Chapter 93 Kill without mercy
Youzhou City is very lively.
It was as lively as a border market that had just opened after half a year. There were many newcomers in Youzhou City, wearing armor and carrying bows and knives, riding horses and rampaging.
There are camps everywhere outside the city.
Because of Wang Junkuo's fishing, and also because of Wang Lishe's suggestion, Li Yuan's great cause of rebellion has officially kicked off.
In order to make himself more majestic, he even added the title of a rebellious general to himself, and built a mansion in Youzhou City to enlist subordinate officials. He appointed Wang Junkuo as the governor of the left leader, Wang Shen as the governor of the right leader, and Wang Lishe as the chief historian.
Li Yuan was proud of the spring breeze, and gave rewards to all the people who came to follow him. Youzhou was originally an important border defense town of the imperial court, and the front line of Hebei's defense against the Turks, so there were a lot of food, grass and equipment here, and Li Yuan directly opened a warehouse to distribute it.
The six armies were set up under the general's mansion, and Wang Junkuo and Wang Shen each led the three armies, both commanding their old troops. Then Li Yuan listened to Wang Lishe's advice and unified Su Lie, the old troops that Dou Jiande and Liu Heita had come to vote for, into his three internal armies.
Li Yuan held a grand banquet in the General's Mansion, and was going to invite all the people and generals to join in the grand event.
Because of Su Lie's prestige, and the fact that he brought 5,000 elites here this time, he is considered a powerful force among all walks of life, so Li Yuan specially added Su Lie to the post of Sima in the General's Palace and asked him to come Command the three armies. All of a sudden, he was mentioned as the core position of the rebel army.
"Tonight, all the anti-thief leaders in and outside of Youzhou City will gather in the Governor's Mansion for a banquet." Su Lie informed Qin Lang of the news after seeing Li Yuan come back.
On one side, Cui Dunli had just finished taking a bath, and was eating Hesai with a bucket of rice, looking like a starved ghost reincarnated.
Su Lie was a little contemptuous.
"Sanlang, the Metropolitan Government's Mansion is very guarded tonight, and it will be difficult for us to accomplish anything with just two hundred people."
Qin Lang poured Cui Dunli a cup of tea first, "Cui Sima eat slowly, don't swallow."
"Did Wang Junkuo hear anything?"
"Wang Lishe told me a lot of information about Wang Junkuo's movements, but there was nothing unusual." Dou Hongxian replied.
Qin Lang shook his head.
"No, it's impossible. Wang Junkuo has always been vicious and cunning. Li Yuan's rebellion seems to be very lively, but anyone with a little brain knows that Li Yuan can't succeed. There is no reason why Wang Junkuo would die with him. I always think that , this is a conspiracy."
"Conspiracy?"
"Wang Junkuo is cheating Li Yuan! He deliberately instigated Li Yuan to rebel."
"But they are in-laws, what good does it do him?" Over there, Cui Dunli couldn't help interjecting after finishing a bucket of rice.
Qin Lang's daring to say this is the result of combing his memories. Wang Junkuo was an extremely powerful general in the Wu De Dynasty, and he also won the trust of Li Yuan. His appreciation for him is no less than Qin Qiong, even higher than Qin Qiong.
In history, after Li Shimin succeeded to the throne, Wang Junkuo's rewards were far higher than Qin Qiong's, but he did not participate in the Xuanwu Gate Change, and his rewards were equal to Li Yuan's.
Now Wang Junkuo has become Li Yuan's left-handed governor. There is no doubt that either history has changed, or Wang Junkuo has been waiting for an opportunity to kill Li Yuan.
The mantis catches the cicada, the oriole follows.
"Li Yuan rebelled, and then Wang Junkuo righteously exterminated his relatives, and killed Li Yuan to put down the rebellion?" Qin Lang asked.
"Wang Junkuo is so shameless?"
"It's not surprising given his consistent behavior."
Dou Hongxian said bluntly, "Whether he is cheating Li Yuan or not, we will treat him as a real rebel. Didn't Li Yuan already appoint him as the governor of the left collar? It means that he has also participated in the conspiracy. Let's take the lead Let's kill them together!"
"If you can do this, then am I not a villain like Wang Junkuo?" Qin Lang asked back.
If Qin Lang did this, it would be intentional murder.
Although no matter whether it is in the court or in the army, when the power struggle is fierce, all kinds of methods are used, which is even more limitless.
But doing so will leave a handle, which will be a hidden danger in the future.
"Keep an eye on Wang Junkuo!"
"Why are you hesitating, just kill them together!" Dou Hongxian looked at the very kind sister-in-law next door, but what she said was astonishing.
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With the help of Wang Lishe, a 25-year-old boy, Dou Hongxian and the others quickly discovered Wang Junkuo's change.
"Wang Junkuo has been mobilizing troops secretly. He is going to attack Wang Shen, and I guess he will attack us next after he kills Wang Shen." Su Lie came back to report.
"Sure?"
"Although he acts secretly, as long as he analyzes carefully, he will not be wrong." Su Lie replied, after all, he is a veteran of the army for more than ten years.
After careful analysis, Wang Junkuo’s plan of action was already guessed. First, he took the opportunity to raid Wang Shen’s mansion to kill Wang Shen, and then killed Li Yuan, along with Su Lie and the former Dou Jiande’s subordinates.
"The action is just before the banquet tonight!"
"Sure enough, there is really no good banquet." Qin Lang thought for a long time, "Since Wang Junkuo has been planning for a long time, it means that he just wants to cheat Li Yuan and not rebel. Forget it. I will write a letter to Wang Junkuo now In the past, explain your identity, let's put down the rebellion together tonight!"
Qin Lang finally made this decision.
Firstly, Wang Junkuo really did not plan to rebel, but was just cheating people. Second, Wang Junkuo had planned it long ago. His arrows were on the line. He was strong and had many soldiers. Qin Lang and others had 200 people. .
In any case, now Wang Junkuo is the dignified left leader general, Peng Guogong, if there is no real evidence of his rebellion, if he kills a general of this level without authorization, Qin Lang will not be able to explain it to the court after the investigation.
As for not choosing to watch the fire from the other side, it was because he was worried that Wang Junkuo would accidentally injure his troops after making a move.
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Wang Junkuo is putting on his armor.
The night banquet is coming soon, but he is wearing armor and sword.
A soldier presents a letter.
Wang Junkuo took it and opened it suspiciously, and after a few glances, his eyes were already full.
"Grandfather?"
"Unexpectedly, someone came to take the credit. I worked hard to plant trees, but others came to pick peaches."
"who?"
Wang Junkuo handed the letter to his son, "That maidservant Qin Qiong gave birth to a bastard."
"Qin San'er? Has he come to Youzhou?"
Wang Junkuo narrowed his eyes.
At such a time, Qin Lang, who is the governor of the town, came to Youzhou, and he came secretly, which undoubtedly revealed a lot of information.
Cui Dunli had already come to Youzhou to announce the decree before.
After much deliberation, he felt that Qin Lang was here to grab the credit and pick the peaches.
He worked hard to instigate Li Yuan to rebel, the fruit was ripe, Qin Lang immediately stretched out his hand. The letter said nicely, let's work together to put an end to the chaos.
"Why?" Wang Yongan asked.
Yeah, why? Just because he is Qin Shubao's son, because he is the princess of Changle?
A boy who is only sixteen years old, but also wants to be equal to him?
I fought for more than ten years before I achieved this feat. I won this title and official position. I was truly able to go to the Zhu Kingdom. Tang, who had tens of thousands of troops to vote, had the honor of going to the Zhu Kingdom. But he, Qin San'er, was awarded the Zhu Kingdom just because he hugged the new crown prince's thigh?
Now Wang Junkuo is not only annoyed that Qin Lang has come to grab credit, he is also worried, when Qin Lang sneaked into Youzhou, does he know more?
Does he know that he instigated Li Yuan's rebellion?
If this matter leaks out, then not only will he have no merit in the end, but he will also be sentenced to death.
Thinking of this, Wang Junkuo couldn't help showing a fierce look.
"Grandfather?"
"Go and tell the brethren, change the target, divide the troops into two groups, except the one to kill Wang Shen according to the established plan, and divide a part of the troops to follow me to kill Qin Lang!"
Wang Yongan was shocked.
"Grandfather?"
"Do nothing but do nothing." Wang Junkuo snatched the letter from his son and burned it to ashes on the fire, "We are going to kill Su Lie and Dou Hongxian, the remnants of Dou Jiande. Among the remnants."
After killing Qin Lang, no one will take credit for him, and he no longer has to worry about his conspiracy being leaked.
Night has not yet fallen, and there is still a ray of sunlight in the west.
Hundreds of soldiers rushed out of Wang Junkuo's mansion, and the soldiers were divided into two groups.
All the way to the North Yanzhou Inspector Wang Shen's mansion, Wang Junkuo personally led the team all the way to the mansion where Su Lie lived in the east of the city.
Qin Lang was waiting for Wang Junkuo's reply, but he couldn't wait.
Finally, Lin San urgently reported that two teams of soldiers had been killed in Wang Junkuo's mansion, all the way to Wangshen mansion in the north of the city, and all the way to himself in the east of the city.
"How many soldiers?"
"At least five hundred. Wang Junkuo led the team himself. I saw him lead the team on horseback with a sword in his armor."
Those who come are not good, and those who are kind will not come.
"It seems that Wang Junkuo wants to kill me too." Qin Lang concluded.
Wei Zheng was shocked.
"Impossible, since you have already sent him a letter to reveal your identity, how dare Wang Junkuo? Unless he is really determined to plot against Li Yuan!"
It is really impossible for a normal person to do this, but Wang Junkuo did it.
Qin Lang didn't think that Wang Junkuo was really against Li Yuan. He believed that Wang Junkuo just wanted to kill him. As for why, whether he didn't want to share the credit with him or was afraid that he would know something, he didn't know yet, but what he knew was that, A rascal and ruthless person like Wang Junkuo can really do anything.
He could instigate his father-in-law to rebel, so naturally he wouldn't mind killing Qin Huailiang by mistake.
"What should I do?" Wei Zheng asked, the scholar was also a little panicked, who would have expected Wang Junkuo to act so unreasonably.
Qin Lang just smiled slightly.
"What is there to be afraid of? Soldiers will block you, and water will flood you! Tell the brothers, you are ready to work. Today, whoever dares to break into this house will not be pardoned!"
There are 200 troops in this house, including Mingzhou government soldiers, Su Lie and Dou Hongxian's former troops, Qinlang Town Fusi's troops, and Qin family's family soldiers.
If you really want to work hard, no one is afraid of anyone.
"Go to Wang Lishe right away and tell Wang Junkuo that he has turned his back on him. He will kill Wang Shen and Su Lie together, and then kill the king to ask the court for credit, and ask him to report to the king to open the city gate immediately and lead us out of the city. The soldiers and horses come in to put down the chaos!" Qin Lang gave Wei Zheng a mission.
"Tonight, let him mess up!"
"Come here, put on armor for the Prime Minister!"
Qin Yong, Qin Yong, Liu Jiu, Lin San, Su Lie, Dou Hongxian\\Cheng Mingzhen and other leaders are guarding the house gate and courtyard wall, and are ready to fight!
"When you see the rebel Wang Junkuo, you will be killed without mercy. Whoever wins Wang Junkuo's head will be rewarded with a hundred taels of gold!"
(end of this chapter)