1441 I live up to my promise
As night fell, the inside and outside of the camp where Lord Shi Humu lived was already brightly lit. During the day, the vigilance inside and outside the city was not relaxed, but strengthened.
Although the soldiers gathered here, there was little sound, and even if it was the place where the ministry was, the soldiers who had to go in and out tried their best to keep their steps as light as possible. Even if there is any military order to convey, they will whisper to each other and dare not make too loud noise.
This camp tent is the big tent of the Longteng Army, from the outside it is only a slightly larger camp tent, but inside the camp tent, there is a solid stone building, front and back three pavilions. Even Shi Hu's most trusted Chinese army soldiers can only stay in the space in the camp tent, and there is only one master in the stone room, and even Shi Jian, the general of the Chinese army, is only guarding outside the stone to obey orders at the moment.
Zu Qing is a military leader of the Chinese army, and he is also standing silently outside the hall in full armor at present. Unlike other Chinese soldiers who came to Gongwei to inquire about it, he has led the troops to Gongwei since the Lord left the Forbidden Garden yesterday, and he naturally witnessed the assassination that happened in the Longteng military camp.
As for this so-called assassination, it was just that when Lord Shi Hu was about to leave the Longteng military camp, smoke suddenly rose from somewhere in the camp. As the general of the Praetorian Guard who followed Shi Hu's side, Zu Qing had not yet made any judgment on this, and some of his subordinates shouted that they had been assassinated, and then a group of sergeants returned here in a noisy manner.
Later, Zu Qing was ordered to go to the place where the fire started to patrol and found that it was only a fire in the storage of horse material stored in a stable. By the time he arrived, the fire had been contained. Then he received a military order from the lord to detain and control all the soldiers of the Longteng Army near the mutation.
When he was done with all this and returned here, Zu Qing found that the main force of the Chinese army had already arrived here, and he had completely controlled the Longteng military camp, and this accident was also characterized as an assassination against the master.
So far, Zu Qing has not seen the Lord Shihu, and even if there is any military order to convey, it is all relayed by the Lord Wuyi Wang Shijian.
At this moment, Zu Qing was also extremely worried in his heart, and his heart was full of doubts and fears about this incident.
First of all, it can be determined that this is a premeditated and man-made accident, and it is inevitable that there will be an accident in the military camp, but if it happens on the way to the main Shihu patrol and causes a very bad impact, then these generals and commanders of the Longteng Army are purely tired.
Moreover, the accident that happened in the camp, even if Zu Qing experienced it himself, could not find the slightest sign of Shi Hu's safety, why did he insist that it was an assassination against Shi Hu?
Also, the main force of the Chinese army came too quickly, and it was contrary to common sense. Although the garrison of the Inner Sixth Army is in Xindu City, the Forbidden Garden where the Chinese army is located is also a few miles away from the Longteng Army garrison, and Zu Qing just went to investigate the stable and take advantage of the situation to control the Longteng Army soldiers near the stable, and it took less than a quarter of an hour before and after, and the Chinese army had already controlled this camp when he returned.
Such a swift and unreasonable reaction can only show that the person in charge of the Chinese army already knew that there would be an accident in the Longteng military camp, and he was waiting for the accident to happen at any time. In other words, the accident will only be a means of manipulation. And the dispatch of the Chinese army is only under the orders of the master, so the manipulator behind this incident will naturally only be the master Shihu.
At this moment, the biggest fear in Zu Qing's heart was that he was also a general of the Chinese army, but he didn't know about this matter from beginning to end! I don't know why the Lord planned this incident, I don't know what the intention is, and I don't know who is responsible for the specific execution.
Ignorance of nothing will bring great fear, if it weren't for the fact that I am in a camp surrounded by fierce soldiers at this moment, I am afraid that I will be tormented by the fear in my heart and will explode!
I don't know how long this torment lasted, a person from the palace quietly walked out of the stone room in the tent and whispered to Shi Jian, the king of Wuyi, Shi Jian bowed his head slightly while listening, and at the same time his eyes continued to patrol over the generals of the Chinese army in the tent.
After the palace people conveyed the order, they quietly retreated into the stone room, while Shi Jian led more than a dozen middle sergeants behind him to walk out of the big tent. After nearly half an hour, Shi Jian hurriedly returned, and when he passed through the people in the tent, an obvious bloody aura spread from Shi Jian's body, which made the people in the tent even more palpitating.
Shi Jian entered the room directly, and after a while, he walked out again, and with an expressionless face, he called the names of several generals present, and motioned for them to enter, including Zu Qing.
When Zu Qing and the others heard the order, they couldn't help but feel another shock in their hearts, and they didn't know what would greet them. But in any case, as long as you can see the Lord, such a maddening torment can always come to an end.
The stone chamber was also brightly lit, and the outermost room was occupied by more than twenty burly men with fierce soldiers. When Zu Qing and the others entered, they were ordered to hand over their sabers, sabers and other weapons, and at the same time, someone stepped forward and searched their bodies carefully, and then they were put into them in turn.
These soldiers were rough in their movements, and their attitudes were very unceremonious. If it were another time, Zu Qing and other Chinese generals would naturally not be patient, but now in this situation, it is obvious that these people in the room have won the trust of the lord more than them, and naturally they don't dare to make any changes.
While being inspected, the generals who were called in entered the stone chamber in turn, and Zu Qing was the third to enter it.
After he stepped into the stone room, his dim vision suddenly plunged his vision into darkness, and it took a while to barely regain some eyesight, and he vaguely saw a figure sitting upright behind the screen, and immediately knelt down and said: "The last general, Zuqing, see the Lord!" ”
"Good, young slave! You have lived up to my trust and stepped forward to obey my orders. ”
Behind the screen, there was a slightly tired and hoarse voice of the Lord Shi Hu, after hearing this, Zu Qing cautiously knelt forward, just bypassed the screen, and saw that the Lord Shi Hu was looking at him with burning eyes, there was a trace of relief in his eyes, and there was a flickering fierce gaze, and the whole person seemed to be a wounded beast about to fight back at any time, which made people feel even more palpitations.
Before Zu Qing could speak, Shi Hu said coldly again: "There are traitors in the country, and they will harm me." Qing slave, do you dare to lead the order and hoe rape? ”
After hearing this, countless thoughts had flashed through Zu Qing's mind, but they did not affect his actions, and he immediately bowed and said: "hoe and rape duty, how dare you be gutsless!" ”
Hearing Zu Qing's answer, Shi Hu laughed, but this laughter was very cheerful, and it was a little ruthless and a little sluggish: "Those treacherous evils back then also worshipped in front of the seat like green slaves, and swore to die for my loyalty......"
After Zu Qing heard this, his underwear, which was already soaked in cold sweat, became wet again, and he slammed his head on the ground, and said in a condensed voice: "The last will be life and death, and it depends on the Lord's thoughts." If you believe, you will still live even though you die, and if you have doubt, you will still live and die. Only begging for a blade, the liver and gallbladder loyalty and righteousness before the king! ”
"Ha, if I don't believe you, you won't see me again."
Shi Hu lowered his head and muttered, and then said with emotion: "I don't want your life, just your loyalty." All things in the world, only the loyal and brave can share with the country! Hussars, Wuwei, Longxiang, Longteng, which army do you want to pawn? ”
When Zu Qing heard this, his heart was even more shocked. Although he had no shortage of speculations about the Lord's intentions, he did not expect that the Lord's plan would be so big this time!
Now inside and outside Xindu, the most reliable force is naturally the Inner Sixth Army, the Chinese army is in charge of Shi Jian, and the chariot is in charge of Shi Bao, both of whom are the blood of the Lord. The other four armies may have different strengths, but they also have their own commanders. But what Shi Hu said now is to change the generals of the other four armies in the six armies except for the two princes!
Zu Qing didn't dare to ponder for too long, but continued to kowtow and said, "The last general has not done an inch ......"
"If you can enter and see me, it is a great achievement! It has to be of great use, and it is not a reward, but to kill the national thief for me! ”
Shi Hu waved his hand and said in an unquestionable tone: "I don't have much time, come quickly!" ”
"The spring and autumn period of the Lord is long, and the last general is unwilling to ask for use, but only wants to use his body as a shield and arch from the front of the emperor!"
Zu Qing controlled the impulse in his heart and replied without thinking.
Shi Hu was stunned for a moment on the royal bed, but laughed after a while: "Loyal and strong, the sky is not worth it, it's very good!" I don't live up to me, I don't live up to me, come forward! ”
Zu Qing stepped forward, Shi Hu reached out and grabbed the other wrists, took out an object from his side and put it in Zu Qing's hand, put his four fingers together for him, and patted his clenched fist and said with a smile: "Give you a wealth and wealth, and go out of the account to rest first, and wait for the pillow." ”
When the waiter stepped forward to lead the way, Zu Qing found that there was an exit to the outside of the tent behind the stone room, no wonder the generals who had entered before did not exit. As he walked out of the exit, the cold night wind blew in his face, which made him shiver suddenly, but his spirit was lifted.
The things that were stuffed into the palm of the hand by the lord before, and the hand was cool, but at this time, it was a piece of jade of good quality. And after seeing this jade, his pupils shrank again, he arched in front of the emperor for a long time, and naturally recognized from the style and texture of this jade that it was the thing of Zhang Jackal, the general of the town army!
How could Zhang Jackal's accessories appear in the hands of the Lord? And why did the Lord give it to Himself? What kind of wealth is hidden in this?
He stood in the shadows behind the tent, puzzled for a moment. But at the moment, he did not dare to stay here for a long time, but walked to the camp where his own troops were temporarily staying.
"Ah Lang is finally back! What the hell is this ......?"
"Silence!"
Zu Qing raised his hand to interrupt the general who came forward to ask questions, walked quickly into the camp tent, and waited until the other soldiers withdrew, then called his cronies to him, and said in a low voice: "What happened outside the tent during the time I was in the main tent?" ”
The general hurriedly told everything in detail, talking about all kinds of Zu Qing just frowned and listened, and when he heard the general talk about the previous Chinese army ordering them to go to the camp where Zhang Jackal and other courtiers lived to deliver food, Zu Qing raised his eyebrows suddenly, and said quickly: "Carefully, who in my department enters to deliver food?" ”
Seeing that Lord Lang reacted so violently, the family general did not dare to slack off, but he didn't know much, so he simply summoned the personal soldier who had a meal delivery and told him about it in person. The soldiers only told who was present at the time and what they saw, and did not tell any special signs.
After Zu Qing listened, he was silent for a long time, and then took out the jade of Zhang Jackal from his arms and rubbed it carefully in his palm, and after a while, he laughed in a low voice: "The dog thief's mood has been broken, and his faith and righteousness have been greatly lost. The anointing disease, if you want to get rid of it, most of them are going to kill! Good, very good, the sky does not forgive the great sins, protect me from danger, how can I live up to it! Shame and humiliation, blood debt and blood repayment! ”