Chapter 58: Catching a Thief
Cui Pan had a large group of people, so in order to prevent them from getting lost, they had to take the main road.
Xie Xiao sent someone who knew the roads of Jingkou to lead Sun Wei. They went into the alleys, turned and twisted their way, and headed towards the Governor's Mansion. Fortunately, they finally made their way to Cui Pan.
Deng Lian did not agree with Sun Wei's decision and stopped her: "I can handle this matter for you. Please go back, Princess."
Sun Wei glanced at him and asked, "How will Sima Deng approach Cui Pan?"
Deng Lian couldn't answer.
Sun Wei said: "Don't worry, I won't make things difficult for you."
"If the princess did it, I would be in trouble," Deng Lian said, "The prince already knows."
Sun Wei was surprised: "When did he know?"
"Just now, I couldn't persuade the princess, so I sent someone back to report the news."
Sun Wei: “…”
It’s really annoying when someone is not your own.
"If the prince comes, you must keep him at a distance." Sun Wei said, "If the prince shows up at this time, it will alert the enemy and ruin everything."
Deng Lian simply said, "I will tell the Crown Prince what the Princess has said. As for whether he will listen or not, I'm afraid I can't influence it."
Sun Wei ignored him and ordered people to stop Cui Pan.
Sima Jun's men were all shocked. They pulled two carriages over from the side of the street and stopped them in the middle of the road.
The road was already very crowded with people coming and going, and now it was immediately blocked.
There was a burst of shouting and cursing all around.
Seeing the road ahead blocked, Cui Pan also became impatient. At a command, his men drew their weapons and shouted to clear the way.
They were already wearing the uniforms of officers and soldiers and looked very aggressive. Seeing this, the people around them quickly moved away.
Just as the obstructing carriage was pulled away, they saw a group of people standing in front of them, led by an unfamiliar woman.
Sun Wei recognized Cui Pan at a glance.
He was very young, only about twenty-seven or twenty-eight at the time, but he was extremely scheming.
At this moment, Cui Pan was dressed exactly like his men and stood at the back. If you didn't recognize him, you really couldn't tell who was leading them.
Sun Wei looked across the crowd at Cui Pan and said with a smile, "General Cui, how are you?"
Cui Pan was a little confused for a moment.
The woman was young, with a white flower in her hair, and judging by her attire, she seemed to be in mourning. She looked delicate and frail, yet calm and composed. Facing the two hundred men, dressed in military uniforms and armed with weapons, she showed no fear.
Cui Pan didn't remember recognizing this woman.
"Who are you?" one of the men shouted, "How dare you block the way of the soldiers?"
Sun Wei took two steps forward and smiled: "I am from the Cheng Mansion. I met the general a few days ago. Doesn't the general remember me?"
When Cui Pan heard the word "Cheng Mansion", although he was not sure whether he had seen the other party before, he felt that the other party obviously recognized him.
He stepped forward and looked at her: "What's the matter, ma'am?"
"I'm sending a message for General Cheng. Please allow me a moment to speak with you, General."
Deng Lian was about to follow when A Ru grabbed him.
"Princess, you know your limits," she said. "If you go, others will become wary and speechless."
Deng Lian didn't know where the princess got such courage from, even the servants around her were so arrogant.
He whispered, "That Cui Pan is obviously a martial artist. He can kill the princess with just one palm strike."
"You think I can't see it?" A'ru said confidently, "The princess just said that she calculated it herself and it will be a good day today. There will be no problem."
Deng Lian was speechless and could only hold the hilt of his sword tightly and wait and see what would happen.
On the other side, Sun Wei said to Cui Pan, "General Cheng has just returned home."
This was said subtly, but Cui Pan was a shrewd man and naturally understood the meaning behind it.
If I go back home at this time, wouldn't that be like retreating at the last minute?
"General, do you know the reason?" Sun Wei's voice was soft, but Cui Pan could hear it clearly. "The general said that the prince of Yuzhang led the Jiangzhou troops and secretly arrived in Jingkou last night. He is now leading a group of them to ambush in the governor's mansion, and the rest are lying in ambush outside the mansion, waiting for the soldiers to take the bait."
Cui Pan's expression turned suspicious, and he looked at her: "Madam, what evidence do you have?"
Sun Wei took out something calmly.
"General Cheng initially didn't believe it was the Prince of Yuzhang until his men stole the badge."
The waist badge was engraved with the word "Yu Zhang" and was made entirely of brass. It was the token of the owner of the palace.
Cui Pan had dealt with people from the Prince of Yuzhang's Palace before and knew what kind of tokens they wore.
It’s actually true.
"What else did General Cheng say?"
"The general said that only you two knew that the soldier was leading his men to the Governor's Mansion, so he had to give you a warning. He knew that the soldier had made up his mind, but the road ahead was dangerous. If he insisted on going, he would be gambling his entire life on this one moment. If he took it slow, he could still hope for a long time."
Cui Pan continued to stare at her without comment.
"So, how do you plan to explain this to your superiors, General?"
Sun smiled.
"Do you think, after joining the army, that there's only one person in charge?" she asked. "If this person can't give orders, wouldn't it be better to replace him with someone else?"
Cui Pan thought for a moment, and suddenly realized.
Cheng Yu, this bastard, actually wants to surrender to the prince!
"General, don't worry. It's just a chance to make a living. Why risk your life?" Sun Wei said, "That's all I have to say. Join the army and take care of yourself."
After that, she bowed and turned to leave.
She's also gambling.
She bet that since Cui Pan was able to sit on the position of governor in his previous life, he must be a person who knows how to judge the situation.
Such people should not go there rashly after learning of the danger.
Behind them, there were some voices of discussion. Cui Pan's men were probably wondering what had happened. But no one moved forward.
It can be seen that Cui Pan is still considering it.
Deng Lian hurriedly led his men to protect Sun Wei behind him. A Ru pulled Sun Wei aside and asked, "What's next?"
Sun Wei didn't know either, but she didn't have time to think about it because Cui Pan had already made a decision.
"Come here," he said, "take this witch and the others captive and wait for their punishment."
Sun Wei was shocked and thought something was wrong.
Just as Deng Lian shouted "Who dares?", a chaotic sound of footsteps was heard, as if a large number of people were running towards this side.
Cui Pan obviously heard it as well, and his men became agitated.
Soon, many soldiers and horses rushed to the street corner. Seeing this, the rebels fled in all directions.
Sun Wei breathed a sigh of relief.
Xie Xiao was very thoughtful and found Chu Yue so quickly.
But when she saw the cold face on the horse, she couldn't help but be stunned.
It turned out to be Sima Jun.
He galloped all the way and reined in his horse only when he reached Sun Wei.
The horse snorted and circled Sun Wei twice.
Sima Jun looked down at her with murderous intent.
"Madam, how dare you take on a hundred people alone?"
Sun Wei smiled and said, "It's just one. Isn't the prince here?"
Sima Jun ignored him and looked at Cui Pan.
Cui Pan and others all came on foot, and were surrounded by the cavalry led by Sima Jun.
He looked at Sima Jun with a panic-stricken expression.
"General Cui," Sima Jun said slowly, holding the reins, "I hope you are well."
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