The entire northwest army was immersed in grief because of Du Ji's death. Apart from the grief, it was more determined to fight the gold thief to the death.
But more people want to find out the spy who betrayed Du Ji.
"It must be Shen Xiao!" Sheng Peiyin looked at the Ninth Prince excitedly, "It must be him. If it wasn't for him, how could he know that General Du is in danger, and come to rescue General Du by such a coincidence."
The Ninth Prince frowned, would Shen Xiao be a spy who colluded with the Jin people? This suspicion is too unbelievable, "Impossible, Shen Xiao is my Great Zhou's general, he has been a famous general for generations, it is impossible to betray Great Zhou."
"He didn't betray Da Zhou, but General Du." Sheng Peiyin firmly believed that Shen Xiao was a spy. Now she understood why Shen Xiao treated her father so cruelly in his last life. It must be because his father knew his secret. She acted aggressively and killed her father to cover up his identity as a spy.
"Yin'er, don't talk nonsense. If Shen Xiao hadn't provided timely support last time, General Du would have...they are heroes who cherish each other, and they definitely wouldn't be spies."
This is a kind of trust in the hero.
That's right, in the eyes of many people in the capital, Shen Xiao is a great hero who defends his home and country. Like General Du, he is the patron saint of their Great Zhou. Now that they have lost a patron saint, the whole Great Zhou feels sad and angry. If it is rumored that Shen Xiao is a spy...
Then the morale of all the soldiers in Dazhou would collapse, and who would have the confidence to fight against the gold thief
Sheng Peiyin became anxious, and stared at Ninth Prince displeasedly, "You don't believe me?"
"It's not that I believe you and that Shen Xiao is a spy, but that we need evidence. Before there is no evidence, we can't spread any rumors that are not good for our Great Zhou." The Ninth Prince said sternly. It was the first time he showed such a serious expression to Sheng Peiyin.
"I will definitely find evidence." Sheng Peiyin gritted her teeth and shouted, she must make Shen Xiao pay the price.
Apart from Sheng Peiyin, there were actually other people who suspected Shen Xiao.
In the handsome camp, the prince sat behind the desk with a heavy face, Qi Zheng and the other lieutenants stood on either side of him, everyone looked sad and angry.
Shen Xiao stood in the center, receiving everyone's suspicious or speculative gazes.
"General Shen, how did you know that General Du's expedition is different?" The crown prince, like the Ninth Prince, did not believe that Shen Xiao would betray Du Ji. Even less believed that Shen Xiao was a spy.
But Du Yan'e, who had just lost her father, didn't believe Shen Xiao. She thought that Shen Xiao knew Du Ji was being tricked by such a coincidence, and arrived after Du Ji was shot by such a coincidence. It is clear that he wants to collude with Jin Ren to kill Du Ji.
Shen Xiao's face is calm, he is upright, not afraid of being questioned by others, "Returning to Your Highness, I will finally know about it from Li Xianfeng. This is the secret letter I got from Li Xianfeng."
Li Xianfeng's name is Li Peiye, and he is the left vanguard under Du Ji's command. On the eve of the battle, he suddenly had convulsions all over his body and had a persistent fever. In the end, he did not follow Du Ji into the battle. Shen Xiaoyuan wanted to visit him. But seeing that he was full of energy and his eyes were shining, so he knew something was different. After probing, he was forcibly searched and the letter was found under his bed.
"Li Peiye is a spy?" The prince rubbed his chin and pondered, looking at Qi Zheng, "What do you think?"
Qi Zheng looked stern. He said in a deep voice, "This Li Peiye may not be a spy. If he really betrayed General Du, why did General Shen still keep the evidence? Why don't you call him here and ask him carefully."
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince immediately sent someone to find Li Peiye. Li Peiye was haggard and looked sluggish. When he saw the Crown Prince and Shen Xiao, he knelt down with trembling feet.
"Li Peiye, does this belong to you?" The prince asked sharply. As soon as he saw Li Peiye like this, he thought of Du Ji's death and became angry.
Li Peiye's face was pale, he glanced at Shen Xiao cautiously, shook his head and said it was not his own.
Qi Zheng frowned, puzzled by Li Peiye's reaction.
"General Shen, save me... save me..." When the crown prince said that he wanted to beat Li Peiye with a stick, he suddenly asked Shen Xiao for help.
Du Ji's military advisor's eyes changed slightly, and the way he looked at Shen Xiao became strange.
"You think I'll save you?" Shen Xiao raised the corner of his mouth and looked at Li Peiye coldly.
"General Shen, I'm working for you, you must save me." Li Peiye shouted.
If His Royal Highness still can't see what this Li Peiye wants to do, then he has lived all these years in vain, "Take Li Peiye down first, and don't allow anyone to approach him."
However, before the two soldiers came to Li Peiye's side, Li Peiye suddenly twitched all over his body.
Shen Xiao's expression changed, and he hurriedly squatted down, "What's wrong with you?"
Li Peiye spat out a mouthful of blood, his eyes were filled with unwillingness, "General Shen..."
He leaned close to Shen Xiao's ear, whispered a few words, and died after finishing speaking.
"What did he say?" the prince asked hastily.
Shen Xiao pursed her lips tightly, as if she didn't hear the prince's words.
"The gold thief is playing tricks!" At this moment, Du Ji's two most loyal confidants finally stepped forward, and Lu Jiasheng looked at Li Peiye's body and sighed with a sneer.
"What did Lu Junshi say?" the prince asked.
Lu Jiasheng and the bearded man next to him wanted to avenge Du Ji the most, but they knew better than to frame others without evidence. Da Zhou couldn't afford to lose a general now.
Moreover, Du Ji talked to them before he died, and they, like General Du, did not believe that Shen Xiao would be a spy.
So who is the spy
Seeing that he didn't speak, the prince understood that he was caring, and ordered everyone else to go down, leaving only Shen Xiao and Qi Zheng.
"The gold thief wants to kill two birds with one stone!" The remaining people were also trusted by Lu Jiasheng, so he did not hesitate to express his doubts.
Qi Zheng also had the same opinion, "Killing General Du first, and then making us suspect General Shen because of General Du's death, this is the goal of the gold thief."
"Golden men have always been straightforward in war, but now they know how to use such a poisonous strategy?" the prince asked in shock.
"Someone must be behind the golden man to offer advice!" Lu Jiasheng said.
Only then did Shen Xiao speak in a deep voice, "Li Peiye was forced. What he said in my ear just now... means that he was sorry for General Du and had to do this."
That's right, Li Peiye was apologizing to Shen Xiao before he died, but he couldn't help it.
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince became furious, "Who on earth betrayed Da Zhou!"
"If the military camp can't find out, shouldn't we start from the capital?" Qi Zheng said suddenly.
(A little chapter first~)