Above the hall of the Jianzhou County Guard, Tang Jiusheng, the king of the guard, sat behind the public case with a calm face. Xiahou Lingyu and the fat man stood behind Tang Jiusheng on the left and right. Ye Tengjiao, the county guard of Jianzhou, knelt on the lobby and took the initiative to confess to robbing people's daughters, stealing and embezzlement, but resolutely refused to admit to participating in the rebellion, and did not admit to being killed. The fat man's face was hideous, and he walked over and picked up Ye Tengjiao like a chicken, and shook his hand with two big slaps.

Ye Tengjiao's teeth were knocked off by the fat man, and his face immediately swollen, swollen like a pig's head, Ye Tengjiao screamed like a pig, but unfortunately he didn't admit to participating in the rebellion. In order to survive, this kid also gave up, and insisted that there was no such thing. Tang Jiusheng knew that he would not admit the torture, so he drank the fat man and asked someone to bring Fu Ercong up to confront him.

Fu Ercong, the captain of the city gate, who was also captured, was pushed up to the lobby by the officials and came forward to testify against Ye Tengjiao. The tall Fu Ercong saw Tang Jiusheng, his knees weakened, and he knelt down on the lobby, at this time, Fu Ercong no longer had the spirit of the past, but kept kowtowing, "Lord Wang, spare your life!

Seeing his virtue, Xiahou Lingyu sneered and said softly: "Bai has grown such a big man, and his bones are soft!" Tang Jiusheng quietly turned Xiahou Lingyu with his elbow, signaling her not to talk nonsense, he is soft-boned so that he can ask questions! Loyalty is only aimed at his own side, as for the enemy, he has soft bones to assist, isn't it a good thing?

At this time, in the school field of Jianzhou City, about 3,000 troops were gathered to speak, these people are Ye Tengjiao's descendants, although Ye Tengjiao's power in the city has been disintegrated, but it is still necessary to reverse the thinking of these people, otherwise these people will stab them in the back, it will be really fatal.

Tang Jiusheng was not in a hurry to enter Jianzhou before, precisely because more than 5,000 of the 8,000 garrisons in Jianzhou belonged to Niu Mandi's control, and they only recognized Ye Tengjiao and Niu Mandi, not King Wei. Even if they entered the city and attacked and captured Ye Tengjiao at that time, it was useless, they would inevitably raise troops to resist because of their large numbers.

Therefore, Tang Jiusheng took the fat man and more than 500 elite soldiers to lure the enemy outside the city, just to lead them out of the city. There is already Neiying in the city, but there are too many garrisons in the city, and there is no way to start, even if Neiying takes the risk of opening the city gate, the army that comes to conquer is also at an absolute disadvantage in numbers, and the battle of Jianzhou cannot be lost. Jianzhou is the west gate of Jiannan Road, a high city and a deep pool, and most of the people who rely on hard attacks will suffer.

In Changshi Town, Ma Kui failed to rescue Ma Yuanlu after two pursuits, and Ma Hongwen, who knew that something was wrong, had already sent a message to Ye Tengjiao and Niu Mandi, and both of them took precautions when they heard the news. Niu Mandi heard that the Wei Wangfu sent personnel to investigate Ye Tengjiao, and he was very vigilant, and immediately sent Ning Chenggang and Zhang Shuihuan to lead the elite infantry to Laoye Ling to block the investigators of the Wei Wangfu, but he didn't expect Tang Jiusheng to come in person.

Niu Mandi was not at ease, and sent someone to spend 1,000 taels of gold to hire a Luoyu Pavilion killer to intercept and kill the investigators of the Weiwang Mansion, just at this time, Ye Gongzi, the strongest killer of the Luoyu Pavilion, came to the Jiannan Branch, and heard that it was to intercept and kill the personnel of the Weiwang Mansion, so he was very interested and volunteered to come, Luo Yuhan, the master of the Jiannan Branch of the Luoyu Pavilion, was very happy, thinking that Ye Gongzi would be foolproof. didn't expect Ye Gongzi to be struck by lightning because of pretending to be forced.

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Jiao thought that the people sent by the Yamen would inevitably succeed, so he despised the city defense, and when Tang Jiusheng's soldiers came to the city, he panicked, of course, he only ordered thousands of people to go to the city to protect. If An Chongbao hadn't led people out of the city to prepare to attack Tang Jiusheng's camp, Tang Jiusheng really wouldn't have had much way to pry open the gate of Jianzhou.

Luye City, the magnificent and heavily guarded Jiannan Daojing made the yamen still as usual, and the officials of all sizes performed their duties, busy non-stop, and there was a prosperous scene. The grass hall behind the mansion, after a little bit of cattle all over the ground is still dressed in casual clothes, sitting cross-legged behind the rosewood case, full of smiles, on the table are four exquisite side dishes, a pot of rice wine, wine and chopsticks.

It seems that Niu Mandi has really been hungry and scared since he was a child, and even the grass tree hall used to meet guests has put some bacon and other food, which looks nondescript, but Niu Mandi doesn't care about those, he just needs to feel at ease.

After the rosewood case on the opposite side of Niu Mandi, there is an old scholar with Eguanbo sitting cross-legged, with a wide mouth and a little yellow skin, it is Luo Bingshang, the chief strategist of Niu Mandi, on the case table in front of Luo Bingshang, there is exactly the same wine and dishes on the ground as Niu Mandi, as everyone knows, Niu Mandi has always been not thin with Luo Bingshang, almost obedient, Luo Bingshang also tried his best, and the guests and hosts got along. Niu Mandi was able to gain a firm foothold in Jiannan Road, all thanks to Luo Bingshang's planning.

Luo Bingshang, the word Degong, is a native of Yanzhou County, Jiangdong Province, and Ximen Yushuang's father Ximen Yuanjie's master Song Shilong is a fellow villager and friend, Yanzhou County is rich in masters, Yanzhou master is well-known in the big business officialdom for being knowledgeable, wise and shrewd, and thoughtful, so that high-ranking officials are proud to have a Yanzhou master by their side, except for Pingxi Wang Yinquan and others.

Niu Mandi took a sip of wine and asked with a smile: "Degong, we first sent Ning Chenggang and Zhang Shuihuan to rush to Jianzhou Laoyeling with seven hundred elite soldiers to intercept and kill the investigators of the Weiwangfu, and then sent three thousand men and horses to Jianzhou, plus the garrison of Jianzhou, it is expected that the hundreds of Weiwangfu soldiers who suddenly appeared outside the east gate of Jianzhou City are no longer afraid, so, what do you think of the current situation in Jiannan? What should we do next?"

Luo Bingshang pondered for a moment, and replied cautiously: "My lord, the student thinks that it is not appropriate to be too optimistic about the situation in Jianzhou at present, although the Wei Wangfu only sent a few people to investigate Lord Ye before, but we don't know if the Wei Wangfu has the means to capture the old people, you see, the hundreds of soldiers of the Weiwang Mansion who suddenly appeared are not very revealing? at least it shows that the Wei Wangfu is not as honest as it seems on the surface!"

Niu Mandi thought for a while, nodded and said: "Well, virtue is very worried! But what can a few hundred soldiers do? Wei Wangfu has been very honest recently, what can he do if he is not honest? At least those mountain bandits he has recently recruited are all rabble, not to mention that they cannot form combat effectiveness in a short period of time, and they have to allocate a part of their forces to prevent these big-headed soldiers from mutiny, I heard that Tang Jiusheng is also very anxious about this! Where can he free up his hands to deal with us?"

Luo Bingshang laughed, "My lord, no matter what Wei Wangfu does, at least Jianzhou is a battleground for us! With Jianzhou in our hands, we can attack and retreat to defend, although this Luye City is prosperous, it's a pity that it doesn't occupy a profit! So don't care about Wei Wangfu's actions, we must firmly control Jianzhou in our hands, Jianzhou is in our hands, and Jiannan Dao is in our hands, so we will be late."

It is recommended to increase the number of troops in Jianzhou!"

Niu Mandi laughed loudly: "Degong, you are too worried! I dare to guarantee the ticket, judging from the current situation, Tang Jiusheng will not be able to spare his hand to deal with us in half a year! When he sits on his ass firmly, my men and horses have almost been recruited, and at that time, we will first attack Huzhou County, and then put the wavering Lianshan County in order, and then eat the enclave Xuantong County, in that case, Jianzhou, Huzhou, Lianshan, Songshan, Xuantong, and Luye will all be in our hands, so let Tang Jiusheng hold Anshu and Jiangzhou and cry!" And Jiangzhou still has to face the king of Pingxi!"

Luo Bingshang shook his head and said: "My lord, what you said is very right! But the account is not so algorithmic, on the surface, the situation is indeed like this, Tang Jiusheng can't move us for the time being, but from his point of view, Jiannan Dao is something he must take." Judging by common sense, his strength is obviously inferior to ours now, although now he holds Xuantong, Anshu, Jiangzhou, and Huzhou in his arms, and even the mountains are swaying, but he obviously can't digest it, even if it is a bandit, it is enough for him to have a headache for a while. But if it were you, would you play your cards according to common sense?"

Niu sneered: "What can he do if he doesn't play cards according to common sense? Since he became the king of Wei, most of the county guards of various counties have not visited him in Anshu County, and I have not seen him, of course he has not come to see me, and we have not taken each other in our eyes, so he didn't count it in his heart? His order in Jiannan Dao will not work, although he sent people to arrest Ma Yuanlu and want to investigate Ye Tengjiao, but what else can he do? With those few hundred people, he wants to take away Jianzhou? It's like a fool's dream!"

Luo Bingshang sighed, "Since Tang Jiusheng came to Jiannan Dao, there are rumors in the market that there are two kings in Jiannan Dao, one is King Wei and one is King Niu, King Wei is Tang Jiusheng, and King Niu is naturally talking about you, my lord." My lord, please think about it, one mountain can't accommodate two tigers, how could Tang Jiusheng tolerate the existence of two kings in Jiannan Dao at the same time?"

Niu Mandi said disdainfully: "Hmph, he Tang Jiusheng is just a person who has only developed by relying on his father, what qualifications can he compare with me? He can only rely on his father, plus the emperor who can't even get the eunuch! I calculated, if I turn against him now, it seems that the strength is still a little insufficient, so I want to accumulate some strength and stay up for a few months before I do it!"

Luo Bingshang sighed: "My lord, how long are you waiting? If he really gains a firm foothold in Jiannan Dao, he will be in big trouble! He came by order, this is an innate advantage, plus this person is good at entrapping others, he is strong in martial arts, and the national teacher and the emperor support him, so he has confused a large number of people! He has now begun to do something to your right hand, what else do you have to hesitate about? If you want to do it, just now! Before his wings are hard, it is best to move him!"

Niu Mandi hesitated and said: "Degong, I also want to do it, but I think the time is not ripe, now there is no movement on the side of King Pingxi, let's toss in Jiannan Road by ourselves, I'm afraid it will only attract the soldiers of the imperial court to suppress the realm!"

Luo Bingshang shook his head, "My lord, those who achieve great things need to have enough vision, if we don't do it now, we will be eaten up by him! Other people who are still watching will fall to Tang Jiusheng, and if he dares to move Ye Tengjiao now, he will dare to move you, my lord! Ye Junshou and your lord are both prosperous and lossy!"

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