Raising the bet again was the best way he could think of at the moment.
Li Lin's mood finally changed from gloomy to sunny.
"It's no wonder that he is my contact general in Daxia, good! Ning Cheng has destroyed two cooperative relationships. Now our cooperation with Jin Guo has completely broken down. Naturally, the previous cooperation transactions with Jin Guo are gone. This is not worth mentioning.
That’s a lot of silver.”
Li Lin's face was full of distress, half of it was pretending, and half of it was real.
"Hey, General Ning, what kind of crime do you think this should be?"
What kind of crime? This matter can be big or small, but Li Lin obviously wanted him to make it big.
"Violating military discipline and sending troops out of the camp without reporting this is the first one. Ruining diplomatic relations and disrupting the imperial government's national policy is the second one. The punishment is the heaviest, and the punishment is... beheading!"
The Ning family is a military family, and they are very strict in teaching their children. He has learned from a young age when to save his teammates and when to give up decisively. At this time, Ning Cheng has absolutely given up, so Ning Yun will not worry about it.
Say a word.
Li Lin was even more satisfied.
"Isn't this a little heavy?"
Ning Yun knew that Li Lin would soon give up his doubts about him, so he put everything aside and knelt down on one knee to salute.
"Your Majesty, military discipline must be strict. If we are lax, our morale will be unstable."
"But...this is your Ning family..."
"Your Majesty, my father has been teaching us military laws and disciplines since we were young. We have no face to ask for forgiveness for committing such a serious crime. If I were to do it, I should kill myself in the tent at this time!"
In fact, if he knew about this, he would directly help Ning Cheng kill himself.
"Ning Guogong is indeed the pillar of our Great Xia Dynasty. He is loyal and a role model for all officials." After saying this, he even bowed to the north.
Ning Yun looked a little relieved.
"Your Majesty! Han She, General Han said that there is an urgent military situation. Please go and report it to the tent."
At this time, someone shouted outside the door.
"This king knows."
"General Ning, please wait for a while. Ning Cheng has not yet been convicted. For the sake of your innocence, General Ning, I can only wrong you."
"I don't dare, I will just wait here."
"Shan." After saying this, Li Lin walked out of the battle. When he walked out, he saw a man with a sack covering his head, being escorted by two personal guards.
Li Lin just waved his hand, indicating to leave first, and these people escorted the masked man to another empty tent.
Li Lin also followed in.
He sat down on the main seat, took another bowl of water, took a sip, and calmed down his mind. He waved his hand and motioned for the guards to take off their hoods.
In front of him was a young man with a handsome face that was somewhat similar to Ning Yun. His mouth was strangled.
"Come here, give General Ning a break."
"Ning Cheng, General Ning, you are so brave."
"..." Ning Cheng didn't speak, just silent, his eyes filled with deathly silence.
"General Ning was outside the account just now. I think I heard clearly that your clan brother Ning Yun has completely given up on you."
He remained silent, but the deathly silence in his eyes became even stronger.
"Hahahaha, okay, as expected, you value love and justice. But, have you ever thought about it? If you value love and justice so much to protect them, what explanation will they give to your family?"
Li Lin looked at the silent Ning Cheng with a smile.
Ning Cheng was stunned. Considering the seriousness of this matter, his wife and daughter would definitely not be treated favorably. Even if they did not die, they would become slaves, which he could not accept.
"Ning Cheng, I have noticed that Duke Ning Guo and Prime Minister Fang are working together to overthrow the court and endanger my father. If you don't tell me, I will deal with them and the two families."
This is not alarmist. Li Lin is a time traveler and does not understand the family ties of the nobles. He just wants to do something for Daxia. Therefore, if he discovers a problem, he only needs to find sufficient evidence to support his judgment.
To put it another way, he would not explain to others why he did what he did. As long as it was beneficial to Daxia, he would be willing to bear some insignificant and public opinion.
And he has the strength to assassinate, lead troops to attack, and directly kill with a stick in the court meeting. This is all feasible for him.
Ning Cheng also knew that he didn't have much contact with Li Lin, but Li Lin's deeds were well-known in the official circles of the Xia Kingdom. He was so ruthless and reckless that he couldn't believe it.
"Don't say I am dead, but even if I am dead, but..." Ning Cheng thought and finally spoke.
"Your Majesty, I wish to die, but I hope that Your Majesty can help me take care of my wife and daughter." Ning Cheng's voice was hoarse.
"Don't rush to put forward conditions. Whether you say it or not will only have a certain impact on the outcome of the matter after the matter is resolved."
"But, I, the king, have never cared about these influences. You only have to be obedient!"
Li Lin scolded in a low voice.
"Yes..." Ning Cheng also had no strength, and his tone became even weaker.
"I ask you, who instigated what happened in Xia Zhi City?"
"No one else instigated it. It was done by me alone. In other words, when several of our border army generals were chatting together, they mentioned it and I implemented it."
"how so?"
"The status of the frontier army is decreasing day by day. If we cooperate with Jin State now, the northern frontier army will even be abolished. By then, the status of us people will naturally not be guaranteed."
"Fart! You still dare to quibble. You are the son of Duke Ning. If you carry out your rebellion normally, are you afraid that you will lose your status?"
"Everything the general said is true... First of all, let's not talk about whether this plan can succeed. The father of the general was only born from a concubine, and his status is not high. I achieved my current status by bravely killing enemies and making contributions.
It has little to do with Duke Ning’s government."
"The reason why they can participate in this matter this time is that they have no choice. The direct line of the Duke's Mansion is not prosperous, and now there is only Ning Yun. They can only choose from the side lines. I am the whole side line.
I am the best one in the department. I usually don’t like to make friends, so it’s not easy to control my influence. That’s why they chose me.”
"So even if they succeed, I can hold an official position, and my status will definitely be high, but how much power can they give me? I even think that they will just kill the donkey...and fail?"
The nine implicated clans..."
"The general is also thinking about this, and that's why he made this move. Firstly, it is to organize the Northern War so that you can return to the capital as soon as possible to take charge and not let this happen. Secondly, it is for my brothers. My military merit is to drink from these brothers.
I don’t want people like them to spend their whole lives as soldiers, and finally become generals, only to be dismissed..."
Li Lin couldn't help but think highly of Ning Cheng. This man really valued friendship. Even though the Ning family had treated him like this before, he didn't betray the Ning family as soon as the incident happened. Instead, he knew that the Ning family had really given up.
You only choose this way when you want to save yourself.
"Ning Cheng... I can't understand what you are going through. After all, I have never experienced it personally... But I can spare your life, are you willing?"