Deputy Lieutenant Zheng is the person most likely to tamper with the horses at the moment.
The war horses were brought back by Deputy Lieutenant Zheng. He was also the one who finally arranged the horses last night. Deputy Lieutenant Zheng's waistband was also found near the body of the soldier.
Sun Ji was not the only one to think this way. The guard who discovered the belt card also thought of this almost immediately.
It stands to reason that Deputy Lieutenant Zheng is the person Mr. Sun trusts the most, but... who can say it well?
In the past years in Taozhou, they had seen too much. Master Sun also dealt with the previous Zhizhou's confidants.
However, until Deputy Lieutenant Zheng is found, this is just a guess.
But now Sun Ji clearly knew that he had no time to find Deputy Lieutenant Zheng.
The surrounding horses started to have problems one after another, and everyone had to jump off their horses.
This sudden change caused a look of astonishment on everyone's faces.
"Sir, what should I do... these horses can't move."
The guard's voice came, and Sun Ji looked over sharply. The guard immediately fell silent. Do you need anyone to remind you? Anyone with eyes can see it.
They're all a bunch of trash.
Sun Ji cursed angrily in his heart. He couldn't even take care of the horses well. If something happened, they would just become a mess.
Sun Ji immediately ordered: "Go and find out if there are any horses that can be ridden. Send someone to look around. Is there anyone ambushing nearby?"
Only then did the guards come to their senses.
No matter who it was, the purpose of attacking the horses was very clear, fearing that they would leave here.
Originally, a light cavalry was agile and could transport "Fu Ji" and his group of horses out of Minzhou as quickly as possible. However, now that the horses have become like this, they have become a burden.
Sun Ji had fought countless battles, big and small, but this time it actually frightened him a little. Until now, he had no idea who was behind it.
That man really bribed Deputy Lieutenant Zheng...
Sun Ji's back felt inexplicably cold.
You can imagine how much that person knew about him, at least he knew all his arrangements this time.
Just as Sun Ji thought of this, the escort he sent came back on horseback to report: "Sir, there is a troop of troops from the south coming this way."
really.
Sun Ji ordered the deputy lieutenant beside him: "You bring a hundred light cavalry to meet those people. When you see those people, tell us that our people have discovered bandits in front, and your deputy lieutenant will lead the troops and horses to encircle and suppress them. No matter what happens to them,
Wait where you are, and when the bandits are caught, someone will come to question them."
He is the magistrate of Taozhou and is temporarily taking over Min County. The officials of Min County should obey his orders, but he cannot show up here, otherwise if there is a real trouble in the future, he may not be able to escape, so he can only say that his deputy lieutenant is encircling and suppressing
Bandits.
Sun Ji's expression became more majestic and solemn: "If they don't stop, they are colluding with those bandits, and they will be killed without mercy."
With this excuse, even if a conflict breaks out and a military chaos breaks out, he can still explain to the court that someone in Min County is colluding with the mountain bandits, and it is a helpless move for him to use troops.
"Yes." The two lieutenants responded.
However, the war horses could not be used, the light cavalry became infantry, and a hundred people blocked them all the way south.
The guard found a few more useful horses.
I don't know what kind of medicine was given to these horses. Hundreds of them fell to the ground one after another. Only thirty or forty horses were picked out that were still useful.
"Sir," the guard said, "you should ride out of here first."
Now they are carrying so many war horses, not far away is where "Fu Ji" has placed their goods, and they are really blocked here, and they can't argue.
On the contrary, if he can return to Taozhou smoothly, everything here can be blamed on others, and even...it can be said that everything was done by Deputy Lieutenant Zheng.
Sun Ji made up his mind, got on his horse and started to move forward, but before leaving, he suddenly thought of someone.
Sui Dynasty.
It is true that he encountered changes, but Sun Ji is not a confused person. Give him some time and he will be able to regain some composure immediately.
How could he forget this person?
The Sui Dynasty was very critical.
Sun Ji glanced around and immediately saw Sui Ji's people not far away. Sui Ji was looking at the fallen horse, his expression was surprised and panicked, and his eyes were full of confusion.
I haven't come back to my senses yet.
"Take her with you," Sun Ji looked at Sui Ji, "come with us." He could let Sui Ji go, because "Fu Ji" belonged to the Feng family, and he would definitely be able to please Feng if he protected "Fu Ji"
Home.
But the premise is that he can escape, and Sui can no longer fall into the hands of those people.
If he couldn't leave, Sui would have to die. Without a confession, he would be less in danger.
Zhao Luoyang didn't want to leave, and she wasn't planning to leave either.
She stayed here and had to guide Nie Shuang. She absolutely couldn't let Sun Ji escape, so she allowed the guards to pull her up.
There are not enough horses.
Zhao Luoyang rode on the same horse as Sun Ji's bodyguard.
"Sir," Zhao Luoyang said anxiously, "Are we being targeted?"
Sun Ji nodded patiently.
Zhao Luoyang said: "Don't worry about my stewardship. The family has made arrangements before coming here. If someone catches me, they will never leak any information. Even if they see me... they will pretend not to know me."
Having said this, Zhao Luoyang seemed to have thought of something else, frowning slightly, and then a resolute look appeared on his face: "In case we fail to escape, I will help you escape."
Sun Ji looked at Sui Yi deeply: "How can you help me?"
Zhao Luoyang said: "I will tell them that it was someone else who wanted to buy tea from us. Your Excellency discovered the clues and arrested me for interrogation. Anyway, if I am caught, I will definitely not survive. If I can save you, I can still be of some use."
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This was a good idea. Sun Ji's heart moved. He stared at Sui Ji, but couldn't see anything strange in Sui Ji's eyes.
Would Sui Ji really risk his life to protect him? It is not impossible. After all, what the Feng family wants is long-term business with the vassal. If the governor of Taozhou changes, the Feng family will have to make other arrangements.
What Sui Yu said was right. Sui had confessed everything and would inevitably die. It was better to protect him and the Feng family.
Thinking about it this way, it would be more beneficial to save Sui's life than to kill her rashly.
Just as Sun Ji was thinking of this, he heard shouts from behind and someone gathered around him.
…
"Sun Ji colluded with the feudal lords and surrendered to the enemy to treason. Anyone who resisted would be guilty of the same crime and would be killed without mercy."
"Did you hear that? This is Minxian County Magistrate. Get out of my way."
Qin Tongpan looked at his son who rushed forward. Qin Gao was fighting with Sun Ji's men and had already wounded a soldier.
Probably inspired by Qin Gao's words, the soldiers and horses he brought seemed to be more brave than before. When they saw more than a hundred people approaching, no one retreated.
Now that his son is older, Qin Tongpan suddenly feels like this.
What's more, what he didn't expect was that Sun Ji didn't know what happened, and none of these people were riding horses.
Maybe they can really stop Sun Ji.
Qin Tongpan suddenly felt a little confident.
"Capture Sun Ji," Qin Tong said. "Our reinforcements are right behind us. No one can escape today."
Qin Tongpan didn't know whether there would be reinforcements. Everything today was beyond his expectation. He just hoped for some more surprises.
After what happened to the Kong family, Qin Gao felt like he was holding back a ball of fire, and now he finally let it out. Today he wants to seek justice for Wan'er's family.
The more Qin Gao thought about it, the more excited he became. He shouted and led people forward, and even tried to break up the blocking team several times.
While two groups of people were fighting.
Another sound of horse hooves came from the east and west sides.
Sun Ji's people immediately changed their expressions. Qin Tongpan was not lying. There were indeed reinforcements. They might be in trouble today.
"Be careful on the left..."
Sun Ji's lieutenant shouted, but before he could finish his words, an arrow shot through the air and hit him in the chest.
The lieutenant's eyes widened. Just when he was about to fall to the ground, he saw a man on horseback.
He knew this person.
That was Nie Shuang of the Wuwei Army.
Wu Weijun...impossible, isn't Prince Yu already dead?
This was the last thought that flashed through the lieutenant's mind.
"Leave this place to them." Nie's eyes saw that Qin Tongpan and others had the upper hand, and he did not dare to delay and led his men to continue chasing Sun Ji.
He had to rescue Miss Zhao and capture Sun Ji.
Nie Shuang rode forward on horseback. When he saw that Sun Ji's men were not riding horses, he knew that Miss Zhao must have succeeded.
Not long after riding north, he saw the fallen horse.
At this moment, Nie Shuang only had admiration for Miss Zhao's heart.
It's really awesome.
He accomplished such a thing on his own, but I don't know if Sun Ji noticed it.
Nie Shuang thought of this and was about to move forward. Suddenly his eyes glanced and he saw a piece of cloth tied to the tail of a horse.