"Haha, you are such a heroic person. If you want to succeed, there is really something that you must do." Wang Zheng said in a deep voice: "That's it..."
Everyone listened attentively, and all of them understood it, and they all agreed enthusiastically.
They met on the lake and parted in a hurry. Watching the dinghy boat that Lu Ji and others were riding on gradually go away, Wang Zheng asked Mi Fang: "Is Huang Zhong ready?"
"My lord," Mi Fang said: "General Huang and the elite of Tianzhu Camp set out from Hefei in batches disguised as business travelers five days ago. Calculating the time, it is almost time to reach Shouchun."
"I'm going to pass the message and order him to take action immediately." Wang Zheng stood upright with his hands behind his back, staring at the blue sea and sky in front of him, with undulating waves, and said in a deep voice: "Zifang, get ready and rush to Shouchun immediately. That Mi Li
He is also a talented person, but this matter is very important, so I would be more at ease if you personally take charge of it."
"promise!"
Four days later, the city gates were opened wide, and under the gaze of all the people, Yuan Shu personally led 20,000 troops and horses out of Shouchun City.
The day after the army set off for the expedition, Lu Ji and others quietly returned to the city. At the same time, Mi Fang also disguised herself and entered Shouchun City as a local salt merchant.
When he arrived at a restaurant, Mi Fang looked for the cashier and saw the code. The cashier immediately led him into the backyard. Not long after, Mi Li received the urgent report and hurried over. At this time, Mi Fang had already revealed his true face, and immediately he
Surprised and delighted, he immediately bowed to pay homage: "What is the order from the state pastor? The labor master actually came in person."
Just like the veterans of the Heavenly Army are more accustomed to calling General Wang Zheng, now when the Mi family in the Benming Division face Mi Fang, they are more often called "Master" in private.
Mi Fang did not answer hastily, but just smiled and said: "You have done well during this period, very good." It is not easy to get Wang Zheng to praise someone.
"Thank you for the compliment, Master." Although Mi Fang did not answer, but with his status in Shouchun, Mi Li had a vague guess. After thinking for a moment, he asked again: "Master, could it be that the time is ripe?"
Mi Fang nodded slowly, and Mi Li's heart suddenly skipped a beat.
For him, once this plan comes to fruition, Yangzhou will probably be under the control of the royal government. What does this mean?
It not only means that Mi Fang's original choice was right, but also means that the Mi family's business territory will also expand again!
You must know that after the Xuzhou army conquered Beihai, Xuzhou's wealthy families almost immediately seized most of the commercial areas in Beihai, among which the Mi family was the most profitable.
Thinking of this, Mi Li's excited voice started to tremble: "Master, what should we do next?"
"My lord, you have three orders." Mi Fang said seriously: "First, find a way to send someone to deliver this letter to the palace, and be sure to present it to Mrs. Feng in person. Second, cooperate with General Huang's elite troops to enter the city, and finally arrange for them to successfully leave the city.
."
Putting the letter machine into Mi Li's hand, Mi Fang said word by word: "Before I set off, my lord specially told me, "A journey of a hundred miles will take half a mile." Do you know the true meaning of this?"
"Those who travel a hundred miles are only half ninety, and this is the end of the road."
Mi Li's expression immediately became solemn: "Don't worry, sir, even if success is in sight, the villain and others will never dare to be a little bit negligent or insult the order of the state shepherd!"
"good."
Mi Fang nodded with satisfaction and looked at Mi Li with eyes full of expectation: "I can't stay in Benming Division forever. Although you are from a side family, your performance during this period is very satisfactory to both my lord and I.
If something big happens next, I will not hesitate to speak kindly for you in front of the lord."
"promise!"
...
Half an hour later, the letter Mi Fang brought appeared on Mrs. Feng's desk.
After reading the letter, Mrs. Feng frowned slightly and fell into thought.
There was not much content on the letter. It was just that Wang Zheng asked her to think of a way to hold a banquet. All the important people in Shouchun City must be present. Of course, even if she was favored, Mrs. Feng was just a woman in the end. When Yuan Shu left the city,
After that, it was really difficult to think of a suitable reason to banquet the ministers, so Wang Zheng would arrange for someone to deliver the reason in three days, and Mrs. Feng only needed to cooperate.
As for why this was so, Wang Zhengxin did not clearly state it, so Mrs. Feng could only speculate secretly.
But with so few clues, she thought about it for a long time and still had no clue.
But she had no clue and couldn't help it. Her heart had already been tied to Wang Zheng. Since her lover wanted something, Mrs. Feng, who was passionate about adultery, naturally complied with it.
In Wang Zheng's plan to capture the thief and capture the king, Mrs. Feng's part is actually more critical. If she agrees, the next step will be very smooth.
Of course, no matter how uncontrollable and infatuated Mrs. Feng was in front of him, since the other party was not involved in the system, Wang Zheng's character could not completely pin his hopes on her alone. If Mrs. Feng was unwilling to cooperate, he would naturally still
There are other backup options.
When the moon sets, the moon rises; when the moon sets, the sun rises.
Three days passed in the blink of an eye. As Wang Zheng said, a group of envoys came from the Runan front line and brought good news. Yesterday, the three-party coalition forces defeated the Yanzhou soldiers and horses in Linying, and the troops reached Yancheng!
Here's the reason for not hearing the good news. Mrs. Feng was overjoyed and decided to hold a banquet that night and invite all Shouchun civil and military officials, including Yang Hong, Gan Ning, Li Ren, etc. to attend.
Yang Hong and others are willing to come. On the one hand, it is a great victory ahead, which is indeed worthy of celebration. On the other hand, Mrs. Feng has always been favored. It is rare for her to be so elegant. Looking at Yuan Shu's face, naturally no one will not understand.
However, thinking that Yuan Shu has now entered Yingchuan, what he will face next will definitely be Xiahou Dun and the main force of Yanzhou Army, and the battle will become more intense. Although Yang Hong and others are far behind, they are extremely concerned about this.
After three rounds of drinking, you will have the desire to leave.
Yang Hong glanced at Mrs. Feng who was sitting on the throne. The woman seemed to have drunk a lot. Now her jade face seemed to have been painted with elixir, and her delicate red vines down her jade neck became more and more charming, but he didn't have any thoughts.
He admired it and was about to say goodbye when his eyes suddenly paused.
But it was at the table to the left of Mrs. Feng that a few people were missing. His heart skipped a beat, and most of the alcohol was gone. He couldn't help but rub his eyes and counted them carefully. Yes, one person was indeed missing. One person was missing.
who?
Yang Hong stood up suddenly. He stood up too quickly and used too much force. His clothes swept down several dishes on the table with his sleeves. He only heard a clear "dang" sound, which immediately startled everyone, and they all turned around.
Seeing that it was Yang Hong who had warned Yuan Shu about killing Wang Zheng, a trace of disgust flashed across Mrs. Feng's eyes, but she quickly put it away. She just frowned and asked, "What's wrong with Yang Jijiu? Are you in such a panic?"
"Where did Liu She go?"
Yang Hong had no time to pay attention to her as a woman at this time. He looked directly at the whole audience and asked, "Who saw it?"
Liu She was a direct descendant of Fuling King Liu Yan. Liu Yan was the fourth son born to Liu Xiu and Queen Guo. He was named King of Fuling and established his capital in Fuling. In the last years of Emperor Zhang's reign, he moved his capital from Fuling to Shouchun.
, to a certain extent, his descendant Liu She is the most distinguished person in Shouchun City today.
The system of the Eastern Han Dynasty inherited the system of the Western Han Dynasty and was a mixed political system of the prefecture and county system and the vassal system. Since Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty adopted the method of extending favors to divide the large princes into small princes to avoid the situation where the princes would antagonize the central government.
After Liu Xiu established the Eastern Han Dynasty, he still continued the practice of the Western Han Dynasty, limiting the rights of princes and kings to "clothing, food, rent, and taxes." King was just an honorary title and only enjoyed economic rights and no military and political power. Therefore, he had no control over the central government.
constitute a threat.
Therefore, in the Eastern Han Dynasty, there were obviously princes and kings from all sides, but no matter from the Yellow Turban Rebellion to the Cao Wei Dynasty and the Han Dynasty, there was no such situation of clan kings. This is because the power of the princes and kings in the Eastern Han Dynasty was too small and their influence was too small.
Not even as good as the domestic Prime Minister.
And Liu She was like a puppet in Shouchun. Every time there was a big banquet, he would still be invited to attend as a courtesy, and he would sit closer to the front, but he was like an invisible person, and no one would pay much attention to him.
Just take a look.
Hearing Yang Hong's sudden question, everyone at the table, including Mrs. Feng, was at a loss. After a while, a maid timidly said: "It seems that I saw him going to the west outside the hall just now. Could it be that he went to change clothes?"
Another euphemism for going to the toilet during the Han Dynasty was called "changing clothes", as described in "Lunheng", "The room where the husband changes clothes is really smelly."
"Liu She went to change clothes..."
Yang Hong's expression became increasingly gloomy, and he pointed his halberd at the envoys on the other side and asked sternly: "Then where did your chief envoy Yan Ran go?"
...
Just a quarter of an hour before Yang Hong asked the question, dozens of masked and soft-armored men poured into the palace. The first man with a sword on his back and a bow on his back quickly approached the main hall as if he was familiar with the road.
Seeing them coming in, Yan Ran, who had been waiting for a long time, nodded slightly, and then whispered: "General, please follow me."
The group of people took advantage of the darkness and moved quickly on tiptoe. Anyone who encountered a living person along the way, whether they were slaves or guards, were killed.
At this time, Liu She had already entered the pure hall of the palace. However, not even a moment after he sat down, he heard a loud bang. Immediately, the side door opened wide, and a sharp sword light suddenly appeared. Liu She had not yet
When he reacted, the maid serving beside him screamed and fell to the ground.
Liu She, who was not weak yet, suddenly witnessed the killing, but showed no signs of panic. He just stared at the masked man opposite and the group of people who rushed in, and asked in a deep voice: "You are here today to take my life."
Huh?"
Seeing that Liu She remained calm and unfazed in the face of danger, the sword-carrying man couldn't help but express admiration and thought to himself: "This is the demeanor that a descendant of Emperor Gao should have."
"Your Highness, there is no need to be frightened." He pulled away the black cloth covering his face, bowed slightly and said, "We are not thieves. We are Huang Zhong, the lieutenant general under the Wangzhou Shepherd Tent in Xuzhou. My lord heard that Yuan Shu has been disobedient for a long time and intends to offend his superiors.
, I am worried that he has done something wrong to His Highness, so I specially ordered the general to come and ask Your Highness to move and go to Xuzhou to talk about it."
"Huang Zhong? Huang Hansheng?"
After a moment of silence, Liu She said loudly: "People say that the general is a general like a bear and a tiger. He has courage that no man can match. When I see him today, he is really brave."
"Yuan Jiujiu wants to be emperor, but he is indeed a rebellious minister. It would be a blessing if he could escape from the tiger's mouth. I am very grateful to Wangzhou Mu for his kindness, but..."
Liu She paused and said: "It's just that Wangzhou Mu is not a loyal minister of my great Han Dynasty. If Fang escapes from the tiger's mouth and enters the wolf's den again, why should I go?"
"this..."
Huang Zhong raised his head in astonishment and was speechless for a moment.
From the beginning, for Wang Zheng, Yang Hong was not the biggest obstacle to his plan to seize Jiangdong, and even Yuan Shu himself might not put him in his eyes.
What Wang Zheng lacks is just a teacher with a reputation.
The most important point in Guo Jia's policy is to point out where the "great righteousness" is, who the "great righteousness" is, and how to maximize the use of this "great righteousness"!
And Fuling King Liu She, the "real" Lord of Shouchun, is the "righteousness" that Wang Zheng needs most!