Zhuang Gongzhe now feels full of thought. He never expected that his second brother, who has always been loyal and righteous, would be bought by money and beauty. Zhuang's reputation was actually destroyed in his hands, causing the entire banker to be killed. He really wanted to die. But he thought that even if he died, it would be difficult to recover. Now the most important thing is to find out the truth and see if there is still room for recovery.

"Get up and talk!" Zhuang Gongzhe, who slowly calmed down, said to his brother who was still kneeling on the ground.

"Yes, brother!" Zhuang Siqi was so scared when he saw his elder brother being so angry. He got up timidly but did not dare to sit, and stood aside with his hands hanging down.

"I'll ask you first, you lead your army to have the military talisman from the General Manager's Mansion!"

"Hiss... No, that day, Lord Jiang said there were police officers at the sea and ordered me to lead the army to rescue, but I didn't think so much!" Zhuang Siqi took a deep breath and said with a cold look, his face also changed, realizing that something was wrong.

"Then why did you arrive in Leizhou again later?" Zhuang Gongzhe saw that his brother's face was wrong, and thought that there might be a reason for it, he asked again.

"Brother, I may have been cheated." Zhuang Siqi lowered his head and pondered for a moment and said softly.

"What the hell is going on? Let's talk about it in detail!" Zhuang Gongzhe of course hoped that this was true and said hurriedly.

"After boarding the ship that day, Master Jiang said that he received a letter of help from the Guangxi South Road envoy Zeng Yuanzi, saying that the Tatar army returned to the north and the enemy defenders in Leizhou were weak, which was a good time to recover the lost land. We were really going to capture Leizhou." Zhuang Siqi recalled, "At that time, I thought Master Jiang was His Highness's master and was ordered to preside over the military and political affairs of Qiongzhou. He would never hinder me, so he did not think too much and obeyed the order. Who would have thought that he actually sent troops on his back."

"Why didn't lead the army back after recovering Leizhou? Does Lord Jiang know that Wu Ling's transfer of troops is a serious crime?" Zhuang Gongzhe asked in confusion.

"I think about this now, and I find it strange!" Zhuang Siqi touched his beard and said, "The enemies in Leizhou are less than 3,000, and most of them are surrendered troops. The cities were demolished and they captured Leizhou in just three days. Then they chased them all and soon restored the Leizhou army. Lord Jiang ordered a rest and prepared to board the boat to return to Qiong. But after Lord Zeng came, Lord Jiang changed his mind the next day, saying that he would take advantage of the victory to pursue Huazhou and consolidate Leizhou. We went on a war again. After conquering Huazhou, he said that the enemy of Gaozhou had fled, which was a good time to advance. He fought one after another, and returned to Huazhou to rest and recuperate after recovering the three states."

"Oh, so that's it. What Lord Zeng is doing to you?" asked Zhuang Gongzhe, but he felt that what he saw just now was redundant.

"Mr. Zeng is very respectful to us, takes good care of us, and will respond to our requests. Wealth and supplies will be collected and supplied by them. If there is any loss, we will recruit soldiers on the spot to supplement it." Zhuang Siqi said.

"Well, the food and salary here seems to be abundant, which is better than that in Qiongzhou!"

"It's not entirely true. We can only receive three days of food and grass every time, and there is not much salary. It's not easy to raise funds." Zhuang Siqi shook his head and said.

"What's there in Lord Jiang?" Zhuang Gongzhe just nodded after hearing this, and thought about it and asked again.

"Jiang, the two families had a relative, so their relationship was naturally extraordinary. They lived together in the same house and all the items they supplied were of the best. They often feasted together, and sometimes they called me to accompany me. The wine and delicacies were extremely luxurious." Zhuang Siqi was a little excited when she said that, as if she was still immersed in it, and she was very yearning for it.

"You are so enthusiastic that you are so happy that you don't want to go back to Qiongzhou!" Zhuang Gongzhe sneered.

"Brother is not like this. There were several times when Lord Jiang got drunk and said he wanted to go back during the meal, but he was kept by Lord Zeng every time. He said he wanted to go back a few days ago, but Lord Zeng said that the newly recruited military soldiers lacked training and were embarrassed to bear the great task. He asked us to assist in the training, but it was not done yet." Zhuang Gongzhe waved his hand.

"Since that's the case, why don't you tell the General's Mansion to report to Your Highness for so long?" Zhuang Duke Zhe asked further when he saw that his brother didn't seem to be lying.

"No, whenever we conquer prefectures and counties, or the army moves, Lord Jiang will send someone to report to the General's Mansion. Why didn't he report it? However, the General's Mansion has never responded." Zhuang Siqi said in surprise.

"Is it possible for Lord Jiang to secretly withdraw the messenger?"

"It is impossible. The messengers were sent by the rear army, and I arranged them personally. Even if Lord Jiang had a leave of absence, I have sent people to report safety with my brother many times." Zhuang Siqi said affirmatively, but when he saw his brother's expression was wrong, he asked in disbelief, "Have you not received my letter?"

"That's right. After your highness arrived in Qiong, the situation was very chaotic. When asked the reason, I found out that Lord Jiang and the army had already left. I was there at that time, and there would never be any fake!" Zhuang Gongzhe nodded and said with great certainty.

"What's going on? Brother, you are here to... ask for a crime!" Zhuang Siqi also realized that something was wrong, and suddenly thought of something again and said in surprise.

"Oh, your highness is expected to be right. You are all deceived by the evil thief Zeng Yuanzi!" Zhuang Gongzhe looked at his brother and pulled him over and sighed.

"Brother, what did you have? Since you haven't received our news, why did you find here again?" Zhuang Siqi's mind was a little confused. Wu Ling dispatched troops without authorization and stayed and refused to return. None of them was enough to be punished for death. He felt something was wrong.

"I learned that you left Qiong and went to Leizhou without authorization. The mansion sent many people to search, but they had gone but never returned. Therefore, all the adults in the mansion thought that you had left privately and betrayed the general's mansion, and they all asked to send troops to conquer. Fortunately, His Highness was calm and did not agree. Instead, he continued to send additional personnel to search. Only then did he know that you had recovered Lei, Hua, Gaosanzhou, and colluded with Zeng Yuanzi." Zhuang Duke Zhe told his brothers about the passage and the whole story.

"Since the people in the mansion have found us, why don't they contact us?" Zhuang Siqi thought of something, but asked unwillingly.

"Hmph, the spy sent by the General Manager's Mansion disappeared for no reason. Who dares to contact you? The group of people who returned were also chased and killed all the way, and only one of them returned seriously injured!" Zhuang Gongzhe said coldly.

"Brother, this... this is definitely not what I did, nor is it the back army. Why is this man so cruel? Isn't this going to be a way out for us?" Zhuang Siqi heard the elder brother's words and was deeply suspicious of him. Even though he was bold, his face changed, but he had no way to explain.

"You really didn't do it?"

"Brother, why don't you believe me? Did Your Highness send you to punish me?" Zhuang Siqi said with a flushed face.

"So what? I still have to kill me!" Zhuang Gongzhe asked back.
Chapter completed!