Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 1465 Aftermath and Stability
At dawn, there was a violent tremor on the ground.

"Huh—" Wang Wan reined in the horse and stopped slowly.

The cavalry behind them separated from each other and slowly slowed down.

There were people coming and going at the head of Guangling city, the gate of the city was opened wide in a short while, several riders came out on horseback, and stopped far away.

"Where is Commander Wang?" Xu Wen rode forward alone and asked loudly.

"Here is the old man." Wang Wan, the commander of the horse army in the East Academy, also rode out alone, and replied.

"Why did you enter Bo Guangling without a military order?" Xu Wen asked.

"Why is this?" Wang Wan asked back.

As soon as Xu Wen heard it, he understood that someone had escaped last night to report the news, so he didn't hide it, and said: "The king is still here, and the left and right tooth troops are ordered by the king to eliminate those who are in chaos."

"The king is still there?" Wang Wan asked.

"Still, I was a little frightened." Xu Wen replied.

"really?"

"It's true."

Wang Wan breathed a sigh of relief.He is an old subordinate of the former King of Wu. He has been with him for many years and has made many military exploits. His affection is unusual.Although Yang Wo was very rude to these veterans and veterans after he came to power, which made him a little annoyed, but it by no means meant that he was willing to see the descendants of the former Wu kings suffer.

He doesn't mind if he can help.

But it seems that Xu Wen and Zhang Hao have already controlled Guangling and rectified thousands of soldiers.They are the horse army again, it is inconvenient to attack the city, and it is impossible to rescue Yang Wo.

But it seems that he is not reconciled to retreating like this.

Wang Wan didn't think carefully about where this unwillingness came from.

It may be worried about the safety of Queen Wu's descendants.

It may also be jealousy of up-and-comers like Xu Wen and Zhang Hao who have done great things.

It is more likely to be dissatisfied with not getting the benefits.

Xu Wen rode forward again.

General Zhong Taizhang, the guard of the left guard, stretched out his hand slightly to block it, but Xu Wen resolutely pushed it away.

He didn't wear armor or carry a weapon, so he rode alone two or three steps away from Wang Wan's horse in full armor.

If Wang Wan made a sudden attack, it was hard to say whether Xu Wen could escape back alive.

"I heard that Commander Wang's son was born beautiful and knowledgeable. It just so happens that there is a daughter in my family who is not yet married. I don't know..." Xu Wen lowered his voice and asked.

Wang Wan's heart skipped a beat.If you marry Xu Wen, you will enter the inner circle of Guangling after the remonstrance.For the Wang family, it seems to be a good thing.

Thinking of this, Wang Wan said: "The dog has not married a wife either."

"What a coincidence." Xu Wen smiled and said, "Isn't it a match made in heaven?"

Wang Wan showed a smile for the first time, and said, "This old man will lead the army back to the camp. However, after persuading the old man, the horse soldiers of the Eastern Academy..."

"The King of No Work reminds you." Xu Wen said with a smile: "I was given three strings of money and five bolts of silk, which will be sent to the army later."

"It's so good." Xu Wen's work is still reasonable, and Wang Wan is relieved.In order to stabilize the morale of the army, he quickly let people pass the news on.

After a while, the three thousand horsemen shouted in place, beaming.

Who is Yang Wo?They don't really care, the money they get is real.

Of course, this amount of money is not too much. They eat and live in the military camp every year, and the remaining money is still equivalent to more than [-] yuan.

The reward Xu Wen promised was only five or six coins, which seemed a lot, but if necessary, he could give up this little money and chop Xu Wen instead.

But Yang Wo is not worth what they do, the truth is so naked and cruel.

And since the commander, Wang Wan, was the guarantor, the [-] soldiers of the Eastern Academy's horse army withdrew.

Seeing their receding figures, Xu Wen quietly breathed a sigh of relief.

Within thirty miles of Guangling, this is the only army.If they refused to accept it and clamored to attack Guangling, it might cause other troops to follow suit, and the situation would be out of control by then.

They did not move, acquiescing to the fait accompli, so it will also produce a demonstration effect.Some troops didn't respond to the Eastern Academy's horse army formed by Yang Wo's selection of strong men from various armies, and naturally they were not interested in showing up.

Winning or losing is sometimes on the line.

The mutiny they single-handedly promoted was actually very reluctant.Even if it succeeds by luck, there are many crises, and it will be a test of follow-up treatment.Xu Wen was delighted to have persuaded the Ma Jun of the Eastern Academy to retreat and won the first battle.

"Let's go back to the city!" Xu Wen pulled the reins, turned the horse's head, and headed towards the city.

Zhong Taizhang glanced at him in admiration.

He is not afraid of death.When he attacked Wuyue back then, the whole army was at a disadvantage and had no choice but to retreat. After he led two hundred strong men, he killed more than ten Wuyue troops, including several military academies, which greatly frightened the enemy and allowed the main force to retreat calmly.

But he was aware of his abilities, and asked himself that he would not handle it as well as Xu Wen.

Perhaps, this is the reason why Xu Wen is the commander and he works under the tent.

******
In Guangling City, Zhang Hao is very proud of his martial arts.

Most of the pro-army officers and soldiers voted for him and Xu Wen, and occasionally a few who refused to accept were killed by a sharp knife.

Now a total of 6000 people have been twisted into one rope, firmly controlling Guangling, and officially declared the "big success" of the remonstrance.

"That guy Yang Wo is really bad. I have long thought that he is not pleasing to the eye, and he didn't even learn the slightest ability from the previous King Wu."

"He's actually pretty good. He pays rewards on time and never defaults. But, that's it. Whoever decides in Huainan, so what does it matter? I'll just wait for a paycheck."

"When will you receive the reward? Shouldn't the money be distributed?"

"It should be soon, I think the clerks of the yamen are going to check the inventory."

"Actually, it's a bit of a pity. The king of Wu should have never done anything wrong, so he chose Yang Wo, a prodigal son. That day Zhou Yin said that Yang Wo was not the guardian of the patriarch, and it seemed that he had a good idea."

"Speaking of Zhou Yin, will Zhu Yanshou rebel?"

"It's hard to say. But you probably don't have the guts. Before the king of Wu died, Ping Tian and An Renyi gathered elite soldiers into Guangling. How can the counties fight?"

Inside the barracks, the sergeants were chattering and the atmosphere was lively.The officers didn't stop it either, because even they got involved and talked about it.

Generally speaking, I still hold the attitude of "has nothing to do with me".

This is actually very scary, because it means that the military has a will of its own, and they can choose their own attitude: support, opposition or neutrality.

Of course, this is also a commonplace question, a habit left over from the era of the separatist rule of the feudal town.

On the other side, Zhang Hao was urging the civil servants to finish counting as soon as possible, so that he could give out rewards.

Ye Chang has many dreams, if any martial artist gets impatient with waiting, he raises his arms and calls for everyone to rush up and chop him and Xu Wen into meat, who can he ask for reasoning?
"The head of the capital is full of blessings. I rushed to the palace last night, and I knew I would succeed."

"It's still brave enough to lead the way, and the old brothers admire it, so everyone is brave."

"The head has to be in power, so I can get an official, right?"

"With Dutou's bravery, all Xia soldiers have been chopped up melons and vegetables."

Zhang Hao listened with his beard, laughed loudly, and said, "Ji Xiang, it's over, it's over!"

"It's not an exaggeration at all." Ji Xiang smiled and said, "Look at Xu Wen's bear-like appearance last night, hiding behind secretly, as if he would run away if something goes wrong. Such a cowardly person who fears death, I'm sorry!"

"Dog thing, it's endless, right?" Zhang Hao reprimanded.

But scolding is scolding, but there is a smile on his face.

Ji Xiang watched his words and expressions, and flattered him fiercely, as if Zhang Hao was already the lord of Huainan, and Yang Wo and Xu Wen were all bowing down in front of him.

"How could you be so complacent when you haven't finished all the work?" Xu Wen rode back from outside the city, and happened to hear Ji Xiang's last flattery. He was unhappy and couldn't help reminding Zhang Hao.

Zhong Taizhang followed Xu Wen, looking at Ji Xiang with cold eyes.

"Commander Zhang." Xu Wen got off his horse, first saluted Zhang Hao, and then asked, "Have you sent envoys to convey comfort to all the troops stationed?"

"Didn't it be said a long time ago, why bring it up again? Don't worry about my work?" Zhang Hao was already angry after being given a rainbow fart by his subordinates. At this time, when he heard Xu Wen's question, his attitude was a little bad.

The garrisons of the yamen army and the town army need to send envoys in the name of Yang Wo to comfort them. This is something that was discussed last night. Zhang Hao has already done it. of.

"Commander Zhang is really thoughtful." Xu Wen praised, then approached Zhang Hao, and asked in a voice that only the two of them could hear: "Have you sent an envoy to Luoyang?"

Zhang Hao hesitated, and said, "It's not too late yet."

Xu Wen was taken aback, Zhang Hao, don't be confused!

If the feudal towns of Hebei and Hedong are still there, and Shao Shude can't make a move, it is understandable for Zhang Hao to do so.But what is the situation now, don't be dead!
"I plan to send Saburo Zhixun to Luoyang. With such a great achievement, is it possible that Commander Zhang will just sit back and let my Xu family enjoy it all?" Xu Wen asked again.

Xu Zhigao is Xu Wen's adopted son, ranked second, and his biological son Zhixun ranked third.Before Zhigao, Xu Wen had another son, Dalang, but he died before reaching adulthood.

Zhang Hao's expression changed, and he sighed, "Then I'll send someone too."

Xu Wen nodded and said nothing more.

He knew that although Zhang Hao looked down on him before, he actually had some inferiority complex in his heart, because he always felt that Xu Wen was more resourceful than him.Therefore, when he sent his son to Luoyang to announce the good news, Zhang Hao would definitely follow him for fear of losing money.

For those who forget their righteousness when they see small profits, Xu Wen would have sent Zhong Taizhang to kill Zhang Hao if the current situation were not like this, so as not to delay him.

******
The drums outside the gate of the military mansion rang non-stop.

The generals of the Huainan shogunate walked into the festival hall with different expressions.The sergeants of the left and right Yaqin troops put on their helmets and armor, and asked everyone to take off their weapons before entering.

Zhu Jin threw the sword to the soldiers, and walked in quickly.

After entering and standing still, I found dozens of heavily armed sergeants standing inside, staring at each other.

Xu Wen and Zhang Hao stood beside Yang Wo, one on the left and the other on the right.

Yang Wo looked ashen and dejected. When he saw Zhu Jin coming in, his eyes lit up with hope and he opened his mouth, but he didn't say anything in the end.

Of course, Zhang Hao and Xu Wen discovered Yang Wo's little trick.

Zhang Hao winked, and several soldiers stood behind Zhu Jin with sharp knives.

Can't help them not being careful.

Zhu Jin is really too brave.When I went out to hunt, I stayed at a private house, but I encountered thieves, and I didn't have time to get a weapon.

In history, Xu Zhixun sent several assassins to assassinate at night. Zhu Jin was awakened from sleep, took off the sword hanging on the wall, and killed the assassins one by one in his single clothes. All the corpses were buried in it with ease.

Coupled with the aura of "Henan Mazhe No. [-]" on his body, no matter how hard he guards against this kind of person, he cannot be overstated.

"When you looted the women of the people and killed the people, how wanton and carefree you are, now you know how to be afraid?" Zhu Jin glanced at Yang Wo, sneered twice, and said.

Yang Wo was speechless, speechless.

Zhang Hao secretly breathed a sigh of relief, but then felt a little annoyed.Dozens of people in the festival hall can't deal with Zhu Jin?What the hell am I afraid of?
Xu Wen subconsciously narrowed his eyes.

Zhu Jin is inherently brave, but he is not reckless.What he said was interesting—could it be a gesture of goodwill?
"Everyone——" Xu Wen saw that the people had almost arrived, so he said, "Last night, I received a secret order from the king to lead troops to punish those who violated the regime. Now the city gates have been hanged, and everyone must know about it."

Everyone looked at each other.

Xu Wen didn't expect them to say anything, he said bluntly: "The ones who can come today are all loyal to the king. But there are still more than ten generals and officials in the military mansion who have not arrived, why?"

"If you don't come, you have a different intention, just kill it." Zhang Hao said from the side.

The crowd looked at each other again.

They have no soldiers and no power, so what ability can they resist?The more meritorious the veteran, the less powerful he is. Now most of the soldiers leading the army outside are rising stars.

Forget it, Xu Wen and Zhang Hao, these two thieves, let's see what they do, everyone is determined to be blind or deaf.

The shogunate magistrate Yan Keqiu sighed.

This remonstrance is really a bit rough.The conditions for launching it are not very mature, it can only be said that it was a fluke, and it is time to stand up and speak out.

"Your Majesty, the evil should be eliminated now." Yan Keqiu looked at Yang Wo and reminded.

"Your Majesty, it's time to give an order." Luo Zhixiang, the magistrate of the shogunate, also stepped forward and said.

"Your Majesty, I have long disliked those lucky ones, so let's kill them as soon as possible." Li Tao said.

Li Tao's qualifications are very old.

Following Gao Pian south to the old tribe of Huainan, he was born as a cavalry general and was born in Zhaozhou, Hebei.In the Yang Xingmi era, he made many meritorious deeds, but now he has been confessed by high officials, but he has no real power.

But I have to say that his influence is not small, and he also dislikes the group of upstarts around Yang Wo.

Yang Wo was in despair. There were so many people, but none of them helped him.

Zhang Hao tugged at Yang Wo's arm.

Yang Wo's mouth was full of bitterness, and he could only say helplessly: "The great government affairs of the military government are all entrusted to Generals Zhang and Xu."

Xu Wen glanced at him.

He knew in his heart that Yang Wo had not completely surrendered.It's just that he saw that the situation was not good, and temporarily succumbed.If he is given a chance, he will definitely toss Yao Mozi.

But it doesn't matter, once the Great Xia Forbidden Army arrives, there will be no waves.Yang Wo has no chance and no time.His ending is doomed, he was escorted to Luoyang, waiting to be dealt with.

Of course, if Shao Sheng wanted to get rid of Yang Wo secretly without getting his hands dirty, he might need their help.But Xu Wen didn't want to do this, maybe he could use a little trick to trick that idiot Zhang Hao into doing it, and he alone bears the notoriety of killing the old master.

(End of this chapter)