Chapter 185 Loyalty remains unchanged
After a test of true and falsehood, Zhuang Duke Zhe could basically conclude that his second brother did not deceive him, but was fooled by Zeng Yuanzi. However, he cannot blame his brothers. If he did not receive the reminder from His Highness, he would not be able to find any flaws. Now the plan is to try to stabilize the rear army and bring it back smoothly, so as to seek his highness's forgiveness. However, Zhuang Duke Zhe also knew that Zeng Yuanzi had been trying to win over Jiang Yuan and the rear army generals and tried to bribe him. His ambition was fully exposed. He wanted to steal the power of Guangxi South Road and then threaten the court.
"Second brother, how many new recruits have been added to the rear army?" Zhuang Gongzhe felt that what he could think of was that Zeng Yuanzi, the old fox, must have thought that he had tried to retain the rear army several times and repeatedly, and he must have wanted to take them for himself. With his scheming and concise nature, he would not leave behind the enemy, and the most convenient way was to use the excuse of replenishing casualties for the rear army to install his own hands.
"Brother, the rear army has suffered great losses. Several times, it has been added to about seven or eight hundred." Zhuang Siqi was regretting what he did, and he hurriedly answered when he heard his brother ask.
"So many people have been lost. These are all children in our village!" Zhuang Gongzhe was heartbroken when he heard this. These people were brought out by himself. Everyone has a family behind him. They just died in Leizhou in vain. If they were not good enough, they would have to become a rebellious person. They couldn't help but feel angry.
"Brother, I'm all blamed for being too stupid. I'm just awakening now." Zhuang Siqi also said heartbrokenly, "Since the Later Army arrived in Leizhou, it must be the vanguard in every battle. The new army ruled by Zeng Thief only waved flags and shouted behind me. At that time, I felt very proud and thought it was making contributions to the country. Now I know that it was intentionally consuming the strength of the Later Army."
"You only know that he only allocated you three days of food and grass at a time, which made it impossible for you to travel far, even if you wanted to return to Qiongzhou, and you thought it was difficult for him to raise military wages. You see, this bead is worth tens of thousands of chunks, how could they be short of money?" Zhuang Duke Zheyan said, "What I am most worried about now is that the rear army has laid a line. Your every move is under his surveillance, and you will even take your life at any time and replace it in order to usurp the rear army into your own."
"Brother, can't you? He is an important minister of the court, how could he do the Great Wall to destroy himself!" Zhuang Siqi's hair stood up when he heard this, but he couldn't believe that Zeng Yuanzi was so bold and arbitrary.
"Hmph, a deserter who can abandon the court, and His Majesty dare not do anything!" Zhuang Gongzhe said hatefully.
"What, he is a deserter?!" Zhuang Siqi said in disbelief.
"This is still false. Lin'an City was about to fall. He was the governor of politics, but he fled with his family on the eve of the city's break. As a result, there were only eight people in the morning court, which made the Empress Dowager very angry, but he had no choice but to ask for surrender with the young emperor. His crime was unforgivable!" Zhuang Duke Zhe said sternly.
"Zeng Thief is not a good person!" Zhuang Siqi said sadly, "He always boasted in front of us how to get the favor of the Queen Mother. It was because he spoke up for justice that he moved to the treacherous prime minister Jia Sidao. He wanted to be loyal to the country, but the Empress Dowager secretly ordered him to go out of the capital to summon the army to revive the Song Dynasty. It turned out that what he said was fart, so he deceived us."
"Haha, he is really shameless! The Gao Dadi who came with him was his minister back then. Do you see if he dares to boast about him again in front of Gao Dadi?" Zhuang Gongzhe laughed in anger. This is really a shameless person who has never seen such a shameless person. He can even boast about his shameless things.
"Brother, since he is unkind, don't blame us for being unrighteous. Let's take him down in one fell swoop to eliminate the traitors for the country, so as not to cause trouble to Your Highness!" Zhuang Siqi was also so angry that he was itchy. He was actually deceived by such a thing and was about to take action.
"Don't do anything arbitrary. Zeng Zhe is now responsible for recovering lost land. If he takes action rashly, he will let His Highness kill his colleagues and kill meritorious officials." Zhuang Gongzhe hurriedly stopped him.
"Brother, what I did this time must be resentful to Your Highness, and it will inevitably affect you and your two brothers. Why don't you let me kill this evil thief to eliminate Your Highness's suspicion? Even if I die, I can restore the innocence of the Zhuang Siqi." Zhuang Siqi thought. He now knew how big a mess he had stabbed. This could not be removed from the crime by just being deceived. And he was not willing to die. As long as he could prove his innocence, it would be good to avoid the brothers being implicated by him.
"Don't be reckless. Since Your Highness can see through his evil plan, he must have a countermeasure. Now you just pretend not to know everything, but secretly keep the rear army so that the people he has placed will not take the opportunity to cause chaos. Those two official prostitutes may be the eyeliners of the thief who have been hiding beside you. Be careful not to be plotted against him." Zhuang Gongzhe quickly stopped him, but he was very pleased, feeling that his brother was still a chivalrous brother before, and he had not changed.
"Brother, do you mean that Your Highness has made arrangements?" Zhuang Siqi asked in surprise.
"What do you think? If Your Highness hadn't thought that you and Jiang Yishan might have been deceived and deceived by Zeng Thief, how could he have tried to stop the troops from attacking and send you food and food? Isn't it hope that you can return to the wrong way!" Zhuang Gongzhe glared at him and said.
"Brother, your highness did not use this as a condition to threaten you and your two brothers?" Zhuang Siqi leaned in with his brother and asked softly.
"Rareless, if Your Highness had this idea, how could he regard me as his deputy envoy and deduct me the capital together?" Zhuang Gongzhe said angrily.
"How to deal with Jiang Yishan? Do I want me to take him down and take him away?" Zhuang Siqi's mind was also alive and offered advice.
"You... Jiang Yishan is the king's army, and he is also a fortune-teller. If you take action, wouldn't it be that the superiors are offended? Your Highness will also bear the reputation of killing the master. Then you will not tell me if you harm yourself, even Your Highness will be implicated." Zhuang Gongzhe didn't know how to say it to him and sighed.
"Then your highness is going to give way, which can only make them more presumptuous and despise the lack of people in the General's Mansion!" Zhuang Siqi said unconvincedly.
"How do you know that Your Highness has no tricks? And that Gao Daren is not a good person. This is just that Your Highness does not want to affect the overall situation due to internal strife. It is a smart person who can take down Zeng Zhe without bloodshed... Alas, I can't tell you, a reckless man!" Zhuang Gongzhe suddenly stopped talking halfway.
"Haha, Zeng Zhe often complains in front of us that the court lets His Highness take charge of the place such a child who knows nothing. He only knows how to stay in the same place, but dares not take advantage of the situation. He also says that Lord Ying is old and has no ambition to be enterprising, and can only hold on to the incompleteness and live a life of life. However, he claims to be smart and boast about what if he lets him take charge of Guangxi. Now it seems that he is not as good as a child!" Zhuang Siqi is not a stupid person. He hears that His Highness has already set up a plan, so he waits for Zeng Zhe to get into it himself... (To be continued.)
Chapter completed!