"Your Majesty, it's hard to see how many thieves there are in the dark, and I don't have enough men and horses in my hands. Please hold on for a while, and I'll mobilize the soldiers and come back immediately to rescue them!"
"My dear, please hurry up! You have saved me, and I will make you king again!"
Li You only hoped to escape and not be burned to death, so he opened his mouth to be crowned king and prime minister. The officials of Daqi were not worth anything anyway. No matter how valuable they were, how could their lives be worth anything? He did not dare to blame Yang Dao.
The Lord was careless, fearing that the new army that had just arrived would turn around and run away in anger.
Island Master Yang really ran away, but not very far. He was just a few dozen meters away, in the side courtyard of Prince Qi's Mansion.
Li Mu stood on the ridge of the house and yelled with bravado, scaring many people, and the news spread. Mrs. Lu, who lived in the side yard, naturally received the news immediately. Before she could say anything,
As a result, Island Master Yang has already come to the door.
"King Qi has been arrested!"
When Island Master Yang saw Mrs. Lu, he spoke straightforwardly and said with joy on his face: "This is an excellent opportunity!"
"What perfect opportunity?" Mrs. Lu pretended to be confused and said, "Why can't I understand what you said? What happened?"
"Mrs. Lu, I already know the news when I live outside. How can you know it here? Don't be careless at this time!" Island Master Yang said very rudely: "My eldest brother owes you a favor, but then
It's my eldest brother's business. My eldest brother has always said that his debt of gratitude does not involve his brothers. The seventy-two islands in Nanyang usually go their own way. I brought people here not only to help my eldest brother repay the favor.
Now is a good opportunity, what do you think?"
A trace of displeasure flashed in Mrs. Lu's eyes, but she did not explode. She said: "You have to let me know what happened. There was a little noise, but my people didn't go out. How do I know what happened specifically?"
?”
Although Island Master Yang knew that this was a deliberate push-over, he was too lazy to elaborate and said directly: "The marquis outside the city rebelled against a patrolling guard in the city and sneaked into the palace at night to capture King Qi.
The King of Qi finally escaped from the siege and was trapped in the guest house. The few confidants of the King of Qi were also in the guest house. Now five people have been stewed with a spoon! If you agree, I will take them there now
, a scuffle, they will all die."
"So, what are the benefits to me?" Mrs. Lu asked leisurely.
"There are too many benefits. Let's capture the King of Qi and cut off his followers. The King of Qi can only be used by us. As for the Marquis of Luoyang, of course he must die. He died in the hands of the King of Qi and slapped the court hard in the face. Qi
The state and the court must regard the situation as the same as fire and water, which cannot be adjusted. After killing Li Mu, the generals and soldiers of Qizhou can only go to the dark side. Wait for my eldest brother to land with the elites of the Seventy-two Islands, and then gather in the rivers and lakes.
My friends may not be able to cause trouble!"
"When the time comes," Island Master Yang said longingly, "whether I follow Cao Cao or establish myself as king, it all depends on my brother's thoughts."
Mrs. Lu smiled and said, "I'm asking, what benefits can I get from doing this?"
The words were witty, Island Master Yang heard it, frowned and said, "What do you mean?"
"I think you can die." Mrs. Lu said this slowly, without any change in her expression. Island Master Yang suddenly felt something bad, and drew his weapon with his hand, but it was too late, and stabbed Rong Li at an angle.
Grandma had already jumped out and punched his wrist. The wrist immediately made a weird bend. His knife fell to the ground. Grandma Rong kicked out. Island Master Yang subconsciously dodged and turned around to run away.
Grandma pulled out the knife and threw it casually. The tip of the knife passed through her chest. She was already dead and could not die anymore.
"Miss……"
"Throw it out," Mrs. Lu sighed softly and said, "Send someone to deliver a message to the bearded guest and tell him that if such a fool appears in front of me again, don't blame me for turning against him and settling the score with him!"
"Understood." Nanny Rong responded, walked over, picked up Island Master Yang by the back of his neck, and carried him out.
Mrs. Lu looked at the moonlight outside the window and murmured: "It's too risky. My son, why can't he get rid of his impulsiveness after going through so many things?"
…
In the guest house in Prince Qi's mansion, Li You and others had already seen the movement outside through the cracks in the door and windows. They were frightened when they saw piles of hay everywhere, and they did not dare to come out at the moment. They just wanted to wait for Island Master Yang to lead his troops to rescue them.
, but there was no movement after he left, and he couldn't help but secretly cursed that outsiders were really unreliable. He peeked through the crack in the door and saw that some guards from Prince Qi's Mansion were coming, but they only surrounded people in the outer circle but did not attack.
Li You was so angry that he flew into a rage.
"What on earth are these dogs killing talents doing?! When I get out of trouble, I will chop you all down!"
At this time, several of the guard leaders whom he had scolded as incompetent were arguing with each other in a large room on the side.
The issue they debated was not how to rescue King Qi, but whether to submit to the imperial court.
Although they are all military generals who are not very educated, they are not completely stupid. In fact, they may not have much confidence in the King of Qi taking over the world. However, greed and contentment have blinded their reason. Although it seems that they are not much different now than before, but...
…Now they are acting as generals!
And in the past, they only led troops in the military camp, but now it is not the case. The greedy ones have money, and the greedy ones have bought several houses at once. These are the benefits gained by following the rebellion of King Qi, and they are reluctant to lose them again.
.
However, now that King Qi is trapped, can this farce of rebellion continue?
Yes, there are more soldiers outside than inside. All it takes is a swarm or a few rounds of arrows, and those twenty or so people will definitely die, and King Qi can rescue them. But if this is really done, people can light a fire. Those
Hay can be ignited by a spark. If it bursts into flames, it will be too late to save people. What's the use of a dead King of Qi?
Even if he is rescued, what will happen? Will King Qi's rebellion really succeed?
Greed and reason were fighting each other in their hearts, and everyone was a little wavering.
"Everyone, I am not willing to give up everything now! But now that we have given up the dark side and surrendered to the imperial court, we can at least save our lives. I follow King Qi and my strength is exhausted. If I continue to follow him, I will lose my life.
How can we have the chance to enjoy everything that you and I are reluctant to give up now?"
While everyone was discussing, suddenly, there was a noise outside the door. A group of athletes in black hurried over, and their momentum was extraordinary. Some people recognized that these athletes were the servants of the distinguished guest in the Wangfu Courtyard, but they had not seen it before.
There are so many people. If Wu Yangyang looks over, there must be a hundred and eighty of them, right?
"Are you here to help?" Everyone hesitated, but before they could ask, a voice came over: "Where is King Qi?"
"Why is it a woman?"
When they saw who was coming, everyone silently retracted these words in their hearts. This is not a woman, she looks like a living Vajra.
I saw Grandma Rong dressed up all over, with two axes hanging on each side. If it weren't for the bulge on her chest, at first glance, it would have seemed like Cheng Yaojin had arrived.
These people are definitely enough to deal with the twenty or so people inside. If they are allowed to rescue people, the generals will hesitate in vain. People can only understand their own hearts when they are most urgent.
The generals of Da Qi finally made a very difficult decision!
You have to abandon the darkness and surrender to the light, you can't follow King Qi to death!
"Brothers, we can't hesitate any longer. If we let them rescue King Qi, we won't be able to look back. It doesn't matter whether we die or not, we have enjoyed it. Think about your children and their parents. You want them all to become rebels."
Thief?"
"no!"
Everyone's decision was surprisingly unanimous. They opened the door and came out, met Nanny Rong, and said: "Your distinguished guest, stop here——"
Before she could finish her words, Grandma Rong laughed ferociously and swung the ax once, causing the speaker to break into two halves.
"What are you doing? Someone is here!"
The generals were panic-stricken. Some of them did not even forget to draw their own weapons. They did not even utter a few screams before they were wiped out by the men in black brought by Grandma Rong.
Dozens of corpses lay scattered on the ground. At this point, in the entire back house of Prince Qi's Mansion, all those who could hold a sword, except for a few people trapped in the guest house, were all exhausted. There were also Prince Qi's people in the front yard.
, but there was a strict order before that no one could enter or exit the palace at will. Even if there were noises outside, they would not dare to come in without a military order.
All the guards in the front yard gathered near the corridor at the junction of the front and back yards. They stretched their necks one by one to look inside, but it was useless. There was a screen wall blocking them. They could only hear the sound but could not see the scene inside. The morale of the guards was
Clearly depressed.
It’s no wonder that when the King of Qi rebelled and proclaimed himself emperor, no matter how powerful he was, his morale was quite high at that time. When a big event happens, people’s blood is always hot, not to mention that these strong-blooded people can easily
A bewildered young man.
But after the King of Qi came to the throne, he just closed the city gate and began to dream of being an emperor. After a long time, people will inevitably calm down. But now we have encountered this kind of thing again, the King of Qi who established himself as the emperor.
We haven't even left the city yet and we are already trapped. This is so frustrating.
Li Mu also heard the screams outside. But his manpower was limited and he was worried about fraud, so he did not dare to send people to watch. Everyone stood back to back, looking outside while watching inside, holding torches in their hands, planning to
Once someone rushes over, throw the torch out and risk your life!
After Grandma Rong had finished cleaning up the body, it was already getting dark. Mrs. Lu took a nap, woke up just in time, freshened herself up, and strolled over from the side house as if visiting her own yard.
Nanny Rong, who was dressed in military uniform and whose bloody aura had not yet dissipated, came forward to greet her. She bowed and said, "Miss, there are a lot of firewood piled inside. It seems that the Marquis of Luoyang is really planning to risk his life."
"Impulsive!" Mrs. Lu said with some disappointment, but there was still admiration in her eyes. It was obvious that Li Mu's behavior was not evaluated in her heart as she said on her lips.
"Huh?"
Li Mu finally couldn't help it, and went to the inside of the guest house wall to eavesdrop on the sounds outside. He happened to hear Aunt Rong and Mrs. Lu talking, and couldn't help but frown.
You heard it right, it was indeed them!
Li Mu is not afraid of Mrs. Lu. He is confident that no matter what the situation, as long as he reveals his identity, Mrs. Lu will not be able to do anything to him. This is the reason why he dares to sneak into Qizhou City unscrupulously.
But he still didn't intend to recognize this mother: "So it's you! Mrs. Lu, long time no see!"
"My ears work very well." Mrs. Lu shook her head helplessly and talked to Li Mu, "Long time no see, Lord Marquis."
"Ma'am, it's easy for me to guess. I originally thought that so much food would be used if it wasn't for fighting with me. Now everything is revealed. Madam's plan is far-reaching. But I can't figure it out. Madam
What a smart man, why would he do such a stupid thing? You wouldn't think that just with the land of Qizhou, such a few troops, such a small amount of money and food, you can overthrow the Tang Dynasty, right? Not to mention that the Tang Dynasty has millions of soldiers,
Just say that among the generals in the court, even if someone comes out, there is no one like Qizhou who can resist him, how ridiculous it is!"
"Is it ridiculous?" Mrs. Lu had a smile on her face. She was obviously very happy chatting with Li Mu: "I don't think it's ridiculous. Although Qizhou only has one state, Jisi Hall has the wealth of the world.
"There is no shortage of money and food at all. Even if the imperial court besieges Qizhou from now until next year, I can guarantee that not a single person will starve to death here."
"Also, my silly girl may have told you a lot about the details of Jisitang, but let me tell you, she doesn't know everything. Who said there is no one in Jisitang? I haven't run it in vain for the past ten years.
, I have people all over the Central Plains, in every state, prefecture, and county. Once the situation is established, we still don’t know who will win?”
Yo?
Li Mu was a little speechless, thinking how could a person of such age be so naughty. And this is not the time to be naughty, your partner is almost dead!
"Madam, let's not talk about who will win. I really don't understand. What's the benefit of all your efforts? Have you found your son?"
Mrs. Lu thought to herself, I found it, isn't it you? But she didn't say it out loud, and said: "Son, I haven't found it yet. But it doesn't matter, you still have to do what you need to do. It seems like I can't get anything from you.
Benefits, but do you know how much I hate Li Shimin? My husband died at his hands, and my son was separated because of him! I don’t need any benefits. He is not living well, and he is living a miserable life, so I will get benefits.
I’m happy! I didn’t make this fuss in vain!”
"Madam, this is a little unreasonable for you." Li Mu couldn't help but said: "It's true that your husband died because of him. But your son was not separated because of him, wasn't your son killed?"
"
Just after he said the word "Qiu", Li Mu suddenly realized that he had lost his words and hurriedly stopped. But Mrs. Lu had heard it so clearly that her heart was about to jump out!
How did he know?!
He knows it all!
Then why doesn't he recognize me?
Three thoughts came one after another, and Mrs. Lu almost fainted. Tears instantly flowed out, and she felt miserable in her heart: "My son, after all, he still hates me, otherwise how could he not recognize each other and pretend not to know me?"