What to do if you have too many golden fingers? Walk sideways!

Chapter 181: Changing the Commander of the Northern Army

Shen Mingzhe stepped forward and said:

"Sir, if we arrest them all, who will guard the cell? I think this matter is suspicious, so why not take the jailer in charge of Zhou Qing's cell back for questioning. The most urgent task right now is to find Zhou Qing quickly. If he escaped half an hour ago, he should not have left the capital yet."

Seeing Shen Mingzhe pleading for them, the jailers showed expressions of gratitude.

Only the stubborn jailer collapsed on the ground with fear.

Shen Mingzhe felt extremely disgusted with Zhang Shu. This piece of trash was only thinking about venting his anger at this time.

If Zhou Qingruo ran away, no matter who let him go, could he, the head of the Ministry of Justice, escape responsibility?

I'm afraid that everyone in the Ministry of Justice will have to bear the brunt of the consequences.

No, he had to find a way to avoid being implicated.

After Zhang Shu took the jailer away, he arranged for the yamen runners to search the whole city for Zhou Qing.

Shen Mingzhe quietly went to the residence of the Imperial Censor Zhou Lang.

Zhou Lang is the King of Zhao's man, and Zhang Shu is the King of Wei's man. Shen Mingzhe has always felt that although the King of Wei has a long history, he is not smart enough. He wants to join the King of Zhao and have a good future.

In the past, his status was too low and he might not be able to get close to King Zhao, but now, he just happened to use Zhang Shu as a token of his allegiance.

There was turmoil in the capital again, and the person who stirred up the turmoil had already flown to the north.

The two men hid in the distance and observed the military camp with binoculars, but did not see An Mengde.

Chu Zhao asked, "Have you thought it through? Do you want to just kill An Mengde?"

Gu Xi said firmly, "Of course, if we don't kill this kind of scum, will we keep him for the New Year?"

Chu Zhao said: "According to the laws of Anning State, if the commander dies, his subordinates will be implicated. Moreover, Northern Yan is eyeing us covetously. If there is a disturbance in the military camp here, it is very likely that Northern Yan will take advantage of it."

Gu Xi laughed:

"I'm just afraid they won't come. If they dare to come, I will make Beiyan become a prefecture of Anning State like the Turks."

"Also, have you forgotten my unique skill? Disguise! When we go to the space villa later, you can see whose figure is more similar to An Mengde. We will create a fake An Mengde and replace him seamlessly to ensure that no one will notice."

Chu Zhao's eyes lit up. Yes, that's right.

If only An Mengde was killed, the court would most likely send another Li Mengde or Wang Mengde.

But wouldn't it be perfect if he just replaced the Northern Army's commander with his own man?

"It would be great if my father-in-law was still willing to lead the army. With the Gu family army here, Beiyan would not dare to invade. And in the past six months since An Mengde took charge of the army, Beiyan has launched several sneak attacks. Maybe they are planning a big move. But as long as Axi is here, why should we be afraid of Beiyan?"

Because it would be a bit troublesome to take action during the day, the sun was already setting, and the two men planned to enter the military camp after dark.

After running all day and feeling hungry, Gu Xi took Chu Zhao into the space.

"Hmm! It smells good!" As soon as Gu Xi entered the villa, he smelled the fragrance of food.

Ever since Lu Wencheng and the special forces moved into the space villa, there has been a sense of everyday life here.

"Mr. Gu, Mr. Chu, you came at the right time. We had just cooked a few dishes and were thinking of how to deliver them to you, and then you came." Lu Wencheng said.

Today, he and the chef of the special forces' kitchen squad had nothing to do, so they competed in cooking skills.

Now there are only two hundred special forces left in the space, and the other six hundred are scattered across the twelve states, guiding the people in growing rice and installing photovoltaic water pumps.

Chu Zhao and Gu Xi didn't hesitate to sit down and eat with relish.

Lu Wencheng and the chef of the kitchen team stood by, staring at Gu Xi and Chu Zhao eating with nervous eyes.

"You guys sit down and eat too!" Gu Xi called out.

"No, no, you guys eat. There aren't many dishes. We'll cook later." Lu Wencheng said.

They bet five taels of silver to see whose dish would be eaten the most.

Gu Xi asked while eating:

"What about the rest?"

Lu Wencheng said:

"They are still training. These guys are full of energy all day long."

Gu Xi and Chu Zhao were really hungry today. They ate all the food on the plate in a flash and praised casually:

"It's delicious, the cooking is great, I'll try it next time."

Then the two of them walked out and prepared to take a look at the open space where the special forces were training.

Lu Wencheng and the chef of the kitchen team looked at each other. They had finished eating everything, so who would win and who would lose?

The two men arrived at the open space in the middle of the villa. The soldiers had just completed their training and were preparing to take a nice bath in the villa and then have dinner.

Seeing Gu Xi and Chu Zhao coming, the soldiers thought they had a mission and quickly lined up.

Chu Zhao looked around at everyone and said:

"Li Tieniu, step out!"

Gu Xi looked Li Tieniu up and down. He only knew that he was tall before. After eating and drinking well and exercising hard every day for the past few months, Li Tieniu looked very strong.

Chu Zhao nodded and said:

“This body shape is about the same.”

Li Tieniu felt a little uneasy when being stared at by the two men. He looked at himself and saw nothing wrong. What were the Imperial Master and the Major General looking at?

Gu Xi shouted:

"Everyone else please disperse, Li Tieniu stay!"

Li Tieniu has a straightforward personality. In fact, Gu Xi prefers Hu Guilin, who is a bit more tactful, to replace An Mengde. However, Hu Guilin is not tall enough and it is too difficult for him to disguise himself.

Li Tieniu smiled innocently:

"National Master, Major General, is there any mission you need me to perform?"

Gu Xi said:

"Yes, I want you to replace An Mengde and become the general of the North."

Li Tieniu was stunned, then quickly waved his hands:

"This... How can this be done? If it's about charging into battle, I, Tie Niu, am not afraid, but as a general, I'm afraid I won't be able to do a good job and ruin the great plan of the national master."

There are 100,000 soldiers and horses in the north. You know, a few months ago, he was just a sergeant, and he won the battle against the sergeants just because of his great strength.

In the past few months, because of his meritorious service, he has been promoted several levels and became a fifth-rank captain.

But in his mind, he was still a soldier under the national master.

If he were asked to take charge of an army, he felt he didn't have the ability to do so.

Gu Xi patted his shoulder and encouraged:

"You can do it, Tieniu. I believe you have the ability. Just be careful when you speak next time. Don't use the word "I" anymore. You should say "this general" instead."

Li Tieniu was still worried, his face full of hesitation.

Gu Xi said again:

"How about this, I'll select a few more smart ones to pretend to be your personal soldiers. There is no major war in the north right now, so you just need to guard the barracks. If anything serious happens, report it to me and the major general immediately. Don't be afraid, you are not alone."

Chu Zhao also nodded: "That's right, Tie Niu. I'm optimistic about you!"

Li Tieniu looked at the trusting eyes of Gu Xi and Chu Zhao, and a little courage gradually rose in his heart.

"Okay! In that case, I - no, this general will give it a try!"

Li Tieniu gritted his teeth and agreed.