"Lord Liu, Qingfeng Village has been surrounded by us. The dangerous roads along the mountain stronghold have been cleared of obstacles. Currently, this group of thieves are hiding on the top of the mountain. We only need to launch a general attack tomorrow and we will definitely catch all the remaining ones!"
A big man wearing Tang army armor came to a scholar and said humbly.
He was very confused. In his impression, there were at least hundreds of bandits in Qingfeng Village, and each one of them was a ruthless person. Although he said he didn't intend to make a sneak attack, it was very strange to break through the village gate so easily!
"General Shen's attack was indeed extraordinary. In less than half an hour, he was able to break into the stronghold. It seems that the bandits in Qingfeng Village are like lost dogs under General Shen's military power. They are not worth mentioning!"
Looking at Qingfeng Village with thick smoke billowing in the distance, the mustached scholar was very happy!
Hengzhou's mission was going so smoothly. He was originally worried that the bandits in Qingfeng Village would occupy the mountain road and fight to the death, but he didn't expect that they would be defeated by the rough guys in front of him in the blink of an eye.
"Xiaoguan followed Lord Liu's plan to drive all the bandits from Qingfeng Village to the top of the mountain. Lord Liu strategized and planned everything, and I admire him very much!"
Shen Wenliang, who was responsible for guarding Hengzhou, didn't care about other messy things, whether it was the bandits in Qingfeng Village or the struggle in the court. As long as he didn't rebel, he had to behave well and try to leave this ghost place as soon as possible.
"General Shen, the letters lost by the Ministry of War this time are extremely sensitive. In order to prevent leaks, Mr. Wang hopes that you will not talk to each other during the operation to avoid getting into trouble!"
Wang Fugui had made a lot of money by reselling in the salt field over the years.
Under the temptation of money, officials from various ministries in Chang'an City, large and small, had some interest relationship with Wang Fugui, including the newly appointed Minister of War, Changsun Wuji, Li Shimin's die-hard fan.
Li Shimin also knew the intrigues in the salt field and the powerful relationship between each link. If the throne had not been firmly established, fat pigs like Wang Fugui would have had their homes confiscated by the poor and crazy Li Shimin!
The group of sanctimonious and talkative Confucian veterans above the court were very worried about Li Shimin's rebellion at Xuanwu Gate. They went to court every day to show off and show off their fishy behavior to the fullest.
If those group of veterans were just fishing, then another group of ancient aristocratic families with intricate relationships occupied important positions in the Tang Dynasty and traveled outside the Three Realms.
If you want to survive in feudal society, you have to accept too many unreasonable demands, including marriage.
The strength of some aristocratic families cannot be underestimated. When Li Shimin seized power and ascended the throne, he was forced to marry many children of the Chang'an gentry to expand his power and stabilize his rule.
The Tang Dynasty suffered a rare natural disaster that occurred once in a century. The military power of the country was not fully controlled, and the national treasury was extremely empty. Li Shimin could only turn a blind eye temporarily and focus on improving people's livelihood.
By improving people's livelihood and living conditions, Li Shimin believed that with his outstanding political abilities and Yang Ming's inventions, winning the hearts and minds of the entire Tang Dynasty was no longer a dream.
As long as the Tang Dynasty regains its vitality and the people live a good life for a few years, even if there is no popular support, there will be no more popular uprisings.
At that time, Li Shimin could kill any of the fat pigs above the court with just a raise of his hand.
Therefore, in a sense, Yang Ming is a sharp knife in Li Shimin's hand. A sharp blade that slowly breaks the monopoly of the old aristocracy through new reforms, a sharp blade that can plunder all funds into Li Shimin's hands.
The emergence of a series of Yang Ming products is bound to break the original ecological balance, and at the same time affect the interests of many people.
In addition to Wang Fugui, there are many officials who also want to take Yang Ming's life! It's just that they don't have the power of high officials to check and balance Yang Ming, so they can only pretend to be crazy and act stupid, giving the green light to Wang Fugui who is planning to assassinate Yang Ming.
"Master Liu, these bandits have been driven to the top of the mountain by us! Otherwise, we can just burn the mountain with a big fire. It will be clean and tidy, and we will not waste time with these bandits!"
It is not difficult to tell the secret behind this from Liu Qihu's words. Shen Wenliang was afraid of causing big trouble, so he came up with a plan to use mountain fire to extinguish the people.
"It's not impossible to just use mountain fire. I'm afraid that the wind direction is unpredictable and the thieves will take advantage of the chaos to escape! I say Mr. Shen, as long as you all wipe out the bandits together, don't worry about the rest! "
When Liu Qihu heard the plan of setting fire to the mountain, he originally wanted to agree. Liu Feng beside him secretly pulled his sleeve, asking him to calm down and consider the consequences of the fire burning the mountain.
The change in wind direction is uncontrollable. Besides, if there is a secret passage on the mountain, then not only will the fire be in vain, but it may also create an opportunity for Yang Ming and his group to escape.
If Yang Ming cannot die this time, then the Liu family will have a difficult life in Dai County from now on. Not only will business be suppressed without reason, but people's lives may not be protected.
Among the several big families in Dai County, the Yang family ranks first in terms of strength, but they are not very popular and have always been missed by other families. Next are the Shen family, Liu family and Lu family who have always been thinking about the Yang family business.
Liu Qihu, who serves in the Ministry of War, is also the ancestral home of the Liu family in Dai County, and is the sibling brother of Liu Feng, the leader of the Liu family.
Liu Qihu volunteered himself this time and personally came from Chang'an City to assassinate Yang Ming. He wanted to use the Liu family in Dai County as a bet, monitor Yang Ming's every move, find out what Yang Ming was doing, and kill him in one fell swoop!
With Yang Ming's death, not only could Liu Qihu advance further in the court, but the Liu family in Dai County could also rely on Wang Fugui's resources to take the top spot in Dai County.
"Master Liu, there is no problem in annihilating all the bandits, but my subordinates are worried that Qingfeng Village is steep and difficult to defend and difficult to attack. To wipe out all these bandits, it will take a lot of time and supplies, I don't know. .”
Shen Wenliang is a little depressed. If you don't want to set fire to it, you should at least give me some supplies!
The brothers under my command all came out for merit, and they all came out with their heads high to gain military merit. If there is a protracted war with the bandits in Qingfeng Village, there will be a big problem in terms of supplies!
After working for most of the day, the entire Qingfeng Village has still harvested less than thirty heads. It's a hard life! Without other benefits, Shen Wenliang was afraid that over time, he would not be able to suppress his group of big soldiers.
"General Shen, it is your honor to be able to work for the Ministry of War, because Mr. Wang thinks highly of you, and it is your honor! As for supplies, you don't have to worry. I have asked people to transfer enough food, wages and rewards for General Shen to use.
It’s just that Mr. Wang said that in order to avoid long days and long dreams, I would like to ask General Shen to take personal command and let the brothers kill the thieves bravely and resolve the leak as soon as possible! "
