Chapter 2660: The Fox Grieves Over the Death of a Rabbit
Li Bushang kept writing, saying as he wrote, "Leave? Do you think they'll leave after what happened?"
"ah?"
"If the truth is not revealed, these people will not be able to move forward, let alone set foot in Handongwei."
"Why?"
Tian Ye's brows knitted together, and he said with a puzzled look on his face, "Isn't it just the death of the head of the Cheng family? That's the Cheng family's business. Besides, I heard from that Ma Yuanju that the head of the Cheng family is against surrendering the city. In this case, the worst case scenario for the remaining four families is that they will be evenly matched at 2 to 2, which is more advantageous to us."
“…”
"The Xue and Song families who support the surrender of the city should hurry up and start their journey."
Li Bushang glanced at him and said coldly, "It's troublesome because the people who died were those who disagreed with the surrender of the city."
"ah?"
Tian Ye was stunned again.
But when he thought about it again, especially when he recalled Murong Qiu Ming who had always given them a cold look and whose words were full of provocation, he suddenly understood something.
He lowered his voice and said, "Your Excellency, what you mean is that because the dead were those who opposed the surrender of the city, the people in Bailong City will suspect that it is related to us?"
"Um."
"But when people die, we are still on the road."
"But the current situation is that this person's death is beneficial to the court and Yan State. They can't help but associate it with us."
"That--"
Tian Ye hesitated for a moment and said, "But even if that's the case, what does it have to do with the two families who agreed to offer the city? Why should they stay to find out the truth?"
"Whether to surrender the city or not is an internal disagreement among them, but to the entire Yan Kingdom court, the people of Bailong City are outsiders."
Li Bushang finished writing the letter in his hand. He placed his hands on both sides of the letter paper, carefully checking his letter to see if there were any omissions. He said in a deep voice, "If the imperial court dares to take action against the patriarchs of their five major families before the surrender of the city, then they must be worried. After the surrender of the city, they will be nothing more than lambs to the imperial court."
“…”
"Those who originally disagreed with the city's surrender now have something to say."
“…”
"Those who agree to offer the city will also have concerns."
Tian Ye said slowly: "When the rabbit dies, the fox mourns."
"Things feel sympathy for their own kind."
"ah……"
Tian Ye took a deep breath, understood, and murmured: "So, it is precisely because the one who died was the head of the Cheng family who opposed the city's surrender that it is the most troublesome for us."
Li Bushang said, "So, I must stay here and investigate this matter. These people will not leave until the truth is revealed."
“…”
"And what's more serious is——"
Seeing the cold light flashing in his deep wolf eyes, Tian Ye asked hurriedly: "What is it?"
"Who on earth killed Cheng Ye?"
“…”
"Whatever they are, this is indeed a problem we need to solve."
“…”
"If the truth cannot be found, and the murderer is still hiding among these people and has entered Handongwei, it will be an even greater crisis for the court."
Tian Ye took a deep breath and hurriedly bowed, saying, "The commander is indeed very thoughtful. It is I who am shallow."
Li Bushang said calmly, "No need to say that."
“…”
"Go call your brother in. I want him to take a message back. I have two things to tell him."
"yes!"
Tian Ye's younger brother Tian Lian quickly walked in from outside and kowtowed to Li Bushang, saying, "Greetings, Commander."
Li Bushang had already put the letter into the envelope. After sealing it, he looked up at him and said, "Is your horse still able to run?"
Tian Lian immediately said, "Your Excellency can rest assured."
"If I ask you to set off immediately without stopping for even a moment to return to Handongwei to deliver the letter, when will it be delivered?"
Tian Lian frowned, estimated, and said, "If we don't rest at all, the horse won't be able to bear it."
Li Bushang asked, "What if I give you two horses?"
"In this case, a single person riding alone will be enough for a day."
"When should we arrive at Handongwei?"
"Probably, on the morning of the third day."
“…”
Li Bushang thought for a moment, then handed the heart to Tian Lian. Tian Lian took it with both hands and was about to leave. But just as he was about to leave, Li Bushang said, "If you arrive at Handongwei on the morning of the third day, the Emperor may visit the barracks to observe the military training. If so, please give this letter to the Imperial Concubine first."
Tian Lian said: "Yes."
After saying that, he turned and walked out.
Tian Ye stood by and looked at him carefully.
In the military, subordinates are not allowed to criticize their superiors. Even though this commander is younger than all of them, his behavior and abilities since taking office have proved that he is worthy of the position, and some of the criticisms that people had against him have gradually disappeared.
But there is one thing that everyone always keeps in mind, even if they don’t dare to say it.
This is the commander's attitude towards the imperial concubine.
This is not groundless rumors, nor is it just gossip for grown men like these. Many years ago, when the Emperor was on his way back to Beijing after paying homage to the Da Ci'en Temple in Jinling, this commander disappeared with the imperial concubine for several days.
This incident caused a lot of uproar at the time.
Later, although an explanation was given that the imperial concubine slipped and fell into the river when she reached it and was rescued by Commander Li, and the two of them disappeared for those few days, who could tell exactly what happened?
The rumor did not spread because His Majesty the Emperor believed it and sent people to suppress it, both openly and secretly. Anyone who dared to speak out would have their tongue cut off.
Even so, even if the rumors don't spread out loud, how can one not think about them in their hearts?
Now, this is clearly a letter written to report the situation here to His Majesty the Emperor, but he asked someone to give it to the Imperial Concubine first. Isn't he afraid of angering the Emperor and being beheaded?
But no one dared to say more.
At this moment, the guard's voice came from the door: "Master's tent, don't barge in!"
Then, Xie Jiaojiao's voice rang out: "Isn't it okay for me to come and see your master and discuss serious matters with him? We are both investigating the truth of this matter together."
Upon hearing this, Li Bushang frowned slightly.
But he still stood up and walked out. Sure enough, he saw Xie Jiaojiao being stopped by two Jinyiwei at the door. They were arguing. When they saw him come out, they immediately smiled and said, "You're here."
Li Bushang said coldly, "What do you want to discuss with me?"
Xie Jiaojiao did not speak immediately, but looked back. Not far ahead, Tian Lian had already mounted his horse with light equipment and was riding another horse, leaving the camp in a flash.
She said, "Are you writing back to report what's going on here?"
Li Bushang waved lightly to the people around him, and Tian Ye and the others saluted and left. He turned and walked back to the tent, and Xie Jiaojiao followed him in.
Li Bushang asked, "What does this have to do with you?"
Xie Jiaojiao stood behind him, tilting her head to look at him, and said, "So, are you writing to your Emperor, or to that... Imperial Concubine?"
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