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Chapter 224: Wang Xi's sophistry, full of doubts

"Hey."

Wang Xi sighed and continued, "Although they are soldiers of the Qin Dynasty, they have committed the crime of collaborating with the enemy."

Meng Tian looked extremely puzzled: "The crime of collaborating with the enemy?"

Wang Xi said, "I'll show you another person."

As Wang Xi spoke, he walked in front of a wooden box and kicked it over. A soldier tied up behind his back suddenly appeared in the huge box. The soldier's mouth was blocked and he could only stammer. No one could hear what he was saying.

The soldier just struggled violently, trying to break free from his restraints, his eyes full of despair.

Meng Tian blurted out: "Is it you?"

The person in front of him was Wang Zhi's personal soldier, the one who was personally ordered by Wang Zhi to deliver the letter to Xianyang.

Meng Tian suddenly understood. No wonder the people who were tracking him suddenly reported that the target had disappeared for some reason and could not be seen. It turned out that he had been secretly captured by Wang Qi and brought back to the tent.

However, Meng Tian was now even more confused, because this man was Wang Xi's personal soldier. For a general on the battlefield, personal soldiers were the first to resist danger and the most loyal people.

The general and his personal soldiers are friends who have risked their lives for each other, so how could they possibly collaborate with the enemy and sell out their country?

There were many doubts, so he asked his personal soldiers to deliver the letter, but he arranged for soldiers to intercept and capture the personal soldiers halfway. This was a completely contradictory approach.

In other words, was it the personal soldiers who took the lead on their own initiative that was what Wang Qi called treason?

Now Li Si came over. As an envoy of the Qin State, if I guessed correctly, Li Si had been following Gai Nie all the way. Why did he suddenly appear here?

What unknown secrets do Li Si and Wang Zhi have?

Meng Tian suppressed his doubts, regained his composure, and asked, "Isn't this man your personal soldier, Zuo Shuzhang?"

Wang Xi nodded and said, "Yes, this man is indeed one of my personal soldiers, and one I personally promoted. That's why I feel so scared."

"Even among my personal soldiers, there are enemy spies. I'm afraid this military camp is already full of spies."

Wang Xi squatted down, took the foreign object out of the soldier's mouth, and asked, "Tell me, what's going on? Why do you do this?"

The guard hesitated a little, but still said, "Yes, Master Shang gave the token to me and asked me to rush to Xianyang to inform you."

Meng Tian asked doubtfully, "Master Shang."

The title of Gongzi means a very prestigious person, perhaps a member of the royal family.

Wang Xi asked, "Who should be notified?"

The soldier was frightened and said quickly, "It's the Queen Mother. Please send troops to support us."

Meng Tian took a step forward and said, "Queen Dowager, Queen Dowager is the king's biological mother, how could she possibly help a traitor?"

The personal soldier was speechless, and stammered: "This, I am just following orders to pass on the message."

However, when Meng Tian was about to continue asking questions, Wang Xi suddenly raised a long axe in his right hand and slashed it in the air. A cold light flashed, and only a scream was heard, blood splattered, and the candlelight trembled slightly.

Before Meng Tian could do anything to stop it, it was already too late. He could only watch his personal soldiers die tragically under Wang Qi's axe.

Meng Tian asked, "Master Zuo Shuchang, why did you kill the witnesses? It's obvious that the information from these soldiers has not been fully obtained."

Wang Xi smashed the axe in his hand hard, and the axe was firmly fixed on the ground. He then said, "This rumor has already involved the king and the queen mother. I'm sure you understand the seriousness of this."

"So, he is not a witness, but a person who spreads rumors to confuse the people. Listening to his testimony will only confuse us and shake the morale of the army."

Wang Xi walked around the two men and continued, "This Master Shang had previously gained the trust of Lord Li through his clever words. The King's chief swordsmanship teacher is his accomplice. It can be seen that this Master Shang's identity is extraordinary."

Meng Tian sensed something was wrong. Gai Nie had already revealed his identity to him and was holding the royal seal, confirming that the king was in the military camp.

If Gai Nie is an accomplice, then the identity of Master Shang is obvious.

Meng Tian remained calm and asked, "Does your Excellency mean that they want to harm the king?"

Wang Xi nodded and said, "With the Queen Mother's support, their plan will have a chance of success."

Meng Tian obviously didn't believe it and said, "But how could the Queen Mother believe it so easily?"

With only a letter and no other items to prove it, the Queen Mother is not a fool and will definitely not believe this easily.

Wang Xi knew that Meng Tian would not want to, so he explained: "You don't know that there is actually a rift between the current Queen Mother and the King. You don't have to believe what you heard."

"It's just a letter. The Queen Mother would definitely not believe it. Until I found the token that Master Shang used to gain the Queen Mother's trust, with a letter and a token, I had to believe it."

Wang Xi took out a brocade bag from the table, poured out something from it, and said, "If I hadn't found this on the postman, I wouldn't have believed it."

Wang Xi held the object firmly in his left hand, and when he opened his palm, he could see a emerald green ring with the word "jiao" engraved on the inside.

Li Si was surprised and said, "This is, this is the jade ring of Chang'an Jun Chengjiao."

This was a reward given to Cheng Jiao by King Zhaoxiang of Qin. Cheng Jiao loved it very much and always kept it with her, never separating from it.

Meng Tian took the jade ring from Wang Xi's hand, looked at it carefully, and said, "Chang'an Jun has become a beautiful woman, so it must have been a long time ago..."

Meng Tian did not say the rest of the words, but both of them knew in their hearts that Chang'an Jun Cheng Jiao had died in the rebellion a year ago.

Wang Xi said: "So, with these two things, the Queen Mother favors Chang'an Jun Chengjiao. If Chang'an Jun Chengjiao's token appears in front of the Queen Mother, the Queen Mother will definitely mobilize troops, and then the King's safety will be in real danger."

"As it involves the king's safety, this general must nip this matter in the bud."

Meng Tian's expression remained unchanged. Many suspicious points had emerged, but they all pointed to Master Shang who was beside Gai Nie.

Moreover, Li Si actually seemed to agree, which made Meng Tian think deeply about Li Si's position.

Wang Xi sneered and said, "The thieves are scheming, but how could the current king, a wise man, not realize the seriousness of the matter?"

"Could it be..." Meng Tian looked up at Wang Xi and had a bad feeling in his heart.

Wang Xi took out a letter from his bosom, placed it on the table, and continued, "The king has long noticed that something is wrong, and sent me a secret order a few days ago, ordering me to kill Master Shang before his support team arrives."

"That's why I will go to Wusui in person, capture all the spies, and strike with lightning speed."

After he finished speaking, there was a sudden silence around him for a while, and Wang Xi glanced at Li Si.

Then, Li Si immediately bowed and said, "Your Majesty is wise."

A satisfied smile appeared on Wang Xi's face. Li Si was very cooperative, not bad.