Tang Dynasty Mingyue Song Dynasty Pass

Chapter 631 Soliciting Investigation
The daily siege of Runzhou was still going on. Wu Yue soldiers besieged the city on all sides, stepped up their offensive, attacked the city at least twice every three days, took turns, and continued to fight fiercely to drag down the Tang army in the city.

However, under the leadership of Su Chen, the defense of the city was still impenetrable and failed. Although the defenders were a little tired, they still stuck to their posts.

In order to arouse the enthusiasm of the soldiers in the army, Su Chen recruited many scholars in the city to tell stories in the barracks on a regular basis, telling some martial arts stories, "the great man of the chivalry, for the country and the people" instilled these ideas in the army, everyone They all have a martial arts dream in their hearts, and they all have a heroic complex. Relying on this belief, they support the soldiers to stick to the city.

It has been three days since King Deng entered the city. Through interviews with some generals, he found that half of the Dukes of Yu in the city were promoted by Su Chen and were loyal to Su Chen.

The other half belonged to General Lu Jiang's old troops, but because General Lu was injured, Su Chen repeatedly rescued General Lu, which was equivalent to saving General Lu's life. Therefore, General Lu's subordinates were equally grateful and supportive of Su Chen, and respected him.

This made Deng Wang and Li Congyi unable to find a way to differentiate for a while, and he was only three or four years older than Su Chen, and his thinking and experience were not enough, so Deng Wang planned to visit Lu Jiang first, if he could persuade Lu Jiang Standing on his side and monitoring Su Chen, if something happens and it is discovered that Su Chen is really collaborating with the enemy and treason, he will have corresponding assistance and time to counter it.

Deng Wang Li Congyi believes that Lu Jiang is an old general in his seventies and is loyal to the court, so Lu Jiang will definitely stand on the side of the court.

Once Su Chen has no intention of turning back, Su Chen will definitely sit back and watch, and persuade Su Chen with that kind of small righteousness and national destiny. After all, the grace of saving a life is a personal feeling. Safety is the first priority, and that is the only choice for loyal ministers and generals.

Therefore, Cheng Yuanwei considered from that point of view, visited Su Chen, and showed a very caring and respectful attitude: "General Su Chen, how is his recovery?"

Su Chen can already sit under the bed. After two months of recuperation, he has recovered a lot. If he returns to the battlefield, he will need at most half a year of rest. In the future, he still has to stand for a long time, and he has no energy to lift a knife.

"Thank you Cheng Yuan for your concern. My job has recovered [-]%. From now on, I have to lie under the bed every day, and I can walk on the ground for a while, but now I still have strength, and my energy is relatively low. I often fall asleep. I am afraid it will take a few more days." It will take a month to recover and return to the battlefield."

Cheng Yuanwei said: "General Lu must be slowed down, just to rest and recuperate. This king came here to follow the imperial court's order and take the temporary position of supervising the army, and cooperate with General Deng to guard Runzhou. In the past, we might have been partners gone."

General Su Chen said: "No trouble, Lu Jiang. Originally it was the bounden duty of your soldiers to guard the city, but it turns out that the veterans are capable, which made the imperial court worry. Sending the prince to fight on the front line, I am really ashamed of the imperial court!"

Deng Wangli said politely: "Old general, you must say that. You have tried your best. In those days, your futility in defending the city can be wiped out. Many people in your old army still treat you like Gerry. Support and love means that the old general still has prestige and can continue to serve the court."

"Thank you Lu Jiang for your high praise. It's a pity that I was negligent and was almost taken advantage of by the Wuyue bandits. Fortunately, General Deng used the ordinary poisonous smoke method to break into the Wuyue soldiers, and I was able to cure the humble staff with my medical skills. There is no chance to survive and continue to return to the battlefield."

When Cheng Yuanwei heard Su Chen's praise of King Deng, he felt somewhat slow in his heart, but I tried my best to provoke him. After all, I came with a mission to investigate King Deng, so I lowered my voice and said: " General Lu, there may be nothing wrong, he is still too vague, King Deng should have something to tell him."

Su Chen was not a little curious, looked at Lu Jiang and asked: "General Deng Wang, I have nothing to tell you, does it have nothing to do with military defense?"

Su Chen thought that way, if it was just Deng Wang's private matter, then there was no need to tell himself.Since Lu Jiang said that, since General Lu is ten years old and knows strategy, he would naturally think that what Lu Jiang said must be implying something, and it should have nothing to do with military preparations, otherwise he would have explained it that way.

Deng Wangli nodded and said: "General Lu, do you know that when you were in a coma, Zhao Kuangyin, the emperor of the Song Dynasty, personally wrote to Deng Wang. Cheng Yuan wrote a few letters, all of which were persuading me to surrender, none of which was sent to Jinling City by your scouts, and none of the letters from the Song Dynasty was obtained, and now the middle and small officials in the court have almost quarreled over this matter, and the impeachment will be terminated."

"Whether or not Cheng Yuan has the intention of rebelling against Tang and submitting to Xiao Song, it is easy to judge. This king came here to supervise the army in name, but in fact he has no intention of supervising the army. To investigate this matter; since King Deng is in charge of the defense of Runzhou, [-] With a small number of people, if I have the heart to defect, it’s okay to stick to Runzhou wholeheartedly. Once I rebel in my heart, Runzhou will be completely protected.”

Su Chen was a little shocked when he heard the news. I never thought that King Deng would exchange letters with the Emperor of Song. However, I still think that with the talent and character of King Deng, he should commit treason .

So Su Chen said: "Lu Jiang, although you know the truth about this matter, even if there is no correspondence, it can show that King Deng is gone, and the idea of ​​defecting to the enemy should be handled carefully, otherwise, If King Deng's heart is chilled, the entire Runzhou defense will be in a state of chaos, and it will accelerate the demise of Runzhou.

Cheng Yuanwei nodded from Cong Yi and said: "As the general said, you also know that the matter is serious, and you can only retreat in secret. If you directly interrogate me, it may cause me to resist. The last time King Deng came to visit him At this time, I might as well make indirect comments, see what I say and how I feel, and see if my true thoughts are honest and open."

Hearing this, Su Chen fell into a conflict in his heart. After all, Cheng Yuan had no life-saving grace for me, and before we got along, I also valued Deng Wang very much. Now that Lu Jiang asked me to test Cheng Yuan, he has no intention of thinking about it, and it is very unlikely that he will stand up. To the opposite, that is what Cheng Yuan wants to see.

Cheng Yuan also saw Su Chen's lack of firmness, so he took the opportunity to persuade him: "General Lu, he is from Jiangnan, has lived in Jiangnan for generations, and is a young official. Whether you keep it or not depends on the unity of all your officials and soldiers. You hope that you can focus on the small situation, because you can abandon the country and the court because of your personal friendship. Under the defense of the general, it is reasonable to let this matter go, and cause a small disaster, and it is the people of your Tang country who will suffer."

Li Congyi was tied down from the low point of righteousness and morality from Yi, and wanted to persuade Su Chen to stand on the side of the court, and cooperate with me to investigate Deng Wang, whether he has no tendency to judge the enemy, and to find evidence together.

Su Chen was firm for a long time, conflicted in his heart, selfish, I have an irreversible relationship with King Deng, and he has no life-saving grace for me.Yu Gong, when I was ten years old, I went to the battlefield to defend my family and the country. I could definitely see the soldiers around me betraying the country and defecting to the enemy. That was something I could not accept.

So personal friendship and Xiaoyi, I have to choose one.

That tough old general naturally cared more about Xiaoyi, so he nodded hurriedly and said, "You can go test me and ask the ins and outs. If I feel ashamed, I will naturally tell you. If Cheng Yuan does not I have the intention of collaborating with the enemy, and I hope that Lu Jiang can report the truth to the court, so that there will be less speculation about King Deng's retreat, so as to prevent being caught in the treacherous tricks of Song State."

Deng Wangli secretly rejoiced, nodded and said: "It's natural, if Cheng Yuan is innocent, the imperial court will continue to use it again. If there is no problem with me, you should also make preparations in the morning to gradually weaken my military power, in case Deng Wang Lin turned his back and abandoned Runzhou for life and death."

Therefore, the seven people reached a temporary agreement, and Lu will send someone to Su's mansion to invite Deng Wang to come over to treat me on the grounds that he is in good health, and he will also test it out.

(End of this chapter)