Li Xin led his troops to Tingwei's Mansion and saw a group of black-clothed men fighting with the guards.
He immediately warned loudly: "Anyone who fights with weapons will be treated as a traitor. You must put down your weapons immediately."
When the guards saw the Qin army, they were a little at a loss, and they were no match for the men in black.
"kill!"
The Qin army joined the battlefield, and Li Xin took the lead. He galloped past and killed one of the leaders with a spear. He then threw out the spear and nailed a leader. Then he drew his sword and rushed into the mansion on foot.
Tian Guang led his people out of Tingwei's mansion and saw Li Xin leading Qin soldiers to massacre the peasant disciples.
He drew his sword and rushed forward, "Be loyal to the Marquis and kill Xiong Qi!"
"Kill Xiong Qi!"
Li Xin looked at another group of people rushing out, and was puzzled: Isn't Xiong Qi inside Tingwei's Mansion? You rushed out from inside, shouting to kill Xiong Qi?
But there was no time for him to think, Tian Guang's martial arts left him no time to be distracted.
The two men's swords clashed, and dozens of rounds had passed between the collisions, but the outcome was still indistinguishable.
Seeing that he could not defeat his opponent despite his best efforts, Li Xin sent out a signal for help.
Tian Guang had been acting until now. When he saw that the signal was given, he immediately shouted: "Escape quickly, don't be surrounded."
The Qin army faced a group of Jianghu people who were bent on escaping, but failed in their pursuit, and finally allowed Tian Guang and others to escape.
Li Xin led the people into the mansion quickly and asked as he walked: "What happened here? Where is Lord Changping?"
"The rebels of Lao Ai attacked Tingwei's mansion and wanted to kill Lord Changping. Lord Tingwei personally intercepted and was killed by the thieves. Lord Changping... His subordinates didn't know where Lord Changping was..."
"Everyone, quickly look for Lord Changping."
"Changping-kun~"
"Master Yushi~"
Li Xin led everyone to search the prison, but could not find Xiong Qi.
Ting Weicheng paused and said, "Keep looking. If Lord Changping is missing, we will all lose our heads!"
These people spread out to search again, but Li Xin felt his heel being tapped.
He jumped subconsciously and turned back to be alert.
"Um?"
Is there a person hiding here?
Li Xin opened up a pile of waste straw mats, and a foul smell hit him. He was wearing armor and suddenly felt a tightness in his chest.
There is a hole in the corner of the wall, where a person could be hiding.
He dragged the man out. Under his dirt, the silky underwear was faintly visible. His appearance was haggard, his hair was matted, and his hands and fingers were black with mud and blood.
This man's voice was as soft as a mosquito's, "Xiong Qi, thank you, General, for saving me."
Changping Jun Xiong Qi?
"Mr. Changping, please get up quickly. Li Xin is not worthy of the invitation." He quickly helped Xiong Qi up, regardless of the smell.
"So that's it. Those rebels under Lao Ai wanted to kill Lord Changping, but they didn't want Lord Changping to hide in a pothole like this, so they escaped the disaster."
Young Li Xin quickly completed all this in his mind. Remembering that Meng Wu had told him that if Lord Changping fled or had the idea of escape, he would kill him immediately, and he thought:
How could Mr. Changping escape from prison? It is admirable that he can endure such torture!
"It turns out his name is Li Xin."
Xiong Qi was born into a noble family, and he had never been in such a mess before. This Li Xin was already on his must-kill list.
Of course, it's not just because of his pettiness, but because a young Qianchang like Li Xin must be very talented. It would be terrible if there are any flaws this time and the other party thinks of it afterwards.
"Sir, please be patient for a moment, and I will go and fetch you water myself, and bring you clean clothes. I promise not to let a third person know."
Li Xinchunliang, caring about the reputation of the other noble, kindly helped. But he didn't know that he had become a thorn in their side.
When Xiong Qi heard this, he wondered how that would work!
"You idiot, what I want is for everyone to know that I, Xiong Qi, was assassinated by Lao Ai's men, so I endured the humiliation and endured the heavy burden of digging into the hole, so that I can clear my name."
So he said righteously and solemnly: "As a man, you have done what you have done, so why should you be afraid of being stigmatized? I am a sinner, and if I don't wash away my grievances, what's the use of bathing!"
After saying that, he straightened his back and walked out dignifiedly.
Li Xin looked at Xiong Qi's back and was heartbroken.
Everyone in the Tingwei Mansion watched with helpless eyes. The lowly slaves may not be as dirty and smelly as Lord Changping. They knelt down and cried, begging him to bathe and change clothes.
Ying Zheng had said at the beginning that his cousin was missing half a hair, so only Tingwei was the one to blame. Now that Tingwei was dead, they could not escape the blame for what happened.
The rebellion in Xianyang was put down, and Mengwu temporarily took over the entire city.
There were more than 20 senior central officials including Nei Shisi, Wei Weijie, Zhongdafu Lingqi and other senior officials responsible for the rebellion. There were more than 4,000 rebel soldiers and horses, and more than 10,000 people were coerced into rebellion. Excluding those who had been killed,
The rest were all imprisoned in the Meng Family Army Camp.
According to Li Xin's report, there are still remnants of the Lao Ai forces in the city. They are a group of Jianghu people with high martial arts skills. They have not been caught yet. However, Xianyang has been sealed off, and the thieves have nowhere to escape.
The Mongol military commander wrote a report on everything in the city and quickly sent it to the Yingzheng Office.
At this point in the Lao'ai rebellion, only the situation at Lishan Camp is unknown.
…
Xiong Dian, the commander of the Lishan camp, is always listening for news about Xianyang. As long as the smoke breaks out in Xianyang and King Yongcheng's order arrives, the army can leave at any time.
But what he was waiting for was the news that Xiong Qi planned Gan Luo's assassination and was imprisoned.
Originally, many generals in the army did not agree with him as the commander-in-chief, but now, their attitudes became even more subtle.
Soon, smoke rose into the sky in the direction of Yongcheng, and the soldiers in the camp were restless. All the generals in the army gathered in the central tent.
"General Xiong Dian, the smoke is rising in Yongcheng, we will immediately raise our troops to serve the king!"
"Yes, the king is holding a crown ceremony in Yongcheng, and all civil and military officials are there. If we are late, I'm afraid... General, I'll invite you to fight!"
"General, I'm waiting for a fight!"
All the generals in the camp were filled with righteous indignation and actively wanted to send troops to serve the king.
Xiong Dian is in a dilemma.
It is a taboo to mobilize troops without an imperial edict. There is often only a thin line between being diligent and rebelling.
At this moment, Xiong Qi was captured for plotting a murder, and he took the initiative to enter Yongcheng again. This...
But if you don't go, I'm afraid the roar of the camp is right in front of you.
Lao Ai's men shouted righteously: "Chang Wenjun, what do you mean by your hesitation? Do you not want to save the king?!"
Ying Gan stood up and said, "Yes, Xiong Qi is plotting an assassination. If your general is suddenly transferred, there must be something fishy. At this moment, Yongcheng is in chaos, but you don't want to send troops to save the king. I think you want to rebel!"
"bass--"
Xiong Dian couldn't help but draw his sword out of its sheath, "You bastard! I'm the commander in chief!"
Seeing the situation, Li Teng quickly took action, "Xiong Dian betrayed the king, take it!"
The people who were well prepared captured Xiong Dian.
"It's you who are plotting rebellion, you bunch of rebellious traitors - woo woo~" Xiong Dian's mouth was blocked and he was dragged down like a heir.
Li Teng took advantage of the situation and suggested, "The army must not be without a general. Ying Gan, as a clan member with the surname Ying, was the chief general ordered by the Queen Mother before Xiong Dian. I suggest that he be elected as the chief general and lead the entire army to send troops to serve the king."
The generals in the tent squabbled with each other. Although it was against the rules, they had no time to care about it at this time.
"According to authority in urgent matters, the most important thing at the moment is to organize the army and serve the king diligently."
"Yes, we are willing to obey General Yingqian."
"Please give the order, General."
Ying Qian could sense that he was faintly surrounded by Li Teng's men. He stood up and made a generous speech: "Okay! Generals, listen to the order, assemble the army immediately, and go to Yongcheng to serve the king!"