Xie Ming

Chapter 26: Profiting from Chaos (Part )

Xiao Jingchuan used Liu, Gong and Qiu as bait to lure Ni Yuanlu and other high-ranking officials in the court into the game!

The old minister Ni Yuanlu looked at him anxiously and tried to persuade him, but Xiao Lang couldn't tell the other party's true feelings, so he decided to add more firewood to burn him!
"Minister Ni, I respectfully pay my respects to you, the elder of the imperial court!"

"But this is a major military matter. It doesn't mean he has any feelings for the army just because he joined!"

"As the saying goes, military orders are as heavy as a mountain! This military order is an iron rule!"

"Although I am the commander of these hundreds of soldiers, I, Xiao Jingchuan, dare not sacrifice public office for personal gain and destroy military discipline!"

Xiao Jingchuan acted righteous and his words were flawless.

Hearing this, Ni Yuanlu was slightly stunned, and seemed to know that there was nothing he could do, so he turned around and glanced at his colleagues behind him.

Then, he trembled and knelt down!
"Xiao Lang, General Xiao!"

"Today, if you don't want to see the monk's face, you should see the Buddha's face. There is nothing else I can say to persuade you!"

"Well, I kneel down before you. If you still have some respect for my old bones and think that I am still useful, then please spare the death penalty for these three people behind me!"

Following his lead, the four ministers behind him, Xu Zhi, Jin Xuan, Li Shichun and Lin Zengzhi, also knelt in front of Xiao Jingchuan.

"Oh my, what are you doing!"

"Everyone, you are forcing me!"

With the current situation, Xiao Jingchuan has already perfectly achieved all his goals, so he did not dare to be arrogant anymore. He quickly bowed his head and knelt in front of several old ministers to return the greetings.

But just when Xiao Lang was about to change his words and prepare to end, the prince in white clothes came over not far away.

Seeing this, Xiao Jingchuan panicked for a moment, then hurriedly stepped forward and knelt on one knee to pay homage.

"Your Highness, you are not feeling well. How could I have disturbed you to come here?"

"I am Xiao Jingchuan, the humble general, and I am here to pay my respects to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!" Xiao Lang said hurriedly.

"Cough cough. Cough!"

"General Xiao, I know that you lead the army with clear rules and regulations, which is a good thing! My Ming Dynasty also needs people like you. Only an army like you can ensure that our ancestors' country will last forever!"

"But General Xiao, we should act according to the circumstances and not stick to dogma when doing things!"

"Then Liu Wenbing, Gong Yonggu, and Qiu Zhizhong, the three of them are wrong and must be punished!"

"But with the enemy at hand, I think it is unnecessary to kill the generals and sacrifice them to the flag!"

"Here, I am also asking for your help. They cannot protect these three people, so I will come to protect them myself. Are you willing to give me this little bit of face?"

The fifteen-year-old Crown Prince Zhu Cilang is short in stature. He has been raised in the deep palace since childhood and is weak.

Since leaving Beijing, I have been traveling day and night for two days. It is cold in the mountains, so I caught a cold and had a fever last night!
At this moment, he was supported by the eunuch Wang Zhixin, and he paused for several times before finishing his speech.

Seeing this situation, Xiao Jingchuan dared not drag it on any longer.

This is clearly a pleasant surprise!
So Xiao Lang kowtowed and immediately took advantage of the situation.

"Ah! I am terrified. How dare I!"

"The three of them were indeed at fault, but since His Highness has said so, I will let them go!"

As he spoke, Xiao Jingchuan suddenly turned around.

"Wang Chuanwu!"

"exist!"

"The Crown Prince has ordered that Liu Wenbing, Gong Yonggu, and Qiu Zhizhong be released immediately!"

"Yes!" Wang Chuanwu replied.

Seeing that the three men were spared from death, Crown Prince Zhu Cilang also said something to them.

"You three, I am here to protect you this time, not to indulge you!"

"It is to enable you to better serve our Ming Dynasty in the future!"

"In the hope of making up for one's mistakes with good deeds, have you three taken note of this?" The prince taught. How could Liu, Gong and Qiu dare not disobey? They all bowed down with tears to thank God for his grace.

At this point, the plan planned by Xiao Jingchuan and Qiu Zhizhong in advance was very effective and successfully completed!
After a while, when the Crown Prince and Ni Yuanlu and other ministers left Yuanchang, Xiao Lang also ordered Sun Peizhong to lead 500 soldiers to rest nearby.

After seeing everyone disperse, Xiao Jingchuan finally breathed a sigh of relief and waved his hand to call Wang Chuanwu.

"Chuanwu, go! Take Qiu Zhizhong and Gu Changting to wait for me at the small slope fifty steps south!"

Wang Chuanwu saw Xiao Lang's expression, understood his orders, and quietly took the two away.

Xiao Jingchuan looked around for a while before taking a detour to the small slope to meet up with the three men.

"What's up? Feiyu (Qiu Zhizhong), Changting, are you two okay?"

As soon as they met, Xiao Lang hurriedly felt around both of them to see if they were seriously injured.

Gu Changting had a bruise on his shoulder on the way back, but it was only a superficial injury and not serious. Qiu Zhizhong was completely unharmed. If there was any damage, it was probably internal injuries caused by Xiao Jingchuan's fierce attack!
"It's okay, my God, the performance is finally over!" Qiu Zhizhong replied with a sigh.

"Hehe, thank you for your hard work! It's my fault that I didn't control my temper for a moment, so I acted a little too much!"

"Please bear with me, both of you! I'm sorry! I'm sorry!"

"Hey, how about this? I'll kowtow to both of you! That'll make it even!"

As he said that, Xiao Jingchuan's killing intent was actually real. He knelt down with a thud, and then kowtowed to the ground. The action was done in one go, and immediately the three people around him were stunned!
"General, what are you doing! You are shortening my life!" Gu Changting reacted the fastest and immediately picked up Xiao Jingchuan who was kneeling on the ground.

Qiu Zhizhong, who was watching from the side, burst out laughing.

"Lao Xiao, Lao Xiao, what can I say about you!"

"Okay, stop being so cute in front of me!"

"Next time you have this job, please find someone else. I won't dare to serve you!"

"You didn't explain it clearly beforehand. You used the military order to trick Liu and Gong. I thought you were the good cop and I was the bad cop!"

"How could you be so good? You swung the stick at me and spared me too."

"If you want to deal with Ni Yuanlu and the others at the same time, you should give them a heads up in advance!"

After being amused, Qiu Zhizhong started to complain loudly, venting his dissatisfaction with Xiao Lang about this matter!

"Oh, actually I hadn't thought it through at the time, and I just kept talking and it slipped into your head!"

"Okay, okay, please be tolerant of me, we've put this matter behind us!" Xiao Jingchuan smiled and turned a nonchalant eye.

"Well, that's enough! Let's stop joking. We are facing a powerful enemy. Let's get back to the point and talk about business!" Qiu Zhizhong felt relieved, so he didn't delve into it any further and brought the topic back on track.

"Well, by the way, Changting, tell me first, did any servants really escape when we were in the small fishing village?"

Xiao Jingchuan straightened his posture and became serious.

Beside the two men, Gu Changting saw the general asking and quickly replied, "Sure!"

"General, when this matter first started, when Master Qiu and his men left, didn't you ask me to lead the troops to follow and protect them?"

"I arrived at the entrance of the small fishing village earlier than I said before."

"I watched those two deserters leave!"

"Didn't you say that my only purpose for this trip is to protect Mr. Qiu? I don't care about anything else!"

Hearing this, Qiu Zhizhong's expression suddenly changed slightly without leaving any trace.

"That's right!" Xiao Lang confirmed.

"Then, less than a quarter of an hour after the two deserters left, the small fishing village was bombarded!"

"So I guess those two guys were captured by the bandits and they figured out Mr. Qiu and his whereabouts!"

"That's why the bandits found their way there so quickly!"

Hearing this, Xiao Jingchuan's sword-like brows suddenly tightened.
(End of this chapter)