Chapter 542: Captured
Pei Ji was a little confused when he heard it next to him, what was the situation?
Didn't it mean that Guan Xuehu and Bai Chaoxin took refuge in Ning Ze and followed Ning Ze's orders to capture Changqing and Jizhao counties? Looking at it now, the two of them didn't look like Ning Ze's subordinates, and they were still confronting him. The question is what happened before, it is clear that the two of them are related to Ning Ze, are they acting in front of themselves? Or is it really Ning Ze secretly using means?
On second thought, no matter those. Guan Xuehu and Bai Chaoxin are both small people, and the main purpose of coming here this time is to send Ning Ze out of Minjiang County, and he can't be allowed to continue to stay here to secretly make trouble under the pretext of subduing demons.
Ning Ze can't be so kind, he must be planning something, and it has something to do with the plot to seize Minjiang County. After all, the other party sent troops south at the beginning to attack Nancheng. What Guan Xuehu and Bai Chaoxin did, even if it wasn't instigated by Ning Ze, it would definitely have nothing to do with him.
It is best to send Ning Ze out of the Minjiang River before the arrival of the national division. Of course, it can't be used by force, don't look at Nancheng's territory, Ning Ze doesn't have a general by his side, only a few thousand musketeers, it seems that it can be easily exterminated. However, the other party can even beat Tang Niu down, and he may not be able to take advantage of it by force alone, not to mention that the other party can also use spells, and even surrender Shui Bo's terrifying combat power.
Thinking of this, he tried his best to put away his hostility: "Lord Wang, you can go to great lengths to subdue demons and eliminate demons for Minjiang County, I am very grateful! But in the land of Minjiang, there shouldn't be so many demons and monsters, right? You have already dropped a lot, this heart is grateful, why don't I send you back to Zeshan?"
"Minjiang monster, Lone has surrendered nearly halfway, how can he give up halfway?" Ning Ze replied with a smile, "It is a state of in-laws, so you don't have to be too outside." Lone plans to catch the Minjiang monster and personally go to Wubao County to say hello to his in-laws. ”
When Pei Ji heard this, the corners of his mouth couldn't help twitching: "Don't worry about the prince! Your Majesty has sent the national teacher here, just leave the demons here to the national teacher to deal with." The prince really wants to go to Wubao County, and he can accompany him, but he can only ask the prince alone? Your subordinates had better go back to Zeshan first. ”
"Lone has heard of your national teacher? I don't know when the national teacher will arrive? Gu really wanted to see with his own eyes what Xuanwu looked like and whether it was consistent with the book. ”
"The national teacher is on the way, I'm afraid it will take a few days. ”
"In this case, being idle is also idle, and I will get rid of the demons in the surrounding counties, so that the national teacher can save some effort. ”
"No, no!" Pei Ji said busily, "The prince is a guest after all? Either follow Xia and go to Minjiang County to rest first, or he will be personally sent to the border by Zaixia, and the affairs of Minjiang will be handled by his own national teacher." ”
"General Pei, is this driving people?" Ning Ze asked with a smile.
"Don't dare, don't dare!" Pei Ji shook his head, "The prince is a distinguished guest, I wish you could stay here for a while." It's just that I'm worried? The national teacher saw that the prince was happy to meet with Hunting Heart, and couldn't help but invite you to fight. ”
"Lone is very interested!" Ning Ze said with a smile, "Your national teacher can even surrender Xuanwu, he must have high mana?" Lone also wants to compete with him!"
Pei Ji originally wanted to persuade Ning Ze to leave and try to avoid conflict, but he didn't expect it to be counterproductive, and secretly regretted it. I thought that no matter what, I must take Ning Ze away, and I will always guard the worst of the worst, even if the other party has any conspiracy, it will not be able to carry it out smoothly. So he looked at Ding Bi and gestured with his eyes.
Ding Bi immediately came to Ning Ze: "Lord Wang, there were some things to deal with in the county town before, and I couldn't separate myself from neglecting the prince." These days, the prince has worked hard to subdue demons, so it is better to rest in the county town with the ministers, so that the ministers can do their best to fulfill the friendship of the landlord. ”
"Yes, the prince, please come with me to the county town to rest, lest Your Majesty accuse me of being slow to treat the prince!" Pei Ji and Ding Bi persuaded together.
"Lonely has come here, the demon spirit in the county next door is pervasive, how can you sit idly by?" Ning Ze said, "Now that it has come to this, General Pei and Ding Taishou might as well go together." At this time, the monster has not yet been born, if you ignore it, the people were killed before the arrival of the national teacher, and you really don't want to go! For the sake of the local people, you can't just leave!"
"Lord Wang, I have never heard rumors that monsters harm people, since the monsters haven't appeared for so long, maybe it's not much harm?" Pei Ji said, "Wait a few days for the national teacher to arrive and deal with it personally, it's no big deal!"
"This matter is not trivial," Ning Ze shook his head and said, "Gu has subdued multiple demons these days, and he must have noticed it over there." It is very likely to wait for an opportunity to retaliate, and it should not be underestimated! For the sake of safety, it is better to take it in advance!"
Pei Ji and Ding Bi failed to persuade Ning Ze, but were finally persuaded by Ning Ze. It's impossible to fight him, he suffers too much under Ning Ze, and he is taboo against him. What's more, the current Ning Ze is different from before, and he can summon Shui Bo and several other terrifying monsters.
Ordinary people can't break spells, so the national teacher has the opportunity to compete with the other party. Before the arrival of the national teacher, it is best not to easily annoy Ning Ze and let the two sides tear their faces.
On the other hand, if he can't beat Ning Ze head-on, he is not his opponent, as long as he follows all the way and monitors the other party at all times, maybe the other party is slack for a while, and he may be able to get rid of him if he seizes the opportunity.
With this in mind, Pei Ji decided to stabilize the other party first.
However, there is another thing, whether Ning Ze instructed it or not, Guan Xuehu and Bai Chaoxin's behavior of successively capturing Changqing County and Jizhao County was intolerable, so he said to Ning Ze: "The prince is going to catch demons, and we are willing to accompany you and cheer for you." However, there is a matter that needs to be dealt with at the moment, Guan Xuehu and Bai Chaoxin have seized the authority of the county orders of Changqing and Jizhao counties without authorization, killed the soldiers in the county, and imprisoned the officials, and the crime is unforgivable! I was ordered to arrest these two people, and I hope that the prince will not interfere!"
When Guan Xuehu and Bai Chaoxin heard this, their faces became even paler.
It was easy for Pei Ji to catch them, not to mention that with Ding Bi by his side, he couldn't run away at all.
So he looked at Ning Ze, the only way at the moment was to get Ning Ze's protection, Pei Ji and Ding Bi were afraid of Ning Ze, at least before the national teacher came over, Ning Ze protected the other party and didn't dare to make a move easily.
It's just that Ning Ze's answer made them fall into despair: "This is your Nancheng's internal dispute, General Guan and General Bai are not Gu's subordinates, what they have done has nothing to do with Gu! ”
Pei Ji breathed a sigh of relief, as long as Ning Ze didn't intervene, he could say anything. immediately ordered: "Take down Guan Xuehu and Bai Chaoxin!"
"Lord Wang!" Guan Xuehu was anxious, and hurriedly rode close to Ning Ze, "The two of us have been wronged to the extreme! The reason why we have fallen to such a state has a lot to do with you! You can't just leave us aside after using us like this!"
"How do you say that?" Ning Ze looked sideways at him, "Lone and the two have only met a few times, and the two of them have been wary of Lone from the beginning, how can they be used by Lone?
"Lord Wang, weren't those black-clothed people in Changqing County arranged by you? If it weren't for your secret calculations, I wouldn't have killed each other with the county order and made things bigger!" Guan Xuehu said hurriedly, "This matter started because of you, how can you lightly pretend not to know?"
"What man in black?" Ning Ze shrugged, "Lone doesn't know what's going on in Changqing County at all, or did you come over to talk about it to understand a little bit." The two of you, can't you pour dirty water on Gu's body! Gu and Nan have become in-laws, and their in-laws have not offended Gu, so how can Lone secretly stir up trouble?"
Guan Xuehu and Bai Chaoxin glanced at each other, and said in their hearts, you can also say this, there is no one else except you for what happened before!
It's just that Ning Ze denied it, and the two really had nothing to do with him.
Ning Ze pretended to be stupid and pushed everything cleanly, Guan Xuehu and Bai Chaoxin felt the pressure, and turned to Pei Ji in a hurry.
"General Pei, the two of us are really wronged!" Guan Xuehu said, "It has been designed by people from beginning to end, and there is a secret in it!"
glanced at Ning Ze as he spoke, meaning that he had an absolute relationship with him.
Pei Ji responded indifferently: "Regardless of whether there is a hidden secret, it is an indisputable fact that the two of you killed people and rebelled and seized the city supervisor! ”
Guan Xuehu and Bai Chaoxin don't want to die, they will die if they confess, and they will die if they don't confess, it's too much!
The two glanced at each other, Ning Ze stayed out of the matter, and pushed everything away, obviously it was impossible to rely on him. If it is taken by Pei Ji, it will definitely die, so it is better to fight.
Exchanging glances, they both understood what the other party meant, suddenly turned the horse's head, and rushed towards their own camp, shouting at the same time: "Array!"
Seeing this, Pei Ji directly pursued with his horse. Ding Bi next to him followed, and soon caught up with Guan Xuehu and Bai Chaoxin.
Guan Xuehu and Bai Chaoxin turned around at the same time, and the weapons in their hands were barbed.
Pei Ji wielded the green dragon thorn and easily blocked the attacks of both at the same time, pressing down to make them lose their balance and fall off the horse's back.
Without waiting for Guan Xuehu and Bai Chaoxin to get up, Ding Bi and Pei Ji, who chased after them, respectively took weapons against the hearts of the two of them.
Guan Xuehu and Bai Chaoxin's team originally wanted to rescue, but when they saw this scene halfway through, they immediately stayed where they were and didn't dare to move.
failed to run back to his own camp, and was captured halfway, Guan Xuehu and Bai Chaoxin glanced at each other, with bitter faces.
They originally wanted to use the soldiers to resist in formation, buy time, and then quickly flee, first find a place to hide, and then find an opportunity to leave the Minjiang River. Who would have thought that Pei Ji would react so quickly and not give any chance at all.
"Tie it up!" Pei Ji gave an order, and the Nancheng soldiers immediately came over, tied up Guan Xuehu and Bai Chaoxin, and escorted them to the rear.
Guan Xuehu and Bai Chaoxin's troops were also surrounded, and in the face of the Nancheng army, which was much larger than them, especially when the leader was captured, they all put down their weapons and squatted down with their heads in their hands, no longer resisting.
Pei Ji's troops took them all, but Tao Jing, Hao Ning, Shen Fu, and Chu Xiao hid beside Ning Ze in advance, and the soldiers of Nancheng did not dare to approach.
Pei Ji took Guan Xuehu and Bai Chaoxin, and returned to Ning Ze to look at the four people behind: "Lord Wang, these four people are related to the Jizhao County incident, can you let me bring them back to participate in the investigation?"
Ning Ze replied: "I don't know anything about Jizhao County, but when I was in Jizhao County, they were responsible for protecting the post station, and they got along for a while, and their character was very good, so it was impossible to participate in it." General Pei interrogated those two carefully, there is no need to involve others!"
Ning Ze said this, Pei Ji felt that there was something wrong with these people, but he couldn't tear his face with Ning Ze right now, so he nodded, glanced at Tao Jing and the four of them, and turned back.