In the northeast of Yecheng, it was originally the residence of Taishou. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info Now, this is already the palace of King Liang of Shi Ting, the city lord and the supreme commander of the Zhao army on the southern front. Liang Wang Shi Ting, is the seventh son of Emperor Zhao Shi Hu, has a civil and military strategy, several times in an emergency was appointed as the chief of the army, two years ago because I heard that the Qin army was about to go east, at that time Shi Hu was personally conquering Youyan, so Shi Ting out of the town of Yecheng, in order to protect the south of Zhao Tu is not lost. When Shi Tingfang came, Yecheng was attacked by the Qin army, and since then, you have attacked and defended, and he has been here for two years.

When the lamp was in hand, Shi Ting was supposed to rest, but he couldn't sleep after tossing and turning, so he stood up and leaned against the head of the bed thinking about it. In recent years, he has become more and more trusted and favored by Shi Hu, not only promoted to the prince, but also able to go out of the town, once in charge of an army of 100,000, life and death to take away the only respect, which can be described as authoritative. After a long time, Shi Ting felt that the position of the prince, who seemed to be hopeless, seemed to be beckoning to him constantly, and he felt that there was a sense of willow and light. Especially last year, Shi Hu abolished the crown prince Shi Di in the name of being disobedient and violent, immoral and rude. Shi Di is the eldest son, and when he was young, he followed Shi Le and Shi Hu's side, and fought in all directions to make meritorious contributions.

But now that Shi Di has fallen, all the remaining brothers, everyone is on the same level, and they all have a share in competing for the position of prince, and no one is naturally more qualified than anyone else. Although not long ago, Shi Hu set up his second son Shi Xuan as the crown prince, which made Shi Ting resentful and disappointed, but when he turned his head and thought about it, he felt that things could still be reversed. What is Shi Xuan? The writing is mediocre, and he is not as good as the former prince in martial affairs, nor as good as him, and he is even more arrogant and irritable in temperament. This kind of gold and jade is ruined on the outside, and being able to be a prince is just a turn in order, and sooner or later he will be pulled off the horse and replaced by himself, Shi Ting looked at the dark ceiling and narrowed his eyes, he had this confidence.

With the credit of the past, and the increasingly important position in the heart of his father, things are developing in a more favorable direction for himself. Shi Ting was secretly worried, but in the current situation, it seemed that his efforts were about to be wasted. Originally, with Yecheng, he was able to resist the siege of tens of thousands of Qin troops under the personal command of Han Yong and Hu Song for two years without losing it, which was a great military achievement, but as time went on, the soldiers and the people were always suffering from huge losses, and their strength was slowly exhausted.

As a precaution, he had ordered his personal guards to dig tunnels in the mansion leading to the outside of the city as a way to save his life. But even if he escapes back to the city of Xiangguo in Beijing safely, this is the great crime of accompanying the fall of the capital Yecheng and the loss of the teacher and humiliating the country, and all the previous exploits can be wiped clean, and at that time, under the huge pressure of the government and the opposition, not to mention the position of the prince, I am afraid that there will be no hope from now on.

Judging from the current situation, Yecheng will definitely not be able to hold it, even if he is unwilling, he must be ready to escape in the dark at any time. So, the key question is, how can we get rid of this crime of losing the land? Yecheng has a very high status, and the fall is a major event, there must be a person who resists crime, otherwise Shi Hu will not be able to explain to the government and the opposition. So, after the fall of Yecheng, what set of rhetoric can transfer one's responsibility without provoking the anger of the government and the opposition, especially Shi Hu?

Shi Ting got up anxious, got up in his clothes, poured himself a glass of water, and while sipping slowly, he frowned and thought silently, he was the world-renowned commander of the Zhao army on the southern front and the lord of Yecheng, and he was ordered to guard the capital with full authority, so no matter what aspect he looked at, the ultimate responsibility must be borne by him, and there was no way to find a scapegoat!

Shi Ting walked around the room, and finally sat down silently, thought about drinking slowly, and drank three or four glasses in a row with his eyebrows locked. When he was worried and depressed, the personal soldiers on duty outside heard the movement and knew that the master was not resting, so he approached the door and said: "King, Gui Yong, the guard of the North City Gate, said that there is an urgent matter and wants to ask to see the king. The subordinates had stopped him because the king had gone to bed before, so he did not report it. I don't know if it's okay now? ”

"Which? Cassia...... Brave? ”

Shi Ting was stunned for a long time before he remembered the name. When I inspected the city defense half a month ago, I seemed to have met with this person a few times, and it was indeed the general who was specifically responsible for the area around the North City Gate, and it seemed to be a small Yokono general. An officer of his level, in the past, because of the disparity in dignity and inferiority, he would not and did not dare to take the initiative to come to the palace to ask for a meeting, is there really something big?

Shi Ting's heart fluttered, and he suppressed his voice and said, "Call him in." ”

In a moment, a stout soldier lowered his head, shrunk his body and trotted over, and bowed down ten steps away, not even daring to raise his head: "Humble, lowly North Gate Guard Gui Yong, meet the king!" Big, King Chitose, Thousand ......"

Shi Ting didn't reply, and looked at the other party first. He immediately felt the Gui Yong in front of him, who seemed to be very nervous and uneasy, like a thief cowering when exposed to broad daylight, which made Shi Ting a little strange. But after thinking about it, at his level, he should indeed be extremely frightened to meet the prince alone.

"Get up and speak, why are you here to see Lone?"

Shi Ting, in line with the meaning of sympathizing with his subordinates to win people's hearts, deliberately slowed down his tone and said with a pleasant face. Gui Yong stood up slowly, still snorting with his head down, his face was red and sweaty, and he couldn't say a complete sentence for a while. In addition to the natural sense of reverence for the superior who lives and kills, the real fear in his heart at this moment is actually a deep trembling at the set of lies that are about to be exported, and the various uproars that will follow, and even the huge consequences that will change the fate of a city or even a country. But now it is like an arrow with a bow, there is no reason to turn back, thinking of Mr. Niu's gloomy confession, thinking of his beloved wife and children, and thinking of the situation in the future, Gui Yong clutched his white hand, secretly bit his tongue hard, and opened his mouth according to the content of the previous secret conversation.

"King! Wei Shiliang wants to rebel! ”

With a single sentence, Shi Ting, who was unprepared, was so excited that he almost jumped up from his seat. Generally speaking, in Yecheng, the supreme commander is Liang Wang Shi Ting, and the next is his deputy, Shi Zhengnan, the head of the palace, and Shen Chong, and then the four generals who joined the army at all levels in the palace and were responsible for the defense of the southeast, northwest and northwest. Wei Shiliang is the general Zuo who specializes in the defense of the Beicheng area, Gui Yong's immediate boss, and an important general, Gui Yong is just the person who takes care of the city gate.

Shi Ting was shocked, but he still made a quiet appearance: "Suddenly coming to accuse the general of rebellion is not trivial!" What evidence do you have? If it is false, I will not spare you. ”

Gui Yong immediately took out a thing from his arms, took two steps forward, and said with a pant: "Without evidence, how dare you talk nonsense?" This secret letter was known to the king at a glance. ”

Shi Ting hurriedly shook off the folded paper twice, the paper was not big, and there were not many words on it, but Qin Jun expressed his appreciation for Wei Shiliang's desire to abandon the secret surrender, some of the details were very consistent, and mentioned that the next step would be to agree on a specific time, discuss the opening of the door and welcome the surrender and other matters. At the end, there is a large seal of the Qin army, and there is even the private seal of the governor of the Yaji Prefecture in Qin.

"King! The internal government of the Qin State engaged in intelligence investigation and countermeasures, and the means were endless. And it is said that in every state under the heavens, there are sub-offices, and the governors of each state are responsible for specific local affairs, and their rights and status are extraordinary. If he didn't really want to rebel, how could Wei Shiliang connect with his Jizhou governor? Think about it, even if the humble position is a false accusation, this is covered with the secret letter of the enemy's high-ranking officials, how can the humble position be faked? ”

The big seal of Xingtai was already stamped on blank paper, and the content of the secret letter was written by Mr. Niu according to Gui Yong's description of Wei Shiliang, and the private seal was stamped by Mr. Niu in front of Gui Yong. At that time, Gui Yong was very surprised, and bluntly asked if Mr. Niu was the governor of Jizhou, but Mr. Niu smiled and did not answer, and only urged Gui Yong to act quickly.

"Hmm...... Having said that, but common sense speaking, Wei Shiliang should be very careful and cautious in keeping such a confidential privacy, how can it be taken by you? ”