Sha Dingzhou and Tang Jianjia were arranged to rest in a separate courtyard, but they had no intention of actually drinking tea, sleeping and strolling around. Although Mu Tianbo, Wu Zhaoyuan and others seemed to be the same as before when they met just now, Sha Dingzhou I still feel that they have a vague sense of temptation.
What are they testing?
If there is no doubt, why test it?
This made Sha Dingzhou and Tang Jiajia a little flustered. After thinking about it, they still didn't know what went wrong and aroused each other's suspicion. In the end, Tang Jiajia felt that maybe he had a guilty conscience and thought that the other party was testing. Otherwise, if the other party was really suspicious, he might have just entered. The city was captured!
But Sha Dingzhou, who was cunning by nature, was still uneasy. Prince Mu's actions today were different from usual. It was definitely not because he was guilty of being a thief. As for why he and others were not captured, maybe it was because the other party had suspicions but no evidence.
But how can you prove whether you are guilty of being a thief or if the other party is really testing you?
Use tricks to your advantage and resist temptation.
If Prince Mu doubts him and lets him enter the city lightly, he will not let him out easily again!
In addition, there is another way, and that is to contact Yuan Guohong and Zhang Guoyong. Although they are likely to know the secret, they can see if they have received a strict military order. If so, it proves that Prince Mu's palace is really suspicious, and there are Take precautions.
But Sha Dingzhou couldn't contact the two traitors at this time, because the Ruomu Palace really suspected him, and the few people who entered the city had already been stared at. If they were found to contact the guard in Kunming, it would be a joke. When it gets bigger, it not only proves his rebellious intentions, but also digs out a bunch of traitors!
In fact, Sha Dingzhou is not too afraid of being discovered by Prince Mu's Mansion, because even if he is discovered without evidence, he cannot be beaten. If he is really detained and prevented from leaving the city, her wife will not hesitate to lead troops to siege the city. At that time It's a big commotion. Wu Bikui's side has not yet been calmed down. It's okay if the biggest chieftain rebels again. Let's not talk about whether Kunming City can repel Mengzi Chieftain's soldiers and horses at this time. Can other chieftains fight back? Will everyone follow the rebellion at every call? Will Zhang Xianzhong take advantage of the chaos to invade Yunnan, and if he retreats ten thousand steps, he will be defeated in the end? The court will not spare the Mu Prince's Mansion, and will say that Sha Dingzhou was forced to rebel by him.
But Sha Dingzhou didn't want this. This was what would happen in the end when he had no other choice. He still wanted to plot a cunning trick to overthrow Prince Mu's palace and replace it with the least possible loss. So he has to continue to pretend and fight with wits and courage.
As long as you don't show any evidence, the other party will be suspicious and you can't do anything to yourself. The worst is that you will turn around and go home in the end, and make plans in the future.
At the same time, in Mu Tianbo's study, Wu Zhaoyu and others were also gathered together. You said nothing about what you just observed about Sha Dingzhou's words and deeds. You felt that this guy was the kind of careless guy who came out of the ravine. There was really nothing suspicious about the rough guy in the lungs. Even Wu Zhaoyuan, who had been shouting to act according to orders, felt that the court had made a mistake.
Only the inspector Wu Wenying felt that he should be cautious about sailing the Wannian ship: "The emperor personally issued a secret edict is definitely not groundless." This made Mu Tianbo and others not only sneer in their hearts, imperial edict? Hahaha. These days, there are still people holding imperial edicts as arrows!
Of course, this can only be said with contempt in one's heart. Some people may find it unbelievable if we can't talk about it on the stage. It is the emperor's imperial edict. Shouldn't it be the order of arrows?
Dear, don’t forget what time it is!
The last days of the Ming Dynasty were in turmoil. The imperial edict at this time was really just a piece of paper. Its gold content and deterrence were greatly reduced. It was still useful to scare ordinary small officials. Of course, it was still regarded as an order from heaven to those loyal ministers, but for For some local bosses, that's bullshit. In the late Ming Dynasty, there were too many violations of imperial edicts, and some even directly cursed and ignored them. In history, Liu Zeqing did this kind of thing, Gao Jie also did it, and Huang Degong also did it. Did it, let alone anyone else.
The ethos is contagious. If one or two people do this, there will be ten or eight people like this. This is true for the whole country when the imperial court is weak and the emperor is weak. Historically, at the end of Chongzhen period, there was really no difference between imperial edicts and papyrus. No wonder these big guys Don't take it seriously, otherwise Mu Tianbo will still go his own way after receiving the imperial edict, and will attack and start a war. If it were Zhu Yuanzhang or Zhu Di at that time, you would give him ten courages to try.
But now in the north, especially in Jiangbei, no matter whether they are small local officials or local bosses, they no longer dare to take the imperial edicts and edicts as they usually do, because the emperor today is very tough, mainly because of the people behind him. The factory eunuch is tough and will punish anyone who disobeys!
It's just that the mountains in the south are high and the emperor is far away. Many people only hear the legends of some young eunuchs. After all, they don't really feel his methods, so they just don't take it seriously as always.
"What should we do based on Wu Xun's wishes? Capture and imprison Sha Dingzhou immediately or kill him?" Mu Tianbo said angrily, Wu Zhaoyuan waved his hand quickly: "It can't be done, it can't be done, not to mention there is no evidence. You can't be so abrupt, if you touch him at this moment, it will cause chaos!"
Everyone agreed, Wu Wenying smiled bitterly and said: "I have no intention of doing this. I just feel that I should test him more. I can't just say a few words to get rid of his suspicion. After all, there can be no chaos at this time. It's better for us to be careful." If it’s wrong, let’s take a look at it and try again?”
"How to try?" Mu Tianbo picked up the tea cup and asked with a frown.
Wu Wenying thought for a moment: "If he really has different intentions, if he enters the city alone at this time, he will be panicked and want to leave in a hurry..." Before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by Mu Tianbo: "If he had a ghost in his heart, he would not know it at the beginning. Come into town."
"The Duke" Wu Zhaoyuan spoke: "Wu Xun has already said it, so why not try more."
"That's all, that's all!" Mu Tianbo smiled bitterly and nodded: "I'll just keep him for a few days to see how he reacts and make everyone feel relieved."
Wu Wenying nodded: "It's best to impose a strict curfew in the city these days as a precaution. After all, the troops will arrive tomorrow at the latest."
Martial law? Mu Tianbo frowned: "If we make the people panic for no reason, why don't we just alert the snakes and tell them that we have suspicions?" Wu Wenying's face turned red and he nodded: "What the Duke said is reasonable, but we always have to make some preparations. so as not to……"
"There is no curfew. In my opinion, I just want to tell the generals who defend the city to take precautions. I also order Sha Dingzhou's soldiers and horses not to get too close to the city." Wu Zhaoyuan interrupted, Mu Tianbo nodded and shook his head: "If we order his soldiers and horses If we are not allowed to get close to Kunming City, will we also alert the enemy?"
"Then loosen the outside and tighten the inside. Let him do it. We have enough soldiers and horses in the city to be on guard." Wu Wenying said and suddenly slapped his thigh: "The official has thought of a good idea."
"Tell me." Mu Tianbo changed to a more comfortable position and lay on the chair. Wu Wenying said: "Right now, there is a confrontation over there with Yuanmou. Just now Sha Dingzhou was clamoring to send troops, so the Duke agreed to him and let him go. He goes to the front for support and see how he reacts?"
"That's a good idea." Mu Tianbo sat upright and patted the table. Everyone nodded and thought it was feasible. He suddenly said: "We can't just test Sha Dingzhou. How will Wu Kui solve the problem? Fight. If you don't let us fight, we can't keep wasting it like this."
Everyone looked at Wu Zhaoyuan, because he had been a staunch believer in acting in accordance with the imperial edict from the beginning. Of course, everyone knew that he had selfish motives for acting in accordance with the imperial edict. In Wu Zhaoyuan's words, if there was no imperial edict to mention Sha Dingzhou, it's okay to attack Wu Bikui, but now you have to be careful, so you can't ignore the drill, and it is indeed easy to form a stalemate, just like being stuck in a quagmire and it is difficult to pull out, which gave Zhang Xianzhong Chance.
But now, Mu Tianbo was still young and energetic, so he decided to fight, and he won, forcing Wu Bikui back to his hometown, but now it was his death
Shou Lao Lao resisted desperately, but if he continued to fight, he would easily fall into it. Although Mu Tianbo still wanted to fight in his heart, he really couldn't withstand the obstruction of Wu Zhaoyuan and others and the current situation.
"Send someone to negotiate with him and make him pledge his allegiance to the Ming Dynasty and Prince Mu's palace for five years, and to hand over the looted property to compensate for the losses. Otherwise, Yuanmou will be wiped out," Wu Zhaoyuan said sternly, with such momentum that even Mu Tianbo was stunned. Shocked, this civil servant was very cruel: "It would not be difficult if he was asked to swear, but if he was asked to make compensation and use his son as a pledge, I am afraid he would not agree."
"The so-called peace talks are about negotiation. If it's a fixed price, how can we talk about it? As the Duke said before, this time we will let him have a long memory and beat other toasts." Wu Zhaoyuan sneered, Wu Wenying couldn't help but interrupt. He said: "But we can't force him to jump over the wall. We are not afraid of him resisting desperately. With our strength, it is not difficult for us to eradicate him regardless of other risks. I'm afraid if we push him too hard, he will be able to do anything, and he may even surrender." Offer the thief!"
Everyone's heart trembled when they heard this. Yuanmou is very close to the border with Sichuan. As the saying goes, a dog jumps over the wall in a hurry. No one can guarantee what this guy can do if he is pushed into a hurry.
This matter should be considered in the long term, but it also allows the frontline soldiers to take a break.
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Don't worry, Chang Yu will land in Kunming within three chapters.
