The military garrison of Zhiyi City.
The group sneaked into the military camp quietly.
The leader used hand gestures to direct his men to divide into several teams to search.
Soon, someone came to report the news.
"Mighty General, the food and fodder are over there!"
Zhao Yuan sneered: "Crown Prince? Nothing more than that!"
"Send someone to inform Shen Zheng, and the rest of you to follow me to get food!"
Zhao Yuan led a group of people and sneaked into the big tent where the grain was stored.
Through the burning braziers and torches outside the tent, you can clearly see the sacks piled high in the tent.
“Similarly, if there is no rain, the land will dry up and the people will not have enough food.
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With only one more prince, Zhiyi City can have enough food and clothing.
Aren’t we, the soldiers who fight for our country, citizens of Dajing? ”
“What’s more, he is a deposed prince.
The world of the Dajing Dynasty will belong to the Third Prince sooner or later! ”
Zhao Yuan's words instantly ignited the anger of his subordinates.
"It's really unfair. Such a person is not worthy of being a king!"
"Fortunately, tonight is the day Xiao Jingzhou dies!"
Zhao Yuan raised his hand and gave the order: "Move!"
A group of men in black started to move, working together to carry the sacks onto their shoulders.
"What's that sound?"
“This is such a heavy load on my shoulders!”
"Heavy? How is it heavy? My bag is very light!"
"Maybe it's because we haven't eaten enough for so long that we don't have the strength to move things."
"Move it quickly, move it quickly!"
There were more and more people in black, and the noise was getting louder and louder.
The garrison in the barracks seemed to be fast asleep and was unaware of anything.
Zhao Yuan noticed something was wrong, and he said to the people around him, "Go and see what's going on?"
Not long after, the subordinate went down and came back.
"Reporting to the general, perhaps the drug given by General Shen took effect."
Zhao Yuan sneered: "That old bastard Shen Zheng, I thought he was not afraid of anything.
He is a coward who would bow his head just for the sake of his daughter and granddaughter.
General of the Escort Flag? Nothing special. ”
Zhao Yuan ordered: "Move! Move quickly!"
As the sky gradually brightened, the food was carried away like ants carrying food.
Zhao Yuan looked at the grain filling up the warehouse and felt extremely satisfied.
He said: "Beiliang and Chibei have been short of food for many days, let's take half of this food and resell it to them.
The remaining food will be enough for us to return to Beijing!
I will return to Beijing with all my gold, silver and treasures and become an official there.
No more suffering from the wind and sun, and having your head hanging on your belt! ”
After hearing what Zhao Yuan said, everyone wanted to live a good life in the capital.
"Hey, General, don't forget us when the time comes!"
"General, I heard that there are the most brothels in the capital, with dance halls, erotic music, and beauties."
Zhao Yuan curled his lips and smiled ruffianly: "Look at how useless you are. When I return to Beijing, I will take you to visit the best brothels.
This will save you from hiding in dark and dirty alleys all day, like rats that only know how to crawl into sewers. ”
Everyone was laughing happily, and Zhao Yuan's subordinates discovered a clue.
He moved closer to the pile of sacks and saw some incomprehensible handwriting.
There was still powder left on the sack. He leaned in and sniffed it, but didn't detect anything.
He then put it in his mouth and tasted it. It didn't feel like flour or grain, and there was sand in his mouth.
“Cough cough cough!”
"This is not food! This is not food!"
The laughter in the room stopped abruptly.
Zhao Yuan stepped forward and asked: "If it's not food, then what is it?"
"Open it for this general to inspect!"
Several men in black stepped forward, took out the short knives from their waists, and cut a long slit in the sack.
"This thing is gray-blue. It doesn't look like food, but more like dust."
"Sand! It's actually a bag of sand!"
Hearing this, Zhao Yuan rushed forward, grabbed the dagger, and cut all the sacks on his face.
His eyes became redder and redder, as if they were about to bleed.
The scene before him deeply stimulated Zhao Yuan.
Even so, he still couldn't believe what he saw.
"Impossible, how can there not be a single grain of rice?"
"The rations for an army of 10,000 people, even if it's just for one day, would be 10,000 kilograms of food."
"How could this be?"
The subordinate hesitated and said, "General, I'm afraid we have been fooled."
After hearing these words, Zhao Yuan came back to his senses.
He grabbed his subordinate's collar and asked, "Where are the people sent to kill Xiao Jingzhou?"
"If the deposed crown prince doesn't die, neither you nor I will survive!"
"Go! Go quickly!"
A group of people filed out of the warehouse.
Only Zhao Yuan and his subordinates were left in the warehouse.
Zhao Yuan sat on the sandbag in a daze.
The subordinate reminded: "General, why don't we escape from the city first.
When the time is right, gather the troops and look for an opportunity to assassinate the deposed prince.
This way it won't disappoint the king's uncle's expectations. ”
When Zhao Yuan saw the room full of sand, his heart sank.
Only after listening to his subordinates' words did he rekindle his fighting spirit.
Zhao Yuan stood up and brushed the dust off his butt.
"As long as the mountains remain green, there will be no shortage of firewood."
"Let's go, get out of the city!"
As soon as the two men stepped out of the warehouse door, soldiers wearing armor and holding long swords surrounded them.
Yang Jin sneered, "I'm afraid you won't have a chance to leave the city!"
Zhao Yuan's subordinates immediately drew their swords and protected Zhao Yuan behind them.
Zhao Yuan, who had originally been hoping for a lucky break, now understood everything.
He laughed a few times: "I was originally thinking about why last night went so smoothly, and I was grateful that God finally favored me.
I didn't expect it was a trap set by you guys! ”
Zhao Yuan's face was grim: "But it's too late! Your Crown Prince has already been killed.
Even if he didn't die, he couldn't cure the poison on the knife! ”
As soon as he finished speaking, Xiao Jingzhou walked in front of everyone.
"How come I don't know when I was injured?"
When Zhao Yuan saw Xiao Jingzhou, his face changed drastically and his pupils shrank slightly.
He was shocked and said, "Impossible!"
"Why aren't you dead? Why aren't you injured?"
Zhao Yuan's eyes turned red as he yelled, "Shen Zheng! Get out here!"
"For the sake of a deposed prince, you actually ignored your own daughter and granddaughter?"
“Did you know that Concubine Shen is pregnant with another dragon seed, most likely a prince.
Don't you even want to fight for your grandson's position as crown prince? ”
Shen Lan helped Shen Zheng through the crowd and walked in front of everyone.
Shen Zhengdao: "In order to reduce the strength of the Shen family army, your majesty did not hesitate to marry his own daughter to Beiliang.
My granddaughter is only in her teens, not even reaching the age of marriage, but she has completely disregarded human ethics and common sense.
If it weren't for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and General Gu, there wouldn't be Concubine Shen and Princess Wanning.
I’m afraid that even my Shen family army will be destroyed. ”
Shen Lan said in a loud voice: "Zhao Yuan, you have been a lackey of the Zhang family for so many years, do you really think of yourself as a human being?"
"If it weren't for the marriage, you would still be an unknown centurion. How could you have the nerve to shout in front of the general?"
Zhao Yuan was completely enraged. He drew the sword from his waist and was about to chop at Shen Lan.
"I'm going to kill you!"
Yang Jin raised his hand and picked up Zhao Yuan's knife.
With a clang, the knife fell to the ground.
Lu Chen leaned close to Xiao Jingzhou's ear and whispered, "Your Highness, didn't you say that Shen Lan is a modest gentleman among the nobles?
Why are you so vicious when you curse at people? ”
These words happened to reach Shen Lan's ears, and he glanced at Lu Chen indifferently.
Lu Chen's neck shrank, and he felt that the look was like a knife, as if it was going to skin him alive.
Xiao Jingzhou ignored the two's little movements and ordered: "Take them away and torture them severely!"
After the farce was over, Shen Zheng finally remembered the important matter.
He said, "Your Highness, what are those things in the sacks in the storeroom?"
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