Xuanfei nodded affirmatively and said: "Pindao was beside His Royal Highness King An at that time, and he did hear the military order. During this trip out of the capital, Pindao was ordered to protect His Highness and never left. If it weren't for the purpose of distracting the Chu army.
How can a warship leave lightly?"
The Imperial Master personally testified that this amount is enough.
Meng Chong could not explain clearly: "But I have indeed never issued this military order, and I have soldiers around me to testify!"
Oh, personal soldiers...
The eyes of everyone are intriguing.
The personal soldier must speak for the general, but the weight of this witness is not as great as that of the national advisor. After all, King An is missing, and his responsibilities are also very heavy.
Even Cao Xian's eyes became subtle. Meng Chongke expressed his dissatisfaction with His Royal Highness the King of Yue in front of him more than once.
Meng Chong could only insist: "I can swear to God, but I just asked the deputy general to avoid it. The messenger... yes! The messenger can testify!"
"General!" his own soldier whispered, "the messenger is also on that ship."
disappeared together.
"..." Meng Chong knew for the first time what it meant to be covered in words and couldn't explain clearly.
"What's the point of you talking about this anymore?" In the end, it was Yang Shu who rescued him. "The most important thing now is to get Uncle Sanhuang back and stop talking about such trivial matters."
Then he looked kindly and said to Meng Chong: "General Meng said no, that means no. There must have been some mistake. We will discuss it in detail after we rescue the person."
Meng Chong breathed a sigh of relief and could no longer be cold-faced. He could only nod his head and said: "Yes, it is more important to save His Highness Prince An first, and we will discuss the rest later."
…
The people sent by Meng Chong failed to find King An in the end.
It was not until two days later that an envoy from the Chu State arrived in front of the Qi army in a small boat.
He said: "His Royal Highness, King An of your country, accidentally broke into our army's formation. Fortunately, our soldiers rescued him, and he is now safe and sound. On behalf of the Duke, I have sent this officer as an envoy to report to your country that he is safe."
Meng Chong wanted to curse.
How lucky are our soldiers to save you? How shameless!
But the diplomatic relations between the two countries are all about being shameless. The Chu envoy did not blush at all and looked at him with a smile.
Meng Chong could only suppress his temper and ask him to come up and speak.
The envoys from Chu State came and left quickly.
He only spoke a few words, left a letter, waved his sleeves, and left in the boat.
When Yang Shu and others entered the house, what they saw was Meng Chong kicking the table leg off and losing his temper.
He asked Cao Xian: "Old General Cao, what conditions did they put forward?"
Cao Xian pointed to the letter calmly.
Yang Shu picked it up and read: "Ten counties in the southeast, one thousand horses, two hundred thousand taels of silver..."
"What a loud tone!" Meng Chong was furious, "Forget about asking for money, but you also want land!"
Yang Shu thought to himself, it's strange that Chu didn't want the land. After finally robbing an important person, of course the lion opened his mouth.
"General Meng, what are you going to do?"
"Of course..." Meng Chong was about to speak when he suddenly thought of it and immediately changed his tone, "Of course I have to ask His Highness the King of Yue to report. King An has been robbed, and you are now the highest-ranking one among us."
Yang Shu would not be fooled by this, and said: "I came here because of my meritorious deeds, and I am not the commander of the army. Of course it is you who make the decision."
Meng Chong wanted to strangle him to death when he saw this weird look. This kid is really cunning! He has been here these days and has been unable to catch anything. If His Highness Prince An has such a scheme, what else do he have to worry about?
But what he said was correct. He could only take a deep breath and look at Cao Xian: "Old General Cao, look..."
Cao Xian glanced at him slowly and said: "I made an agreement with General Meng on the first day I came here. I am old and frail, and I am no longer what I used to be. Your Majesty ordered me to assist His Highness King An in order to repay the saint's death."
Well, I can only come here with a handful of old bones. I can take care of this war, but it is mainly General Meng who carries the heavy burden."
Meng Chong: "..."
This was indeed the case, and he was still happy at the time. Needless to say, King An was only in name only, but Cao Xian was the commander-in-chief sent by the imperial court, and his status was above him.
Meng Chong was in the prime of life. He was ambitious and experienced, and the main navy was his subordinate. How could he give in? He was originally thinking about how to evade Cao Xian, but he didn't know that the old man told him this when he came.
words, implying that he only needs part of the credit.
Meng Chong was overjoyed and took over the matter immediately. He had been so high-spirited these days, how could he have imagined that something like this would happen?
Damn it, the King of Yue is a little treacherous, and this old man is an old treacherous one!
He wants to share the credit, and if something goes wrong now, let him take the blame!
Meng Chong felt extremely uncomfortable. He looked up at the old man and the young man, with two faces that said, "If anything happens, you'll have to take care of me."
"Okay!" This sound made him feel extremely sad, "I will go ahead and ask your Majesty to make the decision..."
Meng Chong called his retainers and started writing the memorial, when Yang Shu spoke slowly: "General Meng, if you are willing to believe me, please wait three days before speaking."
Meng Chong looked at him in surprise: "What does His Highness the King of Yue mean by these words?"
"Of course I mean to help you." Yang Shu winked at him, "Now that it is certain that the Third Emperor's Uncle is in their hands, isn't there a way to rescue him?"
Meng Chong said in confusion: "I have never thought about rescue, but His Highness also saw the fog that day. The other party's magic is so superb, how can we rescue His Highness Prince An safe and sound?"
Yang Shu twitched the corner of his mouth and glanced at Xuan Fei, who had been silent all this time: "Exotic skills? We have the Imperial Master here, aren't different skills our forte?"
"But the Imperial Master didn't notice that day..."
Meng Chong stopped talking. The name Xuandu Guan was very loud, but because of the previous incident, Meng Chong didn't really believe in Xuan Fei's ability.
Xuan Fei suddenly raised his head and without saying a word, he flicked his fingers and threw something out.
Meng Chong felt a pain in his neck and was surrounded by thick fog.
Hearing the snap of fingers again, the thick fog suddenly dispersed, and he found himself...standing on the rafters!
Meng Chong was shocked and almost fell down.
Yang Shu's voice came: "General Meng, now you should believe in the strength of the Imperial Master? That day was just an accident, and someone plotted it. Now that we are well prepared, are we afraid that we will not be able to save the Third Emperor's Uncle?
"
Meng Chong jumped down, his legs still shaking a little. He looked at Xuan Fei, hesitated for a long time, and asked: "What kind of magic is this? This mist can actually transport people? It's so mysterious!"
Xuanfei smiled faintly and did not answer. He only said: "General Meng can write the memorial and wait for three days. If we fail to rescue King An after three days, we will send it out immediately."
"Okay!" Meng Chong exhaled, filled with hope, "Then wait three more days."
If he could save King An, he wouldn't have to apologize.
After the matter was settled, Yang Shu and others left the meeting hall.
Cao Xian followed them out, and when passing by them, he said slowly: "Master Imperial Master, you are very capable!"
He was also in the room just now and could see clearly.
In fact, there was no fog at all just now.
Meng Chong was thrown up.
Xuanfei seemed to have hit him with something, and he briefly lost consciousness. When he woke up, he didn't realize that he had been missing for such a short period of time.
Xuanfei smiled and cupped his hands: "Thank you, old general, for the compliment." (To be continued)