Today's Qingbo City can be said to have become the focus of the world's attention.
The news that Zhang Jiaquan, the envoy of Wei Yu Dao Jiedu, wanted to go south to the sea and abscond with his army had spread all over the world like wings.
After that, the frequent movements of the army attracted the Dongfang family and even the major military governors of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty to send large armies to encircle and suppress him on the way south.
When Zhang Jiaquan's army arrived fifty miles outside Qingbo City, the armies from all sides had also assembled at about the same time and were surrounding them thirty miles away with eager eyes.
Seen from a high altitude, Zhang Jiaquan's army looks like a lamb. At the front is Qingbo City guarding the pass, and on the left and right are the princes. Yunlong City, Hengyang City, etc. in the rear have also fallen into various places due to the evacuation of Zhang Jiaquan's confidants.
In the hands of the Fang princes.
Anyone with a brain can see that the Zhang family is isolated and in ruins, and it is only a matter of time before it reaches its end.
Now people all over the world are more concerned about whose hands Zhang Jiaquan's head will fall into in the end.
On the left side of the south road, among the joint military tents, the lights were brightly lit, and the atmosphere was solemn and cold.
In the handsome tent, three graceful men sat on the left and right sides, and in the middle sat a white-haired old man with a kind face and kind eyes, who was clearly the great elder of the Dongfang family, Dongfang Changsheng.
Behind him stood a cold-faced middle-aged man, who was naturally Dongfang Tao, the supervisor of the Oriental Family.
After the man on the left below reported all the situation, Dongfang Changsheng said with a smile: "Deng Qing, you have worked hard during this period. It is late at night, go back and rest quickly."
The three people below stood up, handed over their hands to Dongfang Changsheng, and left the commander's tent together.
"You haven't spoken just now. Are you dissatisfied with the arrangement of Dengqing and the others?" Dongfang Changsheng asked Dongfang Tao behind him after they left.
Dongfang Tao shook his head: "After all, Chen Dengqing is an envoy with extraordinary ability, and there are two other people who are also outstanding people. These three people are important helpers for our Dongfang family to establish the Eastern Zhou Dynasty. However, with all due respect, I'm afraid
These three people have hidden selfish motives. Judging from their arrangements, they are very interested in the territory left by Zhang Jiaquan, but they are a little perfunctory about the heads that my Dongfang family must win."
Dongfang Changsheng heard this and laughed: "This is precisely the brilliance of these three people. Each of these three people is a military governor, and Chen Dengqing is the leader. I am familiar with Chen Dengqing's character. He is prudent by nature and is best at judging the situation.
He knows very well that under the current situation, it is not realistic to defeat all parties and get the heads of Zhang Jiaquan and Zhuo Mufeng's family members. It is better to concentrate on seizing Zhang Jiaquan's territory and absorb Zhang Jiaquan's elite troops!
Haha, Zhang Jiaquan's elites are truly iron-blooded warriors. Even this old man was impressed by them. No wonder Chen Dengqing is jealous. If he succeeded in his way and absorbed Zhang Jiaquan's soldiers and horses, Chen Dengqing and the other three must be very powerful.
increase!
If they have strengthened, doesn't it mean that my Dongfang family has become stronger? Even if we surrender to other countries in the future, it will give us more leverage. Chen Dengqing knows that I can see it, but he did it deliberately, just to bet that I will acquiesce."
After listening to Dongfang Changsheng's analysis, there was silence in the commander's tent for a moment. Dongfang Tao said sincerely, "Thank you, Great Elder, for your advice. I am more serious about it."
"No!" Dongfang Changsheng suddenly stood up and turned to look at Dongfang Tao. His cloudy eyes shone with an unprecedented light, which made Dongfang Tao even afraid to look directly.
Dongfang Changsheng solemnly said: "Do you know why I value you and promote you to the position of supervisor? It is precisely because of your meticulousness and cold demeanor. I understand that in the entire Dongfang family, only you, Dongfang Tao, has this ability, mind, and hands.
Hold the butcher knife, what I want is your sincerity!
To put it bluntly, although Chen Dengqing and the others were promoted by me and even married women from my Dongfang family, they are still outsiders after all. And you are a member of my Dongfang family! Ah Tao, please take good care of me from now on.
They can trust Chen Dengqing, but they must also be careful."
After being together for more than ten years, this was the first time that Dongfang Tao felt that Dongfang Changsheng was so sincere. Even he was stunned, and immediately clasped his fists and said: "The great elder has foresight, Dongfang Tao admires it, and I will do my best from now on!"
"Foresighted?" Dongfang Changsheng laughed at himself, and his smile was a little bitter: "Why do you need to say these flattery words? These days, I have reflected a lot on a whim, and I was shocked to realize that I have a big problem, I don't want to trust any outsiders!
Now that I think about it, it was my proactive vigilance that sometimes forced away some great talents!
Chen Dengqing and the other three were originally loyal, but over the years they had been frequently tied up by the old man's tricks. They did not say anything because they were afraid that they would feel uncomfortable in their hearts, which indirectly led them to start to have their own ideas.
There are other people, including Zhuo Mufeng.
In fact, I know that if I treat him sincerely and treat him as a person, I will repay him wholeheartedly, and he will not be desperate. In the end, he can only seek refuge with Zhang Jiaquan, kill the Emperor of Northern Qi, and even a series of things that follow.
.
Tao, please tell me, did I do something wrong?"
Looking at Dongfang Changsheng's eyes mixed with regret and entanglement, Dongfang Tao couldn't help but be shocked by the other party's honesty tonight. Only now did he realize that the powerful elder who had been in charge of the Dongfang family for many years in front of him actually had such a fragile side.
It should have been since the battle in Gusu City, when the head of the family died, that the great elder has aged. Until today, he looks more than ten years older, with much less majesty and sharpness.
Dongfang Tao, who was about to speak, met Dongfang Changsheng's deep gaze, and suddenly his heart beat wildly. The words he was about to say were almost blocked in his throat, and his whole body felt as if he had been poured by a basin of ice water. The emotion that had just emerged suddenly sparked.
extinguished.
He knows Dongfang Changsheng too well. Even if what the other party said tonight is true, it is probably just out of emotion. A country is easy to change, but a nature is hard to change. When this wave of emotions passes, Dongfang Changsheng will still be the same Dongfang Changsheng.
What's more, if I say anything tonight that makes Dongfang Changsheng uncomfortable, I'm afraid it will only cause more trouble in the future!
The only strange thing is that the opponent's current appearance is too confusing. Curbing his edge does not mean that he has lost his murderous aura. This old guy is clearly more terrifying than before!
After stabilizing his mind, Dongfang Tao said in his usual indifferent tone: "The Great Elder is not wrong. In my opinion, the human heart is always the most unpredictable and the most untrustworthy thing. Only by imposing shackles can we firmly control it.
The elder is responsible for the life and death of the family, so he must act prudently. How can he bet that the other party will not betray him because of his love for talents? If some people are rebellious because of some temptations, it will only mean that those people will not betray them.
trustworthy!"
After saying that, he looked steadily into Dongfang Changsheng's brighter and brighter eyes without any evasion or guilt.
Dongfang Changsheng was shocked by his statement, and immediately reacted, stretched out his hand and cursed with a smile: "You bastard, no wonder no one in the family likes you, you, you, you deserve it!"
Having said that, Dongfang Tao watched with cold eyes and found that the traces of regret and entanglement on Dongfang Changsheng's face had been wiped away, replaced by determination and coldness.
Dongfang Changsheng turned around, slammed the table, and said to himself in a deep voice: "Tao, you are right, people are unpredictable. I have lived a lifetime and have seen too many betrayals. My Dongfang family cannot afford this.
Risk. I did nothing wrong!"
Upon hearing this, Dongfang Tao, who was behind him, slightly raised the corners of his mouth, revealing a hint of sarcasm.
Perhaps because his mood had recovered, Dongfang Changsheng ordered without looking back: "Tao, according to my judgment, the Zhang family is not a pedantic person. It is very likely that he will use the army here to attract attention, and he will take the opportunity to escape from the other direction.
Out of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty.
You notify them immediately. People from all over the city will pay close attention to the whereabouts of Zhang Jiaquan and must not neglect it! This time, I not only want to swallow up Zhang Jiaquan's elite soldiers, but also his head!"
Dongfang Tao immediately raised his hands and said, "Yes!" and walked away from the commander's tent.
When he was alone, Dongfang Changsheng stared at the direction Dongfang Tao was leaving and said meaningfully: "They say you are a cold-faced person who doesn't know how to adapt. It seems that others don't understand you..."
Outside Qingbo City, millions of troops gathered, looking like they were about to fight to the death. The people in the city were frightened to death. They were all afraid that Qingbo City would encounter a catastrophe in the next second. On that day, countless people dragged their families and left from Qingbo City.
He fled to Baojin City through the back door.
By night, the originally bustling Qingbo City, except for the army outside the city, had almost become a dead city with no popularity.
In the tent in the middle of the army, Yuan Chen was sitting upright. Below him, there were more than a dozen corpses strewn about. The dead were all senior generals in the Qingbo City army.
Yuan Chen said calmly: "Drag these people down and say that they are spies planted by Master Zhang in the city. They want to assassinate me. When their actions are exposed, they take the blame and commit suicide."
The standing generals went down to do business, and soon the soldiers came in. Although they were shocked by the identity of the deceased on the ground, they were all confidants, and they wisely did not ask any questions.
After there were no more people waiting, a general said solemnly: "Sir, the general has respected your order and sent out his trusted troops to intercept the fleeing people in Qingbo City on the road, and screened out the family members of our brothers. Now,
They are being transported to the South China Sea in batches. I believe that after the brothers learn this news, and with the authority of the past, no one will dare to rebel!"
Yuan Chen showed a hint of melancholy: "Yuan is also thinking about the brothers. If they stay on the ground in the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, they will only be treated as cannon fodder. How can they go to sea with me to cultivate and live comfortably?"
A group of generals below looked at each other and raised their hands in unison: "Brothers will definitely understand your Lord's painstaking efforts."
Yuan Chen nodded and asked with a trembling voice: "Is there any news from over there?"
Before the generals could answer, they saw one of Yuan Chen's soldiers opening the tent and quickly stepping inside. With excitement on his red face, he handed over the letter in his hand: "Sir, there is a letter from Mr. Zhang!"