Although he didn't say it explicitly, Xie Ze's intentions were clear. Li Yun naturally welcomed him.
It wasn't difficult to recruit Xie Ze. He wasn't as scheming as Han Yu. Jiang Pengji didn't even need to do anything.
Because Xie Ze had expressed his intention to submit, the medical soldiers taking care of him were more cautious and attentive than before.
Conquering Han Yu and Xie Ze didn't mean that Jiang Pengji had nothing to do.
Her ally, Yang Tao, had contributed a lot in defeating Xu Bei and repelling Huang Song.
Yang Tao was willing to send troops to help her fight this battle. He didn't want to be a Lei Feng. He only wanted half of Zhangzhou and his father's murderer, Zhao Shao. Jiang Pengji had conquered Shancheng. Naturally, she wanted to clear Zhao Shao's name and mail him to Yang Tao.
But —
"Where's Zhao Shao? Haven't found him yet? "
"No news yet."
It had been three days since Jiang Pengji conquered Shancheng.
She methodically cleaned up the battlefield, treated the wounded, and counted the losses and supplies. She also sent people to take over Xu Bei's troops.
Xu Bei's entourage was rather luxurious. Many famous people could be found here.
Some would rather die than submit. They expressed their disdain and contempt for Jiang Pengji, while others had the inclination to submit to her.
However, Jiang Pengji's place wasn't a garbage collection station. Not everyone could join her troops.
There were many people under Xu Bei's banner. The aristocratic families' power was complicated. Jiang Pengji didn't completely reject the aristocratic families' power. She just didn't want them to take over. If there were clear-headed people, she wouldn't mind putting them in an important position. But there were too few people like Fengjin. Most of them were experts in politics. They were bent on plotting for their families. They were incompatible with her. Recruiting them would be a disaster.
However, there were a few people who often sat on the bench who could still be useful.
Han Yu knew these people the best. Jiang Pengji specifically consulted his opinion.
Apart from these people, there was a small group of people under Xu Bei's banner who were idlers.
"Xin Zhao is so rich. He doesn't even feel bad for raising these useless people …"
Jiang Pengji ridiculed them openly. Han Yu was speechless.
"These few people have a good reputation …"
To put it bluntly, recruiting them as hanger-ons was just to build up his reputation. Their nature was similar to ornamental potted plants that looked good.
Jiang Pengji clicked her tongue and said bluntly, "Even if you have a good reputation, you can't eat it. Instead, you eat my food, take my salary, and live a better life than me. I don't like it! If I had this spare cash, why don't I nurture another battalion of elites? "
As a pragmatist, Jiang Pengji hated these feints.
As a new counselor, Han Yu could not refute too much. All he could do was to adapt to his lord who did not play by the rules.
"Send them all back to where they came from. I don't want their lives —"
Han Yu was speechless.
Could it be that the reason why Xu Pei had knelt before this person?
Before Han Yu could think further, the messenger's voice came from outside the tent.
Jiang Pengji lifted her head to let someone in. The messenger said, "Reporting to my lord, Zhao Shao has been found!"
"Found it?"
After cleaning up the battlefield for three whole days, Jiang Pengji did not find Zhao Shao's shadow even after searching through the captives. Where did he hide?
"Where did you find him?"
The messenger lowered his head and reported. Jiang Pengji was speechless after listening.
"No wonder I couldn't find him. He is a coward …"
Zhao Shao knew that once the barbican was breached, his time would come because Yang Tao would never let him go.
For the sake of his life, he purposely changed his identity with the servant and disguised himself as an ordinary refugee. He wanted to escape during the chaos.
However, he was used to living a luxurious life. His skin was smooth and tender. He did not look like a refugee at all.
As mentioned before, men in this era liked to put on makeup. Some celebrities dressed up more diligently than women in pursuit of fashion.
As a celebrity, Zhao Shao was no exception. He often took Hanshi powder in pursuit of snow-white skin. His snow-white skin could make ninety-nine percent of the women in the world feel ashamed. The skin on his face was delicate and there were no pores. His eyebrows and makeup were done well.
He was middle-aged and still pursued fashion. He did not grow a beard like other men.
At first glance, his eyebrows were even more beautiful than women.
Because his disguise skills were not up to par, Zhao Shao was not "protected" when he mixed into the crowd of refugees. Instead, he was targeted by a few gangsters.
His belongings were taken away by the gangsters. Since he got his "wealth", shouldn't he take advantage of his "lust" too?
A group of gangsters who had been destitute for a long time were interested in Zhao Shao.
Poor Zhao Shao. He met with such a situation in his middle age.
Although Zhao Shao was also a fan of men and did not mind men or women, he had a distinguished status. He had always been the one on top. Since when did he have to be pushed to the ground and be the one on the bottom? The group of gangsters also felt that they were unlucky. They thought it was a beautiful woman. Who knew that when they stripped her naked, they would find a thing that was similar to them? If there was, then there was. They could not tolerate the thing that was bigger than them!
Once the fire was ignited, it was unbearable if it was not extinguished. How could it be cut off so easily?
Men were men. They could make do with it.
They spat twice. A few of them pressed him down. Another person carried a knife and mounted the horse.
Needless to say, Zhao Shao with delicate skin and flesh was much more tasty than ordinary women.
The gangsters hadn't had sex for a long time. They were in the mood to fool around for a long time.
Of course, the messenger didn't know the details, but he vaguely described Zhao Shao's experience in the past few days.
When Zhao Shao was found, he almost didn't look like a human. His delicate skin and flesh were covered with bruises. Almost none of his flesh was intact.
Jiang Pengji looked down and asked a question.
"Who found Zhao Shao?"
The messenger answered honestly. Jiang Pengji was silent for a while. Han Yu, who was beside her, also frowned slightly.
According to the messenger, the process of finding Zhao Shao was a coincidence.
When the scout was patrolling, he saw a few gangsters with messy clothes and strange movements. They looked terrified.
Jiang Pengji repeatedly ordered the soldiers not to disturb the people. They were not allowed to bully innocent people. Those who disobeyed the order would be executed!
If the people were in trouble, they could even ask them for help.
The scout became suspicious. He immediately caught the sneaky gangsters and followed them to find Zhao Shao.
That was not a big deal. The key was that Jiang Pengji found something wrong with the place where Zhao Shao was found.
Zhao Shao didn't leave the barbican at all, but no one could find him.
If it was really the gangsters who hid him and humiliated him, how could they not panic when faced with such a big search?
Jiang Pengji frowned and thought for a while. She found an excuse and asked Han Yu to leave.
"Someone, you go and … Forget it. I'll go by myself."
Jiang Pengji went to find Yang Si under the cover of the night.
Zhao Shao could "hide" for three days. She didn't believe that there was nothing fishy.
After some speculation, she set the target of suspicion on Yang Si.
When Jiang Pengji came to Yang Si's tent, she heard him laughing at someone with his head down on the table.
"… Captain Jiang, you have no idea. That scene … I laughed so hard that I cried …"
Jiang Pengji was speechless.
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