First Minister of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 369
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Wang Yu was from Liyang, and the Wang family was a noble family in Liyang. With the support of the Wang family, Ximen Junyi was able to hold the post of Liyang County Lieutenant, and Wang Yu was quite courageous and decisive.

After the chaos at the end of the Sui Dynasty and Du Fuwei's uprising, it was Wang Yu who persuaded Ximen Junyi to rebel against the Sui Dynasty and follow Du Fuwei.

Therefore, Ximen Junyi respected Wang Yu very much.

Hearing Wang Wei's question, Ximen Junyi hesitated, not knowing whether to speak directly.

After all, they are husband and wife for many years. Seeing Ximen Junyi's appearance, Wang Yu's eyes were full of doubts, "Did the Fu Gong ask you to do things for him?"

Ximen Junyi remained silent.

Immediately, Wang Yu lost his temper, sat down carelessly, and slapped his palm on the desk, "Didling, is it right? Ever since King Wu entered the court, you have flattered Duke Fu to the utmost. I've wanted to talk to you for a long time."

Ximen Junyi was shocked, and she tried to defend herself: "So what? When King Wu entered the court, Jianghuai was the main assistant. There is nothing wrong with me doing things for him."

"Then let him see what you want to do?" Wang Qiang rolled his eyes, "What if he wants you to kill officials and rebel? I heard that he stayed in the palace of the Chen Dynasty today. Have two hearts".

Ximen Junyi was shocked, "Isn't it? Fugong may just want to take power alone, how could he have two minds?"

Wang Yu had a really tricky expression on his face, "Hold the power alone? What did he ask you to do? Take the power of Little General Wang?"

Facing the series of three questions, Ximen Junsu nodded, "Fu Gong said that there is a letter written by King Wu, let Fu Gong take charge of the army, and General Wang also confirmed that the letter written by King Wu is correct."

"Is it really the order of the King of Wu?" Wang Qian was so shocked that he couldn't sit still any longer, pacing back and forth, "The King of Wu trusts the little General Wang so much, how could he take away his military power?"

"Young Master Fu asked me to persuade Little General Wang to obey King Wu's order and hand over military power," Ximen Junyi said bluntly.

"If it is really the order of the King of Wu, then we must obey it," Wang Qiang murmured, "Go, I will go with you, I must see General Wang to confirm this with my own eyes."

Ximen Junyi was overjoyed.

Although Wang Wei has no official position, he has a slight prestige in the Jianghuai Army. After all, he escaped with Du Fuwei on his back in the rebellion army. This bravery is extraordinary.

In fact, Ximen Junyi just watched Du Fuwei enter the court, but now Jianghuai is headed by Fugong Er, and he deliberately flatters Fugong Er. If Ximen Junyi rebelled together, Ximen Junyi would not have the courage.

Regarding Fu Gong Er asking him to persuade Wang Xiongsheng to hand over military power, Ximen Junyi only thought that this was really an order from King Wu, and Fu Gong Er was just in charge of power alone.

When they came to Wang Xiongdan's mansion, Wang Xiongdan was getting drunk in the hall alone.

"General Ximen, sister of the Wang family, why are you here?" Wang Xiongdan raised his eyes and asked with a depressed face.

Ximen Junyi hesitated, and Wang Yu asked directly: "The King of Wu really asked you to hand over the military power?"

Hearing these words, Wang Xiongdan's face turned pale, and he nodded dejectedly.

"How could this be?" Seeing Wang Xiongdan's confirmation, Wang Yu was very puzzled, "Wu Wang trusts the little general so much, how could he let you hand over the military power, I can't figure it out."

Wang Xiongdan grinned miserably, "I can't figure it out either."

"Little general, Lord Fu asked me to come here to ask for a tiger talisman." Thinking of the order of Lord Fu Er, Ximen Junyi finally said this.

"Is he impatient?" Wang Xiongdan grinned, and as he spoke, he took out a tiger amulet from his pocket, slapped it on the desk, and "take it".

Ximen Junyi picked up the soldier talisman with body temperature, turned around and left with his wife, he knew that Wang Xiongdan had completely lost power, and he still had to rely on Fu Gong if he wanted to survive in Jianghuai.

That night, Ximen Junyi went to Jiankang Palace and handed over the tiger talisman to Fugong Er.

"Very good, very good", Fu Gong Er laughed loudly holding the tiger amulet, "General Ximen has done a great job, and after I found the country and proclaim myself emperor, I will be rewarded generously."

"Mr. Xie Fu... what? Calling... the emperor?" Ximen Junyi was shocked when he heard it clearly, "Mr. Fu, you want to rebel?"

"What rebellion?" Fu Gong Er scolded, "There is no surname Li in this world. I own half of the country in the southeast and have more than a hundred thousand soldiers. Why can't I learn from Song, Qi, Liang and Chen, and proclaim myself emperor?"

"This..." Ximen Junyi's face was ashen.

"General Ximen brought the tiger talisman for me. I will never forget your contribution, and I hope General Ximen will not make mistakes." Fu Gong Er approached, staring at Ximen Junyi with sharp eyes.

Ximen Junyi responded with trepidation, and hurried back home.

Back home, when he saw Ximen Junyi's dying appearance, Wang Qian knew that something had happened, and after asking, Ximen Junyi confessed everything.

"It's so courageous", Wang Qian was shocked and furious, "He actually betrayed the king of Wu".

Ximen Junyi trembled and remained silent.

"In this way, my husband and I have become the accomplices of this thief." Wang Qian felt extremely remorseful, "I am ashamed of the king of Wu."

After the words fell, Wang Li stood up abruptly, grabbed his saber and rushed out.

"Young lady can't do it," Ximen Junyi turned pale with shock, and hurriedly stopped Wang Yu, "You and I have no soldiers, and you will only die if you go to Fu Gong now."

"So what if you die?" Wang Qian pushed Ximen Junyi away, "I would rather die than be a traitor."

"If you go, you will surely die for your husband and daughter," Ximen Junyi said sadly, her voice choked up, "Under Fu Gong's rage, he will definitely destroy our whole family, not only the daughter's life will be lost, but the royal family of Liyang will die." It may also be implicated."

Hearing this, Wang Yu was stunned, and the two lines shed tears.

After a long time, Wang Qiang sighed, "I hate being a man in this life."

Then he turned around and helped Ximen Junyi to sit down, and said solemnly face to face: "Mr. Lang, remember that Fu Gong Er will definitely be defeated and die. You should hide the handwritten letter given to you by the thief. When necessary, go to the court to expose it. Be sure to keep it." Own".

"My lady, what are you going to do?" Ximen Junyi was shocked, and reached out to grab Wang Yu's shoulder.

Wang Yu pushed it away, turned around and drew the knife, and then swung the knife to kill himself. The blade fell to the ground, which was especially harsh in the middle of the night, and the strange woman died of anger.

"My lady!" Ximen Junyi was greatly grieved, and cried bitterly on the ground.

I don't know how long it has passed, Ximen Junyi regained his composure, sat on the spot thinking, walked to the desk, carefully wrapped Fu Gong Er's handwriting in oiled paper, knocked out a floor brick, and placed it under the brick to press it. with.

After doing all this, Ximen Junyi shouted loudly: "Come here!"

A night of panic.

The next day, after hearing the news, Fu Gong Er came to the door to inquire in person, and Ximen Junyi cowardly told all the reasons before and after, of course, some parts were omitted.

Fu Gong Er gave a cold snort, then turned and left, a trace of resentment flashed in Ximen Junyi's eyes.

After Fu Gong Er fully accepted the Jianghuai Army, he directly declared that he would rebel against the Tang Dynasty and proclaim himself emperor after the founding of the country.

The capital was established in Danyang, the country name was Song Dynasty, Yuan Dynasty was changed to Tianming, hundreds of officials were set up, the Jiankang Palace of the Chen Dynasty was repaired, and Chen Zhi was followed.

The rest of the generals are rewarded.

On the day of the rebellion, Fu Gong Er ordered his general Xu Shaozong to attack Haizhou, his general Tian Huiliang to station his troops on Bowang Mountain, and his general Chen Zhengtong to station his troops on Qinglin Mountain.

(End of this chapter)