Chapter 342 My solution is to send someone up the mountain
Cui Fugui calmly opened the door, and a group of soldiers rushed in like wolves and tigers.
Cui Sanyi pointed to Cui Fugui, "The military master is him, Chen Xiaobei's old father-in-law."
Several soldiers laughed dryly and said, "I have been ordered by the commander to invite you to the mountain as a guest."
Cui Fugui acted very calmly, "Everyone, please be patient and allow me to pack some clothes."
Cui San whispered a few words in the ear of the leading soldier. The soldier nodded and asked, "Old man, you still have a servant. Come with us up the mountain."
Cui Fugui pretended to be helpless and spread his hands, "This is really unfortunate. Axiang went to the state to buy medicine. I'm afraid he won't be able to come back in less than three or five days."
My family runs a pharmacy, and my servant goes out to buy some Chinese herbal medicine. This is normal, right?
The soldier nodded and said no more.
Cui Fugui took the opportunity and raised his voice and said loudly, "Fellow military lords, if you are impatient, let me leave him a letter. When he sees it, he will naturally go to the mountain to find me."
The soldier nodded, "Okay, then write it quickly. When you're done, follow me."
Cui Fugui returned to his pharmacy, wrote a letter quickly and put it in the drawer next to him.
Then he took his time and wrote another letter in the tone of writing to A Xiang.
Sure enough, before he could finish writing, Cui San rushed in, came over to read the contents of the letter, and said with a smile, "Cui Fugui, stop dawdling, even if you dawdle for three days, Chen Xiaobei won't come to rescue you."
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Of course Cui Fugui understood that it was almost impossible to expect Chen Xiaobei to appear in front of him, so after writing the letter, he went back to the house to pack a few clothes and left.
The news of the arrest of Chen Xiaobei's father-in-law was quickly reported to Zhu Meng.
Seeing the news coming from the bottom of the mountain, Zhu Meng couldn't help but sigh.
"After all, I was forced to take this step. If I had known this, I shouldn't have been so merciful to Centipede Ridge. Even if I set fire to the mountain, I would smoke out the villagers of Hetou Village."
Zhang Liao waved his hands repeatedly, "Commander, please don't be so hasty, the people's hearts must be stable, otherwise the people will not be convinced even if we take over the world."
Zhu Meng looked at him and said, "We can only place our hope in the Great Tu Kingdom and the Dalin Kingdom. Otherwise, we can't even win the world if we can't protect ourselves."
At this time, in Cuijiazhuang, Axiang waited until there was no movement outside, and then Axiang carefully got out of the cellar.
First, go to the pharmacy to find the letter left by Cui Fugui and put it away carefully.
He went back to the house to pick up two pieces of clothes, some dry food, some scraps of silver, and quietly left the village.
As the sky dimmed, Axiang rushed to Centipede Ridge.
The ones on duty were the garrison troops brought by Hu Fan from the county. When they heard that A Xiang reported that he was the servant of Chen Xiaobei's father-in-law, they naturally let him go up the mountain.
Cui Hongyu was making breakfast when someone came to report that A Xiang was here.
Hearing the news, Cui Hongyu's heart skipped a beat. His father rejected their suggestion and stayed in Cuijiazhuang.
Now that Ah Xiang is here, it will most likely be bad luck.
Cui Hongyu hurried out to greet him, and as soon as he arrived at the gate, he saw A Xiang coming up crying.
Seeing Cui Hongyu, Axiang took two steps and knelt on the ground with a grunt, "Miss, it's a bad thing. It's a bad thing. My husband was captured by the army."
Cui Hongyu stepped forward to help Axiang and asked him to sit down on a stone next to him.
"Uncle Axiang, don't be impatient. If you have something to say, please speak slowly."
Axiang took the letter out of his sleeve and handed it to Cui Hongyu, and then told him everything about last night.
Cui Hongyu frowned after hearing this. Why did the army suddenly start arresting people!
At this time, Chen Xiaobei came after hearing the news. Seeing Cui Hongyu's appearance, he couldn't help but ask, "Hongyu, what happened?"
Cui Hongyu handed the letter to Chen Xiaobei, "My father was captured by Zhu Meng's people."
Chen Xiaobei was confused after reading the letter. It had been so long. If he wanted to arrest him, he would have been arrested long ago. Why did he choose to arrest him at this time?
"Uncle Axiang, please rest here first and let me think about this." Chen Xiaobei took the letter and turned around to find Prince Xiao Jingyun.
"Your Highness's situation is worse than we expected. Zhu Meng started to arrest the villagers."
Before he finished speaking, he saw Liu Rumei coming in a hurry.
"Your Highness, the city's defenders went out last night and arrested more than a thousand people and brought them into the city."
Jamel Xiao frowned, feeling inexplicably heavy.
At this time, Princess Zhaoning also arrived. When she entered the door, she asked, "Brother, what happened? There is so much noise so early in the morning."
Seeing that Princess Zhaoning and Xiao Jingyun were so angry, I thought to myself that it was all the fault of your master.
But he thought about it and held back. In front of Chen Xiaobei and Liu Rumei, the majesty of the royal family still had to be maintained.
"The city's defenders have begun to take people hostage. They must have heard the news. Two groups of troops from King Qin will arrive today."
Princess Zhaoning was stunned when she heard this. She immediately understood what was going on and looked at her brother with eyes filled with gratitude.
She knew that if Jamel Xiao brought this matter out to her face and scolded her, she would be able to stand there in vain without being able to say a word. It would also embarrass herself in front of everyone.
"Brother Emperor, what should we do? Should we send someone to rescue the people in the city first?"
Xiao Jingyun shook his head, "The ones coming are Prince Zhao from the East Road and Prince Liu from the North Road. The two armies only have 100,000 troops. It's almost impossible to besiege Qingniu County."
"We have to wait a little longer."
Princess Zhaoning was anxious, "But what should we do with so many people in the city?"
"Don't worry, Zhu Meng won't do anything to them. He will only try his best to be good to the people. Only in this way can he win over people's hearts."
Xiao Jingyun stood up and walked twice with his hands behind his back, "The most difficult problem now is that Zhu Meng has captured Cui Fugui from Cuijiazhuang. He is the father-in-law of Xiaobei brother."
After hearing this, Chen Xiaobei hugged Xiao Jingyun again and said, "Your Highness, Hongyu's mother passed away early. It was my father-in-law who raised her single-handedly. Please give me more help."
After saying this, Chen Xiaobei bowed again, then turned and left.
Watching him go away, Xiao Jamyun sighed, looked at Liu Rumei, and then at Princess Zhaoning.
"What do you two think should be done about this matter?"
Liu Rumei clasped her fists and said, "Your Highness, this matter cannot be discussed. We must go up the mountain to save people."
"Yes, if my brother doesn't rescue this person, I'm afraid it will damage your reputation." Princess Zhaoning quickly added.
Jamel Xiao rolled his eyes at her, thinking to himself that you still knew it was damaging to my reputation.
"Okay, since you two agree to save this person, let's discuss how to save this person."
Liu Rumei smiled slightly and said confidently, "Your Highness just heard what Chen Xiaobei said, and I thought of a way. I don't know if it will work."
After hearing this, Jamel Xiao immediately looked at Liu Rumei impatiently, "Then tell me quickly, what can you do?"
"My solution is to send people up the mountain."
Upon hearing Liu Rumei's words, Princess Zhaoning and Xiao Jingyun were stunned.