Chapter 643: Even at this time, you still want to lie!

Chapter 643: Even at this time, you still want to lie!

In addition, the letter clearly pointed out the purpose of Wu She's doing this - to make the King of Hengshan lose his mind and then cause civil unrest. In the letter, Wu Yan earnestly asked Wu Rui to stabilize the overall situation, because his death would inevitably become an excuse for the Southern Border Army to attack. He also kept reminding Wu Rui to wait for the opportunity and not to lose the big picture for the sake of small gains.

"Your Majesty, what is going on? Is the Southern Border Army preparing to attack?" asked a minister with a worried look on his face.

"Your Majesty, Gao Yao has evil ambitions, so we should make preparations early!" another minister echoed.

"Yes, Your Majesty, this matter..." Another minister spoke, but was interrupted by Wu Rui before he could finish his words.

At this time, all the ministers below were looking for excuses and reasons to make Wu Rui go to war with the Southern Border Army. If there was no letter, everything seemed normal, but now it seems that the situation is completely different. It is obvious that Wu Can had already done it on purpose. He joined forces with a group of people and deliberately made such a gesture, with the purpose of letting Wu Rui make Wu Can's matter small or even nothing.

Wu Rui's doting on Wu Can is obvious to all. After all, Wu Can is the eldest son and the child that Wu Rui has cultivated most attentively, so he is naturally highly valued. However, although Wu Rui knows that Wu Can's ability is limited, he never expected that Wu Can's mind is so cruel that he would kill his own brother!

Especially at this time when he needed people, Wu Can chose to attack his own brother, which was undoubtedly adding insult to injury. With Wu Yan's letter, all the seemingly unreasonable things before can basically be explained now.

Looking back at Wu Yan's sudden departure, it did seem a bit abrupt at the time. However, Wu Can was unusually calm at the time, not only pretending to comfort everyone, but even actively asked to go and get Wu Yan back. Now thinking about it, all of this was probably deliberately planned by Wu Can, and his purpose was to put Wu Yan to death and kill him.

Such a cruel and ruthless person, instead of dealing with the enemy, extended his murderous hand to his own people. How could Wu Rui not be furious?

"Everyone, retreat. Wu Can stay!" Wu Rui's voice echoed in the hall with unquestionable majesty.

When everyone heard this, they were all shocked. Even Wu Can, who had been hoping for the best, felt a tightness in his heart. He knew his father very well. His father's attitude had softened a little just now, and he didn't seem to want to investigate his responsibility. At most, he would just punish him with house arrest for ten days or half a month. This was not a big deal for Wu Can, so he was not afraid.

However, in this short moment, his father suddenly changed his attitude after reading a letter of military intelligence, and not only wanted to dismiss everyone, but also wanted to leave him alone. Wu Can was suddenly filled with panic, and he really couldn't understand what his father's intention was.

"Your Majesty..." "Your Majesty..." Seeing this, the court officials wanted to say something, trying to plead for Wu Can or explain the situation, but before they could say anything, they were interrupted by Wu Rui with a wave of his hand.

Wu Rui's action was straightforward and decisive, leaving no room for anyone. So, these subordinates had no choice but to stand up and file out of the hall, leaving only Wu Can, who looked confused, and Wu Rui, who looked serious, standing opposite each other.

"Father..." Wu Can's voice trembled a little. He stared at Wu Rui closely, secretly guessing his father's intentions. Wu Can thought that Wu Rui might just want to talk to him about some personal matters, but when he saw Wu Rui's expression, his uneasiness became stronger.

Wu Rui remained silent, which made Wu Can feel more and more psychologically stressed. Finally, he couldn't help but ask tentatively: "Father, do you have anything to say to me?"

Wu Rui stood up slowly, his movements seemed heavy, as if he was carrying a heavy burden. He walked to Wu Can, without saying anything, and threw a letter hard on Wu Can's face.

Wu Can was startled by this sudden action, and his heartbeat accelerated instantly. He stared with wide eyes, watching the letter fall to the ground, and then slowly picked it up. When he saw the handwriting on the envelope, his face suddenly turned as pale as paper.

"This... is this a letter from Wu Yan?" Wu Can's voice was full of disbelief, and his hands began to tremble uncontrollably. He could never have imagined that this letter would actually be written by Wu Yan!

Wu Can naturally knew Wu Yan's handwriting, and was very familiar with it. After all, he had once asked someone to imitate Wu Yan's handwriting, so he could tell the authenticity of the letter at a glance.

Wu Can's body began to tremble uncontrollably, and his legs seemed to have lost all their strength, becoming limp. He slowly knelt down, the letter in his hand seemed to weigh a thousand pounds, weighing him down so much that he could hardly breathe.

"Father, this... this is definitely Wu Yan's conspiracy! He does this to sow discord between us father and son. He must have ulterior motives!" Wu Can shouted in horror, his voice full of despair and unwillingness.

However, before he finished speaking, there was a crisp "slap" sound, and Wu Can was slapped hard on the face. The slap was so heavy that Wu Can was sent flying backwards and fell heavily to the ground.

"Asshole! Asshole!" Wu Rui roared angrily, his chest heaving violently, obviously very angry. "Wu Can, Wu Yan is your own brother! Just because of jealousy, you forced him away and even killed him. Do you want our Wu family to be extinct? You also created an opportunity for the Southern Border Army to take advantage of. You are pushing our Wu family into the fire pit! You really deserve to die!"

Wu Rui's roar echoed in the empty hall, making people's eardrums hurt. His eyes were wide open, staring at Wu Can who was lying on the ground, as if he was about to spit fire.

Wu Rui was extremely angry at this time. He waved his hand to dismiss the other court officials just to avoid more people seeing this farce. However, the anger in his heart erupted like a volcano and could not be contained at all.

Wu Rui was a local lord after all, and the throne of King Hengshan was not so easy to sit on. He owned four counties and had experienced countless storms, so he had some foresight. He could naturally think that the reason why Wu Can did such a crazy thing was nothing more than jealousy.

But what Wu Rui could not have imagined was that his most beloved son could actually do such a thing, fratricide. This was Wu Yan, who was just beginning to make a name for himself.