Daming: The system rejected my request for salted fish

Chapter 1495

But Shen Lin knew that Wei Wu hadn't finished speaking, so he didn't interrupt and stood there listening silently.

After a brief pause, Wei Wu did indeed speak again.

"To put it mildly, this was a case of negligence within the Embroidered Uniform Guard that allowed villains to take advantage; to put it more seriously, it was a disregard for His Majesty's safety!"

"As the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, Mao Xiang bears primary responsibility. Even if His Majesty were to drag him out and behead him, it wouldn't be an injustice."

"The reason I asked you and Zhang Hai to seek his help these past few days wasn't actually to ask him for help, but rather that I sent people to help him!"

"It's a pity that he seems to have lost his sense of priorities."

Although Wei Wu spoke in a calm tone and did not seem to be bullying anyone, Shen Lin could tell that he was indeed somewhat dissatisfied.

But Shen Lin still didn't understand why his young master would say that Mao Xiang was taking advantage of him.

So after Wei Wu finished speaking, Shen Lin immediately asked the question bluntly.

"Young Master, you just said that Mao Xiang was using me, but why didn't I realize that I was being used at all?"

Wei Wu didn't keep his trusted right-hand man in suspense and spoke again:

“I know about your loyalty to me, Zhang Hai’s loyalty to me, and the loyalty of the entire Impermanence Squad. Outsiders like Mao Xiang also know about it.”

“He knows very well that my safety is always the most important thing to you, and you will do everything you can to eliminate anyone or anything that threatens me.”

"That's why he mentioned a city-wide search to you, because he knew you would agree."

At this point, Wei Wu looked at Shen Lin and asked a question.

"Think back to when you were reporting this to me. Were you reporting something, or were you trying to persuade me to agree?"

Upon hearing Wei Wu's words, Shen Lin immediately frowned, recalling what had just happened. He then stepped forward, bowed his head, and said:

"Young Master, I'm sorry. I was so foolish to be manipulated into trying to control your will!"

Seeing Shen Lin's guilty expression, Wei Wu chuckled, patted his shoulder casually, and gently comforted him:

"There's no need to apologize. Your young master isn't the kind of person who can't distinguish right from wrong. I can tell the difference between being blinded by concern and being stupid."

"To put it bluntly, Mao Xiang didn't want to take responsibility, so he thought he could use me to talk to His Majesty about this matter."

"Don't get angry with him because of this. He doesn't really want to harm me. He's just been in officialdom for a long time and instinctively makes a decision to avoid danger and seek good fortune."

"I'm telling you this not to blame you, but just to remind you to be more careful in the future and to be more cautious when dealing with this kind of person."

After Wei Wu finished speaking, Shen Lin immediately nodded and said in an extremely serious tone:

"Don't worry, young master. I will be more careful when I interact with Mao Xiang in the future and will not be used by him again!"

"Ok!"

Wei Wu nodded in response, then continued:

"However, this kind of thing shouldn't happen again in the future. I made him take the blame this time because I wanted to give him a warning."

"I've pleaded for him so many times in the past, it's a bit much to use some of those methods on me."

"After this incident, he will surely remember it and make sure it doesn't happen again."

Seeing the change in Shen Lin's expression, Wei Wu didn't say anything more about Mao Xiang.

As for Shen Lin, after hearing Wei Wu's words, he secretly resolved to be wary of everyone from now on.

Over the next few days, anyone with a discerning eye could sense that something was amiss in the situation in the capital.

The Five City Garrison, which was normally only responsible for city defense and night patrols, has been appearing on the streets much more frequently.

At the same time, the Imperial Guards appeared more frequently, leading many to speculate whether another major case had occurred.