In Anding City, the sky is overcast with red clouds and snowy sky.
It was already Unity Time, and the city gate would be closed in a quarter of an hour. From the top of the city, the official road was empty, except for the occasional two or three people hurrying on their way.
Dozens of cavalry escorted a carriage from the south. The school captain Lu Ming ordered the soldiers to be on guard and went down to the tower to see what was going on.
Dozens of riders were stopped at the city gate, and the guards came forward to negotiate. Lu Ming saw these people wearing standard leather armor and carrying swords and bows, like military robes. He stepped forward and asked with a smile: "Where do you brothers come from? Why do you want to go to Anding?"
"We are a secretive garrison. We have urgent military information to report to Governor Wang." The guard showed the document he had prepared in advance.
After checking the seal on the cover, Lu Ming ordered them to be let go. He watched the group of people rushing towards the government office, but he had doubts in his heart. Why did the urgent document need to be delivered by these thirty or forty people, and what was in the carriage. The character doesn't look like he's delivering documents, but like he's escorting people in the car.
In the Prefect's Mansion, Wang Hongzheng secretly discussed with Li Qiang. His second brother Wang Zhene wrote a letter telling him that his fourth brother Wang Zun was crazy and wanted to lead an army to pacify the rebellion. He asked him to detain Wang Zun after seeing him and send him to Chang'an to await punishment. .
Li Qiang was cultivated by Wang Zhene. Wang Zhene had secretly told him that he could rely on him as a confidant, so Wang Hong wanted to hear Li Qiang's opinion.
"My brother is really out of his mind with this move," Li Qiang said with a wry smile, "and it puts Governor Wang and the Wang family in danger."
Wang Hong slapped the table hard and cursed: "Second brother is too indulgent to the fourth child. It seems that he did such a ridiculous thing because of that woman. It's really a beauty that is a disaster. The fourth child will die sooner or later." On women.”
Li Qiangxin
Dao, it is not sooner or later, but death in front of your eyes. Kuai En is the lord's confidant and favorite general. Wang Zun delayed the military flight and caused him to be captured. He also tried to lead his army to escape to Anding. How can the lord tolerate him.
Wang Hong gasped and said: "Hongzhi, I think Wang Zun will flee to Anding City, what do you think should be done?"
Li Qiang thought about what else to do. The wisest decision was to capture Wang Zun and send him to Chang'an to wait for disposal according to Wang Zhene's words, which might also preserve the wealth of the Wang family.
Then he thought that if he surrendered to Wang Zhene, he would definitely be affected by this incident. I was afraid that there would be few opportunities for promotion in the army, so he couldn't help but let out a long sigh and remained silent.
Wang Hong asked tentatively: "Hongzhi, Yu and you are like brothers. My second brother regards you as my confidant. If something comes out of my mouth and reaches your ears, do you think my second brother has a chance to stand on his own in Chang'an?"
Li Qiang lowered his voice in horror and said categorically: "A hundred deaths will lead to no life."
Wang Hong breathed a sigh of relief, sat at the table and murmured: "There is nothing more to say."
At this time, a personal attendant hurried into the hall and whispered a few words in Wang Hong's ear. Seeing Wang Hong's expression change, Li Qiang guessed something in his mind and stood up and said: "Prefect Wang, there is something wrong with the foolish army, please leave first."
Wang Hong waved his hand and motioned for him to leave.
After Li Qiang left, the personal attendant took out a letter from his arms. Wang Hong took it and asked in a low voice: "But I have moved into the old Yuepeng store in Dongcheng. Please take people to check around. If there is any Report any news promptly."
The personal attendant took the order and left. Only then did Wang Hong read the letter. The letter was written by Wang Zun, telling him that he was coming and asking Wang Hong to meet him at his convenience.
Wang Hong lit the letter on the lamp and looked at the letter in his hand.
The paper turned into ashes and he sat speechless until it got dark, then he got up and returned to the back house.
Li Qiang came out of the government office lobby, stood outside the hall and looked up at the sky. He was stunned for a while, and then strode towards Sima Mansion.
At the end of the year, Lu Ming changed defenses and came to Sima Mansion. When he saw Li Qiang, he reported to him what happened at the city gate.
Li Qiang frowned and thought for a moment, then said: "Go to the military camp and pass the order to inform the men to strengthen their defenses. No one can mobilize troops without foolish military orders."
Lu Ming felt that Li Qiang's tone was unusual and asked, "Isn't it true that the prefect's orders are not enough?"
Li Qiang said: "As a Sima, Yu is in charge of the troops. The governor's use of troops must also be approved by Yu. Also, the soldiers on duty at the four gates are ordered to conduct strict inspections and are not allowed to let go of spies."
Lu Ming's face was solemn, he promised loudly, turned around and left.
Li Qiang guessed that Wang Zun was most likely among those people. When Wang Zun came to Anding City, did he want to persuade Wang Hong to rebel? Judging from what Wang Hong said to him just now, we can guess that Wang Hong might be taking risks.
The Wang brothers were the result of Wang's assassination in the army, and they were neither brave nor wise in fighting on the battlefield. Li Qiang was able to fight his way from an ordinary soldier to his current position, and was valued by Wang Zhenyi, who was both wise and courageous.
He followed Yang Anxuan in the east and west, and saw the power of his lord's troops and military equipment. He also followed the evil fire of Wangzhen to burn the 20,000 elite soldiers of the Qin army. Even if he had ten times the courage, he would not dare to rebel against Yang Anxuan.
Wang Hong was unsettled. If Li Qiang didn't want to follow him in rebellion, he had to make a gesture to show Yang Anxuan and draw a clear line.
Although Wang Hong was the prefect, he could not command the son of a prince in the army. Li Qiang thought that if Wang Hong did not do anything, he would not break his face. If Wang Hong really rebelled,
If you have a rebellious heart, don't blame yourself for being unkind and trading their heads for your own future.
Although Wang Zhene has cultivated him, it is not as important as his family's wealth, life and future.
Thinking of this, Li Qiang stood up and decided to stay in the military camp tonight to respond at any time.
At this time, several figures flashed out of the back door of the government office and walked towards the Yuepeng Inn in Dongcheng. The door of Yuepeng Inn was closed. Someone opened the door when they heard a knock on the door, and saw Wang Hong leading him to the courtyard behind the store.
In the hall across the courtyard, Wang Zunzheng paced back and forth anxiously. From time to time he came to the door and looked out. He saw the lanterns approaching from far away, and hurriedly ducked behind the door and looked out through the gap in the door.
When he saw clearly that it was Wang Hong, Wang Zun rushed out to greet him and said sadly: "Third brother, you are finally here."
Wang Hong raised his hand and slapped him away. Wang Zun stared at Wang Hong blankly, his lips trembling and unable to speak.
Wang Hong saw Wang Zun's face was haggard, his eyes were red, and there were five red marks on his face. Although he felt pity in his heart, he had to harden his heart at this time and said in a cold voice: "You are so capable, you have pushed the Wang family to a dead end. , the second brother imprisoned himself at home with the whole clan, life and death depended only on Yang Anxuan's thoughts. Do you still have the nerve to come to Anding City, do you want to kill me too? "
In the past few days, Wang Zun was escaping to Anding. The more he thought about it, the more he became afraid. He gradually realized that he was bewitched by Wang Yi. Looking at the beautiful face in the carriage, he was clearly a demon in human skin.
With a "plop", Wang Zun knelt down, hugged Wang Hong's legs and cried: "Third brother, save my life, I am your biological brother."
The attendant next to him reminded me softly: "Third Master, Fourth Master, come into the house and talk, the walls have ears."
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Wang Hong entered the house by himself, and his attendants helped Wang Zun and came inside. Everyone knew that the Wang family was in danger.
There was silence in the room for a long time, and the atmosphere became more solemn. Wang Zun sat listlessly on one side, his eyes dull and no longer pleading.
"You leave early tomorrow morning." Wang Hong said in a low voice, "My second brother sent me a letter asking you to return to Chang'an. Staying in Beiyongzhou is a dead end."
Wang Zun raised his head, looked at Wang Hong blankly, and said, "Where are you going?"
"Go to the Kingdom of Wei and find your sixth brother." Wang Hong motioned to his attendants to put the baggage he brought on the case, and said: "There are two hundred taels of gold here, which is enough for you to live in the Kingdom of Wei for a few years. When things happen, Let’s talk after we calm down.”
Wang Hong continued: "The people who can come here with you are trustworthy. You can take them with you and have someone to take care of you along the way."
Wang Zun nodded and said: "Okay, I will listen to you. Third brother, don't worry."
Wang Hongdao: "An Ding is far away. No one else will know that you have been here. Tomorrow, disguise yourself and leave the city. Don't attract anyone's attention."
At 1 o'clock in the morning, the gates of Anding City were opened, and there were many more soldiers checking the city gates than usual. Several tribesmen who disguised themselves as leaving the city were all stopped as spies.
Wang Zun was surprised when he was accompanied by someone to deliver the letter. He quickly sent someone to the government office to deliver the letter to Wang Hong. After Wang Hong heard the news, he asked Li Qiang to be summoned and asked, "Hongzhi, why did the four gates step up the investigation?"
Li Qiang said with a smile: "Yesterday, the reconnaissance cavalry reported that a spy from the Qin State entered the city. I ordered people to step up the investigation and arrest the spy."
Wang Hong looked at Li Qiang coldly. Li Qiang's smile remained unchanged and his expression was calm. Wang Hong turned around and said with a smile: "I am going to inspect outside the city today. Does Li Sima want to check first?"
Li Qiangzhen
Shou said: "I don't dare, the prefect must ask Yu to accompany him."
"Li Sima is busy with military affairs, so I don't want to trouble you." Wang Hong said coldly.
Half an hour later, Wang Hong's car, escorted by officials, arrived at the north gate and prepared to leave the city. Wang Zun huddled in the carriage in panic, not even daring to breathe.
At the city gate, a group of people were stopped by the soldiers guarding the city. The petty officials came forward to negotiate and were told to search for Qin spies. Li Sima confessed that people and drivers leaving the city would be strictly interrogated.
The clerk had no choice but to report outside Wang Hong's oxcart. Wang Hong felt secretly in his heart. It seemed that Li Qiang had other ideas and wanted to catch Wang Zun and sell him to Yang Anxuan. I secretly regretted that I shouldn't have confided in this white-eyed wolf yesterday.
When things came to a head, they had no choice but to break in. Wang Hong roared in the car: "I want to go out of the city to check the damage. Anyone who dares to stop me deserves to be hit and killed."
The personal entourage beside the carriage fiercely protected the carriage and rushed towards the city gate. The horns sounded, and the soldiers guarding the city formed a formation. Lv Ming, the captain of the team, shouted sternly: "Li Sima has an order, who is it?" Anyone who dares to charge the city will be shot to death without mercy."
Wang Hong knew in his heart that if Wang Zunzong was found in the car, not only would he be unable to protect himself, but his second brother and his clan members who were imprisoned in Chang'an City would also be convicted.
It was too late to regret at this time, and he could only bet that the soldiers would not really hurt him. Wang Hong asked Wang Zun to hide, got up and got out of the carriage, got on the horse, shook the reins and rushed towards the city gate.
Lu Ming had obtained Li Qiang's explanation in advance. When he saw Wang Taishou rushing towards him, he said coldly: "Shoot the horse, be careful not to hurt Wang Taishou."
Several cold arrows were shot out, and from a few feet away, the horse was hit by an arrow in its chest. It stood up and threw Wang Hong to the ground.
Those officials saw that the soldiers really dared to attack
The prefect shot an arrow, and everyone was stunned and dumbfounded.
Wang Hong didn't know that Li Qiang was standing on the city wall, watching the scene in front of him coldly. Just after having an exchange with Wang Hong in the prefect's mansion, Li Qiang knew that Wang Hong wanted to take Wang Zun out of the city by taking the opportunity to inspect the disaster.
After thinking about it again and again, Li Qiang felt that even if Yang Anxuan didn't kill him, it would be difficult for him to do anything about Wang Zhen's evil experience. Instead of running all the way to the dark side, it would be better to take the initiative to cut him off, show his loyalty to the lord, and simply sell out the Wang family.
After coming out of the government office, Li Qiang ordered the four gates to step up the investigation and wait for Wang Hong to leave the city. Wang Hong's carriage and horses left the government office, and Li Qiang sent someone to ask Guo Gong to leave. Seeing Guo Gong and his men appearing from a distance, Li Qiang smiled slightly and turned to go down to the city.
When he came to the city, Li Qiang feigned anger and said, "You are so bold. You dare to be rude to the prefect."
At this time, Wang Hong had been helped up by his followers. Knowing that everything in front of him was arranged by Li Qiang, he gritted his teeth and said: "Li Qiang, you are so capable. If you do too many bad things, you will be punished."
Guo Gong rushed over panting and asked: "Prefect Wang, Li Sima, which song are you singing?"
Li Qiang signaled to Lu Ming, and Lu Ming led several soldiers to lift the car curtain and search Wang Zun from the car.
Guo Gongshang didn't know why. He saw someone being taken out of the eunuch's car and asked again in surprise: "What's going on?"
Li Qiang said with a smile: "Guo Biejia didn't know something. This person is Wang Zun. Because he delayed the military plane and caused Marquis Kuai to be captured, he wanted to lead his army to rebel. The lord ordered his arrest. Wang Zun fled to Anding, but Wang Taishou wanted to take him out of the city and escape. , Yu got the news and ordered people to come and arrest him."
Guo Gong glanced at Li Qiang. In the past, Li Qiang and Wang Hong wore the same clothes.
A pair of pants puts a lot of pressure on oneself. Now that something happened to the Wang family, Li Qiang turned his back and refused to recognize anyone else. This person is cold and ruthless, so he should be more careful.
Li Qiang respectfully said to Guo Gong: "Guo Biejia, the prefect Wang is selfish and wants to let go of rebellion. It is not suitable to hold the post of eunuch again. I would like to ask Guo Biejia to take charge of the stability of the county and wait for my lord to deal with it."
Guo Gong thought for a while and said: "Please first ask Prefect Wang to return to his house and live there. It is not suitable to move around before the master handles it. I will take care of the government affairs for the time being, and I will have to trouble Li Sima with the military affairs."
"That's very appropriate."
Brothers Wang Hong and Wang Zun stood side by side, their faces ashen.
