Li Jiangyao nodded: "Yes. Cheng Wen became the queen, and Wei Zixuan handed over Lian Ji to her, which forced us to snatch people from the hands of the royal family; and now they are likely to turn around and let the Cheng family know We rescued Lian Ji, which is equivalent to forcing the royal family and nobles to ask us for people. In short, Lao Jianhua must make the relationship between the two parties serious before he will give up."
"What do you need me to do?" Xiahou Ninghan asked.
"With your ability to go high and high, help me keep an eye on Wei Zixuan." Li Jiangyao said in a deep voice: "It's too passive to just defend, which is not my style. Next, I will take the initiative to attack, so that those rats will know I know how powerful it is!”
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"Nai Shi, this is different from what we agreed upon originally!"
Cheng Dong placed the wine cup heavily on the table and said rudely: "Isn't that bitch already escorted to the imperial capital? How come he was kidnapped by Li Jiangyao again?"
Because of his official position, Cheng Xi got closer to Wei Zixuan's family, so he quickly came to Wei Peng's rescue and said: "Brother, don't be anxious, and listen to the internal history carefully explain the situation."
Wei Peng smiled awkwardly, cupped his hands and said: "Young Master, we don't want this to happen. If we want to blame him, we can only blame Li Jiangyao for being too cunning. I don't know how he got it done, but he actually let him touch and imprison him. Lian Ji’s place also killed many of our brothers.”
Cheng Xi asked: "What is the Prime Minister thinking now?"
"The Prime Minister Zuo asked us to make two preparations." Wei Peng said: "First, we are still trying to search for traces of Lian Ji. As long as there is a chance, we will definitely capture her. Second, perhaps until the eldest lady officially becomes the Queen, Let’s go directly to Li Jiangyao to ask for someone.”
Cheng Dong glanced at his younger brother and said in a bad tone: "How can you ask for someone from the other party without any evidence? Don't say that my sister is just a queen. Even the emperor, I am afraid I can't ask Li Jiangyao for Lian Ji out of thin air."
Wei Peng smiled calmly: "Young Master, this is exactly the reason why I came to see you today."
As he spoke, he took out a scroll and a token from his arms, and continued: "This token is the popular waist badge of the Zhenjiang Army. It is numbered C-12. The A token is the Zhenjiang Army's badge. It is exclusive to high-ranking military attachés above the rank of captain. The B-character token represents the senior civil servants of Zhenjiang Military Mansion. The C-character token is specially issued to military family members. The name of the owner is engraved on the back of this plaque, which is Lian Ji."
Cheng Dong took it and looked at it without saying anything. Cheng Xi next to him asked, "What about this scroll? What's in it?"
Wei Peng introduced calmly: "This is a confession collected by the Prime Minister Zuo. It details Lian Ji's various experiences after taking refuge with Li Jiangyao, including her helping Li Jiangyao assassinate the Turkic general during the Zijin Pass Battle. . In addition, according to the spies, Dong Tianxing, the Minister of War, also met Lian Ji with his own eyes and even drank at the same table with her."
"Okay! This way Li Jiangyao won't be able to quibble!" Cheng Xi said with a smile: "When the time comes, force him to hand over that bitch!"
Cheng Dong was very dissatisfied with this. Everyone had agreed before that Wei Zixuan and the others would hand over the person to the Cheng family, but now it was the Cheng family who asked Li Jiangyao for the person.
This kind of conflict is too direct and too intense. If you are not careful, it may lead to a full-scale confrontation between the Zhenguo government and the Zhenjiang army. This was not the wisest thing to do for a traditional aristocrat.
Nobles can fight with the generals of the court, but they must not fight openly and openly, leaving both sides with no room for change. This is the basic rule of the political game and the bottom line of the government.
From Cheng Dong's point of view, as a traditional nobleman, of course he knew very well that fighting with each other was the last resort. However, after all, this matter involves the revenge of killing his father, so he can't be so shameless that he must ask people from Zuo Xiangfu to solve it.
He thought for a moment, sighed, and asked another question: "Nai Shi, how is my sister's situation going?"
Wei Peng knew that the other party was inquiring about post-election matters, so he smiled and said: "I am about to report it to the Young Master. The gold-leaf selections of the five new nobles have been submitted to the emperor, and the emperor will summon them in the next few days. According to Zuo Xiang's judgment , it is certain that the Cheng family will be promoted to the royal family, I would like to congratulate the two uncles."
Cheng Xi was overjoyed when he heard this and hurriedly held his hands politely. Cheng Dong said: "Forget it if you wish to congratulate me. As soon as my sister ascends to the throne, she will immediately confront the generals of the DPRK. This may not be the blessing of the Cheng family."
Wei Peng couldn't help being stunned when he heard it, and then said with a smile, "Why did the young prince say this? Isn't it a matter of course to seek justice for the old prince?"
Cheng Xi also nodded in support: "Yes, brother. Regardless of whether our sister can become the Queen of Shengtang, avenging her father is the right thing to do. No matter whether he is Li Jiangyao or Wang Jiangyao, who protects the murderer Lian Ji? Who is the enemy of our Cheng family!"
Before Cheng Dong could speak, Wei Peng added: "Young Master, in fact, you don't have to worry about Li Jiangyao's power at all. He is just a military leader with some soldiers under his command, and he never takes the imperial court seriously. . This has already touched the emperor's taboo, and it will be a matter of time to deal with him. If you Cheng family rushes in front, not only will there be no danger, but it will also please the emperor and make him rely more on the Zhenguo government in the future. "
Hearing this, Cheng Dong sneered in his heart: You, a little butler, want to deceive me? What is safe from rushing forward, and what can make the emperor rely on him more. When a monarch and a general conflict, there are two outcomes. Either there will be a complete break and civil war breaks out; or there will be mutual compromise and stability.
No matter what the situation is, the person caught in the middle is often the easiest scapegoat to be sacrificed.
Seeing that his brother still had a bad look on his face, Cheng Xi quickly smoothed things over and said, "Hey, let's not mention Li Jiangyao for now. Nei Shi, let's have a drink. Come on, you've worked hard and I'll give you a toast."
Wei Peng also knew that Cheng Dong was still dissatisfied, but fortunately, there was a second son of the Cheng family who was close to Zuo Xiangfu next to him, so things would not collapse on the spot. He quickly raised his glass, drank with Cheng Xi with a smile, and then praised the other party repeatedly.
To be honest, the sudden changes in Niujiacun really made Wei Zixuan and the others feel troubled. Until this moment, they were unable to make a definite judgment as to who had abducted Lian Ji.
Let's talk about Li Jiangyao's side. Although they have the strongest motive to rescue Lian Ji, they should not kill everyone in the Huben Brigade. It is common sense to leave a living witness to make it easier to deal with Lao Jianhua and Wei Zixuan.
Because of this, there might be someone else involved in the brutal fighting in Niujia Village.
But no matter what, the important bargaining chip was lost. Wei Zixuan immediately decided to provoke a conflict between the Cheng family and the Zhenjiang Army according to the pre-planned alternative plan, and instead asked the Zhenguo government to go directly to Li Jiangyao to ask for the murderer.
While Wei Peng was drinking and chatting with the Cheng brothers, he secretly thought in his heart: Now it seems that Cheng Dong, the eldest son of Cheng, still has great scruples about Li Jiangyao. The next thing may only be done by Cheng Xi, a fool. .
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Brother Shuxuan kidnapped Lianji and left Niujia Village, then turned around and went into Xifeng Mountain. He originally planned to hide in the mountains and turn Lian Ji into a poisonous soldier first, and then take revenge on Li Jiangyao and Xiahou Ninghan.
But I didn't expect that the Intelligence Department of the Zhenjiang Army came too quickly, especially since there were experts who were good at tracking among them, and they almost caught up with my brother Shu Xuan several times.
Ge Shuxuan had no choice but to constantly change his position and create suspicions one after another to confuse the pursuers behind him.
In the end, he found that no matter how hard he tried, he could never get rid of the people behind him. This guy became so angry that he simply stopped escaping and hid Lian Ji in a remote cave, then turned back and killed her.
The agents of the Intelligence Department were also quite surprised when they suddenly encountered the demon-like and murderous Ge Shuxuan. But fortunately, they were well prepared. While fighting hard, they also sent out signals to notify nearby partners to come for reinforcements.
Brother Shuxuan was extremely ruthless and almost killed each other. The agents of the Intelligence Department suffered heavy casualties in the blink of an eye. However, their mission is not to capture and kill each other, but to search and discover the target. Therefore, the agents risked their lives to fight for the sole purpose of holding off Brother Shuxuan as much as possible and buying time for their comrades.
Soon, a new batch of agents arrived and immediately joined the battle. Although they also suffered heavy casualties, they also effectively trapped Ge Shuxuan. Soon, more and more intelligence departments and white-robed troops arrived, further surrounding the mountain top where the opponent was located.
Brother Shuxuan saw that the situation was becoming more and more unfavorable to him, and he knew that the plan of a surprise counterattack would never work again. If he continues to fight like this, his physical strength will eventually be exhausted, and no matter how powerful the poison or smoke is, he may not be able to save his life.
So, he roared, sprinkled a large amount of poisonous smoke bombs, took advantage of the chaos to jump out of the siege, and fled to the cave where Lian Ji was hiding.
"Everyone stop!" Ge Shuxuan put the ghost blade against Lian Ji's throat and said angrily: "If you dare to step forward again, I will kill her immediately!"
A white-robed military captain ordered his men to seal the entrance of the cave and shouted loudly: "Let Lian Ji go, we can consider sparing you!"
An evil and ugly smile appeared on Ge Shuxuan's face: "Spare me? Haha, who do you think you can make such a decision? Go and find your master, and let Li Jiangyao come here to talk to me in person! I I know he is in the imperial capital."
The captain was stunned when he heard this, and was about to scold him when an official from the Intelligence Department behind him reminded him in a low voice: "My lord, it's better to inform the Protector. It's a matter of Miss Lianji's safety, and I'm afraid we can't make the decision. Anyway, the monster can't escape now. It doesn’t matter if you wait a little longer, the Protector will have his own way to deal with him.”
The white-robed captain thought for a while, nodded in agreement and said, "Okay, you guys immediately send the message back to the Imperial Capital, and I'll be responsible for keeping an eye on him."
The people from the Intelligence Department agreed, turned around and left quickly.
