The Tang army approached the city, but civil strife broke out in the city.
Liang Shidu went on a killing spree and personally killed Li Zhengbao, the first general of the Liang Kingdom, and then sent people to quickly purge Li Zhengbao, Yang Ling and other generals.
Holding the imperial edict, Liang Xuan also took the opportunity to eliminate dissidents. Many opponents who were at odds with him were included in Li Zhengbao's list of rebels and were directly hunted and killed without giving them a chance to refute their grievances.
The whole city was in mourning.
Liang Jun's brigade captured people in the three cities, broke into the houses, dragged them out, tied the men's hands behind their backs, lined up in a row, and beheaded them on the spot, and all the female relatives were taken away.
The bloody scenes shocked everyone.
Waiguofang City.
The lame man could hear the miserable screams and smell the smell of blood floating in the wind while staying in this brothel in Shifang.
"Master Liang is crazy."
Kunlun slave Tang Fengxiao stood on the flying tower with a glass of wine and sighed, "This Liang Kingdom is over."
Li Zhengbao was the most powerful general in Daliang, and he was also the Secretary of the Ministry of War and the general of Liang State. Now the Liang division has destroyed its pillars. Not only did it kill Li Zhengbao and Yang Ling, but it also purged them like this. It made people panic and dispersed the people of Daliang.
"Bai Ze is really talented. He easily killed several enemy generals and made Liangshi even destroy the Great Wall." The lame man admired him very much.
Throughout the incident, Wu Huaiyu took full advantage of Liang Shidu's suspicion, Liang Xuan's greed and party strife, as well as the two spies Sun Da and Helian Jinzhu, especially Helian Jinzhu who was reported as Yang Leng's family spy.
Yang Ling and Li Zhengbao conspired to rebel, and the evidence they produced was a crucial blow.
Helian Jinzhu was a secret spy under Liang Guobing, so they naturally believed her words. However, they did not expect that this meritorious spy who had assassinated Wu Huaiyu on the street in Lingzhou had actually become Wu Huaiyu's double agent.
The timing is very good, one link after another.
The cripple held the wine glass and touched it with Kunlun slave.
"The people who went out to deliver food to the city today contacted Baize's people and got new instructions. Baize was very satisfied with our actions and credited them, but he also instructed us to keep up our efforts,"
"specific?"
"Instigating rebellion against Liang Luoren."
The four major forces in the Liang Dynasty were the two royal princes Liang Xuan and Liang Luoren, as well as Li Zhengbao and Lu Jilan.
Liang Xuan and Lu Jilan were civil prime ministers, and Liang Luoren and Li Zhengbao were military commanders.
Each of these four people has his own power. Liang Xuan and Lu Jilan are in alliance, while Liang Luoren has a good relationship with Li Zhengbao.
Then Shuofang had several other powerful generals, such as Feng Duan, Xin Zhuer, etc., who also took sides. In the past, it was relatively balanced. But now that Li Zhengbao is dead, Liang Xu took the opportunity to eradicate his dissidents, and Li Zhengbao's faction has completely collapsed.
Obviously, Liang Luoren lost his allies and seemed to be alone.
Although Liang Xuan and Liang Luoren are brothers of the same race, they have always been in the same boat.
Liang Xuan will definitely take the opportunity to suppress Liang Luoren this time, and this will naturally be an opportunity for Tang Jun to instigate rebellion against him.
"It still needs some heat."
Kunlun slave way.
He is now in Shuofang City, nominally a refugee, but in fact he is attached to Liang Xu and works for Liang Xu. He can freely enter and leave Liang Xu's palace and has won Liang Xu's trust.
"Well, there's no need to rush. Take your time. There's still enough time. The more critical Liang Luoren is, the more likely he is to accept instigation."
After the Kunlun slave left, the lame man changed his clothes and went to another workshop in the outer city.
A small courtyard, very simple.
But there is a vicious dog guarding the gate of this small courtyard.
The lame man came quietly, but the vicious dog actually shook its head and tail at him without barking a word. The lame man threw a roasted chicken leg to the vicious dog and walked in with a smile.
In the front hall of the corridor courtyard, Helian Jinzhu was arranging flowers.
The army outside the city was pressing down on the city, and people were being hunted and killed everywhere inside the city.
But she was arranging flowers very leisurely, several young girls were also arranging flowers, and several teenagers were playing football in the courtyard.
An old woman with gray hair and two older women were sewing clothes.
This scene is very heartwarming.
It is incompatible with the current situation in Shuofang City.
This was not the first time that Cripple and Helian Jinzhu met. After he entered the city, he met Helian Jinzhu.
"Tea or buttermilk?"
Jin Zhu arranged the flowers and turned around to ask.
"This flower arrangement is very beautiful."
"It's just some wild flowers, just insert them as you like."
"The girl is very accomplished in flower arrangement."
"I learned it when I was a maid in the Lingzhou Governor's Mansion."
The old woman took the women and children elsewhere, leaving the two of them talking quietly.
"Bai Ze is very satisfied with you,"
"I just did what I should do." Helian Jinzhu said. She was sitting in the hall, but her eyes were on the boys playing football and the girls playing in the courtyard.
These are her family members, who were reduced to slavery like her before and sold everywhere. Wu Huaiyu said that he would help her find her family members, and he did what he said, and he did it one by one.
Although there are still some things that she has not found yet, she is already very satisfied.
Here is the old grandmother, young brother, cousins, aunts, aunts, etc., and over in Lingwu, Wu Huaiyu also found some family members, mother, sister-in-law, etc. for him.
This small courtyard is nominally owned by a Shuofang businessman.
Right next to Fangshi, Helian Jinzhu can come here every ten days to spend half a day secretly with her family. Although she cannot live openly and openly with her family, she is already very satisfied with the reunion she has now.
"Are you okay now?"
"Yang Ling was killed and my family has no registration. I am free for the time being."
Helian Jinzhu was a secret agent of the Liang State Military Department, and was placed next to Yang Ling. Now that Yang Ling is dead, she has also received some rewards for her merits in reporting.
Compared with Yang Ling's wives and concubines who were expropriated and went to Liang Shidu and Liang Xuan respectively, she had a special status and did not go to either.
Helian Jinzhu is also very good at making tea, and he also learned it at Li Daozong's house.
A set of movements is smooth and smooth, and it is pleasing to the eye.
She can make tea flowers out of tea soup.
"I plan to send you to Liang Luoren's house, are you willing?"
Helian Jinzhu is very plain.
"I have listened to the arrangements from above. I only have one request. I hope you can help take care of my family here and in Lingwu."
"Do not worry,"
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The carriage travels westward along the Great Wall.
"Qiniang, we have arrived at Shuofang. In front of us is the Tang Army camp."
The personal maid woke up Duan Qiniang.
Duan Wan opened her eyes, "Are you here so soon?"
"Um,"
The curtain of the carriage was raised, Duan Wan looked forward, and sure enough, there was a whole company.
Duan Shen rode his horse around and came to the front of the car. He smiled at his sister and said, "We are about to see Wu Qingyang. Are you excited?"
Duan Wan's mind was filled with the portrait of Wu Huaiyu drawn by her brother.
They were about to meet, and she didn't know what to do.
The marriage contract has been signed.
There were also four princes, Duan Lun, Duan Decao, Fan Xing and Yang Gongren, as witnesses.
She has become a concubine of the Wu family.
My brother has always said that Wu Huaiyu admires her and likes her, but he has never even met her. She is smart and knows her brother very well. He is indeed very good to her, but in this matter, it is definitely not like what he said.
My brother has always wanted to be independent and doesn't want to be dependent on others all the time.
She could understand her brother's thoughts and was even willing to obey his arrangement and become Wu Huaiyu's concubine.
"Brother," she hesitated.
"What does sister want to say?"
"Brother, are you going to Yanzhou?"
"Well, Wu Qingyang recruited me to join the army as Yanzhou Sihu,"
The Si Hu in Yanzhou joins the military. He is a junior member of the eighth rank. His rank is not high, but he is also divided into one cao and his authority is very heavy. What's more, compared to Duan Shen's Xiazhou military soldier, who is a junior rank of ninth rank, there is a huge difference.
Very big.
Wu Huaiyu had the right to appoint and appoint officials in Yanzhou, and could directly appoint and dismiss officials in Yanzhou. The emperor ordered a military officer from Xiazhou to join the army and go to Yanzhou to serve as a household secretary. Although he was promoted to four levels, his current level remained unchanged for the time being.
, all within the normal range.
Duan Shen accepted this conquest immediately, and he was also very confident in the Hucao area. The Hucao was in charge of many things, such as household registration, accounting, Yao service, marriage, land lawsuits, roads, transfers, etc., etc.
Complex, but he is confident.
Can't wait to show off my talents.
In the past few years, he had been working in the fortress, mainly engaged in industry and commerce. However, Duan Shen understood that if he wanted to truly stand on his own and have a career, he would not be able to maintain a lowly career, and he had to pursue an official career.
"What about those things on your hands?"
"Don't worry, someone will take over."
Duan Shen was in a good mood. He smiled and told his sister that everything had been arranged.
The carriage did not enter the military camp directly, but stopped near the military camp, which was originally a post station outside Shuofang City and even a market.
It's very lively here now, even more lively than before.
Many caravans accompanying the Tang army were stationed here, many supplies and goods were concentrated here, and many restaurants, tea shops, and brothels were even opened here.
Although the Tang Army's company camp stationed under Shuofang City has strict military discipline, there is no war now and they will take turns to take vacations, so they can go out for activities like this.
Duan Shen also has a store here.
He took his sister into a small courtyard and said, "You take a shower and change clothes first. I'm going back to the military camp. I'll bring Wu Qingyang over later."
"Be prepared."
Duan Wan nodded.
"Don't be excited, you will definitely be satisfied after seeing him."
Although the courtyard is small, it has everything you need.
This time they came and brought several carriages of luggage. Although Duan Shen has not made much progress in his official career these years, he did make a lot of money. Even if the majority of the money belongs to the Duan family, the small portion that Duan Shen gets,
The savings are also quite large.
He has always been generous to his sister. If there is any new fashion in Chang'an City, whether it is a new silk product, cosmetics, or a collection of poems, he will get it for his sister as soon as possible.
When his sister married into the Wu family, he spent millions to buy a dowry.
Shower and change clothes.
The slaves of the Duan family began to decorate the small courtyard, put up lanterns and colors, built a green house, and decorated the bridal chamber.
After she had bathed, the maids brought several large boxes, which contained a complete set of wedding clothes and jewelry.
Mirror decal yellow,
Duan Wan looked at the maids trying to dress her up, but she was a little lost in thought. The bride in the mirror looked like what she had often fantasized about.
But when this day actually came, she was still a little surprised.
At the age of eighteen, I finally got married.
As she had always wished, she married a talented scholar and a great poet, but unexpectedly she became his concubine.
"We have a double happiness today." The servant girl who had been serving her looked at the dressed bride and cried excitedly. She was Duan Wan's mother's dowry girl and had been serving Duan Wan all these years. She has been a master and servant for many years and has a close relationship.
.
Seeing that the child I raised by myself was getting married, my heart was agitated for a moment.
Duan Shen was conscripted into the military service as an eighth-rank sihu in Yanzhou, and his official career rose rapidly. Duan Wan also wanted to have a bridal chamber, marrying into the upstart Wu family.
