180. The game in the shadows
Lieutenant General Saru, who was in charge of guarding the western military port, heard the news of the death of Colonel Welfar in his office, and his first reaction was that he had misheard.
But it can be seen from the cold expression of Kaga, the ship's mother who reported to him, that she has no leisure to play such a joke with herself.
Lieutenant General Saru pinched his eyebrows with his fingers, took a sip to calm his mood, and then leaned back in the chair behind him: "How did Colonel Farr die." β
"Killed by the rebels." Kaga replied crisply.
"Is that Yuan Yi again?" He couldn't help but sigh.
However, Lieutenant General Saru's heart is far from being calm on the surface, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is a stormy wave.
Why today, why is it this time?
Don't blame Lieutenant General Saru for being suspicious, because sitting in his position, it is impossible to say that the flow of the overall situation is not clear. Take 10,000 steps back and say, even if he doesn't take the initiative to understand, Pang Hai doesn't dare to give up his roots, leaving him to find Bach, Raven and they are going to do it alone, they must have communicated with Salu and Yang Zhiyu first, and then they dare to lay down the current situation.
To be honest, Saru's attitude has been ambiguous.
He did not clearly express his support for Pang Hai's intentional wooing, but he also did not object to the generals under his command who were promoted by Pang Hai, and carried out some sneaky small actions behind their backs, this time they strengthened their control over the various sea routes outside Yanjing City, and Salu also knew, this was a signal - Pang Hai was ready, and he wanted to do it.
There is a saying that Sima Zhao's heart is known to passers-by.
As long as you are at the top of the power in Yanjing City, it is impossible not to see the raging tide of this storm, the only difference is whether you want to make the tide with the wind and waves, or stay out of the matter to protect yourself.
This is a game, the winner is a high-ranking official, and the loser is broken, and there is no return.
Lieutenant General Saru did not rush to show his attitude, but kept watching, which just shows the treacherous and dangerous nature of this game, and he feels that this game is not as obvious as it seems on the board.
In his opinion, the current one-sided situation was carefully laid out by someone, because as long as the one who was familiar with the marshal's mansion would never think that he would be restrained by nothing.
But I kept waiting, but I didn't see any movement in the marshal's mansion, so that Lieutenant General Saru, who was very determined at the beginning, couldn't help but beat the drum in his heart, whether to pretend to be a pig and eat a tiger, or is the tiger really old and can't gnaw on the bones, if he keeps not expressing his position, in case the situation really develops as Pang Hai and them planned, when they take power, will they be squeezed and liquidated by them?
This is also the dilemma of Lieutenant General Saru, he doesn't really think that just by turning a blind eye to his attitude, he can make Pang Hai grateful to himself.
So, he set a deadline for himself.
If there was no movement in the Marshal's Mansion the day before the commendation meeting began, then don't blame him for standing on Pang Hai's side, even if the Marshal's Mansion made some moves, but with his full support, plus the army of the outer three roads, it would be too late to turn the tables.
But what I didn't expect was that the changes came so quickly and so urgently, and the center of the whirlpool was Yuan Yi, who stirred up Yanjing City a year ago.
What is the important meaning of this, is it a move of the Marshal's Mansion to intercept and kill, or is it that Yuan Yi's arbitrary and reckless behavior?
I can't see through it, I can't see through it.
Lieutenant General Saru rubbed his face with his hands, and found that Kaga on the side was still looking at him, as if he was waiting for his order, so he cheered up: "I know, this matter will be handled by the army of the headquarters first." β
"Do you want to inform the other troops and let them hunt down the rebels?" Kaga continued.
"Don't keep talking about the rebels and rebels, the matter has not yet been decided, and even if it is, it will only be said after the trial of the third judge," Lieutenant General Saru and the mud have perfected their skills, and his hesitation showed again: "Don't alarm them for the time being, let people kill people and break out, this is a shame in the ministry, suppress the news for the time being, and wait until someone is caught." β
"Capture or kill?" Kaga asked again.
Lieutenant General Saru raised his head, looked at Kaga with some strangeness, and narrowed his eyes: "You have a lot of words today, don't you understand what I said, arrest people back, or do you have someone behind your back who has other ideas?" β
Without saying a word, Kaga took out a letter from his bosom and handed it to Lieutenant General Saru.
"Here's a letter for the Lieutenant General."
Lieutenant General Saru chuckled in his heart, but a general like him, who had been in a high position for many years and had held a lot of power, naturally it was not so easy to show his thoughts on his face, so he only heard him ask quietly: "The letter from the Marshal's Mansion?" β
"It's not."
Kaga's words made Saru's heart sink fiercely, but after listening to her finish speaking, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief, and said in his heart, can't you finish the words in one breath?
What Kaga said was: "A letter from the governor of the eastern military port. β
He opened it and took a look, and sure enough, it was Yang Zhiyu's handwritten letter.
The content of this letter is sparse and ordinary, and the whole article is Yang Zhiyu's expression of loyalty to the Marshal's Mansion, what "chaotic party dictatorship, villains stealing the country, why should a gentleman seek peace?" I am willing to kill with the power of death, serve the dogs and horses, and repay the kindness of the king. "Again" Pang Hai, Xu Hui, Ferressen and others who have been privately involved for a long time, and now they are plotting against Bach, Raven and other foreign generals to rebel. β
But after Lieutenant General Salu read it, a cold sweat broke out, not because he was moved by Yang Zhiyu's bullshit writing, but because he felt a little cold light from the dark depths of the huge cobwebs covering his head.
Looking back now, it turns out that he was the one who was examined, but fortunately he didn't say anything to punish him just now, otherwise he would be the next one to be liquidated.
The marshal is so calculating......
Then, he raised his head and looked at Kaga with uncertain eyes, thinking back to the past resume of this ship's mother, and thought to himself, this is also a dark chess piece arranged by the marshal.
"Marshal means ......"
"Play your own role."
Lieutenant General Saru smiled bitterly, nodded and agreed: "Understood." β
He already knew very well that Pang Hai was probably dead, and the reason why the marshal was now this attitude of letting him boil and fall asleep peacefully was actually thinking of pulling out the radish and bringing out the mud and catching it all.
However, he also knew that it was unlikely, after all, the roots of this underground were buried too deep, so deep that the marshal would not dare to act rashly, otherwise, the structure of this Asian Union would be torn apart and collapsed.
That's it, the marshal still needs to worry about this himself?
Thinking that he was already old, he was really naΓ―ve, but his naivety didn't make a big mistake, but he was beaten with Yang Zhiyu's text, but someone has to pay a heavy price for this, that's for sure.
Watching the continuous clear sky suddenly drift through a burst of dark clouds, Saru thought. (To be continued.) )