Chapter 942 Chapter 942, Saving People from the Knife
"Cao Dan, are you planning a rebellion? Lord Xiao is away, and the Wei Du Commander has the authority to take over the military camp. What qualifications do you have to stop us?"
In the military tent, the commander-in-chief and deputy governor Ren Xing loudly rebuked Cao Dan.
Cao Dan neither refuted nor responded.
Sitting in the main seat, Wei Hongcai looked expressionlessly at the generals below who were as silent as Cao Dan with their heads bowed. Although his expression was relatively calm, he was already extremely annoyed in his heart.
Of course, the person he was most annoyed with was Xiao Yeyang.
He didn't expect that Xiao Yeyang was so powerful that he could subdue all the border army generals in less than two years.
In the past, these generals would have come closer to him when he arrived.
And now?
He had been there for three or four days, but not only had no general taken the initiative to pay him a visit, even when he sent people to invite him, they all looked reluctant.
Wei Hongcai took a deep breath and suppressed the anger in his heart.
At this moment, he clearly realized that Xiliang was gradually slipping away from his control.
Xiao Yeyang first seized the military power of the border army. When the war with Western Liao subsided, would he start to interfere in the affairs of the Metropolitan Commandery?
Fortunately, Yelu Kanda lived up to his expectations and led Xiao Yeyang to the Death Swamp.
As long as Xiao Yeyang dies, Xiliang will still be under the control of him and the Wei family behind him.
Seeing that Ren Xing was still scolding Cao Dan, Wei Hong spoke up: "Okay, let's stop talking about these useless things." As he said that, he stood up and looked at Cao Dan with a sharp look in his eyes.
"As the commander-in-chief of Xiliang, I have the responsibility to manage the border troops. With Lord Xiao away, I am now in charge of Xinxi Town."
Seeing Cao Dan about to speak, he interrupted him directly: "I have not discussed this with you, nor do I need to ask for your opinion. The only thing you have to do is obey my orders."
"Okay, that's all for today. You guys can go down now."
Cao Dan tried to find an opportunity to speak several times, but was blocked by Ren Xing. In the end, he could only leave the military tent with an unwilling look on his face.
When the other generals saw this, they said nothing and followed him away.
After everyone left, Wei Hong sneered, "I really underestimated Xiao Yeyang. He was able to tame a loyal dog in such a short time!"
Ren Xing smiled and said, "Xiao Yeyang won't be coming back anyway. After a while, you can find a pretext to remove Cao Dan from his position."
Wei Hongcai said calmly: "Cao Dan is just a small matter. The most urgent task now is to cease fire with Western Liao."
Ren Xing: "Hasn't your Excellency already reported the difficulties in Xiliang to the court? Winter is about to set in, and the army has no supplies and cannot fight. I believe the court will approve it soon."
Wei Hongcai did not say anything. It was not difficult to cease fire, but the difficulty lay in the agreement between him and Yelu Kanda.
Yelu Kangda helped to get rid of Xiao Yeyang, and he found a way to cede Ganzhou Wei to Western Liao.
In most of the wars between Daxia and Western Liao, Daxia has won. Even though Xiao Yeyang is gone, Western Liao has not gained any advantage.
In this case, there is no way to cede land!
After a moment of silence, Wei Hongcai suddenly looked at Ren Xing: "Xiao Yeyang found a mentor, he is from the Wang family, did you know?"
Ren Xing nodded.
Wei Hongcai laughed and said, "When we dealt with the Wang family, your Ren family was the most severe."
Ren Xing immediately said in a cold voice: "Now that Xiao Yeyang is gone, I can capture him with just one order."
Wei Hongcai shook his head: "You can't do things so disorganizedly. You should have noticed in the past few days that Xiao Yeyang is quite good at training soldiers."
"The soldiers in the military town are very united now. If you arrest Master Wang for no reason, I'm afraid they will not accept your support, which will be detrimental to our control of the army."
Ren Xing frowned: "What should we do then?"
Wei Hongcai smiled, asked Ren Xing to come closer, and then whispered a plan to him.
After hearing this, Ren Xing immediately applauded.
The next day, the soldiers fighting against the Western Liao army suddenly developed diarrhea on the battlefield, resulting in heavy casualties among the Daxia soldiers in this battle.
As soon as the battle was over, Ren Xing took his men and kidnapped Master Wang with murderous intent.
The charge was that there was croton in the soldiers' food, and Master Wang was held responsible for the failure of the war.
Cao Dan and Su Hongxin didn't believe it and tried their best to prove that it wasn't Master Wang's fault. Unfortunately, they still couldn't prevent Master Wang from being arrested.
Ren Xing not only arrested Master Wang, but also took him to the outside of the city gate, preparing to kill him.
Execution platform.
Master Wang was pressed to the ground with a pale face, his eyes full of unwillingness and regret. He didn't expect that he would not be able to escape the persecution of the Wei family in the end.
Mr. Xiao.
At this moment, Master Wang regretted it very much. He shouldn't have failed to dissuade Lord Xiao. If something happened to Lord Xiao, who would be able to change Xiliang in the future?
Sir Xiao, please come back safely!
The city walls and the execution platform were crowded with onlookers. Although Ren Xing gave a reason for killing Master Wang, most of the soldiers did not believe it.
You know, the army's logistics have always been managed by Master Wang, and there has never been any mistake before.
Even if some people believed it, they felt that Master Wang's crime did not deserve the death penalty.
"Sir, Master Wang's crime does not deserve death. Please let Master Wang go."
"Please, sir, let Master Wang go."
When Ren Xing saw the soldiers pleading for Master Wang, he felt a little annoyed and worried that things might change, so he quickly waved his hand to let the executioner carry out the execution.
When Daohua and Gu Jian approached the military town, they just saw the executioner raising his knife to chop Master Wang.
"Dongli!"
As soon as Daohua finished speaking, Dongli swung the scabbard in his hand, knocking the knife out of the executioner's hand. Then, Dongli flew over, kicked the executioner away, and helped Master Wang up.
"Where did this scoundrel come from? How dare he interfere in military affairs?"
Ren Xing was furious and drew his knife to kill Dongli.
Unfortunately, his strength was too weak and he was knocked to the ground by Dongli in just a few moves.
"Come here, arrest this man for me!"
Ren Xing was helped up by his men. He spat out a mouthful of blood and then asked his men to arrest Dongli.
"Let me see who dares!"
Daohua, with her head covered, supported Gu Jian as she walked over.
Ren Xing saw Gu Jian and Dao Hua and didn't take them seriously at all: "Come here, arrest these people who came to the army to cause trouble."
Cai Ju shouted, "How dare you! The Crown Prince's Consort of the Prince of Peace is here. You must not be rude. Hurry up and pay your respects."
As soon as these words were spoken, the noisy scene suddenly became quiet, and even Ren Xing, who was shouting the loudest, fell silent.
Wei Hongcai had just received the news and didn't want to show up, but he was worried that Ren Xing wouldn't be able to handle it well, so he had no choice but to rush over: "Your humble servant greets the Duke of Fuguo and the Crown Prince's Consort."
Gu Jian gave him a cold look and said, "Why are you coming to the military camp instead of staying in Liangdu?"
Wei Hongcai quickly said, "I heard that Lord Xiao is missing."
Daohua interrupted him directly: "Master Wei, please be careful with your words. My prince is the commander of an army, and right now, Daxia and Western Liao are at war. You say he's missing, but that's shaking the morale of the army."
The cold and sharp words made Wei Hongcai stunned for a moment, and he quickly looked up at the rice flowers.
Unfortunately, the rice flowers were covered with veils and nothing could be seen.
Daohua was extremely disgusted with this commander-in-chief and continued, "Master Wei, my young master clearly went out to pursue the enemy, so how come you say he's missing? Master Wei, are you hoping that my young master won't return?"
Wei Hongcai was annoyed, but he had to smile: "You are joking, Princess. How could I think so?"
Gu Jian snorted, "It's better not to. Ye Yang is the emperor's favorite nephew. If anything happens to him here, you will be blamed."
Wei Hongcai had already started cursing in his heart, but the person who was speaking was the emperor's uncle, and there were so many people around, so he had to endure it: "Lord Xiao will definitely be fine."
As he said this, he made a gesture of invitation to Gu Jian and Daohua.
"Please ask the Duke of Fuguo and the Crown Princess to come into the city."
Daohua refused directly: "Thank you for your kindness, Lord Wei. The military town is a strategic location, and we dare not enter or leave at will. We happened to meet many enthusiastic people along the way. They gave us a lot of gifts. Let's use those to build a tent outside the city."
Hearing this, Wei Hongcai immediately frowned.
First, he heard that Daohua and Gu Jian would not leave in the short term; second, other people knew that the Duke of Fuguo and Princess Xiao were here, so even if he wanted to do something, he couldn't do it now.
Daohua looked at Wei Hongcai's gloomy expression with a cold look in her eyes.
She knew that the Wei family had a huge influence in Xiliang. For safety reasons, she not only did not hide her itinerary, but was quite high-profile.
Now everyone in Xiliang, whether they should know or not, should know that the master and she have come to Xintunwei.
(End of this chapter)
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