Chapter 39: The Storm in Xuzhou (14)

"It seems that I, Ma Buddha, am destined not to be a big deal......" Ma Buddha Nian looked up to the sky and sighed softly.

After that, Ma Fannian had been wandering aimlessly around the barracks, and the guards had been following him from far and near.

In the evening, the sky seems to be burning, and the fiery red sunset wantonly shows its soul-grabbing magnificence; The remnant sun is like blood, and the heavens and the earth are covered by this strong and heavy blood.

Ma Funian stared at the sky, his expression solemn. Finally, as if he had made up his mind, he strode towards Chen Qingzhi's tent.

The stalkers followed, two of them even following directly to Mafanim's side.

Ma Funian understood in his heart, but ignored it.

Before arriving at Chen Qingzhi's camp, the two guards stood at the door, and Ma Buddha read it in and saluted Chen Qingzhi, "General Chen, just now King Yuzhang came to report that he had found out the internal response, and you were invited to enter the city immediately." ”

"Great!" Chen Qingzhi got up and said happily, "I'll go into the city." ”

"General Chen, take Xu Jin and Hui Ze with you." Ma Funian blurted out.

Chen Qingzhi glanced at Ma Funian and asked, "Why did you take the two of them with you?" ”

"Since there is really an internal response, it is better to be careful, in case there are still more parties, or if there is any emergency, the two of them can also protect General Chen."

Chen Qingzhi looked at Ma Funian, thought for a while, and nodded slowly.

Out of the camp, the two guards at the door leaned over and said to Ma Funian in a low voice, "Good job, Chen Qingzhi really didn't suspect it, but why did he let him take Xu Jin and Hui Ze?" It's better not to do superfluous! ”

"Did you tell me exactly how to do it?" Ma Funian asked rhetorically, "Don't you know the methods of Xu Jin and Hui Ze?" Let them go into the city together and control it. ”

"How easy is it to control those two?"

"As long as Chen Qingzhi is held hostage, they will not be arrested without their hands." Ma Funian said sharply to the guards, "I know you want to keep an eye on me, for fear that I will leak the news. But don't worry, I won't betray him. But I have a plan in my heart for how to do it, so don't talk too much. ”

Hearing Ma Fannian say this, the guards had no choice but to shut up.

Chen Qingzhi took Xu Jin and Hui Ze into the city together.

Mafrenen stood at the gate of the camp, watching the last vestiges of light on the horizon sink in; Campfires began to light up all around the camp, and a bright moon was already hanging in the sky before I knew it. It was a transparent night, and the moonlight was like water, gilding everything on the earth with a layer of silver light.

A galloping horse dressed in the stars and the moon rushed into the camp gate - the sentry brought urgent news, and the Wei army began to move!

Ma Funian immediately ordered the guards behind him, "Quick, immediately invite Yu Tianshu and Song Jingxiu to come to the tent to discuss matters!" ”

"What do you want to do?" The guard asked rhetorically.

Ma Funian looked at the guards who were asking, and made a straight face, "You came to this unit with me at the beginning, why did Mr. want us to come, you don't know, right?" ”

"But Mr. said that after the matter was completed, we escorted the army back to Jiankang, which means that he didn't say that he would go back with this army?"

"But Mr. didn't say it explicitly, so he didn't care about this army?" Ma Fannian glared at the guards who spoke, "This army will be used by Mr. in the future, and I won't let him fold here in vain!" I'll tell you the truth, if you want to be sure that it will be done, you have to wait until the Wei army comes; But when the Wei army comes and surrounds us, do you think you can go back to Jiankang? ”

Several of the guards looked at each other.

"Go and call them, Wei Jun is already coming here!" Ma Fannian shouted in a low voice.

Yu Tianshu and Song Jingxiu soon came to the military tent.

Before they could speak, Ma Funian spoke first, "Two generals, the situation is urgent, I just received the military report, and the Wei army has begun to come here. ”

"Are you coming to attack Pengcheng?" Yu Tianshu asked.

"But now Ziyun and the others have all entered the city, and Ziyun must be notified immediately." Song Jingxiu said eagerly.

"Pengcheng has the internal response of the Wei army, and General Chen and they entered the city, which means that they found out the internal response, but I don't think it's so simple."

"Neiying?!" Yu Tianshu and Song Jingxiu looked at this Ma Buddha in astonishment, "Aren't they in danger of Ziyun?" Who should it be? ”

"Where is it to know who it should be. Now that the Wei army is coming, I feel that we can't be trapped in this camp, and we must withdraw to prevent being surrounded. ”

"Withdraw?" Yu Tianxuan was puzzled, "Now that Ziyun is not here, how can we act casually?" And as soon as we withdraw, isn't this camp equivalent to giving it to the Wei army in vain? Ziyun said that he and Peng Cheng are horns of each other, aren't they broken? ”

Song Jingxiu clasped his hands in front of his chest, muttered for a while, and said slowly, "Old fish, I somewhat agree with Ma's opinion on joining the army......

Yu Tianshu looked at Song Jingxiu incredulously.

Song Jingxiu explained, "The Wei army has the advantage of strength, and it will definitely divide its troops to besiege us, relying on this camp, I am afraid that it will not last long." Let's withdraw first, and then wait for the opportunity to move, I think, Ziyun will agree. ”

"That makes sense...... Yu Tian muttered.

"Good! Time is pressing, let's act now. Song Jingxiu's tone was firm, "Let the brothers take advantage of the night to withdraw as soon as possible, but we must withdraw quietly, move all the baggage, grain and grass out, do not extinguish the campfire in the camp, and do not dismantle the tents, so that the enemy thinks that our army is still in the camp." ”

"General Song is thoughtful!" Ma Funian arched his hand and said.

"I'll leave it to you two." Song Jingxiu said to Yu Tianchou and Ma Funian, "I have to go into the city to inform Ziyun, and I have to notify Pengcheng's army to prepare for battle." ”

"Okay, then it's hard General Song!" Ma Funian said.

Yu Tianchou also said, "We are here, you hurry up and find Ziyun and let him come back!" ”

Chen Qingzhi took Xu Jin Huize to Pengcheng, there were already people waiting at the gate of the city, and when he saw Chen Qingzhi, he hurriedly stepped forward and saluted, "General Chen, King Yuzhang has been waiting for a long time, please come with the villain." ”

Following the guide, the group went straight to the Assassin's Mansion.

They dismounted and tied their horses to the stakes on the side. Chen Qingzhi entered the gate, but Xu Jin and Hui Ze, who were following behind, were stopped.

"King Yuzhang has an order, the stakes are very high, except for General Chen, idle people are not allowed to enter!" The guard at the door said with a blank look.

When Chen Qingzhi heard this, he turned around and whispered to Xu Jin and Hui Ze, "Since that's the case, you guys just wait for me outside." ”

After speaking, Chen Qingzhi turned around and was about to go in, but suddenly as if he remembered something, he turned around again, smiled and said to the two, "It's quite boring to wait at this door all the time, you guys go around." ”

After Chen Qingzhi entered, the door of the Assassin's Mansion was closed.

Hui Ze and Xu Jin sat down on the steps outside the door. After sitting for a while, Xu Jin sighed and said, "It's really boring to sit and wait like this." Didn't Brother Chen tell us to go around, let's go around, right? ”

"Where are you going to go in the dark?" Megummy muttered, "But do you think it's a little strange?" Although it is now dark, it is not too late, why is it that the city is closed everywhere, and there is not a single pedestrian in the street except for the soldiers? ”

"Didn't you say that you found Wei Jun's internal response, it must have been a curfew, nothing strange." Xu Jin said disapprerovingly.

"But why did Brother Chen turn around and tell us to go around?" Hui Ze scratched his head and said to himself thoughtfully, "It doesn't really just let us go around, right?" Is it something else? ”

Hui Ze's words caught Xu Jin's attention, and he turned his head to look at Hui Ze, "That's right! Brother Chen also saw that the doors were closed everywhere, what else did he let us transfer? ”

"Did Brother Chen notice something, but it was not easy to say it directly in front of so many people just now, but what does it mean to let us go around?" Hui Ze frowned and scratched his head a few times.

"Said that he found Neiying, let Brother Chen go in alone, and shut us out, Brother Chen wouldn't be in danger, right?" Xu Jin asked Hui Ze with a serious face.

"Anyway, we can't wait here!"

"Then let's sneak in, in case something really happens, we must protect Brother Chen!"

Chen Qingzhi, who entered the Assassin's Mansion, came to the hall under the guidance of Jia Ding.

Xiao Zong was standing in the hall. Chen Qingzhi came in, and after the two greeted each other, the family went out and closed the door, leaving only Xiao Zong and Chen Qingzhi in the hall.

"King Yuzhang, where should I be?" Chen Qingzhi asked straight to the point.

"General Chen is not in a hurry," Xiao Zong said unhurriedly, "This king asks, is Ling Zun okay?" ”

"Xia Guan lost his father when he was a child, and he grew up with His Majesty. This matter can be said to be known to all dynasties, and King Yuzhang will not know about it, right? ”

"Then there is a rumor about this king, and it is known almost all over the dynasty, does General Chen know?"

"Those groundless rumors are just slandering His Highness and trying to separate the father-son relationship between His Highness and His Majesty, and His Highness doesn't need to pay attention to it."

"If it's just a rumor, you really don't need to pay attention to it. But if it's your own mother's words, don't you need to ignore it? ”

Xiao Zong's words shocked Chen Qing's heart, and he looked at Xiao Zong in dismay, "Your Highness said that Wu Shuyuan told you?" ”

"I won't hide it from you, and I was shocked when my mother told me the truth. In order to confirm this, I ordered someone to secretly dig up the grave of the former Marquis of Qi Dong and take a piece of bone. You should know what's going on, the blood of this king has really seeped into the bone marrow! ”

"I understand...... Chen Qingzhi clenched his fists, suppressing the anger in his heart, "There is indeed an internal response!" King Yuzhang, do you know what you're doing? ”

"This king knows exactly what he's doing!" Xiao Zong approached Chen Qingzhi, and the two glared at each other face to face, "This king is the widow of the former Qi, Xiao Liang is the enemy of this king, and Xiao Yan is the enemy of this king's father!" ”

"Presumptuous!" Chen Qingzhi scolded angrily, he took a few steps back, pointed at Xiao Zong's nose and said, "Whether what you say is true or not, Your Majesty has always taken good care of you and never treated you differently, you were raised by Your Majesty, and you are Your Majesty's second prince!" But now, you actually want to do such a rebellious thing, and you dare to call Your Majesty by your name, Xiao Zong, do you still have a trace of conscience? ”

Xiao Zong didn't care about Chen Qingzhi's accusations, and smiled indifferently, "Where is there anything Xiao Zong." From the day I knew the truth, I changed my name to Xiao Zan, this Xiao is the Xiao of the former Qi, not the Xiao of the pseudo-Liang! ”