Strategy? I'm at full level and criticizing like crazy, taming sickly villains

Jiang Li had a smile on his face, "This is already the best solution, otherwise... you don't really want me to do nothing and just wait to die, right?"

Zhou Huansheng stopped talking, because indeed...from Jiang Li's perspective, this was already the best solution.

Seeing that he was silent and seemed to have acquiesced, Jiang Li continued: "So, General Zhou, whether I want it or not, I have already stood on his opposite side."

"Now that you don't believe me, I won't force you to tell everything, but at least I hope you can tell me the part that both you and Emperor Qing know."

"Whether it's success or failure, you have to let me figure it out, right?"

For example, what secret did Emperor Qing want to get from him?

It's not really as simple as he said. You want him to confess some mastermind, right?

Zhou Huansheng stared at Jiang Li for a long time, and then finally seemed to make up his mind, "...Okay, since you want to know, I will tell you."

This matter starts with Zhou Huansheng leaving the Flame Army.

Zhou Huansheng was once a member of the Flame Army and a loyal subordinate of Jiang Li's father.

But later, his family was framed, which involved many things. In short, it was Jiang Li's father who implicated him, which led to such a result.

Father Jiang thought for a long time, and finally made a plan with Zhou Huansheng.

Zhou Huansheng said, "Actually, your father had a vague hunch at that time that the emperor was going to attack the Jiang family."

"But at that time, he only thought that he and the Jiang family would be targeted, but he did not expect that Emperor Qing would be so ruthless that he would sacrifice so many lives just to get rid of him!"

Jiang Li was very calm, "Then what? What did you and him... plan?"

In fact, Jiang's father's plan was very simple... He was a soldier serving the country and his family. He knew that the emperor had murderous intentions, but he didn't even think about himself.

He just took that opportunity to pretend to break with Zhou Huansheng and drive him out of the Flame Army.

But after all, Zhou Huansheng had military exploits. Even if he was kicked out, it was just because of a rift with Jiang's father, rather than any mistake he made.

So after leaving the Flame Army, Zhou Huansheng went to another army, and since then he has no apparent connection with General Jiang or the Flame Army.

Jiang Li understood, "He left you as a secret agent... So, what he wants you to do is not to ask you to help him assassinate the emperor and avenge him after his death, right?"

Although Jiang Li had never met this cheap father at all, his impression of him only came from some fragments of the original owner's memory.

But...most of the heroes in this world look the same.

Even if you die, you will never become a selfish person.

Zhou Huansheng smiled bitterly and nodded in confirmation of her words.

"...Indeed not."

"The decision to assassinate Emperor Qing was made by me alone...I feel sorry for those brothers who were implicated, but I have never regretted it."

Zhou Huansheng and those who participated in the assassination were all alone and had no other choice but to join the Flame Army.

It was the general who gave them a home.

The general was like a brother and a father to them, and he was someone they respected throughout their lives.

None of them regretted their desperate efforts to avenge the general.

Jiang Li lowered her eyes, feeling moved in her heart... She suddenly felt a little regretful that she came a little late.

If she had come here when he was not dead, she might have been able to save him and see with her own eyes what that man was like.

But...if he hadn't died, he would have killed this "rebellious minister and traitor" like her with his own hands, right?

Jiang Li shook his head, sighed, and said to Zhou Huansheng, "So, what did he really ask you to do?"

"...I made an agreement with the general that if something happens to him one day, I will help him save the lives of his family."

"For this reason, he handed me a handwritten letter so that I could threaten Emperor Qing with it."

"Before the Xing assassination, I had already handed over the handwritten letter to someone else... We agreed that if Emperor Qing is unfavorable to you and the Lieyan Army, the handwritten letter will be seen again."

"So...Jiang Li, you are able to survive safely until now, thanks to your father's blessing."

Jiang Li twitched the corner of his mouth, "You know you are going to die, but you don't plan for yourself... stupid."

Zhou Huansheng did not refute her, but simply said, "This is the general... he lives an upright life, and his only selfish concern is the safety of his family."

"I just don't know... did he regret it when he found out that Emperor Qing had plotted the lives of so many people in the Lieyan Army, including his whole family?"

Jiang Li also wants to know, but unfortunately there will be no answer.

"What's the content of that handwritten letter?"

Zhou Huansheng was quite calm about this, "It's some of the emperor's crimes stated by the general... and there is evidence in them."

"Once this handwritten letter appears in front of people, the people of Emperor Qing will lose heart, and the murder of the general will not be concealed at all."

Jiang Li suddenly understood why Emperor Qing had kept Zhou Huansheng... That handwritten letter was a time bomb for Emperor Qing. He was afraid that he would even dream of getting it, right?

But this time Zhou Huansheng "died in the fire", Emperor Qing had completely lost the clue. When he saw him, he didn't see him. Why was he anxious?

Perhaps, because there had been no news in the past three years, he decided that as long as Jiang Li was fine, the handwritten letter would never appear?

But Emperor Qing clearly had murderous intentions for her, or could he ensure that no one else would find out if he killed her?

This was not something Zhou Huansheng could know, so Jiang Li didn't ask any more questions, just nodded and said, "Thank you for letting me know."

Zhou Huansheng glanced at her, "Don't you ask me where the handwritten letter is?"

Jiang Li smiled, "You will tell me sooner or later, because... you also hope that the handwritten letter will be exposed to the world, and justice will be given to my father and the heroic souls of the Flame Army, right?"

Zhou Huansheng pursed his lips and did not answer.

He wanted to see it, but if he took it out rashly, the lives of Jiang Li and the Lieyan Army would be in danger, unless the day came when Emperor Qing could be controlled...

Maybe he could even threaten Emperor Qing to write an edict of sin himself.

Zhou Huansheng wanted to see that day, but... again, he couldn't completely trust Jiang Li.

Jiang Li knew this, so he was not in a hurry to force him to say it.

She just told Zhou Huansheng, "I asked the doctor to check on you before. Your injuries are too serious... I'm afraid you won't live for a few years."

"I can wait, but you can't wait too long. I just hope that you know better and don't bring the secret into the coffin. Then there is really nothing you can do about it."

Zhou Huansheng was not surprised when he heard that he had only a few years to live. He just nodded, "...I understand."

Then Jiang Li didn't say anything more to Zhou Huansheng, but turned to look at Meng Chong.

Although he listened a little confused, he understood many things.

Seeing Jiang Li look over at this moment, he understood without needing to say more, "I have a bad brain, so I listen to Lao Zhou."

"Since he told half of the story, I will only tell half of it!"