"This is the current situation. Everyone thinks that General Bai has surrendered to the enemy a long time ago and secretly sent sand cannons to the Anling rebel army. The other party's invitation was just to find an opportunity to take you away and give our army a heavy blow. General Bai, even if it is you No matter how you explain it, you can’t tell the truth. After all, there is no credible person who can prove it. Besides, the people who sent you back were Anling soldiers. When you think about it, you really can’t argue."
Xiao Baishan spent some time explaining the current situation to Bai Qige. The harm caused by the puppet troops pretending to be Anling soldiers to the Guanggong Army, including the hatred of many soldiers in Dayao, and the suspicion in the army about Bai Qige's sudden disappearance and sudden appearance. At the same time, Take out the message from Emperor Yao ordering Bai Qige to return to the imperial capital as soon as possible.
The words in the letter were bland and there seemed to be no intention of punishment. It can be seen that Emperor Yao had no plans to deal with Bai Qige for the time being regarding the robbery of the grain and grass supplies. But if Bai Qige had known that the sand cannon was lost, Bai Qige would have spent several days with the Anling army general and military advisor. He would still be so calm and objective. Treat it appropriately?
No one can predict what will happen in the future.
"General Xiao, please let me stay for a few more days. There are still some things I want to figure out." He spoke bluntly to Xiao Baishan and Bai Qige.
Xiao Baishan frowned: "Three to five days is enough, but not too long. I told them that you can wait for a while before your injury recovers. If General Bai has anything to do, get it done as soon as possible. If you can help, General Bai." Always at your beck and call.”
They are all old acquaintances. There is no point in talking politely. Bai Qige said thank you lightly, and then immersed herself in boundless thoughts.
What happened recently seems to be unrelated and innocuous. But once Pin comes together, it will become a real dragnet, binding her to death. First, Lord Anling recruits Anling, and claims to be right in front of many Guang garrison troops. She favored her; then the food, grass and baggage personnel were harassed again and again, causing the Guanggong Army to complain; and then someone invited and persuaded them to surrender. Although Bai Qige saw through the other party and refused to surrender, the other party always However, the artillery fire forced her to flee into the Anling Army Camp. As a result, she was further suspected by the officers and soldiers of the Guangdong Army. She even became disgusted with her because of the soldiers who died heroically.
Is all this a coincidence? Anling Kingdom, Yanhu Kingdom, Lord Anling, Princess Yanluo... no matter how you look at it, they are all carefully arranged chess games.
He closed his eyes and sat quietly in the corner of the tent. The handsome and slightly thin face kept flashing through his mind. Sometimes he was cold, sometimes he was gentle. Sometimes he frowned in thought, and sometimes he smiled brightly. How was he living alone in the palace? Is he also involved in many calculations like her? He is impulsive and irritable. Although he is better aware of all kinds of dirty conspiracies and tricks, he is not as calm and calm as her. Bai Qige is always afraid that he will conflict with Yao Huang due to some contradiction. I'm afraid that he will make an irreparable wrong decision in anger.
She opened her eyes again. The clear and dark eyes were filled with light, like stars on a clear night. The pain in her body was no longer so unbearable. Bai Qige simply washed herself and walked outside the tent. She looked up at the campfire and took a deep breath.
For him and his world, we have to work hard to survive.
Bai Qige has been busy between the arsenal and the ferry for the next few days, trying to find evidence to expose the truth and prove that she has not surrendered to the enemy and treason. People's opinions are worth gold, and all the bones are destroyed. She doesn't want her loyalty to be betrayed. She became a traitor. It was hard enough to bear the responsibility of Bai Qige herself for secretly presenting the defense map, which led to the destruction of the Zhao Kingdom. After experiencing the scorn of all the people again, her spirit may not be able to bear it. However, the reality is always cruel. After a few days, not only did she not find Yan There was no evidence that Hu State was pretending to be the Anling Army. Instead, another imperial edict came.
For a moment, it was like a bolt from the blue.
"It has been found that General Bai Qige of Guangshu has collaborated with the enemy and treason. He has sent our army's food, grass and supplies to the rebel party. He has always colluded and planned to embezzle the territory of Dayao. The Emperor Long Wei Shengming has issued an order to abolish Bai Qige's position as General of Guangshu. Immediately, Nanxin County The county guard is responsible for escorting him back to the imperial capital and waiting for his turn."
Sheriff Nanxin was a fat man. He was holding a letter stamped with the emperor's seal in one hand and rubbing his round belly with the other hand. He looked extremely ridiculous.
But, who can laugh at this moment?
Xiao Baishan couldn't control his anger. He said with a dark face and angrily: "This is really the emperor's will."
"With the emperor's seal here, I can still fool you." Nanxin County Sheriff curled his lips, as if he was a villain. "Master, you are all masters. We, the parents and officials of the county, can do whatever you want." Tighten your belt and save it for you. We are just ants. We are scum that you are too lazy to look at. How dare I lie to you, old man. But the emperor has an order. Who dares to disobey it? Let us arrest General Guangshu and go to the imperial capital. That's hard work. We don't want to do it yet. You have to be considerate and let us little scum and ants not make it too difficult."
He shouted cheerfully, but there was no hint of respect in his tone. How could Xiao Baishan not hear the mockery from Governor Nanxin? Then he looked at the letter stamped with the vermilion seal. In the end, he had nothing to say.
"Since it is the emperor's order, there is no reason to disobey." Bai Qige didn't want to see Xiao Baishan in a dilemma. She went back to the tent to get the general's seal and handed it to Xiao Baishan. She bowed deeply to the angry and entangled old general. "This paragraph Thank you very much General Xiao for your help. Qi Ge is deeply grateful. I say goodbye today and I don’t know when we will see each other again. I hope General Xiao will always remember what I said. Fight or not fight. General Xiao will think twice."
"Don't worry, General Bai. I will definitely find evidence as soon as possible to restore the general's innocence. I will never let General Bai suffer injustice." Xiao Baishan took a deep breath. When he turned to Nanxin County Sheriff, he still had a fierce look on his face. "General Bai is my great commander. Princess Yao. Who dares to deliberately make things difficult and harm her? I, Xiao Baishan, will be the first one not to spare him."
County Sheriff Nanxin shivered with fright. His whole body was trembling with fat. He swallowed and held his saliva for a long time before he stammered and said: "Whatever you do, you must follow the rules. I have no enmity with her." Harm, harm her."
Xiao Baishan snorted coldly. He held the sword and deliberately made a loud noise. His eyes widened.
In fact, I can't blame Xiao Baishan for his bad temper. The Guang garrison army ate the imperial rations but also asked for wine, meat, vegetables and part of the army's salary from nearby counties. Naturally, the senior officials in the counties did not want to see him. There has been a long history of grudges. Bai Qige, as the convicted Guang garrison general, happened to be She was handed over to the county guard for escort. How could Xiao Baishan not be worried that she would be bullied by this group of people on the road. If Emperor Yao hadn't ordered him to station at the southern border to replace Bai Qige as the general, he would have wanted to escort Bai Qige to the imperial capital.
When Bai Qige packed up her things and handed them over to the seal, Sheriff Nanxin couldn't wait to get on the road. A pair of heavy shackles were brought in front of her, and she was about to put them on Bai Qige's head.
Oops, there was a scream. The officer and soldier of Nanxin County who was lifting the shackles was kicked a few steps away and fell to the ground with a bloody head. Xiao Baishan stood in front of Bai Qige with a cold eyebrow and a sword in hand. He said with a fierce voice: "I am facing the law." .Officials of the second rank and above can be escorted without shackles. General Bai is the general of Guangshu. He ranks from the first rank military attache. You dare to use any shackles."
"The military master must be confused." Nanxin County Sheriff was angry and sneered in a low voice. "The emperor's decree is to remove her from her official position first and then escort her. In other words, she is just a civilian criminal now. Why can't she be sent to prison? She's in shackles." The irritated county guard swung his sleeves and suddenly shouted: "Come here, put the shackles on her. I am doing my job according to the order. Let's see who dares to stop her."
A conflict was about to break out. Bai Qige hurriedly pushed Xiao Baishan behind her. She took the initiative to stretch her hands into the shackles. A sense of humiliation immediately surged through her body, and her face was on fire.
She wholeheartedly serves the country of Dayao Jiangshan. Although there is selfishness in it, her loyalty to the people of this land is genuine. It is a fact that she was convicted of stealing defense plans in the past. Even if she takes the blame, it is natural. But now she has done nothing wrong. But I have to get into this heavy shackles. Where is the law of heaven?
In order not to implicate Xiao Baishan, she put on the shackles, but she was still aggrieved and uncomfortable.
Xiao Baishan also understood that Bai Qige endured the humiliation for the sake of the overall situation. His voice choked, and he bent down to rummage through the bonfire for a moment. Then he lowered his head and walked to Bai Qige, stuffing the two hot eggs into his clenched fists.
"General Bai. Take care on the road..."
"General Xiao, take care. All officers and men, take care. I, Bai Qige, have a clear conscience. One day I will come back here again. Let's have a drink and chat with all the brothers." He shouted loudly, his anger rising to the sky. Under the slightly moved eyes of the officers and soldiers of the Guang garrison. In the middle, Bai Qige turned around gracefully and strode away.
Bitter or sour, swallow it alone. What she wants to leave behind is a figure that will never surrender. If you don't teach your loved ones to hate, your enemies will be happy.
Ning Xizui's tent was outside the Guangshu military camp. Bai Qige had been busy after returning from Anling and hadn't interacted with him for a long time. So it wasn't until half a day after Bai Qige was escorted that she learned the news from Xiao Baishan. Ning Xige didn't wait for Zui ordered. Su Buqi neatly packed up his things and loaded them into the carriage. He quickly chased in the direction the escort team left. By the early morning of the next day, he arrived at Bai Qige's side. By that time, Bai Qige's wrists had been worn down by the heavy and rough shackles. Red, swollen and broken skin.
Ning Xizui didn't say a word to Bai Qige. He rushed forward and crossed the carriage to stop the county guard from riding his horse. His face was not the usual gentleness, but a numbness and indifference similar to that of Su Buqi. He pointed his finger at Bai Qige from afar: " Take off the shackles."
Naturally, County Sheriff Nanxin would not obey the order obediently. His stomach bulged and he said with full official authority: "Where are these crazy people? They are here. They are being escorted away together with the prisoners."
The officers and soldiers on both sides had no time to move. Suddenly, there was a snow-white cold light in front of them. A long and thin soft sword was placed in front of Ning Xizui. The cold chill emanating from Su Buqi's body was so oppressive that no one dared to move. They just stood there helplessly. .
There would be no benefit to Bai Qige if she was taken as a prisoner. Ning Xizui didn't want to be misunderstood and hurt her. Her expression softened slightly and she threw a bag of silver into the arms of the county governor.
"I will pay for the travel expenses, boarding and lodging to the imperial capital. In addition to the salary and travel expenses given by the court, I will give you another thousand taels. All you need to do is to unshackle her, put her in a carriage, and serve her well."
One thousand taels is not a small amount. The monthly salary of a county governor is only seven taels of silver and three shi of white rice. Even if this amount of money is excluded and distributed to the accompanying officers and soldiers, it is more than enough. Nanxin County Sheriff licked his lips and wanted to continue to show off his official airs. .But amidst the clanking of silver, he turned into a happy smile: "It's easy to say. It's easy to say. Come on, come on. Go to the inn in front and buy two carriages. You see injustice on the road, you are brave and heroic. I admire you very much..."
Ning Xizui couldn't hear what the governor was talking about. He walked up to the calm and smiling Bai Qige and held her slender wrist. He blew carefully and gently. He looked at the deep red marks on his wrist and his eyes were full of heartache. He looked up inadvertently. No.
The curtains of the carriage parked on the roadside in the distance suddenly caught Ning Xizui's gaze. Her long pale eyebrows were raised slightly and she clenched her fists silently.