Gao Jie's head hung high in the gloomy night. The night wind was open, and the rebellious soldiers of Gaojie's troops in the city were quickly suppressed by the soldiers and horses of Yunxiang Town, who had been prepared for a long time. After a while, news came that Gao Jie's troops who attacked the Changning camp outside the city were also defeated under the joint counterattack of Zhou Yuji, Meng Aocao and other troops, and after leaving hundreds of corpses, only the leading general Li Chengdong with a small number of personal soldiers disappeared, and the rest were disarmed and controlled.

The angry Zhou Yuji came to Zhao Dangshi and shouted with a red face: "Where is Sun Chuanting, Lao Tzu wants to ask him for an explanation!" "A rough stance.

Zhao Dangshi persuaded: "Sun Junmen works with me during the day and lives in the city, so it can be seen that he doesn't know. It is expected that this rebellion was only done by Gao Jie, a rebellious man, and he was not guilty of others. Brother Zhou, don't be impatient, let me negotiate with Sun Junmen. ”

Zhou Yuji is not an unreasonable person, listening to Zhao Dangshi's words, his anger gradually subsided, and he looked at the miserable head in the high place, and said fiercely: "Okay, fortunately, we reacted quickly, and the support of Meng Sentinel was timely, otherwise the thief surnamed Gao would have succeeded!" ”

"What are the losses in the battalion?"

"Whew—not much, a dozen people, and dozens of slightly injured." It was only at this time that Zhou Yuji was able to relax his armor a little and breathe a little, "Officer Meng and Lao Liu are still cleaning the battlefield and camp outside the city, and they have to ask them for the specific number." ”

Zhao Dangshi nodded secretly. This time, Gao Jie led the troops to make trouble, and in the final analysis, it was really a game set up by him. Through several previous internal military discussions, Zhao Dangshi determined Sun Chuanting's important position in the future development of Zhao Ying, but Gao Jie, who had a grudge against Zhao Dangshi and was violent by nature, was an unstable factor between Zhao Dangshi and Sun Chuanting. In order to ensure the smooth progress of Sun Chuanting's strategy as much as possible, taking the opportunity of Gao Jie to escort Sun Chuanting to Nanyang this time, it is the best choice to get rid of him as soon as possible.

However, in order to avoid startling the snakes, the Changning Battalion, which was stationed not far from Gaojie's camp, did not receive a military order to relocate. Moreover, although Zhou Yuji surrendered to Zhao Ying, Zhao Dangshi did not fully trust him, especially the design of the murder of the imperial court's military attache and the governor's personal general, which is not humane, Zhao Dangshi thought that it was better not to let Zhou Yuji know, but arranged Meng Aocao in advance to bring a team of soldiers and horses to rescue the Changning camp as soon as possible, so as not to be self-defeating. Therefore, before and after the whole thing, Zhou Yuji, like Gao Jie, has always been in the dark. Fortunately, the result was not bad, and after taking a small risk, he successfully booby-trapped Gao Jie, who was in a hurry, and everything was under control.

When Sun Chuanting hurried to the scene in light clothes, the matter had already settled, and Zhao Dangshi said: "According to Gao Jie's personal confession, Gao Jie wanted to kill Zhao and loot the treasury, and Zhao had no choice but to send troops to defend himself. ”

Gao Jie's head was also impressive, the wood was already in the boat, Sun Chuanting was shocked, and sighed shortly: "Sun Mou was enthusiastic when he first saw Gao Jie, and he thought that he was a trustworthy general, but he didn't expect that the country was easy to change and his nature was difficult to change. "The Ming system has extremely strict control over the stationing and movement of the army, and it is considered a violation of the system to openly leave the garrison and enter the military palace, and it is even more unforgivable to attempt to murder the imperial court and enshrine the military generals from the first rank. There are all human and material evidence, even if Gao Jie is not dead, he will not escape arrest.

"Li Chengdong ran away, where is Li Benshen's body?" Sun Chuanting looked at Gao Jie's head, held back the anger in his chest, and asked.

"Bring it on." Zhao Dangshi beckoned, and a bloody corpse was dragged to Sun Chuanting's horse by two soldiers.

Sun Chuanting looked down and saw that the corpse was fully armored, but its face was chopped into pieces, red, yellow and white were chaotic, and it was difficult to distinguish its appearance.

"Li Benshen was captured, and Zhao was trying to escort him to the military gate, but he didn't expect this guy to break free and want to leave halfway, surrounded by a few soldiers, and resisted stubbornly, so he had to kill him with a knife."

"This ......"

Gao Jie is dead, but there is only one Li Benshen. The corpse died in a very tragic state, and the people were panicked, Sun Chuanting raised his sleeves to hide his face, sighed several times, and said nothing.

"Junmen, the investigation of this matter is basically clear, it only started because of Gao Jie alone, and it has nothing to do with others, and then it will be reported to the imperial court, and Zhao will tell the truth." Zhao Dangshi Zhenzhen is completely a generous attitude that the victim does not care.

"Ahh He knew what Zhao Dangshi meant in his words, Gao Jie, as a member of the Longyu Party, should have been punished, but he personally made reservations and promotions with the power of the governor, and he was also appointed to the standard camp. Once this matter of leading the army to rebel against the chaos is spread on himself, he will certainly not be criticized by the government and the opposition. For him, personal honor and disgrace are small things, and it is a great disadvantage to lose the holy will and damage the authority, and finally hinder the suppression. But if Zhao Dangshi, as a victim, can exonerate himself, he will definitely be able to minimize the impact of this incident on himself.

"You go to He Shoubei tonight, so that he doesn't have to come again." Sun Chuanting instructed the servant beside him. The He garrison in his mouth is the Shangluo soldier Daochen Bian Lun under the garrison He Zhen, who also went out of the customs with the expedition, and is now stationed fifteen miles away, and plans to meet in Nanyang Mansion tomorrow.

Zhao Dangshi heard the sound outside the strings, and said in surprise: "The military gate is leaving tomorrow?" ”

Sun Chuanting's face was solemn, and he nodded and said, "I can't afford to delay, I have to go north tomorrow." ”

Zhao Dangshi said: "Gao Jie's matter has not yet been settled, and there is no news from Hou and Yang Erdu, so it is better for the military to stay in Nanyang for more time." ”

"The arrow is ready to be fired." Sun Chuanting said, "Sun Mou first went to the outside of the city to train the army. After speaking, he seemed unwilling to talk to Zhao Dangshi or stay for a long time, so he arched his hand and turned his horse away.

Zhao Dangshi watched him disappear at the entrance of the alley, and whispered to himself: "Sun Chuanting is still too anxious. ”

These words were heard by Guo Ruke, who was close at hand, and said with a smile: "Sun Chuanting didn't see the army, he first received the news of the flooding of Kaifeng Mansion, and tonight it was Gao Zhuo's death in chaos, and nothing went well." If he doesn't make some achievements as soon as possible, it will be difficult for the emperor to explain. ”

Zhao Dangshi said meaningfully: "I can't eat hot tofu in a hurry, and I hurriedly went out before the army was stable. I think he will go north this time, and he will lose but not win, so we have to be ready to respond. Then he added, "It's a pity that he was really defeated this time, but he wants to push our army to the forefront in advance." ”

Guo Ruke is one of the few people in the army who can guess Zhao Dangshi's deep meaning, he thought a little, and said seriously: "When it comes to the present, no matter how much you avoid it, you can't avoid it." Sun Chuanting is here, in my old Guo's opinion, even if he loses, as long as he does not die, it will not be a bad thing for our army and the lord. ”

Zhao Dangshi glanced at him, nodded and smiled slightly: "Old Guo, I can't see it, there are two hits." "The same words, except for Guo Ruke, only Gu Junen said it. In other words, only looking at the strategic vision and the ability to judge the development of the situation, Guo Ruke and Gu Junen are not much different today.

The turmoil was established, and Guo Ruke, Zhou Yuji and others were responsible for gathering the chaotic Gao Jie's rebellious troops and driving them back to the camp outside the city. Zhao Dangshi turned the horse's head and galloped to the government office. Dismounted and threw the horsewhip to the companion, Zhao Dangshi walked in the wind, turned to the warm pavilion inside, Ma Guangchun stepped forward to salute, heard a "where is the person" question, and shouted.

In just a moment, Guan San'er, who had a big waist and a round waist, kicked and dragged a person in front of him, and the person was panicked and restless. Guan San'er roared: "Don't kneel down yet!" He kicked him hard in the socket of the leg, and the man screamed and threw himself to his knees.

At this time, Yang Zhaofeng said: "Rebel against Li Benshen, can you be guilty?" ”

Kneeling was Li Benshen, Gao Jie's nephew who had "died" in front of his head, he had already stripped off his armor and helmet, and he was only covered by a single coat, with a desolate expression.

"The villain is guilty!" The generals of the Zhao battalion, who were all soldiers on the left and right, Li Benshen trembled, kowtowed and replied, "The villain really has no idea and guts to kill Zhao Shuai, all of them are forced by Gao Jie's dog thief to die, and he has to do it as a last resort." Lord Zhao Shuai has a large number of them, and the prime minister can support the boat in his belly and spare the villain's life! ”

"Gao's masterpiece is a mess, you follow him to make trouble, and you are his nephew, capital crimes are inevitable, and there is no accommodation."

Zhao Dangshi's majestic voice sounded, shocking Li Benshen sweating, and begged repeatedly: "The villain doesn't want to die yet......

"I know you don't want to die." Zhao Dangshi said coldly, "Otherwise, you will already be dead outside." ”

"Thank you, Zhao Shuai's kindness!" Li Benshen was excited, and quickly kowtowed, and "dong dong dong" echoed endlessly in the warm pavilion.

"Don't knock!" Zhao Dangshi drank him, "I won't leave your life in vain, you have a clear head, don't mess with my big things." ”

When Li Benshen heard this, he immediately stopped kowtowing, straightened up a little and asked, "Dare to ask Zhao Shuai what he commanded?" Zhao Shuai rao the villain does not die, it is the villain's reborn parents, the words of the parents, the villain will not follow the example! ”

Zhao Dangshi looked at him and said, "Let me ask you, what is the relationship with Gao Jie?" ”

"Gao Jie?" Li Benshen glared, "He is the villain's uncle, but the villain and him are incompatible!" ”

"Dog's day, the lord asks you, what kind of tongue are you selling! Answer truthfully! Guan San'er stepped on Li Benshen's back, overwhelming his upright body and almost touching the ground, and the force almost broke his backbone.

Li Benshen screamed in pain, Zhao Dangshi was afraid that he would really die, so he waved his hand, and Guan San'er scolded and jumped aside.

"Answer truthfully, how is your relationship with Gao Jie?" Zhao Dangshi asked again.

"Gao and Gao Jie treat villains like sons, and he arranges them all in the camp and their positions." Li Benshen gritted his teeth and panted like a cow.

"You just said, 'The words of your parents, don't villains follow their deaths', why did you sell Gao Jie in a blink of an eye?" Zhao Dangshi said coldly, "How can I believe you with such nonsense?" ”

Li Benshen cried out loud and said: "Gao Jie treats the villain like a son, but the villain doesn't treat him as a father!" ”

When Zhao Dangshi heard him say this, he smiled bitterly and said "yes" first, and then said: "Do you know where Gao Jie's family is?" ”

"Know, in Tongguan!" Li Benshen was afraid of being punished again, so he hurriedly replied, "Previously, He Renlong went out with Fu Junmen, and most of the generals of each battalion moved their families to Tongguan, but after Sun Junmen took office, it remained the same. At the end, he added, "Gao Jie's wife and villain are also familiar with each other, and the villain often visited in the past." ”

"That's fine." Zhao Dangshi looked at Yang Zhaofeng, and the two looked at each other and smiled.

"Okay?" Li Benshen said blankly, "If Zhao Shuai has any errand, the villain must obey his fate." ”

Zhao Dangshi didn't reply to him directly, but said: "Now that I release you, what do you think will happen?" ”

"Huh?" Li Benshen's face was bloodless, "If the officers and soldiers are captured, the villain and the villain will be speechless, and it will be difficult to escape the death penalty." ”

Zhao Dangshi nodded and said, "Count you smart." If I send you to the army, what will happen to you? ”

"Villain...... The villain dies and has no place to be buried. Gao Jie has a great hatred for Li Zicheng for taking his wife, as Gao Jie's relatives, Li Benshen thinks about it with his toes and knows the consequences of falling into Li Zicheng's hands.

"Good." Zhao Dangshi stroked his palms and said, "It seems that your brain is not broken." Then let me ask you again, how can you survive? ”

The disputes in the world are nothing more than the official army breaking into the army, Li Benshen can't please the two ends, so he naturally knows what Zhao Dangshi is hinting at, so he said without thinking: "If the villain wants to live, he can only rely on Zhao Shuai to protect him." ”

"Alright, go down first, and someone will look for you then." Zhao Dangshi gave Guan San'er a look, and Guan San'er immediately stepped forward and picked up Li Benshen.

Li Benshen stubbornly kowtowed to Zhao Dangshi a few times before he got up, and when he was taken away, he couldn't stop shouting "Thank you Zhao Shuai for his great kindness" and other words, and his heart of begging was sighing.

"Fengzi, you will write a letter tonight and send someone to Fan Hecheng to bring Lao Pang and ask him to arrange the next things. This needs to be done as soon as possible. Li Benshen's voice gradually subsided, and Zhao Dangshi said.

Yang Zhaofeng promised, and Zhao Dangshi said to Han Gon and Ma Guangchun: "Old Han, old Ma, tomorrow we will rectify the army and prepare for sending troops." Sun Chuanting went north, we have to go north too, if we can't keep it, there will be some changes, be prepared. ”

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