The General Is As Urgent As Law

In the early morning of the second day, Xue Ziqin arranged for Guo Linchong to live in the camp that Min Qiu had vacated. There were still a steady stream of wounded soldiers on the front line, and Zhong Yi was too busy to take care of Guo Linchong all the time.

After working all night, Jiang also slept until the sun rose, and hurried to Xue Ziqin's place to stand by at any time.According to others, Xue Ziqin went to visit Guo Linchong.Others didn't know what was involved in Guo Linchong's matter, but Jiang also knew about it. If Xue Ziqin went to visit, he felt that Xue Ziqin was there to verify something.

Thinking of this, Jiang Ye's mind was hooked, and he was very curious about what Xue Ziqin would say to Guo Linchong.

Whether it was from the few words he heard yesterday or out of Jiang Ye's selfishness, Jiang Ye hoped that Guo Linchong had nothing to do with these things.

But if he was asked to listen to the wall to satisfy his curiosity, Jiang also couldn't do it. After thinking about it, he might as well go to Zhong Yi's place to help honestly.

……

Perhaps it was caused by a trip in the middle of the night the night before. Seeing that it was noon, Guo Linchong was still resting on the couch, and his face was not good.When Xue Ziqin entered, Guo Linchong was resting with half-closed eyes. When he heard someone coming in, he raised his head very sensitively and asked, "Who?"

Xue Ziqin said in a deep voice, "It's me", then walked up to him and stood still with a blank expression on his face.

"Why is the general here?" Guo Linchong asked, thinking about getting down, no matter how he lay down and talked to the general, he always felt uncomfortable.But Xue Ziqin waved his hand, pulled a chair from the side and said: "The injury is not healed yet, don't force it, let me see how you are doing."

"Thank you, General, for your concern." Hearing this, Guo Linchong lay back down again, but sat up a little.He is indeed a little weak now and really wants to rest.

"Did you not sleep well last night?" Xue Ziqin asked pretending to be relaxed.

When he said this, he kept staring at Guo Linchong's face.Sure enough, as he expected, Guo Linchong's brows trembled slightly, obviously touched by these words, but this expression was fleeting.Guo Linchong said softly, "It's okay."

"You are so mentally ill, it seems that you don't want to be okay."

"The last general worries the general."

Xue Ziqin was very displeased with the way you come and go, talking with words, and he doesn't like doing this at all.So after the two exchanged a few words like this, Xue Ziqin couldn't hold back the anger in his heart, he took out something from the skirt of his clothes, and threw it directly on Guo Linchong's chest: "Look what it is?"

It is impossible to say that Xue Ziqin came in suddenly and asked these words, but Guo Linchong was not aware of it.The thing was thrown to his chest, although he hadn't picked it up yet, he already had a general idea in his mind.Guo Linchong reached out to pick up the thing—it was a letter. He opened the folded letter paper and read it word by word.

This letter was accidentally obtained by Wei Lin and sent to Xue Ziqin.

Although the above did not say too much, it has been able to prove that both Guo Linchong and Cao Zhongan are disciples of Zuo Chancellor Shangxu.Merely being Shang Xu's disciple is nothing, the problem is that Cao Zhong'an used to be a spy, but now his true identity is a famous general of the Sui Kingdom, so Shang Xu who wrote to him, and Guo Linchong, a fellow apprentice, are traitors.

After Guo Linchong finished reading the letter, his fingers trembled slightly. He didn't know whether it was because of the pain or the panic caused by the truth being exposed.

Guo Linchong took a deep breath, stabilized his emotions, and said to Xue Ziqin: "General, you have something to say."

"Okay." These words were exactly what Xue Ziqin wanted, and going around like this really didn't fit his character, "Where were you the night the old man was assassinated?"

"In the general's mansion."

"Where is the mansion?"

"At the back door."

"doing what?"

"Respond."

"Cao Zhong'an pretended to be a recruit from Yanzhou and enlisted in the army. You were the one who managed it."

"Yes."

"The news that the Ninth Prince is in the Northern Army was also released by you."

"……Yes."

"Guo Linchong, I didn't know you were so calm before." After asking such a series of questions, Xue Ziqin looked at Guo Linchong with a half-smile, his expression was unpredictable.Guo Linchong didn't dare to look at him directly, so he had to turn his eyes elsewhere, and continued: "The end will be... involuntary."

"You can't help yourself in the northern army? I don't think it's accurate enough. It's better to say that you have been in Cao Ying and your heart is in Han!" Xue Ziqin's voice suddenly became louder, and it was obvious that he could not restrain his anger.

As soon as he said this, although Guo Linchong was weak, he quickly got down from the couch and knelt down in front of Xue Ziqin: "The general is guilty!"

"Guilty?" Xue Ziqin asked back, "Why are you guilty?!"

"General, I am indeed a disciple of Mr. Zuo Xiangshang, and I am also a disciple of Zhong An, but I have never done anything wrong to the general!" Guo Linchong said hastily.

"Zhong'an? Heh, you brothers and sisters sound like you have a very good relationship." Xue Ziqin smiled instead of anger,

"Now that the eldest prince is killed in the military camp, the Xue family is duty-bound. Is this worthy of me?"

"I didn't do anything about the eldest prince! General Mingjian!" Guo Linchong slammed his head on the ground as he spoke.

Zhou Xiao and Jiang Ye heard the conversation last night, and it was indeed possible to hear that Guo Linchong was not a participant in the matter of the eldest prince. After considering the intricate relationship, Guo Linchong is really from Shang Xu, so it is even more impossible to murder the eldest prince.Although Shang Xu has always been not helping anyone on the surface, but as the teacher of the eldest prince, it is perfectly normal for him to help the eldest prince eradicate dissidents and seek the throne.

Xue Ziqin didn't speak, and Guo Linchong continued with his head on the cold ground: "The general knows that he has made a mistake, but I beg the general to be clear, the general has the same heart for the general! As a disciple, the teacher's order will have to be obeyed in the end, sir. Regarding the assassination of the general, I only got news that I assisted the assassins to go in to check whether there is any evidence of rebellion in the general's mansion, I don't know if they will kill them!"

"Go on."

"Yes!" Hearing Xue Ziqin's words, Guo Linchong raised his head and looked at him gratefully.

Others may not know, but after following Xue Ziqin for so long, Guo Linchong certainly understands that Xue Ziqin is giving him a chance to defend himself.

"As for the matter of the Ninth Prince, the last general revealed it unintentionally, and the last general is guilty. But even though Zhong An joined the northern army, even though he was a spy, he still helped the Xue family!"

"Oh? The Xue family almost suffered because of this. Is this a help to the Xue family?"

"The general knows that the Xue family's three generations of generals have made great achievements. If the general really captures Hanzhou, and then starts with it, and gradually erodes Suiguo, it will be a great achievement... But when it really reaches that step, the cunning rabbit will die The emperor will not let the Xue family continue to develop like this. Since ancient times, kings have been suspicious, and when the Xue family really arrives, how can the emperor rest assured that the Xue family has a heavy army in their hands and has no intention of rebelling?"

These words made a lot of sense, Xue Ziqin looked at him with complicated eyes.

Guo Linchong continued: "It is true that the last general's crime is unforgivable, but this time, I have already told the teacher that the murder of the eldest prince was definitely not the work of the Xue family. !"

"You have been dormant by my side for many years, now that you say this, how can I trust you?"

Having said this, Xue Ziqin felt uncomfortable for a while.

For so many years, Min Qiu and Guo Linchong have always been his powerful fighters, and they have sacrificed their lives to save him on the battlefield, so how could they have no feelings.This kind of brother who shared life and death suddenly told him one day that he was actually a fake, a spy... Xue Ziqin was really heartbroken and angry.

In the news brought back last night, it was said that Guo Linchong was going to cut off contact with that side, Xue Ziqin was actually secretly happy for a while.

Now the truth came out, but he didn't know how to accept it for a while.

"The last general..." Guo Linchong kowtowed his head again, this time harder than the last time, making a loud noise, and said, "The last general deserves death, let the general dispose of him without complaint."

Xue Ziqin was silent for a long time.

Just relying on such words, let him have no doubts about Guo Linchong again, and return to a heart-to-heart relationship, then Xue Ziqin is not worthy of being a general.As the saying goes, don't be suspicious when you employ people, and don't be suspicious if you are suspicious. Now that he has suspected that Guo Linchong is a traitor, his reason tells him that even if the words are true, he shouldn't believe them.

But Xue Ziqin was never a cold-blooded and heartless person.

On the contrary, he has a clear distinction between love and hate, and he must avenge every enmity, and he must answer every kindness.

After thinking for a long time, Xue Ziqin began: "You raise your head and speak."

Guo Linchong raised his head as he said, and looked at him.Also because of the injury on his body, he was emotionally excited, his eyes were bloodshot, but he couldn't hide the sincerity in his eyes.

The feelings of sharing life and death for many years finally defeated Xue Ziqin's reason.

He said in a deep voice, "Even if I forgive you this time, I won't be able to trust you like before again in the future."

"The end will know."

"For the sake of your conscientiousness in the past, I will let you live." Xue Ziqin said, "heal your injury, and get out."

"General, I..." "Needless to say, if we were just friends, I would like to believe that you did it out of necessity. I also know that you value love and righteousness, and it is understandable." Guo Linchong wanted to say something else , but was interrupted by Xue Ziqin, "But I am a general. If I make any mistakes, I will kill ten thousand soldiers under my command, and even innocent people at the border. I can't."

When he said this, he kept looking into Guo Linchong's eyes, his eyes were deep but firm, hiding a lot of unspoken words.

In fact, Guo Linchong understands the truth, but when he told his connector that he would never help again, he had hoped that he could continue to fight with Xue Ziqin on the battlefield and go through life and death for him.

It was Xue Ziqin's greatest kindness not to kill him.

"Guo Linchong is here..." Guo Linchong said, biting his lower lip, and kowtowed heavily for the third time, "Thank you general for not killing me!"

Xue Ziqin didn't answer this question again.He stood up and was about to leave, but when he saw the chair he had just pulled over to sit on, he angrily kicked it down hard, making a loud noise.Then Xue Ziqin left the camp without looking back, and without looking at Guo Linchong who was still kneeling on the ground.

The sky was fine outside, Xue Ziqin was dazzled by the sudden light, he closed his eyes, rubbed his eyelids with his hands, and left.