"Master, someone just left a package at the door of your house!"
As a veteran general in South Vietnam, Gongsun Jia has been really proud of himself recently.
The vanguard of the Han army has begun to move south along the Xiang River. As the strength of Qincheng continues to increase, the original defenders will definitely not be qualified for such a large-scale battle.
In recent days, Zhao Tuo has received Gongsun Jia several times in a row.
Although Zhao Tuo has not made it clear yet, people in the palace have begun to spread rumors that Gongsun Jia will be promoted soon.
The fears of those civilian officials were different. As a veteran general in the army, Gongsun Jia was relatively optimistic about this war.
After all, according to the intelligence they gathered, the total number of Han troops before and after them was only about 100,000.
If the battle is divided into three fronts: Hengpuguan, Yangshanguan, and Qincheng, the number of people who need to fight on each road is actually only about 30,000.
Even though the Han army was powerful, they were still defending the city.
In addition, the terrain in Lingnan is complicated, the weather is completely different from that in the north, and the barbarians in the mountains and fields may not be given face even if Zhao Tuo goes there, let alone the Han army.
The atmosphere in Panyu City has been very bad recently. If he can take over the big responsibilities along the way and rush to take up the post, then not only will he be able to escape this time, but he might also be able to rise to the top!
"Isn't it just a burden? You made such a fuss, just throw it away as you should!"
Gongsun Jia said nonchalantly.
"Master, you'd better see for yourself!"
The servant had a look of fear on his face and put the package in his trembling hand on the table in front of Gongsun Jia.
"What could scare you like this?"
Gongsun Jia opened the blue package while talking.
"This is!"
After opening the package, the first thing that caught my eye were several booklets.
Just taking a glance at the content above, Gongsun Jia's expression suddenly changed.
What is written here is nothing else, it is all the illegal things he has done since he became an official.
"Where's the person who delivered the thing?"
Gongsun Jia Teng stood up immediately and asked murderously.
"The man put down his things and left immediately!"
The servant hurriedly whispered.
"Master, Master! The officials from the Tingwei Mansion have surrounded the Song family next door!"
Before the two of them finished speaking, someone came to the door again to report.
"What did Lao Song commit?"
Gongsun Jia hurried forward, grabbed the servant's neck and asked.
"It seems that he participated in the hype of raw lacquer some time ago..."
The servant stammered.
"Get out, get out of here!"
After hearing these words, Gongsun Jia's hands suddenly became weak.
He was already locked up and imprisoned for just hyping things up.
What about yourself?
Compared to his crime, aren't his own crimes countless times greater?
After much deliberation, when night fell, Gongsun Jia finally made up his mind and quietly came to his wife's room without disturbing any servants.
"Master, why are you here at this time?"
Gongsun Jia is now nearly forty years old, and the couple have not slept together for a long time in the past few years. His sudden arrival made Mrs. Gongsun a little uncomfortable.
"Take care of the gold and silver at home. Let's leave tonight!"
Gongsun Jia lowered his voice and said.
"Didn't they say that the master is going to be promoted? It doesn't matter what we leave now. Even if we leave, we have to give these things at home..."
"Old Song has already gone in. If you delay it any longer, I might have to go in too! Let's leave now and leave the city tonight. I have my old home over at Hengpuguan. I can't stay in South Vietnam anymore. Let's get there Let’s go to Dongou!”
Gongsun Jia lowered his voice and said.
"B-but..."
Mrs. Gongsun was still a little reluctant to part with such a large property. After all, they had purchased no less than several thousand acres of land in and around Yucheng alone.
If you lose everything at this time, it will be extremely difficult to get it back in the future.
"You damn bitch, which one is more important, your life or these things! Do you think you can hold on to these things if I get in?"
After hearing what Gongsun Jia said, Mrs. Gongsun didn't dare to talk nonsense anymore.
Gongsun Jia hurriedly started to collect his gold and silver treasures. Without any hesitation, Gongsun Jia quietly found his two sons. Then he called a dozen of his close guards and began to collect the gold and silver treasures at home.
As for these things like fields, houses, land, etc., I don’t care about that much at this time. I can only leave them behind and wait for later.
They were very busy here, Ting Wei Fulin and Mei Changlin were also reviewing the case all night long.
In order to collect the food needed for the front line, he doesn't care about so much now.
After working all night, Mei Changlin was somewhat relieved to see the thick stack of confessions in his hand.
He was in a good mood, but Zhao Tuo was almost going crazy now.
"What did you say? What do you mean missing?"
Originally, he planned to summon Gongsun Jia today and then entrust him with important tasks.
But when the messenger arrived at Gongsun's house, he discovered that Gongsun Jia had gone out of the city last night and had not returned all night.
And not only Gongsun Jia, but also several generals that Zhao Tuo had his eye on, all disappeared overnight...
"The servants in their family have no idea where they went. They only know that they seemed to have brought several carriages with them when they left the city, and all the gold and silver in the house were gone..."
Seeing Zhao Tuo getting angry, the little eunuch who delivered the order dared to talk nonsense.
"asshole!"
Zhao Tuo was really driven crazy.
These people stopped running early and late, but just when I needed them, they actually started running away one by one.
"Get out of here, get out of here!"
"Your Majesty! Your Majesty!"
Zhao Tuo was so angry that he staggered a few times, his vision went dark and he fainted.
Several young eunuchs rushed over and were busy pinching people and looking for the imperial doctor.
At this critical moment, the king Zhao Tuo fell ill. For South Vietnam, this really made matters worse.
After learning the news, Lu Jia rode a carriage directly into the palace without saying a word.
If it were any other time, Lu Jia would even wish that this old guy Zhao Tuo would die early.
But now, even if he was lent ten courages, Lu Jia did not have the courage to let Zhao Tuo die now.
"A bunch of trash, if you can't cure the king, what use do I have for you?"
The irritable Lu Jia paced back and forth in the hall, while several imperial doctors knelt on the ground tremblingly.
Waiting until nightfall, Zhao Tuo slowly woke up. However, Lu Jia, who was standing next to him, could clearly see that the corners of Zhao Tuo's mouth were already a little crooked...
This is a sign of a stroke...
