Chapter nine hundred and sixty-one preventive measures
After Huo Xianming and Dou Wenchang read the note, they exchanged glances. They were both a little confused. What could a name on the note mean?
"Brother Ju, do you have no other clues besides the note?" Dou Wenchang asked.
Ju Wenzhen said bitterly: "The guards were too cruel and beat the young eunuch who delivered the message to death. Xu Shiqi hanged himself again. The only two clues were cut off."
"What about the Queen Mother?"
Huo Xianming asked gloomily: "What does she know?"
"I've asked her, but she doesn't know anything. Of course she won't admit that Xu Shiqi is dead. I can't beat her to the 50th!"
"This is not necessary. I guess she thinks Li Wanrong is loyal to her."
"But who is this note for?"
Dou Wenchang's gaze shot towards Ju Wenzhen like a cold arrow, "Brother Ju, what's your judgment?"
"I think... I suspect that this note was for Guo Song. Guo Song publicly announced that he had received the Queen Mother's order to serve as king. It was probably the secret order sent by Xu Shiqi. We ignored him."
Huo Xianming nodded, "It's most likely for Guo Song, but will Li Wanrong be loyal to the Queen Mother? I don't think that if he was loyal to the Queen Mother, our lives would have been lost long ago. This is just the Queen Mother's wishful thinking.
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Dou Wenchang thought for a while and said: "But now is an extraordinary period, we have to be more careful."
Ju Wenzhen struck with his fist and said, "Dou Weng is right. It is better to believe that there is something than to believe that it is not there. We should strike first and kill Li Wanrong."
"no!"
Huo Xianming objected: "Li Wanrong cannot be touched. He has too many minions. If he is touched, it will cause a mutiny in the army. We must handle this matter safely."
Huo Xianming walked a few steps with his hands behind his back: "Assign him to the rear army, responsible for blocking Guo Song's pursuers. If he is willing to follow, then we can use him again. If he doesn't come, we will not lose anything."
Ju Wenzhen said a little anxiously: "He has ten thousand troops. If the ten thousand troops don't follow, our losses will be too great."
"Don't worry, the rear army only has 5,000 troops, and they are all natives of Xichuan. They had no intention of following us, so they simply left them to Li Wanrong. Moreover, Jingnan Jiedu Commander Liu Pi also had 15,000 troops, food and grass
It's enough. When we get to Jingnan, Guo Song won't be able to catch up."
Dou Wenchang also agreed with Huo Xianming's handling method. Li Wanrong was too senior to act rashly. He appointed him as the governor of the rear army. When he arrived in Zigui, he killed his men and seized the military power of the other five thousand troops.
Dou Wenchang added: "But there is one thing. We can't wait until tomorrow. We will set out overnight tonight!"
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Zhang Yun paced back and forth uneasily in the inn room with his hands behind his hands. Yang Xiuying had already gone to Xu Shiqi, but there was no response. Zhang Yun felt very passive. This was something he had never experienced since he became the scout commander. Zhang Yun had a feeling
Inexplicable anxiety, even though he reminded himself to calm down, this feeling of anxiety still kept arising.
This feeling of anxiety came from the news he had just received. The eunuchs were leaving tonight, and he didn't have any clue yet.
At this time, Zhang Yunruo felt something. He turned around suddenly and saw a cold light flying towards him. He was shocked and rolled over without thinking, avoiding the attack of the cold light.
He didn't have time to see the attacking object, so he drew his sword and chased outside the hall. There was no one outside the hall. There was a big tree outside the front wall, its branches and leaves were swaying slightly, and the people had disappeared.
Zhang Yun stared at it for a long time, then turned around and took a closer look. It turned out to be a flying knife nailed to a wooden pillar in the lobby, with a letter inserted on it.
Zhang Yun quickly took down the letter and saw that there was only one sentence in the letter, 'Xu Shiqi is dead, go find Li Wanrong.'
Zhang Yun nodded silently, he knew who sent this letter to him.
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The military camp was busy packing up items, and everyone felt heavy-hearted. Last night, we saw soldiers fleeing from all camps of the Shence Army. More than 4,000 soldiers fled.
Huo Xianming and Dou Wenchang were furious about this today. They transferred Li Wanrong to be the commander-in-chief of the rear army. His five battalions were reduced to three battalions, and the other two battalions were assigned to another Jiedushi Shen Quan. After this adjustment, Li Wanrong's military strength It was actually reduced to 5,000 men, while Shen Quan's troops increased to 15,000 men.
Huo Xianming also realized that this would not work, and appointed his close friend Deng Weigong to replace Zhu Yao as the military governor. He also commanded 5,000 troops as the front army, barely balancing the relationship between the three military governors.
Although the eunuchs found various reasons to weaken Li Wanrong's military power and acted cautiously, lest Li Wanrong notice it, Li Wanrong still felt the eunuch group's distrust of him. Obviously, what he said to the Queen Mother a few months ago might have Fermentation has begun.
Li Wanrong was very cautious these days and did not dare to step out of the camp. He was very aware of the vicious and cruel methods of the eunuchs. Once he left the camp, he could easily be plotted by the other party.
Li Wanrong was also very anxious. Of course he wanted to submit a petition to Guo Song, so that he and his descendants could board the big ship of Guo Song, but he had been unable to contact Guo Song's people. He believed that Guo Song's people were in Chongqing. State, but where are they?
Just as Li Wanrong was pacing anxiously back and forth in the tent, a soldier reported outside the tent: "To report to the general, someone outside the camp came to see him, saying that he was sent by the eldest brother of the general to deliver a message."
Li Wanrong was startled. His eldest brother had been dead for more than ten years. Who would he send to deliver the letter?
He suddenly realized something and quickly asked: "What does the person who sent the letter look like?"
"General Qizhen is a man in his thirties. He is tall and looks like a soldier."
"Invite him in!"
Li Wanrong vaguely realized that the person coming might be the person he was waiting for, but he was also afraid that the person coming was an assassin sent by the eunuch. He also made some preparations and ordered his two sons to be found together.
Not long after, a tall man was brought into the tent, and the soldiers reported: "We came to confirm that the other party did not bring weapons!"
"You all go down!"
The soldiers retreated one after another, leaving only Li Wanrong, his father and his son, and one visitor in the tent.
The person coming was none other than Zhang Yun. He had no time to beat around the bush and simply came to visit Li Wanrong. He saw that Li Wanrong was fully armed, with weapons on the table and at hand. The two young men behind him were holding swords and looking at him warily. Own.
"General Li thinks I am an assassin from the Eunuch Party?" Zhang Yun said with a slight smile.
"Who are you?" Li Wanrong asked.
"Have you ever heard of General Zhang Yun of the Jin Army, General Li?"
"You are... the scout commander Zhang Yun?" Li Wanrong said in shock.
Zhang Yun nodded, "Exactly!"
"What proof do you have?" Li Wanrong asked cautiously.
Zhang Yun glanced at the two people behind him, and Li Wanrong immediately explained: "They are dogs, there is no problem!"
Zhang Yun took out a gold medal from his arms and put it on the table, then turned the gold medal over. Li Wanrong glanced at the gold medal. On the front was Zhang, the commander of the scout battalion, and on the back was the second-level cavalry general.
The gold medal is thick and beautifully made, not something made temporarily to bluff people.
"General Zhang, please put it away!"
Zhang Yun put away the gold medal, and Li Wanrong introduced his two sons to him, "This is the eldest son Li Nai, who is currently serving as the judge of the Shence Army. Over there is the second son Li Yan, who is currently the general of Huben Lang in the third battalion of the Shence Army."
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The two of them came forward to give gifts to Zhang Yun. Zhang Yun knew it well and introduced his two sons to him as soon as they met, which showed Li Wanrong's expectations for him.
The two guests sat down separately. Zhang Yundao said: "His Royal Highness the King of Jin has studied the general's resume. He said that the general should be a very accomplished general. Why are you willing to be controlled by the eunuchs?"
Li Wanrong was surprised, "Has His Royal Highness the King of Jin studied me?"
"General Li is a key figure in the Shence Army. How could His Highness the King of Jin not care?"
Li Wanrong was happy and worried at the same time. It was certainly a good thing for His Highness the King of Jin to pay attention to him, but he had also done a lot of things against his will in recent years. I'm afraid His Highness the King of Jin also knew about it. For example, he killed the old general Hun Yao, who was an army under his command.
Dry.
Zhang Yun saw his worries, waved his hands and said: "We will talk about the past things later. Now His Highness the King of Jin is most concerned about the safety of the emperor and the empress. He hopes to keep them and no longer be held hostage by the eunuchs. This requires
General Lee has his full support."
Li Wanrong pondered for a while and said: "Now the eunuch group is very wary of me. They have reduced my army by half and transferred me to the commander of the rear army. In fact, it is to prevent me from coming into contact with the empress. If there is more time, I can still deploy
, but time is too tight now, they are leaving tonight, leaving us with not many opportunities."
Zhang Yun asked: "How do they plan to leave?"
"Of course, it travels both by water and land. All kinds of property and key personnel go by boat, while the army walks on the shore. The eunuch group, the emperor and the officials all go by boat. At present, they have raised more than 300 thousand-stone ships and they are moored on the riverside.
All the money has been loaded onto the ship, and we are just waiting for people to get on the ship before setting off."
Zhang Yun thought for a moment and then asked: "Is it possible that all the soldiers and officials are willing to follow the eunuchs eastward?"