Zhuang Ji saw Ah Cai's dodging appearance, and he already knew what Jin Shang said.

He had no idea that when he was injured and unconscious, and he was sleeping soundly for more than a month, Xiao Bu secretly left the palace and returned to the east. And from the moment I saw Ah Cai, I haven't had the opportunity to ask her a private word until now.

Zhuang Ji knew that with Xiao Bu's courage, he could do anything. He couldn't help but regret that he shouldn't have said those things that didn't know the truth in front of the king.

Princess Jingyin looked at her face and found that Zhuang Ji's expression had changed slightly, and she began to be suspicious of Jin Shang's words, so she said to King Qingxiang: "Brother Wang's anger is relieved." It's not a big deal that the dinner is disrupted. Now it's time to listen to Dr. Jin's report calmly. If the facts are conclusive, Brother Wang doesn't have to worry, didn't General Zhuang just make a statement? With their brother and sister in the palace, are they still afraid that the Dongdi soldiers will rebel? ”

She walked to Zhuang Ji's side and stroked his shoulder slightly, Zhuang Ji's hand was released, and Jin Shang, who was blushing, was freed.

Jin Shang quickly left Zhuang Ji, stood beside King Qingxiang, exhaled a few breaths of fresh air, came back to his senses, pointed at Zhuang Ji and said to King Qingxiang: "Look, the back of Zhuang Ji's head has a backbone, he will not always follow the king, if he is sent to recover the lost land for the Chu State, hum, it will cause chaos to the king and accelerate the decline of the Chu State." King, you must listen to the old minister. ”

At this time, the guards sent a message of "see the king", and before the king's guards could reply, Wu Shixun hurriedly ran into the palace and knelt down to report: "The king is above, the small one has found the enemy's situation, and there is a possibility of besieging the city, so I specially ask the king to decide." ”

Princess Jingyin gasped in surprise and said with an "oh" sound, "Did you hear from others, or did you see it with your own eyes?" ”

"Princess, don't ask again, the situation is extremely urgent, please make a decision quickly." Jin Shang saw that his cronie Wu Shixun was also so flustered, indicating that a catastrophe was coming.

The appearance of Wu Shixun shook King Qingxiang's trust in Zhuang Ji.

He shouted loudly: "Come on, arrest Zhuang Ji and the others, and detain them tightly." ”

Wu Shixun received the order, waved his hand, and more than a dozen guards ran out of the palace in an instant, surrounding Zhuang Ji and Ah Cai layer by layer.

Wu Shixun shouted to the surrounding guards: "What are you looking at? Do it, tie them all up. ”

Princess Jingyin took Ah Cai's hand and said to the guards, "Don't hurt them." She turned to King Qingxiang and said, "Brother Wang is calm, before you find out the truth, you can't order General Zhuang to be tied up." ”

King Qingxiang said with an ugly face: "Female streamers, don't talk nonsense." Hurry up and tie them up. He turned to Jin Shangdao, "Jin Aiqing, quickly send troops to the east gate, be sure to catch them all and correct the law on the spot." ”

Jin Shang got the order and immediately instructed Wu Shixun: "You lead the sharp knife team and rush to meet Tian Shifei, and the old minister will organize the team again, and then arrive." ”

When Princess Jingyin heard this, she felt that Jin Shang and the others had already prepared, so she beckoned: "Hey, you wait, Wu Shixun is the Yin of the ring column, how can he lead the sharp knife team?" Brother Wang, do you know about this? ”

Jin Shang saw that Lou Zi was stabbed by Princess Jingyin, and without waiting for the king to speak, he explained: "The king doesn't know, for the safety of Du Ying, the old minister organized a knife team to kill the enemy in advance, and before he had time to report to the king, there was a siege of the Dongdi soldiers, and in case of emergency, they had to be mobilized in advance." ”

Princess Jingyin said coldly: "So, you are really in charge of the army and the sharp knife team privately, no wonder you dare to be unscrupulous and bargain in front of the king." ”

After Princess Jingyin said this, Jin Shang felt trembling unconsciously, and he took a step towards King Qingxiang and said: "The king is above, although the old minister sometimes speaks without paying attention to the method, but the matter of the sharp knife team is definitely also a matter of method, and the purpose of building the team is to protect Duying and the king." ”

King Qingxiang couldn't make a decision about this, sitting on the throne, he looked at the princess, and then looked at Jin Shang, and didn't say a word.

Jin Shang saw that the king was hesitant, so he took advantage of the situation to agitate: "King Mingjian, the defense is tight, and the old minister will go to the front line." ”

King Qingxiang, who was sitting on the throne, squinted his eyes with an "um".

After Jin Shang heard this, he was like a treasure, and said in his mouth, "King Xie, the old minister will do it." He didn't care to retreat, he turned around and ran out the door.

Princess Jingyin saw this situation, and hurriedly stopped Jin Shang and said, "Stop, the king didn't let you out, with the sharp knife team, you can be so rude?" ”

Jin Shang stopped, but did not turn around.

"Look at your appearance, it's obvious that you're insulting the king." Princess Jingyin said, "The king beckoned you to come over, but you turned your back to him, are you in a hurry to go out and lead your sharp knife team to the palace to strengthen your courage?" ”

Jin Shang hurriedly turned around, walked a few steps forward, bowed down to the king and said: "Please forgive the king, for the siege of the city by the Dongdi soldiers, the old minister is in a hurry, if he delays any longer, it will be late, the city gate will be breached, and the old minister will not be able to bear it." ”

King Qingxiang took a nap, woke up, and said to Jin Shang: "What did you say, Jin Aiqing?" ”

Princess Jingyin grabbed the conversation and said, "He is in a hurry to go to the east gate, saying that he wants to meet the ...... of the Dongdi soldiers."

Jin Shang hurriedly interrupted the princess's words and corrected: "It's not to meet with the Dongdi soldiers, it's to beat them, arrest them all and correct the law on the spot." ”

Princess Jingyin didn't want Jin Shang to have the upper hand, so she stirred up and said, "Brother Wang Mingjian, assuming that the east gate is surrounded by Dongdi soldiers, there is no need for Old Doctor Jin to go, right?" What's more, he had already set up a sharp knife team behind his brother's back, and his courtiers privately held military power, which was taboo for the royal family in all dynasties. But today, this taboo happened to Brother Wang and his side, and Brother Wang couldn't ignore it. The princess suggested that Jin Shanglao stay in the palace and wait for the soldiers in front to report before making a decision. ”

King Qingxiang clapped his hands and applauded: "Okay, it's decided, Jin Aiqing and King Gu are waiting for the front...... Hey, didn't you say that you sent that Huan Liezhi Yin with his troops earlier? Just wait for him to report it. ”

Jin Shang didn't want to stay in the palace at all, and was bent on going to the east gate in person to personally seize the evidence that Zhuang Ji's Dongdi soldiers came to Duying to rebel. So he sighed: "The king ordered the old minister to stay like this, and he will miss a big thing." ”

Princess Jingyin saw Jin Shang's uneasiness, and was afraid that King Qingxiang would change his mind, so she urged Jin Shang and said, "You send a guard to call Wu Shixun, and Brother Wang wants to personally understand the situation at the East Gate." ”

King Qingxiang patted the king's case and said, "Yes, it's decided." ”

Wu Shixun hurriedly gathered all the soldiers of the palace together, formed a sharp knife team, and drove majestically to the east gate.

East Gate, the most lively place in Yingdu. At this moment, it was just after noon, and the businessmen were in a state of rest, and there were only sparse pedestrians on the street.

Wu Shixun's sharp knife team came here to take a look, and he didn't see the shadow of a Dongdi soldier, so he was a little stunned, so he frantically looked around for Tian Shifei.

Tian Shifei came here first to monitor the Dongdi soldiers. But after he came, he didn't even notice the shadow of the Dongdi soldiers. In order not to make Jin Shang lose face in front of the king, he swore that he must find the Dongdi soldiers, even if it is one, and he must be escorted to the king as living evidence, and the crime of Zhuang Ji's rebellion will be confirmed, so as to win glory for Dr. Jin.

However, he searched the entire east gate, and even opened the grass roots on the ground around him, but he did not find a single Dongdi soldier.

What can I do?

He didn't dare to report this news to Jin Shang, let alone meet with Wu Shixun. I had to take two guards around the street and mix up the time.

At this time, Wu Shixun led a team of thousands of people to the east gate.

Tian Shifei, who returned to the east gate from shopping, saw Wu Shixun and the guards he led standing there stunned, not knowing what to do.

At this time, a guard discovered Tian Shifei and reported it to Wu Shixun.

Wu Shixun was relieved, he didn't care that he was Tian Shifei's superior, and took the initiative to run forward and ask, "What's the situation?" What about the Eastland soldiers? ”

Tian Shifei said disappointedly: "It may be that they heard the news of the arrest and ran away in advance." ”

"Maybe? What does it probably mean that you saw them run with your own eyes? Wu Shixun came to the east gate with the great hope of making meritorious contributions, but he didn't even find a single hair of the Dongdi soldiers, he was uneasy, and immediately considered how to explain to Jin Shang and King Qingxiang, and more importantly, Dr. Jin's plan to put Zhuang to death was going to be in vain, alas.

Although Jin Shang was left in the palace by the king, there was no shortage of sources. After he learned that Wu Shixun had not discovered the news of the Dongdi soldiers, he thought that now, without a single Dongdi soldier, how could he achieve his goal?

Jin Shang, who was in the palace, deceived the king and left the palace on the grounds of going home for lunch.

Jin Shang hurried to the east gate and found Wu Shixun, who was so anxious that it was difficult to control his emotions, he shouted to Wu Shixun like crazy: "You search quickly, search, give orders, if you can't catch the Dongdi soldiers, cut off your heads." Also, Zhuang Ji's two sons must be strict, beware of them running away. ”

Wu Shixun hesitated and complained: "Doctor Jin, the matter of this Dongdi soldier is a letter from Tian Shifei, but after I led a thousand soldiers to come, I never saw his trace, as if I was deliberately avoiding me, and then a guard found him and met him, but he said that he didn't even find the hair of a Dongdi soldier." Judging from the smallest, will there be fraud in this? ”

"Tian Shifei, this little bastard." Jin Shang gritted his teeth and said, "Send someone to search around, and after catching him, bring him to see the old minister." ”

Wu Shixun agreed with a sigh of relief: "Yes, catch Tian Shifei and hand it over to Dr. Jin." ”

At this time, Tian Shifei was scratching his ears and cheeks in a hurry, and his hair stood up. Suddenly, he grabbed one of his guards and shouted: "It's all your fault, what about the Dongdi soldiers, why don't you even have a shadow?" Tell you, if you can't catch the Dongdi soldiers, the king will definitely cut off your head. He grabbed the guard by the collar and shook it and kept urging, "Tell me quickly, tell me quickly, what is the captain of the East Army, where is it?" ”