Gao Lang's heart suddenly brightened, and he couldn't help laughing and said: "Yes, no matter who he is, whoever wants to take Pingcheng, Lao Tzu will not let him get his wish!"

So, a group of people discussed how to deal with the rebel siege, in fact, the preparation time has been all the time, everyone only needs to perfect some details. Do everything you can do well, and the rest can only be left to fate.

Finally, Ye Heng looked at Li Quan and asked, "Li Jiangquan, forgive me for being presumptuous, I have always had a question in my heart, that is, is there any conspiracy behind General Peng's death? You have already said before, this incident started because of Ouyang Chen, and you now also doubt his intentions, so let's think about it deeper, why did he do this? We still need to find out, is this his own idea, or is there another mastermind behind him? By extension, can we find out some clues from this sudden outbreak of war?"

"Brother Ye Heng, it's not that I don't care about state affairs, it's that our Pingcheng is now a mud bodhisattva crossing the river, and it is difficult to protect itself, even if we figure out the conspiracy behind the matter, we are powerless to change it, isn't that asking for trouble?" Gao Lang shook his head and said.

"No, General Gao, if we can figure out the connection between the things, we may be able to find some turning point from it, and there may be a solution to the dilemma of Pingcheng. Of course, the premise is that we must hold the flat castle. Li Quan said with a sparkling eye.

"Then you say, I'll listen. Gao Lang immediately lifted his spirits and sat up straight.

"When I went to Lintai City to ask for help, I learned that the imperial court did send an army to support us, it was the Dongqing Army led by Ouyang Chen, but I don't know why, this support army was stationed in Linhan Prefecture for a period of time, and turned to the south, so there are only two possibilities for them to go, one is Quanshou Prefecture and the other is Dingkun Prefecture. I learned from the refugees who fled to Lintai City that although fighting did not break out in Dingkun Prefecture, the armies of both sides were massing on both sides of the Dingjiang River on a large scale, and a major war was about to break out. ”

"According to what you said, the situation facing the empire now is really very serious! Do you want to say why there are so many battles breaking out in all directions at the same time?" asked Li Quan rhetorically.

Not only that, but there are rumors among the people that the imperial court is also in turmoil at this time, and the current emperor is very ill at this time and is unable to handle state affairs; the crown prince has been far away from the imperial capital, and the second and third princes each have a group of supporters, and the two sides are already brazenly competing for military and political power, and of course, there should be people who are secretly plotting. General Li Quan, don't you think it's too coincidental that these things happened at the same time?" Ye Heng asked.

"What? The emperor is violently ill? How is this possible!" Li Quan suddenly said excitedly.

"General Li, shouldn't you tell everyone your true identity? Now that everyone is defending the city together, living and dying together, there is no need to hide it from everyone. Ye Heng said lightly.

Li Quan smiled bitterly and said, "Brother Ye Heng, I didn't mean to hide it from everyone, it's just that I'm used to treating myself as a member of the army. In fact, the current emperor is my uncle, but I want to rely on my own ability to be recognized by the imperial court, so I joined the army alone and came to Gupingzhou. Here, I have never revealed my identity to anyone, I don't know how you saw through it, it's just that the war has reached this point, it doesn't matter who is identity or not, everyone is brothers who live and die together, there is no distinction between high and low. ”

"I deduced from your reaction to hearing the emperor's violent illness just now, and the fact that General Peng was killed, all show that your identity is not ordinary. You just think of yourself as an ordinary ancient city officer, maybe you don't realize it, but I think that General Peng has long known your true identity, so he will desperately protect you, and he himself will die at the hands of the Taiyin Sect. Ye Heng said.

Gao Lang and Li were all stunned, their eyes focused on Ye Heng, waiting for him to continue.

"General Li, it's actually very easy to understand, although you came to the army with a hidden identity, your own speech and demeanor are definitely different from that of a soldier like General Gao, who was really born in the reckless, I think, General Peng must have noticed your difference a long time ago, and secretly investigated you a long time ago, what your true identity is, he has long known it in his heart. Therefore, in Gupingzhou, in terms of strength, seniority and ability, it should be General Peng to sit as the highest officer, but he willingly gave it to you, and he deigned to come to Pingcheng himself, in fact, he is a talent who loves and wants to help you help you become the pillar of the empire as soon as possible. Therefore, when you came to Pingcheng to arrest General Peng, he followed you without resistance and fully cooperated with your investigation, because he knew in his heart that you would not harm him, and that you were sincere for the sake of the empire; Unexpectedly, the accident happened too quickly, and he sacrificed his life to die in order to protect you, I think, this is the real cause of General Peng's death!" Ye Heng explained.

"You mean...... General Peng, I'm sorry for you!" Li Quan suddenly hid his face and cried bitterly, and the guilt he suppressed in his heart could no longer be concealed. Because he knew that what Ye Heng said must be the truth of the matter.

"General Gao, you are an upright person, I know that because of General Peng Huai's death, you have always had a grudge against General Li, and now you should have figured it out, you don't blame General Li for this matter, if you want to blame you, you will blame the Taiyin Sect, and the people who framed General Peng behind your back. General Li is a member of the royal family that General Peng desperately wants to protect, as General Peng's old subordinate, you should unite with him and defend Pingcheng, understand?" Ye Heng said to Gao Lang, who looked a little dazed on the side.

"Brother Ye Heng, in the end, I am a rough person, but I feel that I am on the same side as you, and I think what you said is right, from now on, I will listen to you! Otherwise, the position of the city lord of Pingcheng has been vacant, let General Li come and sit, I will definitely assist him well!" Gao Lang said excitedly.

Li Quan immediately suppressed his crying, but it was inconvenient to speak, so he couldn't stop shaking his hand at Gao Lang.

"General Gao, in fact, it's good now, we don't have a city lord, don't the soldiers and civilians in the city feel that there is anything wrong, the important thing is to work together and help each other!" Ye Heng said.

"Brother Ye Heng, if you don't come to be the city lord, however, not only is there no benefit to the position of the city lord, but you have to take on the responsibility of protecting the whole city, which is too embarrassing for you!" Gao Lang said bluntly.

"I think it's okay, the city lord will let Brother Ye Heng do it! The position of the city lord has been vacant, and it always gives people the illusion that no one is in charge of Pingcheng. Brother Ye Heng, don't worry, what you should do and what you should do in normal times, everything is as usual in Pingcheng. It's just that after you have a city lord, and your cultivation is high in martial arts, the soldiers and civilians in the city will have a sense of psychological protection, and someone will take care of their sense of security, just like the feeling that a lost child has suddenly found his parents! Now at this time, everyone needs psychological comfort too much, you can be the city lord!" Li Quan wiped away his tears and said with red eyes.

In the past, when General Peng was here, I was full of confidence in what I did, but now, don't look at the fierce I usually call, in fact, many times I don't have confidence in my heart. If you become the city lord, when you think that we have a martial sect level powerhouse in Pingcheng, my heart will definitely be as down-to-earth as when General Peng was there, and I won't suffer as much as I do now!" Gao Lang agreed. Raindrop Book House

"Okay then, I'll be the city lord!" Ye Heng thought about it and agreed, he was a person who was used to being a shopkeeper, wasn't the Fengbing Pavilion being taken care of by Liu Xinyue and Xue Gai? As soon as he thought of the Blade Pavilion, Ye Heng's mind suddenly brightened, and he thought of many things.

"Subordinate Gao Lang see Ye City Lord!" As soon as he heard Ye Heng's promise, Gao Lang immediately saluted.

"Subordinate Li Quan see Ye City Lord!" Li Quan also saluted solemnly.

"You don't have to be like this, hurry up and excuse yourself!" Ye Heng immediately returned the salute.

"Brother Ye Heng, since we really support you as the city lord, we must treat you as the real city lord, I will now announce to the entire city army and civilians that you will be the city lord of our Pingcheng in the future!" Gao Lang said respectfully.

"There's no urgency in this matter, let's continue the unfinished business. Ye Heng stopped.

"Everything is arranged by the Lord of Ye City!" Gao Lang replied, and immediately gave up Ye Heng to the main position and asked him to do it.

"General Gao, being messed up like this by you makes me feel a little uncomfortable. Ye Heng smiled bitterly.

"Slowly get used to it, I can't let the people of the city accuse me of not knowing how to be polite!" Gao Lang smiled.

"Okay, okay, it's up to you!" Ye Heng also knew that he might not listen to Gao Lang when he said it, so he let him be.

"Sit down, everybody, let's continue. Ye Heng saw that the two generals were standing, and immediately said, but the two of them agreed and did not move, Ye Heng immediately understood what was going on, sat down first, and motioned for the two to take a seat.

"Where did you just go? This interruption has made you the city lord, who are you going to reason with?" Ye Heng smiled bitterly.

"Speaking of the empire's current internal and external troubles, the situation is very unfavorable. Snow Wolf reminded.

"Yes, there is ghost harassment in the east, confrontation with the Yingtian Empire in the south, we are in trouble in the west, barbarians in the north, and the emperor suddenly falls ill, so many things happen at the same time, don't you think it's strange?" Ye Heng said.

"If something goes wrong, there must be a demon, and it is absolutely impossible to have such a major event happening at the same time! However, if someone is behind it, then what kind of person has such great energy that can make the Shuntian Empire suffer enemies on all sides at the same time? I even suspect that the emperor's violent illness is also very problematic!" Li Quan couldn't help frowning.

"I don't think it's necessarily someone, we can see this hidden force as a force, it is they who have contacted the forces around the Suncheon Empire to send troops at the same time, which has caused the current chaotic situation. Ye Heng said his speculation.

"To be honest, if external forces unite to attack our Shuntian Empire, I'm not very worried, I'm afraid that if our own forces are involved, then it will be a big trouble! However, since something happened to the emperor, I think my worries have come true!" Li Quan said worriedly.

"You've been talking for so long, do you have any suspicions?" Gao Lang asked bluntly with a big head as he listened.

"Of course there is, aren't we being besieged by the rebels right now? The driving force behind the rebellion of the Chenshuizhou army is obviously the Taiyin Sect!" Li Quan immediately replied, "It's just that we are not sure yet that the Taiyin Sect is instigating the army to mutiny at this time, whether it is the Taiyin Sect's own behavior or cooperating with others. ”

"Let's analyze layer by layer, let's talk about Taiyin Sect first. Personally, I think that the Taiyin Sect did not do this on a whim! They controlled the army of Chen Shuizhou at this time, and immediately attacked Guping Prefecture, and at the same time designed to remove our Dinghai Shenzhu General Peng Huai of Guping Prefecture, which not only shows that they began to premeditate a long time ago, but also shows that there are people in the imperial court who collude with the Taiyin Sect, and the person who colludes with them cannot be Ouyang Chen, the old friend of General Li Quan. It's not that I despise Ouyang Chen, it's that he really doesn't have the strength to talk to a behemoth like the Taiyin Sect on an equal footing, and above Ouyang Chen, there must be a character who is strong enough to match the leader of the Taiyin Sect. Then I will boldly assume that this heavyweight is Ouyang Yunqing, does he have enough weight and energy? Let's further assume that if Ouyang Yunqing is a supporter of one of the second or third princes, in order to help him ascend to the throne, he will not hesitate to collude with the outside world to mess up the situation of our Tianshun Empire, so as to win in chaos. Ye Heng boldly speculated.

"I think there is such a possibility, Ouyang Chen's Dongqing Army is one of the three elites of the empire, and it is difficult for ordinary people to mobilize. Since Ouyang Chen was sent to support us, he changed direction in the end, and the most likely person who could make him change his east direction was his father Ouyang Yunqing!" Li Quan agreed.

"Then the question arises, why did Ouyang Yunqing give up Guping Prefecture? Chen Shuizhou rebelled, Guping Prefecture was lost again, and the empire lost two western states in a row, what good did it do him?" Gao Lang asked puzzled.

"What if Pingcheng is lost, and both states become a force in their hands?" asked Li Quan rhetorically.