Mu family's little lucky girl

Chapter 231 The Caught Man (Two in One)

When Zhong Shanghui was fished out of the Qinghe River by Gao Qing and Lu Chao, he was in a state of distress, his clothes of fine fabrics were soaked in the river water, and there was a clump of waterweed on his head, which hung down and covered half of his face.

Zhong Shanghui's mask accidentally fell into the river when he was struggling.

sank to the bottom.

The ferocious and terrifying face exposed to the eyes of the crowd scared away the crowd.

The timid one fainted on the spot.

Others screamed.

The scene became chaotic for a while, causing quite a commotion.

Zhong Shanghui fell to the ground in embarrassment, his chest heaved violently, and he was panting heavily.

A face was pale and bloodless.

With a gloomy face, he watched everyone's reaction.

At the beginning, he was a respected first-class Taifu, but now he has become a lonely old man who is feared by everyone and struggling to survive.

Zhong Shanghui's mood was extremely complicated.

In the past, he was so beautiful that everyone envied him and set an example to learn from. Now, in order to restore the country, he personally ruined his appearance to show his loyalty to Daliang.

In the past few years, in order to restore the country, he has struggled every step of the way, starting from scratch to cultivate his own power.

Only he himself knows the pain in this.

However, today, he suddenly began to doubt whether the career he insisted on was right or not?

As soon as the thought of slackening occurred, Zhong Shanghui immediately stopped.

He can't give up!
Daliang's national destiny rests on him alone, and His Royal Highness is still waiting for him to save him. If even he gives up, Daliang is really doomed.

Zhong Shang's dark eyes floated up and down, and in just a short moment, it seemed that he had experienced countless springs and autumns.

That moment of discouragement and doubt disappeared.

He became that stubborn, persistent and crazy Zhong Shanghui again.

However, the obsessed Zhong Shanghui never thought about why Daliang was destroyed?
Why did it go from being strong to declining, and finally to the point of destroying the country?

All he thought about was restoring the country, but he never thought about whether the common people would like to go back to their old lives?
I never thought about what Daliang brought to the common people?
It's poverty, it's hunger, it's exploitation, it's oppression, it's people living in dire straits.

Although there was no war with Beidi, and no common people were displaced by the war, left their homes, and their families were destroyed, the shackles imposed by Daliang's weakness on the common people were not much easier than those brought by the war.

They linger in this world like ants.

No dignity to speak of.

Zhong Shanghui stood up with a sullen face. After the tossing just now, Zhong Shanghui seemed to have aged a lot, and his body became weaker. Gao Qing and Lu Chao hurried over to support him.

He coughed several times, and his pale face turned red.

Zhao Changan hurriedly said worriedly: "You two quickly send Master Zhong back to the inn, and tell the waiters to make ginger tea, and then ask them to boil a bucket of hot water, and serve Master Zhong to take a bath to get rid of the cold in the body."

Zhong Shanghui waved his hands feebly, his body was still very weak.

"No problem."

Zhao Chang'an said with concern: "Lord Zhong must cherish his body. Although it is summer now, Master Zhong must not take his care lightly and take his body seriously."

Just as Zhong Shanghui was about to speak, his throat suddenly felt extremely itchy, and he coughed violently several times.

It seemed as if he might die at any moment.

It took a while for Zhong Shanghui to calm down.

With his cloudy eyes, he looked at Zhao Changan brightly, "Go and investigate carefully, who is sneaking up on me from behind..."

Before he finished speaking, he coughed several times again.

Zhao Changan frowned, and said seriously: "My lord suspects that someone did this on purpose?"

Zhong Shanghui recalled what happened just now.

He was standing well on the cross bridge, but suddenly he felt kicked on his buttocks, his center of gravity was unstable, and he fell into the river.

What happened was caught off guard, and he didn't even have time to look back to see who that person was, so he fell into the water.

It was chaos.

A group of chickens ran around in the crowd, dogs were chasing after them, and chicken dealers were also chasing chickens in the crowd.

No one noticed who stuck out the foot.

Including Gao Qing and Lu Chao.

however……

Zhao Changan knew who the man was.

Zhong Shanghui's face was gloomy, and his unrecognizable face was even more frightening. He looked into Zhao Changan's eyes and fell into deep thought.

Zhao Changan was calm and composed, and he didn't feel scared when he looked at him like this. If it were someone else, he would have been unable to bear it long ago, and confessed everything.

He looked serious and analyzed, and said to Zhong Shanghui: "My lord, the scene was chaotic at that time, chickens and dogs were jumping on the cross bridge. In the chaos, it is possible that someone accidentally bumped into your lord. At that time, your lord was standing on the far side. , very unsafe..."

Having said that, Zhao Changan paused.

He lowered his eyes and said thoughtfully: "If someone said that someone attacked your lord secretly, I don't think it's possible..."

Zhong Shanghui glanced sharply.

Zhao Changan continued to calmly say: "My lord, think about it, how serious is what we have done? If the people above or others find out, it is a serious crime to be beheaded. If someone really sneaks up on your lord , then I can’t run away, neither can we all.”

"Besides, things won't be so simple. The people who are sent must be the ones who came to kill us..."

Having said this, Zhong Shanghui had to figure it out even if he couldn't figure it out.

If their affairs were really brought to light, it would be impossible for him to just fall into the water today.

However, Zhong Shanghui still couldn't believe it completely, he said half-believingly, "It was really just someone accidentally bumping into me?"

Zhao Changan squeezed his chin with one hand, "If it's according to me, it's like this."

"If our affairs are revealed, I won't be able to run away, nor will Gao Qing and Lu Chao. However, we are all fine. In my opinion, someone accidentally bumped into us."

So why did you have to kick his ass?

This is something that Zhong Shanghui can't understand.

However, he has a noble status, even if he was not attacked by someone, he would not be able to swallow this breath if he was kicked into the river just because of this.

If it was before, it would be dozens of boards to take this disrespectful offense, whether it was unintentional or intentional...

Zhao Changan saw that his face was loose, and continued: "Master Zhong, if you want to catch someone who accidentally offended you, I can also investigate, but it may take some time for people to and fro on the bridge. ..."

Zhao Chang'an almost said that he couldn't arrest everyone and beat them up so that they could recruit them, right?
Zhong Shanghui was annoyed by this incident, and Princess Qingyang, who had finally been caught, also ran away, and he was even more annoyed, seeing nothing pleasing to the eye, and his heart was not going well, so he waved his arms and said impatiently :"never mind!"

Zhao Fan next to him opened his eyes wide.

He took a sip and spit out the sand in his mouth.

"My lord, that's all, that's all?"

He was unwilling, who would dare to kick him?
Even if all the people in Shilipo were arrested, Zhao Fan would still find this person, but now, Zhong Shanghui actually said that he didn't want to investigate?

Didn't he get kicked in vain?
And drank a lot of river water in vain?Eat a stomach full of sand?
The more Zhao Fan thought about it, the angrier he became.

But helpless.

Mr. Zhong has spoken in person, what else can he say?

Ever since, the anger in my stomach couldn't find a place to vent, so it all exploded at the group of officials who went down the river to fish for gestures.

He scolded them like hell.

After asking why they all went into the river, Zhao Fan was so angry that he blew his beard and stared at his eyes, and put under his hood the crime of deserting his post.

Each person went back to receive a fine of [-] boards, and a fine of one year's salary.

In this way, Zhao Fan was still angry.

One kicked them.

The officials complained again and again. Not only did they fail to salvage the jewelry, but they were also punished.

What's more, they are almost itching to death now.

A lot of the skin on his body was scratched by them.

As soon as he stopped, he felt extremely itchy all over his body.

But they were still thinking about Mu Li's promise to them, and some officials were watching the shore, looking for Mu Li's figure, and wanted to ask her for the silver she wanted to pay back.

The girl said it herself, as long as she went down the river to help salvage, no matter whether she was salvaged or not, she would receive a reward of 200 taels.

Now they not only have to be punished, but also fined for one year.

Thinking of this, all the officials were frowning.

Instead, thinking that there are still 200 taels of silver to take, the depressed mood is somewhat better.

However, the officials looked around the shore for a long time, but did not find Mu Li.

They ran to every alley again, but they still couldn't find Mu Li.

They searched all over the Shilipo Inn, but they still couldn't find Mu Li.

At this moment, they finally realized that they had been tricked.

Everyone gritted their teeth angrily.

……

After Zhong Shanghui returned to the inn, he had just packed up and lay down on the bed to rest when a spy came to report.

"Come in."

The spies clasped their fists in both hands, first respectfully saluted Zhao Changan who was sitting on the grand master's chair, and then respectfully saluted Zhong Shanghui.

"What's the matter?" Zhong Shanghui asked in a deep voice, leaning on the bedpost.

There is also a mask on his face.

The mask was still the one that Zhong Shanghui had been wearing all along. It sank into the river just now and was salvaged again.

The spies looked around.

Zhong Shanghui waved his hand.

"You all go down."

Cheng Yun, Gao Qing and Lu Chao were ordered to retreat.

Only Zhao Changan, Zhong Shanghui and the spies were left in the room.

Zhao Changan looked indifferent, without any emotion, poured himself a cup of tea, and took a sip slowly.

The spy's face was unprecedentedly serious, and he presented a letter with both hands.

Zhong Shanghui looked at the spy with deep eyes, took the envelope from his hand, and opened it to read.

The face under the mask became more dignified the more one looked at it.

Snapped!
He patted the envelope on the small coffee table by the bed.

Zhao Changan heard the movement and looked over.

"Master Zhong, why are you so angry?"

Zhao Changan got up, walked over slowly, glanced at the envelope on the table, took it over slowly and took a look, his calm face suddenly became serious.

"Where did you get this letter?"

The spies said respectfully: "Report to King Yi, in the suburbs of Beijing."

"The suburbs of Beijing?" Zhao Changan was taken aback, "Isn't that going to be sent to the capital soon?"

"Exactly, after our people found out, they immediately stopped the messenger and snatched the letter from his hand, so the letter did not reach the emperor's hands."

Zhao Changan frowned, "Have you found out where this letter was sent from?"

The spy shook his head, "This man won't say anything."

Zhao Changan asked, "Where is he?"

The spy said: "We captured him and locked him up in the woodshed."

Zhong Shanghui narrowed his eyes dangerously, "Bring him here!"

"Yes." The spies left in response.

Zhong Shanghui looked at the letter in Zhao Changan's hand with heavy eyes, "What do you think about this matter?"

"Could someone sneak into our interior?"

Zhao Changan browsed through the above content again, frowning together, rarely serious.

"Not necessarily, the letter just said that we are in collusion with Beidi people."

"Emperor Zhou Gaozu has started arresting Beidi people throughout the country since he ascended the throne. It is inevitable that there will be some fish that escaped the net and are still lurking here. Emperor Zhou Gaozu must have realized this. As for the collusion..."

"It's possible that the person who wrote this letter didn't know the truth. It's just a coincidence that we were accidentally seen by him when we met people from Beidi."

"Lord Zhong also knows that Emperor Gaozu of Zhou implemented a supervision policy in order to better eliminate the Beidi people lurking in the territory of Dazhou. Anyone who reports will be rewarded."

Zhong Shanghui fell into deep thought.

After a while, the spies brought in a man.

The man is thin and tall, with sharp eyes, and his whole face gives people the impression that he is very aggressive.

He is bound with rope and his hands are bound behind his back.

He was not afraid when he saw Zhong Shanghui and Zhao Changan, he straightened his back and refused to kneel down, a contemptuous smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

That smile was extremely dazzling.

The spies kicked him in the hollow of his leg, but the man didn't notice, his legs went limp, and he knelt on the ground. When he wanted to get up again, he was held down by the spies and couldn't move.

"Who sent you to the capital to deliver the letter?" Zhong Shanghui got off the bed, walked in front of the man, and looked down at him condescendingly, "If you are willing to tell the truth, I can spare you."

"Bah!" The man was not afraid, "A man would rather give up than surrender, kill or cut as you like."

"No one instructed me, and no one entrusted me to deliver the letter. I wrote this letter, and I saw the contents of the letter with my own eyes."

"Today, I was unlucky and fell into your hands."

"Aren't you willing to tell the truth?" Zhong Shanghui obviously didn't believe his words, he stretched out his hand, and the spies handed him a sharp dagger.

Under the sunlight, the dagger glowed coldly.

Men can see themselves on the blade.

The spy lifted the man up, pulled out his hand, and pressed it against the table roughly.

The man can't struggle.

Zhong Shanghui looked at the dagger, but said to the man: "Give you another chance, who sent you to deliver the letter?"

"As long as you confess that person, not only will I not hurt you, but I will also entrust you with a heavy responsibility to stay by my side and do things."

Zhong Shanghui coerced and lured him, trying to use this method to make the man let go of his guard and use it for him.

Confess the mastermind behind the scenes.

However, he thought too simply.

The hardest thing on a man's body is the bone.

Ning is unyielding.

Zhong Shanghui lost his patience. Seeing that he was not getting in, he raised his dagger and stabbed the hand on the table.

At the critical moment, the man struggled hard.

Boom!
The tip of the knife poked hard into the table.

It stopped within a centimeter of the man's hand.

Seeing this, Zhao Chang'an stepped forward and said, "Master Zhong, I think he is a person who prefers softness to toughness, why don't you let me interrogate him?"

Even in front of everyone, Zhao Changan still respected Zhong Shanghui, gave him enough face, and would not suppress him because of his status as a prince, but instead behaved very obediently in front of Zhong Shanghui, which made him very pleased.

With a snap, Zhong Shanghui slapped the dagger on the table, and he lifted up his clothes and sat down beside him.

This means that he agrees with Zhao Changan's decision.

Zhao Chang'an patiently talked to him for a long time, when it came to dry mouth and continued to drink glass after glass of water, the man remained indifferent.

Zhao Changan thought to himself: Could it be that he guessed wrong?
Isn't this person in front of Chen Xiao?

The spy completely lost his patience, "My lord, since he won't say anything, it's useless for us to keep him. We'll just kill him."

Zhao Changan glanced at him lightly, "I need you to command me when I do things?"

The spy hurriedly bowed his head: "This subordinate dare not."

I don't know if the spy got angry, which made the man feel better, and he finally spoke.

Previously, no matter what Zhao Changan said, he was silent.

"As I said, I wrote the letter, and I wrote it." The man raised his head and chest, quite masculine, "Manly man, dare to act."

"However..." He turned his head to look at Zhao Changan, "For the sake of your sincerity, I can reluctantly tell you a piece of news."

Zhao Changan's eyes lit up, "Just tell me."

"Hmph!" The man snorted arrogantly, Zhong Shanghui swept him sharply, and he went straight to meet him without fear.

"Do you still want to know the information?" He said arrogantly, "Untie me quickly!"

Only Zhong Shanghui, Zhao Changan and the spies were present, and it was obviously impossible for Zhong Shanghui and Zhao Changan to untie him.

Naturally, this was said to the spies.

"Why are you still standing there? Untie me."

The spy's face was cold and serious, and he remained motionless.

Zhao Chang'an said: "Untie."

The spy looked at Zhong Shanghui, saw that he didn't say a word, so he untied the man with a bad face.

The man sat there sternly, not polite at all, and didn't have the slightest sense of being a prisoner.

"Pour me tea!" he told the spies.

The spy glared at him and remained motionless.

Zhao Changan said: "Pour tea."

The spy said: "My lord, he..."

He was obviously playing tricks on us, before he could say the next few words, he was interrupted by Zhao Changan.

"Pour tea."

The spies looked at Zhong Shanghui for help, and Zhong Shanghui rubbed the rim of his cup, "It's best, the information you gave is useful."

The spy resigned himself to pouring another cup of tea for the man.

The man drank the tea in one gulp, and with a bang, he placed the teacup heavily on the table.

He glanced at the three of them calmly, with a playful smile in his sharp eyes.

"I wrote two letters." He carefully observed the expressions of the three of them, hoping to see what their reactions would be later, "One is for the emperor, and the other..."

He deliberately slowed down his speech, and said word by word: "I sent it to the Beidi envoy."

All three looked shocked.

Zhong Shanghui had an intuition that nothing good was going to happen, and he clasped the armrests of the chair unconsciously with both hands, trying to make his tone sound calm.

"Hand over that letter quickly."

The man spread his hands, "No more."

"That letter is estimated to have been sent to Beidi envoys by now."

Zhong Shanghui's breath stagnates.

The man continued to smile as if he didn't see it, and said, "I said in that letter..."

"Lord Zhong, whom they trust, has surrendered to the imperial court..."

　I went to the health center this afternoon to make an appointment for the quadrivalent vaccine, and it took an hour to go back and forth. My dears, I’m sorry, today’s update is a bit late

　　In the evening, I will try my best to write more manuscripts, and strive to make up the chapters that were left behind as soon as possible~
　　By the way, the vaccine is out of stock, so I made this trip for nothing, and I didn’t make an appointment. There are more than 1000 people queuing in front of me for the injection. Now I can only wait.

　　See you guys tomorrow~
　　ps: I’m going to the gym for a run later, I’ve gained ten catties during this time~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)