Chapter 13 "Great Hero" Wang Junkuo
The fish talisman is also the tiger talisman, because it is necessary to avoid the ridicule of Li Hu, the ancestor of the Li family. Changed the Tiger Charm to the Fish Charm.
Since ancient times, the tiger talisman is the military talisman used to dispatch troops, with bronze or gold made into a tiger shape of the token, split into two halves, half of which is handed over to the general, the other half is kept by the emperor, only two tiger talismans are used at the same time, and the holder of the talisman is given the right to transfer troops. As the governor of Youzhou, Li Ying is responsible for guarding the northern frontier, and he also holds the troop transfer fish talisman in his hand. He handed over the fish talisman to Wang Junkuo, which was tantamount to completely entrusting the military power of Youzhou.
Wang Junkuo, who holds the military power, is fluttering, with military power in hand, and I have the courage in the world, and said loudly: "My father-in-law detained Cui Dunli, although this matter has not been reported, but Chang'an has not heard the news of Cui Dunli for a long time, and he will be vigilant, so as to respond and send troops to the east." If we wait for the court to move troops, we will lose the first move. Now that the imperial court has not yet been requisitioned, the incident cannot be delayed, and the attack on him is not prepared, and it should be successful. Jun Kuo is not talented, he is favored by his father-in-law, and he is willing to be a precursor, broken bones, and then die. ”
Li Ying was very moved by what Wang Junkuo said, and sighed: "I entrust my life to my virtuous son-in-law...... As soon as it is qiē, it depends on the virtuous son-in-law. ”
"The son-in-law will go to take care of Cui Dunli, mobilize soldiers and horses, and my father-in-law can rest assured." Wang Junkuo said with high morale, glanced at Wang Lishe, and strode outside the hall.
Li Ying also glanced at Wang Lishe and said, "You have also seen it, now it is not that I want to rebel, but that Li Shimin's yellow-mouthed child is narrow-minded and can't tolerate me...... I had to reverse. ”
Wang Lishe sighed: "So far, it is just as General Wang said. It's really ready to shoot. However, his subordinates thought that General Wang was brave and brave, but his temperament was repetitive and unreliable. is not calm enough to behave in the world. It is too dangerous to entrust all the soldiers and horses to him. It is better to divide half of the soldiers and horses with General Wang Xu, the two of them are calm and brave, and they can make up for each other. What Wang Junkuo said is indeed demagogic, but this is a dead stumbling with the imperial court, how much strength do we have, and how much strength can we stumble? ”
Li Ying is timid by nature. forced to "have to rebel", in the face of Wang Junkuo's righteousness, he regarded it as the only life-saving straw. Entrust a qiē.
Now that I think about it, I regret it, and hurriedly echoed: "It makes sense, but I was confused for a while." turned around and let Wang Junkuo and General Wang Shu take charge of the soldiers and horses. to deal with the current crisis. The strength of the imperial court is ten times that of us, but I don't know what Mr. can do to deal with it? ”
Wang Lishe groaned for a while, and said: "Your Highness's trouble, although there are causes and effects, but you have not obeyed the edict and sent a large army without permission, which is undoubtedly a rebellion in the eyes of the people of the world. Don't say that others respond, even the governors in Youzhou may not obey orders. The first thing we have to guard against is not the imperial court in Chang'an. It is the chief in Youzhou who is unwilling to rise up with His Highness. ”
When Li Ying heard this, he couldn't help but be afraid.
Wang Lishe continued: "For the sake of the present. Only to win over Shandong Haojie. Most of the heroes in Shandong were used by Dou Jiande and Liu Heimin in the past, and most of them were derelict in their duties for the people, and it was difficult to show their ambitions, and they were not without resentment. If His Royal Highness the King of the County sends a message to allow them to resume their old duties and entrust them with important tasks, they will be willing to follow the example, so as to win the hearts of the people and make Shandong respond. You can also order Wang Shu to connect Goguryeo outside, connect them two by two, first occupy half of the rivers and mountains in Youzhou Hebei, and then make other pictures. This is the strategy of Wan'an, rather than rushing into the army and attacking Guanzhong to confront Datang head-on. ”
When Li Ying heard this, he felt at ease in his heart, and said loudly: "Wang joins the army is really my son's house, so I will send an order to Wang Junkuo and let him act according to the plan." ”
When the order reached Wang Junkuo, he was arranging for people to detain Cui Dunli and torture him severely.
He himself did not show up, but behind his back, he ordered the torturers to be severely punished, and forced Cui Dunli to ask about the situation in Chang'an. He sat leisurely in the secret room next to the torture room, sipping refreshments comfortably, playing with tiger charms in his hands, listening to the miserable cries next door, with the feeling of listening to beautiful music on his face, thinking about his step-by-step plan, which was gradually realized, and the whole person became more and more excited.
Thinking that he is about to become a great hero of rebellion, admired by thousands of people, and worshiped by the marquis, that feeling is really wonderful.
"My lord, that Cui Dunli's mouth is so tight that he has fainted!"
The door opened, and a middle-aged fat man with a hideous face and a deep scar on his face walked in.
Wang Junkuo said: "My mouth is not tight, but I am the one who is embarrassed." Go, pour water on him and wake him up, and torture him with all means. Remember, don't let him die, he will be of great use to me...... If he can't stand the torture and intends to compromise and confide in the news, then he will not be left behind. By the way, there is a 100-year-old ginseng here, which I specially purchased from the Northeast Trustees. Your mother has been sick for a long time, and she uses him to make up for herself. ”
"Yes, thank you, thank you." The middle-aged fat man knelt on the ground gratefully, kowtowed three times, carefully hid the ginseng in his arms, and said hideously: "Torturing people is my strength, I promise that this surnamed Cui can't survive, can't die." As he spoke, he licked his chapped lips and walked out.
At this time, Wang Junkuo got Li Jin's latest appointment.
Sending off the herald messenger, Wang Junkuo's originally smug face instantly became hideous: "Wang Lishe, it must be Wang Lishe who persuaded Li Jin...... Bastard spoils my good deeds, I can't spare you! No, I can't let the military power be handed over to Wang Xu, that guy has a gap with me, and giving him half of the military power will be self-defeating, and he will really be rebellious when the time comes......" Thinking of being an enemy of Li Shimin, Wang Junkuo had a chilling feeling: he had followed Li Shimin for many years, and he knew very well how terrifying the ability of the former King of Qin and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of the present was in military strategy.
"I had to strike first!"
Wang Junkuo said to himself, a flash of sharpness flashed in his eyes. He was decisive and ruthless, he did it when he thought of it, without the slightest bit of mud and water, gathered the Youzhou generals with the talisman in his hand, and used more than 1,000 henchmen and horses as a backup.
This Wang Shu had just arrived in Jixian County, Youzhou, and was about to visit Li Jin, but he learned that Wang Junkuo was coming with the crowd and hurriedly came to greet him.
He and Wang Junkuo because of the military power, the two have some gaps with each other, but Wang Shu received an urgent order, ordered him to rush to the palace, the letter did not write down the reason, but repeatedly said that the situation was urgent, thinking that something unpredictable had happened, and did not think much else, wanting to understand the situation earlier.
"Wang Jiang......" Before he finished speaking, he saw that the big knife on Wang Junkuo's waist had been unsheathed and came out of the air.
Wang Junkuo is known as Wang Dadao, and in the Tang Dynasty, he was also second only to Luo Shixin, Yu Chi Jingde, and Qin Qiong.
Wang Xu, a self-proclaimed Confucian general, joined the army with literature, and his martial arts were a few points inferior to ordinary soldiers, how could he resist Wang Dadao's broadsword...... The huge head rose to the sky, and the blood column was sprinkled.
Even if he died, Wang Shu didn't know why he died, why he died, and why he died.
Wang Junkuo's henchmen and soldiers looked as usual, but the generals of Youzhou actually killed Wang Junkuo in front of the public, and there was an uproar, and they were shocked one by one. The bold one even shouted and asked: "Wang Junkuo, are you crazy?" ”
Wang Junkuo ignored his shouts, raised his bloody broadsword and said: "I thought I found out that the king of Lujiang colluded with Wang Shu to detain Cui Dunli, the envoy of the imperial court, and secretly mobilized troops and horses in an attempt to rebel. My Wang Jun was born in the Tang Dynasty, and died as a ghost in the Tang Dynasty, and he will never be in the same stream with the traitorous and rebellious minister of King Lujiang. Now Wang Shu has been subdued by me, and only Li Ying is left, and it is difficult to do anything. Are you willing to follow Li Ying's family to be killed, or do you want to follow me to get rich and be loyal to the Tang Dynasty? ”
When the surrounding generals heard this, nine times out of ten, their faces were colorless.
Especially the general who said that Wang Junkuo was crazy, when he heard that Wang Shu turned out to be a thief, he was so frightened that he knelt down on one knee and said: "I am willing to follow the general to protect my Tang Dynasty and crusade against the traitor." ”
More than 1,000 soldiers and horses sharpened their knives, and the generals of Youzhou still hesitated, all of them were loyal to Wang Junkuo, and they all expressed their intention to crusade against the rebels together with Wang Junkuo.
Wang Junkuo led the generals and entered the dungeon first.
Kick open the door of the cell!
The middle-aged fat man was carving on Cui Dunli's body with a scarlet soldering iron, listening to the inhumane screams, and suddenly heard the sound of the door being kicked, and was so frightened that he hit a spirit, and was about to be furious, but when he turned around, he saw that it was Wang Junkuo, his face was happy, and he was about to speak, but he felt a suffocating breath......
Another head, rising into the sky.
Wang Junkuo looked at the whip marks on Cui Dunli's body, his ten fingers were dripping with blood, the scalded skin and flesh on his body exuded a pungent smell of burning, and the bean-sized tears rolled down, and he called out with emotion: "Lord Cui, I'm late." ”
Cui Dunli's eyes were half-open weakly, and he said intermittently: "How is the situation......
Wang Junkuo said: "I have rebelled against the vast majority of the generals in Youzhou and killed Wang Xu, and now Li Yuan is left alone." ”
When the surrounding generals saw that the envoys who came to the imperial court really let Li Ying torture like this, they were also indignant one by one, saying that they would not be in the same league as Li Ming
"Good, great! Quick, leave me alone, go, go and catch the head of the thief, lest you ...... Extraneous branches. Cui Dunli also looked at Wang Junkuo excitedly, and said with his remaining strength.
Wang Junkuo looked at Cui Dunli cautiously and said: "My lord recuperates with peace of mind, even if I, Wang Junkuo, fight to the death, I will do my best to prevent civil strife." As he spoke, he strode with his head held high, and led more than 1,000 people to the palace of the king of Lujiang with a righteous attitude.
Where did Li Ming, the king of Lujiang, expect that his most trusted son-in-law was a white-eyed wolf, and before he could get into trouble, he had already planned a way of betrayal......
In the end, Li Ying was at a loss, let Wang Junkuo lead the generals of Youzhou, rushed into the palace, personally strangled Li Ming, the king of Lujiang, and killed Wang Lishe. (To be continued......)