EBE Chapter 198 Slapping the Face of the Treacherous General 6
Chapter 198 Slapping the Face of the Treacherous General 6
Leng Yuexing turned around and closed the door, then scoffed, "Nonsense!"
"Now that you've joined the Embroidered Uniform Guard, finding evidence that Du Rong framed your father should have been a piece of cake. So why are you now proposing to go to the border?"
Wenren Mo gripped the box tightly in his hand. "Brother Leng, I haven't been idle while I was in the Embroidered Uniform Guard these past few days. It's just a pity that the evidence I could find was limited. I only found out that Du Rong and Bian Guan had corresponded, but I still couldn't find out who they were corresponding with."
"I can only find this person by going to the border!"
Wenren Mo looked at Leng Yuexing with a determined gaze. He had made up his mind to go to the border, and he would go even if Leng Yuexing tried to stop him.
Leng Yuexing sighed softly, "I told you before that you were free to choose what you wanted to do. Now that you have decided to go to the border, I will not stop you."
"I will choose two highly skilled martial artists to protect you. You must take good care of yourself."
Wenren Mo's eyes softened upon hearing this. He raised the box in his hand, opened it, and inside was a white jade pendant. "Brother Leng, this jade pendant is a keepsake left to me by my mother. I hope you can keep it safe for me."
Leng Yuexing reached out and took it. "Why don't you take it to the border yourself?"
Wenren Mo looked down at the jade pendant. "The jade pendant is fragile. I'm going to fight on the border, and I'm afraid it will break. So please take good care of it for me, Brother Leng."
"Okay, I'll keep it for you and return it when you come back." Leng Yuexing stroked the jade pendant; it was warm and smooth to the touch, a fine piece of jade.
Afterwards, Leng Yuexing gave Wenren Mo many instructions and selected two highly skilled guards from the villa to accompany him to the border.
The next day, Wenren Mo left with the emperor's appointment document. The position on the document was still a commander of a thousand households, but it was a commander of a thousand households in the border garrison.
After Wenren Mo left, Leng Yuexing rarely left the palace.
Du Rong initially paid attention to Wenren Mo, who volunteered to go to the border. However, after he sent a secret letter to his confidant at the border, asking him to find a way to deal with Wenren Mo, Du Rong stopped paying attention to him.
Du Rong didn't want another rising star to replace him, and if possible, he would naturally want to get rid of Wenren Mo before he became too powerful.
Because of Du Rong's interference, Wenren Mo's life at the border was not smooth at first.
Although he held the title of commander of a thousand men, his superiors considered him too young and did not give him real power, only allowing him to train with the new recruits.
On the surface, Wenren Mo obeyed his superior's orders, but in secret he contacted several of his father's former subordinates. Just in case, he only contacted a few people who were absolutely trustworthy.
After their fathers were framed, these people's official positions were repeatedly reduced. Now, the highest official position they hold is only a fourth-rank commander, just one rank higher than Wenren Mo.
However, even if it's only one level higher, it can bring Wenren Mo great convenience in the border garrison.
Not long after, Wenren Mo was transferred to the command of the assistant commander and became a true commander of a thousand households.
Wenren Mo was highly skilled in martial arts and possessed exceptional wisdom. He led a group of brave and fearless soldiers to repel several attacks by the Fengyu Kingdom's army.
His swordsmanship was incredibly sharp, each strike containing boundless killing intent, making his enemies tremble with fear.
After several life-or-death battles, Wenren Mo won the respect and love of the soldiers, and his prestige in the border defense army rose day by day.
Wenren Mo would write letters to greet Leng Yuexing every now and then, and Leng Yuexing would reply to Wenren Mo earnestly after receiving them.
Wenren Mo had been trying to find the person who communicated with Du Rong at the border, but he had no clue whatsoever.
Du Rong was cautious in his actions and rarely contacted his confidants at the border.
Apart from the time Wenren Mo went to the border, after that one contact, he never contacted him again.
This left Wenren Mo with no way to investigate.
The turning point came when Leng Yuexing gave it to Wenren Mo.
Just as the envoys from both countries were preparing to leave Longyuan Kingdom, Leng Yuexing rescued the injured Fang Yunsu in the suburbs.
Fang Yunsu and Leng Yuexing revealed that he was actually Yunsu, the youngest prince of Fengyu Kingdom, and that he had come to Longyuan Kingdom secretly.
The emperor of Fengyu Kingdom had many wives and concubines and countless sons, but the most favored was Yun Su, the seventeenth prince born to his favorite concubine.
Yun Su was a romantic by nature and disliked court affairs. He only wanted to be a prince who could live a life of leisure and idleness.
However, no matter how dissolute and unambitious he appeared, the other princes vying for the throne still did not believe him and dragged him into the palace intrigue.
He originally thought that as long as he stayed away from the center of power, he could avoid becoming a target for other princes, but he was wrong.
Reality is often contrary to expectations. He discovered that his every move was being monitored, and any unusual activity would be reported to the other princes.
This time, he managed to slip past all his spies and infiltrate the visiting envoys, with his longtime confidants providing cover for him.
He originally only wanted to come to Longyuan Kingdom to experience the local customs and culture, but for some reason, his whereabouts were discovered by the other princes, who sent assassins to kill him.
Yun Su was able to recognize those people as assassins sent by other princes because those assassins all had a hidden feather mark on their bodies, a characteristic only found on the princes' death squads.
Because Leng Yuexing saved him, he promised her that he would help her in any way he could.
Shortly after Yun Su returned to China, Leng Yuexing received his letter.
In the letter, he mentioned that a prince and Du Rong were secretly in contact, seemingly plotting something. However, the letter, which he obtained by chance, did not specify the details, so Leng Yuexing would have to investigate the matter herself.
After receiving Yun Su's letter, Leng Yuexing sent her men to investigate Du Rong's recent secret activities. Finally, a month later, Leng Yuexing discovered that he was once again preparing to contact his confidants at the border.
After Leng Yuexing had arranged everything, she finally intercepted his letters to his confidants at the border.
The letter contained only a few words.
[At 7:00 AM on September 17th, in the eastern woods, they returned defeated.]
Leng Yuexing's eyes darkened instantly as she held the letter in her hand. From those few words, she discovered a shocking secret: Du Rong had actually colluded with the enemy and betrayed the country!
The meaning of this letter should be that he told his confidants that the Phoenix Feather Kingdom would invade at Chenshi (7-9 AM) on September 17th, and that his confidants' task was to defeat the Phoenix Feather Kingdom.
This might mean that what they once thought was Du Rong's great victory over Fengyu Kingdom was just a huge lie! The truth might be that he had already discussed and devised a plan with Fengyu Kingdom.
As for why he did this, Leng Yuexing had no clue yet, but these things alone were enough to make him furious.
After reading the letter, Leng Yuexing instructed his subordinates to return it to the messenger intact. He then wrote to Wenren Mo, informing him of the incident and asking him to be wary of anyone going to the eastern woods on September 17th.