Liao Jingxu continued speaking and looked up at him again with a very unhappy expression.
He didn't think that Tang Yuan and Su Yao did anything wrong, nor did he think there was anything wrong with this plan.
However, he was worried about the food problem.
If there was something wrong with Cao Ruishen, would he still transport the food to the front line? !
Now that batch of food is indeed the largest amount that can be raised recently. If something goes wrong, what will the hundreds of thousands of soldiers on the front line eat? They will definitely not be able to survive without food.
Just thinking of this, Liao Jingxu felt his heart go cold.
He was filled with anger and worry at being framed by Cao Ruishen, and his mood sank to the bottom.
Tang Yuan was in a much better mood than Liao Jingxu. He smiled and said, "There is something wrong with Cao Ruishen. I'm sure His Highness has already known about it."
Oh? Liao Jingxu raised his eyebrows and said, "You already knew there was a traitor, so you sent someone to deliver the letter yourself?"
It makes sense when you think about it this way. Tang Yuan's fake death really kills several birds with one stone. Firstly, it lowers the enemy's vigilance. For example, Cao Ruishen waited until they were out of the city before sending those officers and soldiers disguised as bandits to the Governor's Mansion to kill Su Yao. Zhang Can, general Yang, and his men also came to attack the city after Tang Yuan faked his death.
Tang Yuan patted Liao Jingxu on the shoulder and said, "Lord Liao, none of this matters now. What matters is that we have secured Kunming, and most of the elite troops in Anhua Prefecture and Xundian Prefecture have been captured by us. We also have generals like Commander Yang and Lieutenant General Wang. Now, Xundian Prefecture and Anhua Prefecture should be anxious."
Liao Jingxu had already thought of this a long time ago, and when he heard Tang Yuan say this, he quickly adjusted his mood.
Yes, he led the soldiers and civilians to defend the city at the risk of their lives. His attitude was clear. No one could say that he was in collusion with Cao Ruishen. If Cao Ruishen wants to die, then let Cao Ruishen die by himself.
Why should he care about these
He has a lot of big things to do.
Thinking of this, Liao Jingxu bowed to Tang Yuan, and the two smiled at each other.
That afternoon, after temporarily dealing with things here, Liao Jingxu returned to the city with Tang Yuan.
Tang Yuan and Liao Jingxu went back to the Governor's Mansion together. Liao Jingxu went to see his wife first. He had to tell Mrs. Liao about the Cao family's affairs. Mrs. Liao didn't know that the crisis had been resolved. When she saw Liao Jingxu coming back, she was uneasy and didn't dare to ask about the current situation, for fear that if she asked, Liao Jingxu would say that the city could no longer be defended.
Therefore, when Liao Jingxu told her that Cao Ruishen colluded with Mu Tong and staged the robbery of food and grass, and that it was also he who robbed the batch of food and grass from Young Master Ji, Mrs. Liao was unable to react.
Seeing his wife was confused, Liao Jingxu coughed and asked, "Does your cousin often come to our house to inquire about news?"
Mrs. Liao couldn't tell what she was feeling. She felt like she was dreaming, but when Liao Jingxu reminded her of this, she suddenly recalled what Mrs. Cao had asked her about her in a roundabout way when she came a while ago. She shuddered and suddenly felt frightened.
She and her cousin have always had a good relationship, and because they live in Yunnan together, they take good care of each other.
She even treated her cousin as her own sister and never put herself on guard.
As a result, my cousin followed Cao Ruishen to design them!
If this really happened, the Governor's wife, who is now a prisoner, would definitely be more miserable than any other woman.
Even though she knew this, Mrs. Cao still did it without hesitation.
Mrs. Liao's eyes turned red, but she soon recovered and snorted coldly: "Should we send someone to search their house?"
Since he had colluded with Mu Tong, Cao Ruishen had gone out of the city to deliver food and fodder. There must be some things in the mansion that he couldn't take away, so there would be clues left behind.
Seeing that she had no intention of speaking for Madam Cao, Liao Jingxu hummed, "I just came here to tell you that this is a serious crime of treason. We cannot tolerate treason. Let's just forget about this marriage. Don't worry, everything is fine outside now, just rest assured."
After telling Mrs. Liao all these things, Liao Jingxu went to the bond signing room and ordered people to take soldiers to surround Cao Ruishen's house and then enter the house to search.
Madam Cao was still sleeping. Anyway, what happened at the city gate had nothing to do with her, and she would not be implicated even if those people broke in and refused to take responsibility. Suddenly, the door of her room was pushed open. She sat up with a frown, but before she could scold the maid, she saw the maid kneeling down crying, saying that the soldiers had surrounded the mansion, and a large number of them were now in Cao Ruishen's study in the front yard.
Mrs. Cao's head buzzed, and she was stunned for a moment. It seemed as if her soul had left her body. She asked in disbelief, "What did you say?"
When the maid said it again, she felt a pain in her heart, and finally realized that something big had happened. She stumbled to the front yard, but was blocked by a group of officials.
She collapsed immediately, pointing at those people and asking fiercely, "Who sent you here?! What do you think this place is?"
The officers ignored her and she was at a loss. Seeing those people constantly moving things out of Cao Ruishen's study, she became very angry and shouted that she wanted to find Mrs. Liao.
But at this time, no one would pay attention to her words anymore.
Madam Cao's eyes were red and bloodshot, and she sneered, "When my master comes back, you will all be in trouble!"
At this moment, Cao Ruishen sneezed violently.
Wen Sheng noticed it immediately. Seeing him frown, he asked hurriedly, "Sir, are you feeling unwell? It was windy at night. Don't worry you caught a cold."
Cao Ruishen was a little uneasy. He shook his head absentmindedly and asked, "How many days have passed since they attacked the city?"
Wen Sheng calmly answered him: "It's been seven days."
Seven days later, Cao Ruishen exhaled, lowered his eyes and said, "There should be news by then. Is there any news now?"
According to the soldiers in Kunming City, they can't hold out for more than ten days. There should be news on the seventh day anyway.
Wen Sheng shook his head: "Don't be too impatient, sir. I heard that Admiral Wang always seeks stability in his work, so it's okay for him to be a little late."
Cao Ruishen had no choice but to stop thinking about this question. He nodded and asked, "Are you ready? Has the contact over there sent a message?"
Speaking of the important matter, Wen Sheng said hurriedly: "Everything is ready. We will replace the food and grass today..."
He was somewhat proud: "When the time comes, the good food and grass will go to Dali Prefecture, and the bad food and grass will naturally be sent to Dianxi A by us. It can be regarded as a great gift from us to His Highness."