Chapter 513: The Streets of Heaven Trampled the Nobles

Zhai Muzhi seemed to have calculated the time well. He arrived on time just as the camp was set up.

The soldiers started to make a fire and cook. Zhai Muzhi wore a scholar's robe and sat in the general's tent drinking. There was a bonfire in the tent. The guards were grilling meat. Two maids stood on the left and right, pouring wine for Zhai Muzhi. The generals around him were laughing and having fun.

His chief secretary Xie Ruhai was by his side. There was also an unknown scholar who was in the position of host and guest.

Zhao Changhe stepped into the general's tent, his eyes turned around, and his face was expressionless.

We are fighting a war. Are you guys holding a bonfire party?

"I was wondering if it was the Jade Token Secret Envoy of the Demon Suppression Division, but it turned out to be Zhao Changhe." Zhai Muzhi laughed, "Sit down, sit down, you haven't eaten yet, let's eat together?" Zhao Changhe sat in the guest seat below without any expression: "Does Zhai Taishou know Zhao?" "Well, Zhao Changhe, the Blood Shura, is famous all over the world, who doesn't know him? It's no secret that Young Master Zhao has a close relationship with Master Tang, so it's normal that the secret envoy is Young Master Zhao!" Zhai Muzhi enthusiastically pulled the scholar on the guest seat and said, "Introduce Young Master Zhao, this is the emperor of the court. The Imperial Envoy, Lord Lu Shouyi, is from Fanyang!"

Lu Shouyi knew that this guy's identity was a bit sensitive, and he stood up with a smile on his face and bowed: "Mr. Zhao's name is well-known, it's a pleasure to meet you."

"Nice to meet you." Zhao Changhe perfunctorily bowed to Lu Shouyi, thinking that it would be fine if he didn't recognize me as the Wang Daozhong before...

As a result, Zhai Muzhi actually said: "Young Master Zhao, do you know that Wang Daozhong came to me a few days ago..."

Zhao Changhe was stunned: "A few days ago?"

Isn't it more than a month ago? And why did you mention Wang Daozhong for no apparent reason...

But I heard Zhai Muzhi say: "Wang Daozhong was injured for some reason and was being hunted by Xue, the leader of the Blood God Cult, and entered Bashu to seek help from Zhai. Zhai heard that in the Battle of Xiangyang, the Blood God Cult had been recruited and stood on the side of the court, right? This must be the bridge built by Young Master Zhao?"

Zhao Changhe was even more surprised. Damn, Old Xue could actually chase after the Earth Ranking one day, he's really promising... By the way, how did Wang Daozhong get injured?

"The Blood God Cult has indeed been recruited, what happened next?"

Zhai Muzhi said: "Since the Blood God Cult has been recruited, and the Wang family has shown its rebellious intentions, and Wang Daozhong has even just escaped from prison, then this is the court arresting the rebels... How could Zhai help Wang Daozhong? Of course, don't blame me, Young Master Zhao, Zhai will not offend the Wang family directly, but just avoid them. Wang Daozhong had no choice, Xue Canghai was chasing him behind him, so he had to flee south, probably to hide in Miaojiang... Didn't Zhao Young Master meet him when he went north?"

"There are so many roads, how can we meet him just by saying that we will meet him." Zhao Changhe replied casually, feeling quite strange in his heart.

I don't know if Zhai Muzhi guessed that the last Wang Daozhong was himself... But it seems to be unimportant.

Considering the previous move of Shi Wuding to capture Wang Daozhong, it is very likely that it was instructed by Zhai Muzhi. It can be seen that Zhai Mu's attitude was consistent before and after. He seemed to really stand on the side of the court to deal with Wang Daozhong... From this point of view, this guy is actually the one who stands most on the side of the court among the princes who have their own thoughts in the past two years. Cui Wenjing and Yang Jingxiu are probably not as "loyal" as him.

Perhaps the bad thing is that people who really think of themselves as officials of Daxia are such people.

As he was talking, a maid came over to add wine. Zhao Changhe lowered his eyelids and watched the maid add wine. He said lightly: "Don't blame Zhao for speaking frankly. The governor's behavior... is quite against military regulations." "Generals are not subject to the orders of the king when they are away from home. I am the commander-in-chief. Military discipline and regulations are decided by me myself." Zhai Muzhi smiled generously: "Lord Lu has no objection." Lu Shouyi stroked his beard and smiled: "The soldiers are tired on the expedition. It's time to relax." Zhao Changhe twitched his cheeks. I wonder if the soldiers outside who are pale and thin and eating stale dry food will want to spit back at you after hearing what you said. He asked expressionlessly: "Strict military discipline is not for show...Have you ever thought about what if you can't win?"

Zhai Muzhi and Lu Shouyi looked at each other and asked: "Young Master Zhao came here with the jade card, do you have any information about the Miaojiang army to share?"

Zhao Changhe said: "Lei Zhentang has completed the alliance of all ethnic groups. There are 50,000 to 60,000 troops around Erhai Lake alone, and the entire Miaojiang is too numerous to count. Moreover, the terrain is complex, poisonous miasma is everywhere, and witchcraft is weird. This deep into the enemy's territory, even the supply can't keep up... Zhao believes that if I were to lead the troops, I would not be able to fight. I don't know where the prefect Zhai got the confidence from."

Zhai Muzhi lowered his head Voice: "From what Zhao Shaoxia saw, will they fight?"

Zhao Changhe shook his head: "The possibility of fighting is not high. It is difficult for us to get in, and it is also difficult for them to get out, not to mention that they will lose their geographical advantage after they come out."

Zhai Muzhi clapped his hands and said: "That's right. According to the news reported by the Miaojiang Demon Suppression Division, they are not even united, and they have formed a five-tribe alliance, which is likely to contain the hidden danger of competing for hegemony... In this case, the possibility of fighting is even lower."

Zhao Changhe secretly thought that this should be the situation reported by Li Si'an. No matter how much this guy helps Taoyuan Town manage things, he is the general of the Demon Suppression Division in his job, and there is nothing wrong with it. At least it didn't say that it was Zhao Changhe who made it happen...

Zhai Muzhi leaned forward a little and lowered his voice: "Since they can't get out, why do we have to get in? This is not something that our Shujun troops can do. We only need to defend the territory and it will be a great achievement. In the future, when we need to quell the Miao Rebellion, the imperial generals will come..."

Zhao Changhe's heart skipped a beat, and he finally understood this guy's logic.

It is obvious that Miaojiang can be regarded as being exploited and forced to rebel by him, but Lan Tiankuo and other envoys have long been dead and there is no evidence to prove it. What is the use of the slogans of the rebel Lei Zhentang and others? It can be regarded as just an excuse for rebellion, which cannot shake Zhai Muzhi at all. Even if Li Si'an mentioned it in his report, there would be a lot of arguments in the court. After all, the so-called exploitation, Lei Zhentang and other leaders themselves exploited no less than Zhai Muzhi, and it is difficult to define the factors.

It is not that there are no people in his court. Fan Yanglu was sitting next to him drinking, and he was an imperial envoy. Most of them were responsible for investigating the whole thing, but this investigation was a mess, and they were obviously in collusion.

If Xia Longyuan was in charge, he would definitely not be fooled, but Xia Longyuan really didn't care. It is almost foreseeable that Zhai Muzhi would not have much criticism in the court, and it would be easy to deal with it if there was any. Even if Tang Wanzhuang impeached, it would be useless. The power of supervision of the Demon Suppression Department is not easy to sue, and the Demon Suppression Department does not have this power on the surface.

In other words, the trouble that could be attributed to Zhai Muzhi was all covered up. He took advantage of the fact that the other party could not fight back, and he was given the "merit of defending the land" and was promoted.

If the Miao people were not defeated, where did the merit come from? Just put a few Miao hairstyles on the heads of the Xia villagers who were killed outside... Isn't this proof that the Miao people fought back and were repelled?

Zhai Muzhi really didn't want to rebel. He was really a "loyal" Daxia bureaucrat.

It's just that this kind of bureaucracy... can create countless rebels.

Zhao Changhe came to see that the puzzle that Zhai Muzhi wanted to solve was solved in just a few words. There was really no conspiracy, nor was it any cooperation with Lei Zhentang... Zhai Muzhi was even quite open, as if he thought it was something that everyone understood and took for granted.

I helped you deal with Wang Daozhong. I am a loyal minister and my position is firm.

But Zhao Changhe's anger was even worse, and the veins on his hand holding the wine glass were a little blue.

I have done all the tricks in Miaojiang, promoted the union of the five tribes, and accommodated countless Xia people, just to let you do this?

What if I am not here? The Xia people in Miaojiang are slaughtered, do you care!

Zhai Muzhi observed his expression and saw that his expression was not right, so he whispered: "This achievement should naturally be attributed to Zhao Shaoxia... In addition, I heard that Zhao Shaoxia has been troubled by meridian problems. We have some supplements here, which may be helpful..."

I can't turn against you at this moment, there is still one last problem to be solved.

Zhao Changhe suppressed his anger and spoke slowly: "Thank you for your help, Governor. But I still have something to ask."

Zhai Muzhi seemed to be relieved and said with a smile: "Young Master Zhao, please speak."

"How much does Governor Zhai know about Jianlu in Bashan?"

Zhai Muzhi shook his head: "Jianlu has always been a famous family in Bashu and has a lot of contacts with various families. I don't know why they have to move to Miaojiang. Speaking of this, I am a little curious. How did the leader of the Shi family offend the young master and be killed by the young master and the female hero Yue? Logically, Jianlu should be a righteous one..."

Zhao Changhe observed his eyes and said slowly: "In fact, there is no fixed time. We killed him, or we just killed the seriously injured Shi Wuding. Otherwise, how could Hong Ling and I kill the sixth on the Earth List? "

Zhai Muzhi smiled and said, "It's already very powerful... I wonder who seriously injured the Shi Zongzhu first?"

Zhao Changhe said word by word, "The sixth on the Heaven List, Xue Xiao, the master of Tingxue Tower, does the governor know about it?"

Zhai Muzhi was stunned for a moment, as if a little incredible, and then waved his hand and smiled, "The sixth on the Heaven List, the master of Tingxue Tower, who in the world doesn't know? But Zhai has no chance to meet such a person..."

Zhao Changhe had an epiphany in his heart. Zhai Muzhi must have seen Xue Xiao, and even knew that Xue Xiao could not kill Shi Wuding!

He was about to say something, but suddenly felt an illusion like an earthquake coming from a distance.

Zhai Muzhi obviously noticed it, and stood up suddenly, showing a cultivation level comparable to Zhao Changhe, even slightly stronger.

It was indeed a second-level secret treasure.

Someone immediately reported to the account: "General, it's bad, thousands of soldiers are rushing towards our camp!"

"Thousands? We have more than 40,000 people, are they looking for death?" Zhai Muzhi was surprised and said: "Could it be the Miao people attacking? Why are they coming from the east?"

"Not the Miao people!" Another soldier rushed in: "I saw their flag, with the word 'Li' written on it."

Zhai Muzhi's expression changed drastically: "Li Shentong!"