Ji Wen took the letter handed by Liu Tiantian and looked at it, Yang Xue deliberately moved to Ji Wen's side to glance at the content of the letter, and then her afterglow caught a glimpse of the little attendant behind Liu Tiantian who was actually looking at her eagerly.

Yang Xue looked over suspiciously, the little attendant was dressed as a scholar, but he looked very familiar. Seeing Yang Xue coming over, the little attendant quickly raised his head and showed a smile. Yang Xue was startled and almost jumped up, this little follower was actually Zhang Shumo!

Zhang Shumo was worried about being discovered and turned his head down, but Yang Xue was overturning the river and the sea in his heart: how could Zhang Shumo take the risk of cultivating Wuzhi? If someone finds out, it will be ten deaths! Could it be that he took such a big risk just to come to see him?

Thinking of this, Yang Xue's face showed a hint of blush, and at this moment, Ji Wenmeng slapped the table: "It's just wishful thinking!" ”

Everyone was taken aback by Ji Wen, but Ji Wen pointed at Liu Tiantian with an angry face and said, "Use 100,000 stone grain and 50,000 armor clothes to exchange for one person, why don't you go and rob it?" ”

Liu naturally pursed his lips: "Lord Wang, this is the number that Senior Brother Zhou Gang agrees with, of course, you can also disagree, but Senior Brother Zhou Gang may not be able to come back!" ”

"You!" Ji Wen's face turned green, and the green tendons on his forehead swelled, obviously holding his stomach.

Hao Yang looked at it and hurriedly said, "Lord Wang, why don't we directly arrest the three of them and exchange hostages with Wu Xiujun!" ”

Liu naturally laughed when he heard this: "Even if you try, even if you try, anyway, you have a poor life, and it is worth it to have Senior Brother Zhou Gang as your companion on Huangquan Road." ”

Yang Xue's heart was in her throat, Zhang Shumo was also here, if Ji Wen wanted to kill them, wouldn't Zhang Shumo also die? So Yang Xue hurriedly said: "Lord, the concubine has something to say!" ”

Ji Wen took a deep breath to suppress the anger in the center: "Concubine Ai has something to say directly. ”

Yang Xue glanced around, and then said slowly: "Lord Wang, it's getting late today, it's better to let the envoys of the Wu Xiujun live in the city now, and tomorrow the prince will gather everyone to discuss and then make a decision." ”

Ji Wen could see that Yang Xue was deliberately taking everyone away, obviously she didn't want others to hear what she was going to say. So Ji Wen nodded: "Liu Guoshi, it's getting late today, let's discuss it tomorrow!" After speaking, Ji Wen said to Hao Yang again: "Hao Yang, you arrange a place for Liu Guoshi, and remember to send more people to protect Liu Guoshi's safety." ”

Hao Yang has followed Ji Wen for many years, and immediately understood what Ji Wen meant, and left with Liu Tiantian.

Waiting for everyone to leave, Yang Xue whispered: "Lord Wang, the concubine thinks that Zhou Guoshi's move must not be good!" ”

Ji Wen frowned: "What does Concubine Ai mean by this?" ”

"Doesn't the prince realize that this matter is strange? I believe that Zhang Shumo will not be unaware of Zhou Guoshi's ability, what good will it do him to let Zhou Guoshi go? Could it be that Zhang Shumo would be short-sighted enough to let go of a big enemy for some grain and grass? Yang Xue deliberately led to this Ji Wen's thinking.

Ji Wen thought for a while and said, "Isn't that surnamed Liu just now Zhou Gang's junior brother?" Maybe Zhang Shumo didn't kill Zhou Gang because of Liu Tiantian's face, since he couldn't kill him, it was better to change some grain and grass to carry weight. ”

Yang Xue rolled her eyes and said to Ji Wen: "The prince is strangely here!" Did Zhou Gang tell you before that he had a junior brother in the Wu Xiu Army? ”

Seeing that Ji Wen shook his head, Yang Xue continued: "That's it, Zhou Gang knew that his junior brother was in the Wu Xiu Army, why didn't he persuade the Wu Xiu Army to surrender and choose to attack instead?" In my opinion, this Liu must naturally be a chess piece placed by Zhou Gang next to Zhang Shumo, in order to trap the prince! ”

Ji Wen was shocked when he heard this, and felt that what Yang Xue said was very reasonable, but after thinking about it carefully, he couldn't figure out his thoughts, so he asked, "Concubine Ai, please elaborate." ”

The concubine thought that this incident was just a play directed and acted by Zhou Gang! Zhou Gang was scheming, how could he be arrested so easily? And didn't the prince think that the decision of Zhang Shumo to order someone to sneak attack my military camp that day was a little strange? He couldn't hold the city anymore, why did he send people to intercept the camp? And why did Zhou Gang just stay in the camp? If it's a coincidence, it's too far-fetched, right? So there is only one possibility, Zhou Gang colluded with Liu Tiantian, he first asked Liu Tiantian to give Zhang Shumo an idea to intercept the camp, and then he stayed in the camp and was arrested, the purpose was to consume the prince's grain and grass! ”

Yang Xue made it up, but Ji Wen was shocked when he heard it, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt that what Yang Xue said made sense, so he slapped the table angrily: "This old man, is he sure that this king will redeem him?"

"Does the prince have any other choice? Zhou Gang deliberately asked Liu Nature to send the letter, just to let the whole army know the news, if the prince does not redeem Zhou Gang, and when the news is transmitted back to the capital, the king will definitely feel that the prince has two hearts, and then he will be killed! ”

Ji Wen gasped: "Could it be that Zhou Gang has already calculated this king?" ”

Yang Xue nodded: "The prince also said before, this time to attack Huaiguo, Zhou Gang only used the prince's Jincheng army to charge into battle, and the intention is obvious, so there is no need to say it to the concubine." However, Zhou Gang definitely didn't expect that the prince's Jincheng army was so heroic, and it still had strong strength after defeating the Huaiguo North Route Army and the West Route Army, so in order to continue to consume the Jincheng army, he ordered the prince to fight Zhang Shumo. But how can Zhang Shumo be the opponent of the prince? That's why Zhou Gang thought of using a ransom to consume the strength of the prince! ”

Ji Wen pondered for a moment: "Why does Concubine Ai think Zhou Gang did this?" Doesn't that mean big brother? ”

"It shouldn't be what the king meant! The prince guards the southern frontier for the king, not to mention the merit and hard work, what is the benefit of the king's consumption of the prince's strength? But Zhou Gang is different! This attack on Huaiguo will at least take Xu Liang County, if it does not consume the strength of the prince, this Xu Liang County will definitely fall into the hands of the prince. Once the strength of the prince is consumed, Zhou Gang can control Xu Liangjun openly on the pretext of sending troops to garrison! ”

After Yang Xue finished speaking, she was still a little apprehensive in her heart, this was the first time she had done something to frame someone, and she was inevitably uneasy in her heart. After thinking for a moment, she added: "Of course, these are just the concubines' guesses, and some things still need to be confirmed. ”

Ji Wen narrowed his eyes, Yang Xue's analysis was not unreasonable, Zhou Gang only let his Jincheng army charge into battle is the best proof, if he didn't have two hearts, why didn't he pull Ma Hua and Shao Qin's troops to attack the city together?

Thinking of this, Ji Wen said slowly: "Concubine Ai is so smart, she can see through Zhou Gang's tricks at a glance, God really helps me!" It's just that we have to redeem Zhou Gang again, what should we do next? ”

Yang Xue was overjoyed when she saw Ji Wen, so she said to Ji Wen: "Although the prince has to redeem Zhou Gang, Zhang Shumo can tear up the ticket after receiving the ransom!" ”