After listening to my voice, the villain became addicted to the plot

When Cheng Jin saw Cheng Sheng, he was riding a horse and walking in front of the army's money. His whole body was completely free of the cynical look he had before.

He accepted the compliments from the people in the city expressionlessly.

Cheng Jin stood in the crowd and stared at Cheng Sheng.

When Cheng Sheng passed by, Cheng Jin followed Cuizhu and the others back to the palace.

When Cheng Sheng entered the palace, he had to meet Chu Chengye first, but when he met Chu Chengye, Cheng Sheng was not the only one, so Cheng Jin was waiting in the corner.

There were many people standing in the hall, all of whom had contributed to the border battle. They all knelt down when they saw Chu Chengye.

"See the Emperor."

Chu Chengye sat on the upper seat and gently raised his palm to signal them to stand up.

General Sheng opened his mouth to tell Chu Chengye everything that had happened in the past few days, and everyone present was heartbroken.

Cheng Sheng's surrender was a fake surrender. The original intention was to relax the enemy's vigilance. It was supposed that the border pass could be captured within half a month without any accident, but someone among them deliberately caused trouble and widely spread rumors in the army that Cheng Sheng was greedy for life and afraid of death. However, when Cheng Sheng went to the enemy camp to pretend to negotiate, he actually launched an attack.

People at the border thought this was Cheng Sheng's plan, so they ordered Cheng Sheng to be arrested. Cheng Sheng was weak at the border and could only flee all the way, looking for a suitable opportunity to return to the camp to discuss the matter again.

However, they discovered that the then general Zhang Jie had issued an order to kill Cheng Sheng as soon as they saw him. They were defeated at Tongbian Pass, and they immediately made up their mind to send a letter to the court and return home.

Later, Chu Chengye sent General Sheng He to the border to support him, only to find out that none of the letters sent by Chu Chengye to the border were executed, and they even didn't know about it at all. It can be seen that this letter was probably never sent to the military camp.

The border is high and the road is far away. They know that even if Chu Chengye is the emperor and has great power, he will not be able to personally govern here.

I don't know who they listened to and ordered to hunt down Cheng Sheng. If General Sheng He hadn't arrived in time and accidentally bumped into Cheng Sheng, Cheng Sheng would have died at the border.

Knowing that someone was trying to harm him, Cheng Sheng did not expose Zhang Jie directly.

Instead, he took advantage of the situation, cooperated with General Sheng He inside and outside, and took the soldiers and horses assigned to him by Sheng He to capture the border pass in one fell swoop. Only then did Cheng Sheng get the chance to return to Beijing safely.

After hearing Sheng He's words, Chu Chengye's breathing quickened in anger, his fists clenched, and he said coldly: "Where is Zhang Jie?"

Sheng He knelt on the ground and replied to Chu Chengye, "Back to the emperor, Zhang Jie committed suicide in fear of crime on the way back to Beijing."

"Died on the way back to Beijing?" Chu Chengye had some doubts after hearing this.

Sheng He said: "Exactly, I wanted to take the criminal Zhang Jie back to the capital for the emperor to deal with personally, but I committed suicide only a hundred miles away from the capital while no one was paying attention."

Chu Chengye held his forehead and tapped his fingertips on the seat.

Could this be too much of a coincidence?

Zhang Jie was able to survive for such a long time after doing such a thing. Instead, he died suddenly when he was about to enter Beijing.

Maybe someone had made up his mind not to let him enter Beijing alive, for fear of getting something out of his mouth.

After all, only the dead have the harshest lips.

But now that the person is dead, it seems not easy to get anything from Zhang Jie.

Chu Chengye thought for a moment and said, "Have you brought back all the people and things Zhang Jie has come into contact with?"

Sheng He said: "I have brought them all back, and they are outside the palace now."

"Okay." Chu Chengye said, "Bring all the people and things to Dali Temple and let them search along these things. Be sure to find something useful."

Cheng Sheng took Chu Chengye's imperial army and private orders to the border to support him. Anyone with a discerning eye would naturally know the importance of Cheng Sheng in Chu Chengye's heart. How dare he pursue Cheng Sheng? Even if he really committed treason and collaboration with the enemy, he should be handed over to Chu Chengye Instead of Zhang Jie, he issued a private fatwa.

Zhang Jie had been in the court for so many years, so it was impossible that he didn't know this. The only possibility was that someone was giving instructions behind his back.

The retrieval of the border gate this time was a matter of celebration for everyone in Southern Qi. Chu Chengye praised all the soldiers at the top and bottom.

But even so, it's hard to hide the happiness in my heart.

With this great victory in the border battle, there will be no more wars in Southern Qi. The people of Southern Qi will no longer be displaced and will live and work in peace and contentment.

After discussing their merits, giving rewards and questioning their crimes, most of the people in the hall left.

Chu Chengye specifically asked Wei An to ask Cheng Sheng to stay.

While waiting, he subconsciously looked back in the direction of Cheng Jin, only to see Cheng Jin holding the screen and looking at Chu Chengye eagerly.

Chu Chengye curled his lips, his eyes were soft, and he waved to Cheng Jin, "Everyone has left, come here."

Cheng Jin immediately ran to Chu Chengye with her skirt in hand. She put her hand on Chu Chengye's shoulder and looked absently in the direction where Cheng Sheng left just now.

Cheng Jin asked: "Why are everyone leaving?"

Chu Chengye knew what Cheng Jin was thinking, so he couldn't help teasing her, "I will investigate what should be investigated, punish what should be punished, reward what should be rewarded, and tell me what should be reported to me."

"If they don't leave, are we going to keep them here for the New Year?"

After listening to Chu Chengye's words, Cheng Jin lightly hammered Chu Chengye's shoulder with his hand, "You know what I mean, he has made a great contribution this time, and my brother and I haven't seen each other for so long, so it's time to stay and talk alone. "

Chu Chengye turned his head to look at Cheng Jin. After listening to Cheng Jin's eloquent words, he raised his hand to hold Cheng Jin's hand and pulled her to sit next to him.

"I understand."

Cheng Jin glanced at him and scolded him in a low voice: "You know and still let him go?"

Before Cheng Jin finished speaking, he saw Cheng Sheng, who was supposed to leave, reappearing in the main hall.

Cheng Sheng bowed respectfully and looked much calmer than in the past few months.

He was more disciplined, but looking at Cheng Sheng like this, Cheng Jin felt an indescribable discomfort in his heart.

Cheng Jin looked at Cheng Sheng and didn't know what to say.

Cheng Sheng saw Cheng Jin in front of him and remained silent. He subconsciously looked up and saw that Cheng Jin had already walked in front of Cheng Sheng.

He raised his head and looked at each other, speechless.

Seeing Cheng Jin's expression of whether to cry or not, Cheng Sheng couldn't help but joke to Cheng Jin:

"We haven't seen each other for just a few days. Why are you still crying like you were when you were a kid?"

Cheng Jin did not answer Cheng Sheng's words and glared at Cheng Sheng with a smile. She did not care about Cheng Sheng's feelings and exposed Cheng Sheng's shortcomings.

"It's dark and ugly."

After listening to Cheng Jin's words, Cheng Sheng subconsciously blew his beard and stared at Cheng Jin, as if he couldn't believe it.

"What nonsense are you talking about? Your brother and I are still as charming as ever. When I entered Beijing just now, there were many little girls throwing fruit at me. It shows that your brother and I are still charming."

Cheng Jin shouted at Cheng Sheng exaggeratedly, but couldn't say anything to refute.