"Lord Wei Zhuang really plans to surrender to Zhou Jun?"

When he came out of the tent of the commander of Niu Zhu, one of the several people accompanying Wei Zhuang asked in a low voice. This person's name is Zhao Cheng, and he is a henchman under Wei Zhuang.

At this time, Wei Zhuang didn't know what he was thinking, and asked casually, "Oh? Why? ”

Zhao Cheng was stunned, and said in confusion and hesitation, "Isn't it?" -- But the adults are just in the tent of the commander of the Niu Zhu Army......"

"Huh! It's just a matter of coaxing and coaxing those three guys......" Wei Zhuang, who finally came back from his thoughts, shook his head slightly, and said with a chuckle, "What am I going to do to surrender to Zhou Jun for no reason?" Not to mention the fence, once you really surrender to the Zhou army, it is like fish on the chopping board, let others slaughter, although Qi Zhi seems to be mixing well in the Zhou army that day, but after all, there are still some risks. Moreover, as the saying goes, I would rather be the head of the chicken than the queen of the ox, and the eldest husband was born in this world, so he should dominate one side and leave a name in history, and he doesn't care whether it is a good name or a bad name......"

Zhao Cheng clenched his fists and echoed when he heard this, "The grand ambition in the heart of the Heavenly General, the last general admires it!" -- The last general is willing to be a pawn of the horse, go to the soup and go to the fire, and do not give up! ”

"Hahaha!" Seeing that the general was loyal, Wei Zhuang smiled with satisfaction, and after thinking about it for a while, he nodded and said, "But then again, the path of following the withered sheep kid to join the Zhou army is really good." After all, his brother-in-law Xie An is a member of the court of the Zhou State, the official is the official of the Criminal Department, and he is also a close confidant of Li Shou, the son of the Zhou State. ”

"Yes." Frowning slightly, Zhao Cheng showed a little jealousy and envy on his face, and said in a low voice, "I don't know what kind of incense the ancestor of that kid of the withered sheep burns, I bet that if that kid votes for his brother-in-law, how can he get a fourth- or fifth-grade official in the future...... One county guard is just a five-rank official! - Good fucking luck! ”

Wei Zhuang was silent when he heard this, not to mention that Zhao Cheng was a little moved. How could he not be like that? Smacking his lips, he said thoughtfully, "Indeed! Following the withered sheep to mix with the Zhou army, this path is not bad...... It depends on the situation, if you can successfully kill Wei Hu and the withered sheep this time. We'll set up our own doors. Since Xu Wuheng has proclaimed himself the commander-in-chief of my Taiping Army. Then allow me to be the commander in chief! ”

"The general intends to set up his own door, and the last general will definitely follow him to the death! Merely...... Now that the Zhou soldiers are about to attack Jinling, the last general thinks that he will rely on the strength of the city alone. There is no complete certainty that the Zhou army can be repulsed, why don't the generals endure for a while and ask Wu Heng in Guangling for help first? ”

Hearing this, Wei Zhuang had a somewhat strange look on his face, and said with a sneer, "Asking for help? Do you think that if Wei Hu and the withered sheep die, and I ask Wu Heng for help, he will send troops to help? At present, he is fighting happily with Li Xian, the son of the Li royal family of the Zhou State and the king of the Eight Sages, although he will not be unable to protect himself, but he is also unable to send reinforcements to Jinling. Besides. He wished that I would die in the hands of Zhou Bing, if Xie An really attacked Jinling afterwards, it would be good if Wu Heng didn't stab me in the back after learning about it! ――Crossing the river and demolishing the bridge, borrowing a knife to kill people, Chen Bei and Liu Qing are our examples! ”

"That's just as well!" Zhao Cheng nodded approvingly.

As the saying goes, there is no impermeable wall in the world, and now, as long as there are some brains in the Taiping Army. knew very well in their hearts that it was Wu Heng who stabbed him in the back at that time, so that Liang Qiuhao, the third commander of the Taiping Army, was killed in battle, and Liu Qing was forced to surrender to the Zhou soldiers.

It is precisely because of this that Wu Heng strictly forbade the officers and men of the Taiping Army to talk about this matter, and even the names of Liu Qing and Chen Bei were not allowed to mention. Otherwise, it will be punished severely by military law. It's no wonder, after all, he made a rebellious act after all, and Wu Heng is also worried about whether he will still be able to convince the public if this matter spreads.

"But General, what if things don't go well?" Zhao Cheng asked with some concern, after all, Wei Zhuang's right arm was injured by Liao Li, the general of the Jizhou Army, and it was quite seriously injured, so that Zhao Cheng was a little worried about whether Wei Zhuang would be able to kill Wei Hu. You must know that Wei Hu is not an easy character to deal with.

Wei Zhuang said with a smile when he heard this, "This time I instigated the Niu Zhu army to rebel, and it was not my business to kill Wei Hu...... If this conspiracy does not go well, but Wei Hu is asked to kill the withered sheep, we will join the Zhou army, as long as we say that we want to avenge the withered sheep, then Xie An will also be willing to take us in. ――If you can catch the high branch of Xie An, then you and I will not have to worry about it in the future; As for Niu Zhujun's actions, if things go well, the withered sheep will kill Wei Hu...... That's not good! -- The withered sheep has a very high mind, and he must think that I am instigating it behind my back...... Besides, that kid didn't mean to kill me before...... Well, thinking about it this way, it seems that the road of relying on the withered sheep to join the Zhou army will not work...... Regardless of whether this matter goes well or not, in the end, whether Wei Hu survives or not, the withered sheep must die! If he doesn't die, we won't have a chance! ”

"The general is thoughtful, and the general admires it!" Zhao Cheng clenched his fists and complimented him sincerely, after all, Wei Zhuang's thoughts were indeed orderly, calculating the benefits and disadvantages of everything.

Listening to the compliments of the generals, a hint of smugness flashed in Wei Zhuang's eyes, and after pondering for a while, he said, "Zhao Cheng, you go to investigate, where did Wei Hu keep the withered sheep?" ”

"I'm afraid this is a bit difficult." Zhao Cheng was embarrassed when he heard this, and said, "The general has also seen it, Wei Hu loves the withered sheep quite a lot, and he is determined to protect the latter, where will he allow the last general to visit?" ――As far as the last general knew, Wei Hu put the withered sheep under house arrest in a cellar in the city guard's mansion, and no one was allowed to approach him except Wei Hu's own soldiers, not even the generals under his Wei Hu's tent......"

"Wei Hu is also preventing the generals under his command from harming the lives of the withered sheep in order to be able to incorporate the Niuzhu army......" Wei Zhuang sighed slightly, a little moved by Wei Hu's friendship with the withered sheep, but this does not mean that he will stop there, as the so-called success will become ten thousand bones, if he can regain military power and get rid of Wu Heng's control and stand on his own, Wei Zhuang does not mind taking Wei Hu and Withered Sheep to sacrifice the flag.

"If you can't find the cellar where the withered sheep are under house arrest, then take advantage of the chaos to set fire to the entire castle guard! - I don't believe that you can take a withered sheep without dying like this! ”

"Yes!" Zhao Cheng clenched his fists and took the order.

Not to mention that Wei Zhuang returned to the garrison to discuss with the generals how to reap the benefits, not to mention that Wang Jian, Zhang Feng, Xu Chang and others are in full swing preparing for a rebellion, and Wei Hu is here.

The withered sheep, who had been friends for more than three years and trusted like his own brother, was tricked into sleeping in the house by himself, and was put into the cellar and imprisoned with a crossbowman.

The wine is a good wine, produced in Jinling, although it is not as good as the palace wine. But it is not ordinary people who can drink it, it is the wine that some wealthy people in Jinling City took the initiative to contribute in order to ask him for Wei Hu's protection, and the mellow and fragrant wine won Wei Hu's heart.

But right now, he was obviously drinking the same wine as usual, but Wei Hu couldn't help but feel tasteless.

After thinking about it, he hesitated for a while. Wei Hu stood up suddenly. Holding the jar of wine in his hand, he walked out of the house.

He couldn't help but go to the withered sheep, for it was a waste of wine to drink in such a mood at such a juncture.

Twist a few corners along the winding hallway. Wei Hu came to a large house on the north side of the garden in the inner courtyard, and the cellar where the withered sheep were held was just below this house.

"Dashuai!" Seeing Wei Hu, more than a dozen pro-soldiers guarding the door of the big house on both sides of the door invariably bowed to the ground.

"Hmm!" Nodding, Wei Hu asked in a deep voice, "But is someone close here?" ”

"Returning to the handsome, no one approaches!"

Wei Hu nodded with satisfaction, in fact, the person he was talking about was not just referring to the general of the Niu Zhu Army under the command of the withered sheep. and those Jinling Taiping Army generals under his command.

You must know that he Wei Hu never thought of harming the withered sheep, and it doesn't mean that the generals under his command also think the same. Looking at the Wei Hu army in Jinling, how many Niu Zhu troops have not thought about swallowing the withered sheep? After all, the withered sheep lost the battle, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to expand the force, how many generals don't want to have a few more soldiers under their hands? How many more chips to save your life on the battlefield and build up your feats?

It can only be said that commanders like Xie An and Liang Qiuwu who love soldiers are still in the minority. Most generals still see soldiers as bargaining chips or pawns that can be consumed and help them build up their feats, and even the eldest grandson Xiangyu, Liu Qing, and even Li Xian find it difficult to completely abandon this concept.

"Good students are guarding here, no one is allowed to approach here!"

Dropping a word of advice, Wei Hu walked into the big house, and after closing the door. He walked straight to the bed in the room and turned it all up.

If it weren't for Wei Hu's inadvertent discovery of the mystery under the bed, I'm afraid no one would have thought that the bottom of the bed was actually the entrance to a cellar.

Well, to be precise, this cellar is actually a wine cellar, the cellar is full of all kinds of fine wines collected by the previous Jinling City Guard, of course, most of the fine wine in the cellar has entered Wei Hu's belly, only some wine is not long, Wei Hu is ready to save it, and then drink it after a few years.

Walking down the dark and damp cellar passage into the depths, a faint light came from the front.

It was the light of the oil lamp, and the withered sheep were kept in the visible light.

Taking a deep breath and calming down a slightly awkward mood, Wei Hu strode forward and said with a smile as hearty as usual, "Surprised, right?" -- At first, I was also quite surprised that the previous Jinling City Warden was so addicted to alcohol that he dug a wine cellar under his bedroom to store wine, and made it look like a prison, for fear that others would come to steal his wine and eat it......"

During this time, Wei Hu had already seen the withered sheep, who was sitting cross-legged against the outer wall in an iron prison comparable to a prison, and he was not surprised to hear his Wei Hu's voice, as if he had expected him Wei Hu to come.

"I remember when I first came down here, I thought to myself, hey, even if it's the prison of the Great Prison Temple where Lao Tzu once stayed, that's it, right? - Just for a few jars of wine, what about that guy? ”

"......" raised his head and glanced at Wei Hu, but the withered sheep did not say a word. It is not difficult to guess that his mood must not be so calm at this moment.

Although Wei Hu said that he was stupid, he didn't even see this kind of thing, so he sat down next to the iron railing where the dead sheep was, and said flatteringly, "Ah Yang, you see, I still have a jar of fine wine, which is said to be twenty years old, and I specially brought it to you to taste." How's that, enough brothers, right? ”

"Brother enough, you won't trick me into a bedroom and threaten to put me under house arrest!" Ignoring Wei Hu's deliberate flattery, the withered sheep said coldly.

The smile on Wei Hu's face froze when he heard this, frowned, and said in a low voice, "Yes!" It's that I'm not righteous this time, you say that I am treacherous, ruthless and unrighteous, I will never talk back! But...... Do you think I want to lock you up here? Brothers in life and death who will be like siblings?! ”

"......" glanced at Wei Hu, and the withered sheep closed his eyes to recuperate.

Seeing this, the guilt in my Wei Hu's eyes was even stronger. "I'm for your good, Ah Yang." ――You are the son-in-law of the famous Ram family of Jinling in the Southern Tang Dynasty, and your ancestors are all courtiers of the Southern Tang Dynasty, so that Zun Pei Gong fought bloody battles and fell on Jinling City. And you. As the son-in-law of the Ram family, how can he be unclear with Zhou Guo?

Have you forgotten that your ram family has more than 100 mouths? They all died under the butcher's knife of Zhou Bing, and died under the tyranny of the tyrant Li Ji!

Taking a step back, even if you vote for Zhou Guo, will anyone trust you? Even if your brother-in-law Xie An is powerful in the court of the Zhou State, you are a member of the Ram family, your surname is the Ram, and the court of the Zhou State has an uncommon hatred with you, even if you are not thinking about revenge, those officials of the Zhou State. Will they trust you? - They won't believe you, there is a saying...... What kind of gentleman and villain are you called, and what kind of ...... are you?"

"With the heart of a villain, spend the belly of a gentleman!" The withered sheep corrected in a cold tone.

"Yes, yes, yes!" Wei Hu, who looked embarrassed, scratched his head stupidly and continued, "That's it!" They won't trust you, Ah Yang...... Huh? You just talked to me? At this time, Wei Hu, who had only reacted, looked at the withered sheep happily.

"......" The withered sheep looked at Wei Hu angrily and funny.

Maybe Wei Hu will do well with something else. However, the ability to fight snakes with sticks is quite attained, and when he saw the withered sheep talking to him, he immediately greeted him with a hippie smile, and gave up his hand, which made it really difficult for the withered sheep to break off with him.

"Ah Yang. Do you think that's good? ――When the Zhou army is repelled this time, I will put on that...... It's full of thorns, kowtow to you, and make amends to you......"

"Guilty of guilt!" The withered sheep looked at Wei Hu with disdain.

"Yes, yes, yes!" Wei Huhan smiled, nodded again and again, and then said, "I think, what about you, just be on my side for the time being, you and my brothers work together, are you afraid that Jinling will lose?" After the army is reorganized, I will be the commander-in-chief and you will be the deputy commander...... Of course, I also know that you are much more capable than me, so I will listen to you in everything in the future, but ......" Speaking of this, Wei Hu rubbed his hands, his expression was a little embarrassed.

Seeing this, the withered sheep couldn't help but ask curiously, "But what?" ”

"Can you save me some face...... Just a little bit ......" with his right index finger and thumb to draw a rather small distance, Wei Hu said with an embarrassed face, "After all, I am the coach, and besides, Wu Shuai is not easy to say...... Of course, only when outsiders are present...... You listen to it every day, after all, you are so much bigger than me......"

"You're self-aware! ――Full! Glancing at the wine glass that Wei Hu brought with him, the withered sheep snorted coldly. Don't look at his tone is still not good, but he no longer holds a grudge against Wei Hu in his heart, after all, Wei Hu begged him for forgiveness in such a low voice, if he doesn't know what to do, it seems that he has lost his brotherly morality, although Wei Hu will not care about his meanness and rudeness.

"Hello, good!" Wei Hu smiled and filled a cup of withered sheep.

In the dark and damp wine cellar, Wei Hu and Withered Sheep, who had never worshiped but were like siblings, finally resolved all the previous unpleasantness, and sat across the iron prison to drink freely.

And just at this moment of joy, Wei Hu, who was talking to the withered sheep with a flattering smile on his face, suddenly changed his complexion, put down the wine cup and made a silent gesture.

"Ah Yang, did you hear anything?"

"What's wrong?" The withered sheep asked in surprise.

I saw Wei Hu, who had a straight face, listened to it for a while, and said slowly, "Listen carefully!" ”

The withered sheep forgot to glance at Wei Hu suspiciously, and calmed down to listen, only then did he faintly hear some sounds of fighting faintly from nowhere.

"The Zhou army is attacking the city? - My brother-in-law first arrived in Jinling, and he didn't have siege equipment, so it stands to reason that he wouldn't attack Jinling before he ......" said the withered sheep with a frown.

"I'll go out and see!" It was completely different from when Fang Cai's hippie smile was currying favor with the withered sheep, Wei Hu at this moment had a solemn look on his face, and suddenly stood up and walked towards the exit of the wine cellar.

"Wait!" The withered sheep shouted from behind.

Stopping, Wei Hu turned his head to look at the withered sheep, but saw the withered sheep and said, "Ah Hu, let me out." If it's really my brother-in-law attacking the city, I'm afraid it will be a bit difficult for you alone! ”

Hearing this, Wei Hu's eyes flashed a little hesitation, gritted his teeth and whispered, "Jinling...... With the help of the city wall, it will not be easily conquered by the Zhou soldiers......"

Obviously, he heard the deep meaning of Wei Hu's words, and the withered sheep was silent, and Wei Hu's eyes were filled with a little guilt.

"Go ahead!"

I don't know how long it took, but the withered sheep let out a long sigh and said, "Repel the Zhou army, I'm still waiting for you to plead guilty to me!" ”

Wei Hu looked at the withered sheep in surprise when he heard this.

As if seeing through Wei Hu's guilt in his heart, the withered sheep deliberately said in an exaggerated tone, "It's okay for me to stay here, right?" Or are you afraid I'll run away? - Can I escape from this iron baring nailed into the wall and the thickness of my thumb? As he spoke, he paused and said sincerely, "I will wait for you here, as long as ......"

"Just what?" Wei Hu asked suspiciously.

"As long as you have the ability to come back!" Holding a glass of wine to toast Wei Hu, the withered sheep chuckled and teased, "You have also seen the force of the Jizhou army under my brother-in-law, if it is really my brother-in-law who is attacking the city, I am afraid that you will be easily killed after you go out, leaving me to starve to death in this wine cellar that does not see the light of day!" ”

"Is it necessary to curse me like that?" Wei Hu was amused by the withered sheep's words, shook his head with a smile, and then laughed loudly, "If that's the case, even if I only have one breath left, I will climb here and let you out!" ”

For some reason, the withered sheep who heard these words suddenly felt his heart pounding wildly, and he had a faint sense of foreboding.

However, when he came back to his senses and wanted to tell Wei Hu to act carefully, he saw that Wei Hu had already walked away quickly.

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