Records of Mysterious Things in the Southern Dynasties

Chapter 365 Where in life do we not meet each other

"Don't be like this." Xiao Baoyin almost couldn't hold it in. He coughed and said, "Okay, to tell you the truth, I am now paving the way for you to enter the capital. Can you be recognized as my second brother's son as soon as you enter the capital, and can you immediately establish a palace and be crowned a king? It all depends on these few days."

"Is that so?" Xiao Zong's tone softened. "With Uncle Six as a witness, will they still doubt it?"

"You should know that I am Yuan Cha's man. Now that he has fallen, the one in power is Empress Dowager Hu's male favorite Zheng Yan, and the matter is stuck with him." Xiao Baoyin explained:

"Fortunately, I have a good relationship with the Queen Mother, so the problem is not serious, but it will take some time to resolve. If I leave the capital at this time, won't all my efforts be in vain?"

"Is that so..." Xiao Zong was finally convinced and said weakly, "Then you have to come as soon as you are done."

"Of course." Xiao Baoyin breathed a sigh of relief. At least he had dealt with him.

After the two finished their conversation, Zu Geng and others came in.

"My Lord, what do they say over there?"

"We have to wait another two days." Xiao Zong sighed, "Fortunately, they won't torture me these days. I'd better stay in Xingyang first. At least it's safe here."

"That's true. At least Gou Chen Si doesn't dare to come to Xingyang City and cause trouble." Everyone had no choice but to agree.

Little did they know that soon, people from the Gou Chen Division appeared in front of them...

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On the other hand, after Du Luozhou agreed to Liu Mazi's plan, Ren Yuan followed Liu Mazi's description and imitated Ge Rong's flying crane to deliver the letter to Xingyang City.

Then I waited for several days, but there was still no response.

"Logically, Feng Tietou should have made a decision by now after reading the letter, even if he needs a few days to think about it, right?" Du Luozhou felt very bad. In fact, from the moment he decided to test it, the seeds of suspicion had been planted. All the unpleasant experiences in the past became the nutrients that fueled the suspicion, causing it to take root and sprout quickly, and grow into a behemoth.

"Yeah." Liu Mazi sneered, "This guy has probably already made a decision, but it's not the one we expected!"

"You mean he wants to join Ge Rong?" Du Luozhou frowned.

"It's entirely possible!" Liu Mazi nodded heavily and said, "This fellow usually sends people to give the king some worthless trinkets when he has nothing to do. Has he sent any these days?"

"I sent it." Du Luozhou said with a bit of embarrassment, "But the wild boar meat they sent is smelly..."

"He is just being perfunctory, starting to be perfunctory to the king." Liu Mazi said confidently: "This shows that his heart is no longer with the king!"

"Hmm..." Du Luozhou's confidence in Feng Tietou has been seriously shaken, but the other party is, after all, a top general with a large number of troops under his command, and he can't take him down easily.

But with Gao Huan's previous experience as a lesson, we really can't take it lightly...

After much thought, Du Luozhou decided to give him another chance. "I will find another excuse to ask him to come over. If he doesn't come, it means he has really changed his mind."

"..." Liu Mazi was unwilling, but he dared not say no. He could only force a smile and said, "It's better this way. We can't wrongly accuse them."

So Du Luozhou used the excuse that his concubine had given birth to a daughter and invited Feng Tietou to drink.

How could Feng Tietou leave Xingyang City before he got the imperial seal? What if someone stole Xiao Zong away?
It is even more unrealistic to take Xiao Zong on the road. What if he is snatched away by someone?
He used the excuse of unusual military movements in the direction of Hulao Pass and did not keep the appointment. He just asked the person who helped him to ask for leave to bring a gift, and the matter was over.

But Du Luozhou couldn't get over it...

He threw all the gift boxes sent by Feng Tietou to the ground and cursed: "This heartless guy has really betrayed me! In the past, he would come even if I called him!" "What about the unusual military situation at Hulao Pass?!" Du Luozhou was so angry that his face turned red, his hands were shaking, and he said: "Now if he doesn't attack Hulao Pass, the government troops will be very lucky, so how dare we provoke him?"

"Yes, it's definitely an excuse!" Liu Mazi suppressed the corners of his mouth and said in a deep voice: "He is guilty and dare not see the king!"

"Hmm..." This time Du Luozhou did not doubt him and said with a gloomy face: "You are right, he also wants to be the king."

"Then we have to make plans early." Liu Mazi said in a deep voice: "He has 50,000 elite soldiers under his command. If they turn against us in the middle of a battle, we will be in a very passive position!"

"Hmm..." Du Luozhou nodded. It was more than passive, it was a devastating blow.

"No, we must not let them rebel against him." Du Luozhou slammed the small table heavily and said decisively: "You lead your troops to Xingyang immediately and take over his military power!"

"Will this hurt him too much?" Liu Mazi spoke up for Feng Tietou. "It's better to take it step by step."

The main reason was that he didn't dare to do it so blatantly. If he forced Feng Tietou to rebel, he would really have no way to end it.

"That's right." Du Luozhou calmed down a little and realized that he was impulsive. He changed his words and said, "How about this, I appoint you as the General of the Western Expedition and lead the army to Xingyang, with full responsibility for attacking Hulao Pass. All the generals from Feng Tietou onwards will be under your control."

"That's good." Liu Mazi said happily, "This way Feng Tietou will have nothing to say. Who made him ignore the king's words and refuse to go to the Tiger Prison for many times?"

"That's right, we have been patient with him for long enough, and everyone has witnessed it. If he doesn't fight, we can find someone who is willing to fight, and no one can say anything!" Du Luozhou nodded heavily.

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Three days later, Liu Mazi led his army to the city of Xingyang.

Feng Tietou was overjoyed upon hearing the news and opened the city gate to welcome him in person.

"Hahaha, I've been looking forward to seeing you for so long! Finally, you've got me!" Feng Tietou said happily, "Now we brothers can join hands and break through Tiger Prison together!"

"Haha, Brother Feng is right. Brothers should join hands to break through Hulao Pass!" Liu Mazi also smiled and shook hands with him.

"Let's go into the city first." Feng Tietou pulled Liu Mazi towards Xingyang City and said to the generals behind him:

"Everyone, bring your brothers along. We have already prepared the barracks for you."

"Brother, you are so thoughtful." Liu Mazi looked grateful.

"Of course I should." Feng Tietou smiled: "We are all family."

After entering the city, he held a grand banquet in the city guard's mansion to welcome Liu Mazi and his entourage.

There were not enough staff in the mansion and they could not handle the job at the moment, so the captain of the personal guards asked Xiao Zong and others to help in the kitchen.

At this moment, Xiao Zong was almost fully recovered, so naturally he did not escape labor.

He first helped cut vegetables in the back kitchen, but ended up cutting them in all sizes. The chef then asked him to help pump the bellows and add firewood, but the fire was either too big or too small, and the chef almost ruined the whole pot of food.

In the end, I couldn't do anything but help serve the dishes.

He thought, let it spread, no one knows me anyway. So he carried a tray full of cold dishes from the kitchen to the noisy front hall and started serving dishes to each table.

As he was eating, he suddenly froze, and saw that the rebel officer who was chatting and laughing at the table looked exactly like that damn Ren Yuan!
(End of this chapter)