Wu Qu had confirmed that it wasn't his men who did it, but Defeating Armies was still waiting for feedback from his subordinates.
Qing Zhu could only wait patiently with a cold face. He couldn't pin the blame on Defeating Armies before the matter was confirmed. If it had nothing to do with Defeating Armies's position as the Left Military Supervisor, wouldn't it be a joke?
He paced back and forth in the hall with his hands behind his back, feeling a little annoyed. It was fine if the city guards made a move on the local forces, but if they could straighten out the local forces, he would be more than happy for them to do so. But the problem was that he would be in trouble instead of getting anything to eat. The court meeting was about to begin, and he could already imagine the faces of the Heavenly Kings when they demanded an explanation. There were some bottom lines that everyone was clear about. The other side could not interfere with the Imperial Guards without permission, and the Imperial Guards could not interfere with the local affairs without permission. Moreover, if they directly besieged and started a massacre, how could he explain it to the ministers in the imperial court? If he was caught, the matter of the city guards merging with the local forces would definitely be brought up again!
Defeating Armies turned to look at Wu Qu and secretly transmitted his voice to him, It's not your men?
Wu Qu replied, "I've received a report from my subordinates and immediately conducted an investigation. The Right Military Governor's men are all under my control and no one went to Yuding Domain. Moreover, the Domain Chief of Yuding Domain is someone I've planted here."
Defeating Armies was speechless, and his heart was in a mess. Was it really his men who did it? His subordinates couldn't possibly be so daring! Unless there was something wrong with their brains, who would cause such a big trouble?
The Right Military Supervisor, Gao Guan, glanced at the situation in the hall and put away the star bell in his hand. He suddenly said, "Your Majesty! I think I already know who did it. "
Everyone looked at him, and Qing Zhu suddenly turned around and stared at him fiercely. "Who?"
Gao Guan indifferently said a name, "Niu Youde!"
"…" The hall was silent.
Not to mention the others, even Qing Zhu was stunned when he heard the name. The anger on his face was obviously gone, and it was replaced with suspicion. "Niu Youde? Why do you say so? "
Gao Guan was as calm as usual. "I just contacted the spy of the Right Military Supervisor in Planet Ennea of the Yuding Region and ordered him to quickly investigate. He had roughly learned some clues about this matter. Chu Zishan, the commander-in-chief of Yuding Region, took a fancy to the lady boss of a shop called Glorious Cloud Pavilion in Nine Rings of Stars and Sky Street. He wanted to marry this lady by force, and it just so happened that the marriage was about to take place. "
Upon hearing this, Defeating Armies was a little unwilling. He snorted coldly and interrupted, "Just based on this, you can conclude that Niu Youde did it? Could it be that Niu Youde wanted to fight for justice? That's right, when His Majesty married the Heavenly Consort, Niu Youde did stand up for the injustice, but he just happened to bump into it. He wouldn't go around meddling in other people's business, right? " Moreover, Niu Youde was a subordinate of the Left Supervisor. How could he allow someone to frame the Left Supervisor?
Hearing this, Qing Zhu's eyelids twitched. Why was he talking about marrying the Heavenly Consort again? This old man really knew how to touch a sore spot. Qing Zhu immediately shouted, "Shut your mouth. Gao Guan won't speak without thinking. Let him finish."
Gao Guan didn't seem like someone who would get angry. He continued calmly, "Lord Defeating Armies doesn't believe me because he doesn't know who that woman is. That woman's name is Yun Zhiqiu. When Niu Youde was the commander-in-chief of Sky Street, there were rumors about him and this woman. Many people said that the two of them had an affair, but no one knew whether it was true or not. But now, when Chu Zishan was about to forcefully marry this woman, it was the guards who tried to kill Chu Zishan. There shouldn't be such a coincidence. "
Everyone's gazes gradually shifted to Qing Zhu and Defeating Armies. In fact, Sima Wentian and Shangguan Qing had already heard about this matter. However, Niu Youde was someone that Defeating Armies was protecting. Without concrete evidence, no one was willing to provoke Defeating Armies's stubborn temper.
Qing Zhu's face twitched.
Defeating Armies's heart was also pounding. Facing such a person, he was also a little uncertain. Others might not dare to do it, but that brat Niu Youde might really do it. Would someone who dared to cause trouble at His Imperial Majesty's wedding ceremony be afraid of making a move against a Lieutenant?
However, he naturally had to find a point of doubt to refute, "Gao Guan, I admit that what you said makes some sense. However, have you ever considered that Niu Youde's men are still on duty at the Imperial Garden and Tribute Garden? Where would he find the tens of thousands of men to surround and attack that Chu Zishan? "
It was up to him whether to believe it or not. Gao Guan shut his mouth. He had already said it anyway.
However, Qing Zhu couldn't hold back his anger. He angrily yelled at Defeating Armies, "Old thing, why aren't you going to ask him? Do you think he can figure out the truth here?"
Defeating Armies didn't have much confidence either, so he didn't try to defend himself. He quickly took out his Star Bell and began his interrogation.
Unbeknownst to him, the Left Commandant of the Suppressing Second Guard's Big Dipper Army, Yu Zhongzhen, was currently filled with the urge to kill Miao Yi. Truth be told, the moment he received the tracking order from the Suppressing Second Guard, his scalp had already gone numb. It was as if his head was about to explode, and he had already guessed who the culprit was.
It was impossible for him not to know about the mobilization of the Black Dragon Division's tens of thousands of troops. They couldn't be mobilized without his approval. Miao Yi had already reported to him that he was mobilizing the fifty thousand troops at the Tribute Garden. The reason was that he wanted to change the troops stationed at the Tribute Garden. This was within the Black Dragon Division's jurisdiction, and it was also a normal move. He had already reported it to Lieutenant Yu, and as long as he didn't object, he could carry it out.
He knew where these fifty thousand troops were now. They were currently resting and reorganizing in the Youding Domain. Unfortunately, the incident happened in the Youding Domain as well. Furthermore, his superiors had reported that tens of thousands of Imperial Guards were surrounding and attacking the local troops. If he still couldn't figure out who the culprit was, he, Lieutenant Yu, might as well kill himself.
But what puzzled him was that he should have spies among the fifty thousand troops. The Big Dipper Army's central command should have made arrangements for this. Why didn't anyone report such a major incident to him before? Could it be that someone in the central command had concealed this from him?
How could he have known that everything had happened so suddenly? Before the incident, the Black Dragon Division's personnel had no idea that something like this would happen. They were forced into a passive position and didn't have the time to report it to their superiors yet.
Just as he was about to contact Miao Yi and ask him what was going on, the Outer Hall's Vice Lieutenant Lian Wei strode in and shouted from afar, "Milord, something has happened!"
Sitting behind his desk, Yu Zhongzhen said with a dark expression, "I already know. I'm going to investigate this matter."
Lian Wei nodded, looking as if he was still angry. "Indeed, we must investigate this thoroughly. We cannot let this go so easily. Otherwise, people will think that we, the Imperial Guards, are pushovers. That Chu Zishan of the Youding Domain has gone too far!"
"…" Yu Zhongzhen was stunned. 'What did this guy just say? Instead of talking about Niu Youde, he said that Chu Zishan of the Youding Domain had gone too far? Am I hearing things? ' He couldn't help but ask, "Lian Wei, who did you say went too far?"
"Of course it's that Chu Zishan of the Youding Domain!" Lian Wei said forcefully, "I just received a report from Niu Youde after the battle. Niu Youde led the Black Dragon Division's army of fifty thousand to rest somewhere in the Youding Domain. Coincidentally, they encountered the perverted Jiang Yiyi, so they sent over a thousand men to deal with him and take him down. However, when Chu Zishan's troops caught up to us and saw that we were dressed in casual clothes and only had around a thousand men, he took advantage of the fact that he had over ten thousand men under his command. Even though we had already displayed the Heavenly Court's standard equipment, he didn't hesitate to kill us to silence us. He used the Transcendence Piercing Bow and launched an attack, killing dozens of our Big Dipper Army brothers on the spot. Naturally, Niu Youde couldn't just sit and wait for his death. He immediately gathered fifty thousand men and launched a counterattack, annihilating Chu Zishan's troops in one fell swoop. Chu Zishan has already been executed! "
Truth be told, he also knew that this incident had gone too far. Since his side was in the right, he had to defend Miao Yi with all his might. He had no other choice. Niu Youde was under his jurisdiction. If Miao Yi were to be blamed for such a grave crime, he wouldn't be able to get off scot-free either. He would have to bear the consequences as well. In truth, he was cursing Miao Yi in his heart the entire way here. 'You bastard, it's fine if you just beat them up. The higher-ups will naturally look into Chu Zishan's responsibility after this. But why did you just slaughter an entire galaxy's Domain Commander along with over ten thousand men? You're a complete lunatic! '
He felt helpless as well. Ever since his subordinate created Niu Youde, he had been living in constant fear. He had only just been released from the Primordial Dead Lands after the Imperial Garden messed with the Heavenly Emperor. Now you're causing trouble for me again. Are you going to let me live in peace? '
Yu Zhong Zhen was already dumbfounded. He slowly stood up, widened his eyes, and asked, "You mean to say that it was Chu Zishan who brought people to attack our people first, and our people killed them in order to protect ourselves?"
Miao Yi was his subordinate as well. He was having a headache over how to explain such a huge incident to his superiors. Now that a life-saving straw had appeared out of nowhere, how could he let go of the chance to help his Big Dipper Battalion escape punishment?
Lian Wei was surprised. "Doesn't Milord already know?"
Yu Zhongzhen was about to explain himself when the Suppressing Second Guard's Governor Hua Yitian sent him another message, specifically asking him to investigate Niu Youde.
Yu Zhongzhen quickly took out the Star Bell and contacted Miao Yi to ask about the situation. Naturally, what he found out was exactly the same as what Lian Wei had reported.
He was still worried about this, so he quickly summoned the spies in charge of the Main Army's various divisions over and ordered them to quickly verify the situation.
The results were correct. More than one person could confirm that Chu Zishan and his men had beaten them up for no reason, and they had no choice but to retaliate. Of course, there was one thing that Miao Yi didn't mention, and that was that Chu Zishan, the Governor of Yuding Domain, had been sentenced to death by a thousand cuts!
'Death by a thousand cuts?' Yu Zhongzhen almost cursed out loud. 'You killed him just because you were in the right. Aren't you afraid of the consequences? You actually dared to kill a Governor by a thousand cuts?' Chu Zishan was a Marquis who controlled an entire Star Sector. There was no such thing as a Vice Marquis above him. Chu Zishan was only one step away from becoming a member of the imperial court, and you actually dared to kill him? If word of this got out, you wouldn't even be able to justify it. Bastard! How am I supposed to report this to my superiors in a righteous manner?
Forget it! ' Since Niu Youde didn't want to report this matter, Yu Zhongzhen decided to feign ignorance for the time being. He would first report what was beneficial to the Big Dipper Army. Even though he knew that it was only a matter of time before the higher-ups found out, he could at least feign ignorance for now. It was normal to miss out on information due to the haste of the investigation. Once the higher-ups made their decision, the impact of the matter of Chu Zishan's death by a thousand cuts would be less severe.
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