0199 The Cloud Returns
Zhang Xuan smiled, "Master, the people from the Bohai Association found me yesterday."
"Wait a minute!"
Zhang Xutuo stopped Zhang Xuan's words, and he stared at Zhang Xuan with a serious expression, "Tell me the truth first, have you joined the Bohai Association?"
Zhang Xuan smiled, "Bohai will indeed win over me more than once, but I will never join them. Please don't worry about this, the coach."
Zhang Xutuo looked at Zhang Xuan for a long time, and finally breathed a light tone and said: "At the beginning of the year, the head of the Zhang family in Qinghe came to me and said that the people from the Bohai Association wanted to talk to me, but I rejected it. I knew their ambitions, but I, Zhang Xutuo, was a minister of the Great Sui Dynasty. I would rather die for the Great Sui Dynasty than betray me. Their intention to attack me was delusional."
"I know the Grand Marshal cannot join them, but can Grand Marshal help me this time, just meet the people from the Bohai Society."
"Why?" Zhang Xutuo looked at Zhang Xuan in confusion and asked.
"There is a secret involved, a secret that is very important to me."
Zhang Xuan bowed and whispered a few words to Zhang Xutuo. Zhang Xutuo was shocked, "Is there such a thing?"
Zhang Xuan nodded, "I think it's very likely that it's true, but I can't be sure that only when the Grandmaster meets the people from the Bohai Association can I get the truth."
Zhang Xutuo pondered for a moment and finally agreed to Zhang Xuan's request, "In fact, it's okay to meet him. You asked the people from the Bohai Association to come to the official office this afternoon to find me."
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At noon, Zhang Xuan appeared outside the gate of Yuelai Inn, and several personal soldiers followed him from afar. Zhang Xuan walked into the lobby and said to the shopkeeper who was bowing his head to work, "I'm looking for Mrs. Gao who lives here!"
The shopkeeper glanced at him and said quickly: "Please wait!"
He quickly sent a clerk to report, and apologized to Zhang Xuan: "Madam Gao has instructed her not to see outsiders and asks us to report for her."
"It's okay, I'll wait for her here."
A moment later, a burly man hurried out and clasped his fists and said, "Is it General Zhang?"
“That’s right!”
"Mrs. I'm afraid I can't see the general."
Zhang Xuan was stunned. This is the case. Don’t she want to see Zhang Xutuo?
Gao Hui's entourage walked forward and whispered to Zhang Xuan: "I'm not hiding it from the general. My wife was assassinated last night and was injured."
"So that's the case, is it important?"
The entourage sighed, "It doesn't matter if you hurt your feelings, but it hurts your face. The lady is in a bad mood, so the general should understand it, right?"
"That's really unfortunate."
Zhang Xuan could indeed understand. It turned out that he was disfigured. Of course Gao Hui was in a bad mood. He thought about it and said, "Since that's the case, I won't disturb you, but please tell Mrs. Gao that it's not the same. She can see the person she wants to meet. If she misses today, she may not have a chance."
After saying that, Zhang Xuan turned around and left. The follower looked at Zhang Xuan and walked away. He couldn't help but sigh. How could the wife go out again?
It was two o'clock in the afternoon. Zhang Xuan's judgment was not wrong. Although Gao Hui suffered a severe blow, her carriage appeared outside the county yamen gate in the afternoon. Gao Hui waited for this opportunity for more than a year. No matter what, she would not give up easily.
At this time, Zhang Xuan was waiting in the county yamen. Gao Hui wanted to see Zhang Xutuo. He had to pass through his level first. If Gao Hui didn't show sincerity, how could Zhang Xuan let her get what she wanted?
Zhang Xuan slowly walked out of the county jail gate and saw Gao Hui getting out of the carriage. She was wearing a veil and a gauze covering her face, and she couldn't see the wound on her face.
"Is madam important?" Zhang Xuan walked up to him and asked with concern.
Gao Hui sighed, "I'm fine!"
She looked at the county magistrate gate and asked again: "Is Marshal Zhang waiting for me?"
Zhang Xuan laughed, "I think the wife should talk to me first."
Gao Hui turned her head and looked at Zhang Xuan. Although the veil covers her face, Zhang Xuan still saw her gaze through the hazy veil, with a hint of dissatisfaction in her eyes.
Zhang Xuan did not give in and said lightly: "This is what we agreed on."
Gao Hui stared at him for a long time and finally pulled out a letter from her sleeve, "This is the reward for you!"
Zhang Xuan opened the letter and recognized Liang Zhi's handwriting at a glance, which was exactly the same as the handwriting he wrote to Zuo Xiaoyou. It seemed that he had indeed joined the Bohai Association. Zhang Xuan did not go out of the way and said with a smile: "Madam, please! The Grand Marshal is waiting in the official room, but I want to remind the lady that the Grand Marshal's room is colder, so it is best for the Lady to wear a coat."
Gao Hui's body shook slightly. She understood what Zhang Xuan meant. She was so angry that she gritted her teeth. She had suffered such severe injuries. He even deliberately ridiculed her. It would be fine! I will teach this kid a lesson in the future.
A person who was leading the way in front of him, Gao Hui quickly walked into the county government office and walked towards Zhang Xutuo's official room. Zhang Xuan did not wait. He knew what the result would be. He ordered a personal soldier to say a few words, then turned over and ran towards the military camp.
Zhang Xuan entered the military camp, and a personal soldier ran forward and said, "General, Mr. Wei is back!"
Zhang Xuan was overjoyed. Unexpectedly, Wei Yunqi would come back at this critical moment. He hurriedly walked towards the big tent. His camp was very lively. Two carriages were parked at the door of a big tent. Several Wei Yunqi's family members were busy packing their belongings in front of the big tent.
"General!"
Wei Yunqi quickly walked out of the tent. After nearly a month returning to Beijing, he became much darker and thinner, but he seemed energetic. The two of them smiled and hugged each other tightly.
"Is the road going smoothly?" Zhang Xuan asked with concern.
"Fortunately! I went to the Wagang Army and went smoothly. I didn't encounter any interceptions. I originally wanted to go back to Beihai County, but I heard that the general was in Qi County, so I came to Licheng County first."
"Sir, come just in time, and you have a big event to discuss with the sir."
Zhang Xuan and Wei Yunqi walked into the tent, and they sat down. Zhang Xuan told Wei Yunqi in detail what happened recently, and handed Wei Yunqi the letter Liang sent to the Bohai Association.
Wei Yunqi listened to Zhang Xuan's every word with concentration. He did not interrupt, but thought quietly. He took the letter from Zhang Xuan's hand and read it carefully again. At this time, he already understood what Zhang Xuan meant.
"Have the general considered that the court would appoint a new prefect?" Wei Yunqi asked.
Zhang Xuan nodded, "I have considered this issue, but in fact I have considered it a long time ago. The reason I chose Pei Ju is because he is the Minister of Personnel."
Wei Yunqi laughed, Pei Ju was not bad, he asked again: "What will the general plan to act?"
"I haven't considered this issue yet. I'm considering giving this letter to the court. What do you think?"
Wei Yunqi shook his head, "This will make the matter big, I'm afraid that the general will lose more than he will."
At this moment, a personal soldier outside the door reported: "General, I am back."
This personal soldier is the soldier Zhang Xuan who stayed in the county yard to wait for news. Zhang Xuan hurriedly said: "Come in and report!"
The soldier quickly walked into the tent and knelt down on one knee to salute, "See General!"
"How is the situation on the county yamen?" Zhang Xuan asked anxiously.
The soldier smiled and said, "General Qi, the masked woman came out less than a quarter of an hour after entering the Marshal's room. Because her face was covered, Bei Yi could not see her expression. However, she walked very quickly and spoke very angry when she ordered her subordinates. It can be said that she left angrily."
Gao Hui got the result as Zhang Xuan expected. Zhang Xutuo was already very polite if he didn't kill her. How could she expect Zhang Xutuo to surrender to the Bohai Association?
"What's the situation with the Grand Marshal?" Zhang Xuan asked again.
"Weizhi didn't see the Grand Marshal, but the masked woman's cup and seat that was drinking water were thrown out by the Grand Marshal. Everyone was surprised."
Zhang Xuan smiled slightly, "It seems that we can go back to Beihai County tomorrow morning."
At night, the soldiers were busy packing their luggage. They had to set off before dawn and had no time to dress and wash them. The soldiers had experience and had to sleep with the armor. In the cold night, the soldiers all fell asleep.
In the big tent, Zhang Xuan was sitting at the table and writing a letter to Zhang Xutuo. He left in a hurry and had no time to say goodbye to Zhang Xutuo, so he had to leave a letter to the Grand Marshal.
In fact, Zhang Xuan felt a little guilty and was really embarrassed to meet Zhang Xutuo. He didn't expect that Zhang Xutuo would be so disgusted with Bohai.
Zhang Xuan put down his pen and sighed softly. He left like this, not even saying hello
At this moment, a personal soldier quickly walked into his room. Zhang Xuan was folding the letters on the table. Out of the corner of his eyes, he found that the personal soldier came in without reporting, which made him very unhappy.
"What's the matter?"
The personal soldiers did not say anything. Zhang Xuan was surprised and looked up at the personal soldiers. He saw the personal soldiers standing in the dark, unable to see their faces clearly, but his intuition told Zhang Xuan that this person was not his personal soldiers.
Chapter completed!