Chapter 45: Loyalty and Treachery Are Inseparable
Su Heng couldn't understand Xu Zhirong at this time, saying that he was a corrupt official, but everything he did was indeed for the people and the country, and he had a unique way to take it from the people and the people. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
can be said to be a clean official, and the luxurious furnishings in this house really don't show the shadow of a clean official.
Watching the gentleman in front of him turn back and forth in the room, Xu Zhirong's face was full of bitterness, why didn't he let go of himself.
"In order to gain the trust of the bandits in Guanshan, Lord Xu did not hesitate to destroy his reputation, and made the extravagant decoration of the house a big corrupt official who everyone spurned, and admired him." Xu Zhirong, who was still gloomy before, immediately felt a lot more relaxed when he heard Su Heng's words, but he didn't expect that after so many years, there were still people who understood him.
But then Su Heng's words made him grit his teeth with hatred.
"After returning to Beijing next time, I will truthfully report the situation in Lord Xu's mansion......"
Report truthfully...... What to report? said that a little Taishou, but the decoration in the house is the same as those rich businessmen in the world? This is going to kill your head......
"If the gentleman really wants to go, the subordinate will accompany him, there is no need to threaten him like this." Xu Zhirong glanced at Su Heng with a sad gaze, and arched his hand helplessly.
After the goal was achieved, Su Heng smiled after hearing this: "Okay, then Lord Xu prepare, I'll wait for you outside." ”
After Su Heng just left, Xu Zhirong walked out behind the screen embroidered with Na Meilan behind him, a middle-aged bearded man, with a strong body, gloomy eyes, and a mountain knife hanging from his waist.
The bearded man is sloppy in dress, his hair is messy, his clothes are disheveled, his face is ruffian, and he has a knife at his waist, which is obviously the most common bearded guest in the rivers and lakes.
The bearded guest first glanced at Xu Zhirong with a smile, and then said with a strange smile: "Lord Xu, it's really difficult for you, in order to gain our trust over the years, you have been in the same league with us. ”
After hearing this, Xu Zhirong said in a panic: "Don't dare, I have always loved this gold and silver property, and the set of words just now was just a good image erected by the lower official in front of Su Heng in advance that made him misunderstand." ”
The bearded man snorted coldly: "I don't care what you think, you just need to remember the orders of the big boss, lead these 20,000 people to the canyon, we will set up an ambush in advance, and then annihilate them in one fell swoop, if you dare to play tricks, the seventy-year-old mother and the young child in your family will be killed." ”
Hearing the threat, Xu Zhirong's face became even more frightened, and he hurriedly said: "If you don't dare, you will definitely do what the big boss orders, but this is 20,000 officers and soldiers, if they are all destroyed, it will definitely alarm the imperial court, and then the upper side will definitely send a large army down to quell the chaos." ”
After hearing this, the bearded guest smiled disapprovingly: "So what? The big boss has already contacted the people of the Xuanyi Army, if the above really dares to send the army down, we will fight together, it just so happens that the big boss has long been tired of honoring those princes every year, and the money is left for the brothers to eat more wine and meat. ”
"Xuanyi Army...... You're crazy...... I actually want to rebel......"
Xu Zhirong's face was pale, he was stunned in place, and the bearded guest smiled playfully after hearing this: "Isn't this also thanks to Lord Xu and the princes in Beijing for not reporting it, so they gave us so many opportunities to prepare......
The bearded man dropped the words, and then turned to leave, but not through the main entrance.
The room was quiet again, Xu Zhirong looked at the gold and silver belongings in the house, but did not reveal the slightest bit of heat that he had shown in front of the bearded guest, nor did he show the cleverness and cunning in front of Su Heng, but it seemed to be a different person, his expression was calm and indifferent, his eyes looked at the skyline in the distance, and sighed slightly: "I hope this game will not cause frequent accidents." ”
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"Sir, there was another person in the house just now besides Xu Zhirong, although it was well hidden, but it still showed a trace of horses' feet."
At this time, Su Heng had already gathered an army of 20,000 outside the city, quietly waiting for Xu Zhirong to arrive, Jin Fengming didn't know when he appeared by Su Heng's side, this former Tianwang Three Musketeers' disguise and secret investigation technique was indeed unique in the world, and even a martial artist with keen senses like Qin Yongzhi did not find out when he was close.
Jin Fengming has been secretly protecting Su Heng's safety, and he has never shown his face from beginning to end, and Qin Yongzhi only knows that there is a master next to his husband to protect him.
"In other words, there is a third person next to the conversation I just had with Xu Zhirong, so who could it be? Guanshan bandits? Or is it someone under one of the princes? Su Heng thought to himself.
"Sir, this Xu Zhirong behaves strangely, and his style of doing things is very different, we should be careful." Qin Yongzhi persuaded beside him.
Su Heng just nodded, and did not respond to Qin Yongzhi's persuasion directly, and ordinary people could not see his inner thoughts.
"Mr. Su, I'm sorry, I've been waiting for a long time."
Xu Zhirong rode a horse and galloped over, although he was a civil official, but this horse skill looked quite skilled, and when he was still a dozen steps away from Su Heng, he shouted apologies.
"Lord Xu, please." Su Heng smiled at Xu Zhirong, but there seemed to be something hidden in this smile.
Xu Zhirong, as the Taishou of Danyang, naturally knows the terrain of Danyang County very well, and along the way, he bypassed many crooked roads and avoided many wooded jungles, which added a lot of convenience to the itinerary of the army.
"Mr. Su, the army has been marching for many days, don't you need to take a break?" Xu Zhirong suddenly turned his head and said, his eyes showing sincerity and concern.
"Lord Xu, don't worry, the soldiers have already rested outside the city just now." The answer was Qin Yongzhi, he didn't feel tired at all, not only him, but also 20,000 soldiers, this is the benefit of talent infusion, which can increase the potential of soldiers by ten times without damaging their body and spirit, so they only need to rest for a while, and they don't feel a trace of fatigue at all.
"Haha, by the way, when Mr. left Shouyang at the beginning, he used his talent to instill it, and the soldier naturally didn't feel tired, but the lower officials forgot." Xu Zhirong laughed, his face a little embarrassed.
Su Heng stared at Xu Zhirong's eyes moving left and right with deep meaning, and said, "Lord Xu, you seem to be a little nervous." ”
Being stared at by Su Heng like this, Xu Zhirong, who had a ghost in his heart, subconsciously lowered his head, thought about it and felt that it was wrong, raised his head again, looked directly at Su Heng, and said with a smile: "It is also the first time for Xia Guan to suppress bandits with the army, and this tension is inevitable." ”
This guy has a ghost in his heart......
Xu Zhirong's various performances Su Heng saw it in his eyes, from the moment the other party humbly bowed his head just now, he felt that something was wrong, but he didn't say it directly, he just nodded with a smile to show that he understood, but he just gave Xu Zhirong an evaluation in his heart, loyalty and treachery are inseparable!