However, after coming to the inn and meeting Shang Yi, Tang Zhen found that Zhou Shiqi was still sitting next to Shang Yi. Although he felt a little confused, it at least showed that things were not as they thought, so he felt relieved a lot.

But after seeing the two, Shang Yi was very angry and severely rebuked the two for their dereliction of duty. He also ordered that all their positions be immediately stopped from now on, and their personal freedom will be temporarily restricted. After finding out the true appearance, they will be held accountable.

It is not unreasonable to blame Shang Yi for getting angry and dealing with the two. This time, whether it was Zhou Shaohuan's rebellion or not, Tang Zhen and Meng Honggong, as the second-ranked military and administrative figures in Shandong, and the number one figure in Qingzhou, both had the responsibility and obligation to protect Shang Yi's safety. The attack on Guanyi occurred, and at least the two of them committed the negligence of duty. Therefore, it was very reasonable that Shang Yi stopped the two of them and restricted their personal freedom. There was no way to say anything wrong, including them.

Later, Shang Yi ordered that he would take over Qingzhou City, replace all the city defense troops with his own troops, and implement martial law throughout the city, close the city gates, and no one was allowed to enter and exit. All the troops in the city were left in the military camp and were not allowed to go out. After all, Shang Yi did not dare to be careless at this time, and could only believe in the army he brought. Fortunately, Qingzhou City is no longer in the border area, so there are not many people stationed in the city, and they are all reserve troops or local civilian troops. After Shang Yi ordered, the Chinese army brought from Nanjing quickly took over Qingzhou City Defense.

Tang Zhen and Meng Honggong had no emotions, and honestly handed over Qingzhou's military and administrative power to the personnel led by Shang Yi. Then they stayed in the inn and were temporarily restricted from their freedom of movement. However, although Shang Yi expressed his trust in Zhou Shiqi, at this sensitive moment, Zhou Shiqi was indeed not suitable for managing the affairs of the whole body, so he could only temporarily leave him idle. Zhou Shiqi was also very confused about his situation. After returning to the room, he stayed in the room without moving.

After the matter was basically handled, it was the fifth update. It was almost a night of dismantling and some personnel went to handle the transfer of military and administrative powers, and others also went back to rest.

At this time, Wu Liang and Li Songchen came to meet Shang Yi and told Shang Yi about the results of cleaning the battlefield. When cleaning the battlefield, 207 assassins were wearing Chinese military uniforms. A total of twenty-six Chinese military envoys were found, and all of them were cast with the words made by the Shandong Arsenal in ***. The origin was the old-fashioned flintlock rifle. In addition, four mortar cannons left by the assassin were found, and all of them were cast with the words made by the Shandong Arsenal on the body.

Shang Yi looked at the evidence and nodded. It seemed that the Qing court had really spent some time to blame Zhou Shaohuan this time. He looked at the two of them again and said with a smile: "What do you think?"

Wu Liang turned his head to look at Li Songchen beside him. Seeing that he had no intention of speaking first, he said, "King, I see the facts are very obvious. This attack on Guanyi must be inseparable from the Shandong Military Region. Even if Zhou Shaohuan did not rebel, there is a major suspicion. Moreover, it is too dangerous for us to stay in Qingzhou now, so it is better to leave as soon as possible and return to Nanjing. I have already thought of a plan for evacuation. First, we will arrive in Dengzhou immediately. Now our fleet should be almost at Dengzhou. As long as we get on the ship, we will be safe. But I am afraid that the fleet will have an accident. Second, we will return on the same route and go back to the south through Haizhou by land. If Zhou Shaohuan really rebels, we will definitely send troops to chase us. However, the king can lead the cavalry first. If we stay and cut off the back, there should be no major differences."

After hearing Wu Liang’s words, Shang Yi just smiled and turned to Li Songchen and said, “What do you think Mr. Li?”

Li Songchen also smiled slightly and said, "It's not right to cover up the truth, but it's not right, but it's a waste of tricks and deliberately made a fool of itself, but it also makes people suspicious. The king's eyes were astonishing as he had seen the flaws inside, so why bother to ask? However, Captain Wu seems to have some unknown points, so please enlighten him."

Shang Yi looked at Wu Liang with a smile and said, "If Zhou Shaohuan really intends to rebel and harm me, he will naturally have far-sighted plans and careful planning. Now Zhou Shaohuan holds the military power of more than 100,000 troops in Shandong, and his troops are stationed in the front line of Jinan and Yanzhou. So why don't we wait for us to arrive in Jinan and completely enter his control before taking action, but we have to take action in Wa Qingzhou in advance."

Wu Liang was also stunned for a moment, thought about it carefully, and said, "The troops of the Shandong Military Region may not necessarily rebel with Zhou Shaohuan, so he took action in Qingzhou and acted confidentially. Even if he failed, he could not bear any responsibility."

Shang Yi said: "I guess just your explanation makes sense, but if Zhou Shaohuan wants to rebel, at least he has to pull some forces in the army. Then even if the troops in the Shandong Military Region will not rebel with Zhou Shaohuan, it is entirely possible to pull one or two divisions and brigades in Long, even one army, to harm me in Qingzhou, and they will inevitably deploy heavy troops in order to succeed in one blow. However, this time, there were only more than 500 people in the raid on the Guanshi, and the number was too small. Zhou Shaohuan thought that he could rebel in Shandong with these more than 500 people. And there was also..."

As he said that, Shang Yi picked up a musket and said, "If Zhou Shaohuan wants to act in secret, why should he use these muskets? At least he should give the words made by the Shandong Arsenal to Wudeng. If he blatantly wanted me, the number of people was too small. Isn't this a contradiction? Besides, Zhou Shaohuan's father and father-in-law are all in Qingzhou City. Will Zhou Shaohuan choose to take action in Qingzhou? Will he not take his father and father-in-law's safety in his heart?" He turned to Li Songchen and said, "Mr. Li, what am I talking about!"

Li Songchen said: "The king and his wise mind are not what we see."

Wu Liang had previously felt that the incident of attacking the office had actually fallen on Zhou Shaohuan, and there was almost no room for defense. However, after Shang Yi's one-plus score, Deng found that there were flaws everywhere. He couldn't help but admire him and nodded repeatedly. He said, "Why did the king think that this happened in a short while?"

Shang Yi said: "If I guess correctly, this should be the trick of the Qing court. This assassination will succeed if it is successful. If it is not successful, it will blame Zhou Shaohuan and use a knife to kill people. It can't help but destroy one of our generals, which will also give the Qing court a chance to breathe."

Wu Liang then suddenly realized and said, "So that's the case."

Shang Yi said again: "And now Zhou Shiqi and Tang Zhen are both in Qingzhou. If we fall into the tricks of the Qing court and kill them indiscriminately, we might immediately force Zhou Shaohuan to rebel. Therefore, you must protect them well in the past few days and not make any mistakes."

Wu Liang hurriedly stood attentively and said, "Don't worry, I will definitely complete the task."

Shang Yi was singing for a while before saying, "Mr. Li, you should draw a document for me immediately and send it to Zhou Shaohuan. The content is... "When talking about the content, Shang Yi stopped at once, so he had not yet thought about how to contact Zhou Shaohuan. Zhou Shaohuan must be responsible for the attack on the inn, and it was not small, but the current situation must be given a certain amount of comfort to him, so it is difficult to grasp this degree well.

At this moment, Li Songchen said, "Master, please forgive me for saying it bluntly. Although what the king said just now is reasonable, in the following view, this place is now a dragon's and tiger's den, so the king should still obey the words of Battalion Wu, leave Shandong immediately, and return to Nanjing."

Shang Yi was stunned for a moment, stared at Li Songchen, and said, "Mr. Li, how do you say this?"

Li Songchen said: "Please imagine what if the king is now in Zhou Shaohuan's position."

Shang Yi's body suddenly shook. A suspicious point that had been bothering him since last night, suddenly became clear. It turned out that the real purpose of the Qing court was here.

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Zi Linglong nodded and said, "Yes, everything I do is to force Zhou Shaohuan to rebel against Shang Yi?"

Mo Jingwei was also a clever person after all. After hearing Zi Linglong's tips, he immediately realized that Shang Yi was suspicious of Zhou Shaohuan. It seemed that the truth was similar, but the focus was completely different. On the surface, Zi Linglong's approach seemed to start from Shang Yi's perspective and alienate the relationship between Shang Yi and Zhou Shaohuan, but as she said herself, this method was too obvious and too clumsy, and there were too many flaws. With Shang Yi's talent, it was impossible to deceive him.

But it would be completely different to Zhou Shaohuan's perspective. His lord was attacked in the territory under his jurisdiction. All the evidence found so far shows that the attack was planned and launched by himself, and it almost ended in a dead state. Although he knew in his heart that he was wronged, he had no room for debate at all, and it seemed that he had only a way out. Zhou Shaohuan would definitely be very unwilling to accept it, and even felt dissatisfied with Shang Yi.

Therefore, in this case, as long as someone induced it slightly, it would not be difficult to embark on the road of betrayal. Of course, Mo Jingwei did not fail to expect that Zhou Shaohuan's father and father-in-law were all in the hands of Shang Yi. Once Zhou Shaohuan really rebels against Shang Yi, the lives of Zhou Shiqi and Tang Zhen will definitely be difficult to preserve.

But Mo Jingwei still believed that Zhou Shaohuan would still rebel, because this was indeed Zhou Shaohuan's only way to survive. At least in Mo Jingwei's view, if he had changed his position as Zhou Shaohuan, he might have the only way to rebel.


Chapter completed!