Cheng Jing sighed. "This kind of person is not worthy of my lord's anger. Just leave this matter to me."
Huang Song's expression was still not good. Even though the person who betrayed him was a fence-sitter, he still minded and was unusually angry.
However, with Cheng Jing's persuasion, Huang Song calmed down a little. With a calm expression, he said, "I'll leave this matter to Youmo."
Cheng Jing bowed and replied, "Yes."
Courting death was not scary. What he was afraid of was being hated by both Jiang Pengji and Huang Song at the same time.
Although Cheng Jing always acted like a gentleman, being a gentleman did not mean that he was honest and inflexible. If he really schemed against someone, the other party would willingly help him count the money after being betrayed by him. In the words of the livestream viewers, which of these think tanks and strategists did not cut the black and white? Which fat fish did not take the bait when they acted as bait? Others thought that they had taken advantage of the situation and succeeded in their scheme, but they did not know that the other party was secretly watching the show.
Not long after Cheng Jing's scheme, the fat fish took the bait.
"Is this news true?"
"Of course it's true."
The person who spoke was the man who had visited Cheng Jing earlier.
His companion was still a little worried and felt that the document in his hand was a little hot.
"Then tell me the details in detail. Cheng Jing is also an old fox. How could he be so careless as to let you steal this?"
The man said, "Listen to me in detail."
It turned out that Cheng Jing felt embarrassed when he forcefully sent him away. Yesterday, he met him and invited him to sit in his tent for a while.
The two of them had not exchanged greetings for long when Cheng Jing received the battle document sent by Huang Song. He hid the document in the bedroom behind the tent.
At that moment, because of the dry weather and the soldiers' carelessness, sparks from the bonfire splashed onto the tent and caused a fire, burning several tents nearby. Cheng Jing thought that the document had been burned, but he did not know that the man had taken advantage of the chaos to steal all of them.
"This fire came too coincidentally …" His companion still had doubts in his heart.
The man said, "What's so strange about this? It's not uncommon for a camp to catch fire. Do you think this is a trap? "
His companion hesitated and said, "It looks like it …"
Although autumn was dry and there was a lot of withered grass, making it easy for the tents to catch fire, the timing made him a little suspicious.
The man said, "Cheng Jing was almost burned by the fire. A small part of his left hand was burnt. If the soldiers hadn't put out the fire in time, he would have died. If this was really a trap, what was Cheng Jing plotting? He would have sent people to capture us long ago. Why would he play the trick of injuring himself to gain our confidence? "
His companion said, "It's not unreasonable to say that …"
If Cheng Jing had set up a trap, it meant that Huang Song already knew that they had the intention to rebel. How could he not do anything?
Now that he thought about it, he must have been thinking too much.
His companion asked, "Then what do we do now?"
The man said, "To avoid any undue delay, we naturally have to pass the news to Liu Xi before Huang Song mobilizes his troops. Only then can we seize the opportunity to make meritorious service."
Although the battle document was confidential, it had a time limit. They had to act before the document became invalid.
His companions were a little worried. If they really betrayed Huang Song, and they continued to stay here with Huang Song, they would lose their lives.
He told the man what he was worried about, and the two of them came up with a plan to escape to Liu Xi that very night.
There were a total of five powerful families that sought refuge in Zhonghe District. The five families were connected by marriage, and their interests were already inseparable. Naturally, they had to act together. They immediately split up to discuss with a few others. Finally, they decided to escape at midnight that night.
Cheng Jing had long been watching them. Naturally, he would arrange for informants, so every word of their conversation fell into Cheng Jing's ears.
He snorted coldly and said, "They don't know that their death is near!"
The camp occupied a large area, and the personnel were complicated. If they had trusted subordinates as spies, it would not be difficult to disguise themselves as ordinary soldiers and sneak out. Cheng Jing specially opened the back door for them, so their escape was exceptionally smooth. Jiang Pengji had even prepared backup for them.
Seeing backup, the few of them instantly felt relieved. Although they did not show it on their faces, they felt a little proud.
Although they had betrayed Jiang Pengji, now that they had returned, she still accepted them generously. How could they not feel proud?
From another perspective, they could also see how important this confidential document was.
They had secrets in their hands, and the weight of the secret was equivalent to the weight of their own.
When they arrived at the camp, the sky was still gloomy, but their moods were incomparably radiant.
From afar, they could vaguely see countless tents prostrating on the ground.
Truly stepping into Jiang Pengji's territory, they felt extremely at ease.
Little did they know that the God Slaying Sword in Jiang Pengji's hand was already thirsty.
"Where is the lord now?" one of them asked the soldier who was waiting for them.
The soldier replied respectfully, "It's still early. The lord should be training the troops at the training ground. Please wait for a while."
They did not suspect anything. One by one, they waited in the main tent for Jiang Pengji's arrival.
Even if they did not know how to read the situation, they did not dare to complain. After all, the situation was stronger than they were. If Jiang Pengji asked them to wait, they had to wait.
What was Jiang Pengji doing now?
Just as the soldier had said, she was warming up and training the troops at the training ground.
As the lord, how could she convince the warriors and make them loyal to her?
Apart from having a charismatic personality, her fists had to be strong. To make them respect her at all times, Jiang Pengji went there every few days. This made life difficult for Qin Gong and the others. Jiang Pengji occasionally beat up the newly promoted newcomers. Most of the time, she looked for them to fight one-on-one or gang up on them.
Although she had a sense of propriety and would not embarrass them, it was a pain in the ass to be completely suppressed by the lord. Others would still think that the two of them were evenly matched. As a result, the old generals did not like to spar with Jiang Pengji. When they saw her at the training ground, they looked bitter. Qin Gong, Xie Ze, and the others had not learned their lesson. They were eager to try. When they could not avoid her, Jiang Pengji would stop for a while.
"What? They're here? "
Jiang Pengji was wiping the sweat on her neck with a cloth. She looked refreshed. On the other hand, Qin Gong and the others looked as if they had been plucked by a demon.
"I'll go over now. You guys continue training … "
The first sentence was directed at the soldier who sent the message. The second sentence was directed at Qin Gong and the others.
"Yes!"
Jiang Pengji left. The two who had escaped heaved a long sigh of relief.
Jiang Pengji strode into the main tent. She did not even look at the few people. She sat upright in the main seat and held the God Slaying Sword in front of her.
With such an attitude, not to mention being courteous, it could not even be considered "friendly."
Yang Si said, "Your Highness, these are brought by these gentlemen. Please have a look."
He held Huang Song's battle document in front of Jiang Pengji with both hands. She picked it up with one hand and opened it with a swoosh. She read through it quickly.
Jiang Pengji's attitude was a mystery. The few people's optimistic moods sank. They held their breaths and waited for her reaction.
After a while …
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