My lady, I'm going to rebel.

Mu Zheng has always known that Li Cheng has feelings for him.

Of course, it wasn't a thought between a man and a woman, otherwise, she wouldn't have given Jinlian to him.

What's more, he always thought that Li Cheng was a lesbian. Look at how she held onto Sha Yu and refused to let go that night.

"Who are you?" Mu Zheng asked.

"The emperor's men!" Li Cheng gave a straightforward answer.

"Wang Mang?" Mu Zheng subconsciously called out the emperor's name.

"Hmm?" Li Cheng glanced at Mu Zheng, but her expression did not fluctuate much. After all, there were too many people in the world calling the emperor's name, and she had long been accustomed to it.

But thinking about Wang Mang's unpopularity also made Li Cheng feel a little tired. The current emperor was such a good man, allocating farmland to the poor, prohibiting the slave trade, and enforcing strict laws and discipline. It was only natural disasters that caused the people's suffering, but what did the emperor have to do with it? If the drought was going to happen, there was nothing he, an old man, could do.

Mu Zheng was also surprised that Li Cheng was Wang Mang's man. He subconsciously thought that Wang Mang had been condemned by everyone, but then he thought again, after all, Wang Mang had persisted for five or six years after the chaos in the world, so he must have some tricks up his sleeve.

"Then Miss Li's trip was ordered by the emperor?" Mu Zheng was also a sensible person. Speaking differently to different people was a skill that every person with a brain should have.

Hearing Mu Zheng change his words to address Wang Mang as His Majesty, Li Cheng's eyes curved with delight. "These four Xiongnu generals have been confronting our Daxin officers and soldiers for years, killing our border civilians and stealing our commercial goods. Their existence has caused us in Daxin so much trouble. They truly deserve to die."

Mu Zheng frowned slightly. "But since the reign of Emperor Wu of Han, we have lived in peace with the Xiongnu for nearly a hundred years. If they invaded our territory, wasn't it because the emperor belittled and humiliated them and took the initiative to provoke a war?"

"What do you know? The Emperor is trying to enhance the prestige of our Celestial Empire. The Xiongnu are just barbarians. What's wrong with making them a lowered nation?" Compared to before, Li Cheng's attitude was noticeably more volatile this time. Mu Zheng, you can address the Emperor by name, but you can't speak for the Xiongnu.

However, Mu Zheng felt that Ding was Ding and Mao was Mao. At least in the conflicts with the Xiongnu in recent years, he did not stand with Wang Mang.

However, what Li Cheng said was correct. This group of Huns robbed and killed Han people, which is an unforgivable crime.

"Moreover, there have been too many poor people causing unrest recently. They are unorganized and undisciplined, completely disrupting the social order of Daxin and hindering its development. However, due to the famine, the imperial court simply cannot spare enough troops to suppress the rebellion. If the Xiongnu are defeated, the imperial court will have a lot of manpower available. Only by resolving the problem of the rebellion can the local people have a better life."

Li Cheng continued, but Mu Zheng was worried.

Killing the four generals and liberating Wang Mang's army trapped on the border was a good thing, but the freed-up troops would eventually be used to fight the rebels. If he really lent a hand to Li Cheng, would that be considered as leading the enemy into his arms?

"Brother Mu, I know this is quite dangerous, but please believe me, for the sake of the people on the border, I need your help."

Seeing Li Cheng's sincere eyes, Mu Zheng finally nodded.

Internal conflicts are conflicts among the people, but when facing external conflicts, we should unite as one!

The inner city of Tuwei covers a large area. At least when Mu Zheng looks at it, he can see colorful flags flying high from far away.

"Are there so many people living here?" Mu Zheng was very confused.

"There aren't many people, but there are a lot of horses," explained the old sparrow.

Mado?

Mu Zheng figured it out after a quick thought.

Because there are so many horses, the streets must be wide, and because the distances between tents or buildings are far, more floor space is needed.

A few people walked around the street, and to their surprise, there were people checking almost all the alleys and streets.

"I didn't expect that the inner city of Tuwei is so heavily guarded. It's worthy of being the residence of the four great generals." Mu Zheng sighed.

"Yeah!" Old Sparrow smacked his lips, "But I've been here several times before, and it wasn't anything this grand."

"Is it because someone from the Huyang family has arrived?" Li Cheng guessed.

"Isn't that possible? Even though the Huyang family is one of the top Xiongnu forces, it shouldn't be enough to make the entire inner city so nervous." Old Sparrow stood there and watched for a while. He added, "Why do I feel like they're looking for someone?"

Ah?

Mu Zheng heard it and said, "That's right, they're looking for someone. Have you forgotten? We were stopped when we were about to leave the city, and Sha Yu heard back that the young master of the Yang family was looking for someone."

Li Cheng and Old Sparrow understood immediately after hearing this. They were still sighing, wondering who was so unlucky to be targeted by that fat guy.

But speaking of this, Mu Zheng remembered one thing. Since Li Cheng planned to stay in Tuwei City, if she had not encountered the Yang family blocking the city gates, what reason would she have to keep everyone in the city?

Li Cheng smiled at this and said, "So, everything is destined by heaven. Besides, I took you around the city, which is bound to attract some people's attention. Didn't Tian Long come to us? It's just that he came a little late. If he had come earlier, we would have been stuck in the city, and if we had caused trouble, we would naturally not be able to leave the city."

Uh.

Mu Zheng was shocked. This woman was truly meticulous. But there was no point in saying this now. "With such tight security, what are your plans next?"

"First, find out the movements of the four generals, find out where they live, and find out the purpose of their return and the forces they brought with them." Li Cheng said.

"Okay!" Mu Zheng didn't say anything more. He pointed at the group of soldiers checking pedestrians and asked, "Who are they from? Their uniforms don't look like the city gate guards."

The old sparrow pursed his lips, "In Tuwei City, the only ones who can be so arrogant and conceited are the four generals' mansions. Even the city guards have to act according to their wishes."

"Since they are from the four generals' mansions, we should keep a close eye on them." Mu Zheng smiled with narrowed eyes.

The old sparrow nodded.

In order to avoid attracting the attention of the search officers, the few people decided to find a place to hide first. Old Sparrow led the way, "I rented a house in the city, let's stay there for a few days."

Mu Zheng chuckled: "Your preparations are quite complete."

Li Cheng also laughed and said, "Brother Mu, please stop teasing me. No matter how well prepared we are, we still need your cooperation, right?"

The three of them chatted as they walked.

In front, a group of people were gathered together chatting and betting on beans!

They were wearing the clothes of the Four Generals' Mansions.

Seeing Mu Zheng and the others coming over, they didn't react at first, but when they saw the nameplate on Mu Zheng's chest, they laughed: "Low class?"