Huangxiu

Chapter 152 Inside Story
As for whether Li Haoyuan was wronged or whether there was any inside story, it was not his business.

If you are not in your position, you will not seek your government.

The imperial court and the Supervisory Office will investigate, and the various ministries will handle it. I am just a deputy minister of the Ministry of Rites.

All you can do is do what you have to do well, there is no need to be nosy.

I don't want to cause any more trouble.

Watching Li Haoyuan explain each thing to Chu Mingrui one by one, he could feel his complicated emotions, his deep feelings for the northern soldiers, and his hatred and regret for this defeat.

The expressions of the twenty-three men became more and more sad and angry, as if they had suffered a great injustice.

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 anything.

Chu Zhiyuan couldn't help but sigh.

As expected, he is Huang Cheng's disciple, even though he behaves arrogantly, as if he doesn't care about anyone.

But although they are so young, they are very calm.

They were able to control their arrogance and their desire to show off, and did not rashly speak to provoke these twenty-three men.

Although they all pretended not to know and not to see, these people still couldn't help but speak up: "Your Majesty, Prince, there is something fishy going on here!"

"Shut up!" Li Haoyuan suddenly shouted.

His expression, which had been as calm as water, changed drastically. His eyes were wide open and he looked as aggressive as a tiger.

The men were suddenly silent.

Chu Zhiyuan glanced at him and didn't care.

Regardless of whether there is any inside story or not, it is useless to tell the Ministry of War, the Emperor, or myself and others.

These people should know this, why do they have to reveal the inside story?

Is she trying to stand up for justice, or does she have ulterior motives, or does she have deep feelings for Li Haoyuan?
The human heart is complex and unpredictable.

Especially at this time, when Li Haoyuan fell to the bottom, people's hearts would undergo all kinds of changes, and all kinds of complicated thoughts would emerge.

Chu Zhiyuan didn't want to care about all this and just wanted to bring 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 tell you, I won't be able to sleep at night. You must tell me!"

"Li Huchen, shut up!" Li Haoyuan shouted, pointing outside: "Get out, don't talk nonsense here!"

The middle-aged man had a sturdy figure and his eyes flashed with stubbornness. He gritted his teeth and said, "General, I have to say it!"

"If you think I'm dying too slowly, just say it!" Li Haoyuan gritted his teeth and said coldly, "Do you really have to kill me?"

"General——!"

"Shut up. If you don't want me to die, shut up!"

Chu Zhiyuan was curious and looked at Chu Mingrui.

However, Chu Mingrui stared at the roster in his hand indifferently, with a solemn expression and turning a deaf ear to the outside world.

This list contains the names of soldiers from Fuyuan Town and Gaoling Town.

Name, camp location, position, age, and place of origin.

Chu Zhiyuan's eyes flickered, he lowered his eyelids and said nothing, like a statue.

The hall became so quiet that you could hear a pin drop, and the atmosphere was depressing.

Time passes very slowly.

Chu Mingrui finally finished flipping through the list, looked up at Li Haoyuan, and sighed, "General Li, I admire you. I will report the truth."

After seeing these lists, he was sure that Li Haoyuan was not drawing a salary without working.

This is indeed an anomaly for the border troops.

Li Haoyuan has been stationed at the border for thirty years, but he has never taken a salary without doing any work, which is a good example for other officials.

Unfortunately, the mistake this time was too big.

For a general on the border, drawing a salary without doing any work is a stain, but it is not a big mistake. Everyone does this, so no one should blame anyone else.

The key lies in the ability and means of using troops.

He was good at commanding troops and winning battles, and the imperial court turned a blind eye even though he was collecting empty salaries.

If one is not good at commanding troops and suffers too many casualties among his men, it is a sin even if he does not collect any salary without doing any work.

But being an honest official can save his life, and he may have a chance to be reinstated in the future, it all depends on his luck. Li Haoyuan said in a deep voice: "Thank you, Your Majesty. I will take my leave... Everything here is left to Your Majesty!"

Chu Mingrui said: "Don't worry, I will first take back Fuyuan Town, then rebuild Fuyuan Town and clean up the internal situation."

When Li Haoyuan heard his last words, he immediately realized that Chu Mingrui was a sensible man and there was no need for him to say more.

Come to think of it, as the military god of Dajing, how could he be an ordinary person? How could Prince Ying not think of what I have thought of?
When he thought of this, a bitter expression appeared on his face. He clasped his fists, turned around and left.

"General!"

The men stepped forward and blocked his way.

Li Haoyuan stared at them coldly: "If you want to live, shut up. This is all I have to say. You guys better take care of yourselves. See you in the arena!"

After he said that, he pushed aside the people who were blocking his way and strode out of the yamen.

Chu Zhiyuan looked at these men to see if they would tell him the truth.

But they looked at each other for a few seconds, hesitated for a while, and finally said nothing and left.

After they left, Chu Zhiyuan withdrew his gaze.

Chu Mingrui looked at him with a smile: "Old Four, aren't you curious?"

"You'd better not ask around if you don't have the right curiosity." Chu Zhiyuan said, "You have to hold it in."

Chu Mingrui laughed, thinking what he said was interesting, and said with a smile: "Then how do we know when to be patient and when not to be patient?"

"Then you have to make your own judgment." Chu Zhiyuan said, "Rely on your intuition."

Chu Mingrui laughed: "You look old-fashioned, not like a young man!... They are talking about the inside story of the fall of Fuyuan Town."

"Is Uncle Shi very curious?"

"As for collusion between insiders and outsiders, there must be some inside story, but collusion between insiders and outsiders is collusion between insiders and outsiders. There must be secret spies infiltrating, and they must be eliminated."

"...Then you have to be careful around me, Uncle Ten."

"Of course I will be careful." Chu Mingrui sneered, "Such a sinister method can be seen at a glance that it involves some sects."

Chu Zhiyuan frowned.

Chu Mingrui said: "There are not many sects that Li Haoyuan can be concerned about."

Chu Zhiyuan nodded thoughtfully.

As the general of Zhenyuan, Li Haoyuan is no ordinary general. He has many guards around him, including many masters.

There are still concerns, which should involve the Grand Master.

There are not many sects with grand masters.

The number of such people can be counted on one's fingers, and there are probably even fewer who act so boldly and furtively.

"Uncle Shi, could he be from one of the four great demon sects?"

"They shouldn't."

"Then... the four major sects?"

"Probably not."

"That's the evil sect? ... If it's the evil sect, I'm not afraid to say it, it's probably one of the four major sects or the four major demon sects." Chu Zhiyuan pondered and moved his fingers: "Yaoyue Palace... Wuyou Sect... Jiuli Divine Sect... Yongling Divine Sect..."

Will these four demon sects collude with Dameng?

He shook his head and thought not.

The 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 even more difficult to determine which sect it was.

"Okay, the truth will eventually come out." Chu Mingrui said, "Go back to Yujing and ask around. Let me know when you get the result."

Chu Zhiyuan said: "Uncle Shi, you can communicate with Yujing faster, we are much slower."

"Different."

"Okay." Chu Zhiyuan agreed.

He said goodbye to Chu Mingrui and when he returned to the inn, he saw a middle-aged man waiting outside.

Chu Zhiyuan avoided it in advance and did not see the middle-aged man.

(End of this chapter)