() When Sun Chengzong and Zhong Jinwei heard this, they looked at each other and saw confusion in each other's eyes.
"How many people have you brought here?" Sun Chengzong asked.
"There are only two people, General Hou and Kong Guoqi, and four personal guards."
Sun Chengzong glanced at Zhong Jinwei again and ordered: "Let them in."
"Yes." Sun Chengzong's bodyguard agreed and left the camp.
Soon, Hou Shilu, the commander-in-chief of the Xuanfu, entered with guerrilla Kong Fang. He was slightly surprised to see Lu Xiangsheng also in the Chinese army tent.
"At the end of the day, the general will visit my soldiers and supervise the army."
"What do you want to see me for?" Sun Chengzong asked in a deep voice, calmly.
Hou Shilu turned back slightly and said to Kong Fang: "You still haven't been honest enough to explain to our soldiers and supervisors!"
When Zhong Jinwei heard this, he felt a little out of sorts. He glanced at Sun Chengzong and saw that he was sitting upright, so he had to turn back and stare at Kong Fang.
"I, the general who oversees the army, today saw two Jianlu Xizuo who claimed to be members of the general's family. He wanted to persuade him to surrender, but he sternly refused." Kong Fang clasped his hands and said loudly and righteously.
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"Where is the man? Come and see me." When Zhong Jinwei heard what this man said, he was unexpected and couldn't help but speak out to see how he would explain.
"Reporting to the supervisor, the general thought that Xi Zuo could not come to persuade the general alone. Therefore, the general wanted to take a long-term approach to catch the big fish and let them go." Kong Fang's tone did not change at all.
"Is this what you should do?" Sun Chengzong's loud voice carried a sense of majesty.
Kong Fang turned slightly, looked at Sun Chengzong and replied: "The general immediately felt that there was something wrong with this matter, so he told the commander what happened."
"My soldier, what happened is indeed like this. After the general heard his report, he scolded him for being brainless. The little guerrilla dared to overstep his authority and let Jianlu go to work privately. After scolding him, he immediately brought him to me.
Soldiers, monitor the army and report." Hou Shilu also clasped his fists and explained.
The cooperation was in place. As soon as Hou Shilu finished speaking, Kong Fang knelt down on one knee, lowered his head and said, "Please let me supervise the army and punish the crime."
After hearing this, Sun Chengzong turned his head and glanced at Zhong Jinwei. Their eyes met, and then Sun Chengzong was about to speak.
At this time, footsteps came from the camp gate again. Gu Baichuan quickly walked into the Zhongjun tent. Seeing so many people in the tent, he was stunned for a moment, then walked to Zhong Jinwei, leaned close to his ear and whispered in his ear.
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After hearing this, Zhong Jinwei was slightly surprised, and then he moved his mouth towards Sun Chengzong. Gu Baichuan walked over and whispered again.
Gu Baichuan's behavior caused a little fluctuation in the tent. Wang Peng held the handle of the waist knife with his right hand and was ready to go. Kong Fang, who was kneeling on one knee, made a slight sound from the armor on his body.
Sun Chengzong's expression did not change at all. After hearing this, he glanced at Zhong Jinwei again, and then said to Hou Shilu: "Go back and strictly discipline your subordinates, so that he will remember his scope of authority."
Hou Shilu clasped his fists and responded: "Yes, my soldier." After saying that, he shouted to Kong Fang: "You haven't thanked me yet. It's my duty to supervise the army!"
"The general has thanked my soldiers. There are many supervisors, so that the general has a chance to repent." Kong Fang sincerely apologized loudly.
After Kong Fang finished speaking, Hou Shilu asked for instructions: "The last general will not disturb my soldiers, supervise the military affairs, and go back to punish his self-righteous character."
Sun Chengzong stretched out his right hand and waved, and Hou Shilu, the commander-in-chief of the Xuanfu, led his men to attack Kong Fang and retreated.
The Dongchang fan who was guarding the door saw that Zhong Jinwei didn't express any reaction, so he didn't stop them and let them go out.
After the two men exited the Chinese military tent, Sun Chengzong said to Zhong Jinwei: "Since there is no direct evidence to prove that they have defected, it is not appropriate to deal with them, so as not to cause grief to other generals who are watching in the dark, and lead to an unpredictable situation.
Therefore, what does Uncle Zhongxing think when I deal with it like this?"
This kind of political thing, no matter how senior Sun Chengzong is, he must explain it clearly to the supervisor to avoid possible trouble.
Zhong Jinwei nodded, then stood up, turned around, and said to Gu Baichuan: "Both those two craftsmen said that Kong Fang only met with them and did not agree in person?"
"Yes, the two agents were interrogated separately, and there was basically no difference in what they said. They also asked to meet Hou Shilu, but Kong Fang went out for a while and came back to tell them that Hou Shilu was not there, and then sent them out with gifts." Gu
Baichuan recounted the details of the interrogation.
"Then what do you think of this situation?" Zhong Jinwei asked.
Gu Baichuan did not answer immediately, but looked at the people in the Chinese military tent.
Zhong Jinwei understood what he meant and said to him: "It doesn't matter. As promised, everyone here is reliable."
"Among my subordinates, they are still hesitating and want to see the situation before making a decision, so they don't embarrass the two craftsmen, they just want to leave a way out." Seeing Zhong Jinwei asking him to speak, Gu Baichuan expressed his thoughts.
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After hearing this, Zhong Jinwei turned to Sun Chengzong and said, "Master Sun, what do you think?"
Sun Chengzong stroked his long beard, thought for a while, and then said: "If this continues without a final explanation for the corrupt behavior of these generals, the situation may be difficult to control."
Zhong Jinwei couldn't help but feel a little worried after hearing Sun Chengzong's tactful explanation.
Before he could speak, Sun Chengzong added: "There is not even one general in ten who has not discovered corruption in King Qin's army."
After he finished speaking, the Chinese army tent became silent.
After a while, Zhong Jinwei asked Sun Chengzong: "The emperor asked you to communicate with those generals, has there been any result?"
"Those generals all confessed, but they all said that they had no choice but to commit corruption. The money they received was used for various purposes and was not used for personal use. Now the emperor wants them to pay the amount of atonement silver, but they can't come up with it." Sun Chengzong
Tell Zhong Jinwei about the communication situation.
After hearing this, Zhong Jinwei thought for a while, and then said to Sun Chengzong: "Master Sun has taken good care of the camp. I will report to the emperor the details of the operation. This matter is a secret. We have to fight for time and cannot allow Jianlu to take advantage of it."
Mr. Sun, what do you think?"
Sun Chengzong nodded, with Zhong Jinwei taking action, it should be possible to speed up the resolution of the current court situation.
When Zhong Jinwei saw that Sun Chengzong agreed to his proposal, he said goodbye to Sun Chengzong. When he was about to go out, he saw Lu Xiangsheng and remembered something. He turned to Sun Chengzong and said: "Master Sun, I can't believe the soldiers guarding the camp now.
I suggest that the troops belonging to Magistrate Lu be used to guard the camp gate and patrol everywhere, so as not to give any opportunity for the prisoners to take advantage of."
Sun Chengzong already knew Zhong Jinwei's absolute trust in Lu Xiangsheng. When he said it before, it was just in case, and he did not doubt Lu Xiangsheng. Therefore, after listening to Zhong Jinwei's suggestion, he said: "Okay, I will arrange this.
You go to see the emperor as soon as possible."
After hearing this, Zhong Jinwei nodded to Lu Xiangsheng, who was looking at him, and then left the Chinese army tent.
Soon, Gu Baichuan led the other officers and two agents, guarding Zhong Jinwei, and rushed to the Forbidden City at high speed.
In a corner of King Qin's army camp, watching Zhong Jinwei and his party leave the camp gate, Hou Shilu said to Kong Fang who was standing next to him: "Fortunately, I sent a personal guard to follow them out, otherwise your life would not have been saved."
"The general will remember the kindness of the commander-in-chief and will never forget it in this life." Kong Fang quickly expressed his stance.
Moreover, Emperor Chongzhen heard that Zhong Xingbo had urgent matters and asked for an audience, so he quickly arranged to meet Zhong Jinwei at Wenhua Palace.
Zhong Jinwei quickly arrived at the Wenhua Palace, without any nonsense, he directly described what happened, and then presented the reporting paper and the surrender letter.
Emperor Chongzhen's heart sank when he heard this. He didn't expect that Jianlu would add insult to injury and make himself worse.
After he read it, he sent a message to Gu Baichuan, the head of the Dongchang factory, to come and see him.
After careful questioning, Emperor Chongzhen sat in the imperial chair and thought for a while, and immediately summoned his chief minister Wen Tiren for an urgent audience.
Wen Tiren hurried over and after learning about the situation, he was also worried. Now that the situation in the Ming Dynasty was like this, what he was most worried about was Jianlu's movements.
The original report was that there was no movement from the Jianlu troops, and they were all having fun in the occupied cities. They did not even send out any scouting horses, so they and the emperor secretly liked the fact that the Jianlu troops were so cooperative with the capital's actions.
Unexpectedly, Jianlu built the plank road openly, visited Chencang secretly, and even tried to win over the generals of King Qin's army.
If Jianlu's plan really succeeded, the capital of the Ming Dynasty would be in danger.