At night. In Jiang Jun’s camp.

The big flag with the word "jiang" fluttered in the wind, and the soldiers passing by seemed to have courage straight into their chests when they saw it.

It’s as if the Lord’s words during the day are still slowly echoing in my ears.

The aspirational shouts on the school field have not yet faded away in my heart.

But the commander of the personal guards made it up and hurriedly came to report it to Shu Shao.

"The governor is in trouble!" Du Zhuan cried anxiously as he stepped into the tent.

It seems that he is afraid that his voice will be too loud and will be heard by the soldiers walking outside.

Shu Shao was leisurely making tea in front of the desk.

Seeing the fuzzy look on his face, he scolded:

"I've made it up, you're already a grown-up, why don't you have any composure at all?"

"How unbecoming it is to act in such a panic!"

"No, Prefect..." Du Zhuan was sweating profusely and wanted to defend himself.

Shu Shao tapped his fingers on the table: "Don't be anxious, please explain in detail slowly."

Du Zhuan took a deep breath and calmed down his emotions.

Then he said:

"Prefect, the Lord is missing! My subordinates have never found any trace of the Lord in the camp."

Oh.

So that’s what happened.

A look of understanding suddenly appeared on Shu Shao's face, and he comforted calmly: "No need to worry, the Lord has already made arrangements."

Then the conversation changed and he asked sternly: "How did you know that the Lord was absent?"

The Lord’s private departure was obviously only told to himself.

How did he find out about his fabrication?

The more Shu Shao reads about the fabrication, the more suspicious it becomes.

If he hadn't wanted the other party to follow him for a long time, he would have called his personal guards in to capture him.

Du Zhuan stared blankly at the eunuch who suddenly changed his face, feeling panic rising in his heart.

Such a stern look on Shu Shao's face made him feel strange and scared.

He stammered and replied: "I thought that the Lord might be lonely at night and lacked a maid to wait on him. Then, then..."

"What?" Shu Shao frowned and asked.

"My subordinates were good at making decisions, so they found the two top names in Yingchun Tower in the city and sent them to the master's account..."

Of course there is no need to say more about what follows.

When the two women entered the account and found no one there, they naturally couldn't accept the fabricated money in vain.

One is that he does not dare to deceive the powerful Commander Du.

The other is to feel regret.

Lord Jiang’s divine appearance has long fascinated the girls in the building.

I thought I finally had a chance to get close, but it all came to nothing.

As the saying goes, you come with joy and leave with disappointment.

The two leading figures walked out of the tent dejectedly, and told the news to Fake, who was waiting for good news outside the tent.

As the commander of the prefect's bodyguard, this old boy did not protect the prefect.

But he is willing to run outside the Lord’s tent and be a watchdog.

So I learned about the disappearance of the Lord immediately.

It's not stupid to make it up. The two women were forced to stay and were not allowed to leave the tent.

Without any publicity, one person searched the whole camp with great enthusiasm.

I really couldn't find any trace of Lord Jiang, so I came to ask Shu Shao, the prefect, for help.

"What a fabrication!" Shu Shao grinned, but did not say the rest of the words.

But he believes in fabrication and can understand what he means.

My personal guard commander is very stupid.

They all know how to sneak past themselves and take the initiative to please the Lord.

Du Zhuo lowered his head with a guilty conscience, not daring to look at Shu Shao.

Shu Shao shook his head, not intending to pursue him.

It is the instinct of these officials to climb up the dragon and attach themselves to the phoenix.

He himself is like this, so how can he blame his subordinates for being disloyal?

Shu Shao then said, "Did the envoy deliver the letter to Your Majesty, Yuan Shu?"

Ahem.

He himself had not yet adapted to his new identity, so he almost called Yuan Shu "Your Majesty" again.

I quickly coughed twice to hide my embarrassment.

Du Zhuan nodded and said: "It has been delivered. The other party promised to meet in front of the battle tomorrow."

"It's just that the Lord is not here now..."

"I'll go! Why am I not qualified?" Shu Shao couldn't help but "knock" his personal guard commander.

The cold look in his eyes caused a burst of sweat to break out on Du Xuan's back.

"Well, that's okay. I will protect the prefect carefully." He replied sarcastically.

Shu Shao waved his hand impatiently and refused: "No need. I will go to the meeting alone tomorrow."

This was something he and the Lord had discussed.

In order to keep it secret, naturally he would not go into details with Fabia. Even if the other party is his personal guard commander.

"Ah?" Du Zhuo didn't expect the prefect to be so bold and was about to speak to dissuade him.

But I saw Shu Shao waving his hands in disgust, "Stop talking. I've made up my mind, you can go out."

That look of disgust almost had the word "go" written on his face.

Fabrication can only swallow the rest of the words and leave silently.

Should I get a new personal guard commander?

Since Du Zhuo likes to follow the Lord so much, why not send him to be a gatekeeper for the Lord another day.

I will definitely do it diligently and conscientiously.

Shu Shao looked at Du Zhuan's leaving figure and thought to himself.

At this time, Yuan Jun was in the camp.

There were reports from personal guards before, and Shu Shao, the prefect of Shouchun, sent an envoy.

At the same time, I present a letter written by Shu Shao himself.

Yuan Shu originally thought it said,

Seeing that his army was outnumbered, Shu Shao wanted to come and beg for surrender and forgiveness.

But he didn't expect that he would smile and ask the guards around him to read the letter.

I almost got so angry at what was written in the book.

Shu Shao made bold statements in his letter, repeatedly claiming that he, the emperor, was the old thief Yuan.

Take the initiative to invite them to meet tomorrow at a stone's throw in front of the two armies.

He also said that he was willing to go to the appointment alone, and Yuan Shu could bring two guards.

Ask Mr. Yuan if he has the courage to keep the appointment.

The words are quite disdainful and full of provocation.

Obviously you look down on him.

Yuan Shu knew that it might be the opponent's plan to provoke the enemy, but he still felt uneasy and depressed in his heart.

His eyes were full of anger, and he was even more irritable under the faint golden light.

There was even an urge to cut the messenger Shu Shao into pieces with a thousand knives.

When the two armies are fighting, the envoy will not be killed.

Many people know this sentence, but it is not necessarily applicable in troubled times.

However, in order to show his magnanimity, Yuan Shu finally suppressed the murderous intention in his heart.

Still let go of the envoy sent by Shu Shao.

But as soon as the envoy left, Yuan Shu overturned the table in front of him!

At the same time, he cursed angrily: "Shu Shao, you have bullied me too much! I will kill you!"

This sudden rage shocked the surrounding ministers.

I secretly thought that His Majesty the Emperor's temper has become increasingly irritable recently, as if he has been bewitched.

People are afraid to avoid him and become the unlucky ghost for whom His Majesty vents his anger.

But there are still loyal ministers who risk their lives to give advice:

"Your Majesty, please calm down. Shu Shao is a cunning man. We need to be careful about his request to meet with Your Majesty."

"I'm afraid he has evil intentions and has set an ambush to harm Your Majesty."

In fact, what this person wanted to say was the story that is currently spreading throughout Yangzhou, that Shouchun's 400 Luma defeated Zhang Xun's 20,000 elite soldiers.

But he was afraid that he would offend the emperor by speaking out loud, so he gave a subtle hint.

If someone takes the blame in front of you, then naturally there will be others who dare to follow suit.

Dissuade the emperor from being impulsive.

The so-called place in front of the formation seems to be safe and sound.

But what if, from both sides, a large number of horses and horses shoot out at a speed far exceeding that of ordinary horses?

I am afraid that no matter how many soldiers there are, they will not be able to rescue Your Majesty in time.

Of course, if there are those who discourage the meeting, there must be those who agree to go.

One of Yuan Shu's veteran generals couldn't help but stepped forward to defend himself.

"You civil servants who have never been on the battlefield know nothing!"

"I have already gone to the front line to survey. In front of the two armies' positions is a plain with a wide field of vision!"

"It is impossible to hide anyone within a radius of dozens of miles. Not even a mouse!"

"If His Majesty can't shirk it because of you, wouldn't that make little Shu Shao look down upon?"

"And use this to spread ridicule everywhere? It is an insult to the prestige of our army."

"How can we, a mighty tiger, be afraid of a kitten just because it's dancing with its claws?"

The veteran's words were like pouring beans into his mouth, catching the previous civil servants off guard.

His words were quickly recognized and echoed by many generals.

Let those civil servants lower their heads in shame.

Yuan Shu also felt that what he said was reasonable and nodded in agreement.

"Then I will respond. My dear friends, who is willing to go with me?"

He glanced at the veteran who spoke before.

This veteran general is already the strongest in martial arts among all his subordinates except Lu Bu and Zhang Liao.

When he was young, he probably had peak and second-rate strength.

Even though he is old and weak at this time, he still maintains a second-rate and mid-level level.

He is an excellent guard candidate.

When the veteran general saw His Majesty looking at him, he immediately understood.

So he knelt down and asked for orders: "I am willing to go with your Majesty!"

However, the second remaining candidate, Yuan Shu, looked back and forth among everyone.

But it’s always hard to decide.

Finally, he set his sights on the man hiding behind the crowd.
Chapter completed!