While Taishi Ci was worried about the North Sea, Wang Zheng was focusing on the other side, the south.
Aiming at the military wing deployed by the Yangzhou Army.
Xiapi Dongcheng County.
It was not because of anything unusual happening to Yuan Shu during this period, but because of a piece of information sent by guard Pan Zhangxin that made Wang Zheng fall into deep thought.
As the four major military wings in an important town, Wang Zheng originally required that the commanders of all parties must send back news at least once within seven days even when there is no war. This time, in the letter sent by Pan Zhangling's sentry, in addition to a general report
Apart from the war between Sun Ce and Liu Yao in Jiangdong, there is another thing.
According to Pan Zhang, there was a surrendered general in Dongcheng named Zhang Huan. He was originally a county captain, but not long ago, he contacted his old troops and the gentry in the city to set fire to the city at night in an attempt to cause chaos again.
Naturally, after being informed, Pan Zhang led his troops to put down the rebellion. It was late at night and there was no way to distinguish anyone in the melee, so the soldiers beheaded Zhang Huan in front of the formation.
This document was placed on the table in front of Wang Zheng. He read it several times, but always felt something strange. He asked the sentry sideways: "The name of this county captain is Zhang Huan?"
"yes."
Wang Zheng's eyes flickered, and he recalled something in his mind, and his expression became more suspicious: "If I remember correctly, this person took the initiative to open the city gate that day, allowing us to occupy Dongcheng County very smoothly.
Right?"
"Then according to this meaning, this person felt regretful and surrendered and rebelled again?"
"General, that's exactly what it is."
Wang Zheng's fingers unconsciously tapped on the gum surface. Amidst the clicking sound, he suddenly asked: "Did Zhang Huan contact foreign enemies when he rebelled? Were there troops mobilized in the two cities of Yuzhou and Yangzhou?"
Hearing this, the sentry rider was startled. He thought for a while and shook his head: "Reporting to Zhou Mu, it seems that there is no such thing."
"Oh, that's interesting." Wang Zheng laughed and asked a series of questions: "He contacted the old ministry and the aristocratic families in the city. How many people did he contact in total?"
"How many of his old troops were involved in this rebellion?"
"Zhenzhou Mu." Sentry Qi quickly replied: "I don't know much about the aristocratic family, but there are dozens of people involved in the rebellion, and most of them are his old tribe."
"Dozens of people?" Wang Zheng asked repeatedly, "Only a few dozen people?"
"Exactly."
Wang Zheng was silent for a while, glanced at the Sentinel Cavalry, well, it was also the Heavenly Army in his own system, and then asked one last question: "Did someone tell Pan Zhang about Zhang Huan's rebellion, or was it discovered by him himself?"
"What clues could you and your colleagues have seen about this matter before?"
"Reporting to Zhou Mu, none of us knew about this beforehand. We only found out about it when General Pan suddenly gathered his troops in the middle of the night."
"And because the scale of the rebellion was not large, it was put down in an instant. It seems that not many soldiers gathered or caused much trouble."
Hearing this, Wang Zheng was silent for a while, and then smiled at the sentry rider: "I know, you have worked hard along the way, so please go down and rest first."
"Here!"
After the back of the sentry knight completely disappeared, Wang Zheng turned to look at Guo Jia who was sitting on the edge, handed the letter over, and asked: "Fengxiao, this good news sent by Pan Zhang, and what happened just now?"
What do you think of the messenger's answer regarding Zhang Huan's second rebellion?"
"Didn't the general already have a guess?" Guo Jiadan said with a smile: "There must be something fishy about this matter. It may not be true to cause rebellion, but it is more like killing people and silencing them."
"Think about Zhang Huan. Since he has surrendered, recruited his old troops, offered Dongcheng, and is left alone, why would he dare to cause chaos again? If he had to surrender in the first place and it was a false surrender, then the timing is not right now.
."
"Dongcheng County is the southern wing of our army. My lord sent nearly 6,000 troops to guard it. He was not even deployed at the critical moment when Fenggao faced an attack by Yuan's army!"
"Since Zhang Huan is able to serve as a county captain and knows the military affairs, how can he be so unwise? Trying to create chaos by relying on dozens of people without external aid?"
At this point, Guo Jia showed the handwriting of the document to Wang Zheng, pointed at one of the sentences and smiled: "What's more, he is obsessed with phlegm. People in the family are always the best at judging the situation, how can he accompany himself to seek death?"
"This sentence is clearly someone's guess. He knows that the lord is extremely afraid of the family, so he mentioned it here, but he didn't know it was superfluous!"
It made sense. Wang Zheng nodded. In fact, he felt that there were many unreasonable things in this matter from the beginning. He asked Guo Jia for more reasons, but he still didn't believe that Pan Zhang dared to deceive him!
This is the first hero to join his team. Doesn’t it mean that his loyalty is locked by the system? How could something like this happen?
Isn’t cheating considered harming one’s own interests? Isn’t it considered a kind of disloyalty?
He looked at the suspended system panel, one question mark after another popping up in his mind. He paced around the room for a long time before he gathered his thoughts and said in a deep voice: "Fengxiao has the same opinion as me. In this matter,
There must be something mysterious!"
"But..." Wang Zheng took a deep breath and said doubtfully: "I have never heard that Pan Zhang had any enmity with Zhang Huan before, and he went to Dongcheng after New Year's Day. Since Zhang Huan took the initiative to surrender, he must not be
What kind of tough guy, let alone the courage to offend the superior officer Pan Zhang, dared to kill him privately for what reason?"
And you have to deceive yourself!
In Wang Zheng's view, the latter is more serious!
Guo Jia twirled his beard and remained silent for a while before saying: "My lord, Pan Zhang is now considered to be a high-ranking official. If he wants to take the lives of ordinary people, it would be like taking something from a bag, then there is no need for any reason or reason."
"However, Zhang Huan is both a surrendered general and a county lieutenant. Killing in private cannot be done casually. There must be a motive. In addition to the grudge mentioned by the lord, it is nothing more than the two!"
"Which two?" Wang Zheng asked.
"Either for love..." Guo Jia said every word: "Or for money!"
After recalling Pan Zhang's personality, Wang Zheng took the lead in ruling out the former, but if it was for money...
It's quite possible.
Most of the people under his command, both civil and military, came from humble backgrounds and went out to lead troops in wars. Whenever they won a victory and saw the captured gold, silver and jewels, their eyes would inevitably be excited. Wang Zheng was also well aware of this, and he also followed the rules in terms of rewards.
Don't be stingy.
After all, his requirements for the troops under his command are quite strict. Every time after breaking the city, the first thing he asks is not to disturb the people. The Heavenly Army strictly abides by it. Not to mention other things, at least the women with sharp silver and the burning and killing.
Since entering Xuzhou, except for the royal decree issued by Feng Gao, the generals of the Heavenly Army have strictly abided by the looting matter and have not violated it.
Under such circumstances, there will always be some heavenly armies who rob the city after breaking the city or rob some large noble families, and they often hide and take things for themselves without reporting them. This is a common problem of most armies in this world.
, Wang Zheng has always turned a blind eye to this.
After all, he knows the principle of clear water without fish.
But just because I can pretend not to know, doesn’t mean you can lie to me!
Thinking of this, Wang Zheng's eyes flashed sharply, he stared at the document from Feng Dongcheng for a while, and then said decisively: "This matter must be investigated thoroughly!"
"The general now really wants to know what the method of death is for this ring!"
...
At the same time, a group of three hundred cavalrymen arrived ten miles outside the west gate of Xiapi.
They came all the way from Wuxian County in Pengcheng and walked for nearly half a month.
Under normal circumstances, within a state, if a light cavalry gallops, it can be reached within ten days at most. However, this group of cavalry is guarding an extremely luxurious carriage, followed by a long motorcade.
Just now my trip has been delayed.
"Uncle Wenyuan, is this Xiapi?"
The curtain of the carriage was opened by a hand as white as jade, revealing a pretty figure inside, looking curiously at the majestic Xiapi City through the bead curtain.
"Didn't I say that Liu Bei and Wang Zhenggang fought fiercely here for many days last year? Why can't there be any traces?"
"This shows that Wang Zheng..." One person replied with a smile: "Perhaps he is the young lady's future husband, he is quite capable."
The speaker is a general. Although he is called uncle, he is actually only in his thirties. He has a square face, big ears, a dignified appearance, and a tall body. He has a majestic temperament. Although he is smiling at this time, his eyes are dark.
The light is shining, and looking forward to it creates power.
In the future, he will be one of the five good generals of Cao Wei along with Yu Jin. Now, Lu Bu's right-hand generals are Zhang Liao and Zhang Wenyuan.
As for the one who Zhang Liao could personally escort, it was naturally Lu Bu's only daughter, Lu Qiling, who was already engaged to Wang Zheng.
"Humph." After hearing Zhang Liao's teasing, Lu Qiling curled her lips under the veil: "That only shows that my father is really a philistine."
"As soon as he learned that Wang Zheng had defeated Yuan Tan, he immediately kicked me out and rushed to Xiapi."
"Even..." At this point, Lu Qiling glanced at Zhang Liao with her beautiful eyes and sneered: "You even sent Uncle Wen Yuan to accompany you all the way. Why isn't it Chen Gong this time?"
"Aren't you afraid that the Confucian scholar won't be able to keep an eye on me and prevent me from escaping halfway?"
"It's said to be escort, but it's actually custody, right?"
"Ha." Zhang Liao laughed dumbly and shook his head: "Miss, you have misunderstood the king's love for his daughter."
"If you want to escape, you will enter Xiapi. With your skills, Miss, if Wang Zheng doesn't pay attention, are you afraid that you won't have a chance to escape?"
"It is true that I was ordered to escort you because during this period of time Xuzhou has been experiencing repeated military events, and the territory is not peaceful at all. It is just a precautionary measure."
"Hey..." Lu Qiling sighed quietly: "Uncle Wen Yuan still teases me as if I'm a three-year-old child?"
"If I don't enter Xiapi, I can escape without much hindrance. If I enter this city, even if Wang Zheng doesn't arrange for someone to guard it, how can I dare to escape?"
"Ling'er is not an ignorant little girl. She would not dare to do such stupid things that would bring trouble to my family."
Hearing this, Zhang Liao looked solemn, glanced at Lu Qiling appreciatively, and said: "Since the young lady knows the right measures, I am finally relieved, and the Lord is also very pleased..."
Before he finished speaking, Zhang Liao suddenly turned his head and saw dust rising on the horizon in the distance. A group of people were pouring out from the city gate, and they quickly rushed towards them.
Zhang Liao immediately felt relieved. This must be the garrison stationed outside Xiapi, coming to inspect their origins.
.....
"Lu Bu's daughter is here?"
When he received the news, Wang Zheng was startled at first, but then he did not dare to neglect and immediately went to greet him in person.
With his current status, every move has attracted the attention of countless people. Zhou Mu's big fanfare immediately caused an undercurrent in Xiapi City. Countless people immediately went to find out what happened that made Wang Zheng treat him so politely.
Soon after, the surprise dissipated a lot and became a matter of course.
Oh, it turns out that Lu Bu's special envoy has arrived in Xiapi.
Even after experiencing the defeat of Yanzhou, Lu Bu was still unstoppable at this time. Not only was he the highest-ranking Marquis Wen at that time, but he was also undoubtedly the number one general in the world. Even though he was now a guest in Pengcheng, whether it was Wang Zheng or anyone in the world,
No one should be underestimated in the slightest.
But not long after, another piece of news surprised many people again.
What?
This time, in addition to the special envoy, Lu Bu's daughter is also accompanying him?
This... many quick-thinking people guessed it right away, and soon had bigger questions.
When did Lu Bu marry Wang Zheng?
At this time, Wang Zheng was also very stunned when he looked at the long motorcade.
What's happening here?
Since he became the governor of the state, a lot of messengers from various princes have come, and gifts are more or less prepared, but most of them are precious antiques, famous products and sharp tools. Such things are generally relatively small.
Exquisite and rich, it only takes one or two large trucks to transport it.
But Lu Bu...
What kind of gift is this? Is it a bit exaggerated?
But after all, he had seen the world, but he woke up after being distracted for a moment, and after wandering around for a while, his eyes immediately focused on the carriage in the middle of the cavalry.
There must be Lu Bu's daughter sitting there, right?
Thinking of this, even Wang Zheng II was inevitably unworldly, and subconsciously his eyes drifted over, wanting to get a glimpse of the other party's true appearance.
Logically speaking, this Lu Qiling shouldn't be an ugly woman. After all, Lu Bu's own appearance is considered to be of good appearance in both official history and novels, and his wife is not too bad either. No matter whether this girl follows her father or her mother,
At least he looks like a middle-aged person, right?
Just caring about her would lead to chaos. After all, she was the wife he wanted to marry, so Mr. Wang Zheng was still a little uneasy.
"Is Marquis Wen's daughter in this car?" He also knew that this sentence was a bit presumptuous, so he lowered his voice and asked Guo Jia, who had gone to greet her earlier.
Unexpectedly, before Guo Jia could answer, someone stood behind him, clasped his fists and said slowly, "Zhou Zhou Mu, that's exactly what happened."
The voice was a little hoarse, but it was full of magnetism, and Wang Zheng couldn't help but listen to it immediately.
But when they saw the man in front of him, not only his appearance was dignified, but his masculine charm made people look at him and say, "What a great husband!"
"this..."
Wang Zheng's heart was moved, and while he took the initiative to clasp his fists, an idea flashed in his mind, and he blurted out immediately: "But Zhang Liao, General Zhang Wenyuan under Marquis Wen's tent?"
"Zhou Mu is so complimentary." Zhang Liao hurriedly replied: "Liao officials are of low rank and cannot be called generals."
It’s worth it!
Without saying a word, Wang Zheng stepped forward and took Zhang Liao's hand very naturally. A bright smile like a flower instantly appeared on his face.
There are only nine people in the Three Kingdoms, only two people in the Wei Kingdom who have entered the martial arts temple, and Zhang Liao, one of the sixty-four famous generals in the ancient and modern dynasties, if they cannot be called generals...
So how many people in today's world can afford it?
ps: Nine people from the Three Kingdoms were selected for the martial arts temple: Wei (Zhang Liao, Deng Ai), Shu (Zhuge Liang, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei) and Wu (Zhou Yu, Lu Xun, Lu Meng, Lu Kang)