Catching Monsters

Chapter 277 Because His Name Is Liu Boqing
Many ministers in the court were stunned when they saw Liu Muyun running in from outside.

There was a mutiny in Mushan City at the front line. This guy, as a military supervisor, actually had the ability to escape alive in the chaos.

This is simply a miracle.

Liu Muyun was lying on the ground. He was extremely lucky. When Qin Ziliang led his troops to mutiny, this guy was secretly preparing to burn Jiang Yubo's body.

He was worried that it would be discovered that Jiang Yubo was poisoned to death by him.

As luck would have it, he heard something was wrong and quietly hid in Jiang Yubo's coffin.

Qin Ziliang and his soldiers dug almost three feet deep in Mushan City, but they failed to find this guy. No one could have expected that this guy would hide in Jiang Yubo's coffin.

After all the nearby houses were searched, he finally crawled out of the coffin and continued hiding in a family's cellar.

When the Zhenchi Army set out and began to head towards the capital, he hurriedly left the cellar, found a fast horse, and rode back at full speed without even taking a rest.

When Xiao Yuzheng saw him coming back, he frowned slightly and asked in a deep voice: "You little dog slave, you still have the nerve to come back alive? I asked you to be the military supervisor of the Zhenchi Army, but it has only been a short time, and the Zhenchi Army has become a chaotic army!"

Liu Muyun, who was kneeling on the ground, took a deep breath and said helplessly: "Your Majesty, you don't know what the situation is on the front line..."

"General Duan and I have just arrived at Zhenchi Army and have not yet fully understood the situation of Zhenchi Army."

"General Duan and I inspected the military camp and discovered that someone in the army secretly transported the grain from the granary out of the city and sold it to the Hu people!"

"This person is Qin Ziliang."

"General Duan and I wanted to get rid of him, but we didn't expect that Qin Ziliang would betray us and collude with the Hu people. He immediately led his troops to attack Mushan City."

"And Qin Ziliang suddenly brought his soldiers to kill General Duan. I was able to escape death and return to the capital to tell His Majesty the truth."

Everyone in the court looked a little unhappy.

Xu Xiaogang scolded in a deep voice: "You are talking nonsense! Qin Ziliang is definitely not someone who colluded with the Hu people..."

After saying that, Xu Xiaogang looked up at the court and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, I have a letter from Qin Ziliang in my hand, which says..."

Liu Muyun was terrified and quickly interrupted Xu Xiaogang: "The Duke of Zhenguo is really confused. Qin Ziliang has become a traitor. How can we believe what he says?"

"Besides, why is the Duke of Zhenguo still exchanging letters with the rebels?"

Most of the civil and military officials in the court did not understand the actual situation and did not speak.

Xiao Yuzheng listened to Liu Muyun's words, slowly closed his eyes, and asked: "What do you think, my dear ministers?"

Minister of War Du Huaian stepped forward, frowning, and said slowly: "Your Majesty, why not listen to what the Duke of Zhenguo has to say?"

"Speak." Xiao Yuzheng looked at Xu Xiaogang.

Xu Xiaogang stepped forward and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, as far as I know, Duan Xing and Liu Muyun just arrived at Zhenchi Army, and the army ahead was still attacking Jianchi Pass, but they were eager to seize power."

Soon, Xu Xiaogang told everyone about what Duan Xing and Liu Muyun had done on the front line.

After listening to this, there was a deathly silence in the court. Xiao Yuzheng said slowly with a gloomy face: "Liu Muyun, is what Xu Xiaogang said true?"

"I heard these words from those traitors. I have followed Your Majesty for decades. Don't you know what kind of person I am?" Liu Muyun said anxiously.

He looked at Feng Yu anxiously with warm eyes, wanting to ask Feng Yu to speak for him.

Feng Yu turned his head away and didn't meet his eyes.

Xiao Yuzheng took a deep breath and said slowly, "Come here, take Liu Muyun to the Jinyiwei and wait for his fate."

"Yes."

Liu Muyun's eyes were filled with fear, and he shouted loudly: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty! You have to believe me!"

"The Duke of Zhenguo is slandering us. He is colluding with the rebels. Your Majesty should arrest him."

Soon, Liu Muyun was captured by the guards outside the court and dragged outside.

Xiao Yuzheng took a deep breath and narrowed his eyes. Liu Muyun had followed him for decades, how could he not know the character of this dog slave?

Love money like life.

In fact, it's not just Liu Muyun, Feng Yu, or all the eunuchs in the palace who are like this, they love money and are greedy for money.

But most of the time, Xiao Yuzheng turned a blind eye.

When Liu Muyun went to the border army, Xiao Yuzheng repeatedly reminded him not to touch the food and military pay of the front line.

Of course, even if Liu Muyun was really wronged, he did not engage in corruption or bribery on the front line.

But there must be an explanation for the rebellion of the Zhenchi Army at this time.

Qin Ziliang is leading a large army towards the capital. Can we still label him a traitor?
Do your best to comfort them.

So, no matter what the truth is, it must be caused by the eunuch Liu Muyun.

Xiao Yuzheng saw that the time was ripe, and slowly said: "Your Ministry of War should immediately send someone to Zhenchi Army to discuss with Qin Ziliang. The traitor has been brought to justice and can be handed over to Qin Ziliang for execution at any time."

"Also, please invite Qin Ziliang to come to the capital. I want to give him a higher rank."

"After that, let Qin Ziliang set up camp immediately to resist the Hu army in the rear."

"When the time comes, 50,000 Apocalypse troops will also rush to help."

"Order the troops of Marquis Weiwu to cut off the supply of the Hu army."

"The Hu army has advanced deep into our territory, and the food they carry is always limited. As long as we can trap these 200,000 Hu troops and wipe them out, the northern border can enjoy decades of peace."

"Your Majesty is wise." The eyes of Minister of War Du Huaian lit up slightly.

It must be said that Xiao Yuzheng had a strong sense of the overall situation in this regard, and he no longer cared whether Qin Ziliang had rebelled. On the contrary, as long as this plan was implemented, it might be a blessing in disguise, and the main force of the Hu people could be wiped out in one go.

At the same time, Xiao Yuzheng's eyes slowly fell on Xu Xiaogang: "Duke Zhenguo, are you willing to return to the Zhenchi Army now?"

"This campaign can wipe out a full 200,000 Hu army. If successful, it can at least allow the northern border to enjoy peace for more than ten years."

"Would you like to lead the troops?"

Hearing Xiao Yuzheng's words, Xu Xiaogang trembled slightly, and looked at Xiao Yuzheng in surprise: "Your Majesty, you..."

After thinking for a while, Xu Xiaogang clasped his fists and said, "I obey your command!"

"Retreat!"

……

Outside a small courtyard in the capital city with a unique scenery and full of bamboo trees, Xiao Yuzheng, dressed in casual clothes, came to visit with Feng Yu.

He raised his hand and knocked on the door, then gently pushed it open.

In the bamboo forest, Ye Xiuyuan was sitting in front of the chessboard, playing chess with himself as he did in the past.

Xiao Yuzheng walked up, sat opposite him, and asked with a smile: "Sir, playing chess alone is a bit too boring, can I accompany you?"

"It seems that Your Majesty is in a good mood?" Ye Xiuyuan tidied up the chessboard in front of him with an expressionless face, and then handed over the chess piece.

Then, Ye Xiuyuan took the lead in picking up a chess piece and said, "From your Majesty's perspective, the big fish has been hooked?"

"Yes." Xiao Yuzheng nodded heavily and breathed a sigh of relief, but still looked at Ye Xiuyuan in disbelief, and said slowly: "Mr. Ye, according to your arrangement, I let Xu Dingwu rebel, let Xu Xiaogang guard the city, and then transferred him back to the capital, and sent the military supervisor to cause trouble."

"During this period of time, I have done everything that the incompetent emperor did."

"Is this necessary?"

"Can you also calculate that Duan Xing and Liu Muyun can really cause the front line to rebel?"

Ye Xiuyuan played chess expressionlessly and said slowly, "Do you think I chose Duan Xing and Liu Muyun randomly? I have observed their information and deeds for a long time."

"Once you get to the front line, you will definitely become extremely greedy."

"Even if Jiang Yubo is not forced to death, the actions of the two of them will soon lead to a mutiny in the army."

Xiao Yuzheng smiled bitterly and said slowly: "It's a pity for Xu Dingwu. Such a great general, when the Hu people react, I'm afraid..."

"There's nothing we can do. If Xu Dingwu doesn't go and give advice, the Hu army won't go deep into the enemy territory alone." Ye Xiuyuan said calmly, "From the perspective of the Hu people, the rebellion of the frontline army is the best opportunity to capture the capital in one go."

All of this was done according to Ye Xiuyuan's arrangement and was extremely realistic, including Xu Dingwu's betrayal.

At this time, Feng Yu, who was standing next to him, had a slightly changed expression. Even he was not clear about many things in the plan.

Even he, the person closest to Xiao Yuzheng, was kept in the dark.

There is no way. If the Zhenchi Army on the front line pretended to rebel, there would always be clues.

There was no way the Hu people would be fooled.

No one in the court knew the truth except Xiao Yuzheng and Ye Xiuyuan.

Ye Xiuyuan was playing chess quietly at this time, and suddenly said: "Your Majesty, have you found the alchemist I asked you to find?"

Feng Yu beside him shook his head and said, "Not yet. There has been no trace of the alchemist."

Ye Xiuyuan seemed to be more concerned about the whereabouts of the alchemist. Seeing that he could not find him, he just nodded and did not ask any more questions.

"Can that alchemist really make the elixir of immortality?" Xiao Yuzheng narrowed his eyes with a hint of curiosity.

Ye Xiuyuan shook his head and said, "Your Majesty, there are many ways to achieve immortality, but taking a few pills is definitely not one of them."

Xiao Yuzheng was curious again: "Who is this person?"

Ye Xiuyuan said: "A strange man who is acting in Zhou Kingdom under the name of an alchemist, he should also be looking for the meteorite."

Xiao Yuzheng was a little surprised and asked in a deep voice: "Strange man? Very strong?"

"Ordinary people." Ye Xiuyuan said in a deep voice.

"An ordinary person?"

Ye Xiuyuan took a deep breath and said slowly: "We need to find that person and get rid of him as soon as possible."

"In short, we must not let him collect all the meteorites."

“If he could gather all seven meteorites, he would no longer be an ordinary person.”

Ye Xiuyuan said this, slowly put down the chess piece, and said without any intention of playing chess, "Your Majesty, find this person as soon as possible and get rid of him."

"Who can make Mr. Ye so worried?"

Ye Xiuyuan looked worried and said solemnly: "If he were in the Hu army, I'm afraid the Hu would win."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yuzheng laughed, waved his hands, and said in disbelief: "Since Mr. Ye has said that this person is just an ordinary person, what is there to worry about?"

"As long as the Zhenchi Army can turn its troops around, and with the support of the Tianqi Army."

"The troops of Wei Wuhou in the rear can also cut off the food supplies of the Hu people. The 200,000-man army is like a turtle in a jar."

"What means does this man have to help the Hu people win?"

Ye Xiuyuan was silent for a while, then slowly said, "Because his name is Liu Boqing."

(End of this chapter)