Chapter 66
Meng's strategy is very simple, in the eyes of people who are good at using tricks, there are even some operas, but they are such child's play, but they are the easiest for Li Jinglong to be fooled.
King Yan knows Li Jinglong, this cousin who is ambitious and talented, and who deceives and lies about his military exploits, at this moment, what he needs most is to prove to Emperor Jianwen that he is still useful and useful! Don't look at the fact that he is now holding the handsome seal and giving orders to hundreds of thousands of people, once he returns to Nanjing, the end will not be much better than Geng Bingwen.
Geng Bingwen also has the title of the founding hero, what does Li Jinglong have?
The title is hereditary, the relationship between relatives is not reliable, the emperor can attack his own uncle, King Yan openly raised troops to make his nephew rebel, how many catties can a cousin have?
Huang Zicheng, who could help him in the court, was dismissed, and even if he was still by Emperor Jianwen's side, he couldn't speak openly for him.
Obviously, the emperor had already found out what was going on with Li Jinglong's retreat to Dezhou, otherwise, Guo Ying, Marquis of Wuding, Marquis Wu Jie of Anlu, Governor Ping'an, and Xu Huizu, Duke of Wei, would not have been ordered to go north to seek Yan one after another.
Shuai Yin is still wearing, but the power in his hands has been weakened. With the title of prince and teacher, he was ordered by the emperor to fight in Texas, which seemed to be majestic, but he was still in fear. Not long ago, when the news came that the emperor had dismissed the six departments and was in the middle of the matter, there was a lot of noise in the court, and Li Jinglong was relieved.
In any case, it is always good to be able to take the emperor's eyes off him for a while.
But this is only temporary.
There will be three or four months until the spring of next year, and during this period, King Yan will definitely not stay in Beiping in peace, and he will definitely send troops everywhere to clear all the obstacles at his doorstep. Li Jinglong can't do nothing, otherwise he will give the handle to others.
The emperor asked him to train his troops, so he honestly curled up in Texas and did not move, allowing the Yan army to clean up one after another and sweep away all the territory of Liaodong in Hebei?
No matter how incompetent Li Jinglong is, he knows how powerful it is.
It is reported that the King of Jin is also eye-to-eye with the King of Yan, and the army under the King of Yan has reached 300,000.
Li Jinglong, the 100,000 Yan army, can't be defeated, let alone 300,000!
None of the fine works sent out could bring back useful news, and he tried to find an opportunity to save the day.
Even if it's a show, someone has to set up a stage for him.
Li Jinglong frowned, thinking hard to no avail.
Marquis Wuding and Marquis An Luhou will soon be in Shandong, and if they continue to sit in the camp like this, they will be 100% looked down upon by these two. He is Li Wenzhong's son after all, and he can't lose face again and again and fall into the name of his father.
Day after day, the pressure on his body continued to increase, and Li Jinglong's eyes were bloodshot.
In this case, even if there is a trap in front of him, he will have the courage to step on it.
"This is Texas City?"
Meng wore the jacket of the Southern Army and carried a waist knife with a gap, standing in front of the city gate.
Yang Duo and Meng Qingjiang followed a few steps behind him, and the other Yan troops who were traveling with them also dispersed, disguised as fleeing southern troops, lining up to enter the city.
Since ancient times, Dezhou has been the gateway to the north of Shandong, and can be traced back to the Xia and Shang periods. The Qin Emperor unified the six countries, abolished the feudal system and established the county, and the Han Dynasty changed to Ande County, and the Sui Dynasty was named Dezhou. After the dynasties, to the Yuan Dynasty belonged to the Yannan River North Road, Hongwu Chu Yuan Dynasty in the province of Zhongshu, Dezhou was successively assigned to Jinan Mansion, Dongchang Mansion and Jingshi Hejian Mansion.
Due to the arrival of the imperial army, Texas became a large military camp, and almost every day there were defeated and fleeing soldiers entering the city. Meng and the others mixed in such a team and entered Texas.
The inventory at the gate of the city was not strict, and when you walked into the city, you could see the southern army wearing jackets and being frozen straight nose.
Compared with the icy and snowy Beiping, the weather in Texas is much better.
Rao is so, the guards who are accustomed to the southern climate are still very uncomfortable.
Seeing this scene, Meng added some confidence in the upcoming plan.
Encountering a lone Southern Army along the way, Yang Duo immediately stepped forward to talk, and quickly dispelled the other party's vigilance in an authentic official language.
Meng and the others also pretended to inquire about the news, and surrounded the people without a trace.
It's not kind to bully the weak.
However, there is a heavy responsibility on the body, the positions of the two sides are different, and it is not okay to be kind, that is sorry for yourself.
"Trouble brother help."
Yang Duo smiled harmlessly, and the others were also full of sunshine, but they easily did not speak.
Most of the troops under Li Jinglong's command were brought from the Southern Wei, except for Yang Duo, including Meng, who had a northern accent, and he would show his stuff when he opened his mouth.
"Don't be nervous, the brother has no malice." Yang Duo clasped the other party's shoulder, and his subordinates forced, "I just need the help of the brothers, saying that we are all from the same guard, and we can make up a waist card." โ
When entering the city, you can fool the past, act in the city, go back and forth to the most lull and run away, you need an identity that can be placed on the surface, and the waist card that represents the identity is essential.
The defeated army of hundreds of thousands is mixed together, it doesn't matter if you don't know your face, take out the waist card, and everything will be fine.
The southern army still wanted to resist, and the result can be imagined.
It doesn't make sense, you can only use your fists to express your feelings, and you want to be mighty and unyielding? Okay, as long as you can bear it.
In the end, Nanjun was persuaded and honestly took Meng and others to the relevant departments to go through the formalities and receive the waist card.
Looking at this group of people, the clerk who was responsible for checking the roster and distributing the waist cards was very strange, why did he cry like this?
"The brothers are too excited to escape death and reunite after a long absence."
Yang Duo pressed Nanjun's shoulder again and explained the reason for him.
Nanjun coughed uncontrollably a few times, spurting out a mouthful of blood on the spot.
Yang Tongzhi shook his head, his face moved, "Brothers don't have to cry like this, everyone knows your friendship." โ
The oppressed weak & scribe "......"
However, at a moment, the scribe recorded them one by one according to the names of Yang Duo and issued waist cards.
These names are all available in the register, and they are indeed from the same guard as the South Army that was held hostage.
When the bombing-battalion-retreat, the Yugoslav army was in chaos, with countless dead and wounded and missing.
Meng and the others took their names and received the waist card, as long as they were not so unlucky, they should be fine after a few days.
"I'm going to trouble my brother these days." Yang Duo patted Nanjun's shoulder with a smile, "Just now, my brother only said that his surname was Ji, can you tell me the name?" โ
Nanjun smiled bitterly and rubbed his chest, he wanted to say no, okay?
Yang Duo continued to laugh, and Meng and the other border soldiers were also laughing, clenching their fists while laughing, very ill-willed.
"Exempt from your surname Ji, a single name and a gang character."
Discipline Outline?
Yang Duo and the others' expressions did not change, but Meng Ke's eyes widened.
This hemp pole that looks very easy to bully, with a length and width similar to his own, is the commander who killed the talented Xie Jin and revived the "prestige" of Jinyiwei?
First there is a seasick navigator, and then there is a simple-looking brocade guard?
Meng Shishilang couldn't help but look at the sky at a forty-five degree angle, Da Ming, it was really a fierce and magical dynasty.
On the same day, Meng and others returned to the barracks with Ji Gang.
Almost all of the southern troops in the same battalion were defeated troops who fled and entered the city, and they didn't know much about each other, which made it more convenient for Meng and others to move. If Ji Gang was under the command of Qu Neng Shengyong and others, things would not have gone so smoothly at all.
Ji Gang knew that he couldn't run away, what was the identity of this group of people holding him hostage?
Southern Army? No.
Yan Jun? Possibly!
After guessing the identity of the other party, Ji Gang had a moment of excitement, and then he pondered.
These people must have a plan to infiltrate the city, should I expose them or just go along?
From Linyi to Texas, in order to get ahead. Whether to follow the court or to the king of Yan is a way out.
Once King Yan sits on the throne, who else will remember that he is a thief? At that time, Emperor Jianwen, who was ousted from the throne, will become a "thief".
Ji Gang thought back and forth a few times in his mind, but his face remained silent. There is not much emotion on the honest face, only the clenched and loosened fingers show the inner unpeace.
While discussing with Yang Duo and the others what to do next, Meng secretly observed Ji Gang.
In the eyes of Yang Duo and others, Ji Gang is already a dead man.
They can't be blamed for being ruthless, in order to achieve their goal, Ji Gang must die.
Meng didn't think so, if the person in front of him was really Ji Gang, the commander of the Jinyi Guard in history, then he couldn't die. He died, and after Emperor Yongle ascended the throne, he was missing a butcher's knife in his hand, who would replace this knife?
King Yan can only be found from the side.
He didn't want to think about the worst outcome, but he couldn't help it.
King Yan did not kill heroes like Emperor Hongwu, and the military ministers who followed him to appease, except for those who couldn't think of intervening when Zhu Gaochi's brothers competed, or like Qiu Fu, who exhausted the three armies and defeated Zhu Di's family, they could basically get a good end.
But if Ji Gang does off-the-table work for Emperor Yongle in general, it may not be.
It's definitely polite to die a good death.
The jade pendant given by Shen Xuan, Meng used a thin rope to wear it through his body.
Every time he saw the word Xuan on the jade pendant, thinking of what Shen Xuan said to him, Meng would be slightly distracted.
After living two lifetimes, I found out for the first time that I would be like this.
"Twelve?"
In order not to unintentionally reveal their identities, several people who infiltrated the city were identified by their names. For some reason, Yang Duo rarely called him by his name, only liked to call him Twelve Lang.
Seeing that Meng was still distracted, Yang Duo patted his shoulder gently, the thin touch, it was hard to imagine how he had come from Kaipingwei to today.
"Ahh Meng Huishen saw that everyone was looking at him, with obvious doubts on his face, and scratched his chin embarrassedly, "I was a little distracted just now, forgive me." โ
"Twelve Lang is tired, right?" Yang Duo smiled, picked up half of the dead branch and threw it into the brazier, "It's better to rest early, and you will have the energy tomorrow." โ
The plan had been agreed upon before entering the city, so there was no need to say more.
The people tried to plan and deliberate again and again, but it was just to make things go more smoothly.
There is not much space in the tent, and it happens to be on duty all night.
Ji Gang was handed over to the people on duty at night, and if someone patrolling the camp walked by on the way, he could easily deal with the past.
Accustomed to Shen Xuan's big tent, and sleeping in such a tent again, Meng is really a little unaccustomed.
Sure enough, it is easy to go from thrift to luxury, and it is difficult to go from luxury to thrift?
Lying down on his side, he tightened the jacket on his body, still cold.
There was a sudden warmth on his back, and when he turned his head sideways, Yang Duo was lying beside him, with his back to him, and when he heard the sound, he also raised his head, "Not used to it?" โ
"It's fine." Meng lay back again, closed his eyes, it was not as cold as before, listened to the snoring in the tent, and quickly fell asleep.
After his breathing was steady, Yang Duo turned over, and Yan Jun, who was on duty at night, tried not to alarm Meng, who was asleep, and leaned into Yang Duo's ear, "Tongzhi, that one is called Ji Gang, but?" As he spoke, he ran his hand around his neck.
"Don't rush yet." Yang Duo sat up, put a jacket on Meng's body, and said in a low voice, "Let's talk about it when we go out, bring people with you." โ
When the footsteps disappeared outside the tent, Meng slowly opened his eyes, rested his head on his arm, and pulled โก of his jacket.
King Yan sent Yang Duo here, is it really just to be a bodyguard?
Not necessarily.
Lift the lid on Meng Qinghai's matter first and come to Texas in person, even if you have to take a certain risk, you are doing the right thing.
Transmitting information for the Southern Army is by no means a trivial matter, if they continue to conceal it after learning the truth of the matter, I am afraid that the Meng clan will not be able to see the sun tomorrow.
Think you don't know the way if you don't talk about King Yan? Zhu Di, who has guarded Beiping for more than ten years and made the Northern Yuan Dynasty frightened, is not Emperor Jianwen who was brought into the ditch by Huang Zicheng's words.
Outside the tent, Ji Gang was gagged and pulled to no one's place, seeing the unkindness in the eyes of Yang Duo and others, he shivered fiercely and began to struggle desperately. He expected that these people would probably kill him, but he didn't expect to do it so quickly.
Although early death and late death are deaths, do you need to be in such a hurry?
"Something to say?" Yang Duo squatted down, looking at Shang Jigang's frightened face, his face was still smiling, but the smile did not reach the bottom of his eyes.
"Hmm......" Ji Gang nodded desperately.
Yang Duo supported his chin with one hand, as if he was considering.
"Tongzhi, you can't let him go!"
Listening to the identity of the person in front of him who was guarding him, Ji Gang knew that if he couldn't show his intention to take refuge, his life would definitely not be saved.
He still has a good life, and he hasn't got ahead yet, so he dies like this, he is not reconciled!
Finally, Yang Duo was kind, and the cloth in Ji Gang's mouth was taken out.
My throat hurt hot, but I didn't dare to cough hard. Tears slid down the corners of his eyes, and the future majestic commander of the Jinyi Guard was sobbing quietly at this moment, crying with pear blossoms and rain.
If Zhu Di knew that Lu Dao Ji Gang had this side, Bacheng would not let him be in charge of Jinyiwei, and Dongchang would be a better place to go.
It is a pity that the time when the East Factory was listed for business was more than ten years later than that of Jinyiwei, otherwise, it is very likely that there will be the only fierce man in the history of Jinyiwei East Factory.
Ji Gang cried so much that he hiccuped, and he also cried so much that Yang Duo and the others had goosebumps.
A military man opened his mouth and said, "Tongzhi, there is nothing to ask, let's kill it." โ
The eunuchs around the prince are not like this, even if there is a missing part, it is also a master!
This ...... in front of you It's really a good idea!
Ji Gang shuddered again and said busily: "Everyone, it's useful below, it's definitely useful!" Don't be too busy with knives! โ
Yang Duo looked at Ji Gang and grinned, "What's the use of Brother Ji, let's hear it?" โ
"You're from Beiping?" Facing the knife-like gaze of Yang Duo and the others, Ji Gang said stiffly, "Do you want to hear the news of the boss?" I have some friendship with a clerk of the Chinese army, and I also know a staff member surnamed Du, which will definitely come in handy! โ
Last name Du? Yang Duo's eyes narrowed.
"Where did this staff member surnamed Du come from?"
"It seems to have defected from Beiping."
Yang Duo stood up, "Take it back." โ
Frightened once, Ji Gang, whose feet were still trembling, was pulled back to the tent.
Meng was woken up and looked at Yang Duo in a daze.
"Meng Yanshi, this person said that Li Jinglong has a staff member surnamed Du who defected from Beiping."
"Oh?"
Meng was in good spirits and pulled Ji Gang's collar, "What is the name of this surnamed Du?" How old is it? Where do you live in Beiping? When did you get under Li Jinglong? โ
Ji Gang's face was red from being strangled by the collar, but he didn't dare to break free, so he could only say with difficulty: "His name is Du Ping, and he has stood up after his age, but he only knows that Lu Dao's family lives in Beiping, and I really don't know where it is." He had previously entered Texas with Qu Dudu's army, and was later accepted as a staff member by Cao Guogong. โ
The name and age are all right, Meng nodded to Yang Duo, neither of them expected that Du Ping was not only alive, but also became Li Jinglong's staff.
"Ji Gang," Meng put on the most cordial smile, "Do you want to be prosperous and rich?" โ
Ji Gang hesitated for a moment, gritted his teeth, and thought!
"Do you want to be prosperous?"
I want to do it even more!
"Do you want to wrap the fat swallow and thin beauty around your knees?"
Nodding his head while his eyes are shining, he definitely wants to! Couldn't have thought more!
"That's good." The claws of sin rested on Ji Gang's shoulder, "As long as you do a small favor, these can become a reality." โ
"Don't hesitate to smear the liver and brain!"
"Good!"
Meng Shishilang smiled more and more sincerely, fooling the future commander of the Jinyi Guard, it was really a great sense of achievement!
Yang Duo and the soldiers on the side refreshed their understanding of Meng at the same time, compared to convincing people with force, it was really more effective to lure?
He is worthy of being a reader, amazing.
The next day, Ji Gang got up early in the morning, and according to Meng's instructions, he brought news to Du Ping through a familiar scribe.
Since arriving in Texas, Du Ping has also been worried about his family in Beiping, and he has to inquire about the soldiers who have retired from Beiping. Ji Gang also talked to him because of this, and this time he specially asked someone to bring him a letter, Du Ping naturally would not be suspicious, and quickly sent someone to meet Ji Gang.
"These brothers all came from Beiping, and they avoided the Yan army all the way, and they accidentally learned an important news, and reporting to the boss is definitely a great achievement!"
"What?"
"Come ...... with your ears"
Just when Meng and the others were working in Texas, Yanwang's Mansion also welcomed a guest with a special status.
Zeng and Yushi Han Yu strongly opposed Qi Tai Huang Zicheng and other factions to cut the domain, and suggested that the emperor implement Tuien to weaken the vassal king's Gao Wei.
When the ministers of the two factions in the court quarreled over an order of the emperor, Gao Wei found a unique way and did not participate in these miasma of birds at all, taking advantage of the radical faction such as Qitai and Huang Zicheng to temporarily go underground, and successively disconnected the emperor, talked about the affection of relatives and the righteousness of humanity, and took the initiative to apply for an envoy to Beiping to persuade King Yan to withdraw his troops.
Emperor Jianwen did have a hole in his head, but he also thought that Gao Wei's move was not feasible.
Who is King Yan? How can it be convincing in a few words?
Can the Lord who openly rebel be able to deal with the facts and reasoning?
However, Emperor Jianwen was also moved by Gao Wei's spirit, and specially summoned him, clearly telling him that this matter was unreliable and could not be done.
As a result, Gao Wei did not listen to persuasion, and crumpled Emperor Jianwen's kindness into a ball and threw it back on his face.
No matter how bitter Emperor Jianwen was, he just said, "The minister wishes to make Yan, and he knows the blessing and misfortune." โ
When he met such an Emperor Jianwen, he had no choice but to wave his hand, go if he wanted, don't blame him if he can't come back.
Gao Wei is righteous and awe-inspiring, "Loyal to the country, how can there be a reason to look forward and look backwards, and be afraid of the tail!" โ
"Aiqing really don't think about it?"
"Don't think about it!" Gao Wei arched his hand, "Your Majesty, the minister is gone!" โ
Looking at Gao Wei's back, Emperor Jianwen didn't say anything for a long time.
Didn't Gao Aiqing realize how unlucky his last sentence was?
King Yan was also surprised by Gao Wei's arrival, daring to come to Beiping at this time, bold enough!
Sure enough, Gao Wei quickly proved to King Yan how upright, upright, bold, and ...... he was I want to find death.
"โกโก is ascending, the emperor's heir, but the king has a gap with the court...... In the past, the public heard rumors and avoided the east. If the king can cut off the head of the plan and send it to the Beijing division, relieve the guards, hold the children and grandchildren he loves, release the suspicion of flesh and blood suspicion, and plug the mouth of the thief and thief, and not compare with the Duke of Zhou! โ
Before Gao Wei finished speaking, King Yan became angry.
sneered again and again, do you kid know whose territory you are in? How dare you talk such nonsense?
Let him take the initiative to hand over the property of the territory, cut off the head of his henchman, send his son to Nanjing as a hostage, and then take the blame for the yellow-mouthed child?
When he didn't have a head?!
Gao Wei didn't seem to see King Yan's black face, and he was still talking, "...... Daxing armor soldiers, attacking Jiangyu, the person in charge has an excuse, thinking that His Royal Highness pretended to punish Zuoban Wenchen, but he really wanted to follow the example of King Wu of Han and Wu to advocate the Seven Kingdoms to punish Chao Chao, and the king was convicted of the first emperor! โ
If you divide the anger into a level, Zhu Di's anger has definitely soared to the highest value of the scale.
Gao Wei gave him the hat of a convicted emperor, which was tantamount to climbing the flagpole, tearing off the flag on the pole, throwing it to the ground and stepping on his feet, and spitting a few mouthfuls by the way.
This can still be endured, he is not Zhu Di!
"Enough!"
Yan Wang is violent - angry, he will cut people when he draws a knife.
The Daoyan monk who was waiting behind the warm pavilion hurriedly rushed out; It was good to persuade him.
Gao Wei can't be killed, at least not now!
The imperial court sent an envoy to Yan, and the whole world watched and cut Gao Wei down, which was very happy, and the banner of Jingnan couldn't be pulled.
The emperor dismissed the official position of "traitorous minister" and personally sent an envoy to talk to King Yan, but King Yan cut people down without saying a word, is this not a rebellion or what?
King Yan knew that he was a rebel, but the fig leaf of Jingnan must be draped!
Helpless, Zhu Di had to let Gao Wei be temporarily escorted down, and he ran back to the house to nail Emperor Jianwen's villain.
Deliberately, it must be deliberate!
This yellow-mouthed kid is insidious enough, he can't beat him, and he wants to kill him with a high surname!
King Yan's anger continued to soar, and he had to find someone to beat him up, and Li Jinglong of Texas once again unfortunately bumped into the muzzle of the gun.
Meng, who had seen Du Ping and was taken to the Chinese military tent for interrogation, was about to send the knife to King Yan and became the biggest accomplice in Li Jinglong's tragedy.