In the prison, Yuan Feng was meeting guests in the cell. The prisoners stayed far away and did not dare to approach. Ever since Deputy Commander Zhang was imprisoned in the prison, there had been one wave after another of visitors. At the beginning
They were colleagues in the army, and later they were people in the city, and later they even brought refugees with their families. They had to thank their great benefactor in person, and the prisoners dared not interfere. As long as Deputy Commander Zhang did not come out, they would be thankful.
Sitting in the cell were a group of dashing young men, all of whom were low-level officers who were guarding the army. One of them said: "Deputy Commander, as long as you say a word, we will tear down the cell and beat him out, and ask Cao Jun for his money."
justice."
"Yes! Liangzhou was captured with the help of our guards and soldiers. Now he actually crossed the river and demolished the bridge. The old prefect was right. The eldest son couldn't help him. Deputy Commander, you led us to do it. Brothers are all ready.
alright."
Yuan Feng slapped the table and glanced around with threatening eyes: "That's ridiculous! The Turks are just outside the city, and you actually want to rebel. Liangzhou can't stand the trouble of you all!"
The young officers looked at each other, not expecting that Deputy Commander Zhang would refuse. One of them murmured: "Then... Deputy Commander, are you just waiting to be killed by Cao Jun?"
Yuan Feng said: "The eldest son is kind and will never be like this. Please go back and be sure to take extra precautions just in case."
Seeing that Yuan Feng could not be persuaded, everyone had no choice but to leave, leaving several jars of wine behind.
As soon as the young officers went out, an old man with a sallow face and skinny skin appeared at the door with two children. The old man knelt down with a plop, took out a bowl of corn rice and said: "Little old man, there is nothing to take out. This is asking for help."
Here is a bowl of dry rice. I heard that there is no food in the prison, so I came here to satisfy the hunger of the hero."
The child behind them burst into tears when they saw the rice. The child was too young and not sensible yet. He only pushed his grandfather and shouted: "Grandpa, I'm hungry."
The old man also had tears in his eyes. He touched the heads of the two children and said, "Be good, don't make trouble. There is still food at home."
The older girl cried: "Grandpa lied, the rice vat at home has long been empty."
Yuan Feng was greatly moved and said: "Old man, let's give the rice to the children. There is no shortage of food in the prison."
However, the old man stubbornly believed that there would be no decent meals in the cell, so he left the rice and rice in the cell that night, dragged the two crying children out, and sighed at the door: "This
This is what people risked their lives to buy for us."
Zhao Ziqian was locked in the cell next door. He had seen everything that happened in Yuanfeng's prison cell from beginning to end. At this time, he knocked on the railing and said: "The military and the people have their hearts and minds. What else do you plan to do in the prison?"
when?"
Yuan Feng said sternly: "It depends on how long the eldest son has detained me. If the eldest son doesn't let me down, I will never turn against him."
Zhao Ziqian shrugged his shoulders and murmured in a low voice: "If we continue like this, we will have to rebel if we don't."
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In the government office, there was a "pop" sound, and Cao Jun broke another tea cup. He knew everything about what happened in the prison. Although he didn't know the specific content, it was already clear that both the military and the people lined up to visit Zhang Sian.
The question is, this guy is competing with me for the hearts of the people. Speaking of the hearts of the people, this is what Cao Jun lacks the most right now. Although he is the eldest son of Cao Yanhui, he did not come to this position in the right way. The old prefect was still under house arrest while he was still alive.
Even Cao Xiu didn't know whether he was alive or dead. To put it mildly, his position was usurped.
Everyone in Liangzhou knows Cao Jun's ability. He is a poor man who cannot be helped by his skills. The old prefect suffered a stroke and all the high-level officials in Liangzhou were killed. No one came out to pick this problem, so he took advantage of it.
As he ascended to the throne in a vacuum, his support rate among the military and civilians was not very high. Although Cao Jun was incompetent, he still had some self-awareness. He deeply felt the threat that Yuan Feng brought to him. This threat was even greater than
The Turkic army outside the city was even more dangerous, and now he had to do something to maintain his position.
Not long after, Wang Wei was sent to his house. Cao Jun first asked about the military situation. After learning that the Turks had not done anything recently, he said: "Well, I don't think we should wait until the autumn. We will give him to him after the festival."
Kill him."
Wang Weidao said: "That's fine, but the old minister suggested to do it quietly and find some people to do it in the prison without anyone noticing. Let's just say he died of a sudden illness."
"That's not right!" Cao Jun was unusually firm this time, gritting his teeth and said: "If you want to kill, then kill in an honest and fair manner. The punishment must be clear in front of the public. I want the people of Liangzhou to see who is
The real head of the family.”
Seeing the eldest son's insistence, Wang Wei hesitated and said, "That's fine, I will make arrangements now."
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On the eve of New Year's Eve, the city of Liangzhou was completely silent. Only the places where dignitaries and dignitaries lived were decorated with lanterns and colorful decorations, which had a sense of celebrating the New Year. The slums were still deserted. At least the government opened porridge shacks so that people would not go hungry during the New Year.
But another piece of news made this supposedly lively and festive New Year lose its joy.
The government posted a notice to kill Zhang Sian at noon tomorrow.
The common people were puzzled as to why the eldest son had to kill Deputy Commander Zhang. The common people did not understand the rationale for promotion, but they also knew that rewards and punishments were clearly balanced against merit and demerit, not to mention that Deputy Commander Zhang was the hero who assisted the eldest son in ascending to the throne.
Just saying that his military exploits in defeating the Turks several times were enough to deserve the death penalty several times. Besides, the Liang Canjun he killed was not a good person. To kill a hero for such a treacherous sycophant, the eldest son was simply stupid!
The Liangzhou military camp was silent on the surface. Soldiers gathered in small groups and whispered to each other. A notice had been posted to kill Zhang Sian at noon tomorrow. The time had finally come. The eldest son was about to start purging. The former guards and soldiers
The middle and lower-ranking officers of the Liangzhou Army were indignant and anxious. People with great achievements like Deputy Commander Zhang would be killed at will, let alone minor characters like them. One day the butcher's knife would hit their necks.
Rather than waiting to die... someone stared with red eyes and clenched his fists viciously.
"Shhh." Others immediately signaled him to be silent, and carefully looked at the military law team patrolling outside the camp. In the past two days, Wang Wei formed a military law team based on the original Ganzhou Army. They were on duty in various military camps day and night. The purpose was clear.
But, it’s just to guard against these people.
In the prison, there were eggs like beans. Yulia sat on the ground and cried. There was a pot of wine and a bowl of rice in front of Yuan Bao. There were two pieces of fat meat on the rice and a pair of wooden chopsticks.
It was his decapitation meal. What was completely different from Yulia's desolation was that Yuan Feng had no consciousness of a dying person. He dragged his hands and feet away from his hands and feet, drank heavily, ate heavily, cleared the dishes, and then treated him
Yulia said: "Go back."
Yulia was the last person to visit the prison as her fiancée, and even the inmates stayed away, just to reunite the young couple. However, it was too unreasonable for Yuan Feng to beat her away with just one sentence.
Yulia raised her crying face, bit her lip and said, "I'm not leaving today."
The implication was very clear, but Yuan Feng didn't appreciate it and said, "Go back, it's getting late."
Yulia waited with innocent eyes and said: "Didn't you say that I am your fiancée? You are going to die tomorrow. Let's consummate the marriage tonight so that we can leave you descendants."
Yuan Feng smiled helplessly: "Who taught you all this? And who said that I must die tomorrow? I'm busy tonight, so please leave quickly and don't get in the way here."
When Yuan Feng said this, Yulia understood immediately, wiped her tears with her little hands, turned around and ran away.
Yuan Feng is indeed very busy tonight. He is not someone who just sits back and waits for death. He thinks that he has done all he can to Cao Jun, and they no longer owe each other anything. Now Cao Jun wants to kill him to establish his authority. Only a fool would be willing to die.
The military camp has been contacted, and a lot of propaganda and agitation work has been done among the people. It is calm tonight, but secretly it is turbulent. A coup is imminent, but Yuan Feng does not want to make things difficult tonight. First, he wants the people to live a peaceful life.
A peaceful and prosperous year, and secondly, I want to give Cao Jun a last chance.
In the early morning, at the top of Liangzhou City, a soldier slapped his companion and said, "Listen to what the sound is."
The companion put his hands on his ears and listened carefully to the noise in the morning mist. After a while, he turned around and said with a pale face: "It's the enemy!"
The fog gradually dissipated. Looking from the distance from the top of Liangzhou City, the Turkic camp ten miles away was magnified at least five times. It was like a sky net laid in front of Liangzhou. Countless people
With horses, countless tents, yurts, and countless banners and banners, the real Turkic army finally arrived.
The soldiers rushed to report to Wang Wei. After seeing Wang Wei, there was also a fight between the two groups. He went down to the city to report to Cao Jun. Cao Jun was still having a sweet dream in the gentle countryside. Suddenly he was awakened by a noise and the door of the inner room was knocked.
The chamberlain said in a trembling voice: "General Lao Wang has an urgent military situation."
"No matter how urgent it is, you have to let someone sleep. Let him wait." Cao Jun yawned and was about to go back to sleep. Suddenly, the door to the inner room was pushed open, and Wang Wei came in with a cold air and snowflakes on his shoulders.
He hadn't melted yet, so he ignored the naked woman on Cao Jun's bed and shouted loudly: "Hurry up and change the eldest son's clothes!"
"Uncle Wei, what's going on?" Seeing Wang Wei so anxious, Cao Jun knew something was wrong, so he asked while putting on his clothes.
"Timur is really here. The Turkic army outside the city has increased five times in a matter of seconds. There are at least one million people! One million people! Liangzhou really can't be saved. Either surrender or leave.
The eldest son must make a decision! If you delay for a moment, your life will be in danger!"
Upon hearing this, Cao Jun immediately sped up his movements. He put on his clothes and pulled on his boots at random. His attendants helped him put on his fox fur cloak, and he rushed out of the bedroom without even having time to put on his hat.
"Hurry up and pack up your belongings, remember to be quick!" Cao Jun hurriedly ordered the stunned attendants. Without waiting for their answers, the eldest son jumped on a horse and rushed out of the house with Wang Wei.
The streets in the early morning were deserted and deserted. The horse galloped to the foot of the city wall. Cao Jun hurriedly climbed up to the city to take a look. He saw that everything in his sight was full of Turkic flags, the dark tents could not be seen to the end, and there were hundreds of tall return towers.
The cannon is being assembled and can be seen without a telescope.
"It's really here...is this really a million-strong army?" Cao Jun asked with a trembling voice.
"Master, for Liangzhou, is there any difference between five hundred thousand and one million?" In this morning filled with despair, Wang Wei's voice seemed particularly desolate.
"It's over." Cao Jun's legs weakened and he was about to fall over. Wang Wei held him up and said in a low voice: "My lord, please don't show cowardice in front of the soldiers. Make a decision quickly!"
"I don't know...I...Uncle Wei, please help me." Cao Jun was so frightened that he could not speak coherently.
"I'm afraid surrendering won't work. If the Turks haven't surrounded us yet, we can rush out from the east gate. There is still a chance of survival."
"What about Liangzhou?"
"Liangzhou will be destroyed today. If you don't leave, it will be too late!" Wang Wei said, calling to the left and right to hold Cao Jun down. The group of people mounted their horses and galloped away. The clear and rapid sound of horse hooves echoed in the empty and cold streets.
, people who got up early were so shocked that they opened the door to watch.