Without Qi Yuan as the leader, it would be easy to deal with the remaining few people. However, they were already prepared. When they saw that the situation was not right, they took poison and committed suicide without even giving them a chance to be rescued.
Meng Yuan was unhurried about this, "Someone from the supplier has already gone to investigate, and the results will definitely come out in the next few days. As long as the goods are still there, he will not be able to escape the charge of treason."
"Then shall we stay in Li County and wait for the result, or shall we continue to Xiangcheng?" Deputy General He Wei asked. These days, he has been following Meng Yuan's arrangements in dispatching troops and generals, as if he regarded him as his backbone.
"Stay where you are for the time being and wait for the results. At the same time, you will report the matter to the court in accordance with the regulations. When General Zhao returns with his troops, the news will be spread that Qi Sheng privately purchased weapons and food with the intention of treason."
At that time, it will be up to them to decide whether to fight or kill.
He Wei nodded and immediately called a few of his subordinates to carry out the tasks according to his arrangements.
Smelling the strong smell of blood in the room, Meng Yuan held his forehead and exhaled. The feeling of panic and shortness of breath came back.
Now that the overall situation has been decided, he can no longer wait and must return to Xiangcheng as soon as possible.
Meng Yuan tightened his palms, tilted his head and said to He Wei: "Deputy General He, I want to go back to Xiangcheng, and I will leave this place to you."
"You want to go back? Now?" He Wei was surprised, looked at the dark clouds in the sky, and persuaded: "Looking at the weather, it's probably going to rain. You..."
Before he finished speaking, a soldier suddenly rushed in and said, "The deputy general is in trouble, the barbarians in the south are causing trouble again!"
"The barbarians are making trouble?" He Wei's eyes were as wide as bells, "Didn't they get enough beatings last year? It's only been a few months, why are they making trouble again?"
"I don't know." The soldier panted heavily, with beads of sweat falling like rain on his face. "The front line reported that at 13:00 last night, a group of barbarian soldiers suddenly launched an offensive against Yuzhou. The momentum was very fierce. If we don't send troops to support as soon as possible.
, Yuzhou may fall!"
"What did General Zhao say?" Meng Yuan asked immediately.
"We haven't made a decision yet, but it seems that we will temporarily change the route to Yuzhou for support." The soldier looked at He Wei hesitantly, "Vice General He, what should we do? Should we rush to Yuzhou with the general?"
In the face of a powerful enemy, as members of the army, they are naturally more willing to go out and kill the enemy than to hold on to news such as a batch of goods.
But if we give up investigating this batch of goods at this time, it will mean that the hard work in the past few months has been wasted, which will make people feel unwilling to do so.
He Wei was so angry that he hammered the wall, "Damn it, we've been staring at Xiangcheng for two or three months, and finally we have evidence, and then something like this happened again. Isn't this deliberately annoying?"
"I'm afraid the Yuzhou matter is not that simple." Meng Yuan exhaled heavily, swept across the corpses scattered on the ground, and said, "Find a few people to dispose of the corpses. Lieutenant General He, let's go to the next room to chat."
In the winter of the year before last, Jiang State in the south suddenly sent troops to attack several cities in the south of Da Qi, with a total of hundreds of thousands of troops. It could be said that it was a desperate fight with the strength of the whole country.
The emperor was unambiguous and immediately issued a conscription order, making Zhao Ying the general of Zhennan, and led an army of 200,000 people south to counterattack.
The two armies fought for more than half a year, and finally the war ended with Da Qi's victory and Jiang Guo ceding territory and paying compensation.
The war between the two countries is a waste of people, money and national strength. The Jiang State is not strong in the first place and suffered heavy losses in the last war. How could it dare to make a comeback after just half a year's rest?
There must be something fishy in this.
Meng Yuan told He Wei about his worries. He Wei was quick-witted and quickly figured out the key. "You mean that Jiang Guo sent troops this time because he was deceived by others? King Xiangnan?"
He scratched the back of his head irritably, "Those who collaborate with the enemy and treason will be reviled by all the people and will be infamy for eternity. Qi Sheng even does such a thing?"
"Why doesn't he dare?" Meng Yuan said coldly, and what flashed in his mind was the bloody scene of Qi Sheng slashing people with a knife.
That man only has power in his eyes. As long as he can succeed in seizing the throne, what do the lives of the people, the country's territory, and his own reputation mean to him?
He Wei leaned stiffly against the wall, with a worried look on his face, "If Qi Sheng really reached some bullshit agreement with the Jiang people, and now that Jiang is sending troops, does that mean he is going to take action too?"
Two forces are attacking at the same time, and there is only one General Zhao in Da Qi. What should we do?
"Probably not now." Meng Yuan glanced at the black clouds outside the window that were so thick that they were almost dripping. "If I were Qi Sheng, I would naturally wait until all the troops are concentrated in the south, and then go straight into the imperial city in one go."
It seems that they all underestimated Qi Sheng's methods and shamelessness. Perhaps from the beginning, Qi Sheng had the intention of joining forces with Jiang Guo, and Chen Bitian and the Ning family were just his pawns.
If it succeeds, it will be used; if it does not, it will be discarded.
The room was quiet for a long time, and He Wei asked with a sad face: "Are we going to abandon Yuzhou and continue to stare at Qisheng?"
"No." Meng Yuan immediately vetoed his idea, "Jiang is so ambitious that one Yuzhou cannot satisfy its appetite. After Yuzhou are Tongzhou and Xuancheng... We cannot abandon the cities in the south just because we are worried about Qi Sheng.
common people.”
The throne is important, but the lives of the people are equally important.
"Boom."
There was thunder outside and rain fell.
Rain blew in through the cracks in the window and fell on people's faces, making them feel cold.
Meng Yuan raised his hand and closed the window lattice, with light surging in his dark eyes, "Send a letter to General Zhao, telling him to go to Yuzhou for support with confidence, and leave it to me in Xiangcheng."
"You?" He Wei opened his mouth with panic on his face, "Meng Yuan, I know you are very smart and courageous, but marching to fight is not a trivial matter. If something goes wrong, countless lives will be used to make up for it. Then you
He is from Daqi..." A sinner through the ages.
He was embarrassed to say the last word.
Because in his eyes, Meng Yuan was an outsider. He didn't lack money or ability, and he could escape from this war unscathed, but he had to stand up.
His spirit is commendable, but his actions are really reckless.
Meng Yuan did not argue with him about this, and said calmly: "If you are worried, go to the capital now to request an order and ask the emperor to send another general to confront Qi Sheng."
"But there are no powerful generals in the capital." He Wei was anxious and scratching his head. Instead of inviting those idiots who only know how to drink and have fun, it would be better to ask Meng Yuan to come.
"I'll ask General Zhao what he thinks." He Wei thought for a moment and made a decision. After speaking, he paused and couldn't help but ask Meng Yuan: "How about you come with me?"
"I'm going back to Xiangcheng. If you need anything, come to Qi's house to find me." Meng Yuan mentioned the parcels he had packed earlier and wanted to leave. Before leaving, he turned around and told him, "Take this batch of goods to the Li County Yamen and the people from the Yamen."
Watching them together can save some trouble."
"Okay." He Wei nodded and waved to him, "Be safe on the road. I'll see you later." This chapter has been completed!