Tonight's Gaoling City is destined to be a sleepless night, and the people in the city can hear the shouts and killings in the city, not knowing what is going on, where can there be a little sleep? They were all very nervous in their hearts, afraid that this military disaster would affect them, and even more afraid that the defeat of the Zhao army would allow the Han army to regain control of Gaoling City. After all, Zhao treated them much better than the Han army. For ordinary people, whoever is good to them will return hope and support to whom.

Of course, Liu Wenqi, who is the deputy envoy of the Privy Council of Zhao State, will naturally not forget the people in the city, and he will naturally not neglect this opportunity to brush the hearts of the people. When the Zhao army began to ambush the rebel army in the city, it sent a group of cavalry to gallop through the streets and alleys. While galloping, he shouted about the situation in the city, so that irrelevant people and others must close the doors and windows tightly, so as to prevent the rebel army from taking advantage of the opportunity to cause chaos, and no one is allowed to stay on the street, otherwise they will be punished as a rebel army!

As soon as Zhao Jun announced it, the people in the city naturally understood what was going on. In addition, the reason why the Zhao army was nailed to the city was that the big clans were dissatisfied with the Zhao army's distribution of land to the people, and were dissatisfied with the Zhao government's treatment of the people's welfare was too high, so that their interests were damaged and they rebelled. It also made the people in the city suddenly hate those rebels in the city, and they supported Zhao even more.

And the people in the city learned of the victory of the Zhao army, after the elimination of the remnants, they were also in high spirits, and they all closed their doors and windows tightly, and some of the more daring people found sticks to guard the door, as long as those thieves dared to enter the door, they would play with them. As a result, not only did Zhao Jun win over the hearts of the people, but also made these rebels have no way to escape.

Wu Benlang of the Han army captured Zhang Yuan and took him into the general's mansion, and in the general's mansion, Zhang Yuan also saw more than ten other family heads. Originally, there were more than 30 family heads, but now there are only about a dozen, and the rest are afraid that they have all died on the battlefield. In addition, in the hall of the General's Palace, Zhang Yuan also met with the privy deputy envoy of the Privy Council of Zhao, Liu Wenqi, the commander of the Zhao army in the north of Xiyongzhou, and some of the generals of the Zhao army in Gaoling City.

"My lord, the rebellious army in the city has been quelled, and more than 30 family heads and 18 people have been killed, and all the rest have been brought to them. In addition, we have sent troops to besiege all the manor strongholds of these thirty or so clans in and out of the city. After another head of the family was brought, a general reported to Liu Wenqi in the main seat.

"Excellent! Remember to pacify the people of the city! Liu Wenqi said with a grim face, "Pass the order, let the first general of the forbidden army arrest these more than 30 clans, and don't let any of these clans escape." Those who dare to resist will be killed! Outside the city, the soldiers of the cavalry town are in charge, and they must all be taken. ”

"Obey!" Several officers lined up on either side of the flanks saluted!

Liu Wenqi then ordered the generals Zhong Linyu and Cao Yan: "You go down to appease those soldiers, and this official will let the soldiers of Zhao cooperate with you." Let all of them return to the barracks, and they are not allowed to go out of the barracks for half a step tonight, and they are not allowed to collude with each other, and they are not allowed to discuss, and those who violate the order will be killed! This official doesn't want any accidents among these pawns, otherwise, this official wouldn't mind killing thousands more people! ”

"Yes!" Zhong Linyu, Cao Yan and the other generals turned pale, and they didn't know the situation tonight. However, this troublemaker involved the officers of the Han army, and they could not help but worry that they would be involved. When the Zhao army acted earlier, they were invited into the general's mansion early in the morning, and listening to the shouts and killings outside, they were already trembling. It wasn't until now that Liu Wenqi gave the order that the worries in their hearts were alleviated a lot. Although Liu Wenqi's tone was cold, after all, he separated them from the chaotic army, so as not to directly mix them into it.

After giving several military orders in a row, Liu Wenqi looked back at the group of gray-faced people kneeling in the hall, and said with a light smile: "Yo, isn't this the head of the Zhang family, the head of the Zhao family, and the head of the Li family?" How did you get this look? I really don't understand, what's wrong with staying at home and enjoying happiness, but rebelling? The official is also very confused, I wonder if you can solve this doubt for me? What benefits does Lin Shucheng, who is difficult to protect in this land of Chang'an, promise you? Actually asked you to wait one by one to wipe out the danger of the whole clan and conspire to rebel? ”

Zhang Lin knew the situation he was about to face, so he couldn't help but snort coldly, glared at Liu Wenqi hatefully, and said angrily: "What benefits? Whether it is beneficial or not, I Zhang Lin will do so. My Zhang family is originally a big clan in Gaoling City, but after you entered the city, half of my Zhang family's wealth fell into your hands, you Zhao Jun behaved like this, how can I not fight back? It's just a pity that it didn't work out. ”

Liu Wenqi sneered: "Half of the family property? Amusing! Is your Zhang family's property yours when our Zhao army entered the city? How much of this was obtained for nothing through the hands of the government? Half of the family property you have done, you are just the Han army using you to continue to survive in Gaoling City. If it weren't for these family fortunes that we had to treat you with a good face, with the lives you carried, my Zhao State Mansion would have wiped you out a long time ago. How can it survive to this day? How can we change today? ”

"Now that you have been reduced to a prisoner, your sin is unforgivable, if you want to live, you will tell you about your affairs before and after, and confess all the people in Feng Yi's mansion who have colluded with the Han army, maybe, this official can spare your life."

"Want me to betray someone? You are simply delusional! Although a look of struggle flashed in Zhang Lin's eyes, he immediately responded in a cold voice.

"Really? Come on, pull it down and cut it down! The official doesn't believe it, in this, they are not afraid of death. Even if you are not afraid of death, do you want your family to die with you? ”

With Liu Wenqi's order, Zhang Lin was suddenly carried out by two Zhao sergeants. A moment later, Zhang Lin's head was brought up and placed in front of the remaining dozen or so family heads and responsible persons.

"Who else wants to be like him? If you don't want to cooperate with us, he is your example! Liu Wenqi said coldly. The gloomy words and the heads on the ground made the faces of the dozen or so remaining great clan heads already turn like earth, and they all collapsed to the ground in fright. Among them, two of them directly kowtowed to forgiveness and were willing to cooperate.

Immediately, these people told the Han army officer surnamed Luo about the conspiracy with them, and even Liu Wenqi was taken aback when he heard it. These Han army officers were left behind in Chang'an, Lin Shucheng, and arranged to come here to be responsible for Feng Yifu, the northern defense line of Chang'an. Long before the Zhao army conquered Gaoling City, they had already made contact with these great clans.

Through various means, these Han army officials incorporated the property, shops, and fields of some other big families into their own hands, and the soldiers installed many Han soldiers in the mansions and shops of these big families. This operation was also an action under the command of these people after the Zhao army took Gaoling City and learned the news of the Zhao army's southward movement.

"What about the Han army officer surnamed Luo? Why didn't I join you? Liu Wenqi asked in a deep voice.

"I don't know, this operation is said to be divided into two ways, one of which is us, and the other part is under the command of Lord Luo, with the cooperation of the Li family. However, the head of the Li family has been killed, and the truth is not clear to us. One explained in a trembling voice.

"Really? Could it be in the Li family! Liu Wenqi muttered to himself lightly. He didn't ask these family heads again, but looked at Zhang Yuan, the general of the Han army, who had been silent, and said, "General Zhang, since your operation has failed, is it time to tell this official where your General Luo is?" ”

Zhang Yuan glanced at Liu Wenqi coldly and said, "Didn't Lord Liu already anticipate our actions?" In that case, don't you know where our general is? ”

Liu Wenqi ignored Zhang Yuan's ridicule, but waited quietly. After a while, the first lieutenant walked in quickly and reported to Liu Wenqi: "Lord Qiqi, the last general has led people to raid Li Qinglin's mansion in the north of the city. However, no private members of Li Qinglin's family were found, nor were any Han army officers found, but all his family members have been taken down. ”

"All the family members in Li Qinglin's family are gone?" Liu Wenqi frowned.

"Yes, most of them, except for a few guards. In addition, most of the descendants of Li Qinglin's family have disappeared without a trace. The lieutenant reported in a deep voice.

"Haha...... Want to catch us all? General Ben still thinks that you Zhao Jun really know everything about us, it turns out, but that's it! My general has already launched an operation, and your Zhao army will definitely not have good fruit to eat this time. Zhang Yuan, who was silent, immediately laughed when he heard the report of Captain Zhao.

"Really?" Liu Wenqi said coldly, "If the official is not mistaken, these people are still in the city at the moment, but they have not been taken down by our people yet." Although the official did not know where they were, it was only a matter of time before they were taken. ”

Zhang Yuan was not angry and nervous by Liu Wenqi's words, but just smiled lightly: "Our actions are in the city, and it is natural that they are in the city." However, even if you take them, we will succeed in our great affairs. ”

At this moment, an officer outside the hall hurriedly rushed in and said in a trembling voice: "Lord Qiyu, the big thing is not good!" The granary in the west of the city suddenly caught fire for some reason. ”

"What?" In the hall, many Zhao Jun officers and civilian officials exclaimed.

"What's the panic?" Seeing the suddenly chaotic hall, Liu Wenqi shouted coldly, "Order, send someone to put out the fire immediately!" It is important not to allow the fire to spread. ”

After that, Liu Wenqi smiled and said to Zhang Yuan: "If this official guessed correctly, the fire in this granary must have been committed by the private soldiers of your General Luo and Li Qinglin's family." And your activities in the city must be to attract our attention. ”

"Not bad! Ha ha...... Our actions are indeed to attract your attention and facilitate General Luo's actions. Of course, attacking the General's Mansion is not just to attract your attention, it is naturally best to take you down. It's just that I didn't expect that you have more troops in the city than we thought. If I'm not mistaken, your armies going south don't preach as much. So, it's a pity that I couldn't take you down. Zhang Yuan said hideously.

As soon as they heard Zhang Yuan say this, Liu Wenqi and Zhao Jun officials had not yet spoken, and the remaining ten or so clan heads took the lead in scolding angrily. Originally, they thought that with the assistance of the Han army in this operation, they would be able to defeat the Zhao army, take Gaoling City, and even the Han army counterattacked Feng Yi's mansion and let them regain their own power. didn't want to fight, they turned out to be the pawns of the Han army, and they were substituted for the dead ghosts, which was naturally difficult for them to accept in their hearts.

Also, I thought I could regain control of the financial power of Gaoling City, but I didn't want to fight but I had to lose my life. No matter who this falls on, it is estimated that it will not be comfortable.

"So you're just using us?" These family masters, who were barely crying and begging for mercy in Liu Wenqi before, suddenly began to erupt in front of Zhang Yuan, of course, the reason why they dared to shout angrily in front of the former master Zhang Yuan was also related to Zhang Yuan becoming a prisoner. "Why? For your own sake, you did not hesitate to use such despicable means to drag us into the water! It can be seen that it is natural for the Great Zhao army to occupy this place. ”

"Shut up! Don't pretend over there, you want to show friendship to Zhao Jun in General Ben? Ha ha...... Ridiculous, for those things that happened to you, Zhao Jun will forgive you? Don't talk about Zhao Jun, even if our Han army takes this Gaoling City, you still can't escape. Zhang Yuan's eyes widened angrily, and he said coldly, "Now that I'm in a hurry, you think that you can get their forgiveness by stepping on me twice, it's ridiculous!" ”

Liu Wenqi asked these family heads to separate from Zhang Yuan and the others, and did not continue to pay attention to them, but waited quietly for something, and did not see the slightest trace of worry on his face.

"Your Excellency!" Finally, someone couldn't help it, and said to Liu Wenqi with a bitter face: "My lord, the grain and grass in this Gaoling City store the grain and grass materials of the entire army, and the army of the king going south is all in it. If food is burned, this is a huge responsibility for us. Now, it is not only necessary to send people to speed up the firefighting, but also to report to the king of the south and the northern state, so that the state can quickly dispatch a batch of grain and grass to support, otherwise, the war in the south can be ......," the Gaolingcheng county commander took the lead in speaking.

Liu Wenqi said lightly: "He Xianling doesn't need to worry, the fire in the city doesn't have much impact on us. ”

When He Xianling heard this, he immediately said angrily: "Your Excellency the Privy Vice-Envoy, although the lower official position is lowly and small, the tens of thousands of tons of grain and grass in the city are very important to us. The prince led a large army to the south of Chang'an, if we run off grain and grass here, the impact will be quite great. ”

"Secondly, even if the grain and grass needed by the king can be rescued from other conveniences, these more than 10,000 loads of grain are the blood and sweat of hundreds of people in my Zhao Kingdom, and they must not be burned. As the commander of Feng Yifu, your lord is now in charge of the military and political affairs of Feng Yifu, so he should send more people to fight the fire at this moment, instead of waiting quietly here. The lower officials thought ......"

Liu Wenqi hurriedly interrupted He County's words, and said with a smile: "What He County's order said, this official already knows, what this official wants to say is that there is not much grain in the granary in the city. Therefore, even if the fire in the granary in the city is not too big for us, we just need to put it out. Liu Wenqi was not angry because of He County's refutation of himself, after all, what the other party said was also for the good of Zhao Guo. And this time, not many people in the hall know the details. Therefore, He Xianling can say this in front of him, and Liu Wenqi is still quite satisfied.

"What? No way! Before He Xianling could speak, Zhang Yuan shouted excitedly.

Liu Wenqi sneered disdainfully: "Impossible? Why is it impossible? Your officers can predict why you can't transport the food and grass in the city? ”

"Of course, the details of your actions are not known to the Officer. However, I already know from the king's reminder what you are secretly calculating. After the inspection of my Great Zhao Feiying Guard, the abnormalities of your great clan are naturally known to us. This official carefully sent people to explore the cities of Feng Yi's mansion, and found that there was no Han army in Feng Yi's mansion, and there were no mountain bandits and thieves who did not obey our army's orders. Therefore, this official boldly speculated that your action this time must not be to counterattack the cities of Feng Yi's Mansion by force, but something else. Of course, with the strength of your Han army in Xiyongzhou, you are not capable of taking the cities of Feng Yifu by not being able to do so. ”

"So the magistrate sent men to investigate the situation in the city to the west, and found that although you had contacted many people in the city, most of them did not know the purpose, and besides, you had no intention of organizing these scattered teams. Therefore the ruler understands that your purpose in the city is something else. ”

"There are not many things that can affect the situation of my Great Zhao, plus the current strength of your Han army. This official can only think of the large amount of grain, grass, materials and armor and equipment that were transported from Bingzhou and left behind by your Han army in Gaoling City. Especially for grain and grass materials, our Great Zhao army fought in Xiyongzhou, and never forcibly requisitioned everywhere they went. Therefore, the required grain and grass naturally need to be transported from the rear. ”

"However, although my king went south, the army of Dongyongzhou did not successfully open the passage between Hangu Pass and Chang'an, so the transportation of grain and grass from Luoyang was not smooth before the south of Weinan County. Therefore, the place where the grain is stored in the city, that is, the granary, is naturally in our attention for a long time. ”

"Why, do you think we didn't notice what you were spying on around the granary? Do you think that in the past, when the Han army was still in control of Gaoling City, you secretly opened the underground passage between the inside of the granary and the houses in the west of the city, and we didn't find out? ”

"The only thing that this official is not sure about is how many people will jump out of this incident, and whether there will be any participation in the surrender of the army. This official needs to understand the arrangements of your Han army in the city, there is a way that there are only a thousand days to be a thief, and there is no thousand days to prevent thieves. There are your people in Gaoling City, and in other places in Feng Yi's Mansion, this is not the case. How can we catch you all if we don't pull you all out? ”