Chapter seven hundred and sixty-ninth soldiers enter Wucheng
The two former imperial censors, the so-called angry youths, fell into a life of freewheeling and having whatever they wanted. They became involved with the dignitaries in the city. They lived in dissipation and indulgence every day, and soon they didn't even know how to distinguish between day and night.
Even though there has been no news from the coalition forces on the front line for a long time, the two of them are not anxious at all, and they don't even have the intention to ask about it.
Perhaps the word failure has never occurred to them. After all, this time King Qing's coalition had nearly 100,000 infantry and more than 70,000 cavalry. Who could defeat such a powerful force?
Even if there is a temporary defeat, if you can't defeat it, why can't you outrun it? If no news is sent back from the front line, it proves that everything is normal. What do they have to worry about?
Of course, Zhong Yao and the two didn't know that it wasn't that the coalition forces didn't send the message back, but that the messengers were intercepted and killed by the Jizhou Army on the way, making them as deaf and blind as they could.
Not only that, after the Shanshan Guards captured the Luolu Tribe, the Bahan Tribe and the Mandu, they had already set their sights on Xinzhou and Wucheng, the first place to be ruled. As the team leader of Longya, He Xin
, had already entered the city at this time, and was in a courtyard outside Zhong Yao's Mansion.
As soon as He Xin arrived, the Longya personnel in the city obtained all the information about Zhong Yao and placed it in front of the squad leader, asking him to make a decision.
Part of this information was provided by Fan Shixi, a big businessman. As a businessman, his vision has always been very accurate. He has always been dissatisfied with King Qing. He just had to cooperate because of his brother. Just a few days ago, the Dragon Ya team member
When he suddenly found him, he handed over a surrender letter and gave a detailed account of what he knew about King Qing's army.
It was precisely because of Fan Shixi's cooperation that Wucheng no longer had any secrets in front of Long Ya. After all, as Fan Shitong's younger brother, Fan Shixi's status in King Qing's army was extremely high.
"Zhong Yao is afraid of death?" He Xin asked after reading the information.
"Yes, he is very afraid of death. Every time he goes out, he is accompanied by hundreds of soldiers. Even in his mansion, he spends a lot of money to hire a lot of rangers, about two hundred of them."
"Haha, is it useful?" He Xin shook his head slightly after hearing this, and then uttered six words - visit the Zhong Mansion tonight!
Whether it is the ability to collect intelligence or their own combat effectiveness, Ryuga is naturally not comparable to ordinary soldiers and rangers. But they also have a fatal flaw, that is, their number is too small.
If it were a head-on conflict, it would be really difficult for them to get in when facing the Zhong Mansion, which had a full force of 300 guards. And if the battle could not be resolved quickly, once the soldiers in the city were recruited, the situation would be greatly dire.
wonderful.
A frontal attack is not possible, so other strategies can only be adopted. Soon several plans were placed in front of He Xin. In the end, he chose the simplest and often the most effective way, which was to use money.
Go smash it!
Longya's military expenditure is very sufficient, and it operates many industries as cover. Before these industries are discovered and exposed, they are extremely profitable. After all, Jizhou's goods are subject to quotas for others to take, but
If Longya wanted it, it would be much easier.
The wealthy Long Ya team members quickly took action. They had made corresponding preparations before and started to contact the rangers of Zhong Mansion through various methods, and then a large amount of money was thrown out.
fell into the hands of the ranger.
These rangers who originally protected Zhong Yao soon became their own. In front of Jin Yin, they gave up their employer and instead became Long Ya's internal agents.
Most of the two hundred rangers were quickly convinced, and some of them were too low-status, so there was no need to contact them and waste their time. But with a few leading rangers nodding in agreement, He Xin successfully settled down shortly after dark.
appeared in the Zhong Mansion.
The ranger who took the money took the initiative to lead the way and took He Xin to the front of the courtyard where Zhong Yao lived. Then the ranger stayed here to ensure that even if there was any noise that shouldn't be made inside, they would be there.
It can also prevent people from coming over to cause trouble.
He Xin and the two Longya team members entered the small courtyard generously, and soon the mixed sounds of a middle-aged man's chuckle and a woman's coquettish smile came to his ears.
"Hahaha, Mr. Zhong is so elegant!" Looking for the voice, He Xin came to the main room, then broke in politely and appeared in front of Zhong Yao.
"Who are you?" Zhong Yao exclaimed while pushing the woman next to him in front of him, using it as a shield, and then looked at He Xin and the others warily.
"Hey, Mr. Zhong really doesn't know how to pity women and cherish jade." He Xin saw a trace of shame in his eyes when he saw this man actually using a woman as a shield. Then he found a seat and sat down, reaching out to pour a glass.
He took a sip of wine and said, "It turns out that a hero is drunk, but it's not cheap."
The more generous He Xin is, the uglier Zhong Yao's face becomes. The fact that someone can appear in front of him so unscrupulously proves that the person who came here is not simple, and it further proves that the entire Zhong Mansion has fallen into his control.
Among them.
Thinking that the entire Zhong Mansion was controlled by others, Zhong Yao was smart enough not to yell, but put on a coat, straightened his clothes, put on an official air and sat opposite He Xin, "How dare you
Why are you here, hero? If you are looking for money, I have a small amount of money, so I can let you take it. And I can guarantee that no one will make things difficult for you, how about that?"
"Oh? It turns out that Mr. Zhong regards us as bandits." He Xin chuckled.
"Huh? Isn't it?" Zhong Yao's face became even more ugly. If he was just asking for money, it would be okay. He knew that some bandits were very loyal, and they would not kill anyone if they were asking for money. But if
If it weren't for bandits, it would be really troublesome.
"Of course not. Master Zhong, look at our brothers, do they look like those vicious bandits?" He Xin shook his head.
Zhong Yao looked at He Xin and others carefully and found that they actually had the aura of scholars, not like those knights at all. Their chivalrous spirit gave people a very rough and rude feeling. "But I don't know three things.
Who is this? Is there anything I can do for you?"
Zhong Yao's posture was very low, probably because he also knew that his life was in other people's hands.
"Well, it seems that Mr. Zhong is very knowledgeable. Even so, I will tell you the origin." He Xin smiled, stretched out the index finger of his right hand and dipped it in the wine, and then wrote a lucky word on the wooden table.
"Ji...are you from His Royal Highness King Ji?" Zhong Yao reacted quickly and said with wide eyes.
"Master Zhong is indeed smart." He Xin nodded and confirmed his identity.
Zhong Yao, who was praised, did not feel proud at all. Instead, he was trembling all over, "You are actually the people of King Ji, but you don't know what to do with me? I am an official of His Highness King Qing."
Zhong Yao was being clever and wanted to use Prince Qing to pressure He Xin. How could he ignore it? "Okay, there's no need to use Prince Qing to pressure He Xin. The current Prince Qing is probably in a bad situation. He is even less likely to come back in the future."
We arrived in Xinzhou, how is it? Mr. Zhong is so smart, he should know what to do next."
"What? Prince Qing can't return to Xinzhou, what...what's going on?" Although he was asking, the change in his face already showed that he had the answer. That is, Prince Qing may have been defeated.
,Unable to help themselves.
He Xin came to persuade Zhong Yao to use him for his own purposes. If some things were not explained clearly, the other party would not give up. At that moment, he roughly told the story of the defeat of the coalition forces in Lancheng. Not only that, the Luolu Department and the Ba Khanna
He also told the story of how both the tribe and the barbarians were defeated one by one by the Shanshan Guards.
"Ah! The Jizhou army is so ferocious?" Zhong Yao was really frightened, but he still had some disbelief in his eyes. After all, even when Daqian was prosperous, there was nothing he could do against these aliens. As Xinzhou, which is the closest to the barbarians,
, was the most intense place for them to hunt down the grass valley, and it can be said that they were deeply affected by it, and it also gave them a better understanding of the power of the Barbarian Cavalry.
"You don't have to believe it, you can also take a gamble not to cooperate with someone, but today your life is in someone's hands. If you are not afraid of death, you can give it a try." After saying so much, Zhong Yao still dared to doubt himself,
He Xin was unhappy.
He Xin was unhappy, so Long Ya behind him pulled out his sword and raised it high, as if he would kill Zhong Yao's dog with just one order.
Zhong Yao had been a royal censor and had the power to make decisions based on rumors. He used to often criticize people in the court. Even when Emperor Qian Wen sometimes acted unruly, he would stand up and criticize people like a loyal minister.
appearance.
But that was just the duty of the censor. Deep down in his heart, Zhong Yao was actually very afraid of death. The moment Long Ya raised his sword, he wisely retracted all doubts and lowered his head, "Don't
To kill someone, if you need someone to do something, you just give the order."
This is someone who belongs to the donkey and is cheap.
I coaxed him hard, but he didn't listen. He insisted on giving him a good beating and immediately became more honest. "Well, as long as you cooperate well, I will naturally not take your life. Otherwise, I will recognize you, or
The knife in the hand of a certain subordinate doesn't recognize you."
"Yes, yes, please give me your instructions." Zhong Yao replied tremblingly.
Zhong Yao relented. He did not bow to reason and general trend, but to the sword that could kill him. The next thing became much easier. With Zhong Yao's cooperation, several autographed letters were
He wrote it out and sent it to the generals' mansions in the city and Min Fu's mansion.
On the pretext that they had something important to discuss and it was urgent, half an hour later, the first batch of people who heard the news rushed over. As soon as they entered the Zhong Mansion, they were controlled by the rangers in the mansion who had been bribed. Then came the second one.