Tian Yue was killed, and someone in Yuancheng immediately used a pigeon letter to notify Wang You, who was far away in his hometown in Bozhou. Wang You was so shocked that he didn't even have time to attend the sacrifice. He took his young son Wang Zhan and rode out of Gaotang County overnight, heading to Dezhou.
escape.
Wang You's wife has passed away and he has only two sons. The eldest son Wang Hong is the magistrate of Pingyuan County, Dezhou, and the second son Wang Zhan is with him.
Of course Wang You could guess that it was Tian Xu who took advantage of the opportunity of the sacrifice to kill his brother to seize the throne. Tian Xu would definitely kill himself next.
The next morning, Wang You and his second son rushed to the county government office of Pingyuan County. His eldest son was the county magistrate here, as well as his grandson and granddaughter. Of course, Wang You took them with him to escape.
When Wang Hong heard that his father and brothers were coming, he quickly came out to greet them.
"Father, what happened?"
Wang Hong was really surprised when he saw that his father was so embarrassed that he came here on the morning of the first day of the first lunar month.
"Don't say anything, just pack your things and run away! If you delay any longer, your life will be gone."
Wang Hong was confused, and his brother Wang Zhan explained: "Tian Yue was killed by his brother Tian Xu. Tian Xu must kill his father, and we can't escape."
Only then did Wang Hong realize that he was also panicked and quickly asked his wife to clean up the belongings.
In the back hall, Wang You was seizing the time to close his eyes and rest his mind. After riding a horse all night, he was also a little exhausted.
At this time, Wang Hong walked up to his father with a cup of tea. He saw that his father was resting. He hesitated for a moment. Wang You opened his eyes slightly and saw his son coming over with tea. He quickly reached out and took the cup.
He took a sip of hot tea, took a long breath, and asked, "Is Zhan'er sleeping?"
Wang Hong nodded, "He was so exhausted that he only ate half of the cake and fell asleep."
"Let's arrange a carriage later! Let Zhan'er continue to sleep in the carriage."
"My child has arranged two carriages!"
Wang Hong hesitated and asked, "Where are we going?"
"Of course, if we go to Jin, stay in Wei or go to Zhu Si, we will all die."
Seeing that his son's eyes were still confused, Wang You smiled and said: "During the negotiation last year, King Jin wrote a letter from Taiyuan to recruit me, but King Wei treated me very well, so I wrote back to King Jin.
I thanked him for his love for me, but I also told him clearly that the King of Wei is here and I don’t want to move. Now that the King of Wei has been killed, I have nowhere to go but to seek refuge with him."
Wang Hong nodded, "Then cross the Yongji Canal from Dezhou. It's frozen now, so it's easy to cross. There are basically no patrol troops."
"I also think about it this way. You can go to Beizhou, and of course you can go to Texas, but I think it's better to go to Cangzhou."
"Father, Cangzhou is a little far away."
Wang You said calmly: "The killers sent by Tian Xu also think so. Even if we cross the border, they will cross the border to hunt us down. So although it is a little further to go to Cangzhou, safety is the most important thing now."
Wang Hong nodded, "I understand, kid."
Half an hour later, Wang You and his family set off in two carriages. They headed northeast and arrived in Nanpi County, Cangzhou three days later.
Nanpi County already belongs to the Jin State. There are two thousand troops stationed here, led by a general named Meng Zhao.
Nanpi County is also a large county, with a population of nearly 100,000, a large city, and a large immigrant population, most of which are the family members of salt workers.
Wang You was indeed a wily man. He was not in a hurry to go to Chang'an. Instead, he rented a large house and hid his family in Nanpi County.
He planned to wait until spring for his family to take a salt ship to Chang'an...
Guo Song received the news of Tian Yue's murder on the third day after Tian Yue was killed, which was the morning of the second day of the Lunar New Year. He immediately ordered all armies in Hebei to enter a state of combat readiness.
Tian Yue's murder was undoubtedly a big deal, but it was not surprising. Guo Song had already discovered Tian Xu's intentions from various intelligences sent from the Yuancheng intelligence point. This should be the third time Tian Xu wanted to kill Tian Yue.
, the first two times failed because Wang You was there, but this time Wang You was not in Yuancheng, Tian Xu finally succeeded by using the sacrifice.
After Tian Yue died, the situation in Hebei would inevitably fall into chaos. Guo Song even suspected that Tian Xu had secretly surrendered to Zhu Si, otherwise how could Li Bao appear in Yuancheng so coincidentally to take the blame.
At this time, a guard reported outside the door, "Your Highness, three counselors have arrived."
Guo Song nodded, "Invite them in!"
Not long after, Pan Liao, Zhang Qiu'an and Du You walked into Guo Song's official room.
"I'm very sorry. On the second day of the Lunar New Year, we invited three people here. A big event happened and we need to invite three people to discuss it."
"Is there still news about Broken Leaf?" Pan Liao asked.
Guo Song shook his head, "King Wei Tian Yue is dead!"
The three of them looked at each other. This news really shocked them. Guo Song waved his hand and said, "Sit down and talk!"
The three of them sat down, and Guo Song handed them the Eagle Letter sent from Yuancheng. This was a compiled document. He sorted through several Eagle Letters sent in succession and came up with a report.
Pan Liao quickly read the report, handed it to Du You, frowned and said, "This shouldn't be an emergency, it must have been planned for a long time!"
"It must have been planned for a long time."
Guo Song said calmly: "Tian Chengsi committed a taboo by appointing his nephew as his heir. How could he be willing to do so with so many sons? In addition, Tian Yue has a woman's heart. It is not surprising that he was backlashed by the clan.
The report clearly states that the situation in Yuancheng is calm, which explains the problem and shows that many people in Wei are waiting for something to happen to Tian Yue."
Zhang Qiu'an and Du You quickly read the report. Du You said: "Whether Zhu Si is supporting Tian Xu behind the scenes is actually easy to judge. As long as Zhu Si is showing off a large-scale attack, then this is Zhu Si helping Tian Xu to control the military."
, Of course, there may be another situation. Zhu Si will take advantage of his plan and simply attack Wei in a large scale. Your Highness, we must be ready for war!"
Guo Song nodded, "I have ordered all armies in Hebei to enter a state of combat readiness."
At this time, a guard outside said: "Your Highness, there is an urgent message from Qinghe County!"
"Bring it in!"
A soldier came in and handed Guo Song a roll of pigeon letters that had not yet been sorted out. It was a red mailbox with the words "Qinghe County" written on it. Guo Song opened the mailbox, took out a roll of paper from it, and slowly
Expand and take a closer look.
He said to the three of them: "Sima Li, the chief general of the Wei army in Beizhou, led an army of 10,000 and surrendered to the Jin army."
Zhang Qiu'an said: "Sima Li is Tian Yue's confidant. When Tian Xu takes power, he is the first to be eradicated. It is natural for Sima Li to surrender in danger, but it also shows that the people in Wei do not believe that Li Bao killed Tian Yue.
, more suspicion is Tian Xu."
"It's not a doubt, it's almost a certainty!"
Du You said: "When Tian Chengsi decided to let his nephew Tian Yue succeed him, many people strongly opposed it, thinking that it would inevitably lead to internal strife among the Tian brothers. For so many years, Tian Yue has been in power, and the Tian brothers have been tossing and buying off generals.
Recruit a private army.
Wang You and I once discussed this issue privately. Wang You told me frankly that except for Tian Yue himself, everyone in the Wei Wang Group believed that the Tian brothers would launch a mutiny. Everyone was trying to persuade Tian Yue to either force Tian Yue to join the rebellion.
Chengsi's sons were all killed or imprisoned, but Tian Yue couldn't bear to kill each other, so once Tian Yue died, his men all knew what happened? If I guessed correctly, Wang You must have also
If you abscond, your other subordinates will flee and won’t wait for Tian Xu to massacre them.”
Pan Liao sighed, "There is a split within the Wei army. How could Zhu Si miss this great opportunity? Even Li Na will come to take a share of the pie."
"You are right, Zhu Si will not support Tian Xu as a puppet, and I believe Tian Xu will not be willing to be controlled by Zhu Si, so directly attacking and annexing Wei is Zhu Si's best choice.
Guo Song walked a few steps with his hands behind his back: "Now that the Yellow River is frozen in winter, it is very convenient for the army to cross the river. Once Zhu Si's army goes north, the progress will be very rapid. We must find an excuse to advance to Xiangzhou first."
Du You rolled his eyes and said, "How about suppressing the bandits!"
"Du Sima is talking about Li Bao from Chiyan Village?"
Du You nodded and Guo Song laughed, "This is a good excuse. Last time I intercepted my salt boat, I haven't settled the score with him yet!"
Speaking of this, Guo Song immediately ordered: "Let Zhang Yun come see me quickly!"
Not long after, Zhang Yun hurried to the palace of the King of Jin. He knelt down on one knee and saluted, "Zhang Yun sees your highness and all the counselors!"
"General Zhang, please get up!"
Guo Song asked him to stand up and handed him the express, "Look at this!"
Zhang Yun looked at the bulletin and sighed slightly: "Zhou Fei really got it right. Tian Yue's defense is at its weakest during the sacrifice."
Guo Song was startled, "He came to report so soon?"
"Reporting to Your Highness, he did not return to Hebei. The day after Your Highness told me, he reported to the military camp and is currently serving as a scout."
"How do you feel about this person?"
Zhang Yun smiled slightly and said: "He will definitely become your right-hand man in a humble position."
Guo Song didn't have time to talk to him about Zhou Fei in detail, so he said to him: "We want to seize Xiangzhou first. Your scout army can use the excuse of suppressing the bandit Li Bao to arrange thousands of troops to enter Xiangzhou. We must act now!"