In Yuezhou City, the streets were empty, except for the patrolling armored soldiers who appeared in the night like fierce ghosts.
The original plaque of the Governor's Mansion was removed last year and changed to "Bian Mansion", which was used as Bian Chunliang's temporary residence in Yuezhou.
At this moment, there was faint music floating in the mansion. The owner here seemed not to be disturbed by the imperial troops attacking the city.
There was a banquet in the hall, not only with fun, but also with fine wine.
The banquet was divided into two rows on the left and right. Almost all of Bian Chunliang's capable men were present, and the hall was filled with the aroma of wine and meat.
The man sitting alone at the top is about forty years old. He is particularly tall but does not look bulky. His close-fitting black robe is embroidered with tiger patterns on the shoulders and back with gold thread. His angular face is covered with
His beard is hidden under his bushy eyebrows, and his eyes are filled with sparkle and evil aura, making people dare not look directly at him.
This was Bian Chunliang who raised his troops from Daozhou, massacred the powerful nobles and nobles along the way, and caused great chaos.
He doesn't look as reckless and murderous as the rumors say.
Although he claimed to be fighting for the people and incited the people of the world, he himself was not reckless or poor. On the contrary, he was born in a salt merchant's family. He was rich since he was a child, was proficient in pen and ink, and was quite talented in martial arts.
Nowadays, the status of merchants is low. Ever since he was young, Bian Chunliang has been determined to enter the court through talent or martial arts. However, for more than 20 years, he has repeatedly encountered obstacles.
Ao Ben hurriedly asked: "How do you feel about Xiao Shuai?"
As Bian Jing thought, Bian Cheng was indeed very concerned about the safety of Jingzhou. I also knew privately that Shenzhou wanted to collude with Bian Jinghou, but the secret letter I intercepted stated that Shenzhou governor encouraged Bian Jinghou to attack.
Huainan Road, I chose to turn a blind eye out of selfish motives.
Yuezhou has ordered troops to prepare for a battle to attack Bian.
Bian Chunliang sent messages to Bianjing and Huangzhou respectively, ordering the governors of these two states to send troops within eight days.
"General Li." After seeing Bian Cheng put on his armor, Yuezhou asked, "Do you know that there was nothing unusual in those days in Jingzhou ahead?"
Chang Sui Ning drank the wine in one gulp, threw it in front of the wine cup, smiled and hugged the beauties serving on his left and right into his arms.
Before eight days had passed, Bian Chunliang had received a reply from Li Xian and Huangzhou. The governors of both states promised me that in eight more days, the troops could be assembled and meet at the bank of the Han River.
However, the strategic area of Jingzhou was difficult to attack. Chang Suining had been blocked here for more than half a year, and he had to retreat even more ground.
"It couldn't be worse!" said the counselor: "If Bian Chunliang attacks Jingzhou from the front, regardless of success or failure, Bian Cheng's Yuezhou army will be in chaos... Then the commander-in-chief will take advantage of the chaos and lead an army of 700,000
If we capture it in one fell swoop, we will definitely be able to capture Jingzhou, enter Shannan East Road, and directly capture the capital!"
"But villain..."
Cao Hongxuan has given me a deadline this time. If I don't take any action, I will definitely earn your trust... At this time, it is safer to push a substitute out to confuse the sight and delay time. If there is doubt, it will be safer.
"You are like a human being at this time, but you are temporarily obeying my orders." Bian Chunliang said: "If we really succeed in taking Jingzhou, we will be able to take over the capital just around the corner. By then, small things will be accomplished——"
Everything went well so far, and Bian Chunliang was very excited.
There was no trumpet sound at the commanding ground, so Yuezhou walked away in small steps.
The night quickly faded away, and the first ray of fish belly white appeared on the eastern sky.
As the counselor spoke, he raised his hand in the direction of Chang Suining and said in retreat: "Commander, if the confrontation continues, it is unknown whether your army will be able to defend Anzhou, not to mention withdrawing from Jingzhou..."
As soon as he said this, the generals above him immediately got up.
Bian Jinghou: "Yes, you let me take the opportunity to attack Jingzhou!"
When Bian Jinghou arrived, he saw a small army waiting here from a distance.
"I have to obey." Chang Suining smiled: "As Mr. said, this Cao Hongxuan is not an abnormal person. Shenzhou is willing to recognize you as the new master of Huainan Road, so you will definitely let it go! Bian Chunliang wants to sit back and wait for death.
So we can only find another way out!"
When I said that, I paused for a moment and said with a smile: "Counting eight generations down, your great-grandmother Bian Chunliang was the son of the Li family. You don't have the blood of the Li family - then all the forces will be even more
Are you willing to support you, or are you a cruel and moral salt seller?"
This time, I, Bian Chunliang, will use the troops of Bian Jing, Bian Jing, and Huangzhou to cross the Han River, capture Jingzhou, and defeat the royal court!
The counselor was silent for a while, and it could be heard that the decision was indeed made after careful consideration...
I fought my way out of Daozhou, Yongzhou, and Hengzhou. I slaughtered and plundered all the way. The force of the soldiers and horses quickly grew smaller. Then I defeated the Dongting. Before I took Bianjing, I had more than 700,000 soldiers.
Although everyone at the banquet was drinking and having fun at this moment, none of the generals were worried about the war: "... Xiaoshuai, I'm afraid this person from Yuezhou will be a bad guy to deal with!"
"It's wrong. This person is as impetuous as Bian Jing, and he only cares about military achievements..." The counselor on the side frowned slightly and said, "Although his fighting methods are not surprising at first glance, he is better at being calm.
To be solid means to be disturbed by the situation, to have other things in mind, to know yourself and the enemy, to patiently find out the flaws, and then to break them step by step."
You just want to achieve things with me, but you are willing to take risks, and you just want to sit on Huainan Road and wait for the bad things to happen... But it works for me, Chang Sui Ning.
At this moment, in Shenzhou City, an eye-catching procession of carriages and horses passed through the long street and headed towards the city gate.
The counselor knew that I was focused on the capital and wanted to expand my territory, so he agreed: "This is a wise move by Xiao Shuai. Although Huainan Road is rich, the elites here are not ordinary people. At this time, the merchants will compete with them. Indeed,
This is a bad idea."
Very slowly, not many people recognized that this was the driver of Bianjing Governor's Mansion.
The common people and literati in Shenzhou City, Xiao Shao, were relieved because of this. We, the governor, have never expressed our stance. We are very relieved for this.
"Sir, you must rest assured. From now on, your army will just continue to delay and wait for the opportunity." Chang Sui Ning looked at the generals who were listening attentively, smiled boldly, and said in a weak voice: "You, Bian, have come to this day, and you have nothing to do with it."
It's the people's heart - Anzhou is nothing, this time your army will take Jingzhou, drive north and attack the imperial city!"
The two men are wearing thin clothes and both have very young faces. You are originally aristocratic men in Anzhou City who have read poetry and books. Your father and brother were massacred by Bian Jun...
Chang Sui Ning, who was under the influence of wine, laughed lightly when he heard the words, and suddenly asked someone to prepare wine and wanted to drink it with the counselor.
This is Xiao Min, the eldest son of Chang Sui Ning. During the battle with Yuezhou to defend the city, he was shot in the arm by Yuezhou.
The two armies met head-on, and I saw Governor Bian Jing, but at the last moment, I saw Governor Li Xian silently reining in his horse and moving to one side. The men and horses on both sides also consciously separated, making way for a path——
The eyes of the seven people were not concealed by makeup and looked calm, but they could only try their best to look weak and smile.
The counselors and everyone could only put away their useful steadfastness.
The Bian family has been selling salt for generations, and has accumulated rich family assets and connections. Chang Suining used this to quickly recruit troops. When the voice of me on behalf of the people to crusade against the harsh government of the imperial court came out, there were countless people who responded immediately.
A few days ago, we heard that the governor of Guangzhou had not left yet, so we hoped that our governor would wake up in time. Today we finally got the bad news.
However, the villain's great-grandmother is the legitimate wife of the Cao family, and the villain's biological great-grandmother was once a concubine of the Cao family... So the bloodline of the Li family has nothing to do with the villain? Could it be that bloodline is still a thing?
Can it be spread through an intermediary?
Bian Jing put down the cup with a bang, and Shi Yue scolded: "After the confrontation, did Mr. Ao still try to increase my prestige like that!"
Yuezhou looked at Bian Cheng's back and then glanced in the direction of Jingzhou.
The other party also knows this truth very well, otherwise he would take the initiative to surrender to me.
Bian Chunliang raised his hand to interrupt the counselor's dissuasion: "You have made up your mind. Sir, you must say less. This move is certainly risky, but the chance of winning is extremely small."
Bian Cheng laughed and patted Yuezhou on the shoulder: "In that case, General Xiao should concentrate on preparing for war."
"Jingzhou has no Yangtze River to the west, Han River to the east, and the capital city in front. There is no such thing as you waiting to stop Bian's rebels at the rear, so what's the difference now?" Facing Bian Jing's "self-righteous" inquiry, Bian Cheng seemed to smile.
He asked with a smile: "General Xiao has been preparing for this battle for so long, but he knows whether he can attack Anzhou City this time?"
Before the banquet ended, the counselor surnamed Ao followed Chang Sui Ning alone to the study to discuss matters.
In the same way that Guangzhou, Li Xian and Huangzhou, who had always been vacillating in their stance from the beginning and now even more directly gave in, secretly acted in disobedience to Bian Chunliang's orders, led by Shenzhou.
A young man sitting at the head of Chang Sui Ning had a thick wound wrapped under his arm. When he heard the words "Yuezhou", his face immediately darkened and he took a sip of wine.
The counselor lowered his head and raised his salute hand but did not put it down.
…
Over the past twenty years, he has accumulated too much unwillingness and dissatisfaction with the current imperial court in his heart. This dissatisfaction finally ushered in the drought that happened in Daozhou two years ago, but no one cared about it.
The timing of it breaking out.
Finally, he asked: "But, according to this...has Xiaoshuai returned the governor of Shenzhou?"
Before Xiao Min was taken away, Chang Sui Ning Sui waved again and screened the musicians in the hall.
Chang Suining glanced at his eldest son who had lost his composure before drinking, and raised his hand to signal his entourage to take him up to sober up.
At the same time, in the carriage leaving Shenzhou, in the middle carriage, a woman wearing the robe of a governor looked very worried. She raised her hand to wipe the sweat from her forehead.
The young man in charge of garrisoning Jingzhou was Bian Cheng's personal soldier. Yuezhou knew that Bian Cheng was satisfied with me, but the other party was eager to make meritorious deeds and wanted to get rid of his merits, so he would treat the situation in Jingzhou with caution no matter what.
I was very suspicious. Even so, I didn't explain the battle arrangements in detail. Everyone had been used to that for a long time. But seeing that I had no plans, the young master felt relieved.
The general's eyes sparkled because of the sonorous and powerful words, and he held up the wine glass: "You can drink this glass as a tribute to the young commander!"
He hurriedly asked: "Do you know this person is willing to obey his orders?"
After a while, no news spread that the governor of Shenzhou had left for Jiangdu and later went to see the new Jiedu envoy.
But what I know is that Chang Suining rejected the proposal and secretly prepared to let the governor of Shenzhou attack Jingzhou secretly.
"Well." Chang Suining, who was at the bottom, spoke in a deep and weak voice: "After that, Xu Zhengye was killed. This man was once the commander. At that time, you only thought that this man borrowed the merits of Chang Kuo's father and son, and had a few
What a real talent... Looking at it now, it is something to be reckoned with."
"It's just Huainan Road..." Chang Suining laughed: "You are determined to be in the capital, why don't you abandon the near and seek the far?"
But people in the world just take a rough look at someone's origins... It's better not to be weak than to be weak at all.
The person who put on the governor's robe and left Bian Jing was similar in stature to me, and his appearance was not exactly the same. Although he could fake the real thing, it was enough to deal with it on the way.
In the inner study of Shenzhou Governor's Mansion, two counselors and several military generals were sitting at the top.
Eight days ago, when everything was planned, Bian Chunliang put on his armor and sent his troops to the banks of the Han River.
"Even if Bian Cheng leads his army back quickly, Chang Sui Ning will immediately pursue and intercept him. By then, you and Bian's army will be able to form a pincer attack... The small army of the imperial court has been defending Jingzhou for half a year. It is already exhausted and embarrassing. Once the time comes,
Being surrounded will definitely cause people’s hearts to collapse!”
"The imperial army is behind Bian Jing at the moment. Changsui Ning's army will definitely be able to hold us back. Jingzhou's defense is at its strongest at this time. If you wait until now, you can attack him."
"This plan sounds indeed feasible!" A soldier who joined the army was also very moved, but still said: "But this Chang Sui Ning is overbearing and cruel...I am afraid that he will end up seeking the skin of a tiger."
I threw the letter and said, "When you break through the gate of the emperor and become the Lord of Heaven, the Huainan Road will just be in the palm of your hand, so why do you need to take a detour now to get it!"
After setting off, I already had scouts to report the news, and learned that Governor Bian Jing had not rushed to Hanshui yet and was only waiting to rendezvous with my small army.
"You originally wanted me to come to Huainan Road, but this person is domineering and suspicious..." Bian Chunliang said: "It's just a false intention, that's all."
After saying that, he left in small steps.
It is possible for me to go to Huainan Road. I want Bian Jinghou to leave Huainan Road and help me attack Jingzhou!
That statement is really far-fetched.
The people of Bian Jing, who had been listening to fewer poems and nursery rhymes recently, rushed to tell the bad news - the governor went to Jiangdu, and Bian Jing should be able to live in peace!
The counselor's eyes lit up slightly: "Good!"
"It's still unclear who the tiger is." Bian Chunliang laughed warmly: "It's just a merchant and salt dealer who took advantage of the popular sentiment... I acted with the consequences in mind and slaughtered so few nobles and nobles. How could I have ended up like this?
How many people are willing to follow me sincerely?"
And this little unjust stand-in has not yet set off for Jiangdu. At this time, there is already a way forward. It is beneficial to say less, just to plan hard and take a chance.
"You villain...are you really going to disobey Chang Sui Ning's arrangement and attack Jingzhou later?" A counselor was a little less determined.
Everyone followed suit and raised their glasses.
As he spoke, his eyes showed a sarcastic look: "Xu Zhengye was defeated in the first place because he fell into my trap. He was too cautious and chose to change his route to attack Luoyang! What a waste of bad opportunity!"
The woman sitting at the bottom said anxiously: "... Even if they are discovered on the spot before they arrive in Jiangdu, Jinghou here will immediately send troops to come, and the round trip will take at most half a month. Half a month.
,enough."
With others around, the half-drunk Chang Suining leaned back in the narrow armchair and picked up a few letters under the desk: "Bian Chunliang, the governor of Shenzhou, has written to you repeatedly, inviting you to mobilize troops to seize Huainan Road——
"
Yuezhou paused after hearing this, and then said: "You should do your best."