"Your Highness, why don't you think about it? When Advisor Lu was in charge of the army provisions, he never made such a huge mistake."
Ever since Lu Zheng had been frozen, all sorts of problems had popped up.
An Cui didn't want to hear this.
If he acknowledged Lu Zheng's ability and denied Hua Yuan, wouldn't that be slapping him in the face and admitting that he didn't know people well?
In An Cui's opinion, Hua Yuan's ability was not inferior to Lu Zheng's. However, they specialized in different fields and couldn't be compared.
The official didn't have mind-reading skills and naturally didn't know what An Cui was thinking.
"Advisor Lu has been assisting you since you were insignificant, Your Highness. He's been diligent and conscientious all these years, never slacking off for a single day. Your Highness, why don't you think about all the battles you've fought all these years? When did there ever be a problem with provisions? " He continued, not noticing that An Cui's expression had darkened. "On the other hand, Hua Yuan made such a huge mistake this time. Advisor Lu also said that Hua Yuan had disloyalty and was especially wary of him …"
An Cui said, "The most important thing now is how to get through this, not shirk responsibility. What's the point of saying all this?"
The official choked on An Cui's words.
It was An Cui who had reprimanded Hua Yuan first. He hadn't started this topic, but now it was his fault?
He wanted to defend himself, but someone tugged on his sleeve, indicating that he should return to his seat and stop arguing with An Cui.
Regardless of whether Hua Yuan had a problem or not, it was unwise to raise doubts now.
Not only would it draw hatred to Lu Zheng, but it would also indirectly question An Cui's ability to judge people.
"Your subject misspoke …"
The situation was not in his favor. After bowing, the official silently returned to his seat.
Everyone continued to be gloomy.
They weren't immortals and couldn't make food appear out of thin air. They'd already scavenged most of the provisions nearby. They could only hope that Hua Yuan would quickly replenish the supplies. Who knew that Hua Yuan would stand them up? Not only did he stand them up, he didn't even give them an explanation.
More than one person muttered in his heart at this scene.
Was there really nothing wrong with Hua Yuan?
Was this guy really not a spy sent by the enemy?
Or perhaps Hua Yuan really didn't want to rebel?
The atmosphere in the tent froze for a long time. No one could think of a solution.
At this moment, a report came from outside the tent. An Cui's face was dark as he asked.
An Cui asked with a sinister look in his eyes, "What is it?"
The soldier handed over a bamboo tube with both hands and said, "Before Military Advisor Lu left, he told me to give this to the Lord."
Before leaving?
Did Lu Zheng leave the barracks?
When did this happen?
Why didn't they hear anything?
Some of them looked confused, but An Cui knew, because he was the one who allowed Lu Zheng to leave the camp.
Lu Zheng's condition worsened. If he continued to stay in the barracks, he wouldn't receive good care. It was very likely that he would die of illness in the barracks.
An Cui didn't want to be known as a heartless person, so he agreed to Lv Zheng's request and sent him to a village dozens of miles away to recuperate.
This wasn't a big deal. Of course An Cui wouldn't publicize it.
"What is it?"
An Cui had someone present the item. He opened the lid of the bamboo tube and took out a neatly folded piece of paper.
He casually swept a glance and immediately got up from the mat in shock.
It was impossible to count on Hua Yuan to deliver food, but An Cui could set his sights on the enemy granaries.
It was not that no one had mentioned this suggestion before, but the feasibility of implementing it was too low because they did not know the location of Jiang Pengji's granary.
It was also impossible to count on a sneak attack on the granary to make Jiang Pengji unable to recover.
Everyone in the world knew that Jiang Pengji was a crafty person with three burrows. She would never leave her military supplies in one place and wait for the enemy to plunder them all at once.
However …
If they knew the location of the enemy's provisions, even if there was only one location, they could temporarily solve the food crisis if the raid was successful.
An Cui didn't expect the sickly Lu Zheng to leave him such a huge surprise before he left.
However, after his ecstasy came hesitation and doubt.
Lu Zheng had been staying in his tent and hadn't left. Even if he was a divine strategist, it was impossible for him to know the location of the enemy's granary, right?
If this information was true, why did he only bring it out now?
An Cui was hesitant, but the officials in his tent were very curious about what was written in the letter that made An Cui react so strongly.
Could it be a brilliant plan to break out of the situation?
Everyone's hearts were pounding, but An Cui didn't open his mouth to explain, so they didn't want to disturb him.
An Cui took a deep breath and made up his mind to make the letter public so that everyone could read it.
"My lord, this is a good opportunity!"
If the sneak attack was successful, they would be able to obtain a large amount of provisions, enough for the army to slowly retreat and plan their next move.
This is good news, but why does the chief public security officer look unhappy?
A few people with sharp eyes and bright minds guessed correctly.
It was most likely that An Cui's paranoia had flared up again and he was judging Lu Zheng with biased eyes.
When they thought about it, they really pitied Lu Zheng. Hua Yuan had courted death with all his might, but An Cui could speak up for him, while Lu Zheng was repeatedly doubted.
Everyone thought so, but An Cui didn't say anything, so they couldn't do anything.
Because there was really no other way, An Cui still took Lu Zheng's suggestion and attacked the granary at night!
Little did they know …
This was someone's scheme within a scheme.
The burlap sack covering Lu Zheng's head was removed. The not-so-dazzling light made Lu Zheng's face look even gloomier.
Before he could adjust to the light around him, he heard a call that he hadn't heard for many years.
"Shaoyin, how have you been?"
Jiang Pengji's smug smile that hadn't changed much was magnified in front of his eyes.
Lu Zheng's hands were tied behind his back, and he was half-sitting on the ground. His hair was messy and he looked pathetic.
"Where's my daughter?"
Even though they hadn't seen each other for many years, Lu Zheng recognized her as soon as he saw her smiling face.
"So that girl is your daughter? She's a girl, after all. How can she be treated like you? " Jiang Pengji squatted down and leveled her gaze with Lu Zheng. She smiled and said, "She's been tied up and placed somewhere else. I'm not a heartless person like An Cui. I won't be cruel to the family of my enemy. Speaking of which, your daughter is really pretty. She doesn't look like your child at all. "
Lu Zheng took a deep breath and tasted the pain in his stomach that he hadn't felt in a long time.
He pretended to be calm and said, "Because she's my adopted daughter."
"I quite like that little girl. She treats you extremely well. She's still biting people even when she's tied up. She doesn't let anyone touch a single hair on your body."
After hearing this, Lu Zheng's terrible mood eased a little.
In this cold and heartless world, only his adopted daughter could give him some comfort.
Jiang Pengji said, "More than half a year ago, I asked Buqu to pass a message to you, but you didn't reply to me directly. Are you trying to go back on your word?"
A message from Fang Zhi?
Thinking of this, Lu Zheng's expression darkened.
This guy had really slept with Zixiao.
"He's just a prisoner. You can do whatever you want with him."
Jiang Pengji sighed. "Everything was fine in the past. Shaoyin, you're treating me like an outsider. You know very well that based on our relationship, I can touch anyone but you. If you're not willing to submit to me, I'll set you free and let Master Yuanjing keep an eye on you. "
Lu Zheng gave her a sidelong glance.
Only a ghost would believe her nonsense.
"Where's Zixiao?"
"I touched him." Jiang Pengji rested her chin on her hand and said, "Your touching is different."
Lu Zheng couldn't take it anymore. "Liu Lanting, don't talk dirty at a time like this!"
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