Chapter 269: Premeditated, dilemma
He said it all without reservation, including the 50,000 silver taels of tickets given to General Zheng by his father, and the hints and reminders from General Zheng when he parted.
Yang Kai-shek and Cao Zhijun also frowned when they heard this, and after they exchanged opinions, it was still up to the deputy general Yang Kai-shek to decide to take precautions tonight.
"That's it, tonight, Ze Weixian's nephew will guard the general's side, and I will go out of the camp with the elder brother of the army, and arrange for the brothers to expand the scope of vigilance tonight, so that all the personnel are vigilant."
"Understood."
Cao Zhijun and Cao Zewei's uncle and nephew both nodded in agreement.
After Yang Kai-shek and Cao Zhijun left the tent, Cao Zewei sat down and calmly thought about tomorrow's marching strategy.
At the same time, in the tent of Wang Shichi, the former adjutant of the Yuzhou Army, there were three people sitting by the brazier and conspiring.
"This time I missed the opportunity to sit on Cao Yanchun's rebellion, before, as long as there was a conflict between the two sides and there were casualties, Cao Yanchun and Yujuluo they just jumped into the Yellow River and couldn't wash it, it's not or."
Wang Shichi said indignantly: "It's only to blame Zheng Huaiyi, this guy doesn't know the current affairs, and the people His Royal Highness the Crown Prince wants to get rid of, he is still trying his best to protect it, hum..."
"Yes, it was a no-brainer, they were caught in their own nets, and there is no hope now." Black Armor said.
"This is not necessarily, once this matter is reported to the imperial court, the crown prince will definitely send Yu Shitai and the secret guard to jointly investigate, and it is enough for Cao Yanchun and Yujuluo to drink a pot." Heiyi Yi snorted coldly.
"The night is long and there are many dreams, and the big shopkeeper has been instructed by Shangfeng that Cao Yanchun must die on the way to his post this time, and he doesn't want to see him alive again in Luoyang City." Wang Shichi lowered his voice and emphasized.
"So let's do it tonight?" Black Armor Road.
"No! In this military camp, Cao Yanchun himself and several of his lieutenant generals are strong in martial arts, and their government soldiers are not weak, once they make a move, Zheng Huaiyi will be alarmed, he will definitely intervene, no, or ambush on the valley royal road, which can be pushed to the head of the horse bandit and the bandit afterwards. ”
Wang Shichi resolutely opposed.
He looked up at the pitch-black sky outside, and asked in a low voice:
"Over there in the valley royal road, how many people from the rivers and lakes have you found?"
"Don't worry, there are more than 300 people who have been hiding for a day, although Cao Yanchun has seventy or eighty government soldiers to guard, but we have two hundred people and horses hiding in a mountain forest, equipped with strong crossbows, and more than 100 black-clothed dead soldiers lurking on the mountainside behind, two checkpoints, Cao Yanchun will definitely die!"
Black Yi replied.
His face was a little cold.
"But will there be an attack tomorrow during the day?" Blackarmor wondered.
"Fool, the night is suitable for assassination, and the valley ambush is more conducive to field warfare during the day, so it's decided, everyone will implement this plan!" Wang Shichi ordered sternly.
"Okay, let's go set up overnight."
After speaking, the two black shadows left Wang Shichi's tent.
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The next day, the fifth watch.
A white fish's belly appeared in the sky, and the twilight that had been suspended in the sky gradually dispersed.
At this time, Zheng Huaiyi ordered the gate to be opened, and everyone lined up to send them off.
He thought about it for a while last night, and felt that he didn't come to send it off, but it seemed inappropriate and was suspected.
This is easy for Wang Shichi and others to think that he deliberately leaked some information to Cao Yanchun, and there is no suspicion of three hundred taels of silver here.
In case the peak is investigated afterwards, he can't clear his name.
Cao Yanchun had already woken up, and after saying goodbye to Zheng Huaiyi, he turned around and pedaled on his horse, and slowly left the pass camp with the generals to protect the convoy of family bags.
Wang Shichi watched the team leave from a distance, and the corners of his mouth pulled up a cold arc.
Returning to the bird into the forest, a burst of crying, even more empty and quiet in the early morning.
In the spring, the flying horses' hooves trampled on the small flowers that had just bloomed, yellow, red or white, trampled on the velvet grass on the ground, and alarmed countless gopher hares.
The little animals sprang out of the distance at the moment when the horses' hooves fell, and then they turned around and looked at the chaotic convoy with palpitations.
The family members and the entourage of the government soldiers in the team, after a night's rest, felt refreshed, and everyone walked on the road with laughter and laughter.
After all, this is the royal road to Luoyang, the road is wide and smooth, and it is less than two hundred miles ahead to reach the destination - Luoyang Fucheng.
Therefore, no one will feel nervous at this time, and everyone will feel that the half-month migration is coming to an end, but everyone is happy.
The convoy moved on.
And Yang Kai-shek, the deputy general who opened the road in front, for some reason, faintly felt something wrong in his heart.
He always kept in mind what Cao Zewei had said, what General Zheng hinted at in private last night, and faintly felt a killing intent coming at him.
"Stop moving forward and rest where you are!" Yang Kai-shek suddenly gave an order, which made everyone very puzzled.
As soon as I got out of the gate, I walked less than 30 miles, and there was still more than an hour before noon.
If you don't hurry up now, why don't you wait until it gets dark?
However, Yang Kai-shek ignored the strange gazes of the government soldiers and sent two groups of scouts to explore the way forward.
"Wei'er, what happened before, why did you stop marching the army, you go and ask your Uncle Yang."
After Cao Yanchun got drunk last night, he didn't know anything about the danger at that time, and no one told him anything unusual after he got up.
Seeing that the weather was good, the royal road was spacious, and the team could march quickly, he never thought of his lieutenant Yang Kai-shek, but he ordered to stop moving forward.
But Cao Zewei understood in his heart.
Yang Kai-shek must have felt that there was something unusual ahead, so he ordered to stay put.
He rode his horse to Cao Yanchun and said in a low voice:
"Father, the child knows why Uncle Yang let the team because..."
He immediately told Cao Yanchun about Zheng Huaiyi's hint last night and the shadow of the black-clothed man's activities around the camp.
"Father, I have a bad premonition, I am afraid that there will be ambushes ahead, and someone will harm you."
Cao Yanchun was also shocked when he heard this.
He couldn't figure out who would ambush him on his way to work?
In the whole world, the only people who want the Cao family to perish are Jiang Zuomeng and Yuan Zhi, the prince of the prison state.
And dare to assassinate the imperial court officials in the hinterland of the Central Plains, Jiang Zuomeng probably does not have the courage and the power to assassinate.
I heard that they had changed their alliance and no longer made assassination their primary method.
Only Yuan Ze has this ability.
His Majesty the Emperor granted amnesty to the Cao family this time for various reasons, but it only weakened the family's power on a large scale and limited the power of their main members.
But Yuan Zhi Xiao'er was not reconciled, he did not dare to blatantly kill in the capital, and it was the best choice to do it on the way to the post.
Cao Zewei saw that his father was silent, and hurriedly said:
"I'm afraid that some people don't want us to arrive in Luoyang City, since that's the case, father, let's just turn around and return to Jingshi, don't be this Luoyang general, and run the family business at home, which is also a way to protect Mingzhe."
Cao Yanchun smiled bitterly and shook his head.