Chapter 729 The captured commander!
After a stick of incense, Murong Yuliang, looking very tired, sat weakly on the chair, with a worried look on his face and a myriad of thoughts in his mind· ...
Just after he figured out the conspiracy between Wang and Xiaohui, he interrogated the maid Xiaohui again about the contents of the letter, and this made him understand what had happened!
When he was the governor of Liaoyang, Xiaohui was pursued vigorously by a servant named Zhang Er in Murong Mansion. Zhang Er was handsome and very good at sweet talk. Under his fierce offensive, the young Xiaohui soon fell.

Zhang Er also promised Xiaohui that he would work hard to propose to Madam Wang. In order to make better progress, Zhang Er also hoped that Xiaohui could reveal to him some confidential information of the Murong Mansion to help him climb up in the Murong Mansion!

Faced with her lover's request, Xiaohui did not think much about it. She thought that her lover was working hard to marry her. She was very happy and gladly revealed a lot of internal information of the Murong family to Zhang Er, including the movements, hobbies, physical conditions and other information of Murong Yuliang, Wang and others.

After Murong Yuliang was transferred from the Governor of Liaoyang to the Governor of Jiyu under Ye Mingsheng's order, it was impossible to bring all the hundreds of servants in the Murong Mansion in Dongning to Yujing, so Murong Yuliang dismissed many ordinary servants and only kept maids and servants like Xiaohui who served him personally.

Zhang Er was among the layoffs. Facing the separation from her lover, Xiaohui tearfully told Zhang Er to come to Yujing to find her. Later, Zhang Er also came to Yujing. He told Xiaohui that for their future, he planned to go back to work in Murong Mansion, so he hoped Xiaohui would continue to provide him with information about Murong family...

At this time, Xiaohui was still moved by the fact that her lover had traveled thousands of miles from Dongning to Yujing. She even imagined their sweet future, so she naturally would not refuse Zhang Er's request. The letter intercepted by Murong Yuliang was the letter written by Xiaohui to Zhang Er.

After figuring out all the causes and consequences of the matter, although Zhang Er has not been caught yet, based on his own experience, Murong Yuliang can be 100% sure that Zhang Er is Cui Shao's man. He used the beauty trap to make the love-brained Xiaohui relax her guard and get whatever she wants, thus planting a nail next to him!
After figuring out this matter, Murong Yuliang felt mixed emotions. He was happy that Dingzi was not Chen Yiyu, but also felt sorry for Xiaohui. Although Xiaohui was just a maid, she grew up in the Murong family and was sent to serve Wang when she was thirteen or fourteen years old.

Wang treated her like her own daughter, otherwise she would not have rushed over to rescue Xiaohui as soon as she heard that Murong Yuliang had captured her!
Even though Xiaohui was deceived into doing such a thing and had no intention of betraying the Murong family, things had already happened and Xiaohui had to accept the punishment as a warning to others. After all, a country has its own laws and a family has its own rules. If such things are not dealt with seriously, his Murong Mansion would probably be overrun with snakes and rats soon...
In addition to dealing with Xiaohui seriously, how to deal with Wang is a problem that gives Cui Shao a headache!

Wang actually conspired to poison Chen Yiyu. This is a very bad thing. If we follow the seven reasons for divorce, Wang would be guilty of jealousy and can be divorced with justification!

Of course, theory is theory and practice is practice!
Not to mention that the couple had been supporting each other for decades. Although they had some conflicts because of Chen Yiyu, they still had feelings for each other. Moreover, because she was frightened by the assassin in Dazhang Town, Wang was not in good physical and mental condition. If she wrote a divorce letter, it would definitely force Wang to death.

In addition, Wang is not someone who can be easily messed with. She is not the daughter of a small family who can be bullied. She has the powerful Wang family behind her. Her brother Wang Chen is now the Minister of Works of the Luoan court, and is a colleague of her elder brother Murong Lun. The two are political allies who advance and retreat together in the Luoan court. If he divorces Wang, it will inevitably affect the relationship between the two families.

His eldest son Murong Zhe, second son Murong Shengwu, and third daughter Murong Qingwu were all born to Wang. If he divorced Wang, how would these three children cope with it?

Moreover, if he really divorced his wife because of a concubine, his reputation would be ruined among the scholars, and the name Murong Yuliang would become a joke!

When he thought of this, Murong Qingwu felt a headache. Although he was very angry that Wang Shi actually did this, whether from the perspective of personal feelings or weighing the pros and cons, he didn't have any good way to deal with Wang Shi...
Realizing this, Murong Yuliang sighed heavily. The only thing he could do now was to have a good talk with Wang and try to resolve her worries so that she would stop dealing with Chen Yiyu and they could all live a good life together. He was already at the age of knowing the destiny and he could only live for another 20 years at most. They should enjoy themselves while they can. Why should they do this?

After making this decision, Murong Yuliang also thought of Chen Yiyu. Thinking of his suspicions about this poor girl during this period of time, and the fact that she almost died at the hands of Wang, Murong Yuliang felt more and more guilty and pity for Chen Yiyu!

He secretly made up his mind to take good care of Chen Yiyu in the future and be better to this poor woman who had no one to rely on except him!
Finally, Murong Yuliang thought of Cui Shao's face that was always smiling. He never expected that Cui Shao's methods would be so despicable!
He even used such a despicable trick as the beauty trap on himself!
The thought of this made Murong Yuliang's teeth itch with hatred. There had been some open and covert struggles between him and Cui Shao before, but with the presence of Ye Mingsheng, the two of them were very restrained and did not dare to be too presumptuous, for fear that if they accidentally did something out of line, they would be punished by Ye Mingsheng...
Although Cui Shao used the beauty trap this time, this bastard was too smart and didn't give him any evidence!

Otherwise, I will definitely report him to Ye Mingsheng and see how this bastard ends up!

But now I have no evidence in my hands, and Cui Shao is related to Ye Mingsheng, and Ye Cui has a good relationship with her cousin. If I rashly report him, he may simply deny it. Then I will be in a passive position, and maybe because of this incident, my daughter will be affected in the Ye Mansion!
When he thought of his daughter Murong Qingwu, Murong Yuliang's anger was temporarily suppressed. He had always been in contact with his daughter Murong Qingwu through letters, and he knew that his daughter had put in a lot of effort and suffered a lot of grievances before she could conquer Ye Cui!

Now he absolutely cannot let his daughter's hard work go to waste just for the sake of momentary pleasure, and his daughter is at a very critical time now!
As long as this step is successful, then everything else will go smoothly. We cannot afford to fail now!

After thinking for a while, Murong Yuliang sighed helplessly. After weighing the pros and cons, he gave up the idea of ​​reporting Cui Shaoyi to Ye Mingsheng...
But this does not mean that he will just swallow his anger about this matter. Murong Yuliang is not someone who can be bullied!

Mr. Cui, since you have already made your move, let's just wait and see what happens next!
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Jinyang, Shangguan Hongyuan’s temporary official residence.

Looking at the blue-clothed man who was slowly brought to him by the guards, Shangguan Hongyuan nodded slightly without any expression. This boy had recovered quite well. He could walk normally with his injured leg and had no disability.

When the man in blue came to Murong Yuliang, he hesitated for a moment before bowing to Shangguan Hongyuan and saying:

"I meet Mr. Shangguan!" Shangguan Hongyuan smiled slightly when he heard this and said:

"Not bad!"

After saying this, Shangguan Hongyuan looked at the man in blue again and said with a smile:
"Should I call you Ma Jianzhang or Cui Desheng?"

Although he was mentally prepared for his identity to be exposed, Cui Desheng, the man in blue, couldn't help but tremble in his heart when he heard this.

During the breakout battle in Dakou Township that day, he was about to break out of the encirclement under the protection of his personal guards, but he never expected that a shell would land not far from him.

Cui Desheng was knocked unconscious by the shell. When he woke up from his dizziness, he found that all the guards around him were killed. Although he was lucky enough not to die, his leg was injured and he could no longer walk normally!

And this is not the most difficult part. After waking up, Cui Desheng discovered that the Fengwu Army in Dakou Township had all broken out...
The Liang army under Wang Muzhi's command had already begun to clean up the battlefield. He originally wanted to hide by dragging his injured leg, but the injury on his leg made it impossible for him to continue, and he was soon captured by the Liang army!

At that time, the logistical supply of the Luoan Imperial Army was also very difficult. There were so many wounded soldiers, not to mention the seriously injured. Even the lightly injured might not be able to get medicine. Therefore, the normal way to deal with the wounded and prisoners of the Fengwu Army was to let them fend for themselves, or to give them a quick death!

However, because Cui Desheng was not an ordinary soldier, it was obvious from the armor and sword he was wearing. Although Cui Desheng never opened his mouth despite being beaten and kicked, the Liang army, realizing that they had caught a big fish, gave him some medicine to treat his injuries and did not let his injuries worsen. They also prepared to hand him over to Wang Muzhi, the commander of the Liang army, for interrogation.

However, before he could meet Wang Muzhi, Shangguan Tingshu, who knew the news, sent him to Shangguan Hongyuan!

Faced with Shangguan Hongyuan and Cui Desheng's active provocation, Shangguan Tingshu was seeking death. The reason he did this was to avoid implicate his own family!
Cui Desheng knew very well that he was the commander-in-chief of the Third Army of Fengwu Army and one of the top generals in the Fengwu Army. Once Shangguan Hongyuan knew his identity, he would definitely use his identity to make trouble, and the Fengwu Army and Cui family would fall into a passive position...
In order to avoid this situation, Cui Desheng was prepared to sacrifice himself bravely, because he knew that the Fengwu Army would definitely avenge him!
However, Cui Desheng's tricks seemed too clumsy and deliberate to the cunning Shangguan Hongyuan, and were seen through by Shangguan Hongyuan at the first sight!

Although he saw through Cui Desheng's tricks, Shangguan Hongyuan still admired Cui Desheng very much. Those in a high position always like loyal subordinates!

Because of his good impression of Cui Desheng, Shangguan Hongyuan also made some in-depth considerations and finally decided to send a doctor to treat Cui Desheng's injuries.

With Shangguan Hongyuan's order, although Cui Desheng was a prisoner in Jinyang, he still lived a very comfortable life. Not only did he live in a private room, but three meals a day were delivered to him by a special person. Although he could not drink alcohol due to his injuries, his three meals a day were very rich with fish and meat.

As a result, Cui Desheng gained two or three pounds in Jinyang, and all he needed was to find another young girl to play with!

Although Cui Desheng, who was treated with such courtesy, was still loyal to Ye Mingsheng and the Fengwu Army, he also had some good feelings towards Shangguan Hongyuan. That’s why he no longer called Shangguan Hongyuan "Old Thief Shangguan" as before, but bowed and called him "Sir Shangguan"...
Ever since he met Shangguan Hongyuan last time, Cui Desheng had a premonition that his identity would be exposed, but he still held on to a glimmer of hope and lied that he was Ma Jianzhang, the commander of the Second Division of the Fengwu Army. But now it seems that his efforts were ultimately in vain, and he was still found out by Shangguan Hongyuan!
Since Shangguan Hongyuan had discovered his identity, Cui Desheng simply stopped making excuses and made a fool of himself. Instead, he decided to remain silent!
Seeing Cui Desheng silent, Shangguan Hongyuan said calmly:

"Cui Desheng, why are you silent? Don't you want to return to Fengwu Army?"

"If that's the case, then so be it! The Luoan court doesn't need a mouth like yours, so it's no problem to give you a meal!"

"You can stay here forever!"

After saying this, Shangguan Hongyuan waved his hand and asked the guards to bring Cui Desheng down. After hearing what Shangguan Hongyuan said, although Cui Desheng had made up his mind to remain silent, he was still attracted by the temptation of going home. After hesitating for a moment, he bowed deeply to Shangguan Hongyuan and said very sincerely:

“Sir Shangguan, if you can let me go home, I will be grateful to you for the rest of my life…”

(End of this chapter)