Ang Lee bluntly criticized the Foreign Ministers of Dongnu Province, which was very unreasonable. However, the situation was very critical at this time. The troops of Dongnu Province had already surrounded them. At this time, there was no need to consider politeness. The most important thing was to suppress them with power first. Moreover, the troops of Dongnu Province only surrounded them based on some superficial evidence without any negotiation. This was also very unreasonable. This was an insult to the Tang Empire.
The Foreign Ministers of Dongnu Province were all respected old officials, while Ang Lee was just a low-ranking captain of the Tang Empire. How dare he speak to them like this? This made the Foreign Ministers' faces extremely ugly, and they all glared at Ang Lee.
Fourth Minister Zhao Hui rolled his eyes and asked, "Everything needs real evidence. Captain Li said that someone deliberately framed you. Do you have any evidence?"
Ang Lee frowned. "Evidence. The army of the Tang Empire has strict military discipline and has never bullied the people. This is the evidence."
At this time, the situation was critical. Ang Lee must always be tough. If he showed weakness, it would make people in Dongnu Province think that this was done by the Tang Empire. In this way, the consequences would be unimaginable.
The reason why Ang Lee dared to be so tough was that, first, he had the support of the Tang Empire. The officials of Dongnu Province could not do anything to him. Second, he had absolute confidence in the truth. This was obviously a trap set by the enemy. The Tang Empire under his command would never have such courage. If one did not do anything wrong, one would not be afraid of ghosts knocking on the door in the middle of the night. How could Ang Lee be afraid?
Zhao Hui sneered. "What Captain Li said can also be regarded as evidence."
Ang Lee smiled indifferently and looked at Zhao Hui. "Fourth Minister, it's too far-fetched for you to believe that it was done by the Tang Empire just based on the items left at the scene."
Zhao Hui chuckled softly. "Captain Li, it's not just the items left at the scene. There are also many witnesses at the scene. They all said that they saw the Tang Army soldiers breaking into someone's house, committing murder, and then quickly fleeing. This is irrefutable evidence, not fabricated by us."
"We have witnesses and material evidence. What else do you have to say, Lieutenant Li?"
Five Ministers Zhao Wufu stared at Ang Lee. Although his hostility was less than a few days ago, his anger was still there.
When they heard that there were witnesses and material evidence, the faces of Xi Yu and the other officials of the Tang Dynasty changed. According to the current situation, the situation was very unfavorable to the Tang Dynasty's diplomatic mission, but they were helpless. They could only push Ang Lee, whose position was much lower than theirs, to the forefront. After all, Ang Lee was the supreme commander of the Tang Dynasty army guards.
Xi Yu had already prepared for the worst. Once the situation took a turn for the worse, he was ready to lead the Tang Dynasty's diplomatic mission to leave Queen's City in accordance with the request of the Eastern Nv people to prevent further escalation of the conflict.
Of course, unlike the worries of Xi Yu and the other officials, Ang Lee's expression was always full of confidence and relaxation. It was obvious that he was framed. So, what was there to worry about?
"Haha, there are witnesses. Well, Fourth Minister, you can bring out all the witnesses. My Tang Army soldiers are all in the camp. You can let your witnesses enter the camp and check them one by one. If you find the perpetrators of last night's crime, immediately point them out. If my Tang Army soldiers really did something bad, I will never shield them."
Ang Lee's expression was very relaxed.
Hearing this, Zhao Hui was stunned and did not know how to respond. He did have witnesses, but these witnesses only said that they saw a group of people in Tang Army uniforms committing the crime and fleeing, but they did not recognize which Tang Army soldiers it was. They did not dare to get too close, so naturally, they could not recognize the appearance of the perpetrators.
"For their own safety, of course, the witnesses did not dare to get too close. They just looked out through the crack of the door. Naturally, they could not see the faces of the perpetrators. How could they recognize them?"
A tall Foreign Minister said with a frown.
Ang Lee was stunned. From the figure of this Foreign Minister, he could tell that he was a brave and fierce general. And from his official uniform, he could tell that he was the Foreign Minister of Dongnu Province, one of the five Foreign Ministers.
"May I ask who you are?"
"Second Minister Zhao Yafu is me."
Ang Lee nodded gently and said, "Oh, it turns out to be the Second Minister. Excuse me, excuse me. Second Minister, since the witnesses did not see the real faces of the perpetrators, how can you be sure that it was done by the Tang Army? Besides, the Tang Army has thousands of people. How can I investigate this?"
"This …"
Zhao Yafu frowned and said, "According to the current situation, there is indeed no sufficient evidence to prove that it was done by the Tang Army. However, you are undoubtedly the most suspicious because such a thing has never happened in Dongnu Province. But after the Tang Army entered, such a thing happened. So, at least you can't get rid of the suspicion."
Ang Lee nodded in agreement. Zhao Yafu was right. In any case, such a big thing happened in Queen's City, which led to the deaths of nearly a hundred people, and there were indeed many items of the Tang Army left at the scene. Therefore, the soldiers of the Tang Army were naturally the most suspicious. This was something that no one could deny. Of course, it was just a little bit of suspicion.
"Second Minister, can I ask you three questions?"
Zhao Yafu, Zhao Hui, and Zhao Wufu looked at each other and nodded. "Okay, Captain Li, if you have any questions, just ask."
Ang Lee smiled gently and said, "First, the tragedy of six families being slaughtered in the middle of the night is enough to show that this is a long-planned conspiracy, not an accident, right?"
"Yes, if it was an accident, it would be impossible for six of them to happen in a row."
Second Minister Zhao Yafu nodded in agreement, and Zhao Wufu also nodded. Zhao Hui pursed his lips and said nothing. First Minister Zhao Daiwen was expressionless, as if he had not heard anything.
"Since this is a long-planned conspiracy, what reason does our Tang Army have to do this? What good can it do for us to slaughter the civilians of Dongnu Province?"
Li An asked in a righteous manner.
Zhao Yafu and Zhao Wufu looked at each other and felt that Ang Lee was right. The civilians who were killed were extremely ordinary people. Losing these civilians would not have much impact on Dongnu Province. What the Tang Army did was indeed meaningless, and it would only put them in an extremely unfavorable situation.
Zhao Hui's eyelids drooped. He did not quite agree with Ang Lee's words, but he could not refute it. Zhao Daiwen still stood at the back, as if these things had nothing to do with him.
"Captain Li was assassinated as soon as he entered Queen's City. It's inevitable that his soldiers would hold a grudge against him. In this case, it's not impossible for them to slaughter the civilians to vent their anger."
A thin and weak official of Dongnu Province said in a low voice.
Hearing this, Zhao Hui's brows relaxed a little, and he glanced sideways at Ang Lee gloatingly.
"Great. It seems that the officials of Dongnu Province are not all brainless. They also have the talent for sophistry."
Ang Lee secretly praised him and did not know how to refute for a moment.
"The second problem is that a lot of equipment and items of the Tang Army were found in the homes of the civilians who were slaughtered in the Sixth Bureau. Moreover, the civilians nearby also saw a group of soldiers in Tang Army uniforms committing the murders. If our soldiers really held a grudge and wanted to vent their anger, how could they be stupid enough to leave so much evidence? Isn't it obvious that they want others to find out? If they have no scruples, why did they run away?"
Ang Lee looked at the foreign ministers of Dongnu Province and said seriously.
"After committing the murder, it's inevitable that they will be nervous. In this way, it's easy for them to lose sight of their weapons."
Zhao Hui said softly.
Ang Lee grinned and said, "For soldiers, weapons are their lives. Even if they lose sight of their weapons, they will never leave their weapons behind, let alone their main weapons like the broadsword. Of course, it's even more impossible for them to lose so many weapons."
The officials of Dongnu Province were unable to refute. More than half of them flushed with anger.
Ang Lee continued, "The third problem is that Queen's City is the capital of Dongnu Province. There are soldiers patrolling back and forth at night, but these patrolling soldiers did not catch any of the murderers. This makes me suspect that there may be something else behind this."
As soon as these words came out, it immediately caused a strong reaction among the officials of Dongnu Province. As long as one was not a fool, one could understand what Ang Lee meant. He was implying that the patrolling soldiers of Dongnu Province at night were in cahoots with the murderers. If not, why couldn't so many night patrolling soldiers discover the murderers in time, let alone catch any of them?
Of course, even if these night patrolling soldiers were innocent, it was enough to show their incompetence. As night patrolling soldiers, they had the responsibility to protect the safety of the people in the city. However, not only did they fail to protect the people, but they also let the murderers escape easily. This ability was really shameful.
"Wu Shu, come out."
Zhao Wufu's face was extremely gloomy, and his breath seemed to be a little disordered.
"Fifth Minister."
Wu Shu lowered his head, his face gray.
"Wu Shu, you were on duty last night. Li Xiaowei suspects you of colluding with the murderers. What do you have to say?"
"Fifth Minister, how could I, Wu Shu, do such a thing? However, since the murderers could avoid our patrolling route, they must be very familiar with the terrain of Queen's City and our patrolling route. Otherwise, it's impossible for them to do this."
Wu Shu vowed solemnly.
Ang Lee smiled faintly and said, "Everyone, General Wu Shu also said that the murderers must be someone who is very familiar with the terrain of Queen's City and the patrolling route at night. However, the soldiers of our Tang Dynasty have just entered Queen's City and are very unfamiliar with these two things. If the soldiers of our Tang Dynasty committed the murderers, they certainly could not avoid General Wu Shu's patrolling troops."
"Yes, yes. In this case, the murderers are certainly not soldiers of the Tang Dynasty."
"That's right. The Tang Dynasty came here to build a good relationship with our country. How could they do such a thing?"
"Those who were killed were all civilians. Who on earth did it?"
The officials of Dongnu Province discussed and expressed their opinions.
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