The emperor faked his death? Never mind, I will ascend the throne directly!

Li Chengfeng raised his hand slightly, signaling the two to enter the tent.

Yile stepped in first, and Bahar followed slowly behind, as if everything was under his control.

Inside the tent, Li Chengfeng sat in the main seat, his eyes scanning the two of them sharply.

Yi Lie knelt on one knee, clasped his fists and said:

"Your Majesty, you must make the decision for our Yi people!"

"Chief Yilie, please stand up."

Li Chengfeng said in a gentle tone:

"If you have any grievances, just tell me and I will definitely help you."

Upon hearing this, Yi Lie poured out all his bitterness.

Accusing the King of Northern Frontier of various atrocities:

"Now that the Yiwu tribe has been exterminated by the King of Northern Frontier, the next target will be the Yi tribe."

"But this damned King of Northern Frontier."

"But they indiscriminately exterminated the Yiwu people on the grounds that they were colluding with foreign enemies."

"This is clearly a fabricated accusation, and they clearly want to kill us all!"

"Your Majesty, the Northern Frontier King has wicked ambitions. He wants to annex the entire grassland!"

"The Yiwu tribe blocked his path, so he wiped them out. Now he wants to attack our Yi tribe!"

"Our Yi people have been loyal to Daqian for generations, and we have no second thoughts!"

As Yi Lie spoke, he kowtowed heavily, and blood flowed from his forehead.

Li Chengfeng observed Yi Lie, then turned his gaze to Bahar who was silent beside him.

Bahar looked at Yile, as if Yile's crying had nothing to do with him.

"Bahar."

Li Chengfeng asked, "Do you have any objection to what Chief Yilie said?"

Bahar then spoke, his voice full of sarcasm:

"Your Majesty, what Yilie said is only one-sided."

"The evidence is irrefutable that the Yiwu people are colluding with foreign enemies. The King of Northern Frontier will eliminate them to eliminate this threat to the country."

"As for the Yi people, they have been on good terms with the Yiwu people for generations."

"There's no guarantee there won't be some collusion. The King of Northern Frontier is simply taking precautions."

"Fuck your mother's fart!"

Yilie stood up suddenly, pointed at Bahar's nose and cursed:

"You bastard, you're confusing right and wrong!"

"The Yiwu people, like us, are people of the grassland."

"We all live on the same land. When did we become foreign enemies?"

"It's obvious that your Northern Frontier King is greedy and wants to swallow up the entire grassland!"

Bahar sneered: "Yili, do you dare to say that your Yi tribe has no private contact with the Yiwu tribe?"

"Do you dare to say that you didn't take in the remnants of the Yiwu tribe?"

Yi Lie became even more excited.

"I... I took in the elderly, weak women and children of the Yiwu tribe. These elderly, weak women and children are powerless."

"Your Majesty, how can this be considered collusion with a foreign enemy?"

Li Chengfeng watched the two people arguing endlessly and had already made up his mind.

He knocked on the table lightly to stop the quarrel between the two.

"All right!"

Li Chengfeng took a sip of tea and said:

"Please be patient, both of you. I will make my own judgment."

"Chief Yilie, please go down and rest first. I will thoroughly investigate this matter."

"If it is indeed as you say, I will definitely make the decision for you and give you justice!"

Although Yi Lie was anxious, he did not dare to disobey the imperial order and had to retreat in disappointment.

Seeing this, Bahar curled up his lips into a smug smile.

He thought Li Chengfeng had believed him and was about to leave when he heard Li Chengfeng say calmly:

"Bahar, you stay."

Bahar's heart skipped a beat.

Li Chengfeng's gaze was like a sharp sword, piercing deep into Bahar's heart:

"Bahar, do you think I really believe your nonsense?"

Bahar forced himself to remain calm and said, "Your Majesty, every word I say is true. I have not lied in the least. Please understand."

Li Chengfeng said, "Really? Then I ask you, where is the evidence that the Yiwu people are colluding with foreign enemies?"

"Do you have any solid physical evidence for your so-called evidence? Or are you just relying on your one-sided statement as the King of Northern Frontier?"

"Without solid evidence, it's inappropriate for you, the King of Northern Frontier, to exterminate their clan!"

Bahar hesitated for a long time but couldn't explain what he meant.

Li Chengfeng stood up, walked in front of Bahar, and looked down at him:

"Bahar, I know what you, the King of Northern Frontier, are thinking."

"Do you think that because I am young and easy to fool, I can let you do whatever you want on the grassland?"

"You are wrong! I am telling you today that no one is allowed to tamper with the territory of Daqian!"

"Whoever dares to commit evil on my territory will be spared!"

A cold light flashed in Li Chengfeng's eyes.

"I'll give you a chance. Tell the truth, and maybe I can spare your life."

Bahar kowtowed heavily with a "dong" sound:

"Your Majesty, please understand! I truly do not have any concrete evidence to prove that the Yiwu people are colluding with foreign enemies."

"But I dare to guarantee with my life that the Yiwu people are definitely not kind!"

"Those beasts, they are not human beings!"

Bahar continued:

"They stole our cattle and sheep, seized our land, and killed our wives and children!"

"Our King of Northern Frontier exterminated the Yiwu people purely for self-defense, to protect the safety of the people of Northern Frontier!"

He paused, then added:

"Moreover, the Yiwu people have ambiguous relations with several neighboring countries, and envoys often travel back and forth secretly."

"It's hard not to suspect they're colluding with foreign enemies! Your Majesty, I have no choice but to be on guard!"

Li Chengfeng sneered in his heart:

Bahar is really an acting genius. It's a pity that he doesn't go to perform.

Those so-called "evidences" were nothing but some trivial matters based on hearsay, but after he exaggerated them, they became heinous crimes.

"Your Majesty, I am willing to accept the court's investigation if it is confirmed that the Yiwu people have not colluded with foreign enemies."

"I am willing to be punished!"

After Bahar finished speaking passionately, he kowtowed again.

Li Chengfeng thought:

What Bahar said was half true and half false. The conflict between the Yiwu people and the northern Xinjiang has a long history, but the crime does not warrant genocide.

The King of Northern Frontier's move was most likely to annex the territory and wealth of the Yiwu people. There must be some hidden secrets behind this.

"Bahar."

Li Chengfeng spoke slowly, his voice so calm that no emotion could be detected.

"Get up."

Bahar stood up tremblingly.

"I will send people to the Northern Frontier to thoroughly investigate this matter."

Li Chengfeng said lightly.

"In the meantime, you will stay here and wait for news."

Bahar's heart sank. Stay here?

This is clearly a disguised form of house arrest!

But he did not dare to raise any objection and could only kowtow and express his gratitude:

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness!"

Li Chengfeng waved his hand, signaling him to leave.

Bahar felt as if he had been pardoned and hurriedly left the imperial study.

Li Chengfeng watched Bahar's departing back. He knew very well that the relationships between the tribes on the grassland were complicated and that war would be triggered if he was not careful.

"He Sheng!"

"You must immediately arrange for spies to secretly travel to the northern border to thoroughly investigate the genocide of the Yiwu people."

"Remember, you must find out the truth thoroughly and not leave anything out!"

"According to the order!"

He Sheng took the order and left.

Li Chengfeng summoned Yilie again and rewarded him with a large amount of gold, silver and jewelry to stabilize the situation on the grassland.

After doing all this, Li Chengfeng rubbed his eyebrows and felt tired.