It was just dawn, but Goshawk Ridge did not have the fresh smell of the past. The entire ridge was filled with a strong smell of blood, and there were stumps and broken arms everywhere. Zhuo Bailing was wearing the most conspicuous red robe of the Bai Ze Army and riding a horse.

The shiny black war horse let its hooves trample the blood. Zhuo Bailing saw a few people sitting paralyzed on the Fenghuo Tower and dismounted with a smile: "Thank you for your hard work! You should be the first to contribute to the battle of Hengyang!"

Tong Yan grabbed An Kui's clothes and stood up with difficulty, and said with a sad smile: "Shuai Zhuo, I have nothing to ask for, I just want the Duke to give you that jar of good wine!"

"Hahaha! Then this is what I left for you! You can just go back to Baoqing and get it yourself!" Zhuo Bailing showed a rare boldness.

At this time, An Kui was seen kneeling on his knees, clasping his fists and saying: "The general has nothing to ask for. I only ask the commander to ask for a release document from the county prince."

Zhuo Bailing frowned. He was a little disgusted by An Kui's behavior of taking advantage of the opportunity to blackmail him. It was hard to reprimand him in front of everyone. He smiled and said, "What do you mean, Captain An?"

"General An Can, my younger brother, violated military regulations and was punished by the military judge. General knows he deserves to die, but An Can is my only relative. Please rescue Zhuo Shuai!" An Kui was almost begging.

Zhuo Bailing couldn't bear to see this scene. He was not like this at the beginning, but it was difficult to violate the military law in Bai Ze's army. As the deputy commander of the army, he could not easily influence the military law, and his younger brother Zhuo Baiqing was the military law supervisor.

The commander suddenly felt very embarrassed and embarrassed for a while.

At this time, Chao Qun came over and whispered in his ear: "Zhuo Shuai, I remember that Mingjian Division Su ordered that place to house some people who had violated military regulations as internal guards."

Zhuo Bailing instantly felt that the pressure was gone, and said with a smile: "Captain An, this is something that is impossible to do, but I can ask for a favor from Mingjian Division Su, and if it's not bad, I can join the inner guard."

Although An Kui is simple, he also understands the difficulty of this matter. It is rare for Zhuo Bailing to agree to send An Can to Su Qing as an internal guard. However, the danger of internal guards is not easier than that of himself in the army. Now he can protect An Can.

It would be good to give him the order. He would earn more military merits in the future and think of a way to do it. So An Kui dug his head into the ground and kowtowed heavily, "Thank you Zhuohou for your kindness!"

After solving An Kui's matter and being reminded by Chao Qun, Zhuo Bailing felt that it was not difficult to make friends with everyone. After all, they were all reduced generals, but the man next to the window in white clothes and soft armor was very abrupt.

If Meng Yan hadn't confessed, he would have had someone escort him away.

When the commander-in-chief of the army came over, he didn't even bother to turn around. Is this night guard so weird when he comes out? Zhong Fan is calm and majestic but has weird thoughts, Ye Bohuai is a genius but has many quirks, and Meng Yan is a contradictory person.

The person in front of me is probably a difficult person.

Zhuo Bailing sighed, looked at Zhuo Baiqing who seemed to be invisible behind him, then looked at Chao Qun, cupped his hands and said: "Zhuo Bailing, the deputy envoy of Baize Army, has met Mr. San!"

"Is the enlightenment in the army or in Baoqing?" The man did not turn around.

Hearing that this man actually called Meng Yan by his name in the Dark Night Guard, Zhuo Bailing was a little puzzled. When he was about to ask a question, he only heard the man say: "Your prince can be so cruel, he can't hear that he is

The whimpering all over the mountains and plains?!"

"Thank you, Mr. Third, for your help. If you have any requests, please let me know." Zhuo Bailing suppressed his anger and responded by expelling the guests.

I saw the man slowly turning around. He was plump and handsome, with sharp eyebrows and starry eyes. After a fierce battle, there was not even a drop of blood on his face, and then a familiar yet unfamiliar pressure rushed towards Zhuo Bai.

Ling came over, Zhuo Bailing knew that this man was angry, suddenly Zhuo Baiqing behind Zhuo Bailing bowed his hands and said: "Master, please show mercy!"

Zhuo Baiqing used his mental power to catch Mr. San's Jiuchen Kung skill, and blood immediately oozed from the corner of his mouth.

"Lao Wu's disciple is not bad." Mr. Third said calmly, and the pressure dissipated instantly.

"Thank you, uncle! Brother, I feel a little bad after fighting hard for several days. Please forgive me, uncle!" Although he was seriously injured, Zhuo Baiqing was still respectful and did not dare to slack off at all. He heard Ye Bohuai say that among the seven senior brothers,

The most difficult to deal with and the most moody is the third senior brother Chen

In Qingqing, although his Jiuchen Gong had some impurities, it still did not prevent him from practicing the Xiao Zhoutian. Even the talented Meng Yan admired him in Wenmai, and Ye Bohuai was not necessarily a match for him in terms of formation techniques.

No matter how much you can gain, it is smarter to be honest when facing such people.

"Send me to see your prince, and send a message to your master by the way. Why don't you invite me and not show up?" Chen Zhiqing said quietly.

Zhuo Baiqing glanced at Zhuo Bailing, who looked miserable and had bulging veins on his neck. He gently tugged on the corner of his clothes and said, "Brother, the Duke asked me to take my uncle to Baoqing City. Things here

You have full authority to deal with it and approach Hengyang City in seven days."

When Zhuo Bailing heard this, he immediately understood why the younger brother in charge of the military court had been staying here. It turned out that Meng Yan had already made arrangements. He was afraid that Meng Yan knew that he would definitely have a conflict with this third gentleman, so he asked his younger brother to come over and help him.

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"Well, you can go ahead. I'm busy with military affairs so I won't keep Mr. Three here." Zhuo Bailing's personality made it difficult for him to lose face and submit.

Chen Zhiqing didn't care. In his eyes, nothing was more important than meeting Meng Yan. He wanted to ask Meng Yan face to face why he was killing so many people in the Northern Expedition for the sake of the people. Could it be that Gu really made him unable to let go?

Meng Yan and Su Qing walked side by side outside Baoqing City, watching the busy grain and grass soldiers walking in two directions outside the East City, one way Zhaoling and the other Gosying Ridge. The muddy and bumpy road made the grain trucks shed a lot of rain.

Meng Yan dismounted and picked up the food, wiped it clean and ate it directly. Then he said with a sullen face: "What does Deng Gang do every day?!"

"Master Deng is busy transporting military supplies from various places, sorting out household registrations to open up wasteland, and allocating fields for the people." Su Qing said softly. She thought Meng Yan was a bit harsh, and Deng Gang was considered diligent among officials.

"The road is not smooth and the spring plowing is not smooth. Please come here and ask Mr. Deng to come here." Meng Yan did not intend to let Deng Gang go because of his hard work.

"My lord, Mr. San and Ye Shuai will arrive in Baoqing City at most tomorrow morning. Do you have to prepare well to welcome Mr. San?" Su Qing reminded.

"There is nothing to prepare. The temporary change of the battle plan is my problem. It is also my decision to kill too hard. He must be angry. When I asked him to come out that day, I promised not to kill wantonly. I broke my promise." Meng

Yan behaves like a bachelor.

The internal guards around him all trembled in their hearts. It was not easy for the Duke to bow his head and admit his mistake, but it was even more rare for him to be able to reflect on himself like this. Who in the entire Bai Ze Army didn't know about the family feud between the Gu family and the Duke, and it was rare that there was no massacre.

, most people think that the attack on Gu's Duke has been very restrained. Even most of the Gu's soldiers and horses who surrendered have been reused. Gu Qufeng's lieutenants are already the staff generals of the Tianquan Battalion.

After Meng Yan finished speaking, he kept bending down to pick up the fallen grain until Deng Gang hurried over. Deng Gang, whose clothes were a little scruffy, saw Meng Yan's behavior and immediately half-knelt and said: "Deng Gang, the governor of Shaoling, is willing to accept the punishment!"

Meng Yan did not stand up, raise his head, or even get angry, "Master Deng, I know you are very busy and worry about people's livelihood every day, but can our methods be modified?"

"Captain, please correct me!" Deng Gang's attitude was respectful yet responsible.

Meng Yan stood up and stretched his arms, then put the grain in his hand gently into the saddle bag on his horse, shook his waist and said: "Master Deng must have never picked up grain on this kind of road, right? How about that?"

Let's go together and see how much we can pick up together."

Deng Gang quickly straightened up, took off his brocade robe and spread it on a dry ground, and then hurriedly went to pick up food. The accompanying officials from the governor's office quickly followed Deng Gang's example. This kind of scene had never happened before in Baoqing City.

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Officials in splendid robes or generals in helmets and armor all lay down in the mud to pick up grains of grain, causing a large number of merchants and people to watch. Su Qing had to direct the internal guards to protect and divert the people, vehicles and goods coming and going.

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After about noon, the civil servants were the first to lose strength and slumped down on the ground one by one. Although the generals were still physically strong, it was just that this matter was too boring. Some even thought it would be better to go to the Military Judge to collect twenty army sticks.

Comfortable.

"Come here, please invite people from Huotou Camp to come over and cook here today. The food will be the food everyone picked up today. No matter how much, everyone will eat what they have." Meng Yan said lightly, with no trace of emotion on his face.

out any possibility.

No one in Huotou camp had seen so many adults from the military government office at one time. They carefully prepared the meals and carefully presented them to everyone. Meng Yan didn't care, squatting on a piece of grass and eating happily.

, it seemed to be very fragrant, and everyone hurried to eat it when they saw it. Not to mention it was really good, no worse than the usual restaurant dishes. Why didn't they find that this white porridge was so delicious before?

After everyone finished the meal in silence, Meng Yan stood up and said, "My lords, general, is the meal today not bad? Don't you think it's quite delicious?"

Deng Gang was sweating profusely and extremely nervous. His knees were so weak that he was about to kneel down. Meng Yan glanced at him, and the guard next to him hurried over to help him.

Meng Yan looked directly at Deng Gang and said: "Master Deng, I remember that you came out of Suomen Island, right? You were in the Ling Dynasty before and went to Tongcheng to leave, right?"

Deng Gang couldn't bear it any longer. He knelt on his knees with a plop and said with his head on the ground tremblingly: "I know my mistake! Please spare my life, the Governor!"

"I have no control over your affairs. Generals at all levels are here today, and there are also many ordinary people and businesses nearby watching the excitement. Su ordered the people from the Civil Intelligence Supervision Bureau to come over on duty. We will see how the Civil Intelligence Supervision Bureau makes judgments today."

Although Meng Yan's voice was not loud, every word was heart-breaking.

While everyone was waiting for the Civil Situation Monitor to be on duty, a group of light cavalry galloped over from a distance. Chen Zhiqing saw Meng Yan preparing to step forward to question him, but was suddenly stopped by Zhuo Baiqing, saying: "Uncle, the Duke is doing business.

How about you take a look and decide later?"

"What serious business! It's just a show of prestige. What else can he do when a general and school official is kneeling on the ground?!"

"Uncle, please look over there," Zhuo Baiqing said while pointing in the direction of the city. There were various people sitting on four open horses, including common people, merchants, sergeants, officials, and even

There are also women, of different ages.

Chen Zhiqing looked a little strange and thought it was new. This little junior brother has been different since he was a child. He has never had any respect for the royal family, including the master. However, the master dotes on everyone without saying anything. Who makes him the youngest?

I don’t know what kind of tricks are being done here now.

When the people on the bus saw Meng Yan, they all hurriedly got out of the car and exchanged greetings with their hands, only to hear Meng Yan say loudly: "Today, I have asked all the people from the Civil Situation Supervisor to come here on duty to deal with Shaoling Governor Deng Gang and Lord Deng.

Those who judge the methods of doing things are supervised by the Military Justice Supervisor and the Mingjian Division." After saying that, he turned to look at Chen Zhiqing and Zhuo Baiqing behind him. When Zhuo Baiqing heard the call to the Military Justice Supervisor, he quickly said to Chen Zhiqing: "Uncle, you can come in and watch.

, I have important things to attend to now.”

Chen Zhiqing's face was gloomy, and he stared at Meng Yan with sharp eyes. He walked slowly to his side and said softly: "What the hell are you doing! Don't you care about etiquette, justice and honor?! Civilian prosecutor? How long are you going to be so unbridled? Old Five.

Playing nonsense with you!"

"Senior brother, just wait and see whether it's good or bad, right or wrong. Let's talk about it after reading it. I will give you an explanation for what happened today and what happened at Goshawk Ridge." Meng Yan's attitude made Chen Zhiqing's anger boil away.

Not coming out.

Chen Zhiqing stopped talking and looked on coldly, only listening to Meng Yan say loudly: "I believe that Mr. Deng made three mistakes, and I ask the Public Situation Supervisor to judge. First, Mr. Deng ignored people's livelihood and did not appreciate the suffering; second, Mr. Deng valued reputation and ignored the actual situation; third

It’s about abandoning the basics and pursuing the weak.”

After a while, a junior official on duty from the Civil Situation Supervisory Authority had the courage to say: "May I ask the Governor, does Mr. Deng have any solid evidence for these three mistakes?"

Meng Yan looked at the little official with an appreciative look and cupped his hands and replied: "First, military rations were sent to two places today. From the west gate to this point, it is only about three miles away. The scattered grains are enough to feed dozens of generals and officials. This is the request of Shaoling Governor.

Responsibility, waste of food, disregard of people’s livelihood, and ignorance of suffering?”

The people watching began to talk. Seeing that it was getting out of control, Su Qing winked at Zhuo Baiqing. Zhuo Baiqing reluctantly ordered the military prosecutor to stop the discussion, but he recovered after half a cup of tea.

Calmly, several people on duty at the Civil Affairs Bureau whispered to each other, and then the clerk raised his hands and replied: "Reporting to the Governor, the Civil Affairs Bureau believes that although this matter is Master Deng's responsibility, it is the officials who escorted the grain and grass who made the biggest mistake. To Master Deng,
To be continued...