Chapter 490 The consequences of standing on the wrong team
Tiansong Village fell into the hands of officers and soldiers, completely disrupting the original plan of Liu Wenxiu and others. The news reached Zhang Xianzhong's ears, which made the angry man angry. He immediately ordered the arrest of Li Ming and brought Li Ming to justice.
.In fact, there was no problem if Zhang Xianzhong wanted to move Li Ming, but the key was that in his anger, he also blamed Bai Dengfan. Liu Wenxiu was ordered to take Bai Dengfan into custody and engage in military law.
There is no airtight wall in the world. When Zhang Xianzhong's order reached Liu Wenxiu's hands, it also reached Bai Dengfan's ears. Bai Dengfan was cautious by nature, so he bribed an informant around Zhang Xianzhong, and the news from the informant saved him.
One life. Faced with the possible military legal proceedings, Bai Dengfan was very unhappy. Although he had something to do with the collapse of Tiansong Village, the main responsibility lies with Li Ming. Why should he be allowed to die with someone else?
Bai Dengfan did not want to sit back and wait for death, so he naturally had to find a way to save himself. Liu Wenxiu did not expect any changes, which led to a major incident. After learning the news about his military law practice, Bai Dengfan did not publicize it to the outside world, but kept it secret.
After receiving the news, he sent an order to the leaders of various ministries and held a meeting in Mianzhu to discuss the matter of recapturing Tiansong Village. The importance of Tiansong Village to the peasant army is self-evident. Now Bai Dengfan wants to recapture Tiansong Village, so the leaders also
Without thinking much, we came to Mianzhu as promised.
The Mianzhu Assembly Hall was originally the Mianzhu County Government Office. After the peasant army occupied this place, it was converted into the Assembly Hall. After the leaders came to the Assembly Hall, they worked for a long time, but Bai Dengfan was not seen for a long time. Gradually, some people realized that something was wrong with the atmosphere.
Because from the beginning to now, except for someone to refill the cup of tea, no one has come forward. The leader Geng Jifeng frowned and touched the person next to him with a complicated expression, "Ma Li, do you feel something is wrong?"
"There's something wrong. Why hasn't the white-headed leader shown up yet? Moreover, have you noticed that there seem to be more guards outside the lobby?" Ma Li frowned and looked outside the door worriedly. At this time, footsteps were heard outside.
After a while, Bai Dengfan led several of his cronies into the meeting hall.
Ma Li thinks more than Geng Jifeng. To be precise, Ma Li and Bai Dengfan are enemies in a sense. Bai Dengfan used to be a subordinate of Sun Kewang, and Ma Li is a close associate of Ai Keqi. If Sun Kewang is still there, Ma Li will naturally not
What ideas would there be, but after Sun Kewang defected, Ma Li's ideas became a little more active, and he was always looking for opportunities to replace him. Nowadays, many brothers in the army are close to Ma Li, which is why Ma Li dared to challenge Bai Dengfan.
When Bai Dengfan entered the meeting hall and everyone exchanged a few words, Ma Li just smiled and asked, "Leader Bai, you summoned the brothers to discuss retaking Tiansong Village, but you didn't show up for a long time. Is something wrong?"
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"There is nothing else. Since we are going to retake Tiansong Village, we need everyone to work together, so Bai hopes that all brothers can trust Bai unconditionally and obey his orders. Only in this way can we hope to retake Tiansong Village!"
Bai Dengfan said with a natural expression, but when his words fell into the ears of Ma Li and everyone, it was a different story. What about obeying orders? To put it bluntly, it is not about concentrating all military power in one's own hands, but he said it more tactfully.
That's all. You must know that this army belongs to the big leader Aikeqi. Now Bai Dengfan wants everyone to obey his orders unconditionally. It is clear that he wants military power.
How could Ma Li not understand Bai Dengfan's thoughts? He put his hand on the tea cup, his face uncertain, and said with a dry smile, "Thank you, Mr. White, for worrying about it. We are busy with everything in the army. I believe nothing will happen."
And don’t worry, as long as we take back Tiansong Village, brothers will never say anything to you, just do as you ask.”
Bai Dengfan asked for military power, and of course Ma Li would not give it to him. This was the capital for his own family and life. Listening to Ma Li's words, Bai Dengfan was already prepared. He lowered his head slightly, and locked his sharp eyes on Ma Li, like two sharp knives, "Ma Li
Brother, if everything is as you said, it should be good, but Bai got some news a few days ago, and I don't know whether it is true or not, so I am very worried."
Ma Li was stunned for a moment and said nonchalantly, "I wonder what news the white leader got, can you tell me?"
"It's okay to talk. I heard that someone sent a letter to the Chengdu government, saying that as long as Geng Zhongming leads his troops to leave Tiansong Village, our army will automatically retreat." Bai Dengfan's voice was low, but gloomy.
Laughing, Ma Li and the other leaders took a breath. The leaders took a breath because they were afraid of what would happen if Bai Dengfan's words were true. Ma Li also took a breath, but the difference was that he was afraid of it.
Surprised, so surprised, he really didn't expect Bai Dengfan to say these words.
Ma Li tried his best to smile, but the smile looked uncoordinated. His fingers kept rubbing the tea cup, which showed that he was very uneasy. "Haha, colluding with the officers and soldiers, and making jokes with the white leaders, who has the courage?"
"Haha, what do you think?" Bai Dengfan looked at Ma Li with a smile. His eyes looked pitiful, disappointed, and excited. In short, it was as if he was looking at a dead person.
Ma Li's heart skipped a beat for no reason. It wasn't until this moment that he finally understood that Bai Dengfan came to him and said so many things before just to kill Ma Li. He panicked, even if there were many cronies around him, Ma Li
Still panicking, he slightly clenched his right hand and sat facing out, "Baitou, why are you looking at Ma like this? Ma has not read the letter, so how do you know who it is?
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"Haha, of course Brother Ma has read the letter, but he just doesn't dare to admit it, because... the person who wrote the letter is you..."
As soon as he said this, everyone in the audience was shocked. All the leaders' eyes widened. Some people looked at Bai Dengfan, while others focused on Ma Li. At this time, Ma Li was sweating coldly. In anger, he started to slap the case.
"Bai Dengfan, you are slandering me. If you want military power, just say so. Why bother pouring dirty water on Mr. Ma?"
"Throwing dirty water? Brother Ma, what are you in a hurry? King Bai dares to say that, and it makes sense." With a wink, the guard took out a letter from his arms and threw it on the table, "Leader Ma,
, this is a letter our people intercepted at the Chengdu government office. It is written in your own hand. How can it be fake?"
Bai Dengfan sneered, and most of the leaders began to discuss the letter with suspicion. They circulated the letter, and the more they read, the more frightened they became. The letter was indeed written by Ma Li, but most people knew that the letter was a forgery, because when Ma Li wrote the private letter
, never signed, but this letter was signed with a name. Many people knew that the letter was a forgery, but no one dared to say it, because at this time they felt as if they had fallen into an ice cellar, and the white leader was rushing towards them.
Everyone was laughing. Maybe he was laughing unintentionally, but everyone felt that the white-headed leader was smiling at one of them. It was a warning and an encouragement.
The letter was forged, but it told everyone a message, that is, the white leader wanted to kill Ma Li. Today, whoever dares to say no will become Ma Li's accomplice.
For some reason, the originally noisy lobby became quiet. The silence was extremely strange. Ma Li's face turned pale and his lips trembled. He watched Bai Dengfan retreat step by step, "You...you are setting up a false accusation!"
"The evidence is conclusive, how can we frame him?" Bai Dengfan stood up slowly and sneered, "Ma Lili colluded with foreign enemies and betrayed the rebels. He should be killed according to the law. Come on, take the horse power for me, push him out of the hall, and behead him in public!"
Ma Li would not sit back and wait for death. He pulled out his sword and shouted loudly, "Brothers, Bai Dengfan made the decision without authorization and seized military power. Everyone will punish these thieves."
There were many Ma Li's cronies in the lobby. Now when he heard his shout, two people stood up immediately. They were Geng Jifeng and Shan Yue. Among them, Geng Jifeng drew his sword and shouted, "Baitou leader, even if Ma Toou leader is at fault, he should be blamed."
Let Leader Zhang handle it."
Bai Dengfanli ignored Geng Jifeng, glanced at the others, and asked slowly, "Is there anyone else?"
After asking twice in a row, no one stood up. Bai Dengfan felt relieved. He snorted coldly, kicked off the chair with his left foot and rushed towards Ma Li. Ma Li let out a loud voice, but his reaction was still a little slow. A stream of blood
The sword sprayed out, and Ma Li slowly fell down. He squirmed slightly, his eyes wide open, and he did not close them until he died.
Ma Li died, and no one expected that Bai Dengfan would kill Ma Li with his own hands in front of everyone.
Geng Jifeng was afraid, and the hand holding the knife was trembling. He felt as if he had done something wrong, and this wrong thing would eventually cost him his life.
Bai Dengfan's eyes were cold. Geng Jifeng and Shan Yue just looked at each other and couldn't help but step back. According to rumors, Bai Dengfan was cautious by nature and cruel as iron. Geng Jifeng knew very well that Bai Dengfan dared to kill even if he had the power to kill.
Let them both go?
"Come here... come here..." Shan Yue drew his sword and shouted several times, and more than a hundred cronies who were guarding outside the tent swarmed in. When those cronies saw Ma Li's body, they were all frightened, and they
He turned his attention to the people in the tent.
Geng Jifeng raised his knife and looked at Bai Dengfan, gritted his teeth and said, "Bai Dengfan rebelled and defected to the imperial court. He is good at killing horse leaders. Brothers, please work with a certain family to destroy this thief. Whoever can kill him will be rewarded heavily by Leader Zhang."
Geng Jifeng's words are not unattractive, and his words are also very reliable. If he can really kill Bai Dengfan, there will definitely be a heavy reward. More than a hundred soldiers gathered around, Bai Dengfan was not afraid, he scanned the people in the tent, and said slowly
He said, "Ma Lili cooperated with the officers and soldiers and betrayed the brothers. Now he has been executed. Geng Jifeng, who has been a traitor for a single month, will not be spared. Anyone who has nothing to do with this matter will stand aside."
It was obviously nonsense, but he was serious. Maybe his expression was too real. The minions who broke in also hesitated. They looked around, not knowing who to listen to. A trace of panic flashed across Shan Yue's face,
The only people he could rely on now were these cronies, so he shouted angrily, "Don't listen to his nonsense. How can a man like Ma Tou leader be in cahoots with the officers and soldiers?"
Shan Yue's words silenced many of the soldiers. They felt that Shan Yue's words were reasonable. However, Bai Dengfan ignored Fang Yue's instigation and just stared at the remaining few, "Do you think Shan Yue's words are reasonable?"
As soon as these words came out, the remaining leaders couldn't help but shudder. Some of them frowned, and some of them lowered their heads. In fact, everyone understood that Bai Dengfan was forcing them to take sides. In short, they had to either follow
Should Shan Yue and Geng Jifeng follow him, Bai Dengfan, and be neutral? Haha, I'm sorry, Bai Dengfan does not allow the neutral party to exist.
The room was very quiet. After about half a stick of incense, he saw his confidant Ye Siyang stepping up to stand next to Bai Dengfan. Ye Siyang held the letter on the table and shouted loudly at the people, "This letter was written by Ma Li himself. It contains
It is a heinous crime to communicate with the government. Don't let others listen to others' instigation and waste your own life."
Is Ye Siyang a villain? No, he is not a villain. If he faces officers and soldiers on the battlefield, he can move forward bravely and will not frown even if he dies. It’s just that he is tired of the life of intrigue. Since his power is too much,
, the training in the army is not good, so what? Fighting with the officers and soldiers, just thinking about how to deal with Geng Zhongming all day long. In short, we have to take sides today. Since we have to choose a side, Ye Siyang is willing to take a gamble. After thinking about it, Ye Jingtang
I chose Bai Dengfan.
Ye Siyang was quite prestigious. As soon as he stood next to Bai Dengfan and accused Ma Li, three of the remaining leaders who were still hesitating immediately stood next to Ye Siyang. In the short time of burning incense, only Gu Hao was left at the long table.
Everyone was waiting for Gu Hao's answer, and Geng Jifeng said urgently, "Brother Gu, Brother Ma has treated me well, but please don't be that disloyal and unjust person."
Gu Hao's brows were tightly knitted together. His eyes were tangled, looking ferocious and terrifying. It was obvious that it was difficult for him to make a choice. Finally, he let out a long sigh, and his whole body instantly relaxed, and he stepped towards Ye Siyang.
behind.
Of the seven leaders, five are now attached to Bai Dengfan, and the remaining two are nothing to worry about. Geng Jifeng looked at those old brothers in disbelief, raised his left hand, his fingers trembling slightly, "You...you...you...
..Why?"
Bai Dengfan looked at Fang Yue with contempt, reached out and flicked the tea cup on the table, making a crisp sound, "Geng Jifeng, don't you understand? Because most people don't want to die..."
Bai Dengfan did not say the rest. He believed that everyone would understand. In fact, what Bai Dengfan said was the reason why Ye Siyang stood beside Bai Dengfan without hesitation.
The rest of the matter was much simpler. When Ye Siyang and others ordered the capture of Ma Li's accomplices, most of the people in the tent turned around and targeted Geng Jifeng and Shan Yue. After all, Geng Jifeng and Shan Yue were considered capable of fighting.
I didn't expect to die in the hands of my own people.
As soon as Ma Li died, more people came to Bai Dengfan's side, which also caused the ensuing internal strife to start and end. Due to the disparity in strength, Bai Dengfan quickly wiped out all the opposition among the generals. Because Geng Jifeng and Shan Yue did not stand in line, they
In the end, he ended up dead without a burial place.