Chapter 406: The Rat Throwing Device
After Qin Qiong left the front tent, Jia Runfu, who had been an advisor to the Henan envoy, came to Qin Qiong's tent. Because he was in the camp, Jia Runfu did not wear armor, but was wearing a military uniform with a military general's uniform, with a tired expression on his face. As soon as he entered the tent, he bowed to Qin Qiong and said, "Brother Shubao forgives his crime. He just can't leave some business, so he comes late."
"It's okay, it's okay, just come." Qin Qiong bowed and smiled, greeted Jia Runfu politely, ordered his personal soldiers to serve Jia Runfu tea, and according to Chen Sangliang's instructions, he secretly arranged for the personal soldiers to secretly stare at the two entourages brought by Jia Runfu.
After sitting down, Jia Runfu of course immediately asked Qin Qiong what advice he had for inviting him to come here. Qin Qiong smiled and said, "It's not a big deal. It's because the general did not send troops. The Wagang thief hid in Hulao Pass and did not move. He was idle. He just wanted to come and have a drink, brother Runfu, and ask you some things about military affairs.
"Brother Shubao can ask directly, but he will be spared." Jia Runfu yawned and said, "I didn't sleep well last night. I plan to make up for my sleep later. When I have time another day, I will drink happily with you, my brother."
"Okay, I'll ask directly." Qin Qiong was not polite, and asked straight to the point: "Brother Runfu, you are the Central Army Guard of the Grand Marshal and are always with the Grand Marshal. How to fight in Hulao Pass? I wonder if the Grand Marshal has a decision?"
"Brother Shubao, you're asking me." Jia Runfu sighed and said, "It's because the enemy is strong and I'm weak. The Wagang thieves are still hiding in Hulao Pass and cannot come out. We use our weak forces to attack the famous city Xiong Pass, which is heavily occupied by Wagang thieves. Only God knows how to fight this battle. What else can the commander make except for being at a loss?"
"It's hard to get out of your way?" Qin Qiong pretended to be surprised and asked, "But the deadline for the Majesty to give the Majesty the Majesty is only eight days left? If you can't take the Hulao Pass within eight days, your Majesty will be punished with both crimes. It's possible that the Majesty loses his head. Whether it's victory or defeat, he must make an idea?"
"The Grand Marshal is really impossible." Jia Runfu shook his head and said, "In fact, it's not just the Grand Marshal, but you and I know that the emperor limited us to take the Hulao Pass within 30 days, which is purely a mess. Our strength is not enough and the weather is not good. How can we succeed? The emperor's decree is not only forcing the Grand Marshal, but also forcing us to die in vain. It's our fate to have such a confused emperor."
After eavesdropping on this in the back tent, Chen Sangliang was inevitably curious and hurriedly attached himself to He Yanyu's ear and asked He Yanyu whether they were all evading Emperor Yang of Sui behind the scenes. Seeing He Yanyu nodding in awkwardly nodding to admit it, Chen Sangliang immediately understood that he knew that Zhang Xutuo was indeed a little desperate for Emperor Yang of Sui.
Before it was over, I don’t know if I had been extremely dissatisfied with Emperor Yang of Sui, or if I wanted to make some preparations, Jia Runfu criticized Emperor Yang of Sui again. Unfortunately, Qin Qiong didn’t dare to take this conversation now, so he quickly changed the topic and asked: “Master General, don’t you think of other ways? Brother Yu heard that the chief assistant Pei Zuoxiang and the emperor’s trusted minister Pei Jingshi were both his brothers, and Chen Liushou of the East Capital had a very good relationship with him. These people were very good in front of the emperor. Couldn’t he beg these people to plead for mercy and ask them to say a few good things for him in front of His Majesty?”
Hearing this, Jia Runfu blinked his eyes, then waved his hand and said, "Don't expect that Pei Zuoxiang and Pei Jingshi are our general brothers, but they have always had little relationship with Pei Dashen. Otherwise, Doctor Pei could have been depressed for more than ten years in the position of General Hu Ben for more than ten years? As for Chen Liushou, Brother Shubao, do you think it is possible? Hulao Pass is only far from Dongdu, and he is reluctant to send reinforcements to us, proving that he has long ignored the life and death of us and Pei Dashen. Do you still want to expect him to plead for Pei Dashen at the risk of angering His Majesty?"
Hearing this, Chen Sangliang's head suddenly turned blank, and it was basically certain that Jia Runfu and Pei Renji had a problem - Pei Xingfang reported it clearly just now. He comforted Pei Renji and said that Chen Yingliang, Pei Ju and others would definitely plead for Pei Renji. Jia Runfu was next to him, seeing it with his own eyes and hearing it with his own ears. Now Jia Runfu denied it, which is enough to prove that Jia Runfu has ulterior motives.
Qin Qiong, who was in front of the tent, also noticed that something was wrong, and his face suddenly changed slightly. Jia Runfu asked again: "Brother Shubao, what do you care about these things?"
The topic was somewhat beyond Chen Sangliang's previous expectations. Fortunately, Qin Qiong was also a brave and resourceful person, and replied on his own: "Of course you have to care. If you can't get this Hulao Pass, you will be punished. Maybe we will be implicated, so I'll ask."
After blinking again, Jia Runfu lowered his voice and said sneakily: "Brother Shubao, you are right to worry. In fact, there is a little bit of the general who has been hiding it from you. Your decree is to restrict the general from regaining the Hulao Pass within 30 days. If the deadline is not over, not only will the general be punished for both crimes, but we, the generals of the Henan enlisted army, will not be removed, and we will be punished, and we will also be held responsible for the previous defeat of Dahai Temple..."
Although Jia Runfu's voice was low, Chen Sangliang, He Yanyu and Luo Shixin could still hear clearly in the back tent. Then, before Jia Runfu finished speaking, Chen Sangliang's face turned pale, and he said in his heart: "Absolutely, Pei Renji must have been determined to surrender. This is the preparation. First spread rumors and intimidate the generals in the army, and then force and incite the army to surrender."
"what to do?"
Chen Sangliang suddenly found that he was in such a difficult situation. At this time, he came forward to stop Pei Renji from surrendering to the Wagang Army. If Pei Renji had made up his mind and even reached an agreement with the Wagang Army secretly, then he would immediately have life worries. If he pretended not to know and turned around and left, he would be completely unable to stop Pei Renji surrendering to the enemy. The distance between dispatching troops and generals was too far, and it would be too late. The defending forces in Luokoucang were not enough to stop Pei Renji from doing this. At that time, once Pei Renji realized something was wrong, he would definitely take action immediately, resulting in uncontrollable consequences.
"Organize the Henan arresting army to launch a mutiny and arrest Pei Renji on the spot?" Chen Yingliang once had this idea, but immediately denied it. Although he had a deep relationship with Zhang Xutuo's old subordinates, other Henan arresting army soldiers were also his former former subordinates of the Eastern Capital, and there should be some hope of launching a mutiny, but the Wagang army is only ten miles away from this place. If you find an abnormality, send troops immediately. The Henan arresting army must have suffered a big defeat and a crushing defeat.
In a dilemma, Jia Runfu, who was in front of the account, had already taken the initiative to end the topic and whispered to Qin Qiong: "Brother Shubao, you can quietly tell Yan Yu and Shixin what I said to you just now, so they can make a clear idea. It's not too late, so I have to go back and rest. There is something to do tonight, so I'll say goodbye."
"There is something else to do tonight? Pei In-ki kept urging Xing Fang to lead the army to leave?"
Chen Sang's heart flashed with a terrible thought like a flash of lightning. Before he could think too much, he immediately slapped He Yanyu and Luo Shixin next to him with both hands and shouted in a low voice: "Go out and take down Jia Runfu, don't let him scream."
He was a little stunned when he heard this order. Luo Shixin, who was relatively simple in mind, rushed out without hesitation. Before Jia Runfu screamed, he strangled his neck with his left hand and pressed his arms with his right hand, pressed him to the ground. Chen Sangliang also rushed out and shouted to Qin Qiong: "Shubao, take down Jia Runfu's entourage, block his mouth, and drag them all into the back tent."
Qin Qiong followed Chen Sangliang for the longest time. After hearing the order, he did not hesitate and immediately went out of the tent to get people. As a result, during the capture of Jia Runfu's two entourages, some noise was made. Fortunately, it was Qin Qiong's army camp here, and there was no riot. Chen Sangliang asked Qin Qiong to order the soldiers who saw the situation to stop talking. Then he hurried back to the back tent and ordered Luo Shixin who had pinned Jia Runfu: "I'll ask him to answer, but don't let him speak loudly. If he dares to shout, he will hold him back immediately."
Luo Shixin obeyed the order and let go of Jia Runfu's neck a little. Chen Sangliang pulled out the sword from Jia Runfu's waist, raised the sword and asked with a sneer: "Jia Runfu, you said that if you cannot take back Hulao Pass within 30 days, not only Ambassador Pei will be punished with two crimes, but also the generals and officials of Henan's enlisted army will not be able to escape. They will also pursue the previous crime of defeat in Dahai Temple. As the Dongdu, I have never heard of such an edict?"
"Chen..., Chen Liushou?" Jia Wuben finally recognized Chen Sangliang and tried to scream in surprise: "Why are you here?"
"Why am I here? You can't control it." Chen Sangliang sneered and said, "I just asked you, why did you spread rumors and bewitch the morale of the army just now? What's your purpose?"
It was Jia Runfu's turn to turn pale, but Chen Sangliang shouted in a low voice: "Why do you want to do this? Rumors and rumors, slandering, bewitching soldiers, breaking the seventh law of the Seventeen Forbidden Law of the Military Law, and killing the clever ones, if you are executed, you will be brought truthfully, otherwise no one will protect you."
Chen Sangliang looked at Jia Runfu a little bit, thinking that he could force him to submit by catching Jia Runfu's beheading evidence, but unfortunately, Jia Runfu not only did not get deceived, but also immediately remembered that Pei Renji could save him. He struggled and said, "I've said a few nonsense, but I am the general of Henan's arrest army. Chen Liushou, you are the Dongdu Liushou, and you have no right to punish me. Even if I violate the military law, you can only hand me over to Marshal Pei, and Marshal Pei decides how to punish me."
"Leave you to Marshal Pei?" Chen Sangliang sneered and said, "If you hand you to Marshal Pei, you will survive? Don't forget that I am not only a stay in the Eastern Capital, but also a mission to prosecutor Henan's internal historian. He has the right to interrogate and inspect the faults of all civil and military officials on the land of Henan County. The land under your feet is exactly within the land area of Henan County, so I still have the right to investigate and investigate you. Even if I see Marshal Pei, you will inevitably die."
"Even if this is the case, you have to hand me over to Marshal Pei before you can convict." Jia Runfu was not scared, and immediately retorted tit-for-tat, and added a sentence in his heart, saying, "When I see Marshal Pei, I will see who died."
When encountering someone like Jia Runfu who is not afraid of boiling water, Chen Sangliang has no choice but to do anything to him. Although Qin Qiong, He Yanyu and others next to him also asked Jia Runfu why he spread rumors and intimidated the morale of the army, Jia Runfu still insisted on seeing Pei Renji and refused to answer any questions. Seeing this, Chen Sangliang's doubts became even more serious, and Yu Qian suddenly asked: "Amistant Pei and the Wagang Thief are in contact, are you involved?"
Even Luo Shixin found something wrong. Jia Runfu, who was struggling hard, was obviously shocked. Then Jia Runfu pretended to be confused and said, "Chen Liushou, what do you mean? Why don't you understand?"
"When will you do it?" Chen Sangliang stared at Jia Runfu and asked, "Is it tonight?"
The gains were not great. Jia Runfu's expression changed slightly, and then he quickly said, "Chen Liushou, the general of the General of the Ministry of Justice cannot understand you. The General of Justice violated the military law, but the General of the Henan enlisted army. Please hand over the General of the General Pei to General Pei. At that time, it will be killed or cut. The General of Justice will never frown."
"You can plot and hand you over to Ambassador Pei. Ambassador Pei will know that I am here." Chen Sangliang sneered and said, "Amistant Pei will know that I am here, and he will know that it is time to start immediately. When you are in the Central Military Camp, I will not only not be able to kill you, but I will also have life worries, right?"
"The last general still doesn't understand." Jia Runfu continued to pretend to be confused, but snorted coldly in his heart: "Just understand. At this time, you will be dead. Even if Qin Qiong and He Yanyu follow you, they will not be able to do anything to the solid Zhongjun camp. Once the Wagang Yishi, who is close to you, you will still be dead."
"Jia Runfu, what's going on, do you still want to resist stubbornly?" Chen Sangliang became angry and said angrily: "Don't think this is the camp of Henan's arresting army. I can't do anything to you. I can kill you, and I'll kill you now."
"Chen Liushou, you are an important official of the court, and you must take the lead in abiding by the national laws." Jia Runfu also sneered: "Also, I will dare to remind you that Marshal Pei knows that I am here, and my people know it."
Chen Sangliang was completely helpless. Jia Runfu refused to confess. He did not know Pei Renji's action plan and the time to take action, so he could not formulate countermeasures. Stop Pei Renji from surrendering to the enemy and the Wagang army to take advantage of the situation. Leaving him to Pei Renji is equivalent to taking risks with his own head. Killing Jia Runfu is of no use, and it will definitely cause more trouble. Not to mention that he, the Dongdu, came to Henan to seek arrest and killing the military camp in Henan to kill people, and without any conclusive evidence, if Pei Renji did not secretly communicate with Wagang, then he would have to take the blame for his traitor.
Qin Qiong, He Yanyu and Luo Shixin next to them also looked at each other. Although they suspected that Jia Runfu spread rumors to prepare for rebellion, there was no evidence. Even if he was taken to see Pei Renji, he could deny it. If Pei Renji really conspired with Jia Runfu to steal the enemy and entered the Central Army camp, not only did many evil things, Chen Sangliang was determined to die, but they could not escape. No matter how hard Luo Shixin, Qin Qiong and others could fight, they could not defeat Pei Renji's thousands of central army.
After quick calculations, Qin Qiong suggested: "Leave the way, why don't I come forward and invite Marshal Pei here, and then you can find a way to trap him?"
"Don't underestimate my uncle. He is not that stupid. He will tell you about collusion in your camp." Chen Sangliang shook his head and said, "The key now is not Uncle Pei. I have a way to deal with him. I am worried about the Wagang thieves ten miles away. If there is something wrong with us here, the Wagang thieves will be able to send troops to take advantage of the situation. At that time, you old subordinates left by General Zhang will be in trouble."
Jia Runfu's eyes showed some pride, knowing that Chen Sangliang was now jealous of the enemy, suspected that Pei Renji was preparing to rebel, but he was concerned about the Wagang Army, who was close to him, and did not dare to make a big deal in the military camp in Henan to challenge the arrest, giving the Wagang Army a chance to take advantage of the situation. At the same time, Jia Runfu was even more determined to refuse to admit his debts. He knew that if Pei Renji sold him at this time and explained the details of Pei Renji's collaboration with the enemy, Pei Renji would certainly be unable to escape, and if he insisted on not admitting his debts, once Pei Renji discovered an abnormality, he would definitely rescue him immediately. If he could take down Chen Sangliang's infamous head, he would definitely do better when he arrived at the Wagang Army.
It was raining all night long. At this moment, another soldier came in to report that Jia Runfu's subordinates asked to see Jia Runfu, and that there was something urgent to report to Jia Runfu. Qin Qiong was embarrassed, and Chen Sangliang frowned even more. After thinking about it, he said, "Can you come in, take it down, ask him what military information it is, and tell your camp officer, and then he said that someone would come to find Jia Runfu again, and insist that Jia Runfu had left and buy me time."
Qin Qiong left as promised, and Chen Sangliang immediately asked Luo Shixin and He Yanyu to tie Jia Runfu tightly and stuff his mouth. After a while, Qin Qiong personally picked up a soldier with linen in his mouth and said to Chen Sangliang: "Leave the way, ask, he is here to report Xiao Huaijing's situation to Jia Runfu, saying that a commoner came from outside the camp and claimed to be Xiao Huaijing's relatives, and had already gone to see Xiao Huaijing."
"Huh?" Chen Sangliang was stunned and quickly said to the soldier: "Don't be afraid, this matter has nothing to do with you. As long as you don't scream, we won't hurt you. If you tell me honestly, I can give you a reward. Do you understand?"
Seeing the soldier nodding, Chen Sangliang pulled out the thread cloth from his mouth and asked, "Why do you want to report to Xiao Huaijing?"
"It was ordered by the Gujun Jia." The soldier replied truthfully: "Gujun Jia arranged a few people to monitor Xiao Jianjun's situation day and night. If Xiao Jianjun had any abnormal movements, he would immediately report to him, so I came."
"God helps me too"
Thinking of Xiao Huaijing's mysterious return this time, Chen Sangliang immediately had an idea flashed through his heart, and he hurriedly asked the soldier: "Did you notice anything unusual about Xiao Jianjun? What does the person who came to see Xiao Jianjun just now look like? What relatives do you claim to be Xiao Jianjun?"
"Xiao Jianjun has been secretly collecting the faults of General Pei and preparing to submit the court." The soldier replied truthfully, "I just came to see Xiao Jianjun, who was in his thirties and was a man. He didn't see clearly. He only knew that he claimed to be Xiao Jianjun's distant relative. He also said that Xiao Jianjun had seen him in Hulao Pass and served him to change clothes and bathe."
"Have you seen Xiao Huaijing in Hulao Pass? Is it a detailed work sent by the Wagang thief?" Chen Sangliang was suspicious and said to himself: "In theory, if Xiao Huaijing is really a Wagang spy, if the Wagang thief wants to confirm whether Pei Renji really surrenders, Xiao Huaijing will undoubtedly be an ideal informant undercover agent. However, there is insufficient evidence..."
"No, no matter whether it is, you must take a gamble." Chen Sangliang made up his mind and said intimately: "Just bet that Xiao Huaijing is a traitor in Wagang. First send the fake news, scare the Wagang thieves and make them dare not leave the city. Then the Wagang thieves dare not move, and I can also free up my hands to deal with Pei Renji. Otherwise, not only will the elite old subordinates left by Lao Zhang be in danger, but I will also be in danger."
Having made up his mind, Chen Sangliang did not hesitate anymore. While blocking the soldier's mouth again, he thought Qin Qiong and others ordered: "Qin Qiong, leave the guards Jia Runfu and others to make your army look alert in secret. He Yanyu, you also go back to your camp and arrange your army to be alert in secret to prevent it. Luo Shixin, take me to the back camp. Don't worry, even if something goes wrong today, I will carry it alone and will not implicate you."
After the arrangement was made quickly, Chen Sangliang pretended to be Luo Shixin's entourage and hurried to the Houba. Fortunately, Pei Xingfang had already returned to the Houba, and immediately said to Chen Sangliang: "Brother, I have offered my uncle a plan alone. He said he would consider it and reply to me in one or two days. In addition, he promised me to take away the seriously injured people in the Houba and return to Luokoucang for treatment and rest."
"Let this beside first, you go see Xiao Huaijing immediately." Chen Sangliang leaned into Pei Xingfang's ear, whispered and explained carefully, then grabbed Pei Xingfang's hand, and said in a deep voice: "Brother, I am basically sure that my uncle is going to do something wrong. Now I have the ability and methods to stop him, but I don't have the ability to prevent the Wagang thieves from taking advantage of the situation. Whether the Wagang thieves can hide in the Huzhu and cannot be locked up depends on you."
Chapter completed!