Chang Sui Ning sent Zheng Chao away, and Yuan Xiang led people to follow not far away, so that the two could talk.

This place is Cui Jing's temporary office, the personnel are simple but the defense is tight, except for the patrolling Xuan Ce army, there is no other figure along the way.

Zheng Chao thanked Chang Suining.

Everyone in the world knows that it was he who killed Zheng Ji by "killing his relatives with righteousness", but no one knows, it all started with the sentence "Will Mr. Zheng kill anyone" when this General Ning Yuan appeared in front of him with Ling An.

Since then, the fate of the Zheng clan and the descendants of the Luoyang Shi clan has changed.

"The general's kindness, Zheng will remember it for the rest of his life." Zheng Chao raised his hand to Chang Sui Ning on a bluestone path and saluted: "In the future, if General Ning Yuan can use Zheng, Zheng will never refuse."

Chang Sui Ning helped the person up, with a smile on his face: "Mr. Zheng is polite."

Politeness is polite, but she really likes this kind of politeness between people too much.

Looking at the past, everyone who said to her the phrase "if there is something that can be used" has a mind that it should not be disappointed, and she has more or less used it.

She has dedicated her life to forming good relationships with people, and this is where her fundamental motivation lies.

The real smile in the eyes of the girl, it was already noon in the summer, but Zheng Chao felt a little cold in the back of his neck for no reason.

He subconsciously asked, "What's going on here, I don't know where General Ning Yuan is going next?"

Chang Suining continued to walk forward, and replied, "I will be ordered to return to Jiangdu in the near future to join my father and eliminate Xu Zhengye's remnants in various parts of Jiangnan."

This was a plan that had been made before the flood, but it was delayed because of the flood.

The remnants of Xu Zhengye were not only in Yangzhou, the capital of Jiang, but also scattered in Jinling, Jiangning and other places, when Chang Suining and Xiao Min led their troops to ambush in Bianshui, Chang Kuo did not have many troops, and the flood also affected the Jiangnan area to some extent, so the recovery of Jiangnan has not yet been completed.

"Xu Zhengye is dead, and the scholars who colluded with him in the Central Plains have also dispersed, and it is only a matter of time before Jiangnan is pacified...... Zheng Chao said: "It's just that after this difficulty, the land south of the Yangtze River has been seriously damaged, and I don't know if it can be restored to its former appearance."

I don't know if this chaotic world will leave Jiangnan a chance to recuperate and recuperate.

At the beginning of Xu Zhengye's uprising, the first knife fell on Yangzhou, the capital of Jiang, so most of the officials in Yangzhou were slaughtered by Xu Zhengye.

At this moment, Yangzhou is like a seriously injured giant, and when the giant is weak, it is always easier to be coveted by the beasts who want to take advantage of it.

Therefore, in Zheng Chao's view, after the subjugation of Yangzhou, who will take over these important positions, whether they have the heart to rebuild this land, and whether they can have the ability to defend this land, is very important to Jiangnan, which is covered with bruises.

Zheng Chao said in an emotional tone that he remembered the south of the Yangtze River, where the four seasons are picturesque, prosperous and stable, and the literary atmosphere is prosperous.

He finally said: "In Zheng's childhood memory, the most desirable and favorite place is Jiangnan."

Chang Sui Ning turned his head slightly, looked in the direction of Jiang Nan, and said with a smile, "I like it there too."

The girl's tone was very casual, but it gave Zheng Chao a feeling that the "like" in her mouth and the "like" in his mouth were completely different meanings.

Zheng Chao subconsciously looked at Chang Suining, and when he saw her demeanor, this feeling became more and more intense.

His liking is "This thing is wonderful, I like it very much".

And her liking is more like ...... "this thing is wonderful, I want it very much".

This subtle perception made Zheng Chao's heart ring an alarm bell.

At this moment, I heard the other party say, "If Jiangnan is stable in the future, Mr. Zheng can go to give lectures and be a guest, and I will entertain Mr. at that time."

Sojourn?

Entertain?

This is clearly the tone of the host's family, right? Right?

The alarm bell in Zheng Chao's heart, "Dong Dong Dong", rang too fast, and it had already begun to spark.

If she just "wanted this thing", at this moment this sentence is like carrying a sack and has begun to take the east

West fills the sack!

Seeing that he didn't speak, Chang Suining looked over: "Mr. Zheng?"

Zheng Chao felt a stir in his heart, came back to his senses, and showed a smile: "...... Zheng will not miss the appointment."

Chang Suining also smiled with him.

Looking at each other, Zheng Chao's mind was full of thoughts, and he suddenly thought of the Chang family Langjun he had just seen in his nephew's room...... Could it be that the Chang family also has the intention of taking a piece of the pie in this troubled world?

But this General Ning Yuan seems to be acting flamboyantly, but he is by no means a careless person, if he really has this thought, why should he reveal it to him?

Do you want to lay the groundwork in advance so that it is convenient to pull him into the gang in the future?

Zheng Chao was suspicious, and only listened to the person next to him ask in a tone of talking about the weather, "What does Mr. think of the general trend of the world in the future?"

Her tone was so ordinary that she seemed to be asking, "Guess tomorrow will be sunny or rainy."

Zheng Chao, who had just saved a small life and had not yet covered his heat, subconsciously glanced left and right with his sleeves copied before he dared to sigh and said, "...... Chaos has arisen and the saints today are only interested in keeping their power and acting aggressively...... Naturally, it is never wrong for the Son of Heaven to seize power, and if a saint is called emperor as a woman with a foreign surname, it is not enough to secure the throne without fierce and decisive means."

"However, the Son of Heaven only cares about power, and who will guard the way of peace in the world."

From the beginning of his ascension to the throne, the saint was constantly purging dissidents for the purpose of suppression, killing the generals of the vassal kings who were not easy to control, slaughtering the clansmen on true and false charges, mediating in the power struggles of all parties, and all government decrees were given priority to stabilize the imperial power. In order to secure the throne, she did everything she could. And under such means, the pros and cons are obvious.

The advantage is that she has indeed been on the throne for thirteen years, and in such a situation, even if she is replaced by the Li bloodline, she may not be able to do it. In the face of political struggle, she is vigilant and decisive, which in Zheng Chao's view, is worthy of admiration.

The disadvantage is that the hidden dangers buried under its many measures are destined to explode one day.

His move to uproot the foundation of the Shi clan exacerbated the outbreak.

Zheng Chao was worried: "The so-called rebellion of the scholars is only one of them...... There are peasant uprisings in Daozhou, and the vassal kings in various places have long had different intentions, and there are even alien races eyeing them."

However, the rebellion of the scholars, which was only one of them, had already made the imperial court anxious, and it was difficult to take over the vacancies everywhere, and it was difficult to quell the aftermath of the counterattack in various places, so that the government decree was difficult to pass.

If the decree is not passed, it will be like a flood blockage, and with the accumulation, there is a danger of breaking the levee.

Zheng Chao shook his head, the scab is difficult to heal, the general trend may not be reversed by the power of the emperor, he is not optimistic about the next situation.

"If the world is bound to be broken, then we only hope that it will be broken, but someone will gather this chaos as soon as possible, so that the whole world will return to its heart, and save the people of the world from fire and water." Zheng Chao said sincerely.

As far as the people are concerned, it doesn't matter who owns the country, but it is important that the people can live a stable life.

Now, he is just one of these people.

Hearing this heartfelt words, Chang Suining's words became more and more bold: "Can make the world return to the heart, is there a candidate in Mr. Zheng's mind?"

Yuan Xiang and the others were eight steps away from the rear, the topic they were talking about was certainly dangerous, but their voices were very low, and under Chang Sui Ning's relaxed tone, there was a vigilance to ensure that no one could listen to him.

Zheng Chao smiled and shook his head: "Zheng has been trapped in Xingyang for a long time, and he has no chance of knowing people, so he doesn't dare to make a judgment."

Chang Suining also smiled: "That gentleman's lecture and travel is a good opportunity."

Zheng Chao said, "...... General Ning Yuan said cautiously that Zheng was just traveling."

makes people misunderstand that he is the kind of person who made a special trip to choose the Lord to rebel, so why not?

"Mr. Zheng doesn't need to panic, no third person will know about this." Chang Sui Ning said: "I just want to ask Mr. for one thing, if Mr. really meets someone who can make the world come to his heart, please let me know."

Zheng Chao began to beat the drum again in his heart.

Tell her, what does she want to do?

Defection to support?

Still is...... Kill people before they are too late?

This question was too exciting, but Zheng Chao immediately felt that it was too early to consider this.

Perhaps it is more worth thinking about, what if there is no such person?

Chang Suining is also thinking about this problem.

It seems that none of the people who can be called by the name can be called now.

or like the crown prince Li Zhi, his ability is not good enough to hold power; Or like those who manipulate the situation behind their backs, for fear that the world will not be chaotic, their moral character is not good, and they are not enough for their subjects to deliver loyalty; Or it is not yet time to occupy a place, the foundation is not good, and it is not enough to turn the internal turmoil before the country is destroyed by foreigners.

Since everyone is not very good, there is nothing she likes for the time being, and it is not worth entrusting Dasheng Jiangshan and Cangsheng Li Min, then she has to seriously consider other possibilities.

Zheng Chao wasn't sure what she meant by "informing", but he still responded.

This topic made him feel more and more dangerous, so he diverted it in time: "By the way, Zheng has a letter here, which needs to be forwarded to General Ning Yuan."

As Zheng Chao spoke, he put his hand into the placket, but first took out a few silver tickets, his face was pale for a moment, there was no way, his nephew gave too much, he had to find a burden to pack when he turned around.

After rummaging like this for a while, Zheng Chao took out a letter and handed it to Chang Suining.

The letter was obtained by Zheng Chao on the way here after he left the Zheng family, and the person who delivered the letter came from Luoyang.

It was Yuan Miao's letter of thanks - the little girl who was a fugitive from the Shi clan that Chang Suining had rescued before.

Yuan Miao's grandfather and parents both died in prison, and she congratulated her brother in the letter that although he had broken a finger, he was lucky to survive. She, her younger brother and the Yuan clan were also about to be sent out of Luoyang, so they couldn't thank Chang Suining in person, and only hoped to have the opportunity to meet in the future and repay this kindness.

That night, when Chang Suining and Cui Jing discussed the plan with Zheng Chao, Yuan Miao was always by her side, and others didn't know, but she knew very well what kind of kindness she and the Yuan family owed to the three of them that night.

Of these three people, one was reviled and one was excommunicated, and one was not known what he had done.

But she will remember, and she will tell her brother, that they will always remember.

Looking at the words "there will be a period later" at the end of the letter, Chang Sui Ning put the letter away.

"Speaking of which, I also have one more thing to thank Mr. Zheng." Facing Zheng Chao's incomprehensible gaze, Chang Suining looked at the Wanmin umbrella behind him: "That day, if it wasn't for Mr. holding me to pray together, I wouldn't have gotten a Wanmin umbrella for nothing."

An umbrella is not tightened, but it makes her a legend in the mouth of the storyteller.

Zheng Chao: "It's the so-called blessing to share."

After all, he didn't think about praying for success at that time, he just wanted to have someone who could fight to protect him.

This is a joke, and the latter sentence is sincere: "The general has done much more than Zheng."

There is also Ling An, Ling An has also done too much, and even carried infamy.

Thinking of his unlucky but still rich nephew, Zheng Chao sighed about his nephew's experience with all his heart, and said that the majestic Metropolitan Governor was a rare little pity in the world.

「…… General Ning Yuan must also know that Ling An, the child, has no A-Niang since he was a child."

"His father has always been a ...... who can't tolerate him."

"Now he has been expelled again, and he is alone from now on......

All in all, it would be great if this unfortunate child could be pitied a little bit more.

Chang Suining nodded sympathetically.

Seeing that the gate was in front of him, Zheng Chao stopped selling miserably for his nephew and said goodbye to Chang Sui Ning Shili.

Chang Sui Ning also saluted him and watched him leave.

Ah Che, who was waiting outside, stepped forward: "General, are we going back?"

Chang Suining, who didn't know what he was thinking, nodded subconsciously, and then came back to his senses: "No, I forgot about myself."

As he spoke, he turned back again.

Ah Che also suddenly, yes, and Lang Jun, I haven't seen Lang Jun for a long time, he is used to girls coming and going alone.

As everyone knows, when Chang Sui Ning returned to his senses, he didn't even think of Chang Sui An for a while.

It wasn't until she returned to Cui Jing's place and entered the outer hall that she heard her brother's voice - ah, yes, she still left a brother here and didn't take it away.

Chang Suining walked in and said to Cui Jing, "I want to borrow someone from Cui Dadudu."

Cui Jing nodded, looked at Yuan Xiang behind Chang Suining, and explained, "Send people secretly."

「？」 Yuan Xiang was confused.

Who is it? Who is it?

The Metropolitan Governor and Chang Niangzi have a tacit understanding, as if they have communicated in their hearts, but he doesn't have the ability to hear it.

Cui Jing came back to his senses and explained, "That living mouth."

Yuan Xiang suddenly realized that he should go to arrange it immediately.

"Then I'll go back first." Chang Suining and Cui Jing said, "You take care of your injuries, and I will tell you when the results of the trial are out."

Cui Jing nodded, "Okay, I see."

"Brother, let's go." Chang Suining turned around and left.

Chang Sui replied "yes" before coming back to his senses, standing up and saluting Cui Jing to say goodbye.

The reason why he was distracted was why he felt that Cui Dadu had a very different docile temperament in front of his sister now?

The evil sect, how could Cui Dadu be on the side of the word docile?

Chang Suian took a look of "not sure, take another sneak peek" and glanced at Cui Jing again.

Just as Cui Jing also looked at him, facing the eyebrows that still made people dare not look at him directly, Chang Suian hurriedly retracted his gaze, saluted and left, and went to chase his sister.

Two days ago, the people sent by Chang Suining returned to the camp in Bianzhou.

Hearing that Xiao Min sent someone to escort a "female cadre" to Xingyang, Vice General Dong recommended himself to: "...... Since he is the person that General Ning Yuan wants, there must be no mistakes, and his subordinates are willing to go and escort him."

Previously, when he was in the Shouzhou camp, he often followed Xiao Min around, but when Xiao Min and Chang Suining set off for Bianshui, they did not take him with them.

He originally followed Chang Kuo to pursue Xu Zhengye in the rear, but not long ago, he was ordered by Chang Kuo to send a message to Xiao Min, and he came to Bianzhou.

At this moment, listening to his self-recommendation, Xiao Min, who was busy with other important matters at hand, agreed without thinking: "It's okay, go and return quickly, remember not to make mistakes."

Vice General Dong responded and quickly left the camp with a group of more than ten people.

The inner girl had a cloth bag on her head and was stuffed in the carriage, barely struggling.

"Who are you escorting on this trip?" On the way, Vice General Dong asked in a casual tone.

"General Dong was not there during the First World War in Bianshui, so I didn't know that this was a captain in the Chinese army, and it seems that his surname was Zhong ......."

A soldier whispered, "When the deputy general Jin beside General Chang surrounded Xu Zhengye, this person suddenly seriously injured Vice General Jin and let Xu Zhengye go...... Therefore, the identity of the inner female cadre was exposed."

Vice General Dong clenched the reins slightly.

Sure enough, it was Zhong Si.

No wonder he has never seen each other since he came to Bianzhou.

It turned out that it was not accidentally killed in battle, but exposed.

"It turned out to be Xu Zhengye's internal response." Vice General Dong glanced back at the carriage behind him and asked, "Since Xu Zhengye is dead and his comrades have been liquidated, why should he be sent to Xingyang and handed over to General Ning Yuan for interrogation?"

"This is General Ning Yuan's confession, and the brothers don't know it."

"Yes, let's just do what we are told."

The soldiers on the left and right said.

Vice General Dong nodded, and didn't say more, but he was weighing it in his heart.

Zhong Si had apparently been imprisoned and tortured for many days, most of whom had been in a trance, and General Ning Yuan had "other arrangements...... Zhong Si may say something that should not be said during this trip.

Thinking of the information he secretly got before Li Yi died, Vice General Dong quickly made a decision in his heart.

"Dead?"

Speaking of today, in Xingyang City, Chang Suining just returned to his residence after leaving Cui Jing's place, and saw Deputy General Dong and his party, but heard that the female cadre she wanted accidentally choked on the way.

"How did you die?" She asked, looking at the covered corpse beside her.

A soldier knelt down and said, "General Hui Ningyuan, this person has been imprisoned for many days, and he does not use much food and water every day, so he is really weak, he should not be able to withstand the bumps on the way, coupled with fright......

The others also knelt down.

"It's our negligence, please punish General Ning Yuan!"

"Is it really weak and too weak to die?" Chang Sui Ning took a sword and picked up the cloth bag covering the corpse's head, his face was pale, his cheeks were sunken, and there were no new injuries on his body, except that he was a dead man, he did not look anything unusual.

"How dare we deceive the general!" In order to prove his innocence, one soldier hurriedly proposed, "If the general is in doubt, he can have him come and check it!"

They escorted the people all the way, and no one else approached them along the way.

"Please do the autopsy ......" Chang Suining nodded, there was no need for them to remind her, but as long as she was not so careless, this was what she should do at this moment.

"But in this case, it will be delayed for at least half a day." The tip of her sword turned and pointed at the kneeling man, "Isn't that a chance to escape?"

When this remark came out, more than ten people were shocked.

Someone panicked and said, "General Ning Yuan, we have no half-word lies!"

They thought the sword was pointed at all of them, but they heard the girl whisper, "Stand down."

Everyone raised their heads, and then they saw clearly that the tip of the sword in the other party's hand was actually Deputy General Dong.

Their eyes were puzzled, but they didn't dare to say more, and immediately withdrew.

"Is General Ning Yuan suspected that he killed this person?" Vice General Dong frowned: "If I was killed, why didn't I try to get out on the way, but instead came to General Ning Yuan and threw myself into the net?"

Chang Suining looked at him amusedly, "Are you brainless when I am? The escort is dead, and no one wants to be alone in charge, so they will subconsciously keep an eye on their companions, how easy is it for you to escape? No matter how good you are, you can't beat more than a dozen of them."

"And according to common sense, there are more than ten of you, everyone is suspicious, if I hadn't suspected you beforehand, I naturally wouldn't have guessed you. If all men die, even if they are found to have been killed, who can say that you killed them without evidence."

Chang Suining looked at the man in front of him whose face changed slightly, and said, "He is just a nine-rank scattered official captain, but you are a six-rank general, it is naturally cost-effective to exchange you for him." Presumably you are prepared for the worst, your status is higher than his, and you are worried that he will say something that he should not say...... I'd love to change him, right?"

Hearing the word "change", Vice General Dong's eyes were shocked, and sure enough, from the very beginning, she calculated all this! She had long suspected his identity, just waiting for him to come to the door!

didn't have time to think more, his eyes suddenly burst out of murderous intent, his right hand slammed on the scabbard on his waist, the long knife was shocked out of the sheath, he pulled out the knife and retreated at the same time, and when he got up, the long knife in his hand slashed at the girl in front of him.

The girl's reaction was faster than he expected, she didn't dodge, and she knew the weakness of her lack of strength, and she held her sword in both hands to block head-on.

The swords struck, and Vice General Dong felt that the tiger's mouth was slightly numb, and he took half a step back.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, the girl suddenly retracted her sword, and when his body was weak, he saw the other party jump and kick him in the heart.

Vice General Dong frowned and snorted, not fighting, he turned around and wanted to escape, but saw people rushing on both sides of the door, he was alone, he was quickly unarmed, and knelt in front of the girl again.

He's still struggling.

Chang Sui Ning had already put away his sword, sat down in the chair, and said at this moment: "Okay, stop acting, you know that since I deliberately lure you here, it is impossible for you to escape."

"If you want to kill, kill it!" Vice General Dong sneered, as if accepting this fact: "The lord is dead, and there is no point in waiting for us to live!"

"Lord? Do you say Xu Zhengye?" Chang Suining also laughed: "Xu Zhengye has carried so many black cauldrons for your real master, if he knows about it, do you think he will be so angry that he will come back to life?"

"The person you are truly loyal to is not Xu Zhengye at all. It's not a fight

Covering Xu Zhengye's escape to death must be Xu Zhengye's internal response." Chang Sui Ning looked at him with a smile: "If I'm so foolish, why do I bother to bring you here?"