In the gloomy dungeon, Ji Yunchen carefully wiped his sword with a handkerchief, over and over again, feeling that what he was holding in his hand was not a cotton handkerchief but a whetstone.

From time to time, there were screams, echoing in the confined space of the dungeon, which was particularly terrifying.

Shi Chang, who was sitting opposite, was up and down in his heart.

His Royal Highness the King of the County had been under the command of the Marquis of Zhenbei in his early years, and had been in the Beixiang Army, and he was a person who had really fought on the battlefield and made many military exploits.

And now they are being arraigned. But since you are arraigned, you should always ask something, how can you bring someone up and not say a word?

The screams outside faded away.

After a while, a guard came in and presented a confession with both hands: "General, the centurion has been recruited." ”

Ji Yunchen took the confession and looked at it, and said without showing emotion: "The person is not dead, right?" ”

"Back to the general, the person is not dead, but it is abolished."

Ji Yunchen snorted coldly: "Ask for your own hardship." ”

He waved his hand and told the guard to stand back.

Only then did he raise his eyes and look at Shi Chang: "Your name is Ding Peng?" ”

"Back to the general, humble Ding Peng."

"Tell me, when did you leave the barracks today, what time did you arrive at Xingping Street, and you had stayed elsewhere in the middle, you had better tell the truth, if your confession does not match others......" Ji Yunchen gently placed the heavy sword in his hand on the table, and the blade of the sword was pointed at Ding Peng.

Ding Peng did not hesitate: "Commander Duan asked everyone to gather at a moment's notice, the gathering took less than half a cup of tea, Commander Duan said that there was a mob attacking Lord Qincha, to grab disaster relief food, let everyone follow him to suppress the mob, from the barracks to Xingping Street, it was only two quarters of an hour on foot, I waited for about a tea time in the nearby Leye Street, and saw someone come to report to Commander Duan, and then Commander Duan took everyone to rush over. ”

Ji Yunchen nodded, this person was simply off to a good start.

What's ridiculous is that before they entered the city, Lu Yiming didn't predict that they were going to be besieged and attacked by a mob, and said that he had received a request for help from Lord Qiu.

Lu Yiming can't wait to kill them?

What is the reason exactly?

Did the person who chased and killed Xu Jiang recognize Jiuli? Suspect they're here to find out what happened back then?

Or did Lu Yiming have other unsightly things, for fear of being found out by Gu Zhou?

No, no, no, he was the one assassinated by the assassins, so Lu Yiming was afraid that once Dayuan and Daqi went to war, the position of commander of the Zhenbei Army would be taken away by him?

"General Ben has seen a lot of good news from your Dengzhou army in the military department, and you have won a lot of battles in the past few years, and the total number of enemies destroyed has accumulated to more than 6,000."

Ding Peng listened silently, not knowing what His Royal Highness the county king was going to say.

"These military exploits are not mixed with water, right?"

Ding Peng was silent and said, "I didn't participate in the battle much, so I can't answer the general's questions." ”

Ji Yunchen smiled: "Duan Lei, as a close confidant of General Lu and the commander of the cavalry battalion, has always been the vanguard of the cavalry battalion in the battle against Dayuan, since there have been so many engagements, you are a veteran of the cavalry battalion, what is the chief, actually said that he didn't participate in the battle much?" Don't you think that's a contradiction? ”

Ding Peng said seriously: "General, what you say is the truth. ”

Ji Yunchen was stunned for a moment, and then reacted: "So, you are telling General Ben that military merits have been mixed with water." ”

Ding Peng: "I didn't say the word water." ”

Ji Yunchen understood, this is a smart and cautious guy.

"Ding Peng, General Ben and Lord Gu came here on the orders of the emperor, not only for the food shortage, but also for your Zhenbei Army, the imperial court received a secret report, the Zhenbei Army has a big problem, if you can provide clues, before the problem is solved, we will keep it secret for you, and after the problem is solved, Lun Gong will be rewarded."

Ding Peng still didn't speak.

"Ding Peng, you are in the Zhenbei Army, Dayuan's wolf ambitions, you should know very well that once the two countries go to war, whether the current Zhenbei Army can hold this Dengzhou City, you also know in your heart that if you can't eliminate hidden dangers, then Daqi will face a ruined life and a ruined country."

"If you are a man of blood, affection, and loyalty to this country and land, please tell me what you know. You have to believe that General Ben is not afraid of things and has the ability to solve them. Ji Yunchen said sincerely.

Ding Peng was at war with heaven and man in his heart, he knew that this little county king had worked with General Lu, and three years ago he had seen the little county king and General Lu hook shoulders and talk happily.

Will he be able to believe his word?

He has seen the fate of those who resist, those who try to reveal the truth.

He was not afraid of death, but he was afraid that if he died, many secrets would never see the light of day again.

Ding Peng shook his head: "The lowly status is low, and I know very little, so I really can't help the general." ”

Ji Yunchen couldn't handle Ding Peng, so he called his subordinates: "Take him to Master Gu and cover his head." ”

Gu Zhou stopped talking to Zheng Guan at this moment.

"The barracks are heavily guarded, and subordinates can't get in, so they can only stay outside, find opportunities to talk to people out of the camp, and then invite them to drink, so I heard Dong Cheng one after another."

"Dong Cheng was wounded in a battle with the Dayuan people two years ago to save General Lu, and broke an arm, and after recovering from his injuries, General Lu gave him a generous pension and let him return to his hometown in Mingzhou. My lord, my subordinates know a head catcher in Mingzhou, and you can write to him to ask him to help find Dong Cheng's whereabouts. ”

Gu Zhou stopped his head: "You write a letter quickly and find Dong Cheng's whereabouts as soon as possible." ”

He can also let the government of Mingzhou investigate, but this is easy to startle the snake, and Zheng Guan's way is more secure.

"My lord, my subordinates also heard that the northern army of Dengzhou Town had killed ordinary people and pretended to be Dayuan people and took the lead in military merit, so many of the people in the vicinity ran away."

Gu Zhou's eyes sank suddenly: "Really? ”

"It was said by a few soldiers who drank too much, although it was very vague, but the subordinates felt that this was the meaning, and the subordinates also inquired with the nearby croppers, don't you know, my lord, now most of the people who stay in the ten townships and seven tuns outside the city of Dunzhou are old people, and most of the young people have run away."

Anger surged up again, no wonder in the past three years, the population of Dengzhou has plummeted, what border is unstable, and it is impossible to retain people...... It is indeed unstable, but the factor that causes the instability actually comes from the Zhenbei Army.

Damn Lu Yiming.

"Zheng Guan, you go to the Zhenyuan Dart Bureau now, Jiang Niangzi is there, you ask that Chen Song, is there such a thing, if there is, tell me first, and then find a way to get the evidence."

Zheng Guan took the order and left.

As soon as Zheng Guan left, Ji Yunchen's guards escorted Ding Peng over.

said to Gu Zhou: "My lord, His Royal Highness the King of the County said that this person asked you to come to trial." ”

Gu Zhou stopped and looked at the person who was covered with a black cloth not far away, and whispered, "Why?"

It's just a long one, Ji Yunchen can't handle it himself?