jdhmnovel Chapter 165 Backstabber, Don't Let Me Down!
Chapter 165 Backstabber, Don't Let Me Down!
Fucha Xiangming turned his head away with a hint of disdain and snorted coldly, "I'm just telling the truth."
Zhai Rongyu almost laughed out of anger at him.
Was this person a sewing machine in their past life?
[They're so good at putting down each other.]
He wanted to pin every possible blame on his brother.
Zhai Rongyu's eyes narrowed, and he pulled something from his pocket, held it up in front of everyone, and said loudly, "I wonder if this thing has the ability to deal with soldiers?"
The soldiers were immediately terrified!
"Golden Token!"
"It's actually a gold medal token!"
General Lu exclaimed excitedly, "The one who holds the golden token and command arrow is as if the Emperor himself is present, and naturally has the authority to deal with the soldiers!"
Everyone knelt down in awe and paid their respects.
Fucha Xiangming glanced at it and felt a ringing in his ears, his face suddenly turning pale.
The Emperor even bestowed upon her a golden token and arrow!
How dare a mere woman climb over him!
He secretly hated it.
These Zhai siblings are equally disgusting!
Zhai Rong brandished the golden token at Fucha Xiangming, smiling innocently, and said, "General Fucha, who's in charge now?"
Fucha Xiangming suppressed his frustration, gritted his teeth, knelt down, and forced out a few words through his teeth.
"Naturally, she is the county princess."
Zhai Rong smiled, put away the golden token, and helped General Lu up.
"General Lu, please take him away. Don't let him die, and don't allow anyone to visit him."
"At three quarters past Xu hour, I will personally interrogate him." She glanced at Fucha Xiangming, her delicate eyebrows slightly raised.
"Yes!" General Lu bowed and led the man away.
afternoon.
Fucha Xiangming sat in his tent and slammed the scroll on the table at Li Yan.
"Useless! You've hired an idiot like this to do your job. If he makes one move tonight, we're all doomed!"
He clenched his fist and slammed it heavily on the table several times.
Now that General Lu is personally guarding the area, there's simply no opportunity to kill that soldier!
What was a good situation has now turned into such a passive one.
It's all Li Yan's fault, that idiot!
Li Yan groaned in pain and quickly knelt down. "General, please calm down! I failed in my duty!"
"But don't worry, General, Zhao Xiaofeng won't confess!"
Zhao Xiaofeng was the soldier who was captured.
Fucha Xiangming narrowed his eyes and glanced at Li Yan. "What leverage do you have over him?"
Li Yan immediately lowered his head and said, "Zhao Xiaofeng is the most filial son. Now his mother's life is in our hands. I warned him that if the matter is exposed, as long as he confesses and is executed, I will help him treat his mother; otherwise..."
He made a gesture of slitting his throat with a chopstick, his eyes filled with murderous intent.
Fucha Xiangming felt somewhat relieved when he thought of Zhao Xiaofeng's silence earlier, but he still had some concerns.
“How much does he know about us?” he asked somberly.
Li Yan immediately cupped his hands and reported, "I only instructed him to flood the grain; I did not mention the general to him! Please rest assured, General!"
Fucha Xiangming finally felt relieved.
but……
His eyes darted around, his sharp gaze landing on the top of Li Yan's head.
It's better to be safe than sorry; you need to have a backup plan...
Thinking of this, Fucha Xiangming showed a hint of contempt on his face, then concealed his expression, pretended to be friendly and walked up to Li Yan, reaching out to help him up, "I was just in a moment of panic, Li Yan was frightened."
Li Yan hurriedly got up, his attitude becoming even more respectful.
"Thank you, General, for your mercy!"
Fucha Xiangming smiled and said, "You are the person I trust most. How could I possibly blame you?"
Li Yan was flattered and overwhelmed.
A glint flashed in Fucha Xiangming's eyes as he pulled a letter from his sleeve and handed it to Li Yan. "In a little while, take this letter to the outside of the military camp. Remember to place it under the third stone in the usual spot."
Li Yan took the letter and said solemnly, "General, rest assured! I will definitely handle it properly!"
This wasn't the first time he had delivered a message for the general.
Although he didn't know who the letter was for, he naturally obeyed the general's orders.
A subtle sense of pride even rose in Li Yan's chest.
General Fucha trusted him, which is why he entrusted him with such a confidential matter.
He must live up to the general's trust!
"Report—" came a soldier's report from outside the tent, "General Fucha, Lieutenant General Li, the county princess requests your presence!"
Fucha Xiangming's face suddenly darkened.
It's not time for interrogation yet. What could they possibly want from us at this hour?
Could it be... related to Nan Sang?
"Did the county magistrate say what business she has with us?" He walked outside the tent and asked the soldier.
The soldier shook his head. "I don't know."
"Understood, let's go down."
After the soldier took his leave, Fucha Xiangming rolled his eyes and said to Li Yan, "Go and check the situation first, and then deliver the message later."
"Yes!"
The two went together to Zhai Rongyu's camp.
"General Fucha has arrived." Zhai Rongyu sat in the main seat of the tent and slowly poured himself a cup of tea.
"County Lady."
After Fucha Xiangming finished his greetings, he saw that General Lu was also there, and a bad feeling rose in his heart.
"General Lu, what are you doing here instead of watching over Zhao Xiaofeng?"
General Lu laughed heartily, "General Fucha, you may not know this, but the county princess originally intended to interrogate Zhao Xiaofeng at three quarters past 7 PM. However, who knew he was such a coward? He was easily intimidated and confessed to the mastermind!"
"He confessed?!" Fucha Xiangming and Li Yan were shocked.
Zhai Rongyu took a sip of tea, but his gaze lingered briefly on the two men's faces. "I only said that there was a mastermind behind it all. As for who it is, we'll have to wait until 7:45 PM to find out through careful questioning."
“However,” she said, extending her right hand and gently blowing on the talisman between her fingers, a smile blooming on her face, “no matter how stubborn he is, I have a way to make him talk.”
Zhai Rongyu specifically emphasized the time.
I refuse to believe that Fucha Xiangming will not take any action.
[Backstabber, don't let me down!]
Fucha Xiangming and Li Yan exchanged a glance, a flash of murderous intent passing through their eyes.
Zhai Rongyu said, "Didn't General Fucha always mind that Zhao Xiaofeng couldn't be dealt with according to military regulations?"
"I intend to have him executed in public tomorrow," she said with a slow smile, adding, "along with the mastermind behind it all."
Fucha Xiangming said with a forced smile, "With the golden token in her hand, the county princess can do whatever she wants."
Zhai Rongyu raised an eyebrow, neither confirming nor denying.
She turned to General Lu and said, "General Lu, you must be tired today. Go and have a meal first. There are plenty of capable men in that camp anyway, a meal won't be a problem."
“Now that Zhao Xiaofeng has confessed, he can’t escape.”
General Lu laughed heartily, "Thank you, County Princess!"
After a long day of running around, he was indeed starving.
Now I could eat a whole cow!
Several people came out of Zhai Rongyu's tent.
General Lu took his leave to have a meal.
Fucha Xiangming lowered his voice and said angrily, "Didn't you say that Zhao Xiaofeng wouldn't confess? What's going on now!"
Li Yan was also starting to panic.
"This...this subordinate doesn't know what's going on either..."
Fucha Xiangming said angrily, "While General Lu is away, go and check on things in the prison right now!"