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Li Zehe's proposal is simple.
Since the generals of Liaodong Town are worried that the news will be leaked and cause more chaos, they are unwilling to let Zhao Junchen leave here directly. However, Zhao Junchen cannot fully trust Liaodong Town and thinks that Liaodong Town's approach is to put him under house arrest...
At the same time, among the imperial officers and soldiers currently guarding the outskirts of the dense forest, in addition to more than 2,000 elite Liaodong Army soldiers, there are also 300 to 500 Forbidden Army officers and soldiers, and these Forbidden Army officers and soldiers were originally Zhao Junchen's escorts.
So, why don’t both sides take a step back?
Zhao Junchen agreed to stay near the dense forest until He Yu successfully escaped. Zhao Junchen's escort task was left to the Forbidden Army soldiers. Zhao Junchen himself could also go to the Forbidden Army camp to stay temporarily.
In this way, Zhao Junchen still remains under the noses of the generals in Liaodong Town. Ximen Sheng, Shi Cheng and others can naturally feel at ease. Zhao Junchen also has a certain degree of freedom and does not have to worry about being captured by Liaodong Town. The townspeople will do whatever they want, and both parties will be able to accept it.
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After hearing Li Zehe's proposal, Zhao Junchen's expression was still full of anger, and he still yelled and refused.
After all, even if Zhao Junchen handed over the escort task to the Forbidden Army soldiers, the scope of his actions would still be restricted. In addition, the Forbidden Army soldiers were far from being a match for Liaodong's elite. As long as the Liaodong town generals gave an order, the Forbidden Army soldiers could be relieved at any time. They were armed with soldiers and armor, so Zhao Junchen was actually still under house arrest by Liaodong Town.
But in fact, Zhao Junchen's resistance was just a disguise. He was very satisfied with Li Zehe's proposal, because this was exactly what Zhao Junchen wanted to see.
At the same time, Ximen Sheng and Shi Cheng looked at each other, both of them unhappy.
After all, it is easy to put Zhao Junchen under house arrest, but if Zhao Junchen's protection is entrusted to the imperial army, hundreds of people must be controlled and monitored at the same time. The difficulty is completely different, and it will happen if you are not careful. Accident.
In fact, if we follow Ximen Sheng's idea, we should directly use force on Zhao Junchen at this time, force Zhao Junchen to reveal all the information, and then imprison Zhao Junchen and provide him with good food and food so as not to starve to death. There is no need to do this at all. compromise.
Although Zhao Junchen is the elder of the pavilion, this is the territory of Liaodong. No matter how strong the Dragon Crossing the River is, it will still be entangled. As long as He Yu can be successfully rescued, Liaodong Town can be united again, and there is no need to worry about Zhao Junchen's revenge afterwards. .
Even considering that Zhao Junchen is likely to be the mastermind behind all these things, he can directly turn against him at the critical moment and use Zhao Junchen's life as a threat in exchange for He Yu's life and freedom.
If Ximen Sheng could make the decision, he would definitely do this!
It's a pity that Ximen Sheng has no way to make the decision at this time, and he has already made an agreement with Li Zehe before, deciding to treat Zhao Junchen with courtesy, so when Zhao Junchen refuses to cooperate, although he is unwilling to accept Li Zehe's A suggestion was made, but no better solution could be found for a while.
Therefore, although Ximen Sheng and Shi Cheng did not directly express their opposition like Zhao Junchen, they remained silent and did not express their agreement.
At this moment, Li Shijie suddenly said: "I think General Li's proposal is feasible and good for all parties! Both Zhao Gechen and General Ximen's ideas are reasonable. At this time, the overall situation should be the most important thing. , I also hope that Zhao Gechen and Ximen Shen will abandon their distracting thoughts and think about it seriously."
After speaking, Li Shijie glanced at Huang Shenming.
The two people had just reached a tacit understanding and agreed to cooperate with each other not long ago. At this time, Huang Shenming naturally wanted to express his attitude.
Therefore, Huang Shenming also quickly advised: "Yes, I also think that we should follow General Li's suggestion and take a step back. It is good for everyone! Zhao Gechen, please deign to accept some grievances. As long as you can successfully rescue him in the future, Commander-in-Chief, you are our great benefactor in Liaodong Town! As well as General Ximen, Zhao Gechen’s status is so noble that I cannot wait for him. Even if you want to keep Zhao Gechen here, you must not force him!"
Then, Xu Zha and Gan Cheng had been working together with Li Zehe, so they naturally expressed their support at this time.
Seeing that most of the Liaodong generals expressed their support for Li Zehe's proposal, Ximen Sheng's expression became more gloomy, Shi Cheng also looked cold and solemn, and Zhao Junchen finally wavered in his stance.
After pondering for a moment, Zhao Junchen asked: "Even considering the safety of General He and the stability of the situation in Liaodong, I am willing to stay here temporarily and not leave, but I am an assistant minister of the temple and the imperial court. There are still a lot of things waiting for this pavilion to deal with at the Central Center. I came to inspect the Liaodong area on this trip, and I didn't plan to stay for too long. If General He can't get out of trouble, will this pavilion have to stay here all the time? ?”
Seeing that Zhao Junchen's tone softened and he was finally willing to discuss, Li Zehe's expression became slightly more relaxed and he suggested: "Let's do this, Zhao Gechen, the time you stay here will be limited to four days. If you wait until four days, , there is still no progress in rescuing Mr. General, so we in Liaodong Town do not dare to waste your precious time anymore. You can decide whether to stay or go on your own then, how about that?"
Having said this, Li Zehe turned his attention to Ximen Sheng again and said: "General Ximen, you have already sent military orders to all roads in Liaodong, asking them to send reinforcements as soon as possible. If we estimate the time, most of the reinforcements will be sent from all walks of life in four days. We have arrived, and even if Zhao Gechen leaves here, we in Liaodong Town can easily control the situation, don’t you think so?"
Li Zehe had already spoken to this extent, and he didn't have many supporters, so after Ximen Sheng pondered for a moment, he finally compromised and said: "In this case, I also agree with General Li's proposal. Zhao Gechen only needs to stay. We will be here for four days, during which the nearby imperial guards will be responsible for guarding us. After four days, we will not dare to make any further demands even though we are humble."
Hearing what Ximen Sheng said, Zhao Junchen snorted coldly and said with a cold face: "Okay, I just want to give Mr. He a face, and I will stay here for four days! But the ugly words are ahead, wait until After Mr. He successfully escapes from trouble, this cabinet must report everything that happened during this period to the court. No matter how many excuses you have, you cannot easily expose the house arrest of a minister of the court!"
Ximen Sheng stiffly bowed to Zhao Junchen and said expressionlessly: "I hope Zhao Gechen will forgive me, but as long as the commander-in-chief can escape smoothly, I will be willing to punish him no matter how severe the punishment is. I hope Zhao Gechen, you can understand me and others." Determination!"
At the same time, Shi Cheng also bowed to plead guilty and said solemnly: "As long as the Commander-in-Chief is safe and sound, I will not hesitate to accept my humble position and am willing to accept the punishment!"
The statements made by Ximen Sheng and Shi Cheng were on the surface to apologize to Zhao Junchen, but they also secretly threatened Zhao Junchen by taking the opportunity to express their determination.
Zhao Junchen just pretended that he didn't understand their hint, snorted lightly and ignored them.
After Ximen Sheng carefully observed Zhao Junchen, he ignored Zhao Junchen's gesture. He just returned to the topic again and asked seriously: "Since Zhao Gechen has accepted General Li's proposal, I hope you can inform me and others in detail." , what is the current condition of my chief soldier? What is the situation of the gangsters in the dense forest? Also, how did you escape from the hands of those gangsters? "
Upon hearing Ximen Sheng's inquiry, Zhao Junchen just stood with his hands behind his hands and turned his head as if out of anger, completely unwilling to look at Ximen Sheng again.
Seeing that the atmosphere was about to reach a stalemate again, Li Zehe quickly spoke up again to smooth things over, saying: "Zhao Gechen, you managed to escape from the hands of the gangsters with great difficulty. You must be particularly tired now. Your voice is a little hoarse when I hear your low-level position, and this is just a tent used by low-level military attachés on weekdays. , this shabby and cramped place is not a place for conversation at all... We might as well move to the Chinese army's tent, the conditions there are much better, Zhao Gechen, you can take a rest and drink tea while telling the relevant information to the subordinates and others, how about it? "
Zhao Junchen glanced at Li Zehe and remained silent.
Seeing Zhao Junchen like this, after thinking for a moment, Li Zehe finally had a look of surprise on his face. He immediately turned around and said, "Come here, please immediately report the news to Jiang Quan and Jiang Baihu of the Forbidden Army, saying that Zhao Gechen has successfully escaped. Let Jiang Baihu quickly lead the troops to protect us."
After passing the order, Li Zehe looked at Zhao Junchen again and asked: "Zhao Gechen, the soldiers of the Forbidden Army will be here soon. Look..."
This time, Zhao Junchen finally nodded and said, "In that case, let's talk at the Chinese army's main tent."
Obviously, Zhao Junchen's previous silence was because he had an extra thought. He would wait until the generals of Liaodong Town took the lead in fulfilling their promises before he was willing to disclose information to them.
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About a stick of incense later, Jiang Quan, a member of the Imperial Army, finally received the news of Zhao Junchen's escape and hurried to the Chinese army's tent in Liaodong Town.
When Jiang Quan entered the tent, he saw Zhao Junchen telling the Liaodong generals about his recent escape experience.
At this time, Zhao Junchen had freshened up, changed into clean clothes, and had regained some mental strength. He was no longer as sluggish as before, and his speech was a little more energetic.
"... When I led the Shaanxi-Gansu border army to completely annihilate the Mongolian coalition, how big a battle was that? Compared with those elite Junggar cavalry who looked like wolves and tigers, how could a few bandits be taken seriously by this pavilion? Where? Compared to how we fought in and out of the Mongolian coalition, escaping from those bandits was just a small matter...
In comparison, although Mr. He was a veteran of the border army, in terms of decisiveness and bravery, he was still far behind me. In addition, his injuries were more serious and his legs and feet were inconvenient, so he was unable to follow. We will get out of trouble together..."
In the middle of the conversation, Zhao Junchen took a sip of tea, and regardless of the expressions of the Liaodong generals at this time, he started talking eloquently again, and the conversation turned out to be quite good.
"...Hey, what did the Shaanxi-Gansu border troops say when they saw my heroic deeds in battle? 'Unparalleled in battle and unmatched in tactics'! Even Your Majesty heard about our heroic deeds. Later, he also wrote a poem praising him, saying, "I am ranked first in the horse infantry. I am invincible with a steel gun two feet tall. I ride a fast horse and soar into the clouds. I have outstanding talent and martial arts. I am Zhao Junchen, the jade unicorn of this world."
Having said this, Zhao Junchen also saw Jiang Quan entering the tent, and knowing that the Liaodong generals had indeed fulfilled their promise, his expression softened slightly again, and then he finally stopped and said: "In short, at that time Those gangsters were interrogating Mr. He and I respectively, but because there was only one wooden house in the dense forest, when they interrogated Mr. He, I was taken outside the house by them, with only two gangsters guarding me. When the gangsters were not paying attention, Ge grabbed a knife and stabbed one of them, and then took the opportunity to escape!"
After a pause, Zhao Junchen continued: "So, Mr. He is still in the hands of the gangsters and has not escaped with me, but there should be no fear for his life. The gangsters now only have him as a hostage, which is even more... I don’t dare to be cruel anymore…
As for the situation of that group of gangsters, I don’t know much about them. They are all masked and deliberately changed their voices. They have never appeared in front of me in full, so I don’t even know how many there are in them. Clearly, I just know that there will be no less than seven people..."
At this point, Zhao Junchen seemed to suddenly think of something. After his expression changed slightly, he frowned and said: "However, when I was escaping, I accidentally noticed something fishy..."
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