Chapter 52: The Fall of the Lei Family (I)
On February 14 of the second year of the Han Dynasty, Shouchun City became noisy from the early hours of the morning, because today was the day of the Taishou public trial of Lei Xu. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ο½iqugeγ ο½ο½fo
In the Taishou Mansion, Liu Miao is making the final preparations before the public trial with the generals, during which there are: Liu Ji, Xu Da, Mu Guiying, Hua Mulan, and Lu Jun.
Liu Miao said: "Berwin, give Zhang Liao an order, closely monitor the Lei family's manor, once the Lei family's private soldiers come out, they will take the opportunity to surround and suppress them, if they can't catch it, they will send a message to Li Jing to take the Xuanjia cavalry to assist." Ordered Li Jing that if Zhang Liao did not need assistance, he only needed to pay close attention to other powerful movements. β
Liu Ji replied solemnly: "Respect the order! β
"Brother Ji Cai, is there any movement in Lei Bo?" Liu Miao looked at Lu Jun again.
"In the past two days, Lei Bo has been training soldiers in the camp. According to reports, Lei Bo wanted to kidnap his brother Lei Xu before the public trial, and it is not known where he will start. Lu Jun replied respectfully.
Since Liu Miao divided half of the county soldiers to Lu Jun that day, Lu Jun has gradually become more and more attached to Liu Miao. And what made him even more admirable was that after Liu Miao inspected and cleaned up some of the ill-intentioned county soldiers, the county soldiers under him became much more disciplined, and they could completely prohibit it, and even some of the county soldiers under Lei Bo came to communicate with him secretly.
Of course, Lu Jun didn't know that this was the result of the conquistador's system transforming the county soldiers into Jinyi Guards, and he thought that Liu Miao's Taishou prestige was at work.
"Okay, I got it. Brother Ji Cai will divide 100 county soldiers to Xu Da later, and Brother Ji Cai only needs to take the rest of the county soldiers to guard the four gates and maintain law and order. Note that before the end of today's public trial, except for those who hold my token, they are only allowed to enter the city and not leave. Can Brother Ji Cai do it? β
Although Lu Jun didn't quite understand Liu Miao's intentions, he still replied solemnly: "Take the order!" If there is a mistake, Jun will come to see you! β
Liu Miao nodded, and ordered: "Xu Da will lead a hundred soldiers to escort Lei Xu to the public trial venue, and then be responsible for maintaining order in the venue, and anyone who disturbs the venue can be dealt with by themselves." Mu Guiying and Hua Mulan led Yanyun's eighteen horsemen to follow me and the military advisor, if it is not necessary, there is no need to make a move! β
Xu Da, Mu Guiying, and Hua Mulan all got up and replied, "Take the order!" β
"Whether Miao can make a difference in Jiujiang depends on today. Let's go ahead and make arrangements first, and when the time comes, we'll leave on time! β
And they all took the command.
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In the county barracks of Shouchun City, Lei Bo's face was calm, and he was concentrating on wiping the spear in his hand.
"Big brother, where are you going to rob Brother Xu?" A young man next to him asked.
Lei Boxu wanted to test this young man, so he asked rhetorically: "Where do you think it is most suitable?" β
The young man replied, "Brother Xu must have been locked up in the Taishou Mansion, and there is still a distance of several streets from the Taishou Mansion to the venue set up by Liu Miao. I thought it would be best to rob people at the corner closest to the venue. β
"Why?"
"If Liu Miao is not a fool, he will definitely guard against us robbing people, so he will definitely be more careful along the way, and only when he is close to the venue can he let his guard down. We had the best chance of succeeding then, and there would be a lot of people in the venue today, so it would be easy for us to get out of the way when we picked up someone at the nearest street. β
Lei Bo looked at the young man, feeling a little relieved, but he already had his own plans.
"Under normal circumstances, your plan is really good. But today is different, we not only want to rob people, but also to establish authority. So I'm going to grab people openly at the venue, aren't there a lot of onlookers today, that's just right, I want everyone to know that Liu Miao is not bullshit in my eyes. I just robbed people in front of him and smashed the venue, and he couldn't do anything about me. Our Lei family has been based on Shouchun for decades, and no one has ever dared to go against us, but Liu Miao has cut the face of our Lei family, and this face must be returned. β
"But won't Liu Miao be prepared?" The young man said worriedly.
"Of course he will be prepared, but so what? I have already found out that there are only more than ten people who followed him to Shouchun, and two of them are maids. Liu Miao is probably relying on the county soldiers led by Lu Jun, he is too naΓ―ve, I have led the county soldiers for several years, and there are no more county soldiers who dare to go against me, not to mention that more than 200 of them have become my Lei family's private soldiers. Even if all the soldiers led by Lu Jun listen to him, the strength is only equal to ours, but who over there can match the spear in my hand? Liu Miao? Or Lu Jun? Lei Bo scoffed.
"Big brother, I always feel that Liu Miao is not simple, it's better to be cautious!" The young man persuaded again.
Lei Bo saw that his face was still full of worry, and he couldn't help but say in a deep voice: "Xiao Yi, you are always so bold, when will you be able to take charge of the Lei family alone?" I also discussed my plan with my father. Liu Miao is a child, but relying on the identity of the Han family, what ability does he have? If you push me too hard, I'll shoot him! That's it, when you receive the news that Liu Miao is escorting Lei Xu out of the Taishou Mansion, you will send a signal to the outside of the city, and let your father bring the family soldiers into the city. β
Only then did the young man nod his head and relax his mind.
Lei Bo looked at the young man, sighed lightly, and buried his head in wiping his spear again.
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In the East Market, today is not a market day, but it is still crowded here, because the "Zhao 19 Case Public Trial Conference" presided over by Taishou himself is about to be held here.
There were more than ten acres of vacant land here, but now except for the wide platform built in the north, the rest of the vacant land is full of people. The people were not only from Shouchun City, but also from outside the city who rushed over after hearing the news, and they were talking about topics related to Taishou and the public trial, while waiting for the start of the public trial.
The public trial is still the first time for the people of Shouchun, just like the book box, it is a new gadget created by the newcomer Liu Taishou, so the people's curiosity and sense of expectation are very heavy.
Of course, there is another reason that is more expected, that is, the object of today's public trial is extraordinary, and it is Lei Xu, the descendant of the Lei family, the three wealthy families of Shouchun. Lei Xu, Lei Bo, and Lei Yi are the three great heroes of the young generation of the Lei family. Now that Lei Xu has been arrested by the Taishou faction, and he will be tried and beheaded in public, it may just be a fun thing for ordinary people, but for some people with a little knowledge, this is tantamount to pumping the face of the Lei family, cutting off the roots of the Lei family, which can almost be regarded as an irreconcilable life and death feud. From this, there are still countless pairs of eyes waiting to see what the Lei family will do, and in the end, who can gain the upper hand between the new Taishou and the Lei family. If Taishou suppresses the Lei family as he wishes, then Shouchun's sky will change, and many people will have to readjust their strategy in Shouchun.
"It's too guarded!"
I don't know who shouted, and people turned their heads to look at the street.