It's just that Tang Xiao was destined to be disappointed during this trip. When he finished speaking, Su Qian's expression did not change at all.
In Tang Xiao's eyes, Su Qian was just pretending. Anyway, everything was under his control. He had plenty of time to chat with the famous Dongshan Marquis.
Su Qi'an did not look at Tang Xiao, but turned to look at Shui Sheng behind him and said softly.
"So, this is the reason for your betrayal?"
Shui Sheng, who was named, had no intention of defending himself at this time. He took a step forward, looked at Su Qi'an seriously, and said.
"I accept it. If I hadn't been appreciated by my husband, I would have been just an ordinary hunter in the village, and I wouldn't have thought I would be where I am today."
"But after entering Xizhou City, I discovered that in this world, only the powerful can control their own destiny and avoid being bullied."
"Although I became one of the village guard captains here, sir, and I look good, but compared with the powerful people in Xizhou, what does it mean?" Kan Shula
"I am not willing to live at the bottom all the time. Even if the Dongshan villagers are united and live in peace, and the atmosphere is great, they are still at the bottom after all."
"Look at this time, let alone Xizhou Mu, as long as he is angry, so what if Dongshan Village is united? Will it not be breached in the end?"
"Sir, Shuisheng thanks you for bringing me out of the small mountain village, but I must climb up and have absolute power. Whoever stops me will die!"
"In order to express my kindness to you, Shui Sheng promises that you will die with dignity. Every year during the Qingming Festival, Shui Sheng will offer you incense. Don't blame me, sir."
Shui Sheng said with some excitement in his voice. Su Qi'an looked at Shui Sheng expressionlessly. Behind him, Su Yong clenched his hands with anger written on his face.
If it weren't for Su Qian's order, he would have taken action long ago to punish this traitor.
Su Qi'an was slightly startled by Shui Sheng's voice, but recovered quickly.
Indeed, as his status rose, the power in his hands grew larger and larger.
His arrangements and warnings were reasonable, but they ignored their inner emotions.
From a small mountain village, he suddenly came to the center of Xizhou. What he saw was naturally confusing to his mind. Therefore, it was easy for others to take advantage of him. This was Su Qi'an's dereliction of duty.
Su Qi'an nodded and ignored Shui Sheng. Shui Sheng was already filled with desire. No matter what Su Qi'an said, it was all in vain.
Talking to such people is just a waste of time.
Now his master Tang Xiao is here. If they want to communicate, only Tang Xiao is qualified.
Su Qi'an looked away, as if talking to himself, and said softly, "It seems that you contributed a lot to destroying my base camp this time."
"In this case, I have something to ask the prince, how many people have fallen into your hands? How do you plan to deal with them, or do you want to use this as a threat to force me to submit."
Tang Xiao smiled and shook his head, looking at Su Qi'an as if he were looking at a fool.
He sneered and said, "Haha, Dongshan Hou, I did plan this way before, but now, how much power do you have in your hands to resist? Just the two people behind you?"
"Based on the intelligence of Marquis Dongshan, do you really think that this prince did not take action against the new army guards who were relaxing just now?"
"To tell you the truth, Marquis Dongshan, from the moment you stepped into Lingbei County, you have been invited by my prince to put you in a trap."
"Calculating the time, the reinforcements brought by my prince have almost surrounded Lingbei County layer by layer. I am very interested. I wonder how Dongshan Hou plans to break through the copper wall and iron wall I have built?"
This was not Tang Xiao's lie, but that he had made preparations in advance and sent Shuisheng there just to lure Su Qi'an to Lingbei County.
Who knew that Su Qi'an would be fooled so easily? As long as Su Qi'an steps into Lingbei County, he will bring at least a thousand reinforcements.
Coupled with the cooperation of County Magistrate He, it is more than enough to capture Su Qian.
Su Qi'an's new escort army had long been lured down by Tang Xiao, who had taken advantage of the opportunity to relax, and then captured them directly according to the plan.
now
Su Qi'an, who was here, only had two people behind him. Even if these two people were one against a hundred, surrounded by them, they would not be able to get out of the Lingbei County Government Office.
For this day, Tang Xiao had endured for too long. Ever since Su Qi'an stepped into Xizhou City, Tang Xiao had restrained himself under Tang Feng's warning.
He is very low-key and even sometimes acts to gain Su Qi'an's trust.
For his majestic prince to bow down to a count like this, it was no different to him being humiliated.
Fortunately, his forbearance paid off. Everything was for today. Seeing Su Qi'an become the one in his palm, Tang Xiao felt so happy.
The only regret is that I couldn't see Su Qian's anger at being teased.
As for the destruction of Su Qi'an's third-level stronghold in Xizhou this time, Tang Xiao had no intention of informing him.
He just wanted Su Qian to die in his hands with regret, unwillingness, and regret.
Tang Xiao's sneer said everything, and Su Qi'an also understood.
Even though he knew that he was in a trap and had fallen into someone else's trap, Su Qi'an still remained calm despite the collapse of the mountain.
He was silent for a while, then raised his head, looked at Tang and said with a smile, "Your Majesty, are you so confident that you think you have won? Are you sure of victory?"
Su Qi'an's words made Tang Xiao look amused, and he said as if he was watching a show.
"What? Could it be that Marquis Dongshan has prepared some back-up plan? Can he break out of this prince's trap and find a way out?"
"If there is, then this prince is quite curious."
Tang Xiao said it quite calmly. In his opinion, Su Qi'an was just being mysterious.
Only a few people knew about his plan to invite you to the urn. Those few people were all Tang Xiao's loyal confidants. As for revealing it to Su Qi'an, it was impossible.
If Su Qi'an had known the news a long time ago, it would have been impossible for him to take advantage of it openly.
Su Qian's calmness was nothing more than his last struggle after falling into a trap.
Looking at Tang Xiao who looked proud and had everything under his control, Su Qian said with a smile.
"Your Majesty, it's too early to be happy. I will give this to you intact. How about we make a bet. Let's see who is the winner this time."
"Okay, I want to see how you can change the world!" Tang Xiao didn't compromise at all and looked directly at Su Qi'an.
If Su Qi'an really escaped under his nose, it would be the most ridiculous thing in the world.
Not long after Tang Xiao's voice fell, a loud noise suddenly broke out outside the Lingbei County government office.
That kind of movement, you can tell at a glance that it is a large-scale fierce fighting.
Without going out at all, just by listening to the movements outside, everyone in the county government basically knew that there were at least a few thousand people fighting outside the county government.
Tang Xiao was startled. He knew very well how many people he had in his hands. Such a momentum was definitely not created by his subordinates.
He looked deeply at Su Qi'an, with deep disbelief in his eyes.
Before he could speak, Su Qian'an said, "Haha, before you deal with me, I would like you to find out how many troops I have."
Su Qi'an spoke casually, but his words revealed a strong sense of confidence.
At this time, even though Tang Xiao was feeling uneasy, his face still remained quite restrained.
He signaled with his gaze, and Shui Sheng behind him understood and hurriedly walked towards the county government office.
Until the last moment, Tang Xiao didn't believe that he would become the turtle in the urn.
Shuisheng left just as quickly as he came. He came back a few minutes later, but his face looked very ugly.
At this moment, Tang Xiao understood instantly. He looked at Su Qi'an intently, breathing heavily and clenching his hands. He looked like he had the urge to eat people.
After suppressing his inner emotions for a long time, Tang Xiao finally uttered a word with great reluctance. "How can this be!"
Tang Xiao's gaffe was unexpected by Su Qi'an. He said calmly at this time.
"World
Son, don't forget, I am also a marquis after all. Even if I have a grudge against the powerful in Kyoto, I still cannot have any troops in my hands. "
"The two thousand Dongshan Army who came back with me this time are also my two thousand Dongshan Army. I forgot to tell the Crown Prince. I am just too cautious. On the way back this time, I killed the two thousand Dongshan Army early. Arrange the dispatch one step in advance."
"I don't need to introduce the strength of the Dongshan Army. I think the Crown Prince should know it well. I can only say that the Crown Prince is too careless. I didn't expect to come in person this time. This time, Crown Prince, who will have the last laugh?"
Su Qi'an was very calm, and his look gave people the impression that he was the mastermind behind this incident.
In order not to expose his biggest trump card, Su Qi'an actually dared to quietly disperse the two thousand Dongshan Army and make arrangements in advance.
And he took an escort of about 200 people, and the new army of 60 or 70 people set out on the road with a total of less than 300 people.
Facing waves of interceptions, even if the dangers encountered were deep, the Dongshan Army's plans were not exposed along the way.
This kind of forbearance is terrifying.
The Dongshan Army is the absolute trump card in Su Qi'an's hands. Its predecessor was drawn from the five thousand veterans of the Kyoto Defense War.
According to the information Tang Xiao received, these five thousand veteran Youzi ended the war due to improper use of troops by Zheng Liang and Wang Xian as the war in Kyoto ended.
Of the five thousand people, there are at most less than one thousand left, and these one thousand people, through the baptism of this war, their combat power has reached an extremely terrifying level.
Not to mention one against a hundred, but as long as these 1,000 people are under command, they will definitely be able to retreat unscathed when facing an army of five or six thousand soldiers many times more than themselves.
Tang Xiao was very afraid of the Dongshan Army of one thousand people, so when he returned to Su Qi'an, Tang Xiao was very concerned about the fate of these one thousand people.
According to reliable news in Kyoto, these thousand people were ordered to stay by His Majesty because of the fear of the powerful people in Kyoto.
And Su Qi'an returned all the way, and there was indeed no trace of the Dongshan Army around him.
It was precisely because of this certainty that Tang Xiao came forward boldly.
But this time, Su Qi'an gave him a huge surprise. Not only a thousand Dongshan troops appeared in Lingbei County, but twice as many, a full two thousand.
At this time, Tang Xiao had the urge to scold his mother. What did the powerful people in Kyoto do for food? He didn't even know how many people there were in Su Qi'an. Didn't he want to kill him?
