Caizhou, Runan County.

As the base camp of Qin Zongquan, the situation in Caizhou is slightly better than that of other prefectures and counties, at least there are some people, but after the war, Runan County is sparsely populated.

However, at this time, Runan County was very lively, and more than 100,000 troops were stationed inside and outside the city.

Although Zhu Wen's previous idea of making the imperial court and Hedong stumble was not realized, after he let go of this matter, he began to deal with Qin Zongquan with all his strength and take the entire hinterland of the Central Plains.

Zhu Wen sent his generals to take the four towns of Xiazhou, Liyang, Linhe, and Ligu, and occupied Luozhou and Mengzhou, relieving the worries of the west.

Just two days ago, Zhu Wen personally led the Xuanwu army to defeat Qin Zongquan in Longbei and entered the city of Caizhou.

At this time, Qin Zongquan could only retreat in Caizhou City, and he didn't even dare to come out of the city.

Whoever looks at it, it is only a matter of time before Qin Zongquan's rebellion is quelled, and a Caizhou can't support the army in Qin Zongquan's hands at all, even if it is consumed, it will consume Qin Zongquan.

"In the first battle of Longpi, our army killed 40,000 enemies and captured more than 10,000, and the Qin thieves were completely defeated by us back to their original form. The good news reached Chang'an, and the imperial court would definitely reward the capital. ”

At the banquet, Zhu Xuan, the envoy of Taining Military Festival, raised the wine glass in his hand and complimented Zhu Wen.

Zhu Wen smiled, took a sip of wine, and said modestly, "Brother said that he laughed, this time he was able to besiege Caizhou, not by relying on the soldiers of the Xuanwu family. The armies of Taining, Yicheng, and Tianping all have a lot of credit, and my brother should not be a brother.

Now the Qin thieves are still entrenched in the city of Caizhou, and only by breaking through Caizhou and capturing the Qin thieves alive can this rebellion end. ”

"Your Highness, Caizhou is the nest of Qin thieves, the defense is good, the strong attack is not good, we can surround Caizhou, I don't believe that Caizhou can hold on forever." Hu Zhen, the envoy of the Yicheng Army, said with a smile.

Zhu Wen waved his hand, looked at the people below, and was full of spirit, "It is not Zhu Mou's work to quell the rebellion of the Qin thieves, and Zhu Mou will definitely play it truthfully on the court side." However, after all, the Qin thief has not been ambushed, so we must not be careless. ”

"Your Highness, I have an idea. The Qin thief is already at the end of the crossbow, and if we can win over the Qin thief's subordinates, we can get rid of the Qin thief without bloodshed. Hu Zhen suddenly proposed.

Zhu Wen clapped his hands and nodded with satisfaction, "Yes, this is a good idea." ”

At this time, someone suddenly came in quietly from outside, came to Jing Xiang and whispered a few words in his ear.

Jing Xiang was a little puzzled, but when he saw Zhu Wen, who was in high spirits, he didn't alarm the other party, but walked out with the comer.

At this time, there was a person waiting outside, and when he saw Jing Xiang, he hurriedly trotted over and said loudly to Jing Xiang, "Sir, something happened in Bianzhou!" ”

At first, Jing Xiang thought that someone had rebelled, or who was attacking Bianzhou, but when he listened to the narration of the visitor, he realized the seriousness of the matter. If it was the first two, it would be okay to say, it would be a big deal to withdraw the troops and go back to help, but he didn't expect this to happen.

Why did someone come to him instead of looking for Zhu Wen directly? Because the people who came knew the seriousness of this matter, they didn't dare to look for Zhu Wen rashly.

But what can you do if you look for him to pay respect? This matter is also a hot potato for him, he knows that as long as Zhu Wen knows about this, something big will definitely happen, a real big thing.

Back in the hall, Jing Xiang was thinking about how to speak, but Zhu Wen, who had drunk a lot of wine, found a strategist who was in a somewhat wrong state.

"Mr. Jing Xiang, what's wrong? Why is it upset? Is it because there is no beautiful woman to keep you company? When you return to Bianzhou, the king will ask the princess to find you a woman, so that the husband will not think about it all day long. ”

"Haha!"

The people next to him also immediately coaxed, but Jing Xiang couldn't raise a trace of interest at this time, so he could only come to Zhu Wen with a hard head, "Your Highness, I have something to report to you separately." ”

Zhu Wen was stunned, just as he was about to let Jing Xiang say it here, he thought that Jing Xiang would not be like this for no reason, thinking that there were indeed some important things, and they could not be known by the others present.

Thinking of this, Zhu Wen hugged his fists at Zhu Xuan, Zhu Jin and others, "Brother, don't blame the virtuous brother, I think Mr. Jingxiang has something important to say to Zhu, you eat and drink first, don't disturb the interest." ”

After speaking, Zhu Wen got up and walked towards the backyard, and when there was no one around, he asked Jing Xiang who came with him, "Sir, what is the matter?" Can't say it in person? ”

Jing Xiang looked around, gritted his teeth, took out the letter from Bianzhou from his arms, and handed it to Zhu Wen, "Your Highness, this is sent by someone from Bianzhou, I hope Your Highness can be mentally prepared!" ”

Zhu Wen took the letter curiously, because Jing Xiang lowered his head, he didn't see the trace of fear mixed in Jing Xiang's face, but when he heard that it was a letter from Bianzhou, he said to himself, "Speaking of Bianzhou, this king thinks that the princess should be born, right?" Maybe when the king returns to Bianzhou, he will be able to see the king's son-in-law. ”

Hearing the words of the princess and the concubine, Jing Xiang, who bowed his head on the side, broke out in a cold sweat and didn't dare to squeak at all.

At first, Jing Xiang could still hear Zhu Wen talking to himself, but it suddenly stopped, and then the sound of paper being kneaded vigorously. He quietly looked up, and found Zhu Wen looking at the letter in his hand gloomily, his hands bulging, and he was pinching the sides of the letter paper stubbornly.

"First... Bear... You.. Tell.. Sue.. This king ... This is not true! ”

Jing Xiang's heart thumped, and he said stiffly, "Your Highness, this is also someone sent from Bianzhou just now, and the person who delivered the letter is outside." ”

Jing Xiang knew that Zhu Wen was on the verge of anger now, and he didn't care about what would happen to the person who sent the letter, but at this time, he could only be a dead friend and not a poor person.

"Call him in! Fast! ”

Juwen roared suddenly.

The place where the two of them stood was not far from the hall where everyone was, and Zhu Wen's voice was loud enough, his roar, the entire hall heard it, and then saw Jing Xiang enter from the outside with a man dressed as a subordinate.

It didn't take long for a louder roar to be heard from inside.

"Who messed with your decisions? Hui'er, why are you so confused, this king loves you. ”

"Quacks, they all deserve to die, kill them all, and let them be buried for the king's Hui'er!"

The people in the hall stood up in confusion, and Hu Zhen, who had followed Zhu Wen for many years, realized that something was wrong and asked the singers and dancers in the hall to retreat.

"What's going on? Why did Brother Xian suddenly get angry! ”

"I don't know, I can only wait for His Highness to come out to know what's going on!"

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"Lao Zhang? Is the message confirmed? Is Jang Hui really dead? ”

In Bianzhou, Xie Xu, who was anxiously waiting in the secret stronghold, saw the person who came in, and hurriedly greeted him and asked.

The person who came nodded, "Du, although the palace has blocked the news, the lower officials still found out." It is said that Zhang Hui asked to keep her young, but she died of dystocia.

The palace didn't dare to mention this matter now, and had already sent someone to Caizhou to report to Zhu Wen. ”

"Have you cleaned all those traces before?" Xie Xu asked.

"It's all cleaned up, and no one will suspect that it was our Jinyi Wei's hand."

"No, it's still safe to be safe, this matter can't have anything to do with our Jinyiwei. Transfer immediately, send those who know about it, send those who should be sent away, deal with what should be handled, and the entire Xuanwu branch must also keep a low profile enough during this time.

Zhang Hui's death will have a great impact on Zhu Wen, and Bianzhou will definitely set off a bloody storm. And Lao Zhang, go to Henan Mansion to avoid the limelight, just in case. ”

In the end, Xie Xu looked at the initiator of this attention.

The person who came was stunned for a moment and nodded, "Yes, it will be." However, Xia Guan also has a suggestion, if Zhu Wen finds out the cause of Zhang Hui's death, we can lead the suspicion to Zhu Wen's concubines and righteous sons. ”

Xie Xu nodded.

It's no wonder that Xie Xu is making such a fuss, it's just that he knows that if this matter is exposed, this is the best way to be safe.

Although Jinyiwei's reputation is not obvious now, people like Zhu Wen and Li Keyong must know about the existence of Jinyiwei, but they don't know how many Jinyiwei forces exist in their own territory. What kind of role do these Jinyi Guard's spies play?

Although Xie Xu decided to let Bianzhou Jinyiwei fall silent temporarily, before the silence, it was someone who leaked the news of Zhang Hui's death in childbirth, as for how to spread it in Bianzhou City, it was not his concern. Only the mudter the water is, can the existence of Jinyiwei be concealed.

As Xie Xu guessed, this incident hit Zhu Wen very hard.

After confirming this news, he directly ordered the execution of the messenger, and also ordered the slaughter of all the more than 10,000 rebels of the Qin Zongquan Department who had been captured not long ago.

Killing more than 10,000 people did not calm Zhu Wen's anger, and when he returned to Bianzhou, Bianzhou would undoubtedly fall into a bloody storm.

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"Zhang Hui is dead? Is Zhu Wen crazy? ”

Hearing this news, Li Ye's expression changed slightly. If he was a little disgusted with Jinyiwei's approach before, but now he has become indifferent.

Although this is a loss of his kingly style, if Zhang Hui can be exchanged for solving Zhu Wen's confidant, that poor guilt will disappear without a trace.

Historically, Zhu Wen was not ruthless to the Tang Dynasty.

Li Keyong trampled on the dignity of the Tang Dynasty several times, while Zhu Wen killed most of the ministers and many clans loyal to the Tang Dynasty.

As for Zhang Hui, who seems innocent, he is actually not very innocent. Could it be that someone as smart as Zhang Hui doesn't know Zhu Wen's ambitions? Who is right and who is wrong, it is not he who has the final say, but the winner who has the final say.

"Yes, Your Majesty. Zhu Wen ordered the massacre of more than 10,000 rebels who had just been captured, and it is said that he was rushing back to Bianzhou from the Caizhou front. ”

"Isn't that what we're planning? After a while, I will issue a posthumous gift to Zhang Hui. However, as soon as Zhang Hui died, I hoped that the Jinyiwei branch on the Xuanwu side could bring me good news, and the Hedong side did a good job. ”

"Your Majesty understands, please rest assured!"

While Li Ye and Li Zhen were talking here, Zhu Wen, who was thousands of miles away, hurried back to Bianzhou.

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