You have asked for permission to marry, why should I restrain myself?

Chapter 299 Beizhou City is in chaos!

"What are you afraid of? If I hadn't seen that they have some wolfish nature, I would not have bothered to cooperate with them. Now that the matter has been settled, let's go and watch the show with me."

Zhuang Mingxiu looked at Lin Yanzhi's back, seeming to want to say something but stopping himself.

In the end, I shut up and followed.

The white snow was flying and falling on my shoulders. Although someone cleaned the road regularly every day, the snow soon accumulated into a thick layer, and it made a squeaking sound when I stepped on it.

After leaving the General's Mansion, every household, shop or restaurant you see has a white tomb hanging to express mourning for the deceased.

Ever since the general's funeral and the extermination of the Chen and He families, the entire Beizhou City has been plunged into extreme anger.

The shops were closed. In the icy and snowy weather, people waved the flags of the Lin Family Army and went on strike and marched in front of the prefectural government gate and the government office in Beizhou City.

"The Xiao family is unjust and has murdered loyal people. We must give everyone an explanation. We must not let the heroes be wronged, and we must not let the tragedy of the Ye family happen again!"

"We can't let the Ye family's tragedy happen again, we can't let the hero die in vain, the Xiao family must give us an explanation!"

"We can't let the Ye family's tragedy happen again, we can't let the hero die in vain, the Xiao family must give us an explanation..."

Lin Yanzhi sat in the carriage, watching those people parade, and felt it was ridiculous:

"Did you see that? They treated the Ye family the same way before. First they were dissatisfied, then they resisted, and then they started a rebellion."

Zhuang Mingxiu glanced at them and said to Lin Yan:

"They are just some fools. As long as someone incites them, they will be easily led by the nose. Your Highness, there is no need to worry about it!"

Lin Yanzhi sneered.

"I don't mind! I won't take these ants to heart. After some time, when they have no rice in their pots and no food in their warehouses, they will only make more trouble than now! This winter is going to be very lively!"

The two men's carriage arrived at the gate of the military camp and stopped.

Lin Yanzhi and Zhuang Mingxiu entered the military camp. The camp no longer had the strict discipline it once had. It was in chaos, almost the same as what they saw outside.

However, there were some clear-headed people in the Lin family army, and after arguing for a while, they split into two factions.

One faction was determined not to let the tragedy of the Ye family happen again. The Xiao family had gone too far, so they wanted to avenge the families of the general, General Hull, and General Chen, and so they sent troops directly into the capital.

One group felt that there were many suspicious points in this matter and they wanted to investigate it first to see how the Xiao family responded before making any plans.

The martial arts field that was used for training in the past has now become a place for quarrels between the two sides.

"You, the running dogs of the Xiao family, are really unworthy of being the Lin Family Army. The general has been guarding the border diligently for these years, allowing them to enjoy themselves in the capital, sleeping in warm beds, drinking fine wine, and hugging beautiful women. But now that they have had enough of the good life, they have begun to turn their backs on us, framing the general and wiping out the entire family of General Chen and General He. We, the Lin Family Army, are strong and unyielding, and we will not serve such heartless and ungrateful people!"

"We, the Lin Family Army, have never been defending the Xiao family, but the millions of people in Anguo! Now that winter is coming, the barbaric land of Beijue is short of food and supplies, and they must be eyeing us covetously, waiting for an opportunity to break through the northern border and rush into Anguo to burn, kill and loot!

"The external threat has not been eliminated, and you have concluded that the Xiao family is abandoning the donkey based on a few arrows and a jade pendant. How arbitrary! What? When you go to kill people and set fires, do you deliberately put down your jade pendant, because you are afraid that others will not recognize you?"

"I dare to kill people and commit arson, so why should I worry about whether others can recognize me? I just want them to recognize me, to scare them, to make them angry, and to make them submit!"

"You are simply stubborn and stupid! Xiao is our emperor. If he dares to so blatantly kill loyal people, he will be drowned in the spit of the world!"

"Oh! They are in a high position, high above everyone else. If spit can really drown them, why can the Ye family be so arrogant for so many years? When they were in that position, they did evil for so many years and regarded human life as worthless. We lived a life worse than pigs and dogs, but the Ye family still ruled for hundreds of years! They did evil so openly, just because they thought we were too weak and could be bullied at will! The current Xiao family is just like this!"

"Yes! We are the Lin family army. If we don't resist, they will become the next Ye family, and those millions of people will still be in dire straits! Among those millions of people, there are our wives, children, and parents. We joined the army to protect the Xiao family's country, not to let our wives, children, and parents starve and be killed at will..."

"You...you are simply hopeless! I don't think we need the Northern Jue people to attack. We can destroy Anguo even if we fight among ourselves!"

The bearded man in the lead was so angry after saying this that his raised fingers were shaking.

Lin Yanzhi looked at him and asked Chen Jing's follower Liu Zhi who was leading the way for him.

"Who is that person?"

Liu Zhi glanced at the bearded man and said:

"Tian Fu, the captain of the seventh battalion, came from Xiaoyu Village. Xiaoyu Village was once taken care of by Ning Shen, and they all love and respect the Xiao family more than others. He was the one who led the team to emphasize that there was something fishy about the general's murder and the extermination of the general's family. Many people from Xiaoyu Village joined their camp."

Xiaoyu Village...

The familiar name brought Lin Yanzhi's thoughts back to two years ago.

He remembered that he had burned it clean with fire.

"I heard that Xiaoyu Village suffered a disaster two years ago?"

The burning of Xiaoyu Village was no secret in the military.

Liu Zhi nodded and said:

"Yes, but the government hasn't found anything yet. They've been investigating for years, but I don't know if they've gotten any clues."

At this moment, a soldier came running over and said:

"Lieutenant General Liu, there's a fight going on in the South Parade Ground."

Liu Zhi was both General Chen's follower and his deputy general.

Liu Zhi frowned when he heard what the soldier said.

Lin Yanzhi said very considerately:

"Lieutenant General Liu, we know the way. If you have anything to deal with, go ahead and deal with it!"

Liu Zhi clasped his fists, bowed, and followed the soldier away.

After the two men walked away, Zhuang Mingxiu said to Lin Yanzhi:

"Your Highness, since they are from Xiaoyu Village, should we also..."

Lin Yanzhi knew that he wanted to put the blame of Xiao Clan on the destruction of Xiaoyu Village, so he waved his hand and said:

"That will make people suspicious, and...it won't be fun!"

He was curious to see whether they would choose loyalty or survival when faced with death.

When Lin Yanzhi brought Zhuang Mingxiu to Chen Yi's tent, in addition to Hull, there were other veterans there.

Now, they are all evil spirits who want to attack the Xiao family!

"General Chen, General Hull, all generals!"

"Third Young Master."

The seven people exchanged greetings.

After sitting down, Chen Yi spoke first:

"We have just discussed it. The Duke is seriously ill and we don't know when he will recover. The general is gone, but the Lin family army cannot be without a leader. So the third son will temporarily take over the general's position and take charge of military affairs!"

Upon hearing this, Lin Yanzhi said in great fear:

"I dare not do this. Yanzhi is still young and has never been in the army. He knows very little about military affairs and I am afraid he cannot take on this important task! If you want to temporarily take over the position of the general, the generals are more suitable than Yanzhi!"

As Lin Yanzhi spoke, he stood up and clasped his fists towards everyone.

"Third Young Master, don't be modest. When the general went to escort Madam Lin to the border, you did a great job. Your ability is obvious to everyone!"

Someone said, and others echoed.

"Yes, we all know the Third Young Master's ability. He is afraid that he cannot manage military affairs without military experience, so we, the veterans, are here to help him. Moreover, under the current circumstances, only the Third Young Master can temporarily take over the position of the general."

"Yes, since we want to avenge the general, the Third Young Master, as the general's brother, is the most suitable person."

Hull also stood up and said:

"Third Young Master, there is really no one more suitable than you at the moment."

Seeing this, Lin Yanzhi said:

"In that case, Yanzhi will temporarily take over the military affairs! However, since Yanzhi has just arrived, I hope the generals can give him more advice."

"It's natural."

Everyone said in unison.

Lin Yanzhi sat down, as if remembering something, took out the secret letter and said:

"Generals, this secret letter was intercepted by my people this morning."

Lin Yanzhi handed the secret letter to the people present with a serious expression.

The old generals passed the secret letter around and their faces turned very ugly.

"Traitor! You are slandering me! Even if we, the Lin Army, want to avenge the general, we don't want to cooperate with the barbarians from the North."

A general slammed the table in anger.

"Who on earth spread this letter? If it gets to His Majesty, he will accuse us of treason, and our original reason will become unreasonable!"

"Yes, how come there is only one secret letter? If this secret letter is anonymous, it will never reach His Majesty."

Lin Yanzhi took a deep breath and said in a deep voice:

"After they realized they were discovered by my people, they destroyed them immediately. My people only managed to get this secret letter and some fragments."

As Lin Yanzhi spoke, he took out a fragment the size of a cow's eye, on which were listed several names.

Yang Yuan, Zhang Song, and three scattered words, Tian, ​​Fei, and He.

These three characters were obviously names, but the others were torn off.

When Chen Yi saw those words, his eyes moved.

He exchanged a glance with Lin Yanzhi, then stood up and said:

"I recognize those bastards. I have tolerated them for a long time! Those traitors! They have become Xiao's running dogs."

As he spoke, he walked out of the tent with a long sword and headed towards the training ground.

"General Chen, what's this?"

Lin Yanzhi asked.

Hurd:

"Hurry up and take a look."

Several people hurriedly followed.

Chen Yi came to the training ground with a knife in hand.

In the parade ground, those people were still cursing at each other.

Chen Yi roared:

"Tian Fu, what do you want to do?"

When everyone heard Chen Yi's words, they all turned to look at him. When they saw the angry Chen Yi, Tian Fu first bowed, and then asked in confusion:

"Why do you say that, General Chen?"

Chen Yi walked towards him step by step, his eyes almost spitting fire. He raised the secret letter in his hand and said angrily:

"Tian Fu, Yang Yuan, Zhang Song, you people from Xiaoyu Village said in the secret letter that there are traitors in the Lin Family Army and that the Lin Family Army is colluding with the Northern Jue people. What exactly do you want to do? Do you want to kill all of us in the Lin Family Army? You are really a good dog of the Xiao family!"

When Tian Fu and his companions saw the secret letter, their faces turned pale instantly.

They were clearly sent out secretly, so how come they are in Chen Yi's hands now?

When everyone heard this, there was an uproar, and everyone's eyes were focused on Tian Fu and his group.

The party that had just been arguing with them seemed to have caught Tian Fu and his friends' weakness, and shouted loudly:

"Collaborating with the enemy and treason is evidence of the execution of nine generations of the clan. Tian Fu, what do you want to do?"

"You just kept saying that we wronged the Xiao family. I thought you didn't know your position. I didn't expect that you forgot the general's kindness to you and our years of comradeship and wanted to kill us."

"What benefits did that Xiao guy promise you that would be worth your risking your life for them?"

"Traitor, now that the evidence is irrefutable, what else do you have to say?"

Tian Fu looked at the secret letter, clenched his fists, and said loudly:

"I wrote the secret letter, but don't be fooled by him and the Third Young Master. We are not the traitors, but them. They are here for..."

Before Tian Fu could finish his words, Chen Yi suddenly stepped forward and slashed his neck with a knife.

Blood splattered, and everyone was so shocked by this sudden scene that they couldn't react.

"Traitor, you must die!"

He said fiercely.

The first person to react was Zhang Song. He took two steps back and pointed at Chen Yi and said:

"Chen Yi, I didn't expect you to dare to kill people in public! Don't believe him. He and Mr. Lin San colluded with the Northern Jue people in order to avenge their relatives. They intend to let the Northern Jue people cross the northern border and attack An soon..."

Before Zhang Song could finish his words, the long knife in Chen Yi's hand had already pierced his chest.

"Traitor, not only have you not repented until now, you even dare to frame me!"

Yang Yuan realized that Chen Yi and the others were afraid that they would reveal their secrets in public and would kill them, so he quickly said to the people behind him:

"Run quickly, Chen Yi has gone crazy!"

As he ran, he continued loudly:

"Everyone, don't be fooled by Chen Yi. Chen Yi and Mr. Lin San are colluding with Beijue. When we passed the secret letter, there was clearly another letter about their collusion with Beijue people. That letter was destroyed by them..."

Yang Yuan's voice trembled a little.

"After all this, you still dare to slander me, you traitor! You are courting death."

Chen Yi was about to catch up when Lin Yanzhi stepped forward and said:

"General Chen, don't be impulsive. This matter is of great importance. We still need to investigate it thoroughly before making a conclusion."

"Investigate? How else can we investigate? The evidence is irrefutable; they are traitors!"

Chen Yi still refused to give in.

"General Chen, I know you are loyal to the general, but we can't conclude that they are traitors based on a secret letter. Let's detain them first, and then deal with them after the matter is investigated."

Lin Yanzhi said.

If Chen Yi were allowed to continue killing, others would become suspicious.

Chen Yi looked at him and nodded.

Someone in the crowd asked:

"General Chen, is what they just said true? About you and Mr. Lin San colluding with the Northern Jue people?"