It wasn't just Wu Gongling who was afraid of him. Zhou Shouxian of Nanzhou and Xue Xiao of Dingzhou were not afraid of Meng Shanming.
They were all afraid of each other during the fight, and after the fight, they were beaten so hard that they were as if they were bullying a three-year-old child. As a result, one was forced to commit suicide, and the other watched helplessly as Meng Shanming raced around and was helpless!
The words "You know nothing" made Quan Taifeng's face darken and he warned in a deep voice: "Wugong Ling, if you don't want me to cut off your tongue, just keep your mouth clean!"
Wu Gongling was startled and suddenly realized that he was out of his mood just now and actually forgot who he was talking to. He quickly handed over his hands and apologized: "My mind was not in my mind just now, and my words were meaningless. It was not intentional. Please calm down, Elder Quan!"
Boom! A heavy muffled sound came from the room, and everyone turned around to look.
Wu Gongling quickly walked in, only to see that the woman who had been forced had hit her head against the wall, her brain was broken, and she fell to the ground in blood that was gradually seeping out.
The others followed him inside and frowned.
Wu Gongling did not take this seriously. He had seen mountains of corpses and seas of blood, and similar things like attacking cities and plundering territory were commonplace. He would not take it seriously. He waved his hands to signal to his men to wrap up the woman's unbearable body and carry her out.
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Wu Gongling didn't have the slightest pity for the dying beauty. How could he think about it now? He returned to the courtyard and asked Quan and Hui for advice, "Everyone knows that behind Nanzhou is Niu Youdao, Er.
The elder has a sworn relationship with Niu Youdao, why not go to the Maolu Villa to see if he can persuade Niu Youdao to eliminate this trouble with his sworn relationship?"
Quan and Hui looked embarrassed.
Wu Gongling was puzzled, "The two elders often went to Maolu Villa before. Now at this juncture, why do you hesitate?"
Hui Qingping said: "General, to tell you the truth, not long ago, we received a summons from Niu Youdao to call the police. Niu Youdao said that the three major factions of the Yan Kingdom had set up an ambush at Maolu Villa and were waiting for us.
The two threw themselves into a trap."
"..." Wu Gongling was puzzled and speechless.
Why did he decide to rebel against the Yan State? In fact, he was deceived by Quan and Hui.
With the support of Zijin Cave, Tongxian Pavilion has reached a certain level of strength over the years. The interests of one state can no longer meet the needs of the disciples. However, the leader Qu Yunkong is obedient to Zijin Cave and does not dare to expand.
The head’s wife, the daughter of the previous head of Zijindong, also repeatedly warned everyone that Tongxian Pavilion could be what it is today thanks to the support of Zijindong, so that everyone should be content.
How can one be satisfied with interests? After all, there are so many people with needs, and it is a problem if no one is satisfied. As time went by, the disciples in the sect complained, secretly blaming the head couple for not considering the sect, but instead turning their backs.
Hui, I have been holding grudges for a long time.
And among the Wu brothers in Cangzhou, there is also a vague tendency that a mountain cannot tolerate two tigers. For Wu Gongshan, it is a last resort to support his troops and respect himself. It is also to protect a group of brothers and has no intention of encroaching on the territory of the Yan Kingdom.
But Wu Gongling didn't think so. He didn't think that his ability was weaker than that of his brother. It was just that he had been suppressed back then and couldn't stand out. Otherwise, he would still be a prince now. In the beginning, when Cangzhou first gained its own troops, his mood was relatively stable, but
As time goes by, I can only live under my brother forever, and I feel somewhat dissatisfied.
He repeatedly advised his brother in the hope of expanding his territory, but Wu Gongshan refused. Supporting troops and self-respect was one thing, but seizing the imperial territory would become a traitor.
Wu Gongshan did not want to be a traitor, nor did he want his brothers to die in vain. He only supported his troops to protect everyone.
Wu Gongling was extremely depressed about this.
The various contradictions in Cangzhou and such loopholes have long been targeted by interested people.
When Han Song came to the door, he first found Shan Dongxing, the elder of Tongxian Pavilion. Shan Dongxing was easy to talk to. He knew that the situation inside Tongxian Pavilion was feasible at any time, but he also had concerns. The local people would not rebel. He relied on him to make success in Tongxian Pavilion.
The Chinese are just kidding.
So Han Song found Wu Gongling again, but Wu Gongling was a little hesitant and a little scared.
To put it bluntly, he was still afraid of Nanzhou, or Meng Shanming, especially when the news came that Meng Shanming would seize Nanzhou and attack Dingzhou, and the sword would never grow old, which made him quite afraid.
However, after Quan and Hui went to Nanzhou, everything changed.
Niu Youdao and the two of them had become sworn brothers, and the two said that they had stabilized Niu Youdao. They then used Nanzhou to capture the three counties of Dingzhou as an excuse, and asked Wu Gongling how Nanzhou could help the court suppress the rebellion.
?The imperial court is going to put Niu Youdao to death!
Wu Gongling was deceived by this and immediately lost all scruples.
So the internal conflict of Tongxian Pavilion broke out, and the head Qu Yunkong and his wife were overthrown by the disciples. Without the protection of Tongxian Pavilion, Wu Gongshan was directly poisoned to death. He was not afraid of the signs of murder if he was killed with swords.
It was too obvious. For Wu Gongling, he was killing his own brother after all.
Later, with the help of Tongxian Pavilion, Wu Gongling quickly cleaned the interior smoothly.
This is the real reason why Cangzhou didn't rebel before, but Quan and Hui rebelled as soon as they returned from Maolu Villa.
Later, Niu Youdao asked for 10 million to cut off the grain supply, but Wu Gongling persuaded people from the Six Sects to give it to Niu Youdao quickly.
It's just that it's not so easy to get 10 million, and it's impossible for Niu Youdao to give him as much as he said. Quan and Hui told Niu Youdao that the five million they had put together was a nice thing to say. In fact,
The six sects jointly raised five million. It's not that one family alone can't come up with the money, but it's a matter for the six sects together. How can Lingxiao Pavilion and the Tiannu Sect bear it alone? It must be shared equally by everyone. Each family has one million.
None.
Later, Niu Youdao asked the Cangzhou rebels to strengthen their offensive, and Wu Gongling worked hard to cooperate. It was also for this reason.
At this time, news suddenly came of Nanzhou's crusade to suppress the rebellion, which made Wu Gongling not feel depressed.
The elder of the Supreme Palace on the side said to Tianguang, "I think that Niu Youdao is deliberately deceiving you. The main forces of the three major factions of the Yan Kingdom have been mobilized to the heavily defended border, and they still have to protect the Yan Kingdom's palace.
Can we find any capable people to set up an ambush at Maolu Villa? You two can go ahead with confidence."
Are you kidding? You are not taking risks. Of course you can stand and talk without back pain! Quan Taifeng snorted in his heart and squinted: "Why don't you take a trip for us?"
Xiang Tianguang said hoarsely: "They are not my sworn brothers." How could he take such a risk? What if there was really a trap?
Speaking of the sworn sworn matter, Quan Taifeng and Hui Qingping were also depressed. In order to instigate Wu Gongling to rebel against Yan, the two of them had already made it known to everyone here. It is estimated that it will not be long before everyone in the world knows about the Nanzhou crusade.
As soon as it came out, both of them felt regretful and felt like they had shot themselves.
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"The State of Yan decreed that Shang Chaozong be the general to suppress the rebellion?"
In the tent by the riverside, Luo Zhao, who was sitting behind the case, stood up after hearing the news and slowly stood up, staring in surprise at Wen You who was reporting the news across the way.
Wen You nodded and handed him the information in his hand.
Luo Zhao quickly took the information and read it in detail. Fang asked: "It's just the news coming from Nanzhou. Yan Ting has not told the world. Is the news true?"
Wen You: "There should be nothing wrong. The spies in Nanzhou have discovered a large-scale mobilization of troops in Nanzhou. The soldiers said goodbye to their families because they were going to quell the Cangzhou rebels."
Luo Zhao: "Meng Shanming is old and disabled. Will he go out with the army or stay in Nanzhou to take charge?"
Wen You: "With Meng Shanming's precious sword here, given the current situation, if Nanzhou really wants to go out to suppress the rebellion, he must do his best and should go with the army. Even if Meng Shanming stays in Nanzhou, Meng Shanming will not
He will turn a deaf ear to the situation of the war, and it is inevitable that he will send messages back and forth to raise points about the Shang Chaozong."
Analyzing situations is what he is good at. Just like his previous judgments about Meng Shanming and Hu Yanwuhen, it makes sense. This is why Luo Zhao regards him as a confidant and can provide him with powerful reference opinions.
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Hearing this, Luo Zhao nodded slightly in agreement, then walked to the map and looked at the formation, and said slowly: "Wugong Ling is probably in trouble when fighting against Meng Shanming. I don't know how many rounds he can block. Yan Ting wants to restrain Nanzhou.
Not at this time."
Wen You said: "One thing is certain, the five princes do not want to use their lives, they all want to preserve their strength. At this time, Yan Ting put aside the gap with Nanzhou and used it because of this. The five princes did not cooperate, and now Wu Gongling
With two million people gathered, it would be very difficult to easily defeat Wu Gongling with Nanzhou alone."
Luo Zhao did not think so. He stared at the map and shook his head and said: "Most of the two million people are a mob. Even the Nanzhou people may not be able to get an advantage from Meng Shanming. Wu Gongling's troops have been fighting for a long time.
The soldiers are tired, the battle line is expanding too fast, and a posture of both offense and defense has not been established at all. This is a big problem. Contact Wu Gongling immediately and ask them to shrink the front line, gather strength, and focus on defense. As long as it can be delayed, energy can be used up.
Just win. With so many troops, Yan’s national strength cannot sustain it for long!”
Wen You hesitated a little, "The Commander-in-Chief, the previous time he asked Wu Gongling to shrink his troops, but he was ridiculed. Will he listen this time?"
Luo Zhao turned around and said, "He is also a veteran, can't he feel the chill? I have to remind him even if he doesn't listen. The worst I can do is let him ridicule me again!"
"Okay!" Wen You took the order and left.
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The lake and mountains are beautiful, there are large army camps, and there are a few war horses drinking water and eating grass by the lake. It is peaceful and there is no emergency of war.
Su Qi, the governor of Haozhou, accompanied Shi Sheng, the elder of Xiaoyao Palace, and walked together by the lake.
Shi Sheng also just arrived here, and came here to take charge personally. Five elders related to the five princes from the three major sects of Yan State also rushed to take charge.
After losing consecutive battles before, now that Nanzhou has sent troops, it is the last remaining strength of Yan State. The three major factions had to deal with it cautiously and urged five elders to come in person.
After some polite chat, Su Qitong asked tentatively: "I heard the news that the imperial court has appointed Prince Yongping as the general to counter the rebellion and ordered all the people to counter the rebellion. Is this news true?"
Shi Sheng, who was walking with his hands behind his back, nodded and said: "It is indeed true. I am here in person for this very reason. It is related to the fate of the country and everyone's future. We must cooperate well this time!"
Su Qitong's mood was complicated. He had followed Prince Ning back then, but he didn't expect that he would now have to obey the orders of Prince Ning's son, especially the previous letter from Meng Shanming. He might have been a little excited, but he promised in a deep and firm voice: "Shi
Elder, don’t worry, our Haozhou people will fully cooperate!”
Shi Sheng, who was submerged in the grass and greenery, stopped for a moment, said "tsk", frowned, turned back and stared at him and said: "Qi Tong, I told you to cooperate well, you don't seem to understand me.