In the middle of the night, Shi Liancheng and Yulan still hadn't slept yet. Magnolia curled up to the side in silent tears, while Shi Liancheng stared at the ceiling in a daze.

Suddenly, footsteps came from outside, and I walked into the bedroom, and finally stopped behind the screen next to the bed. Immediately, Xia Lan's voice came: "General, Brother Wei said that there is an urgent military situation to inform the general. ”

Shi Liancheng immediately got out of bed, picked up a robe and put it on, and walked outside. Yulan turned around, looked at the back of her husband leaving, and couldn't help but sigh.

Shi Liancheng accompanied by Xia Lan to the front study, and the guards who were waiting for him saluted him: "General! Shi Liancheng asked, "What is the emergency military situation?" The guard said: "Your Excellency the Governor just sent someone to say that there is an urgent military situation and ask the general to go to the Governor's Palace. Shi Liancheng nodded, and prepared to leave. Xia Lan hurriedly said, "General, please wait a minute." Shi Liancheng stopped and looked at Xia Lan in confusion. Xia Lan glanced at the guards and said to Shi Liancheng, "General, please take a step to speak." Shi Liancheng frowned, and said to the guard: "You wait outside the door first." The guard said yes and left.

Xia Lan said worriedly: "General, this matter is a little strange! Why can't the Governor come to the door to report to the Governor, but ask the General to go to the Governor's Palace? In the middle of the night, what can't you say tomorrow morning? ”

Shi Liancheng asked, "Are you worried that Zhang Xiaochun will not be good for me?" ”

Xia Lan nodded.

Shi Liancheng laughed and said arrogantly: "I, Shi Liancheng, stand up straight, I'm not afraid of them making ghosts!" Immediately ignored Xia Lan and went straight outside. Xia Lan looked at Shi Liancheng's back, her brows furrowed tightly.

In the second half of the night, before the early hours of the morning, Shi Liancheng returned. Yulan and Xia Lan, who were anxiously waiting, couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when they saw that she had come back safe and sound. Yulan looked like she wanted to ask but didn't dare to ask, or Xia Lan asked, "General, the Governor called you over, I don't know what it was for?" Shi Liancheng smiled: "It's not a big deal. In fact, it was not an emergency military situation at all, but he didn't know what to do with the two thieves I handed over to him, and he couldn't sleep, so he called me over and wanted to return the two of them to me, but I naturally didn't agree. ”

Xia Lan hurriedly said, "The general should take over." ”

Shi Liancheng glanced at Xia Lan, "What are you doing here?" Did you kill them? Although I am a general, I can't kill people casually. If the two of them die with me, won't it make the court immediately suspicious? ”

Xia Lan listened to Shi Liancheng's words, and it seemed that she was not as resolute as before, and she seemed to be a little dissatisfied with the imperial court. I couldn't help but be overjoyed, and hurriedly said: "General, please think about the suggestion made by the slave maid during the day!" Now it's not that the general wants to betray the court and betray the emperor, it's really the emperor who has done something too chilling! Since the emperor is unkind and unjust, why should the general be foolish and loyal to him? If the general remembers the old love and does not disturb the Ming Dynasty, how can he not protect himself? Now is at the moment of life and death, and the general should stand on his own! This is not a general's betrayal of the emperor, but a measure for the general's self-preservation! Magnolia looked at Shi Liancheng pitifully.

Shi Liancheng was not as decisive as before this time, and his face showed a look of thought.

Xia Lan saw that Shi Liancheng's attitude was relaxed, and hurriedly struck while the iron was hot: "General, if the emperor remembers the original righteous feelings, how can he send someone to lurk beside the general?" He has long been worried about the general! Now that the two sluts have sent the so-called evidence again, the slave maid thinks that there is any evidence, it must be the evidence they fabricated, because the emperor has long been worried about the general and wants to get rid of the general, but he can't just attack the general, so there is no excuse for the crime he wants to add! General, you are a hero of the world, how can you be played by these villains! Now it's not the general who wants to rebel, but they force the general to rebel! ”

Shi Liancheng snorted coldly, a look of resentment on his face. Xia Lan continued: "Even if the general doesn't think about himself, he has to think about his wife and the child in his wife's womb! If the general is killed, what will happen to the wife and son? Even if the emperor is hypocritical, he will inevitably end up living alone on the streets! ”

Shi Liancheng said angrily: "I will never let this happen!" Xia Lan was overjoyed, but she was restrained. Shi Liancheng walked up to Yulan, who was already in tears, held her slender hand, raised his right hand and stroked her hair, and said categorically: "I will never let my women and children suffer because of me!" Turning his head to look at Xia Lan, "You're right! The current situation is not that I want to betray the emperor, but that the emperor wants to harm me! In that case, how can I sit still! How can I, Shi Liancheng, be slaughtered by others? Xia Lan said excitedly: "If the general can make up his mind, then not only can the general's life be saved, but the lives of his wife and son can be saved, and the general can also create a powerful empire that is enough to compete with Yan Yun, just like Xiliao!" From now on, it is far better to glorify the ancestors than to be a minister under others! ”

Shi Liancheng said angrily: "I'm just here to protect myself, and the rest is not what I want!" Xia Lan said no more. Shi Liancheng said to Yulan: "Madam, you have a good rest." I'm going to the barracks. Magnolia nodded. Shi Liancheng hurried away. Xia Lan looked at Shi Liancheng's back, her face full of excitement.

After dawn, Xia Lan found an excuse to leave the mansion and came to Dali Street. After turning around, I walked into a remote alley and stopped before coming to a nondescript compound. I looked left and right and knocked lightly on the courtyard door.

An old servant came out of it, went straight to the door, and opened the courtyard door. Xia Lan immediately walked in, and the old servant poked his head out, looked left and right, and then closed the courtyard door. Xia Lan went straight to the back hall. At this time, a middle-aged man in civilian clothes was standing by the window with his back to the door. Xia Lan clasped her fists and bowed: "My lord! ”

The middle-aged man sighed and said, "There are so many delicate rivers and mountains, leading countless heroes to bend their waists!" My Dali rivers and mountains are really not magnificent! Turning around, he revealed his true face of Lushan, which turned out to be Duan Zhichun, the former general of Dali who had surrendered to Yanyun.

Duan Zhichun smiled slightly and said, "I've been waiting for you." Your arrival shows that things are going as I expected. ”

Xia Lan couldn't help but be excited, and said, "Although Shi Liancheng hesitated for a while, he finally decided to raise troops against Yang Peng!" This is really the result of an adult's clever trick, forcing Shi Liancheng to rebel! Duan Zhichun laughed, "Humanity! Although Shi Liancheng is an amazing hero, he can't get rid of the weakness of human nature! In the face of crisis and prosperity, he finally made a decision as I expected! ”

Xia Lan said: "Shi Liancheng is just going back, this time even the Ming Emperor was played with by the adults in applause, and in the future, the Ming Emperor will know about this matter, I am afraid that he will be very angry!" ”

Duan Zhichun laughed and thought, "Since Shi Liancheng has decided to raise troops, I will also start acting." He looked at Xia Lan and said, "I want to leave Dali immediately to plan big things, you continue to stay by Shi Liancheng's side, if there is any situation to send the news to Lao Wu here." Old Wu, he will always stay here. Xia Lan responded. Duan Zhichun said: "Now can be said to be the most critical time, there must be no mistakes!" Go back quickly, don't make Shi Liancheng suspicious! Xia Lan answered and left.

Duan Zhichun waited for Xia Lan to leave, immediately called a few cronies, gave careful instructions, and then left in a hurry. Duan Zhichun left Dali City in an inconspicuous carriage, only to see an army under Shi Liancheng driving out of the barracks and moving to the northeast. Duan Zhichun couldn't help but smile. Then he put down his side face and said to the coachman: "Hurry up, I want to rush to Lanxi before tonight." The coachman answered, and waved his whip harder, and the horse was in pain, and ran faster and faster, and the wheels turned rapidly, making a loud noise.

In the evening of the same day, the carriage galloped into Lanxi. Then Duan Zhichun went straight to the mansion. The prefect Duan Jiang, who was originally a close confidant under Duan Zhichun, was appointed as the prefect of Lanxi since following Duan Zhichun to surrender to the Ming Dynasty. Lanxi is located in the southwest of Dali area, east of Gaoligong Mountain and Nujiang River, west of Jinsha River, with dangerous terrain and is a strategic place in the central and northern part of Dali.

When Duan Jiang heard that Duan Zhichun was coming, he hurriedly went out to greet him, and then the two went straight into the back study to discuss the matter. Duan Jiang asked, "The Lord is here, is it because the Lord has succeeded in his plan?" Duan Zhichun smiled and nodded. Duan Jiang couldn't help but get excited, and couldn't help but exclaim, "Great! Our Dali can finally return to the country! ”

Duan Zhichun asked, "What I asked you to prepare before, how did you prepare?" "Everything was prepared according to your orders. It's just ......" The last thing Duan Zhichun wants to hear now is 'just', hearing him say this, he couldn't help frowning and asked, "Just what?" Duan Jiang sighed and said, "Your Excellency should know too." Our old army has been disarmed and returned to the field, and now I have only secretly contacted 2,000 men. ”

Duan Zhichun was taken aback, "So there are only so many people?" Is there no way to contact the disarmament and return to the field? Duan Jiang shook his head, "That's not the reason. A series of policies implemented by the Ming Dynasty have benefited the common people, especially the ordinary civilian families have received five acres of fertile land for free! Their hearts are already biased towards the Great Ming! The subordinates don't dare to contact these people, and if they contact them, they are afraid that it will not only be useless, but they will be told secrets! Therefore, after receiving the order of the adult, the subordinates secretly contacted the noble children who hated the Ming Dynasty, and there were only about 2,000 reliable ones! ”

Duan Zhichun frowned and said, "This is ninety percent less than the number I hoped!" Civilians are unreliable! Duan Jiang said mockingly: "For civilians, having milk is a mother, Da Ming let them taste the sweetness, and they will naturally go to Da Ming!" Hmph, these people have long forgotten that they are the people of Dali! Then he said: "Although we have limited contacts, if your plan succeeds, this will be enough!" ”

Duan Zhichun nodded and said, "Dali will be in chaos soon!" You have to gather those people immediately, and when the chaos is together, you will immediately wave your army to occupy Lanxi County and Shanju County, and play the banner of our Dali! ”

Duan Jiang frowned and said, "The subordinates are just worried about whether Shi Liancheng can succeed?" ”

Duan Zhichun thought for a while and said, "There should be no problem." Shi Liancheng has hundreds of thousands of heavy soldiers, brave and good at fighting, Megatron Tiannan, and the southwest land is steep mountains and mountains are easy to defend and difficult to attack, although the Ming Dynasty is strong, but in the face of such a situation, even if you try your best to attack, it is difficult to succeed! Hmph, after all, it is not our Dali army that is entrenched in the southwest to confront them now, but their own Daming army! The advantage that their Great Ming Army held is gone! This is the spear of the son against the shield of the son! ”

Duan Jiang nodded, and said worriedly: "After Shi Liancheng stands on his own, I don't know if he can tolerate us?" Duan Zhichun smiled and waved his hand, "Don't worry! Shi Liancheng is self-reliant, and he is much weaker than the central Ming Dynasty, he must concentrate all his strength to deal with it, how can he be distracted? As long as we surrender to Him, He will never do anything to us! We in Dali can survive in this delicate relationship. Well, do as I tell you. I'm leaving. ”

Duan Jiang asked puzzledly: "Now that something big is just around the corner, won't the adults stay?" Duan Zhichun said: "In order to ensure that there are no mistakes in our major affairs, I will go to Shanju County first. The matter of raising the army will be handed over to you, and when you lead the army to the city of Shanju County, I will cooperate with you inside and outside! "Yes!" Duan Jiang bowed and promised.

At the same time, the entire Dali who had previously lost their glory and land because of the Ming army were secretly acting, everyone was excited, only felt that the dark days were about to pass, the good days of the past were coming, everyone was looking forward to it, just waiting for the big change to happen.

At this time, Yang Peng was still far away in Kumamoto Castle on Kyushu Island, standing at the highest point of Yongren Palace, looking at the sea and sky in the distance, with a thoughtful face.

Yan Ji hurriedly ran behind Yang Peng, handed a red enveloped letter to Yang Peng, and said, "Big brother, my people have sent urgent information, it must be about Shi Liancheng!" ”

Yang Peng snorted and said, "You can read it." ”

Yan Ji responded, unwrapped the envelope, took out the letterhead, unfolded it, and read: "Your Majesty Emperor Jincheng, we were ordered to monitor Dali, and now there is a situation of 100,000 urgent, and all the armies under Yang Peng are mobilizing, and the direction of the march is all northeast. According to the information from the inside, Shi Liancheng has decided to rebel and is ready to stand on his own and fight against the central court of the imperial court! ”

Yang Peng asked, "Finished reading?" ”

Yan Ji said angrily: "Husband, why are you still so relaxed?" Shi Liancheng, he has rebelled! ”

Yang Peng said: "I heard it. ”

Yan Ji said depressedly: "It would be nice if my husband had taken countermeasures earlier!" ”

Yang Peng smiled, "It's not too late to take countermeasures." Looking at Yan Ji, "Immediately send an order to the cabinet to immediately mobilize all the military and civilian armies in Sichuan, Henan, Jinghu North Road, and Jinghu South Road to prepare for contingencies!" Yan Ji said: "Husband, the soldiers and horses under Shi Liancheng's command are all elite in a hundred battles, and the military government and the civilian army are afraid that they will not be able to resist it." If you don't mobilize the elite to quell the chaos as soon as possible, I'm afraid that Shi Liancheng will attack Sichuan! If he occupies Sichuan, the situation will be very bad for us! ”

Yang Peng waved his hand and said, "I know it in my heart, you just follow my orders." Yan Ji frowned, answered, and ran down.

The news that the military government and the civilian army in Sichuan and other places began to urgently mobilize reached Dali, and those who were waiting for the great change to happen to the former Dali nobles and the old ministers of Dali who were unwilling to fail were inexplicably excited, and everyone still had some doubts in their hearts whether Yang Peng was really reversed, but at this moment, no one doubted it. But the people were worried. Riots began to appear in various parts of Dali, that is, the old nobles who couldn't hold back began to counterattack, but because the big changes have not yet happened, so although the old nobles can't hold back, they don't dare to be too arrogant, and the scale of the riots in various places is not large.

The news that Yang Peng led the army to assemble on the border of Sichuan has spread all over the streets and alleys of Dali, and no matter what kind of thoughts everyone has, they can't help but feel that a chaos of unprecedented scale since the founding of the Ming Dynasty is about to break out.

Yan Ji conveyed the order according to Yang Peng's request, returned to Yang Peng's side, and couldn't help but say, "Husband, I don't think you did it right!" ”

Yang Peng smiled and asked, "What's wrong?" ”

Yan Ji frowned and said, "Husband Jun obviously still has illusions about Shi Liancheng, this is not right!" At this time, why does the husband still have illusions about Shi Liancheng? He's already rebelled! The husband should not just mobilize the military army and the civilian army, although I know how to understand the military, but I also know the truth that it is better to be sooner rather than later, the husband should immediately mobilize the main force and extinguish them in one fell swoop with the power of thunder! ”

Yang Peng said: "Although Shi Liancheng's actions are a little inappropriate, he does not claim to be self-reliant, and there may be room for things to turn around." ”

Yan Ji said hurriedly: "He did it on purpose!" He's paralyzing the husband! He's taking advantage of his husband's kindness to him! ”

Yang Peng waved his hand, "Don't worry, I don't think things will develop as you feared!" Yan Ji was so angry that she didn't understand how her husband, who had always been wise and wise, couldn't make sense in this matter? Yan Ji couldn't help but feel the urge to beat up her husband.

Also anxious are Liu Yan and Zhao Xiang'er under Yan Ji. Liu Yan said to Zhao Xiang'er: "Yang Peng's rebellion is too sudden, Your Majesty and the imperial court must not have reacted yet, I am afraid that it will really be swept by Shi Liancheng in Sichuan!" Zhao Xiang'er frowned and nodded, "What should we do, we can't just watch it like this!" ”

Liu Yan said: "I have an idea, maybe it is useful. Zhao Xiang'er hurriedly asked, "Sister, say it quickly!" Liu Yan said: "That Shi Liancheng is one of the strongest generals of our Ming Dynasty, and he is invincible on the battlefield. Such men have a problem, that is, they look down on women! We can pretend to surrender and then wait for the opportunity to assassinate him! As long as he sees us, we have a good chance of success! Zhao Xiang'er nodded, "Sister is right, as long as Shi Liancheng is killed, the rebellion will naturally collapse!" ”

Liu Yan said: "I am responsible for this situation, I must make up for my own mistakes!" For the sake of Your Majesty, I will not hesitate to break my bones! Glancing at Zhao Xiang'er, "Sister, you don't have to go with me, Hua Xu here still needs you to be responsible!" Zhao Xiang'er said angrily: "My sister can die for His Majesty, can't I?" It's a matter for you and me, if you want to go, let's go together! It's good for you and my sister to be companions on Huangquan Road! Liu Yan was moved in her heart and nodded.

At this moment, a Hua Xu spy rushed in and reported with a worried face: "The two pavilion leaders have just received information from the north that Duan Jiang and Duan Zhichun have suddenly rebelled, and have occupied Lanxi and Shanju County, and have played the banner of Dali, announcing their surrender to Shi Liancheng!" ”

Liu Yan sneered: "What kind of beam-jumping clown has jumped out!" He looked at Zhao Xiang'er and said, "Sister, the matter is urgent, let's act immediately!" Zhao Xiang'er nodded.

Liu Yan immediately found the three assistant leaders who stayed in the stronghold and put them in charge of the entire Huaxu operation in Dali. Immediately, he and Zhao Xianger changed into men's clothes and rode away from the stronghold. This Huaxu's stronghold is located in the Diancang Mountain outside Dali City, and the two of them galloped out of the Diancang Mountain, and soon ran onto the official road, galloping along the official road towards the Sichuan border. Along the way, I passed through the state and the palace, and I saw that all the city gates were closed, and the air was filled with a tense atmosphere.

After Shi Liancheng finished assigning tasks to the generals, he saw that all the generals had doubts on their faces and asked, "Do you have any questions?" The general Hu Yan Bixian hugged his fists and said: "General, the last general has heard some rumors recently, and he is very uneasy, may I ask what the general means by transferring troops to Sichuan?" Is there an order from His Majesty and the Cabinet? The other generals chimed in, all expressing incomprehension of the action.

Shi Liancheng glanced at the generals with puzzled faces and asked, "Do you believe me?" The generals glanced at each other and said in unison: "We naturally believe in the general!" ”

Shi Liancheng said: "In that case, you don't have to ask more. Don't listen to rumors, I have a point! "The people will keep their promises. At this time, a personal soldier rushed in and reported: "General, Hua Xu Liu Pavilion Leader and Zhao Pavilion Leader are asking to see you outside!" ”

Shi Liancheng was a little surprised, thought about it, and said to the generals: "You all go down." Everyone hugged their fists at Shi Liancheng, and the fish ran out of the big tent. Shi Liancheng said to his soldiers: "Bring them in." The pro-soldier said yes and ran down, and after a while, Liu Yan and Zhao Xiang'er, who were dressed in men's suits, came in. Although the two women were dressed in men's strong clothes, they couldn't hide their beautiful and delicate faces and curvy and slender figures.

When the two girls saw Shi Liancheng, they were all moved, and they hugged their fists together and said, "I've seen the general!" Liu Yan secretly observed the situation around her, and found that there was no one else in the big tent except Shi Liancheng, so she couldn't help but secretly say: You traitor, you deserve to die in the hands of my sister today!

Shi Liancheng glanced at the two women, and said angrily: "The good thing planned by the two pavilion leaders actually planted a secret agent by my side!" Liu Yan said: "We are acting on orders, and we have no choice but to ask the general for forgiveness!" ”

After all, what happens next, let's see how it will be broken down next time.