General Li paused. Indeed, the lenient policy towards the people of Yan State in the article, which included land grants and tax exemptions, was unprecedented.
If he rashly went on a killing spree, it would indeed be inconsistent with the imperial court's announced will, but he still refused to give up and got closer.
"The message is a message, the emperor's army has not yet reached Jicheng.
The sky is high and the emperor is far away. If we have this intention, it will be easy to do it.
You see, the brothers fought hard and followed you with their heads in their belts. There is no credit but hard work——"
Facing the old leader who knew everything about him, he had no intention of hiding his thoughts. The corners of his eyes twitched a few times and he said with a sinister smile,
"——The war is in chaos, and with a fire, the gods and ghosts are not aware of it."
"What are you daydreaming about?"
Wen Xing's face darkened, he stared and shouted in a low voice,
"You kid, open your eyes and see clearly.
When the king of Han entered Xianyang, he committed no crime from the first to the second autumn. However, the later overlord of Western Chu burned, killed, and looted Xianyang Palace, leaving no one alive.
It’s only been a few years, can’t you see the karma between these two people?
Are you tired of living? "
General Li did not dare to express his anger after being scolded by Wen. He had been with this gentle and elegant prime minister for ten years and knew that he looked charming, but in fact he was a living hell who killed without blinking an eye.
"There is one more important thing, don't blame me for not reminding you,"
Wen scabies grinds his teeth,
"Look back, don't touch Zang Tu's personal letters and secret letters, let alone read them. Just seal the hall and wait for me to come.
I won't look at those things. If I look less, I can live a few more years. "
"Yes, I will understand.
Then the general will set off now to surround Miyagi! "
***
General Li also regained his rudeness and seemed to understand but was very respectful.
Wen Ming didn't seem to be in a hurry at all, pointing to the wooden Go board on the couch next to him.
"No hurries?
Come, play with me in the next game, it's still the same, I hold the white piece, you hold the black piece. "
General Li was full of doubts. Although order had been restored in the city and people lived as usual, there were occasional rebellions by thieves, but they were quickly put down.
But the huge and deep palace city standing in the north of Jicheng, should we just sit back and watch?
"Playing chess with you is something I wish for, but the palace city is not peaceful yet, so I'm afraid it's not time to play chess yet..."
"Why, are you still afraid that those palace guards, women and children will be killed?"
"Ah? What do you mean?"
"The great success has been achieved by fighting the rebellion and fighting against the rebellion.
The city is currently calm, so let your soldiers rest.
After this game of chess is played, you can take people to seal the palace tightly. "
"Then - Zang Ni's family members must have run away by then."
"If you run away, just run away. Where can they go with their families, the old and the young? It's just to run north and escape into the Xiongnu grassland.
Is it a glorious good thing to really drive out his family? "
Wen Xing smiled faintly, stretched out two fingers, picked out a crystal clear white jade piece from a small yellow glazed Go jar, and gently placed it on the upper right corner of the chessboard.
"Come, let's play chess."
Play steadily, step by step.
***
Two hours later, General Li, who had a leisurely meal at the Prime Minister's Mansion, cheered up and led his recharged troops to the north of the city, surrounding the huge palace like an iron barrel and making it airtight.
As expected by Wen Ming, due to such a big change, the palace doors were wide open and no one was there. The place was in chaos. King Yan's family members, guards and palace residents all fled in panic, leaving only a deathly silence. of numerous palaces.
General Li led two teams of elite soldiers to hurriedly search the forbidden hall and the side rooms on both sides. He saw that all kinds of letters, letters and slips were piled all over the floor, but there were no signs of being turned over. He thought it was because Zang Tu led his army to personally conquer this place. No one sets foot there except the people from the palace.
Seeing this, General Li shouted loudly,
"Listen up, surround this place tightly and don't let a fly in.
Anyone who dares to trespass will be killed without mercy, no matter who they are. "
After a while, Wen Ming also came. He went straight into the palace. Seeing the strict order under General Li's rule, he nodded a few words of praise. Instead of entering the palace, he ordered people to quickly bring the Taifu, Yushi and other important officials of Yan State to the palace. Find it.
After another moment of burning incense, five or six senior officials hurried over. Seeing the gleaming swords and the armored soldiers in the palace, they did not dare to say anything and recalled the past of working with Wen Bing in the same court. See if there's anything he's ever done that has offended him.
The prime minister in front of him, who had defected before the battle, was about to become famous in the future. Who knew whether he would take the opportunity to avenge his past grudges.
Wen Ming still had his usual elegant demeanor, and his dark clothes were ironed and well-fitted, without any mess. He raised his hand and pointed towards the forbidden hall.
"As we all know, this is the place where Zang Tu handles government affairs. There are various documents, slips, and personal notes in the cabinet, some of which can be made public, and some of which cannot be disclosed.
I don’t even know what is written in it. All the soldiers present can testify for me about this.
Today I invite all the gentlemen to come here, in order to pack all these slips and secret messages into boxes and seal them in full view of the public, and send them all the way to His Majesty's camp. "
***
After hearing Wen Ming's words, the officials present looked at each other, their brows furrowed and worried expressions on their faces.
Zang Tu had been running the land of Yan for many years, and he was one of the powerful kings with different surnames. He must have exchanged information and exchanged letters frequently with other princes and kings or officials from the internal and external courts.
When everyone was polite and complimentary in official circles, flattered him casually, or asked for something from him, it was inevitable that some untrue concurrence would appear in their letters.
In this moment of ambiguity, if the emperor really wants to get to the bottom of it, then the rebellion of King Yan can expand infinitely, and even evolve into a shocking case that shakes the court and harms the country.
It's just that now everyone is a slave and I am a fish. Although everyone present is in danger, they can only regret not defecting earlier, while quickly searching their stomachs and trying hard to think of whether there is any literary background between themselves and King Yan. In this forbidden hall.
Even those mature and steady people who are confident and not afraid of looking up can't help but feel a little worried. At the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China, everything is waiting for improvement. If this causes earth-shaking commotion and panic, it is not a good omen.
Wen Xing looked at the earth-colored people, smiled slightly, and said with relief,
"My lords, don't be alarmed. You follow Zang Tu so much that you don't know much about His Majesty's character.
The current emperor is a man of gentleness and benevolence who subdues violence and violence. If he sees these letters and letters, he will definitely have a gracious decree.
Come on, come on, let the soldiers pack the boxes. I have put the case here. Let's drink and supervise the work at the same time. "
Wen Bing waved his sleeves coolly, walked to the eaves outside the hall, sat on the newly laid cattail mat, and began to eat and drink by himself on the finely chopped venison breasts on the snack table.
Cooperating with Liu Jili to capture Jicheng, this was Wen Bing's first great gift to the emperor;
These dozen boxes of letters sealed with fire paint were his second gift to the emperor.
The name of this gift is the heart of Yandi.
