After traveling through time, I rely on force to survive

Chapter 240 This method is suitable

Li Qingqing thought she was just an observer in Zhang Haoyi's play.

When the name "General Qing" was mentioned unexpectedly, the old memories buried deep in my mind became clearer.

The fingers beneath the sleeves curled up unconsciously, as if out of control.

Just now, someone said she was wronged.

Suddenly, a wave of bitterness surged into her heart, and she quickly suppressed the emotion.

Seeing that she didn't speak, Li Feng assumed she was unaware of the past, so he quietly explained.

"It is said that it was the Qing family's general who subdued nearly forty foreign enemies who invaded our country and helped our Great Yuan Dynasty rise to power. Unfortunately, he ended up with the stigma of colluding with the enemy and betraying the country, and his entire family was executed..."

As soon as he finished speaking, Li Feng suddenly felt the air around him grow much colder. Confused, he then said…

"Winter came earlier than usual this year. Fortunately, you had Deputy General Chi prepare animal skin tunics for the soldiers in advance."

Li Qingqing smiled but did not respond to his words.

She recalled her past when she was still Qing Li, a period she least wanted to revisit.

At that time, she had just won a battle at the border city when the man sent an imperial envoy with a secret edict, ordering her to immediately ride alone to the capital to report on the military situation.

At the time, Bai Shuang and others repeatedly tried to stop her from going alone.

She, however, was quite confident, believing she had a close relationship with that person. Instead, she smiled and reassured Bai Shuang, telling her and the remaining troops to wait in place.

"Once I return from my audience with the Emperor, we will stay and settle together in the border city!"

Unexpectedly, this trip resulted in the execution of the entire Qing family!

Now, having won another victory at the border city, someone is trying to kill her.

Li Qingqing gave a self-deprecating smile, her gaze sweeping over the two physicians examining Vice General Xu, then turning to Zhang Haoyi, who was still defending Protector Wei, before slowly speaking.

“Lord Zhang, when we capture enemy scouts, we usually feed them a pill first, and they will reveal the whole truth within an hour.”

Li Qingqing smiled slightly and waved a small bottle in front of Zhang Haoyi.

"Let's not waste any more time. I suggest we take down Protector Wei immediately. I guarantee that within an hour, he will confess all his crimes."

Li Qingqing met Zhang Haoyi's gaze and smiled even more broadly.

"Since you can openly destroy evidence and distort the truth, it shouldn't be too much for me to openly give Governor Wei a pill to reveal the truth, right?"

"you dare!"

Protector Wei trembled with rage, his finger twitching slightly as he pointed at Li Qingqing. "How dare you attempt to murder me?!"

A flicker of panic crossed Wei Duhu's eyes.

You bastard Li Qing, once I find out your true identity, I'll make sure you regret it.

"Lord Wei, you are wronging me! I just felt that Lord Zhang's investigation didn't need to be so complicated!"

Li Qingqing turned to look at Zhang Haoyi and sighed softly.

"Lord Zhang, since these pieces of evidence are not quite satisfactory to you, how about you adopt my suggestion?"

Zhang Haoyi's heart skipped a beat, and he quickly waved his hand.

"Li Qing, do not act impulsively. This case is complex and we must not harm the innocent. Here's what we'll do... Guards, take Wei Shenglu away first, and I will interrogate him after I have thoroughly investigated the matter!"

After saying this, Zhang Haoyi impatiently strode away first.

The deputy generals who remained in the hall were furious, their faces turning ashen. Although they argued their case, they dared not rashly stop Zhang Haoyi and the others from leaving.

Zhang Haoyi ordered his men to bring Protector Wei back. Once there were no outsiders around, he finally dropped his official airs and launched into a tirade of angry rebukes directed at Protector Wei.

"Lord Wei, I seriously question your competence. I almost managed to convict them of false accusation, but who knew you would dredge up such an old case! Tell me, this matter has been over for many years, why hasn't it been resolved yet?"

Zhang Haoyi was filled with indignation, his brows furrowed into a deep frown, and he paced back and forth in the room in anger.

We must protect Protector-General Wei! We cannot fail Prime Minister Qin's instructions!

If this fellow weren't his mentor's treasure trove, he would have truly let him go unchecked!

"How could I have known that Xu Chengqi would be so cunning, resorting to such a clever escape tactic! Imperial Censor Song is even more treacherous; all the documents from that year were clearly burned, yet he still has the logbook in his possession!"

Protector Wei looked aggrieved.

"These two are lurking in the border city, actually plotting to get back at me! Their intentions are utterly wicked! And Li Qing, she actually dares to brazenly try to harm me with pills, it's simply outrageous! Utterly absurd!!"

"Fortunately, I was clever enough to reduce his battle merits, otherwise he would probably have become even more arrogant!"

"Shut up! You treasure pot, ugh! You old scoundrel, you're more trouble than you're worth! You're going to kill me!"

Zhang Haoyi suddenly stopped and cursed at him.

"Do you really think you can just cut off his merits like that? Do you really think those lashes on his back were for nothing? Get me started right now, we have to kill him right here!"

Just as he finished speaking, a soldier came in to report: "Sir, a man claiming to be Lord Wei's subordinate has brought two children here, saying he has important matters to report."

Upon hearing this, Protector-General Wei was immediately thrilled.

"Quick! Let him in, Lord Zhang, we have a way to deal with Li Qing!"

Inside the hall, the deputy generals and others looked at the unconscious Deputy General Xu with expressions of worry.

Li Qingqing fed Vice General Xu a universal antidote pill, and after giving him some brief instructions, the two returned to the main hall of their residence together.

"It was my carelessness. I didn't expect Zhang Haoyi and his group to be so bold as to openly destroy evidence!" Li Feng said, somewhat annoyed.

Li Qingqing shook her head and casually picked up her teacup and took a sip.

"It has nothing to do with you. It's just that Zhang Haoyi is too good at hiding his true nature! Even the Grand Preceptor was deceived. Besides, you and I have not lived in the capital for long, so how would we know his true nature?"

Li Feng pondered for a moment and then discussed:

"We don't know when the Shadow Guards sent to Qi'an Kingdom will return. If Zhang Haoyi pushes us too far, I plan to use Prince Qing's order to subdue them first. What do you think of this plan? Although it's a last resort, we've already won a great victory in defending the city. Once the truth is revealed, the Emperor will certainly not blame us!"

Li Qingqing immediately shook her head to stop her, "No! If this gets to the capital, the Li family will definitely be in danger!"

That person is inherently suspicious. As a general, Li Feng holds military power. Regardless of his initial intentions, that person will assume he is plotting a rebellion. If he were to actually do that, the Li family could very well become the next Qing family!

"Do you have a plan?" Li Feng asked, seeing that Li Qingqing seemed confident.

Li Qingqing nodded.

"In Wei Duhu's secret room, we actually found a secret letter written by Qin Heng to Wei Duhu. I originally kept it for future use, but now we can use these secret letters to force Zhang Haoyi to give up Wei Duhu!"

As the two were discussing, Yun Su strode in.

"My lord, news has come from Qingfeng Pavilion that the Wei River has suddenly experienced ice jams and the disaster is severe. His Highness Prince Qing has been ordered to set off for Wei Prefecture."

"Has Mu Yunjing finally left the capital?"

Li Qingqing was overjoyed.

"At least we won't have to be on guard against being framed day and night. However, the natural disasters brought by the ice jams on the Weihe River will probably be more troublesome! Have Qingfeng Pavilion send more people to protect him."

Suddenly, a commotion arose outside, and then Yun Wu burst into the hall.

"Lord, the border patrol envoy has surrounded the courtyard with his troops, saying he wants to arrest you and the general!"