However, Gu Yuzhi quickly thought of something else.
This villain named Bai Jiwu approached Prefect Ke the day after the collapse of the Xinliang Iron Mine, and firmly believed that Mr. Huo was not dead, but was hiding in Quanzhou City.
Why?
Gu Yuzhi scratched his head, feeling like he had racked his brains but still couldn't figure it out.
Seeing this, Xie Changshi stepped forward and lowered his voice to explain to Gu Yuzhi: "Your Highness, Mr. Huo once said that they had reported to the Quanzhou authorities several times that there was no iron ore to be mined, and also explained to Your Highness that the collapse of the iron mine was man-made."
Gu Yuzhi nodded his little head, covered his mouth with his hand, and leaned close to Xie Changshi's ear, mimicking him, and said in a small voice, "I know..."
He suddenly exclaimed softly, "It was this Bai Jiwu who orchestrated the collapse of the iron mine, wasn't it?"
Gu Yuzhi clenched his fists, wishing he could go to Quanzhou right now, grab Bai Jiwu, and punch him hard in the face.
Leaving aside Mr. Huo and his group, let's talk about those people at the iron mine who should have been released. If it weren't for Mr. Huo's arrangements, these people would have been dead long ago.
This big bad guy is even worse than Li Yanping!
Gu Yuzhi was so angry that he was trembling all over.
Xie Changshi gave a soft "hmm" and continued, "Bai Jiwu's methods of rising to power were improper, and given that Mr. Huo still wields considerable influence in the Northern Desert Army, he will definitely want to completely eliminate Mr. Huo as an obstacle."
Because both their people and the King of Chu's people understood one thing: once Mr. Huo returned to the Northern Desert Army, the current state of disunity and intrigue within the Northern Desert Army would be alleviated.
Even now, Chief Secretary Xie still feels fortunate that they arrived in time to rescue Huo Qiyuan in Xinliang that day; otherwise, the situation of the Northern Army would only have gotten worse!
Gu Yuzhi nodded his head again to indicate that he understood, and then Chief Secretary Xie straightened up.
He turned to look at Prefect Ke, his gaze no longer as friendly as before, and even his chin was slightly raised: "And then? What happened next?"
Shu Xiaohan couldn't help but burst out laughing when she saw him like that.
The young prince is indeed still a child, expressing his love and hate for someone so clearly.
Ke Liangyi wasn't Shu Xiaohan; he spent all his time with Gu Yuzhi and naturally wouldn't notice this subtle change in him. He continued, "How could I possibly know about Huo Yuan..."
He paused before continuing, "As for Huo Qiyuan's whereabouts, he only said he didn't know. Bai Jiwu went mad, torturing our yamen runners right in front of me..."
Ke Liangyi closed his eyes, and in an instant, he felt as if he were back in the prison, where the guards were tortured little by little by Bai Jiwu until in the end, not a single one of them could be recognized as a human being!
He went from arguing his case vehemently at the beginning to wishing he were the one being captured and tortured later on...
"If Guard Qi had arrived a few days later, none of our yamen runners would have been spared."
"Bai Jiwu said that after he kills all the yamen runners, he will start killing the people of the whole prefecture, one a day. He doesn't believe I won't tell you where Huo Qiyuan is."
"Is this Bai Jiwu out of his mind?!" Gu Yuzhi couldn't help but swear. "He's searched the whole prefecture so many times and tortured so many people to death, and he still hasn't found him. Doesn't that mean Huo Qiyuan isn't in the prefecture?"
Why does he still take his anger out on the people?
Gu Yuzhi rolled his eyes and continued to ask, "Your prefect is surrounded by the Northern Desert Army. Where is the Northern Desert Army's supervisor? Hasn't he said anything? Most importantly, is there no one in the Northern Desert Army who objects to Bai Jiwu's actions?"
"The military supervisor?"
Ke Liangyi gave a sarcastic smile: "The military supervisor of the Northern Desert Army has long since become Bai Jiwu's lackey. Let alone dissuading him, it would be a good thing if he didn't even help the wicked."
The group looked at each other, unsure of what to say.
Ke Liangyi continued, "There are many people in the Northern Desert Army who are dissatisfied with this matter, especially back then..."
He glanced cautiously at Gu Yuzhi, and seeing that Gu Yuzhi was staring at him with wide, unblinking eyes, looking very curious and completely unaware, he breathed a sigh of relief.
Gu Yuzhi tilted his head and asked Teacher Shu, "Teacher Shu, Teacher Shu, many of the people that Prefect Ke didn't mention should be members of the Huo family army, right?"
Before Shu Xiaohan could speak, Gu Yuzhi nodded his head and said, "That must be it!"
Marshal Huo was such a good man, the soldiers he trained must have been the best too!
However, there are exceptions like Bai Jiwu...
Ke Liangyi vaguely skipped over this sentence: "But these people don't have much real power. Military orders are like mountains, and they are afraid that if they cause trouble, they will give the Northern Di people an opportunity to take advantage of the situation, so they can only pretend that they don't know anything."
These words silenced everyone present even more.
Gu Yuzhi was somewhat confused and could only glance at Wen Shu and the other person.
Shopkeeper Wen remained silent, while Teacher Shu's expression was also very unpleasant. She forced a smile and said, "Why do good people not live long, while evil people live for a thousand years?"
Gu Yuzhi asked in confusion, "What? Teacher Shu, why do you say that?"
Is this statement related to what Prefect Ke said?
"Because Bai Jiwu and others were blinded by greed, they could disregard the people of the entire city, and even the threat from the Northern Di people, so they acted without any scruples."
"But those with a conscience are different. They are torn between their conscience and their own conscience, and in the end, faced with the choice between internal and external troubles, they choose to resist the external enemy."
Shu Xiaohan's voice choked with emotion: "This is equivalent to exchanging the lives of all the people in the prefecture for peace on the border."
For these soldiers, it was a choice to kill one person to save a hundred.
Shu Xiaohan was feeling somewhat withdrawn at this moment. She didn't want to explain to the young prince anymore, because she didn't want him to be like those conscientious soldiers, constantly condemning his own incompetence day and night.
Teacher Shu fell silent, and Chief Secretary Xie didn't look at him. Gu Yuzhi then pouted, "But, but Guard Qi arrived in time, and the people didn't suffer."
Those corrupt officials who were tortured were innocent, but compared to them, the common people were still alive and well, which was something to be thankful for.
Ke Liangyi shuddered, not expecting Gu Yuzhi to say such a thing. His expression was strange, as if he wanted to laugh but couldn't. His whole face became somewhat ferocious.
Gu Yuzhi exclaimed and jumped off the chair: "That big bad guy, he wouldn't have sealed off the whole prefecture after Guard Qi left, would he?"
"Chief Secretary Xie, Chief Secretary Xie, what should we do?!"
This villain committed such a heinous crime, and now, besides witnesses, there is physical evidence...
Gu Yuzhi scratched his head and thought to himself, "They can find the physical evidence if they go to Quanzhou."
"We should just take down Bai Jiwu!"
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