The old patriarch retracted his gaze and looked at Shi Qiang.
"No one is here."
As he spoke, the old patriarch glanced at Shi Qiang's hand that was holding his wrist.
At this time, Cong Chongqiu also took a step forward and stood next to Shi Qiang.
"General Shi, we are all one family, so there is no need to hide anything."
As Cong Chongqiu spoke, his eyes were always on the letter.
At this time, Shi Qiang was sweating profusely on his forehead.
He glanced at Cong Chongqiu warily, grabbed the old patriarch's hand and squeezed it twice.
"Let the old patriarch take a look first."
The old patriarch felt Shi Qiang's little movement and suddenly felt a chill all over his body.
It is said that men who stay in the military camp for a long time are prone to homosexuality. Could it be that Shi Qiang has developed feelings for him?
The old patriarch shook off Shi Qiang's hand in disgust.
"Okay, I'll take a look at what's written in this letter."
If the person opposite was a military advisor, the old patriarch would have noticed that something was wrong long ago.
But this person is Shi Qiang, who has always been dissatisfied with Cong Chongqiu. Moreover, Shi Qiang is usually very cunning and has a bad reputation in the capital.
So the old patriarch didn't think about it in any other direction at all. He just thought that Shi Qiang was making trouble. He didn't want to share the letter with Cong Chongqiu and took advantage of him.
Shi Qiang watched the old patriarch pick up the letter, his pupils trembled slightly, and he turned his head to look at Cong Chongqiu vigilantly, his heart in his throat.
"General Cong, please sit down first and wait for the old patriarch to finish reading."
Shi Qiang was worried that Cong Chongqiu could see the letter in the old patriarch's hand from his angle, so he couldn't help but pull Cong Chongqiu's arm and ask him to move away from the desk.
Cong Chongqiu lowered his eyes to look at Shi Qiang's whitened fingers on his arm, curled his lips and sneered,
"Why can't this general watch it with the old patriarch?"
As he spoke, Cong Chongqiu shook off Shi Qiang's hand and walked towards the old patriarch.
The more Shi Qiang refused to let him see the letter, the more he wanted to see what was written in it.
He is stationed at the border, so why can't he see the news coming and going from the border?
Shi Qiang didn't say that this was his private message.
He is a military doctor and the old patriarch of the Wu Ma family. This letter is definitely not a private letter from Shi Qiang.
"You..." Shi Qiang was anxious. Seeing that the old patriarch had already opened the letter, he grabbed Cong Chongqiu again.
"General Cong!! Don't be so presumptuous."
"This is my camp!" Shi Qiang gritted his teeth and stared at Cong Chongqiu, saying word by word.
"I am commanded by His Majesty to lead the army to attack the State of Daliang. You have no right to interfere with the correspondence in my tent."
"Ha!" Cong Chongqiu sneered, "I am also under the order of Your Majesty to garrison Xinyue City and defend the border of Xiliang Kingdom."
"I have reason to suspect that any letter coming to or from the border is from an enemy country. Checking it is within my normal duties."
You dare to challenge him on his territory? You are really overestimating yourself.
Cong Chongqiu had no intention of giving in. He never took Shi Qiang seriously at all.
A general who rose to prominence in the imperial city through his family would not win the support of the army at all.
The deputy generals around him could all knock Shi Qiang down.
"You..." Shi Qiang was so angry that his teeth clenched and his eyes widened.
"General Cong, are you trying to use force?"
"If you force me, what can you do to me?"
"Then I will definitely report this matter to His Majesty..."
“.......”
The military doctor looked at the two generals who were pulling each other, and the corners of his mouth twitched slightly.
Anyway, he didn't believe the contents of the letter.
The military doctor held the carrier pigeon in both hands and looked at the old patriarch of the Wu Ma family who was reading the letter.
While the two generals were engaged in a heated argument, neither side refusing to give in, the old patriarch had already opened the letter and read its contents.
The more the old patriarch read the contents of the letter, the more shocked he became. By the time he finished reading the letter, his face had lost all color.
Intellectually, he did not believe what was written in the letter.
However, he thought of the murder of Wu Ma Chaofu.
It seems that only Cong Chongqiu can defeat so many masters overnight.
After all, this border is Cong Chongqiu's territory. He is colluding with the enemy from within and without. Together...
The old patriarch took a deep breath when he thought of this.
At this moment, he saw Cong Chongqiu arguing with Shi Qiang and eager to read the letter, and he felt more and more suspicious.
However, when he thought about it carefully, he realized that if Cong Chongqiu had really colluded with the enemy and committed treason, he could have joined forces with the enemy country and taken down the Western Liang Kingdom in one fell swoop.
With Cong Chongqiu's strength and the military strength of Daliang, he believed that the two sides could do it by joining forces.
In the previous war, many of Cong Chongqiu's soldiers died.
Given Cong Chongqiu's nature of cherishing his soldiers like his own sons, he would definitely not risk the lives of so many soldiers to cause a defeat.
They lost the war, and Daliang State was not much better off. It can be said that both sides suffered losses.
The expression on the old patriarch's face changed several times, and his mood gradually stabilized.
"Alright! Stop arguing!"
The old patriarch frowned and yelled at the two people who were pulling each other.
The two people who were still pulling each other heard the old patriarch's roar, glared at each other, and let go of their hands at the same time.
Cong Chongqiu looked at the old patriarch and glanced at the letter in his hand.
"Old Patriarch, what's written in the letter?"
When he was struggling with Shi Qiang just now, his eyes were always on the old patriarch. Naturally, he did not miss the expression of astonishment, shock and disbelief on the old patriarch's face.
Shi Qiang also looked at the old patriarch nervously.
The old patriarch saw the contents of the letter and realized that they were now in the same boat.
I hope the old patriarch can find a reason to trick Cong Chongqiu away, and they can discuss a foolproof method alone to deal with this parasite Cong Chongqiu.
The old patriarch looked at Cong Chongqiu deeply, then looked at Shi Qiang with a serious expression.
"Whether this letter is true or false is still unknown, but I believe it is a divisive ploy by the enemy nation and should not be taken seriously."
At important times when two countries are at war, the most taboo thing is internal strife, which can easily give the enemy an opportunity to exploit loopholes.
As long as you think this way, you can't believe this letter.
Because of the content of this letter, the one that benefited in the end was Daliang State.
If this matter is not in their favor, then it cannot be trusted.
"How is it possible!!" Shi Qiang asked anxiously.
"Only the three of us knew that we had sent a letter to the Imperial City requesting support. How did the enemy know?"
"If someone hadn't informed us, how could the enemy have known about it faster than the people in the Imperial City?"
Judging from the time, it is not certain that the empress will receive this news before the enemy.
Moreover, the letter said that Cong Chongqiu should call for more reinforcements, and then the two sides should cooperate with each other, fight a few more battles, and slowly bury all the soldiers of Xiliang on the border.
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