Chapter 53: The Dog Jumps Over the Wall
Yang House.
Yang Jian is a eunuch, and he is also a eunuch who has been favored by Zhao Ji for a long time, and the accumulation over the years has made him unable to use up for several generations.
The only difference between Yang Jian and other eunuchs is that he is only keen on money, and does not attach so much importance to fame, beauty, and power.
For example, other eunuchs pretended to marry a few wives and concubines to soothe their regrets, but he didn't! Tong Guan has more than a dozen concubines, but Yang Jian is still alone.
Of course, Tong Guan wants power and prestige, which is completely different from Yang Jian.
Yang Jian is stingy, and he is usually far less flamboyant than Liang Shicheng and Tong Guan, and he makes a fortune every day. His money is stored in a place that no one else knows, and only he knows best in the world.
But how much money Yang Jian has saved now, maybe even he doesn't know.
Yang Jian has always only been in and out, except for one - the eighteen Taibao who supported him.
The Eighteen Taibao are eighteen gifted masters, led by his cousin Yang Yizhong; But outsiders basically didn't know about their existence, and only Liang Shicheng, Cai Jing, and Tong Guan heard some rumors.
The Eighteen Taibao can do anything for Yang Jian, which is equivalent to the existence of dead soldiers, and Yang Jian treats them very well.
But this kind of generosity is limited to money, and in other aspects, especially in terms of status and official position, Yang Jian is very strict with them, and even his nephew Yang Yizhong, who has the talent of a general, has not been able to join the army or be an official, and has been a shadow in the dark.
In the final analysis, these eighteen are dead soldiers, and no matter how generous Yang Jian treats them, it is impossible for them to get out of control.
At this moment, Yang Jian had already summoned all the eighteen Taibao to the front.
"I won't hide it from you now, I'm the captain who has done it, and whether I can save my life is still a matter of words."
"I understand the temper of the official, on the surface he seems to be very talkative, and he is very lenient to the people below, but in fact, once he gives up on someone, he will give up completely, and his heart is as cold as iron!"
"If there is an exception, it is Cai Jing's old fox, who has been dismissed so many times and can finally be activated! However, his situation is special, he is a very useful person to the official family, and there is no substitute for it at present, so there is an exception! ”
"But I can't, there are too many people who can replace me, my position as a lieutenant was removed, and Wang Hao took over directly, how fast! Over the years, I have offended so many people, whether it is an enemy or someone who covets my wealth, they will take advantage of my loss of power to kill me! ”
"There is only one hope for saving life and wealth now, and that is His Royal Highness King Yun! As long as I can continue to firmly hold the thighs of His Royal Highness King Yun, one day I will be able to regain power in the new dynasty! ”
"There's no way around it! Although I was favored a few years ago, because I saw through the temper of the official family, I laid out the layout in advance! It's a pity that the prince is not on the road, and I can't become his person, so I have to become a person of His Royal Highness King Yun! ”
"This is my last chance! You are my greatest confidence, as long as you can get rid of Zhao Huan, King Yun will be able to ascend to the throne, and we can also become the most intimate henchmen of His Royal Highness King Yun by virtue of our merits! ”
"For so many years, our fate has long been closely linked, and if something happens to one person, it will definitely affect a group! I won't say anything superfluous, in short, I can only succeed and not fail! ”
……
Maybe it was really when the wind was sluggish and the water was cold, Yang Jian said all the words in his heart at once.
He opened a small box in front of him, which contained nineteen pill-like things, red and looking weird.
"This is nineteen poison pills, as long as you put it in your mouth and see the saliva attack immediately, even the Daluo Immortal can't save it! From the moment I took you in, we had already prepared, one for each of the nineteen of us, and if things fail, or if people are caught, we can't leave them alive, or everyone else will be doomed! ”
Yang Jian took a poison pill by himself, wrapped it in a cloth and hid it on his body, and personally took the wooden box and sent it to the Eighteen Taibao one by one.
……
At dawn, under Zhao Huan's earnest instructions, four generals, Liu Qi, Wu Jue, Wu Lan, and Han Shizhong, boarded the warship and headed west with an army of 70,000.
Although the place where Tianhu rebelled is called Hebei, its sphere of influence is actually in the south of Jin, that is, south of Taiyuan. Because Tokyo is south of the Yellow River, Tianhu is almost across the river from Tokyo City, so it is called Hebei.
From the waterway along the Yellow River west to Luoyang, it is a very good choice to land at the Mengjin Ferry; If you are more daring, you can also go north along the Fen River and other rivers to the hinterland of Tianhu.
Of course, the specific combat strategy was decided by the four of them themselves, and Zhao Huan just gave them a general direction.
After these four groups of people set off, it was almost noon before Zhao Huan began to head north with the remaining 60,000 people. This way is considered the main force, Zhao Huan's strategy is to bluff, and 60,000 people insist on claiming an army of 200,000 to the outside world.
"Your Highness, there is the Yellow River in front, the warship was taken away by Han Shizhong and them, we have to cross the river with the help of Liang Fangping, the guard of the Yellow River!"
"Liang Fangping?"
Zhao Huan suddenly remembered this person. He was Zhao Ji's chamberlain, because the rebels in Hebei and Shandong rose one after another, Liang Fangping was sent to clear the thieves.
It is said that Liangshan should also be presided over by Liang Fangping, but this person is so promiscuous on the surface, but in fact he is afraid of fighting and is afraid of death, but he is just lingering along the Yellow River, and in the name of preventing Hebei bandits from crossing the river to invade Henan, 70,000 cavalry of the forbidden army has become a special force to guard the Yellow River.
It can only be said that this style of greed for life and fear of death is too "forbidden army", and Liang Fangping is far worse than Tong Guan!
"Then send someone to call him over, and if he doesn't come, the prince will go to him with his soldiers and horses!"
Zhao Huan looked around and aimed at the veteran Wang Huan.
"General Wang should take his subordinates on a trip, you don't have to be polite to him, just say that it is the order of the prince!"
Wang Huan received the order and rushed towards Liang Fangping's camp with 5,000 soldiers and horses, while the brigade rested in place.
"Your Highness, it's not a good thing!"
Zhao Huan was looking at the Yellow River and pondering, and Song Jiang came over from afar.
"Komeito, what's the matter?"
"Just now, a brother came to report quickly, saying that Liangshan was broken into by a female thief, and many people were marked, and he also named his subordinates to see her!"
"Thief?" Zhao Huan was stunned, Liangshan was still the biggest thief den in the world a few days ago, and as soon as he took refuge in the imperial court, he was worried about other thieves?
Or a female thief?
Is it true that to be a good person is to be bullied?
Zhao Huan shook his head, feeling that there were too many incredible things in the world.
"Do you know where she came from?"
"I don't know! He didn't say where he came from! ”
"Didn't the people stationed in Liangshan tell her that Liangshan already belonged to the imperial court?"
"Got it!" Song Jiang said angrily, "But people don't believe it at all, and if there is no news about such a big thing, it must be the people of Liangshan who are lying to her!" ”