Deputy General B knelt obediently. His hands were tied behind his back, and he looked as if he had lost his soul.
Nie Xun had been recuperating. Of course, it was impossible for him to know what deputy general A had done.
"Why did the general want to kill you for no reason?"
Deputy General A's face turned green, and he could not squeeze out a word for a long time.
An insider came forward to explain the cause and effect of the matter.
Nie Xun's face turned pale when he heard that.
He looked at deputy general A with a sharp gaze.
"Forcibly seizing women, brutally killing women and children, violating military discipline — are these all true?"
Deputy General A was speechless. The muscles on his cheeks wriggled because of the force he exerted. His lips moved for a long time, but he did not say a word.
With witnesses and material evidence present, he did not even have the leeway to defend himself.
What could he say?
That he was not the only one who had done it, that others had done it as well, and that they had done no less than him?
This was not a reason for him to absolve himself of the crime.
There were unspoken rules in the military camp. Otherwise, why would the people secretly call the soldiers "military bandits"?
They wore the clothes of the soldiers and did the dirty work of bandits.
Many soldiers who used to be gangsters took advantage of the gaps in the war to secretly rob the people's money. They even rushed into the people's homes to bully women and children. This was a common occurrence. Not only did they bully the living, but sometimes they did not even let the dead off. They made a fortune by digging graves.
Of course, digging graves was immoral, but sometimes it was an act of helplessness.
If one day Jiang Pengji was so poor that she could not afford to support the soldiers, she might create a "tomb raiding officer" and embezzle the dead to support the living.
The dead would not say a word, but the living would be resentful when they were bullied!
No matter how many immoral things they had done, as long as it was not reported to the higher-ups, it could be treated as if nothing had happened.
Turning a big problem into a small one, and a small one into nothing.
However, this was based on the premise that no one interfered.
Now that the victim's family came to ask for an explanation, Yuan Xin would definitely not let go of this opportunity. Deputy General A chose to kill Yuan Xin in order to save his life.
He thought that they would be safe once Yuan Xin was dead, but he did not expect the matter to be exposed so quickly.
Deputy General A did not say a word, tacitly agreeing with Nie Xun's statement.
"Murdering the chief general, forcibly seizing women and children, and brutally killing women and children. Do you have any objections? " After he finished speaking, Nie Xun ignored Deputy General A and said to Deputy General B, "You conspired with him to kill the commanding general and knowingly broke the law. You should be executed for your crime … Do you have any objections?"
Both of their faces were ashen. Nie Xun waved his hand and said in an extremely cold tone.
"Men, drag the two of them away and deal with them according to military law!"
The two of them were taken away. Only then did they come to their senses, and they struggled to beg Nie Xun for mercy, hoping to make up for their mistakes.
However, Nie Xun did not relent.
It was impossible for him to soften his heart.
"What are you waiting for? Take them all away! "
Yuan Xin, who was the main commander, was dead. Now, the military camp was in Nie Xun's hands.
He endured his illness and ordered people to collect Yuan Xin's body. Because of the urgency of the war, Yuan Xin's funeral could only be simple.
"Send someone to inform the lord of the funeral. Just tell him the truth."
Nie Xun acted decisively and decisively, either cutting off or suppressing a portion of the parasites that had attached themselves to Yuan Xin, then promoting a portion of people to fill in the gaps.
A series of movements that flowed like clouds and flowing water gave people the feeling that they were not being given orders in the face of danger, but rather that they had been premeditated for a long time.
However, feelings could not be counted. Even if there were people who muttered, they did not dare to say it out loud.
Not to mention them, even if Yuan Xin, Assistant General A, and Assistant General B were resurrected, the people involved would not be able to say what Nie Xun had done behind the scenes.
Even if this was a trap set by Nie Xun, he was still the most innocent person on the surface.
Because Nie Xun had prepared for this for a long time, when the main commander was murdered, not only did the army not become shaken, but it strangely became much more stable.
Nie Xun continued to eliminate potential threats. Those who committed mistakes were punished severely, and those who performed meritorious deeds were rewarded handsomely. His methods were as swift as lightning, and he did his best to reverse the bad debts that Yuan Xin had left behind. This made people re-evaluate this seemingly gentle and harmless military counselor.
After a series of actions, the atmosphere became solemn, and the impetuous morale of the army was barely suppressed.
Nie Xun's methods were not comparable to Yuan Xin's. Feng Jin only found out about Yuan Xin's death a few days later.
Dian Yan was an honest man, and he said whatever was on his mind.
He was speechless and sighed, "Yuan Xin died just like that?"
Feng Jin smiled and asked, "Otherwise, how do you think he should have died?"
Dian Yan looked puzzled. He was no longer the naive and naive person he used to be. He could hear the hidden meaning in Feng Jin's words.
"What do you mean, military counselor?"
Feng Jin said, "Don't you think that Nie Xun's reaction was too quick?"
Dian Yan couldn't help but scratch his head and said, "According to what I know, Nie Xun is Master Yuanjing's son-in-law. Even Master Yuanjing thinks highly of him, how can he be an ordinary person? Nie Xun was given an order in the face of danger, but he still managed to be so thorough. It can be seen that this person is also a rare talent. "
Feng Jin laughed and said, "Commandant Dian is also a rare talent. It's rare to see such a pure and innocent heart."
Dian Yan was embarrassed and begged for mercy, "Military counselor, please don't laugh at me. What's going on here?"
Feng Jin said, "On the surface, Yuan Xin died because of the hatred of the two deputy generals, but in reality, he died because of Nie Xun's scheme."
Dian Yan's eyes widened in shock, "You mean … Nie Xun urged the two deputy generals to kill the main commander?"
Feng Jin shook his head, and Dian Yan was even more confused.
"Martial artists use tangible weapons to kill people, while schemers use invisible swords to kill people. Nie Xun is a schemer." Feng Jin said, "Just as the lord once said, once the ingenious scheme is known by others, it will lose its effectiveness. Similarly, the method of the schemer's murder is not known by outsiders. "
If Nie Xun crudely ordered the deputy generals to kill the main commander, then when he executed the deputy generals, wasn't he afraid that the deputy generals would bite him before he died?
The more ingenious and secretive the scheme, the higher the success rate. At the same time, it could protect the schemer's own safety and interests to the greatest extent.
Feng Jin said, "Yuan Xin's death can't be separated from Nie Xun, but no one has evidence against him."
The only two witnesses were sent to the King of Hell a long time ago.
Dian Yan shuddered after hearing this.
Feng Jin said, "I also don't have evidence, but all kinds of coincidences point to Nie Xun. When there are too many coincidences, it won't be a coincidence anymore."
Dian Yan couldn't help but be speechless, "Murdering the main commander … Nie Xun isn't afraid of Huang Song coming after him?"
Huang Song was originally a suspicious person. Yuan Xin's death seemed to be well-deserved, but after a thorough investigation, Nie Xun would definitely be suspected.
Not having evidence doesn't stop a person from being suspected.
Feng Jin said, "There's news that Nie Xun sent his wife and daughter to the Yue family in Wanzhou. He's all alone now. He's barefoot and not afraid of wearing shoes. What's there to worry about? There's a prerequisite for Huang Song to come after Nie Xun. He has to win against the lord! Looking at the current situation, does Dian Yan think that Huang Song has a higher chance of winning? Rather than saying that Nie Xun killed Yuan Xin to vent his anger and revenge, it's better to say that he staked everything on one throw and went all out! It's just … I don't know if Huang Song is worthy of Nie Xun's painstaking scheme … "
Without Yuan Xin restraining himself, Nie Xun could completely protect Chenzhou.
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