Fang Jie sat cross-legged on the kang, leaned against the wall and looked out the window. He didn't close the window in such a cold weather, and he didn't wake up until Sun Kaidao, who was standing in the room, trembled. Reaching out to pull the window back and close it, she turned her head to apologize to Sun Kai and smiled calmly: "Thinking about things, I actually forgot that it is hard for my husband to keep out the wind and cold."
Sun Kaidao hurriedly said: "It's okay, my subordinates will be clearer after blowing the cold wind."
"How many suspicious points?"
Fang asked.
Sun Kaidao stretched out three fingers: "At least three places... First, if Mr. Mou really wants to invite the general to have a drink, it would be strange not to invite him during the Spring Festival. On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, it would be strange to invite him. Second, if Mr. Mou really only wants to invite the general to drink , This news should be brought by General Cui, which makes sense. But General Cui has not come back for many years. Third, why did Mr. Mou invite the general to drink all of a sudden? Is there any change?"
"These three doubts are based on whether Mr. Mou wants to invite the general to drink or to ask the general to give him his head?"
Sun Kaidao took two steps back and brought himself closer to the fire: "If it is the former, then these three doubts can be ignored. But if it is the latter, these three doubts reveal the true intention of seeking adults The subordinate has not yet figured out the third point, what made him suddenly make up his mind. The subordinate once said that he would not dare to do too much to the general if he wanted to return to the court. That was his only chance to gain command, and he wasn't going to let it pass."
"Later, he never withheld our food and grass. From this, we can see that his subordinates guessed right. Even if he didn't feel guilty about the general, he still wanted to play down the matter and try his best to make it up. Before the New Year, he even sent People sent a lot of meat, and there was a sudden change in just ten days after the Chinese New Year, and my subordinates can only think of one reason after thinking about it."
"explain."
Fang Jie said a word lightly.
Sun Kaidao cleared his throat: "Because the general threatened him."
"I will guard Fan Gu and not go to the stronghold. What are you threatening him with?"
Fang asked.
Sun Kaidao shook his head: "I don't know what happened, maybe I need to send someone to investigate the stronghold. If Mo Liangbi really has dirty intentions, the first person to deal with is not the general, but Cui Zhongzhen. If Mou Liangbi really wanted to kill the general, then Cui Zhongzhen was probably either killed or trapped in a cage at this time. When Mou Liangbi killed 16,000 rebel prisoners of war, his subordinates once asserted that this person was actually very cold-hearted Hard. If he could, he would not have arrested and locked up General Cui if he could kill him. Of course, he was worried that killing Cui Zhongzhen would cause dissatisfaction among the other generals of the Sui Army, and maybe he just put General Cui under house arrest."
"Those generals of the Sui army will not object to Mou Liangbi's desire to kill the general, but if Cui Zhongzhen is killed, others will be in danger. So although Mou Liangbi is a vicious person, his subordinates are more inclined to General Cui Still alive."
"The general has no shortage of masters. Although the Sui army's cottage must be heavily guarded, it can guard against a large group of people, but it cannot prevent one or two masters from entering. The general can send people to set off now, and rush to the cottage before tonight, and go in after dark. Investigate. Return immediately tomorrow morning, so as not to miss the day after tomorrow."
Fang Jie nodded: "Sir, just do as you said. I just can't figure out why Mou Liangbi's attitude has changed so much all of a sudden?"
Sun Kaidao shook his head slightly: "He must have encountered some crisis, and felt that if he didn't kill the general, he couldn't keep the army or save his life. If you think about it..."
Sun Kaidao's eyes suddenly brightened: "There is a possibility!"
Wolf Rushan
Sui Army Dazhai
There has been no fighting for nearly two months, and the soldiers of the Sui Army looked very relaxed. Within the first month, the generals will no longer use strict military laws to restrain these soldiers who have served the country in a foreign land and cannot go home to reunite. After all, if there was no fighting in normal times, these soldiers would have gone home to visit their relatives on vacation long before the twelfth lunar month, and would report back to the army after the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.
But now, they live on the mountain thousands of miles away from their hometown, and they can't even hear a single firecracker during the New Year.
It seems to be taking care of their emotions, and God has become kind. The weather has been good for the past ten days, with little wind and clear sky. kind of pastime. Most of the soldiers were lazy with nothing to do, they didn't know and wouldn't even think about it, some nasty things happened and continued on such a bright day.
Cui Zhongzhen looked at the rope tied to his hand, and couldn't help but sneer.
This is the place where wrong-doing soldiers were imprisoned in the cottage, but it was almost never used when Xujun Wang was there, and Mo Liangbi only used it this time. This is a cave, and the outside is blocked with stones, leaving a door. All the people in custody here are Mou Liangbi's cronies, Cui Zhongzhen was detained until now, even the generals in the cottage, few people know about it.
Mou Liangbi, who was sitting opposite Cui Zhongzhen, didn't care about Cui Zhongzhen's mocking smile, and said calmly: "Let's wrong the general for a few days, and I will release the general once the fifteenth day of the first lunar month is over. In the future, we will fight against the rebels. Need the support of the general."
"Need I say thank you for not killing me?"
Cui Zhongzhen asked with a sneer.
Mou Liangbi sighed and said, "You also know that I have no choice but to do this."
"You said the same thing last time."
Cui Zhongzhen looked into Mou Liangbi's eyes: "Since you are already on this road, why do you need to make excuses for yourself? You are a bitch, there is no need to use pure and virtuous words to embellish yourself, disgusting."
Mou Liangbi was not angry, but just shook his head: "It would be a pity if I didn't have the opportunity to display the talents in my chest? It is a loss to Da Sui, to His Majesty, and to myself. I have been in prison for more than ten years, and I have thoroughly understood everything. I once swore that if I could see the light of day one day, regardless of his morality or loyalty, it would be the most realistic to let myself live comfortably. The defeat of the Mandu Banner taught me one more thing... If you don't stop, you will suffer from it."
Cui Zhongzhen said coldly: "You have been forced to reveal your true nature by a will. Now I only hate myself for being blind and thinking that you are a good person, but you are just the same character as Li Xiaozong. Li Xiaozong died. It's been less than three months, have you forgotten what happened to him?"
"Li Xiaozong didn't expect Fang Jie to show up, so he deserves to die. And now I only have this one opponent. Besides him, who else would fight me?"
Cui Zhongzhen said: "Lang Lang Qian Kun, do you think you can hide it from people?"
Cui Zhongzhen laughed loudly: "The four words Langlang Qiankun are the most ridiculous. The sky is ruthless, the earth has no eyes, and there is no justice in the world. You can only pin your hopes on such things, and you can only say that you are an idiot."
Cui Zhongzhen was silent for a while, looked up into Mo Liangbi's eyes and said, "We'll wait and see."
"good."
Mou Liangbi stood up: "If I succeed, I will not kill you, I will keep you like a pig and dog, let you see how I succeed. I will give you a lifetime to see if your bright world will save you .”
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Many people in the camp were discussing why they hadn't seen General Cui for a long time. On the 15th day of the first lunar month, Tianmou Liangbi ordered to resume drills from tomorrow, and the soldiers' leisurely life for nearly a month was finally coming to an end, so the soldiers under Cui Zhongzhen were a little surprised, why the general hadn't arranged military affairs until today. After some inquiring, I found out that it was said that General Cui had contracted the cold and had been unable to get out of bed for many days.
There was a shortage of medical officers and medicinal materials in the army, and the soldiers had nothing to do except pray for Cui Zhongzhen.
A few days ago, strangers came to the camp, some said they were from the imperial army. Some people swore that it was His Majesty's will to appoint Mr. Mou as the commander-in-chief. It's just that when these strangers entered the big camp, they were invited by Mo Liangbi to enter the big tent, and they stayed for half a day before leaving.
After the group left, Mou Liangbi immediately called the generals to discuss matters. He said that these people were sent by His Majesty to verify how King Xu Jun died in battle, and no one had any doubts. Mou Liangbi said that His Majesty ordered him to lead the troops temporarily, and he will be sent to serve after His Majesty has selected a suitable general. There was nothing suspicious about this point, so they all congratulated.
On the fifteenth day, the day was exceptionally clear, and Mou Liangbi asked his cronies to wait outside the cottage early in the morning, and told him to tell him immediately if Fang Jie arrived. But his confidant waited until the sun climbed to the south on the only way up the mountain and did not see Fang Xie's shadow. He went back to ask Mo Liangbi for advice, and Mo Liangbi's face immediately became a little ugly. If Fang Jie had a premonition that something was not coming, could he still lead the army to attack Fan Gucheng
The imperial envoy sent by His Majesty was tricked by him to go to Hou Wushan, and the killer he sent has not returned. If the imperial envoy who delivered the decree is not killed, Fang Jie will not die, and this matter cannot be concealed after all. He told the imperial envoy who delivered the decree that Fang Xie led troops to monitor the rebel west camp in Houwushan, and when the imperial envoy left, he immediately dispatched his cronies to catch up and find an opportunity to strike.
But now that Fang Xie has not arrived, how can Mou Liangbi not feel uneasy.
"Send someone to meet you halfway."
He gave an order, but he stopped his cronies before he could leave the house: "Forget it, if you go too far, it will make people feel a little strange, go to the door and wait."
The confidant agreed, and ran out to wait again. This time, it didn't take long before he came back and walked in with a skinny person. Mou Liangbi took a look and recognized this person, he was Fang Xie's entourage nicknamed Big Dog.
"Meet the adults!"
The big dog entered the door to salute, then smiled apologetically and said, "My general had a distinguished visitor last night. The general can't get away for a while, so let me apologize to you first. The general said that he must come before tonight, but I haven't seen that old friend for many years, so I need to stay with him for a while longer."
Doubt flashed in Mou Liangbi's eyes: "Haha, it's okay... nothing important, it's just that I haven't seen your general for a long time, and he didn't come to the cottage to get together during Chinese New Year, so I took the liberty to invite you. Since General Fang will come at night, I just wait. General Fang really has a lot of friends, I don’t know where is the friend here?”
"It's an old man in the capital. I don't know how he got to the northwest. The general is very happy to find him alone."
"The capital?"
Big Dog nodded: "Well, I'm from the capital, if you have nothing else to do, then I'll take my leave first."
Mou Liangbi sent someone to send the big dog out, and his expression darkened immediately after they left. Why would people come from the capital at this time? The battle in the east is in full swing, and it is not easy for people from the capital to cross the entire front line. Besides, Fang Jie had only been in Fan Gu for a little over a month, how could his old friend in the capital know that he was guarding Fan Gu now
Could it be...the imperial envoy who passed the decree found Fang Jie's location and found him
If this is the case, isn't his arrangement exposed
Just like this, he walked around the room restlessly for half an hour. The more Mou Liangbi thought about it, the more he felt something was wrong. He went to the door and said to the outside: "Go and prepare the food and grass, order Wujia, Wuyi, Dingjia, Bingjia, Bingding The soldiers and horses of the fifth battalion will follow me down the mountain, and I will personally deliver food and grass to General Fan Gufang. I order all the soldiers and horses of the other battalions of the big camp not to go out, otherwise they will be dealt with according to military law."
Mou Liangbi clenched his fists, his eyes were cold.