An orphan girl in troubled times, living a miserable life

Chapter 365: Uncle to the Three-Party Stalemate

Faced with such accusations, Xu Chengfeng was shocked and annoyed. This was totally beyond his expectations, and the people below were even more talking about it.

Xu Chengfeng gritted his teeth in hatred, looked at the sharp-tongued woman in front of him, then narrowed his eyes and looked seriously at the soldiers standing against Li Yaoguang, and dealt with them patiently.

"You are all true warriors who have killed the Hu Di, destroyed the tyrants, and followed the king to conquer the world. You are all heroes with your blood and your hearts. You are all heroes! Heroes are loyal to each other and cherish the friendship of comrades who fight side by side. Xu understands and is moved. But everyone, Xu has a question. When Fengzhou was trapped, the soldiers and civilians in the city needed so much food. How could you transport it with your limited number of people? How could you break the enemy's defense and enter the city smoothly? Were you there that day? Suspicious? Did you really not find any heresy? If there was no heresy, why did the sky send down oracles today, and the capital was in an uproar? There is no smoke without fire. For the sake of the king, for the prosperity and clarity of the times, for the peace of the country and the world, I hope you can tell the truth. Everyone should know that evildoers are the best at disguising themselves. Please don't hide anything and speak frankly for justice."

What kind of nonsense is this? In order to rescue his beloved and prove her innocence, he tolerated all this farce. At least he had to remain fair on the surface. But even though he warned himself in his heart that he had to strike a balance, Shen Yue couldn't help but slam the camera when he heard Xu Chengfeng's words.

"Xu Chengfeng!"

The brothers Lu Yao and Lu Fang also stood up indignantly and shouted, "You bold Xu Chengfeng, if you have something to say, just say it. Don't make groundless accusations and frame a little girl!"

Shen Yue was angry, and the Lu brothers came to his defense. The Cui, Zhou and Lin families secretly thought that things were not going well. To save their lives, they all looked at the foreign aid they had invited. These people were also very powerful. For their own little thoughts, after getting the signal, they all knelt on the ground, talking at once, saying this and that, all of which were to defend the faction that sided with Xu Chengfeng, and their words were still high-sounding.

Shen Yue had a headache, but fortunately his left-hand trusted men were also tough guys, and they all stepped out to fight against him together with Lu Yao and Lu Fang, causing a stalemate in the situation.

At this moment, Shen Yue also knew that it would be impossible for him to openly take sides. He felt more and more resentful, and to this day, he still could not be free.

The situation was at a standstill for a while. The soldiers who had just been shaken by Xu Chengfeng's righteous words calmed down instantly. However, they also saw the situation clearly. The confrontation between the two sides and the inside story of the relationship behind it were probably not something that low-level soldiers like them could participate in. Didn't they see the future of the senior officials who followed Miss Li to help Fengzhou deliver food that day? Doesn't this mean that there is something going on behind the scenes?

Therefore, all the soldiers were hesitant and kept silent, thinking of waiting to see the situation develop.

This gave Xu Chengfeng a headache. He secretly hated his subordinates and the woman named Huang for not doing their job well. They did not control the so-called witnesses well and they turned against him on the spot, making him very passive. Now he was in a dilemma, and the group of soldiers in front of him, who were most likely to be recruited and controlled, were not controlled by him because of their master's partiality after he appealed to their emotions and reason. Xu Chengfeng felt physically and mentally exhausted.

Xu Chengfeng was unwilling to give up. He swept his eyes over the dense crowd of witnesses in front of him, and his sight finally fell on the mother and her two children who were huddled tightly behind the crowd, trying hard to reduce their presence. Xu Chengfeng raised his hand and pointed.

"You three, mother and son, please come forward and I will ask you..."

At this moment, there was a sound of breaking through the air, and with a thud, an arrow accurately pierced in front of Xu Chengfeng. The tail of the arrow shook, relieving the huge force.

The sudden arrow startled everyone on the stage. Ying Yi and the others reacted quickly, drawing their swords and protecting Shen Yue at the first moment, shouting for protection.

Xu Chengfeng's personal attendant rushed to him, looking concerned: "Are you okay, sir?"

Xu Chengfeng looked at the arrow and shook his head. The pale face of his follower, which had been pale due to fright, finally showed a hint of blood. He kept shouting that there was an assassin, and an angry voice came from the outside.

"Hey! You're so bad, Xu Chengfeng! You plotted to harm my family when I was away. You black-hearted thing, are you trying to suppress your comrades and eliminate dissidents?" At the critical moment, a rapid sound of horse hooves sounded behind the crowd. The people who were watching the excitement from the outside turned around and saw the black-armored general who was leading the way retracting his longbow, shouting and riding over to interrupt the commotion on the execution platform.

The crowd automatically made way for them, allowing Cheng Su and the army following him to pass. Upon seeing this, Shen Yue pushed aside Ying Yi, a smile appeared in his eyes, and he quickly stood up and stepped forward himself.

"Uncle Cheng, you're back."

Cheng Su: Humph, I'm glad I came back. If I hadn't come in time, would his child have died here today?

Thinking of this, and then seeing his own child covered in blood on the stage, and thinking again of what Aunt Yin said, even though Shen Yue's attitude was very good, Cheng Su still had no good face when he met Shen Yue's smiling face, knowing that he was the master.

Cheng Su, who had grown up and trained in battles, stepped on his horse's back and jumped onto the stage. Although he was extremely angry, he still had to be rational. He took a step forward and knelt on one knee in front of Shen Yue.

"Thank you for your concern, General. I am not talented enough to take credit for conquering the twelve prefectures of Dongzhou. Fortunately, I am able to return home today. Otherwise, my foolish boy, who served the general and the new dynasty and made immortal contributions without asking for anything in return, would be harmed by these evil spirits who can only hide behind others and make decisions but never go out to fight!"

Cheng Su was really furious. The reason why he worked so hard was for his wife and children. But the result was that while he was working so hard outside, his children at home were bullied. Anyone would be furious, not to mention that the man in front of him was the future monarch. He kept saying that he loved his sister Guang. Did he really like her and protect her so much?
You are really unworthy of being a monarch!

Facing Cheng Su's ambiguous tone, Shen Yue felt bitter. He reached out and forcefully helped the kneeling man up. "General Cheng, you have worked hard on the journey. Please take a rest first."

"I dare not rest. I was anxious today and acted rashly. Your Majesty, please do not blame me for leading the troops into the city. I have lived a miserable life. My father and mother do not love me. Fortunately, my wife and children love and support me. But today, someone wants to harm my child and touch my loved ones. I will never tolerate it! Even if Your Majesty wants to punish me today, whoever wants to touch my child must first ask the knife in my hand, Cheng Su, whether it agrees or not!"

With a clang, the long sword in Cheng Su's hand came out, and he glared fiercely at Xu Chengfeng and others.

Shen Yue knew that Uncle Cheng was still estranged from him, but what could he do? It was always his fault that he did not protect him well enough. It was impossible to blame him. He was also glad that Uncle Cheng could lead troops to help at the critical moment. In this way, even if he wanted to take action against those who dared to act on their own and provoke him, he would have the confidence.

Shen Yue patted Cheng Su's shoulder through his hard armor and said, "General Cheng, rest assured. I am here and will not mistreat any of the meritorious officials who shed blood for the country and served me. If I don't prove it today, anyone who dares to defame your family will be defaming me, Shen Yue, and will be an enemy of me, Shen Yue, and the entire Dingbei Army."

Shen Yue comforted Cheng Su, but his eyes were filled with murderous intent as he glanced at Xu Chengfeng and the others.

Hearing Shen Yue's promise, Cheng Su smiled in his heart, and without saying much, he sheathed his sword decisively and knelt on one knee again. After receiving Shen Yue's personal order, he signaled the soldiers he brought to surround the entire square in front of the Meridian Gate, as well as the twelve areas before and after the Meridian Gate.

Seeing this scene, Cui, Zhou, Huang Lijin, Lin and others secretly thought that something was wrong. Xu Chengfeng's eyelids were twitching, but for the sake of the world and for the sake of his king, he could not retreat.

Trying his best to calm his mind, Xu Chengfeng looked at the mother and son again.