There are many things in this world that are completely unreasonable, and the weak always suffer inexplicably.
Just like those farmers in Hujiazhuang who died in Zhao Junchen's conspiracy for no reason, but they didn't know the truth until they died.
And in the officialdom, when accountability is being investigated, this is often even more true!
Now, Huang Shenming vaguely feels that he will soon encounter such an unreasonable thing.
He Yu died, and everyone in Liaodong Town was holding back their anger and had nowhere to vent it. If this situation cannot be resolved for a long time, it will not only destabilize the morale of the military and lower morale, but also seriously shake the prestige of the senior military attachés in Liaodong Town.
Therefore, at this time, it is necessary to introduce a scapegoat with enough weight, put all the blame on this scapegoat, and make him the target of all people who do not know the truth to vent their anger.
Of course, there are many smart people in this world, and they all understand that this scapegoat actually has no responsibility.
However, just because they are all smart people, they understand better that at this time, there must be a scapegoat, not only to take responsibility for everyone above, but also to allow those below who do not know the truth to vent their anger, so not only is it not possible
He will speak out to defend this innocent scapegoat, but will only add fuel to the fire and add insult to injury.
All in all, in order to stabilize the overall situation, this scapegoat can only be sacrificed.
This is what the saying "sacrifice the small self to fulfill the greater self" means.
After He Yu's death, something like this will definitely happen - in order to cover up the guilt of the senior officials in Liaodong Town for their ineffective savior, and in order to let the lower-level soldiers in Liaodong Town vent their anger, a scapegoat of sufficient weight must be selected.
After Huang Shenming thought about it, he was shocked to find that the scapegoat was most likely himself!
On the one hand, he is one of the five generals in Liaodong Town, so making him a scapegoat gives him enough weight.
On the other hand, due to the unauthorized actions of the Forbidden Army soldiers, Huang Shenming not only failed to take advantage of the opportunity to establish his prestige, but instead showed his cowardice and humiliation again. Therefore, he is still the weakest among the five generals in Liaodong Town, so he is also the easiest to
Being pushed out as a scapegoat.
The most important thing is that He Yu's death most likely occurred while Huang Shenming was in charge of all matters in the camp.
Although Huang Shenming believed that he was very innocent and firmly believed that no matter who was sitting in the camp and presiding over matters at this time, He Yu would not be able to avoid the tragic death of He Yu at the hands of the gangsters. However, most people did not understand this clearly.
I would think that all these things are Huang Shenming’s responsibility.
All in all, Huang Shenming will most likely "sacrifice the small self to fulfill the greater self" in the future.
But Huang Shenming was unwilling to sacrifice himself for the overall situation of Liaodong Town. He also wanted to save himself.
Therefore, Huang Shenming asked Zhao Junchen.
After much thought, he decided that Zhao Junchen was the only life-saving straw he could count on.
In fact, when the situation was discovered at this point, although Huang Shenming had not had time to think about it carefully, he had already vaguely noticed some signs and suspected that everything that had happened in the past few days was due to Zhao Junchen's behind-the-scenes calculations, and he
He unknowingly became Zhao Junchen's chess piece and was manipulated by Zhao Junchen.
Therefore, whenever the corner of Huang Shenming's eyes glanced at Zhao Junchen, he couldn't help but feel a flash of hatred and resentment.
However, these emotions did not prevent Huang Shenming from kneeling in front of Zhao Junchen for help.
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Zhao Junchen was also keenly aware of Huang Shenming's hatred and resentment towards him.
This person's reputation is not very deep. Although Huang Shenming thought he hid it well, his emotional changes still could not escape Zhao Junchen's eyes.
However, whether Zhao Junchen chooses to save him or not has nothing to do with the resentful emotions directed at him, and only has to do with interests.
Before a dog is completely tamed, it will always growl at its owner, but after it is completely tamed, it will only wag its tail and beg for mercy.
In fact, Zhao Junchen also had to step in to help Huang Shenming at this time.
When Zhao Junchen sought protection from Huang Shenming in the past few days, although he easily manipulated Huang Shenming, Huang Shenming also noticed a lot of things. Therefore, unless Zhao Junchen could directly silence Huang Shenming, he would
We cannot just watch Huang Shenming fall into a desperate situation - with Huang Shenming's temperament, once he is in a desperate situation, he will definitely try to drag everyone down.
So, seeing Huang Shenming kneeling in front of him asking for help, Zhao Junchen was immediately surprised and asked: "General Huang Shen, based on the friendship between you and me, even if you ask me for help, why do you do this?"
Pretending? Get up and talk!"
Although he said this, Zhao Junchen did not reach out to help Huang Shenming.
Huang Shenming was still kneeling in front of Zhao Junchen, completely unable to see that he had wanted to take the opportunity to blackmail Zhao Junchen before. He begged with an extremely humble attitude: "Zhao Junchen, with your wisdom and vision, you can naturally see that,
I'm afraid that I will end up badly in the future, and I will most likely become the scapegoat of Liaodong Town. I hope that because I have been serving you these past few days, I will definitely give me a try!"
"Serve... ha! Huang Shenjiang is very sensible... I like sensible people." At this point, before Huang Shenming's face became happy, Zhao Junchen said again: "But since Huang Shenjiang is so sensible, he should
Understand the truth, that is, only what you give will be rewarded... I was protected by you before, it is indeed a kind of friendship, but it is still a transaction in essence, you and I each get what we need!"
Huang Shenming was indeed very sensible, and immediately said: "What do you need, Zhao Gechen? I will fully cooperate with you! As long as you help me get through this disaster, I will definitely look after you in the future!"
Zhao Junchen shook his head and said: "This person in this pavilion has always been honest and does not like to form cliques, so there is nothing that requires your cooperation... But speaking of it, there is indeed a small matter. If you come forward to express your position,
, it would allow me to spend less energy..."
Hearing Zhao Junchen mention the word "little things", Huang Shenming immediately looked bitter.
After getting along with each other for this period of time, Huang Shenming had a little understanding of Zhao Junchen's character, so he was not worried about what big things Zhao Junchen would ask him to do, but he was most afraid that Zhao Junchen would arrange some so-called "small things" for him.
However, Huang Shenming still had to bite the bullet and said: "Minister, your orders are yours!"
Next, Zhao Junchen briefly explained a few words to Huang Shenming.
What Zhao Junchen explained made Huang Shenming secretly frightened, and he felt that there really was nothing trivial about Zhao Junchen's place.
But in the end, Huang Shenming gritted his teeth and agreed.
After seeing Huang Shenming's response, Zhao Junchen finally remembered that Huang Shenming was still kneeling on the ground at this moment, and blamed him: "Hey, why are you still kneeling? Didn't I ask you to get up and speak?"
Then, Zhao Junchen helped Huang Shenming up with his own hands, then deliberately comforted him a few words and promised some benefits again.
The situation has developed to this point, and Zhao Junchen will soon be able to completely control the situation in Liaodong Town.
But at this moment, Zhao Junchen is still relying on others, so he will not push Huang Shenming too hard.
And just as Zhao Junchen tried to comfort Huang Shenming, a louder noise suddenly sounded outside the wooden house.
Zhao Junchen and Huang Shenming did not dare to neglect, and hurriedly walked outside the house to observe, only to find that Liu Xiong of Liaodong Cavalry Qianhu had arrived after receiving the news.
Prior to this, Liu Xiong led the 5,000 reinforcements from Liaodong Town under his command and had been stationed outside the camp to take charge of the blockade, so he was slow to receive the news.
Liu Xiong is He Yu's loyal confidant, his loyalty is no less than that of Shi Cheng, and his relationship with He Yu is much deeper.
Therefore, after Liu Xiong saw He Yu's body, he behaved like a historical figure. First, he passed out on the spot. After finally waking up, he started crying and making a fuss, waving his sword crazily, and threatening to bring all the culprits to justice.
It was for He Yu to be buried with him.
Seeing this situation, Zhao Junchen secretly thought: "Now that Liu Xiong has received the news, He Bandit and the Liaodong generals will also receive the news soon, and then they will rush back here regardless of the cost...
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I just don’t know what the current situation of Fang Zhenshan, Wu Shilin and others is...
The most important thing is the reaction of the Shanhaiguan Wu family, Wu Sangui, Wu Yingxiong and his son. If the Shanhaiguan Wu family has now entered the game, many things will be easier to operate... They will definitely come! And they must have already arrived.
!If this opportunity is missed, the Wu family and his son will hardly be called heroes..."
While thinking deeply, Zhao Junchen stepped forward and quickly walked towards Liu Xiong, who was crying and screaming.
In the eyes of Zhao Junchen, Liu Xiong, the Liaodong Iron Cavalry Qianhu, was just an insignificant person. Even if he cried to death here, Zhao Junchen didn't bother to take a second look.
However, when Zhao Junchen saw Shi Cheng walking towards Liu Xiong quickly, he was worried that Shi Cheng would take the opportunity to encourage Liu Xiong to target him.
Liu Xiong's troops are strong, with a total of five thousand men. Once Shi Cheng convinces Liu Xiong to oppose him, Zhao Junchen will inevitably encounter more troubles, and may even fail.
So, Shi Cheng had just walked up to Liu Xiong and was about to say something. Zhao Junchen also arrived at almost the same time, and then he spoke first and began to sigh and persuade Liu Xiong to accept his condolences and change. He also said that he would definitely find out who was behind the scenes.
The real murderer, why Yu takes revenge and so on.
Seeing Zhao Junchen being so shameless, Shi Cheng was of course unwilling to give up. He had no scruples about Zhao Junchen's identity, and ignored the efforts of Huang Shenming, Huang Ke and others. He said on the spot that he suspected that He Yu's death was related to Zhao Junchen.
He also believed that it was strange for the Imperial Guards to rush into the dense forest without permission, perhaps just to cover up the evidence by entering the dense forest one step ahead, so he asked Liu Xiong to send reinforcements from Liaodong Town stationed outside the camp into the camp and bring them to the camp.
All the officers and soldiers of the Forbidden Army took control again and investigated one by one!
It has to be said that Shi Cheng is indeed extremely keen. After calming down for a while, he quickly noticed the biggest flaw in Zhao Junchen's plan.
But when it comes to the art of verbal arguments and wild entanglements, Shi Cheng is far from Zhao Junchen's opponent.
What's more, Huang Shenming, Huang Ke and others are also on Zhao Junchen's side at this time.
Therefore, Zhao Junchen started arguing with Shi Cheng on the spot, and his momentum became even stronger, as if he was full of confidence.
The debate was extremely fierce, and Shi Cheng was so angry that he wanted to draw his sword several times, but he managed to stall for time.
When Shi Cheng finally persuaded Liu Xiong and made Liu Xiong hesitate to send people to check the Forbidden Army soldiers one by one, he saw a Liaodong cavalry member from Baihu hurried to the crowd and reported to them an unusual news.