"Shh~! Brother Wang Lang, please keep your voice down~! Even if you want to rebel against the Cui family, you don't have to be so loud~!"
On the east gate of Guancheng County.
Liu Rengui had a thought in his mind and secretly thought that the time was ripe. He first calmed down Wang Lang's emotions, and then whispered: "Brother Wang Lang, to tell you the truth, I, Ren Daniu, am also a bloody man, and I have long thought that the Cui family will not do anything." It's pleasing to the eye, but so what? The Cui family is powerful and has countless soldiers. Just the two of us, I'm afraid we can't even get close to Cui Quan, Pan Zhenyue, Cui Junchuo and others, and then we will be killed directly!"
Wang Lang was overjoyed and said quickly: "Brother Daniel, who said there are only two of us? In fact, the brothers in our sixth team all want to rebel against the Cui family like me, and they behave like us. There are many people in other camps, and as long as someone raises his arms, I, Wang Lang, can guarantee that there will definitely be thousands of brothers willing to go with him to destroy the Cui family~!"
Liu Rengui was "surprised" and said, "Oh~? Brother Wang Lang, are you serious about what you said?"
"Of course I take it seriously! Brother Daniel, you can find out by asking around in other brigades~!"
"Brother Wang Lang, how many people on your side are willing to fight against Cui together?"
Liu Rengui suddenly asked tentatively.
Wang Lang said confidently: "Brother Daniel, I dare not say anything about other teams, but as long as someone takes the lead in rebelling against the Cui family, all the two hundred or so brothers in our sixth team will definitely follow!"
According to the military system of the Tang Dynasty, each battalion has five teams, each team has three groups, each group has five commanders, and each group has ten men. In other words, a team is only allowed to have 150 soldiers, and a battalion is allowed to have 150 soldiers. Seven hundred and fifty soldiers!
However, the Cui family has recruited too many new soldiers this time and there are few officers who can lead them. Therefore, each battalion and each team is over-staffed. For example, the ninth battalion has nine teams, each with 200 troops. Someone come!
Liu Rengui laughed and said: "Okay! Brother Wang Lang, since you trust me so much, I will explain to you today. In fact, I have been planning to rebel against the Cui family, because I can't just watch my men. Brother, go and bury that old immortal Cui Junchuo! I have a plan to bring down the Cui family. Before that, I contacted other recruits to align themselves. Currently, including you, there are a total of eight people on our side. Team, I want to wait until there are more people before launching this plan. Only then will we have the opportunity to completely drive the Cui family into the abyss!"
When Wang Lang heard this, he immediately said excitedly: "Great! Great! I, Wang Lang, really did not misjudge the person~! But Brother Da Niu, what is your clever plan? Can you tell me about it~?"
Liu Rengui shook his head and said: "Brother Wang Lang, it's not that I don't trust you, it's just that we don't have enough manpower, even if we say it! When there are more people, the big cow will tell you everything, and then we will directly ask the Cui family to hell!"
Wang Lang nodded and said: "Okay! Brother Daniel, don't worry. I have two good friends who are team leaders in other camps. They are also farmers outside the city like me. They have long disliked the Cui family. I Help you get in touch, they will definitely be willing to fight with us against Cui!"
Liu Rengui said happily: "That's great! Brother Wang Lang, please tell me after you convince them. With these two teams, the number of people should be almost enough! When we get together, I will tell you the plan. Absolutely I can bring down the Cui family in one fell swoop!”
"Brother Daniu, it's settled. As for my two friends, I promise to convince them before noon tomorrow, and then bring them over to meet you~!"
"good!"
The next day, Chang'an City, the Imperial Palace.
Your Highness Taiji, the officials are conducting their morning dynasty.
Different from the past, many officials came to the morning court today with uneasy hearts, because they received the news early in the morning that 42 officials were imprisoned last night, up to the third rank. There are senior officials, down to the ninth-grade clerks, in all departments.
Since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, there has never been a situation where more than 40 officials were arrested at once. This all shows that there will be a big earthquake in the officialdom of the Tang Dynasty!
However, only those who have evil intentions in their hearts will feel guilty. In the early Tang Dynasty, when the officials governed the Qingming Festival, there were many people in the court who had no evil intentions. Xiao Yu was talking in the main hall and reported to Li Er the first three events of this year. In March, the expenditure of the imperial treasury:
"In general, compared to last year, the government's expenditures in the first three months of this year have increased slightly. The reason is that His Majesty resettled Shanyu and started building the Yellow River protective forest belt. However, these expenditures are completely under the control of the imperial court. Within the acceptable range”
Li Er listened to Xiao Yu's "Treasury Work Report of the Tang Dynasty" expressionlessly, as if the arrest of a large number of officials yesterday had nothing to do with him. After waiting for a long time, Xiao Yu finally finished speaking. Li Er Seeing that no one came forward to start playing, he opened his mouth and said:
"I received good news last night. Li Jing and Duan Zhixuan defeated the rebels in Zhengzhou. The 50,000 secret guards, hundreds of Jianghu masters, and 3,000 dead men who had been hidden by the Boling Cui family and the Xingyang Zheng family over the years were matched with Duan Zhixuan's Xuanjia army. They fought in the wild, and in the end, except for a few who surrendered, the rest were all annihilated!
Li Jing led the three armies and fought fiercely for half an hour with the Cui family's 150,000 troops outside Guancheng County yesterday evening. He killed 45,000 of the enemy and dared the Cui family's army to enter the city! At present, Cui Junchuo is just a turtle in an urn, unable to make big waves again! "
The officials were slightly shocked. First, they were surprised that the Cui family of Qinghe, who originally claimed to have an army of 300,000, was so careless. Secondly, most of the officials were a little confused. It was obviously the battle situation yesterday afternoon. Why did Li Er Did you receive the good news last night?
What was used to send the message? Even flying pigeons can't pass messages so fast!
However, the core officials of the empire, such as Changsun Wuji and Fang Xuanling, all knew that Li Jing brought a telegraph machine with him when he led his army to Zhengzhou, so they would definitely not have such doubts.
"I congratulate you, Your Majesty~!"
Doubts are doubts, but after winning a battle, congratulations should still be congratulated. Doesn't our Majesty Li Er not want to lose face?
All civil and military officials raised their hands and said in unison.
But there was not even a hint of joy of winning the battle on Li Er's face. He was so cold-faced and silent, which made the officials very strange.
"Humph! Congratulations? You should indeed congratulate me, because in the past few days, I have discovered forty-two officials who are collaborators with the enemy and the country. They are eating the salaries given by the court, but they are engaging in collaborators and traitors. If Baiqi hadn't intercepted them, They flew carrier pigeons to Zhengzhou, and three days ago you would have heard the bad news that Luoyang was besieged and was about to be captured!"
Li Er suddenly stood up and shouted angrily.
The entire hall was echoing with his angry roar!
All the civil and military officials suddenly became as silent as a cicada, not even daring to express their anger!
"Liu Dewei~!"
After the Tai Chi Hall was quiet for a while, Li Er's cold voice came from above again.
"Old minister is here~!"
Liu Dewei, the minister of Dali Temple, hurriedly stepped forward and answered with his hands in hand.
Li Er glanced at the ministers in the court coldly, then looked at Liu Dewei and said: "I will hand over all these officials and the intercepted letters to you later. You must work with the Ministry of Punishment and the Imperial Court within seven days." Shitai will jointly interrogate these officials to see if they have any accomplices. After seven days, you will report to me the results of your trial. At that time, those who should be killed will be killed, and those who should be exiled will be exiled!"
Liu Dewei's heart trembled, and he solemnly raised his hands and said: "My lord, I obey the order~!"
The officials in the court felt a sense of coldness in their hearts. They knew that Li Er was going to go on a killing spree!
"I would like to remind some people that you are officials of the Tang Dynasty first, and then members of the family! Without the Tang Dynasty, you are nothing~! Humph! Retreat from the dynasty~!"
Li Er said this coldly, then stood up and walked away!
Now that he has five surnames and seven looks, he is about to destroy three of them. He is completely confident to say these words!
The ministers looked at each other in confusion, which eventually turned into sighs, and then left the hall one after another, each going about his or her own business!
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"Xiao Yu'er, Xiao Yu'er!"
At noon, in a house in Wuningfang in the south of Guancheng County, a man with a vicious face jumped directly over the courtyard wall and came to the backyard while no one was around.
"Brother Liu? Why are you back?"
Xiao Yu'er, who was taking a nap in the attic, heard the shouting below and quickly went downstairs to greet him.
"Shh~! Keep your voice down! I sneaked out during lunch break! Come in and talk!"
Liu Rengui whispered quickly.
"Oh! OK, OK!"
Xiao Yu'er responded and walked into the house with Liu Rengui, and then she said: "Brother Liu, you must not have had lunch yet? I have some steamed buns left here, why don't you eat some first to fill your stomach?"
Liu Rengui waved his hand and said, "It's too late. I can't stay any longer. I came back to see you today because of something urgent. I'll keep my story short and leave as soon as I finish!"
Xiao Yu'er quickly sat up straight and said, "Yeah, brother Liu, you tell me, I'm listening!"
Liu Ren track: "Xiao Yu'er, I have now convinced the captains of ten teams. They are all willing to join me in the fight against Cui. With these, I can use two thousand troops! I plan to bring these with me tonight. Kill the soldiers guarding the gate, then open the city gate and lower the drawbridge to let the army outside the city in! So you have to inform the Duke of Wei outside the city in advance and let them prepare. When the time comes, we should cooperate inside and outside. , captured Guancheng in one fell swoop! Do you understand?"
Xiao Yu'er said in surprise: "Wow! Brother Cui, you are so awesome! You can actually summon two thousand troops from the rebels!"
Liu Rengui waved his hand and said: "Okay, let's not talk about this for now. You should quickly say what I just said and see if Mr. Wei agrees. I will wait here! Hurry up!"
"Oh! Okay, okay! But even if they receive the message, it will probably take a while before they reply. Brother Liu, take advantage of this time to have something to eat! I'll go up and send the telegram!"
Xiao Yu'er said something and then went upstairs excitedly!
If this plan succeeds, she can escape Guancheng and return to Chang'an!
Liu Rengui was sitting downstairs alone, thinking about what he was going to do in the evening, but it took a lot of effort, so he picked up the steamed buns on the table and started to eat them!
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