Wei Nuo knelt on the ground and respectfully kowtowed to Gao Yun and said, "I am sent to Lanzhou to judge Wei Nuo. I have been specially ordered by the governor to come to greet Marshal Gao."
Gao Yun put his hands behind his back without looking back, and asked coldly: "Are you Wei Nuo?"
Wei Nuo clasped his fists and lowered his head, "That's right, your official!"
Gao Yun turned around, pointed at Wei Nuo and shouted: "Wei Nuo, you are so brave!"
"This..." Wei Nuo was frightened by the marshal's groundless accusation and knelt on the ground, "I really don't know what mistake I made. Please clarify it from the marshal."
"Did you know that there is a spy in Lanzhou City?"
"Spy?" Weno couldn't believe it, "How could a spy appear?"
"My men have found out that the spies of the Great Fan Kingdom are hiding in Lanzhou City, and they are serving as officials in Lanzhou."
As soon as Gao Yun said this, Wei Nuo was so frightened that he broke into a cold sweat, "Xia Guan has been serving as a general judge in Lanzhou for two years, and I have never heard of a spy..."
"Let me ask you, are there any officials who fled from Shanzhou to Lanzhou?"
When Wei Nuo saw the marshal's arrogant tone, he was frightened out of his mind. How could he know the details? He hesitated for a long time and couldn't answer, "This... escape... escape?"
Gao Jun nodded and said in a different tone: "Or should we say transfer? Demotion? Think about it carefully..."
Weno scratched his head, "It seems there is! But I don't know who the marshal is talking about!"
"Oh!" Gao Jun's eyes lit up, and then he glanced at Lu Zuo standing beside him happily, then stepped forward to help Wei Nuo up, "Master Wei, please get up and talk!"
The change in Gao Yun's attitude also made Wei Nuo relax a lot. After Wei Nuo stood up, he thought: "It seems that Lord Xu Wuyou, the Sima of Shanzhou, and Lord Shi Zhangde, the governor of Shan, all fled back to Lanzhou after the fall of Shanzhou." Wei Nuo continued to think in his mind, "By the way. , and there is another one, that is, Mr. Li Keshou, the recorder of Shanzhou who joined the army, they are all officials of Shanzhou."
"Is there anyone else?" Lu Zuoye suddenly asked.
Wei Nuo searched his mind again, and after confirming that it was not there, he shook his head and said, "It should be gone. Several adults died within a few days of being injured after escaping from Shanzhou. Only the three of them are still alive!"
Lu Zuo continued to ask: "Then where are they now?"
"They are in the city of Lanzhou! After they fled back to Lanzhou, our Lanzhou governor asked the emperor how to deal with them. The emperor later issued a decree saying that Lanzhou would be temporarily retained and would be re-appointed when Shanzhou was recovered. The Holy Spirit commended them for their loyalty, and secondly, it was also because they were familiar with the situation in Shanzhou, and once Shanzhou was taken back, there would be people available at that time."
Lu Zuo and Gao Yun looked at each other again, and Lu Zuo told Wei Nuo: "Go back and tell the governor now that our army will be stationed twenty miles east of Lanzhou City, and tomorrow the general will enter the city to rest for a few days. Understood. Yet?"
Although Wei Nuo didn't know who the person who asked the question was, since he was someone close to Marshal Gao, the explanation must not be simple, so he still bowed respectfully and replied: "I understand!"
Lu Zuo glanced at Gao Yun. Gao Yun understood and said calmly: "Well! Master Wei, please go back first!"
"As you command!"
After Gao Jun watched Wei Nuo walk away, he couldn't help but curiously asked Lu Zuo, "Brother, didn't you say there were spies in Lanzhou City? Why did you make such a big show of asking me to say what I just said? Wasn't that just a warning? I'm afraid After we go there, the spy will restrain himself, and then it will be difficult for us to find that person!"
Lu Zuo smiled at him, "Brother Xian is still very promising. This trick is to scare the snake away, but to be precise, it is to lure the snake out of its hole."
"Leading a snake out of its hole?" Gao Yun didn't understand, "Why can't I understand what you are saying, brother?"
"You'll know then!"
Gao Jun then ordered the team to cook here. After lunch, he ordered the army to continue advancing. When the army arrived twenty miles outside Shanzhou City, it was already late. After setting up camp, Gao Jun invited Lu Zuo, Pang Gu, and Yin Ji to his marshal's camp.
Lu Zuo led Pang Gu and Yin Ji closely behind and came to the barracks. Whenever Gao Jun sees his eldest brother, he feels like he has met his savior, "Brother, just now Lanzhou Governor Fang Jianzhi invited us to enter the city today, what should we do next?"
"Today? Not today! We have to go into town tomorrow."
"What's the difference?"
"When we enter the city today, we won't see our spy. The spy may not know that we know about this. We must let the matter out that we went to Lanzhou to catch the spy, and then let this person know. Let it ferment in the city for a night beforehand, and when you enter the city again tomorrow, there will definitely be something different." Lu Zuo said.
At this moment, a soldier suddenly came to report, "Report to the marshal, Lanzhou Jiedushi General An Shiqing is asking for an audience outside the camp gate."
"Oh!" Several people exclaimed almost at the same time, "Please!"
Lu Zuo couldn't wait any longer, so he raised his hand to Gao Yun and said, "I'll go out to greet him first." He ran out in a few steps, followed closely by Yin Ji.
I saw the khaki tents outside the camp arranged in an orderly manner, and the guarding soldiers all held sharp swords and were in high spirits. Lu Zuo put up a pergola with his hands and looked out the camp gate. Sure enough, there was a man wearing a black helmet and black armor standing under the sun. Isn't that man An Shiqing!
Lu Zuo rushed forward in two steps and bowed to An Shiqing, "Lu Zuo has met General An."
An Shiqing looked at the person in front of him. He was familiar and unfamiliar, but he couldn't tell who it was. Could this person really be Lu Zuo? But his appearance was so different from when he first met him. Although his father also said this in the letter Lu Zuo suffered a serious illness and was disfigured by Xun Mou. After his uncle treated him, he seemed to have a different face. Could this face be him?
"General An, General An?" Lu Zuo called An Shiqing twice, who was in a daze.
"Are you really Mr. Lu?" An Shiqing still couldn't believe it.
Lu Zuo sighed and replied helplessly: "Exactly."
"I heard my father mention it in his letter, saying that your appearance is different, but I didn't expect the change to be so drastic." An Shiqing was also surprised. It seemed that his uncle suffered a lot when he was being treated.
An Shiqing cupped his fists and saluted again, "Long time no see, Mr. Lu!"
Lu Zuo quickly bowed and returned the salute, "Don't you dare!"
An Shiqing laughed loudly, "I saw my father's letter yesterday, and now you and I are family!"
"This is Lu Zuo's honor. Logically speaking, I have to call you brother-in-law, so from now on you should call me Gongfu. There is no need to call me Mr. Lu anymore. It's rude!" Lu Zuo also laughed.
An Shiqing nodded with satisfaction, "Okay, okay! In that case, Gongfu, you don't have to be polite. My men reported to me that you are stationed here, and I rushed over to visit you without stopping. My family members have also returned Are you okay?"
