Zhuang Gongzhe now has a feeling of despair, he never thought that the second brother who has always been loyal and righteous would be bought by money and beauty, and Zhuang's reputation was actually ruined in his own hands, bringing death to the entire Zhuang family, he really wanted to die. But thinking about it at the moment, even if he is dead, it is difficult to recover, and the most important thing now is to find out the truth and see if there is still room for redemption.

"Get up and speak!" Zhuang Gongzhe, who slowly calmed down, said to his brother who was still kneeling on the ground.

"Yes, big brother!" Zhuang Siqi was very frightened when he saw his eldest brother making such a big fire just now, but he got up timidly but didn't dare to sit down, and stood aside with his hands down.

"Let me ask you first, you have the talisman of the Shuai Mansion when you lead the army away from Qiong!"

"Sizzle...... No, that day, Lord Jiang said that there was a police officer at sea, so that I could lead the army to the rescue, but I didn't think about it so much! Zhuang Siqi gasped when he heard this, and his face changed, realizing that something was not good.

"Then why did you come to Leizhou again?" Zhuang Gongzhe saw that his brother's face was wrong, and thought that there might be a reason for it, so he asked again.

"Big brother, I may have been deceived." Zhuang Siqi lowered his head and pondered for a moment and said softly.

"What the hell is going on, you tell me in detail!" Of course, Zhuang Gongzhe hoped that this was true, and said hurriedly.

"After boarding the ship that day, Jiang Da said that he received a letter of help from Zeng Yuanzi, the envoy of the Guangxi South Road, saying that the Tartar army returned to the north, and the enemy defenders in Leizhou were weak, and it was a good time to recover the lost territory, and we really went to capture Leizhou." Zhuang Siqi thought back, "At that time, I thought that Lord Jiang was His Royal Highness's master, and he was ordered to preside over the military and political affairs of Qiongzhou, and he would never deceive me, so he didn't think much about it and acted on orders. ”

"Why didn't you return the army quickly after recovering Leizhou, didn't Lord Jiang know that it was a big crime to transfer the army without an order?" Zhuang Gongzhe asked suspiciously.

"Thinking about this now, I think it's strange too!" Zhuang Siqi touched his beard and said, "The enemy of Leizhou is less than 3,000, and most of them are surrendered troops, and the cities have been demolished, and Leizhou has been defeated in only three days." After that, they chased all the way and soon recovered the Leizhou army. Lord Jiang ordered a rest and prepared to get on the boat and return to Qiong. But after Lord Zeng came, the next day Lord Jiang changed his mind again, saying that he would take advantage of the victory to pursue and recover Huazhou in order to consolidate Leizhou, and we would go on the expedition again. After defeating Huazhou, he said that the enemy of Gaozhou had fled from the wind, and it was a good time to enter the army, so he fought again and again, and only returned to Huazhou to rest after recovering Sanzhou. ”

"Oh, I see, what did Lord Zeng do to you?" Zhuang Gongzhe asked, he could see it just now but felt redundant.

"Mr. Zeng was very respectful to us, took good care of us, and responded to all requests. Grain, grass and baggage are all collected and supplied by him, and if there is a loss, soldiers will be recruited on the spot to replenish it. Zhuang Siqi said.

"Well, the food here seems to be abundant, better than in Qiongzhou!"

"Not necessarily, we can only receive three days of food and grass at a time, and the salary is not much, so it is not easy to raise money." Zhuang Siqi shook his head and said.

"How is Lord Jiang?" Zhuang Gongzhe just nodded, thought about it and asked.

"Jiang and Zeng are related, and the relationship is naturally not ordinary, they live in the same house, and the supplies are all of the highest quality. They often feast and drink together, and sometimes they invite me to accompany them, and the wine and food are extremely luxurious. Zhuang Siqi was a little excited when he said it, and he seemed to be immersed in it and yearning for it.

"It's so enthusiastic, you can't think about it, and you don't want to go back to Qiongzhou!" Zhuang Gongzhe sneered.

"Big brother is not like this, there have been a few times when Lord Jiang drank too much, and he said that he wanted to go back during the banquet, but he was kept by Lord Zeng every time. A few days ago, he said that he wanted to go back, but Zeng said that the newly recruited soldiers lacked training and were embarrassed by the big task, so we asked us to assist in the training, so we did not make the trip. Zhuang Gongzhe waved his hand.

"In that case, why didn't you tell the Shuai Mansion and His Highness that you have been out for so long?" Zhuang Gongzhe didn't see that his brother was lying, and asked further.

"No, every time we capture a state or county, or the army moves, Lord Jiang will send someone to report to the Shuaifu, how can there be no report? But the Shuai Mansion has not replied. Zhuang Siqi said in surprise.

"Is it possible that Lord Jiang secretly withdrew the messenger again?"

"There is no way, the messengers are all sent by the rear army, and I personally arranged them. Even if Master Jiang had a holiday, I had sent people to report my brother's safety many times. Zhuang Siqi said with certainty, but when he saw that his brother's expression was wrong, he asked in disbelief, "Didn't my brother hear from me either?" ”

"Exactly. His Royal Highness found that the situation was very chaotic when he arrived at Qiong, and when he asked the reason, he realized that Lord Jiang and the rear army had already left, and I was there at that time, and there would never be a fake! Zhuang Gongzhe nodded, very affirmative.

"What's going on? Brother, you're here for...... Ask the sin! Zhuang Siqi also realized that something was wrong, and suddenly thought of something and exclaimed.

"Alas, Your Highness's expectation is good, you have all been deceived by Zeng Yuanzi's thief!" Zhuang Gongzhe looked at his brother, pulled him over and sighed.

"Big brother, what happened, since you didn't get any news from us, how did you find it here?" Zhuang Siqi's mind was a little messy, he transferred troops without an order, stayed and did not return, which was enough for a capital crime, and he felt that things were not good.

"I learned that you left Qiong for Leizhou without authorization, and the government sent many people to look for you, but there was no return. Therefore, all the adults in the palace thought that you had run away without permission and betrayed the marshal's mansion, and they all asked to send troops to recruit them. Fortunately, His Royal Highness was still calm and did not agree, but continued to send additional people to search, only to learn that you had recovered the three prefectures of Lei, Hua, and Gao, and colluded with Zeng Yuanzi. Zhuang Gongzhe told his brother what happened and what happened.

"If the people in the house have already found us, why don't they contact us?" Zhuang Siqi thought of something, but asked unwillingly.

"Hmph, the spies sent by the Shuai Mansion disappeared for no reason, who would dare to contact you, and the group of people who returned were also chased and killed all the way, and only one person returned with serious injuries!" Zhuang Gongzhe snorted coldly and said.

"Big brother, this ...... This is definitely not what I did, nor was it done by the rear army, why is this person so vicious, isn't this to cut us off! Zhuang Siqi heard that his eldest brother was deeply suspicious of himself, and Rao was bold and changed his face, but he couldn't explain it.

"You really didn't do it?"

"Big brother, why don't you believe me? Did Your Highness send you to ask me for your sins? Zhuang Siqi was already confused, and said with a red face.

"So what? You can't kill me! Zhuang Gongzhe asked rhetorically.

"Big brother, am I the kind of villain who forgets his righteousness, His Royal Highness is kind to my Zhuang family, how can I betray His Highness. If you don't believe me, you can tie me up and escort me to the Shuaifu, and hand it over to His Highness to dispose of!" Zhuang Siqi saw that his eldest brother didn't believe him, and said with a white face...... (To be continued.) )