Hong Chengchou faced Ma Ying, the commander of Jinyiwei, and was terrified from beginning to end. It wasn't until Ma Ying made it clear to him that he didn't come to him, which made Hong Chengchou a little relieved.

Subsequently, the two gradually talked deeply, and Hong Chengchou realized that Ma Ying suddenly came to Hancheng to find out the truth about the robbery of grain and grass.

Hong Chengchou's first reaction was consternation, after all, as far as he could see what he was currently holding. The person who robbed the grain was Mao Wenlong's most suspicious, although he didn't have time to find out the real evidence last time, he dared to guarantee that as long as there was no accident in Hancheng at that time, he didn't need to rush back, he would definitely find something.

But now thinking back on the previous events, Hong Chengchou no longer resents Mao Wenlong, on the contrary, his opinion of Mao Wenlong has changed a lot in his heart.

Especially the relationship between his daughter, if it weren't for Mao Wenlong's unwillingness to serve the court anymore, it would be okay for him to marry his daughter.

It's a pity that Hong Chengchou and Mao Wenlong met twice, but they broke up unhappily. The last time, although his opinion of him had changed, he ran into Jinyiwei to investigate thoroughly.

Hong Chengchou already felt the slightest nervousness, and now Hong Ziyan is still staying by Mao Wenlong's side. Once Mao Wenlong's grain robbery was known to the imperial court, he would inevitably be arrested and questioned.

And because of Hong Ziyan's matter, it is likely that Hong Chengchou himself will be implicated, and in the end, if the court thinks that it is he Hong Chengchou and Mao Wenlong who are in cahoots and cooperates in this grain robbery.

Does he, the trilateral governor who has not yet sat down, still have to do it? Hong Chengchou asked himself, but the answer he got was no.

Once Mao Wenlong's matter is discovered, not only will he, the governor, be no longer so simple. will also be attacked by the remnants of Yanghe's party, and when the time comes, it will be a small matter, and it is very likely that the family will be implicated.

Hong Chengchou Because of the above considerations, Hong Chengchou naturally did not dare to stab everything he knew in front of Ma Ying.

However, Ma Ying seemed to have noticed that Hong Chengchou's face was wrong, and immediately spied on the yin and yang weirdness: "Lord Hong seems to know a lot about the grain robbery. If I'm not mistaken, the grain robbery was you, Lord Hong, who had been chasing the thief, right? ”

Hong Chengchou secretly complained in his heart, he was really afraid of something. Before he could figure out a way to deal with the past, Ma Ying had already begun to press step by step.

It's obviously difficult to fool the past in front of Ma Ying, an old fox! Hong Chengchou didn't dare to be careless, and after thinking about it for a while, he hurriedly replied: "The matter of robbing grain, it was indeed Hong who was investigating at that time, and we fought several times in the middle. It's a pity that the thieves seem to have been prepared for a long time, and every time when we are about to win, they will suddenly rush out to the rescue of another group. ”

Ma Ying drank the tea slowly, and when he saw Hong Chengchou stop, he raised his eyes and glanced at it, and then motioned for him to continue talking with his eyes.

Hong Chengchou finally calmed down a little, his head was a lot clearer, suppressed the panic in his heart, and continued to speak very calmly: "The commander should also know that here in Shaanxi, there are now hungry people and wanderers. Judging from the clues that Gu himself had at that time, most of the grain robbery was committed by one of the relatively large forces in these peasant armies, and it cannot even be ruled out that they joined forces. ”

The lobby was so quiet that it could be heard that Hong Chengchou would no longer speak after speaking. And Ma Ying didn't speak, the two were relatively speechless, and they each measured it in their hearts.

After a long time, Ma Ying spoke: "Where did Lord Hong last tracked down?" ”

Hong Chengchou replied very happily: "A barren mountain a few miles away from Luoyang City, where we fought the thief for the last time. We have already checked afterwards that the person who fought with us at that time was a peasant army leader named Li Zicheng. ”

"Li Zicheng!" Ma Ying muttered, and fell silent again.

When he had finished thinking about the problem, he got up and said goodbye, saying that he wanted to go down and rest first.

Hong Chengchou naturally didn't dare to keep him, and immediately sent someone to send him to the arranged place to stay overnight.

Hong Chengchou, who had been worried for most of the day, was secretly relieved after sending Ma Ying away. Looking at Ma Ying's face, it is obvious that he does not have much information, and he is currently confused.

It's a pity that Hong Chengchou finally failed to learn the true purpose of his trip from Ma Ying's mouth.

When the situation was unclear, Hong Chengchou did not dare to act rashly at all, and as far as what he said just now, eighty percent of them were true, and two percent were false.

He was also forced to do this out of desperation, and there was no need to hide some things that were too obvious. According to the strength of Jin Yiwei, it is easy for Ma Ying to know these things on the surface.

Therefore, Hong Chengchou can't hide this, he must tell the truth, but it is the more hidden information, either skip it directly or rot in his stomach.

Anyway, there is only so much he can do in front of him, and as for the future, he has to make a decision depending on the situation, step by step.

Hong Chengchou had just experienced a struggle here, and Mao Wenlong from Ye County had stayed up all night since he knew that a large number of Jinyi guards had arrived in Hancheng.

Until the evening, he was still in a trance, absent-minded.

Hong Ziyan and Chen Lan have always been worried about him, and asked Mao Wenlong what happened, but he didn't say anything. In the end, the emperor was not anxious and the eunuchs were in a hurry, and Chen Lan and Hong Ziyan were even more worried than Mao Wenlong.

Mao Wenlong's depressed mood lasted for three days, and it was not until he met with a spy who had returned from Hancheng that he recovered.

But he was still so sad, in the end, Chen Lan really couldn't stand it, and his heart was ruthless, so he pulled Hong Ziyan that night, ready to have two daughters to serve a husband.

As a result, what made Chen Lan and Hong Ziyan fall through the glasses was that Mao Wenlong, who had always been better, actually politely refused this time.

Chen Lan immediately realized the seriousness of the matter, went to the barracks alone, and brought Chen Jisheng, Liu Guangzuo, Chengzuo and Xu Fuzuo over.

directly gave the four of them a death order, and they had to find out what Mao Wenlong was worried about.

Looking at Chen Lan, who was becoming more and more imposing, the four of them were stunned and didn't dare to shirk, and went to find Mao Wenlong with a bitter face.

Suddenly seeing the four guys coming together, Mao Wenlong was slightly surprised, and then frowned again, and asked in a deep voice: "You don't have to stay in the barracks and be busy, why are you all running here if you have nothing to do?" ”

Chen Jisheng was once again elected by the other three, although the former was very reluctant, but today he obviously couldn't hide. Chen Jisheng plucked up his courage and said bluntly: "Chief soldier, if you have anything difficult, you might as well tell us, maybe we can help you settle it." ”