Li Shimin returned to the room and called Su Lie, Yuchi Jingde and Shan Xiongxin.
The four of them were very relaxed, and no one looked nervous because they were going deep into the tiger's den. Su Lie whispered:
"The size of this mansion can accommodate up to seven or eight hundred guards. That's about the number of them. If we act quickly, we have a chance to control the Ning family."
Li Shimin nodded, looked at Shan Xiongxin and said, "Did you see clearly the banquet you went to with me? How many people need to be controlled?"
Shan Xiongxin was standing behind Li Shimin at that time. He was a very stable person, so Li Shimin gave him this task. Su Lie was not suitable because Li Shimin was worried that Ning Huizao had seen Su Lie.
Li Shimin was the center of attention at the time, and it was inconvenient for him to take random glances.
"There are about twelve of them, who are in charge of the Ning family. We must control them all. If one is missing, we will not be able to control a mansion of this size," Shan Xiong said.
Each of these people was more courageous than the last. Fifty people entered Qinjiang Gong's Mansion and wanted to turn against the guests and capture Ning Chun and the others.
Yuchi Jingde frowned and said: "The other party settled us in this small courtyard. The only one who can come and go at will is the consort. If we want to find out where these twelve people live, the only way is to rely on the consort."
Li Shimin smiled and said: "It's not necessary. I can find an opportunity in the future to create a banquet like tonight. Yuchi and Cheng Yaojin followed me and were responsible for controlling the banquet. They decided the banquet after I left the stick of incense and led the people directly." We forcefully break into the banquet hall, control these people with lightning speed, and then lead the army into the city, Qinjiang County will fall into my hands."
Then, relying on his memory, Li Shimin dipped water on the table and drew the route from the courtyard to the banquet hall.
The distance was not too close, at least two hundred meters, and Li Shimin and Su Lie had agreed that after Li Shimin went to the banquet, Su Lie would lead people there as soon as Li Shimin went to the banquet.
Among the military, the grasp of time is very precise. Although there is not a stick of incense in hand, the time can be judged accurately.
In the following days, Li Shimin would go out every day to discuss recruitment matters with Ning Chun and the others. At first, he only took Shan Xiongxin with him, and later Yuchi Jingde and Cheng Yaojin were added. The Ning family did not say anything. After all, they were It is reasonable for the consort to always have his bodyguard by his side.
They would not be afraid, because after Li Shimin and the fifty people entered the house, except for Li Shimin, Yuchi Jingde and Cheng Yaojin, all the other people's weapons were handed over.
But the armor is kept. This is called guarding against hurting others, but you can protect yourself.
The Ning family will not choose to fall out with the imperial court now or in the future. This is called leaving a way out. They were the instigators of rebellion in order to force the imperial court. If the imperial court is willing to compromise, there will be no Cen Mingxiu. If the imperial court is unwilling to compromise, then there will be no Cen Mingxiu. , Cen Mingxiu will control the entire Guangxi region and become the King of Guangxi on the surface, while secretly continuing to be controlled by the Ning family.
Ning Huizao didn't dare to act recklessly as his biological father was still in the emperor's hands, but his cousin Ning Daoming and uncle Ning Chun were not sure.
Only when Ning Changzhen is dead can the two of them ascend to power. As long as they are alive, they cannot, because the army generals of the old Ning family are all Ning Changzhen's subordinates.
The cutscene still had to go. Ning Chun and Ning Daoming said they were out recruiting soldiers and left the city directly, leaving the three Ning Huizao brothers to continue entertaining Li Shimin.
"My officers and soldiers outside the city, do you know how your mansion is doing?" Li Shimin asked.
In the living room, Lao Sanning smiled and said: "Don't worry, Prince Consort, he has settled in a village ten miles outside the city, and food and drinking water are guaranteed."
"My horses are fed fine materials. If the war horses are hungry and thin, they will not be able to go to the battlefield in the future." Li Shimin frowned and said, "Well, I'll send someone out to take a look. I have an idea."
After Ning Huizao and his two brothers looked at each other, he nodded and said, "I will send someone from the palace to lead the way. Don't worry, Prince Consort, your Majesty's horse will not starve if our horses are hungry."
Their brothers already knew that the three thousand people outside the city were the elite of Zuo Beishen Mansion. Although Li Shimin didn't say it, he could tell by looking at the emblem.
Li Shimin nodded: "How long will it take to recruit soldiers and horses? In fact, it doesn't take too many. You have 20,000 people here, and we can fight against the rebels."
"No, no," the second eldest child, Ning Chu, said hurriedly: "The rebels under Cen Mingxiu have reached 50,000 people and are fully equipped with weapons. It is not appropriate to send out troops without complete preparations. What's more, the three counties of Ningyue are currently unable to gather together. Twenty thousand people.”
"Is it so difficult?" Li Shimin asked with a dissatisfied look on his face.
Ning Huizao smiled and explained: "What the people of the world don't know is that the population of one county in Ningyue County is only 150,000. The total population of the three counties is more than 300,000, which is different from that in the Central Plains. We have very few people and very little land.”
He is talking about the registered population, and most of the indigenous people are not registered.
Li Shimin frowned and said, "When will Ning Chun, the two prefects, come back?"
"Recruiting troops is not easy, and the time is unpredictable," Ning Huizao said.
Li Shimin said impatiently: "If we delay like this, it will delay important events. Can we come back in ten days?"
"Definitely not," the second eldest child Ning Chu said: "The prince-in-law is new to the battlefield, so he must be lacking in experience. Recruiting troops is the most time-consuming."
"Twenty days then," Li Shimin urged, "Send someone to contact them and they must come back within twenty days. By then, you will get whatever you have. We can't wait any longer."
"Okay, okay, I'll send someone to contact them right now," Ning Can said perfunctorily.
One afternoon two days later, Ning Huizao sent someone over to invite Li Shimin to a banquet.
"Everything is ready. Those two people named Ning are hiding from me and won't be back in a short time. Let's take care of Ning Changzhen's sons first," Li Shimin whispered, "I'll leave after I leave." Xiang, Dingfang must come."
Su Lie nodded solemnly: "Don't worry, Shimin, the fifty of us are all warriors equal to ten, there will be no problem."
After everyone discussed in low voices, Li Shimin took Shan Xiongxin and them there.
Su Lie stayed behind and took Hou Junji and the others to put on armor and remove some table legs in the house. In short, there were no weapons, so they had to find some handy guys to get materials from the local area.
At the banquet, Li Shimin talked and laughed happily and frequently poured wine into Ning Huizao.
Suddenly, there was a strange noise outside the hospital. Li Shimin frowned and stood up with a frightened look on his face:
"what happened?"
"Don't panic, don't panic," Ning Ju said to the servant, "Go out and see what's going on?"
As soon as the door opened, a group of strong men rushed in. Shan Xiongxin and the other three who were standing behind Li Shimin also immediately took action and rushed towards the Ning Huizao brothers, controlling the three brothers in one fell swoop.
"What are you doing?" Ning Huizao no longer dared to call anyone as Cheng Yaojin held a knife across his neck.
Li Shimin was still sitting in his original position and giving orders:
"Hou Junji, order you to escort Ning Ju to the armory and take out the weapons. Su Dingfang, take Ning Ju and leave the city immediately. Rush to the village to lead the army into the city. If they dare to speak out, they will be killed directly. Yuchi Jingde guards Outside the hospital, none other than my subordinates are allowed to enter the hospital."
"Yes," Su Dingfang and the others took the order and left.
Next, Li Shimin continued drinking and smiled at Ning Huizao, who looked surprised:
"Da Lang had better send a confidant out to appease your guards and protect the courtyard. If they dare to mess around, I will chop off your head."
Ning Huizao nodded hurriedly and said to the unsatisfactory guard behind him:
"Go quickly and tell the outside world that nothing happened here."
"Zhu Can, follow him," Li Shimin said: "If you dare to talk nonsense or wink, you will be killed on the spot."
Zhu Can raised the corner of his mouth and said to the man: "Please."
As long as the elite of Zuo Beishen's Mansion enters the city smoothly, Li Shimin is completely sure to control the entire county. After all, this is the county, not Daxing or Luoyang. There are very few troops stationed in the city. Where is the Ning family's army deployed? Li Shimin is heading south. On the way, we have already explored it clearly.
It’s not in Qinjiang County anyway.
Su Dingfang pretended to be Ning Xu's follower and followed him to open the city gate late at night and go to the village where the troops were stationed.
Ning Can didn't dare to mess around because he heard clearly who was escorting him.
Su Lie Su Dingfang, one of the most famous among the young generals of the Sui Dynasty, captured Gao Dayang, the commander-in-chief of Goguryeo, among thousands of troops.
"Brother, there's a misunderstanding. What exactly do you want to do?" Ning Can said on the road.
Su Dingfang said: "Say one more word and I will kill you immediately."
Ning Can's face was ashen and she didn't dare to beep anymore.
The leader of the army outside the city is Guo Jingshan, the second son of General Guo Rong of You Xiaowei, who was born in Yang Guang's Qianniu Bei family.
A few days ago, Li Shimin sent people out of the city to contact him and had already given instructions. When he suddenly saw Su Lie, Guo Jingshan immediately marched at full speed towards Qinjiang County with his well-prepared army.
After entering the city, five hundred people were detached to take over the city defense under the guidance of Ning Chu. Another five hundred people were detached and headed directly towards the only military garrison in the city.
There were also a thousand people who went to the houses of Ning Chun and Ning Daoming respectively.
In the early morning, Guo Jingshan led his troops into Qinjiang Duke's Mansion, drove all the Ning family guards into several halls, locked them, and confiscated all weapons.
"The news must have been leaked. If Ning Chun and the others return with their army, how will we respond?" Guo Jingshan said.
After all, this is the territory of the Ning family. Although Li Shimin acted quickly, many people still ran away from the city.
Li Shimin calmed down and said: "We have Ning Dalang in our hands, they dare not mess around. If Ning Chun comes, tell him to send troops to put down the rebellion immediately, otherwise I will kill all his family members."
News of the fall of their lair quickly reached the army camp, and Ning Chun and Ning Daoming looked at each other in shock.
"How come the city's defenders, plus the guards from each government, totaling nearly ten thousand people, were all captured like this?" Ning Chun looked angrily at the servants who had fled back to deliver the news.
The servant said with a mournful face: "It happened suddenly and it's hard to guard against it. The opponent's armor and weapons are so powerful. One soldier can't beat ten of us. They can't defeat us at all. Madam and the others have been captured."
"This little beast!" Ning Daoming slapped the table and stood up: "Send me the general's order to immediately organize the troops and fight back to Qinjiang."
"You are crazy," Ning Chun said angrily: "What is the difference between this and rebellion?"
