Chapter 562: Frightened Wang Chonggu, Climbing into Qi Shuai's Bed at Night

Wang Chonggu was sure.

Just now, Yan Shaoting must have been planning something for himself.

He could guarantee that Yan Shaoting had already extended his schemes to himself.

Although he had been with the latter for less than a month, Wang Chonggu knew that this young man was not simple at all.

Now facing Yan Shaoting’s questioning.

Thinking back to just now, that deep and meaningful look.

Wang Chonggu's throat moved, and finally, under Yan Shaoting's gaze, he slowly smiled.

"I was thinking that the general is really young and ambitious. For something like today, answering questions in this way can make people speechless. If it were me, I would definitely not be able to do it."

Yan Shaoting hummed and asked, "But what happened to the governor? Why do I feel that the governor doesn't look very good?"

It's still the same question.

Wang Chonggu's heart was pounding when he heard this.

He quickly laughed twice, then rubbed his face hard with his hands a few times.

"Maybe it's too cold in the north. There was a bit of cold wind last night."

Yan Shaoting hummed and nodded, as if he thought there was nothing wrong with Wang Chonggu's explanation.

He did not stay any longer and said immediately: "We have captured Wang Zhigao and others today. We have completed all the tasks we should have done in this expedition to the north. The next step is to return to the court."

Wang Chonggu immediately cupped his hands and said: "The general has returned with unprecedented achievements this time. I believe that the court has already prepared a reward for the three armies. The general will be promoted to a higher position and rise to a high position."

Yan Shaoting smiled and shook his head: "It's a pity that I can't serve in the capital with the governor."

After he finished speaking, he started walking.

I didn't take a few steps out.

Yan Shaoting turned back to look at Wang Chonggu and said, "Governor Wang, I will be returning to the capital soon. Governor Wang will have to take care of all the affairs in the northern frontier to avoid future troubles."

Wang Chonggu hurriedly bowed his head and accepted the order.

When he stood up again, Yan Shaoting had disappeared from his sight.

Now Wang Chonggu became even more certain that Yan Shaoting had begun to plot against him.

But now that this happened suddenly, he has not yet figured out what Yan Shaoting wants to do to him.

And in the direction of the rear camp in the distance.

Wang Zhigao and the others who had been escorted to the cages had originally let out a few roars and howls, most of which were curses against Yan Shaoting. But soon, the sounds disappeared, and it must be because there was no shortage of stinky cloths for wiping feet in the rear camp.

Wang Chonggu had something on his mind, and the more he thought about it, the more confused he became about Yan Shaoting's plan.

This day.

Until night fell, the grassland was cloudless and a bright moon shone high in the sky, casting its bright moonlight on the earth, making it glow faintly at night, allowing people to see a large area around them clearly.

Wang Chonggu, who had rested in his barracks after dinner, lay on the bed with his arms folded without taking off his clothes. After thinking for a while, Wang Chonggu suddenly stood up, and there were bloodshot on the whites of his eyes.

He walked out of the barracks.

It is outside.

Except for the soldiers on night patrol, all the soldiers in the barracks have gone to bed, and there are rarely any people walking around outside.

Under the shining of the stars and the moon, the four governors clasped their hands, curled up their bodies, stretched their heads and looked around the camp, then they figured out the direction and began to move slowly.

Soon, patrol officers and soldiers appeared in front of the governors of the four borders.

Wang Chonggu's eyes flickered, and he quickly stretched out his hand: "I will inspect the surrounding area, you don't need to make a noise, be careful everywhere and guard against the Mongolian thieves' attack."

With the governor's order, the officers and soldiers on night patrol did not utter a word, abiding by the iron rule of night patrol, and just clasped their fists in response.

Seeing the team of patrolling soldiers leave, Wang Chonggu couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

But he also became very annoyed.

He was clearly in his own camp, surrounded by tens of thousands of soldiers, but he acted like a thief.

Wang Chonggu couldn't help but quicken his pace and quickly approached the recognized tent.

Soon, he arrived at the barracks he was heading for.

I saw that the lights in the tent had been turned off long ago, only a pile of fire pots were burning not far outside the tent, illuminating the surrounding area.

Wang Chonggu took a deep breath and leaned into the tent.

As I entered the tent, my vision immediately became dim.

Wang Chonggu could only squint his eyes to make out the arrangement of objects in the tent, and then tiptoe towards the blurry bed in front of him.

He stretched out his hand and slowly touched the bed.

But he touched nothing.

Without waiting for Wang Chonggu to react.

A bone-chilling feeling appeared on his neck.

In the dark night.

Qi Jiguang glared at the black figure in front of him with his tiger eyes, and put his saber against the other's neck. He said in a cold voice: "Where did you come from, you thief? What do you want to do?"

Wang Chonggu, who was lying on his back, felt a chill in his spine. He dared not move an inch and said quickly, "Yuan Jing, it's me!"

call.

In the darkness, a blowing sound was heard behind Wang Chonggu.

Qi Jiguang still held the knife in one hand, and blew the fire stick in his other hand to light it.

The tinderbox burned, emitting a faint light that shone on Wang Chonggu's body. Only then did Qi Jiguang recognize who the person was who had sneaked in in the dark night.

The long sword is put away.

Wang Chonggu quickly turned around and sat down on the bed, patting his chest with his hand.

Qi Jiguang frowned and walked to the table, lit the candle on the table, and then looked at Wang Chonggu who appeared in his tent: "Governor Wang, why did you come here in the dark?"

Wang Chonggu, who was sitting beside the bed, turned pale because of the chill on his neck, but he tried to force a smile on his face: "Yuan Jing, you and I are now considered in-laws, you... you should put down the knife and come over. I have something to tell you."

He looked at the sword hanging on Qi Jiguang's waist with some fear.

Qi Jiguang became more and more confused.

But he still took off his sword and placed it on the table, then looked at Wang Chonggu again.

Seeing that Qi Jiguang just put down the knife but did not move, Wang Chonggu's face became a little anxious. He immediately stood up and walked forward, stretched out his hands to grab Qi Jiguang's hands, and dragged him to the bedside and forced him to sit down.

Qi Jiguang's face was grim and he became more and more confused.

Although he knew that these scholars liked to do things like sleeping with their feet together and talking all night long, he felt that Wang Chonggu was probably not such a person.

Unable to understand the other party's intentions for a moment, Qi Jiguang felt uncomfortable all over.

But Wang Chonggu tightly grasped the hand of his relative Qi Jiguang and took a long breath.

Wang Chonggu finally opened his mouth and expressed the worry that had been lingering in his mind all day.

"Yuan Jing!"

"Tell me, is the general going to harm me?"

Today, when Wang Zhigao and others were put into the prison cage in the rear camp and were about to be escorted to the capital, Yan Shaoting's unintentional look really made Wang Chonggu nervous for the whole day, and he has not been able to sleep until now.

I dare not sleep!

I dare not close my eyes.

Wang Chonggu thought of the tens of thousands of troops around him, all of which were under the control of Yan Shaoting. Although Yan Shaoting was a civilian and had not been in the army for a long time, he had a great advantage in commanding the army.

Treat soldiers well.

Wang Chonggu, who had also served in the border town for many years, knew from the looks on the faces of the soldiers in the camp when they looked at Yan Shaoting that as long as the other party gave the order, these soldiers would chop off the head of the governor of the four borders without saying a word.

Now I am in the camp.

Wang Chonggu did not feel safe at all, he just felt like his physical body was surrounded by tens of thousands of tigers and wolves.

But Qi Jiguang couldn't understand it at all.

He frowned and looked at Wang Chonggu, who had become panicked, with a serious look in his eyes. He could only ask in a deep voice: "The general only wants peace in the border town. After capturing Wang Zhigao and other criminals in the border town, he will return to the capital. Why is the governor so uneasy and even has such doubts?"

He wanted to pull his hands away from Wang Chonggu's tight grip, but the other party was too strong, so Qi Jiguang had to give up.

But Wang Chonggu shook his head repeatedly: "No, no, no. Yuan Jing, I know that you were promoted by the Yan family, and you have known the general for many years, but you and I are also in-laws. I don't want you to harm the general, but you have to explain it to me clearly. Even if you die, you have to die with a clear mind."

Qi Jiguang sighed and said, "Brother Wang, you worry too much. You have been running around in the camp recently. Have you not had a good rest?"

Wang Chonggu still shook his head: "Today... the general looked at me with something wrong, just after he captured Wang Zhigao and others! Yuan Jing, you have been with the general for a long time, you know what his intentions are. If it was normal, the general could have said it, and I, Wang Chonggu, would have done it. Now it looks like this... looks like this..."

It's really scary!

Wang Chonggu felt that if he didn't figure out what Yan Shaoting's intentions were, he would be scared to death on the grassland sooner or later.

Qi Jiguang's eyes wandered: "Brother Wang, are you saying that after the general captured Wang Zhigao and others today, he looked at you differently?"

As he spoke, Qi Jiguang was still observing Wang Chonggu's reaction.

I saw the other party nodding for a long time.

Qi Jiguang narrowed his eyes, as if he understood something: "Brother Wang, since you have been saying that you and I are already in-laws, then there are some things I have to say."

Hearing Qi Jiguang say this, Wang Chonggu immediately nodded in agreement.

In his opinion, Qi Jiguang was the only one who could protect himself in this camp.

"Yuan Jing, speak quickly!"

Qi Jiguang nodded and asked, "First of all, I think you are worrying too much. The general certainly has no intention of harming you. As for what I have to say, I think you should understand..."

Speaking of this, Qi Jiguang was still a little hesitant.

Wang Chonggu was anxious, and he used more force with his hands: "Yuan Jing, just say whatever you want to say. Even if it is a huge difficulty, I, Wang Chonggu, am not the kind of person who will turn my back on you."

Qi Jiguang then said, "Brother, you should know that now the general is in charge of the three armies, and he will recapture Hetao in one battle, and he will also build a city and a wall north of Yinshan Mountain. Will there be changes in the Nine Frontiers in the future? Brother, you are from Jin, you are a leader among Jin people, and you are also an important official in the frontier town. The court is planning to clear the army, and now that the general has recaptured Hetao and is going to reform the Nine Frontiers, do you think the people in Jin will fully agree with the court and the general's plan?"

Just for a moment.

After Qi Jiguang's explanation, Wang Chonggu instantly calmed down.

But his eyes kept flickering, showing that he was thinking about the problem very quickly.

Seeing that Wang Chonggu had calmed down, Qi Jiguang quickly glanced at the camp gate and then looked away.

After a while.

Wang Chonggu then spoke again: "After all, those involved are confused while those who are on the sidelines can see things more clearly. What Yuan Jing said tonight, I knew it too. But I am in the middle of the situation, so I really don't want to admit it..."

Outside the tent, there were the sounds of small footsteps gradually fading away.

Wang Chonggu was completely focused on the conversation with Qi Jiguang at the moment, so he naturally didn't notice it. Qi Jiguang's ears moved, but he didn't say anything.

Wang Chonggu continued, "The Nine Frontiers issue started during the reign of Emperor Taizu and Emperor Chengzu. Over the past two hundred years, the Nine Frontiers have been slack and unmanageable, and this expedition is no exception. I think that today, the general is punishing Wang Zhigao and others, and he is also holding me, a native of Jin, accountable. I'm afraid... in the general's view, my Wang family, as the most prominent of the Jin people, was also involved in the smuggling both inside and outside the wall."

Qi Jiguang immediately smiled and asked, "Then will my brother and his family participate in these activities?"

Although he and the Wang family had agreed to get married and their children were already in-laws.

But if the Wang family really did something illegal, he would definitely break off the marriage, even if it meant being branded as unkind.

The reason for marrying into the Wang family was, firstly, that his son had reached the age where he should have a suitable marriage, and secondly, that he would be stationed in the Nine Borders permanently, and if there was someone like Wang Chonggu, a northerner who had worked in the border town for a long time, he would be able to rely on him.

Although he is now a member of the Yan Party.

However, the power of the Yan family in the border town is small, and if I want to stay in the border area in the future, I still need some support from the nine border areas.

So when Yan Shaoting asked about it that day, Qi Jiguang admitted it without hesitation. And the other party did not have any other reaction, which shows that the marriage was approved.

Wang Chonggu slowly moved his head to the side, looked directly at Qi Jiguang, and immediately said in a deep voice: "The Wang family has absolutely no involvement! I, Wang Chonggu, have been an official for many years and have been in the border town for a long time. I may have sought power, but I have never violated the rules inside or outside the border wall! Although the Wang family of Puzhou has accumulated a lot, it is also the income from the business of the branch of the family!"

Qi Jiguang smiled slightly.

He asked again: "What if one day the general is in power and wants you to set an example, investigate the border troops, withdraw the troops, and strictly prevent smuggling at the border? What do you want to do?"

Wang Chonggu immediately said: "Of course..."

But as soon as he opened his mouth, Wang Chonggu hesitated again.

He just kept repeating: "I should be... I should be..."

Finally, a look of embarrassment appeared on Wang Chonggu's face.

Qi Jiguang just smiled and said nothing.

end.

Wang Chonggu took a deep breath and said, "Yuan Jing, if you are going to release me tonight, I will not hide anything from you. The new policy of the court seems to be vigorous, but it is also full of dangers in secret. If we are not careful, the new policy and the new party will lose everything."

Qi Jiguang still smiled without saying anything and just nodded.

Wang Chonggu then said, "Yuan Jing is close to the Yan family and is also considered a member of the New Party. Logically, since Yuan Jing and I have a son and daughter, I should join the New Party with all my strength. But my Wang family is also a large family, young and old, and they all rely on me for survival."

Qi Jiguang remained silent and just nodded.

Wang Chonggu sighed softly, "I have read the books of sages since I was young, and I also know how to serve the country and make it prosperous. Regarding what Yuan Jing asked tonight, I can only say that if the new party in the court overrides everything and the general wants to do things in the nine borders, I will do my best to serve you!"

Qi Jiguang finally chuckled, nodded but then shook his head.

Words come out of the mouth, but often they have to be divided into two parts.

Now that Wang Chonggu said this, he naturally understood what the other party meant.

all.

It all depends on how the new party fights in the government.

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