Although a few people with strange ideas jumped out, they could not stop the footsteps of the army, and a month later, Hu Hai arrived in Shangqiu with an army of 100,000 and surrounded the entire city.

Until this time, all the people in Shangqiu, including the county guard, knew that Shang Jun Wei Ying was suspected of rebellion, and the whole city was in chaos on the spot, and the people in the city wanted to escape from the city, but they were afraid that the army outside the city would be unfavorable to them.

The siege of the city was Lin Ze's suggestion, and Hu Hai and Chen Ping had different opinions at the beginning, believing that this move was wrong, and it was Wei Ying and the Wei family who were suspected of rebelling instead of the owners of Shangqiu City.

If the army does this, it will cause a backlash from the residents of the city, who will turn to support the Wei family, which is not conducive to countering the rebellion.

And Lin Ze insisted on this, and told them that Shangqiu City was a big bargaining chip for him to negotiate with Wei Ying, and with a city as a bargaining chip, maybe Wei Ying would be scrupulous.

As for the rebellion, Lin Ze guessed that there was a high probability that Wei Ying would not really raise an army to rebel, because there was no chance of victory, instead of fighting hard, it was better to go to Emperor Qin to defend his innocence.

And Lin Ze's guess was further confirmed when he came to Shangqiu City.

If Wei Ying really rebelled, with his ability, I am afraid that he would have swept away several provinces, after all, the strong grandmaster is not under the control of another grandmaster, but there is one enemy and one army.

And now, the Wei family doesn't even control Shangqiu City, so naturally it won't be a rebellion.

Lin Ze also considered that the other party would deliberately paralyze himself, so the siege was considered at a certain distance, and he had already reminded the armies.

As for the attitude of the residents that Chen Ping considered, Lin Ze also made arrangements, and after the army besieged the city, Lin Ze sent hundreds of people to take turns to shout under the city:

"Wei Ying and the Wei family are suspected of rebellion, and Prince Hu Hai was ordered by His Majesty to arrest them and bring them to justice, without implicating Shangqiu and others. ”

"But in order to prevent any fish from escaping, the army besieged the city, and limited 1,000 people to go out of the city every day to be inspected by the army, and if they were not in the same party, they were allowed to go first. My son-in-law promised that he would not attack the city until it was verified, please rest assured. ”

This repeated for a whole day before the commotion in the city slowly subsided.

Of course, this is also related to the fact that Shangqiu County guards and leaders maintain order in the city, and that Daqin Lixin has won the hearts of the people for a hundred years.

It's just that the Wei Mansion in the city is like sleeping, there is no movement, even if there is a noise outside, the house is quiet, but if someone who cares carefully observes, you will find that the servants of the Wei Mansion have been reduced by more than half.

According to Lin Ze's suggestion, the city was besieged on all sides, and the 100,000-strong army was divided into four divisions and set up camp opposite the city gate.

When the army was setting up the village, someone outside reported that the Shangqiu County Guard had sent someone over to ask to see Hu Hai.

Hu Hai immediately turned his gaze to Lin Ze: "Lin Ze, why can't this Shangqiu County Guard send someone over to see this son?"

Lin Ze replied lightly: "What else can I do, I came to test the attitude of the son, I must be thinking about how not to be implicated, and I have to hurry over to see if I can slap the son." ”

"I definitely want to see you, and I still need the Shangqiu County Guard to cooperate with us. ”

Hu Hai nodded, and then a middle-aged man came in, bowed to Hu Hai and said, "Xiaguan Shangqiu County Cheng Jiangshan, meet Hu Hai Gongzi." ”

Hu Hai received a salute and replied: "Get up, I don't know what happened when Lord Jiang came to see my son."

Jiang Shan immediately replied: "Xiaguan was assigned by the county guard, and specially came to tell Gongzi that Shangqiu City is still under our control, and if Gongzi wants to quell the rebellion, he does not have to wait outside the city, and can enter the city immediately." ”

Lin Ze said viciously on the side: "You are not a spy sent by Wei Ying, who wants to coax Gongzi into the city and ambush us."

Jiang Shan immediately said again and again: "The lower officials don't dare, please ask Gongzi Mingjian." ”

Lin Ze continued to say coldly: "Then what do you advise, my son-in-law has already said it, the people in the city may not be innocent, there may be anti-thieves in the same party, hoeing evil needs to be exhausted, so the city is besieged, if you are really a loyal minister, you should cooperate with this matter, instead of suggesting indiscriminately." ”

Jiang Shan nodded again and again when he was said, but only added a sentence at the end: "Gongzi Mingjian, most of the residents in the city are innocent, especially some martial arts families and wealthy families, the lower official implores Gongzi to arrange someone to verify as soon as possible to ensure their safety." ”

Lin Ze snorted coldly: "Lord Jiang, this official is not very competent, are you a loyal minister of the empire or a lobbyist of a group of local families?"

Jiang Shan knew that he was speechless, so he hurriedly fell to the ground and cried to Hu Hai: "Gongzi Mingjian, the lower officials are dedicated to Daqin, and they are absolutely selfless. ”

Hu Hai then spoke: "Okay, after a long time, you will see the hearts of the people, whether you are loyal or not, you will know in a few days, the son you said already knows, go back to appease the city, and wait for the son to verify." ”

Jiang Shan promised and expressed his loyalty: "As long as I, Jiang Shan, am in one day, I will never let Shangqiu City fall into the hands of the rebels." ”

At this time, Lin Ze interjected and said: "By the way, please ask Lord Jiang to bring a message to Wei Ying for my son-in-law, just say that my son-in-law will send a messenger to interview him, let him set a time, and the envoy will enter the Wei Mansion for a trip." ”

Jiang Shan looked at Hu Hai with a puzzled face when he heard this, and waited until Hu Hai spoke: "Well, do as he says, reply to this son as soon as possible, you go back first." ”

Jiang Shan retreated as he said.

Hu Hai said to Lin Ze with some uncertainty: "You really want to go to see Wei Ying, persuade him not to resist, and enter Chang'an City to meet his father."

Lin Ze said in an affirmative tone: "Of course, otherwise Gongzi, you think that we can capture his Gongzi alive with an army of 100,000 You all know that Wei Ying is not an ordinary grandmaster, but a powerhouse of the Eight-Rank Divine Soul Realm, where can we fight." ”

Hu Hai nodded when he heard this: "That's right, Lin Ze, are you sure?"

Lin Ze shook his head: "I'm not too sure, but I still need the cooperation of the son, I plan to open a series of conditions to persuade him, and some of the conditions may have to be promised by the son." ”

Hu Hai nodded seriously and said: "Lin Ze, you can persuade him, as for the others, whether this matter can be done or not, at least the benefits we expected before have been almost taken, and the commander of the Praetorian Guard, Ben Gongzi, also had a good conversation with them." ”

"Oh, by the way, the elite of the five border military mansions are here today, Lin Ze, can you go and take a look?"

Lin Ze shook his head and said: "According to what I said before, it will be divided into two parts and handed over to Zhang Han and Li Xin to be under the control, I won't go to see it first, one day they will bring the troops well, and then pull them out to compete with the Sky Wolf Army to see who is stronger." ”

As soon as Lin Ze's words fell, Zhang Han and Li Xin walked over dejectedly, and said to Hu Hai and Lin Ze with a look of grievance: "Qiyu Gongzi and the military advisor, the elite of the five border military mansions do not obey the order at all, and the commotion is about to rebel. ”

Lin Ze's face turned black on the spot, and on the first day, this kind of moth appeared.

Hu Hai said indignantly: "Lin Ze, take the law enforcement team with Ben Gongzi and take care of them, but they are against the sky, and dare to make trouble under Ben Gongzi." ”

Lin Ze stopped Hu Hai and said, "Son, slow down." Let me ask first. ”

Hu Hai stopped when he heard this, and looked at Lin Ze quietly.

I saw Lin Ze asking Zhang Han and Li Xin, "Why don't they obey your orders?"

Li Xin said hatefully: "It's not that our martial arts cultivation is low and we are too young. ”

Lin Ze continued to ask, "Then how did you do it?"

Zhang Han replied: "They all keep ordering what we can do and it's not the Heavenly Wolf Army, the order is forbidden." Strategist, you say, why is it so difficult to find an elite like the Sirius Army in this world?"

Lin Ze's face was completely gloomy: "In this way, you didn't find a way to convince them at all, so you came over to complain."

Li Xin defended: "There is a way, I yelled a lot, and no one paid attention to us at all." ”

Lin Ze scolded angrily: "Shut up, people don't accept you, so you run over and want to use the law enforcement team to suppress them, do you think this can convince them?"

Li Xin muttered, "Isn't this how you subdued the Heavenly Wolf Army, and we all learned from you." ”

Lin Ze said coldly: "That's a group of recruits, they need to be deterred, I eliminated thousands of people on the first day, you forgot that this is a group of elites in a hundred battles, but you can't be forced." ”

"You can't think of any other way, the martial arts cultivation is low and young, so you can't convince them"

"You two have to remember that Gongzi will give you a chance to lead the troops independently if you follow him for many years, if you can't grasp it yourself, then be a doorman with peace of mind. ”

"Since you want to be a general, you have to show the strength to be a general, and rely on yourself to subdue a group of arrogant generals, if you can't do it, forget it. ”

The two immediately looked at Hu Hai, Hu Hai couldn't bear it, and tried to persuade: "Lin Ze, look, is it to help them this time." ”

The two of them immediately looked happy.

Lin Ze shook his head and said: "Childe, Ci is not in charge of the troops, if the two of them are really wastes, if you forcibly let them lead the troops, it will only kill them, it is better to let the two of them serve by your side, with the righteousness of the whole monarch and ministers." ”

The two immediately drooped their faces.

Seeing that Hu Hai was still about to say more, Lin Ze continued: "Childe, you are not helping them, you are harming them, do you really want them to die on the battlefield one day?"

Then he said viciously to the two: "If you two don't get out quickly, this military division will be welcome." ”

When the two of them heard this, they hugged their heads and ran away.