Records of Mysterious Things in the Southern Dynasties

Chapter 366 The dove takes over the magpie's nest
Xiao Zong was shocked by the sudden appearance of Ren Yuan, and he thought to himself, how could there be someone so similar to him in the world?
"Your Highness." Ren Yuan suddenly gave him an evil smile and called out softly.

"Ah!" Xiao Zong now knew that the other person was Ren Yuan, and he was so scared that he dropped the full tray of cold dishes.

Amid the exclamations of the crowd, Ren Yuan just stretched out his hand, and the tray and the cold dishes returned steadily to his hand as if rewound, without a drop of soup spilling.

"Good!" Everyone applauded Ren Yuan for this beautiful move.

"Be careful." Ren Yuan smiled at the dumbfounded Xiao Zong and said, "Others may help you once, but they won't help you a second time."

"Sorry, sorry." The captain of the personal guards came over and slapped Xiao Zong on the back of his head, pressing him down and apologizing, "Don't be offended by the clumsy hands of the newcomer, sir."

"Good discipline." Ren Yuan nodded with a smile.

"No, no." The captain of the personal guards asked someone else to take the tray, twisted Xiao Zong's ear and dragged him out, saying, "We still owe you a lot, we need to increase our efforts."

Ren Yuan concentrated and listened carefully, and could clearly hear the scolding outside the hall:

"What are you doing here, you idiot? You can't even serve a dish properly!"

"If you ruin the general's banquet, I will skin you alive!"

"You will be punished by continuing to eat in the toilet..."

Although Ren Yuan came here just for Xiao Zong, to be honest, he was shocked to see that Xiao Zong had become a serving boy.

Now, when he heard that Xiao Zong had to eat in the toilet, his eyes almost popped out.

Isn't this too much of a disrespect to him as a human being?

Live it!

But despite feeling happy, Ren Yuan felt something was wrong.

According to the retelling of Yu Tianmin and others, Xiao Zong was forcibly taken away only after he revealed his identity and won Feng Tietou's sympathy.

Normally, Feng Tietou should have provided him with good food and drink, and tried to sell it for a good price no matter whether it was handed over to the Southern Dynasty or the Northern Dynasty. Why was he humiliated like this? Wasn't this against his own income?
"Could it be that Feng Tietou took him away because he wanted to make a profit from his rare treasure?" Ren Yuan glanced at Feng Tietou, who was drinking and chatting happily with Liu Mazi, and couldn't help but murmured:
"What is he after? The pleasure of abusing his children and grandchildren? He wouldn't go so far as to indulge in such vulgar tastes, would he?"

"Or does he know that the jade seal is with Xiao Zong?" Ren Yuan thought of another possibility, and then he saw that Feng Tietou seemed to have sensed something and suddenly turned his head to look at him accurately.

Ren Yuan's heart tightened, knowing that he had aroused the other party's vigilance, so he stood up with a smile and raised his glass to toast him.

"It's not your turn to toast yet, sit down." Seeing this, Liu Mazi quickly drew Feng Tietou's attention back. He poured him a glass of wine and said, "Come on, brother, let's have another drink."

"Okay." In fact, Feng Tietou didn't know what Ren Yuan was thinking. There were so many thoughts in the room, but he was just nervous when he suddenly heard the word "Imperial Seal".

But now was not the time to pursue the matter, so he put on a smile again, raised his glass and said, "Come, thank you brother for coming to help me. With your assistance, I am even more powerful!"

"Haha..." Liu Mazi smiled and saw his deputy general nodding slightly outside. He knew that the main force had already entered the city and all the necessary preparations had been made. He stopped pretending to be nice to him and said with a chuckle:

"This is what I want to say to my brother - with your help, I am even more powerful!" "It's all the same... No, what do you mean?" Feng Tietou finally came to his senses, his eyes suddenly widened, staring at Liu Mazi in disbelief:
"What do you mean by I assist you? Aren't you here to help me?"

"Who said I'm here to help you?" Liu Mazi smiled faintly, showed the True King's Order, and raised his voice, "The True King has an order!"

The hall, which was as noisy as a vegetable market, suddenly became quiet. Feng Tietou's subordinates stared at Liu Mazi's true king order, while Liu Mazi's subordinates stared at them.

"Appoint Liu Yi as the General of the Western Expedition, the Commander-in-Chief of the military and political affairs of Xingyang, to attack Hulao Pass. All generals must obey orders. If anyone disobeys, he will be executed first and reported later!" Liu Mazi read out the contents of the True King's Order aloud, glanced at Feng Tietou and others who were dumbfounded, and said with satisfaction:
"Did you hear that clearly? I am the commander-in-chief of the Western Expedition! Brother Feng, you must put the overall situation first and work together in solidarity."

"I understand."

"Don't worry, we will follow General Liu's lead!" Those who responded loudly were all Liu Mazi's own people. None of Feng Tietou's people said a word. They all looked at their boss, waiting for a look from Feng Tietou to fuck him up!
"..." Feng Tietou remained silent. Although he was also furious, it was obvious that the other party was well prepared and was waiting for him to lose his temper.

The strength of both sides is already similar, and he will definitely suffer a loss.

After a brief consideration, Feng Tietou swallowed his anger and raised his wine cup, saying, "Okay, let's put the overall situation first and toast to General Liu!"

"..." Feng Tietou's generals then reluctantly raised their wine cups and said, "Cheers to General Liu!"

Now it was Liu Mazi's turn to be stunned. He didn't expect Feng Tietou to be so stubborn this time. He stared at Feng Tietou for a long time before he smiled and said, "Haha, big brother is really a man of high moral character. You are a role model for our generation. In fact, the King was just angry for a while, so he replaced me with the task of attacking Hulao Pass."

"Don't worry, brother. After we take down Hulao Pass, I will definitely return to Yucheng. Xingyang is still yours." Liu Mazi patted his chest and promised, "If I refuse to go, just throw the wine on my face!"

His words were carefully designed and could naturally scare off many crude warriors, and also reduced a lot of the murderous intent in the eyes of Feng's generals.

"Hehe..." But Feng Tietou could understand Liu Mazi's thoughts and was full of contempt for this coward who dared to do things but not to take responsibility and had to use Du Luozhou as a cover.

"Since the True King has decided that I will be the commander-in-chief, of course I will obey." Feng Tietou said perfunctorily: "Anyway, whatever you say is what I will support absolutely."

"We still have to discuss this." His high attitude made Liu Mazi hit the cotton with all his strength, which was very uncomfortable. But he didn't dare to push it any further and anger Feng Tietou again. The two of them endured the disgust and pretended to be nice, then left.

Feng Tietou was also a bachelor, and he actually moved out of the City Guard House on the spot to make room for Liu Mazi.

After seeing off Feng Tietou and his party, Liu Mazi and his men returned to the hall to continue drinking and celebrating their success in capturing the commander-in-chief.

"Hahaha, I told you, sissies don't have the guts to fight!"

"Really? I was sweating for nothing..."

"Come, let's toast to General Liu and congratulate him on his immediate success!" The generals raised their glasses and toasted Liu Mazi.

Only Ren Yuan did not raise his glass, but just sneered.

Liu Mazi saw his expression and his smile froze. "What's wrong, Brother Ren? Is there something wrong?"

"When Feng Tietou goes back, he will definitely be preparing for a fight, but you guys are still here being complacent. I'm afraid it will be dangerous." Ren Yuan said bluntly.

(End of this chapter)