and guess that there is a spy in their team, then everyone will be suspicious and hostile to each other and will no longer be able to unite and fight side by side. This will be a disaster for the team!
Not only would they not be able to catch the real culprit, but they might even be misled, causing the Yanling Army to become a mess. By then, the mysteries would only snowball, making it even harder to identify the real culprit!
That's why Qin Qingyao chose this roundabout policy and made such a willful and seemingly unreasonable decision, forcibly transferring the four captains over and replacing Wu Gang and the other four.
Talking to every team member and asking each team member to summarize, this seemingly stupid and complicated work is really only suitable for the newly appointed captain.
Only the newly appointed captain, under the banner of understanding everyone's abilities, strengths and weaknesses, can make this time-consuming and laborious and seemingly unreasonable task become reasonable.
Although this method is a bit stupid and complicated, it is undoubtedly the fastest way to minimize the probability of accidental injury and identify suspects!
Wu Gang marveled at the princess's great wisdom beneath her seemingly willful and mischievous behavior, but he didn't know that Qin Qingyao didn't even need them to go through so much trouble to investigate, as she already had a suspect in her mind.
And she was ninety-nine percent sure that her guess would not be wrong.
Even if there is a mistake, it can only be that there are other people who slipped through the net. As for the people she suspected, she dared to guarantee with her head that she would never wrongly accuse anyone!
But she can't say it!
Because each of those people has outstanding abilities and first-class personal charm. They have high prestige and good popularity in the Yanling Army. They are trusted by Dugu Yu, appreciated by Jin Feiang, and admired by their soldiers!
What about her? She was just a little girl who had never read military books, learned martial arts, or fought on the battlefield!
What will be the result if you stand up and accuse several respected and important figures in the Yanling Army without any evidence or basis?
Even if Dugu Yu believed her, the most he could do was to drive those people away, just like he drove away the twenty-three people who asked for leave today.
Because there is no evidence, even the emperor cannot drag someone out and chop off his head just because of a guess.
But if we drive them away, not only will it not solve the problem, it will also cause endless troubles!
Because killing Baiji and stealing the secret order is not their ultimate goal!
She couldn't let the Yanling Army become disgusted with her and dissatisfied with Dugu Yu just because of those scum, so she wouldn't say who she suspected. She wanted Wu Gang and the others to find out the real evidence and convince everyone.
Let those soldiers know that it is not their princess who is slandering them, nor is it their prince who is heartless and ungrateful, but some people really deserve to die!
After Wu Gang left, with a look of melancholy on his face, the servants in the yard had already heard the news that the four of them had been driven away by the "Princess".
Seeing his dejected look, I thought he was heartbroken.
But this cannot be blamed on the princess. She must have been very sad when Baiji was killed. This shows that the princess is definitely a person who values love and friendship!
The reason why I drove you four away might be because you made a mistake, and the princess was kind enough not to pursue the matter and instead sent you to the military camp to serve as officers!
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