Han Shao returned to Wangyuan City to clean up the army, and planned to rush to Jicheng to ask Ma Zun.

At ten o'clock at noon, another group of soldiers suddenly appeared at the west gate of Wangyuan. The visitor also called himself Jiang Wei of Jicheng and asked to enter the city to see the guard Zhao Yu.

In the morning, Zhang Fei pretended to be Jiang Wei of Jicheng and abducted Xiahou Mao, the consort in a grand manner. Now another Jiang Wei appeared in the same position, which had to make the city gate guard suspicious, and then he quickly came to the county government to report to Zhao Yu.

After hearing this, Zhao Yu was shocked and said to himself, "Jiang Wei, you are so unlucky. Han Shao was about to give you to Zhang Fei, and I couldn't find a reason to help you shirk it. Instead, you ran into a dead end on your own."

What should he do? Zhao Yu was very confused. He could see that Xia Houmao hated him, so rescuing him would be detrimental to him. Jiang Wei had a good reputation in Tianshui. If he could save him, he could gain favor from the Jiang family.

After repeatedly weighing the pros and cons, Zhao Yu finally made up his mind. He planned to leave the city without telling Han Shao first. As long as he could think of ways to delay Jiang Wei for two days while Zhang Fei escorted Xiahou Mao to Qishan Road, Han Shao would naturally have nothing to do by then.

Zhao Yu hurried out of the county government office, but unexpectedly ran into Han Shao, who was fully dressed in military uniform.

"Where is General Zhao going?" Han Shao looked curious.

"Well... I am familiar with the terrain of Tianshui. Why don't I go to Jicheng on behalf of the general? Governor Ma should be able to meet Zhang Fei's request." Zhao Yu clasped his fists and asked for a tassel.

Han Shao frowned, thinking why Zhao Yu had to wait until now to help? At this time, his strange look was a bit suspicious. How dare Han Shao leave Xia Houmao's life and death in the hands of an outsider?

"Zhang Fei may come at any time. General Zhao still guards the wall. There can be no mistakes in Jiang Wei's matter. I will go to Governor Ma personally to tell him." Han Shao replied seriously.

Zhao Yu rolled his eyes and then made a suggestion: "Since General Han insists, I will not argue with you. It will take half a day to go to Jicheng. The general needs to bring more water bags. He will easily get thirsty while running on the road."

"Thank you, General Zhao, for your kindness." Han Shao nodded in greeting.

"The general has something to do at home, so I'll take my leave first." Zhao Yu smiled and clasped his fists, turned around and told his entourage: "Go and prepare a water bag for General Han, and ask someone to bring me the horse."

At this time, a fast horse came straight towards the county government office. Zhao Yu hurriedly stopped his entourage: "You'd better prepare the water bag, I'll use the horse."

"Wei." The attendant clasped his fists and left.

When the messenger saw Han Shao and Zhao Yu both outside the Yamen, he pulled the reins urgently and stopped in front of them, turning over beautifully and standing firmly on the ground.

Zhao Yu rushed over first, grabbed the reins from the ordering soldier, and said seriously: "Your mount is temporarily requisitioned by this general."

"General Zhao, go quickly, Jiang Wei is urging you from outside the city."

The word "Jiang Wei" stimulated the nerves of the two of them. Zhao Yu felt like he wanted to cry without tears at this moment. He thought to himself why the messenger was so talkative. He was holding the reins with one hand and was in a dilemma. At this time, there was no way to save Jiang Wei.

"General Zhao, is Jiang Wei outside the city?"

Han Shao strode up to Zhao Yu and stared directly into his eyes. The source of Zhao Yu's strange behavior finally came to light. He seemed to be preparing to tell someone something?

"Ahem, the general just found out. Maybe Zhang Fei is cheating again. The general is planning to leave the city to verify the authenticity." Zhao Yu answered ambiguously.

Han Shao frowned when he heard this. He turned around and asked the messenger: "Is Jiang Wei who is outside the city the same people as in the morning?"

"It doesn't really look like..." The messenger shook his head.

"General Zhao?" Han Shao called playfully.

Zhao Yu swallowed his saliva and replied: "The end will be here."

"How about we go together to identify it?" Han Shao asked.

"Wei." Zhao Yu lowered his head.

Zhao Yu's mood at this moment was like that of someone who had been caught cheating on an exam and had the invigilator sitting next to him, nervous and uneasy.

Han Shao whispered a few words to his entourage, and then followed Zhao Yu to the west city gate tower to meet Jiang Wei.

When Jiang Wei saw Zhao Yu appearing at the top of the city, he urged his horse to take a few steps forward. Looking at the city tower, he clasped his fists and said, "Zhang Fei's troops suddenly disappeared yesterday. The eunuch was worried that he was going to Wangyuan and Shanggui, so he sent Jiang Wei there."

Each county will verify the situation."

"I haven't heard that there is a figure like Jiang Wei in the Tianshui Army. How can I prove that I am a member of Governor Ma? Maybe he is a spy. My random arrows are not very discerning." Zhao Yu said and raised his hand.

The archers all picked up their bows and set arrows.

Jiang Wei was stunned when he heard this. Although he didn't know Zhao Yu, he wasn't unknown, right? He clasped his fists and explained: "I am planning to persuade Jiang Wei. General Zhao should have heard of my name. Governor Ma has sent people to various places."

The county inquired about the information, and it was because he took the initiative to ask for help from a humble position..."

He had previously announced in Liangzhou that he was willing to retreat as long as he got the sinner Jiang Wei. Since Zhang Fei had been entrenched around Jicheng for a long time, making life more difficult for the people in the city, his dissatisfaction with Jiang Wei became even stronger.

In the face of huge survival pressure, rules such as benevolence, justice, etiquette, wisdom and trust gradually failed. Many people wanted to sacrifice Jiang Wei to save Jicheng. The prefect Ma Zun discussed with Liang Xu, Yin Shang and others several times, but they still thought of Jiang Jiong's contribution and did not agree.

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Liang Xu, a meritorious official, had a friendship with Jiang Wei. He secretly advised Jiang Wei to go out and "take refuge", and used the metaphor "Shen Sheng will die inside, Chong'er will be safe outside", so Jiang Wei asked for a tassel to appear at Wangyuan.

"Well...do you have any evidence?" Zhao Yu deliberately made things difficult.

Jiang Wei was very puzzled as to how he could have credentials for his low-level status. He smiled helplessly and said: "General Zhao is so cautious, I admire him very much. Anyway, Zhang Fei was not found around Wangyuan. Jiang Wei went to Shanggui to have a look.

I will say goodbye..."

Zhao Yu was overjoyed. He thought that he had concealed himself very well and was doing everything according to the morning routine, but Han Shao next to him didn't think so. He didn't think that Zhang Fei would be so boring and repeatedly use the name Jiang Wei for fun.

"Jiang Boyue, please wait a moment." Han Shao stepped forward to stop him.

Jiang Wei looked at the stranger on the city wall with a puzzled expression on his face.

"I am Han Shao, the chief clerk of General Anxi (Xia Houzhu). General Anxi rushed to Liangzhou on your Majesty's order and has successfully driven Zhang Fei into Qishan Road. Therefore, there is no need to go to Shanggui to inquire about the news. It is better to go to the city to see him.

Prince Consort of Xia, please return to Jicheng to report your victory." Han Shao stroked his beard and nodded.

"General Anxi...defeated Zhang Fei?" Jiang Wei was very surprised.

"General Zhao, why don't you ask someone to open the city gate? General Bo Yue has worked hard all the way. He will go to the city later to meet the prince-in-law. He should have a drink of water before returning to Jicheng. Don't treat young people so poorly..." Han Shao

Pretend to be accountable.

"I don't dare, I will make arrangements right away..."

Zhao Yu knew that Han Shao had no good intentions, but Xiahou Mao had been kidnapped by Zhang Fei, so who could Jiang Wei see after entering the city? As soon as he turned around, Han Shao immediately leaned over and shouted in a low voice: "General Zhao, you
Chapter completed!