Gu Qilan's tone became more majestic.
Ning Chen said calmly, "I did this because I was afraid someone might have evil intentions and kill me. I arrested him to clear my father Ning Yi's name. I ask His Majesty to summon this man and clear my father's name."
Before the emperor could speak, General Liu suddenly stood up and looked at him with anger: "Ning Chen, you concealed the truth and secretly brought the enemy general into our Great Jin capital. What are you thinking? Are you colluding with the enemy to assassinate the emperor?"
After saying this, he righteously bowed to the emperor and said, "Your Majesty, please execute this evil-minded person."
Ning Chen's face was resolute. "General Liu, why are you so anxious? Just summon General Liefeng and ask him. We'll know the answer."
General Liu was about to say something else when Gu Qilan interrupted him: "General, there is no need to say anything more. Song Qu, go and bring the people here."
Song Qu bowed and agreed.
General Liu, who was standing by, saw this and thought to himself that things were not going well. However, the emperor did not give him another chance to speak. Gu Qilan frowned slightly and said in a cold tone, "General, please be patient."
Seeing the emperor's cold face, General Liu dared not say anything more, but secretly shot a sharp gaze at Ning Chen.
After an incense stick of time, Song Qu brought the man into the hall. For a moment, everyone's eyes were focused on the burly figure.
The man was eight feet tall, with bronze skin and muscular body. He walked into the hall with neither arrogance nor servility, and after standing firmly, he did not salute.
Song Qu shouted, "How dare you not kneel before the Emperor!"
Liefeng sneered and remained unmoved.
"you…"
Gu Qilan raised his hand to interrupt Song Qu, his tone unmistakable, "I've always heard that Wuhuan's General Liefeng is unparalleled in bravery and imposing. Seeing him today, I can see that his reputation is truly well-deserved."
Liefeng sneered: "Oh, I don't dare to accept the praise of the Emperor of Dajin. Since I, Liefeng, have been arrested, I will only take my head and my life."
Gu Qilan curled his lips and smiled, "General Liefeng is indeed General Liefeng. Let me ask you, who gave you the Xianzhou City Defense Map?"
"So you're here to catch a traitor. I, Liefeng, hate people who betray their own people the most." He changed the subject: "But this person's actions are of great benefit to my Wuhuan people. Why should I tell you?"
General Liu could not help but speak up: "Your Majesty, this man is so disrespectful and ungrateful. Please execute him on the spot!"
Lie Feng looked towards the source of the sound and sneered, "You old bastard, I beat you like a dog before, and now you dare to bark in front of me?"
General Liu had never been insulted like this before. He was furious, but he could do nothing about it. He turned to the emperor and said, "Your Majesty, please execute this arrogant man immediately."
Lie Feng saw General Liu's cowardly look and disdain. His eyes suddenly turned and said, "Emperor of the Great Jin Dynasty, your General Liu is very thoughtful.
You are so eager to kill me, could it be that you sent me this defense map? In that case, I have to thank General Liu."
He actually didn't know who gave them the defense map. He only knew that the leader sent someone to deliver it and said that he had ordered someone to steal it.
But now think about how important the defense map is, how could it be stolen so easily? He doesn't believe that this matter was not done by General Liu. If that's the case, he was right.
General Liu was so angry that he almost pulled out his beard: "Liefeng, stop talking nonsense. This general is upright and honest."
He turned to look at Ning Chen: "The loss of the defense map has already been confirmed by this general. It was your father, Ning Yi. Yet, you secretly brought the enemy general back to Kyoto. How can we know that your Ning family is not colluding with the enemy to murder the emperor!"
Lie Feng suddenly said, "Ning Yi? Who is Ning Yi? This general has never seen him. You lost the defense map yourself, old man, and then you casually blamed it on an irrelevant person. Tsk tsk, how despicable!"
Liefeng crossed his arms and looked at General Liu with disdain.
General Liu's nose was crooked with anger. Just as he was about to start cursing, the emperor raised his hand to interrupt him: "General Liefeng, you said you don't know Ning Yi?"
"Yeah, I don't know him."
Gu Qilan: "Then where did you get this defense map?"
Lie Feng was about to respond when he suddenly realized that he did not want to say anything more: "Instead of trying to get something from me, the Emperor of Jin should investigate your General Liu.
If something as important as a defense map could be easily taken by his subordinates, then wouldn't he, a great general, be completely useless?"
General Liu could no longer bear it. He knelt on one knee, his face filled with anger. "Your Majesty, Lie Feng has insulted me so much. Please execute him immediately."
Gu Qilan had no chance to resist General Liu's anger. He thought for a moment and said, "Come here, take Lie Feng to the prison and interrogate him thoroughly."
General Liu was dissatisfied with the emperor's decision when he heard this. He thought that keeping the fierce wind would bring disaster. Although he didn't know what it was, he was still making random accusations.
The emperor might become suspicious of him. Just as he was about to ask the emperor to execute him again, he saw the emperor looking at him with a bad expression.
He shuddered and quickly shut his mouth.
Liefeng was taken away, and Ning Chen clenched his fists tightly.
The defense map was definitely not given to the Wuhuan people by his father. He captured Liefeng alive just to make him tell him who gave him the defense map, but there was nothing he could do if he didn't tell him.
My father has not been found, and now I just hope that he can return safely, or that the emperor can get something out of Liefeng's mouth, so that there is hope of clearing the charges.
The emperor waved his hand and asked everyone to leave.
Soon, the hall became quiet, with only the emperor and Song Qu left.
The emperor said quietly, "Do you think what Liefeng said is credible?"
Song Qu's heart skipped a beat. He exclaimed in surprise, "Oh, how could this servant know such a big thing?"
The emperor didn't expect him to answer: "Tell someone to interrogate Liefeng thoroughly and make sure to get something out of him."
"Yes." Song Qu responded respectfully.
…
When Ning Yuxi learned that the army had returned, she wanted to go see Ning Chen, but now she was confined to Shuqing Palace and could not go out, so she could only worry.
That night, when she was still restless and had not yet fallen asleep, she heard the familiar sound of tiles.
She sat up in shock, and soon she heard a gentle knock on the door. "Sister, are you asleep?"
Ruyi and Luoying were sent to bed by her. She was the only one in the room now. She got up, put on her clothes and went to open the door. It was indeed Ning Chen.
Seeing the other person's darker and thinner figure, her eyes couldn't help but turn red.
Ning Chen comforted her, "Don't cry, sister. I'm back safe and sound."
Ning Yuxi also knew that now was not the time to be sad, so she asked, "How are you? Have you found your father?"
Ning Chen shook his head: "I'm fine. My father hasn't been found yet, but I have captured the enemy general in charge of this battle. The emperor has already had him interrogated. Perhaps we can get some information out of him."
Ning Yuxi nodded, and she suddenly grabbed Ning Chen's wrist.
Ning Chen was startled: "Sister?"
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