In the beginning, they were just trying to make money, but now they have developed to the point of robbing women of the people and killing people in the street if they disagree. The city of Qizhou was in a depression, and there were many complaints. The people did not dare to go out, but His Majesty the Emperor of Qi in the Palace of Qi was not convinced.

Didn't hear it at all.

Qizhou soldier Cao Jiangzhen couldn't help but feel worried when he saw this situation.

There are six departments in the imperial court, and there are six offices in the local government, which are responsible for governing the local area. This is a state-level institution. When it comes to the county, it is called "six houses", and the general functions are the same. Jiang

He was really the Qizhou Bingcao, and he was responsible for the work of the Ministry of War. He recruited soldiers, managed ordnance, distributed food and wages, and other matters. In theory, he had the final say on all matters.

It's just a theory. Qizhou's troops and horses are now in the hands of the "Sifang King", guarding the four gates respectively. He is an official of the "former Tang Dynasty", not a direct descendant, and has no real power in his hands.

Just walking on the street, Jiang Zhen was very worried and angry when he dealt with a few gangsters who forced women into the alley. According to his authority, he could take care of it, and he was in charge. But just now he showed his identity, and what he got was

It was just a few idiots laughing, and they didn't take him for granted at all. They happened to meet a colleague with the same bitter expression on their faces. They stopped, backed away, gradually walked into the narrow alley, and stood in the middle.

Then they started chatting softly.

The two have been friends for many years, so they don't have to worry too much about talking to each other. They are both officials of the 'former Tang Dynasty', so they are both destitute people. They are in similar situations and can relate to each other. Jiang Zhen smiled bitterly and said: "

Brother Wang, King Qi is like this..." He didn't say it clearly, but both of them understood the meaning.

General Wang sighed and said: "Although the Marquis of Luoyang is not reliable, he is more than enough to deal with our prince. Moreover, who is our Majesty? In the matter of war, can he not have any tricks? If I

You guessed it right, the soldiers and horses of the nearest Bingzhou camp are already on the way. General Li Ji, the governor of Bingzhou, is also the adoptive father of the Marquis of Luoyang. After receiving the imperial edict, he will definitely come in person. General Li Ji's ability,

I know you know it, and when he comes, this ridiculous farce will be over."

After that, he sighed again and said: "The King of Qi said that there will be a decisive battle today. Look at the state of the city. Do you still need to fight? These days, I have been wanting to send my wife and children out of the city. I am unlucky.

, I don’t want to be a good lieutenant, and I don’t know how much lard I ate and became blinded, so I came to this ghost place in Qizhou. I chose it myself, I deserve it, and I deserve to die, but how can the child deserve it? What a pity, Si

The city's guards are all trusted by King Qi, who can enter...but cannot leave..."

Jiang Zhen pondered for a moment and said: "If you and I can atone for our sins and get in touch with the Marquis of Luoyang..."

The eyes of the general surnamed Wang brightened, but then dimmed quickly: "I can mobilize only a dozen or so cronies under my command, and there is no one under you who can use them. The real power is in the hands of the four kings. A few followers and a few servants can...

What’s the use!”

The two sighed for a long time, and the general surnamed Wang held his hands and said: "I'm going back. While I'm still alive, I'll spend more time with my son. She's only three years old this year, and she is the only incense in my family." He sighed again,

He said: "Now we can only hope that after the city is destroyed, the Marquis of Luoyang will be kind and His Majesty will have mercy. He will just kill us and let his wife, children and children go..."

Jiang Zhen smiled bitterly and said: "What kind of crime is this? It is considered a kindness not to implicate the nine tribes."

General Wang's voice choked up. He knew what Jiang Zhen was saying was true. He bowed his hands to Jiang Zhen and left with heavy steps.

Behind the right wall, there is an old man carrying a load, leaning against the wall stacks, as if he is resting. But if you look closely, there seems to be something wrong with this 'old man'. Look at his arms, they are thick and thick.

He is strong, but not shriveled at all. How does he look like an old man? He is about the same as a young man.

He is really a young man, a fan of Dongchang.

Here we want to talk about the structural composition of Dongchang.

The leader of Dongchang in the Ming Dynasty was called the Dongchang Zhangyin eunuch, also known as the factory master or the governor. He was the second-ranking eunuch in the Ming Dynasty after the Si Lijian and the Zhangyin eunuch. Usually he was ranked second among the Si Lijian or

The third eunuch is Bingbi, whose full official title is "Imperial Commissioner Dongchang Official School Service Eunuch", or "Admiral Dongchang" for short.

In addition, there are more than 40 supervisors, foremen, and room guards, all of whom are served by Jinyiwei. Those specifically responsible for the detective work are the sergeant and the sergeant. The sergeant is equivalent to the squad leader, also called "stall head", with a total of one hundred

There are many people, and the captains each command several subordinates. The subordinates are also called "fans" and "officers". These people are also composed of elite members selected from the Jinyi Guards.

When Li Mu established the Dongchang of the Tang Dynasty, he did not intend to confuse the Jinyiwei with the Jinyiwei, so there were no Jinyiwei in the Eastchang. The main positions were all from the palace, and they were basically either the godsons of Eunuch Gao or others.

His godson. And there are all kinds of fanzi, some are desperadoes in the world, and some are originally rogues on Chang'an Street. They are ingratiating themselves with Dongchang and have adopted Eunuch Gao's godson or godson as a godson.

My godfather, as the team has expanded, we have all become stalls now.

This big man pretending to be an old man was once a gangster in Chang'an West City. His name was Zhao Sanwa. He got into a fight with others and was bailed out by people from Dongchang. Later he recognized his godfather and became Dongchang.

A few months ago, he was sent to Luoyang. After the incident in Qizhou, he received the transfer order immediately and came to Qizhou City where the traces of the rebellion had not yet been revealed.

Most of the news that Eunuch Gao told Li Shimin came from him. He was very shrewd and capable, but his disguise skills were not very good. Fortunately, he changed his identity diligently, and no one day was the same.

Li You has been too negligent in his intelligence work. So far, everything is safe.

Zhao Sanwa heard the footsteps and saw that one of them had already left. He went to the edge and took a peek. The remaining one was peeing at the base of the wall. He rolled his eyes and touched it quietly. Poor Jiang Bingtao

, I had an embarrassing chat with my colleagues, and before I could urinate halfway, I was cut unconscious by a hand knife from behind. While I was unconscious, I peeed all the way into my crotch.

Zhao Sanwa dragged the person to the corner, opened the lid of the basket he was carrying, stuffed Jiang Zhen in, covered his head with some broken vegetable leaves, and picked up a stone as a counterweight, flickering the person.

He carried it several hundred meters away to the back door of a house.

Knocking on the door once and twice, the door opened from the inside. Zhao Sanwa looked around and saw no one following her, so she walked in quickly.

…

Jiang Zhen was woken up by a basin of water being splashed on him. It was already winter, and he shivered immediately after the basin of cold water went down. This was also good, at least he couldn't tell whether it was urine or water in his crotch, which saved him some embarrassment.

.

Jiang Zhen wisely did not scream. He looked around cautiously. He wanted to find the person in charge here. When he was knocked unconscious just now, he did not see the face of the attacker at all. There was no information for judgment. He was trying to find the person in charge here.

When I was panicking, I heard a voice: "Stop looking around, I am here."

Jiang Zhen followed the sound and looked over, and was surprised and happy at the same time. He didn't expect to see Li Mu in Qizhou City, but he was happy that he might have the chance to do what General Wang had just thought.

"Greetings to the Marquis!" Jiang Zhen was not shackled and knelt down the moment he saw Li Mu.

Li Mulu was happy and said: "I don't dare to accept it. You are the minister of Da Qi, and I am the marquis of Da Tang. We are of the same rank. Why are you kneeling to me? The two countries have diplomatic relations, haha..." As he said,

He himself was so happy that Jiang Zhen blushed even more. After holding it in for a long time, he said: "Master Hou, please stop making fun of me. Anyone with a discerning eye can see that this is just a child's play -"

"Oh, you can't say that." Li Mu patted Jiang Zhen on the shoulder and said: "After all, it is a rebellion. Your Majesty still has to express his position, and the court also has to express his position. No, I have to hurry up.

The locals are here." Li Mu gestured for Jiang Zhen to sit down, and someone brought him a stool. Jiang Zhen didn't dare to sit down, but at Li Mu's request, he reluctantly sat down halfway.

"My people heard what you said, so why didn't they follow you and rebel?"

"Master Hou!" Jiang Zhen knelt down again and called out to Chongtianqu: "Xiaoguan never thought of rebelling! Xiaguan is an official of the Tang Dynasty. He is a Tang Dynasty person in life and a ghost of Tang Dynasty in death!

But because of the threat from the King of Qi, and my family members are all in the city of Qizhou, I have no choice but to obey on the surface, and I ask the Marquis to observe clearly!"

"It has been clearly observed a long time ago." Li Mu looked at Jiang Zhen and said: "Otherwise, how could you appear in front of me in one piece?"

Li Mu smiled sarcastically and said: "If I have the ability to appear in the city, I will naturally have the ability to kill anyone in the city. Do you believe it?"

"Believe, believe, believe!" Jiang Zhen echoed without saying anything. This was not all a compliment. Just now he and General Wang had talked about that the four gates were controlled by King Qi's confidants, and they could not send their family members out.

But Li Mu was able to come in, which is enough to show his ability.

Do you believe this?

Li Mu was a little unhappy. I hadn’t pretended to be cool enough, so why did you believe me? Why don’t you ask me how I got in? You didn’t ask, but I took the initiative to tell you. How embarrassing is that?

With a slight cough to cover up his embarrassment, Li Mucha said: "Let's get down to business. Today is the day when King Qi and I have agreed to have a decisive battle. How come noon has passed and none of his men have left the city? Has he?

What conspiracy?"

Jiang Zhen gave a bitter smile and said: "Master Hou, you look too high on the king. There is no conspiracy, he has changed his life."

"Ah?" Li Mu said confusedly: "He issued a letter of challenge and the dates were changed at any time? He didn't even notify me?!"

"This is a common thing."

"Is it still normal?"

"King Qi has always been like this." Jiang Zhen explained, his words were relatively euphemistic: "King Qi is young after all, and many of the decisions he makes in a day are unreasonable. When he finds that they are unreasonable, he will change them.

Anyway, he is the biggest in Qizhou and he doesn’t care what others think. As he said that, he also added an example, saying: "Sometimes a time is set for a banquet, but he forgets that the prepared banquet is all in full

The table fell over——"

"Wasting food, shameful!" What Li Mu hated most was people who wasted food. Before entering the orphanage in his previous life, he had been hungry countless times. The taste of starvation has been engraved in his bone marrow, and he felt uncomfortable thinking about it.

Therefore, when he encounters people who waste food, he will instinctively feel disgusted.

Jiang Zhen also hurriedly agreed, saying: "What the Marquis said is true, and I also think it is inappropriate, but I dare not say it-"

Li Mu was too lazy to argue with him and said: "You also know that King Qi is your Majesty's biological son. Although he is disobedient, your Majesty still hopes to resolve this matter calmly to avoid causing trouble to people." Jiang is really smart. After hearing this,

After saying this, I felt a sigh of relief in my heart. If this were the case, the lives of my wife, children, and children would probably be saved.

Jiang Zhen hurriedly expressed his loyalty and said: "The Lord Hou clearly knows that the lower official is a soldier in Qizhou. He is under the control of His Highness the King of Qi, but he can't help himself. However, when the King of Qi proclaims himself emperor and plots against the court, the lower official will never dare to vassal him.

Yes, the Marquis has also seen it. Although Xiaguan is called Bingcao, he cannot mobilize a single soldier and is completely excluded from the core. Today, I finally look forward to the Marquis coming here. I am willing to attach my tail and contribute to the court.

!”

"It's a bit redundant to be so confused. Tell me something you know." Li Mu asked: "What is the current situation in Qizhou City? Jiang Bingcao can tell you in detail. If he can make contributions, General Li will have his own general.

Explaining it will protect you from being implicated, and you can also make meritorious deeds for it."

"It's a bit redundant to be so confused. Tell me something you know." Li Mu glanced sideways at Jiang Zhen and said: "You'd better not talk nonsense. I don't know everything. If you say it, it is related to what I know.

If you find out the discrepancies, and it turns out that you have deceived me, your life will be in danger. If you can make meritorious deeds, I can protect you from being implicated, and you can also make meritorious deeds for it."

"The kindness of Lord Marquis will be remembered deeply by my subordinates." At that moment, Jiang Zhen told a series of things he knew after King Qi's rebellion, as if pouring beans from a bamboo tube. Generally speaking, it was no different from what Dongchang Fanzi reported.

What? This once again proves that Li You’s so-called rebellion is completely nonsense.

Nowadays, Li Mu saw the chaos in Qizhou when he sneaked in. After listening to Jiang Zhen's words, a bold idea suddenly came to his mind. Since he was convinced that the people under the command of King Qi were just a bunch of rabble, under such circumstances, as long as

If we capture him and the trees fall and the hozens scatter, won’t this matter be over?

Li Mu thought for a long time, then slowly raised his head and said: "After listening to Jiang Bingcao's words, I have an idea. To quell the chaos in Qizhou, it is enough to capture the king of Qi. There is no need to fight and make the people live in ruins. You

Since you are a military commander in Qizhou, are you willing to conspire with me to do this? Once it is accomplished, it will be a great achievement. Not only is there no fault, but it is meritorious."

Jiang Zhen was greatly moved when he heard this, but he also thought that if he failed, not only would he die, but his family would also be difficult to save. But then he thought again, does he still have a choice now? The court will definitely win. When the time comes, what will he do?

Even if the officials of the King of Qi are not beheaded, their whole family will definitely be exiled and die on the road. At that time, life will be worse than death? In this case, why not give it a try?

After struggling like this in his heart for a long time, Jiang Zhenfang said: "Master Hou is right, but the official has no real power now, and the number of people he can control is only a dozen - with this number of people, it is impossible to break into the palace!
Chapter completed!