Find out? That's bullshit.
All of this was just Lin Mo's speculation.
I won't go into detail about why I came here; many people, including the Empress, want Lin Mo dead.
Yang Fei is no fool, and with a strategist like Wang Cheng assisting him, he certainly wouldn't take action himself to avoid getting into trouble.
Furthermore, the Shu region is barren, and Yang Fei has limited military strength. The best way to suppress the local chieftains is to use barbarians to control barbarians.
This method was common in Chinese history, such as in Liaodong during the late Ming Dynasty.
In the late Ming Dynasty, the Jurchens gradually rose to power. Li Chengliang was ordered by the emperor to guard Liaodong. In order to curb the rise of the Jurchens, he thought of using barbarians to control barbarians. In his later years, he became very close to Nurhaci, the leader of the Jianzhou Jurchens, to the point that he nurtured a tiger that would eventually become a threat.
The rise of the Jianzhou forces in Liaodong was not unrelated to Li Chengliang's protection.
The situation in Sichuan was very similar to that in Liaodong during the late Ming Dynasty, so Lin Mo boldly speculated that Yang Fei had something going on with these chieftains.
Just as Lin Mo had guessed, Yang Fei's panicked eyes betrayed him.
Seeing this, Lin Mo spoke again: "Lord Yang, you had some guests at your residence yesterday. May I ask who they were?"
Upon hearing this, Yang Fei's face turned deathly pale.
Last night, the Feng clan chieftain did indeed send people over, and their purpose was quite simple: to extort money from them!
"No...nothing like that!" Yang Fei stammered, "I don't know, I'm not sure!"
As he spoke, Yang Fei subconsciously reached for the long sword at his waist, preparing for a fight to the death.
"Then it seems the information was correct!" Lin Mo said coldly.
At this moment, the atmosphere in the hall was extremely tense, with tensions running high.
Unexpectedly, Lin Mo suddenly changed the subject, "Lord Yang is indeed unaware of this; it was this Wang Cheng who received the visitor." He pointed to Wang Cheng on the ground, "Presumably, last night's visitor was sent by the chieftain!"
Everyone was astonished by these words.
This...this is completely giving Yang Fei a way out.
By shifting all the blame onto the already deceased Wang Cheng, there's no need for either side to fight to the death.
At the same time, it also conveniently erases the things Xu Chu did.
Xu Chu was only a few steps away from Yang Fei. If things really turned ugly, he would probably be the next one to die.
Therefore, he had no choice but to accept the situation.
"I never would have guessed that Wang Chengju was such a heartless and treacherous person!"
Seeing Yang Fei compromise, Lin Mo grinned and was about to say something to smooth things over when Xu Chu, who was described by the system as not being very bright, became unhappy.
"Hmph, tolerating your subordinates' treason is a capital offense, Yang Fei!"
Holy crap!
Lin Mo was immediately shocked. "Xu Chu, what are you trying to do!" he thought to himself.
Yang Fei was also shocked. "Lin Mo, you've gone too far!" he thought to himself.
One of his men couldn't sit still any longer and shouted, "Your Highness, what evidence do you have that Wang Cheng is a traitor? Show it to us, and we will be convinced."
“My lord is the mighty King of Shu of the Great Xia Dynasty. Would he deceive you without evidence?” Xu Chu retorted. Evidence? My lord would never kill indiscriminately!
Damn it, you killed him!
Lin Mo was convinced!
"Then please produce it!" the general retorted. "If you cannot produce it, Your Highness's actions are highly inappropriate. Wang Cheng has assisted Lord Yang in guarding Shu, and his contributions are immense. You cannot conclude that he has betrayed the country, much less should you suddenly kill him."
"My lord has already killed them, so what?" Xu Chu roared again. "What, does that mean my lord can't kill people without evidence?"
This shameless reply sent chills down the general's spine. He suppressed his anger and said, "Does Your Highness think you can disregard the laws of my Great Xia?"
"My lord is the law!" Xu Chu roared. "That Wang Cheng is a weasel-faced monster who dared to disrespect my lord multiple times. For that alone, my lord could kill him ten times over."
And who are you? How dare you question my lord!
The general gritted his teeth. He had only wanted to help Yang Fei out of a predicament and did not want to go against Lin Mo.
But Xu Chu is really bullying us too much. If we keep tolerating this, will we, the officials of Shu, have any way to survive in the future?
Therefore, he braced himself and said, "If Your Highness kills meritorious officials of Shu indiscriminately, then who in Shu will dare to do their duty and work diligently?"
"Is the prince the law? If that's true, then I guarantee that chaos will erupt in Shu, and a mutiny might even break out!"
Towards the end, the general's tone subtly carried a threat.
Lin Mo was unhappy with what he heard, but he had no choice but to agree.
Wasn't he a descendant of a meritorious official of the Great Xia Dynasty? Because his merits overshadowed the emperor, he was purged by the empress.
Even the Empress of Great Xia, out of consideration for everyone, used many means to harm Lin Mo.
The current situation is that Xu Chu killed someone without saying a word.
Evidence… Lin Mo made it up, there’s no evidence at all!
Helpless, he reluctantly asked, "Then tell me, what should I do?"
Hearing Lin Mo admit defeat, the general breathed a sigh of relief and suggested, "Your Highness, you should apologize and admit your mistake in front of all the soldiers!"
"Admit your mistake?" Lin Mo's face darkened.
If we really did that, wouldn't it be tantamount to admitting to indiscriminately killing good people, and completely losing our authority?
He wanted to slam his fist on the table and yell back, but then he remembered Xu Chu's axe strike, so he had to suppress his emotions, put his right hand to his mouth, and stroke his chin.
But at that moment, Xu Chu suddenly drew his single axe again, jumped behind the general, and swung the axe to strike.
Then, just like before, the general spat out blood and fell heavily to the ground, his eyes filled with disbelief.
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