Valley military camp garrison.

Torches came from all directions, and the open space in the center of the military camp was brightly lit.

The garrison soldiers were awakened by the horn of the military camp and were gathering in formation.

There are more and more soldiers in the open space.

On a temporary high platform in the middle of the open space, there were eight or nine men wearing bright light, thin scales and other iron armor, standing quietly on the platform, as if waiting for something.

Behind them, there are two figures standing side by side.

One is a sturdy young man wearing a felt hat tilted sideways.

There was also a middle-aged scholar with a thin face, and his plain Confucian shirt was washed white.

At this moment, "Captain Du" and the middle-aged scribes who had arrived from Hongzhou overnight were looking at the garrison generals headed by Cai Qin on the high platform in front of them.

If Ouyang Rong, who was far away in Jiangzhou, were here now, he would definitely recognize these two passers-by from Xunyang City who he had warmly entertained not long ago.

Under the high platform, the sounds of armor hitting hard metal weapons could be heard one after another, and the light cast by the torches was filled with cold light reflected by thousands of bright metal surfaces.

The rearmed garrison soldiers were gathering in a hurry at night.

Compared with their sonorous movements, the high platform was silent.

The atmosphere between the two groups, Cai Qin and other eighty-nine garrison generals, and Du Xiaowei, a middle-aged scribe, was a bit delicate.

At this moment, Su Qian returned and walked onto the high platform.

Return to life.

"You mean, the person ran away early?"

Wei Shaoqi took the envoy's seal and the saint's handwriting and asked.

Su Qian nodded dullly.

Du Shuqing turned around and took another look at Su Qian.

"Thank you Captain Su for your hard work."

Wei Shaoqi looked calm, holding the envoy's seal and the saint's handwriting on his back. He walked forward and said to the thin-faced general standing quietly with his eyes closed at the front:

"General Cai, this eunuch is indeed guilty of being a thief. Now he should have no doubts anymore. This is the court's strategy to slow down the war and coax everyone to put down their weapons.

"The princes in the imperial court really have the overall situation in mind, fearing that the soldiers will be scattered on the road and cause trouble, so they cannot catch them all at once.

"What are you still hesitating about, General Cai? Do you still have expectations for that cold-blooded emperor?"

Cai Qin did not open his eyes, clenched the hilt of his saber with his hand, and took a deep breath.

When Wei Shaoqi saw this, he smiled and said no more.

Glancing at the empty space in the school grounds where the assembly had not yet finished, he turned around and looked at Du Shuqing.

Then he walked off the platform first.

Du Shuqing followed up tacitly.

The two stepped off the stage, walked to the side, and found a quiet place.

Du Shuqing suddenly said: "Mr. Wei, that Su Qian..."

Wei Shaoqi waved his hand and interrupted, "It doesn't matter, real or fake, it's the same, just run away."

After a pause, he looked north towards Hongzhou and Jiangzhou where a certain bearded eunuch fled, and shook his head:

"He was too late."

Du Shuqing nodded.

Wei Shaoqi stopped and looked back, "Besides, with them here, it doesn't matter whether the Khufu is left or not."

I saw him raising the envoy's seal and the saint's handwriting in his hand.

Du Shuqing hesitated and asked: "What if the court really agrees to the petition that Cai Qin handed over..."

"There are no variables."

Wei Shaoqi shook his head and sighed:

"No matter how Zhou Ting responds, the result is actually the same. Suspicion has been brewed."

"Mr. Wei still understands the court."

"No, it's not because I understand the court and the ruthless emperor."

Wei Shaoqi waved his index finger and said calmly:

"No matter what Cai Qin and the others thought, they were hesitant or deceiving themselves, and they were hopeful. The moment the petition was submitted, there was actually no turning back.

"At most, it's just a way to completely give up and occupy a greater cause."

His tone was profound:

"Shu Qing, if you look through the history of history, have you ever seen any generals who rebelled and surrendered halfway, but they started well and ended well? There is a reason for this.

"Even Hongzhou has a calm and proud Ouyang Lianghan, patching things up and putting out fires and emergencies, but to no avail. Do you know why?"

Du Shuqing was silent for a while and said in a low voice: "The villain steals the throne, the gentleman is humiliated, and Ouyang Lianghan is also excluded and suppressed."

Wei Shaoqi nodded:

"Besides that, there are still people's will, who is not suspicious?

"The smarter the person, the more this is true, and the emperor and princes are even more so, because they have too much, including their ancestral family property, glory and wealth, and they cannot afford to lose."

Du Shuqing suddenly said:

"So... is this also true for Prince Xunyang's Mansion? That's why Duke Yan and Mr. Yan stayed so long?"

Wei Shaoqi nodded and shook his head.

"It's a pity that we couldn't meet each other in the end. However, Junzhi is there and he has the talent of lobbying. It depends on him."

He smiled and sighed: "But this is a conspiracy. Let's see how Ouyang Lianghan responds. The smarter he is, the harder it will be to choose."

Du Shuqing looked sideways.

Wei Shaoqi glanced at him and asked lightly:

"As the garrison walked along the way, the topographical maps of various states and counties, as well as the formation and deployment of troops at various important checkpoints... have all these been memorized?"

Du Shuqing nodded dullly:

"In my mind."

"What do you think of Shuqing?"

"Peace lasts for a long time, military equipment becomes lax, and most of the chief officials are like nothing."

“Expected.”

Wei Shaoqi nodded, carefully rolled up the envoy's seal and the saint's oracle in his hand, and put them into Du Shuqing's hand.

Then he raised his hand and carefully straightened the collar of this talented young man from Jingzhao Du family whom the old British man had praised so much. He waved his hand:

"Go and send them to Raozhou with them.

"Justice Yan is waiting for you."

"What about Mr. Wei?"

Wei Shaoqi lowered his head and patted his sleeves casually, "I will stay here to send the soldiers back home."

He put his palms together and laughed, "Go back to Hongzhou first."

Du Shuqing asked again: "Where is Brother Yue?"

Wei Shaoqi said calmly: "In Prince Teng's Mansion in Hongzhou, I had a very pleasant conversation with the young vassal prince."

"What did Hongzhou Governor Zhu Lingxu say?"

"Yue Zi'ang has persuaded his eldest son Zhu Yuheng, and the young Prince Teng is with him. Before I left, Zhu Lingxu replied that I would give it three days to consider."

After a pause, Wei Shaoqi waved his sleeves:

"The general trend has been established. The situation of backers, relatives, and the situation has tilted. If you don't want to welcome it, you have to welcome it. Zhu Ling has no choice. Even if he is greedy for life and afraid of death, he can only follow."

Du Shuqing thought for a while and reminded in a low voice:

"Sir, you'd better pay attention. Be careful of the conflict between Cai Duyu and Zhu Lingxu. After all, in addition to the culprit Lan Changhao, Zhu Lingxu is also an accomplice in the postponement, so he must be worried."

Wei Shaoqi looked at him in surprise and admitted:

"It makes sense. However, the petition submitted by Cai Qin specifically did not mention the chief officer Zhu Lingxu. It is considered a step down. He only needs to pick a scapegoat to vent his anger, and he can also control the Zhechong Mansion.

"However, this still requires Duke Yan's appeal. After all, Zhu Lingxu was once a subordinate of the old British Duke, and he has a passionate love."

"That's good."

At this moment, a man's deep voice came from the high platform not far ahead.

It's Cai Qin.
To be continued...