Today, the sky in Shouguang City suddenly became extremely dark. It seemed as if there was going to be a heavy rain that would clean the entire Donglai.
A dark figure stood silently in a restaurant in the city, his face full of calmness.
There are many fools in Donglai, and the biggest fool is Yan Xiong. Compared with other adopted sons, Yan Xiong is more like a fool with a high reputation. No wonder his own military advisor Zhongde chose him.
"How is the Qingzhou rebellion going?"
Beside the black shadow, there was an accompanying personal guard who calmly spoke after hearing the sound.
"The Tang family is quite prestigious in Qingzhou, and Yuan Song destroyed the Tang family before, which naturally made people dissatisfied. Many nobles of the Tang family have promised me Beiyu and are willing to cooperate. In the past two days, they began to rebel.
Donglai.”
After Tang Wuyuan's death, Yuan Song took advantage of the situation and occupied Qingzhou, but he did not expect that Qingzhou would now become the ignition ground for rebellion.
"Forcing the rebels to apply for Tu Guan and win the three states of Donglai, the general trend of the world is one step closer."
"That Yan Xiong, what will happen next?"
"Just kill him. He is a wild dog carrying his master. How dare he be compared with General Shentu. As for Yuan Chong, as long as he obeys, he can take him back to the inner city and live a peaceful life as a wealthy man."
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"The crime will be Shen Tu Guan!" Outside the palace, Yan Xiong looked proud when he met Shen Tu Guan who was rushing towards him.
Regardless of whether the old King Yuan is alive or not, the adopted sons like them are suppressed by General Donglai in front of them and cannot move. Now is the opportunity.
Shen Tuguan had a cold face and did not answer. Recent events were very strange. The scouts sent out did not bring back any news. By the time they found out, the entire Donglai was in chaos.
He wanted to meet Yuan Chong immediately to sort out everything and then make a plan to save Donglai.
"What's the matter? I have a ghost in my heart, so I don't dare to speak——"
Bang.
Shen Tuguan, who was walking forward, suddenly turned around and kicked Yan Xiong away in front of the palace attendants and other adopted sons.
Everyone in the audience was shocked.
Yan Xiong got up from the ground and wanted to draw the knife to kill, but he didn't dare to think about it, so he could only grit his teeth and glare at Shen Tu Guan.
Shen Tu Guan stopped his movements and continued to move forward coldly. Only when he entered the palace did he see Yuan Chong sitting on the throne, raising his head with a strange look on his face.
Shen Tuguan was silent for a while, then bowed and bowed.
"General Shentu, you are well."
"My lord, I just want to say one thing, all the interceptions and killings were not instigated by me. Beiyu's plan is to take down the three states of Donglai without bloodshed. My lord, please do not be fooled."
"Many people in the Three Prefectures of Donglai have a lot of complaints about General Shentu." Yuan Chong pointed to his injured shoulder, "That day, if the soldiers had not died during the interception, I would have died long ago."
"I have been thinking for two days... General Shentu, first hand over the military power to me, and then return the military power in full when the truth comes to light." Yuan Chong's voice was clearly a little nervous.
In the past, the General Donglai in front of him had been his teacher and taught him the art of war and strategy.
"I have sent Yan Xiong to find out the matter as quickly as possible——"
"Lord." Shen Tuguan sighed, "For Donglai to cause such a big military disaster, you and I both know that there must be a traitor. In addition to me, there are several of the lord's sworn brothers who are in charge of the army.
Needless to say, Yan Long of the Tang Dynasty, although not a great person, was a loyal and righteous man. Yan Feng was weak and rested, and Yan Chun always listened to Yan Xiong's words."
Shen Tu Guan raised his head and said with a cold tone, "If I say there is a traitor, it can only be Yan Xiong."
"General Shentu, the partisan dispute is inappropriate now."
Shen Tuguan remained silent and closed his eyes.
"My lord, do you really want to relieve me of my military power?"
"As I said, once the truth is found out, the military power will be returned to General Shentu."
"In troubled times, this is not a wise move."
Yuan Chong's face gradually became angry, "General Shentu, do I, Yuan Chong, have the final say in the three Donglai states? Or do you, Shentu Guan, have the final say? Could it be that the King of Yuzhou gave me a golden armor, and you can do it yourself?"
Are you serious about it?"
The words were very serious, and as soon as he said them, Yuan Chong suddenly regretted them. But in his heart, this kind of thing was like a fly, making him feel uncomfortable every time he thought about it.
"General Shentu, I know you are loyal, but I am doing this to ease the fighting in Donglai. I have already sent people to take over the military power of the camp..."
Shen Tuguan sighed, his voice full of exhaustion. During this period, not only was he recruiting troops, he also had to take care of the entire Donglai war. People like Yan Xiong had no ability except to sow discord.
He trembled his hands, took out half of the tiger charm, and carefully placed it on the ground.
"Please rest assured, General Shentu. I, Yuan Chong, swear that I will definitely clear General Shentu's name."
Shen Tuguan smiled faintly, raised his hands to say goodbye, turned around and walked out of the palace.
As soon as he walked outside the palace, a heavy rain in late autumn began to fall rapidly in the sky of Shouguang City.
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It rained continuously for two days.
tread.
Horse hooves trampled through the mud.
The seven or eight cavalry scouts, anxious and frightened, rushed all the way to Shouguang City from a distant direction, regardless of getting wet.
"Urgent report from Qingzhou, nineteen noble families have jointly rebelled! They have raised 20,000 troops and want to invade Yanzhou!"
"Urgent report from Yanzhou, the five cities on the border will not resist and surrender!"
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Sitting in the palace, Yuan Chong was trembling all over.
His father once said that among the three Donglai states, appeasing Qingzhou was also the top priority. But he never thought that at this time, when the court was in civil strife, Qingzhou would rebel again.
"What to do?"
Yuan Chong looked around with a stern expression on His Highness's people. All the civil servants and military generals were as silent as a chill. Several of his sworn brothers were also silent and did not answer.
"Where's Yan Xiong?"
"The eldest brother took the military power and said he would set up defenses at the border."
"Where is General Shentu..."
"I have been in the mansion for the past two days, claiming to be sick."
Yuan Chong slumped on the throne and looked up blankly. He knew it was Beiyu's trick, but these days, one after another disasters had made him exhausted.
He couldn't solve it, and several of his sworn brothers, including Yan Xiong, couldn't solve it either.
In a daze, Yuan Chong already felt that the entire Donglai Three Prefectures were on the verge of collapse.
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Shouguang City, General's Mansion.
Shen Tu Guan lowered his head and sat on the chair without saying a word. In front of him was an emissary dressed in black.
"With the current situation in Donglai, General Shentu, do you think you can still save it? There is no way to save it. There are internal troubles in the past, and external troubles in the back. I even found out that Yan Xiong has privately led his army to
There was a fighting on the border. However, the elite men originally under General Shentu were beaten to pieces by the Qingzhou Army, which had an uprising of more than 10,000 people."
"Yan Xiong, did you instigate rebellion?" Shen Tuguan raised his head and smiled faintly.
"So what? General Shentu is a smart man. If he stays in Donglai, he will inevitably die. In addition, the general name of the Shentu family will also disappear with the destruction of Donglai."
"I heard that the Shentu family is the fifth generation general of the Yuan family. The loyalty of the fifth generation is not as good as that of a few sons of Bodhisattva. But you will not be like this when you go to Beiyu. This is a personal letter from my lord."
"The letter said that as soon as General Shentu enters Beiyu, he will be named Marshal of the West Road and command one hundred thousand troops to serve as the main force of the southern expedition. Brother Shentu should know that between the north and the south, the world can be unified with just this one step.
.When the time comes, Brother Shentu’s name will definitely be on the pavilion of famous generals in Beiyu, and he will be remembered forever.”
"When you go to Western Shu, you have the commander Miao Tong in the navy, the cavalry commander Chao Yi on land, and the infantry commander Wen Chenzhong. He will definitely not allow you to serve in the army. No way, he will blame you for betraying Yuan Chong.
"
"Don't forget that your lord's relationship with Xishu has always been very good."
Shen Tuguan turned his head silently and looked at the yard outside the lobby, at the erratic rain falling on the small lake and on the corridor.
Until the whole world has become a large area shrouded in fog.