Be an emperor from drawing cards

Chapter 186 The war ends
Liu Rengui looked at Zhao Yun with an unusually solemn expression.

"Commander, it seems that we can no longer only consider the dangers of Shanyue. If the hidden dangers in Taihe City are not eliminated, we will never have peace of mind!"

Zhao Yun's eyes were condensed, and he nodded when he heard the words:
"Liu Canjun's words are exactly what I want. If the internal troubles are not eliminated, the external chaos will continue. Fortunately, before leaving, Your Majesty granted me arbitrary power. I can also intervene in the affairs of Taihe City."

As he spoke, he turned his attention to Cao Zhengchun and Lu Bing.

"Eunuch Cao, does Pan Meng, the governor of Taihe City, really have any objections?"

Cao Zhengchun was stunned when he heard this. How could he dare to guarantee Zhao Yun such a thing?

If it turns out that he has wronged a good man, how can he continue to stay with His Majesty?

On the contrary, Lu Bing did not have Cao Zhengchun's worries at all, and quickly clasped his fists and said:

"Back to Marshal Zhao, I can't fully guarantee this because of my humble position. But Pan Meng, when he went down the mountain to plunder, he only let the defenders stick to the city, regardless of the life and death of the people outside the city. Even if he sent troops to suppress the bandits, it was just a show. Even if he is not connected with Shanyue, just based on his perfunctory attitude in suppressing bandits, the court should take off this man's official uniform to avoid harming the people!"

This Lu Bing is someone who dares to do things!
Zhao Yun looked at Lu Bing with a hint of appreciation in his eyes.

Zhao Yun asked Liu Rengui for advice: "Liu Canjun, how should this matter be handled?"

Liu Rengui frowned and thought for a moment, then said:

"If the commander-in-chief appears outside Taihe City, Pan Meng will definitely be alert. If he sees that the situation is not good and completely turns to Shanyue, things will become more and more troublesome."

"I have a plan. I am going to Taihe City as a patrol censor. Pan Meng and Hu censor, who do not know the situation, will definitely welcome me. At the banquet, they will be captured. If they collude with Shanyue, they will be sentenced to treason. If not, the two men will be temporarily imprisoned on the grounds of ineffective disaster relief and inability to suppress bandits. In this way, the internal troubles can be eliminated, and then the imperial army can no longer have any worries and go all out to conquer Shanyue."

Is this going to be a turnaround?
Zhao Yun's eyes widened, he punched the table hard, and said in a deep voice:
"Okay, let's follow Liu Canjun's plan. General Lin, you lead the army to station here and wait for the army to come. I will go with Liu Canjun personally to prevent Pan Meng and others from jumping over the wall in a hurry. Eunuch Cao, the most important person in this city is I will leave everything to my father-in-law."

Zhao Yun did not call him "this commander" but "this king", which was obviously to bring him closer to Cao Zhengchun.

Unexpectedly, Cao Zhengchun said such words.

"You're welcome, Lord Yun. Except for our martial arts, which is barely worthy of the prince's attention, the rest of our family is ordinary. However, Lu Bing is thoughtful and worthy of a big responsibility. Why don't the prince leave the reception to this person?"

Zhao Yun was stunned for a moment, glanced at the excited Lu Bing, and finally laughed and said:

"Okay, I will follow what your father-in-law said. Brother Lu, I and Eunuch Cao will entrust all of my body and soul to you."

Zhao Yun had also seen Cao Zhengchun's martial arts, and he was considered an expert among ninth-grade masters.

With his help, the probability of success can be greatly increased.

Courtesy reciprocates, Cao Zhengchun wanted to use this matter to win people's hearts, and made it clear that he was willing to help him, so he would not stand in the way.

The discussion was settled and everyone took action.

While Lin Chong was stationed at the camp, waiting for the follow-up army to arrive, Liu Rengui used the banner of inspecting the censor and went to Taihe City openly, while Zhao Yun and Cao Zhengchun pretended to be Liu Rengui's entourage.

When they learned that Liu Rengui, the censor in charge of Ningyuan Prefecture, had come to visit, both Pan Meng, the prefect of Taihe City, and Hu Guangyin, the censor in charge of Qiyang Prefecture, had a look of astonishment on their faces.

In the prefect's mansion, Pan Meng asked Hu Guangyin with a confused look on his face:

"Master Hu, isn't this Master Liu in charge of Ningyuan Mansion? Why did he come to our Qiyang Mansion for no reason?"

Hu Guangyin's eyes were also full of confusion, he shook his head and said:

"Master Pan asked me, and I asked who is going?"

"Isn't this Mr. Liu from the Supervisory Yuan?" Pan Meng was even more confused and asked, "Sir, do you have nothing to do with this person?"

"Prefect Pan is right," Hu Guangyin sighed and said, "This person is not from the Overwatch Council, but was personally appointed by His Majesty. As for this person's character, I don't know anything about him."

"His Majesty personally appointed..."

After Pan Meng chewed it a few times, he suddenly asked: "Is it possible that the imperial court noticed what we did?"

Hearing these words, Hu Guangyin was suddenly shocked.

"Prefect Pan, this... this is impossible!"

If he, the patrol censor, did not report to the superiors, how did the imperial court learn about the situation in Qiyang Mansion?

Pan Meng sneered: "Master Hu, do you really think that Master Liu came here to visit friends?"

"This……"

Hu Guangyin was somewhat moved by Pan Meng's words, and his heart gradually began to waver.

"If the imperial court really knows about the situation here, then I will be beheaded."

Thinking of the current attitude of the Holy Emperor towards corrupt officials, Hu Guangyin felt chills in his heart.

Why was he so obsessed with the person in front of him that he became involved in this pirate ship and became an accomplice?

Compared to Hu Guangyin's panic, Pan Meng was extremely calm.

"When that day comes, it will be the worst possible outcome!"

opposite?
What did he hear?
Hu Guangyin blinked subconsciously, looked Pan Meng up and down, his face was full of disbelief, and he said harshly:
"Master Pan, you, do you know what you are talking about?"

Your Majesty has as many advisors as a rain, and fierce generals as a cloud. He is also a ninth-level master. Even Burma and Qi invaded at the same time and were in trouble. Where did you, Pan Meng, get the courage to raise the flag of rebellion?

Is this city alone, or is it a land?
Could this guy have lost his mind and gone crazy?
Pan Meng laughed and said: "Now that the matter has come to an end, I will no longer hide it from Mr. Hu!"

As he spoke, he told the other party about his background one by one, and finally said quite confidently: "With my skill in fighting in the mountains, the natural dangers of Taihe Ridge, and the weapons in the treasury, I can fight against the imperial army. If we can’t win, we won’t be defeated miserably. As long as we persist until the drought worsens and the court’s food and grass supply becomes unsustainable, it will be a victory for me, Shanyue. Once peace is negotiated, the Chu people will not have the final say in Qiyang Mansion!”

"you you you……"

Hu Guangyin pointed at Pan Meng and was so angry that he couldn't speak.

Unexpectedly, he was dragged into the water by Shan Yue and became an accomplice of Shan Yue's uprising.

A single mistake becomes an eternal hatred!

I was really obsessed with lard... I regret it!

Sensing the regret in Hu Guangyin's heart, Pan Meng leaned forward and sneered: "Master Hu, it's too late now. If you don't join forces with me, Shan Yue, then wait until the little emperor knows that you are among them, Master Hu. Will you be forgiven for what I did? Mr. Hu should think about it carefully!"

After saying that, Pan waved his hand fiercely.

"Come here, Mr. Hu is sleepy. Take him down to rest."

Hu Guangyin closed his eyes in pain and allowed the servant to take him down.

Pan Meng thought of a plan and planned to host a banquet for Liu Rengui and others at a Taoist temple in the city tomorrow. He also ambushed more than [-] swordsmen and axemen outside the temple, preparing to throw cups at the banquet as a signal to kill Liu Rengui and others.Then, taking advantage of the gap before the court could react, he contacted Shanyue and launched an army to rebel.

The arrangement was finalized, Pan Meng had the city gates opened and he went out to greet Liu Rengui and others.

"Master Liu's coming here to meet friends has created a good story in Taihe City!"

Liu Rengui looked at the clean streets and sneered in his heart, but said in his mouth: "This is a private matter for Liu, but now he has to work hard for Prefect Pan like this. Liu is really uneasy. By the way, why don't you see Mr. Hu?"

Pan Meng had already known the crime in his mind. Hearing this, he said: "Master Hu has been working hard for the refugees these days and accidentally caught the cold. Now he is resting in the house. After Master Liu has finished the feast, I will take you to see Hu." That’s it, my lord.”

The group of people walked and talked, entered Taihe City, and dismounted in front of Qingjing Temple in the west of the city.

When the Taoist priests learned that the distinguished guest had arrived, they hurriedly rang their bells to welcome him.

The Taoist priest in charge of the temple, Lingxu, had already been entrusted by Lu Bing. Seeing Liu Rengui and others entering the temple, he quickly stepped forward and said, "How many years have you left your hometown?"

Liu Rengui was stunned for a moment and said, "It's been more than ten years."

Taoist Master Lingxu smiled and said, "Time is like a knife, so be careful with it, sir." As he said this, he made a knife-like gesture with his right hand.

When Pan Meng saw the two reminiscing about their old friendship, he was afraid that the Taoist master's plan would be revealed, so he shouted sternly: "I want to invite Mr. Liu to a banquet, why does the Taoist master talk so much!"

Liu Rengui said with a smile: "It's just an old acquaintance."

After saying that, he bowed his hands to the Taoist Priest Lingxu to say goodbye, and followed Pan Meng into the palace for the banquet. Behind him, Zhao Yun dressed as a guard and followed closely with his hand on the hilt of his sword.

After entering the main hall, Liu Rengui did not take his seat. Instead, he turned around and asked Pan Meng:
"Prefect Pan invites Mr. Liu, is this a good intention or a bad one?"

Pan Meng was stunned. Before he could speak, Liu Rengui saw swordsmen hiding on both sides. He shouted angrily and asked Pan Meng:
"I thought that Governor Pan had good intentions, but unexpectedly he dared to do this? He is good at killing court ministers. Could it be that Governor Pan wants to rebel?!"

Pan Meng understood that the matter had been exposed, and now he could only take action forcefully, shouting: "If you don't take action, how long will it take!"

The swordsmen and axemen who were ambushing on both sides of the hall were about to take action, but the guards dressed as Zhao Yun were all chopped down to the ground with one sword each.

Seeing this, Pan Meng had no choice but to grit his teeth and raise his sword to stab Liu Rengui, intending to control Liu Rengui in his hands and slowly deal with the opponent.

Unexpectedly, a palm strike came out from the diagonal stab, hitting Pan Meng's chest.Pan Meng didn't even have time to hum before he was knocked unconscious.

But it was Cao Zhengchun who pretended to be an old servant in the hall, waiting for an opportunity to take action.

Seeing that Zhao Yun was about to kill Pan Meng with a sword, Liu Rengui quickly shouted: "The commander-in-chief will keep his men under his sword until the thief learns about Shan Yue's information. It will not be too late to kill him."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Yun put away his sword and stood up, snorting coldly.

"Just live a few more days from now on!"

Pan Meng was captured, and Lu Bing led others to assist him. Soon the situation in the Taoist temple was completely controlled by Zhao Yun and others.

Zhao Yun summoned all the officials in the city to the Taoist temple in the name of Pan Meng, and asked the soldiers to imprison them one by one and question them separately.

At this point, the entire Taihe City was completely controlled by Zhao Yun.

Later, Lin Chong, Qin Liangyu, and Kan Leng led their troops into the city, and the people in the city who were still a little turbulent suddenly calmed down.

In the prefect's mansion, Zhao Yun sat at the first place, and the generals were arranged on the left and right.

Looking around at everyone, Zhao Yun spoke first.

"Everyone, Eunuch Cao has gathered some information from Pan Meng. As your Majesty expected, Shanyue is indeed preparing to rebel. Pan Meng took advantage of the drought to secretly transport weapons and food to Shanyue. This is the treasury in Taihe City. He has smuggled more than half of the weapons and food to Shanyue. Among them, the weapons can equip at least two thousand elite soldiers. "

"This beast deserves to die!"

When everyone heard this, they all gritted their teeth.

The ordnance in the city was originally used by Da Chu to deal with bandits, but now it has become a weapon used by bandits to deal with the imperial court.

The Shanyue clan was already tough and good at fighting, but now with these weapons, their fighting power has gone up to a higher level.

If we want to completely quell the rebellion, we don't know how many soldiers will be buried in the battlefield.

If you are not careful, you may even be among them.

Thinking of this, everyone hated Pan Meng, the guy who poached the imperial court.

"How to put down this group of thieves, please give me some advice from the commander!"

Qin Liangyu asked Zhao Yun with his fists clasped, his eyes shining brightly when he looked at Zhao Yun.

Although she worships the Holy Emperor, she is lively and active by nature and is not willing to become a member of the emperor's harem, because it means that she cannot gallop around on the battlefield and make achievements.

Therefore, after Qin Liangyu took up the position of protecting the concubines in the Imperial Guard, he often thought about his future position, and finally decided not to be the canary in the cage.

However, if she wants to gallop on the battlefield and make achievements, even with His Majesty's tacit approval, as a woman, she will still face unimaginable resistance.

The appearance of Zhao Yun gave Qin Liangyu a flash of inspiration.

As the saying goes, marry a chicken and a dog follow a dog when you marry a chicken.

Fighting on the battlefield with her husband who is a general, no matter who it is, no one can make a mistake.

And Zhao Yun does meet Qin Liangyu's criteria for choosing a spouse.

Young and handsome, with strong martial arts skills and a gentle and humble personality, he is not only a military commander, but also a royal family member, and is highly trusted by His Majesty. Is there any better candidate for a husband than this?

Although Zhou Gongjin is good, she, Qin Liangyu, doesn’t know how to play the piano or flute...

So, after asking all the empresses to keep your Majesty's ears open, it didn't take long for Qin Liangyu to get the opportunity to accompany the army on the expedition.

Before leaving, she received encouragement from Concubine Zhou Jiamin, who was close to her, saying that His Majesty's acquiescence in her nonsense depended on her achievements during this trip and Zhao Zilong's attitude.

As long as Zhao Yun doesn't object too much, His Majesty is willing to recognize herself as his royal sister and grant marriage to himself and Zhao Yun.

Zhao Yun obviously also got some information from Zhao Yu. Now facing Qin Liangyu's aggressive gaze, he subconsciously did not look at her, but he said:

"The commander-in-chief and Liu Canjun have already made plans on this matter."

"Three days later, Pan Meng is going to transport a batch of ordnance to the foot of Taihe Ridge in the name of suppressing bandits. What I and Liu Canjun mean is to pretend to be bandit suppressors, transport the weapons to the designated place, and wait until the mountains are over. Appear and give them a heavy blow. Destroy the arrogance of these Shanyue first, and then we will talk about the rest!"

This is called pretending to suppress bandits in the name of actually suppressing bandits.

(End of this chapter)