Seeing that Dong Sheng was silent, Zhang Chenghuai continued: "The reason why I asked you for the note yesterday was because I was instructed by Cun Sijun. In fact, I had already given the note to him, which was not what I explained at the time. .”
Dong Sheng nodded lightly, patted his arm and said: "The governor's ability to be honest and honest is far beyond ordinary people. I will never add guilt. Please tell me again, what is the purpose of him holding this note?"
Zhang Chenghuai was stunned for a moment, frowning and hesitating: "If I tell the truth and let him know about this shocking conspiracy, he will definitely cite this as evidence, wait for an opportunity to expose it, and eradicate the Chen Party's foundation in the border areas. No one can control the New Deal." It brought disaster to the army. It's better not to say anything, so as not to be taken advantage of by him. '
"I don't know," he thought about it, raised his head, and said with a blank look on his face, "He doesn't trust me very much. He has always been tight-lipped and only discussed it in low voices with a few confidants."
"Well... that guy is indeed a smart man," Dong Sheng said. "If you don't know anything about his actions, it would be difficult to just guess."
"I would like to go to Huai'an for you!" Cheng Huai stepped forward and offered his hand. "I am only wearing casual clothes and spying secretly. I will never alert the snake. Once I understand their conspiracy, everything will be easier to handle."
Dong Sheng looked happy, stood up and said, "In that case, thank you for your hard work, Commander!" Then he thanked him and said goodbye, and sent him out of the tent.
Back in the tent, Dong Sheng was not ready to turn off the light and rest. Instead, he stood in front of the light with a solemn expression, holding a small piece of letter paper back and forth. Suddenly, he seemed to have figured out something. He threw away the scraps of paper, turned around, sat down at the table, took a new piece of paper, and wrote:
'Report to Ye Gong again: Commander Zhang Chenghuai has a volatile temperament and has both sides. Although he sometimes helps me, he cannot be of the same mind as me, and this will eventually lead to future troubles. Please ask Mr. Ye to try to get rid of this person after this incident. Dong Sheng is waiting for instructions. '
Zhang Chenghuai immediately left Suidi, rode a fast horse, and arrived in Huai'an before the curfew. He was very clear about Cun Zhao's plot, and he only asked about the whereabouts of a few officials. He expected that Cun Zhao would collude with the military department first, so he took advantage of the darkness and broke into the residence of the military library secretary.
Earlier, the Xingfang Book Office had informed his colleagues. When everyone learned about these unreasonable demands made by Dong Sheng, they naturally hated him with gritted teeth. In order to save their lives, no one did not support Cun Zhao's plan. Therefore, they were in tune with the torture chamber, unified their tone, and prepared to make a big fuss in the county government office, and persuaded the county boss to side with them.
The military room has the heaviest tasks, and Secretary Zhu here is in the most nervous mood. He still can't sleep and is still thinking in the study room with a light on. Suddenly he heard a light knock on the door, thinking it was his family members. As soon as he opened the door, he found that Shen Yi's face appeared, scaring him so much that he took half a step back.
"Do you recognize me?" Zhang Chenghuai took off his hat, pressed his hand on the sword at his waist, and asked sharply.
"No...I don't know..."
"Do you recognize this?" He reached out and took out an official seal and asked again.
"You turn out to be... Governor Zhang!" Secretary Zhu's face turned pale as he knelt down and shouted, "I wonder why you came here secretly to look for me? I will definitely cooperate with you fully!"
"It has nothing to do with you," Zhang Chenghuai took back the seal, "I just wanted to see Cun Si Jin."
"Are you following the orders of Supervisor Dong?"
"As the Governor of Xuanhua, I have my own plans for everything. Do I have to listen to someone else? But you, should you listen to me or to the Cun Si Jin?" Zhang Chenghuai stared at him closely.
"Of course it's you..." Zhu Shuban quickly made a deep bow.
"Let me ask you, Dong Jianjun said that a messenger came to question him, saying that the Ministry of War would not provide money and food. Was this messenger intercepted by Cun Zhao and forced to change his story?" Zhang Chenghuai's voice was extremely urgent.
"I saw with my own eyes that a messenger did come! But Cun Sijin didn't know until he saw him."
"Well, that makes sense," Zhang Chenghuai smiled slightly and said to himself, "There is nothing to do with the Ministry of War. It turns out that it was all set up by him! It seems that we only need to solve the current problem and the frontline Suidi will be fine."
"What kind of setup?" Zhu Shuban looked at him blankly.
"It's nothing," Zhang Chenghuai waved his hand, "That's not important at all. What's important is that I will stay at your home these days and spy on the goings-on in the county government at any time; and you must report the results of the daily discussions one by one. Report it, don't hide it."
"Okay, I will go and make a room for you right now!"
Zhu Shuban nodded and bowed to flatter him, and hurriedly started to leave, but he held his shoulder again: "Why are you walking so fast? What happened today, what Cun Zhao said, you haven't confessed it to me yet. Woolen cloth."
"He, he told me that once we get the county magistrate, we will issue a document to mobilize soldiers and put Huai'an City under full martial law."
"Martial law?" Zhang Chenghuai's eyes widened and he pressed harder.
Zhu Shuban endured the pain and said: "Yes, once martial law is enforced and the city gate is closed, even if Supervisor Dong comes in person, he will not be allowed in."
Zhang Chenghuai didn't expect Cun Zhao's methods to be so vicious. He couldn't help but take a breath and said with a stern expression: "Remember, we can't let the martial law order be approved just like this! We have to fight hard to delay it, as long as we can!" "
After hearing this, Secretary Zhu smacked his lips in confusion: "You should try your best to do it, but tomorrow is the day to persuade the county magistrate. Everything is ready, and it won't take long."
Zhang Chenghuai stretched out a finger: "I don't ask too much, I just ask you to delay him for a day. If the day is still long, how about delaying it until tomorrow evening?"
"Young one...really tried his best."
Hearing his unconfident reply, Zhang Chenghuai began to have doubts in his heart: "Although Suidi is only half a day away from here, I will send a letter tonight and he will definitely be able to arrive during the day; but Dong Shengruo came early and cannot be caught." The current situation leaves time for reaction, and the key evidence will be destroyed. At that time, they may still make false accusations against us and sue us to the court...'
He didn't have a clue about this yet, but he struggled with another problem: 'Even if God really has mercy and happens to expose Cun Zhao's conspiracy on the spot, then the Ye Party will definitely kill them all, and no one will be able to restrain their power...'
Two difficult 'problems' kept lingering in his head, so that he was lost in thought.
"Sir, can you let go of your hand?" Zhu Shuban didn't dare to disturb him, but his shoulders were so heavy under his arm that he had to make a little noise.
Unexpectedly, Zhang Chenghuai had just recovered his senses, and he suddenly got wise. He let go of his hand, took off the sword from his waist, and laid it in front of Zhu Shuban: "Bring this sword of mine to the Yamen tomorrow. It will be of great use." !”
