On the other hand, after Guan Cong sneaked into Luoyi, he made some inquiries quietly at first, and finally identified one of them - Sikong Yan of Luoyi.
This Sikong Yan was the man in charge of Chengzhou Baigong. It is said that the reason why Wang Zichao was able to lead his old troops and hundreds of workers to suddenly attack at the funeral of King Zhou Jing was because of this person's great contribution.
However, Sikong Yan acted cautiously. Although he did many things in secret, he never showed up in person.
Even though the previous uprising of Wang Zichao was the most unsuccessful, Sikong Yan was still able to protect himself and gathered the hundreds of workers again, preserving this power from the people for Wang Zichao.
After the previous rebellion of Baigong, Danqi was no longer very confident about these Baigong. But the so-called law does not punish everyone, but there are actually too many of them, and they are involved in all walks of life in Luoyi. If a large-scale liquidation of them is carried out, I am afraid it will only cause chaos in Luoyi.
After all, he had just elected the new King of Zhou. As Gong Jian said, at this juncture, he must cherish his own feathers and would not dare to go too far in anything.
Therefore, he did not settle the scores and hold Baigong accountable. He only kept a close watch on him and simply comforted him.
After seeing Sikong Yan, Guan Cong said nothing and only handed over the slip handed over to him by the prince. After Sikong Yan finished reading, he threw the slip directly into the heater next to him without saying a word.
"I wonder how your Royal Highness is doing now?"
"Your Highness has now taken over the capital, and defeated Gong Jian and Gan Loi. The situation is great! Otherwise, Shan Qi would not have been afraid and left Luoyi with King Zhou!"
When Sikong Yan heard this, he closed his eyes calmly and couldn't help but be silent for a while.
"Since the last defeat, the people in the city have not been feeling well. Although they have not been liquidated by Danqi, most of them have been closely monitored. This move... I'm afraid it will be difficult!"
After watching and listening, he said calmly:
"Your Excellency, you have thought carefully, and the current situation is indeed like this. But since the single flag has left Chengzhou, it has been taken away with the King of Zhou. Although there is some defense in the city, it must be empty. We just need to be careful and take things by surprise. , it will definitely have a miraculous effect! The only thing we are worried about now is not the defenders here, but the Shan family’s soldiers stationed in the city!"
It’s true to say that this is true.
I think that when King Jing of Zhou Dynasty was still alive, the main reason why he finally chose to go far away from the near and planned to take advantage of the hunting opportunity to kill Shan Qi was because he was afraid of the private soldiers under the Shan family who were entrenched in Luoyi.
After all, the Shan family has been operating in Luoyi for a long time, and the power hidden in the city is quite strong.
Even if King Zhou Jing is a king, it is impossible for him to choose to punish the Shan family in Luoyi City.
And all this is enough to show how powerful Shan's energy is in Luoyi.
Sikong Yan hesitated for a moment, then slowly said:
"We are all willing to serve His Highness the Prince. I think that Shan Qi's previous actions are really excessive. The people in the country are not blind, so they can't stand him. It's just... As you just said, the Shan family's private soldiers can It’s not something to be underestimated!”
"I have already planned this. I can entangle Baigong and other countrymen. After the mutiny, I will go directly to attack the Shan family's ancestral court. As the saying goes, if you attack the ancestral court, you must save it. If you attack the Shan family's ancestral court, the private soldiers raised by it will definitely come to rescue you. By then, , we can rely on the danger to fight against it. If we can succeed, then the entire Zhou Dynasty can fall into our hands. If not, we can directly evacuate Luoyi from the corridor behind the ancestral temple that connects to its mausoleum!"
When Sikong Yan heard this, he hurriedly stepped forward and covered Guan Cong's mouth:
"This matter is no small matter and requires caution..."
Guan Cong understood what he meant, so he whispered:
"Your Excellency, why don't you name a few trustworthy people? If it is inconvenient for you to come forward, I will contact you from them. Even if something happens, I will not make things difficult for you."
Seeing that Guan Cong was brave and knowledgeable, Sikong Yan sneaked into the city alone, which showed his courage. Besides, he was quite understanding of human nature, so he nodded:
"That being the case, you can act accordingly!"
So, Sikong Yan took a bamboo slip that had been prepared from his sleeve and handed it to Guan Cong, telling him to just contact these people. These people were all whom he had already trusted, and they also had quite a reputation among the workers.
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And just when Guan Cong was in contact with these people in secret, an accident happened unexpectedly!
At this moment, the news of the defeat of the battle in Luoyi suddenly came out. On the other hand, Shanqi ordered him to be taken directly to Chengzhou and burned to death in public in the market.
This move was indeed quite a deterrent, and even Sikong Yan was a little scared.
Guan Cong knew that the workers were now uneasy and were afraid that the incident would be exposed directly. So he decided to attack in advance and directly mobilize the existing workers to gather at Shan's ancestral court. Sikong Yan also knew that his identity would be exposed sooner or later, so he simply acted together with Guan Cong.
After all the workers were gathered, they suddenly launched an attack on Shan's ancestral court.
Fortunately, these people are involved in a wide range of people, it can be said that they are all kinds of people, and most of them are extremely hard-working and have extremely determined personalities. The combat effectiveness is not low, and he quickly entered the Shan family's ancestral court.
However, Shan's private soldiers are also well-trained. After all, these people were all managed by Shan Qi with great pains. It can be said that they are all brave people. They came after hearing the inquiry, and immediately killed each other with the hundreds of workers.
Baigong had no choice but to resist with all his strength, but neither Sikong Yan nor Guan Cong were good at leading troops in battle. Seeing that he couldn't resist, he could only retreat further and further into the ancestral court.
Baigong suffered heavy casualties, and the defenders of Chengzhou also heard the news and rushed over to kill them. Seeing that Baigong mutinied, the entire army was about to be annihilated.
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Fortunately, Guan Cong had already anticipated that this move would be difficult to succeed, so he reserved an escape route. He directly led a hundred workers to quickly open the corridor leading to Shan's mausoleum, and they all used this to withdraw from Luoyi.
After Shan's generals learned the news, they also led their troops to pursue him to the east gate. However, Guan Cong and Sikong Yan had already fled far away with Baigong, and he did not dare to pursue them in the dark, so he had to give up.
Sikong Yan and Guan Cong fled to Dongyu overnight. At this time, Sun Wu and Fan Li joined forces and had just captured Qianyi.
When the scouts came to report to Sun Wu, they said that a mutiny among the workers suddenly occurred in Chengzhou. Sun Wu knew that Guan Cong must have taken action, so he immediately hurried back to Dongyu to respond.
Sun Wu led Bai Shiqi non-stop all the way, and finally picked up Guan Cong halfway. Sun Wu covered the rear of his palace. Seeing that there were no pursuers behind him, he followed Guan Cong and others into the east enclosure.
After everyone calmed down, Guan Cong introduced Sikong Yan to Sun Wu. After hearing this, Sun Wu cupped his hands and said:
"I have met Lord Sikong at the end. In fact, since my husband was defeated in the battle, he knew that things would be difficult in Chengzhou. It is a great blessing among misfortunes that the two of you can escape unscathed today."
When Guan Cong heard this, he looked ashamed:
"I have never been able to complete my mission. I am truly ashamed of my lord!"
"No, although the Baigong uprising failed, it also weakened Chengzhou's defense. The two of you have done a great job by eliminating the enemy and increasing our strength. Sir Sikong, please rest assured that the martial arts association will properly arrange these Baigong. After resting, I will escort you to meet His Highness the Prince!"
When Sikong heard this, he had no words. He only raised his hands and bowed to express his gratitude.
