Chapter 10: The Great Wall Breaks

Everyone knows Tao Chenmo's situation, so they empathize with Tao Chenmo's situation, although Ren Pujia and others are also eager to correct Chu Chun'an on the spot, but the stakes behind it are too complicated, so when Tao Chenmo said his decision, he was more or less surprised.

Ren Pujia asked with concern: "Killing Chu Chunan is undoubtedly stripping a piece of flesh from Qin Xiang's body, general, have you thought clearly?" ”

Yan Yu also said anxiously: "Yes, Brother Tao, the old man has been confused all his life, but he knows many problems in his heart, this Chu Chun'an is molesting the people's daughters and killing innocents indiscriminately, but after all, he is Qin Xiang's person, and he is the overseer of Yunyang, so he killed him like this, how can the elder brother explain to the emperor and Qin Xiang?" ”

Tao Chenmo didn't say anything, and turned to look into the distance again.

Wang Jinyi asked: "General Tao, I don't know whether to say something or not?" ”

Since Cheng Jinshang left Wang Jinyi in Yunyang to assist Tao Chenmo, Wang Jinyi has always kept in mind Cheng Jinshang's orders, and obeyed Tao Chenmo's arrangements in everything.

Tao Chenmo also knew Wang Jinyi's feelings in the past few months, and at the same time admired this general from Yuzhou very much, although he was the deputy general of General Yunlu, he was a few years older than himself, but he didn't have a little arrogance, and he tried to help himself as much as possible, so Tao Chenmo was also very willing to listen to his opinion, so he said: "General Wang might as well come and listen." ”

Wang Jinyi said slowly: "Mrs. Pujia and Lord Yan are not unreasonable, moving Chu Chun'an is undoubtedly moving Qin Xiang, Chu Chun'an is indeed guilty of capital crimes, although according to the military law of Dayuan, the generals of the general's mansion have the right to deal with the soldiers who violate the military regulations in their jurisdiction, and have the right to cut first and then play, but since Qin Yong's worship of the prime minister, this article has not been used for more than 30 years, although Chu Chun'an is the overseer, but when he goes to Yunyang Mansion, he naturally needs to listen to General Xuanwei's greeting, and the general kills Chu Chun'an according to this example is justified. But afterwards, Qin Xiang's means are not just as simple as taking down a Xuanwei general, so the best way at the moment is to send this mourning star to the military department after listing the crimes. ”

Yan Yu and Ren Pujia both agreed.

Tao Chenmo smiled slightly, and asked Wei Wenzhong and Wang Liyang: "You two talk a lot on weekdays, what do you want to say today?" ”

Wang Liyang was still a little angry, and said: "I don't understand the truth, I only know that I owe debts and pay off my life, and kill people to pay for my life, but no matter what, general, your head is brighter than mine, I listen to you, you say kill and kill, you say let it go, then I will let it go." ”

Wei Wenzhong also arched his hand and said: "Listen to the general." ”

Tao Chenmo was very calm at the moment, and instructed Wu Changqing: "You go to the front of the mansion to have a look, and then come back and tell me what you saw." ”

Wu Changqing left in response.

Not long after, Wu Changqing returned to the hall, and Tao Chenmo said, "Tell me, what have you seen?" ”

Wu Changqing arched his hand and said: "There are more than ten people kneeling outside the gate of the mansion, and their subordinates have asked, they are the families of the woman who was killed and several people who were innocently injured by Chu Chun'an, and they are shouting injustice in front of the door at the moment, demanding that the murderer be severely punished, in addition, there are dozens of onlookers. ”

After listening to Wu Changqing's report, Tao Chenmo said to everyone in the hall: "General Wang's proposal is not unreasonable, but the key to the current problem is not whether it will offend Qin Xiang, but how to explain to the people of Yunyang, if I let Chu Chunan go or hand him over to Qin Xiang today, then Yunyang will be in trouble in the future, and the people will only stand by and watch and will not be as angry as Bai Ling when he attacked the city, if he abandons the people, Yunyang will be in danger." ”

Everyone didn't speak again, because they knew that what Tao Chenmo had decided was afraid that it would be difficult to change.

Tao Chenmo knew that everyone was worried, so he continued: "I have been weak and sick since I was a child, when I was a child, most of the time was dealing with all kinds of herbs, about when I was five years old, I met an old gentleman who had traveled, this gentleman saw that I was pitiful and took the initiative to recuperate for me, and taught me martial arts, and then accepted me as an apprentice, before teaching me martial arts, the family teacher spent two years teaching me the ethics and chivalrous ways, and then before practicing martial arts every day, I must first learn the language of the wise and the sages, and so on, it lasted for seventeen years. Until the death of the tutor three years ago. When the family teacher was in bed, he warned me, whether it is to enter the court as an official or to break into the rivers and lakes are not allowed to promote my fame in his name, but no matter where I am, I can not forget benevolence, righteousness and justice, I regard the family teacher as a father, for three years of filial piety, and then decided to enter the court as an official, so to Tai'an to take the exam, I was confident that the top three are worry-free, but the world is impermanent, and then fortunately Yan Shangshu helped into the last list, I thought that I would be able to make great progress after that, but after arriving in Yunyang, it backfired again, and the two circumstances made me begin to calm down, I was reminded of the teachings of my teacher. The first master had made immortal contributions to the great abyss, and then resigned and retired in anger when the villain was excluded and angry, he wanted to return to the loess with a full stomach and a body of martial arts, but after all, he still thought of the world and gave it to me, he wanted me to serve the court but was afraid that I would end up like him, so he said some vague words before he died, but in any case, benevolence, righteousness and justice are what he believed in throughout his life, and it was also the most direct explanation before his death. But now that I have become the general of Yunyang Mansion, Xuanwei, am I not as good as an unknown passerby? Look at the people who came forward, why haven't they heard Chu Chunan say that he is Qin Xiang's protégé, but they are still desperate, is it because they are not afraid of death? No, it's because they believe that the Yunyang Military Government will never tolerate and connive, if I let Chu Chun'an go today, I will not only bear the teachings of my ancestors but also the trust of the people, how can I protect myself for fear of offending Prime Minister Qin? ”

After listening to Tao Chen's words, everyone didn't know how to persuade again, except for Yan Yu, it can be said that they are all like-minded comrades-in-arms in this hall, and in terms of morality, no one thinks that Chu Chun'an deserves it, but since he is a courtier, he will not escape the restraints.

Ren Pujia thought for a while and said, "Since the general has made up his mind, Pujia will listen to the general." ”

Wang Liyang was actually very happy when he heard Tao Chenmo's decision, so he also said: "I have said that I will listen to whatever decision the general makes." ”

Wei Wenzhong also spread his hands and said: "Chu Chunan deserves it, I have nothing to say." ”

Tao Chenmo smiled slightly, turned to Wang Jinyi and said: "I know what General Wang is worried about, and I can't tolerate sand in my eyes, not to mention that Chu Chun'an's trip is beyond the understanding of human feelings, I will send someone to explain the situation to General Cheng on this matter, if Qin Xiang blames him, I will take care of it." ”

Wang Jinyi knew that Tao Chenmo was well aware of the righteousness, and the matter was irreparable, so he no longer persuaded him. Yan Yu saw that he was unable to return to the sky, so he had to sigh.

Soon, Wu Changqing posted a notice on the street, to the effect that Chu Chun'an, as an overseer, ignored military discipline, molested the people's daughters, killed innocents indiscriminately, and edicted him to death according to the military law of Dayuan.

Chu Chunan didn't believe that Tao Chenmo really dared to kill himself until he died, he kept shouting that he was a student of Qin Xiang, so that Tao Chenmo let himself go, only when he saw the bright chopping knife in front of the barracks, he knew that his death time had come, so he knelt down and begged for mercy, shouting "General Tao spares his life", but Tao Chen's killing intent has been decided, and he has been indifferent to all kinds of calls.

Yunyang was a little cold this night, Tao Chenmo walked quietly on the bank of Yunshui, he had been in Yunyang for some time, but it seemed that he had never enjoyed the mountains and rivers here, and it seemed that he was rarely free tonight.

Seeing the clouds and water slowly, the river surface is dotted with swaying fishing fires, and the reflected stars complement each other, as if there is no difference between heaven and earth, and everything is peaceful and sound. He seems to have returned to the stream where he frolicked when he was a child, although he was weak but he didn't need to worry about anything, he thought of the kind old man again, perhaps, he embarked on a career is the last thing he wants to see, but he should appreciate today's things, think about it, in the future, he will not struggle for such things repeatedly, maybe it is simpler to be right and wrong as an ordinary cloth.

Thinking about it, Tao Chenmo faintly smelled an elegant aroma coming, looked up, Ren Pujia came head-on, the two looked at each other and smiled, until it was close, Ren Pujia said: "It's rare for the general to have such a Yaxing, I don't know if Pujia is disturbed a lot?" ”

Tao Chenmo said with a smile: "Where is Madame, the beautiful scenery should be matched with a beauty, Madame can come, and the fragrance of ten miles of flowers is even worse." ”

Ren Pujia looked a little shy, and said slowly: "If the general is a chivalrous warrior in the rivers and lakes, there will be countless beauties who are envious, handsome, strong in martial arts, and can speak, and the so-called handsome son is nothing more than that." ”

"Well, maybe I should have met Madame earlier, and I heard these words earlier, maybe I could really make a name for myself in the rivers and lakes." Tao Chenmo still smiled slightly.

The corners of Ren Pujia's mouth rose, and she looked very delicate at night, but at this moment, her eyes were full of worry, she looked at Tao Chenmo fixedly, gradually put away her smile, and said: "If you can make a name for yourself in the rivers and lakes, you must be able to be like a fish in water in the court. ”

Tao Chenmo turned his gaze to the river and said slowly: "Madame, do you want to listen to the truth or lies?" ”

Ren Pujia actually felt a little helpless, at this time, Tao Chenmo still had the heart to joke, so she had to say: "From the bottom of my heart, I choose to believe that the general must have a perfect plan, but at this moment I am very unsteady, so of course I have to listen to the truth." ”

Tao Chenmo said from afar: "No, I'm afraid this matter is an unsolvable problem." ”

Ren Pujia suddenly felt a tightness in her heart, and said worriedly: "How is the general going to deal with it?" ”

Tao Chenmo smiled faintly: "Now there is no other way, so I can only resign myself to fate." ”

Ren Pujia tried to search for all feasible methods, and after a long time, he suddenly asked: "Yesterday, I heard the general say that the master of the family had made immortal contributions to Dayuan, and he must be my important minister of Dayuan, can't this solve the current problem?" ”

"It's not a secret, the first master is the head of the three heroes of the abyss in the Weizhen Yu back then, Tong Jing, when the first emperor was in power, the abyss had a big crisis, the four Yi were in chaos, the first master and the original hussar general was also the second of the three heroes Yan Qingxuan, Liang Pingchuan swept Liuhe, so that the four Yi retreated, I can say without exaggeration that today's Dayuan is from the hands of the first master to survive, but because of the high merit of the master, the first master was jealous of the villain, the first emperor was suspicious, so he was excluded everywhere, the first master was proud and unwilling to be affected by the current situation, so he returned to hide angrily, Traveled through the rivers and lakes, since then I have never asked the government, I was also accepted by him as a disciple when he traveled in his old man's home, you see, people who have such immortal achievements can not escape the villain's frame, how can I get out of the whole body? Tao Chenmo said.

Ren Pujia couldn't help but sigh and said, "Even if his old man has gone west, there must still be some old friends in the court, right?" ”

Tao Chenmo shook his head helplessly, and said: "Since Qin Yong worshiped the prime minister, there have been no good ministers in the court, the old general Liang has already been deprived of military power and relegated to his hometown, Yan Shangshu is also being tortured in Yunzhou at the moment, not to mention that it was the traitorous minister Qin Yong who forced the first master to resign and go into hiding, if he knew that I was a disciple of Tong Shuai, I would only die faster, which is also one of the reasons why the first teacher was reluctant for me to enter the court as an official, alas, it is a pity that I was confused by fame and fortune for a while, and now it can be regarded as self-reaping." ”

Hearing this, Ren Pujia's eyes couldn't help but be a little moist, it was rare to be a good general, but now it was unpredictable to live or die.

Tao Chenmo saw it clearly, so he comforted: "Madame, don't worry, I'm going to have a hard life, and I'll be fine." ”

Tao Chenmo said lightly, but Ren Pujia knew that this matter was serious, and she was still worried when she returned to the mansion, she couldn't imagine that a young general who had just been charging on the battlefield would become a prisoner in the blink of an eye, and even be in a different place, Tao Chenmo was her savior, or it could be the peerless son who made her a little heartbroken, of course she wouldn't think too much, but the predicament that Tao Chenmo was facing now couldn't be avoided.

Liang Yu could see her worries, and asked with concern: "Madame, don't worry too much, General Tao is both wise and brave, he naturally knows what the result will be if he kills Chu Chun'an, but he is still resolute, this is his choice, it is the morality in his heart, there are many wicked people in this world, but in the end, the good man will be rewarded, I believe that General Tao Jiren has his own natural appearance." ”

It's not that Ren Pujia doesn't understand this truth, but Qin Yong is like an insurmountable mountain, lying on the avenue of benevolence and righteousness in the world, offending Qin Yong, where was Tao Chenmo born?

Like Ren Pujia, Cheng Jinshang was also sad at the moment, he knew that with Qin Yong's character, even if he didn't implicate himself, Qin Yong would definitely let him personally escort Tao Chenmo back to Tai'an, because Tao Chenmo was recommended by him, only in this way would Qin Yong be relieved. In fact, this is not important, the crux of the matter is that he doesn't want Tao Chenmo to die, he has read countless people over the years, Tao Chenmo is a young but general-like person, talking and laughing is elegant, he doesn't know Tao Chenmo very well, but he knows that this is a rare talent, but at this moment he has no other way, because of the matter of the side birds, he has been suspected by Qin Yong, although he barely escaped with his three-inch tongue, but Qin Yong more or less understood Cheng Jinshang's intentions after returning to Tai'an, in order to test Cheng Jinshang, Qin Yong sent Cheng Jinshang to Yinzhou to quell the rebellion to the emperor, Cheng Jinshang just transferred 50,000 elites to Yunyang, and had to use the remaining garrisons at this moment, most of these garrisons were controlled by Qin Yong, so Cheng Jinshang in Yinzhou at the moment was not easy, but fortunately, the rebels in Yinzhou were mostly rabble, and Cheng Jinshang took the initiative to give up power by Qin Yong's nephew, who was already in Yinzhou to quell the rebellion, and only offered advice, so when he received the news that Tao Chenmo angrily beheaded Chu Chun'an, Yinzhou has gradually stabilized.

But he couldn't hurry back to Yuzhou at this moment, let alone go to Yunyang, because without Qin Yong's orders, his actions that he didn't pay attention to would become the handle of being punished, Qin Yong was indeed as Cheng Jinshang expected, he was very angry after receiving the news that Chu Chun'an was killed, but he didn't immediately find trouble with Tao Chenmo, because he also wanted to use this matter to observe Cheng Jinshang's performance, fortunately, Cheng Jinshang had already understood Qin Yong's mind first, although he was anxious, but he didn't move, Qin Yong saw that the fire was almost over, On the one hand, let Yuzhou Supervisor Shi Ye also be his own eyeliner Zhong Jie went to Yunyang to announce the decree to Tao Chenmo and take over the defense of Yunyang, and on the other hand, let Cheng Jinshang rush to Yunyang to personally escort Tao Chenmo back to Tai'an.

Cheng Jinshang was waiting for this day, so after receiving the order, he led his entourage to set off immediately. At this moment, Cheng Jinshang has almost no soldiers in his hands, and the 50,000 elites under his control have been stationed in Yunyang, and the tens of thousands of troops brought to Yinzhou to quell the rebellion have also been intercepted by Qin Yong in Yinzhou, so what he can do at this moment is to rush to Yunyang immediately, first, to worry about what will happen to Tao Chenmo, and secondly, his family background is also here.

Half a month has passed, the stone in everyone's hearts has always been hanging, Tao Chenmo understands, the more this is the case, the more it shows the seriousness of the problem, Ren Pujia has been praying, she hopes that the situation she is worried about will never appear if it does not appear, Zeng Yingying is very small, but she also feels that the people in Yunyang City seem to be not as relaxed as before recently, everyone always seems absent-minded when they play with her, she ran to ask her mother, but Ren Pujia just told her that it was okay.

Taking advantage of the tranquility before this mountain rain was about to come, Tao Chenmo arranged two things, one was to arrange for a few trustworthy people to go to Yunzhou to get in touch with Yan Qingjie according to the news he had found before, and protect him in secret; Another thing is to secretly meet with Wang Jinyi Lianchengzong and ask him to send Bian Xiangyu to Yunyang Eighteen Miles to settle down, this matter can only ensure that he and Wang Jinyi and Lianchengzong know, otherwise, Cheng Jinshang will also be in great trouble.

After arranging everything, Tao Chenmo went to see Zeng Yingying, and took her to Yunshui to go boating and fishing, Zeng Yingying was naturally ecstatic, but Ren Pujia burst into tears after they left, she knew that Tao Chenmo seemed to be making the final arrangements.

Since Bian Xiangyu's insult to Qin Yong was spread for no reason, Cheng Jinshang began to suspect that the Yuzhou Assassin Mansion must have Qin Yong's deeper eyeliner, although he was soon sent to Yinzhou to quell the rebellion, but he has been arranging for the masters in the General's Mansion to spy in secret, Zhong Jie's correspondence with Qin Yong was intercepted by spies, Cheng Jinshang was very surprised, because he never doubted this seemingly loyal and honest prison captain, he went to Yuzhou in the same year as Bian Xiangyu and Zhong Jie, and the three of them have always been happy to cooperate, but they never thought that the most dislike person was the most dangerous, So when he heard that Zhong Jie had taken over Yunyang Defense, he was shocked, knowing that Qin Yong had begun to cut off his back road, and Tao Chenmo was even more in the mouth of the tiger.

But this time Cheng Jinshang was wrong, Zhong Jie is a person who hides a knife in a smile, but he is also a smart person, he is completely different from Chu Chunan, which is the reason why he can live better.

Zhong Jie was ordered to Yunyang to declare a decree to punish crimes, and secondly, to take over the defense of Yunyang, it can be said that all of them are infinitely beautiful, but he understands the situation in Yunyang very well, the five thousand defenders of Yunyang were brought out by Tao Chenmo, and the deputy general and lieutenant in the army were all transferred by Tao Chenmo, it can be said that no one is obedient to Tao Chenmo, and the other two thousand city defense troops are Wang Jinyi's people, Wang Jinyi is Cheng Jinshang's right and left hand, and naturally he is also standing at the end of Tao Chen, in addition, because of the side to the bird was degraded, Cheng Jinshang took advantage of the fact that the assassin of Yuzhou had not yet arrived, and the 50,000 defenders stationed in Yunyang were even more unable to move. Therefore, after Zhong Jie arrived in Yunyang, he was polite to Tao Chenmo and did not make it difficult in the slightest, but the holy body was himself, and he had to announce a decree to punish him.

Wei Wenzhong, Wang Liyang and others wanted to stop Zhong Jie's personal soldiers, but they were stopped by Tao Chenmo, Wang Jinyi didn't know how to deal with it, Ren Pujia was even more distressed, the ending she was afraid of really appeared, Zhong Jie naturally expected everyone's reaction, so he said: "The emperor's order is in his body, he has to do it, the soldiers don't have to worry too much, the official is just announcing the decree in advance, His Majesty has ordered that General Cheng will personally escort General Tao, so General Lao Tao is wronged first." ”

Tao Chenmo didn't know that Zhong Jie was Qin Yong's person, but he knew that Zhong Jie was a smart person, he was transferring the contradiction, nothing more than not wanting to offend the Yunyang generals and being brought by Cheng Jinshang, thinking of this, Tao Chenmo didn't make any excuses, he had already trapped Cheng Jinshang in danger, and didn't want him to have any trouble, so he obediently let Zhong Jie's personal soldiers detain him, and for some reason, at this moment, he felt extremely relaxed.

On the contrary, the people of Yunyang were very uneasy, they didn't know what would happen next, whether Yunyang who didn't have Tao Chenmo could still be called Yunyang, they only hoped that Cheng Jinshang could come sooner, and they hoped that he could have a perfect plan.

Cheng Jinshang came, but he didn't have a perfect plan, and under Yunyang City, he even resisted entering the city a little, because he didn't know how to deal with the situation in front of him at all.

The news of Tao Chen's dismissal and escort spread far and wide, and the people of Yunyang were very sad, they naturally knew the reason, and those who cried and shouted before to ask for a severe punishment of Chu Chun'an were a little regretful at the moment, and they blamed themselves for not forcing this virtuous general to end up like this, but these are all to no avail now.

Zhong Jie saw Cheng Jinshang coming, and knew that a good show was about to start, he was not in a hurry, because Qin Yong had already given Cheng Jinshang a very clear time, and asked him to escort Tao Chenmo to Tai'an for trial within ten days.

Cheng Jinshang decided to visit Tao Chenmo in person in the prison.

Seeing Cheng Jinshang's servant, Tao Chenmo felt very guilty in his heart, although he was detained, he was not shackled, this Zhong Jie specially ordered, of course, he didn't seem to be able to do it.

Cheng Jinshang couldn't believe that this general, who had only been personally appreciated by the emperor not long ago, had ended up in such a situation at this moment, but when he saw this calm young man in white, he seemed to be very sure that the person in front of him seemed to be no different from before.

Tao Chenmo bowed deeply to Cheng Jinshang, a little guilty, but he smiled and said, "I'm afraid that the helpless behavior of the grass people will affect General Cheng." ”

"Tao Chenmo, what is good about you when you ask me, I still don't believe that you are such an impulsive person, why do you insist on doing this when you know that Chu Chunan is Qin Xiang's person?" Cheng Jinshang was very helpless, but he didn't want to really blame Tao Chenmo.

Tao Chen smiled slightly, but did not say anything more.

Cheng Jinshang didn't know what Tao Chenmo was thinking, but he was a person who had been walking in officialdom for nearly 20 years, and even since he could remember, he had dealt with all kinds of powerful people more or less.

Seeing that Tao Chenmo didn't speak, Cheng Jinshang didn't know what to do, he asked helplessly: "Tao Chenmo, do you really have nothing to say?" You can still laugh, you don't want to live so much? ”

"General, when killing Chu Chun'an, the grass people hesitated, not because the grass people were afraid of offending Qin Xiang, but because they were worried about the general, but after spending the night in prison last night, I seemed to have figured out a lot, the general's situation, it doesn't seem to be much better without the grass people, thinking about it this way, the guilt in the grass people's hearts is almost gone, so naturally there is nothing to complain about, so I can laugh." Tao Chenmo still looked very relaxed.

Cheng Jinshang felt that he was really about to get angry, and said loudly: "You, Tao Chenmo, don't be in the grass people, the grass people are awkward, and you are tired, don't make any excuses for me, if you have these energy, you might as well think about how to save your little life." ”

"There is no solution to this difficulty, the general doesn't have to waste any more energy, if the general doesn't want to be grabbed by Qin Xiang's braids, it's best to follow orders, otherwise it will really embarrass the general at that time, and the minister's guilt will be great." Tao Chenmo put away his smiling face.

"Yo, what sin are you afraid of, didn't you say that my situation is almost the same whether it affects me or not?" Cheng Jinshang said helplessly.

Tao Chen said fixedly: "Having said that, but the proportion still has to be grasped, if the general can send me to Tai'an in time, at most I will be scolded by Qin Xiang for a few words, and Qin Zhao's suspicion will not increase, of course, it will not decrease, but if it is delayed, it will not be certain." ”

Cheng Jinshang said angrily: "Tao Chenmo, do you really not want to live?" ”

Tao Chenmo sighed and said slowly: "At this moment, I know the situation of the ancestor back then, oh, by the way, the general, there are some things that the minister hopes the general can help." ”

Cheng Jinshang waved his hand and said: "Come less, how can you play at this moment, unless you have a foolproof plan to protect yourself from death, you won't like to listen to other words." ”

Tao Chenmo bowed his hand and said: "General, Mrs. Pujia and her family members of Tongping Mansion in Qianzhou are very innocent, and I hope that the general can keep everyone safe, Chu Chunan once thought that Mrs. Pujia suffered a big loss, I am worried that because of my matter, Prime Minister Qin will be angry with Mrs. Pujia, and besides, my weapon is a relic of the ancestors, and I hope that the general can keep it for a good life to find a good person to give it." And the lives of the soldiers in Yunyang are not innocently implicated. ”

"Hmph, you're going to be brave enough to throw a mess out of me." Cheng Jinshang was a little sad and indignant.

Although he was angry, it was not because Tao Chenmo didn't care about the overall situation, but because he was angry that the world was impermanent, Cheng Jinshang reached out and patted Tao Chenmo's hands across the cell, and then slowly left.

Out of prison, there were more than 100 people kneeling at the door, and everyone shouted in unison when they saw Cheng Jinshang coming out, "General Tao is wronged." Cheng Jinshang suddenly felt that his eyes were moist, and he hurriedly helped everyone up, but he couldn't guarantee everyone that Tao Chen's life was worry-free, and everyone would not get up if they didn't see the promise, Cheng Jinshang couldn't, so he had to say: "I know that you love General Tao, but at this moment it is not to the point where there is no return, your support will only attract the jealousy of the villain, so it will trap General Tao at a disadvantage, I promise everyone, I will definitely find ways to keep General Tao safe, everyone hurry up." ”

Everyone also understood the stakes when they heard Cheng Jinshang's words, so they all got up one after another, but everyone said that they must protect General Tao, and Cheng Jinshang agreed with a choked voice.

Cheng Jinshang returned to the general's mansion with a sad face, Wei Wenzhong and others instantly surrounded him, his anxiety was overflowing, and he even forgot to salute, so Cheng Jinshang felt even more throbbing in his heart, so he had to drag his heavy steps and sit down stiffly.

As soon as he sat down, Ren Pujia knelt down and bowed: "General Tao is in danger, ask the general to save him." ”

The crowd immediately bowed down: "Ask the general to save me." ”

Cheng Jinshang sighed and said helplessly: "Everyone, please hurry up, you can't help doing this, I want Tao Chenmo to survive more than you." ”

Everyone got up, and Wang Liyang said angrily: "I don't care if I want General Cheng or someone else, if I want to take General Tao away from Yunyang, I will pass this pass first." ”

Wei Wenzhong also said: "The surname of this world is Song and not Qin, Qin Xiang is so indistinguishable from right and wrong, I Wei Wenzhong can't listen to his words, it's a big deal for everyone to die together." ”

Cheng Jinshang glanced at Zhong Jie intentionally or unintentionally, and saw that his face did not change, as if Qin Xiang had nothing to do with him, but Cheng Jinshang also understood that Wang Liyang, Wei Wenzhong and others were not talking and playing, but impulsiveness at the moment could never solve the problem, so he hurriedly comforted: "What are you two talking about, there is always a solution to everything, now that Lord Zhong is here on behalf of His Majesty, how can you talk nonsense, besides, you are useless except for a few more innocent lives." ”

Wang Jinyi also comforted him and said: "I have worked with General Tao for several months, and I naturally know that General Tao is a person, and the two brothers must not be impulsive, such reckless words are only afraid that it will make General Tao's situation more difficult, so you need to calm down." ”

Wang Liyang and Wei Wenzhong were still a little unconvinced, but Ren Pujia was more careful than them, and after thinking about it, he quickly signaled the two to give in, Wei Wenzhong reacted faster than Wang Liyang, and when he saw Ren Pujia's eyes, he said slowly: "It's just that General Nian Tao is a little angry now that he is in prison, and I hope the general is not strange." ”

Wang Liyang didn't understand how this Wei Wenzhong was like a grass on the wall, but when he saw Ren Pujia vigorously looking at him, although he didn't understand what he meant, he had to reluctantly admit his mistake.

The people in the General's Mansion all gathered together to discuss countermeasures, and even Dou Ming, the general committee of Baiyangdu, who usually didn't like to ask about the affairs of the mansion, also returned to Yunyang, but at this time, there was no trace of Cheng Jinshang.

At this moment, Cheng Jinshang, accompanied by Lianchengzong, quietly came to Eighteen Miles, and he wanted to meet a person here, and he was going to be a bird.

Seeing Cheng Jinshang, Bian Xiangyu was not very surprised, but teased: "You are really not afraid of death, don't you know that I am a repeat offender in the imperial court, and you dare to rob me on the way to exile." ”

Cheng Jinshang waved his hand and said: "Brother Bian Hugh wants to squeeze me, I came to discuss important matters." ”

Bian Xiangyu said, "Why are you in such a hurry? ”

"Something happened to Tao Chen."

At this time, Bian Xiangyu was a little surprised, because he had only been in Yunyang for about two days, and he had just arrived in Yunyang and was secretly arranged by Tao Chenmo to eighteen miles, and he didn't know what happened to Tao Chenmo, and he had never seen this general who was passed on by word of mouth, he asked: "Since it makes you so anxious, it must be a big deal." ”

"More than half a month ago, that is, when you were exiled to Qianzhou, Tao Chenmo killed Chu Chun'an, the overseer sent by Qin Yong to Yunyang, and now Qin Xiang has ordered to take the post of General Xuanwei of Tao Chenmo and go to prison to be punished. Cheng Jinshang said helplessly.

After hearing this, Bian Xiangyu laughed wildly, and said: "I can't think of it, I can't think of it, I thought that someone on my side scolded Qin Yong is already a typical example of not being afraid of obscenity, I never thought that this little Yunyang actually had a young hero who dared to kill the Yuchen Eagle Dog directly without moving, it was really relieving, hahahaha." ”

Cheng Jinshang looked helpless and said angrily: "I owe you two masters in my last life, right?" First of all, you Lord Bian deliberately went against Qin Xiang without fear of life and death, and let me sweep the tail for you, and now it is Tao Chen's person who directly killed Qin Xiang, what should I do, you can still laugh, if I, Cheng Jinshang, am also greedy for life and afraid of death, what does it matter to me whether you live or die? ”

Bian Xiangyu put away his laughter, but still said with a wicked smile: "General Cheng, you didn't owe me and this Tao brother in your last life, but Qin Yong, how can you blame the two of us?" ”

Cheng Jinshang was really angry, he originally wanted to discuss countermeasures with Bian Xiangyu, but he was squeezed by him.

Seeing that Cheng Jinshang was very annoyed, Bian Xiangyu put away his smile and said, "Okay, okay, I've been idle here lately, isn't this self-seeking fun to relax and relax, but to tell the truth, I like General Tao's character." Let's talk about what's going on. ”

Cheng Jinshang also put away his anger and said: "Because Chu Chun'an molested the people's girls and killed innocents indiscriminately, he was dealt with by Tao Chenmo in accordance with military law, but everyone knows that Tao Chen's last Yunyang Xuanwei General was recommended by me, and now that he killed Chu Chun'an, Qin Xiang is naturally annoyed and angry, and I can't get out of it, so Qin Xiang asked me to personally escort him to Tai'an within ten days, and I escorted him, which can naturally ensure that Tao Chenmo is all the way, but once he enters Tai'an, I'm afraid it will be difficult to have a rejuvenation technique, but if I resist the decree, I can't do it, Qin Xiang will definitely take this opportunity to take me down, you say, how can this make me good?"

Hearing Cheng Jinshang's description, he became serious, he thought hard, and said slowly: "Such a situation is exactly what Qin Yong likes to see, no matter what, Brother Cheng is losing, it's just how much he loses, Brother Cheng acts according to the order, he will lose a good general, if Brother Cheng resists the order, he will lose his life, if he is an ordinary person, it is naturally not a problem, sacrificing others for self-interest is the best choice, but unfortunately Brother Cheng is not an ordinary person, this is also your most fatal weakness, Qin Yong has eaten your point, so that you have no way back." ”

"yes, that's why I came over to see if you have any tricks."

Bian Xiangyu thought about it and said, "Brother Cheng can't go." ”

"Why?"

"As soon as Brother Cheng goes, maybe Qin Yong will come and catch them all, not only General Tao's life is difficult to protect, but Brother Cheng is afraid that he will be more auspicious, if Brother Cheng stays in Yunyang, there will be a glimmer of life." Bian explained to the bird.

"I want to hear about it."

"Before, I heard General Wang Jinyi say that Brother Cheng has transferred 50,000 elites from Yuzhou to Yunyang, and now Qin Yong has no army to adjust, if Brother Cheng stays in Yunyang, Qin Yong will definitely be afraid to move you rashly, he naturally knows the relationship between you and Tao Chenmo, so he will never dare to move our happy and vengeful General Tao, but," Bian Xiangyu slowed down and continued, "But once Brother Cheng chooses to do this, it means that he has completely broken with Qin Yong, and Brother Cheng will have to think clearly whether he wants to continue to raise troops or protect Tao Chenmo." ”

Cheng Jinshang paced, thousands of thoughts in his mind were instantly intertwined, Qin Yong is the head of the Dayuan ministers, and the emperor's father-in-law, saying that the surname of the Dayuan world is not at all, it seems too early to break with it, if he is not careful, he is likely to lose all the games, but the so-called thousands of troops are easy to get a general is hard to find, Cheng Jinshang can be very sure that Tao Chenmo is a rare good general, if he wants to have a plot in this troubled world, Tao Chenmo is a person who must not be missed, the two are weighed, it is really difficult to distinguish the pros and cons.

Bian Xiangyu knew what Cheng Jinshang was thinking, and said slowly: "I wonder if Brother Cheng is willing to gamble?" ”

"Bet on what?"

"Tao Chen's life." Bian Xiangyu said lightly.

"How to bet?"

"Brother Cheng himself led the troops to garrison Yunyang, let Wang Jinyi or Cheng Yanwu escort Tao Chenmo to Tai'an, if Qin Yong's killing intent has been decided, he will definitely kill Tao Chenmo regardless of the danger of Brother Cheng's army, if Qin Yong has any scruples, then he will not hurt Tao Chenmo's life, in this way, Tao Chenmo's life is guaranteed, and we can also know where Qin Yong's bottom line is." Bian Xiangyu said slowly.

Cheng Jinshang waved his hand and said: "No, if Qin Xiang really had the intention to kill, he would definitely kill Tao Chenmo, and the people who escorted Tao Chenmo would also be trapped by Qin Xiang, wouldn't I lose more than I gained by then?" ”

Bian Xiangyu laughed and said: "I naturally thought of this layer, I mean to send a message to Tai'an first, that is, there is a change in Qianzhou, because the new Xuanwei general has not yet arrived, Brother Cheng needs to stay in the town, and at the same time send his own deputy general to escort Tao Chenmo, using his own people to escort Tao Chenmo can not only protect Tao Chenmo, but also act according to our plan, Brother Cheng only needs to tell the escort not to go straight to Tai'an but to go to Yuzhou first." ”

"Go on."

"Brother Cheng stayed in Yunyang, plus Tao Chenmo stayed in Yuzhou, no matter how stupid Qin Yong is, he can understand the intention, if he wants to kill Tao Chen, he will definitely be the same as the last time he dealt with someone on the side, he can't wait to go to Yuzhou in person or at least send his cronies to Yuzhou, as long as he makes a move, the period from Tai'an to Yuzhou is the time for us to deal with it again, and I can't help Brother Cheng anymore when he chooses, so I can think clearly about these days." Bian Xiangyu continued.

Cheng Jinshang sighed deeply, now it seems that there is no other way, you can't just rise up and directly disobey the order.

But they still miscalculated, Cheng Jinshang had just returned to Yunyang, Wang Jinyi and Cheng Yanwu hurriedly came to report that the imperial court had transferred someone to Yunyang to serve as General Xuanwei, and he would arrive tomorrow at the latest, and the person who came was Zhou Yitong, Qin Xiang's niece-in-law.

Cheng Jinshang was a little at a loss, the first step of all the plans he discussed with Bian Xiangyu was to use Yunyang's absence of General Xuanwei as an excuse, it can't be said that Qin Yong had already calculated Cheng Jinshang's step, but at least it can be seen that Qin Yong had long regarded Yunyang as a thorn in his side, so that the previous plans didn't seem to be feasible.

Cheng Jinshang thought about it, he couldn't let the plan be cut off at the first step, he suddenly turned his gaze to Lianchengzong, a thought flashed in his mind, he hesitated slightly, or whispered with Lianchengzong, Cheng Yanwu and others for a while, and then everyone went away with solemn faces.