He thought for a moment and decided to take the initiative. He cleared his throat and imitated Zhao Xiu's usual tone, saying in a deep voice, "You are not General Guo, who are you?"
The man said, "Zhao Xiu, don't you recognize me?"
Mei Er was startled, thinking to himself, this scoundrel really knew that bastard boss. Then he became secretly anxious. Didn't those officials throw him to the Turks just to catch him in a trap?
He continued, "I only want to see your general, no one else."
The man said, "The general sent me. Seeing me is like seeing the general."
"Who knows if you're fake officials? I'm carrying the Ying King's token, so I can only hand it over to General Guo in person, not to anyone else." Mei Er retreated. "Since he's not here, I'll excuse myself."
After saying this, he slipped away and ran out of the temple in the dim night.
Seeing a ghost means death!
Several people in the Buddhist building heard the footsteps and hurried out to chase. The leader saw a figure that looked very similar to Zhao Xiu rushing out of the temple and hurriedly called out to the others, "Hurry, don't let him get away, chase him!"
The group chased after Zhao Xiu. The ventriloquist who was accompanying him imitated the cry of a crow as he ran, and his cry sounded like a death-chasing ghost.
Mei Er ran even faster, nearly burning his legs. He ran outside the temple to find the Turks who were waiting for him, but just as he stepped out of the doorway, he was pulled away by a ghostly hand with a "click".
"He's over there!" The people who had caught up heard the sound and ran out the door.
The leader looked at the temple gate, feeling something was amiss, and shouted, "Wait! There's a trick!"
But it was too late. A group of soldiers rushed in from the door and surrounded them.
"Let's take the secret passage!" They turned around and ran back, but were stopped by soldiers hiding in the temple.
The officers and soldiers surrounded the few people, and then a man came out with a torch, holding an old crow in his hand that was scared out of its wits.
Behind the man holding the torch were four officers, escorting two others.
When the men approached, the leader saw clearly in the light of the fire that the man was not Zhao Xiu at all, and the two tied people were Turks.
They fell into the trap.
Mei Er came back to his senses, looked at the Beiting spy who was tied up tightly, and patted his chest.
It was a close call, I managed to save my life.
Then he turned to the officer holding him and said flatteringly, "Master Peng, this can be considered as meritorious service while serving my sentence, right?"
Peng Zhe glanced at him and threw him to the officer, "Take him back and continue to detain him."
Mei Erdun's face suddenly became sad. After a moment, he patted the purse in his arms.
Fortunately, it wasn’t a wasted trip.
————Dividing Line————
The news that the deputy inspector had been arrested soon reached Beiting, and the hall of the Protectorate that had been newly decorated was smashed again.
When Guo Yuanzhen's anger subsided a bit, Lu Changshi said, "Fortunately, the Grand Protector didn't go in person. It's a blessing in disguise." Then a look of worry appeared on his face again, "The spies reported back that two Turks were also captured."
Guo Yuanzhen panted and asked, "Where's Zhao Xiu?"
Lu Changshi said: "No."
"What?"
"Although a Central Plains person was arrested this time, he was not Zhao Xiu, but his follower."
Guo Yuanzhen was completely puzzled. What did Zhao Xiu mean? Did she not trust him?
"The trouble is, two Turkic spies were also arrested this time," said Lu Changshi. "The deputy inspector was listed in the imperial court. He was mixed up with the Turkic spies and a follower of the imperial prisoner. Even if he doesn't confess anything, it's enough to convict him."
Guo Yuanzhen's face was gloomy. If this crime was to be convicted, it would definitely be treason.
Lu Changshi peeked at his expression and said, "If he is convicted, then we will have to fight this war whether we want to or not."
He said solemnly, "It's not just us. Zhao Xiu is delivering a letter for Prince Ying. If this gets back to the capital, Prince Ying and those ministers won't be able to escape either."
This is to completely cut off his path! Guo Yuanzhen kicked over a chair.
Lu Changshi was almost hit and quickly dodged to the side. After Guo Yuanzhen calmed down a little, he threw another firecracker.
"Grand Protector, at this point, we have to break this situation even if we don't want to."
Guo Yuanzhen glared at him.
He gritted his teeth and said slowly, "This is a setup. Ever since the blockade of Beiting, the emperor has been planning to deal with you."
Guo Yuanzhen knew that the emperor's dissatisfaction with him had been going on for a long time.
Lu Changshi continued to fan the flames. "The emperor sent an envoy to announce the decree, setting a deadline for you to return to the court. He was certain you wouldn't return, and that you would detain the envoy. Then, he had Xiao Gu and Wei Chifei, under the pretext of welcoming the envoy, reinforce their troops in our territory to put pressure on us. Finally, he released Zhao Xiu to lure our people and convict us. He was strategically strategizing."
Thinking that the damned envoy was still in this mansion, Guo Yuanzhen's eyes were filled with anger, and he wanted to kill him immediately to vent his hatred.
Lu Changshi continued, "It's not just you he wants to deal with. He also wants to deal with Prince Ying and the court officials. Since the blockade, we've been cut off from the capital. Who knows what the situation is like now? And now there's the Turks involved. If he purges the capital for treason, it will surely be even more brutal and thorough than Emperor Gaozu's purge of Prince Pan."
When mentioning King Pan, Guo Yuanzhen's suppressed anger grew even more.
"Grand Protector General." Lu Changshi said cautiously with a hint of anger, "He's forcing you to either return to the capital and confess your guilt, or be attacked by Xiao Gu and Wei Chifei for treason."
"I will not return to Beijing." Guo Yuanzhen gritted his teeth and squeezed out a few words.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading!
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
