Su Qi'an's series of provocations finally made the Commander-in-Chief angry. He shouted loudly and whipped out the riding crop in his hand.
Su Qi'an just stood there without making any move. Tong Zhan beside him rushed forward and grabbed the riding whip.
The riding whip was tightened, and the two fell into a stalemate in an instant. The commander looked at Tong Zhan who tried to stop him with a fierce look, and said coldly.
"What are you doing standing still? Take them down quickly. If they resist, kill them on the spot!"
After saying this, the riding whip in his hand was instantly loosened, and immediately after, the soldiers of the Beishan Battalion, who were encircling him, wanted to take down Su Qi'an.
Even if the Commander-in-Chief was angered again, he was still not that stupid, so it was naturally impossible for him to admit what Su Qi'an said.
He admitted that this boy was very eloquent. If it were an ordinary person, he would probably admit it. After all, the situation at hand was beneficial to them.
Even though these so-called bodyguards were powerful, their number was less than a thousand. This time he mobilized a total of three thousand soldiers from the Beishan Battalion.
And there are some heavy weapons in hand, such as ballistas and crossbow arrows. No matter how strong these escorts are, it is absolutely impossible to escape the encirclement he has set when they are surrounded.
In this situation where victory is basically guaranteed, there is basically no chance of a comeback.
In this case, even if he accepted what Su Qian said, these people would not be able to escape from his grasp. Of course, this idea was only for ordinary people.
For someone like the Commander-in-Chief, who has been in charge of the Beishan Camp for many years and can occupy a place among the many forces in Zhongzhou, not only is he powerful, but more importantly, he is cautious enough.
Even if he is sure of victory, he will never jump into the trap set by others. He knows very well that the more confident he is, the more cautious he must be when the situation is almost certain.
You must not fall into the opponent's trap just because you are proud of yourself. As long as you fall into the trap, even a little bit of the trap may cost you your life.
This businessman has some skills. He is so sharp-tongued that it is quite remarkable to anger him. As for such an obvious trap he has set, he will not jump into it even if he is angry.
As long as he captures the caravan in front of him, he will go directly to prison. No matter how good his eloquence is, he will eventually succumb to various torture instruments in prison.
No matter how happy he is screaming now, the commander-in-chief will repay him ten times or a hundred times when the time comes.
Seeing that the battle between the two sides was about to break out, at this time, a faint voice sounded from Su Qian's carriage.
"Haha, I haven't seen you for a while. The commander-in-chief is still as handsome as before. He is still as domineering and tough as before. For those who don't know, you might think that Beishan County really belongs to the Beishan Camp."
"Bold, hidden guy, come out to me, the Beishan Camp, and you can talk about it!"
"Why, Beishan camp can't discuss it yet? Can't even I say half bad about Beishan camp?"
The sound came from the carriage again, and the next moment, Lao Ji's figure walked out of the carriage.
The eyes of the First Commander and the Second Commander were focused, and they stared at the old man in front of them, their eyes flickering. In their memories, the old man was somewhat familiar, but also seemed relatively unfamiliar.
While the two were in shock, Lao Ji's faint voice continued, "Why, you don't even recognize me? It seems that Beishan Camp is really busy with official duties, so busy that the two commanders have forgotten their old friends."
As soon as these words came out, combined with the familiar smile on Lao Ji's face, a familiar name flashed in their minds.
"Yu...Prince Yu!"
The two of them looked shocked and blurted out in an instant. Then, they turned over and dismounted, bent down and said to Lao Ji.
"Your Majesty, I was negligent when you came here. I hope you will forgive me."
The two commanders' faces changed faster than turning the pages of a book, and they were not as strong and disdainful as before.
In Zhongzhou, by virtue of his status as the commander of Beishan Camp, he is basically a big shot. He can be arrogant, but this kind of arrogance can also attract people.
For example, Zhongzhou Mu and Yu Wang, even the commander of Beishan Camp, must look respectful.
The former is the actual person in power in Zhongzhou. Even if the two of them are powerful, the territory they stay in is Zhongzhou after all, and they are on other people's territory.
Making trouble and being arrogant also depends on the occasion and the time.
The latter is a relative of the royal family, a serious county king, and in terms of seniority, he is the cousin of his two masters. Even if he does not care about worldly affairs and travels around, if he encounters him, he will eventually be treated accordingly. respect.
What the two of them were thinking about now was not how noble Prince Yu was, but how they happened to meet such an idle prince.
They even wondered for a time whether their scouts had followed the wrong person and followed Prince Yu by accident.
The two commanders dismounted and saluted. All the soldiers who came here, including Su Qi'an's direct team, had shocked expressions on their faces.
Without hesitation, they followed Su Qi'an to salute. They did not expect that the merchant Lao Ji who walked with them all the way, ate the same meals, told various jokes, and had a bold temperament would actually be the famous Zhongzhou Yu. king.
This concealment of identity really startled them. Even Su Qi'an's eyes flashed, obviously he was also startled by Lao Ji's identity.
But through Lao Ji's self-destructive identity, combined with everything that happened before, whether it was the Zhenshan County Magistrate's attitude towards Lao Ji, or Lao Ji's understanding of Zhongzhou so deeply.
Everyone can see that Lao Ji is inseparable from the identity of King Yu, and there have been various signs indicating it before.
Su Qian's previous temptations and doubts about Lao Ji's identity were all resolved by Lao Ji's superb acting skills and the stories he told.
Although he was suspicious, he never thought about Prince Yu. The only thing that made Su Qi'an think about it was that this Lao Ji should be from Prince Yu's palace.
But I didn't expect that Lao Ji was not from Prince Yu's Mansion, but that the entire Prince Yu's Mansion belonged to him.
"Lao Ji, Su Ji, think about it, isn't this the name of Prince Yu?"
At this time, Su Qian had finally figured it out.
Lao Ji, who revealed his identity, did not pay attention to Su Qi'an's inner thoughts. He stepped past Su Qi'an and stood in front of the first and second commanders, indicating that he was standing flat.
Then he smiled slightly and said, "First Commander and Second Commander, you are really majestic. Without saying a word, you just relied on so-called guesses and wanted to catch all the caravans accompanying me. We will arrest them first. I want to ask, Who gave you this right?"
"Even if I'm arrested, it probably won't be your turn. According to the laws of Great Liang, if something goes wrong in your territory, the most powerful member of the territory should come forward. I haven't even seen the Beishan County Sheriff until now. When will Beishan County Is it your turn for the Beishan Camp to intervene in this matter? Do you really think that Beishan County is under the control of the Beishan Camp?"
Lao Ji's words were so pressing, accurate and ruthless that the two commanders were speechless for a moment.
The second commander reacted quickly and explained quickly, "Back...back to Prince Yu, we also received a tip that there were bandits making trouble on the border of Beishan County. The Beishan camp is the closest. We are stationed in Beishan County, so naturally we have to do something He said that in order to safeguard the safety of Beishan County, he discussed with the commander-in-chief and led the troops. Unexpectedly, he bumped into Prince Yu. I think today’s matter is a complete misunderstanding, and I hope Prince Yu will forgive me."
The words of the second commander were so beautiful. He made the Beishan camp's operation fair and aboveboard, and at the end he said lightly that the misunderstanding was caused by incorrect intelligence reports.
At the words of the second commander, Lao Ji nodded slightly, with a smile on his face, and then said calmly.
"Well, there is some truth to what the second commander said. After all, no one can guarantee the absolute authenticity of the report. This explanation is reasonable, but isn't it?"
Then Lao Ji changed the topic and said leisurely, "If I remember correctly, when I was in Zhenshan County, I left a letter to the Zhenshan County Magistrate. According to my report, the two On that day, the commander took four to five hundred people and marched to Zhenshan County. After receiving the letter, he turned around and left."
"Why, does it mean that the second commander doesn't care at all about the letter I left? Or is it that your Beishan camp doesn't give me any face? You don't care about me at all?"
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone could feel that the atmosphere was getting colder. The second commander explained quickly with sweat on his forehead.
"Prince Yu misunderstood. That's absolutely not the case. I did receive that letter.
, and also discussed it with the commander-in-chief. I originally thought that the matter would be forgotten, but the actions of the Beishan Camp were definitely not intentional. It was simply an error in the intelligence report. We really didn’t know that this caravan was you, King Yu. "
"Even if you give us a few hundred courages, we don't dare to take action against you, King Yu. If King Yu is angry, we will accept the punishment without hesitation." "
The second commander's attitude was resolute, and he completely attributed today's incident to a misunderstanding. No matter how Lao Ji pressed him, the two of them were determined to attribute the matter to a matter of reporting.
Finally, they put down their words. If King Yu is angry, they can accept all punishments without any complaints.
This statement seemed to be a sign of submission from King Yu, but in fact it was more of a coercion.
After all, the two of them are the commanders of the Beishan Camp, and the status of the Beishan Camp is still very high in Zhongzhou.
The two men's statements looked like they were forced to confess because they were threatened by King Yu's identity, which was a typical expression of dissatisfaction.
If the King of Yu really follows their advice and deals with the two of them, Zhongzhou will definitely bring up some rumors, which will damage the identity of the King of Yu.
An idle prince uses his power to overwhelm others for no reason. How will others see this if word spreads about it?
It is easy to imagine that this idle prince did this with the intention of testing the court? Or whether there is a larger intention hidden in the demonstration, or even evil intentions, this is all possible to guess.
The two commanders were half-kneeling on the ground, with sincere expressions on their faces and their heads lowered, but there was a hint of pride in their eyes.
Especially the commander-in-chief was glad in his heart that in his anger just now, he did not lose his composure and fell into Su Qi'an's trap, and the second commander's explanation was timely enough.
With this move, they switched from passive to active. Now they are turning against King Yu's army. Now King Yu is in a dilemma. It depends on how King Yu responds.
Who would have thought that the fish caught this time would be this idle prince, and the fish he caught was not ordinary big.
After enduring it for so long, they finally saw through. Once this incident is over, they will report it to the two princes immediately. By then, it will be difficult for Prince Yu to be such a leisurely prince.
