Chapter 108 What’s the guilty conscience?
As a first-class general, Shen Yu probably never thought that one day he would be taught the ways of being an official.
For a moment, he didn't know what to say.
"Don't take it seriously. Let me tell you, within the system, those who can do things will definitely not be able to defeat those who can show their merits. This is the unspoken rule. There is no way to change it, only to adapt."
Wen Wan is still teaching her earnestly, and it can be seen that she is sincerely planning a future for him.
"Within the system? What does it mean?" Shen Yu caught an unfamiliar word.
Wen Wan: "Uh...it means working in the court. This is not important. Do you remember what I said?"
"..." Shen Yu: "Remember."
Wen Wan nodded happily, "That's good. With your strength, as long as you manage well, you will definitely become a general in the future. Then you will have to thank me for my guidance."
"Ha," Shen Yu raised his lips, "I will thank you now!"
The tone was gritted, but unfortunately Wen Wan was still paying attention to his abdominal muscles, so she didn't notice it at all.
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The border town defenders were busy from sunrise to dusk before they finished cleaning up everything in Prefect Lin's mansion.
In Prefect Lin's study, I found letters that had not yet been burned. Unfortunately, the content of the letters could not be identified clearly. I could only tell from the paper that the letters were written on. It was the rice paper favored by the imperial aristocracy.
There is also a cellar in the study, which contains various antique jades. There are so many of these things that Prefect Lin did not have time to take them all away when he left.
A large force of border town defenders was stationed outside the city. When night fell, only a few smoke rose from the camp.
In the tent, Shen Yu, wearing only a robe, sat opposite Wen Wan and picked up food for her.
"The food in the temporary camp is a bit shabby. I will make up for it when I return to the border town."
Although Wen Wan is greedy, she is not picky about food, "Well, how can I be so squeamish? I am satisfied if I can eat enough."
"Oh?" Shen Yu's eyes fell on the coriander and fat meat she picked out, "Well, I'm not squeamish."
"There's something wrong with your tone." Wen Wan stared at him suspiciously.
Shen Yu looked calm, "You are too worried."
Wen Wan sneered and glared at him fiercely. Just as she was about to argue with him, she saw Shan Shui and Huo Miao escorting a gray-faced man in.
Upon closer inspection, the embarrassed person was none other than Prefect Lin, who was chatting and laughing yesterday.
Prefect Lin seemed to have been tortured quite a lot, his nose was bruised and his face was swollen, and he also had a broken arm.
He had a grimace on his face and said, "General, please spare your life. I don't know anything. It was all done by the people under me."
As soon as it comes, the responsibility is completely pushed away.
Shen Yu's eyes suddenly turned cold, "Oh?"
Wen Wan, who was sitting opposite him, took one look at his expression and silently praised him.
I didn't expect that this guy's acting skills were quite good at the critical moment. He was very serious and powerful, and he really looked like a majestic general.
Taishou Lin cried with snot and tears, "General Mingjian was all done by my housekeeper. In the name of my Taishou, he colluded with Mrs. Yun and secretly sold iron ore to make money. I only found out today."< br>
Shen Yu had a cold face and said nothing.
Taishou Lin kowtowed, "General, if you don't believe me, you can bring my housekeeper and Mrs. Yun to confront me. They are all responsible for it, and I have no idea about it."
"Confrontation?" Shen Yu glanced over with sharp eyes, "Didn't you kill your housekeeper? If you want to confront him, how about I send you down to confront him?"
Prefect Lin was so frightened that he waved his hands repeatedly, "No, I didn't kill him! You have no evidence! Even if you get to the Imperial Capital, in front of the emperor, and there is no evidence, you can't force me to admit to an unfounded crime." Hearing this , even Wen Wan could see that Governor Lin refused to admit the private sale of iron ore.
She put down her chopsticks worriedly, not wanting to eat.
Shen Yu didn't panic at all, and still put her favorite ribs into her bowl in an elegant manner. She didn't seem to take Taishou Lin's refusal to plead guilty at all.
"That's all. After all, I'm just a military commander. It's not my turn to intervene in matters such as investigating crimes."
Shen Yu added lightly, "But... whether those people can let you return to the Imperial Capital alive is beyond the general's control. After all, for them, only the dead can shut up forever."
Wen Wan also nodded, and while eating, she pretended to be relaxed and said:
"General Yingming, for you, preventing the private sale of iron ore is a great achievement. It doesn't matter who pleads guilty. Prefect Lin is unwilling to reveal the person behind the scenes. We will pin this crime on him later." Come on, isn’t it evidence? If not, let’s make a few fake ones..."
"You, you! You cruel bitch..."
Before he could even curse the word "goods", Shen Yu threw the chopsticks in his hand and barely grazed Prefect Lin's cheek, scaring him so much that he didn't dare to speak again.
Shen Yu chuckled and said to Wen Wan, "That's a good idea. He is playing rogue with us, so we don't have to deal with him morally."
When Prefect Lin heard this, he couldn't get away with this crime, and his face turned black with anger.
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Shen Yu seemed impatient and waved his hand to Shan Shui to drag him out.
After they left, Wen Wan asked Shen Yu with a serious face.
"Prefect Lin insisted that his housekeeper and Mrs. Yun were selling the iron ore privately. He was determined that neither the housekeeper nor Mrs. Yun could come forward to testify against him. You just said that the housekeeper had been killed by him, but what about Mrs. Yun?"
When Shen Yu heard this, he said in a deep voice: "Escaped."
Being able to escape under such tight control of the border town defenders made things complicated.
Although neither of them said it explicitly, each could see the seriousness of the matter from the other's eyes.
After a while, Shen Yu comforted him softly: "Okay, you can eat in peace, I will handle these things."
Wen Wan nodded, but still had no appetite.
"It seems that there is an accomplice of Prefect Lin in Fengcheng." Wen Wan frowned and asked, "Do you have a clue?"
Shen Yu's lips moved and he was about to speak.
A soldier hurriedly ran in, bowed to Shen Yu and reported.
"To report to the general, there is a girl named He outside the camp who says she is your old friend and wants to meet the general."
When Shen Yu heard this, his expression instantly became a bit unnatural.
Shen Yu turned away with a guilty conscience and sent the soldier who reported the message, "Go and tell her to wait outside the camp. I will be there soon."
The soldier took the order and left.
Wen Wan looked over suspiciously, "Miss He? An old friend?"
Shen Yu cleared his throat and said in a rough voice: "I, I'm not really General Shen, and He Miao doesn't want to see me."
"Ha," Wen Wanpi said with a dead smile, "How wonderful? You even know her name. Also, she didn't see you, why are you panicking? Are you still stuttering?"
"Who, who stutters..." Shen Yu wanted to bite off his tongue.
Wen Wan snorted coldly, stood up and put her hands on her hips, "Zhou Chai! Tell me clearly, what does this He Miao have to do with you?"
(End of chapter)