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These five hundred cavalrymen had obviously been prepared for a long time. The moment Yuwen Chengdu gave the order, they rushed directly towards the more than twenty green forest heroes kneeling on the ground.
"Wait a minute!"
"Wait a moment."
Wang Tong and Mai Tiezhang shouted at the same time that their official positions were not low, and the five hundred cavalry stopped on the spot.
Yuwen Chengdu took out a token, showed it to Wang Tong, clasped his fists casually and said: "Before I came here, His Highness the Crown Prince said that Mr. Wang discovered the thief in advance and had meritorious service in destroying the thief. He is a pillar of the imperial court. Your Highness
I will remember this matter. If Mr. Wang still has any questions, he can ask His Highness the Crown Prince afterwards. His Highness will naturally give Mr. Wang a satisfactory explanation."
Wang Tong's face changed after hearing this, and after a while he finally said: "I understand."
After saying that, he glanced at Wang Junlin with a complicated expression. Gao You spoke. What he was thinking in his mind was whether Mai Tiezhang was ordered by Prince Yang Guang to kill Wang Junlin. If so, what strategy had he and Pei Shiju decided before?
I'm afraid it's going to change.
After Yuwen Chengdu finished speaking, he no longer paid attention to Wang Tong, but looked at Mai Tiezhang, frowned and said in a heavy voice: "Why, General Mai wants to kill these rebels himself."
Mai Tiezhang's face instantly turned red, but soon a look of determination flashed deep in his eyes, and he shook his head and said, "I will go see His Highness the Crown Prince now, and this place will be left to General Tianbao."
After saying that, Mai Tiezhang left quickly as if he was running away. He was so ashamed that he did not dare to look at any of the green forest heroes again.
"Dog officer!"
"Old thief Mai Tiezhang..."
"Fight them."
A group of green forest heroes picked up the weapons from the ground that had not been taken away by Wang Tong's soldiers, and each one yelled angrily. Almost at the moment they jumped up, Yuwen Chengdu waved his hand, and five hundred cavalry rushed towards them.
Came over.
Wang Tong was worried that these people would tell some secrets that could not be heard by others before they died, so he hurriedly made an excuse to put out the fire, and ran away with five hundred soldiers. He really went to put out the fire. A fire broke out in the Qin'an Hou Mansion.
, if he ignites nearby houses again and causes a large-scale fire in the capital, even if the prince Yang Guang owes him a favor, he will be impeached by the censor and blamed by his majesty.
"The Marquis of Qin An is indeed worthy of his reputation. These thieves dare to harm the Marquis of Qin An. They are simply seeking death." At this time, Yuwen Chengdu and Wang Junlin met each other. They had similar official positions, titles, and ages, and were equally famous throughout the world.
"Junior brother, Junlin, pays homage to senior brother. Senior brother is worthy of the invincible name of General Tianbao. Today's meeting is indeed extraordinary." Wang Junlin performed the courtesy of junior brother to pay homage to senior brother and said sincerely. He could feel a faint emotion from the other person.
Inexplicable pressure, he had only felt this kind of pressure from his master Yu Juluo.
Comparatively speaking, Wang Junlin had more military exploits than Yuwen Chengdu, but the latter came from the prominent Yuwen family and was the grandson of Yuwenshu, the Duke of Baoguo and Youwei General of the Shangzhu Kingdom. Although Yuwenshu was said to be Yuwenshu in legend.
The eldest son Yu Wenhuaji was the illegitimate son, but he also came from a well-established family, but his background was not comparable to that of Wang Junlin, who was single and weak.
When Yuwen Chengdu heard this, he was stunned for a moment, and then he remembered that the famous poisonous general in front of him was also the apprentice of his mentor Yu Juluo. Although Yu Juluo taught him martial arts in private, his father begged his grandfather to let him support the king.
Yang Lin came forward to say this, but it was true that Yu Juluo taught him martial arts, and it was impossible without kindness to him. Wang Junlin's words of senior brother made Yu Wen Chengdu's cold face feel gentler, and he gave Wang Junlin a new lease of life.
Jun Lin returned the gift and said: "Brother, I almost forgot, you and I have the same master. A few days ago, my junior brother held a banquet. My brother happened to go to the south of the Yangtze River on the order of the prince. I just came back the day before yesterday. Please forgive me."
Wang Junlin said quickly: "Senior brother, you're welcome. His Royal Highness's affairs are naturally important. Besides, I also saw the gift I sent for you and I like it very much."
"Junior brother, it's fine if you like it." A trace of embarrassment flashed deep in Yuwen Chengdu's eyes, thinking that it was probably a gift arranged by his father in his name.
What was going on in front of Wang Junlin and Yuwen Chengdu was a battle without any suspense. In the blink of an eye, most of the twenty green forest heroes were dead, leaving only five more powerful masters who were dodging and running around, desperately resisting. Among them were
Niu Jinda.
"If Niu Jinda died here, wouldn't it be because of me that history has changed. Originally, the famous founding general of the Tang Dynasty, General Youwuwei, and Niu Jinda of Langya County would naturally be gone." Wang Junlin sighed secretly in his heart.
An idea made him hesitate.
At this time, Niu Jinda already knew that he was going to die. He suddenly shouted with a long knife and rushed towards the direction of Wang Junlin and Yuwen Chengdu.
A bloodthirsty light suddenly appeared in Yuwen Chengdu's eyes. No one had dared to fight him for a long time. The thief who rushed towards him seemed to be quite strong. He should be able to take a few moves from him. Thinking like this, he waved his hand.
He asked the cavalry who were chasing after him to retreat and pursue the others. But his hand had already grasped the gilded phoenix-winged boring machine.
"Wait a minute, Niu Jinda, I've sent you to be an internal agent among the thieves. You're addicted to it, aren't you? It's already this time and you can't come over yet." Wang Junlin suddenly took a step forward and stood between Yuwen Chengdu and Niu Jinda.
He winked at Niu Jinda and said loudly.
Niu Jinda was stunned for a moment while running, and then his eyes showed ecstasy. He immediately stopped, clasped his fists and bowed to Wang Junlin, and said: "My humble duty has fulfilled my mission, and I have completed the task assigned by the Marquis."
No one wants to die if he can live. Niu Jinda may not be afraid of death, but that is when he has no choice. Now Wang Junlin has given him a chance to live. This is undoubtedly the case for a person who is about to drown in the water and suddenly someone stretches out a stick.
There is no reason not to hold on tightly to the rope. What's more, he actually has no grudge against Wang Junlin. The reason why he came here tonight is purely because of the favor he owed others before. Now it has been paid off. Of course, he wants to
The only way to survive is.
"The business is done, why don't you come and stand behind me?" Wang Junlin shouted.
Niu Jinda quickly clasped his fists and said loudly: "Here!"
At this time, the remaining four people were already dead. The five hundred cavalrymen watched Niu Jinda standing behind Wang Junlin and did not move rashly.
While Wang Junlin was talking to Niu Jinda, Yuwen Chengdu hesitated to speak. Because he was an illegitimate child, he was treated a lot unfairly when he was a child, which made him develop a very withdrawn character. He always did things to extremes. If Wang Junlin hadn't called him out before,
Senior brother, with his arrogant and cold character, would definitely stop him and kill Niu Jinda without saying a word. But now he can no longer do this.
"Junior brother, this person is really the spy you sent among the thieves in advance." Yuwen Chengdu remembered His Highness the Crown Prince's explanation and couldn't help but ask.
Wang Junlin smiled and said: "Senior brother, this person is one of the guards beside me. I have always been on good terms with His Highness King Jin, and King Jin seems to have met this person before."
Yuwen Chengdu blinked, smiled slightly, and said: "Since His Highness King Jin has met this person, there is no doubt that this matter is false."
The focus of Wang Junlin's words is not whether Jin Wang Yang Zhao has met this person, but the middle sentence "I have always been on good terms with His Highness the King of Jin." You must know that Jin Wang Yang Zhao is the eldest son of Prince Yang Guang. Wang Junlin's words
Although the meaning expressed was somewhat ambiguous, it was enough for him to go back and explain it to Prince Yang Guang.
Wang Junlin sighed in his heart. He knew that with Yang Guang's interference, it would be difficult to achieve his goal of using this matter to severely damage Yang Su. In this case, obtaining greater benefits from other directions is what needs to be done now.
Thinking of this, Wang Junlin said: "The reason why I was able to survive tonight and keep all the thieves behind was mainly because I found out the two spies who broke into my house and learned from them.
The thieves’ plot was taken precautions in advance.”
When Yuwen Chengdu heard this, he couldn't help but frown slightly and said, "Then these two internal agents..."
Wang Junlin saw the change in his expression and thought that Yang Guang really wanted to protect Yang Su, so he immediately said: "Brother, don't worry, since senior brother has killed all these thieves, these two spies will also die."
of."
At this point, without waiting for Yuwen Chengdu to answer, Wang Junlin turned to Zhan Peng and said: "Go and carry the bodies of the two thieves Neiying here and put them together with the corpses of these thieves."
Yuwen Chengdu smiled and nodded, and said: "Junior brother, don't worry. What I did tonight will be reported truthfully to His Highness by the Brotherhood. I think His Highness will definitely record what I did."
Wang Junlin smiled slightly and said: "Senior brother, please excuse me. There is water in my house. I need to take people to put out the fire."
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Hundreds of thieves appeared in the capital, broke into the Marquis of Qin'an's mansion at night, burned, killed and looted. This incident caused a sensation in the entire capital the next day.
People naturally associate these thieves with Yang Su, the Duke of Yue, and Qiu Rui, the King of Changping, two old guys who have enmity with the Marquis of Qin An, but whether it is the Ministry of Punishment, Jing Zhaoyin, or the Hou Guan
After looking at the corpses of the thieves, we all came to the same conclusion - the thieves were giant thieves from the green forests in the Taihang Mountains and the Yangtze River area. Everyone had a name, and most of them were criminals wanted by the government.
Then news spread among the people in the market, saying that Qin Anhou had forged a deadly feud with these people when he followed his master in the rivers and lakes in the early years. Some people even came up with real deeds, such as the Blood Knife Sect that once dominated the middle reaches of the Yangtze River in one night.
It is said that Wang Junlin's master and his disciple were responsible for the murder of the family. The hundreds of thieves last night were the remnants of the Blood Knife Sect, who came to seek revenge on Wang Junlin through their friends.
This statement and this seemingly real deed spread very quickly. With the full efforts of dedicated people, it soon became the mainstream understanding in the capital, and has created an environment in the capital where everyone follows what they say.
King Yin Wangtong of Jingzhao racked his brains all night long and carefully prepared a report and memorial, which he sent to the palace as soon as possible the next day and delivered it to Emperor Yang Jian of the Sui Dynasty.