Fortunately, Guo Linchong was in good health. After Zhong Yi's treatment, he had no worries about his life. He just lost too much blood and was still in a coma.
It is impossible for Xue Changfeng not to know about such a commotion in the military camp, but the war with Xisu is still going on. As a last resort, Xue Changfeng personally led people to fight, and the mess in the general camp was handed over to Xue Ziqin. A: The criminals must be handed over, and the Northern Army must not be allowed to bear the blame.
The corpse of the eldest prince has been cleaned up and sent to the capital immediately. Xue Ziqin naturally let the most secure Min Qiu carry out such important tasks.
Zhou Xiao followed Xue Changfeng and Shan Mo on the front line, Min Qiu had already set off in the barracks, and the only available lieutenant beside Xue Ziqin was lying unconscious, so Hu Jiang also took over the duties of several lieutenants and followed Xue Ziqin to help to investigate the matter together.
After confirming that Guo Linchong was okay, and that all the people in the pass had been tied up, Xue Ziqin sat in the general's tent with a sad face.
"Tell me, what did you find?" Xue Ziqin sighed and said to Jiang Ye.
Jiang also thought about it, took out the jade pendant that had been hidden at his waist, handed it to Xue Ziqin and said, "I found this jade pendant in the tent of Deputy General Guo, and the hanging ears on it, I used to be in the spy Cao Cao. I have seen it on Zhong."
"Just the same hanging ear?" Xue Ziqin asked. Although he did not say it clearly, Jiang still understood the meaning clearly, and explained: "The general knows that my family is a big family, and I have seen a lot of good things. This hanging ear can't explain anything, but I have never seen such a hanging ear in the territory of Xuan country. The knot of this hanging ear is very unique, I guess, it may be a technique from Sui country. "
Hearing this, Xue Ziqin took the hanging ear and looked at it carefully. As Jiang also said just now, Xue Ziqin had never seen such a hanging spike.
Xue Ziqin thought for a moment, put the things down, and said: "What else, you can continue."
"If there is evidence, this is it."
"What about the idea?"
Jiang also thought about it, and according to his own guess, said seriously: "Three years ago, when the general was assassinated, Wei Lin and I were in the outer yard and saw Vice General Min and Vice General Zhou walking out of the room. And Vice-General Guo was not there. Later, after the General appeared, Vice-General Guo appeared in the crowd again... I think the General's Mansion is heavily guarded, if someone hadn't cooperated with the inside and the outside and wanted to quietly go in and assassinate the General, it shouldn't be possible."
"You mean Guo Linchong is the one who should cooperate with the inside and the outside?"
"It's just a guess, there's no evidence." Jiang also lowered his head, as if he felt that what he said was purely conjecture and not very convincing.
Jiang was also in front of Xue Ziqin, and if he wanted to say whether he was cautious or not, there was still a point. After all, the relationship between superiors and subordinates is here, and not every soldier has the opportunity to report to the general in person. But Jiang also held a pure admiration for Xue Ziqin. Whether it was in Qinguan, where he repelled 3,000 enemy troops with a mere 500 men, or in the first battle of Yanhangu, Xue Ziqin just saved his life with a spear, all of which are worthy of Jiang's respect. The more such a person is, the more careful Jiang is to treat him, and he will not be afraid to speak out.
Xue Ziqin's face was expressionless, and he seemed to be thinking. Jiang also didn't know what Xue Ziqin would think about his words. For a while, the two of them didn't speak any more, and they were silent.
But in fact, Xue Ziqin appreciated Jiang Ye's judgment very much.
Min Qiu came to report on Guo Linchong's absence that night. Xue Ziqin unconditionally trusted Min Qiu's words, and now that there is Jiang Ye's testimony, then the incident of assassinating Xue Changfeng that night is probably inseparable from Guo Linchong.
When Wei Lin was mentioned in the conversation, Xue Ziqin suddenly remembered such a person, the conversation suddenly changed, and he said, "Wei Lin... Do you know that he is Wei Yuanting's son?"
"I don't know."
"I remember that you were on good terms."
"But he never mentioned it." Jiang also replied, and by the way, he reminded: "Wei Lin's letter to the general, I think there must be information..."
"I also wonder why you sent me a letter." Xue Ziqin said, reaching out to search through the piles of documents in several cases, and took out the letter from Wei Lin from the bottom.
Xue Ziqin opened the envelope, unfolded the letter inside and read it carefully, his expression changed from doubt to solemnity.
Jiang also kept looking at the letter in his hand - he really wanted to ask him if he could read it, but looking at Xue Ziqin's expression again, it was estimated that the content should be very serious, and it seemed inappropriate for him to ask.
Xue Ziqin read the letter back and forth in his hand several times, and finally slapped the letter on several cases very angrily.
"The letter from the general..." Jiang also subconsciously wanted to ask the content, but he didn't dare to ask it halfway through.
It would be fine if Jiang also looked at this letter, I guess Xue Ziqin would let him read it. But now Xue Ziqin is so angry, he just doesn't know how to observe words and expressions if he asks again. So Jiang also swallowed and asked again nervously, "Was it written by Wei Lin?"
"No." Xue Ziqin said.
Jiang also wanted to ask, Xue Ziqin raised his eyes and looked at him, and almost understood what Jiang also wanted to ask, and said impatiently: "It wasn't written by Wei Lin, so it has nothing to do with you."
"Oh..." Jiang was also a little disappointed, but he felt it was expected, "Then the general is next?"
"Don't worry about it next, when Guo Linchong wakes up, everything will be revealed naturally."
The two were talking, when suddenly someone opened the curtain and wanted to come in.
Xue Ziqin glanced at the curtain being lifted, and his temper immediately rose: "Which dog dares to come in casually?!"
As a result, the man not only did not stop, but leisurely opened the curtain and walked in: "General is so angry."
The person here is Cen Lixuan.
Jiang Ye immediately turned around and saluted, "His Royal Highness the Ninth Prince."
"Don't be too polite." Cen Li
Jin smiled at him.
What happened last night is still vivid in my mind, because Cen Lixuan's attitude towards Jiang Ye was very kind. Xue Ziqin stood up from the front of several cases, walked up to Cen Lixuan and asked, "Why did you come here?"
"General forgot to salute again?" Cen Lixuan asked without answering.
Xue Ziqin's belly was full of anger, and he was nowhere to be seen. At this time, Cen Lixuan was in front of him. He couldn't bear it, and lowered his voice and asked in a deep voice, "Didn't the ninth prince say that you don't need to be more polite?"
"This prince said Jiang Ye, not general." Cen Lixuan said with a small face.
Jiang also didn't quite understand why Cen Lixuan was suddenly so provocative to Xue Ziqin, and even brought the contradiction to him.
"Ninth Prince Jin An." Xue Ziqin could only do as he was told.
Cen Lishang nodded in satisfaction, walked straight to the place where Xue Ziqin had just sat, and asked, "I heard that Cen Lishang died?"
"Yes." Xue Ziqin replied.
"The body was sent back?"
"Yes."
"Should the general also send someone to take me back?" Cen Lixuan asked.
If the former Cen Lixuan was replaced, let alone sending him back, even if Xue Ziqin handed over the military power of his subordinates, Xue Ziqin would probably do the same.
But now people are different, things are different, and the situation is different.
The eldest prince was killed in the Northern Army. If the matter could not be cleared up, the Xue family would definitely suffer a big loss. In this case, the ninth prince in his hand becomes a good bargaining chip to offset his merits. It can be said that Cen Lixuan is the backup strategy of the Xue family. In this way, before Xue Su was completely defeated and Xue Changfeng returned to the DPRK, Cen Lixuan could only stay in the Northern Army so that they could control it.
Xue Ziqin shook his head, and his attitude changed slightly: "The ninth prince is now returning to the capital, I am afraid that the road is full of dangers, and it will be difficult for Shumo to obey."
Cen Lixuan smiled slightly: "Oh?"
Xue Ziqin couldn't lose face either. He raised his head and raised the corner of his mouth, gave Cen Lixuan a sinister smile, and said, "That is, the Ninth Prince will stay in the Northern Army for a few more days."
Xue Ziqin's character has always been straight-forward, to people and things, how you treat me, how I treat you. If Cen Lixuan was sincere in his appearance of attachment at the beginning... Then Xue Ziqin did not deny that he was tempted by Cen Lixuan; but looking at this matter now, the value of Cen Lixuan is only for the Xue family to use to offset the merits. Yes, just in case.
Jiang also looked at Cen Lixuan's expression, and then at Xue Ziqin's - no matter what, he and Jiang seemed superfluous in this scene. Jiang Ye asked the two tentatively, "I... I'll go see Vice General Guo."
Xue Ziqin made a sound of "um", but Cen Lixuan didn't speak.
Jiang also hurried out as if he was fleeing.
But as the saying goes, those who are close to Zhu are red, those who are close to ink are black, and if it is replaced by the former Jiang Ye, it must be gone; and now, after staying with Wei Lin for a long time, Jiang Ye's curiosity has begun. It grew wildly, and when he met Xue Ziqin and Cen Lixuan who clearly had a story in front of him, Jiang also couldn't move even after leaving the general's tent.
There was a soldier guarding the door, and when he saw Jiang walking out, he didn't react much. After all, Jiang had followed Xue Ziqin in before. And now Jiang also came out, standing at the door without moving.
The guard at the door glanced at him, a little puzzled in his heart, but seeing Jiang Ye's rightful expression, he guessed that it might be the general's advice.
Jiang also stood on the edge of the curtain and eavesdropped on what was being said.
The two people inside didn't shy away from speaking. The voices were not too loud or too small. Anyway, the guards next to them couldn't hear them, but Jiang also heard them just right and clearly.
"If the ninth prince is all right..."
"What if something happens?"
"Say it straight."
"General Xue actually has something to say, right?"
"The Ninth Prince is disappointed, the last general has nothing to say."
"General Xue's feelings for this prince have changed so quickly?"
"What do you want to say?"
"Now that the eldest prince is dead, the Xue family will suffer, so the general wants to keep this prince here, right?"
"… "
"The Xue family and this prince are in the same blood. General Xue wants to assist the three emperors, right?"
"wrong."
"Oh?"
"As long as it is born by the concubine Jin, it is the blood of my Xue family, isn't it?"
"It seems that General Xue and this prince have the same mind."
"Don't dare to climb high. But Xiao'er... you know what I mean."
After Xue Ziqin finished his last sentence, there was no more movement inside. Jiang also broke into a cold sweat at the door, and hurriedly went to Guo Linchong as he said before, lest Xue Ziqin suddenly come out and find him eavesdropping at the door.
Unexpectedly, the two of them mentioned the matter of the establishment of the reserve in an understatement. Jiang also remembered what Cen Lixuan once said last night, that if you don't fight, you will die. This is true, so what Cen Lixuan meant was that there is no fight for nothing.
Since Cen Lixuan appeared in the Northern Army, Jiang also felt that Lu Lai was a bloody storm shrouded in the imperial court in the capital. It seemed that he had followed Cen Lixuan all the way to the Northern Army. He had a relationship with Wei Lin and Cen Lixuan. on a relationship.
Jiang is also considered a good citizen. Even if he knew a little about these things, he would not be too clear, and he would not have any sense of participation in it. He suddenly missed Wei Lin. When Wei Lin was there, everything seemed calm and untroubled.
Jiang also thought about it for a while, and when he came back to his senses, he suddenly realized that he had unknowingly been completely dependent on Wei Lin.