In the side hall of Yuan Mansion, Yuan Hongshan sat on a couch with a gloomy face, glaring fiercely at a young man standing below with a pair of hawk-like eyes. This person is Gao Yuan's younger brother Gao Jianwu. Gao Jianwu is slightly younger than him, but his appearance is not bad, but at this moment, he has a look of sincerity and fear on his face.
Yuan Hongshan hated this person very much. In fact, not only did he not want to welcome Gao Jianwu into the palace, but he also knew the consequences of being discovered; but when he went to kill these Goguryeo people on the order of his grandfather Yuan Wei, Gao Jianwu unexpectedly heard the news that Yang Ji was coming When he saw that he had brought the soldiers to Bieyuan, he ran out in a hurry and asked him to take him to the mansion for refuge.
Yuan Hongshan wanted to hack Gao Jianwu and his followers to death on the spot, but there were too many people around them, making it impossible for them to do so. With no choice but to lure more than 20 Goguryeo people to the house, he planned to kill them without anyone noticing.
After all, Gao Jianwu was still young and was not the King of Rongliu who could take charge of his own affairs. When he heard that Yang Ji was coming with his army, he thought that he had been discovered. He was frightened and anxious and said: "Master Yuan, something has probably happened now. I should do it now." What should I do?”
Yuan Hongshan said coldly: "At this moment, you should hide in a separate garden, or mix in the crowd, even if you take a boat back to Beishe City, that's fine. But you should not come out, and more Shouldn't be here."
"I also know that I shouldn't come to your mansion, but now the army is approaching and the city gate is crowded. Where can I go? If the young master hadn't gone in time, I would have been arrested and imprisoned by the soldiers patrolling the city, and I will be sentenced to death. "Gao Jianwu is not only the person responsible for the transaction between Goguryeo and the Yuan family, but also the intelligence chief of Goguryeo. Although he is not brave enough, he has a very high IQ. He knows that the Yuan Mansion is the safest place and the Yuan family can protect him. If the Yuan family was unwilling to protect him, he might immediately become a credit to those Sui officials.
He wiped the sweat from his forehead, and then said: "Master Yuan, I am born into a royal family. I have been pampered since I was a child. I have never suffered anything. Just thinking about the various torture instruments in your country's legend makes me tremble. Once I'm afraid I won't be able to withstand even a moment after being imposed on me one by one. By then, if I can't survive it by then, and I have to confess, I'm afraid it will be even more trouble for your house..."
Yuan Hongshan was extremely angry and said with sharp eyes: "Gao Jianwu, do you dare to threaten me?"
"Mr. Yuan, you have misunderstood, you have misunderstood! If I want to escape safely, I need the help of your government, so how can I dare to threaten Mr. Yuan?" Gao Jianwu was startled and quickly explained: "It's just that I am eating. Without suffering, I am afraid that I said something when I was in a dilemma of life and death, which is not good for anyone, and the whole Yuyang is following your government, so who dares to investigate?"
Yuan Hongshan's expression softened slightly. Although Gao Jianwu was flattering, what he said was also true. The Yuan family in Yuyang County was indeed in a state of existence that was not a government but better than a government, and those officials in the government were indeed required. Take orders from their Yuan family.
As for Gao Jianwu and his entourage, they have entered the house anyway, and they can't run away now. Let's calm him down first, and wait for him to discuss with his grandfather before deciding whether to slaughter him or not.
Thinking of this, Yuan Hongshan glanced at Gao Jianwu and said: "What the prince said is absolutely true. With the reputation and interpersonal relationships of our Yuan family in the Sui Dynasty, even if Yang Ji entered the city, he would not dare to lead troops to the door for no reason. . Since you are here, then stay here with peace of mind. I will go see my ancestors, you..."
Before he finished speaking, the concierge stumbled in with a few arrows on his back. He stumbled over the threshold and slipped inside, revealing his back full of blood. He reluctantly raised his head and asked Yuan Hongshan. Said: "Young Master, the soldiers have surrounded the mansion and are coming in through the front door... They kill and chop everyone they see."
"Ah?" Yuan Hongshan's expression condensed, and his smile froze on his face, with an expression of disbelief. After being stunned for a long time, he was finally awakened by the shouts of killing. He stepped forward quickly and asked: " Who? Who led the troops?"
"Prefect Gao, Wang Changshi, Wei Sima... uh..." The concierge's voice stopped suddenly, and his head hit the ground hard.
He died.
"What happened?" At this time, Yuan Wei and Yuan Jie's father and son rushed to the side hall. They were shocked when they heard the shouts of death outside.
Yuan Hongshan's mind went blank. After being yelled at by his grandfather, he said bitterly: "Sergeant Gao, Wang Shishi, and Wei Xianzong did not kill themselves. They, they thought they had rebelled against my Yuan family, and they were leading their troops into the mansion at this time. .”
"What?" Yuan Wei and Yuan Jie's father and son's faces changed.
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Outside Yuan Mansion, two thousand soldiers surrounded Yuandi. When Linghu Yijie and others faced Gao Shikai, Wang Shishi, and Wei Xianzong who exuded a dangerous aura, no one dared to say a word. Just because a few blind guys raised doubts and doubts in the military camp, they had their heads chopped off, so now they can only obey the arrangements obediently.
When the chief steward of the Yuan family heard that someone had entered the house, he rushed out immediately. When he came to the front yard, he met the army headed by Dagao Shikai and others. He said sternly: "Gao Shikai, Wang Shishi, Wei Xianzong, what do you mean?"
"Poof~" The bright sword light brought up a splendid blood flower in the sun. The chief steward fell to the ground with stunned eyes. Gao Shikai looked at the Yuan family soldiers who were coming in from a distance indifferently, his eyes flashing. After a flash of violent murderous intention, he moved the horizontal knife with blood dripping from his hand, and ordered solemnly: "The Yuan family collaborates with the enemy, and the whole family is unforgivable. As long as you are in the Yuan family, no matter men, women, old or young, you will be punished. I will kill everyone without leaving a trace, and those who dare to disobey will be dealt with according to military law."
"Kill, kill, kill!" Under Gao Shikai's order, 500 soldiers and more than 300 personal soldiers of the three men roared and surrounded the front from all directions, not counting the high corridors and flower bed fences. , there is no way to stop these wolves and tigers who are good at recruiting soldiers and personal soldiers.
Naturally, Yuan Mansion also has many servants who are like dead soldiers, but although their individual combat capabilities are strong, they face the elite soldiers in the army who cooperate silently, and their personal abilities are basically incapable of fighting in front of small battle formations. To what effect.
In an instant, these dead soldiers who fought independently were killed to pieces by the soldiers using the "three-three system" formation, leaving mourning everywhere. Some weak-willed ordinary servants wanted to surrender, but Gao Shikai had already given an order to kill them all. And the soldiers attach great importance to military orders, so they naturally have to obey the orders of the three generals.
Gao Shikai looked at the killing feast in front of him, with a crazy look in his eyes. He only had one thought in his mind, which was to "kill, kill, kill" and kill everyone inside.
In fact, apart from the three things that the Yuan family did to lure him into corruption, force him to surrender, and previously ordered him to commit suicide, the Yuan family did not treat him badly. If not, who would be willing to serve them? However, when the situation reached this point, at this time, Gao Shikai could not control it so much.
Because although Liu Demin said that Yang Ji would arrange for them to go to Liangzhou to live a prosperous life incognito in the future, Gao Shikai knew that he had to die. Only when he, the traitor, died could Yang Ji explain to the court and let his parents and wife The son must become an ordinary person; otherwise, Yang Ji will not be able to explain to the court, and the entire Gao family will have to face the emperor's thunderous wrath.
Gao Shikai had this awareness and also knew that Wang Shishi and Wei Xianzong had the same thoughts. But the three of them are unwilling to let go of the Yuan family who dragged them into the abyss and asked them to commit suicide at the critical moment, nor are they willing to let go of the Yuan family who is still deceiving them to this day - because Liu Demin is right: If they take everything and become the main culprits, the Yuan family, which puts their own interests first, will not only not protect their children, but will also dedicate their children to the court and ask for rewards.
It is for these reasons that Gao Shikai and the other three decided to let go and destroy the entire Yuan family. Only by fulfilling Yang Ji's wishes would Yang Ji be satisfied and act in accordance with the agreement; otherwise, why would he help the families of traitors like them? Small?
"Puff puff~" A group of soldiers were shot to the ground by arrows fired from the inner courtyard. Gao Shikai looked up and saw Yuan Hongshan standing on the courtyard wall holding a long sword, shouting at them with a livid face. : "Gao Shikai, Wang Shishi, Wei Xianzong, are you really crazy?"
"We are crazy, but we are driving you crazy because of powerful families like you who have no regard for human life!" A flash of madness flashed across Gao Shikai's face, and he said sternly: "Yuan Hongshan, have we ever treated you badly? But as for you, here we are. At this time, they are still deceiving us.”
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When Yuan Hongshan heard this, he couldn't help but said in shock: "When did I deceive you?"
"You still want to quibble? I won't listen anymore." Gao Shikai sneered and said: "Since we are going to die, let's die together! Kill me! Kill, kill, kill!"
"Madman, madman!" Yuan Hongshan's face was ashen as he ordered his servants to fire arrows. However, the number of soldiers brought by Gao Shida and others was too large, and the Yuan family's more than one hundred crossbowmen could not suppress them at all. Soon the soldiers broke through the defense line.
Looking at the soldiers who went around killing the Yuanfu family, Yuan Hongshan's eyes flashed with unspeakable anger and hatred. He said sternly: "Gao Shikai, today there is no one left in our Yuanfu. I, the Yuan family, will definitely destroy you in the future." The whole family wants to avenge my Yuyang Yuan family."
"What does it have to do with me? What does it have to do with you? At least now, I can kill happily and happily." Gao Shikai snatched a spear and threw it at Yuan Hongshan.
In the first three years after the founding of the Sui Dynasty, the Turks were brutally killed by the Turks. After suffering a loss, the entire country became particularly martial. The court also attached great importance to border defense, and the first requirement for officials in the "border areas" was civil and military You have to be able to fight both ways. If you don't meet these conditions, you won't be able to do it even if you want to become an official at the border.
To the north of Yuyang is the Xi tribe, which can be regarded as a border area, so Gao Shikai, who was appointed as the prefect, was also a man with both civil and military skills and strong martial arts. As he threw the spear with all his strength, it struck Yuan Hongshan like a bolt of lightning.
Yuan Hongshan was dumbfounded by the barbaric remarks made by Gao Shi. Suddenly, a sense of crisis came over him. He was shocked and instinctively wanted to avoid it. However, after Gao Shi went crazy, his strength was even greater than before, and the speed of his spear also increased. It was so shockingly fast that he couldn't dodge it at all. He only heard a muffled "pop" sound, and Yuan Hongshan, who was dodging to the side, shuddered and was hit by a spear that penetrated his chest.
He looked down in disbelief, just in time to see the spear shaft piercing through his chest. When the spear fell to the ground through his back, he fell from the courtyard wall with dull eyes, and was caught by the soldiers who rushed into the courtyard gate. Trampled into a ball of meat.
"Fight in, keep killing!" As Yuan Hongshan was hit by a spear and fell, the middle courtyard was officially broken. Gao Shi opened his sword and led a group of people into the backyard with murderous intent and continued to move towards the building in front. Things surrounded him and left.
