Returning to the Pengcheng camp, Chen Qingzhi asked the brothers to rest and rest, changed into official uniforms, and went into the city alone to meet the Xuzhou Thorn History - Yuzhang Wang Xiao Zong.

In the lobby of Pengcheng's official office, Xiao Zong was immersed in checking the newly sent household registration register, and when he saw Chen Qingzhi coming in, he hurriedly left what he was dealing with, and got up to greet him enthusiastically.

"General Chen, come, please take a seat!" Xiao Zong humbly invited Chen Qingzhi to take a seat, and instructed the servants on the side, "Quickly pour a cup of hot tea for General Chen." ”

Chen Qingzhi bowed respectfully and thanked him, "King Yuzhang is so polite, it really flatters the lower officials." ”

"What did General Chen say?" Xiao Zong affectionately took Chen Qingzhi's hand, "This king can serve as the assassin of Xuzhou, and he has a lot of recommendations from you and Zhu Gong, and General Chen has worked tirelessly to assist this king in person. ”

While talking, Xiao Zong pulled Chen Qingzhi to the front of the case, and the two sat down together.

"Xuzhou is important, and the lower officials are ordered by His Majesty to help King Yuzhang jointly guard this place, and he should do his best to repay His Majesty's trust."

"General Chen is loyal to the monarch and the country, and he can be called the pillar of my beam!"

"King Yuzhang is too famous, and the lower officials just go all out to do their duty, and they can't afford it."

"General Chen is a humble man, and this king admires him! Let's get down to business, General Chen came to this king, he should have something to discuss, right? ”

"The subordinate has a military intelligence report." Chen Qingzhi straightened up and reported to Xiao Zongyu, "The Wei army, led by Anfeng Wang Yuan Yanming and Linhuai Wang Yuanyu, led an army of 30,000 and has arrived about fifty miles away from Pengcheng. ”

"Wei Jun came very quickly......" Xiao Zong didn't show much reaction, and said lightly.

"But the Wei army's actions this time are quite strange - since they want to capture Xuzhou, they just marched straight to Pengcheng, and when they arrived near Pengcheng, they neither prepared to attack the city, nor did they attack other county seats, but set up camp safely and steadily, built trenches and earthen ramparts, and put on a posture of stubborn defense."

"It's a little weird, what does this Wei Jun think?" Xiao Zong asked with a slight frown.

"Xia Guan brought some soldiers to the Wei camp, originally wanted to provoke and lure them out to probe their reality and explore their reality, but I didn't expect the Wei army to come out behind closed doors, so they cowered like this."

"Then General Chen thinks that the Wei army is so weird, why is it?"

"Xia Guan guessed that there were no more possibilities, one was waiting for more reinforcements; The second is waiting for Xuzhou's internal response! ”

Chen Qingzhi's words shocked Xiao Zong's heart, and his eyebrows twitched involuntarily. But he still quickly controlled his thoughts, and asked pretending to be surprised, "General Chen, in your opinion, how is it good now?" ”

"On the issue of reinforcements, I will send people to investigate closely, at least for the time being, there is no sign of reinforcements; The most important thing is the second point, if there is really an internal response, it will make us fall into great passivity, and we cannot prevent it. ”

"Xuzhou has only been taken over by my Liang not long ago, and there is a great possibility that there is a lurking in the Northern Wei Dynasty." Xiao Zong thought for a moment and said to Chen Qingzhi, "This king will immediately conduct a thorough investigation in the whole city, and he must find out the internal due!" ”

"Never!" Chen Qingzhi hurriedly stopped, "If there is a large-scale investigation, it will definitely startle the snake; Moreover, the lower officials believed that if Nei Ying was just ordinary soldiers or ordinary people, it would not mean much to the Wei army, and they would defend it like this and not attack, which shows that they have a great grasp of this Nei Ying. ”

"What do you mean, if there is really an internal response, it should be those who control important military and political positions?"

"The lower officials are not completely sure, but they must not be guarded against, King Yuzhang must strengthen the city defenses, and then send people to secretly keep an eye on these important people in the city, if anyone has a problem, sooner or later they will show traces."

"Then General Chen, don't you come to check on Neiying in person?"

"Even if the officials come to investigate, they can only send people to observe secretly. Is King Yuzhang a stabbing history, or you personally send someone to secretly investigate. ”

"Well, then the king will do what General Chen said." Xiao Zong nodded, with a meaningful smile on his face, "With General Chen by his side, this king is really lucky......"

"Then the lower official will not disturb King Yuzhang, and the lower official will retire."

As soon as Chen Qing walked with his feet before, Rui Wenpet came in with his hind feet.

"Did you hear that?" Looking at Chen Qingzhi's distant back, Xiao Zong let out a long sigh and asked Rui Wenzhong.

"This Chen Qingzhi is really not to be underestimated, this person has already seen some clues, but he has not guessed the head of the lord for the time being, if you don't think about it, it will definitely hinder the lord's major affairs."

"The 2,000 people under his command are not decorations, they are all said to be tigers and wolves, if you want to get rid of Chen Qingzhi, I'm afraid it's not so easy."

"You don't have to use the sword, call Chen Qingzhi into the city alone, no matter how strategic he is, he is just a scholar, it is easy to take him down, and then use him to blackmail those 2,000 people, it's not easy to capture!"

"Chen Qingzhi's joining the army, what is it called, now should be the time for him to play a role."

"His name is Ma Phnanh." Rui Wenpet bent down and arched his hand, "If the lord has any instructions, his subordinates immediately ordered him to do it." ”

"This king asks you again, is this person really reliable?"

"Ma Funian is a person who seeks fame but has no ambition, and he knows very well who it is more beneficial to follow."

"The current situation is ready to be fired. We can't delay any longer, since the Wei army has arrived, you send a reliable person to get in touch with them secretly, let them send an elite cavalry as the vanguard first, don't make a big show, set off in the evening two days later, before night, be sure to rush to Pengcheng, and the follow-up army must also arrive in the early morning. Xiao Zong cautiously admonished, "You must pay attention, Chen Qingzhi will definitely send someone to secretly watch Wei Ying's movements, your people must be very cautious, and they must not be discovered." ”

"Don't worry, the subordinates will carefully select the right candidates, and they will definitely not be detected by the secret whistle." After speaking, Rui Wenpet still asked with some doubts, "However, even at night, when the vanguard of the Wei army is dispatched, it will definitely not be able to avoid the eyes of the dark whistle, and it will definitely report to Chen Qingzhi immediately, if he is allowed to take precautions, I am afraid that the lord's plan will be hindered......

"So it's time for that Mabannu to come into play." Xiao Zong instructed Rui Wenzhong, "You go and tell him, let him keep an eye on Chen Qingzhi these days, and if there is any abnormal behavior, he must report it to you immediately." On the day of the incident, you asked him to inform Chen Qingzhi in the evening, and said that he had found out the internal response, and asked him to enter the city immediately and come to the king. As long as Chen Qingzhi entered the city, let Ma Funian recall all their sentinels around Pengcheng, and no one was allowed to leave the camp, and they would honestly stay in it for me. Even if he stared at Wei Ying's secret whistle to report, Chen Qingzhi had already entered the city at that time, and Ma Funian just had to hide the news. ”

"The lord is clever!" Rui Wenpet complimented Xiao Zong, "If he goes to report, Chen Qingzhi will definitely not be suspicious." The subordinates immediately went to see Ma Buddha Nian and conveyed the arrangements of the lord. ”

After Ma Funian and Rui Wenpet met, they returned to the barracks, and their hearts became more and more anxious.

The purpose of Xiao Zong, the king of Yuzhang, has been revealed, and what he asked Rui Wenzhong to do to Ma Funian has already set up a knife on the necks of Chen Qingzhi and these two thousand brothers.

There were only two days before they were about to go, and the gentleman's reply had not yet arrived. Ma Funian's heart was like frying, but he had to pretend to be casual in the army, which made him extremely tormented and lived like a year.

Until the early morning of the same day, after a night of tossing and turning, Ma Funian finally made up his mind and prepared to explain the truth to Chen Qingzhi. After all, he still couldn't watch Chen Qingzhi being framed, and the brothers he had been with for so long innocently fell into the hands of the enemy.

As soon as he walked out of his tent, he met the guards he sent to Jiankang - Zhu Yi replied!

Ma Fannian hurried back to the tent and opened the seal, eager to see what the gentleman had instructed him.

"Help it succeed" - Zhu Yi's reply was only these four words.

Obviously, Zhu Yi wanted Ma Fonian to help Xiao Zong.

"Does Mr. mean that he wants to acquiesce in the capture of Xuzhou by Wei?" Ma Funian was stunned in his heart, "Could it be that Mr. doesn't care about the gains and losses of Xuzhou at all?" ”

And what about General Chen? If he really entered the city, it would be a situation of nine deaths and a lifetime!

And what about this army? Isn't it quite important to sir? Do you want to let it be annihilated by the Wei army?

Ma Funian turned around abruptly, approached the guard delivering the letter, and asked in a low voice, "What else did the gentleman say?" ”

"The lord instructed his subordinates to say that after the matter is completed, let us immediately escort the army back to Jiankang; The lord also asked his subordinates to tell him to join the army, so that you must have no distractions and do things with peace of mind. ”

"Got it...... You go down first. ”

Mr. did not mention Chen Qingzhi and the army, it seems that he is preparing to leave them to fend for themselves......

But just to suppress Chen Qingzhi, you have to pay the price of the entire Xuzhou, is it worth it?

It seems that in Mr.'s heart, the power of the individual is much higher than the safety of the society......

Doesn't Sir often talk about the scriptures and historical classics, and for him, what are the teachings of the sages?

Is my husband and I the same person?

…………

Ma Funian's mind kept flashing his thoughts like a marquee, what should he do?

The air in the tent seemed to become cloudy, and Ma Fannian felt a tightness in his chest and couldn't breathe. He walked out of the tent quickly, and came outside, breathing hard, and the cool air poured into his hot chest and lungs, gradually making him feel calmer.

After calming down, Ma Funian also noticed something unusual. Several guards sent by Zhu Yi were around him at the moment, far and near, looking at him with emotionless eyes, and they did not shy away from seeing Ma Funian seeing him.

It was clear to the muffrey in an instant that they were spying on themselves!

If I hadn't followed Zhu Yi's instructions, I'm afraid I wouldn't have seen the sun tomorrow......

Ma Funian lowered his head and smiled silently, he finally understood why Mr. was born as a scholar from a poor family, but he was in a high position, even if he was against those princes and nobles, he could still stand, in addition to being good at figuring out His Majesty's mind and pleasing His Majesty, more importantly, as long as he could achieve his goal, anything should be sacrificed in Mr. 's opinion.

He is just a chess piece in the hands of Mr., and once he has no value, he will become an outcast at any time.

Although Xuzhou is a battleground for soldiers and has important value for Liang Wei, it is just a tool for Mr. at the moment - a tool to suppress Chen Qingzhi.

Even the king of Yuzhang, in the dark, was actually played by Mr. in the palm of his hand, no matter what his identity was, he was just a chess piece......