Hao Tianting returned to Hao's house, sat down in the lobby, and couldn't help but curse Ahema and Brother Sang again.
I thought that maybe this was the reason why Li Xia's New Tang Dynasty repeatedly defeated the Yuan Dynasty at the beginning of the New Tang Dynasty. It was not that they were so strong, but that the Yuan Dynasty was too decadent.
After stroking his forehead and closing his eyes to rest for a long time, Hao Tianze hurried back and asked, "Qilang, why is the North City Gate opened again?"
"Um."
"No, answer me, why did you open it again?"
"The Tang army will not attack from the north. Moreover, Ahema wants to transport Qiangu to Yanjing, so why not?"
Hao Tianze said anxiously: "But, don't you want me to search for Hao Tianyi? I finally got a clue and focused on one of his old men, but he escaped from the north gate and I didn't know it."
"Then you go ask Ahema! Ask me?!" Hao Tianting suddenly got angry.
He had tried his best to protect Dayuan and his hometown, but he was still helpless and angry because of some slippery and greedy bugs.
Hao Tianze was stunned and asked: "Why are you angry with me? Ahema wanted to transport those grains of money away, didn't you know a long time ago? This is not the first time that the grains of money in Taiyuan have been taken away."
Only then did Hao Tianting feel that he was too young and energetic. He paced and pondered for a while and said, "You said you found a clue, please tell me in detail.
"A judge in the Transportation Department is named Xu Yan."
"Xu Yan?" Hao Tianting's face changed slightly and he said, "This person is good at writing lyrics and music. I met him a few days ago."
"Not even Qilang noticed it. He was originally favored by Hao Tianyi. According to his neighbors, he saw him coming into contact with Hao Tianyi eight days ago. I showed him the portrait and I am sure it is Hao Tianyi."
"Check! Check where Xu Yan and Hao Tianyi went."
Hao Tianting suddenly realized that it was useless to deal with Ahema, Sang Ge and other female ministers before. It was better to focus on dealing with the Tang army. He just hoped that it was not too late.
In the evening that day, Hao Tianze hurried back and said: "We found it! Xu Yan led He Tianyi to meet his father-in-law Liu Zizun, who is from a thousand households in Taiyuan."
"Tang Jun really doesn't give up on Taiyuan."
"Fortunately, Liu Yuanli hasn't broken through our defense line yet. Are we going to capture Liu Zizun?"
"That's not right." Hao Tianting suddenly remembered something and said, "If I remember correctly, Liu Zizun died of illness at the beginning of the year.
"But his prestige in the military"
"What kind of prestige can he have? If Hao Tianyi wants to instigate a rebellion among the generals in the city, he should cooperate with others outside, so choosing Liu Zi to follow him will outweigh the consequences."
Hao Tianting raised his hand, signaling Hao Wulang to stop talking and let him think.
After he frowned and thought for a while, he suddenly walked quickly to the map, scratched it with his finger, and breathed a sigh of relief.
"What's wrong?"
"I'm wondering if the Tang army wants to attack from the east." Hao Tianting said: "Although Liu Zizun has become an official, his son Liu Youzhang is guarding Shouyang, an important town in the east of Taiyuan. If Hao Tianyi really wants to instigate Liu Youzhang,
Hao Tianze was startled at first, but after a while he said: "No way, due to the dangers of the Taihang Mountains, we also sent our close men to guard Tianchang Wall and Niangzi Pass early, so it is impossible for the Tang army to come."
"yes."
Hao Tianting just breathed a sigh of relief and thought of this.
Instead of attacking the dangerous Taihang Pass, the Tang army might as well have added Liu Yuanli to attack from the south.
What's more, there is no war at all in the east, or the only war is that Brother Yixiang is besieging Baozhou City.
"Perhaps Hao Tianyi was sick and rushed to the doctor. "He has always been a waste."
Taking his mind back and thinking of his elder brother again, Hao Tianting had a contemptuous tone in his eyes and was very confident.
"Follow this clue and find him."~~
Two days later, outside the west warehouse of the mansion.
An old man was walking slowly with a cane on his back when a loud shout suddenly sounded from behind him.
"Hao Tianyi!"
The old man didn't react, he just lowered his eyebrows slightly and stopped looking at that
The scene of transporting money and grain from the granary continued to move forward tremblingly.
However, dozens of soldiers were already approaching from various streets and alleys ahead.
"Hao Tianyi, you can't escape."
The old man glanced around and saw that his way was blocked, so he stopped pretending, straightened up quickly, and rushed towards Fuxi Cang like a rabbit and a falcon.
At the same time, he reached into his pocket, took out a crossbow, and shot a soldier with a "whoosh".
"Killed!"
The surrounding civilians were suddenly panicked and confused.
At this time, the old man had taken off his disguise and transformed into the vigorous Hao Tianyi. He pulled out a thin sword from the crutch in his hand, stabbed the soldiers guarding the warehouse, and escaped into the warehouse in the blink of an eye.
"Chase!" "Don't let him escape." "Catch him alive."
Maybe it's because Hao Tianyi's ability is indeed much lower than that of Hao Qilang, or maybe it's because this place is still under the rule of Dayuan after all, and the scarred Hao Tianyi was dragged out without even half a stick of incense.
~~
An hour later, Hao Tianting finished his official duties and rushed to the cell in person.
"How did you get it?"
"He also tried to struggle and escape into Fuxi Okura, but unfortunately there was no way out, so he was captured."
"He didn't light the fire and cause chaos?" Hao Tianting asked: "If you burn down Fuxi Okura, you might still have a chance to escape. Even if I'm dead, I won't be captured without mercy."
Hao Tianze laughed and said, "We moved faster and didn't let him do it.
"It's under trial?" "It's under trial."
"Wait until he reveals the list of generals who instigated rebellion, and then kill them all." "Don't worry. I'm not soft-hearted."
Hao Tianting walked through the dark corridor and looked at the cell inside. He saw Hao Tianyi being hung inside and being tortured, screaming in agony.
The light of the torch shone Hao Tianting's shadow into the fence.
"Hao Tianting!" Hao Tianyi roared: "I am your brother! How dare you do this to me?!"
The executioner finally stopped his movements, giving Hao Tianyi a chance to breathe.
"You are a disgrace to the Hao family." Hao Tianting said, took two steps towards Hao Tianyi and said, "In the battle of the Yellow River, you were captured by Zhang Jue without even firing an arrow. Are you useless?"
"It is common to get lost when marching and fighting."
"Because you are a waste, your second brother died in the war. But what about you? You refused to die for your country, but you came back to harm the whole family. If you don't deserve to die, who should?"
Hao Tianyi gasped and said, "Do you know the general trend of the world?"
"I know. But you and Zhang Hongdao are different. They are discerning, you are just living in an ignoble way, and they are betting for the sake of the family. What about you? Don't you hate us brothers?"
"What do you mean?"
Hao Tianting took a step forward, leaned into his brother's ear, and asked softly: "Now if I say I am willing to surrender, can you let me go?" Hao Tianyi was stunned.
Only at this moment, Hao Tianting sneered. "Trash."
Before he could hit his brother's guard again, suddenly, a soldier rushed into the cell and without even saying hello, he leaned over and whispered in Hao Tianting's ear.
The light in the cell was very dark, and no one saw that Hao Tianting's expression changed drastically at this moment.
He didn't even care about Hao Tianyi who was tied there, turned around and rushed out of the cell, his pace getting faster and faster.
"Shichiro."
Hao Tianze caught up and asked, "What happened?"
"I don't understand." Hao Tianting could no longer suppress the anxiety in his voice and said, "The news is probably false. I want to confirm it clearly.
"I'm with you "Don't go!"
Hao Tianze was stunned and saw that Hao Tianting had already left in a hurry.
After a while, faint laughter came from the cell behind him. The laughter became louder and louder, with some painful gasps in it. "Brother?" Hao Tianze turned around and said, "Brother, you are laughing.
What?" "You know what I did in Xicang today?
?"
"Damn, I just tried you and you didn't recruit me." Hao Tianze was inexplicably flustered by Hao Tianyi's smile, but he still couldn't help asking, "What are you doing?"
"Make sure there won't be any trouble in Fuxi Cang when the army enters the city."
"What do you mean? What kind of army? What kind of trouble is going on?"
Hao Tianyi was still smiling, his grin widening, and he said: "My King of the Tang Dynasty is about to enter the city, and I have to make sure that the warehouses will not be burned down."
"Impossible." Hao Tianze didn't believe it at all and felt ridiculous, "You can bluff me if you want, but you can't bluff me with such false things. Do you think I'm a fool?"
"You do not believe?"
"I just received the news this morning that Liu Yuanli is still in Fenxi. "Not to the south." Hao Tianyi said: "To the east."
"That's even more impossible. With the danger of Jingxing, the Great Wall of Heaven, and Niangzi Pass
"Zhang Rou." Hao Tianyi said: "Zhang Rou gathered people at the eastern foot of Taihang Mountain before surrendering to Mongolia. Now there are many bandits in Taihang Mountain who are members of his old tribe who do not want to surrender to Mongolia."
Hao Tianze was stunned for a moment and asked: "Zhang Rou surrendered?"
"You didn't get the news? Ha, Kublai Khan didn't give you this kind of news, right? He was afraid of affecting people's hearts.
"I still don't believe it." Hao Tianze still shook his head. After waiting for a while, He Tianyi said nothing.
"Why didn't you say anything?" "I'm tired." "You can't lie to me."
"Believe it or not, we will find out when Master Wang enters the city."
Hao Tianze left the cell in a hurry. After a while, he came back and shouted: "You lied to me, there was no movement at all outside!"
"Are you in a hurry?"
"No! I'm not in a hurry!" "Water, give me water."
Hao Tianze cursed, but still ordered someone to come in and put Hao Tianyi down, apply medicine and give him water.
"You all get out."
He took a few steps irritably and said, "Brother, you really don't have to bluff me. I just want to get rid of all the people who need to be attacked. For the sake of brotherhood, I will try my best to save you."
"Brotherly love?"
"You were the third brother back then. Qilang and the others wanted to harm you. It has nothing to do with me." Hao Tianze became excited and spread his hands out in a sincere manner.
"Okay, I'll recruit. This time, Liu Yuanli's troops are just to contain you. The real ones responsible for attacking Taiyuan are the infantry from Sichuan and Shu. They will go straight to Taiyuan via Jingxing."
"It's fake, I didn't get any news at all."
"Ha, the Sichuan soldiers move like flying in the high mountains and dangerous areas, let alone Shanxi? With the speed of their march, can you get the news? You think Niangzi Pass is easy to defend and difficult to attack. I tell you, before the Sichuan soldiers arrive at the pass, the Taihang grass bandits will
The news that Niangzi Pass has been intercepted from the rear has been intercepted, and the Sichuan soldiers are attacking from both sides."
Hao Tianze was already somewhat convinced and said, "But I didn't get any news about the fall of Niangzi Pass. How could the Tang army be approaching Taiyuan?"
"Shou Yang fell, I asked Xu Yan to convince Liu Youzhang, "I don't believe it!"
Hao Tianze stood up and took two steps back in shock, but he thought of Hao Tianting's previous analysis, and beads of sweat appeared on his forehead.
"Wu Lang." Hao Tianyi said: "This is the general trend of the world. It is precisely because I understand this trend that I ignored your objections and surrendered to Your Majesty. I was definitely not living an ignoble life as Lao Qi said. I didn't expect you to be like that.
For me, it can only be said that those who know me say that I am worried, and those who do not know me say that what do I want? What I want is definitely not my own selfish interests, but the preservation of the Hao family."
"Brother, I" He Tianze swallowed his saliva and said, "Did I blame you wrongly?"
Hao Tianyi recalled in his mind Hao Tianting's words "if I said I would surrender" just now, knowing that this was just a joke, but it vaguely pointed out the uneasiness of the Hao family.
"It's too late for you to repent now." Hao Tianyi's tone was calm, not like a prisoner, and he said slowly: "There is an opportunity to make meritorious deeds right in front of you.