Chapter 61: Counter-Strategy
The situation is somewhat grim.
Obviously, Zhou Ce's knife just now made Ji Rufeng, Ashina Wanlang and others wary, not only because of Zhou Ce's sharp knife skills, but also because after seeing that Ashina Wanlang was a Turkic, the killing knife was full of hatred and murderous aura.
Zhou Ce frowned and walked over, "Song Kai, why are you here?" Didn't I see you go out of the gates? ”
"When I met a few friends, I killed them again," Song Kai replied neither humbly nor arrogantly, "No, what about killing Yang Rongguang and Yang Huaiyan and leaving the house?" ”
"What? You killed Yang Rongguang? Zhou Ce's hand trembled suddenly, and then he said sharply: "Song Kai!" You're in trouble! ”
"What catastrophe? He wanted to take my life, so I killed him, that's all," Song Kai replied calmly, he knew that this caused a big disaster, and it must have nothing to do with him.
Zhou Ce sighed and said, "Now you go with me to see Xue Lao, let's discuss it again, as for these Hu people......
"We are Turkic warriors!" Ashina Wanlang came back to his senses and protested loudly, although in the Central Plains, the Hu people are similar to the Turks, but the Turks do not think so, they call the other ethnic groups in the Western Regions the Hu people, which has a derogatory meaning.
Zhou Ce waved his hand and said, "Let's go out first." ”
Everyone walked out of the courtyard wall along the same road, it was obvious that Zhou Ce was very anxious, he just explained a little, and heard a noise in the Yang Mansion, so he secretly came in to check it.
After leaving the courtyard wall and riding a horse, about ten minutes away, there was a farmer's family.
Zhou Ce jumped off the horse and said, "Song Lang and I will go in, you can just wait here, and you are not allowed to enter." ”
Zhou Ce didn't give Song Kai face, and spoke coldly to Ji Rufeng, Ashina Wanlang and others.
Song Kai turned around and patted Nie Ling's shoulder and said, "Wait for me for a while." ”
After speaking, the two of them entered the small courtyard of the farmer's house.
"It's so damning! This Han man is so hateful! ”
"But his knife skills are so sharp, Manager Ji, who is this person?"
"I ...... I don't know, hey! ”
Several Turkic warriors whispered resentment, and then someone proposed, "County Lord, let's go, now that we have taken revenge, we don't need to stay here." ”
"Yes, county lord, after tonight, Suzhou City will definitely be under martial law, and our identities are always a little sensitive."
There are many opinions.
Nie Ling's face was calm, "Shut up, don't say anything more, wait for Song Kai to discuss when I see him." ”
Seeing that Nie Lingdang was so resolute, Ji Rufeng couldn't help but swallow the words that came out of his mouth, in fact, he also wanted to say that when he left Suzhou City, after all, in front of Zhou Ce, he didn't dare to guarantee Nie Ling's safety.
Song Kai entered the farmhouse, and when he arrived at the house, he saw Xue Weihai sitting at the table, drinking warm tea, and a beautiful woman standing next to her, the woman was very kind and dressed plainly, thinking that it should be Xue Weihai's wife and concubine.
Seeing Song Kai and Zhou Ce entering the house, Xue waved for the sea and said, "Sit down and speak slowly." ”
Zhou Ce stepped over to the table, sat down, and said, "Old Xue, it's a little troublesome, Yang Rongguang is dead." ”
"Huh?" Xue Weihai raised his head suddenly, looked at Zhou Ce, and then looked at Song Kai.
Song Kai sat down innocently and said, "Old Xue, you can't blame me for this matter, he deceived people too much, if I don't kill him, he will kill me." ”
"You're ...... Kill Yang Rongguang? The tea in Xue Weihai's mouth almost squirted out.
Zhou Ce sighed and said: "Old Xue, it's a big trouble now, Yang Rongguang is dead, no matter who did it, Yang Jian will suspect us." ”
Xue Weihai tapped his fingers on the table, pondered for a while, and then glared at Song Kai sharply, "Look at the good things you have done!" ”
Song Kai was also a little angry: "Old Xue! What are you going to do, I don't know, but when I felt that I was threatened by Yang Rongguang, I looked for you, what did you do? You let me leave Suzhou City immediately! He Yang Rongguang has some power, but compared to Xue Lao, compared to Zhou Duwei, it is still too far behind, since you don't help me and don't tell me the reason, why should I be restrained by you. ”
"Song Kai!"
Xue Weihai stood up suddenly, "You...... You don't understand anything at all! Do you know that Yang Rongguang is Yang Jian's distant cousin and his cronies, Yang Jian is an observer of Jiangnan Province, ruling thirteen cities in the Jiangnan area, holding heavy troops, this time Yang Rongguang dies, he will inevitably enter Suzhou City to investigate this matter! ”
"Then investigate, I won't bother you two, I'll just leave," Song Kai also stood up.
"You...... You...... You know what a! Xue's old beard trembled.
Zhou Ce hurriedly held down Song Kai and gave the beautiful woman on the side another look.
The beautiful woman pulled Xue Lao and said, "Master, you sit down first, Song Kai also sits down, let's have something to discuss." ”
Zhou Ce also hurriedly said: "Song Kai, you sit down first, Xue Lao does have a hard time." ”
Song Kai sat down again.
Zhou Ce said: "Old Xue, since the matter has happened, let's not talk about right or wrong, let's talk about how to remedy it." ”
Song Kai also nodded, "Old Xue, tell me what the problem is, and see how to remedy it, I, Song Kai, still owe you favors before, and I will pay it back this time." ”
"Don't mention favors or anything, Brother Song, you are blaming me and Xue Lao when you say this, my Zhou Ce's life was saved by you, no amount of favor is enough to pay it back, this time you were chased and killed by Yang Rongguang, in fact, I was also anxious, and later I saw that you successfully came out of the inn and successfully went out of the city, so I left quietly," Zhou Ce hurriedly said.
Xue Weihai drank a cup of tea, sighed, and said: "Okay, although Song Lang is not a person from the imperial court, but he acts upright, it doesn't hurt to tell you, presumably Song Lang, you also know that today's Chang'an City has already become a world of eunuchs, and today's imperial court, every decree is controlled by eunuchs, and the outside is the local festival to support the army and self-respect, and the inside is the eunuchs to get power, and the government is deserted, so ...... Therefore, the old man depreciated Suzhou City ten years ago, and made a plan with the eldest princess, hoping to restore the government and get rid of the eunuchs. ”
When Song Kai heard this, he couldn't help but open his mouth when he thought of the scene he had seen before, "In this way, you want to train dead soldiers in Suzhou City, and then ......"
"Yes, that's pretty much what it means, now the emperor of the court, there are no available soldiers, and the imperial guards are all under the leadership of the eunuchs, and the other observers are looking forward to the chaos of the court and government, so that they can justifiably support the army and respect themselves, so as to claim the king and fight for hegemony. Now, in ten years, I have been secretly training 3,000 dead soldiers in Suzhou City, and these 3,000 people are all forces that cannot see the light and must not be known by the rest of the people, once exposed, this plan will be completely aborted. Xue Weihai said, looking at Song Kai, "Now you understand why I blindly tolerated Yang Rongguang, this person is a pawn planted by Yang Jian in Suzhou City, if something happens to him, Yang Jian will definitely enter Suzhou City, once Yang Jian discovers my hidden power, he will definitely ......"
Song Kai finally understood, he nodded, and said: "Three thousand dead soldiers, to completely hide, in addition to being cautious and careful when recruiting soldiers, you also need to be responsible for their food, drink, and clothing, so that no one else knows, it is indeed very difficult." That Yang Jian...... How is it to be a person? ”
Xue Weihai shook his head, "This is what I am most worried about, Yang Jian, although his kung fu is extremely high, but he is timid and cautious, and he is extremely suspicious, when the old man depreciated Suzhou City to make a history of assassination, he has always been suspicious of the old man, but the old man still has some prestige among the officials in the world, he doesn't dare to touch me, I am an official in Suzhou City, I eat and drink all day long, in order to paralyze him, he is not completely relieved after all, hey." ”
"Suspicious?" Song Kai crossed his hands together, thought for a while, and said, "If that's the case, I have an idea to get through the immediate crisis, so that Yang Jian won't point the finger at Xue Lao." ”
"Oh? What method? Xue Weihai asked.
Song Kai thought for a while and said, "Elder Xue is currently worried, it is nothing more than that Yang Jian is too suspicious and will suspect Yang Rongguang's death on Xue Lao, so as to investigate Xue Lao and find out that Xue Lao is training dead soldiers." But if he has a clear goal, he will naturally not be suspicious, Xue Lao, since Yang Jian is extremely suspicious, he will not fully trust Yang Rongguang in the future, we only need to forge some evidence to prove that Yang Rongguang secretly colluded with the Turks and was killed by the Turks. ”
"Huh? How can this be faked? Xue Weihai said stunned.
Zhou Ce clapped his hands and laughed: "Yes, maybe it can be so." ”
Song Kai pointed to the door and said, "There are nine genuine Turkic warriors outside the door, we only need to forge some letters between Yang Rongguo and the Turks, and fabricate some things about Yang Rongguang's secret collusion with the Turks and their enmity, plus those Turkic warriors, this matter will definitely be done." ”
Xue Weihai was also a decisive person, and he immediately spoke: "There are Turkic warriors at the door? How did you get to know them? Let them in. ”
Song Kai directly said Nie Ling's identity, and then let Nie Lingdang and others come in.
After announcing his name, Ji Rufeng arched with one hand and said, "Xue Xiang'an?" ”
"Xue Xiang? Haha, the old man has been resigned as prime minister for a long time, come, the next thing, I still need your help or two. Xue Weihai just laughed.
Zhou Ce was still somewhat hostile to several Turkic warriors, presumably because his father died at the hands of the Turks.
Xue Weihai and Ji Rufeng discussed, Ji Rufeng took a Turkic official seal from Ashina Wanlang's hand, and said: "These things are not difficult, write some letters in Turkic and Chinese, and the seal of the palace steward is here, which is enough to confuse the enemy's ears and eyes." ”
Nie Ling wrote comfortably here, and Ji Rufeng took a few Turkic warriors, plus some pretending Han warriors, to kill Yang Mansion again, this time, Ashina Wanlang broke into Yang Mansion openly, slashing and snatching at the same time, and did not forget to shout some words in Turkic language.
After robbing for more than half an hour, the flames soared, and the soldiers arrived, and Ashina Wanlang fled with his people, leaving only the frightened Yang Mansion Ding, thinking that the Turks had invaded Suzhou City......