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Next, for half an hour, all the Liaodong soldiers in the camp were in complete panic.
Huang Shenming rushed into the dense forest. After seeing He Yu's body, he immediately collapsed on the ground, looking miserable and in a daze. He could not get up for a long time, and his mind went blank.
Not long after, Shi Cheng also arrived at the scene. This man had always been resolute and calm, but the moment he saw He Yu's body, he was so grief-stricken that he passed out directly.
But at this time, no one could care about the performance of Huang Shenming and Shi Cheng. All the military attachés of Liaodong Town who arrived at the scene fell into unprecedented panic and confusion, either in grief or in despair. It is sluggish or motionless, or it is full of anger.
He Yu is not a general guard in the ordinary sense. He is also significantly different from the previous commanders-in-chief of Liaodong. He has tough methods, a tough personality, and a flexible mind. Under his management and operation, the entire Liaodong town is only interested in him. He obeys his orders, and he can be said to have monopolized power and say the same thing... He is the commander-in-chief of Liaodong with the most power and prestige since Li Chengliang and his son.
Therefore, He Yu is not only the nominal commander-in-chief, but also the core of power and spiritual pillar of the entire Liaodong Town. Everyone in Liaodong Town is also accustomed to obeying He Yu's leadership and command.
This model of centralizing power in one person has both advantages and disadvantages.
As long as He Yu is still there, the entire Liaodong Town will be monolithic, and more forces can be mobilized to resist foreign enemies.
But if He Yu is gone, not only everyone in Liaodong Town will be at a loss, but the entire Liaodong Town will also be in danger of falling apart.
Before today, even after He Yu was kidnapped, he had been in danger and did not know his life or death, but deep in the hearts of most Liaodong soldiers, they still firmly believed that He Yu would return safely soon.
After all, this is the territory of Liaodong Town, and they have an absolute advantage in terms of strength;
After all, Liaodong Town will soon be able to collect the ransom demanded by the kidnappers, even if the ransom demanded by the kidnappers is all rare treasures;
After all, in everyone's imagination, a heroic figure like He Yu should have died on the battlefield or in a power struggle in the court. He should never have died in such an inexplicable way.
Who would have thought that He Yu would die inexplicably like this.
Everyone cannot accept this reality, and they all know how they should react, and they dare not imagine where the future of Liaodong Town will go.
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After a long time, someone finally discovered Shi Cheng's unconsciousness, and quickly stretched out his hand to pinch Shi Cheng's man, allowing Shi Cheng to wake up.
After waking up, Shi Cheng was stunned for a long time, and then finally recalled the reason why he passed out. He turned around again and saw He Yu's body again.
The next moment, Shi Cheng jumped up suddenly, reached out and grabbed the sword of the person next to him, and shouted loudly: "Where are the Forbidden Army? Where are those Forbidden Army bastards? I want to kill them! Leave no one behind! Leave no one behind!"
It was all because they acted without authorization and provoked the kidnappers. Otherwise, how could the commander-in-chief have died in vain? They must be buried with him! All of them will be buried with the Commander-in-Chief! "
While roaring, Shi Cheng kept waving the sword in his hand, like a tiger in desperate situation, choosing people to eat.
Then, out of the corner of his eye, Shi Cheng seemed to spot a soldier wearing the uniform of the Forbidden Army, and he raised his sword and was about to pounce on him.
Seeing Shi Cheng's performance, Huang Ke, who was also at a loss at the scene, quickly ordered the surrounding Liaodong soldiers to rush over, control Shi Cheng's crazy behavior, and also took away the saber in Shi Cheng's hand.
"Why are you trying to stop me? I want to avenge Mr. Commander-in-Chief! Didn't you betray Mr. Commander-in-Chief?"
Although several Liaodong soldiers grabbed his arms, legs and feet, Shi Cheng still struggled and roared loudly.
Huang Ke quickly explained loudly: "Shi Qianhu, don't be impulsive! Don't be impulsive! Mr. He's tragic death certainly makes everyone grief-stricken, but take a closer look at Mr. He's body! It's already covered with cloth. The body is covered with body spots and has been dead for at least two days, so He Yu’s death has nothing to do with the unauthorized actions of the Forbidden Army soldiers, but rather the kidnappers who had already killed He Yu!”
After hearing Huang Ke's explanation, Shi Cheng was stunned for a moment, then turned to look at He Yu's body again.
He Yu's body was placed on a straw mat. His eyes were still wide open, as if he still retained the strong resentment and disbelief he felt when he died.
The most important thing is that He Yu's body was cold and stiff, and green corpse spots had spread all over his body.
As a border military attache who was used to seeing life and death, Shi Cheng naturally understood what this phenomenon meant.
Just like what Huang Ke said, He Yu had been dead for at least two days. It was because the kidnappers had killed him in advance. Therefore, the cause of He Yu's death could not be attributed to the unauthorized actions of the Forbidden Army soldiers.
In fact, Liaodong Town not only cannot blame the Forbidden Army soldiers for their unauthorized actions, but also wants to thank the Forbidden Army soldiers. If not for the unauthorized actions of the Forbidden Army soldiers, they would not have been able to discover the truth about He Yu's death in advance!
After seeing this situation, Shi Cheng was stunned for a long time, and then asked angrily again: "Where are the kidnappers? Where are the kidnappers?"
Huang Ke sighed, pointed in the distance, and said: "The kidnappers are all dead, a total of eight people. They all died of poison. They should have committed suicide out of fear of crime, leaving no one alive.
According to the Forbidden Army officers and soldiers, when they first rushed into the dense forest, the kidnappers thought that Liaodong Town was going to attack them, so they all drank poison and committed suicide. The Forbidden Army officers and soldiers had no time to diagnose and treat them...
Our officer is urgently investigating the identities of these kidnappers, but based on the accounts of the Forbidden Army soldiers, because they had been stationed in Hujiazhuang for a period of time before and were more familiar with the situation in Hujiazhuang, the Forbidden Army soldiers also identified these corpses. They all looked familiar, they should all be farmers in Hujiazhuang. "
Hearing what Huang Ke said, Shi Cheng was stunned again, his face full of disbelief.
No matter what, he didn't want to believe that a heroic figure like He Yu died at the hands of a group of ordinary farmers.
Shi Cheng looked in the direction pointed by Huang Ke and saw many corpses in the distance, all of which were dead kidnappers and Hujiazhuang farmers.
He Yu's body was placed on the straw mat, but the corpses of the kidnappers were not treated like this and were just thrown away in a mess...
However, no matter how big the difference in their identities before death was, or whether they were wrapped in straw mats or not, at this moment they all turned into cold corpses without any difference.
For a moment, Shi Cheng's brain seemed to be in chaos and blank, and he didn't know how he should react.
And just when Shi Cheng was stunned on the spot, a familiar voice suddenly came from beside him.
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"Alas! It's so sad to lose one's life for no reason! . . . It's hard for me to take the blame! It's hard to take the blame!"
Hearing this voice, Shi Cheng's body trembled again. He turned around in disbelief and saw that Zhao Junchen, who had been missing for a long time, suddenly appeared. He was standing not far from him, shaking his head and sighing with a full expression. It’s grief, remorse, and pity.
Moreover, Zhao Junchen's expression was quite sincere and did not seem to be showing off.
However, Zhao Junchen shook his head and lamented, seemingly because of He Yu's death, but in fact it was for the farmers of Hujiazhuang who died in vain!
At the same time, I also lamented that I was still on the road of power struggle, once again violating the bottom line and affecting innocent people.
These "kidnappers" and farmers in Hujiazhuang actually died at the hands of Zhao Junchen.
From beginning to end, everything was arranged by Zhao Junchen.
According to Zhao Junchen's plan, after he hid behind the scenes and instigated Xu Qingyan and others to kidnap He Yu, he would choose an appropriate time for the Forbidden Army soldiers to find an excuse and rush into the dense forest without warning.
Just like today's situation.
At the same time, Xu Qingyan and more than a dozen Forbidden Army soldiers who were playing the role of kidnappers in the dense forest would change into their Forbidden Army uniforms and take advantage of the chaos to quickly sneak into the Forbidden Army ranks.
In this way, it is like a drop of water mixed into the sea or a grain of sand thrown into the desert. No one can prove that Xu Qingyan and others participated in the kidnapping of He Yu.
In fact, at this moment, Xu Qingyan and others had successfully hidden themselves in the ranks of the Forbidden Army.
Therefore, the corpses of the "kidnappers" left in the dense forest all come from those completely innocent farmers in Hujiazhuang.
Xu Qingyan and others who actually carried out the kidnapping plan escaped safely and will soon be rewarded and rewarded by Zhao Junchen.
Of course, there are flaws in this plan - if you count the number of Forbidden Army soldiers, you will find that the number of Forbidden Army soldiers before and after entering the dense forest is not consistent.
However, according to Zhao Junchen's plan, when his plan has progressed to this point, the overall situation is extremely unfavorable for Liaodong Town, so as long as Liaodong Town does not catch him on the spot, he can directly deny it. , even if someone confronts him on the spot with this doubt, as long as Zhao Junchen firmly refuses to admit it, no one will dare to continue to embarrass him!
In the end, in the eyes of the world, there can only be one truth about He Yu's kidnapping, and that is - Jianzhou Jurchen is the real mastermind behind the scenes, and it is the Jianzhou Jurchen spies who bewitched the people of Hujiazhuang. Farmers and organizations planned this kidnapping case against the general soldier of Liaodong Town!
In short, from the beginning of the plan, Zhao Junchen deliberately involved these innocent Hujiazhuang farmers in this turmoil, just so that they would eventually become abandoned sons, scapegoats, and corpses that could not speak. .
In fact, Zhao Junchen originally wanted to leave a way for these Hujiazhuang farmers to survive.
According to Zhao Junchen's original plan, not only would these Hujiazhuang villagers not have to die, but He Yu would not have to die, and everyone could survive. Initially, he just wanted to use He Yu's kidnapping to create and promote the development of the situation.
The current situation is an alternative in Zhao Junchen's plan.
However, He Yu's acumen and determination made him successful in the past, allowing him to become the powerful commander-in-chief of Liaodong Town, but now they have killed him.
It was because He Yu discovered the truth and found the flaw that Zhao Junchen had no choice but to implement the backup plan. So He Yu had to die, and these farmers in Hujiazhuang also had to die.
But no matter how you excuse it, these Hujiazhuang farmers who have become corpses in front of you died at the hands of Zhao Junchen.
He Yu was a powerful figure who was obsessed with power, and it was natural that he should die in the power struggle, but the farmers in Hujiazhuang were all innocent.
Thinking of this, Zhao Junchen's heart was full of self-blame and sadness, and he couldn't help but shake his head and lament.
However, at the same time, Zhao Junchen was not sure whether his emotions of sadness and self-blame came from the initiative or from the passive... Whether he expressed these emotions sincerely, or whether he thought he was There has to be a time when these emotions surface.
If it affects innocent people and there is not even a trace of sadness and self-blame, that would be so inhumane.
Perhaps, Zhao Junchen just hoped that he still had a trace of humanity left, so he took the initiative to express these emotions in his heart.
The struggle for power is always life-and-death, and it can never avoid affecting innocent people, just like elephants that will inevitably trample the flowers, grass and insects under their feet when they collide with each other.
Zhao Junchen has always been trying to avoid this kind of thing happening, but Zhao Junchen also knows very well that no matter in the past, now, or in the future, as long as he is still fighting for power in the temple, similar things will inevitably happen.
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Let’s not talk about the complicated thoughts in Zhao Junchen’s heart.
But he said that everyone was shocked when they heard Zhao Junchen's voice suddenly sounded and saw Zhao Junchen suddenly appear here. For a moment, they even ignored the death of He Yu.
Huang Shenming, who was originally slumped on the ground unable to get up, immediately jumped up and exclaimed: "Zhao Gechen... why are you here? I have obviously arranged..."
Huang Shenming was about to say, "I have clearly arranged for Song Hui to be imprisoned for you," but midway through his words, he finally came to his senses and added: "I have clearly arranged for the soldiers to search the entire camp repeatedly, but I still cannot find you. Traces of... Where have you been hiding during this time? And why did you suddenly appear here? "
Afterwards, Huang Ke also quickly asked: "Yes, Minister Zhao, where have you been hiding during this time? I haven't been able to find your whereabouts, but I am so anxious to be lowered!"
Zhao Junchen had an expressionless face and said slowly: "In the past two or three days, I have naturally been hiding in a safe place... but I will not inform you of this safe place!
After all, mutinies can easily break out in Liaodong Town. Now that General He Yuhe has suddenly died, the situation has become increasingly unstable. Who knows if mutinies will continue to happen in Liaodong Town? If I tell you my hiding place, where will I hide after the next mutiny? "
Hearing Zhao Junchen's answer, Huang Ke immediately stopped asking, thinking that Zhao Junchen's concerns were reasonable. Huang Shenming also secretly breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that Zhao Junchen's reasons were impeccable, and he did not have to worry about protecting Zhao Junchen. Take responsibility for Junchen's affairs.
However, Shi Cheng suddenly said sternly: "No! I don't care whether you are a cabinet minister or not, and I don't care about your various reasons. You must now explain everything you have done during this period. explain clearly!"
Apparently, Shi Cheng's mind had regained some clarity, and he finally recalled his and Ximen Sheng's previous suspicion that Zhao Junchen was the mastermind behind He Yu's kidnapping from beginning to end.
Now that He Yu has died, Shi Cheng naturally wants Zhao Junchen to give an explanation and prove his innocence.
However, after seeing Shi Cheng's persistent entanglement, Huang Shenming stopped him and said, "Shi Cheng, please don't be rude to Minister Zhao!"
Then, Huang Shenming turned to look at Zhao Junchen and said softly: "Zhao Gechen, please speak further."
Then, Huang Shenming led Zhao Junchen to the wooden house where He Yu had been imprisoned, and then drove away the Liaodong Town soldiers who were investigating and collecting evidence in the wooden house.
While doing these things, Huang Shenming's eyes kept flickering, and every time the corner of his eye glanced at Zhao Junchen, emotions of resentment and resentment flashed through him.
But when there was no one else in the wooden house, Huang Shenming knelt down in front of Zhao Junchen and begged in a low voice: "Zhao Gechen, you must save me!"
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