Chapter 30: Who Will Rebel?

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The next day, the fleet continued southward, and after fifty miles, it arrived at the county seat of Gushu.

Han Xiangguo and several of his cronies were already waiting on the dock, and when they saw the arrival of the Xu fleet, they immediately boarded the boat in a small boat and went down with the fleet.

Han Xiangguo is in his forties, medium build, round face and short beard, looks a little rich, has a keen and reserved eye, a cold and strict expression, and a calm and cautious temperament.

After some greetings, Zhai Rang took the initiative to talk about his current difficult situation, and now the looting in Liang County has touched the interests of Han Xiangguo, so he had to "bow his head" to Han Xiangguo, asking him to concede part of his interests, and he will be rewarded in the future.

Han Xiangguo was bold and righteous, waved his hand, and said a few beautiful words such as life and death brothers sharing honor and disgrace, but these beautiful words were not said casually, they were punns. From the point of view of the rules of the road, Zhai Rang took refuge in Liang County and grabbed food from Han Xiangguo's mouth, which was a cross of the line, a big taboo, and if it was not done well, the two sides would be angry, which Zhai Rang knew very well, so he went south to Liang County, nominally keeping his promise, obeying the previous agreement between the two sides, and joining forces with Han Xiangguo to plunder heavy troops. With this "name", Han Sang-kook, of course, welcomed it very much. Today, he personally boarded the ship to visit Zhai Rang, and he has already expressed his attitude of welcoming Zhai Rang.

Dongjun Zhai and Liangjun Han are both local prestige in Henan, the third- and fourth-rate nobles in Shandong, and the identity of the family is basically the same, but now the Zhai family is in trouble, and the grass is a coward, and the status difference between the two sides is too great, at this time, Han Xiangguo still treats the Zhai family equally, which is considered to give the Zhai family enough face, but from another point of view, Han Xiangguo's move is also to win people's hearts and gather strength, so as to achieve the goal of plundering heavy troops.

Since Han Xiangguo has stated that he wants to share life and death with Zhai Rang, Zhai Rang must of course also show his determination and be willing to do his best to help Han Xiangguo achieve his goal. Zhai Rang has so many people available at his disposal, and there is also heavy pressure from the white horse side, and the help that can be given to Han Xiangguo is really limited, so Zhai Rang must explain clearly to avoid unnecessary misunderstandings. Zhai Rang said that if he was still the law department of Dongjun, then things would be much easier, but unfortunately he was betrayed and framed, and now he is just a fugitive, and there are chasing soldiers behind him, and he is in a predicament. The implication is that my ability is limited, and there are not many places that can help you, so you can do it at your discretion.

Han Sang-kook also heard the overtones. Troublesome? Of course there was trouble. Zhai Rang is now a rat crossing the street, everyone shouts and beats, he came to Songcheng at the moment, nominally to help loot the heavy soldiers, but in fact, it is to attract the chasing soldiers behind him to Songcheng. A catastrophe with heavy troops will inevitably cause a sensation, and this big case is much stricter than the two cases of Baima, and when the time comes, from the eastern capital to the local government, they will keep an eye on this big case, so the white horse crisis ushered in the time to solve, and the Songcheng crisis has just begun, Han Xiangguo and Liang County Haoqiang became the key suspects when they were the brunt of it, and Zhai Rang and Shan Xiongxin and other Dongjun Haoqiang secretly snickered.

However, Han Sang-kook has his own countermeasures. You Zhai Rang dare to calculate me? I've been scheming against you a long time ago.

I don't mention gossip anymore, and I don't pretend to be polite anymore. The convoy transporting heavy troops is sailing on the Han ditch section of the Grand Canal, and will soon cross the Huai River into the Tongji Canal. Therefore, Han Xiangguo followed Zhai Rang's words and described in detail the many difficulties of plundering heavy troops, the biggest of which was the difficulty of not finding a proper solution at all, that is, how to escape the pursuit of the government after plundering heavy troops.

Zhai Rang's expression was solemn, and he exchanged glances with Wang Ruxin and Xu Shiyun from time to time, and they both felt the imminent crisis.

"Just because there's no right way doesn't mean there's no solution." Zhai Rang said tentatively, "Does the Ming Mansion have a countermeasure?" ”

Han Xiangguo hesitated for a moment and nodded slowly, "There is one countermeasure, that is, I can't find a suitable candidate." ”

Zhai Rang didn't dare to continue asking, for fear of getting angry and shooting himself in the foot. However, he didn't speak, but Han Xiangguo pressed forward step by step, "If you want to successfully get out of the looting of heavy soldiers, it is best to get rid of the golden cicada, but it is too extravagant." The number of these heavy weapons was huge, enough to equip five Eagle Yang Mansions and fully equip five thousand elite soldiers. ”

Before Han Xiangguo finished speaking, Zhai Rang, Wang Ruxin and Xu Shiyun were already shocked, and their faces changed. They had never expected to plunder such a large number of heavy troops, which was simply not something they could do.

Weapons are strictly forbidden by the imperial court, except for the government soldiers, ordinary civilians are strictly forbidden to possess, and the heavy soldiers such as Mo knife, horse lance and strong bow and crossbow are extremely dangerous, even the regular army such as the Twelve Guards and the Twelve Guards can only be equipped in training and wartime, and the rest of the time is locked in the arsenal. Weapons are so important, of course, their transportation is the responsibility of the army, and the outlaws on the underworld are at best stragglers, how dare they be enemies of the army? In fact, if you want to defend yourself or be a thief, ordinary knives, guns and sticks are enough, and that thing is a deterrent and scare, who dares to kill people lightly in real life? Killing people is not cost-effective. As for the heavy soldiers, because it is inconvenient to carry and use, stealing and robbing is a capital crime, so no thief will have the idea of fighting heavy soldiers, unless he is too tired of living.

With the strength of Zhai Rang and others, that is, to rob some ordinary materials such as corn and silk on the waterway. There are generally fewer escorts for this kind of materials, and it is easy to get their hands on it, and it is easy to sell the stolen goods after they get their hands on it, and the government's efforts to track it down are also very small, after all, they are all food and clothing things, even if the thieves are caught, the things are gone. The weapon is different, it is a murderous guy, although it cannot be eaten or drunk, let alone worn, but it is related to social security and the interests of the ruling class, and it is a sharp weapon of the country, and it has to be banned.

In the eyes of Zhai Rang and others, Han Xiangguo took advantage of the Eastern Expedition to use military supplies from all over the country to send them to the north, "fishing in troubled waters" to steal a little, and then quietly disposed of it when the wind and waves calmed down. Heavy troops are a "trouble" that the people of Middle-earth cannot afford to provoke, but they are a rare treasure for foreign captives, coveted by three feet, as long as you have it, he is willing to pay for it.

Unexpectedly, this is not the case at all, Han Xiangguo turned out to be crazy, he wanted to rob the heavy soldiers of an entire fleet, and he wanted to rob the heavy weapons that were enough to equip the five elite soldiers of the five Eagle Yang Mansions. What does he want to do? Rebellion?

Zhai Rangqiang calmed down and asked cautiously, "The Ming Mansion wants to plunder the entire fleet?" ”

Han Xiangguo laughed, and his subordinates also laughed, and the atmosphere in the cabin suddenly became a little weird.

Zhai Ranggao's heart suddenly relaxed, his face showed embarrassment, and he also laughed. It seems that he was too nervous, and he mistakenly thought that Han Xiangguo was going to rob the entire fleet, which was so absurd that it made people laugh.

Wang Ruxin and Xu Shiyun also laughed together, but they felt that the atmosphere was not right, and they felt that this small cabin seemed to have suddenly become a trap and a cage. He and the others were trapped in the cage and waiting to be slaughtered, while Han Xiangguo and the others stood outside the cage, staring at each other with a bloody smile on their faces.

"The Fa Division is right."

Han Xiangguo's voice was very calm, but in the ears of Zhai Rang and the others, it was like a thunderbolt on a sunny day, and there was a feeling of falling into the abyss.

"You're going to rebel?" Zhai Rang blurted out exclaimed.

During these days, this thought appeared in his mind like a nightmare, countless times, deeply haunted him, hurt him, made him live like years, suffered, and suddenly, the nightmare became a reality, and he actually saw the nightmare in the living world. Is this real or hallucination?

"It's a rebellion." Han Sang-kook's voice was still calm, "But it's not so-and-so." ”

"Who is it?" Zhai Rang couldn't help but ask, "Who wants to rebel?" ”

Han Xiangguo laughed again, a palpitating glint in his eyes.

Zhai Rang suddenly had an epiphany, and the whole person suddenly stiffened, and his heart was suddenly shattered as if he had been hit by five thunderbolts. It's not good, it's a trick.

Yes, Zhai let him be calculated, he thought that he had calculated Han Xiangguo, and while he was complacent, he held a trace of shame, and promised Han Xiangguo that he was willing to help him plunder the heavy army, but it was a big mistake, in fact, he was calculated by Han Xiangguo, and since he was in the middle of it, there was no room for resistance at all.

Han Xiangguo's strategy is very simple, that is, let a person raise a flag in Liang County to rebel, attract all the attention of the upper and lower levels to the rebels, and then he designed to loot the heavy troops, and blame the rebels, and the army that lost the heavy troops in order to shirk the responsibility, and the local government that was affected by it also in order to shirk the responsibility, must be very "tacit" to cooperate with Han Xiangguo, everyone unanimously agreed that the looting of the heavy soldiers is the rebels, so the group attacked it, with the head of the rebels to the Eastern Capital and the emperor to make an explanation, and finally " All rejoiced".

So who is the rebel chosen by Han Sang-kook? It was Zhai Rang. Zhai Rang was cornered and had a motive to rebel; It has a reputation on the front line of Tongji Canal, has friends, and has the strength to rebel; And more importantly, whether it is the White Horse Crisis or the upcoming Songcheng Crisis, a bearer of responsibility is needed; Whether it is the local government or the local prestige of Henan, they need a victim to solve the crisis. Now everyone is unwilling to sacrifice their own interests, so they have to sacrifice Zhai Rang.

Zhai Rang forced himself to calm down and quickly think about countermeasures. At this critical moment, Han Xiangguo will never tear his face with himself, let alone force himself to rebel, because this matter is not only related to his own life and death, but also related to the life and death of Han Xiangguo. So he still has time to deal with it, but since Han Xiangguo has already made his words clear, he will inevitably try his best to "coerce" himself to follow his plan, so the crisis is in front of him, and the trouble is big.

Xu Shiyun sat beside Zhai Rang expressionlessly, looking a little helpless, in fact, he had already set off shocking waves in his heart, not because Han Xiangguo wanted to force Zhai Rang to rebel, but because Li Fengyun had guessed that Han Xiangguo was the driving force behind the White Horse crisis.

Suppose that if the overseer from the Eastern Capital, and Han Xiangguo, the magnate of Liang County, were both sheltered by the same wealthy magnates, and this wealthy magnate conspired to rebel and planned to loot these heavy weapons transported from Jiangnan to the battlefield of the Eastern Expedition, so they set up a plan, first to create a white horse crisis in Dongjun, and at the same time destroy the strong and powerful place of Zhai Rang, and severely damage the Henan aristocratic forces on both sides of the Tongji Canal. The purpose of destroying Zhai Rang was to force Zhai Rang to rebel, so that after looting heavy weapons and sharp weapons, he would blame Zhai Rang and the golden cicada would come out of its shell; The purpose of the heavy blow to the aristocratic forces in Henan was to intensify the contradictions between the central and local governments, between the Guanlong and Shandong people, and to provide more favorable conditions for raising the banner to rebel.

Could it be that it was Han Xiangguo who betrayed Zhai Rang and created the White Horse Crisis? While this reasoning stands up to scrutiny, it lacks empirical evidence. It is impossible for Xu Shiyun to find evidence, and he can only keep this speculation in his heart and wait for Han Xiangguo to continue to "make moves".

"Rebellion is not an end, but a means. Of course, there is currently a lack of conditions for the effective implementation of this instrument. Han Xiangguo seemed to be intent on easing the atmosphere, and the smile on his face was quite friendly, "Time is already very tight, but I can't find a better way for the time being. ”

Zhai Rang pondered for a while and replied, "There is no good plan for a certain one, and I may be able to give a reply to the Ming Mansion in two days." ”

"Good!" Han Xiangguo said with a smile, "I'm waiting for the good news of the law department." ”