Chapter 307: Welcome to the Horse Thieves
While Zhao Rong and his henchmen were clamoring for slander, Hang Xiao became more and more sober in the chaos. He and Lei Bao are brothers-in-law, and they have had a good relationship for so many years, and Lei Bao has now given up the post of deputy commander of the left guard that he had been looking forward to with great difficulty, and followed Chen Ruoping away, this news is completely a bolt from the blue for Hang Xiao, and it is also a very heavy blow.
Hang Xiao has been hit enough these days, and he is a bit anxious. The giant spirit was closed and Chen Ruoping and Mo Cong were missing, and the battle situation took a sharp turn for a while, and the departure of these two people not only affected the battle situation in terms of command, but also affected the battle situation in the hearts of the army. Chen Ruoping was in command of all the battles in Juling Pass, but now Chen Ruoping is suddenly gone, and a lot of news is true and false.
In addition to the big trouble of Juling Pass, all kinds of things in the capital are also more troublesome, the central army Zhongwei is the army directly commanded by Chen Ruoping, and there was an uproar as soon as he received the arrest documents, and many people guessed that one of the two spies rumored by the people was their top boss Chen Ruoping. Most people say that Chen Ruoping and Mo Cong are not spies, Rui Guo must have fallen into the treacherous scheme of the Long Kingdom to destroy the city wall, some say that the court is suspicious and capricious, and has been punished by God, and the good Mo Mansion suddenly said that it collapsed, this is the immortal manifestation warning to the court, and some say that those two people are really spies, and it is the court that asks the gods to remove the Mo Mansion, so as not to be embarrassed by leaving such a big mansion for a spy......
A lot of gossip has made Hang Xiao feel a lot of pressure, but the greater pressure comes from Chen Guo, after the news leaked, Chen Guo has quickly reacted and expressed his attitude to Rui Guo, saying that they don't care how Rui Guo treats the meritorious ministers of his country, but Chen Ruoping, as the person sent by Chen Guo to help Rui Guo, was charged with this kind of trumped-up crime of treachery, and they can't ignore it. The monarch of Chen asked Hang Xiao to immediately declare to the world to clear Chen Ruoping's innocence, and immediately send Chen Ruoping and Chen Zhu back to Chen Guo. Otherwise, the relationship between the two countries will have to be reconsidered.
"Reconsider, reconsider, Your Majesty is working hard to govern the country strongly, are we still afraid that a small Chen State will not succeed?" Zhao Rong and the others said clamoringly, suggesting that Hang Xiao take a tough attitude, not only not to send people back, but also to immediately close the border of Chen State and set up troops to guard it in order to put pressure on Chen Guo.
After some court discussion, Hang Xiao went back to the imperial study with a headache and discussed with Yan Tao what to do if such a big thing happened.
"Your Majesty, let me tell you the truth, I never felt that Mo Cong and Chen Ruoping were spies, but now I feel more and more that Zhao Rong may be a spy of the Long Kingdom. Yan Taoshi said in shock.
"Oh, what do you say?" Hang Xiao was stunned.
"It probably started a few years ago. Yan Tao said. "A few years ago, Zhao Rong became the commander of the Internal Affairs Department and began to accumulate money frantically, and the treasury of the Rui State was empty every year, so empty that he could not even pay the military salary, and then it caused dissatisfaction among the troops everywhere. Just when the Central Army was at its most fierce, Long Guo just came over, but fortunately, Chen Ruoping turned the tide and withstood the situation, and the domestic situation gradually improved in His Majesty's efforts step by step. But only a little more than a year has passed, and so many things have happened recently, Zhao Rong and others are not only anxious to bring down Chen Ruoping and Mo Cong and other Optimus Pillars of Ruiguo, but also try their best to encourage Ruiguo to have a bad relationship with Chen Guo. Let Rui Guo be attacked on all sides, if one of them has to say that one of them is a spy of the Long Kingdom, it should be Zhao Rong and their group of ill-intentioned people instead of Chen Ruoping and Mo Cong and others. ”
"Zhao Rong is a spy...... Is it possible?" Hang Xiao frowned.
"Chen Ruoping may be a spy, why can't Zhao Rong be a spy?" Yan Tao said.
"I still don't believe that Zhao Rong is a spy. But how to deal with this matter...... You help me think of a good solution. Hang Xiao diverted the topic and said.
"This ...... Judging from the loss of military horses and the disappearance of the personnel of the Chen Mansion and the disappearance of Lei Leopard, the route traveled by Chen Ruoping and Mo Cong was not to Chen Guo but to Montenegro, and His Majesty directly announced to the world that they were not spies, and Lei Leopard was also the person sent by His Majesty to help and comfort them. After they arrived in Montenegro, they would send a few imperial doctors to see Mo Cong, and then contact Chen Guo to see if they could send a few divine doctors to help Mo Cong heal, so that all the problems could be solved. Yan Tao said.
Hang Xiao listened. I think this method is good, anyway, now I can't catch Chen Ruoping and Mo Cong everywhere, but it makes Lei Leopard follow Chen Guo's relationship is becoming more and more tense, rather than riding a tiger like this, it is better to get off the donkey down the slope, so that the military heart of Juling Pass is also stable, the folk rumors have also been eliminated, and the relationship with Chen Guo has also eased, and it can also end up with a generous reputation, this method of killing four birds with one stone is really much stronger than the bad ideas of Zhao Rong's idiots. Hang Xiao thought for a while and then nodded in agreement, and asked Yan Tao to immediately use the intelligence network to send orders everywhere, let the troops and cities from all over the country let them go all the way, and urgently contact Chen Guo.
"Hey, I'll discuss these things directly with you in the future, and I won't listen to their people buzzing around anymore. Hang Xiao said with a sigh after finishing the arrangement.
On the morning of the same day, all localities received summons and orders, requiring them to post a list in a prominent position to announce to the world, saying that the imperial court had investigated clearly, Mo Cong was not a spy, and that all previous wanted arrest orders had been cancelled, and that the government and the army in various places had to release Mo Cong and his party all the way and provide necessary help such as horse supplies, so that Mo Cong could return to the sect as soon as possible to heal. At the same time, the biography to Chen Guo has also been prepared, Hang Xiao said that he never thought that Chen Ruo was a spy, but because Chen Ruoping was involved in Mo Cong's matter and traveled with Mo Cong all the way, he had to provide information about Chen Ruoping's characteristics and clues to the local army, but this did not mean that Chen Ruoping should be arrested. Now that the matter has been figured out, Chen Ruoping is escorting Mo Cong back to Montenegro, and Hang Xiao has also sent his junior brother Lei Bao to escort him all the way, asking Chen Guoneng to invite several divine doctors to come to Ruiguo as soon as possible to help treat Mo Cong's injuries, and there will be heavy thanks.
The dark clouds in the sky dispersed overnight, Mo Xiao, Mo Cong, Chen Ruoping, and others were discussing how to fight all the way, but suddenly they were hospitalized by the officials in various places, and they were entertained all the way with good wine, good meat and good horses, and Mo Cong also had the treatment of riding in a carriage again.
"Lei Leopard, you have such a big face, you see when you come... Everyone stuttered. Chen Ruoping and Mo Xiaolei Leopard drank wine and chatted and said with a smile.
"Which is my big face, obviously an adult has a big face. Lei Leopard also drank a bowl of wine and said with a smile.
"Don't call me Lord in the future, although the court won't arrest me now, I won't go back to the court to serve, Lord or something...... Don't mention it later. Chen Ruoping said.
"Good horses don't eat grass, I know you're not going back, and I'm not going back, but adults are always adults. Lei Bao said.
"Why do you bother, the court didn't arrest you, why do you have to be so stiff with your senior brother?" Chen Ruoping smiled, "I don't care about Mo Cong, you can't never see your senior brothers again in this life, listen to me, go back." ”
"It's okay, but I'm going to send you all the way to Montenegro and then back, and when the time comes, my senior brother will kill or kill him. Lei Bao said.
"Now there is no danger along the way, you don't need an escort, and there are immortals. You'd better go back and take a look, lest things drag on for a long time and the misunderstanding will get deeper and deeper. Chen Ruoping said.
"Okay, my senior brother treats me well, and I don't want to say goodbye like this, go back and talk to my senior brother this time, make a handover of all positions, and then go to Montenegro to find you. Lei Bao said.
Everyone discussed and decided, Lei Bao and Chen Ruoping parted ways, Lei Bao returned to the capital, and Chen Ruoping and others continued to march to Montenegro Province. Everyone guessed the meaning of the imperial court and Hang Xiao's intentions all the way.
"The emperor probably wants to show friendship in this way, and then trick you back, at least continue to be a cow or a horse, or behead the public, so young master, you must not be fooled. Chen Zhu said worriedly.
"Don't worry, I've seen it all and don't want to go back. Good horses don't eat back grass, and I'm not a person who wants to be suspicious and suspicious, and if you want to be caught, you can be caught and asked to go back, this kind of thing only happens once, it's enough, I'm tired. Chen Ruoping said.
A few people were talking, and a group of people rushed out of the dense forest in front of them to block the road, and there were people in the back blocking the road.
"I opened this mountain, I planted this tree, if you want to live from here, leave to buy road wealth. The robbers are coming, and they put down the money, and let you pass. A man shouted.
Several people immediately looked at each other, and after breaking through the pass and entering the city, they were not even afraid of the army, and these horse thieves who blocked the way would not pay attention to them. Chen Ruoping took the lead and asked as he walked, "Are you Gao Lingfei?"
"Your Excellency?" the other party was stunned for a moment, and asked loudly.
"I'm Chen Ruoping. Chen Ruoping stopped his horse and said.
"It turned out to be Lord Chen, I heard that you were recently arrested by the imperial court, how dare you rush away so swaggering?" Gao Lingfei asked.
"Master, that's the style. Chen Ruoping said with a smile.
"Now that everyone is a thief, is Lord Chen interested in joining our team of horse thieves?" Gao Lingfei asked.
"Forget it, if I can't stay in Rui Kingdom, I can go back to Chen Kingdom, and I won't go to your Feng Shui treasure. Chen Ruoping smiled, "What, is this a must-rob today?"
"How can there be such a thing, our comrades-in-arms have finally met each other, and it is only serious to go up the mountain and have a drink. Gao Lingfei said with a laugh.
"I have a seriously injured person who must be sent to him for treatment immediately, let's talk about the drinking later, anyway, the green mountains will not change the green water, since I know this place, I will definitely come to my old comrades to drink in the future." Chen Ruoping said. (To be continued......)