Volume 5, Chapter 2: Wudis Crime (1/2)

Volume 5, Chapter 2: Wudi’s Criraphy of Duan Wudi</blockquote>

Qiu Yufei looked apathetic as he stood there with his hands behind his back, causing a look of adh Duan Wudi was still in chains, he was allowed to get out of the prisoner’s cart The three of them stood under a dried-up tree by the roadside shi+ Jun and his subordinates had been shooed to a distance of et closer

Duan Wudi had a calm expression, almost as if he did not pay any attention to the shackles on his person However, Qiu Yufei could sense the suffering and humiliation within his eyes that he did not want to reveal to others Sighing softly, Qiu Yufei said, “General Duan has always been respected General Long considered General to be one of his chief deputies Why would he give the order to have General arrested? There is no hareneral to speak bluntly with ive General justice”

Ling Duan proht General Duan, when General Tan was alive, he respected you greatly If the general were still alive, he would definitely not sit idly by and watch you be wronged and suffer false accusations Although this lowly one does not have et frahed softly and replied, “I have only treated General Tan fairly Who would have thought that he would think so highly ofof his respect”

“When General Tan was seriously injured by an assassin,” started Ling Duan resolutely, “His troops were pushed aside and excluded Only you, General, did not kick a man as down, and even went so far as to repeatedly send supplies General Tan once said that General Duan is so Duan stakesto see General so har too far with his praise,”wryly “To speak fairly, this ti punished I have colluded with ao,Afterwards, he asked for a orders to takeme to the army to be punished”

The expression on Qiu Yufei’s face changed greatly He had never expected that the always upright, respectful, innocent, and honest Duan Wudi would cohtest, could be said to be a violation ofthe law But at its most serious, it could be considered treason The seriousness could only be deter This was dependent on whether he had s or the Eastern Sea The Northern Han King had instituted strict control over the borders, allowing only a small number of merchants to trade with the Eastern Sea As for trade with Great Yong, it was treated as akin to treason

Qiu Yufei felt anger deep inside Just as he was about to lash out at Duan Wudi, he saw the serene expression on Duan Wudi’s face, lacking any re curious, as he asked, “Has General Duan been framed?”

Duan Wudi cal fro operations, earning six hundred thousand taels of silver This tioods tracked down and seized by General shi+ are worth three hundred thousand taels, allowing er in Qiu Yufei raged furiously However, strangely, when he saw Duan Wudi’s clear, mirror-like eyes as deep as a cold, deep pool, Qiu Yufei could not bring hieneral who ignored national law anda deep breath, he said, “General Duan, there is no need to sound eneral must have had no alternative”

A brilliant look flashed in Duan Wudi’s eyes, as he replied with a s h the State Mentor treats his disciples sternly, causing the youngbattled Great Yong for years, h we have wonmore prosperous by the day, while our country’s situation has beco o, our arh It was already not easy for us to obtain half of e required After the soldiers are crippled from serious injuries, it is extremely difficult for them to receive appropriate coan to circulate within the army: ‘it is better to die on the battlefield than to becoreatly shocked Although he had coe by the Devil Sect Sovereign Compared to his senior apprentice brothers, it could be said that he did not experience thatThen, his senior apprentice brothers either took charge of the secthim alone to play the zither and train martial arts He had never become involved in matters of state How could he have known that Northern Han’s situation would be so dire? Qiu Yufei’s gaze fell upon Ling Duan and saw the sorrow on his face That was a look of sy Duan replied in a low voice, “Fourth Lord, General Duan speaks the truth Originally, when my two elder brothers enlisted to serve the country, they prohibitedthem Both of them wantedfamily However, after my two elder brothers died in battle, the compensation received was h food, I joined the arh I enlisted in order to avenge my elder brothers, it was also because I didn’t have any other ways ofIf not for General Tan’s pity, how could I have becoe? Afterwards, with the General’s help, I becaht for so many years, there is no family that does not suffer from the same situation As a result, we all hoped that ould be able to conquer Zezhou With the fertile lands of Zezhou, we can support our fah tuntian Our crippled comrades will be able to find someplace to spend the rest of their lives and not have to co a burden on their families Qinzhou is just too infertile”

Duan Wudi turned his head away However, Qiu Yufei could see that before he did so tears were falling down Qiu Yufei was speechless He had never considered that the soldiers fighting undaunted by personal danger¹ would suffer such hardshi+ps Compared to the his mood, he asked, “Is General Duan’s conduct for the sake of your troops?”

Duan Wudi forced a smile on his face and answered, “In order to ave the order to allow the soldiers to plunder Zezhou However, asbehind the front line as defense, it was impossible for us to benefit in such a manner Moreover, the Prince of Qi has adopted a scorched earth policy these last two years,it extremely difficult for our army to reap any benefits Without any choice, I colluded with big oods, on the one hand to have priority in obtaining low-cost military supplies, and on the other, to obtain the h this ulations, I did not have any choice but to ignore both”

Ling Duan suddenly tree of pay during the ti from his injuries This was one of the main reasons why there was such intense dislike between Tan Ji’s and shi+ Ying’s subordinates Ling Duan suddenly remembered that Tan Ji would always be able to receive money from dubious sources to pay his troops or compensate the disabled Could it be that Tan Ji had also participated in Duan Wudi’s saze fell upon Duan Wudi

Although Duan Wudi saw it, he pretended that he did not notice In reality, with regards to the sh Duan Wudi had tried his best to hide it, there were those who had learned of its existence One of theone so far as to dispatch trusted subordinates to help, because the pay received by Tan Ji’s troops was less than thirty percent As for everyone else, Long Tingfei probably did not know about it, while others played deaf-htforward character like shi+ Ying as unaware However, since he had fallen into such a predica anyone else As a result, he ignored Ling Duan’s suspicions

Qiu Yufei had reached a si Duan His senior apprentice brother, Xiao Tong, was in charge ofdid not know about this ly inco knew about this fei also knew about it It was just that, with everything suddenly exposed by shi+ Ying, even Long Tingfei had no choice but to take Duan Wudi into custody These matters could only be understood tacitly and not conveyed through words If it was , the honest and upright officials in the court would inevitably ifei wished to stay out of it, Duan Wudi would have to serve as the scapegoat Understanding this point, Qiu Yufei gazed at Duan Wudi, his eyes filled with helplessness, as he said, “General Duan, it will likely be difficult to plead for leniency regarding this matter In reality, General had no alternative but to do such a thing If you report your difficulties to the Grand General, he will definitelyGeneral to atone for your cri behind Qiu Yufei’s words Long Tingfei would definitely feel guilty and would naturally not coed with However, with this, Long Tingfei’s clean reputation would be sullied, causing thehis head, Duan Wudi voice, “Fourth young eneral will only speak like this before you When reaching headquarters, this general will only adreed and bribery When the tiulations, the Grand General can only behead or imprison Wudi Wudi does not fear death These last few years, Generals Su and Tan have both died for the country in succession Wudi is not so arrogant as to believe that the load on Grand General will be too excessive withoutthe Grand General to spare Wudi’s life, even though I will still be censured, it will ensure that the Grand General’s reputation remains fair and wise, and not affect the areneral is demoted to the rank of a cole word of co, Qiu Yufei replied, “General Duan’s loyalty and righteousness fills Yufei with admiration General, please do not worry I will definitely not allow the Grand General to be embarrassed and will not pero ifei to first preserve your life before asking my master to personally plead for leniency In fact, I believe that the Grand General is already thinking of a way to pardon you He is not cohed “The Grand General has always attached eneral does not wish that his reputation is sullied in such a way Even if I were to die from punishloo on with shi+ Ying? The ar about this s difficult for you and make this matter public? If the Grand General were to learn of this, he would definitely be unhappy at his handling of the situation”

Duan Wudi helplessly seneral is not clear about the situation Although shi+ Ying and I don’t have any deep friendshi+p, we have been corievances A few days ago, he even invited this general to the Flying Ser to drink together However, froan to eneral With hi difficult questions at that time, he personally led his trusted troops to intercept the eneral’s trusted troops Afterwards, he directly filed a complaint to the Grand General The Grand General then issued the order, su eneral only led a few trusted subordinates towards the main encampment Who would have expected that shi+ Jun would suddenly appear, stating that this general intended to run away, placing eneral does not understand the rationale behind General shi+’s actions Although General shi+ is straightforward, he is not someone who doesn’t understand reason”

Qiu Yufei could hear that Duan Wudi’s tone when he e Coo ask senior apprentice brother Xiao He definitelydecided, he said, “Since things have progressed to this state, General Duan should briefly slow your journey I will take Ling Duan and head on ahead, and see if I can deal with the situation”

“Regardless of success,” stated Duan Wudi cheerfully, “This generalhis horse, Qiu Yufei directly headed for the town of Qinzhou His cos Why did internal strife suddenly erupt between shi+ Ying and Duan Wudi? He could faintly sense that there was a plot afoot,Qiu Yufei fell deep into his thoughts, carefully recalling everything he had seen and heard in Zezhou At the ti Zhe Although he had seen and heard so Zhe’s and company’s words, and his own unfamiliarity with the military situation in Qinzhou, he hadn’t paid particular attention Thinking back on it now, there was definitely so on That day, before he atte Zhe, Prince Li Xian of Qi had sent Jiang Zhe a letter, claient military situation However, with the two countries in direct confrontation and with the entire lands covered with snow and ice, it was iency could it be?

Suddenly, Qiu Yufei had a thought According to the ti Zhe hen shi+ Ying’s attitude had suddenly changed enormously Could it be that thisar arht appeared, it spread like wildfire, unable to be restrained Qiu Yufei recalled what Ling Duan had told hi taken away Reportedly, all those who acco to intercept and kill the Prince of Qi and Jiang Zhe had been killed Ling Duan had even heard the words, “silence witnesses” What testi to silence? Could it be that shi+ Ying had rebellious thoughts? Thinking of this, Qiu Yufei could no longer conceal the terror and shock in histo report this h he did not entirely understand what had happened, as it related to two ranking generals, it must be cautiously handled