"Taking credit for something you've already done?" Wei Maozhen raised an eyebrow, a meaningful smile appearing on her lips. Then, she said, "That's interesting. Go on!"
Li Hu took a deep breath and then slowly said, "Your Majesty, the Dos people take pride in plundering and are cruel and fierce. Although the King of Shu is also brave and good at fighting, he only had 10,000 soldiers and horses to kill 100,000 Dos people."
Your humble servant absolutely refuses to believe it! Unless...
The King of Shu killed the people of Shu in order to gain merit!
Of course, there is another possibility.
The news that reached the capital was all fabricated!
Wei Maozhen pursed his lips slightly, rose from the dragon throne, and slowly sat down.
Li Hu didn't even dare to raise his head; he was filled with unease.
He came to apologize today, thinking that since he was doing things for the Empress, she would be lenient. However, she showed no intention of forgiving him and instead had murderous intent.
This made him tremble all over.
"General Li, please rise!" the Empress said softly.
Li Hu trembled, then stood up nervously, but still dared not look directly at the Empress.
"You say the King of Shu killed civilians to claim credit, do you have any evidence?" the Empress pressed.
"This..." Li Hu panicked for a moment, "Not for now."
"No?" Wei Maozhen's tone was tinged with anger. "Then you're slandering a vassal king of my Great Xia?"
"Your humble servant dares not!" Li Hu immediately knelt back down. "But even Emperor Gaozong of the Great Xia Dynasty could not have achieved such a result!"
"Do you think your argument can convince the entire court?"
"Therefore, I humbly request Your Majesty to dispatch an imperial envoy to Shu to investigate the matter!" Li Hu said.
Upon hearing this, Wei Maozhen fell into deep thought.
"There are suspicious aspects to this matter!" the Empress said after a long silence. "However, if we are to send an imperial envoy to Shu, we need a suitable reason!"
"Your Majesty, why not use the pretext of rewarding the troops?" Li Hu suggested.
The Empress thought it made sense.
Lin Mo, you've won such a great victory, so what's wrong with me sending people to reward the troops beforehand?
"As you wish!" Wei Maozhen nodded in agreement.
Seeing this, Li Hu sighed deeply. His life was spared for now, but the matter was not over yet.
Because if Lin Mo fabricated the merits, then he could be charged with deceiving the emperor.
But if this is true!
His collusion with the Dos people in an attempt to frame the Great Xia vassal king has been exposed...
In the end, they still couldn't escape death!
So, Li Hu steeled himself and continued, "Your Majesty, I have something else to say!"
The Empress had already sat back on her dragon throne. Hearing Li Hu's words, she couldn't help but raise her head and ask, "Is there anything else?"
"Your Majesty, please forgive my grave offense before I dare to speak!"
Wei Maozhen pursed his lips and said expressionlessly, "You are innocent!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Li Hu took another deep breath. "This humble subject believes that the Prince of Shu may be plotting a rebellion!"
"oh?"
"Your Majesty, think about it. When Lin Mo left the capital, hundreds of soldiers inexplicably appeared and accompanied him! After that, within a month, he wiped out the bandits in Shu."
Now, with 10,000 troops, he has defeated the Dos people and made such a great achievement!
Just how many troops are hidden behind him...?
"Can you tell me something I don't know?" Wei Maozhen said angrily.
She's not stupid; how could she not figure this out?
"Your Majesty, I deserve to die!" Li Hu kowtowed again. "What Your Majesty means is that you should eliminate this hidden danger!"
How to eliminate it?
“The Dos people are known for their vengeance. Lin Mo killed 100,000 Dos people. How could they possibly let this go?” Li Hu said. “I believe that the Shu region is about to face a major battle!”
Therefore, Your Majesty may send a general with 100,000 elite troops to assist the King of Shu…”
"Assist..." Wei Maozhen understood immediately upon hearing this.
To put it nicely, it's called assistance; to put it bluntly, it's just taking advantage of the situation to kill Lin Mo.
"I need to think this over carefully!" Wei Maozhen fell into deep thought.
After all, there was no urgent call for help from Shu. If we sent troops there directly and found no enemy, wouldn't that be a waste of the army's supplies and provisions?
Li Hu had been "cooperating" with the Empress for so long, how could he not know her little scheme?
So he said, "Your Majesty, I will take care of the issue of military pay. At the same time, I also have a suitable candidate for general in mind!"
"But the Shu region did not request aid..."
"This is no problem!" Li Hu said with a sinister smile. "If Lin Mo won't write it, we can make one for him!"
Wei Maozhen's lips twitched slightly. "I didn't hear anything!"
Li Hu understood immediately, "Hehe, Your Majesty, I understand!"
~~~
The next day.
Inside the Golden Palace in the capital city.
Wei Maozhen sat upright in the center, with civil and military officials standing on either side.
The main hall was completely silent.
After a long silence, the Empress spoke: "My beloved ministers, have you heard of the victory in Shu?"
Li Hu immediately bowed and stepped forward, saying...
"Your Majesty, King Lin Mo of Shu has lived up to expectations, annihilating over 100,000 barbarian tribes and relieving the border turmoil. This is truly a blessing for the people and for our Great Xia!"
At this point, a cold glint flashed in Li Hu's eyes, and he continued, "However, the Dos people are known for holding grudges. I believe that since the King of Shu has killed over 100,000 Dos people, the Dos people will certainly not let this go."
Therefore, I believe that reinforcements should be sent to aid the King of Shu!
Upon hearing this, Sun Mian raised an eyebrow. "Sending reinforcements? That's too far-fetched!" he thought to himself.
Lin Mo has the ability to kill more than 100,000 people in a short period of time, so why would he be afraid of retaliation?
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