Compared with three days ago, the night tonight is darker. Not only is the moonlight dim, but even the starlight seems to have disappeared. The dark clouds are low-pressure and suffocating.
The prison car next to the horse manure pile is the same as it was three days ago, except that the person locked in the car has changed.
Dong Tuanxiao is taller than Jia Lu, and he suffers more from wearing the same wooden shackles.
Jia Lu stood silently behind Dong Tuanxiao, his eyes full of sadness and helplessness. He mustered up the courage several times to talk to Dong Tuanxiao, but finally retracted it.
A gust of cold wind blew and Dong Tuanxiao shivered. Jia Lu quickly took off his cloak and was about to step forward and put him in the prison car. Suddenly he heard Dong Tuanxiao's cold voice from the prison car.
"Jia Gong, you are here!"
Jia Lu did not dare to step forward anymore, lowered his head and whispered: "General Dong, I can't help you."
Dong Tuanxiao still turned his back to him and said: "I have been waiting for you these days."
Jia Lu sighed again and said: "I know, you want to know if I was lying to you from the beginning!"
Dong Tuanxiao turned around with difficulty and stared at Jia Lu.
"Can you tell me the answer?"
Jia Lu smiled bitterly and said: "I, Jia Lu, am not a despicable villain. When you came to see me that day, every word I said was the truth and I didn't lie to you!"
Dong Tuanxiao sneered and said: "Didn't you lie to me? I went to Xuexue for help to save you, but you suddenly appeared when we were about to win and still stood on Tuotuo's side. Why is that?"
It turns out that that day, after Xuexue used the method of roasting with fire to reveal a few words written by Zhang Yangquan on the letter, the crowd became furious and the situation became one-sided.
However, at this critical moment, Jia Lu suddenly entered the camp.
As soon as he appeared, Xuexue's point of attacking Tuotuo was no longer tenable. Jia Lu was not dead, and Tuotuo would not be exploited and teased by Jiangdu's thieves, nor would he use his cronies as scapegoats in order to save his brother.<
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However, Tuotuo's counterattack was more than that. He immediately asked Xuexue: "Xuexuezhang, can I ask, how did you know that there was a secret hidden in the letter written by the thief?"
Xuexue was in a state of confusion and said anxiously: "Yes, someone told me!"
Tuotuo pressed forward step by step: "Who is it?"
Xuexue became angry and said: "That person wrote a note in my subordinates' meals. How do I know who he is?"
King Jing sneered: "Do you think anyone will believe this kind of nonsense?"
Dong Tuanxiao suddenly said: "Prime Minister, since you think Jia Lu is innocent, then the responsibility for the battle of Haozhou lies with Timur, and the Prime Minister should immediately hold him accountable!"
Tuotuo snorted and said: "You are wrong. The Jiangdu traitor's letter is not all lies. There is a bit of truth in it!"
Xuexue said blankly: "What?"
Tuotuo said in a deep voice: "Someone did leak the Haozhou army's battle plan to the Haozhou bandits. But that person was not Jia Lu, but someone else!"
Dong Tuanxiao felt cold all over and had a bad premonition in his heart.
Tuotuo continued: "That man secretly colluded with the bandits, and wanted to pin the matter on Jia Lu, and also wanted to deal with the prime minister, so he wrote such a letter. He thought that in order to save his brother, the prime minister would let him
Ja Rule as the scapegoat!"
Xuexue thought the other person was talking about herself, and said angrily: "Don't you dare spit on others!"
Tuotuo said calmly: "They wanted to wait for the truth to kill Jia Lu before publishing the hidden content in the letter. They wanted to bring down the truth, but instead they exposed themselves. Let me ask, if they hadn't colluded with the thieves,
How do you know there is another secret hidden in the letter?"
Everyone looked at Xuexue.
Xuexue yelled: "Fart! What nonsense! How could I collude with the bandits?"
Suddenly someone said: "Xue Xue Zhang, now that the matter is over, let's admit it. You and I were just deceived by villains. As long as we sincerely repent, I believe the Prime Minister will be magnanimous!"
Xuexue turned her head in disbelief, and the person speaking turned out to be the left prime minister Taibuhua.
"You...you..." He was so shocked that he couldn't speak.
Tai Buhua sighed: "Everyone, this matter was completely instigated by Dong Tuanxiao. He colluded with the Jiangdu Army and wanted to frame the Prime Minister, and that's how he came up with such a conspiracy!"
The King of Xining looked at Dong Tuanxiao and sneered: "It turns out that you told the thieves about the plans of the Haozhou Army. No wonder I always think you are sneaky!"
Dong Tuanxiao said nothing. He already knew that he had fallen into Tuotuo's trap, and no matter what he said, it was useless.
King Jing said angrily: "Thief, I will kill you!"
He rushed forward and was about to chop Dong Tuanxiao to death. Tuotuo shouted: "Stop! Although the evidence of this matter is conclusive, we still imprison him first and wait for His Majesty's decision!"
When all the generals saw that Tuotuo was so rational and fair, they were all convinced.
In this way, Dong Tuanxiao was imprisoned, Xuexue was also transferred from the Xuzhou Army, and Tai Buhua replaced him as the rear army coach.
In this whole incident, Xuexue was trying to overthrow Tuotuo and replace him, while Dong Tuanxiao opposed Tuotuo all because he wanted to save Jia Lu.
In the end, it was discovered that Jia Lu was siding with Tuotuo to frame him. How could this result not be sad and infuriating?
Jia Lu sighed and said: "General Dong, what I just said is the truth. It is a complete mistake that this matter has developed to this point."
Dong Tuanxiao stared at him without saying a word.
Jia Lu sat cross-legged on the ground and continued: "You will understand after listening to me. Not long after you left that day, Yesu came over and told me that you were persuading Xuexue to rescue me!"
Dong Tuanxiao was startled for a moment and said coldly: "That's right. Since Tai Buhua is Tuotuo's person, I can't hide it from Tuotuo when I go to Xuexue."
Jia Lu said: "I thought Yesu was here to kill me and silence me, but he gave me a personal letter from the Prime Minister. In the letter, the Prime Minister said that he would find a scapegoat to replace me, but he told me that I would never show up in front of others in the future.
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Dong Tuanxiao was silent for a long time and said: "I didn't expect that he would value you so much."
Jia Lu's eyes showed self-mockery and said: "Do you think so?"
Dong Tuanxiao said: "Then why did he spare your life?"
Jia Lu narrowed his eyes and said: "If he killed me, would the situation still develop to this point?"
Dong Tuanxiao was shocked and said: "You mean he has already expected what will happen next?"
Jia Lu sighed: "Who would have thought that there is a line of transparent words hidden in the letter? According to my understanding of him, he is just cautious by nature and thinks this matter is weird, so he has a back-up plan!"
Dong Tuanxiao stopped talking.
Jia Lu continued: "Later he learned the secret in the letter from Tai Buhua, and he immediately formulated this plan to kill two birds with one stone, which could not only attack Xue Xue, but also pass the blame for the Battle of Haozhou onto you!
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Dong Tuanxiao still remained silent.
Jia Lu gritted his teeth and said: "In that situation, I couldn't help myself. Even if I didn't show my obedience, he would still have a way to show you that I was still alive. After the plan is completed, I will not be able to escape death!"<
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Dong Tuanxiao sneered: "It's hard for a person to escape death!"
Jia Lu whispered: "I am indeed greedy for life and afraid of death. I can't forgive you, but I also sent someone to find Brother Wang Meng beforehand and asked him to send you news. I hope you can understand that I am not dead!"
Dong Tuanxiao frowned and said: "Brother Wang Meng?"
Jia Lu stared at him for a while, shook his head and said: "It seems that he did not pass the news to you. I asked him to give you the horizontal bar of a wooden shackle, just to tell you that I was out of trouble, and I asked him to tell you
, don’t go to discuss the big account..."
Dong Tuanxiao said lightly: "So, I still want to thank you?"
Jia Lu slowly stood up, patted the dirt on his butt, and said: "Don't worry, the Prime Minister promised me that he will not kill you. Our army will attack Yangzhou soon, and I will try every means to rescue you!"
After finishing speaking, he turned around and left the prison car, heading back to his tent.
As soon as I arrived at the entrance of the tent, I saw Ye Ku waiting outside the tent, saying solemnly: "Mr. Jia, the Prime Minister is looking for you!"
Jia Lu responded and followed Yesu to the commander-in-chief's tent.
Tuotuo was sitting behind the tent reading a book. When he saw the two people coming in, he waved and said, "Jia Gong, there is something I want to hear your opinion on!"
Jia Lu said: "Prime Minister, please speak."
Tuotuo said: "This incident was planned by the Jiangdu Army. They are more hateful than Xuexue. I guess they have a hidden stronghold in Pizhou. Do you have any way to find out?"
Jia Lu pondered for a while and said: "They once stuffed a note into the food of Xuexue's men, indicating that there was an informant of theirs in the rear army kitchen. This was a breakthrough!"
Tuotuo smiled slightly and said: "Jia Gong really hit the nail on the head. Come, bring me up."
As soon as he finished speaking, several guards escorted a man with gray hair and scars all over his body in.
Tuotuo explained: "This person's name is Mo Jiu. He is Jiangdu Xizuo's informant. He has confessed to the restaurant where he meets him every time. Do you have a way to fish out these thieves?"
Jia Lu pondered for a while and asked Mo Jiu: "How many times have you met the other party?"
Mo Jiu said feebly: "Six, six times..."
Jia Lu said: "The place where we meet is the same every time?"
Mo Jiu nodded repeatedly: "They are all at Yingchun Restaurant."
Jia Lu's eyes lit up and he said: "Prime Minister, there must be something wrong with that restaurant. It's either their stronghold or there's their work inside!"
Yesu said coldly: "I will arrest everyone in the restaurant immediately and torture them severely!"
Jia Lu hurriedly said: "No, if that is not their stronghold, they will definitely scare the snake!"
Tuotuo looked at Jia Lu, twisted his beard and said with a smile: "Are you sure you can catch them all in one fell swoop?"
Jia Lu cupped his hands and said, "I'll try my best."
Early the next morning, Jia Lu sent someone to Yingchun Restaurant to inquire about the news.
However, I learned that one of the waiters in the restaurant had resigned two days ago. I couldn't help but sigh. I knew that the waiter was cunning and cautious, so he had noticed something was wrong and abandoned the place.
After some investigation and squatting, no progress was made.
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When Fu Youde came to the coffin shop, he found Geng Si sitting in the lobby, seemingly waiting for him. All the coffins in the room were gone.
"Why is the house empty?" he asked.
Geng Si said slowly: "I plan to change my base, and I sold all the coffins at a low price."
Fu Youde touched his chin and said with a smile: "You have already withdrawn the people from the restaurant, aren't you relieved?"
Geng Si said seriously: "Be careful and you won't make a big mistake. Have you heard any new news over there?"
Fu Youde's face darkened and he said: "It's already clear that Jia Lu is not dead. Tai Buhua is also Tuo Tuo's person. Tuo Tuo put all the responsibility for the battle of Haozhou on Dong Tuanxiao."
Geng Si was taken aback, thought for a while, and comforted: "Although I failed to get rid of Jia Lu, at least I got Dong Tuanxiao to go to jail. This person is a greater threat than Jia Lu. It can be regarded as an unexpected surprise, and he was also saved."
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Fu Youde sighed and said: "Having said that, it was originally a blow to Tuotuo's self-confidence and the morale of the Yuan army, but now Tuotuo is allowed to kick Xuexue away. After all, it's a little less interesting."
Geng Si could not think of any other words of comfort and remained silent.
Fu Youde laughed and said: "An ugly daughter-in-law always has to meet her parents-in-law. Although the plan does not go well, it is time for me to return to Jiangdu. Will the big shopkeeper return with me?"
Geng Si shook his head and said: "I haven't found out the information about Chahan Timur yet... Even if I complete the mission, I will follow the Yuan army and continue to pass the information back to Jiangdu until our army repels the Yuan army!" p>
Fu Youde was startled for a moment, showed respect, and cupped his hands towards Geng Si and said: "Jia Lu and Tuo Tuo are full of tricks, the big shopkeeper must be more careful!"
That night, Fu Youde returned to Jiangdu with the information gleaned by Geng Si.
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