"What did you say?"
"He's gone?!"
Ling Tong was enraged by the scout's words.
Ling Tong did not like Zhang Cheng, and even loathed him.
However, he was still a member of the Family Zhang!
Zhang Zhao and Zhang Hong, these two old men, were famous for being protective of their own people. If they were to know that their own clan's youngsters could not be found, how would they react?
Wouldn't the entire imperial court be turned upside down?
"Do you know what happened to a young man from a small branch of the Family Zhang when he was killed by bandits in Huiji?"
Ling Tong asked coldly.
The deputy general shook his head.
How could a small fry like him know about this?
Ling Tong narrowed his eyes and continued.
"The Governor of Huiji was replaced, and a hundred thousand soldiers were sent to eliminate the bandits. They were executed by a thousand cuts!"
The deputy general's eyes widened.
"What?!"
However, the deputy general quickly shut his mouth, afraid that he would attract the young masters' attention.
"But … they're just not back yet. They shouldn't be …"
The deputy general said with lingering fear.
If Zhang Cheng were to die, wouldn't they have to bear the consequences as well?!
Ling Tong shook his head.
"It's hard to say …"
"Zhang Cheng is extremely arrogant. Let him go to the south. That's the Shanyue's territory!"
"If it's not good, I'm afraid that he won't be able to come back."
"This kid hates patrolling. He's always the first to come back."
"Don't you think it's strange that he's late today?"
The deputy general was even more afraid at Ling Tong's words. He quickly cupped his hands.
"General, I'll go look for them immediately!"
"I'll find them even if I have to dig three feet into the ground!"
Before Ling Tong could say anything, a scout's voice came from outside the camp.
"General Ling Tong, General Ling Tong!"
"Our governor has made an important discovery. He's here to inform you!"
"It's about the Shanyue!"
The scout's voice was extremely loud, attracting the attention of the young master soldiers.
Following which, Tai Shici entered the military camp with a solemn expression.
Seeing this, Ling Tong hurriedly brought Tai Shici to his tent.
"What news? Catching Bai Feng is more important now. Ziyi, why are you investigating Shanyue? "
Ling Tong said anxiously.
Tai Shici's face was extremely gloomy.
"Gongji, do you know what my men found when they were patrolling the south gate?"
"At that time, your men were checking if Bai Feng was hiding at the South City Gate."
"Suddenly, a group of Shanyue people came to rob you. By the time I arrived, they had already taken all your men away!"
Upon hearing this, Ling Tong's face almost turned green.
"What?!"
He never thought that the thing he was most worried about would actually happen!
Zhang Cheng was taken away by the Shanyue people?!
With Zhang Cheng's personality, how could he get anything good out of the Shanyue people? He would definitely be killed!
Seeing Ling Tong's ugly expression, Tai Shici also pretended to say:
"I'm here this time to ask you, who were the people you sent to the south?"
"These soldiers are all young master soldiers. If they were from a big family, wouldn't they be in trouble?!"
Ling Tong gritted his teeth and said:
"It's … it's Zhang Cheng!"
Hearing Zhang Cheng's name, Taishi Ci immediately took a few steps back in shock. His eyes widened as he said,
"Zhang Cheng? The kid from the Family Zhang? "
"How could it be him?"
Ling Tong didn't want to say a word.
Zhang Cheng still met the Shanyue people!
If Zhang Cheng didn't come back, how could he explain it to Wu Hou?
Tai Shici said coldly:
"Gongji, you know that he's the young master of the Family Zhang. Why did you send him to the most dangerous place?"
"There was a robbery a few days ago, and now the Shanyue people are coming back. You …"
Ling Tong almost roared:
"How could I send him to that kind of place?"
"He insisted on going. He even said that if he met the Shanyue people, he would definitely beat the crap out of them."
"He insisted on showing off. What does it have to do with me?"
Tai Shici sighed and said:
"Gongji, Gongji, it's your problem now!"
"This person was taken away by the Shanyue people. I'm afraid there's a slim chance of him surviving. What if he dies?"
"Those old men from the Family Zhang aren't easy to deal with!"
Tai Shici's move was to directly pull their commander, General Ling Tong, onto the pirate ship.
As long as his acting skills were good enough, he wasn't afraid that the simple-minded Ling Tong wouldn't fall for it.
Seeing Ling Tong's pained expression, Tai Shici said coldly:
"Forget it, forget it. Since something like this has happened, we must take measures."
"This brat was lost in my territory!"
"If Zhang Zhao finds out about this, he'll definitely remove me from my position as prefect!"
Ling Tong heard this and immediately looked at Tai Shici:
"Ziyi, what do you think we should do?"
Tai Shici frowned and said:
"There's only one way now."
"No matter how powerful Zhang Cheng is, he's just a member of Family Zhang's side branch."
"No matter what Zhang Zhao and Zhang Hong say, they won't pursue this matter to the end."
"What landowning households like them want is face."
"After thinking about it, I decided to discuss this matter with you, Gongji."
"Why don't we use the name of those who died heroically while suppressing bandits to settle down Zhang Cheng and the rest of the Gongzi soldiers?"
"As long as we praise Zhang Cheng and the others to the skies, we won't be afraid of Family Zhang coming after us!"
Ling Tong slapped his thigh:
"That's right, why didn't I think of that!"
"Since that's the case, I'll immediately order people to arrange this matter!"
For Ling Tong, as long as there was a way to avoid the attention of the landowning households, it was more important than anything else!
The current Tai Shici was like a savior to Ling Tong.
"Alright, then we'll do as you say, Ziyi!"
"This Zhang Cheng matter must be resolved as soon as possible! Otherwise, it'll be troublesome! "
Ling Tong was very clear that if Zhang Cheng died, he wouldn't be able to escape responsibility.
At that time, if Zhang Zhao and Zhang Hong came after him, he wouldn't be able to absolve himself from the blame!
"Thank you, Ziyi. If not for you, Ziyi, I really wouldn't know what to do!"
Ling Tong said gratefully.
Tai Shici waved his hand:
"Don't say that, Gongji. I can't escape responsibility for this matter either!"
"Settle this matter as soon as possible. Otherwise, both of us will be in danger!"
Ling Tong immediately nodded heavily:
"Please rest assured, Ziyi. I'll definitely take this matter seriously."
After saying that, Tai Shici hurriedly left.
Ling Tong would never have dreamed that the person he was most grateful to would be an accomplice in this matter!
Even though Tai Shici wasn't the main culprit, he was also the one who indirectly caused Zhang Cheng's death.
At this moment, Ling Tong felt that it was better to settle this matter as soon as possible so that he could have a way out.
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