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There are two armies stationed in Youzhou that are not subordinate to each other, one is the Lu Long Army, the other is the Xiongwu Army, the Lu Long Army is strong, and its military envoys are concurrently served by the Jiedu Envoy, which is the backbone of the Youzhou Army, with a total strength of about 70,000.

The other army is the Xiongwu Army, the base camp of the Xiongwu Army is in Yanzhou, which is the base for attacking Saibei and the barrier to defend against the nomads in Saibei, and is located in the northwest of Youzhou, which is very important.

The strength of the Xiongwu Army was originally very weak, and Liu Ji and Liu Ji gradually rose after serving as the envoys of the Jiedu, both of whom were born in the Xiongwu Army, and treated the starting troops very favorably.

The Xiongwu army has 30,000 troops, the main force is stationed in Fuzhou, and a cantonment is stationed in Zhuozhou and Youzhou.

Including the soldiers and horses of Han Yanlu and He Hong, the Xiongwu army stationed in Youzhou City was less than 5,000 people, and the base camp of Lu Long's army was in Youzhou, with more than 20,000 soldiers inside and outside, and many of them were elite.

For Zhang Hongjing, the manor has no special likes and dislikes, and the manor has long been psychologically prepared for the mutiny that occurred in the city. Zhang Hongjing lives in a simple house and doesn't ask much about things, but the favored Wei Yong and Zhang Zonghou are two goods who are not successful enough to fail, and it is strange that there is no chaos in Youzhou, but I didn't expect it to be chaotic so soon.

Han Yanlu and He Hong's department is the closest to Youzhou City, and the city is in turmoil, and the two of them already know it, but there are too few soldiers and horses, and there is no order from the military envoy and the envoy of the festival.

After entering the manor camp, they saw that the generals above the deputy general had arrived, and the two were taken aback and found the manor for a private talk first.

Manor's face was solemn: "According to reliable information, the city defense camp of He Yu and Zhu Su kidnapped Wei Yong and Zhang Zonghou on the street, and the marshal sent Zhu Xun to ask for someone, but the two didn't buy it, and instigated the soldiers to mutiny, let's discuss how to deal with it together."

Han Yanlu said: "It's not as simple as mutiny, He Yu and Zhu Su are both Zhu Tao's old subordinates, after Zhu Tao's death, Zhu Wei was the head of the horse, how could he incite the soldiers to mutiny in front of him, I think this is a premeditated mutiny, and the target is to come at the commander and our Xiongwu army." ”

He Hong said: "It must be Zhu Xun's plan, if he gains power, we will all die and have no place to be buried." ”

Han Yanlu said: "Immediately send troops, rescue the festival marshal, and kill Zhu Xun." ”

Manor said: "Kill Zhu Huan, we can't even enter Youzhou City." ”

Han Yanlu said: "It's not difficult to enter the city, Gong Xiaoxiang, the guard of the north gate, is our person, so let him open the door." ”

He Hong said: "Our family members are all in the city, once they are captured by Zhu Xun, they can only bow down and obey orders." Besides, even if we enter the city, we may not be able to quell the rebellion with our strength. ”

Han Yanlu said: "If you sit idly by, once Zhu Wei gains power, summon you and me to meet, whether you go or not is not rebellious, if you go, I am afraid that you will throw yourself into the net, it is better to show your sword and gun to fight with him, it's a big deal to go back to Yanzhou, what can he do to me"

Manor said: "Let's make preparations with both hands, Brother Han will go back to Yanzhou first, keep the foundation, I and Brother He will go into the city to see, there is something to do, let's do it, we can't do it, let's withdraw, we have the military power in our hands, Advertising As for Brother He's worries, I think it's okay, he Zhu Xun is old and cunning, how can he lose a big loss because of a small loss As long as you have soldiers in your hands, he will not only harm your family, but also send someone to properly protect and leave a way back for himself. ”

He Hong still wanted to argue, but Han Yanlu sneered: "The eldest husband does things neatly and undecided, isn't it ridiculous." If General He can't let go, it is better to go to Zhu Xun and seek a future. ”

The manor made a haha, to appease the two to stop making noise, the plan was decided, and the three of them went out to meet the generals and announced that they would send troops to quell the rebellion.

The generals agreed with a bang, and Han Yanlu immediately returned to the camp, and pulled out the camp and returned to Yanzhou to the west. He Hong returned to the camp to pack up his soldiers and horses, and went into the city with the manor to spy on the reality. After walking five or six miles out of the camp, he suddenly bumped into a group of people in the forest, surrounded by guards and flying horses, and the people who came shouted: "Don't shoot arrows, it's your own people." ”

A person came out of the class to look at He Hong and bowed his hand and said: "General He can recognize me"

He Hong took a look at the torch and exclaimed: "General Huang Kui, why are you here" and glanced at it again, hurriedly rolled the saddle and dismounted, and bowed: "He Hong, the deputy envoy of the Xiongwu Army, greets the prime minister." ”

Zhang Hongjing smiled reluctantly and said: "General He, please get up, Lu Longjun mutinied, I became a lost dog, General He wants to protect me, or take my head to seek wealth and prosperity according to the general trend"

He Hong bowed again: "Zhu Hui rebelled, He Hong and he were incompatible." ”

Zhang Hongjing was overjoyed, helped He Hong up, and praised his loyalty and bravery.

Zhang Ruixian said on the side: "Xianggong is in distress, the first thing that comes to mind is General He, General He, this place is not far from your camp, can you borrow your place to rest the horse." ”

He Hong said: "General Zhang said so, I, He Hong, have no face to see people, the lord is in trouble, He Mou's burning of his bones is not enough to report, how dare he refuse." Seeing that Zhang Hongjing was riding a mule and horse, he wanted to let his war horse go and escorted Zhang Hongjing to his own camp.

The manor and He Hong have an appointment first, the two families each sent troops, met outside the north gate of Youzhou, the manor army arrived first, but did not see He Hong's figure, left can not wait and right can not wait, is wandering, suddenly, bang on the ground with a loud bang, the suspension bridge fell, the north gate of Youzhou opened, a horse with a halberd flew out, threw a bloody human head to the manor, shouted: "Dare to reverse the public, this is the end"

When the manor was seen, the head was Gong Xiaoxiang, the guard of the north gate, who knew that he was scheming, and he was even more distracted when he saw the general.

Lai will be nine feet tall, strong as a bear, his mount coat is gray and yellow, a whole number bigger than the usual horse, the manor recognizes this person, Zhu Wei's youngest son Zhu Keding, Zhu Keding, Youzhou famous general, and Wei Bo Shi Xianzhong, Chengde Wang Ting and called "Hebei Three Tiger Generals", all have the courage of ten thousand people.

The manor knew it well, and the horse was gone, and its troops were defeated, Zhu Keding urged the troops to attack, slaughtering 2,000 Xiongwu troops, and the manor only got out and left, and the men and horses were lost, and they were defeated.

The sky is far away, and the stars are shining.

There is no way out of the manor, He Hong did not go to the appointment as scheduled, his heart is unpredictable, Han Yanlu is even more incompatible with him, and he has grudges in the past, so he can't vote. The general persuaded him to go to Yanzhou to take over the soldiers and horses of the guard Mu Quanwan, and the manor sighed: "It is a wall grass, the wind blows on both sides, and I go alone, and the blessings and misfortunes are unpredictable." Everyone sighed, overwhelmed.

Manor suddenly asked: "Who is called a hero today?"

The general replied: "Chengde Wang Chengyuan, Weizhou Tian Hongzheng, Caizhou Wu Shaoyang, Liaodong Li Maohua." ”

The manor asked, "Which of them is the most generous?"

The general replied: "Li Mao, Jin Tiyong, Sprite, and Gao Su are all their mortal enemies, and they are all contained and reused." ”

Manor said: "That's it, I'll go and vote for Li Mao, don't ask for reuse, but ask for peace and life." ”

When He Hong heard of the defeat of the manor, he hurriedly persuaded Zhang Hongjing to go to Yanzhou, which was the base camp of the Xiongwu Army, and there were still 20,000 military horses.

Zhang Hongjing had no choice but to allow it, and he couldn't walk eighteen miles to the west, and suddenly there were several horsemen chasing him, but it was Wei Yong and Zhang Zonghou, who got off the horse and apologized, claiming that Zhu Huan had already plotted against him, and the two noticed the difference, and wanted to report to the Jiedu envoy, but were intercepted by the army he sent.

Zhang Hongjing didn't believe it very much in his heart, but the matter had come to this point, and there was nothing to be done. Wei Yong suggested that Zhang Hongjing immediately declare Zhu Hui a rebel and order the whole army to fight against him.

Zhang Hongjing hesitated: "Will Lu Longjun listen to me" Wei Yong said: "Listen or not, the important thing is to seize the opportunity and confirm Zhu Xun's rebellious identity, Xianggong is to crusade on behalf of the sky, and there is no crime of negligence. ”

Zhang Hongjing pondered for a moment and agreed to his request, Wei Yongfen wrote dozens of codexes, and ordered He Hong to send people to garrisons in various places.

When Zhang Hongjing escaped from the Shuaifu, Zhang Ruixian was busy and took all the seals with him, and he is still the undisputed envoy of Youzhou Festival.

Youzhou City, in the tooth city, the Jiedu Embassy.

The blood has turned black, it is sticky and difficult to get off the feet, the corpses are layered on top of each other, the stumps and broken arms, the heads, the stomach, the intestines, fragments, everywhere, shocking, especially what makes Zhu Xun sigh is that Zhang Hongjing's wife and concubines and children can not escape the doom, the female dependents, regardless of the old and the young, regardless of the high and the low, were all stripped of the essence of the chaotic army, the private family is red and swollen, and the whole body is bruised, obviously suffered the heinous atrocities before death.

A general offered a stunning concubine, the concubine was scattered, her face was full of wounds, her clothes were gorgeous but they didn't fit, and she knelt on the ground like a lost soul. Zhu Hui knew that it was Zhang Hongjing's favorite concubine Hongzhu, when he entered Youzhou City in the past, Zhang Hongjing set up a banquet in the house, Hongzhu dedicated singing and dancing, and his appearance was peerless, Zhu Xun was deeply impressed.

Zhu Wei hurriedly took a step forward to pick up the red beads, clasped hands with both hands, teary eyes to teary eyes, and had nothing to say.

Seeing that Zhu Huan accepted their kindness, he was overjoyed, and hurriedly ordered someone to bring the red beads down, but Zhu Huan refused to let them, and commanded his henchmen to send the red beads back to his mansion. Not far from here, he saw the naked bodies of two middle-aged noblewomen, stripped away, with bloody wooden sticks stuck in their private homes.

Zhu Xun didn't dare to look any further, turned back to the generals who surrounded him and said: "If you really want me to do this, just listen to my words, heaven can still do evil, people can't live if they do evil, do things for others or leave three points of retreat, don't do things to the end." ”

The generals were overjoyed when they heard the words and promised one after another. Since the mutiny, they have been persuading Zhu Hui to serve as the queen of Youzhou, but Zhu Hui refused to accept it on the grounds that he was old and weak. The mutiny was to completely offend Zhang Hongjing, and what was even more fatal was that Zhang Hongjing was allowed to run away, there was no turning back from the bow, they had no way to retreat, if they could not promote a person of good fortune to hold the hearts of the people, who could resist the imperial army in the future

Now seeing that Zhu Wei was relieved, everyone breathed a sigh of relief and cheered for a while.

Back at his mansion, Zhu Wei closed the door and didn't want to see anyone, the old wife didn't dare to ask more, and was afraid that he would be sick, so he knocked on his door after thinking about it again and again.

Zhu Xun looked at his old wife and burst into tears, and his wife asked, "Why is this so?"

Zhu Wei said with tears in his eyes: "I was forced to the back of a tiger, and my Zhu family is about to be destroyed in my hands." ”

After 30 years of mutual affection, the old wife knew that her husband's words were sincere, and said sadly: "How did you get this step of the field, was it done by Rong'er" Zhu Wei said: "He also has a share, and Ding'er also has a share, but the real mastermind behind the scenes is not them, provoking me to fight with the Xiongwu army, who is the most beneficial to Zhenzhou Wang Chengyuan, Liaodong Li Mao, and most likely Liaodong Li Mao." ”

The old wife said: "Why is that person so vicious, occupying our camp, and pressing step by step, where did we offend him I heard that he is still Chunniang's savior." ”

Zhu Wei said: "Don't talk about this, when he first arrived in Liaodong, I also funded him, he fought with Silla, I had the opportunity, but I didn't fall into the ground." We have no enmity with him, only interests, interests, and hatred without enmity. ”

The old wife said: "I really can't hold it, let's go back to the court, just give up this official and don't do it." ”

Zhu Wei said: "I don't want to, but others can enter the court to relax, but I can't, our Zhu family has long been an outlier in the eyes of the court, and this stain can't be washed away for a lifetime." ”

The old wife took a handkerchief to wipe away her husband's tears and said, "It's okay, it's okay not to go, no matter what, it's good for the family to stay together." ”

After this enlightenment, Zhu Wei was in a slightly better mood and said to his wife: "Don't worry, no matter what, I will hold up this family." Hmm, have you seen that girl, Zhang Yuanli's concubine, a poor person, could have escaped from the secret passage, but was entangled by two jealous and stupid women, but no one ran away Alas, after suffering so much humiliation, she still dared to live, and she was more backbone than a man. You take good care of her, don't let Ding'er's stunned boy kill her, she may be a lifesaver for our family in the future. ”

The old wife agreed, watched her husband drink a bowl of red dates and glutinous rice porridge, and then let him go.

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