Probably after dusk that day, Sun Shuke, She Li, and Qian Ben came to the outpost study where Zhao Hongrun was located again.
During the day, Zhao Hongrun heard that a group of Chu refugees from the south had arrived on the south bank of the Huihe River, hoping to defect to him, so he sent an order to Sun Shuke and three other people to take charge of handling the matter.
But now, Sun Shuke and the others came back to report their lives to Zhao Hongrun.
At this time, Zhao Hongrun was having a drink in the study. When he saw Sun Shuke walking into the room, he looked strange behind him. He thought it was the latter and the other three who had seen him, His Highness Prince Su, violating the prohibition on alcohol in private. They had a misunderstanding, so they felt a little embarrassed.
Invite Sun Shuke and three others to have a drink together.
Unexpectedly, Sun Shuke frowned and said bluntly: "Your Highness, the refugees you asked General Mo and others to take in today... General Mo looks wrong!"
"..." Zhao Hongrun was stunned for a moment, then waved his hand to Wei Jiao to add three sets of wine bottles and chopsticks, and invited Sun Shuke and the others to have wine with him, and asked in confusion: "What's wrong?"
I saw Sun Shuke clasping his fists as a thank you for being invited. After sitting at the table, he said in a deep voice: "Your Highness, these days, the three generals have been responsible for the relocation of refugees. For some of the situations,
It can be considered that we have some understanding... Previously, although the civilians near Zhi County and Qi County were uneasy and worried that the Wei army would harm them, it didn't take long for the uneasiness in their hearts to gradually subside and be replaced by
The joy of being released from the shackles of oppression...and these refugees are too frightened..."
"It's not surprising." Zhao Hongrun took a chopstick and said with a smile: "South of the Huihe River, there are raging wars now. The Yanling Army, the Shangshui Army, and the 50,000 newly surrendered troops from Nanmenyang, I alone
The Wei army had hundreds of thousands of troops, not to mention the Chu army?... Those civilians would be frightened, presumably because they had witnessed with their own eyes all the cruelty during this period."
"That's not right." Sun Shuke shook his head and refuted Zhao Hongrun's words for the first time: "At that time, the general felt that the situation was not quite right, so he found a few village chiefs who took the lead and asked them what was going on. He only saw that those people were hesitant and their words did not match their words.
I will eventually suspect that there is something fishy about this matter."
"..." Zhao Hongrun frowned and glanced at Sun Shuke.
At this moment, Zongwei Lu Mu hurried in and saw Sun Shuke and a few others in the room, his expression was slightly startled.
"What's wrong, Lu Mu?" Zhao Hongrun asked.
Lu Mu glanced at Sun Shuke with a strange expression, then clasped his fists and said to Zhao Hongrun: "Your Highness, General Sun Shu has never taken those refugees into the city, but only allowed those people to live temporarily outside the city. Now, those refugees outside the city are
I complained in return and said something bad about you, Your Highness...well, something bad."
"Huh?"
Upon hearing this, Zhao Hongrun looked at Sun Shuke in surprise, only to see the latter clasping his fists and saying sternly: "I will report this matter to Your Highness... I will be suspicious of the intentions of these refugees, so I have not allowed them to enter Qi County.
I am good at making opinions, and I hope Your Highness will forgive me."
Zhao Hongrun wondered for a moment, frowned and asked: "Are you worried that there are spies from Juyang County hidden among them?"
Hearing this, a complex look flashed in Sun Shuke's eyes, and he said in a sad tone: "Your Highness does not know that the civilians of Juyang City have been oppressed by Xiong Li for many years. Whenever there is a riot, Xiong Li sends troops to suppress it. Several times,
How could the civilians here dare to resist? ... When I heard that these refugees had come to join the Wei army, I felt something was wrong. I went to investigate during the day, and my suspicions became even stronger."
Zhao Hongrun took a deep look at Sun Shuke and saw that his eyes were honest and without any flicker, so he knew that this person did have good intentions.
However, by keeping those refugees out of the city, wouldn't this destroy the positive image that Wei Jun had managed to create before?
If this incident comes to light, will there be any other Chu people willing to defect to the Wei army?
Thinking of this, Zhao Hongrun said sternly to Sun Shuke: "General Sun, I understand your intention, but you must not stop eating because of choking... Even if there are spies from Juyang County among these refugees, what do I have to fear?"
With that said, he patted Sun Shuke on the shoulder who was about to say something else, turned to Lu Mu and said: "Lu Mu, go and open the city gate and welcome the refugees from outside the city into the city."
"As you command!"
Zongwei Lu Mu clasped his fists and left.
Seeing this, Sun Shuke sighed slightly and said nothing more.
Although the uneasiness in his heart was still strong, he was not angry because Zhao Hongrun did not listen to his advice. After all, everything Zhao Hongrun said was reasonable, especially the sentence that he should not stop eating because of choking, which made Sun Shuke unable to refute.
After thinking for a while, Sun Shuke said again: "If this is the case, His Highness must take precautions against those refugees!"
Hearing this, Zhao Hongrun smiled slightly, reached for the wine pot, and poured a glass for Sun Shuke, Gan Ben, and She Li. The three of them were flattered and said with a smile: "This is a big thank you to the three generals.
.”
These words were exactly what Sun Shuke wanted, so he immediately clasped his fists and said, "I obey!"
It has to be said that Sun Shuke's suspicion was not wrong at all, and there was indeed something wrong with those Chu refugees who took the initiative to seek refuge.
After the sky darkened completely, a group of people secretly gathered together in Nancheng, where the refugees were temporarily staying.
On the street outside the house, Wei Jun was patrolling, while inside the house, several strong men gathered around a table. One of them took out a piece of white cloth from somewhere.
When I opened it and took a look, I saw that it was the city defense map of Qi County, with the locations of the watchtowers and outposts in Qi County clearly marked on it.
The brazier in the house was burning brightly. With the light of the brazier, I could only see these strong men at the table. Each of them had sharp eyes. They didn't look like ordinary civilians.
"That Ji Run is from the royal family of the Wei Kingdom, so he should be quite particular about food and accommodation... Therefore, he should be here."
Among them, a strong man reached out and pointed at the mansion of Wanxi, the county magistrate of Zi County, because this mansion was the largest mansion in the entire Zi County.
It's a pity that these people made a complete mistake, because Zhao Hongrun was not in the Wan clan's mansion at all, but lived in an outpost in the city that they ignored.
But this group of people didn't know it and were checking the weapons they carried with them.
In order to deceive others, this group of people did not carry any of the weapons they had seen before. They only carried a small knife with a blade as short as a finger. However, this small knife was sharpened and could be used to kill people, so there was no problem.
"Walk!"
Following the strong man's whisper, several figures rushed out of the house, beckoned to the accomplices lurking around, and headed towards the mansion of the former county official Wan Xi in the city.
During this period, they encountered Wei soldiers patrolling the streets more than once.
Damn it! The guards in Zhi County are so tight?
The muscular man cursed secretly in his heart.
He didn't know that the patrols in Zhi County were not so strict originally. It was just that Sun Shuke was suspicious of those people, so he specially sent more patrols.
Even 100-man generals and 500-man generals were sent to take charge of patrols.
No, the group of patrol guards this group of thieves encountered this time was led by a hundred-man general.
Damn it, Sun Shuke, you have nothing to do but ask us to step up patrols, what's there to do? Aren't all the regular troops south of the Huihe River...
The hundred-man general was seen mumbling along the way, and it was obvious that he was reluctant to go out on patrol at night.
After all, at night in early October, the weather had already turned cold. Although the night wind at this time was not bone-chilling, it was definitely not comfortable.
Suddenly, the hundred-man general seemed to be alert, pointed forward and shouted: "Who is in front?!...Sign up!"
However, all he received in response was dead silence.
Don’t think that Chu’s hundreds of generals are really a bunch of rabble. In fact, it depends on who they compare with: if compared with the infantry of Wei, Chu’s main army will be vulnerable, but if compared with Qi’s army, Chu’s main army will be vulnerable.
The army can definitely be called a strong army.
Of course, we have to leave aside the sophisticated weapons and equipment of the Qi* troops, otherwise, the Chu army will still not be able to take advantage.
No, this hundred-man general felt a very subtle sense of crisis at this moment.
"You guys, stay here...You guys, follow me!"
He drew the sharp sword from his waist, reached out and snatched the torch from the soldier behind him, and walked toward the alley ahead with a vigilant face.
And once he left, he never came back.
When the dozen or so soldiers who stayed behind sensed that something was wrong and rushed to the alley, they discovered that their hundred generals and a dozen or so soldiers had already fallen into a pool of blood.
"Show...warning!"
One of the soldiers shouted in panic.
As soon as he finished speaking, a dozen figures emerged from the dark corner, knocking all the dozen Wei soldiers to the ground, and cut their throats with sharp knives.
"Walk!"
The muscular man said in a low voice.
The group of people quickly moved away, making the alley become dead again.
It wasn't until another group of patrolling Wei soldiers passed by here and came to take a look because they smelled the smell of blood that they discovered the situation here.
"There's a thief!"
"There are thieves in the city!"
Suddenly, the entire Zhi County was in chaos. Sun Shuke, the night guard, heard the report from his subordinates and realized that the thieves were not as simple as spies as he had imagined.
Damn it! Are you actually trying to assassinate His Highness King Su?!
Sun Shuke was shocked and immediately mobilized troops to blockade the entire city and search everywhere for traces of the thieves.
At this time, the group of thieves had already arrived at the mansion of the Wan clan in the city.
After searching the entire mansion, these people discovered that, apart from the mountains of belongings, there was no trace of Ji Run, King Su of Wei State.
Not here?
The muscular man was a little shocked.
It can only be said that he didn't understand Zhao Hongrun, so he took the wrong direction.
In this case, simply take action on those traitorous generals who betrayed the country and surrendered to the enemy!
A trace of ruthlessness flashed in the eyes of that muscular man.
That night, many officers of the Wei army in Qi County, including hundreds and five hundred generals, were assassinated while patrolling at night. There was even a thousand-man general among them.
Although at this time, Zhao Hongrun had fallen asleep early at the post because he had drunk some wine.
But it is foreseeable that when His Highness Prince Su wakes up tomorrow and learns about this incident, he will be furious. (To be continued.)