Chapter 503 Book 4: 180: Soldiers Arriving in Major Metropolitan City

　　 Book 4: Chapter 180: Soldiers Arriving in Major Metropolitan City

　　 The Han Nation soldiers and the Qian Nation soldiers continued advancing towards Major Metropolitan City.

　　 Various scouts quickly brought information back from their surroundings.

　　 The news that Gu Hai’s letter destroyed Imperial Emperor Xi Yu’s trust in Mo Yike soon arrived.

　　 “Excellent! Hahahahaha! Mo Yike is truly trapped this time. Mister Gu, your stratagem of sowing dissension is excellent!” Long Shenwu guffawed.

　　 Sima Changkong and Gu Hai read the report containing the information.

　　 “Mister Gu is unpredictable. Imperial Emperor Xi Yu is suspicious of Mo Yike now. However, I still don’t understand. Why was Mister Gu so certain that it would work?”

　　 “During this time, I got a lot of information from Prince. I came to know that Imperial Emperor Xi Yu once swore brotherhood with three people, and they had a deep bond with each other,” Gu Hai said as he picked up a cup of tea.

　　 “Mo En, Chang Sheng, and Qin Yun?” Long Shenwu nodded.

　　 This information was from long ago. Perhaps it might be hard to get information on that in other places. However, the Qian Nation had many records of it. Naturally, since the Qian Nation was attacking the Yuan Nation, all the information on Imperial Emperor Xi Yu got dug out.

　　 “Indeed. Xi Yu, Mo En, Chang Sheng, and Qin Yun? Four sworn brothers? Hah! Back then, Imperial Emperor Xi Yu did a lot to obtain the three of them. The three of them were willing to die for him. The day Qin Yun sacrificed himself to protect Xi Yu, I came to understand how deep their bond was. However, these four brothers changed later,” Gu Hai said.

　　 “Oh?”

　　 “Although the feelings were still there, Imperial Emperor Xi Yu did not seem to trust his brothers as much as he had. Why? Did the three of them not do well? Mo En worked himself to death. Chang Sheng never fled, even though he knew that the Bat Ancestor would consume him. Qin Yun even sacrificed his life. This proved that the three of them did not change. The one who changed was Imperial Emperor Xi Yu,” Gu Hai said.

　　 “Sovereigns are always merciless,” Long Shenwu said with a frown.

　　 “No. If a person is merciless, he will be merciless, no matter what status he holds. If a person values relations, no status will change that, either. Imperial Emperor Xi Yu? I’ll sum him up. This person is extremely intelligent but also extremely distrustful,” Gu Hai said.

　　 “Distrustful?” Sima Changkong nodded.

　　 “Distrustful. Hah! He doubted even the three younger brothers who were willing to die for him, what more Mo Yike, whose relations.h.i.+p with him is more distant? That’s why I was certain that Imperial Emperor Xi Yu would doubt Mo Yike,” Gu Hai a.n.a.lyzed.

　　 The two nodded.

　　 “Since Imperial Emperor Xi Yu already doubts Mo Yike, can we restore those spies that Mo Yike called out? That is a large number of officials,” Long Shenwu said.

　　 Mo Yike had named the Qian Nation spies while in prison and gotten the Qin Clan’s and the Mo Clan’s factions to capture them all.

　　 In Long Shenwu’s opinion, since Mo Yike was suspected of being a spy, the people he named could be declared innocent.

　　 However, Gu Hai shook his head.

　　 Sima Changkong likewise shook his head. “No. Those people cannot be saved.”

　　 “Why?”

　　 “Imperial Emperor Xi Yu is just distrustful, not stupid. If the spies suddenly proved to be innocent right after he doubted Mo Yike, we would not only fail to save those spies but even prove Mo Yike’s innocence,” Gu Hai said with a bitter smile.

　　 “Oh? Why?” Long Shenwu frowned slightly.

　　 “That is because Imperial Emperor Xi Yu is too distrustful. He only suspects Mo Yike but is not certain. Otherwise, he would have killed Mo Yike long ago,” Sima Changkong sighed.