The Ming Dynasty: The most ruthless imperial grandson, Old Zhu begged me not to kill him.

Chapter 389 The scapegoat Yuan Cidi
"I haven't lived enough yet, why would I do something so suicidal!"

The person next to him curled his lip.

"I believe what you say, but the court may not believe it, and His Majesty may not believe it. You must know that it has now been confirmed that those powerful bows and crossbows came from the army!"

"And the insignia engraved on it appears in our own military camp!"

"Neither of us can escape this connection!"

The others also frowned.

"Damn it, what do you suggest we do about this?"

"It definitely wasn't me!"

The others also shook their heads frantically, as if no one wanted to do it.

The leader frowned.

"Neither you nor he did it. None of us were involved. How did these crossbows get out of here?"

"This is truly strange. I think either one of us is lying, or it's a trap, someone is deliberately framing us!"

These people were stunned for a moment after hearing this, and they thought carefully about whether they had offended anyone recently.

At this moment, someone slammed their hand on the table and said angrily.

"These guys are really hateful. They insist on throwing the blame on us for things that have nothing to do with us!"

"If you really push me too far, I'll fight them to the death!"

The general next to him said in a sarcastic tone.

"The idea is good, but right now you don't even know who they are, so you can't find anyone to take revenge!"

"The key point now is not what you think, but what His Highness the Crown Prince thinks, and what those Embroidered Uniform Guards think. We can trust you, but the Embroidered Uniform Guards and the Western Depot will definitely not let this go so easily!"

Just when they didn't know what to do, a masked man in black suddenly appeared. The man looked at the masked man with wary eyes, not knowing who he was.

The man was trembling, holding a token in his hand. The contents of the token were unbelievable to the generals.

The leader looked around to make sure no one was watching, then invited the man in. When the man entered, the generals exclaimed in surprise.

"You're the Marquis's man, what did he send you here for? Did he come to help us?"

The masked man said with a smile.

"The token is right here, is there some problem?"

Everyone was overjoyed upon hearing this.

"That's great! You're the Marquis's man, so you'll definitely come to our rescue!"

However, the black man snorted coldly and said...

"Didn't I tell you all not to act rashly? Why are you doing this?"

"Did you know that by doing this, even the Marquis has been put on the defensive? Lately, those Imperial Guards have been lurking around the Marquis's doorstep quite a bit!"

"If the Marquis is exposed, all your brothers will be in trouble!"

After hearing this, everyone felt embarrassed. They then said with a wronged expression.

"My lord, this matter has absolutely nothing to do with us. We have already investigated thoroughly, and the assassins who carried out the attack were not any of us!" "The assassination of Zhu Xiong Ying has nothing to do with us. I suspect that someone is deliberately framing us. Please investigate thoroughly, my lord!"

Upon hearing this, the man was extremely surprised, and then looked at these people with disbelief.

"Do you think I'm a fool? Besides you, who else in the world can command those powerful bows and crossbows!"

"Moreover, those people ran out of the capital and then went back into the capital, eventually disappearing into the military camp, which is all your territory!"

"You say this has nothing to do with you at all, do you think anyone will believe you?"

These generals were utterly devastated upon hearing this. Now that this had happened, it was as if mud had fallen into their crotch—even if it wasn't excrement, it was still excrement.

We don't know why this happened, but we wouldn't have acted rashly without the Marquis's orders, so there must be something else going on," the masked man said, shaking his head.

"Nothing matters now."

Regardless of who's behind this, we can investigate later. The important thing now is how we get past this hurdle. If this matter isn't resolved, Zhu Xiong Ying's men will definitely continue investigating. This time it was me, next time it might be Yu Huatian and his group!

Upon hearing Yu Huatian's name, their expressions changed drastically. If they were truly handed over to Yu Huatian, it would be worse than death.

Thinking of this, the leading general grasped at a straw and looked at the masked man in black in front of him, saying something.

"My lord, you must save us! We are utterly loyal to the Marquis and would never dare to betray him in the slightest. This matter truly has nothing to do with us!"

The masked man sighed. "If these people didn't still hold power and weren't useful individuals, I wouldn't be in this predicament!"

"Don't worry, the Marquis is extremely magnanimous and will naturally not abandon you all. However, you will need to send someone out as a scapegoat for this matter!"

"No matter what, let's resolve this issue first!"

Hearing this, everyone felt conflicted, as no one wanted to be the one sacrificed.

Seeing that these people didn't make a move, the masked man's eyes were full of disdain.

"How can we help the Marquis accomplish such a great task if we keep looking back and forth like this!"

"I've already told you the solutions; the choice is yours!"

"Sacrificing one person can ensure the safety of the rest of us, but if you don't even dare to make this sacrifice, don't blame me for not warning you. If we're wiped out, none of us here will escape; we'll all die without a burial place!"

"That's all I have to say. You can discuss what to do yourselves!"

After saying that, he turned and left the place.

After the masked man left, the atmosphere turned cold, and the group looked at each other warily.

Since they were all very afraid, fearing that they would become the ones who were sacrificed.

At that moment, the leading general sighed and said...

"I think you all heard what this gentleman just said. Now, we can only choose to sacrifice one of us."

Please, brothers, don't blame me. Things are as they are; this is probably the only way!"

"But no matter which brother sacrifices his life, his family and others must be taken good care of, and they must not have any worries about the future!"

Everyone who heard this felt a chill of fear.

At this moment, the leading general held many crumpled pieces of paper with names written on them, and then pinched them together.

(End of this chapter)