Liu Xiu was very happy with the refreshments sent by the maid sent by Xu Xiling and accepted them all. Then he asked the Yulin Guards to arrange a tent for Xiaozhu and Xiaoju to rest.
Xiaozhu and Xiaoju only rested for a while in the camp, then they both walked out. When they saw the patrols passing by, the two girls stepped forward together, saluted the leading captain, and said with a smile: "This eldest brother
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The patrol captain knew that Xiaozhu and Xiaoju were both maids from the palace. He was flattered and quickly bowed his hands and said, "Hello, two girls!"
Xiaozhu asked with a smile: "Brother, I want to ask you, where is Da Sima's camp?"
The patrolman was startled at first, but he didn't ask any more questions and said to Xiaozhu: "We happen to be passing by Da Sima's camp, so the two girls can just follow us!"
Xiaozhu and Xiaoju looked happy and quickly thanked them. The patrol captain waved his hands with a blushing face, then led a group of soldiers and continued to move forward.
There were two beautiful palace maids following behind. The patrols walked differently than usual. Their backs were straight, and they walked with a vigorous and high-spirited attitude.
When they were about to approach Wu Han's camp, the patrol captain deliberately slowed down his pace. When Xiaozhu and Xiaoju caught up, he whispered: "You two girls, that's where Da Sima's camp is!"
As he spoke, he glanced diagonally forward. Following his line of sight, he saw a large tent diagonally ahead, surrounded by a forest of armored guards and a small patrol of three or five people.
Walk around from time to time.
Xiaozhu and Xiaoju saluted the captain and thanked him again. Farewell to the captain, the two girls walked towards Wu Han's tent together. As soon as they arrived, they were stopped by the guards, who said in a deep voice: "This is the dormitory of Da Sima.
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Xiaoju Fushen said: "This eldest brother, we are Xu Meiren's personal maids, and on Xu Meiren's orders, we came here to see Grand Sima!"
"This..." the guard pondered for a moment and then said: "You two girls, please wait here for a moment. I'll go in and report to the Grand Sima!"
"Sorry to trouble you, big brother!" "You two girls are so polite!"
The guard turned around and walked towards the tent. Not long after, he came out, his face still expressionless, he waved his hands to the two girls and said, "Master Sima, please invite me!"
"Thank you so much, big brother!"
Xiaozhu and Xiaoju walked into the camp quickly. Wu Han was sitting outside the camp, looking down at the map. The battle of the Southern Expedition had nothing to do with him. Now the Southern Expedition was commanded by Cen Peng, but Wu Han was still very concerned about the battle of the Southern Expedition.
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Many people think that Qin Feng is timid and incompetent and not worth mentioning, and that the subsequent southern expedition will be easy to fight, but Wu Han thinks exactly the opposite.
Qin Feng's cowardice and incompetence were what he showed when he was helping Deng Feng. Now that the Southern Expeditionary Army has reached Qin Feng's own land, Qin Feng has to use all his strength. Qin Feng has been cultivating Nanjun for a long time, and the people surrendered.
Very popular.
In addition, he also won over Yancen and Tian Rong. These two are not ordinary people. The battle of Nanjun will never be as easy as people expected.
"My maid has seen Da Sima!" Xiaozhu and Xiaoju came in and knelt down together to salute.
Wu Han raised his head, glanced at the two girls, smiled slightly, and said softly: "You two girls, please get up!"
Looking at Wu Han with a smile on his face, Xiaozhu and Xiaoju both blushed and stood up somewhat cautiously.
Wu Han's image is very good, he is handsome without losing the masculinity of a man, and he is gentle without losing the heroic appearance of a military commander.
As long as he is not on the battlefield, as long as Wu Han is not acting arrogant, he is still very popular with women just because of his good looks.
He asked with a smile: "Are the two girls here on orders to see me?"
"Exactly!"
Wu Han was quite surprised. He had no friendship with Xu Xiling. Why did Xu Meiren suddenly send a maid to see him? He asked curiously: "I wonder why Meiren Xu sent two girls here?"
"Uh..." Xiaozhu didn't speak immediately and looked left and right.
Wu Han immediately understood what she meant and backed away from the attendants on both sides.
As the attendants all exited, only Wu Han, Xiaozhu, and Xiaoju were left in the tent. Xiaozhu walked a few steps forward, came to the table, knelt down, leaned forward, and said: "I heard, Your Majesty
We plan to escort Deng Feng and Deng Zhong back to Luoyang."
"Yes, Your Majesty does have such a plan!" Wu Han nodded inexplicably.
"What the beauty means is that Deng Zhong should not go back to Luoyang. At least, don't let him come to Luoyang alive." While speaking, Xiaozhu took out a small porcelain bottle from his cuff, put it gently on the table, and pushed it to Wu
Before the Han Dynasty.
Wu Han was stunned for a moment before he came to his senses, and said in surprise: "What Xu Meiren means is... to let me..." He paused, raised his hand, and made a cross-cutting gesture.
Xiaozhu nodded slowly.
"This..." Wu Han pondered for a moment, shook his head, and said, "This is not possible! Your Majesty did not issue an order, and I killed Deng Zhong without permission. This... this is..."
Xiaozhu said: "Deng Zhong once attempted to molest a beautiful woman. Does Da Sima know about this?"
Of course Wu Han knew the reason why Xu Xiling insisted on killing Deng Zhong. Based on what Deng Zhong did, ten heads were not enough to chop off, but the emperor did not give an order. If he killed Deng Zhong without authorization, this would not be a trivial matter.
If you don't do it right, it will create a big trap.
Xiaozhu frowned and said: "Deng Zhong deserves death. As long as he lives, he will be a shame to the beauty. Therefore, Deng Zhong must die. Your Majesty did not issue an order to execute him. It does not mean that Your Majesty does not want to kill him. Your Majesty is not good."
If you want to do this, why doesn't the Great Sima do it for you?"
Wu Han took a breath, frowned, and remained silent. Xiaozhu continued: "As long as Deng Zhong dies, Deng Feng will definitely not be able to live. Otherwise, Deng Feng will have to find ways to avenge Deng Zhong. He will do it again."
opposite!"
Her words made Wu Han raise his eyebrows subconsciously. Wu Han didn't have such a big prejudice against Deng Zhong, but for Deng Feng, he wanted to cut him into pieces and smash his bones into ashes.
Xiaozhu's words are not unreasonable. If Deng Zhong dies, Deng Feng will definitely not be able to live alone. Even if His Majesty has no intention of killing him, he cannot keep this person anymore.
However, poisoning Deng Zhong... Wu Han looked at the small porcelain bottle on the table, still hesitant.
Seeing this, Xiaozhu said seriously: "Da Sima, don't worry, the beauty has said that as long as Da Sima can help her kill Deng Zhong, all the consequences will be borne by the beauty alone."
When Wu Han heard this, he frowned and said in a deep voice: "Beauty, do you think Han is a person who is greedy for life and afraid of death?" At this point, he pushed the porcelain bottle back to Xiaozhu. Xiaozhu's face changed and he said in surprise: "Da Sima...
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"If I want to kill Deng Zhong, why should I use poison?" The great Sima, if he wanted to kill a prisoner in the military camp, it would be too embarrassing if he had to use poison. If he wanted to kill Deng Zhong, it would be easy for him.
Xiaozhu was stunned for a moment, and then asked in surprise and joy: "So, Da Sima agreed?"
Wu Han clenched his fist, nodded, and said, "This matter will be taken care of by me!"
After a pause, his eyes fell on the porcelain vase, and he said quietly: "I'm afraid it's not appropriate for Xu Meiren to hide such poison in the palace, isn't it?"
Xiaozhu smiled, picked up the porcelain bottle, pulled off the lid, and poured the liquid inside directly into his mouth. Wu Han was startled, and subconsciously reached out and said: "You..."
Putting down the porcelain vase, Xiaozhu said with a smile: "Da Sima, you are worrying too much. There is just clear water in it."
Seeing Wu Han looking at him in surprise, Xiaozhu pushed the small porcelain bottle back to Wu Han and continued: "The beauty said that Da Sima was aboveboard and would definitely disdain to use poison, and if Da Sima wanted to kill Deng Zhong, there was no need to use poison.
?This porcelain vase was a gift from the beautiful lady’s master. It has been kept by the beautiful lady as a token. Today, the beautiful lady gave this porcelain vase to Da Sima to give Da Sima a certificate. He killed Deng Zhong at the behest of the beautiful lady.
Sima is just following orders."
Ah, that's it! Wu Han thought about it and couldn't help but shake his head and laugh. The concubines in the harem are all scheming. The city is deep and a small porcelain vase can have so many meanings.
He pushed the porcelain vase back again and said sternly: "Miss Xiaozhu, please go back and report to Xu Meiren that I, Wu Han, do not work for anyone else, only for Your Majesty, only for the Han Dynasty. The two brothers Deng Feng and Deng Zhong rebelled and caused chaos.
In order to harm the Han Dynasty, such sycophants and traitors must not be allowed to stay. Han is your majesty and the Han Dynasty, even if his body is broken to pieces, he will not hesitate!"
He could not accept Xu Meiren's token, nor could he involve Xu Meiren in the matter of killing Deng Zhong. If Xu Meiren was involved, it would be equivalent to involving His Majesty. This was not done by a minister.
Xiaozhu and Xiaoju looked at each other, and the two girls knelt down on the ground, kowtowed to Wu Han, and said, "Da Sima has a great heart, please accept my maid's respect!"
Wu Han leaned forward and said: "You two girls, please get up!" After a pause, he said word by word: "You two can reply to Xu Meiren, Han will never let Deng go to Luoyang alive.
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Xiaozhu and Xiaoju kowtowed to Wu Han again.
Wu Han had long wanted to kill Deng Feng, but Liu Xiu was unwilling to kill Deng Feng. Even if Wu Han had murderous intentions, he had to endure it.
This time Xiaozhu and Xiaoju were ordered to come to him, hoping that he could kill Deng Zhong on behalf of Xu Meiren. This made Wu Han finally make up his mind that Deng Zhong could not stay, and Deng Feng could not stay!
Xiaozhu and Xiaoju did not stay longer in the military camp, but rested for one night. The next day, they said goodbye to Liu Xiu and returned to Luoyang.
Before the two of them left, Liu Xiu also had people prepare a lot of Nanyang specialties for them to take back to the palace and divide them among Guo Shengtong, Xu Xiling and the two princesses (Liu Huang and Liu Boji).
On the night when Xiaozhu and Xiaoju left the Han army camp, Wu Han went to the camp where Deng Zhong was imprisoned. Deng Feng and Deng Zhong were not imprisoned together, but separately.
Seeing Wu Han coming, the guards outside the camp stepped in to salute and said in unison: "Da Sima!"
Wu Han nodded to everyone and asked: "How has Deng Zhong been doing in the past few days?"
The leader of the guards bowed and said: "Reporting to Da Sima, everything is fine and there is nothing unusual."
"Yeah!" Wu Han responded and said, "I'll go in and take a look!"
The guards didn't dare to stop Wu Han at all. Seeing that he was about to go in to check, everyone bowed and retreated to both sides. Wu Han walked into the camp and looked up, Deng Zhong was lying on the bed, looking pale and confused.
Sick.
During the Battle of Duxiang, he was shot by an arrow from Ji Zun, and he kept running for his life. The injury from the arrow gradually worsened, but he has not recovered yet.
There were two guards standing at the door of the camp. When they saw Wu Han coming in, they hurriedly bowed their hands and saluted, and said in unison: "Da Sima!"
Wu Han responded first, then waved his hand calmly and said: "You two should exit first!"
"this……"
"Didn't you hear what I said clearly?" Wu Han's eyes widened and he glanced at the two of them with sharp eyes. The two guards were shocked and did not dare to delay any longer. They hurriedly bowed and responded: "Yes! Da Sima!" After speaking,
, the two of them exited the camp.
The entourage brought by Wu Han stayed outside the camp, and the guards inside the camp were also dismissed by him. Now, he and Deng Zhong were the only two people in the camp.
