"What do you mean Dai Jingfeng is dead?" Zhong Zhiheng was shocked. He stood there for a while, then strode forward. He sat down on the couch, frowning and urging Jiang Bairen, "How did Dai Jingfeng die? Who killed him?"
"Your Majesty. This time, General Dai and I, following His Majesty's order, secretly went to Southern Xinjiang. Since leaving the capital, General Dai and his ten subordinates have been traveling day and night to Southern Xinjiang. But we didn't expect that we would be targeted by a group of villains just after passing Shaanxi and entering Sichuan. Without saying a word, they wanted to encircle and kill us. The other side was more numerous and powerful than us, more than ten times. General Dai had no choice but to show his imperial badge to prove his identity, but it would be better if he didn't reveal his identity. Who knew that if he revealed his identity, the villains would be even more determined to kill us. In a panic, my subordinates covered General Dai and escaped from the siege, thinking of escaping to the Sichuan Governor's Office nearby. Who knew that after another ten days, "There was a siege ahead. General Dai was killed on the spot, and his subordinate was hit by two arrows and fainted on the spot," Jiang Bairen said as he took off his armor. As expected, his chest was wrapped in thick gauze. Jiang Bairen wiped his tears and said, "I was lucky enough to survive and woke up in a mass grave. There were many dead bodies piled up in the mass grave. General Dai was lying next to me. I was trembling with fear when I heard voices coming from outside. I closed my eyes and pretended to be dead. It turned out that the gang dragged the bodies of other brothers and threw them in the mass grave. From what I heard, I found out that they were from the Southern Xinjiang camp!"
"What?" Even though Zhong Zhiheng had learned from Zhong Zhiling that there were unusual movements in the Southern Frontier Camp, he was still stunned at this moment. "Is it someone from the Southern Frontier Camp?"
"Your Majesty, please understand! I heard it clearly. They were ordered by General Xu Chengjin to guard the important roads in Shu in order to cut off the communication between southern Xinjiang and the capital." When he said this, Jiang Bairen's voice trembled with excitement. "Your Majesty, Xu Chengjin wants to rebel!"
"Asshole!" The next second, Zhong Zhiheng suddenly grabbed the teacup on the small table and smashed it to the ground.
"Tell me, what other information do you know? How can you be sure that Xu Chengjin is going to rebel?" Zhong Zhiling asked Jiang Bairen with a frown.
"Yes, I learned from the conversations of those Southern Xinjiang soldiers that the results of the battle reported by Xu Chengjin to the court last time were false. At that time, the Southern Xinjiang camp captured a total of 17 small tribes and took nearly 20 prisoners of war into the Southern Xinjiang camp. However, Xu Chengjin only wrote six small tribes and 50,000 prisoners of war in his report to the capital. This is a serious crime of deceiving the emperor!" Jiang Bairen said, and after a pause, he suddenly seemed to remember something and hurriedly said, "Moreover, there were two Southern Xinjiang generals who were unwilling to betray the emperor's grace and secretly sent news to the capital. Later, Xu Chengjin found out and the two were severely punished. Their families were also thrown into prison and now their lives are unknown."
"I never thought that Xu Chengjin would have such a loyal and patriotic person under his command. It's rare," Zhong Zhiling said with emotion. "If he hadn't died, he would have become a pillar of the Great Zhou in the future. But... Alas! I'm afraid it's more likely to be bad than good."
"Ruhai, urgently summon the Minister of Justice, the Minister of Revenue, and the left and right prime ministers to the imperial study." Zhong Zhiheng said to Zhao Ruhai who was waiting on the side.
"Yes, I obey your command." Zhao Ruhai bowed and retreated hurriedly.
"You go to the side hall and wait first." Zhong Zhiheng said to Jiang Bairen.
"Yes, I'll take my leave." Jiang Bairen bowed and left.
Zhong Zhiling looked at Zhong Zhiheng's ugly face, stood up and walked in front of Zhong Zhiheng, then clasped his fists and said, "Brother, the closest to Southern Xinjiang and the most combat-capable ones are Huguang and the Northwest Army. However, the Huguang army is scattered and under different jurisdictions, so it is not convenient to have a unified command. On the contrary, my Northwest Army has already gone south to southwest Qinghai and is ready to be dispatched at any time. As long as you give the order, the Northwest Army can go straight to Huanglong and capture Xu Chengjin and his followers alive."
"Seventh Brother, what good will it do you if we destroy the Southern Xinjiang Camp?" Zhong Zhiheng looked at Zhong Zhiling, paused, and said, "Xu Chengjin is our cousin after all. He was also our playmate when we were young, and he is also the Queen Mother's favorite nephew. Why are you so disrespectful to him?"
"Brother, the kingdom of Great Zhou has always belonged to our Zhong family. Anyone who dares to get involved will die," Zhong Zhiling said coldly, "even if they are from the Xu family."
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