Chapter five hundred and thirty-eight conspiracy and arbitrariness
Fairy Tang City.
Dongbo State Prime Minister Zhong Yaoshi was sitting on the main seat, his face slightly gloomy.
His extraordinarily large living room was full of guests today.
About 70% to 80% of the people who are worthy of being in the Dongbo court are here, and all the officials of third rank and above are here.
The Bell Key Stone is particularly eye-catching among these people. After all, the purple robe embroidered with gold is already a striking enough status symbol.
"Everyone."
Zhong Yaoshi raised his hand and pressed it down, and the people who were talking about it fell silent immediately.
Zhong Yaoshi said: "Although I have sent people to intercept Lin Ye halfway, I estimate that there should be no way to stop him."
He said with a somewhat heavy tone: "You all know that although Lin Ye is young, he is a victorious general. Moreover, this person has always been ruthless."
He glanced at it and said: "If Lin Ye arrives, you and I will have no peace in the future. It is a small matter, and the loss of wealth and life is a big deal."
He Lianchang, the first-class Marquis of Dongbo, nodded and echoed: "This person never leaves any room for error, so don't have any illusions."
Zhong Yaoshi said: "What Changhou said is correct, so I would like to advise you all, don't hide it anymore this time, each family should use their abilities as much as they have."
Someone clasped their fists and said, "Xiang Guo, we are all up to you to make arrangements. We will do whatever the Xiang Guo orders."
Everyone also agreed.
Zhong Yaoshi said: "If that's the case, then I'll give you some advice."
He stood up and said: "All the masters in your family gathered together and set up an ambush at the south gate of Xiantang City."
"If Lin Ye breaks out of the ambush arranged by me or avoids it, he won't be far away from Xiantang City."
"If we don't open the city gate, Lin Ye will already know that the monarch has gone to the wind outlet, so he will definitely bypass Xiantang to see the monarch."
"We can close the door and not allow him to enter today. When the monarch comes back, he will be with the monarch. If we don't let the monarch enter the Immortal Tang Dynasty, then... I'm afraid it will be difficult to convince the public."
He took a few steps forward and motioned to his men to open the curtain on one side.
On that wall, there is a map hanging, which is a map of Xiantang City.
"Everyone."
Zhong Yaoshi said: "If Lin Ye comes with troops, our best chance is when he just enters the city."
He pointed on the map with his hand: "After Lin Ye entered the city, he immediately lowered the Thousand Jin Gate to cut off his retreat."
"Cut off the jade army outside the city, put Lin Ye into a tight siege, and kill him at the gate of the city with the help of all the family members."
Someone asked: "Xiangguo, if you arrange this, how can we protect ourselves after Emperor Jade learns about it?"
Someone raised a question and was immediately echoed.
This was a direct action. If Lin Ye was killed like this, the news would be sent back to Dayu, which would definitely arouse the emperor's wrath.
When the time comes, Dayu will send an army to come, and no one here today will be able to survive, for fear that the emperor's anger will be so great that it will be difficult to eliminate it without razing all the houses to the ground.
"I've thought about it."
Zhong Yaoshi said: "There is news that Lin Ye only brought a few thousand troops with him to the north this time."
He glanced at everyone: "If we take a gamble, after killing Lin Ye, we will immediately send people to see Hong Wuding and ask Hong Wuding to send troops to intercept and kill Lin Ye's followers."
Having said this, he paused for a moment and looked at everyone's faces.
"As long as Hongwu decides to send troops, none of Lin Ye's followers will be able to come back alive."
He Lianchang's face was full of worry: "The Prime Minister needs to be cautious about this matter. Hong Wuding may not really help us. From the beginning to the end, he has refused to come forward in person. He is obviously leaving a way out for himself."
Zhong Yaoshi nodded: "Changhou's worries are not unreasonable. I did take it for granted."
He walked slowly around the house.
After a while, he looked at Helianchang and said, "How many troops and horses can Mr. Chang mobilize?"
The Helian family has always been leading troops in Dongbo. Although his position has not been as high and powerful as before in the past two years, he still has some military power in his hands. Moreover, his prestige in the army is still there.
He Lianchang thought carefully for a while and then replied: "Including all the available soldiers in the city, there are only about ten thousand people."
Zhong Yaoshi said: "The total number of nursing homes in your family is quite large, there should be thousands of them, and there are many experts."
He looked at He Lianchang: "What if we let Lin Ye and his thousands of troops in to fight?"
For a moment, He Lianchang did not dare to answer this question because it was difficult to say. Who would dare to give such a sure guarantee?
Zhong Yaoshi said: "If we let everyone in to fight, we will arrange an ambush in the main street of the city. Even if Lin Ye brings cavalry, it will not be possible to take advantage of the cavalry."
He walked to the map, pointed to the main street and said: "Ambush the archers on the rooftops on both sides. As soon as Lin Ye's team all enters the city, immediately lower the Thousand Jin Gate, and then here..."
He pointed to the other end of the main street: "Set up horse-repelling stakes here and arrange spear formations, which will definitely stop Lin Ye's cavalry charge."
He Lianchang walked to the map and looked at it carefully for a while, then nodded: "If arranged properly, this battle can be fought, but..."
He looked at Zhong Yaoshi: "Even if Lin Ye is killed and all his followers are killed, there is still no guarantee that the news will not be spread back to Dayu."
"Chanhou has forgotten, what is the most advantageous weapon in our hands?"
It's power.
Zhong Yaoshi smiled and said: "There is still some food in the granary that can be used."
He walked to the door and pointed outside: "There are people in this city, and we can't arrange them out with just a word."
"Before Lin Ye arrives in Xiantang City, we will distribute grain and ask all the people in the city to farm in the north of the city."
Zhong Yaoshi said: "If you don't obey the order, you only need to kill a few of them to shock the whole city. If killing a few doesn't work, then kill more."
He walked around and said: "Let Xiantang City become an empty city. After killing Lin Ye, let the people come back. Then there will be no witnesses."
"All the people left in the city are our people. When Emperor Yu sends people to investigate, we will just say that Lin Ye has never entered Xiantang City."
This group of people looked at each other, but no one answered immediately, because Zhong Yaoshi's words were obviously taken for granted.
Probably, it's the same as hiding one's ears and stealing the bell.
But how could they know that a cunning and cunning person like Zhong Yaoshi could really have such a shallow thinking.
He said this just to set the stage for what he was going to say later.
Zhong Yaoshi said: "You all also understand that in fact, the king... he probably won't stay in that position for long."
"Whoever becomes the king of Dongbo in the future still depends on other people's faces, but it depends on whose face they are."
He glanced at everyone again: "You all know very well that if Yu Yucheng is still in the position of king, we will not be stable in the future."
"After killing Lin Ye, can we be more courageous?"
As soon as these words came out, everyone's expressions changed.
No one thought that they originally came to discuss how to deal with Lin Ye, but now they turned into discussing regicide.
"I might as well put it more directly."
Zhong Yaoshi said: "Dongbo is in such dire straits now, but as the host country, Dayu has not sent any rescue."
"It can be seen from this that the emperor deliberately caused Dongbo to have many deaths, and deliberately caused Dongbo's vitality to be severely damaged. If this is the case, we will no longer serve the sect master."
"Kill Yu Yu into a hurry and welcome Lou Fan's army to enter the pass..."
Zhong Yaoshi's voice gradually became louder.
"We and Lou Fan are from the same clan. Our ancestors are all the Holy Ancestors of Lou Ran. The same blood flows in our bones."
"Everyone, if we welcome Emperor Lou Fan to the south, the territory of Dongbo will be filled with Lou Fan's army."
"At that time, will we still be afraid of Emperor Jade's revenge? Emperor Yu's hand will never reach Dongbo again."
"We are all from Lou Ran, why do we have to resist Emperor Loufan all the time? But we have to be the slaves of a beautiful lady?!"
The more Zhong Yaoshi talked, the more excited he became.
"Originally, the fight between Dong Bo and Lou Fan was just a discord within the same clan. Since Yuren joined in, Dong Bo and Lou Fan have become a fight to the death."
"In the final analysis, we are all being used by Emperor Jade, and he uses us like knives! Since we are all ministers, which one do you think is better, whether we are the ministers of Emperor Jade or the ministers of Emperor Loufan?"
When everyone heard this, they looked at me and I looked at you. They were all confused and panicked for a moment.
However, He Lianchang seemed to think that these words made sense. Seeing him nodding his head frequently, he didn't know whether he really understood it or whether he had colluded with Zhong Yaoshi.
"As long as we welcome the emperor to go south."
He Lianchang also raised his voice and said: "It is indeed more beneficial. As the Prime Minister said, Emperor Loufan will not make it difficult for us. He just wants Yu Yucheng to die in a hurry."
"If we kill Lin Ye and then Yu Yu Chengchang, the emperor will definitely be happy and there will be great rewards when the time comes."
He Lianchang said: "I think this matter can indeed be done."
By this time, many people had been said to have moved their minds.
Some people think that Dayu is the suzerain country, but in the past two years, they have not received any help at all, and they have asked for it for no reason.
The Loufan people don't want to kill all the Dongbo people, after all, they are all the inheritors of Lou Ran.
Lou Fan hates beauties!
Zhong Yaoshi said: "If you think what I just said is reasonable, then... we don't even need to ask the whole city to leave the city, the food can be saved for our own use."
"As long as Lin Ye is killed, the princes and I say there is no way out, but in fact we have chosen a bright road."
Zhong Yaoshi cupped his fists and said, "I would like to ask you again to consider this carefully."
As soon as he finished speaking, the living room was in chaos, and everyone was talking about it. It seemed that it was hard to come to any conclusion for a while.
He Lianchang walked to Zhong Yaoshi and said in a low voice: "Prime Minister, if you don't use ruthlessness, I'm afraid it will be difficult to unite."
Zhong Yaoshi motioned for him to follow him, then turned and walked out of the house.
The two people stopped in the yard, and Zhong Yaoshi asked: "What kind of cruelty does Chang Hou think should be used?"
He Lianchang said: "I will mobilize my troops now and surround the Prime Minister's residence. If we don't do what the Prime Minister said today, none of these people will be able to leave."
Zhong Yaoshi frowned and said, "If this is the case, I'm afraid you and I will provoke Ji Ji."
He Lianchang said: "Xiangguo's words just reminded me. Take my Helian family as an example. If I return to Loufan, I won't suffer any loss. But if I still let the beauty make the decision, my Helian family will be in trouble in the future."
It’s hard to get ahead in winter.”
Zhong Yaoshi said: "I'm just afraid that it will cause conflict among various families, and the result of this matter will be contrary to your and my wishes."
He Lianchang said: "Prime Minister, there is no room for looking forward or backward at this time. Now as long as the Prime Minister nods, I will go back and mobilize the troops immediately."
Zhong Yaoshi did not answer immediately, but kept walking around the area with his hands behind his back.
"Chanhou."
Zhong Yaoshi turned around and looked at He Lianchang: "If a war really starts in the city, what do you think is the chance of winning?"
He Lianchang said: "I will send people to arrange in the city soon, take out all the heavy crossbows from the arsenal, and fortify the main street step by step. Lin Ye's cavalry will be unable to move forward, and the chance of winning is extremely high."
Zhong Yaoshi hesitated for a moment, then nodded: "In that case, if you and I are of the same mind, why worry about not having a chance of winning?"
He looked at He Lianchang: "Mr. Chang, you can mobilize your troops now. Anyone who comes to my house today and doesn't agree will have no chance of leaving safely."
"good!"
He Lianchang agreed, clasped his fists and said goodbye, striding away.
Zhong Yaoshi looked back at the people in the living room who were still arguing, and said to himself that indeed, power cannot be distributed equally to everyone. No one can be arbitrary and will never achieve great things.