Chapter: 5119

Li Nianzong listened and immediately became enraged, gritting his teeth and saying: "That scoundrel Ma Chenfeng wants to betray the entire Cavalry Guard! I'll personally take care of him!"

Ye Chen spoke calmly: "There are people like him in the Cavalry Guard who aren't a minority."

After a brief pause, Ye Chen continued: "According to what he said, there are at least tens of people who are uncertain or temporarily wavering but will choose to betray the Cavalry Guard at critical moments. We can't underestimate them!"

"I want you all, including every warrior and assassin, to unite and pretend nothing has happened on the surface, becoming a steel dagger inserted into Break Clear's internal organization," Ye Chen said.

"However, to achieve this goal, we must ensure that there are no traitors among these people," Ye Chen emphasized.

"If there is even one person who tries to secretly send news outside, it could bring about fatal consequences for you all."

Li Nianzong responded immediately without hesitation: "Sir, rest assured. I'll take my men and apprehend Ma Chenfeng right away, forcing him to reveal the names of all others, and we'll eliminate them all!"

Ye Chen shook his head: "That's not a good idea. This matter is likely to have loopholes. I've already arranged for something else. That Ma Chenfeng doesn't know my true identity, and he believes me when I speak. I've let him secretly mobilize those who are on the same wavelength as him, and they will also persuade others who are wavering. When the time comes, they'll hold their robes in their left hands. You just need to explain the situation to someone you absolutely trust, wait for me to take care of everything for all the Cavalry Guards, then use my signal as a cue to apprehend everyone holding their robes on their left hand."

Li Nianzong nodded in agreement, saying: "A wonderful plan! With your method, we'll be able to catch all these people without leaving one behind!"

Just then, he suddenly thought of something and hastily asked Ye Chen again: "Ah, sir, how do you intend to handle these people?"

Ye Chen asked him: "Do you have any good ideas?"

Li Nianzong said firmly: "I believe that these people are reckless in their disregard for the tragic history and deep-seated hatred of our ancestors. They only care about their own interests, even going so far as to betray comrades-in-arms. Their hearts should be executed! There's no difference between them and Wu Sangui, who let the Qing army into the pass and personally killed the Ming Emperor Yongli."

Ye Chen was taken aback that Li Nianzong mentioned a traitor, but he quickly understood the connection.

These Cavalry Guards' ancestors were likely to have had many people who were subjects of the Southern Ming dynasty. The Southern Ming was the last Han Chinese kingdom, and for those times, Wu Sangui was the most treacherous traitor in the world.

He not only coveted his own honor and wealth but also allowed the Qing army to enter the pass, seized the Han people's territory, and even served as a vanguard for the Qing army against his fellow countrymen. He committed numerous unforgivable crimes against his own kin.

What was most infuriating was that this person was once a Ming official who, after surrendering to the Qing, personally caught and killed the last Southern Ming emperor, Yongli. This treacherous behavior is rarely seen in the long history of Chinese civilization.

Therefore, he can almost be considered the greatest Han traitor among his people.

However, Ye Chen at this time was against Li Nianzong's behavior and said to him, "I agree with your assessment of these people, but I do not agree with your punishment."

Li Nianzong hurriedly asked, "Sir, where is the problem?"

Ye Chen replied faintly, "Killing people is always easy, but most of the time it lacks sufficient justice. You are a group, not a healthy society. You want to kill them, first you cannot rely on anything, and second, you may not be able to fully convince everyone. If your behavior gives others a sense that 'those who go against me will perish', what is the difference between that and being controlled by another?"

Li Nianzong was taken aback and asked him, "Sir, what do you mean?"

Ye Chen replied faintly again, "Once today's goal is achieved, you will be in effect severed from the control of the Society for Destroying Qing. I am not your new master, but rather a fair agreement reached with you. This agreement is to provide you with medicine and fight against the Society for Destroying Qing together. Once the Society is eliminated, this agreement will naturally terminate."

"So, during the period when this agreement remains in effect, although your overall direction may follow my agreement, internally you need to establish an internal order that is based on public trust. Any internal affairs should be decided upon only after being able to convince everyone."

Ye Chen paused for a moment before continuing, "Once such an internal order with public trust has been established, it will become the basic principle of your internal law, governing all individual behavior and ensuring fairness and applicability to each member;"

"As for those who intend to betray the Riding Guards, they should be punished after this internal order is established. Only then can you truly achieve a sense of conviction." JrNovels.com