Regardless of whether Zhang Zi believed it or not, Liu Xin really came this time. Liu Xin came well prepared. He brought with him 200 Flying Tiger guards and 300 capable soldiers selected from the Fourth Army.
Under the escort of Dian Wei and Gan Ning, they entered Lingling City. Liu Xin had an invitation letter from Zhang Zi in his hand. The soldiers guarding the gate did not dare to stop him. Apart from Pegasus reporting the letter to Zhang Zi, Liu Xin could only watch helplessly.
Xin and his party headed to the prefect's mansion.
Hearing that Liu Xin had entered Lingling City, Zhang Zi climbed out of bed. His mind was racing. Do you really want him to give up Lingling? It's better to let him die!
Zhang Zi soon had a bold idea. It only took the Jingzhou army an hour and a half to capture Jiangxia City. Zhang Zi knew very well how powerful this army was. He could never defeat Lingling's strength alone.
. But what if Liu Xin dies? Will the Jingzhou Army still be so powerful? Then they will be leaderless and they will just be a piece of loose sand.
Thinking of this, Zhang Zi immediately called his confidant Captain Zhang An and gave him detailed instructions in his ear.
Liu Xin led his men and horses straight to the governor's palace. He was not afraid at all, because he had made careful arrangements. Zhao Yun led three thousand elites and was already ambushing outside the east gate. Inside the city, there were more than a thousand elite soldiers in disguise.
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It is definitely impossible for all the 500 people he brought to enter the prefect's mansion, but there should be no problem with bringing in 20 or 30 guards. With Dian Wei and Gan Ning added in, Zhang Zi could ambush a thousand people in the mansion.
Liu Xin was confident enough to support the reinforcements from outside the prefect's mansion.
Zhang Zi had already led a group of officials from Lingling County to wait in front of the prefect's mansion. When he saw Liu Xin and his entourage, he hurriedly greeted him, paid homage to him, and said, "It's great that Mr. Liu can come to Lingling in person."
The people of Lingling are blessed. Zhang Zi, a grassroots citizen, would like to thank you on behalf of the people of the whole county!"
Liu Xin got off her horse, took two steps forward, held Zhang Zi's hand, and said, "Why did Governor Zhang say this? You are still the Governor of Lingling. You can't consider yourself a commoner."
Zhang Zi said humbly: "The day Mr. Liu came to Lingling was when Zhang resigned. From then on, Zhang was just an ordinary citizen. However, today, I ask Mr. Liu to allow Zhang to stay in this prefect's mansion.
, hold a banquet for the last time to welcome Mr. Liu."
Liu Xin's eyes flashed with a smile that was not easily noticed by others.
A few days ago, as soon as Pang Ji came to Wuling, he pulled him to the banquet. He wanted to get Pang Ji drunk and give him a "big gift" so that he would be devoted to him from now on. Today, as soon as he came
When he arrived at Lingling, Zhang Zi couldn't wait to take over the favor for him. What was he doing for him?
Liu Xin turned around excitedly and said to Dian Wei, Gan Ning and the soldiers behind them: "Come, follow me to Governor Zhang's banquet."
Zhang Zi hurriedly blocked it with his hands and said, "Master Liu, wait a minute, the hall of the Prefect's Mansion cannot accommodate these many people. I have prepared additional wine and meat to reward all the soldiers."
Liu Xin stopped her steps, stared at Zhang Zi and said in a deep voice: "Oh, doesn't it mean that Governor Zhang only allows me to enter the Governor's Mansion?"
Seeing Liu Xin's expression changed, Zhang Zi quickly said: "Master Liu has misunderstood, how can ordinary people have such courage? It is true that the hall in the palace is too narrow, and it is really difficult to arrange for your guards to go in together. If you only bring a few followers,
Of course there will be no problem."
Liu Xin's face turned gloomy and she said: "I see, evil is coming, Gan Ning, take a few people and follow me in."
Zhang Zi's back felt cold. Liu Xin's expression changed at every turn, which really frightened him. Fortunately, he was able to fool him with a few words, otherwise he would have failed. When he came back,
Suddenly, Liu Xin had already entered the gate of the prefect's mansion. Zhang Zi quickly took a few steps forward and led Liu Xin and several others into the hall.
Everyone sat down separately, Dian Wei and Gan Ning, each holding a sword and standing behind Liu Xin. Zhang Zi secretly sneered, what can you do with just a few people? Zhang Zi ambushed five hundred swordsmen around the hall.
The axemen, as soon as they heard the signal, would swarm out and chop Liu Xin and the few people he brought with him into pieces.
Zhang Zi clapped his hands lightly, and a group of maids filed in, came to the hall, and helped Liu Xin and the officials fill up their glasses with wine. This hall was not like Liu Xin's State Shepherd's Mansion in Xiangyang, where the guests and hosts were sitting cross-legged.
After Yu Xiaoji, Zhang Zi had the highest status among the masters, and his cases were naturally closest to Liu Xin. He picked up his wine glass, stood up, and said to the officials: "Everyone, Mr. Liu can come to Lingling in person."
, it shows how much he values our Lingling. To express his gratitude, Zhang invites you to accompany me to offer Mr. Liu a glass of water and wine, and I also ask you to drink this glass to the full."
As expected, all the officials stood up and said to Liu Xin together: "We will pay homage to you, sir." After saying that, everyone drank the wine in their glasses.
Liu Xin also picked up the wine glass and stood up. He hesitated, should he drink this glass of wine or not?
Zhang Zi stared at Liu Xin and said, "Please drink this cup, Mr. Liu."
Liu Xin shook his head and said nothing. It only took him a moment to think clearly. He would not drink this glass of wine no matter what. Who knew whether Zhang Zi had poisoned the wine?
There is no need for him to go around in circles with Zhang Zi. Liu Xin can be sure that Zhang Zi arranged this banquet as soon as he saw him coming. The outside of the hall must have been filled with ambushes. It is still early in the evening. If Zhang Zi really hands over power
If so, we can wait until all matters are handed over and everyone can have a relaxing drink. Why do you look so anxious?
Everyone in the hall stared at the wine glass in Liu Xin's hand, and the scene fell silent. Liu Xin suddenly laughed, raised the wine glass in his hand high, and then dropped it heavily to the ground.
Many books will record such a sentence, called "wrestling a cup as a sign." Liu Xin also wanted to throw a cup as a sign. Liu Xin also remembered that there were such scenes in many TV dramas he had watched, where the protagonist would fill his hand with a cup.
The poisoned wine glass fell to the ground, the wine spilled out, a lot of foam appeared on the ground, and the bricks on the ground instantly turned black.
The wine glass fell to the ground and the wine was spilled, but there was no foaming, and the color of the ground did not change at all. Instead, the doors and windows around the hall suddenly fell apart, and Zhang An swarmed in with a large group of swordsmen and axemen.
All this happened in a flash of lightning. Before the officials at the scene could realize what had happened, Gan Ning's sword was already on Zhang Zi's neck.
Zhang Zi was also confused. Yes, he had agreed to throw the cup as a sign, but who would have thought that Liu Xin would throw the cup first, and how could Zhang An, who was ambushing outside the hall, know who dropped the cup.
Liu Xin waved her hand towards Gan Ning and said, "How can you be so unreasonable to Governor Zhang?"
As soon as Gan Ning sheathed the sword, Zhang Zi secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Just as he was about to take a step back, before he could take a step forward, he felt a sharp pain in the crook of his leg. His knees softened and he knelt on the ground.
It turned out that Gan Ning had put away the knife, but only moved the knife from his neck to his leg, and hit him hard on the crook of his leg with the back of the knife. This blow was so hard that Zhang Zi almost fainted
past.
All the officials looked at Liu Xin, but Liu Xin didn't mean to blame Gan Ning at all. Instead, he walked up to Zhang Zi with a smile and said, "Prefect Zhang, you just said that this hall is too narrow and cannot accommodate many people."
People. However, I see that the people coming in now are not many compared to the people I brought."
It turned out that what Liu Xin just said was ironic. He didn't ask Gan Ning to stop, but asked him to do it! Zhang Zi's legs had been broken by Gan Ning's blow just now, and his forehead was covered with pain.
I was in a cold sweat, and I couldn't even speak.
The swordsmen who rushed in looked at each other in shock when they saw this scene. Zhang An was also in a dilemma. Zhang Zi was now controlled by them. He could neither advance nor retreat. Dian Wei waved his hand and hit the big target.
Iron Halberd shouted loudly: "Put down the sword in your hand, otherwise you will be killed without mercy!"
Zhang An gritted his teeth and said, "Let Master Zhang go first!"
Dian Wei didn't want to talk nonsense with him, so he took a step forward and smashed the iron halberd down on Zhang An's head. Zhang An didn't know what to do, so he raised the long knife in his hand and tried to fight him. Hearing a loud "clang", Zhang An
With a scream, both arms were shattered, and the long sword was also broken into two pieces. The force of the big iron halberd did not weaken at all, and it suddenly hit Zhang An on the head, splitting him in half from head to toe.
Many of the officials in the hall were just civil servants. They had never seen such a horrific scene. Some of them had already vomited while holding several cases.
Dian Wei danced his bloody iron halberd and turned to look at the group of swordsmen and axe-men. Wherever his eyes went, there was a sound of "ding-dong-dang-dang". Long spears and short knives were thrown on the ground. Faced with this
No one can even think of resisting the God of Death.
At this time, there was a cry of killing from outside. The five hundred soldiers brought by Liu Xin killed the guards in Zhang Zi's mansion until they were running away, and in a short time they rushed into the hall.
Seeing that the situation here was completely under control, Liu Xin turned around and said to the panicked Lingling officials who were still in the hall: "Zhang Zi pretended to invite me to Lingling and dared to set up an ambush here and plot to cause harm."
My crime is unforgivable! As for you, no matter whether you are involved in this matter or not, I will give you a wide berth and hope you will behave yourself."
The frightened officials breathed a sigh of relief. Zhang Zi will die if he dies. They don't want to be the one who supports them. Whether they work under Zhang Zi or under Liu Xin, they are just errands, so why bother?
At the risk of risking one's fortune and one's life. Who among the people who can hold an official position would not understand this truth? So everyone knelt down on the ground and said in unison: "We will obey the Lord's order!"
With the surrender of these officials, Lingling calmed down without any incident. After all, they were the managers of Lingling City. They were more familiar with the situation here than outsiders, so they were naturally able to handle it with ease. The people inside and outside the ambush dungeon were
The Jingzhou Army soldiers were of no use at all.
The situation in the counties in Jingnan is becoming increasingly stable. Liu Xin left Huang Zhong and Zhao Yun behind. The size of the local army has been reduced, but there are still more or less mountain bandits and water bandits in each county that need to be eliminated. In the future,
, Liu Xin will also ask other armies to move back and forth between Jingnan and Jingbei.
When Liu Xin returned to Xiangyang, it was already mid-March. The peach trees were red and the willows were green, and the birds were singing and the flowers were fragrant. After being away from home for a month and a half, his heart was already a little impatient. They said a farewell was better than a wedding. Shouldn't he relax tonight?
What? Liu Xin was having a sweet dream, but when he just stepped into the house, he saw her coming out with a sad face and said, "You are finally back. Now there is one more person in the house."