Soon after dawn, Han Ruzi was galloping all the way to subdue the battalions of the Southern Army, and Cui Hong got the news that Baiqiao Town had been lost. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

The 60,000 southern army camped on a high ground thirty miles away from the capital, Cui Hong had no intention of attacking the capital, he just wanted to exert strong pressure on the entire imperial court, especially to make the queen mother and Shangguan Sheng dare not act rashly, but also to let the new emperor understand the importance of the southern army, so the camp was extremely vast, one after another, stretching for more than ten miles from east to west, for which a forest was bulldozed.

Outsiders will look at it from afar and think that the Southern Army not only brought 100,000 soldiers, but also received a lot of reinforcements.

The people living outside the city were terrified and moved their families to take refuge in the city, but the city gates were already closed and would not be opened for them, so the people had to return to their homes, close the doors, and burn incense to worship God.

Cui Hong sent troops to block all the passages in Jingbei, and then waited in the Chinese army tent with peace of mind, the imperial court would send someone out to negotiate, he was not in a hurry at all, but the news from the rear shattered his "peace of mind".

The first time he heard the news, Cui Hong didn't believe it at all, just a few thousand northern troops, hundreds of miles away from the main force of Mancang, attacking Baiqiao Town was tantamount to self-defeating, he once thought that his son Cui Sheng's lax management of the army caused the civil strife of the southern army, which was misunderstood as the attack of the northern army.

Soon, Cui Hong got more news, and he couldn't believe it anymore, the tired marquis who had obviously returned to Beijing actually appeared in Baiqiao Town, and he still had the holy decree in the palace in his hand!

Cui Hong seized all the messengers, sent others to find out the news, and then called Zhang Youcai.

Zhang Youcai was considered a prisoner, but his treatment was not bad, he had no ropes on his body, he occupied a tent alone, and four guards brought him water and food, he couldn't help but think that it felt really good to be waited on.

As soon as Zhang Youcai entered the Chinese military tent, Cui Hong slapped the bookcase, and the guards on both sides shouted at the same time, and stabbed the spear, the tip of the gun close to his clothes.

Zhang Youcai didn't expect this kind of posture, so he knelt down, his face pale, "Taifu spare his life." "He is just a eunuch, and it is normal to kowtow and beg for mercy in front of Taifu, not to mention that Taifu is still the father-in-law of the tired marquis.

"What a bold minion, say, where is the tired marquis?" Cui Hong asked.

Zhang Youcai replied blankly: "It should be...... It's in the city. ”

"Did you see the Tired Marquis enter the city with your own eyes?"

Zhang Youcai shook his head.

"I heard the tired marquis say that he wants to go back to the city?"

Zhang Youcai nodded.

"Then why is there a rumor that the Tired Marquis is in Whitebridge Town?"

"The master is in Whitebridge Town?" Zhang Youcai was really surprised, thought for a while, and suddenly realized, "The master said that he wanted to go back to the capital, but he didn't say when he would go back, it might be two days ......."

Cui Hong was furious, and slapped the book case again, scaring Zhang Youcai to the ground, and couldn't even say words begging for mercy, only chanting in his heart: "Master, Zhang Youcai is loyal to you......"

Cui Hong waved his hand and motioned for the guards to drag Zhang Youcai out, this was just an ignorant little eunuch, and it was useless to kill him.

The guards also retreated, and Cui Hong looked at Hua Bin.

"This news must not reach the capital." Hua Bin said.

Cui Hong was still annoyed, and said bluntly: "Of course, the messengers in Baiqiao Town have been locked up, and the passages to the capital have been blocked, but how long can they be hidden?" There are 60,000 soldiers in the camp, and the news will spread sooner or later, can you shut them all up? ”

Hua Bin said with a smile: "You don't need to hide it for a long time, the major events in the capital can be calmed down within a few days, the king of the East China Sea is the emperor, the power of Taifu leans towards the government and the opposition, and the rebellion in Baiqiao Town can be determined, without spending a single soldier." ”

Cui Hong frowned, "Cui Sheng, this stupid person, can't even defend a small Baiqiao Town. Tired ...... Alas, the two of us are several times older than him together, why were we teased by him? actually fell for his plan. ”

"Tired Hou...... A bit of a skill. Hua Bin once had a confrontation with Ti Hou and was very impressed, "It's a pity that he is not the king of the East China Sea, he doesn't have a backer like the Cui family, everything in his hands is empty, and he can only take advantage of opportunism everywhere. ”

"Look at what you said so easily, think of a way, you can't let him occupy Baiqiao Town like this, not for a day."

"Taifu can't send troops back, that will disturb the morale of the army and let the news leak faster."

Cui Hong snorted coldly, of course he understood this truth, so he let Hua Bin think of an idea.

"There are dozens of Southern Army camps north of Baiqiao Town, and it only takes a few reactions to recapture Baiqiao Town. The worst, Zhao Mengli of Windward Village can always defeat Ti Hou. ”

Cui Hong believed in his loyal dog, but he didn't want to be careless again, "We have already lost Baiqiao Town because of the light enemy, so don't underestimate the tired marquis, if the tired marquis even takes the windward village, and the Mancang Northern Army drives back to the south, what should we do?" ”

Hua Bin smiled and shook his head, not believing in this assumption, seeing that Taifu's expression was not good, he still replied: "Even if the means are all over the world, it is impossible to make the southern army of Baiqiao Town loyal to him overnight, I can send an assassin to finish him off, and once he dies, the threat will be eliminated naturally." ”

Cui Hong hummed with a little satisfaction, but he didn't look away, "Don't wait, you collected a lot of strange people when Yunmengze was the king of the mountain, hurry up and use it." ”

"I'm just sending people under the fence in Yunmengze, but I'm not the king of the mountain." Hua Bin hurriedly defended that he still wanted to return to the imperial court, and he never wanted to bear the reputation of "occupying the mountain as the king", "Most of my people are in the city, and there are only three people around, but these three people are strong in martial arts......"

"Bring back the head of the tired marquis, you can have everything you want, and if you can't bring it back, don't mention any masters and low-handers."

Baiqiao Town was lost, and Cui Hong's anger in his heart was as much as the accident, and he was not so polite to Hua Bin.

Even if Hua Bin was still the Marquis of Junyang, he couldn't afford to offend the Cui family, and he didn't dare at this time, "Baiqiao Town is not far away, within three days, at most five days, you will bring people back, Taifu concentrates on dealing with the capital, don't worry about being tired." ”

Hua Bin retreated, but the anger in Cui Hong's heart did not decrease slightly, and he couldn't wait to get the head of the tired marquis that day, as for his daughter Xiaojun's feelings, he didn't even think about it.

At noon on this day, Han Ruzi killed Zhao Mengli in the windward village, and Cui Hong ushered in the ministers sent by the imperial court.

Zuo Cha Yushi Xiao Sheng has always had a good relationship with the Cui family, so he volunteered to go out of the city to negotiate, but the first thing he wanted to do was not to persuade Cui Taifu to withdraw from the army, but to find out who the southern army supported.

"The capital has been turned upside down." Xiao Sheng left the deputy envoy and his entourage outside and entered the account alone, which was extremely unruly, but he didn't care, "Taifu came back in time, and the court needs Taifu's thunder." ”

When the Cui family lost power, Xiao Sheng voted for another champion, Cui Hong was dissatisfied with him, but on the surface he remained silent, and sighed: "I am also forced to be helpless, I can't bear to see the chaos in the court, I am afraid that the world will not understand my fist heart, but think that I have a different heart." ”

Xiao Sheng said: "Those who do great things do not care about temporary gains and losses, even if the world has misunderstandings, sooner or later they will disappear." ”

Xiao Sheng touted as much as he could, and Cui Hong enjoyed it until he was a little tired of hearing it, and then said, "Let's get down to business." ”

Xiao Sheng also felt that it was almost the same, "To put it simply, the imperial court has existed in name only, all the ministers are closed, no one has gone to the court, and the person in charge is now Shangguan Sheng." ”

"Shangguan Sheng is brave and unscrupulous, not much stronger than the Queen Mother's brother Shangguan Xu, what did he say?"

"Shangguan Sheng ordered Taifu to immediately retreat to Baiqiao Town, and then enter the city alone to receive the guilt."

Cui Hong snorted coldly, "What about Lord Xiao's own thoughts?" ”

"A bowl of water is difficult to level, on one side is a nephew, on the other hand is a good son-in-law, the whole capital wants to know, which one does Taifu prefer?"

"Which son-in-law is Lord Xiao talking about?" Cui Hong deliberately pretended to be confused.

"Champion Hou, of course." Xiao Sheng was slightly stunned, "The tired marquis has left Beijing and has withdrawn from the competition, and the affairs of the imperial court have nothing to do with him." ”

Cui Hong snorted, knowing that the news had not been leaked yet, he had already made arrangements, and the imperial envoys outside the tent were closely guarded and were not allowed to talk to anyone.

"As an elder, I naturally like promising juniors, but I haven't been in the capital for a long time, and the news is blocked, I don't know which one of my nephews or sons-in-law is better?"

Hua Bin has been persuading Cui Hong to support the King of the East China Sea, but Cui Hong is very cautious, knowing that this nephew has a grudge, so he doesn't want to show his true attitude until the last moment.

The question returned to Xiao Sheng, and he smiled, "Each has its own strengths." ”

"I heard it all in detail."

"The king of the East China Sea is very smart, with the help of the tired marquis to charge into battle, open up a territory, the champion marquis, quite supported by the minister, although he has suffered two defeats, the position is still stable."

The two of you went back and forth, testing each other, and finally Xiao Sheng was more anxious, and said: "It's not a secret, Champion Hou has a plan, he only wants to know one thing, if the plan is successful, can he get the support of Taifu?" ”

"Of course, he is my son-in-law after all, and besides, I am the concubine of the imperial court, and I am not qualified to choose the emperor, I just hope that the imperial court can make a decision as soon as possible and not leave the world without anything to rely on."

"It's enough to have Taifu's words."

Xiao Sheng resigned with satisfaction, wanting to bring the good news to the champion Hou, as for Shangguan Sheng, he had his own set of rhetoric to answer.

Cui Hong became more and more at ease, through Hua Bin, he expressed his support to the King of the East China Sea, and with the help of Xiao Sheng, he won the trust of the champion Hou, no matter what the result was, the Cui family was worry-free, and his position was more stable.

There is one thing, the Tihou seized Baiqiao Town so that Cui Taifu Rumang was on his back, not peaceful, when it was dark, he got the news that Tihou actually subdued tens of thousands of southern troops around Baiqiao Town, and the situation on Zhao Mengli's side was unknown.

Cui Hong was angry, and a little frightened, and called Hua Bin, "Your people are leaving?" ”

"At this time, it should be almost to Baiqiao Town, I heard that the tired Hou went to Windward Village, the three of them will march overnight, and they will be able to do it in the second half of the night, if everything goes well, they will be able to bring back the news tomorrow night, and there will be heads."

"Can just three people break into the barracks and take heads?"

"The well-guarded military camp can't do it, and the new southern army is tired, and there must be a lot of loopholes, and it will definitely not stop the three people I sent."

"The King of the East China Sea and the Tan family will also do it tonight, right?"

"That's right, the results will be available at dawn."

Cui Hong is really relieved, it only takes one night for him to return to the peak of power, looking at the entire imperial court, there is no one more stable than his position, "Okay, Huahou, please go and rest, just wait for news tomorrow morning." ”

Hua Bin retired, Cui Hong called a confidant general and asked him to guard Hua Bin's tent, if the champion Hou won, Hua Bin, who supported the king of the East China Sea, naturally could not stay any longer.

Cui Hong couldn't sleep and sat at night.

At the same moment, several forces in the city were ready to move, and the assassins who went north and Cui Sheng who went south were still galloping on the road. (To be continued.) )