He frowned. "According to you, His Majesty summoned your wife to the palace by oral decree?"
Lu Huai didn't know why he cared so much about this, but since he asked, Lu Huai nodded, "That's right."
"That's strange," General Qin muttered to himself.
Lu Huai: "Hmm?"
He keenly sensed that this was very important information. So he pricked up his ears and listened carefully to what General Qin was about to say.
"When Eunuch Wuchang came to my residence that day, he also claimed to have received an oral edict from His Majesty. I asked him if His Majesty had been coerced, but he flatly denied it. However, when I pressed him on why His Majesty had drafted a new edict instead of issuing an oral one, he hesitated and refused to answer." General Qin frowned, stroking his chin thoughtfully, "Why is that?"
Lu Huai's eyes lit up, something flashed through his mind, but he didn't quite grasp it. However, he didn't care. Now that he knew, he had a way to figure it out.
"So, General, what have you thought about what I said?"
"Heh." General Qin came to his senses and looked him up and down. "Your sob story won't work on me. I will never go against the court for your personal matters."
Lu Huai was not annoyed, but instead asked, "Then what brings you here, General?"
"What do you think?" General Qin rolled his eyes at him. "As the commander of the pacification army, I am naturally here to quell the rebellion."
"Very well." Lu Huai nodded. "Since the general has come to quell the rebellion, then this humble subject may humbly ask the general: what rebellion is there?"
Before General Qin could speak, Lu Huai spoke again, "Are they the people of Xicheng? Or the people of Beicheng? Or perhaps the people of Dongcheng who haven't arrived yet?"
General Qin frowned, waiting for him to finish speaking.
“General, they are all citizens of Yu Kingdom. Can you really bring yourself to do this to them?” Lu Huai narrowed his eyes. “Emperor Yu Xian is incompetent and tyrannical. The people of Yu Kingdom have suffered for a long time. Their current uprising is nothing more than a fight for food and water. But instead of learning from this, he sent you to suppress them.”
“I don’t know what you’re thinking. I only know that I would never point a sword at my fellow countrymen. Since I can remember, my father has always taught me to respect and love the people and not to hurt them unreasonably. Therefore, I would never do such a heinous and morally depraved thing.”
Of course, he made all of this up.
"But don't worry about these details," Lu Huai said, a slight smirk playing on his lips, his eyes carrying a hint of mockery. "Perhaps the general has served in the army for many years, fighting on all sides, and is different from the common people. He might be able to bring himself to harm anyone."
General Qin's face darkened on one side. Wasn't he implying that he was utterly ruthless and morally depraved? Don't think that just because he's a military officer, he can't understand his wordplay!
"What a joke! To ruthlessly kill one's own compatriots, I have never done such a thing!" General Qin said in a deep voice, his face ashen.
"This humble one knows that the majestic General Dingbei must be a man of flesh and blood, with feelings and loyalty." Lu Huai looked at him with a smile, as if everything was under his control.
General Qin didn't want to see his confident look, so he pursed his lips and said dismissively, "No matter what you say, I have no intention of rebelling. You should give up on that idea."
Lu Huai smiled and said, "This humble subject knows that the general is loyal and righteous, and does not wish to disobey the emperor's grace, which is understandable."
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