Windy City.

Zhenbei Military Guard Station.

"The Marquis was joking. This is the first time that General Mo and Governor Lengzhen have met. I have always heard some rumors before. I know that the Five Elements Division has great power in the capital, and Governor Lengzhen is even more powerful.

Favored by His Majesty."

"But compared to the Marquis, I'm afraid those rumors are not worth mentioning. Looking at the world now, who doesn't know the name of Marquis Li'an?"

Mengjie smiled and waved his hand, put away his shyness, and said seriously, his eyes full of admiration.

"General Meng is really a man of peace, and you have nothing but good things to say about everyone."

"I think that people who have been on the battlefield for a long time are often simple and straightforward, and will not cater to flattery, but what the general just said reminds me of some flatterers in the capital."

"Just kidding, maybe this comparison is inappropriate. General, don't let your mind wander?"

Li Wuji smiled and said jokingly.

Mengjie shook his head. Although he didn't say much, a trace of displeasure clearly flashed across his face.

"I think I've almost finished drinking today, so it's time to call it a day."

"The matter in the north has been settled. It's time for me to return to the capital to resume my duties. In two days, we will set off to return to the capital. We will not disturb the general in these two days."

Li Wuji paused and said slowly.

"The Marquis is alive, so the general will not force him to stay. One day, the Marquis will have the opportunity to return to the border town, and the general will entertain the Marquis well."

"When the Marquis leaves Fengcheng, the general will see him off in person."

Mengjie cupped his hand and said with a smile, without trying to hold him back.

"Okay, it's settled."

"But I have always had a question in my mind. I would like to ask the general to help answer it. Can you?"

Li Wuji asked thoughtfully.

"My lord, it's okay to say it, I will listen attentively."

Mengjie nodded and said respectfully.

"Many generals in the army were killed, which had a bad impact, but I didn't notice that the general was interested in this matter. Why?"

Li Wuji looked at Meng Jie sincerely and asked with a face full of doubts.

"The Marquis has misunderstood. These are brothers who have followed the general for many years. How can the general not be interested in them? It's just that the stakes are so important that I cannot be affected by these things. Once this messes up the situation, it will inevitably disturb the morale of the army."

"This is a border town. There can't be any omissions. Otherwise, it will give the enemy an opportunity to sneak in. If you are not careful, you will be doomed."

"But fortunately, the Marquis is so smart that he found the real culprit so quickly and brought him to justice. The last general on behalf of the 200,000 soldiers of the Zhenbei Army, as well as the people of Fengcheng, would like to express my sincere thanks to the Marquis!"

Meng Jie sighed, looked at Li Wuji with a grateful face, and said sincerely.

"General, you are serious. You and I are just ministers who share His Majesty's worries. We just have different abilities and different functions. We each perform our own duties, and we are all as expected."

Li Wuji smiled, waved his hand, and said slowly.

"That's what the Marquis said."

Mengjie nodded and agreed without saying anything more.

"Okay, it's getting late, I should go."

As Li Wuji spoke, he stood up. Probably due to drinking a few more drinks, his feet were a little weak and he couldn't help but staggered.

Upon seeing this, Meng Jie hurriedly stepped forward and supported Li Wuji.

"Haha, I was happy today, so I drank a few more drinks, but I was too drunk, which made the general laugh."

Li Wuji smiled and grabbed Meng Jie's calloused hand and said embarrassedly.

"Your Majesty's words are serious. It would be an honor for the general and the Zhenbei Army to have a few more drinks."

Mengjie said with a smile.

"Stop talking, let's go."

"Oh, by the way, I forgot to tell the general. I have sent people to investigate the generals who were killed. They were all spies from the Northern Barbarians and Ning Kingdom. They were hiding in the army. Maybe they were plotting something. They might as well be dead.

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"However, there is one of His Majesty's secret agents among the dead. It is a pity. I wonder if Your Majesty will be angry with the Zhenbei Army because of this? But general, don't worry. I will definitely give the General a good word when I get back."

Li Wuji grabbed Meng Jie's hand, turned his head and looked directly at Meng Jie, and said with a smile.

"Is this happening?!"

"I didn't expect them to have so many identities! It seems that the general was negligent. Tomorrow, the general will make a memorial to apologize to His Majesty."

Mengjie was stunned for a moment, his face full of surprise, and then he blamed himself.

Li Wuji patted Meng Jie's hand, stopped lingering, and slowly walked out of the guardhouse with Lu Yuan's support.

Meng Jie stood at the door of the main hall, watching Li Wuji walk out of the guardhouse, frowning slightly, and a strange look flashed in his eyes.

Outside the guardhouse.

With Lu Yuan's help, Li Wuji slowly got on the carriage and walked into the carriage.

But the moment he stepped into the carriage, his original drunken and stumbling appearance changed instantly, and his whole person immediately became extremely sober, without any hint of drunkenness.

The carriage turned around and drove slowly towards the Ziboju branch.

"Sir, were you testing Meng Jie just now?"

Lu Yuan asked in a low voice while driving the car.

"Although he acted very surprised and didn't show any flaws, his aura still changed. I'm sure he already knew the identities of those people, but he just kept it secret."

"He didn't dare to report it, because if he could discover those spies from the Northern Barbarians and Ning Kingdom, he would definitely be able to discover the spies the empress had placed in the Zhenbei Army!"

"The Empress can accept a man who is brave and good at fighting to guard Fengcheng, but she will never accept a man who is not only brave and good at fighting, but also resourceful and scheming as ordinary people to guard Fengcheng and control the Northern Army alone!"

"Mengjie is anything but simple!"

Li Wuji pursed his lips and smiled, thought for a moment, and said lightly.

Such a person was exactly what Li Wuji needed, but he had no intention of subduing him, because although a person like Meng Jie had not been crowned king, he could definitely be regarded as a prince and would never surrender to anyone easily.

He just needs to find opportunities in the future to make Meng Jie understand that they are friends, not enemies. What he really values ​​​​is not whether Meng Jie is willing to surrender to him, but the 200,000 Zhenbei Army under Meng Jie!

After a long time, the carriage finally returned to the Ziboju branch. Li Wuji continued to pretend to be drunk, staggered out of the carriage and walked into the building.

Maybe it was because I was a little tired after running around for the past two days, and I did drink a few too many drinks, so I went back to the room and took a shower.

...

Under night.

The post house in the city.

"The Governor has searched everywhere, but there is still no trace of the Governor. It's as if he has disappeared from the world."

One of his subordinates stood respectfully in front of Leng Yue and said solemnly.

"Explore again! Search inside and outside the city! I don't believe I can't find any clues!"

"There are still two days before we leave Windy City, there is still time!"

"However, this matter needs to be concealed. Don't alert the Zhenbei Army and Li'an Marquis for the time being!"

Leng Yue frowned and said in a deep voice.

"Zhenfu Envoy, has Sir Envoy already..."

The subordinate hesitated for a moment and stopped talking.

Although the words were not finished, the meaning was already clear.

"You want to see people alive! You want to see corpses if you die!"

Leng Yue gritted her teeth and said coldly.

"yes!"

The subordinates agreed respectfully and immediately turned around and left.

Leng Yue sat on the chair, her frown never relaxed, her fists clenched, and her face gloomy.

Not long ago, the Shuixing Commander she sent to track down the whereabouts of Marquis Li'an never returned. It was as if he had evaporated, and the dozen or so subordinates he had with him also lost all traces!

...

Midnight watch.

Ziboju branch.

A ghostly figure came through the air and sneaked into the building silently. After looking around, he went straight to the second floor and tiptoed towards Li Wuji's room.

A bright short knife was held in the black shadow's right hand. With a flip of his wrist, he easily opened the door and stepped in slowly!

"Who?!"

Suddenly, a sharp shout came, and a sword light flashed. Lu Yuan, who lived in the room next to Li Wuji, had appeared outside the door at an unknown moment, and rushed towards the black shadow like lightning!

The black shadow was obviously taken aback. He didn't bother to avoid Lu Yuan's attack. He rushed into the room without looking back and rushed straight to Li Wuji who was sleeping soundly on the bed. He stabbed Li Wuji fiercely with the short knife in his hand.

throat!
Chapter completed!