readytorunbook Chapter 263 What happened?
Chapter 263 What happened?
Chen Fusheng is a good actor.
After listening to Yue Shan, he pretended to have just heard the news and his body shook violently.
"What? That person is Chen Changan?"
Chen Fusheng was terrified and held his head with both hands: "Woo woo, Brother Nine, how could it be you? It's impossible!"
"Master Xiao, my brother and I have a deep bond. How could I order him to be killed?"
"During the battle, I saw two experts running out from Brother Nine's place. I wanted to help Brother Nine, so I ordered an attack on them!"
“Ninth brother, ninth brother, woo woo woo!”
Chen Fusheng cried heart-wrenchingly and felt like dying.
Lao Ma was furious and said, "You fart!"
"The city gate had already been breached by our side, and the soldiers were all in the city. I was protecting the young master, so why would you need to fire?"
"It's obvious that you recognized the young master. Is your telescope just for fun?"
Chen Fusheng just cried bitterly, and Wang Meng took a deep breath.
"I can testify that my general didn't see Chen Changan at all!"
"The woman who ran away is an important figure in the Red Flower Society. The general also told us that he wanted his ninth brother to make a contribution before ordering us to fire!"
"No one wants to see something like this happen, but it's not my general's fault!"
The evidence Wang Meng said seemed to be conclusive, but it was something that could not be confirmed in the first place.
Lao Ma didn't want to say anything more. As long as Chen Fusheng was killed and the young master was avenged, he didn't care about anything else!
Both sides held their own opinions and Xiao Zhennan was unable to make a judgment.
Wang Meng then defeated Xiao Zhennan: "Master Xiao, you said Chen Changan was not rewarded for defeating the Red Flower Society, but you said his merits and demerits were offset when he defeated me."
“Similarly, if it weren’t for the red cannons of the Zhennan Army, would you be able to open the gate of Yanzhou so quickly?”
"For my general, this is a credit!"
"Even if he accidentally killed Chen Changan, his merits and demerits can be offset!"
"What's more, this is a matter of the Zhennan Army and has nothing to do with Sir Xiao!"
At this time, Wang Meng divided the Zhennan Army into the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry. Isn't this a slap in the face of Xiao Zhennan?
"Bastard!"
Xiao Zhennan was furious and shouted, "Come here, imprison all the Zhennan soldiers, take away their weapons, and hand them over to the emperor immediately!"
"Northern Vanguard, you too, stand up. This is a matter between two armies, and I cannot make the decision on my own!"
Soldiers from the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry had already gone there and took Chen Fusheng and others away.
Chen Fusheng was happy then and looked back at Lao Ma.
Yes, it was me who killed Chen Changan. Come on, you want revenge on me?
Rubbish!
Old Ma looked at Chen Fusheng gloomily.
Lao Ma was furious at not being able to kill him. Just wait for me!
Xiao Zhennan didn't care about these things. He shook his head and said, "Where was Chen Changan last seen? Come on, follow me to check it out."
Since Chen Fusheng had already left, the soldiers naturally hurried to take Xiao Zhennan forward.
Xiao Zhennan looked at the blast holes all over the ground, which had sunk a lot of the soil. He squatted down, holding Chen Changan's shoes in silence.
"Master Xiao, please show some mercy and let me kill Chen Fusheng..."
Xiao Zhennan waved his hand to interrupt Lao Ma: "Ma Yonghe, tell me, were there three people at that time?"
"Yes, two women and one man."
"That's it." Xiao Zhennan breathed a sigh of relief.
"There are only Chen Changan's shoes and clothing fragments, but none of those two women's. How can we determine that Chen Changan is dead? It's impossible that all three of them have no remains left, right?"
"Besides, look at what is in front of you, where is the corpse?"
After hearing Xiao Zhennan's calm analysis, all the soldiers immediately became alert.
Old Ma's heart was trembling: "Master Xiao, are you saying that the Prince Consort is not dead?"
"I don't think so. There are no signs of corpses left here."
Xiao Zhennan stood up and said carefully: "Ten shells were fired at the same time, and the shells landed at different times. If the first shell was far away from them, they could jump into the shell crater to avoid the threat."
"Those two women are very skilled in martial arts. Maybe they took Chen Changan away?"
After Xiao Zhennan's reasoning, Lao Ma's mood calmed down a lot.
But reasoning is reasoning. Old Ma still feels uncomfortable when he can't see Chen Changan.
Xiao Zhennan ordered Yue Shan and others to clean up the battlefield, but only left Lao Ma behind. He said hatefully, "Ma Yonghe, are you still thinking about killing Chen Fusheng and avenging Chen Changan?"
Lao Ma didn't say anything, this was obvious.
"Chen Fusheng is the son of the King of Huainan. If we kill him, the King of Huainan will surely feel resentful and may even turn against the Emperor."
"Currently, the Great Chu is in chaos, and the Emperor still needs the Prince of Huainan to stabilize the situation in the south."
Lao Ma clenched his fists tightly. How could he not know?
Xiao Zhennan smiled grimly: "But, watching Chen Fusheng frame Chang'an, how can I calm down the anger in my heart if I don't teach him a lesson?"
"I'm sending Chen Fusheng away tonight. You pretend to be a strong man and give me a good beating!"
"Just keep your breath and don't kill yourself!"
Old Ma looked at Xiao Zhennan and finally laughed out loud.
He turned to leave, but stopped: "But, wouldn't this put you on the opposite side of the King of Huainan? Chen Fusheng is very smart and will see through it."
"So what?" Xiao Zhennan curled his lips in disdain.
"Even if the emperor knew, he would support my approach. He wants to kill Chen Changan, so what's wrong with me beating him?"
"If it doesn't work, the emperor can keep me away from the court. I don't want to worry about these things."
Old Ma knelt on the ground and kowtowed three times to Xiao Zhennan.
Three days later, a battle report reached the court.
Xiao Zhennan ordered the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry to escort Chen Fusheng back to Baidi. When passing through Qingzhou, they were drugged by bandits.
Wang Meng had his limbs broken and was hung on the flagpole.
Chen Fusheng was beaten black and blue and fainted several times. He is now receiving treatment in Qingzhou.
Lord Xiao also clearly stated in his letter that it was confirmed that they were bandits without a doubt.
Because Lao Ma, Yue Shan and others were discussing things in their tent at that time, I could serve as their witness.
Old Ma looked at the moon in the sky and just sighed.
My Lord, are you really not dead?
……
Chen Changan is really not dead.
What happened was just as Xiao Zhennan said. When the first shell fell, Chen Changan was knocked unconscious.
Fortunately, there were two people with superb martial arts skills around him who led Chen Changan into the artillery pit.
Because she didn't know if there would be more bombardments, Liu Ruge immediately carried Chen Changan and her master on her back and quietly escaped.
Chen Changan was sleeping on a fishing boat at this time and had been in a coma for seven days and seven nights.
In his dream, he seemed to see a beautiful woman, looking at him with a smile.
She parted her red lips and bit her teeth: "Chen Lang..."
"Qingcheng, Qingcheng!"
Chen Changan reached out to grab her anxiously, not wanting Zhao Qingcheng to leave.
Maybe because he exerted too much force, he felt severe pain in his body and opened his eyes in a cold sweat.
Looking up, you can see the roof of the dock, and there is a strong smell of medicine in the house.
Chen Changan was unable to react. Where was this?
Am I...not dead yet?
"Changan, are you awake?"
Chen Changan heard someone talking behind him and turned around quickly.
But after taking a look, I felt my whole body stiff and I couldn’t recover for a long time!
Because Liu Ruge was not wearing any clothes!
Just lying in his bed!
Oh my god, what on earth happened?