In the Liaoyang Mansion, Governor Xu Guan summoned the generals. He did not show off and directly explained to the generals that he wanted to get rid of Tong Yu, a troublesome person today.
All the generals were shocked when they heard this, and they all warned: "Taitai, the surname Tong is my surname in Liaodong. Although Tong Yu's ancestors were Jurchens, they have been Hanized later. The Tong family has deep roots in Liaodong, even in Liaodong." Casting a net, all the people caught are promoted by the Tong family. Moreover, the Tong surname has been in the army for generations, and there are people at all levels in the army. They are intertwined and powerful, and it is extremely difficult to deal with. If Taitai today If you act rashly, you may not only be trying to fetch water from a bamboo basket but in vain, you may also get into trouble!"
Xu Guan said seriously: "Tong Yu has been troubled by Liaodong for a long time. I have made up my mind. Today, even if the tiger comes, I will pull out a tooth from the corner of his mouth!"
When guard Huo Si heard this, he was thinking about how to report the news to Tong Yu. After all, Tong Yu treated him well and was kind to him.
At this moment, Xu Guan planned to send someone out of the city. Huo Si volunteered and said, "General, I am willing to go out for Taitai."
When the generals saw that it was Huo Si, they knew what Huo Si was thinking, but they didn't know what to say. They all lowered their heads and pretended to turn a blind eye. They also know that capturing and killing Tong Yu is a troublesome matter. If they don't do it right, Liaodong is afraid that things will change.
However, Huo Si and the generals never expected that the usually weak commander-in-chief Li Gao, who had no prestige on weekdays, would dare to defect to Xu Guan behind Tong Yu's back. I saw him whispering a few words in Xu Guan's ear, and Xu Guan's expression suddenly changed. He shouted: "Come here, capture Huo Si and take him to the backyard first. No one can let him go without my general's order!" "
Huo Si was shocked and shouted: "The last general will know the crime...The last general will know the crime..."
After Huo Si was dragged away by the sergeants, the generals knew that if they didn't side with Xu Guan today, they might not be able to leave Liaoyang Mansion. There are also some generals among the generals in Liaodong who can't stand Tong Yu's usual mischief and arrogance, but they have always been afraid of the power of the Tong family. Seeing Xu Guan's tough tactics now, they all regained confidence.
Xu Guan clapped his hands and saw two soldiers walking up carrying a plate with two large jars of wine.
Xu Guan immediately pulled out the sword hanging from his waist and lightly touched his left hand, causing blood to flow into the bowl. When the generals saw this, they had no choice but to follow suit and drop blood into the bowl.
Xu Guan took the big bowl, sprinkled a little on the ground first, raised the bowl and took a sip, then handed it to the soldiers next to him, and everyone else drank in turn.
Xu Guan was about to speak when he suddenly saw a soldier running up in a hurry, bowing and saying: "General, General Tong Yu has arrived in Liaoyang City."
"How many people are here?" Commander-in-Chief Li Gao still asked worriedly.
"General, I estimate there are about five thousand."
"Okay, well done!" Xu Guan slammed the big bowl in his hand to the ground, only to hear a "dang" sound, and it shattered into pieces. I saw him raising his sword and shouting: "This is a military order: in front of the hall, a group of Liaodong generals have full authority to capture Tong Yu, the traitor. Everyone who is rebellious and traitorous will be killed. Anyone who resists the military order will be killed on the spot!"
The generals knew that they had to take action today, and they had to choose to stand in line. This kind of selective issue must be a no-brainer for everyone. They choose Xu Guan. After all, he is the governor of Liaodong appointed by the emperor and the right deputy censor. He is not only responsible for military defense, but also in charge of civil affairs. He is the highest ranking official in Liaodong chief executive. You can't have sex with Xu Guan, who represents the imperial court, just for the sake of a mere general, right?
Upon seeing this, the generals came out and replied in unison: "We will obey the military orders of Taiwan and Taiwan."
In the tense atmosphere, all the generals went to the school grounds to order their troops and prepared to go separately. Xu Guan and Li Gao went to the lobby.
The murderous city of Liaoyang ushered in the rising sun. General Tong Yu and others had just arrived outside the city gate. The gate guard Lu Chang signaled them to dismount and walk into the city.
Tong Yu was immediately unhappy when he heard this, and shouted towards the city wall: "Who did I think was helping to defend today, but it turned out to be you! Open your dog eyes and see who is coming below!"
Lü Chang shouted: "I am following the military order of the governor, please dismount your horse and walk into the city!"
Tong Yu was furious and cursed: "Bullshit, I won't hold this meeting!"
Tong Yu was about to turn his horse around when he was stopped by his confidant Yong Xing. He said: "General, no, since we have arrived in Liaoyang, there is no reason not to enter the city. From their perspective, what Lu Chang said is not unreasonable. Our men and horses are already close to the first guard, and the general's current military position is no longer consistent with common sense. Just dismount, if the general is worried, you can ask Ru Dun to lead a few hundred people to follow you into the city, and I will wait outside the city to meet the general."
Upon hearing this, Tong Yu had no choice but to dismount and led another confidant named Ru Dun and hundreds of soldiers into the city. Before entering the city gate, he did not forget to point his riding whip at Chang Lu and scold him.
When I first entered Liaoyang City, I saw a quiet street, with soldiers running back and forth on the east and west ends. Tong Yu was a little suspicious and asked: "Are you deploying troops from the east and west campuses? Yongxing, please send people to guard the homes of Huo Si and Bian Tuo to see what they are busy with."
Tong Yu watched more and more soldiers begin to rush towards the four gates of the east, west, north and south. He was still a little uneasy. He grabbed a soldier who had fallen behind and asked, "I ask you, what are you doing?"
The soldier said in a panic: "Back to the general, the governor is afraid of the Jurchen invasion, so he ordered all schools to strengthen their defense."
"I know, get out!"
After receiving this news, Tong Yu and Yong Xing suddenly felt a lot relieved. Maybe they were overthinking. Tong Yu turned around and said to Yong Xing with a smile: "People outside say that this Xu Guan is a blacksmith, but now it seems that he is just an embroidered pillow. What is so scary about the Jurchens? A mere small tribe scared him like this , What great things can this kind of governor accomplish!"
Yong Xing laughed and said: "Who is that Xu Guan? He is worthy of being the governor of Liaodong. From my perspective, you are the only one who can be called a "hero" in Liaodong, so you should be the governor!"
Tong Yu laughed loudly when he heard this, then he stopped being suspicious and continued to move forward. As they were approaching the residence of Commander-in-Chief Li Gao, a horse rushed past him. The man shouted on his horse: "General Tong, on the order of Commander-in-Chief, please move to the lobby to discuss matters."
Tong Yu's heart tightened again, and he asked urgently: "Didn't the Commander-in-Chief say that the matter will be discussed in his house? Why did it suddenly change to the lobby? Did the other generals and guards go there?"
The man said: "Because some trivial matters are inconvenient to discuss, the General Soldier's Mansion has been temporarily changed to a meeting hall. The other generals have already gone, and the General Soldier has specially ordered me to inform the general that if you don't come, the meeting will not be held. Everyone in the hall is waiting for you."
I see. Tong Yu's tense nerves relaxed a little. He strolled up to Yong Xing and asked, "Is it a little abnormal?"
Yong Xing was also a little panicked at the moment. Although he wanted to back off, he didn't dare to say it out loud. He knew Tong Yu's temper. If he said it out loud, Tong Yu would be so angry that he might curse himself and never trust himself again. Then Ru Dun could ride on his head. Thinking of this, Yong Xing forced himself to calm down and said, "If the general is worried, you can wait here. It won't be too late to leave when the people we sent to Huo Si and Bian Tuo come back." .”
Tong Yu's mood was a little complicated at the moment. On the one hand, he heard that everyone in the lobby was waiting for him, and if he was not there, the meeting would not be held. He felt a little proud, which showed that he was also very prestigious in Liaodong. On the one hand, he is not sure whether his confidants in Liaoyang also went to the lobby today?
After waiting for a long time, Tong Yu stood a little tired and cursed: "This Li Gao, why didn't you let me ride into the city for no reason? I have to ask him what he means when I go! No wait. , let’s go first!”
Tong Yu and others walked to the lobby and saw hundreds of soldiers neatly dressed and waiting in place outside the hall. The leader is Yuan Guang, the Liaodong general. Yuan Guang has always been brave and has many military exploits. He is also very important among the Liaodong generals. If he is not going to the lobby for a meeting, what is he doing outside the door?
Tong Yu stepped forward and asked with a smile: "Brother Yuan, why don't you enter the lobby for a meeting? What are you hanging around at this door?"
When Yuan Guang saw that Tong Yu was here, he said with a smile: "Hey, Brother Tong doesn't know something, and I'm also very puzzled! The Chief Soldier said that there is a Jurchen undercover lurking in the city, and he asked me to arrest and patrol in the city!"
Tong Yu asked: "With Brother Yuan's military exploits, he doesn't even sit down in the lobby to do such a thing. What do you think, Commander-in-Chief!"
"Hey, being a high-ranking official can overwhelm others. Please invite Brother Tong to enter the meeting. I will go on patrol first!"
After hearing what Yuan Guang said, Tong Yu felt a little happy. It seemed that his status was higher than Yuan Guang's! He can go into the lobby for meetings, but Yuan Guang does things like patrolling.
At this moment, another guard walked out of the lobby. Tong Yu looked over and saw guard Yan Chun coming out with a smile on his face and said, "Brother Tong is finally here! The general is a little anxious to wait, so he asked me to come back and have a look." ah!"
"I'm here!" Tong Yu said, walking straight in. Behind Yongxing, he saw that Tong Yu had already stepped into the lobby with one foot. He stood up and wanted to go in, but the guard at the door stopped him with a cold face and open hands.
"Where are you going?"
"Follow my master into the lobby to meet the commander-in-chief!"
"Do you have any personal orders from the commander-in-chief?"
"No."
"That won't work. You can't wait to enter the hall without the commander-in-chief's order!" Yong Xing's eyes widened after saying this. In the past, he often followed Tong Yu into the lobby for meetings, and he had never heard that he could only enter the hall without the commander-in-chief's order. , what happened today?
Yong Xing thought about it and became more and more panicked. He shouted quickly to make Tong Yu stay, but unexpectedly, Tong Yuxiang followed Yan Chun into the lobby and did not hear his shouts at all.
There was another sudden sound, and the door of the lobby was closed. The door shackles jangled for a while, and then the guard at the door sneered and clicked the latch, then kicked and kicked.
Yong Xing shouted: "No, we've been ambushed!" Yuan Guangfu, who had just left, came back with his people, and the number of people was already several times that of before, and he was surrounded in an instant.
Yuan Guang said coldly: "Little thief, put down your weapon and I will spare you the chance to die!"
Yong Xing said with a cold face: "You are so brave! Do you know who I am? I am General Tong's confidant. You can try to lay a finger on me today!"
Yuan Guang sneered, and with a wave of his hand, many archers came out from both sides, drawing their bows and stringing them and aiming at them.
Tong Yu swaggered into the hall, but saw that there was no one on the chairs on the left and right, and the chief military officer Li Gao and a man who looked like a civil servant were sitting in the hall, with stern expressions, not angry or intimidating.
When Tong Yu turned around again, he saw that the door to the lobby was closed, and he shouted in his heart: "Oops, I was in a hurry to enter the hall, and I forgot that Yongxing was blocked outside the hall, so he didn't come in with him!"
Tong Yu's pace suddenly slowed down a lot, but when he saw that there were only Li Gao and the man who looked like a civil servant, his heart dropped.
Li Gao saw that Tong Yu was no longer as arrogant as before. Although he did not dare to look down upon him, he could not help but sneer.
The man who looked like a civil servant was the first to speak: "I am the governor of Liaodong and the right deputy censor of the capital. Tong Yu, do you know the crime?"
The lobby was extremely quiet at this time. Xu Guan's sudden question was like a thunderbolt in the sky, making Tong Yu's eardrums buzz. He suddenly picked up his head and saw Xu Guan sitting high on the chair, holding the sword in his hand and staring at him with burning eyes. He hesitated for a moment, then immediately resisted and replied: "What's my crime?" As he spoke, he clapped his hands lightly, straightened his back calmly, and looked at Xu Guan with a sideways gaze and a raised face.
"On June 22, the 23rd month of Chenghua, in your divided defense area, more than a thousand Tatar pirates entered and plundered, plundered people and animals, shot and wounded 299 of our officers and soldiers, and robbed war horses. Sixty-two horses. Since you have received the warning, why are you holding back and holding back the troops? On March 15, the first year of Hongzhi, you used coercion, exchange, invasion, fishing and annexation to privately occupy farmland. On April 28, , you dare to privately serve soldiers as your domestic slaves. On May 7th, you robbed Zhao Zhu’s sister, took her back to the house and humiliated her, and then killed her afterwards...can you admit it?" Xu Guan said coldly.
"What evidence do you have?"
"Does the dog thief Tong Yu still recognize me?" Zhao Zhu walked out from behind the scenes with a cold shout.
Tong Yu saw that it was Zhao Zhu who gritted his teeth and cursed: "You mud-legged brat, I should have chopped you off in the first place!"
"I already have evidence, including time, place, witnesses, and physical evidence. I must give you back the evidence! Come on, take down Tong Yu, the rebellious minister and traitor!" Xu Guan shouted.
"Hahaha, everyone in Liaodong belongs to me! Do you dare to touch me?"
"Why don't you dare? Get it for me!"
Many guards rushed out from both sides instantly. Tong Yu was forced to the ground and unable to move. He shouted:
"There are five thousand troops and horses outside my city!"
At this time, the door of the lobby opened and Yuan Guang walked in and said: "General, all the soldiers and horses brought by the traitor Tong Yu have to surrender."
When Tong Yu heard Yuan Guang say that he was a traitor, he instantly understood that Xu Guan was planning to accuse him of rebellion. Once this label was slapped on his head, he was afraid that he would inevitably be punished by death or escaped alive!
Tong Yu opened his mouth and cursed: "Xu Guan, you bastard, you are blaming me blindly, I can't spare you! And Li Gao, you are a thief..."
Xu Guan waved his hand and said coldly: "Detain him..."
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