2065: Expose
Xu Junsheng's face turned pale, and standing in front of him were his personal soldiers who had sent out to order the dam to blow up the dam.
Wei Yue died, and all his five hundred personal soldiers who were waiting for him were dead. The careful arrangement on the Lai River dam was destroyed. Now, there has been an unknown Laizhou rebel army.
Xu Junsheng didn't believe in the bullshit Laizhou rebel army. Such a mob was a group of scumbags in front of his five hundred personal soldiers. He wanted to clean Wei Yue and his subordinates in such a silent way, right? The only explanation was that the Ming people intervened.
But the question is, how did the Ming people know this information? Wei Yue was a delicate person. If he wanted to successfully infiltrate and then quietly kill him and his subordinates, it would take a long time to arrange and design. It was obvious that the attack of the chariot and horses was not working at all, because the order he gave Wei Yue was to be detonated immediately if he was attacked and was defeated.
And now, everything was destroyed, silently. This only shows that the Ming people had known about this matter a long time ago and began to arrange this attack.
No wonder Mingren's attack changed the warm and gentle voice of the past few days, and suddenly became as fast as the wind and thunder. It turned out that he had already known that the crisis had been lifted and had no worries at all.
He stared at Ding's pale face in front of him, "Mr. Ding, I think you need an explanation for me."
"I, what can I explain to you, General?" Ding Xianming asked instinctively.
Xu Junsheng opened his mouth and laughed silently. Looking at his face, he was indeed laughing, but no sound came out. Such a strange situation made Ding Shengming's whole body numb and he couldn't help but take a step back.
Xu Junsheng approached a step forward and said coldly: "Mr. Ding Jun. Do you really think I don't know anything? You once told me that once your Ding family was released, you have moved all to Luoyang, but along the way, no trace of them towards Luoyang was found, and in Luoyang, no trace of them was found. Where have they been? Tell me, where have they been?"
Ding staggered and almost fell down.
"I... of course they went to Luoyang, or there was an accident on the way. They deviated from their original route. Now they were in chaos. What could it be impossible?" Ding said in a statement: "Wait for a while, everything will come out."
Xu Junsheng sneered: "You treat me like a fool. Now from Laizhou to Luoyang, it is still calm. Even if there are bandits fighting, can they really do anything to the clan team of the Daqi County Magistrate? Ding County Magistrate, the ghostly man, did not find your tribe in Luoyang. In Quanzhou, he saw an acquaintance, your nephew Ding Jishan."
Ding Shengming's body shook for a moment, and his face became paler.
"I have never revealed this. It is because you have been doing your best to manage the logistics for me and raise all kinds of supplies. It is also because you have worked hard and made great contributions in Laizhou over the years. You have selfish intentions, and I don't blame you. I don't blame you. I'm not blaming you for arranging a way out for your family. Haven't you escaped yet? Are you still working here? But why do you leak the matter on the levee of Lai River?"
"I did not disclose the incident of the Lai River embankment!" Ding Xianming shouted.
Xu Junsheng stared at Ding Shengming without saying a word.
Ding Shengming suddenly realized that Xu Junsheng was cheating him. There were only a handful of people who knew about this. Apart from Xu Junsheng's confidant, those who really knew about this were just him and Zhu Ruofan. Obviously, Xu Junsheng trusted Zhu Ruofan more.
"You said this, but it proves that you did leak the matter." After a long time, Xu Junsheng said: "Even though you have never had direct contact with Mingren, you have not told your family, especially your nephew?"
Ding Shengming fell on the chair with a loud bang, sweating all over his face, but it was irrefutable.
"From now on, you will stay in this room and you are not allowed to go anywhere." Xu Junsheng stood up, "I'm going to Nancheng."
"What are you doing in Nancheng?" Ding Xianming asked.
"I believe Zhu Ruofan is loyal to Daqi, but he is under his command of local soldiers in Laizhou. The Ming people will definitely seize this matter and make a big splash to distract us and local soldiers in Laizhou. I must stabilize them." Xu Junsheng said a word and left with great strides.
Seeing Xu Junsheng leaving, which was then closed with a loud bang, Ding Shengming was sweating profusely, and he was under house arrest by Xu Junsheng.
At this moment, his head became extremely clear and suddenly figured out a big thing. If Zhu Ruofan and his Laizhou soldiers were safe and sound, and could fight against Mingren side by side with Xu Junsheng, then he would definitely have no worries, because he still had a great prestige in the hearts of the locals in Laizhou. If something happened in the south city and the Laizhou soldiers hated Xu Junsheng for this, they would be afraid that Xu Junsheng would be the first to kill him. Even if he did not kill him and drove him into Chang'an, the only thing waiting for him would be cut into pieces.
Thinking of this, he suddenly stood up and tried to push the door out, but a cold voice came from outside the door: "Mr. Ding asked for peace, General Xu gave the order. Before he came back, the Magistrate was not allowed to leave here."
Ding Shengming sighed dejectedly, looking at the fireworks that were constantly flashing and unstable, his face was also gloomy and clear. His life seemed to be like this flashing candlelight, which might be extinguished at any time.
I have been serving Daqi loyally throughout my life. I didn’t expect that when I got old, I would do such a wrong thing, but I was doomed.
A strange thought suddenly appeared in his mind. Wasn't Xu Junsheng going to the south bank? It would be best if the soldiers in Laizhou suddenly rioted and killed him. If Xu Jun died on the south bank, then he would have the final say in Laizhou.
However, this idea was automatically extinguished by him in a flash of thought. Zhu Ruofan was a desperate guy, and he would definitely not do such a thing. Unfortunately, he was under house arrest and could not go to Nancheng. Otherwise, with his prestige among the Laizhou soldiers, he would definitely respond to it. It would be really not difficult to kill Xu Junsheng.
Xu Junsheng locked himself up, probably thinking of this section! Ding Xianming sighed, he was still a little merciful. No, he was not merciful, but hesitant, and he was delayed in doing things and ended up today. He really couldn't blame others. While thinking about saving his family, he also thought about saving his reputation. But for himself, who is a magistrate of Qi State, how could he have both fish and bear's paw?
I'm really unwilling to give up!
The window was suddenly pushed open by a gust of wind, and the cold wind invaded him. He was so excited that he had a cold war. He was about to close the window, but his whole body was as if he was nailed to the ground and could no longer move. Suddenly there was one more person in the room.
"Ding County Governor Ding Xianming?" In the winter of the people, he was holding a folding fan and shaking it in his hands. With such skills and such strange outfits, Ding Xianming immediately realized who this person was!
"Shishen Shi? Why did you appear here?"
Shi Shusheng smiled slightly and said, "I have been to you, Laizhou for a long time. I have been peeping at you and Xu Junsheng several times. I originally wanted to do yours, but my superiors are not allowed to kill you. Xu Junsheng is not easy to kill, so that's it."
"Are you here to kill me?" Ding Xianming said in a trembling voice.
"Wrong." Shi Shusheng closed the fan, "This time, I'm here to save you. I know that the matter on the Lai River dike has been leaked. Judging from your current appearance, you were locked up by Xu Junsheng? It was indeed not as expected by the general!"
Ding Shengming's face turned red.
"But you are not wronged. The incident of Lai River embankment was indeed what your fallen Ding Jishan told us, and he must have received the news from you."
"I just don't want the countless people on the south bank to be the unjust souls in the water." Ding defended.
"Okay, you don't have to explain these things to me, and I don't have the patience to listen to them. Our brothers came here this time, and they were entrusted by the general to take you out. The general said that as soon as this matter happened, Xu Junsheng must deal with you, but you are still of great use to us and Laizhou, so you can't die. Without you and Zhu Ruofan, Xu Junsheng is alone, but he can't support you!" Shi Shusheng said with a smile.
"Zhu Ruofan surrendered to you?" Ding Xianming asked in surprise.
Shi Shusheng spread his hands, "I don't know, but since the general said that, it's almost the same. Ding Jung-gu, I think we're leaving soon. If Xu Junsheng comes back, it's not that easy to leave. He can't stop our brothers, but we are not sure about taking you with us."
"I, I..." Ding Xuanxuan hesitated for a moment.
"If you don't leave, you will die." Shi Shusheng smiled and reminded: "We are your last life-saving straw, otherwise tonight next year will definitely be your death day."
"Let's go!" Ding Xianming spit out a word with great difficulty. "But I and my old wife are in the city."
"Xu Junsheng would not be so shameless to make things difficult for an old woman!" Shi Shusheng said: "You will be done when you leave."
He pulled Ding Shengming to the door with one hand and pushed open the door. He saw a tall, ferocious man standing at the door. However, the original guards in the courtyard were standing still in various postures.
"It's thanks to Xu Junsheng taking away most of his personal soldiers, otherwise we really can't take you away safely." Shi Shusheng smiled and pushed Ding Shengming to Ma Baozi. Ma Baozi carried him on his shoulders. The two figures flashed and disappeared in the yard.
Chapter completed!