The mood swings of the generals soon reached Tian Xu's ears. The person who complained to Tian Xu was his brother Tian Hua. After he withdrew his troops from Huaizhou and returned to Yuancheng, instead of being punished, he was praised by military advisor Xu Shize for his ability.
He has an overall view of the overall situation and is good at judging the situation. He strongly recommended Tian Xu to be the defense envoy of Yuancheng.
Tian Xu was indeed moved by Xu Shize's words and appointed his brother Tian Hua as the defense envoy of Yuancheng. However, Tian Hua's inaction in defending the city made Tian Xu very uneasy. On the recommendation of Hu E, Tian Xu finally decided to replace Tian with Fu Lin.
Tian Hua was appointed as the military supervisor instead of Hua's head coach.
The duty of the military supervisor is to observe the morale of the army, examine whether the generals are loyal, supervise whether the generals are taking advantage of bribes and corruption, etc. Therefore, as a supervisor, when there is a commotion among the army generals, Tian Hua will immediately report it to his lord Tian Xu.
Tian Xu's face was very ugly. He hid this matter deeply. He sent his close men to kill Tian Yue's wife, children and mother on the way. How could the news spread? Is there something that slipped through the net?
What made Tian Xu even more irritated was Fu Lin's attitude. What did he mean by 'let's talk about this later?' Did he want to settle accounts with himself in the future?
Tian Xu was upset and pacing back and forth in the lobby with his hands behind his hands. At this time, Tian Hua said cautiously: "If your highness is not sure, you might as well ask Military Master Xu for advice."
Tian Hua and Xu Shize have become allies. With Xu Shize's help, he went from sitting on the bench for more than 20 years to taking power step by step. This is entirely due to Xu Shize. At this time, Xu Shize was left out in the cold.
, how could he stand idly by.
Tian Xu also thought of Xu Shize's various benefits, and more importantly, now that he no longer had the pressure of approaching the city, he began to think about people, and Xu Shize was a master in this area.
Tian Xu nodded and immediately ordered: "Go and ask Military Advisor Xu to come see me!"
After the soldiers left, Tian Xu said to his brother Tian Hua: "I need a list of people who want to settle accounts with me? You must get it for me as soon as possible."
Tian Hua pondered for a moment and said, "Fu Lin should be the first one."
"You can put him on the list, but I want the whole list, got it?"
Tian Hua nodded, said goodbye and took a step forward. As soon as he arrived at the door of the house, he met Xu Shize who was rushing towards him.
Tian Hua quickly pulled him aside and whispered: "Fu Lin's generals want to settle the matter of the murder of Tian Yue's wife, children, and mother."
Of course Xu Shize knew what was going on. Zhang Guangji just right leaked the news that Tian Yue's wife and children had been killed, which aroused the indignation of the military.
"What's Fu Lin's attitude?" Xu Shize asked quietly.
"He said we should put the overall situation first and discuss this matter later."
Xu Shize sneered, Fu Lin was seeking death for her words, but the weight was not enough.
"What is King Wei's attitude?" Xu Shize asked again.
"The King of Wei wants to collect a list of all the generals who oppose him."
Xu Shize nodded and said a few words to Tian Hua. Tian Hua was a little worried and asked, "Is this possible?"
Xu Shize poked his chest with his finger, "Once it happens, no one in your Tian family will survive, including me. If you don't accept it, I will leave Taiyuan tonight. I don't want to die!"
Tian Hua was shocked and nodded quickly: "I understand, I will monitor you closely!"
After Tian Hua left, Xu Shize quickly came to the back hall. He learned about Tian Xu's attitude from Tian Hua. In fact, he guessed the subtle changes in Tian Xu's mood when Tian Xu summoned him.
Xu Shize knew Tian Xu very well, and Tian Xu was extremely suspicious. He would never use Fu Lin, a veteran like Zhao Lun, unless he had to. Now that Zhu Si has withdrawn his troops and there is no longer the worry of siege, Tian Xu begins to worry about Fu Lin.
Lin has taken over the military power.
When he came to the back hall, he saw Tian Xuzheng pacing back and forth in the hall with his hands behind his hands. Xu Shize quickly stepped forward and bowed to salute, "See you, Your Majesty!"
"The military advisor is here, please take a seat quickly!"
Tian Xu's attitude was very cordial, and he did not feel guilty at all for neglecting Xu Shize, as if nothing had happened.
Xu Shize sat down, pretending not to know and asked: "Your Highness, what happened?"
Tian Xu sighed and told Xu Shize about Tian Hua's report. He was a little annoyed and said, "I really don't understand, who leaked this matter?"
Xu Shize pondered for a while and said: "There should be some fish that slipped through the net. I'm not saying that the prince's people let him go deliberately, such as sending his entourage to buy food or arrange accommodation in front of him. Generally speaking, there will be a butler there.
With all the previous arrangements, the assassin ignored this person."
Xu Shize's explanation was very reasonable, and it immediately cleared up Tian Xu's doubts. He suddenly felt enlightened and said bitterly: "In the final analysis, these bastards still failed to do their job well!"
"Your Majesty, things have already happened. There is no point in blaming them. The key is how to solve these two crises?"
Tian Xu was stunned and asked in confusion: "Why are there two crises?"
"Didn't His Highness think of it? One is the crisis of the middle and lower-level generals, and the other is Fu Lin's crisis."
“Aren’t these two crises one crisis?”
Xu Shize shook his head, "The middle and lower-level generals just want an explanation, but I'm afraid Fu Lin is not sure."
Tian Xu was startled and asked urgently: "What do you mean by this?"
"My lord, being humble means that you can do as much as you have the power in your hands. The middle and lower-level generals are dissatisfied, but at most they can only make noises because their power is limited and their power does not allow them to do bigger things.
, but Fu Lin is different, he holds military power, and as long as he wants to, he is fully capable of doing bigger things, such as establishing an independent vassal town."
Xu Shize's last words made Tian Xudeng's face turn pale. After a while, he swallowed and said, "He... will?"
"I don't know if he will, but Li Wujun, Li Xilie, Wu Shaocheng, Li Zhengji and even Zhu Si, everyone once praised them for their loyalty, but what happened? Your Highness, this is the era of feudal rule. Even Han Huang is as loyal as he is.
All the famous ministers of the Tang Dynasty had separatist rule in the south of the Yangtze River. Can Fu Lin be more loyal to His Highness than Han Huang?"
Xu Shize's words were heart-breaking, beating in Tian Xu's heart like morning bells and evening drums. Tian Xu thought of what Fu Lin had said, 'Now the overall situation is more important, and we will talk about this later!' A trace of murderous intent suddenly flashed in his eyes.
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Tian Xu finally made up his mind. He pondered for a moment and said, "Then what should I do now? He holds military power, and I'm worried that if he makes any move, he will strike first."
Xu Shize had already known the case, and said calmly: "Your Majesty can reward the three armies with wine and meat tonight, make the generals drunk, and then deal with them one by one. As for Fu Lin and Zhao Lun, when they reward the three armies,
Invite them to come to the palace to discuss the military situation, and then kill them in the palace, along with their personal soldiers and followers, so that everything will be safe!"
Tian Xu nodded slowly, this plan is indeed good!
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In the evening of that day, Tian Xu rewarded the soldiers with a large amount of wine and meat. Tens of thousands of soldiers were extremely happy, eating meat and drinking as much as they liked.
However, two veteran generals, General Fu Lin and Logistics General Zhao Lun, came to the Palace of the King of Wei. The King of Wei asked them to discuss the military situation and clarify the next personnel arrangements and troop deployment.
The two of them did not realize that there was a difference. This was indeed a problem they urgently needed to solve. Once Zhu Si retreated, Guo Song's Jin army would inevitably move south, and their next defense would be against the Jin army.
The two of them each brought more than a dozen personal guards to Prince Wei's Mansion. Tian Xu's general Li Ying was already waiting for them at the gate of the palace.
Fu Lin turned over and dismounted and asked, "Is Military Advisor Hu here?"
"We're already here. We're discussing the military situation with the prince in the middle hall. We're just waiting for the two generals."
Fu Lin nodded, turned around and said to the soldiers: "Just wait outside!"
Li Ying quickly smiled and said: "Today, the prince's palace is also rewarding the sergeants, and the prince has also arranged for them to have a meal together. Let the brothers in!"
Fu Lin thought about it and agreed, "Then let's go and have something to eat together."
Fu Lin and Zhao Lun entered the palace with a group of soldiers. Li Ying smiled and said: "I will take the brothers to dinner. The prince is waiting in the middle hall. Please invite the two old generals!"
Fu Lin and Zhao Lun were both familiar with the palace. They walked directly through the atrium gate and walked towards the central hall. But when they reached the courtyard, they were stunned. The central hall was dark. Where was the prince waiting for them?
The two looked at each other, wondering what they meant?
At this moment, a scream came faintly, "No!" Fu Lin and Zhao Lun suddenly realized that they had fallen into a trap.
The two men drew their swords and rushed outside at the same time. At this time, the atrium door slammed shut, and a large number of men in black appeared on the eaves, under the corridor, and in the rooms on both sides. There were more than a thousand people. They held military crossbows.
They fired arrows at them together, and the arrows were like rain. Unfortunately, the two veteran generals were loyal to the Wei State and did not die from the enemy's arrows. Instead, they were shot into hedgehogs by their own people, and they were killed immediately.