night.
Lingzhou.
At the city gate, Qin general Xu Rong is riding a war horse, holding the reins in his left hand and a whip in his right hand, and is giving continuous instructions:
"Quick! Follow us!"
Large numbers of Qin soldiers ran into the city.
Not long after, Miao Wei came over, cupped his fists and saluted, "General."
Xu Rong glanced at him: "Have the news been blocked?"
"Locked down."
"Okay! Take control of those aristocratic families immediately. Anyone who participates in rebellion will not be spared!"
"clear!"
"Li Zhen! Leave some people behind to guard the city gate. Not a single fly can fly out of Lingzhou tonight!"
"Got the order!"
Hou Mansion.
At this time, Lingyang didn't know that things had changed, and was discussing rebellion with Chang Zhen and others.
There were quite a few people coming this time, including many old ministers of the Ling Kingdom.
After discussion, it was decided that the event would start tomorrow.
However, there were some minor differences regarding time.
Huang Xin believed that it was not too late. Since he was fully prepared, he would launch an attack on time tomorrow morning. He would first seize the four gates of Lingzhou with lightning speed, control the traffic in Lingzhou, and then eliminate the government power in the city.
Chang Zhen suggested that there are many mistakes in doing things during the day, and it is easy to arouse alertness. Since it is a success or failure, it is better to act at night to catch surprise. It is best to do it in the middle of the night when the officers and soldiers are neglecting to take precautions.
Lingyang took two steps back and forth, and quickly decided: "Then as General Chang said, we will regain Lingzhou at midnight tomorrow night!"
Everyone looked at each other, and then they all raised their hands: "As ordered——"
Kong Cheng was also among them, holding his hands in front of him, but sneering in his heart.
"Okay!" Lingyang suppressed the excitement in his heart and said seriously: "Everyone has been preparing for such a long time, and the action has been decided! Success or failure will be tomorrow!"
"Also, letters have been sent back from Hongyang and other counties. The powerful people from all over the country are all a big help to us. As long as Lingzhou is determined, the entire Lingland will bloom everywhere!"
"Han Fu and others in the south of the Yangtze River have also received a message. As long as we work together, various places will rise up and respond to each other from afar!"
After hearing these words, everyone felt a little calmer.
He Miao said: "Now that we have made a plan, we must not panic after tomorrow's event. We will post a notice to calm the people as soon as possible, and at the same time spread the word to the entire spiritual realm, so that powerful people from all over the world can mobilize troops to respond."
"The old prime minister is right." Lingyang was about to continue saying something, but suddenly paused and frowned slightly: "Did you hear anything?"
After hearing this, the scene instantly became quiet, and everyone began to prick up their ears with suspicious looks on their faces.
There seemed to be some movement outside, like the scraping of armor, but it couldn't be heard clearly.
"There won't be any accidents."
Someone couldn't help but say something.
Conspiracy is inherently a capital crime. When everyone heard this, their hearts inevitably sank, and many people swallowed subconsciously.
Outside the Hou Mansion.
Lingyang did not hear wrongly. The faint sound was that a large number of Qin troops were quietly surrounding the Hou Mansion.
At the gate of the mansion, under Xu Rong's order, several Qin soldiers quickly stepped forward, holding a thick piece of wood together, without any intention of knocking on the door, and directly knocked against it with all their strength.
This gate is not a heavy city gate. There are only a few ordinary door latches inside. After a strong impact, the door was broken directly with a bang.
"Come on!" Xu Rong waved his hand.
Liang Yuan also unsheathed his sword and rushed directly into the Hou Mansion with a group of elite guardsmen.
"Except for Lingyang and other masterminds, none of the other family members and servants will be left behind!"
The killing unfolded late at night.
The sound of breaking the door had already alerted the nearby servants. Before they could run over to check, they were already chopped to the ground.
Blood splattered on the windows, and screams were heard everywhere.
The Marquis Mansion in Lingyang was very large, and the study room was some distance away from the main door, but even a deaf man could hear such noises and screams.
Just when he was in panic, a servant ran over in a panic. Before he arrived, he shouted:
"My lord, something is wrong! The Qin army has entered the Hou Mansion!"
The servant was still stained with blood, and he had obviously just escaped death.
"What did you say!?" Lingyang was shocked when he heard this.
Everyone in the room instantly became a mess.
"Sir, isn't the Qin army stationed in Ruizhou? Why are they here late at night?"
"Could it be that my party was exposed?"
"How can this be good, Master?"
Everyone couldn't sit still, some people's calves had begun to tremble, and some people were screaming in agony.
Just like that, you still want to rebel?
Lingyang also panicked, but after panicking, he gritted his teeth and said fiercely: "Since the Qin army is here, let's fight them!"
As he spoke, he took off his sword and whipped it out.
But in this study, except for Chang Zhen, there are basically all literati and old ministers, and it can be said that they have no power to restrain a chicken.
He raised his sword and wanted to leave, but Chang Zhen unexpectedly held him back.
"General, what do you mean!" Lingyang turned around and looked with sharp eyes. Now that the matter was revealed, someone was obviously informing him. Although he didn't know who it was, Chang Zhen's action inevitably made him have other thoughts.
Chang Zhen sighed, shook his head slightly and said: "Master, since the Qin army has broken through the door, they are fully prepared. Let's forget it now."
Chang Zhen can be said to be the most sober one.
Although treason was a mortal sin, he still didn't want to see Lingyang being hacked to death with his own eyes.
If you follow the plan, you may have a chance.
But now, there is no chance.
"Are you the traitor!?" Lingyang couldn't understand and asked with a glare.
Chang Zhen smiled bitterly: "Sir, if I were a traitor, why would I have followed the late emperor's order and rushed back to Lingzhou from the east?"
Yes, at that time, there were 100,000 border troops in the east. If Chang really wanted to surrender to the enemy, would there be any need to wait until today?
Lingyang was silent.
But after being silent, he strode out: "Even if I die, this prince will die on the way to the restoration of the country!"
Chang Zhen was stunned, ignored the messy people in the room, and silently followed out of the study.
There are indeed a lot of servants in the Hou Mansion, and there are also some very skilled retainers, but facing the elite guards of the capital and the Qin army officers and soldiers pouring in in droves, there is no suspense in this battle.
Somewhere, a guest was still shouting and rushing over. The Qin soldiers in the front row all drew their crossbows and shot him into a hedgehog in just a moment.
In less than half an hour, the entire Hou Mansion, whether in the corridors, roadside, rooms, or gardens, was littered with corpses and splattered with blood.
Although Lingyang and Chang Zhen were killing them desperately, it didn't take long before their weapons were knocked off and they were tied to the ground.
"The Qin thief is hateful! The Qin thief is hateful!!"
He screamed miserably and kept struggling.
A large number of Qin troops soon surrounded the study.
The powerful crossbows were all lowered, and the people inside were at a loss and became more and more confused.
Kong Cheng trotted forward, bowed towards Xu Rong, and said with a smile: "I'm Kong Cheng, I've been waiting for the general for a long time."
"Thank you for your hard work, Mr. Kong." Xu Rong said hello briefly.
"It turns out it's you! You traitor! I have failed to trust you so much!" Lingyang shouted unwillingly.
Kong Cheng ignored him.
Xu Rong waved his hand directly: "Fire the arrow!"
(End of chapter)
