After Li Hao had packed up, he left the mansion and joined the guards given by Liang to meet Wang Ping and others.
This time the leader of the palace guards was Yuan Lang. His family had been born into the Yuan family for several generations, so there was no doubt about his loyalty.
However, what made Li Hao somewhat concerned was that Yuan Lang's other identity was that he was not originally a personal follower of Yuan Pei, but a personal follower of Li Hao's uncle Yuan Yu, who grew up with Yuan Yu.
So to a certain extent, he is probably more loyal to the Liang family than Yuan Pei.
On the way, Li Hao asked Yuan Lang about the guards and Buqu, and Yuan Lang also answered them one by one.
It's a pity that Yuan Lang has been staying in the house and doesn't know much about Buqu.
But according to what he said, the tribes around Jiaodong all came from families that had followed the Yuan family for several generations and were extremely loyal.
And most of them have participated in the battle against the Emperor, and their actual combat capabilities are not weak.
After hearing this, Li Hao felt confident, regardless of his combat power, as long as he was loyal enough.
After meeting up with Wang Ping, Zhang Gui and others, Wang Ping and Zhang Gui discussed with Li Hao and set off directly to meet the bandits.
Li Hao naturally had no objection to this, but just before setting off, he said: "Two uncles, I haven't seen the family tribe yet, why don't you go and see them now, so that I can gain insights and boost morale." .”
Suddenly hearing these words, Wang Ping seemed to be stunned for a moment, and then said: "This is also reasonable. I think if they know that you are personally leading the team this time, they will definitely die."
Li Hao heard this and said: "What did Uncle Wang say? You and Uncle Zhang will naturally lead the team. I'm just joining in the fun."
Several people present smiled, and then Wang Ping ordered Bu Qu to assemble and prepare to set off. Before setting off, Li Hao made an appearance in Bu Qu and said a few words.
The meaning of the words is also very simple, let them know that behind them are their parents, wives and children, so they cannot retreat.
In addition, it is also a promise that the Yuan family will not treat those loyal people badly. After defeating the bandits this time, they will reward them based on their merits.
Given the good credit established by generations of the Yuan family, coupled with the identity of the legitimate son of the head of the Li Hao family, I naturally believed the following part of the story and my morale was greatly boosted.
After that, Li Hao gave the stage to Zhang Gui and Wang Ping. After all, in the eyes of others, Li Hao, at such a young age, must be unfamiliar with military matters.
But who knew that Li Hao had experienced battles with soldiers and horses in his previous life.
So even though Zhang Gui and Wang Ping didn't discuss it with Li Hao in detail, just by looking at it, Li Hao estimated that there would be nearly 2,300 or 400 people playing this piece.
And in terms of mental outlook, although these people are not as good as the elite soldiers trained by Li Hao and Gu Tingye, they are even better than the ordinary Song Dynasty Forbidden Army.
You must know that these are just private soldiers of the Yuan family, and they have such an elite spirit. How elegant would they be if they were the prestigious fifth school of the Northern Army?
The country was lost because of its weakness, but the Han Dynasty was lost because of its strength! The bravery of the Han army seems to have set the tone from the beginning of the founding of the country.
On the way to the march, Zhang Gui and Wang Ping were quite respectful to Li Hao. They would ask Li Hao for his opinion every time before giving an order.
Of course, Li Hao didn't say anything, everything was done according to the two of them's ideas, and everything went smoothly before encountering the enemy.
Until everyone found the border of Jimo County, the scouts sent earlier came to report that they had found out where the bandits were.
They captured the house of a wealthy family here, which was about twenty miles away from where Li Hao was now, and then temporarily stopped there.
After receiving the news, Zhang Gui and Wang Ping discussed among themselves. If they could avoid a direct fight, they would try to avoid it.
So I wanted to move my manpower ten miles forward, which happened to be the two houses and fortresses of the Yuan family. Each of them would lead a part of their troops to station them to confront the bandits and block them out of Jiaodong.
After the discussion was settled, the two came to seek Li Hao's opinion and asked where Li Hao wanted to follow.
Of course, they wanted Li Hao to follow Wang Ping, because he was located at the back of the house and had higher security.
Li Hao did not interfere with their decision and agreed directly.
After Li Hao and others settled down in Wubao, Li Hao came to Yuan Lang and asked, "I noticed that you seemed to be dissatisfied with the actions of uncles Zhang and Wang. Is this possible?"
Hearing these words suddenly, Yuan Lang was shocked. He clearly felt that he had concealed himself very well, how could he be seen out so easily.
Seeing that Yuan Lang was still hesitant, Li Hao continued: "Since my mother asked you to protect me, I think she trusts you very much. I naturally believe in my mother's knowledge of people, so I hope you can tell me the truth. .”
Hearing this, Yuan Lang replied: "As the young master said, I am indeed dissatisfied with Zhang and Wang. They seem to respect the young master and ask questions about everything.
But upon closer inspection, everything was actually negotiated between them and their subordinates in advance. It was just a formality to come to the young master, and they never really came to the young master for questioning.
Although the young master is indeed young and not familiar with military affairs, and his thoughts may be inappropriate, he will speak out and give advice when the time comes, so how can he be isolated from the outside world. "
"Actually, even if the young master doesn't ask about this, I will tell the queen after I return home. After all, these tribes are members of the Yuan family, not their private soldiers." Yuan Lang paused, and then said these words again Come.
After listening to what Yuan Lang said, Li Hao roughly understood Yuan Lang's position.
After pondering for a while, Li Hao asked: "If Wang Ping has evil intentions, I want to take over these ministries directly. Do you think it is feasible?"
Yuan Lang's body trembled at these words, and he replied: "Young Master is the legitimate son of the Yuan family, so it is not a problem to take over the army, but even if Zhang and Wang are a little slow, it will not be like this.
In addition, after all, now we are in front of the battle, directly capturing Zhang and Wang. Firstly, we may provoke criticism from others, which will be detrimental to the reputation of the young master. Secondly, when the battle is about to change generals, we are afraid that people's hearts will be unstable and how to deal with the group of thieves. "
Li Hao replied: "I am asking you this, naturally it is not because of indifference, my mind is not so narrow-minded.
Let's do this, disperse your subordinates and watch every move of Wang Ping and those close to him to see who has been in contact with them recently, and remember not to let anyone find out. "
"You suspect that Wang Ping is up to no good. The two of them are sworn brothers of the head of the family. It's more than that." Yuan Lang felt that he was being hit one after another today, and each wave was stronger than the last.
After hearing this, Li Hao replied: "I also hope that I am wrong, but it is always better to be careful. You should send someone to keep an eye on it first.
If it turns out that I was suspicious, I will apologize to my two uncles in person. "
After hearing this, Yuan Lang didn't say anything more and went directly to arrange the matter.
However, in terms of specific operations, Yuan Lang showed a little initiative and sent people to Zhang Guina to monitor him.
Anyway, in Jiaodong, Yuan Lang, as a close confidant of the Yuan family, has a wide range of contacts that are far beyond those of Wang Ping and Zhang Gui.
Of course, Yuan Lang was not without doubts. In secret, Yuan Lang also ordered someone to go back quickly with the slips and inform Liang of the matter.
After Liang received this letter, she felt a little worried. After all, this matter was going to be done wrong. When Yuan Pei came back, Li Hao would inevitably be punished.
But in the end, Mrs. Liang still chose to believe her son. At worst, she could just come forward and make peace with him, so she also wrote a letter to be brought to Yuan Lang, asking him to obey Li Hao's instructions.
But before Liang's letter was delivered to Yuan Lang, those who were staring at Wang Ping had something to gain.
So Yuan Lang quickly found Li Hao after hearing the news: "As the young master said, there is something fishy about Wang Ping.
Early this morning, one of Wang Ping's confidants left Wubao and went to a remote place to meet a person.
My people followed them all the way, but it was relatively empty there. In order not to be discovered, my people hid far away and could not hear what they said.
But it can be seen that the man gave something to Wang Ping's confidant and then separated.
After Wang Ping's confidant came back, he went straight to Wang Ping's place, stayed for a while and then left. Then Wang Ping also left the house.
Then my people went in and searched, and found nothing unusual, but they could see the ashes of something burned in a copper basin inside. It seemed that he had some secret plan. "
After hearing this, Li Hao sighed in his heart: "It seems that Wang Ping really doesn't take me seriously. We have only been here for one day, but he can't sit still anymore, and Popo is a little unscrupulous.
It's a pity that he has a good habit of destroying it after reading it, otherwise there would be no need to guess his intentions. "
Then Li Hao had to think about what to do next, whether to take the risk and detain Wang Ping first, or wait for the opportunity.
After some thought, Li Hao said: "If I ask you to capture Wang Ping, but you can't make a big fuss, can you do it?"
Yuan Lang replied: "Don't worry, young master, the Yuan family is the master in this fort, and it will be easy to capture the king."
This is true. These aristocratic families in the Han Dynasty were the local emperors with great power. Moreover, with the deeds of Yuan Pei leading his people to fight against the violent emperor, the prestige of the main branch was extremely high.
So Li Hao ordered: "Okay, continue to keep an eye on Wang Ping. I think he will definitely keep in touch with him.
The next time the things given by the other party enter Wang Ping's house, you will lead people to rush in and capture his personal stolen goods.
In addition, Zhang Gui also sent some people to keep an eye on him. After all, he had a close relationship with Wang Ping, so there was no guarantee that he would not be implicated. "
Yuan Lang heard this and replied: "Don't worry, sir, I will arrange the rest."
As for the news that he had already sent someone to Zhang Gui, he did not say it here. After all, it is better to do less than to do more, as long as the result is the same.
But who knew that Zhang Gui was too lax in his work. Not to mention the previous communication matters, it was the same as Wang Ping's.
But for some reason, Zhang Gui didn't even develop the good habit of burning things after reading them. He just hid the things he received.
As a result, Yuan Lang's people found it and it turned out to be a letter.
However, in order not to alarm Zhang Gui in advance, he just wrote down the contents of the letter and put the original back.
After Yuan Lang received the copied letter, he didn't care about Li Hao's affairs in the lake, and hurried to Li Hao's place to show it to Li Hao.
It turned out that the content on the slip was that Wang Ping and Zhang Gui were asked to take Yuan Family Buqu and Li Hao to a dangerous place to facilitate the thieves to deal with them.
Of course, the letter mentioned that Li Hao should be captured alive, which could be used to blackmail the Yuan family in the future.
Seeing the content of this letter, Li Hao felt cold wars in his heart. He didn't expect that his deliberate hiding would become a sign of being easy to bully in their eyes.
While Li Hao was deep in thought, Yuan Lang scolded: "These two unscrupulous villains, the owner of the family trusts them so much that all kinds of real estate shops are not stingy.
As a result, these two people dared to join forces with bandits with the intention of harming the Yuan family. They deserved to die. "
After hearing this, Li Hao replied: "We can't let them die so easily. We have to find out from them who is planning our Yuan family.
I don't believe this was planned by the two of them. I would have known that my father would still be outside.
Even if their plan succeeds, they will not be able to escape death when my father comes back, unless someone is supporting them and making them believe that even my father's return will not be able to do anything to them. "
Hearing this, Yuan Lang also nodded slightly, agreeing that Li Hao's guess was correct.
But this is all for later. Now that there is evidence, the next thing is logical. In order to provide Wang Ping with sufficient evidence, so as not to alert the snake.
Therefore, the time to arrest them was set after they met, and they were arrested at once.
Li Hao originally planned to let Yuan Lang do this, and he would continue to hide behind the scenes, but Yuan Lang suggested: "It is best for the young master to come forward in this matter, after all, he has to deal with a group of thieves next.
It would be easy to capture Wang Ping and Zhang Gui, but the morale of the army would definitely be affected by then, and some people would just worry about being implicated by the two.
But if a young master comes forward and directly unites everyone, he can appease people's hearts and allow the tribesmen to kill the enemy with peace of mind. "
Seeing that what Yuan Lang said was indeed reasonable, Li Hao agreed.
Then Yuan Lang went down to arrange things. Before leaving, Li Hao said: "Some things can be decided by oneself. For example, this letter came so quickly, I am very happy.
But there are some things that you cannot decide on your own. I hope you can understand the propriety in this. "
To be honest, when he saw this letter, Li Haodang guessed that Yuan Lang must have sent someone there in advance, and from this, he could infer that the Liang family should also have received the news.
Although Li Hao didn't care about this matter, he thought that Li Hao would definitely have to deal with Yuan Lang in the future, so it would be better to set the tone for what would happen later.
Everything went smoothly after that. Wang Ping and Zhang Gui never took Li Hao seriously, so they were completely unprepared. The method and location of the second contact were not changed, and Yuan Lang's people kept a close eye on him.
Then, while Wang Ping was hiding in the room and reading the contents of the letter, Li Hao and Yuan Lang rushed in with their men and detained all of Wang Ping's confidants.
