Innocent cast of white iron

"Brother, are you looking for me?" Zhao Lu walked all the way to the marshal's camp in fear, and stood cautiously aside as soon as he entered the door, looking obediently at Zhao Qi.He called out to his brother, seeing that Zhao Qi didn't respond to looking down at the parchment in his hand, and couldn't see any sign of resistance, so he couldn't help but feel happy, so he took a step forward and called out again, "Brother..."

Zhao Qi raised his head, holding a sheepskin scroll in his hand, on which was a map of the distribution of the vast land!

Zhao Qi handed him the sheepskin scroll in his hand, but he did not look at him with his eyelids lowered. He stroked the edge of the porcelain cup with his fingers, and said lightly, "You have studied military law since you were a child, and you can see the distribution of terrain clearly. Now military advisor Zhuge Ming It's far away in Rongcheng, you can help me look at this map."

Zhao Lu quickly received it, thinking that he could also come in handy, if he did it well this time, maybe his brother would forgive him by then.Zhao Lu slowly unfolded the parchment in his hand, only then did he realize that there was actually a layer of thin paper under the map, on which was a topographic map drawn with fine graphite, accurate to every corner, door, window, and underground darkroom.

Zhao Lu was stunned for a long time before he realized, coughed lightly, and said in a low voice, "Brother, is this the topographic map of Guangluo Palace?"

Zhao Qi glanced at him, but was noncommittal.

Zhao Lu was startled inwardly, and quickly asked, "Where did brother get this? I heard that Emperor Guangluo was very suspicious, and there were several personal guards around him, all of whom were skilled in martial arts. There were many traps and traps in the palace. There are many dangers. How can you get in such a short time..."

Zhao Lu suddenly shut up and didn't speak anymore, staring at Zhao Qi closely with his eyes, he choked up after a while and said, "Da Lu is not filial...it caused my brother to worry about me so much."

Zhao Qi raised his eyebrows, but didn't speak.

Naturally, he destroyed the map up and down, and the informant who sneaked into the Guangluo Palace was specially selected by him.His younger brother died because of Guang Luo, Zhao Qi dreamed of taking the life of Luo Zheng, but wished he could cut off his head with his own hands.

Let's talk about the agreement with Luo Qingzhou.Luo Qingzhou didn't want to bear the infamy of killing his father and usurping the throne. It just so happened that Zhao Qi wanted to take Luo Zheng's head.

Zhao Lu folded the sheepskin roll, stuffed it into his cuff, and said, "Brother, what else do you want?"

Zhao Qi said, "Nothing, let's go down."

Zhao Lu didn't see any movement for a while, and just stood there silently watching him.

"What else?"

Zhao Lu hung his head, tightened and loosened his palms, and tossed back and forth several times before whispering, "Brother, Zhang Xiang and I..."

Are you planning to confess?Zhao Qi took a sip of tea calmly, but sneered in his heart, could it be that he is usually too strict or something, his younger brother would rather fake death than tell the truth.Where did this frightened look come from?

"General Zhang Xiang and I are in love with each other, and we have made a private decision for life..." After Zhao Lu finished speaking, he looked at Zhao Qi's face again, but he still didn't see anything.Zhao Lu felt anxious and lost, thinking that his brother didn't even lose his temper at him, and it was clear that he just ignored him, even when he was with men.If I had known it earlier, it would have been better to have made it clear at the beginning. Being beaten up is much better than the current situation.

Finally said it.Zhao Qi curled his lips into a smile, but his eyes were full of coldness, and he said lightly, "Oh? This is strange, what do you tell me about the matter with General Zhang Xiang?"

Zhao Lu said, "Brother, you have always hated the habit of breaking sleeves. I like a man who must be a shame to the Zhao family. If you find out, I will kill Zhang Xiang even if I don't. I'm afraid..."

Zhao Qi suppressed the smile on his face, looking straight into his eyes with black eyes.Oh, what a Zhao Lu! After 20 years of love, he never expected that in his eyes, he, Zhao Qi, would be willing to kill his younger brother with his own hands. Was he such a cruel and merciless person?

Zhao Qi stood up, walked in front of him slowly, pinched his chin with his fingers, forcing Zhao Lu to meet his eyes.Zhao Lu was startled to realize that those deep eyes were as cold as ice, and they were actually murderous!

Zhao Qi sneered and said, "Zhao Lu, you are right. Zhang Xiang will never return to our barracks from Rongcheng alive."

Zhao Lu was startled, his face paled instantly, and begged, "Brother...please, don't hurt him...you can do whatever you want me to do!"

Zhao Qi let go of his chin, and said coldly, "Keep you for your own use." Then he said, "When Emperor Guangluo dies, I will deal with you. Get out!"

"Brother, please, let him go!" Zhao Lu knelt on the ground and couldn't help crying, "Brother, I only have him, how can you bear..." What to do, my brother became murderous, determined Zhang Xiang is going to be killed!

Zhao Qi clenched his palms, looked down at his slightly trembling body, his eyes gradually darkened.

Seeing that he didn't speak, Zhao Lu said again, "Brother! As long as you let him go, I will listen to you in the future! Okay?"

"Shut up!" It was Liu Changqing who spoke.

I saw Liu Changqing opened the tent, walked over with big strides, raised his leg and kicked Zhao Lu hard on the chest, until Zhao Lu fell to the ground, so shocked that he even forgot to cry.

"It's really presumptuous, how dare you act wildly in front of the marshal! Get out of here soon! If I see you next time, I will chop off your hands and feet and throw them out!"

Zhao Lu was kicked into a daze, and finally came to his senses, seeing Zhao Qi standing aside and not speaking for him at all, he couldn't help being ashamed.Brother has a sweetheart, and he doesn't even care about his life or death!Obviously, I am also entangled with a man, why should I care about him!

Liu Changqing glanced at Zhao Qi's face, and couldn't help feeling distressed.I eavesdropped outside for a long time just now, and I could hear many things clearly, then Zhao Lu is a wolf-hearted dog at all, so there is nothing else to say.With such a relative at the stall, he should have been killed with one knife.Anyway, Feilu Guan is very powerful, and he is not afraid of a human life...

Seeing that Zhao Lu was still sitting on the ground in a daze, Liu Changqing scolded again, "Get out! Go back and give me thirty long memory!"

Zhao Lu clutched his chest, his eyes were red from crying or angry, he glanced at Liu Changqing, and then ran out.

As soon as he left, Liu Changqing immediately lost all momentum. Just now, he was showing his teeth and claws, but now he became docile, leaned up to Zhao Qi and asked, "Feilu, you are so easy to talk, and now anyone dares to sing against you. But It's a distant relative of unknown origin, even if there's Zhang Xiang behind him, it's like heaven and earth to you, what do you do to be angry with him! I'll show him how powerful he is tomorrow."

Zhao Qi smiled at him, stretched out his hand to stroke his hair, and said, "Master, this matter has nothing to do with you. Leave it alone."

Liu Changqing was not happy if he didn't listen, and said, "I will take care of your affairs! We are already husband and wife, why should we divide up between you and me! Anyway, I have to take care of your affairs!" Complain, "Why are you so nice to him, I just wanted to beat him up when I heard it."

To say that Liu Changqing is also easy to be jealous and playful, in the conversation just now, where did you hear Zhao Qi's slightest sympathy?

Zhao Qi smiled lightly and asked, "Did you hear everything?"

Liu Changqing nodded, lowered his voice, and said, "Feilu, are you going to deal with that Zhang Xiang?" Without waiting for Zhao Qi to reply, he said, "I don't think it's time yet, the Guangluo enemy army is still waiting a hundred miles away. , I am afraid that Zhang Xiang is the only one who can sit in the army now, and besides, he has been in the army all year round, so it is not an exaggeration to say that he has lived and died with the soldiers. If there is an accident with him, the morale of the army will be slackened at that time, and it happens to be Guangluo's way."

Zhao Qi said, "Well, that's true." Besides, after a period of time, that Zhang Xiang is indeed a general, if he is eliminated because of his own selfishness, the loss to Da Han may not be a joke.Thinking long-term, when Zhang Guan rebels, I am afraid he will still rely on Zhang Xiang's help. If he is killed at this time, there will inevitably be some changes.It seems that this matter is still to be slowed down.

At this time, I saw Liu Changqing beckoning to him, and then whispered in his ear, "Feilu, you see, if this is the case, I will ask my father if there is any delay poison. Then send someone to release it Zhang Xiang's meals, over time, will definitely kill him. If the time is well grasped, then Guang Luo retreats at that time, and it doesn't matter whether Zhang Xiang lives or dies."

Zhao Qi raised his eyebrows, thinking, so Liu Changqing is also insidious and cunning, and he really didn't see it in the past.

"Feilu, what do you think? If it's feasible, I'll ask my father tomorrow?"

Zhao Qi smiled and said, "Your father is a doctor who can help the world, so you won't be afraid of his anger if you do this?"

Liu Changqing said, "It's okay. When my father was young, he treated several people to death. He was going to sue, but he sent the government with money. It shows that he is not a good person."

Zhao Qi's eyebrows twitched, this Liu Zhao actually healed someone to death? ! "This Liu Zhao, I have been treating patients in my mansion for all these years. It is really fortunate that I have a great fortune." At that time, the dignified prime minister of Han Dynasty did not die at the hands of the enemy, but was healed to death by the doctor in the mansion. Speaking out really made others laugh out loud!

Liu Changqing rubbed his nose and said, "I only found out later that he was working in the Prime Minister's Mansion." If I had known earlier, I would have met you sooner.

"Okay, let's talk about this later." Zhao Qi sat back on the chair, took a sip of tea to moisten his throat, and said, "Chang Qing, I have something to tell you."

Liu Changqing hurriedly moved a soft stool, sat opposite him, and said, "Well, tell me."

"Luo Qingzhou, do you remember?" Zhao Qi asked.

Liu Changqing said, "You mean the general Guangluo who is in Rongcheng? I heard that he is very skilled in martial arts. He has led troops to fight since he was a child. He is the prince Luo Zheng loves very much. I heard Mr. He said that this Luo Qingzhou is the child of Princess Heshuo. Half of the blood comes from Korea, so there is probably no hope of becoming a crown prince. Not long after Luo Qiao died, I guess Luo Zheng is choosing a new crown prince, and it is a coincidence that Luo Qingzhou appeared at this time."

Zhao Qi nodded and said, "That's true. Speaking of which, you've seen this Luo Qingzhou before."

Liu Changqing was taken aback, then frowned, and asked, "I've never been to Guangluo, how could I have met him?"

Zhao Qi laughed, "Speaking of which, you still lost your temper with me because he got jealous."

It took Liu Changqing a while to remember, and he said in a daze, "That man is Luo Qingzhou? I heard from Uncle Fu that his surname is Luo, but isn't he your male favorite? You have slept with him before."

"..." Zhao Qi's eyebrows twitched, thinking that Liu Changqing was more than just speaking bluntly, he was simply ignorant.The key is, how to proceed with this... say yes, or say no...

Liu Changqing looked at him for a while and said, "Feilu, you have no contact with him, have you?" Then said, "I know you must be in need at your age, even if there is no him, maybe there are other people. But you are around now I already have you, so you can only sleep with me in the future."

Zhao Qi couldn't help but rubbed between his brows.Originally, I wanted to say that Luo Qingzhou planned to usurp the throne and then retire from the army. Why did it get farther and farther away.

Seeing that he didn't speak, Liu Changqing couldn't help feeling tense, looked at him wronged, and asked, "Feilu, are you unhappy? Is it because I didn't take good care of you? But, you clearly..."

"Shut up!" Zhao Qi interrupted him impatiently, God knows what he's going to say next.

Liu Changqing groaned, and suddenly asked, "By the way, since that Luo Qingzhou is the fifth prince of Guangluo Kingdom, why did he come to Dahan?"

Zhao Qi breathed a sigh of relief, and said, "Although Luo Qiao is the crown prince in name, he is not favored in private. I think he is worried that the crown prince will not be guaranteed, so he made up his mind to kill Luo Qingzhou and sent someone to assassinate Luo Qingzhou."

Liu Changqing nodded and said, "That's true. Isn't that the case for the royal family?" After coughing, he said quietly, "The emperor seems to be weaker and incompetent. The death of the first emperor and the first prince is unknown. It’s white, maybe it’s the thief he sent to do it.”

"A thief..." Liu Changqing could always stab him in the heart with a knife inadvertently.

Liu Changqing didn't look at his face, and said again, "But this matter has been suppressed. I think most of the insiders have been murdered. It can be seen that the person in the dark is really insidious, cunning and scheming. Fortunately, I have never fought with such a person." , Otherwise, with my trick, I wouldn't have survived for so long."

Zhao Qi raised his eyebrows and said, "It's not certain, maybe he will fall into your hands."

"Huh, is that so?" Liu Changqing bent his eyes and smiled at him, only thinking that Feilu was praising him, so he was naturally elated.

"Yes." Zhao Qi nodded and said, "He is not your opponent."

The topic of the two got further and further away, and they chatted again.It wasn't until a servant came to announce the dinner that Zhao Qi realized that he hadn't talked about the business.

The days in western Xinjiang are relatively long, and it was already half a quarter after Xu time before the sun slanted and cast a long shadow on the grass and trees.

Looking at the setting sun outside the window, Liu Changqing suddenly frowned and smiled.

Zhao Qi was originally reading the letter passed on by Fei Ge from the capital, and seeing him smiling happily alone, he asked, "What are you laughing at?"

Liu Changqing said, "The sun has set, it's evening."

"..." The corner of Zhao Qi's mouth twitched, he glanced at him, but didn't speak.

Liu Changqing smiled even more cheerfully, his eyes sparkled, and he said, "Feilu, are you shy? You really can't stand being teased."

"I'm busy here." Zhao Qi squinted at him, and said again, "The supervising army of Dahan, who is usually idle about business, will definitely read a book for you when he returns to the capital."

Liu Changqing said, "It's you who insist on busying yourself with those useless things. Life is too short, so you can stay with me and get down to business."

This is really strange, it was the first time someone said that Zhao Qi was busy with something useless!Zhao Qi ignored him and started to write in the letter.

Liu Changqing felt bored, so he said, "Feilu, it's too stuffy in the tent, I'll go for a walk and come back later."

Without raising his head, Zhao Qi said, "It's fine if you don't come back."

Liu Changqing didn't answer, and went out straight away.Outside is the grassland. Under the setting sun, everything should be quiet, but I heard the surging shouts of soldiers during their training.

"It would be great if this war could end soon." Liu Changqing sighed, looking at the half-round sun on the boundless grassland, and stretched out his hand to cover the glare of the sun.The setting sun is as red as blood, if it looks like a beautiful scene normally, it is a pity that on the battlefield, it is glaringly real.

"Master Supervisor, what are you doing here?" Suddenly, someone behind asked.

Before Liu Changqing could turn around, a sharp pain hit the back of his head, and he lost consciousness.

In the evening, after Zhao Qi finished dealing with the matter at hand, he ordered people to boil hot water and take a bath, and waited for a while, but Liu Changqing did not come back.

Zhao Qi thought to himself, maybe it was just a casual joke and he took it seriously, is he angry?

The candle beside the bed was already burning clean, Zhao Qi sighed, thinking how could he look so deserted?Turning sideways to blow out the candle, he thought to himself, let's talk about it tomorrow.

Liu Changqing still didn't come over until the next morning after washing and having breakfast. At this time in the past, even if he didn't stay here, Liu Changqing would come over to have breakfast with him.Reminiscent of what happened last night, Zhao Qi had a bad intuition, so he quickly called someone over and asked where Liu Changqing was.

The attendant was in charge of the superintendent's tent, and he was taken aback when asked, "Is the superintendent not with the marshal?" At first, these servants would ask Liu Changqing if he didn't go back, but later they understood Then I understand.

Zhao Qi's heart skipped a beat, and his eyes gradually darkened. It seems that there are still some people in the army who can't stand their hands and feet!No matter who it is, as long as he is asked to find out the slightest evidence, his head will definitely be taken.Since there is no news of Liu Changqing in the current situation, it can be seen that he is still safe.

Very good, since he met Zhao Qi on the head, he should be prepared.

"Come on!"

"What orders does the marshal have?"

"Immediately order people to search all corners of the barracks, and make sure to find the whereabouts of the supervising army! Anyone who is suspicious will be pushed into the dungeon, and the commander will interrogate himself!"

There are soldiers everywhere in the army, so it is definitely not easy to hide. If the whole army is ordered to search, clues will be found within half a day.Zhao Qi waved away the soldiers in the room, his fingers clenched into fists, and his knuckles turned blue-white due to the force.

There are many crises on the battlefield, so Liu Changqing shouldn't be allowed to come here in the first place.If there is something wrong with him, let alone a large army conquering the west, even if he has searched all over Korea, he must find the murderer, cut his throat with his own hands and take his life!

This is the first time someone has done something to someone around him under his nose, how could he not hate it!

Zhao Qi raised his lips, his eyes grew colder.He, Zhao Qi, had lived two lives again, and this was the first time in decades that he got angry. He was used to doing whatever he wanted, and most of the time he just watched indifferently.That being the case, one should have the consciousness to face his revenge.

When the two armies were fighting, something happened to the supervising army, and it was obviously caused by Guangluo.However, Luo Qingzhou only came here to repair the book a few days ago, so the suspicion should be ruled out.However, Luo Qingzhou did not take people away, and there is no guarantee that it was the work of Guangluo spies.

Luo Qingzhou's agreement with him is not visible in private. After all, it involves regicide and usurpation of the throne. Luo Qingzhou must have never told his subordinates. In this way, the spy Xu Shan is naturally the most suspected.

According to what Lu Ziyao said before, several of Tang Mu's commanders were also meticulous, and the suspicion cannot be ruled out.

Excluding the 30 troops sent by the imperial court, there are less than tens of thousands of soldiers in the barracks. One of the generals and several thousand commanders are all spies from Guangluo. What is especially ridiculous is that they didn't realize it until the war came and the medicine was burned. .It's no wonder that Tusu City lost so badly in the first battle.

Apart from these spies, there were quite a few who had conflicts with Liu Changqing on weekdays.

This Liu Changqing had told him to restrain himself a long time ago, but he refused to listen to the persuasion, thinking that the power of the official would be a big deal, and he might have offended many soldiers by speaking outspokenly on weekdays, and it could not be ruled out that he was taken captive because of personal grievances.

Other than that... Zhao Qi squinted his eyes and tapped his fingers on the table, showing no expression.

Liu Changqing was born to be good-looking, but the army is not as good as other places, there are all hot-blooded men, even if a few men hang out together on weekdays, it is not uncommon for them to comfort each other.If anyone has any wrong thoughts...

The wolf in his hand snapped off without a word, Zhao Qi calmed down his anger, then threw it on the ground, called people in again, and said, "Intensify the search immediately, and anyone who resists and refuses to search will be killed without mercy!"

"Yes!"

"Must ensure the safety of the supervising army!"

"Yes!"

Zhao Qi settled down, sat down at the table and prepared a pen and paper, and wrote.

[Our military supervisor disappeared last night, suspected to be the work of Guang Luo Xi.If there is any news, please reply quickly.

Zhao Qi. 】

Naturally, this secret letter was sent to the enemy's camp by a special agent and handed over to Luo Qingzhou.

That night, Luo Qingzhou wrote back.

[There is no clue about what happened to Liu Changqing. If our army did it, we will definitely keep him safe and sound. ] Later wrote, [I know you like Liu Changqing, but this matter really has nothing to do with me, as long as I receive news, I will tell you immediately.don't read.Luo Qingzhou stays. 】

Since there is no news about this matter from Luo Qingzhou, the most likely is the second and third guesses.No matter which one it is, it is not what Zhao Qi wants.

No matter what happened in the past, it is undeniable that when Zhao Qi received Luo Qingzhou's letter, he really panicked.If Luo Qingzhou did it, things could be controlled, but now, I'm at a loss.

Zhao Qi finally tasted the feeling of fear, and finally knew what Liu Changqing meant when he said "scared" in the past, and finally knew what Liu Changqing meant to him.

Zhao Qi burned the secret letter in his hand, looked at the dancing candle, and traced its outline with his fingers.

"Changqing, if you come back safely, I will marry you."

But there was no response.

If Liu Changqing was by Zhao Qi's side, he would definitely be cheering, he would be stunned, and weeping.Every kind of reaction is possible, but now only the dim candlelight responds to Zhao Qi.Except for the occasional erratic wind blowing in, the house was eerily silent.

Although it is frightening, but now is not the time to talk about that. The most important thing now should be to find clues and find out Liu Changqing's whereabouts.For every minute and second of delay, his danger increased by one point.

Something happened to the supervising army, and the army was naturally in chaos.Not long after, Mu Jiancheng came over to plead guilty, saying that his own ineffective supervision had caused the supervising army to be murdered by traitors.

Zhao Qi was naturally furious, and immediately asked someone to pull him out and beat him with twenty army sticks.To say that this matter had nothing to do with Mu Jiancheng, Zhao Qi didn't intend to give him military justice at the beginning.It's only because Mu Jiancheng can't speak here!There is nothing wrong with it, and this person kept saying that Liu Changqing was "killed by a traitor" as soon as he came!Isn't this cursing him!

Mu Jiancheng took a lot of blame and didn't dare to do anything wrong, so he quickly asked someone to check for any suspicious things or suspicious people.No results were found in the barracks, so they quickly started to investigate whether someone entered or left the barracks last night. Although the grassland five miles away was empty, some tall and deep bushes might hide people, so they all had to be checked.

"It's just that this large-scale inspection may take a lot of time. Now I only hope that the military supervisor will be blessed with good fortune." Mu Jiancheng said.

"It's natural." Zhao Qi said.As he said this, he felt uneasy in his heart, unable to make up his mind at all.

As the saying goes, caring makes chaos, and now I fully understand it.