Chapter 36 Fighting wits and ruthlessness

Yang Yuanqing saw that he was quite good at talking, obviously he was putting forward conditions, but he said that he would solve his worries, and this Zhai Rang also impressed him.

"Say it! What worries? ”

Zhai Rang turned his head and pointed at Chang Pingcang and said: "The grain in Chang Pingcang has been snatched away by the hungry people, that is their life-saving rice, they would rather die than return it, I hope the general can understand." ”

"You can't pay back the food, but you must return the other property!"

Zhai Rang turned around and discussed with the others, then came back and bowed down and said, "In addition to food, other belongings are willing to be returned!" ”

"So what's the worries?"

"There is also the problem of disaster relief in the future, more than 300,000 displaced people have poured into the capital, less than half of them are here, and other displaced people also have to eat, as long as the general can solve this problem, I can guarantee that the capital will not be chaotic again."

"I know this in my heart, I don't need you to say it, the previous things have nothing to do with me, but from now on, the situation in the capital is under my control."

Yang Yuanqing glanced at Zhai Rang, squinted and smiled: "It's you, why don't you mention to ensure your safety or something?" ”

Zhai Rang shook his head and said with a wry smile: "To be honest, even if the general swears and promises, I won't believe it, why embarrass the general, if the general can ensure that the homeless people have something to eat, even if he kills me Zhai Rang, I have nothing to say, otherwise I won't report my real name." ”

Yang Yuanqing gave a thumbs up and praised him, "Sure enough, it's a man, since you know it in your heart, then I, Yang Yuanqing, don't say secret words, I can guarantee your safety for two hours, and let me catch you after two hours, and I'll use your head to show the public!" ”

Zhai Rang laughed, "Okay! Then we'll make a decision, when will we start to evacuate out of the city? ”

"Half an hour later!"

Yang Yuanqing turned his horse and left, and after walking dozens of steps, he turned back and warned: "I said ugly things in front, except for food, nothing is allowed to be taken away, if it is discovered by the sergeant, it will be killed!" ”

Yang Yuanqing drove away with his subordinates, Zhai Rang had been watching his figure leave Beishi, and the others behind him surrounded him and said: "Brother Zhai, this person is like a murderer, he is a famous killing god, his words should not be trusted!" ”

Zhai Rang shook his head and smiled: "It's one thing to kill people like hemp, but to properly solve the problem of displaced people, he will never abuse force, and he is a person who is famous all over the world, and he will not easily damage his reputation, since he promised not to kill me within two hours, I also believe him." ”

Zhai Rang immediately said to everyone: "Go and inform all families that except for food, nothing else is allowed, and weapons such as wooden sticks and iron bars cannot be carried. ”

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At the gate of the North City, Zhou Zhong led hundreds of people, watching the negotiations in the market nervously, he could faintly see Yang Yuanqing's figure, Yang Yuanqing was very cautious, and did not go deep into the tiger's den, which made his heart relax a little. ()

At this moment, a soldier ran to report, "General Zhou, His Royal Highness King Qi has arrived!" ”

Zhou Zhong was shocked, what he was most worried about was still coming, he was not worried about the homeless people hurting Yang Yuanqing now, he was worried about King Qi, and King Qi was Yang Yuanqing's mortal enemy.

Zhou Zhong's father Zhou Luohu was originally a general of the Chen Dynasty, and later became Yang Su's confidant, unfortunately died in the attack on Yang Liangyu's party, Yang Guang was quite pitiful, and he named several of his sons as officials, Zhou Zhong is the youngest son, and he had to be crowned in the East Palace, and then gradually promoted, and is now the general of Zuo Yu Hou, but after the King of Qi took control of the army of the East Palace, because of Yang Su's relationship, he was repeatedly suppressed, Zhou Zhong's mood has been very depressed, this time Yang Yuanqing presided over the overall situation, which really made him energetic, and he became Yang Yuanqing's most staunch supporter.

He knew very well in his heart that when King Qi arrived at this time, Yang Yuanqing's situation would be extremely dangerous, and he immediately shouted to Han Shi'e: "General Han, you quickly lead the left and right guards to seal the gate, and do not allow the army led by Zuo Nei to approach, otherwise General Yang will be in danger." ”

Han Shi'e also knew that the situation was not good, and he immediately said to the other five Eagle Yang Lang generals: "Everyone leads the army to block the north gate, and no one else is allowed to approach within a hundred steps!" ”

About 6,000 guards quickly blocked the gates of the North City, not allowing any other troops to approach.

Far away, the car of Yang Jun, the king of Qi, appeared under the strict protection of hundreds of guards, and at this time, it was not until the third watch, and everyone knew very well that Yang Yong's appearance at this time must have been reported by someone, and the atmosphere outside the North City suddenly became tense.

Of course, Yang Xuan knew that there would be a riot in Beishi, but he didn't expect Yang Yuanqing to take advantage of this homeless riot to gather military power, which made him angry and annoyed, and he couldn't sit still anymore, so he rushed to Beishi at night, 20,000 Donggong troops were the army given to him by his father, and he would never allow Yang Yuanqing to take it away.

The car of Yang Xuan, the king of Qi, slowly came to the vicinity of the gate of the North City, and stopped at two hundred hours before the gate of the North City, and a guard stepped forward to report, "Your Highness, the front is full of troops, and it can no longer be carried out!" ”

Yang Jun snorted coldly, "Yang Yuanqing!" He was commanded to come to the king. ”

At this time, Zuo Nei's general Qin Hao quickly stepped forward to report, "Your Highness, Yang Yuanqing has entered Beishi to negotiate with the rebels. ”

Yang Xuan was stunned, and suddenly laughed gloomily, and immediately ordered: "The mob robbed Chang Ping, the crime deserves death, General Qin, I order you to immediately lead your troops into Beishi to suppress it, and you are not allowed to delay!" ”

"Obedience!"

Qin Hao turned over and shouted at his two thousand subordinates, "His Royal Highness the King of Qi has an order, the mob forcibly occupies the North City, robs the official warehouse, and deserves to be beheaded for the crime, brothers, follow me into the North City to suppress it!" ”

Two thousand soldiers rushed to the gate of Beishi like a tide, but they were still a hundred steps away from the gate of Beishi, and they could no longer rush in, Yang Yuanqing's left and right guards and Zhou Zhong's Zuo Yu Houwei, a total of 8,000 soldiers, blocked the gate of Beishi tightly, and the soldiers held shields and horizontal knives in their hands, lined up closely, like a copper wall and iron wall.

Yang Xuan was furious, he stepped out of the chariot and shouted at thousands of soldiers: "I am the king of Qi, you can't wait to block the road, get out of the way immediately!" ”

Zhou Zhong stepped forward and knelt down on one knee and saluted: "His Royal Highness King Qi, please calm your anger, Yang Shilu is now negotiating with the displaced people, if the army enters, it will endanger General Yang's life, please wait for General Yang to come out before acting." ”

Yang Jun snorted heavily, "General Zhou, do you dare not listen to this king's order?" ”

"The last general will not dare, but Yang Shi has an order, the army is only allowed to guard the gate of Beishi, and cannot be reckless, the military order is like a mountain, please forgive Your Highness!"

Yang Xuan's face turned blue with anger, he pointed at Zhou Zhong, and shouted to the guards on the left and right: "Arrest this thief!" ”

Hundreds of Qi king's guards swarmed up, several of Zhou Zhong's personal soldiers were quick to move, and dragged Zhou Zhong into the army, and hundreds of soldiers under Zhou Zhong immediately protected the main general, and the Qi king's guards glared angrily, the two sides were tense, and the atmosphere was extremely tense.

At this moment, Yang Yuanqing's laughter came from the gate of Beishi, "Why is His Royal Highness King Qi here?" ”

Yang Yuanqing had already come out of Beishi, he had already thought of Yang Jin's sinister intentions, he walked out of the team, and Yang Sanlang immediately stepped forward and reported in a low voice: "King Qi is Qin Hao who sent someone to call!" ”

Yang Yuanqing nodded, he glanced at Qin Hao coldly, Qin Hao's face was cloudy, and he could see a trace of nervousness in his eyes.

Yang Yuanqing stepped forward silently and bowed to King Qi and said, "The situation here is chaotic, please ask His Royal Highness King Qi to return to his house to ensure safety!" ”

When Yang Yuan saw Yang Yuanqing, he remembered Yang Yuanqing's humiliation of Shangxian Pan Dan at noon, and the anger in his heart began to burn, and he gritted his teeth and said: "Yang Yuanqing, you are so bold, do you dare to snatch the 20,000 East Palace troops that your father handed over to this king?" ”

"Where did Your Highness start with this, Weichen is just following the will of the Holy Lord, quelling the rebellion of the displaced people in the city, there is a holy decree, all officials in the capital must assist me, I am fulfilling the Holy Decree, does Your Highness think it is inappropriate?"

At this time, Yang Yuanqing suddenly found that there was a person who was whispering something to Qin Hao, it was a thin middle-aged man.

Qin Hao nodded, he stepped forward and said proudly: "It is not wrong for Yang Shi to lead the holy order into Beijing to quell the chaos, but you should not directly command us, we are not your subordinates, you need our assistance You should first discuss with His Royal Highness the King of Qi, and His Royal Highness the King of Qi will give us an order, you are overstepping your authority." ”

Yang Yuanqing took a deep look at the middle-aged man, he was covered by the figure of King Qi, and he couldn't see his appearance clearly, Yang Jian still had a capable person around him, and he actually found a flaw in him, he was just a left and right guard, and he really couldn't directly command officials at the same level, it stands to reason that he should discuss with King Qi first.

Yang Yuanqing laughed, "General Qin, you are talking funny, you are the army of the East Palace, what do you have to do with His Royal Highness the King of Qi?" The holy decree is very clear, all the officials in the capital are deployed by me, aren't you the hundred officials in the capital? ”

Yang Yuanqing's gaze turned to Yang Xuan again, and asked with a faint smile: "His Royal Highness King Qi, is Weichen's words right?" ”

His gaze finally showed on the thin figure behind him, but this person walked out, arched his hand and smiled at Yang Yuanqing: "Yang Shirate's words are not right, the Holy Lord issued an order in March last year to hand over the 20,000 troops of the East Palace to His Royal Highness the King of Qi, although it is still nominally the Sixth Rate Mansion of the East Palace, but in fact it has been owned by the King of Qi, and the Holy Decree is clearly written, the King of Qi is their top boss, the Holy Decree is still there, does Yang Shilu want to see it?" ”

Yang Yuanqing saw that this middle-aged man was very strange and had never seen him, so he smiled and asked, ".....Who is this gentleman?"

"In the lower emperor Fuxu, Yique County Order, Yang Shilu doesn't know me, but I have admired Yang Shishu for a long time."

Huangfu Xu smiled again and asked, "Yang Shishu, do you have to read the holy decree?" ”

Yang Yuanqing also laughed, "This is a bit embarrassing, the Holy Lord's will to me says that I can deploy hundreds of officials in the capital, but His Royal Highness the King of Qi does not allow me to mobilize the army, so should I listen to the words of the Holy Lord, or should I listen to the words of His Royal Highness the King of Qi?" ”

While speaking, Yang Yuanqing's mind quickly thought about countermeasures.

Huangfu Xu did not leave a trace of loopholes for Yang Yuanqing, and said with a smile: "Of course, General Yang can transfer the troops of His Royal Highness the King, but the premise is that His Royal Highness the King of Qi must agree, and of course His Royal Highness the King of Qi will fully support General Yang, but if these troops happen to have other things, then I can only apologize to General Yang." ”

Huangfu Xu glanced back at Yang Xuan, and saw that he didn't understand what he meant, so he reminded him: "Your Highness, are you right?" ”

Yang Jun responded at this time, and hurriedly said: "That's right, you must agree with this king!" ”

Huangfu smiled again: "General Yang, you can now ask His Royal Highness the King of Qi for instructions." ”

Yang Yuanqing's face also stiffened, "Why should I ask King Qi for instructions?" The army of the world is loyal to the saint, not to the king of Qi, please ask His Royal Highness the king of Qi, whether the army under heaven is owned by you or owned by the saint, please make it clear! ”

Huangfu understood that Yang Yuanqing was using King Qi's words, and he must not follow Yang Yuanqing's train of thought, he was about to remind King Qi, but it was too late, Yang Xuan blurted out angrily: "The army in the world is naturally loyal to my father, when did I say that the army is mine?" ”

Yang Yuanqing was waiting for King Qi's words, and he immediately seized the opportunity and said, "Very good, I will order it now in the name of His Majesty the Emperor!" ”

Yang Yuanqing raised Shang Fang's sword in his hand, and his gaze stabbed directly at Qin Hao, "General Qin, I give you an order with Shang Fang's sword of the Son of Heaven, give you two hundred soldiers, and be sure to take down the watchtower in the north city for me within half an hour, if you can't take it down, bring someone to see it!" ”

Qin Hao was a little desperate, he looked at the King of Qi for help, Yang Xuan stared at Shang Fang's sword, he realized that he had fallen into Yang Yuanqing's trap, he hated and was angry in his heart, but there was nothing he could do, he wanted to protect his subordinates, but he didn't dare to fight with Shang Fang's sword.

"Yang Yuanqing, General Qin, I have other uses, you don't have to use Shang Fang's sword to press him, I'll go and explain to my father!"

Yang Yuanqing ignored King Qi, stared at Qin Hao and shouted: "I'll say it again, Shang Fang's sword is here, Qin Hao, do you dare not listen to Shang Fang's sword's order?" ”

Qin Hao knew that if he entered Beishi, he would definitely die, Yang Yuanqing would incite the mob to kill him, and more importantly, it was a matter of King Qi's face, if he gave in, I am afraid that even the King of Qi would not protect him anymore, and now that King Qi is willing to protect him in front of the emperor, he may still have a glimmer of hope.

Qin Hao gritted his teeth and said, "Forgive me for not agreeing!" ”

Sweat also flowed from the forehead of the emperor next to him, they really couldn't fight with Shang Fang Tianzi's sword, this is Yang Yuanqing's biggest advantage, he is now coercing the Son of Heaven to order the princes, they can't afford to provoke it, now the army will definitely not be able to keep it, but they must save Qin Hao's life, otherwise, the prestige of King Qi will be lost, and it will not be able to turn the tables.

"General Qin, you can resign from your position!"

Qin Hao woke up, and he immediately bowed to King Qi and said, "His Royal Highness King Qi, please resign from the post of General of Zuo Nei. ”

Yang Yuanqing wants to kill this Qin Hao no matter what he wants today, it is a matter of his prestige, kill Qin Hao, his prestige will be established, and the 20,000 troops of the East Palace will really be controlled by him, if Qin Hao is allowed to escape, it will inevitably affect other people who are not firm, and he needs to use Qin Hao's head to seize power.

Yang Yuanqing immediately glanced at Yang Dalang and Yang Erlang next to him, and Yang Dalang and Yang Erlang pounced on them like fierce tigers and pressed Qin Hao to the ground.

Qin Hao never dreamed that Yang Yuanqing would dare to arrest him in front of King Qi, he struggled desperately and shouted loudly: "Your Highness save me!" ”

As soon as he finished speaking, Yang Dalang had already raised his horizontal knife high, his hand was up and down, he cut off other people's heads with a knife, and jumped away, so that the guards of King Qi could not rescue.

Yang Dalang handed over Qin Hao's head to Yang Yuanqing, and Yang Yuanqing immediately raised the head high and shouted to the three armies: "Zuo Nei led Qin Hao to fight against Shang Fang Tianzi's sword, and he has been executed, and those who disobey Shang Fang's Tianzi sword's order will be punished for the crime of bullying the king!" ”

Yang Yuan never expected that Yang Yuanqing would kill Qin Hao in front of him, he was so angry that he trembled, pointed at Yang Yuanqing and said hatefully: "Good you Yang Yuanqing, today's hatred, this king remembers, he day, I will pay you back a hundred times!" ”

Yang Yuanqing's ruthlessness and decisiveness shocked Huangfu Xu's heart, and he suddenly realized that if he didn't get rid of this person, King Qi would die in the hands of Yang Yuanqing.

He glanced at Yang Yuanqing deeply, turned over his horse, and followed hundreds of guards to leave with King Qi's chariot, Yang Yuanqing squinted at Huangfu Xu's back and walked away, Yang Yuan was stupid and didn't have to worry about it, this person was a fierce opponent.

He turned back to Han Shi'e and ordered: "The situation in the capital is turbulent, I order you to lead the headquarters to protect the safety of the King of Qi, and no one is allowed to approach the King of Qi easily!" ”

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