Prefectural Prefecture.

It was late at night, and the magistrate Dong Shizhen was holding a teacup in his hand and frowned. On the guest seat, Zhao Xin, the head of the Ministry of War, looked resentful and said, "Mr. Tuan, you have to make the decision on this matter. You are present. The lower official said that this matter was not handled according to the laws of the court. It would be fine if there was no accident. If someone really pursued it, this matter would be troublesome. Now the general surnamed Chu pointed the finger at the lower official. Within three days, if the weapons could not be returned to the lower official, the chair under the lower official's butt would be pulled away by him. Maybe even this head would be compensated."

"Mr. Zhao, don't be impatient." Dong Shizhen said earnestly: "Have you ever contacted General Dongfang for this matter?"

"The Xiaguan went to find General Dongfang as soon as possible, but General Dongfang was very happy and said that he asked me to tell someone surnamed Chu to come back with the equipment and go directly to him." Zhao Xin said helplessly: "Chu Huan forced the Xiaguan to retrieve the equipment, but General Dongfang was obviously unwilling to hand over the equipment. The Xiaguan was caught in it, which was really a dilemma...!" He begged: "Master, the Xiaguan really has no choice but to ask you for advice."

Dong Shizhen shook her head and said, "What should I do if Lord Zhao asks me to do about this?"

"Mr. Dong, you can't say that." Zhao Xin immediately said: "You said at that time that even if a new official is transferred, you dare not investigate too much about this matter. Now the Chu person has caught this matter. You should know that he has the golden sword given by the emperor. The golden sword is out of his body and cuts it on the lower official. That can be killed first and then reported."

Dong Shizhen put down the teacup and spread his hands and said, "Mr. Zhao, you should see that Chu Huan came to Xiguan from the beginning, for us. Now that you, Lord Zhao, have a handle to grab him, he will naturally kill this matter. This matter is very difficult. Although Chu Huan's power is not very good now, he is the governor of Xiguan appointed by the court, and he holds the imperial golden sword in his hand, which is really difficult to deal with..." Sighing, shook his head and said, "Mobilizing Hyogo weapons is indeed a violation of the court's laws. Now you only have two ways to go."

“Which two roads?”

"The first way is to convince General Dongfang to send back the military equipment that had been called in the past." Dong Shizhen lowered his voice: "In fact, the military equipment I sent last time is still in the military camp and has not even opened the box. As soon as General Dongfang lets go, the equipment will be transported back, and this matter will be resolved." After a pause, he said with a smile: "Mr. Zhao, you are also from a corpse. At the beginning, General Dongfang was also a fierce general under Governor Zhu. He is a comrade. Lord Zhao is in a difficult situation now, and I think General Dongfang will still help you to rescue him."

"Help me to help me to relieve the siege?" Zhao Xin smiled slightly and asked back, "Mr. Dong really thinks he will relieve me?"

Dong Shizhen smiled and said with a smile: "As far as I know, Lord Zhao and General Dongfang joined the army together, and later they were valued by Governor Zhu. If I remember correctly, I heard that Lord Zhao and General Dongfang had become sworn brothers... but later General Dongfang made many contributions, so...!" He waved his hand and smiled awkwardly: "Forget it, it's all the past, but I think the friendship between the two should be quite good. In the previous period, Lord Zhao joined the Ministry of War, and it is said that General Dongfang also made great efforts."

Zhao Xin's eyes flashed, and he couldn't help but say, "If it weren't for the three thousand taels of silver, would you think Dongfang Xin speak for me?" As soon as he said that, he felt a little embarrassed and his expression was a little wrong.

Dong Shizhen smiled knowingly and lowered her voice: "Mr. Zhao, there is actually a saying that is boring in my heart, I don't know whether to say it or not..."

Zhao Xin frowned and said, "What does the magistrate want to say?"

"If you really want to say it, I'm afraid Lord Zhao will misunderstand Dong, which is suspected of being sowed by the disagreement." Dong Shizhen sighed, "But from the heart, Dong has always felt that when it comes to marching and fighting, Lord Zhao may not be under General Dongfang..." It seemed that it was not good to say this, and waved his hand and said, "Forget it, I'm just talking nonsense..."

Zhao Xin stretched his eyebrows and said, "Mr. Dong, you are really too good... But then again, Governor Zhu gave him few opportunities before. If he gave the same opportunity, the current achievements of the officials may not be lower than those of the Dongfang..." After a smile, he did not continue talking, as if he was very interested in this topic.

Dong Shizhen looked solemn and said, "I'm afraid this is true. In fact, in life, sometimes even if you have full ambitions, but you don't have the chance to show it, that's the same... Alas, Dong thinks that the most regrettable thing in this world is that the heroes are useless."

"What does Lord Dong mean?" Zhao Xin heard something from Dong Shizhen's words, and couldn't help but move the chair and approach Dong Shizhen.

Dong Shizhen shook his head with a smile and said, "Nothing, nothing. Oh, yes, I mean, General Dongfang has an old friendship with Lord Zhao. Now Chu Huan is aggressive and Lord Zhao is in a deep trouble. General Dongfang should still help. Lord Zhao will have a good talk with General Dongfang and send the batch of equipment back to Hyogo. In this way, Chu Huan will be able to handle the work, and Lord Zhao can turn the danger into safety." Fu Xu smiled and said, "People are alive, equipment is dead. General Dongfang should not ignore Lord Zhao's safety for some equipment... Moreover, Lord Zhao agreed to transport equipment from Hyogo to the barracks, which was already a great risk and gave General Dongfang a lot of face. Now that the matter has been made, General Dongfang will not let Lord Zhao take this matter entirely alone, right?"

Zhao Xin immediately sneered: "If it makes sense over there, why should the lower official come to look for Lord Dong? After coming out of Chu Huan, the lower official went to Dongfang Xin directly. I was very slandering and said everything. I didn't mention the old friendship in the past, so I almost knelt down for him. Humph, I, Zhao Xin, still remember the old friendship, but the other general Dongfang couldn't remember it. After going over and over again, there was only one sentence. The equipment transferred from Hyogo to the Pingxi Military Camp.

, it is the equipment of Pingxi Army. If Chu Huan wants to, he will take it himself... But our Ministry of War is a yamen under the Governor's Office. Although Chu Huan cannot control Dongfangxin on the surface, he is our immediate boss. He threw the matter to me, obviously he would not go out...!" He clenched his fists and said annoyedly: "Mr. Dong, the first path you mentioned is no longer feasible. Dongfangxin will never be ready to hand over the equipment."

Dong Shizhen frowned, leaned close to Zhao Xin, and lowered her voice: "General Dongfang is really so inhumane?"

Zhao Xin also approached and whispered: "Are Dongfang Xin a loyal guy? I joined the army with him and prayed for him. Later, he was promoted and arrogant, and gradually became distant from me. This time, Governor Zhu recommended the officials of Xiguan. I thought that Dongfang Xin had an old friend with me after all, and his words were still a little important to Governor Zhu, so I came to him and hoped to help him talk..." After looking around, he said angrily: "It's good that he pretended to behave at first, saying that Governor Zhu already had a candidate. He was not good at illustrations on personnel matters. Later, he beat around the bush and said that he had a price of 3,000 taels...!"

Dong Shizhen narrowed her eyes.

"Three thousand taels of silver are not a small amount." Zhao Xin sighed: "Xiliang retreated and led a team of troops to capture several county towns. He finally saved some silver, but in the end, it was not enough to get enough of the price he offered. There was no way out. He still owed a lot of silver outside..." Waving his hand, the anger sighed with infinite emotion: "I understand now, the world is in a cold state, and all the fucking loyalty is fake... Forget it, Lord Dong, didn't you say there is a second way to go? Please give me some advice."

Dong Shizhen shook her head and sighed: "This first path cannot be done, but Lord Zhao must not want to take this second path, but... the current situation is only the second path."

"Sir, please give me advice!"

"Thirty-six strategies, leaving is the best strategy." Dong Shizhen said: "Mr. Zhao was caught between Chu Huan and Dongfang Xin, and was in a dilemma. Chu Huan was not a good person. He targeted Lord Zhao. If Lord Zhao really couldn't give him an explanation, he would definitely use this matter to deal with Lord Zhao. Better, dismissal is inevitable. If the situation is worse, just as Lord Zhao himself said, maybe...!" He glanced at Zhao Xin's neck and did not continue to say it. Zhao Xin felt a chill in his neck and understood what Dong Shizhen meant.

"Since that's the case, it's better to leave." Dong Shizhen picked up the teacup again, tasted it, and then said slowly: "Didn't Chu Huan give Lord Zhao three days? Three days is enough for Lord Zhao to leave here. The city defense of Shuoquan City is ours. Lord Zhao took his family away and found a hidden place to stay temporarily. As long as you leave, Chu Huan can only find Dongfangxin by himself. You don't have to care about the subsequent matters, Lord Zhao, as long as you leave, you don't have to worry about it. It's important to save your life first."

Zhao Xin said anxiously: "You mean, let me leave everything and leave like this?"

Dong Shizhen sighed: "Does Lord Zhao have other ways?"

"I have worked hard for so many years and owed a lot of money to get into this position." Zhao Xin said unwillingly: "Just leave quietly and leave everything, I...I'm unwilling to...!"
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