Tang Yin escorted Liang, Wu, and Ziyang's family back to Tianyuan County quietly, but Yancheng was in chaos.
Zhong Tian was assassinated. Although his life was saved, Wu Mei was snatched away by the assassin. This was like cutting off a piece of his heart. The old man went crazy and ordered the whole city to be cordoned off and searched every house.
, even if we dig three feet into the ground, we still have to find the assassin and Wu Mei.
The soldiers worked hard all night but couldn't find anyone. When the generals came back to report the situation to Zhong Tian, the latter was so angry that he immediately sent people to Zhong Mansion to interrogate the dancers and try to find out more about them.
Reveal the identity of the assassin and his hiding place.
But when the people he sent went to the Zhong Mansion and asked, they found that everyone from the Wu family was gone. The defenders said that the Wu family, the Liang family, and the Ziyang family had been taken away by Zhong Sang, saying that they were brought to the palace. Who is coming?
As soon as he heard this, his face suddenly changed, and he didn't dare to delay, so he hurried back to the palace to report the matter to Zhong Tian.
When Zhong Tian heard this, his nose almost became angry. When did Zhong Sang arrive at the palace? When did he bring Liang, Wu, and the Ziyang family to the palace?
He immediately asked people to go to Zhong Sang's home to find Zhong Sang and ask him about the matter. When Zhong Tian's people arrived at Zhong Sang's home and asked, Zhong Sang's family members said that Zhong Sang had been a guest at Deng Mingyang's home last night, and they kept asking.
When he didn't come back, Zhong Tian's people had no choice but to go to Deng Mingyang's house again, but there were still people in the Deng family, or in other words, there were still living people. There were more than a dozen corpses lying in the courtyard, and in the main room, they
Then he saw Zhong Sang, who had been dead for a long time.
The nephew of the dignified new king actually died in the home of a captain, and the captain and his family disappeared out of thin air. The whole incident has become inexplicable and confusing. No one can figure out the whole story. If Zhong Sang
He is already dead, so who is Zhong Sang who went to pick up someone at night? Could it be his ghost?
Zhong Tian sealed off Yancheng for three full days. During these three days, only people were allowed in and out, and the assassins and people from the Liang, Wu, and Ziyang families were strictly investigated. When Zhong Tian thought about it, the city had already been sealed. They were sure
They are still in the city. Since they are in the city and there are so many people, they must not be able to hide for long.
However, for three full days, nothing was gained, and no valuable clues were found. It was not until three days later that the officers searched the Yue family. When the empty Yue family found a secret passage out of the city, led by Zhong Tian,
Only then did the rebels suddenly realize that the person they wanted to track down was no longer in the city, but had reached the outside of the city through a secret passage.
Zhong Tiantian was in a panic, and he sent an order to the whole country to conduct a strict search for fugitives.
But at this time, it was too late to convey the nationwide wanted order. Tang Yin and his men had already traveled all day and night for three days and three nights to stay away from Yancheng.
When Tang Yin and his convoy arrived at Guannan County, Yancheng's flying pigeon letter had also reached the hands of the head of Guannan County. However, after reading the letter, the county chief Zhao Hui did not make it public or circulate it to his officials.
Instead, he secretly suppressed Zhong Tian's wanted order.
Zhao Hui, the head of Guannan County, is a very shrewd person. Even though the Liang, Wu, and Ziyang families are now wanted criminals, his strength is still there and he has many close followers. Who can he afford to offend?
, if he passes on this wanted order, and the people from these three families really come to Guannan County and are caught by his subordinates, then he will be in a dilemma whether to hand over the people or not.
He ignored it, pretending not to receive the letter from Fei Ge and not knowing about it.
He pretended to be confused, and the entire Guannan County was as calm as usual. There was still no martial law in the cities in the county, and no checkpoints were set up on the roads.
In this way, Tang Yin's group's return to Tianyuan County will become smoother.
Tang Yin's rescue operation can be said to be a great success. His two main goals were achieved. He rescued the most important hostage in Zhong Tian's hands, which greatly weakened his overall strength. In addition, he also saw one fact clearly.
That is, Zhong Tian is indeed unpopular. Even the people in the capital hate him. If he sends troops to attack Zhong Tian, it may not be as difficult as he imagined.
Three days later, Tang Yin and others passed through Guannan County and arrived at Tianguan safely.
After learning that Tang Yin had successfully returned to Tianyuan County safely, the civil and military generals headed by Qiu Zhen and Shangguan Yuanji came out early to welcome him.
Along the way, all the soldiers they saw had changed into red uniforms. Only now did they see the traditional black uniforms of the Feng Kingdom. They also saw the black and white flags of Dafeng, Liang Xing, Wu Yu, Ziyang Haochun, etc.
Everyone has a feeling of being shaken from a lifetime ago, and is often extremely excited, and even his old eyes may sparkle with tears.
In the past, Tianyuan County was just a distant fringe area in their eyes, but now they all feel like they are at home.
After days of being on tenterhooks, the tense nerves could finally be relieved. Many people couldn't hold on and slumped in the car.
At this time, Qiu Zhen, Shangguan Yuanji and others came forward one after another, ignoring the others, but all came to Tang Yin, straightened their clothes, knelt on one knee and saluted, and said loudly: "I respectfully welcome you back to the customs!
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Looking around, people jumped on top of each other, and the scene was extremely spectacular.
Tang Yin looked around at the crowd, dismounted, smiled calmly, waved his hands and said, "No need to be polite!" As he spoke, he looked back at Liang Xing, Wu Yu, and Ziyang Haochun, and said, "Everyone, go and pay homage too."
Let’s dance with Prime Minister Liang and General Ziyang!”
After hearing this, everyone stood up one after another and walked to Liang Xing, Wu Yu, and Ziyang Haochun. They did not salute, but just bowed and said: "I have seen Wu Xiang, Liang Xiang, and General Ziyang!"
Although Liang Xing, Wu Yu and Ziyang Haochun have much higher official positions than Tang Yin, people have not forgotten that Tang Yin is now their lord, and Liang Xing, Wu Yu and Ziyang Haochun are no longer the prime ministers of the royal court.
and the general, who had already been deposed by Zhong Tian who had usurped power.
The three of them naturally felt uncomfortable when they saw everyone paying tribute to each other. However, after all, they were on other people's land. No matter how uncomfortable they felt, they could only endure it. Fortunately, Tang Yin was still very polite to them and did not show kindness to others.
He was arrogant and not as arrogant as the overlord of one party, so he politely let the three people into the pass.
There are quite a few Feng troops seen outside the pass, and when entering the pass, there are even more Feng troops. Looking at the darkness, they are all soldiers. The barracks and tents are one after another. It is hard to distinguish the number. Look at those who stopped.
The wind troops watching on the sidelines can be said to be strong in strength and strength, especially in terms of energy and energy.
Regardless of military appearance or military style, the more than 200,000 soldiers stationed at Tianguan are outstanding. Of course, this is not entirely due to Tang Yin. In fact, he is not very good at running an army, but fortunately Tang Yin has
With a special vision, he can select the most suitable talents for important positions.
As they walked toward the main camp, Liang Xing, Wu Yu, and Ziyang Haochun were also secretly shocked. Who would have thought that Tang Yin, who only served as the commander of the regiment in Yancheng, could actually build such a large army in Tianyuan County?
It is a large and numerous army, and it seems that the military resources, food and pay are sufficient.
Tang Yin ordered the families of Liang Xing, Wu Yu and Ziyang Haochun to be settled properly, and then let the three of them into his big tent. When the guests and hosts were seated, he did not show any politeness and sat directly on the main seat in the middle.
Qiu Zhen, Shangguan Yuanji and others also followed one after another, and first reported one by one the important things that happened in the days since Tang Yin left.
The most important one is the letter from Zhao Hui, the governor of Guannan County.
This letter contains a lot of content, most of which are words of praise and flattery for Tang Yin. Only at the end did he state his true intention, saying that he would respect Zhong Tian as king. It was completely out of necessity. The troops in Guannan were all reinforcements.
Yancheng, now trapped outside Yancheng, Guannan County has no troops available and cannot compete with Zhong Tian's forces, but his heart is still leaning towards Dafeng, and he still hopes to restore the country. If Tang Yin intends to send troops to attack Zhong Tian, he
There will be no obstruction. Not only will they be allowed to go, but they will also be provided with part of the military supplies and food.
After reading the letter from beginning to end, Tang Yin handed the letter to Wu Yu with a smile and said, "Please take a look at it, Mr. Wu."
Wu Yu took it, and after reading it, he snorted and said, "Zhao Hui is quite sensible!" As he spoke, he looked squarely at Tang Yin and said, "Since the traitor Zhong Tian usurped the throne, the name of the country has been changed again, and the name of the country has been changed.
He is killing loyal people and ceding territory to the Ning State. My country has been ruined by him and is not like the country. My nephew, Tang Xian, you should send troops as soon as possible to attack the rebels!"
This is exactly what Tang Yin wanted to say.
With a troubled expression on his face, he said: "Although Tianyuan County has 200,000 troops, Zhong Tian's troops are even stronger, and there are 400,000 Ning troops to help. If I send troops rashly, I'm afraid it will be difficult to compete with them!"
Hearing this, Wu Yu frowned and said nothing. Ziyang Haochun asked anxiously: "Then when will Master Tang be prepared to wait?"
Tang Yin sighed deliberately and said: "Even if we don't wait until we are absolutely certain, we still have to wait until our army has enough strength to confront Zhong Tian."
Ziyang Haochun was impatient and went straight, and could not listen to roundabout words. He asked sternly: "How many troops do you think Mr. Tang can compare with Zhong Tian?"
"At least four hundred thousand!"
"How long will it take to recruit an army of 400,000 people?"
"Based on the current situation of Tianyuan County, three or five years is enough."
"Three to five years?" Ziyang Haochun frowned when he heard this. How could he wait for three to five years? Now he is living under someone else's roof in Tianyuan County and is nothing. As long as he fights
Only by returning to Yancheng and restoring Feng Kingdom can he continue to be his original general.
Of course, Liang Xing and Wu Yu also had the same idea as him, but it was difficult to say it out loud.
Upon seeing this, Qiu Zhen immediately pretended to say: "Sir, if we wait three to five years, although our military strength will be strengthened by then, Zhong Tian's power will also be consolidated, which will be even more detrimental to our army's crusade!"
"Yes, yes, yes!" Liang, Wu, and Ziyang echoed in succession, pointing at Qiu Zhen and saying: "This... what this gentleman said is absolutely true!" They didn't know Qiu Zhen at all, and they couldn't name him.