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The setting sun was like fire, and the sky was glowing red. A group of people came from the sky. Xuanyuan Shengcai led more than a dozen followers and waited outside Jiazhou city.

The weather was sweltering, but since Xuanyuan Shengcai, everyone was wearing armor. The dense Jiazhou shone with a cold light under the setting sun, but everyone's foreheads were already covered with beads of sweat.

The flags are flying, and the horses are galloping. The group of people coming from afar are all cavalry, no less than 300 people, and a flag is fluttering in the wind. General Pei Ji arrived from Shuoquan.

Xuanyuan Shengcai had already stepped forward. Pei Ji was dressed in civilian clothes. Although he had become a general of the Zhenxi Army, he didn't look much changed. He was still easy-going on weekdays, but his eyes were shining brightly.

"Great General!" Xuanyuan Sheng stepped forward and cupped his hands, Pei Ji reined in his horse, and also cupped his hands: "General Xuanyuan, I've been waiting for a long time!"

Xuanyuan Sheng hurriedly said: "Don't dare!"

Pei Ji glanced at everyone, frowned and said, "Where is Lu Cunxiao?"

"General, Lu Cunxiao has disappeared." Xuanyuan Sheng said solemnly: "I have sent someone to watch over his previous residence, and I have searched carefully, but there is no trace of Lu Cunxiao."

Pei Ji pondered for a while, and said, "Let's talk when we enter the city." He rode his horse into the city, and all the soldiers followed behind him.

After arriving in the city, Pei Ji went to Jiazhou Zhizhou's mansion. Hundreds of his soldiers were waiting outside the mansion. When the tea came, Pei Ji frowned and asked Xuanyuan Sheng, "Is Lu Cunxiao really rebellious?"

"Reporting to the general, the last general didn't dare to judge at first, but Lu Cunxiao secretly contacted the remnant party in Huluzhai, and the last general became suspicious. Now that it's an extraordinary time, of course we can't wrongly judge the general, but we can't be negligent in the slightest to let others People with intentions can take advantage of this opportunity." Xuanyuan Shengcai frowned, with a solemn expression: "So the general secretly arrested a person who had secretly communicated with Xuanyuan Shengcai, and kept the matter strictly confidential, and only sent someone to the general. Send a letter over there, imploring the general to judge."

Pei Ji nodded slightly, and said, "Chu Du is not here, so we naturally have to be careful and keep our eyes open."

Xuanyuan Shengcai said: "Originally when this happened, the humble official should go to Shuoquan to report it in person, but...!"

Pei Ji waved his hand and said, "You don't need to explain, I understand your difficulties. If Lu Cunxiao is really ruthless and you leave Jiazhou easily, people will naturally have more opportunities to take advantage of it."

"Thank you General for your understanding." Xuanyuan Sheng said gratefully.

Pei Ji groaned for a while, and finally said: "This is a big matter, not a trivial one. Lu Cunxiao was recruited by the Chu governor himself, and he was pulled up with one hand, not to mention whether this person really has the heart to betray the Chu governor. Supervise and dispose of it." Looking into Xuanyuan Shengcai's eyes, he asked, "Do you have any evidence to prove that Lu Cunxiao is planning to rebel?"

Xuanyuan Sheng sighed: "If there is conclusive evidence, the iron evidence is as solid as a mountain, the last general will not be polite, he has already captured Lu Cunxiao and escorted him to Shuoquan, so there is no need for the general to come to Jiazhou in person... ..!" Then he said in a deep voice, "But the arrested thief has admitted to being a remnant of the Calabash Village, and was sent by General Qiu to contact Lu Cunxiao."

"General Qiu?" Pei Ji said indifferently, "Does this person want to revive?"

Xuanyuan Shengcai sat down on another chair next to Pei Ji, and said softly: "General, if the bandit is captured, he might be a bloody person who wants to slander Lu Cunxiao, but...now Lu Cunxiao suddenly disappeared. , whose whereabouts are unknown, this is very suspicious. The general suspects whether Lu Cunxiao noticed something and knew that something was wrong, so he hid it."

Pei Ji stroked his beard lightly, pondered for a moment, and finally said: "Lu Cunxiao knows the deployment of Jiazhou's troops like the palm of his hand, if he really mixes with General Qiu, it will be very bad for Jiazhou."

"That's right!" Xuanyuan Sheng said with a wry smile: "Chu Du had the grace of not killing him at the beginning, and he was promoted and reused. Unexpectedly, this person is...!" Shaking his head, "General, go on!" How should we act next?"

Pei Ji asked, "Where is the captured bandit now?"

"Prisoned in the prison." Xuanyuan Sheng said immediately: "It's just torture, dying, the last general is only afraid that he will die, so he sent someone to heal his wounds in the prison... General, please Don't interrogate this person again, although this person admitted that he was sent by General Qiu to secretly contact Lu Cunxiao, but he did not explain the whereabouts of General Qiu."

Pei Ji frowned and said, "He hasn't confessed the whereabouts of General Qiu yet?" He said in a deep voice, "Bring him here now, I'm going to interrogate myself."

"General, this person was seriously injured. During the interrogation, he refused to confess, so...so the final sentence was severe." I'm going to pass out before I arrive...why don't the general send a doctor to speed up the diagnosis and treatment tonight, and the interrogation will be held tomorrow?"

Pei Ji glanced at Xuanyuan Shengcai, and said: "If he is seriously injured, can he be cured overnight?" Standing up, he said: "Forget it, you take me to the prison, I will go to interrogate myself. General Qiu If he is really in Jiazhou, his whereabouts must be known as soon as possible, and General Qiu and his remnants must be wiped out."

Xuanyuan Shengcai also got up and said: "General, you have worked hard all the way from Shuoquan, and you have to interrogate the culprits. You are not in a hurry. At this moment, the general has prepared wine and food. General, eat some food first, and then go How was the interrogation?"

Pei Ji hesitated, nodded slightly, and Xuanyuan Sheng then raised his hand and said, "Please, General!"

Pei Ji was also polite, limped slightly, and walked out of the hall, followed by Xuanyuan Sheng. After the two of them went out, a head popped out from behind a screen in the corner. It was the right servant of the Ministry of Rites Huang painted.

Seeing Pei Ji walking away, Huang Tu turned his head. Behind him, Zhang Haizhu was thinking, Huang Tu said in a low voice: "I didn't expect Pei Ji to really come, it's true that there is a way to heaven, he won't leave , There is no way to hell, he came by himself, Zhang Baihu, the next step is up to you."

Zhang Haizhu pondered for a moment, but did not speak. Huang Tu was a little anxious, and said: "Zhang Baihu, it's not too late, there can be no delay, are our people ready?"

Zhang Haizhu finally said: "The manpower has been prepared, as long as Pei Ji enters the prison, he will surely die... However, since Pei Ji is the general of the Zhenxi Army, he must be a very important person, but... ...!"

"But what?"

"But why did you arrive in Jiazhou so easily?" Zhang Haizhu hesitated: "Master Minister, is there something tricky about Pei? Does he really believe in Lu Cunxiao's rebellion?"

"Zhang Baihu, it's not that I'm talking about you, you Shenyiwei are too suspicious in doing things." Huang Tu sighed, "Lu Cunxiao came from a mountain bandit, it's fine to say that others conspired against you, and Pei Ji will naturally believe Lu Cunxiao's rebellion. Besides, such a big incident happened in Jiazhou, how could Pei Ji not come to ask in person?" Seeing Zhang Haizhu's frowning, Huang Tu couldn't help but said: "Zhang Baihu, could it be that you are still doubting Xuanyuan Shengcai even now? has a problem?"

Zhang Haizhu shook his head and said: "Since Xuanyuan Shengcai killed Lu Cunxiao, he should be sincerely loyal to the imperial court, and just as Mr. Huang said, Xuanyuan Sheng is a member of the Xuanyuan family, so he should not be so confused as to become an enemy of the empire. I now Not worried about Xuanyuan Shengcai, but worried about what kind of tricks this Pei Ji will play."

"No matter what tricks he plays, as long as he enters the prison and takes off his head, everything will be fine." Huang Shilang said softly: "As long as Pei Ji dies, Xuanyuan Sheng will lead Jiazhou soldiers and horses to take Shuoquan City, and the northwest will be in the imperial court." Under his control, as long as Shuoquan is occupied, Chu Huan will return to the northwest, and it will be too late."

Zhang Haizhu's eyes flickered, but he didn't speak.

"His Royal Highness just asked us to convey orders. If we can assist Xuanyuan Sheng to control the Northwest, we must have made great achievements." Zhang Haizhu said seriously: "Of course we don't want to increase officials and ranks, but in this way , but was able to revive the empire and wipe out the traitors, Zhang Baihu, at this time, there should be no hesitation."

Zhang Haizhu took a deep breath, and finally said: "Your servant is waiting here. Before dawn, you will be able to see Pei Ji's head." Without further words, his figure flashed and disappeared in the blink of an eye. .

Xuanyuan Sheng accompanied Pei Ji to eat food, and the hundreds of cavalry who came with him also arranged meals. Pei Ji never ate much. When he left the side hall, the sky had already darkened, and a bright moon had already risen into the sky. , and above the sky, dots of stars appear and disappear.

The Prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice in Jiazhou is some distance away from Zhizhou Mansion. Naturally, Pei Ji did not bring hundreds of soldiers with him, but only a few soldiers. Someone in front held a torch to lead the way. Xuanyuan Shengcai and Pei Ji went together. People were riding on horses, and as soon as they walked out of the street, a horse came galloping behind them. Both Pei Ji and Xuanyuan Shengcai stopped their horses. Looking back, they saw a cavalryman who had dismounted from his horse and knelt down on the ground, "General , no... not good...!"

Xuanyuan Sheng turned his horse's head and said in a deep voice, "What happened? Why are you so panicked?"

"My lord, there are people making trouble at the barracks." The visitor said urgently, "We almost started fighting, and we are still arguing now...!"

"So bold." Xuanyuan Sheng said angrily, "Who is so bold to cause trouble in the military camp?"

"Yes...it's General Lu's group of brothers." The visitor said: "During dinner at night, they said that the rations were reduced, so troubles happened...and they also said that the general abused them, favoring each other ......!"

Xuanyuan Shengcai sneered and said: "The checkpoint is blocked, food is in short supply, and rations are reduced. This is an order for the entire army. Don't they know?"

Pei Ji had already heard from behind and asked, "General Xuanyuan, what happened?"

Xuanyuan Sheng just turned around and cupped his hands and said: "General, due to the shortage of food, the rations in the warehouse are seriously insufficient, so the last general ordered that the rations of the whole army be temporarily reduced by a part, but someone will cause trouble because of it." With a wry smile: "Follow Lu Cunxiao from the gourd Although the soldiers who defected to the stronghold were recruited by Chu Governor, their banditry has not changed, and they are making trouble again tonight."

"General Xuanyuan, General Lu Pian is not here, you are the only one who can stop those guys, please go there quickly, otherwise... Otherwise, I'm afraid there will be a big mess." The visitor said anxiously.

Xuanyuan Sheng frowned and said: "I am going to accompany the general to interrogate the prisoner...!"

"General Xuanyuan, since there is something wrong with the barracks, you should go and quell the disturbance first." Pei Ji said in a deep voice, "If someone really disregards the military law, then he will be severely punished. If there is a prison, I can go there by myself."

Xuanyuan Sheng hesitated for a moment, and finally ordered to the soldiers leading the way: "You guys take the general to the prison!" He cupped his hands to Pei Ji and said, "General, the commotion in the barracks is due to the failure of the general. Wait until the general subsides." Disturbance, please apologize again!" Without saying much, he shook the horse's reins and galloped away.

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