After saying that, Zhang Kai said solemnly to Cao Youliang: "General, Li Shijun died unjustly. I also ask the general to make the decision for him."
Cao Youliang himself was suddenly suspicious of Wang Zhengxing. Now that the truth about Li Furui's death was involved, he naturally did not dare to neglect it.
Cao Youliang said: "It doesn't matter. What's true can't be faked, and what's fake can't be true. There are so many people in the Wang family, so we can interrogate them one by one. You will know after you ask."
After saying that, Cao Youliang ordered Wang Zhengxing and other members of the royal family to be taken into custody, and they were to be interrogated separately.
Wang Zhengxing was shocked, knowing that the matter was revealed, he subconsciously looked around and looked at everything around him.
While being taken down, Wang Zhengxing suddenly pulled out a short sword and dagger, killed the soldier who was holding him, then got on his horse and escaped from the south gate.
Cao Youliang was furious, and took out his bow and arrow from his horse. With a "whoosh" sound, sharp arrows whizzed over, killing Wang Zhengxing who had just ran out of the city gate. His body fell off the horse and finally fell into the moat.
"Someone is here to take Wang Zhengxing's family into custody. Anyone who dares to resist will be shot to death."
Immediately, Wang Zhengxing and his family were taken to prison, and they were devastated after hearing this.
Soon, news came from Cao Youwen that he successfully captured Gutian, Wenxuan's home base, and killed all of Wenxuan's family. This greatly shocked the place and made the powerful people who followed him in rebellion dare not resist, and surrendered obediently, waiting to be punished.
At this point, the Wenxuan rebellion was put down.
Jiangnan West Road, Jiangzhou, Hukou County.
The sun slowly set, and it was almost dusk, and a large army was marching.
The leading general had a solemn look on his face and was serious in speech. Yes, he was Peng Yibin who was ordered to put down Zhong Cong's rebellion.
Peng Yibin raised his head and glanced at the sky, then looked around at the surrounding environment. Seeing a place with mountains and water in front of him, he ordered to set up camp.
After receiving the order, the army began to work separately, collecting river water, cutting down trees, and building camps. Peng Yibin led a few guards up the mountain, looking far and wide to observe the surrounding situation.
This place is only more than two hundred miles away from the place where Zhong Cong caused the rebellion, so Peng Yibin couldn't have been careless.
At this time, there was a sound of gongs and drums. Peng Yibin was surprised and hurriedly looked around. It turned out that a large local businessman had sent pork, mutton, wine and meat to work for the army.
Peng Yibin went down the mountain, saw them, and expressed his gratitude to them for their kindness, but he would not accept the pork, mutton, wine, or meat under any circumstances.
Peng Yibin said: "Thank you for your kindness. However, it is a troubled time now. Zhong Cong rebelled and many people were displaced. These suffering people are the ones who need help the most. I also ask you to set up more porridge sheds to help them."
Seeing this, a large number of wealthy people knew that Peng Yibin had good moral character and would not bring harm to the local area. They all felt relieved, praised Peng Yibin for a while, and finally left.
It was getting dark, and the soldiers were tired from the journey. After eating, they went to bed early. Only the patrolling soldiers were divided into small teams, walking around the barracks, inspecting, and keeping vigil.
Suddenly, a few figures could be vaguely seen from the darkness. They were crawling on the mountain and quietly looking at the layout inside and outside the military camp. The leader's face was stern, and his eyebrows were extremely thick and black, as if they were painted on.
His attention was attracted as soon as he saw it.
This person is Zhong Cong. He actually came with only a few people to spy on the military situation. This is really audacious.
After observing for a while, he looked around the entire camp. After knowing the general situation, he left quietly.
Zhong Cong walked five or six miles and came to a village. The village was not big, but not too small either. There were seventy or eighty households. It looked no different from other villages.
But if you look closely, you can still find something unusual, because this village is too quiet. Not only can you not see people, but you can't hear any sounds, not even the cry of a child.
Zhong Cong entered a private house and pushed the door open. Inside, there were densely packed people, standing, sitting, or lying in different postures, but no one dared to speak and remained silent.
Zhong Cong waved his hand and ordered: "Send my order to raid the army."
Soon, the order was passed down, and the rebels began to walk out of the houses one by one. It turned out that they were all crowded inside the houses, and there were a full two thousand people in total.
Two thousand people may seem like a small number, but if they can launch a successful night attack, they can easily defeat an army of tens of thousands.
Two thousand people were marching in the faint night light. During this period, a rebel soldier lost an amulet made by his mother. He instinctively stopped and looked back. He was immediately scolded by the people behind him in a low voice: "
If you dare to look back, stop giving orders and look ahead."
The soldier was startled, turned around tremblingly, looked ahead, and continued to move forward with the team.
When they arrived near the place where Peng Yibin's army was stationed, there were hidden horse detection posts outside the camp, and they quickly discovered the rebel horse.
The secret sentry was frightened and did not dare to delay. He was about to go back to report the news, but he saw the rebels suddenly quickened their pace and started running.
Soon the rebels came to the mountain, and then they boldly lit torches, raised their bows and set arrows.
The officers and soldiers behind closed doors were shocked and quickly blew the horns, but it was too late. The rebels lit arrows and then fired at the officers and soldiers' camp.
Rockets from the sky fell into the camp, and the camp immediately burned down. Many soldiers woke up and felt uneasy knowing that they were being attacked by the enemy.
Fortunately, they had received a lot of training in this area during previous training. They suppressed their fear and anxiety, quickly put on their armor, picked up their shields and weapons, covered their heads, and exited the tent in an orderly manner.
At this time, the camp was already ablaze, and on the mountain, the officers and soldiers secretly sent out sentries to buy time for the soldiers in the camp, bravely dealing with the rebels and fighting.
Peng Yibin was furious, drew his sword, and shouted, "Follow me and kill him."
Peng Yibin led his men and horses directly to fight up the mountain. The rebels were surprised by his bravery and fearlessness. In their view, if any large army passed by the camp and was burned, and the enemy situation on the mountain was unclear, who would dare to charge up.
"Bold boy, risk your life."
Peng Yibin's eyes were like those of a wolf and a tiger. He brandished a knife and started fighting. After only a few encounters, he killed six or seven people, which greatly shocked the rebels.
The officers and soldiers were greatly encouraged, and at the same time they were very angry at the sneak attack by the rebels, so they also vented their anger and killed only the rebels, howling like ghosts and wolves, but within half a stick of incense, they killed hundreds of people.
, the rebel positions were retreating steadily.
Zhong Cong was shocked when he saw that the officers and soldiers were not afraid of death and that his side suffered heavy casualties.
It should be noted that the men he brought this time were all elite, and they were the most powerful capital for him to start a business. How could he explain them all here?