Sha Dingzhou and Tang Jianjia were arranged to rest in a separate courtyard, but they had no intention of actually drinking tea, sleeping and strolling around. Although Mu Tianbo, Wu Zhaoyuan and others seemed to be the same as before when they met just now, Sha Dingzhou
I still feel that they have a vague sense of temptation.
What are they testing?
If there is no doubt, why test it?
This made Sha Dingzhou and Tang Jiajia feel a little flustered. After thinking about it, they still didn't know what went wrong and aroused each other's suspicion. In the end, Tang Jiajia felt that maybe he was guilty of treason and thought that the other party was testing. Otherwise, if the other party was really suspicious, he might have just entered
The city was captured!
But Sha Dingzhou, who was cunning by nature, was still uneasy. Prince Mu's actions today were different from usual. It was definitely not because he was guilty of being a thief. As for why he and others were not captured, maybe it was because the other party had suspicions but no evidence.
But how do you confirm whether you are guilty of being a thief or are the other party really testing you?
Use the strategy to your advantage and resist temptation.
If Prince Mu suspected him and allowed him to enter the city lightly, he would not let him out easily again!
In addition, there is another way, which is to contact Yuan Guohong and Zhang Guoyong. Although they are likely to know the secret, they can see if they have received a strict military order. If so, it proves that Prince Mu's palace is really suspicious, and there is
To take precautions.
But Sha Dingzhou couldn't contact the two traitors at this time, because the Ruomu Palace really suspected him, and the few people who entered the city had already been stared at. If they were found to contact the guard in Kunming, it would be a joke.
When it gets bigger, it not only proves that he is rebellious, but also digs out a bunch of traitors!
In fact, Sha Dingzhou is not too afraid of being discovered by Prince Mu's Mansion, because even if he is discovered, he can't be beaten without evidence. If he is really detained and prevented from leaving the city, her wife will not hesitate to lead troops to siege the city. At that time
There has been a big commotion. Wu Bikui's side has not yet been calmed down, and the biggest chieftain has rebelled. It's okay. Let's not talk about whether Kunming City can repel Mengzi Chieftain's troops at this time, and whether other chieftains can.
Will everyone follow the rebellion at the first call? Will Zhang Xianzhong take advantage of the chaos to invade Yunnan, and if he retreats ten thousand steps, he will be defeated in the end? The court will not spare Mu Prince's Mansion, and will say that Sha Dingzhou was forced to rebel by him.
But Sha Dingzhou doesn't want this. This is what will happen in the end when there is no other way. He still wants to plan a cunning trick to catch him by surprise and overthrow Prince Mu's palace with minimal losses. So he has to continue to pretend and fight with wits and courage.
Go down.
As long as you don't show any evidence, the other party will be suspicious and you can't do anything to yourself. The worst is that you will end up turning around and going home to make plans in the future.
At the same time, in Mu Tianbo's study, Wu Zhaoyu and others were also gathered together. You said nothing about what you just observed about Sha Dingzhou's words and deeds. You felt that this guy was the kind of careless guy who came out of the ravine.
There was really nothing suspicious about the rough guy. Even Wu Zhaoyuan, who had been shouting that he was following orders, felt that the court had made a mistake.
Only Wu Wenying, the patrol commander, felt that he should be cautious about sailing the ten thousand year ship: "The emperor personally issued a secret edict is definitely not groundless." This made Mu Tianbo and others not only sneer in their hearts, imperial edict? Hahaha. These days, there are still people who use the imperial edict as a warning.
Where is the command arrow!
Of course, this can only be said with contempt in one's heart. Some people may find it unbelievable if we can't talk about it on the stage. It is the emperor's imperial edict. Shouldn't it be the order of arrows?
Dear, don’t forget what time it is!
The last days of the Ming Dynasty were in turmoil. The imperial edict at this time was really just a piece of paper, and its value and deterrence were greatly reduced. It was still useful to scare ordinary small officials. Of course, it was still a decree from heaven to those loyal ministers, but for
For some local bosses, that's bullshit. In the late Ming Dynasty, there were too many violations of imperial edicts, and some even directly cursed and ignored them. In history, Liu Zeqing did this kind of thing, Gao Jie also did it, and Huang Degong also did it.
Did it, let alone others.
The ethos is contagious. If one or two people do this, there will be ten or eight people like this. The imperial court is weak, the emperor is weak, and the whole country is like this. In history, at the end of Chongzhen period, there is really no difference between imperial edicts and papyrus. No wonder these big guys
Don't take it seriously, otherwise Mu Tianbo will still go his own way after receiving the imperial edict, and will attack and start a war. If it were Zhu Yuanzhang or Zhu Di at that time, you would give him ten courages to try.
But now in the north, especially in Jiangbei, no matter whether it is a small local official or a local big boss, they no longer dare to take the imperial edicts and edicts as they usually do, because the emperor today is very tough, mainly because of the people behind him.
The chief eunuch of the factory is tough, and anyone who disobeys will be punished!
It's just that the mountains in the south are high and the emperor is far away. Many people have only heard some legends about the little eunuch. After all, they haven't really felt his methods, so they just don't take it seriously as usual.
"What should we do based on Wu Xun's wishes? Capture and imprison Sha Dingzhou immediately or kill him?" Mu Tianbo said angrily, Wu Zhaoyuan waved his hand quickly: "It can't be done, it can't be done, not to mention there is no evidence.
You can't be so abrupt, if you touch him at this juncture, it will cause chaos!"
Everyone agreed, Wu Wenying smiled bitterly and said: "I have no intention of doing this. I just feel that we should test him more. We cannot eliminate his suspicion with just one sentence or a few words. After all, there is no room for chaos at this time. It is better for us to be more careful."
If it’s wrong, let the official take a look at it and try again?”
"How to try?" Mu Tianbo picked up the tea cup and asked with a frown.
Wu Wenying thought for a moment: "If he really has different intentions, if he enters the city alone at this time, he will be panicked and want to leave in a hurry..." Before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by Mu Tianbo: "If he had a ghost in his heart, he would not know it at the beginning.
Come into town."
"The Duke" Wu Zhaoyuan spoke: "Wu Xun has already said it, so why not try more."
"That's it, that's it!" Mu Tianbo smiled bitterly and nodded: "I will keep him for a few days to see how he reacts and to make everyone feel relieved."
Wu Wenying nodded: "It's best to impose a strict curfew in the city these days as a precaution. After all, the troops will arrive tomorrow at the latest."
Martial law? Mu Tianbo frowned: "If we make the people panic for no reason, why don't we just alert the snake and tell them that we have suspicions?" Wu Wenying's face turned red and he nodded: "What the Duke said is reasonable, but there will always be something done.
Be prepared in case..."
"There is no curfew. In my opinion, I just want to tell the generals who defend the city to take precautions. I also order Sha Dingzhou's soldiers and horses not to get too close to the city." Wu Zhaoyuan interrupted, Mu Tianbo nodded and shook his head: "If the soldiers and horses are ordered to
If we are not allowed to get close to Kunming City, will we also alert others?"
"Then loosen the outside and tighten the inside. Let him do it. We have enough soldiers and horses in the city to be on guard." Wu Wenying said and suddenly slapped his thigh: "I have thought of a good idea."
"Tell me." Mu Tianbo changed to a more comfortable position and lay on the chair. Wu Wenying said: "Right now, there is a confrontation on the Yuanmou side. Just now, Sha Dingzhou was clamoring to send troops, so the Duke agreed to let him go.
He goes to the front to provide support and see how he reacts?"
"This is a way." Mu Tianbo sat upright and patted the table. Everyone nodded and thought it was feasible. He suddenly said: "We can't just test Sha Dingzhou. How will I solve it over there? Fight, you guys
If you don’t let me fight, you can’t keep spending it like this.”
Everyone looked at Wu Zhaoyuan, because he had been a staunch believer in acting in accordance with the imperial edict from the beginning. Of course, everyone knew that he had selfish motives for acting in accordance with the imperial edict. In Wu Zhaoyuan's words, if there was no imperial edict to mention Sha
Dingzhou, it's okay to attack Wu Bikui, but now you have to be careful, so you can't drill without ignoring the buttocks, and it is indeed easy to form a stalemate, just like being stuck in a quagmire and it is difficult to pull out, so Zhang Xianzhong has
Chance.
But now, Mu Tianbo was still young and energetic, so he decided to fight, and he won, forcing Wu Bikui back to his hometown, but now it was his death
He stayed in his lair and resisted desperately. If he continued to fight, he would easily fall into it. Although Mu Tianbo still wanted to fight in his heart, he really couldn't stand the obstruction of Wu Zhaoyuan and others and the current situation.
"Send someone to negotiate with him, and make him pledge his allegiance to the Ming Dynasty and Prince Mu's palace for five years, and to hand over the looted property to compensate for the losses. Otherwise, Yuanmou will be wiped out." Wu Zhaoyuan said sternly, with such momentum that even Mu Tianbo was stunned.
Shocked, this civil servant was very cruel: "It would not be difficult if I asked him to swear, but if I asked him to make compensation and use his son as a pledge, I am afraid he would not agree."
"The so-called peace talks are about negotiation. How can we negotiate if it's a fixed price? As the Duke said before, this time we will let him have a long memory and beat other toasts." Wu Zhaoyuan sneered, Wu Wenying couldn't help but interrupt.
He said: "But we can't force him to jump over the wall. We don't have to worry about him resisting desperately. With our strength, it's not difficult for us to eliminate him regardless of other risks. I'm afraid if we push him too hard, he can do anything, and he may even surrender."
Offer the thief!"
Everyone's heart trembled when they heard this. Yuanmou is very close to the border with Sichuan. It is said that a dog will jump over the wall in a hurry. No one can guarantee what this guy will do if he is forced to do so.
This matter should be considered in the long term, but it also allows the frontline soldiers to take a break.
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Don't worry, Chang Yu will land in Kunming within three chapters.