Taiyuan City has now recovered from the shock of Wang Yun's death and the death of the Wang family. The panic, as if the sky was falling, has finally passed. After the arrival of midsummer, many people discovered that this day did not actually happen.
There is no collapse, the sun still rises, the stomach is still hungry, everything seems to be not much different.
At that time, when news of Wang Yun's death came, half of Taiyuan's sky seemed to have collapsed.
But to be honest, the Wang family in Taiyuan indeed occupies half of the sky in Taiyuan.
When Wang Yun was on stage before, the small nobles and nobles around Taiyuan were naturally attached to the Wang family. Now that the big tree in the sky has collapsed, the most important thing is to quickly figure out the situation in the court.
Change, see if you can maintain your current position, or if you can take a step further.
However, the changes in Guanzhong really made him feel at a loss because of the distance and transportation. He had just heard that Li Guo had come to power and was thinking about how to take the next step. Then the news came that Li Guo was no longer alive.
I went to Zhongshao to preside over the court, and soon after I quickly put Zhongshao on the agenda, I heard that Zhongshao was also dead, and Yang Biao was back...
The summer sun, when exposed to the sun for a long time, is like being grilled. These noble nobles, some with their entourage, some with simple cars, without the Wang family of Taiyuan as the backbone, they are all running around like headless flies.
, chatting with each other and asking about news, all kinds of news are flying everywhere, but none of them is accurate.
I can’t say that for all people, but there are still some people, no matter ancient or modern, who still like to cheat and take some so-called shortcuts to the south.
I think back then, how many carriages and horses gathered in front of the Wang family's mansion in Taiyuan, and the gentry's children waiting outside the door surged like crucian carp crossing the river.
The Wang family's family members were used to showing off their authority, but now they were like dried vegetable moss, lying aside listlessly.
Now that the Wang family in Taiyuan has fallen into such a situation, the pillars have collapsed, the old man has died, and even the next generation of heirs have died inexplicably. It is like the end of the world. What will happen in the future is really unpredictable, so it was originally a busy place.
In front of the Wang family's mansion, it is now deserted.
But it cannot be said that no one came to visit the Wang family in Taiyuan. At this moment, there was a simple carriage parked in front of the empty Wang family's mansion...
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In the Wang's Hall in Taiyuan, the beams and pillars were hung with white curtains full of sadness, but the two people sitting opposite did not look sad at all.
Now the head of the Wang family in Taiyuan has been replaced by Wang Chen.
Wang Chen's face was gloomy and cold, completely different from the smiling look he always had in Pingyang. He stared closely at Zhao Shang in front of him, his eyes changing.
Zhao Shang seemed unaware, shaking a small fan to fan the cool breeze. The wind blew up his slightly gray temples, which made him look a little more elegant.
"How are Ziming's thoughts?" Zhao Shang put the small fan on the table and asked gently without looking at Wang Chen.
Wang Chen lowered his voice and said, "What do you want to do?!"
"Hey...the moonrise is bright, and there are outstanding people. Such a beautiful woman is burnt, but there is nothing I can do..." Zhao Shang looked at the sky outside the hall and softly groaned, "It's a pity that it's the middle of the month.
Only half of the round is left..."
Wang Chen slammed the table, barely able to suppress the anger in his heart, and after taking a few quick breaths, he gritted his teeth and said: "...This is absolutely impossible! Now that the Wang family is in ruins, how could Brother Zhao not know? Originally?
The merchants and shops below have not been managed for a long time and are in dilapidated condition. They need to be sorted out carefully... What's more, now that someone has taken this position, how can he act rashly and cause criticism... If it takes a while to figure it out, at this moment
Never do..."
Zhao Shang smiled and said: "Ziming's words are wrong... The Wang family of Taiyuan has always been cautious, how can anyone be slacking off? Ziming is the proof. Now the General of the Expedition to the West is in urgent need of funds, and tens of millions of hungry people have moved there.
Yinshan is in urgent need of food and grass for resettlement, and it would be a great good to do it now... What's the point of delaying it?"
Wang Chen still shook his head, frowned like a river, and said in a low voice: "Now that the Wang family is in chaos, a lot of money has been wasted both internally and externally. Now that the autumn harvest is approaching, when we are reorganizing the account books and appeasing each house, how can we sell the foreign goods?"
Lose? There are so many branches in the Wang family, and they need to be suppressed at this time, and there is no need to delay. How can there be another trouble? Otherwise, it will be a big deal, and the situation in Taiyuan will be rotten! Brother Zixie must not want to see it, right?"
Zhao Shang is now Taiyuan's subordinate, and the stability of Taiyuan is naturally within his responsibilities. Therefore, facing Zhao Shang's pressing step by step, Wang Chen had to use threatening words.
However, what Wang Chen said has some truth. After all, now that the Wang family in Taiyuan has been in turmoil, people's hearts have long been a little distracted. Now, although Wang Chen has come out to be the person in charge, he has temporarily suppressed the situation in a short period of time, and even more
What's more, the surrounding Wang's stores, merchants, estates, etc., can only work sincerely to deliver money, food and goods to the Wang's after they are sure that the Wang's center is stable. If they are squeezed now, not only will their value plummet, but their value will also plummet.
A riot is definitely inevitable.
Zhao Shang hummed slightly and remained silent.
Wang Chen quickly said again: "Brother Zixie is planning to conquer the West, and the Wang family of Taiyuan is also a subordinate, so he should serve... However, the Wang family has no savings now, and it is really difficult to survive... It would be better to wait for the autumn harvest and double it."
Ying Feng..." Zhao Shang raised his head slightly, glanced at Wang Chen, and sneered: "Zi Ming is so shrewd..."
If you want to stabilize your position, it's nothing more than power and money. How can the next Taiyuan Cong Cao satisfy Zhao Shang's heart, and the greatest achievement at hand is to export a large amount of grain and grass to help the Black Mountains and the generals of the Western Expedition when they are in decline.
Refugees have settled in Yinshan, and the only one who may have a large amount of food and grass currently is the Wang family, which has been rooted in Taiyuan for more than a hundred years. Otherwise, where can I make money if I am alone?
Wang Chen also stared at Zhao Shang, thinking in his mind. Now he has just obtained the position of the Wang family's principal, and he has not been in the government for a long time, so he doesn't have much control. Wang Chen thought, and now he will just deal with it.
Wait until you have complete control over the Wang family before making any plans.
"...Ziming," Zhao Shang said, "maintain stability and wait for it? After the autumn harvest?"
Zhao Shang looked up to the sky and let out a haha, then gently knocked on the table, shook his head and sighed: "Wang's life is really troubled... Ziming might as well think about it carefully today, and come back tomorrow..."
After saying that, Zhao Shang stood up, bowed his hands to Wang Chen, and then left calmly.
After leaving the gate, he boarded the carriage. After walking for a while, Zhao Shang gave an order: "Send a certain order to strictly guard the official road of the east gate and south gate! If you see the Wang family sending followers out of the city, arrest them immediately!"
Someone outside the carriage agreed and then rode away...
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In the middle of the night, there was a sudden burst of firelight on the tower of Taiyuan's east gate city gate.
Zhao Shang stared at the three people tied up in front of him and said calmly: "Search!"
After all, in this Han Dynasty, there were not so many confidentiality measures. Soon after, a small bamboo tube was found on one of them.
Zhao Shang waved his hand and ordered the three people to be escorted down. Then he used the light of the torch to look at the fire paint on the small bamboo tube, snorted softly, then broke open the fire paint and pulled it out.
I unfolded a scarf with words written all over it and looked up and down for a few times. I suddenly smiled and raised my head and shouted: "Come here! Raise the fire! Beat the drums! Order the troops!"
In fact, Zhao Shang had no intention of discussing with Wang Chen at all. He was just waiting for Wang Chen to do something stupid like this under pressure——
Ask people to ask Yuan Shao of Jizhou for help, and be willing to cede some of their interests and let Yuan Shao send soldiers to come.
After all, Taiyuan is not too far from Zhongmou in Jizhou. If Yuan Shao moves quickly, he may not be noticed until he crosses the Taihang Mountain Trail. By then, it will be too late to react.
But now...
After Zhao Shang arrived in Taiyuan, he stared at the Wang family in Taiyuan like a vulture eating carrion.
Although Zhao Shang also knew in his heart that the death of Wang Hei, the heir of the Wang family, was probably inseparable from Wang Chen, but the problem was that there was no evidence. Just relying on his empty words was not enough to be believed by others, so it must be done before Wang Chen
A gap was opened in the perfect shell created before.
In the past two days, Zhao Shang kept going to the Wang family's residence to meet with Wang Chen, just to keep putting pressure on Wang Chen, and even offered conditions that Wang Chen would definitely not accept, just to force Wang Chen to take this step.
Although Zhao Shang kept talking about General Zhengxi, in fact, Fei Qian didn't care about Wang Chen's affairs at all, so he just pulled the tiger skin to scare Wang Chen. A very simple logic, but in this world
The people inside may not be able to see clearly.
Once Wang Chen made such a move, it would be equivalent to sending black and white evidence into Zhao Shang's hands.
To be on the safe side, Zhao Shang did not even dare to use the original Taiyuan county soldiers, but asked Jia Qu's soldiers brought from Huguan to handle related matters.
And now, it's time to close the net.
The heavy sound of horse hoofbeats disturbed the original peace in Taiyuan City. In the light of the fire, the figures of nearly two hundred soldiers and horses were reflected.
The current thirty cavalrymen were all sitting in armored cavalry. The wrought iron armor reflected a cold light, and the raised swords and guns were filled with murderous intent.
The infantry following the cavalry were fully armored, carrying large shields and swords, or using long black-lacquered spears. They were all heavy and made of fine iron. They reflected a strong light under the firelight.
In addition to their main weapons, everyone also carries a bow and arrows. In addition to bows and arrows, many people also have various secondary weapons, mostly short blades of various colors, such as small axes or short knives, hanging on their waists.
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In fact, in a fierce cold-weapon battle, in addition to heavy weapons like maces and hammers, most edged weapons will be worn out in the fierce battle. Therefore, veterans who have been on the battlefield will usually have them on their bodies.
Equipped with some replacement weapons besides the main weapon, just in case.
These are the pure Han border soldiers who can truly go into battle, charge into battle, fight to the death among thousands of troops, and be the enemy alone without giving up. This is the true Bingzhou warrior!
Wang Chen was also awakened by the sound of people shouting and neighing in the night at the Wang family's residence in Taiyuan. He didn't have time to put on his outer robe, so he hurriedly climbed up the wall to take a look. He suddenly took a breath of cold air and couldn't stand still.
I sat down with soft tea.
Wang Chen didn't expect that Zhao Shang, who was still discussing with him during the day, would suddenly have a seizure at night and lead his troops to attack the mansion!
The Wang family has been at peace in Taiyuan for a long time, and nearly half of the entire Taiyuan is more or less related to the Wang family. Therefore, the entire Taiyuan city is almost equivalent to the outer wall of the Wang family's Wubao, while the Wang family's mansion is more like
It is an inner palace, so there are no defensive measures like digging trenches and raising suspension bridges like those outside the city. It is just a slightly higher wall and a thicker gate.
And these defensive measures are actually somewhat powerless in the face of heavily armed soldiers...
what to do?
We can't just surrender!
Wang Chen shouted, calling on the servants in the palace to get weapons and resist the attack. No matter what, let's get through tonight first. After dawn tomorrow, someone will definitely bring the information that the palace is under siege to the manor outside the city! Wang Chen shouted.
Chen was very confident. Although there was still some discord within the Wang family, if the palace was surrounded, no matter what, the private soldiers inside the manor would immediately take action and come to the rescue!
Then he will naturally not be at a disadvantage, and may even have an advantage! Even if Taiyuan City is reduced to ashes this time, he must keep his position as the head of the Wang family!
At this time, the servants in front of the door had already begun to shout and ask questions in a hurry, and then Zhao Shang's voice rang out in the night sky: "Wang Chen rebelled against General Zhengxi, colluded with foreign enemies, and wanted to lure traitors into the city to cause trouble! This time
Come here to punish Wang Chen alone! Gentlemen, please do not make mistakes! But anyone who interferes will be regarded as treason and will be killed without mercy!"
As soon as these words came out, many eyes immediately focused on Wang Chen...
"...Nonsense...nonsense!" Wang Chen blushed and shouted loudly, "...that certain person is the principal of the Wang family! It's ridiculous to impose a crime! Don't listen to nonsense!"
Just when the servants in Wang's mansion were doubtful, there was another sound of footsteps of people and horses outside, followed by another burst of noise. Wang Chen was stunned for a moment, what happened again?
"Elder Wang is here!" Zhao Shang's voice outside the door sounded again, "The people in the house are listening to the order and capture Wang Chen quickly! But Paul and others are not guilty. If there is any hesitation, they will be regarded as accomplices.
Kill them all!"
The elder of the Wang family?
Is this over yet?
Wang Chen didn't know what to do anymore, and even wanted to cry a little bit.
Wang Chen climbed up the door wall again with weak hands and feet, and looked out. In the firelight, he saw an old man with white hair and beard standing next to Zhao Shang on crutches...
Seeing Wang Chen's head exposed on the wall, the old man shook his cane angrily and said in a deep voice: "Shuzi! You have done such an unwise thing, why don't you come out and suffer!"
Wang Chen's face finally turned pale, there was a buzz in his head, and he fell softly...
