Sui Gu planned to take action that night, but Sima Yi persuaded him and asked him to choose a suitable opportunity to take action three days later.
The reason is very simple. Zhang Yang's sudden death will definitely cause a mutiny in the city. At this time, Suigu must be in a weak position.
Whether the Sima family has the ability to mediate, the answer is yes. In Hanoi, the Sima family can cause a small earthquake by stamping their feet. This is where Sui Gu's confidence lies.
However, if Sima Yi was in the city from beginning to end, this matter would probably arouse the suspicion of Zhang Yang's cronies. If they want to mediate as a middleman, the best way is of course that he was not present when the whole thing happened, otherwise outsiders You would think that they had colluded in advance.
Therefore, not only does this matter need to be kept highly confidential, but the agreement between the two must not be known to anyone.
Sui Gu nodded immediately upon hearing this. Mr. Zhongda was indeed a very resourceful person, so he happily agreed.
The next day, Sima Yi went to ask Zhang Yang for permission to go back to Wen County. It was only a hundred miles from Huai County to Wen County. He had been in Huai County for half a year. It was normal for him to go back. Zhang Yang even asked him to take him with him. After getting the gift, he went back to greet Sima Fang.
Before leaving the city, Sima Yi also deliberately said goodbye to Xue Hong, the chief minister, and Miao Shang, Zhang Yang's number one general, so that everyone knew that he was going back to Wen County.
On the third night after Sima Yi left, Sui Gu and several of the Black Mountain Bandits' cronies went to the general's mansion to have a drink with Zhang Yang.
It is commonplace here in Hanoi to have a drink with Zhang Yang. Not only Sui Gu, but also Xue Hong and Miao Shang often do this.
Zhang Yang is actually not very particular about this aspect, and his concept of superiors and subordinates is not that profound. After all, there are many people with banditry backgrounds in his army. In addition, he himself worked hard at the bottom of the army, and his behavior and habits are relatively free and easy. Some.
"My lord, now that the civil war has begun in the northern country, Yuan Shang has sent 50,000 troops to Liyang to prevent Cao Cao from going north. Cao Cao is so anxious that it may be difficult to break through. If Jizhou can't go up, I'm worried that he will have ideas about merging the state. By then, we in Hanoi will only have I'm afraid there will be a military disaster." Sui Gu still hoped that he could understand the general situation and take measures to avoid disaster.
But after Zhang Yang drank a large bowl of wine, he laughed and said: "Even when the Northern Kingdom was at its peak, I was not afraid of Yuan Shao, let alone Cao Cao today. What's more, my brother has already gone north to Qingzhou, and I believe that nephew Yunwen will be able to help him. It’s a great show, I’m still waiting to meet them.”
Putting down the wine glass, Zhang Yang exhaled with recollection and said confidently: "I was not afraid in the past, and now the Sima family is helping me. If Cao Cao dares to attack, we don't know who will win. Don't worry."
Lu Fengxian, Zhang Wenyuan, and his uncle Zhang Zhi, the three men from Bingzhou are all known for their bravery in battles. This can be seen from the fact that Zhang Liao dared to charge out with 800 people. Although Cao Cao is now considered to be a powerful figure in the Central Plains. , but Zhang Yang was not afraid at all.
He was even thinking about how to help Lu Bu when the time came.
It can be seen that Zhang Yang is now determined and will not change. Sui Gu gave up the last chance and said with a smile: "It's really, really, Wen Hou's square-shaped halberd, how can Bei Guoxiao Xiaoxiao match it?" , My lord, with this cup, I wish Wen Hou a successful start."
"Hahaha, that's good, come on, have a drink!"
The six of them drank twenty jars of wine by exchanging glasses of wine, changing cups, and with the dancing girl's added entertainment.
Of course, the one who drank the most was Zhang Yang, which was like a little five-on-one.
He didn't care, he just regarded it as getting closer to his subordinates.
Moreover, Sui Gu and the others were quite good at talking, and they easily attracted Lu Bu, Lin Mo, and others. In addition, Zhang Yang was a little too drunk after drinking a few more drinks, so he simply refused to accept anyone who came.
At midnight, Zhang Yang was completely drunk and unconscious. He was lying on the table with the wine jar in his arms. The wine dripped down his chest and wet his body without any reaction.
"My lord, my lord?" Sui Gu called tentatively a few times, and even pushed Zhang Yang. Zhang Yang, who was holding the wine jar, leaned back on the couch.
"Fengxian, if Fengxian takes over the Northern Kingdom, I will guard Bingzhou for you. I was happier back then.
Wenyuan, do you want to go home together? Go home?"
Zhang Yang closed his eyes, murmuring vaguely, and burst into laughter from time to time.
After several people looked at each other, Sui Gu raised his forehead, and then they walked out of the hall and looked around, making sure there was no problem and gave Sui Gu a look.
At this point, Sui Gu slowly pulled out Qingfeng from his waist, slowly raised it above his head, looked at Zhang Yang, who had taken him in in the past, with a cold look, and was about to take action.
Bang~
Zhang Yang, who was drunk, kicked the wine jar on the table and smashed it.
Sui Gu was so frightened by this movement that he did not dare to move. His hands were trembling. Because he was so nervous, most of his drunkenness had receded. The others were also frightened to the point of sweating and trembling all over.
You must know that Zhang Yang's force is no joke. If he wakes up, Sui Gu and the others will not be enough to watch together.
Fortunately, Zhang Yang did not wake up. Apart from calling out "Fengxian, Wenyuan" a few times while talking nonsense, he must have been completely drunk.
After a dozen breaths, big beads of sweat soaked Sui Gu's back. He finally took a deep breath and slashed hard at Zhang Yang's throat with his sword.
Dark red blood splashed all over his body, and Sui Gu didn't dare to stop. He struck out with one, two, and three swords.
Until Zhang Yang's head and body were split apart, and he couldn't even let out a painful cry, Bingzhou Xiongxiong left this world forever in a drunken dream.
At the last moment before his death, there was still a happy smile on his lips, because in his drunken dream, he returned to Bingzhou, and returned to the glorious years of fighting with Lu Bu, Zhang Liao, and Hou Cheng.
In those years, the Hu people were afraid of them.
In those years, Lu Bu became famous as a flying general.
In those years, the hard-blooded men of Bingzhou made an oath to live in wealth and honor and not to forget each other.
In those years, they drank and sang, not knowing what trouble was.
The book gambling faded away and the fragrance of tea was gone. At that time, I just thought it was ordinary...
If he knew that he couldn't go back to those years, maybe he would be willing to listen to Lu Bu and Lin Mo and stay in Xuzhou.
Unfortunately, there is no if in life.
"Success, success!" Sui Gu laughed without a trace of guilt.
Several people looked at each other and rubbed their hands in excitement.
Afterwards, they immediately started to occupy the city according to the original plan, leading various troops to first seize the granary and armory.
Then he sent someone to inform Miao Shang and Xue Hong that Zhang Yang had betrayed the imperial court. I, Suigu, was going to lead everyone to surrender to Cao Cao. From now on, I would also be a pillar of the country.
He may have forgotten his origins. The Montenegrin Army was a ragtag group of people formed in response to Zhang Jiao's Yellow Turban Uprising. How credible can his words be?
Naturally, Miao Shang and Xue Hong did not agree, so they led their own men and started fighting each other in the city.
To say that Sui had some brains, his method of seizing power was brutal; to say that he had no brains, he had already been prepared for Miao Shang's actions, so he had the upper hand for a time.
But there is still a huge disparity in the number of people. Among Zhang Yang's troops, one-third are his Bingzhou team, including Miao Shang and others, one-third are the Black Mountain bandits who gathered behind them, and the other third are those who occupy the The troops expanded after Hanoi.
It would be great if Sui Gu could get the support of the old Black Mountain bandits for his actions, which would be equivalent to facing almost twice as many enemies.
If not, Zhang Yang would have rebelled long ago when he entered the Northern Kingdom and pretended to surrender, because he did not have enough prestige in the army.
In addition, Zhang Yang's governor was appointed by the imperial court, so he could gain the support of many aristocratic families in order to gain a firm foothold in Hanoi.
If it were Sui Gushang, with his background as a black bandit, the aristocratic families wouldn't even let him in, and in the end he would just go back to the original situation of being a bandit.
Therefore, Sima Yi played an indispensable role in this matter, giving Sui Gu absolute confidence.
First, as long as he stays stable for two days, Sima Yi will rush over to mediate the internal fight. With the reputation of the Sima family, I believe it will not be a big problem.
Second, the Sima family is the leader of the Hanoi aristocratic families. As long as they support Suigu, it means that the entire Hanoi aristocratic families are supporting them, and there is no need to worry about logistical supply issues in the future.
Sui Gu felt that Sima Yi was the noble person in his life, the noble person who changed his destiny.
After two days, there were rivers of blood and corpses everywhere in Huai County, and finally Sima Yi was welcomed.
Before he entered the city, he first sent a servant to hand over his name card to persuade both sides to agree to a truce. Then he entered the city and went straight to the east of the city occupied by Miao Shang and Xue Hong for negotiations.
"Mr. Zhongda has finally arrived. The thief Suigu has occupied the granary and armory. Our food, grass and supplies can hardly keep up. I would like to ask Mr. Zhongda to remember our old friendship with my lord and help us eradicate the evil thief Suigu." !" As soon as he saw Sima Yi, Miao Shang excitedly stepped forward and took his hand.
Although the two sides are fighting back and forth now, the problem is that they can't attack the granary. They can't struggle for too long. In two or three days at most, they will collapse without fighting because of lack of food.
"The first is to attack the enemy, the second is to attack the enemy, the second is to send troops, and the second is to attack the city. The king of Fu must be avenged, but I feel that it is no longer appropriate to fight at this moment!" Sima Yi looked sad and angry, and the veins on his forehead were prominent.
"Do you have a clever plan to defeat the enemy?" Miao Shang's eyes flashed with light.
"I dare not call it a clever plan, but there is indeed a strategy that may be worth a try."
"Sir, please give me your instructions!" Miao Shang and Xue Hong bowed to Sima Yi excitedly. As long as they could avenge Zhang Yang, they were willing to obey Sima Yi's instructions.
The three of them discussed in whispers. Miao Shang and others nodded frequently and said wonderfully, "Then Mr. Lao!"
"Please make sure you two follow the plan." After explaining to the two of them, Sima Yi rushed towards the west end of the city without stopping.
Relying on the name of the Sima family in Hanoi, no one dared to stop him, even in the war-torn Huai County. Because they had met Sima Yi before, they would consciously give in.
Everyone knows that the Sima family is someone not to be messed with.
When they met again, Sui Gu was very excited, because with Sima Yi's arrival, his good days were coming.
But in front of the soldiers, he needs to restrain this excitement and not let outsiders think that the two have been having an affair for a long time, otherwise the drama will not go on.
When they entered the inner room and there were only two of them, Sima Yi said in a deep voice: "Don't worry, general, the matter has been settled. I have persuaded Xue Hong and Miao Shang to surrender."
"Haha, Mr. Zhongda is truly astounding in his skills. He had only been in the city for an hour, and he persuaded these two people to surrender. Well, well, well, sir, I will never forget your great kindness!"
They fought in the city for several days, and Sima Yi persuaded them to surrender within an hour of his arrival. This may sound unbelievable, but Sui Gu believed it.
Why?
Because behind Sima Yi are all the aristocratic families in Hanoi.
If you want to gain a foothold here, whether it's you, Zhang Yang, or him, Miao Shang or Xue Hong, it's absolutely impossible without the support of these aristocratic families.
It can be said that once Zhang Yang died, only the Sima family, other than the imperial court, could decide who would be the new master of Hanoi.
If they saw that Sima Yi was determined to support him, Xue Hong and the others should know that the situation is over, and it would be normal for them to give up resistance.
What's more, he has already occupied the granary. Without food, what can he do to fight?
"General, although the two of them are willing to surrender, after all, the two sides have been fighting for several days. Paoze has suffered many casualties and is depressed. In order to make the two of them feel at ease, I am going to hold a banquet in the treasury in the south of the city to entertain the general and the two of them. Both sides stopped fighting and made peace."
Sui Gu rolled his eyes and thought that this was indeed the case. Xue Hong and Miao Shang would definitely be worried about their future revenge. If Sima Yi came forward to set up a peace negotiation table and everyone reached an agreement, it would mean that the matter was over.
This can be regarded as a clever plan to take advantage of the Sima family's name.
"Mr. Zhongda is so considerate of me. After this incident, if I take over as the governor of Hanoi, I will ask him to be the county magistrate." Sui Gu pulled Sima Yi with his hands moved, his eyes burning, and he realized that he could no longer leave Sima Yi.
"Very good, very good." Sima Yi nodded with a smile.
On that day, both sides shrank all their forces into their respective military camps.
Early the next morning, Sima Yi held a banquet for peace talks in the treasury in the south of the city, and representatives from both sides attended the peace talks.
In such an occasion, it was naturally impossible to bring a large army with him, so when Sui Gu entered, he only brought two captains with him.
At the same time, Xue Hong and Miao Shang also entered alone, without any guards.
Everything seemed to be going smoothly.
Little did Sui Gu know that Xue Hong and his men had entered the treasury to ambush them as early as last night.
Therefore, the three of them had just entered the hall and were shot into hedgehogs without even seeing Sima Yi.
Sui Gu was hit by seventeen arrows and fell to the ground. He looked to the side with unwilling eyes, and finally saw Sima Yi walking out of the room, and Xue Hong and the others also came over.
"You are a bandit who has never changed his nature. Your Majesty has treated you with great kindness and righteousness. You actually dare to assassinate your Majesty. If I don't kill you today, how will I, Sima Yi, look like and be able to gain a foothold in Hanoi in the future?" Sima Yi stepped forward and stepped on Sui Gu's hand. Head, I barely raised my arms and shouted, I am sworn in with sin.
Sui Gu didn't even understand what happened until his death. Didn't he agree that I would be the prefect and you would be the county magistrate?
Didn't we agree that your Sima family would fully support me after killing Zhang Yang?
His mouth opened unwillingly, but he couldn't utter a single word. Finally, he straightened up and stopped breathing. However, his eyes still widened towards Sima Yi, a typical expression of unblinking eyes.
As soon as Sui Gu died, his Black Mountain bandit men immediately became a pile of scattered sand. Xue Hong and Miao Shang led their troops to break up and flee, and drove them all out of Huai County in only half a day.
In the past few days, the soldiers felt like they were in a dream. Huai County, which was originally relatively prosperous, was in a mess, and their lord Zhang Yang was gone. They were frustrated to clean up the mess here.
Sima Yi followed Xue Hong and Miao Shang to a mountain forest outside the city to bury Zhang Yang.
In front of Zhang Yang's tombstone were Sui Gu's head and the heads of the five Black Mountain bandits who participated in the assassination. "My lord, you can rest in peace."
Sima Yi was sadder than any of them. He knelt in front of Zhang Yang's grave and cried bitterly, "Master Fu, I never thought that our farewell would be our last. If you are alive in heaven, please remember to fall asleep and have a drink with me."
Even in the end, it was Xue Hong and Miao Shang who helped him up.
"Mr. Zhongda, in your opinion, where should we go now?" They were also confused now. Zhang Yang wanted to support Lu Bu during his lifetime, but as soon as he died, civil war broke out in Huai County, and there were only a few thousand people left. There was no way he could be Cao Cao's opponent, and he didn't even have the capital to deal with it. He didn't know what to make for a while.
"I am the Prince of Mu Ming Mansion in Huai County. Now that he has passed away, I am heartbroken and no longer have the energy to plan. From now on, it can only be decided by the two of you."
Sima Yi choked and wiped his tears, "But one thing is, if there is any need, you can send someone to Wen County to inform me, and the Sima family will do its best to support you."
The two of them looked at each other and felt moved when they saw him so sad. They didn't expect that he would have such deep feelings for his lord in half a year. Na Sui Gu accepted the lord's kindness, but he bit him back.
Why is the gap between people so big?
"It's good to go, sir." The two of them personally helped Sima Yi get into the carriage and waved goodbye to his carriage.
Sima Yi, who was lying on the carriage, breathed a long sigh of relief. Zhang Yang was dead, Sui Gu was dead, and Xue Hong and the others had no choice but to surrender to Cao.
Regarding Cao Cao, the Sima family has an explanation, and there is no need to worry about being tied to his chariot.
There was no enmity between Lu Bu and the Sima family.
This thing was done beautifully without leaving any trace of involvement.
But Sima Yi didn't feel that he had won. He slowly closed his eyes, feeling very tired.
There is one more, due before 6 o'clock
(End of chapter)
