Chapter 307 Must have offended someone

training ground.

Chu Haoxuan was leading his soldiers in training. After catching a glimpse of General Chu and his entourage, he immediately retracted the spear in his hand.

He shouted to the soldiers waving their spears: "Everyone pause for a moment."

This must be Tang Zhongxu, the man who withheld military rations. He’s finally here.

"Yes, Major General."

The soldiers retracted their spears and stood in place with their heads held high.

When General Chu approached, Chu Haoxuan bowed and said, "Greetings, father."

"I have met the General."

General Chu waved his hand and said in a deep voice: "Let me introduce you. This is Lord Tang who came to apologize for withholding military rations." As he spoke, he turned his head to glance at the embarrassed Tang Zhongxu.

The next moment, Tang Zhongxu felt a murderous aura approaching him.

His legs went weak and he almost fell to the ground.

Tang Zhongxu thought bitterly: I just made a small mistake, you guys won’t do anything to me!

It’s okay. As long as they dare to take action, General Chu will stop them.

Thinking of this, Tang Zhongxu gradually relaxed.

He put on a look of remorse and guilt, bowed his hands and apologized, saying: "Listen to me, soldiers. In a moment of confusion, I secretly collected money... and withheld your rations."

"I know what I did was wrong, so I came here to apologize to you."

"I have already delivered all the rations that were withheld. I beg the officers and soldiers to forgive me this time."

After he finished speaking, Tang Zhongxu quietly looked at the soldiers with angry faces.

Your rations have been delivered to you. Why are you so angry?

Chu Haoxuan looked at the cowardly Tang Zhongxu and curled up a disdainful smile.

He winked at the soldiers secretly.

Just when Tang Zhongxu thought everything was fine, a voice suddenly rang out from the crowd: "Forgive you? You wish."

"You are starving us and murdering us by withholding our rations."

The commotion made the soldiers agitated.

They cursed and shouted, “Yes, why should we forgive you?”

"You are completely devoid of conscience by withholding our rations."

"Without rations, once the two armies engage in battle, we will be defeated and killed..."

......

Tang Zhongxu panicked when he saw the soldiers who wanted to beat him up.

He cast a pleading look at General Chu and begged, "General Chu, please save me!"

General Chu sneered and shouted to the soldiers, "Alright, everyone calm down."

"As the saying goes, knowing one's mistakes is the best way to improve them."

"Lord Tang has come all the way here to apologize, so let's be more open-minded and forgive him!"

"Yes, General Chu."

"Since Lord Tang has sincerely apologized, we will forgive you." The deep and powerful voices of the soldiers echoed over the training ground.

Humph! That's impossible.

Seeing this, Tang Zhongxu quickly bowed to the soldiers to express his gratitude.

Haha, isn't this a perfect solution?

Okay, by the time we return to the capital, Huan'er will have given birth to the emperor's grandson.

In this way, there is hope that he can be reinstated.

Once the matter was resolved, General Chu turned to the Imperial Guards escorting him and said, "Everyone, the military camp is a strategic location. No outsiders are allowed to enter or leave at will."

"Your mission has been completed. This general will not keep you here any longer."

What this means is that you should leave the barracks as soon as possible and do what you need to do.

The leading Royal Guard knew the rules of the military camp and didn't say anything.

"General Chu, we will leave the barracks immediately."

General Chu nodded and said to the guards beside him, "Guard Chen, escort them out of the barracks."

"As you command."

Guard Chen stepped forward and addressed the crowd in a businesslike tone, "Everyone, please."

Seeing this, Tang Zhongxu quickly thanked General Chu again, "Thank you very much for today, General Chu."

General Chu waved his hand and turned to leave.

A group of people took their horses and carts and slowly left the military camp.

After leaving the barracks, the leading Royal Guard suggested, "We're all exhausted from the journey. Let's stop by the small town ahead to rest for the night and continue our journey tomorrow."

Everyone was already exhausted physically and mentally, so they nodded in agreement immediately.

So, when they reached the small town, they found an inn to stay in.

......

Night falls.

Several men in black sneaked into the inn.

That’s right, they were sent by General Chu to deal with Tang Zhongxu.

After several soldiers entered the guest room where Tang Zhongxu was staying, they stuffed a rag into his mouth and tied him up with a hemp rope.

"Woo woo..." Someone come and save me, please let me go.

The trembling Tang Zhongxu looked at the men in black in the moonlight and struggled hard.

Who are these men in black and how did they catch him?

Could they be bandits?

They dragged Tang Zhongxu out of the inn and went straight to a nearby grove.

After arriving at the grove, they threw Tang Zhongxu directly to the ground.

This throw almost tore Tang Zhongxu apart, and he let out a whimpering sound.

"Wuwu..."

Several soldiers looked at the frightened Tang Zhongxu and burst into laughter.

"Ha ha......."

One of the soldiers kicked Tang Zhongxu several times.

"I heard that you are the Prime Minister who came from the capital?"

"Humph! That's all!"

Tang Zhongxu was kicked in so much pain that cold sweat broke out on his forehead.

"Wuwu..."

I am no longer the Prime Minister.

Who are these people?

Could it be that they were sent by General Chu?

No, General Chu is a man of integrity and will not do anything to trip you up behind your back.

A soldier looked at Tang Zhongxu who was whimpering and pulled the rag out of his mouth.

He said to Tang Zhongxu in a nasty tone: "Tell me, how much silver do you have on you?"

"Yes, he is the Prime Minister after all, so he still has 1,800 taels of silver."

Tang Zhongxu calmed himself down and said in a trembling voice, "My dear friends, you are wrong. I am no longer the Prime Minister."

"Before coming here, I had already been dismissed by the Emperor."

"Haha..." Several soldiers laughed wildly and said in a rude tone: "Don't try to fool us."

"We are bandits, and we have already figured out your identity."

"No, no, one thousand and one hundred taels of silver, and you will die here tonight!"

As soon as these words were spoken, Tang Zhongxu was frightened.

Thinking of the hardships he had endured along the way, he immediately burst into tears.

"Wow... I'm really not the Prime Minister. I don't have any money."

"Why are you crying? You're disturbing me." Thinking of General Chu's instructions, several people punched and kicked Tang Zhongxu.

Tang Zhongxu was shocked and frightened. He gritted his teeth, held his head, and wailed softly, "Ouch! Someone's been beaten to death."

"Please, stop hitting me."

"Someone, help!"

Several soldiers came out tonight just to deal with Tang Zhongxu. After venting their anger, they were too lazy to stay any longer.

Before leaving, a soldier said viciously: "Ah, you are an official in the capital, but you are a pauper."

"Brothers, let's go."

As the soldier stepped past Tang Zhongxu, he deliberately stepped hard on his shinbone...

"Crack." Then the sound of broken bones was heard.

Immediately afterwards, Tang Zhongxu let out a scream.

"ah......"

"My leg...my leg is broken."

Several soldiers turned a deaf ear to Tang Zhongxu's screams and simply left.

Tang Zhongxu's screams quickly woke up the people nearby, and they quietly hid in the dark to investigate and whisper.

"This man was beaten in the middle of the night. He must have offended someone!"

“That should be it!”

"I definitely offended someone. I just saw a few men in black running towards that place."

The accompanying imperial guards and escorts of course recognized Tang Zhongxu's voice. They put on their clothes and hurried over slowly.

The leading Imperial Guardsman called out in a pretentious voice, "Master Tang, why is it you?"

"Who did this?"

Tang Zhongxu's face turned pale. When he saw his "savior" coming, he could not hold on any longer and fainted with his eyes rolled back.

"Quick, the rest of you, carry Master Tang back to the inn."

Several guards worked together to carry Tang Zhongxu towards the inn.

The leading Royal Guard looked in the direction of the military camp and scratched his head.

No wonder he was easily spared in the military camp, it turns out he was waiting here!

Having said that, Lord Tang brought this upon himself.

Serves you right!