Niu Youde noticed something was wrong, and hesitant appeared on his cold face.

After thinking for a while, Niu Youde gave a vague answer and replied loudly: "My brother has not seen the real situation with his own eyes. How can I know? Wang County Magistrate, you don't have to cheat me."

Wang Yan sneered in his heart. The flaws of this answer were too obvious. Do you really think the people couldn't see it?

People like the Yansu School are really blind to provoking.

Wang Yan stopped asking questions, changed the subject and continued: "I just asked you, are there any soldiers and soldiers under my command? Did you answer with certainty? When I asked again, you avoided answering. Oh, it was really helpless. In fact, thirty-two soldiers were lost in this battle. Forget it, it is meaningless to entangle this question, I will change another question."

Niu Youde began to feel nervous and said in a deep voice: "It was me who asked you for the news, why did you ask me?"

Wang Yan said: "What news do you ask me for confirmation?"

Niu Youde replied without thinking, "I ask you because I want to ask for evidence. Do you know Du Xian long ago? Is it because I want to earn prestige and trust from Baixin this time?"

Wang Yan's expression was calm and he said lightly: "The reason why I asked you is to answer the answer you asked for. Now, do you understand why I asked you?"

Very plain words made Niu Youde's expression change drastically.

This time, he was instead surrounded.

Originally, he wanted to make things difficult for Wang Yan, but he didn't expect to put himself in a passive state. But at this moment, Niu Youde could not refute it in front of countless people, so he had to say, "Please ask a question."

Wang Yan looked confident and asked, "I arrived at Xianla Peak yesterday evening and then went up the mountain to kill Du Xian. When did your brother know that Du Xian was killed?"

Niu Youde's eyes were excited, as if he felt that he had seized the opportunity, and immediately said, "My brother received the news at 3 o'clock in the evening. He was discovered by your soldiers soon after. He fled back overnight and died shortly after entering the city in the morning."

"All nonsense."

Wang Yan had a cold face and suddenly shouted fiercely.

Niu Youde's eyes looked at Wang Yan, and his heart skipped a beat.

When Wang Yan first asked about the dead and injured soldiers, he deliberately dug a hole for Niu Youde to jump in. Now, maybe he dug another hole so that Niu Youde didn't notice it.

However, Niu Youde didn't know where the pit was.

I just feel uneasy and always feel like I'm trapped.

Wang Yan's eyes were sharp and he said coldly: "At noon yesterday, I led my troops to the vicinity of Lihe River and camped on the banks of the river. I expected Du Xian to take the opportunity to attack, so when Du Xian led his troops to attack, I asked a few soldiers to beat drums and flags in the forest behind, and bluffed. I scared Du Xian away, but did not send troops to pursue him."

"I expect Du Xian to find a bluff, and would chase after him again, and set up an ambush in the forest."

"When Du Xian led the bandits into the forest, my ambush attacked with archers, and then relied on Huang Zhong to fight, and was able to kill Du Xian. In that battle, the soldiers under my officer lost 32 people, but killed 456 bandits and captured 344 people."

"After that, I led my army to advance, arrived at Xianlao Peak in the evening, and ordered the bandits to surrender."

"Du Xian, Yang Ping and other thieves were killed, and the crowds on the mountain, Long Wuzhu, eventually all went down the mountain to surrender. This is the detailed process of this battle. The guards of the Yang family can testify about this matter."

Wang Yan glared wide and said in a deep voice: "As for your words, they are really ridiculous."

Niu Youde swallowed, his eyes rolled, and he hurriedly said, "Minister Wang, I'm just listening to what my brother said. I'm blocking the road this time, just asking for information."

Wang Yan shook his sleeves and said in a deep voice: "Do you think your words and deeds just now look like asking for information? According to my official's opinion, you may have ulterior motives and are being ordered by someone to deliberately slander them. If you come, take Niu Youde down."

Two soldiers rushed up and seized Niu Youde directly.

Niu Youde struggled and said loudly: "Minister Wang, you can't arrest me without any evidence."

Wang Yan looked at the people around him and said loudly: "It doesn't matter if I was slandered by Niu Youde. However, I represent the military camp and the soldiers in the army. The slander of this officer means that the soldiers of the army have been insulted, and they have also been smeared with the infamy of colluding with Du Xian."

"Because of this infamy, soldiers cannot look up and be criticized wherever their families go."

"Among you, there must be relatives in the army. In the future, the families of other people may also join the army. Can you endure your relatives being insulted? Can you endure your family entering such a military camp?"

"Besides, thirty-two people were killed this time. These thirty-two brothers died to protect the safety of Nancheng County. They died gloriously and heroically, and were meritorious martyrs. Now that a cow is virtuous, they will be criticized. Can they be willing to do so? Are you willing to watch your dead relatives bear the infamy?"

Wang Yan became more and more excited, waved his hand and said loudly: "I said so much, not because I want to say anything, but just want to ask everyone to do a favor. I think about whether I know Niu Youde. Is his name Niu Youde, or who sent him? What are his intentions?"

"Sir, I know Niu Youde."

As soon as Wang Yan finished speaking, a voice from a commoner came from the crowd.

The location where this people are located is exactly where Niu Youde rushed out before.

Wang Yan waved his hand and said, "Please say it."

The people said: "Niu Youde is a gambler, an alcoholic, who is addicted to gambling as his life. He loses the house and the woman, and even his only daughter loses to others. He often drinks, and he goes crazy after drinking."

Wang Yan nodded slightly and asked again: "Is there anyone who knows him?"

"I know." A thin young man stood up and pointed at Niu Youdedao: "Sir, Niu Youde is really addicted to gambling as if he is alive. I also know that he is Yan Sheng's person and often follows Yan Sheng's side."

"No, I don't know Yan Sheng."

Niu Youde, who was caught, suddenly yelled loudly, and a hint of horror appeared on his face.

Niu Youde was extremely regretful at this moment.

Unexpectedly, his background was clearly understood in the blink of an eye.

Wang Yan asked: "Who is Yan Sheng?"

The young man hesitated for a moment and replied: "Yan Sheng is the only son of the county magistrate."

At this moment, Wang Yan understood.

This may have been done by Yan Sheng instructed Niu to be virtuous, or Yan Su arranged for Yan Sheng to do it.

Wang Yan bowed and thanked him, looked at Niu Youde, and said in a deep voice: "I just took office, and the county magistrate asked me to lead troops to wipe out Du Xian, so as not to harm the people. If Du Xian looked at the leopard, the county magistrate must be a person who hated evil and could not be inseparable from Du Xian. In this case, his son Yan Sheng must also look forward to wipe out Du Xian, and it is impossible to instigate Niu Youde to slander his official position."

He said something to Yan Su everywhere, and Yan Sheng extorted. The more he did this, the more he felt that Yan Su and Yan Sheng had ulterior motives.

Niu Youde opened his mouth wide and couldn't figure out Wang Yan's purpose.

He was sent by Yan Sheng to slander Wang Yan, but why did Wang Yan exonerate Yan Sheng?

Wang Yan narrowed his eyes slightly and continued, "I believe that this time the slander must be because Niu Youde was dissatisfied with Yan Sheng, so he deliberately made up a person, hoping to make me suspect Yan Sheng and further slander the county magistrate."

"It is really hateful to have virtue and ulterior motives."

"Thirty-two dead martyrs cannot be insulted, and the honor of the barracks cannot be defiled."

"Huang Zhong, killing the cow is decent."

Wang Yan had a cold face, his murderous intent flashed in his eyes.

"No, don't kill me." Niu Youde was so scared that he could no longer hold back and said loudly: "It's not me, it was Yan Sheng's order, it was Yan Sheng who asked me to do this."

In a word, there was an uproar around.

The people are not fools, they all understand and are even more dissatisfied with the Yan family.

"If you dare to slander Yan Sheng, your crime should be punished."

Wang Yan ordered coldly, but he didn't have any mercy in his heart. When Niu Youde stood up to slander him, he should think of the consequences now. This matter involves Yan Sheng and Yan Sheng, so Wang Yan would not be polite.

Huang Zhong was extremely impressed by Wang Yan's counterattack. Wang Yan expelled Yan Sheng and Yan Sheng in his words, but in fact, he kept reiterating that this matter had something to do with the Yan family.

Huang Zhong drew his sword and killed Niu Youde, so he returned to his position.

Niu Youde was killed. After a small episode, Wang Yan led his army to continue moving forward.
Chapter completed!