Xie Jian was startled.
He was old and had seen strong winds and waves, but he had never seen anyone like Cheng Yang. He was stunned for a moment.
Cheng Yang was lazy, as if he was telling a story: "That year, Mr. Hu wanted to put his nephew into the army. He thought that after a few years of experience and enough qualifications, he could be entrusted with important tasks. They took a fancy to it. The army commanded by my father. The old man of the Hu family specially wrote a letter and sent his trusted followers to Jingzhou in order to smooth things over. This was sternly rejected by my father.
"But this man is a well-known playboy. He can't even ride a horse. He is best at drinking and sleeping with prostitutes every day. Putting such a person in the army will destroy military discipline and impetuous military morale. Therefore, my father did not allow it. He He warmly entertained the visitors from the Hu family and wrote back to the old man, politely declining.
"I only found out about this recently. I know my father. He must have thought it was not a big deal and it was not embarrassing. It's okay for the Hu family to be unhappy, but not to hold a grudge. But I also know the politicians in the court. The Hu family will hold grudges for more than ten years because of such a trivial matter."
Xie Jianzhi remained silent.
"At this time, you showed up," Cheng Yang said, "Mr. Xie, you were the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs back then, right? You had some friendship with Hu Pingbo, and the two of them talked about it in their spare time. You must have said it in person. The general said a few bad words and promised Uncle Hu Ping that the matter would be done. You really did it. This is probably the first time you have cooperated. It was done so beautifully. Both Uncle Hu Ping and Mr. Hu are very grateful to you."
These things were recently discovered with Qing Yan's help.
Cheng Yang has been fighting wars all year round and was born in Jingzhou, so these things are difficult to touch. But Qing Yan is different. She grew up in Suidu since she was a child, and has a wide network of contacts and many followers.
Xie Jianzhi paused and said, "General Cheng, I'm old now, and I can't remember many of my past events. What you said may have happened before, or maybe it's just what you heard. In my opinion, , there is no need to discuss these.”
Cheng Yang raised his eyebrows: "It's old and I don't remember it. It's a good excuse. But there are always people who tell me dreams. They die without closing their eyes and suffer under the spring. They say that you are the one who prefers to cede the land rather than fund a war. .
"They said that you value one over the other. It is clear that the war is not over, but you are greedy for power and interests and insist on eradicating dissidents.
"They also said that you are evil-minded. They got the news of the siege and rushed thousands of miles to rescue the soldiers and civilians. They were hundreds of miles away, day and night. When they arrived, they were still worried about the safety of the people and the life and death of the generals guarding the city. . But what awaits them is only a rain of arrows that covers the sky. What’s ridiculous is that these arrows are clearly made from beams.”
Xie Jianzhi suddenly stood up.
Cheng Yang looked over, "Master Xie, can't you listen anymore?"
Back then, he had heard about it with his own ears, and even witnessed the tragic deaths with his own eyes.
Xie Jianzhi frowned and said, "I don't care if General Cheng wants to reminisce about the past. But my daughter's whereabouts are still unknown, and I really can't sit still."
Cheng Yang took his time and tapped the table with his fingers, "Xie Xian is gone, so you should listen to me more."
Xie Jianzhi stared at him closely, "General Cheng, no matter what, Xie Xian is always innocent! You also know that she admires you wholeheartedly, and you really shouldn't treat her like this."
Cheng Yang said with a smile: "Master Xie, please don't slander me. I only found out about Xie Xian's disappearance. You don't think this matter has anything to do with me, do you?"
Xie Jianzhi gritted his teeth with hatred.
"However, since His Majesty has appointed me as the Right Guard General, I have an important position and I will try my best to find him."
With that said, Cheng Yang stood up.
After looking at Xie Jian, he said sarcastically: "After all, Zuo Wei is a bunch of losers. If you ask them which flower house in Suidu has the most beautiful girls, they will know all about them. If you ask them to find Xie Xian, they will ask you Xie Xian instead." Everything is what I should do."
"General Cheng," Xie Jianzhi thought for a moment and then spoke seriously, "I hope that General Cheng will protect Xie Xian's safety."
"I can't guarantee your safety. The gangsters are so vicious. You don't know that Xie Xian may lose her innocence or even her life. Maybe they will give you Xie Xian's left hand today and give it to you tomorrow. You give her her right leg.”
Cheng Yang's lips curled up in a sarcastic arc, and he patted Xie Jianzhi's shoulder pretending to be affectionate, "My lowest guarantee is to try to keep her body intact."
Xie Jianzhi's eyes darkened.
"Don't forget what I just said, Sir Xie. That's very important." Cheng Yang finally said, took back his hand, patted it as if it was dirty, and then strode out.
Shortly after Cheng Yang left, Schaeffer walked out.
With a look of disgust on his face, he spat: "This Cheng Yang is so disgusting in every way! He talks so much nonsense!"
"That's not nonsense." Xie Jianzhi said in a deep voice.
"What?"
"He's here to kill your heart!" Xie Jian said every word.
Schaeffer was stunned, looked at him carefully, and asked: "Brother, are you... okay?"
Xie Jianzhi shook his head slowly, "His words can't affect me. The past is not my own..."
Halfway through his words, he suddenly stopped.
He walked out, "I have to find a way to find Xiaoxian. I promised her mother that nothing would happen to her..."
But before he could cross the threshold, Xie Jianzhi suddenly fell down.
Schaeffer was shocked and hurriedly called to everyone around him: "Someone is coming! Someone is coming quickly!"
The news of Xie Jianzhi's coma reached the General's Mansion in the afternoon of that day.
As soon as Wu Liang entered the door, he saw the general holding a red rope and twirling it around. He didn't know what he was doing.
"What's the matter?" Cheng Yang asked.
Wu Liang took a moment to react and replied: "It's from the Xie family..."
Cheng Yang hummed, without raising his head, and said, "Just tell me."
Wu Liang then said.
After listening, Cheng Yang raised one corner of his lips, "It's more interesting than I expected."
Wu Liang expressed concern and said: "It is said that His Majesty attaches great importance to this matter and specially sent people to the west to search for Xie Xian's whereabouts."
"Don't be in a hurry." Cheng Yang said.
Wu Liang didn't say anything more.
He looked at Cheng Yang's hands and asked with a smile: "General, what are you doing? Is this a newly invented torture device?"
Cheng Yang:?
Cheng Yang: "You fucking see clearly, this is a knot of the same heart."
Wu Liang:? ?
"This is for Madam," Cheng Yang said angrily.
Wu Liang looked at him and gradually realized that he was talking about something, and it seemed that he was really united.
But the general is as strong as an ox. He usually kills people without batting an eyelid and makes concentric knots. Isn't this too girly?
"General."
A soft voice came from outside the study door.
Cheng Yang quickly stuffed the half-knotted concentric knot into his arms and stood up, "Hmm, why are you here?"
Qing Lingyi smiled sweetly at him and said, "There is one thing that is very important. I should have told you yesterday, but I didn't think of it."
Cheng Yang held her hand: "What's the matter? Tell me now."
