Since it is a paid "military exercise", the amount of Yang Hu's "performance fee" will also determine how big and how long this war, which only "summoning generals" can "pacify", will be fought.
As long as those "virtuous ministers" of the Tan Kingdom are still thinking about making the "Ping'an Bo" clan unable to remain "peaceful", the "war" in the north will never end.
In the beginning, only the members of the "directing team": Pei Li, Cong Cong, Yang Hu, and Yang Zhen knew about this matter; later, when the war dragged on longer and longer, and the scale of the fight became more and more outrageous, the outcome was determined. When Du Zongzong "unexpectedly" happened, those people who were willing to hope for peace in the north began to "smack" something out, but no one had any evidence, and no one dared to say anything. They only dared to talk in private while taking advantage of the situation. When drinking and partying, they secretly discuss things in low voices.
This war to quell the rebellion in the Lu Kingdom in the north was like the rain in the "Meiyu season", which continued intermittently for more than three years.
The people of Tan State in the north also habitually continued to cooperate with the "war". From time to time, they would "close the city and close their homes", stop their production work, and wait for the war to pass.
Over time, the original population of the northern border was running away and dying, and the number of people and households was getting smaller and smaller. The usual scenes of peace and prosperity and business exchanges are gone forever.
Naturally, Tan Zi was unwilling to accept this situation; however, at present, the Tan country could deal with the intrusion of the Lu country again and again. Apart from his "summoning generals", there was really no other general!
The longer the war dragged on, the more military exploits General Zhao accumulated; and the number of fiefdoms entrusted to Uncle Ping'an also increased. Gradually, the number of Xiumu towns enjoyed by Uncle Ping'an was equal to that of the royal family.
Although everyone in the Tan Kingdom could not ignore the military exploits of "General Zhao", they could not criticize the ever-expanding power of "Bo Ping'an" as a result.
Then, a wind of "unfortunate for Ping'an Bo" blew again.
The person who set off this "backlash" storm was none other than the guard who was captured by Wang Dan but was released without charge.
As a former minister who was well aware of the official culture, the minister was not willing to be an ordinary farmer without a title and endure the complicated labor and corvee.
How to move among those "virtuous ministers", the guardian has many ways.
He has never forgotten the "feud" he had with Yang Zhen's family for several generations.
Therefore, under his planning, a new round of "reverse call" attacks began to secretly brew in the official circles and people of Tan State.
In addition, in the past few years, he has been guarding against and avoiding three women who were "entangled" with him:
The daughter of Lu Yuan, the former wife of Song Qing, the current chief envoy of "Zhuo Yu Pavilion", "Yu Zhi", and her servant Meng Niang.
Based on his character and his current status as a "commoner", these women could have "stepped under their feet" on him and snuffed him out in a matter of seconds; but how could this minister be able to do so easily? A person who is defeated by "fate", let alone one who is "pursued" by several women.
He has always known that as long as he finds the right "backer", it is the best "insurance" and no one can touch him at all.
This time, the "backer" he chose to be loyal to was the "Princess of Lu".
No one thought that he would commit himself to the princess of Lu.
In fact, his logic is also very simple: as long as he can bring down the Yangzhen family, that is, the person whom Tan Jun hates, he will seek refuge with him. No matter whether this person is a man or a woman, as long as he can Just achieve his goal.
Originally, he and the former Princess of Lu had very different identities and statuses, and were not in the same "ecological circle" at all; however, as long as he was willing to "transform", there would always be a chance to break through and enter.
Ever since she was divorced by Lord Tan, the former princess of Lu had sworn not to marry again; but this did not prevent her from embarking on the path of being "like a man": frequently making friends with different men, only focusing on happiness and not on results.
The minister also found out that the former Princess of Lu had such a "hobby", so he spent only a small amount of silver to find several young, handsome and energetic teenagers. After some careful training by him, Finally, they succeeded in sending them to the bed of the Princess of Lu. Since these few have excellent "quality" and are loved by the princess, they will naturally have more opportunities to use the power and wealth of the Princess of Lu to... Accomplish what the guardian wants to accomplish.
The guardian hid his identity very well. As the teacher of these teenagers, he opened a "private school" near the northern battlefield where he fought with the Lu State, in a deserted garden on the border between the two countries. Except for the princess of Lu, there are no other dignitaries who can enter the palace and enter the house freely, which shows his "loyalty" and "specificity".
The Princess of Lu was also very satisfied with such a special "private school". She specially renovated this "abandoned garden" and sent people to guard it, only for her private pleasure.
Under the eyes of the "general summons", the ministers were blatantly making preparations for the "reverse summons".
Since Princess Lu sent people to protect this "deserted garden" very carefully, Yang Hu would naturally not touch it; and the "pretend fighting" on the periphery was just to "cover people's eyes" and keep the people away from here. The further away the better.
Yang Zhen's men also discovered the unusualness of this "waste garden" and reported it to Yang Zhen several times. Yang Zhen didn't take it seriously at first, thinking it was just an abandoned house with a few owners accidentally coming in and out. It was not a big deal; until one day, Wang Dan's "Luan and Zhai" brought some high-quality silk clothes and belts that could only be used in the bedrooms of the noble palace from this "waste garden". , which made Yang Zhen doubt the identity of the owner of this "waste garden".
On this day, Yang Zhen decided to go and have a look in person.
I heard from the soldiers below that there would be a carriage in this house, usually around midnight, carrying several young people back.
So, starting from Chou Shi, Yang Zhen took people and secretly ambush nearby, waiting for Yin Shi's movements.
It happened to be a night with a full moon, and just the watery moonlight was enough to light up all the night roads. Outside this deserted park where few people were and where horses and carts were rolling, there was originally silence. Suddenly, it was broken by the sound of horse hooves and the "creak" of wheels coming from far and near.
The car stopped outside the dilapidated wooden fence gate of the deserted house. The horse was tied up by the driver. The driver picked up two more figures from the car. They both looked thin and supported each other. They seemed to be drunk. He looks unbalanced when walking.
The driver lit the lantern, and in the light from bottom to top, two white faces could be faintly seen, which looked very handsome.
The two of them were shouting something unknown, as if they were following a drinking order, and they were respectfully led into the deserted house by the driver.
The movement was too big. Soon, a slightly fatter and shorter middle-aged man came out of the abandoned house. He also held a lamp in his hand. Seeing the drunken appearance of the two people, not only did he not greet them, he also He took the riding crop from the coachman's hand and hit the two young "boys" on the hands. The pain was so painful that the two men suddenly woke up. They fell to their knees with a thump and kowtowed to the ground, pounding their heads like garlic.
