Chapter 323 The Dian Mu generously went to justice: Rebel! Traitor! Evil thief! Come to my life!
hiss-!
Liu Bian was astonished, his eyes were as wide as bells, and he said in disbelief: "Zhang Chao, the governor of Guangling County?"
Although Zhang Miao died at the hands of Huang Zhong, he and Zhang Chao had an sworn feud, and Zhang Chao had absolutely sufficient reasons to kill him, but even so, Liu Bian was still deeply shocked.
Guo Jia analyzed extremely calmly: "Your Majesty, my attention was previously focused on Yuan Wei and Dong Zhuo, but I ignored Zhang Miao's younger brother Zhang Chao, who also has the motive to assassinate Your Majesty."
"After Zhang Miao died in battle, Liu Dai, the governor of Yanzhou, took the opportunity to attack Chenliu. Zhang Chao, Zang Hong and others have since disappeared without a trace. It is very likely that they fled to Chang'an and joined Dong Zhuo."
Have to admit it.
Such a possibility does exist.
Liu Bian frowned: "You continue!"
"His Majesty."
Guo Jia bowed his head, and blurted out his previous analysis and judgment: "Based on long-term contacts, I found that since the night owl entered Nanyang, the assassination in the direction of Chang'an has completely gone into silence, dormant and waiting."
"If Night Owl is sent by Dong Zhuo and wants to take root in Nanyang for a long time, he will never act like this. After all, this is an excellent time for them to explore the secrets of Nanyang."
Liu Bian strongly agrees with this point.
After all, it's snowing heavily and work is basically at a standstill.
Even the smelting and foundry workshops are in a semi-stop state because there is not much demand for work.
At this time, due to the relatively dispersed personnel, supervision is more difficult, which is very conducive to the Chang'an assassination operation and thus obtaining information on certain key equipment.
But the other party entered a state of dormant standby at this time, which was obviously unreasonable, especially for the newly appointed assassination leader, how could he give up the perfect opportunity to make achievements.
even if......
Killing yourself is the greatest achievement.
However, the possibility of stopping the Nanyang assassination operation is still very slim.
Dong Zhuo would not agree to this, and Li Ru would not agree to it.
The Night Owl has had only one purpose from the beginning, and that is the Winter Festival Ceremony.
From this point of view, the relationship between Ye Xiao and Dong Zhuo is indeed not that big.
"also!"
Seeing that His Majesty the Emperor had no objection, Guo Jia continued his analysis: "A large part of the caravan that entered Nanyang with assassins this time was merchants from the Ruying area, and only a small part came from Nanyang."
"Although the sources of merchants are relatively complex, it just proves the power of the other party. According to the information reported by Chen and Zijing, the mastermind behind it is most likely the Yuan family."
Yuan family?
The Yuan family appeared again!
Liu Bian's nerves suddenly became tense: "Among these merchants, are there merchants from the Yuan family?"
Guo Jia shook his head: "I haven't found anything yet."
"kindness."
Liu Bian nodded: "That's it. Such behavior is in line with Yuan Wei's behavior. No matter what is risky, he will always take care of himself."
If there were merchants from the Yuan family inside, it would make Liu Bian wonder whether Guo Jia's analysis was wrong. There are no merchants from the Yuan family now, which just makes the suspicion of the Yuan family even greater.
"But......"
Liu Bian frowned and asked, "Even so, how can you determine that Ye Xiao is Zhang Chao?"
Guo Jia hurriedly handed over the information sent by the footman: "Just this morning, the school affairs office was responsible for monitoring the affairs of Dianwei's family. Information was sent through the footman. Dianwei's mother, wife and children were taken to Chiyun Taoist Temple by strangers.
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"Dianwei?"
"Chiyun Taoist Temple?"
Liu Bian was stunned for a moment.
How could he not know that Dian Wei was Zhang Miao's subordinate, and Zhang Miao treated Dian Wei very well and gave him a house, money, and slaves, so he successfully took Dian Wei under his command.
As for his return to the imperial court, he is still in the testing period. He is currently serving in the Zhijinwu of Tang Mao, and will be responsible for security work along the way during the Winter Festival Sacrifice Ceremony.
If at this time, Ye Xiao takes Dian Wei's mother, wife and children hostage, and forces him to attack His Majesty the Emperor, Dian Wei, who has not yet returned to his heart, may really switch sides and help Ye Xiao.
Liu Bian asked urgently: "What is the current situation in Dianwei?"
Guo Jia bowed his head and said: "We are under surveillance. We don't know about his mother, wife and children yet, but if we think about it, we will know soon. Doesn't His Majesty want to include him in the Tiger Army?"
"If Dian Wei can pass this test, I will not object. But if he cannot pass the test, I hope that your majesty will put aside his love for talents and cut off his career as soon as possible."
Although Liu Bian was a little reluctant to give up, he still nodded affirmatively: "Yes! This is indeed a good opportunity. I will leave this matter to Fengxiao."
For those in power, loyalty is the first priority, and ability is always second. No matter how powerful the ability is, if they are not loyal enough, they will not be able to use it even if they are beaten to death.
Guo Jia handed over his hand and said: "Your Majesty, don't worry, this scourge will be uprooted before the Winter Festival."
Liu Bian nodded: "Okay."
Just as Guo Jia bowed and was about to leave.
The voice of the Alliance of Military Advisors sounded loudly: "Master Bian, tell Guo Jia to capture Ye Xiao alive. If he is really Zhang Chao, the governor of Guangling County, he may be able to unlock the secret of the crusade against Dong Zhuo."
"Wait a minute!"
Liu Bian quickly waved his hand to stop Guo Jia.
"Does your Majesty have any further instructions?"
Guo Jia stopped and turned back.
"Catch the night owl alive!"
Liu Bian didn't talk nonsense and gave a sonorous order.
"Here."
Guo Jia nodded.
Actually.
He wanted to capture this man alive more than His Majesty the Emperor.
After all, Ye Xiao holds most of the information about Dong Zhuo's assassinations in Nanyang. As long as he catches Ye Xiao, he will be able to root out this gang of assassins and completely stabilize the interior.
When Guo Jia and others left Nuange, Liu Bian had a thought in his mind and asked: "Teacher, haven't the experts already interpreted the crusade against Dong Zhuo?"
"It's been interpreted."
The voice of the Military Advisor Alliance followed: "However, most of the process is just the reasoning and analysis of experts based on historical data, and is not directly proved by historical data."
"In academia, this situation is called a conspiracy theory. No matter how reasonable the analysis is, it is still a castle in the air without actual evidence to support it."
Liu Bian suddenly realized: "So the experts want to capture Zhang Chao alive, and then find out whether their march north to challenge Dong is really related to the Yuan family, right?"
"This is just one of them."
"oh?"
Liu Bian frowned: "What is the second one?"
The Military Advisor Alliance followed: "Secondly, since this matter involves the Yuan family, if we can find solid evidence instead of reasoning, Master Bian can attack the Yuan family in Runan for treason."
"Just like the Kong family at the beginning of the year, as long as the reasons are sufficient and the evidence is conclusive, it will not cause too much reaction and will not break the rules of the family gaming circle."
"This will be of great benefit to Xi Xian, Sima Lang and others in starting work in Yuzhou. After all, the farmland of the Yuan family in Runan is by no means comparable to that of the Kong family."
"If the imperial court can take back the Yuan family's cultivated land and other resources, it will be able to compete with other aristocratic families in Runan. It can at least save more than a year of the transition period of accumulating cultivated land resources."
When Liu Bian returned to Nanyang, it was precisely because he had the resources of the Kong family that he was able to quickly complete the drain on Nanyang's wealthy families, thereby laying the groundwork for the conversion of farmland from private to public ownership, and taking this difficult first step smoothly.
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And all this is because Liu Bian has a certain amount of resources at hand. If he doesn't have sufficient resources at hand, it will be difficult to have an effect on the Nanyang wealthy family.
Same reason!
The key to successfully copying Nanyang's path lies in how to let Xi Zhicai and other county governors have certain farming resources. Otherwise, they can only follow the path of Yingchuan County Governor Li Min.
But Runan is definitely not Yingchuan. Although there are many aristocratic families in Yingchuan, the resources of each family are similar and are within a healthy and controllable range. However, like Nanyang, there are giants in Runan.
Runan family, Chen family ≥ Nanyang Deng family, Yin family
Their existence will threaten the imperial court's control in Runan, so Liu Bian must weaken the Yuan family and the Chen family just like he weakened the Deng family and the Yin family.
If Liu Bian can use Zhang Chao to find out the Yuan family behind it, he can exterminate the family for rebellion and nationalize its resources. This will not only frighten the Yuzhou family, but also go beyond the transitional period of accumulating farmland resources.
"Master Ben."
The Military Advisor Alliance said softly: "This time Yuan Wei took the initiative to hand over the knife. We must not give up. We must investigate to the end and use real evidence to prove the Yuan family's rebellion."
The fighting spirit in Liu Bian's heart burned fiercely: "Teacher, don't worry, since this opportunity is right before our eyes, we must not give up easily. With Guo Jia and Man Chong here, we will definitely be able to prove the Yuan family's crimes."
Military Advisor Alliance: "Okay, then let's wait for the results."
Liu Bian nodded: "Yes."
*****
"Brother Dian, are you ready to go home?"
"Well, go home."
"You've been given the year-end reward today, aren't you going to have a gathering at Hongbin Tower? All of you are going, and we're going to have some drinks."
"Is that so?"
Dian Wei thought for a moment and nodded: "Okay, let me go home first and then come to Hongbin Tower. We won't go back until we get drunk."
The fellow soldiers handed over their hands one after another: "In that case, let's meet at Hongbin Tower at the end of Youshi and the beginning of Xushi."
Dian Wei was overjoyed: "Okay!"
After saying goodbye to everyone, Dian Wei went straight to the butcher's shop and bought some meat. After the winter festival ceremony, he could go home and have a good meal. He also went to the cloth shop and cut five feet of flower cloth, hoping to give it to
My wife and children bought new clothes.
But......
Dian Wei had just left the city, but before he had gone far, a Taoist priest wearing a Taoist robe came towards him: "May I ask if you are Dian Wei, General Dian?"
"Who are you......"
Dian Wei frowned and looked at the other person up and down.
He was certain and certain that he and the other party were strangers to each other.
Although the other party was wearing a Taoist robe, there were calluses on the tiger's mouth of his hand, which was obviously a hand that had been holding a sword all year round. The Taoist robe on his body seemed to be a bit ill-fitting, and his shoulders were slightly wider, making him look a bit slumped.
The Taoist priest sensed Dian Wei's distrust of him from Dian Wei's confused eyes, so he quickly saluted and explained:
"It's like this. Your wife is praying for the general at Chiyun Taoist Temple, which may end late. Therefore, the master sent Pindao to invite you to go to the Taoist temple. After the ritual is over, you can go home with your wife."
Praying at the dojo?
No one in their family believes this!
Dian Wei became more suspicious. He frowned and stared at the Taoist priest. At the same time, he turned the flesh of his right hand to his left hand, leaving one hand free, ready to deal with emergencies at any time.
The Taoist priest hurriedly took out a hairpin from his sleeve and said, "Look at my memory. Your Majesty is afraid that the general will not believe it, so she specially gave this hairpin to the poor Taoist, saying that after seeing the hairpin, the general will naturally believe it."
It’s really my wife’s hairpin!
Dian Wei was surprised.
However, he did not believe it, but became even more worried.
He has been on the run for many years, and his other abilities have not improved much, but his sensitivity to danger is far beyond that of ordinary people.
If it were really his wife's true wish, she could have let her son come over, so why bother with a fake Taoist?
There must be something fishy in this!
If it were not his mother and his wife and children were in the hands of the other party, Dian Wei would really want to kill this person right now.
"Okay, let's go."
Dianwei temporarily agreed and followed the Taoist priest to Chiyun Taoist Temple.
Not long after.
Then we came to Chiyun Taoist Temple.
Walking through the corridor and passing through the courtyard, we finally came to a side hall.
Squeak—!
The Taoist priest pushed open the door and said, "Please come in."
Dian Wei stepped into the palace and looked around for no one: "Where are my wife and children?"
"General Dian!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a familiar voice sounded.
Dian Wei turned his head and looked.
But I saw a man wearing a dark turban emerge from behind the screen: "General Dian, you're fine!"
Dian Wei was surprised, with a look of disbelief on his face: "Zhang Menggao? Why are you here?"
Zhang Chao breathed out: "Of course I'm here to take revenge."
"revenge?"
Dian Wei seemed to realize something: "Could it be..."
Zhang Chao nodded: "That's right! I want to kill the Demon Emperor at the Winter Festival Heaven Ceremony. General Ignorance Dian, would you like to help me?"
"Where is my wife, children, and mother?"
"If you agree, you can certainly see me."
"What if I refuse?"
"reject?"
Zhang Chao frowned and said in disbelief: "General Dian, my brother treats you well, you won't forget him so quickly, right? If it weren't for my brother, would you have been the commander of the Guards?
"
Dian Wei did not deny it: "County Governor Zhang was indeed kind to me, so until the last moment, I, Dian Wei, tried my best to protect him. I, Dian Wei, have already repaid this kindness."
"But now..."
Dian Wei did not hesitate at all, and said sonorously: "I, Dian Wei, am loyal to His Majesty the Emperor of Nanyang. I am a military prince who holds Jin Wu Tang's tent and has nothing to do with you."
"I would like to advise you, if we meet on the battlefield in the future, I, Dian Wei, will still not show mercy, because His Majesty, Emperor Nanyang, is the chosen one and the orthodox of the Han Dynasty!"
Zhang Chao has already made preparations: "Are you willing to sacrifice your wife, children, and children for that demon emperor? Don't forget, your father, your wife, and your son are in my hands!"
Hooray!
At that moment, dozens of swordsmen and axemen rushed out from both sides of the inner hall, and at least two rows of crossbows were aimed at Dian Wei.
At the same time, the Taoist priest next to Dian Wei also drew his sword and pointed it at him angrily: "General Dian, I know you are very powerful, but you are only one person. No matter how strong you are, what can you do to me?"
"I would like to advise you, it is best to be a good match. Madam, your son can still live. If you dare to play tricks, I can guarantee that, madam, your son will die an ugly death!"
Dian Wei didn't panic at all, but said coldly: "I want to make sure they are still alive first."
Zhang Chao winked at the Taoist priest beside him: "Bring him up!"
The Taoist priest agreed and immediately turned around and left.
Not long after.
The two of them appeared in the side hall with Dian Wei's wife, children, and mother:
“Son—!”
"Husband!"
"father-!"
The three of them said almost in unison.
Dian Wei took a deep breath and tried his best to suppress his anger: "Mom, are you okay?"
The old mother nodded with difficulty, with tears in her eyes: "Mom is fine, but son, your Majesty is a good emperor who can feed the people, you can't do anything like Hutu!"
"Old thing!"
Zhang Chao was furious, screamed, drew his sword in his hand, and immediately shouted back angrily: "What are you talking about! If you dare to talk nonsense again, I will kill you!"
The old mother stared at the other person: "I am fifty-seven this year. I have lived enough in this life. If you dare, kill me. Let's see what you threaten my son with!"
"grandmother-!"
"mother!"
The two people beside them hurriedly pulled away, but the old mother protected her behind her like a hen guarding her chicks: "You traitors! Traitors! Evil thieves! I will do justice for God today!"
"ah-!"
The dian mother swung her daughter-in-law and grandson behind with all her might, and then bumped into Zhang Chao. However, before she even touched Zhang Chao, the long sword in his hand penetrated her heart and lungs, and she died on the spot!
"mother-!!!"
This roar.
It was like thunder exploding, and more like wild waves crashing on the shore.
The anger in Dian Wei's heart was completely ignited. He swayed and struck out with his iron fist. There was only the sound of cracking bones. Before the Taoist priest beside him could react, Dian Wei smashed his face with a punch and flew backwards like a shell.
go out.
The moment the Taoist priest flew out, Dian Wei grabbed his sword and immediately threw it forward. The cold sword edge flashed with cold light and with a thunderous momentum, it instantly hit the thief closest to his wife:
"Man'er—!"
"Protect your mother!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Dian Wei jumped forward, like a flash of light, dodging all the arrows whizzing from both sides. When he stood up, Dian Wei grabbed the enemy's neck with one hand and grabbed his knife wrist with the other.
Jam!
His neck was broken and he died on the spot.
Dian Wei filled his arms with strength and threw the enemy in his hand, knocking down a group of fierce soldiers. Then he charged forward with an arrow and slashed with his backhand, killing another person and seizing his weapon, thus forming a pair of swords.
At the same time, Dian Wei's son Dian Man, according to the Kung Fu taught by his father, punched the soldier next to him in the lower abdomen. The pain caused the opponent to cry out, and then he kicked him to the ground.
"Mom, leave quickly!"
Although Dian Man is not very old, Dian Wei was afraid that something might happen to his family while he was away, so he started teaching his son martial arts since he was a child. It has been three years since he was a child.
Although it didn't last long, fortunately, the genes were good and Dianman was born with supernatural powers. When he swung his small fists, his lethality was amazing. Not only did he have a certain ability to protect himself, he could even take care of his mother.
now.
He grabbed his mother's arm with his small hands, walked behind the screen, and rushed towards the inner courtyard. Zhang Chao bared his teeth in anger and cursed fiercely:
"Quick! Catch that little calf, otherwise we will all die here!"
Zhang Chao was very aware of Dian Wei's fighting prowess. If he couldn't kill him with one strike, it would be impossible to stop this ferocious tiger with their small force.
Therefore, he did not lead his men to besiege Dian Wei. Instead, he rushed straight into the inner courtyard at the first moment. He had to catch Dian Man, otherwise what awaited him would be a dead end!
"Damn it!"
Zhang Chao chewed it into pieces.
He simply couldn't believe that in just over two months, his brother's old subordinates had completely turned to King Hongnong, even disregarding the lives of his wife, children, and children.
You must know that Zhang Chao never thought about failure in the process of dian Wei. Firstly, it was because of his brother's kindness, and secondly, he had the dian's mother, wife and children as hostages.
But who would have thought!
It happened that something went wrong in this link. If Dian Wei could not be killed secretly tonight, it would have a fatal impact on the Winter Festival Heaven Sacrifice Ceremony.
But it didn't matter that he left. It immediately touched the taboo in Dian Wei's heart. He walked even faster, and the two knives in his hands were like ropes for life. He killed one person in one step, and the broken limbs and arms flew everywhere with blood. The scene was extremely terrifying.
Dian Wei summoned up all his strength, his momentum was extraordinary, and he hit Huashan with one move, directly blowing the heads of the soldiers in front of him like watermelons, with red, yellow, and white brains flying everywhere.
Splash!
"Anyone who stands in my way will die—!"
The soaring murderous aura was accompanied by sound waves and rushed outward in a substantial way. The nearly a hundred soldiers in the side hall were all taken by the terrifying aura bursting out from Dian Wei. They were so frightened that they did not dare to step forward easily.
And what about Dian Wei?
His steps were as fast as flying, his swords splattered with blood.
He was stunned and killed directly from the entrance of the palace to the screen, leaving corpses all over the ground.
"Zhang Chao, you thief, don't hurt my son!"
*****
now.
The front hall of Chiyun Taoist Temple.
The county magistrate, Man Chong, led a team and rushed in, shouting at the top of his lungs: "According to reliable information, Chiyun Taoist Temple is hiding secret treasonous criminals. Anyone who dares to resist will be shot!"
All the county soldiers shouted in unison: "Here."
Immediately.
Wu Yangyang broke into the Taoist temple and launched a crazy attack.
Guo Jia, who came in next, said softly: "Bo Ning, don't forget His Majesty's decree. You must capture the Night Owl alive and don't hurt his life. Do you understand?"
Man Chong nodded: "Don't worry, we have already explained this before we set off! However, if Dian Wei joins Zhang Chao, I'm afraid it will be difficult for us guys to resist."
"don’t worry."
How could Guo Jia not know Dian Wei's fighting prowess: "King Chen Liu Chong is already on the way to lead his troops, and they all have powerful Kite crossbows, so there will be no problems."
"So good."
Man Chong then nodded with peace of mind.
"Report—!"
At this moment, a long report came from the direction of the inner courtyard.
Man Chong raised his eyes and looked up.
But seeing his own soldiers rushing over, he leaned forward and said, "Your Majesty, there are sounds of fighting coming from the direction of the inner courtyard from time to time. There may be people fighting inside."
"oh?"
Man Chong was pleasantly surprised, with a look of disbelief on his face: "Is it possible that Dian Wei didn't join Zhang Chao?"
Guo Jia nodded: "It's very possible!"
"quick!"
Man Chong made a prompt decision and gave a sonorous order: "Rescue quickly, without any mistakes."