Although Zuo Xianmei could no longer hold back the joy in her heart, she was also a person with a big heart and did not let the joy go to her head.
She knew that the work was not done yet, so she continued to delay: "Li Ruolian, as long as you are willing to surrender to me, let alone one doubt, ten or a hundred, I will definitely answer it for you!"
When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he took out his telescope and looked forward deliberately. After he could see Zuo Xianmei's expression clearly, he said: "We don't have that many doubts, but we are just a little curious. Who are the people behind you and Li Zushu?" what relationship?"
A look of surprise flashed across Zuo Xianmei's face, and she returned to normal in an instant. She pretended to be confused and said, "Who is Li Zushu?"
Seeing her denial, Zhu Yuanzhang said in a deep voice: "You have clearly seen our plan, but you didn't tell your father!"
"Instead, he used the relationship between Li Ruolian and Ren Qi to lure Li Ruolian to Shandong. Isn't it just to protect Li Zushu?"
Zuo Xianmei still looked confused and said: "Li Ruolian, are you scared to death? I don't know Li Zushu at all, so why do you want to defend him?"
Zhu Yuanzhang looked ahead again and said with a smile: "It doesn't matter, you will know after I capture you later!"
Zuo Xianmei was stunned when she heard this, and said with some surprise: "Capture this girl, are you..."
Before she could finish her words, there was another sound of horse hooves not far away, followed by the sound of killing.
Hearing this, Zuo Xianmei looked at Zhu Yuanzhang in a panic and said, "Li Ruolian, it turns out you have been delaying time!"
Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head and said: "It's not me, it's us. I'll give you one last chance. As long as you tell the truth, we can let you go!"
"If not, we will have to give you to someone else as my concubine. You have to think clearly!"
A flash of panic flashed in Zuo Xianmei's eyes, and then she looked at Zhu Yuanzhang with some confusion and said, "Is it Li Chengdong?"
Zhu Yuanzhang saw that although there was a look of panic on her face, her behavior was still calm. Knowing that she had not lost her fighting spirit, he put away his telescope and continued to apply pressure: "Yes, it is Li Chengdong who is here!"
"Presumably you also know that the Xing family does not trust Li Chengdong, and you also guessed that as long as Li Chengdong leads his army into the city, Gao Jie's confidants will definitely stop him."
"But you have forgotten that with such a good knife as Li Chengdong, how can Mr. Xing not use it?"
Zuo Xianmei sneered: "Li Ruolian, don't be too happy too early. Since the Xing family will make Li Chengdong a sword, how can you be unprepared?"
Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head in mock disdain and said: "Of course she was prepared, but she didn't expect that we would come to Liaocheng in person, and she also accidentally discovered the undercover agent she arranged beside Li Chengdong..."
It turned out that after Zhu Yuanzhang learned that the Xing family wanted to kill Xie Sheng and showed distrust of Li Chengdong, he felt that given the ruthlessness of the Xing family, things would not be that simple.
After some thinking, he believed that Xing's request for Li Chengdong to kill his personal guards was just a pretense, and the real purpose was to cut off Li Chengdong's escape route.
Because if Li Chengdong really killed his personal guards, then the Xing family would have the leverage for Li Chengdong to kill the emperor's personal guards, and Li Chengdong could only bow to her and obey her orders.
When the time comes when she asks Li Chengdong to kill Xie Sheng, the other party will definitely not dare to disobey.
And if Li Chengdong violated the law and secretly took refuge with Zhu Yuanzhang, then Li Chengdong would definitely lead his troops into the city to stop their actions, and then she would be able to kill Xie Sheng with his help.
In this way, she can still achieve her goal of killing Xie Sheng and monopolizing Shandong. At the same time, she also has the handle for Li Chengdong to kill Xie Sheng, and is not afraid that Li Chengdong will not obey orders.
If things go wrong, she can throw out Li Chengdong to protect herself.
When Zhu Yuanzhang thought of this, he felt that acting like this was in line with the Xing family's style. At the same time, he also guessed that there should be people from the Xing family around Li Chengdong.
Because only in this way, the Xing family could confidently subdue Li Chengdong and force him to kill Xie Sheng after Li Chengdong led his army into Shi Kefa's mansion.
Because Zhu Yuanzhang did not trust Li Chengdong and was afraid of leaking the news, he did not tell Li Chengdong about the matter.
However, he detained people who knew his identity on the grounds that his whereabouts could not be exposed.
Then he took the opportunity to arrange the operation and asked Li Chengdong to name the list of people who would be brought to Shi Kefa's mansion tomorrow.
After he got the list, he asked Yang Qi to secretly monitor the people on the list and the generals in Li Chengdong's army, and then urged Li Chengdong to send Gao Jie's confidants out.
Because such a high-profile action can not only confuse Ms. Xing, but also create a sense of urgency, forcing her to step up action.
Sure enough, when he came back from Shen County, Yang Qi told him that the Xing family had sent someone to contact one of Li Chengdong's lieutenants.
Zhu Yuanzhang immediately asked Yang Qi to secretly arrest the deputy general and interrogate the list of other people involved in the matter.
Because it was still early, in order to avoid leaking the news, he only controlled the deputy general, and the others were secretly monitored by Jin Yiwei... Zuo Xianmei heard Zhu Yuanzhang's words, and said reluctantly: "Don't be proud, even if it is Li Chengdong is here, and I have an ambush, so it is not difficult to leave Liaocheng!"
Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and said: "We forgot to tell you. After Li Chengdong entered the city, Li Ruolian had already closed the city gate. I'm afraid you can't break Liaocheng with just your troops!"
Zuo Xianmei frowned and said: "Impossible, Li... you only have six to seven hundred cavalry at your disposal. You are still confronting the wolf soldiers outside my city. Where will you find the soldiers and horses to control the city gate?"
Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Li Ruolian has no troops, but you have forgotten that Shi Kefa brought more than two thousand people with him on this trip. We have issued an order to let Li Ruolian take over these troops!"
Zuo Xianmei's body trembled slightly and she gritted her teeth and said, "You are indeed brave. Even I didn't expect that the person last night was actually you."
"But don't forget, the wolf soldiers made such a big move, and Gao Jie killed Xie Sheng again. If he knew you were in the city, he would not sit back and wait to be killed. As long as this girl joins forces with him, you may not be able to take advantage!"
"So I advise you to leave here. Otherwise, if you force Gao Jie to rebel, Shandong will fall into chaos, and then all your efforts will be wasted."
Zhu Yuanzhang was shocked when he saw that Zuo Xianmei could still counterattack calmly under such a disadvantage, but he still said calmly on the surface: "You are wrong. If you don't let go of the arrow, Mr. If Sheng joins forces, they might kill Xie Sheng."
"But now that the arrows are ringing, they know that there is another powerful enemy. They will only join forces with Xie Sheng to protect themselves. How can they kill him?"
Hearing this, Zuo Xianmei said with some annoyance: "If I hadn't fired the arrow just now..."
"It's the same if you don't release the sounding arrow, because Xing's backhand has been cut off by us. After Li Chengdong captures Gao Jie and Xie Sheng, he will also come to arrest you. You still can't change the fate of being captured." 33
Zhu Yuanzhang knew that Zuo Xianmei had lost her fighting spirit, so after interrupting her loudly, he pressed: "Now that you understand, do you have the answer?"
Zuo Xianmei was stunned for a moment, then glanced at Cao Hu with a sweet smile and said, "Li Ruolian, if you want to take this girl as your concubine, have you asked General Cao?"
Cao Hu was a little confused when he heard this, but when he saw Zuo Xianmei's smile, he immediately pulled out the long sword in his hand and shouted: "Li Ruolian, how dare you blaspheme Zuo..."
"General Cao, as long as you help me kill that smooth-talking guy, I'll..."
Zuo Xianmei hurriedly interrupted Cao Hu's words and pretended to be shy, leaving her in reverie.
Cao Hu saw the tenderness between her brows and immediately shouted: "Brothers, kill that bitch for me, I..."
"Your Majesty, the general's rescue has been late, please forgive me!"
Before Cao Hu finished speaking, he was interrupted by a high-pitched voice, and then he saw Li Chengdong, covered in blood, rushing over.
Seeing this, Zuo Xianmei winked at Cao Hu, and the two of them immediately galloped towards a previously planned alley.
Some people died, but not completely...
