This Gaoyou county order was in a hurry.

What happened in Yangzhou was not done by him alone.

Of you here, which one of you has not benefited?

In fact, the flood in Gaoyou County was not serious, why was it reported to the imperial court, and the flood was so serious?

This is just a natural disaster from the king of Yue to the officials.

There was a natural disaster, and the original deficit could be made up with the money and grain donated by the imperial court.

Conscription may be levied without restraint.

It is also possible to levy additional taxes on the common people in this name.

Anyway, in the end, everything can be blamed on natural disasters.

But who would have thought that His Majesty would come for a private visit at this time.

It is clear that His Majesty has now sensed that something is wrong, as can be seen from his performance on the embankment today.

Looking at His Majesty's words and deeds today, nine out of ten will continue to be thoroughly investigated.

At that time, who will be able to shirk the people sitting here?

When Wu Ming heard the words of the Gaoyou County Order, he couldn't help but shudder.

He looked at the Gaoyou County Order, and then looked at the others, many of them had uneasy eyes and earthy faces.

Actually, this is understandable.

After all, just today, the entire Gaoyou Deng clan, except for the women and children, the rest of the people were killed.

According to His Majesty's temperament, if you find something more, will all of you here still be alive?

Wu Ming Ruirui stood up uneasily, then paced back and forth, muffled for a while, he lowered his head, and said, "If you are guilty of Jing pleading, what do you think?" ”

But there was a deathly silence in the hall, and no one squeaked.

But after a while, the Gaoyou County ordered: "Say that you are guilty of pleading, dare to ask the envoy, which crimes are invited, which crimes need to be concealed, and which ones need to be played truthfully?" At the beginning, His Royal Highness King Yue was kind and lenient to us, and thought about us everywhere, so everyone has been bold these days. If nothing else, let's just take advantage of this catastrophe to encroach on the land, which one of you can clear up the relationship? Who does not have a blood debt on his hands in order to plunder the land? The Deng clan has been wiped out, and this knife is also on everyone's neck. Is there still a way to live? ”

yes, is there still a way to live?

Wu Ming shuddered involuntarily, and a trace of anxiety and panic appeared in his eyes.

Your Majesty is really too ruthless.

He gritted his teeth and looked at the crowd, "What do you say?" ”

Someone said with a pale face: "It's all up to Wu Envoy Jun to decide." ”

Wu Ming looked at the two of them fixedly, this person was Chen Hu, the general of Yue Wangwei who was guarding Yangzhou, and the other person was Wang Yi, the general of Yangzhou Hussar Mansion, and then said: "What about you? ”

The two of them bowed their heads and groaned, as if they were weighing something.

Wu Ming looked at the Gaoyou County Order again, twisted his eyebrows and said, "What do you want to say?" ”

Gaoyou County Ling stared at Wu Ming deeply, and said: "Envoy, since there is no way to live, let's break the net, sitting and waiting to be killed today is death, and lifting big things is also death, why not survive in death?" ”

When he said this, everyone was shocked, and some even turned a little paler with fright.

Wu Ming shouted loudly: "Bold, you dare to say such a thing? ”

Since these words were said, Gaoyou County made up its mind, but became calm and relaxed: "Why not, not to mention that we are not rebelling, now Your Majesty and Zhan Shi Chen Zhengtai only brought more than 100 people and horses are still in Gaoyou, this Gaoyou is in solidarity with Wu Envoy Jun, if Wu Envoy Jun attacks the Gaoyou Deng Mansion, as long as Your Majesty falls into our hands, who dares to say that we rebel?" ”

Wu Ming stared at the Gaoyou County Order: "How can the soldiers be willing to obey their orders?" ”

The Gaoyou County Commander obviously also thought of a good answer for this, and said: "I only said that Zhan Shi Chen Zhengtai harbored evil intentions, and had kidnapped the Son of Heaven and His Royal Highness the King of Yue, and plotted against him. ”

Wu Ming gasped, and then asked, "How to deal with the aftermath?" ”

"As long as you get the Son of Heaven and kill Chen Zhengtai immediately, you can be regarded as eradicating the traitor. After that, I only ask His Majesty for a will, only say that it is located in the King of Yue, and I will wait for His Royal Highness the King of Yue to be the Lord, if Chang'an recognizes His Majesty's will, we will be from the dragon's work, and the future will be the marquis and worship the prime minister, no problem. But if Chang'an refuses to obey his orders, with the wisdom of His Royal Highness the King of Yue in the south half of the Yangtze River, as long as he is willing to stand up and has the emperor's will, he can also guard the Yangtze River moat and fight against it. ”

These words, how bold they are, but they are indeed tempting, at least this is a way that may allow them to live.

Wu Ming's face was cloudy, and the rest of the people couldn't help but show a look of difficulty.

In fact, these words have long been carefully hidden in the hearts of many people, but they just dare not say them. However, this Gaoyou county order has opened the words, and there is nothing to shy away from in this hall.

Wu Ming laughed and said, "Can it be successful?" ”

"How can't it be?" Gaoyou County Commander said confidently: "Yue Wang Wei has 3,000 soldiers and horses, this is to protect the Yue Wang's men and horses, the left and right guards are elite, they share weal and woe with His Royal Highness the King of Yue, and now the King of Yue is in the hands of His Majesty, then Chen Zhengtai is going to slander His Majesty again, the lower officials want to ask, if the King of Yue suffers, the Yue Wang Wei up and down, is there still a way to live?" Then there is the Yangzhou Hussar Mansion, there are also 1,200 people, and only the two armies are combined into one place, there are 5,000 people. ”

Not to mention the fact that the people here have more or less tribal parts, and if all of them are levied, they can make up the number of two thousand. In the Deng house, there are only more than 100 people, and we wait for 7,000 people, who can claim to be 30,000, and immediately surrounded the Deng house, and taught it that a fly can't fly out. ”

There was a deathly silence in the hall again.

To a certain extent, His Majesty has indeed lost the hearts of the people this time, he can kill the Deng family, so why can't he kill their family?

Under such a huge risk, if Your Majesty stays in Yangzhou for a day, the more things can be found out, and the more everyone's safety cannot be guaranteed.

Rather than live in fear every day, it is better to ......

The children of the families of this age are completely different from those of the later generations.

After hundreds of years of war, the Son of Heaven who relied on the strength of the army and the horse emerged, but then he died and the country was destroyed, which made the world not attach importance to the Taoist system, you give us benefits, we should boast that you are a virtuous king, but once you become a stumbling block for us, it is nothing more than drawing a sword and turning it back.

What's more, many people have their own troops, and Yangzhou's soldiers and horses are a hundred times that of them.

The risks and hidden dangers of this matter are extremely low, and as long as it is done, there may be huge benefits to be grabbed.

Wu Ming obviously also made a decision, looked around, and sneered: "The people in the hall today, if anyone leaks the news, we will die." ”

The Gaoyou County Commander also sneered: "In the autumn of survival, you can't be polite, and today I will clarify my words, can anyone have different intentions?" ”

Chen Hu, the general of the Yue Wang's left guard, has already stood up: "Yue Wang Xianming, today suffered from poison, this traitor is just agitating right and wrong in front of the Son of Heaven, I should go to the Deng house, clear the traitorous minister, and rescue the Yue King." ”

Wang Yi, the general of the Hussar Mansion, was also panicked at the moment, but he knew very well that in this Yangzhou Hussar Mansion, his sins were not small, and he was also cross-minded at this time: "If it is treacherous, we will punish it together." ”

Wu Ming no longer had the panic at the beginning, and suddenly cheered up and said: "I will prepare as soon as possible and secretly mobilize people, but I need to be careful not to make any noise." ”

He looked at the Gaoyou County Commander again and said: "Er Ke immediately go to the Deng Mansion, you are the Gaoyou County Order, you should be here to visit, just to explore the reality in the Deng Mansion." ”

Gaoyou County Commander smiled and said: "I'm waiting to ask for help, so that you can rest assured, and the next official will go to meet for a while." ”

Saying that, the elated Gaoyou County Commander returned to Gaoyou County, and took a team of servants to Deng's house, delivered the post, and asked for an audience.

After a while, he was led in.

Gaoyou County Ling entered the church, but he didn't see the Son of Heaven, but only saw Chen Zhengtai drinking tea here.

He greeted Chen Zhengtai first, after all, this Gaoyou County Order is also from the world, so he is not in a hurry, he only talked to Chen Zhengtai about the weather here, and as he was talking, he suddenly said: "I don't know where Your Majesty is?" ”

"Where is Your Majesty, can you ask?" Chen Zhengtai's voice was impatient.

He has long been very unhappy with this guy's nonsense, and he has slept very badly in the past two days, sleeping alone, it is inevitable that he will have some hair in his heart, he does not believe in ghosts and gods, but it does not prevent him from being afraid of ghosts and gods.

can sleep with Su Dingfang, this guy's snoring is earth-shattering, and the snoring tricks are very special, as if he is singing at night.

The Gaoyou County Commander came with a mission this time, so he got up and said: "The lower officials want to see Your Majesty, there is really a big matter to do, and I implore Chen Zhan to do everything." ”

Chen Zhengtai glanced at him and said lightly: "What's the big deal?" Tell me that I will tell your majesty when the time comes. ”

Li Shimin has been gone for a day, and now in the Deng Mansion, he is still pretending to be here, Chen Zhengtai is also a cautious person, and he will not reveal Li Shimin's whereabouts.

Gaoyou County Commander was anxious: "If Chen Zhan can get through, it would be better, there is only one thing that the lower officials came to sue, that assassin Shi Wu Ming is about to rebel, he colluded with the left and right guards of the King of Yue, and attracted the people and horses of the Hussar Mansion, and has already discussed with people, and his soldiers have 10,000 people, known as 30,000, saying that they want to punish the traitorous ministers, and the king of Qin will drive." ”

When Chen Zhengtai heard this, he was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help but say: "What have they done to lose their conscience." ”

In fact, Chen Zhengtai did not expect the assassination of Shi to rebel, after all, now their guilt, Your Majesty has already agreed, and at most the crime of exile will be the crime, this crime is not big, it is not small, so it will not take such a big risk to rebel.

Unless...... These bitches have done something even more appalling that they have to rebel.

He couldn't help but look at Gaoyou County and said, "How do you know?" ”

The Gaoyou County Commander said angrily: "Then Wu Ming wants to win over the lower officials to serve him, but who are the lower officials, how can he collude with them and join the same stream?" So I immediately came to report, Chen Zhan, it's too late, let's go with Your Majesty, now the canal has not been blocked, but it is still too late, Xia Guan is in the canal, and a few ships have been allocated......"

Chen Zhengtai couldn't help but say: "What's your name, I can't imagine that you are so loyal." ”

The Gaoyou County Commander looked at Chen Zhengtai and breathed a sigh of relief.

The rebellion was instigated by him, of course, everyone has been in Yangzhou for so many years, even if he doesn't agitate, now His Majesty Longyan is angry, and even the king of Yue has taken it, if he doesn't open this mouth, there will be other people who open this mouth.

But...... Although the Gaoyou County Commander said it in front of Assassin Shi and others, it seems that as long as the troops are mobilized, they can succeed immediately.

But Gaoyou County Order is not a fool.

This is the Son of Heaven, you attacked the Son of Heaven, no matter what the reason, you can't convince the world.

If you say that there is a half chance of taking the Deng Mansion, but what about capturing Your Majesty alive and rescuing King Yue? Even if there is a half chance that it will be good, take them down, and force His Majesty to write an edict and spread it to the world, how can you ensure that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the princes of the court are willing to obey?

What if ...... That's also half probability, so what's next? If that doesn't work out, how do you make sure that the officials and officers and soldiers of the entire Jiangnan are willing to follow you to take over half of the Jiangnan?

If this is also half the probability, then the army of the imperial court arrives, which of the military horses in the pass is not the southern expedition and the northern war, not the elite? With these soldiers and horses in Jiangnan, how likely are you to be able to repel them?

It seems that in this plan, every plan to be completed is half probable.

But in fact, seven or eight halves of the probability are added together, and I am afraid that there is not even half of the hope of success, and this ...... But he needs to take the fate of his entire family.

Of course, this is also the reason why the Gaoyou County Commander instigated them to rebel, he was the Gaoyou County Commander, and he was complicit with Wu Ming and others at the beginning, once the court pursued it, he would not be able to escape as an accomplice.

How can I survive?

That is, secretly instigating them to turn against them, turn around and come to Your Majesty to report the news, and then prepare ships for Your Majesty in advance, so that they can return to Guanzhong immediately.

In this way, Yangzhou is a thief, and the only one who is loyal is his Gaoyou County Order!

When the army of the imperial court arrived, this group of anti-thieves was destroyed, and if Wu Ming and others still bit him, he was also a thief, but he was not afraid at all.

Think about it, how can he be a thief if he is so diligent?

Then Wu Ming and others rebelled, can they believe their words?

At that time, in the eyes of the imperial court, this was just this group of extremely evil people who deliberately wanted to frame Zhongliang.

Thus...... As long as he does these things, he can make himself invincible. At that time, what he was doing in Gaoyou, after all, was just coercion, a small county order, and his arms couldn't reach his thighs. On the contrary, the credit for saving the driver is enough to make him prosperous in the days to come.

He won't suffer.

Moreover, the rebellion was proposed by him to Wu Ming, which would give Wu Ming and others a preconceived impression that he was the most determined to rebel. If they want to prepare to do it, they must have a suitable person to spy on the reality of the Deng Mansion, which creates an excellent situation for him to come and report the news.

I'm afraid that Wu Ming and these people suspect that anyone is not firm enough to rebel, and they will definitely not suspect him.

In this interlocking plan, in the end, the situation develops to any step, and the Gaoyou county order can save his family and make himself invincible, not only without fault, but with merit.

At this time, the county ordered: "Xiaguan Lou Shide, the word Zongren, a few years ago in the Jinshi, first as the county lieutenant of Jiangdu, because he has been an official in Yangzhou for a long time, after the king of Yue became a vassal, seeing that I am diligent, he will be promoted to Gaoyou County Order." ”

Lou Shide......

When Chen Zhengtai heard this, he couldn't help crying and laughing.

In Wu Zetian's era, this benevolent brother was very famous, and he was both civil and military!

Of course, Chen Zhengtai has always believed that none of the characters who can be crowned marquis and worship the prime minister in the era of Gaozong and Wu Zetian are fuel-efficient lamps!

After all, the one who can survive such a brutal struggle between Gaozong and the Wu Dynasty, and finally die and become a supreme minister, will never be a simple character.

And now, Lou Shide is only in his twenties, and when he was youngest, where did he think that he would meet this person here.

However, this Gaoyou county order ...... is in this whirlpool, Chen Zhengtai doesn't believe that this Lou Shide in front of him is an innocent person. Such a person must belong to the king of Yue, he can slowly get the love of the king of Yue, and when Chen Zhengtai comes, he can also play the person.

In Chen Zhengtai's opinion, His Majesty asked him to thoroughly investigate the affairs of the entire Yangzhou here, and this Gaoyou County Commander came to defect, and also secretly reported such important information, so he wanted to come...... With this Lou Shide, everything in Yangzhou can be settled.

Of course...... Now the biggest hidden danger is that Yangzhou is reversed.

Chen Zhengtai glanced at Lou Shide and said, "Since you have come to report, you can see your loyalty, how many ferries do you have?" ”

"There are four ships, no matter how many they are, they will not be able to hide people's eyes and ears, please go in advance Your Majesty, King Yue and Chen Zhan, and the lower officials are willing to escort them on the left and right, as for the others, ......"

Chen Zhengtai frowned: "Are there really more than 10,000 anti-thieves?" ”

"There should be five thousand real soldiers, and the rest are not enough." Lou Shide continued: "The ministers are proficient in some military arts, and they are also quite familiar with some military affairs, except for the left and right guards of the king of Yue and some henchmen of the hussar mansion, the rest of the people are mostly old and weak. ”

Chen Zhengtai was a little speechless for a while, to be honest, he couldn't see through the county order in front of him, according to the experience of this person who shined during the Gaozong and Wu dynasties, went through several ups and downs, and finally paid homage to the prime minister, Chen Zhengtai felt that this person was by no means simple, but the person in front of him seemed to say something that did not seem to be fake.

Chen Zhengtai groaned and said, "What if I refuse to leave? ”

"What?" Lou Shide glanced at Chen Zhengtai, a little stunned, and then said: "If you don't leave, then put the Son of Heaven in danger, once they are ready and start to move, how can Chen Zhan retreat from the enemy?" ”

Chen Zhengtai stared at him and said: "If you leave now, the risk is not small, although you have already arranged, but if you go to the canal here, once you are discovered, you encounter a chasing soldier in the wilderness, what are the chances of winning?" And here in Deng's house, the high walls are towering, and there is a lot of food hoarded in the house, so you can keep it for the time being, since it is risky to go or stay, so why go? ”