The night is about to begin, and the flaming red light shines on the Guangyang Gate where the smoke is billowing. At dawn, the fire and smoke that tower into the sky finally disappear, and the noisy Qinghefang gradually becomes calm.
"Dong-dong-dong! Dong-dong-dong..." The sound of the brass lock on the door being clicked spread intermittently.
"Open the door, open the door quickly!" Outside the Xu Mansion, a familiar voice gradually echoed throughout the streets.
Xu Zongwen stood up wearing a goose feather cloak. The loud strange noise outside the house had already awakened him from his sleep. Soon, Zhang San knocked on Xu Zongwen's door quickly.
"General, general! Is the general awake?"
"come in!"
As soon as Xu Zongwen put on a pair of high sandals, Zhang San opened the door and came in.
"Zhang Si?" It was not only Zhang San who entered the bedroom immediately after Zhang San, but also Zhang Si who was exhausted and looked exhausted.
Xu Zongwen felt a little uneasy, and a very bad idea began to burst out in the depths of his brain!
A few days ago, Zhang Si was ordered to lead forty wolf guards to escort his newlywed wife Yao Ji to Donghai County to temporarily escape the storm. Now that Zhang Si is like this, could it be that something terrible happened along the way?
Or maybe there's something wrong with Yao Ji's safety!
Xu Zongwen didn't dare to continue thinking about it. He dragged his high boots and stepped forward to grab Zhang Si, who was almost unsteady on his feet. His eyes widened: "Did something happen to Madam?"
Zhang Si was sweating profusely, his face was covered with dust, his right hand was holding the back of his left arm tightly, and blood was dripping from the end of his fingertips!
Zhang San hurriedly stepped forward to support his brother's trembling figure, and asked on Xu Zongwen's behalf: "General, when I ask you a question, why don't you tell the truth?"
Zhang San's tone was very strong and his voice was also very loud. Zhang Si looked at his brother and turned around and could only reply sadly: "Return to the general, this is all due to the incompetence of my subordinates! I was ordered to escort my wife to the East China Sea. There were originally many people along the way. It went smoothly until we were less than fifty miles away from Tancheng. Unexpectedly, a group of soldiers and bandits suddenly appeared in the southern mountains of Tancheng. They were well prepared and attacked our convoy..."
Zhang San broke away from his brother's hands and knelt down in front of Xu Zongwen with a plop.
"The brothers seemed to be escorting my wife out of the siege. More than thirty of the forty wolf guards died, and only seven of them, including subordinates, managed to escape! But the group of soldiers and bandits were still chasing after them, and they were in a panic. The subordinate and his wife got separated. The subordinate thought that the current Donghai Governor was an auxiliary machine, so he took the wolf guard's token to find the Donghai Captain. Five hundred county soldiers had already entered the mountain to search, but Nanshan was too big. My subordinates had no choice but to rush back to Jiankang overnight and tell the general the truth..."
The muscles in the corners of Xu Zongwen's eyes kept twitching. He clenched his hands so tightly that his nails dug into the flesh of his palms!
I was really worried about what would happen, but Yao Ji did encounter an accident!
"The current situation in Beijing is delicate, and there will be big events tomorrow at the DPRK meeting. I really can't get away for a moment. The Forbidden Army troops have been properly deployed, and there is no room for maneuver." Xu Zongwen was in a very difficult situation. Even if the Forbidden Army had extra troops, You can't go all the way to Xuzhou to save people for him, right?
Yes, Huanfu!
Xu Zongwen turned around and ordered Zhang San: "Quickly take my seal and go to Huan Mansion to find Mr. Huan Dalang. Ask him to hand over the Huan clan's tribe in the mansion to you. You can go to the East China Sea in person. If there is no shortage of manpower, Then go and contact Liu Jinu, doesn’t he still have thousands of people there? Tell them, just say it was me, the general, who said that as long as the wife can be rescued, it is not impossible for them to return to the Forbidden Army!"
Not long after the wedding ceremony of Xu Huan's family, father-in-law Huan Yi and mother-in-law Wang had already gone to Jiangzhou to take office, leaving only the eldest son Huan Suzhi.
Huan Suzhi served as a writer in the Zhongshu Province of the imperial court, responsible for compiling the history of the country, so he had a relatively free time.
The Huan family in Zhi County has hundreds of people in Jiankang. If you say more or less, there is no problem at least dragging them to Tancheng to save people.
Seeing that dawn was approaching in the east, Xu Zongwen was burning inside and was extremely anxious! But at this critical moment, when Yao Ji was kidnapped, who was going to deal with him?
He has no enemies in Xuzhou or Tancheng?
Xu Zongwen thought about it and still couldn't figure out who was racking his brains to deal with him. He asked people to take Zhang Si down for treatment and called Pang Bai at the same time.
"Ask all the royal guards in the city to take action and keep a close eye on the Kuaiji Palace. Once the palace succeeds, the imperial army will surround the palace. Don't let any of you escape!" Xu Zongwen gritted his teeth, and there was one more person in the dark. A difficult opponent, which made him feel as if he was punching cotton with his fist and feeling powerless. At the moment, he could only vent his anger on Sima Daozi, the king of Kuaiji.
Pang Bai said respectfully: "No!"
"Well!" It was getting late, so Xu Zongwen put on his court clothes and rode to Jiankang Palace to attend the court meeting.
Outside the palace of the Prince of Kuaiji, Wang Guobao led his right servant to shoot Wang Xun into the palace. Wang Xun held a bright yellow silk in his hand. It was the edict of the Jin Dynasty conferring the title of King of Chu on Sima Daozi, and at the same time conferring the gift of nine tins!
"Prince, please slow down, the threshold is high, don't miss the mark." Wang Guobao walked behind Wang Xun, and everything he said had hidden meanings.
Wang Xun smiled and said calmly: "If you have any questions, Zuo Pushe will ask the king to come out to receive the imperial edict. The chariots and chariots have been prepared outside the palace, and hundreds of officials are already waiting in the palace, waiting for the king to enter the palace!"
Wang Guobao hummed lightly and asked the butler to lead Wang Xun. He immediately quickened his pace and entered the house.
Soon, Sima Daozi, the king of Kuaiji, walked to the hall. At this time, Wang Xun and others dared to come with the edict in hand.
After the two parties met with each other, Wang Xun opened the edict and read it slowly: "In response to the fate of heaven and the order of the emperor, the emperor of the Jin Dynasty issued an edict: Prince Daozi of Kuaiji is handsome and handsome, brave and martial, has the virtue of heaven, and is spiritual. Xiu Shi, I am now granted the title of King of Chu, granting five thousand households in the city, and granting the gift of nine tins..."
"My lord, thank you for your kindness!" Sima Daozi accepted the reward edict with an almost trembling voice.
"I will immediately follow the prince into the palace to thank Your Majesty. I must repay the prince well for this matter. If it were not for the prince's mediation, how could I have received such a generous gift from your Majesty?" Sima Daozi pulled Wang Xun's loose court clothes, his face flushed, said excitedly.
Wang Xun was flattered and bowed a few times, and said hurriedly: "With these words from the king, I am satisfied. I hope that the king can continue to rely on me, the Wang family of Langya. Only in this way can the government and the public be stable, and Jiangdong can be kept peaceful..."
Half an hour later, King Sima Daozi of Kuaiji and his right servant Wang Xun finally entered through the Da Sima Gate and arrived in front of the Taiji Hall.
Most of the officials are exhausted, sleepy-eyed, and depressed. Today's events are closely tied to the future of the clan, their wealth, and their lives. Today's actions will also be recorded in the annals of history, and their names will last forever! In this way, how many people can truly sit back and sleep peacefully?
Hey! There really is a partial face!
The first one was Xu Xiao and Xu Zongwen, the generals who led the military expedition to the north, and the second was General Xie Yan, the mighty tiger. Among the officials, these two were the only ones who were in high spirits and showed no signs of fatigue!
"I have met the king!" Xu Zongwen stepped forward, bowed slightly to King Sima Daozi of Kuaiji and saluted.
When Sima Daozi saw Xu Zongwen coming, he immediately smiled: "With the general here, who can be an enemy of me? Wow - hahaha!"
When Sima Daozi turned around, his right servant Wang Xun stood behind Sima Daozi. He quickly gave Xu Zongwen a wink.
Xu Zongwen saw Wang Xun's little move at a glance. His eyes were wide open and his left hand was backward. Taking advantage of Sima Daozi's laughter, he rushed forward in three steps and two steps at a time. At this time, he had already pulled out a sharp blade in his left hand. Come!
"Puff-Puff..." Xu Zongwen put the knife in his hand into Sima Daozi's chest before Sima Daozi lowered his head. Before Sima Daozi had time to make any resistance, the knife had already entered Sima Daozi's chest and abdomen for ten times. Second-rate!
Blood flowed out from Sima Daozi's chest. When Xu Zongwen pulled out the knife in his hand for the last time, Sima Daozi finally failed to stabilize his body and fell down behind him!
"Ah! Ah..." Xu Zongwen assassinated King Sima Daozi of Kuaiji right in the middle of the flash of lightning. When everyone reacted, the maids and eunuchs in the palace were so frightened that their faces turned pale, and they scattered around and ran away one by one. The officials moved forward one after another and stood behind Xu Zongwen.
At this time, Huwei General Xie Yan drew his sword and moved forward, pointing directly at Wang Chen, the commander of the Imperial Army who had rushed up the steps to protect King Sima Daozi of Kuaiji.
"Bold, you actually assassinated His Royal Highness the King of Kuaiji. Are you going to rebel?" Wang Chen's eyes widened with anger. Unwilling to be outdone, he pulled out his long sword and confronted Xie Yan!
Xu Zongwen wiped the sharp blade in his hand and turned forward. He scolded Wang Chen angrily: "I think you, Wang Chen, also come from a wealthy family like the Wang family in Taiyuan. Why do you forget about the justice of the monarch and his ministers? You are willing to degenerate and help others do evil." , ran to work as a hawk for the King of Kuaiji? Look at your brother, he has already formed an alliance with us to participate in righteous deeds. As the saying goes, he who knows the current affairs is a hero. If you don't put down your arms now, only the law of the Jin Dynasty is waiting for you. Severe punishment of the law!"
With that said, Xu Zongwen found Wang Guobao from the crowd and pushed it forward.
Seeing his brother standing on the opposite side, Wang Chen was immediately dumbfounded. He didn't expect that his own brother would actually abandon him and switch camps!
"Brother, you must have been coerced, right?" Wang Chen still had the last glimmer of hope in his heart.
Wang Guobao was still immersed in letting go of the bloody scene of Xu Zongwen's assassination of the King of Kuaiji and had no time to recover. At this time, when he heard his younger brother's question, he swallowed his saliva and said feebly: "Xu Zhengbei and Youpu She are serving your Majesty." The secret edict is out, King Kuaiji, so don’t be stubborn and quickly order the imperial army to put down their weapons and submit to the imperial court. It’s not too late to rein in the situation!”
"This!" Wang Chen felt that there was something wrong with his ears. He couldn't believe that his brother would betray him!
