Chapter 152 Inside Story
As for whether Li Haoyuan was wronged or whether there was an inside story, it was not up to him.
If you are not in your position, you will not seek your government.
The imperial court and the Supervision Department investigate, and various ministries and yamen handle it. I am just a member of the Ministry of Etiquette.
All you can do is do what you have to do well, there is no need to do too much.
I don’t want to cause any unnecessary problems.
Watching Li Haoyuan explain everything to Chu Mingrui, one can feel his complicated emotions, his deep feelings for the soldiers in the north, and his hatred and annoyance for the defeat.
The faces of the twenty-three men became increasingly sad and angry, as if they had been greatly wronged.
He pretended not to see it, and Chu Mingrui also pretended not to see it.
The two eunuchs in red also pretended not to see it.
Chu Zhiyuan couldn't help but sigh secretly.
As expected, he is Huang Cheng's disciple and grandson. Although he behaves arrogantly, it seems that he doesn't take anyone seriously.
But they are so young and very calm-minded.
They were able to restrain their arrogance and show off, and did not rashly provoke these twenty-three men.
Although they all pretended not to know and couldn't see it, these people still couldn't help but say: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, there is something inside on this matter!"
"Shut up!" Li Haoyuan suddenly shouted.
His calm demeanor changed drastically, his eyes widened with anger, and he became as powerful as a violent tiger.
The men suddenly fell silent.
Chu Zhiyuan glanced at him and didn't care.
Regardless of whether there is an inside story or not, it is useless to tell the Ministry of War, the emperor, and others.
These people should know, why do they have to reveal the inside story?
Is it a matter of vindication, an ulterior motive, or does he have deep feelings for Li Haoyuan?
People's hearts are complicated and unpredictable.
Especially at this time, when Li Haoyuan hits the bottom, various changes will occur in people's hearts, and all kinds of complex thoughts will emerge.
Chu Zhiyuan didn't want to pay attention to this and just wanted to take Li Haoyuan back to Beijing as soon as possible.
Li Haoyuan continued to hand over to Chu Mingrui.
After a while, someone spoke again and said in a deep voice: "General, if I don't say it, I won't be able to sleep at night. I must say it!"
"Li Huchen, shut up!" Li Haoyuan shouted, pointing outside: "Get out, don't talk nonsense here!"
The middle-aged man had a tiger-like head and a stubborn look in his eyes. He gritted his teeth and said, "General, I have to say it!"
"If you think I die too slowly, then tell me!" Li Haoyuan gritted his teeth and said coldly: "Do you have to kill me?"
"General——!"
"Shut up, shut up if you don't want me to die!"
Chu Zhiyuan was intrigued and looked at Chu Mingrui.
But Chu Mingrui stared at the roster in his hand indifferently, with a solemn expression, turning a deaf ear to the outside world.
This roster contains the lists of soldiers from Fuyuan Town and Gaoling Town.
Name, camp, position, age, place of origin.
Chu Zhiyuan's eyes flashed, and he lowered his eyelids without saying a word, like a statue.
The hall fell silent, you could hear a needle drop, and the atmosphere was depressing.
Time passes very slowly.
Chu Mingrui finally finished flipping through the directory, looked up at Li Haoyuan, and sighed: "General Li, I admire you... I will report it truthfully."
After he saw these lists, he was sure that Li Haoyuan was not free of charge.
This is indeed an anomaly for the frontier army.
After thirty years of working in the border area, Li Haoyuan actually refused to pay his dues, which was an example for his ministers.
Unfortunately, this time the mistake was too big.
To the general soldiers at the border, being paid empty wages is a stain, but it is not a big fault. Everyone is like this, so no one can blame anyone.
The key is still the ability and means of using troops.
He is good at using soldiers and can win battles. Even if he is paid empty wages, the court will turn a blind eye.
If you are not good at using troops and your men suffer too many casualties, even if you don't take empty pay, it is still a sin.
But being an honest official can save his life. It may not be impossible for him to recover in the future. It depends on his luck. Li Haoyuan said in a deep voice: "Thank you, Your Majesty. I will retire at the end... Everything here will be left to Your Majesty!"
Chu Mingrui said: "Don't worry, in the future, we will first take back Fuyuan Town, then rebuild Fuyuan Town and clean up the interior."
When Li Haoyuan heard his last words, he immediately understood that Chu Mingrui was a sensible person and there was no need to say more.
Thinking about it, as the military god of Da Jing, how could he be an ordinary person? How could Prince Ying not think of what he thought of?
Thinking of this, he looked bitter, fisted, turned around and left.
"General!"
The men stepped forward to block his way.
Li Haoyuan stared at them coldly: "If you want to survive, just shut up. I will finish my words here so that you can know for yourself. See you in the world!"
After saying this, he pushed aside the people blocking his way and strode out of the Yamen.
Chu Zhiyuan looked at these men to see if they would tell the inside story.
But they looked at each other for a few times, and after some hesitation, they finally said nothing and left one after another.
After they left, Chu Zhiyuan looked back.
Chu Mingrui looked at him with a smile: "Fourth, aren't you curious?"
"You should not be curious, it's best not to inquire blindly." Chu Zhiyuan said: "You have to hold it back."
Chu Mingrui laughed, thinking what he said was interesting, and said with a smile: "Then how do you know when to endure it and when not to endure it?"
"Then it's up to your own judgment." Chu Zhiyuan said, "Let's rely on intuition."
Chu Mingrui laughed: "You are so old-fashioned, you don't look like a young man!...They are talking about the inside story of the fall of Fuyuan Town."
"Uncle Ten is curious, right?"
"As for internal and external collusion, there must be some inside story, but internal and external collusion is internal and external collusion. There must be secret agents infiltrating, and the secret agents must be eliminated."
"...Uncle Ten, you have to be careful around you."
"Of course I will be careful." Chu Mingrui sneered: "This kind of insidious method involves some sects at a glance."
Chu Zhiyuan's eyebrows were raised.
Chu Mingrui said: "There are not many sects that Li Haoyuan can worry about."
Chu Zhiyuan nodded thoughtfully.
As the commander-in-chief of Zhenyuan, Li Haoyuan is not an ordinary general. He has many guards around him, including many masters.
There are still concerns, and the Grand Master should be involved.
Not many sects have great masters.
You can count them on your fingers, but there are probably even fewer people who act so boldly and sneakily.
"Uncle Ten, isn't he from the Four Demon Sects?"
"They probably won't."
"Then...the four major sects?"
"Probably not."
"That's the evil sect?...Don't be afraid to say what the evil sect says, it's probably still the four major sects or the four major demon sects." Chu Zhiyuan pondered, twirling his fingers: "Yaoyue Palace... Wuyou Sect... Jiuli Shen Sect... Yongling Divine Cult..."
Will these four demon sects collude with Dameng?
He shook his head, thinking not.
Four major sects?
"Baiyun Sword Palace...Qinglu Cliff...Dalingyan Peak...Feitian Sect..."
Chu Zhiyuan frowned.
It was difficult for him to determine whether it was one of the four major sects, and it was even harder to determine which sect it was.
"Okay, the truth will eventually come to light." Chu Mingrui said: "Go back to Yujing and inquire about it, and let me know when you get the results."
Chu Zhiyuan said: "Uncle Ten, it would be faster for you to communicate with Yu Jing, but it would be much slower for us to communicate with each other."
"It's different."
"Okay." Chu Zhiyuan agreed.
He said goodbye to Chu Mingrui and when he returned to the post house, he saw a middle-aged man waiting outside.
Chu Zhiyuan avoided it in advance and did not see the middle-aged man.
(End of chapter)