"You said he went to find Liang Rong?" In the study, Zhang Yangquan raised his head and asked.
Fu Youde nodded and said: "I also brought a New Year's gift!"
"How's their relationship going?"
"No deep friendship."
Zhang Yangquan touched his chin, his eyes flashing, and said: "It seems that he wants to instigate rebellion against Liang Rong!"
"The general also thinks so. Liang Ronggang was dismissed from his official position, so he is the best target to instigate rebellion. Moreover, he knows the internal situation of our army very well. If he falls into the hands of Chen Youliang, it will have a very negative impact on our army!"
Zhang Yangquan was silent for a moment and said: "Okay, I know this, just keep staring at him!"
Fu Youde agreed and left the study.
Zhang Yangquan thought quietly in the study for a quarter of an hour, then ordered Liu Bowen to be invited over and told everything about Kang Maocai and Liang Rong.
Liu Bowen pondered for a long time, secretly thinking that since Kang Maocai was Tian Wanjun's secret agent, but Zhang Yangquan left it alone, he must have wanted to take advantage of him.
Considering that Zhang Yangquan also told Liang Rong's story, he immediately understood Zhang Yangquan's thoughts.
"Does the king want Liang Rong to surrender to Chen Youliang?"
Zhang Yangquan was stunned and said with a smile: "Sir, you guessed it right. I wonder if you think this plan is feasible?"
Liu Bowen thought for a while and said: "If we make good use of Kang Maocai, we can indeed achieve this. However, Liang Rong's current state may be self-defeating, so we need to be cautious."
Zhang Yangquan said: "Before I use this plan, I will test him. But now I am worried. Chen Youliang is suspicious by nature, and I am afraid that Liang Rong will not be able to gain his trust!"
Liu Bowen smiled and said: "This is easy. As long as the king can confirm that Liang Rong is worthy of the important task, I will have a way to make Chen Youliang trust him!"
Zhang Yangquan confirmed that Liang Rong's method was very simple and asked Qin Lingjun.
Since the uprising, Qin Lingjun has rarely made mistakes when it comes to people, especially when it comes to her brothers in the village. She knows almost everyone's temperament well.
But this time Qin Lingjun hesitated for a while before saying: "Husband, Liang Rong has changed a lot recently, and I am not completely sure. I need to talk to him before I can give you the answer."
Zhang Yangquan pondered and said: "Then you hold a banquet in the village tomorrow and only invite the old brothers in the village and take the opportunity to talk with him."
Qin Lingjun agreed: "Okay!"
That night, all the old villagers in the village received an invitation letter.
When Liang Rong received the letter, Kang Maocai happened to be in Liang's house.
When he saw Liang Rong return to the lobby, he had a post in his hand and asked curiously: "Brother Liang, what is this?"
Liang Rong said with joy on his face: "Her Royal Highness the Princess is going to entertain all the old brothers at Longtan Village tomorrow. It seems that she has not forgotten us!"
Kang Maocai sighed and said: "Her Royal Highness the Princess has indeed not forgotten you, but where is the King? Why doesn't the King go?"
Liang Rong was stunned for a moment, and the smile on his face disappeared.
Early the next morning, Liang Rong and Sun Hu met and headed towards Longtan Village together.
The two of them were the first to go. When they reached the mountain, no one else had arrived yet.
Looking at the familiar cottage, both of them had mixed feelings. Liang Rong walked to sit on the millstone of his old house and suddenly sighed.
"Sometimes, I really hope that the master of the stronghold will not follow the military advisor to fight for the world. Maybe it would be better if everyone stayed in the stronghold!"
Sun Hu looked at him in surprise.
"Brother, what nonsense are you talking about? If we hadn't fought for the world, we might have been destroyed by some rebel army now!"
After a pause, he continued: "Or maybe he was ordered to peace by some rebel army. Your Majesty can only be a captain of thousands, and we will be even worse. How can we be as comfortable as we are now?"
Liang Rong looked up at Sun Hu and said: "Brother Sun, I remember that you used to be the most disobedient to military advisors. Why have you changed so much now?"
Sun Hu laughed and said: "I was ignorant at that time and thought that the military advisor was powerless, so why should the commander-in-chief listen to him? Now I understand that the military advisor's ability is not in martial arts!"
Liang Rong was silent for a while and said: "Although what you said is reasonable, I think the military advisor does not value the friendship of the village master and likes to use outsiders. If the village master continues to be the leader and the military advisor makes suggestions on the side, it may be better to only use his own brothers.
!"
Sun Hu said angrily: "The more you talk, the more outrageous it becomes. Outsiders are indeed not as close as our own brothers, but they are more capable than us! As for Mr. Liu, who in the village can compare with him?"
Liang Rong was stunned for a long time and said with a wry smile: "That's true, but..."
Sun Hu hummed: "But what, if you have something to say, just say it!"
Liang Rong sighed: "For a banquet like today, only Her Royal Highness the Princess will remember us and invite us to the banquet, and the King will not come."
Sun Hu glared and said: "Your Majesty is so busy every day, how can you have time to attend such a banquet? I think something is wrong with you recently. Did you get some ecstasy soup from Kang Maocai?"
Liang Rong was shocked and said: "Am I different from usual lately?"
"Nonsense, of course it's different! You always look like you're complaining about everything, but you were never like this before!"
If others said this, Liang Rong would only feel angry. However, Sun Hu was his best brother, and he couldn't help but start to reflect secretly.
After a long while, he suddenly said: "Brother Sun, punch me!"
Sun Hu was stunned and said: "What are you doing!"
"Stop talking nonsense, just punch me!"
Sun Hu chuckled, breathed into his fist, and said, "You asked for this yourself." He punched Liang Rong and knocked him back two steps.
Liang Rong shook his head, and in an instant, he felt much clearer.
Looking back carefully, Kang Maocai was indeed always fanning the flames in his ears, adding fuel to the fire, and making indirect accusations against the king, the princess, and even the entire Jiangdu Army.
"Straight bitch, that boy Kang Maocai is just a trick! I almost got dragged into the ditch by him!" Liang Rong stamped his feet and cursed loudly.
When Sun Hu saw Liang Rong's realization, he laughed and said: "I have long suspected that something is wrong with that bird boy. We will tell the princess later!"
Liang Rong felt his knot go away and felt as if the clouds were beginning to see the sun. He glanced sideways at Sun Hu and said, "Brother Sun, do you dare to go swimming in Longtan for a few laps?"
It is still late winter, and the water in the pond is freezing to the bone, but the bandits in Longtan Village like to swim in the pond most in winter. Those who dare not go will be laughed at and are not good men.
Sun Hu laughed and said: "The one who dares not go is Sun Tzu!"
The two of them were laughing and joking, running towards Longtan.
Not long after they left, they suddenly heard a "click" and a man walked out from behind a tree and stepped on a broken branch on the ground. It was Qin Lingjun.
In the past, Qin Lingjun would never eavesdrop on his subordinates.
However, the stakes were very high this time, and Liang Rong had changed too much, so she hid aside and eavesdropped.
When she heard Liang Rong's words at first, her heart sank. She had given up hope on him. Who would have thought that Sun Hu's few words could make Liang Rong realize his return and wake up.
Qin Lingjun was very happy, walked to the meeting hall, and ordered someone to call Liang Rong and Sun Hu over.
After a while, both of them came over, dripping wet and shivering.
Winter swimming often requires a while to warm up the body. They were called over as soon as they entered the water, which was a bit overwhelming no matter how strong their bodies were.
Qin Lingjun said: "You go and change into clean clothes first, then drink a bowl of ginger soup, and then come see me."
The two agreed and soon changed their clothes and came over.
Qin Lingjun turned his gaze from the two of them and said calmly: "Sun Hu, among those old village soldiers, I have always been dissatisfied with you. Do you know that?"
Sun Hu lowered his head and whispered: "I know."
Qin Lingjun changed the subject: "But now, you have impressed me. Many old brothers have lived a better life, but they have more and more problems. But you are different. You have not contracted those bad habits, but you have become more and more troubled.
The more transparent it is.”
This was the first time that Sun Hu received such praise from Qin Lingjun since he joined Longtan Village, and he felt his heart was so full of joy that it felt like it was soaring in the clouds.
Liang Rong on the side looked ashamed, knowing that the person Qin Lingjun said had bad habits was him.
Qin Lingjun turned to Liang Rong and said, "Liang Rong, do you know what your problem is?"
Liang Rong smiled bitterly and said: "My subordinates are greedy for money and forget their roots, and they have failed to live up to the expectations of the leader of the village!"
"No, you are not greedy for money. Your shortcoming is that your ears are too soft and you are easily influenced by others! If your wife hadn't been there to bewitch you, how could you have made such a big mistake?"
Liang Rong was stunned and said: "Master of Dazhai, do you know everything?"
Qin Lingjun said calmly: "Since I want to deal with you, I naturally have to find out your situation! Although your wife is the culprit in this matter, you are also at fault, so I punish you!"
Liang Rong felt warm all over when he saw that the leader of the village was still as cold-faced and enthusiastic as before, silently caring about his brothers behind his back.
"This subordinate is willing to accept any punishment!" he said loudly.
Qin Lingjun said: "I heard that Mrs. Ding has abandoned you. Do you still want this bitch? If not, I will help you deal with it!"
Liang Rong hesitated for a long time and said: "Thank you, Dazhai Master, but she, after all, she has been married to her subordinates for many years, so..."
"Then it's up to you, please step back!" Qin Lingjun waved her hand.
The two agreed in unison, but did not leave immediately.
Sun Hu winked at Liang Rong, and Liang Rong said quickly: "Your Highness, I suspect that Kang Mao is the enemy's spy. This person has recently been criticizing the king and you in front of me!"
The expression on Qin Lingjun's face did not change, and she said calmly: "We will talk about this later!"
The two of them were stunned, looked at each other, and retreated together.