Chapter 687: The Man Who Hides in the Shadows

The last dead word seemed to be squeezed out between the teeth, Cao Renguang and Bai Qingsong's whole bodies trembled, at this moment, it was so difficult to decide. How easy is it to play Infernal Affairs?

Tang Miao is a ruthless person, ruthless to himself, even more ruthless to others, to be honest, it is already very good to be able to save the lives of Cao Renguang and Bai Qingsong, this time His Royal Highness is not small, if he does not protect it, His Royal Highness will never let go of these two. Don't look at His Royal Highness's smile tomorrow, it seems to be very kind, but Tang Miao clearly knows how decisive His Royal Highness King Qin is, and he hides a knife in his smile, talking about people like His Royal Highness. What about Mei Xingsheng and Tie Xinyao, if you keep these two people, you may not be able to ask anything, but His Royal Highness's attitude is only one word, that is, kill. Mei Xingsheng could have lived, but he shouldn't have thought about Wang Xiaoniang, Cao Renguang and Bai Qingsong are the same, if they are corrupt or bribed, His Royal Highness can turn a blind eye, but he can be sentenced to only a dead end. Therefore, even if Cao Renguang's lives can be saved this time, the careers of these two people will be over.

Tang Miao came and went quickly, he knew very well in his heart that Cao Renguang and Bai Qingsong knew how to choose. The next day, Hou Fangyi got up early in the morning, and today he was full of energy and red face, as if there was some great joy. Hou Fangyi couldn't be happy, because after today, more than 10,000 righteous troops in Taicang would all be under the control of his Hou someone. As soon as he walked into the courtyard, Yao Su bent over and trotted all the way over, and when they met, he arched his hands and smiled, and shouted, "Congratulations to Brother Hou, congratulations to Brother Hou." In the future, the younger brother will have to ask Brother Hou for a lot of support! ”

Hou Fangyi restrained his smile. Wave your hand. looked modest, "Don't say it, don't say it, isn't Brother Yao's words harming a certain family?" Take your time, haha, some things have to be slow! ”

Although it is modest, but the expression on Hou Fangyi's face, can there be a little modesty? Others know it. So, he still arched his hands and said some words of congratulations, and after greeting him, Hou Fangyi asked with a smile, "Brother Yao, are you ready over there?" ”

"Ready, Brother Hou, just take a look, and after a while, Yao will take his brothers to the county office, and everyone who shouts about Cao Renguang and Bai Qingsong will know. I want to see what Meng Zexu does! As he spoke, Yao Su's face showed a bit of viciousness, in fact, Yao Su was more looking forward to Meng Zexu's accident than Hou Fangyi. Because Hou Fangyi came to power, the biggest change is that the righteous army can be less restrained, so that he Yao Su can reap more benefits. How can it be like now, someone is so strict, things can't be robbed, women can't play, so what's the point of rebellion, is rebellion just for a bite to eat, to ask for a peaceful life?

Hou Fangyi nodded with satisfaction, in fact, Hou Fangyi didn't like villains like Yao Su, but sometimes without villains like Yao Su, it really couldn't be done. There are already a few leaders waiting outside the courtyard, they are specially waiting for Yao Su's order, as long as Yao Su gives an order, he can directly call his subordinates to rush to the county office, and drive Nameng Zexu out of power in one go. Some of these leaders are blinded, and some are wearing the same pants as Yao Su and others, in short, they are still of the same heart at the moment. In fact, it's no wonder that these leaders have opinions, why did they rebel in the first place, it wasn't forced by the imperial court, it's good that the big boss of Meng, he still believes in the nonsense of His Royal Highness the King of Qin, none of those people can believe it, and the rhetoric is not to delay time, so as to send a large army to encircle and suppress the righteous army?

A thousand people have a thousand ideas, a thousand people have a thousand dreams, and there are all kinds of reasons for these leaders to stand together for the time being. Yao Suchun was full of confidence, he was full of confidence in today's battle, just got down the steps, wanted to raise his hand to say a few words of mobilization, but before his mouth opened, he saw a minion running over panting. This person Yao Su also knows, isn't it Lao Yi, the servant next to Hou Fangyi?

Lao Yi is actually not old, he is seventeen years old this year, and when he came to Hou Fangyi's side, Lao Yi took a breath and said in a low voice, "Childe, the leader of Mengmeng has gone to the Dongcheng camp!" ”

"Huh?" Hou Fangyi's eyes widened, his eyebrows raised, and his brain was confused, what the hell did Meng Zexu do, he didn't think about how to solve the trouble at this time, what kind of effort did he run to the barracks? There was no point in thinking about it in the same place, he pondered it, and led a group of people to the camp in Dongcheng. Dongcheng camp, originally Taicang University schoolyard, later changed to the righteous army barracks, today is not the hour, the barracks sounded rumbling drums, a group of sub-rebels are all circled, but they heard the drum or chaotic concentrated on the school field, they saw the leader of Mengda standing on the high platform with his chest upright, holding a machete in his hand, and I don't know who provoked the leader of Mengda, making this rough man's face hideous and terrifying. The evil sect is here, could it be that the officers and soldiers have come over?

Soon after the drums sounded, Hou Fangyi and Yao Su led people to the barracks, looked up, and saw the look on Meng Zexu's face, Hou Fangyi chuckled in his heart, because he couldn't see the slightest panic from Meng Zexu's face, Meng Zexu was calm and majestic at this time, which looked like a panicked person. What the hell is going on, could it be that Cao Renguang and Bai Qingsong have been wiped out? As soon as he thought of this, Hou Fangyi wanted to slap him twice in the face, because Cao Renguang and Bai Qingsong were guarded by his Hou someone's cronies, if something really happened, could he not know? After thinking about it and explaining a few words to Lao Yi, Lao Yi came back soon after leaving, and when he shook his head at Hou Fangyi, Hou Fangyi laughed confidently, hehe, as long as Cao Renguang and Bai Qingsong are okay, are you afraid that Meng Zexu can make any moths?

Waiting for everyone to almost arrive, Meng Zexu arched his hand towards everyone, opened his throat and shouted, "Calling everyone today, it's actually not a big deal, I just want to chat with everyone." Meng someone knows that rumors have been spreading in the army recently, and some people even want Meng to step down. Let someone Meng hand over the position of the big leader, yes, but being played with Lao Tzu, today, let's open the skylight and say bright words, if anyone is dissatisfied with Meng someone, stand up and speak, Meng someone will explain to everyone, then, if you can't satisfy everyone, Meng someone is willing to give up the position of the big leader. ”

Meng Zexu spoke with a lot of vigor and boldness, and the soldiers in the army also turned their heads and ears. In recent days, the seven-day period has been getting closer. But there were a lot of rumors. Some people say that the hood received the benefits of the imperial court. There was an agreement with Zhao Yougong, the king of Qin, that the leader of Meng wanted to use this grain to drag everyone, and when Zhao Yougong brought reinforcements over there, he would wipe everyone out. At first, no one believed this kind of nonsense, because it was Meng Zexu's big boss who beat him to the head in the first place. But if he really hasn't done anything to be sorry for everyone, how can he go along with the court to harm everyone? However, as time went on, there were more and more suspicious people, because until now, everyone has not seen a grain of grain delivered to Taicang.

The corners of Yao Su's mouth turned up, pinched his throat, strode forward, arched his hand around, and then bowed to Meng Zexu, "Leader Meng." You are the backbone of all of us, what do you say. Everyone believes it. However, there are some things that you have to explain to everyone clearly, so will the imperial court really bring grain? There are some things that can't be hidden! ”

Yao Su had a little sarcasm in his eyes, but Meng Zexu didn't seem to see it, and said in a rough voice, "What someone has done, the upper is worthy of the sky, the lower is worthy of the earth, worthy of your brothers, what can't you say?" ”

Listening to Meng Zexu's bold words, Hou Fangyi's heart fluttered, when he met Meng Zexu last night, it was obvious that this big leader was uneasy, why did he seem to be a different person today, is he really so upright and not afraid of being bitten to death? Hou Fangyi secretly made a look, and now Yao Su's confidence was even stronger, the corners of his mouth twitched, and he said with a stern expression, "Brother Meng, have you been cheated by that Zhao Yougong?" It's been so many days, and I haven't seen a grain of grain, it's obvious that someone Zhao is not trustworthy and intends to delay us, why is Brother Meng still so obsessed at this time? ”

Yao Su's words can be said to be deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, after all, for the Taicang Righteous Army, the most important thing is food, without food, it is useless to say anything, and there are not a few people who were born to echo for a while, "Yes, Brother Meng, just tell everyone, what is going on?" So far, you can't see a grain of grain, you can't let the brothers just keep in the dark and be fools! ”

The scene became more and more chaotic, noisy, Meng Zexu's face became more and more ugly, but Hou Fangyi secretly sneered twice, but wanted to see how Meng Zexu would deal with the situation in front of him. So many people questioned Meng Zexu, at this time, a burly man in the field stepped forward, he held a wooden stick and smashed it on the edge of the high platform, and the stick was immediately broken into two, and then, he glared at the bull's eye and roared, "Shut up Lao Tzu, if anyone dares to be disrespectful to Brother Meng again, Shi will let him be the same as this wooden stick." ”

The person who yelled was named Shi Xingtang, his ancestral home was Qizhou, Shandong, two years ago the Liangshan Righteous Army went south, after Lu Junyi was transferred, he left the Righteous Army and settled in Taicang to become a family, and then the flood broke out, leading a group of people out of Taicang, and then admired Meng Zexu as a person, so he returned to Meng Zexu as a leader. Among the Taicang Righteous Army, there are not a few people who have fought with the imperial army, but only Shi Xingtang has fought with the Dingguo Army, so many people are afraid of Shi Xingtang's experience and bravery, and seeing his ruthlessness, many people immediately put out the fire, and even the arrogant Yao Su showed a little embarrassed expression.

Meng Zexu has a gentle temperament, but this Shi Xingtang has a bear temper, and the hundreds of people under his hands are not vegetarians, so there is a saying in the righteous army that Meng Laoda's knife is not as good as Shi Xingtang's feet, which means that Shi Xingtang's big feet are extremely lethal.

Seeing Shi Xingtang come forward to maintain, Meng Zexu stretched out his hand and made a downward motion, "Brother Shi, don't be impatient, I haven't done anything bad for someone, and I'm not afraid of everyone asking, what is the matter!" ”

After saying this, Meng Zexu arched his hand to everyone in the audience again, and then shouted, "Brothers question Meng, Meng has nothing to say, but isn't the seven-day period not yet here?" From now on, Meng someone will sit on this high platform, waiting for the seven-day period to come, if you don't see food in the end, the brothers will fight or kill, Meng someone has nothing to say. ”

Meng Zexu was not afraid, his attitude was sincere, and gradually many people had quieted down, yes, what Meng Boss said was right, isn't it not yet the seven-day period, is it so rash to suspect that Meng Boss is a little too much? The scene quieted down, this is not the effect Hou Fangyi wants to see, what he wants is to be excited, and directly remove Meng Zexu from power, it seems that he can only use a killer weapon, but if he wants to push Cao Renguang and Bai Qingsong out, then he and Meng Zexu will also tear their faces. However, for his own interests, Hou Fangyi can't care about this much. He beckoned Yao Su to step back. He flicked the hem of his robe. walked up to the high platform, arched his hand hastily, and said with a smile that was a little yin and yang, "Brother Meng, now, why are you still hiding it from everyone?" ”

Looking at Hou Fangyi who was standing in front of him with a painful face, the feeling in Meng Zexu's heart can be imagined, although the little lady Zhu said that Hou Fangyi had a problem. But after all, he didn't want to believe it, after all, they were all from the bottom to fight against the imperial court, but when Hou Fangyi stood on the high platform, all the expectations in his heart were shattered. There was a mirror in his heart, but Meng Zexu still asked with a puzzled expression, "Brother Hou, what do you mean by this, why can't Brother Wei understand?" ”

Do not understand? You understand it too well, right? Hou Fangyi made a sad look and flicked his sleeves. Snorted, "Brother Meng." You said that you had an agreement with that Zhao to send food within seven days, but why didn't the younger brother know about it? The younger brother heard that Zhao had never had the idea of sending grain, the grain transported from Suzhou Mansion was transferred to the beach as soon as he arrived in Kunshan, and he said that he would be transported to Haicheng, Liaodong Town, at this time, you are still hiding from everyone, what is your intention? ”

Hou Fangyi asked out loud, Meng Zexu naturally didn't swallow his anger, his eyes widened, and he said angrily, "Brother Hou, what do you mean, you say this, is there evidence?" ”

"Of course there is evidence" Hou Fangyi didn't let it go at all, turned around and faced the more than 1,000 volunteer soldiers in the audience, stood up straight, arched his hands, shook his head and said loudly, "Brothers, someone didn't want to talk about this matter, but what Brother Meng did today, it really makes people unbearable." So, Hou Mou said everything today, two days ago, Hou was ordered to go out of the city to find food, and everyone knows about it. But what everyone doesn't know is that Hou didn't find food, but he brought back two people for everyone, these two people are none other than Cao Renguang, the magistrate of Kunshan, and Bai Qingsong, the head of the officers and soldiers. ”

Huh, as soon as Hou Fangyi's words fell, the audience immediately blew up, so Yao Su seized the opportunity and immediately jumped to his feet and asked, "Brother Hou, what about the two dog thieves Cao Renguang and Bai Qingsong?" ”

After Yao Su asked, someone echoed and asked in a mess, "Yes, what about the two dog thieves?" Brother Hou, hurry up and bring those two people up, and let the brothers vent their evil anger! ”

Seeing the reaction from the audience, Hou Fangyi was very satisfied, and pretended to say, "Quiet, quiet, brothers, don't be impatient, Rong Hou continued, in fact, what is so rare about these two dog thieves, at that time, Hou wanted to kill them as soon as he arrived." But after interrogation, Hou someone knew a big secret."

Looking at Meng Zexu next to him, Hou Fangyi gritted his teeth and said angrily, "Let someone Hou know that it is Brother Meng, who has received the benefits of someone Zhao and appeases everyone, and he must not act rashly within seven days, and what about someone Zhao, he took the opportunity to recruit the army of Niugao in Xijing, the purpose is to wipe out our army." As for the food, haha, don't think about it, those grains have already been filled by someone Zhao, and the ones responsible for transporting the grain are Cao Renguang and Bai Qingsong! ”

Sure enough, it was a big secret, and for a while, everyone in the audience changed color, some people were angry, some people didn't believe it, and some people hesitated and didn't know what to do, and Meng Zexu sighed, smiled bitterly and lowered his head, as if he had nothing to say. Meng Zexu had nothing to say, but Shi Xingtang was angry, he jumped on the high platform, pointed at Hou Fangyi and scolded, "The surname Hou, you don't have a damn bloody mouth, don't think that Lao Tzu doesn't know what you're thinking, don't you just want to bring down Brother Meng, so that you can be the big leader?" Hmph, surnamed Hou, let you say a flower today, don't think about moving Brother Meng, and the surname Zhao is in the same stream, I brothers, you should also think about it, there are many people who followed Brother Meng from the beginning, how is Brother Meng, others don't know, don't you know? ”

When Shi Xingtang said this, many people thought about it, and after a while, many people shouted, "That's right, Brother Meng is generous and righteous, and he is by no means the kind of villain who defects to the imperial court. Leader Hou, you still escort those two dog officers out, and let the brothers ask. ”

Hou Fangyi was not afraid at all, clapping his hands Yao Su's subordinates escorted Cao Renguang and Bai Qingsong to the high platform, as soon as they saw the two, the audience scolded everywhere, and some people also threw the broken ground up. Seeing the two kneeling on the stage, Meng Zexu's face turned pale, Hou Fangyi sneered, but soon he couldn't laugh, because things seemed to be a little beyond expectations.

The first to speak was Bai Qingsong, what he said was the same as what Hou Fangyi said before, and even in many details, even how to transfer grain and how to transport it to the seaside, he said it in detail. Next it was Cao Renguang's turn, I saw Cao Renguang first look at Hou Fangyi when he spoke, then climbed two steps forward, and knelt directly in front of Shi Xingtang, "This leader, Cao tells the truth, but you have to save Cao someone's life!" ”

Cao Renguang suddenly played such a game, which scared Hou Fangyi enough, stomped his feet and said angrily, "The surname is Cao, what do you want to do?" ”

Shi Xingtang stared at each other, forcing Hou Fangyi not to dare to go up and down, and slapped Cao Renguang with his big hand, and the urn was angry, "Dog officer, you have something to say, Shi Someone assures you that as long as you tell the truth, no one can move you!" ”

"Yes, it is brothers, things are definitely not as Bai said, in fact, the agreement between His Royal Highness the King of Qin and the head of Meng is true, since leaving Taicang County, His Royal Highness the King of Qin went directly to Kunshan, because it is not that the imperial court does not send grain, but that the grain of Suzhou Mansion was robbed as soon as it arrived in Kunshan. And His Royal Highness the King of Qin went to Kunshan in order to personally find out the whereabouts of the grain, fortunately, His Royal Highness the King of Qin has found traces of the grain, and it is estimated that the grain will be delivered at the end of the night tonight. As for Benguan and Bai Xiancheng, they were taken captive from Suzhou Mansion, and at that time, Benguan and Bai Qingsong were blamed by Prefect Peng and His Royal Highness King Qin because of the loss of food, and they were placed under house arrest in Suzhou Mansion, where could they go out at home? If you don't believe it, you can go to Suzhou Mansion to investigate! ”

Listening to Cao Renguang's words, Hou Fangyi was furious, he could feel the white eyes and doubts of the audience, and he could feel Shi Xingtang's ridiculous gaze, so he said angrily, "The surname Cao, you are talking nonsense, you bastard"

"Surnamed Hou, what do you want to do, are you angry?" Shi Xingtang stopped in front of Cao Renguang at once, his burly body was like an iron tower, and now the sub-shape shì was a bit funny, the rebels were not in harmony with, even Cao Renguang and Bai Qingsong also had their own opinions, and many rebel soldiers didn't know who to believe. Hou Fangyi's face was gloomy and terrifying, and he might be able to give an order to turn his face with Shi Xingtang at any time. Meng Zexu didn't want to see this kind of result, because he clearly knew that in terms of numbers, Hou Fangyi's subordinates had an absolute advantage, and the only people in the audience who supported him were Shi Xingtang's people and hundreds of his cronies, and there were less than two thousand people in total, and most of the rest were at a loss.

"Give Lao Tzu quiet" Meng Zexu roared, in everyone's surprise, he threw the machete in his hand, put his hands back, and said loudly, "Brother Shi, take a rope and tie someone Meng, from now on, someone Meng will be tied up to wait for the destiny of heaven." Brothers, if you believe in Meng, you can wait with peace of mind, as long as the time comes, there is no food, Meng will be slaughtered by you, and Brother Shi will personally take charge of the knife, you should be trustworthy, right? In short, someone doesn't want everyone to kill each other! ”

Meng Zexu's words said to the hearts of many people, most people don't want to kill each other, so many people stood up, one of the leaders named Gui Boyi said loudly, "Leader Meng is right, no matter who says it is true, we must not kill each other at the moment, if anyone dares to provoke trouble, it is the enemy of our entire Taicang Righteous Army." ”

Hou Fangyi clenched his fists, he had a feeling that he had a fire and didn't start, his grandmother was a bear, he thought Meng Zexu was a reckless man, but he didn't expect him to be a little anxious.

Taicang County is not peaceful, and in the north of the Taicang River is not quiet, there is a town called Chama Town on the north side of the Taicang River, at this time a long convoy stopped in Chama Town, and the townspeople in the town closed the doors and windows and did not dare to move. This is not a caravan, it is just a group of killing gods, and they have sent a message, if anyone dares to wander around the town, they will be killed.

In a dilapidated shed, there was a ghost-faced man, who was of medium stature, a little fat, with charred and calloused hands, and a special three-pointed knife on the table in front of him. Mei Xingsheng didn't come back, and the iron heart must be more than lucky, so Zhao Yougong is really difficult. A knifeman ran from the entrance of the town, and the ghost-faced man pinched his throat and smiled, "What's going on in Suzhou Mansion?" (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to come to the Biquge www.biquge.info () to vote for recommendation, monthly pass, your support, is my biggest motivation. For mobile phone users, please go to M. to read. (To be continued......)