Shengshichun

Chapter 383 Closing the net! (The main text will be completed at the end of the month, please vote for me)
Lian Yi frowned: "You are so long-winded, are you stalling for time?"

Luo Zhao smiled and said: "Even the general knows what I, Luo, value. I just want a certificate to feel at ease.

"You have all seen my sincerity, are you unwilling to give me even such a small promise?"

Lian Yi wanted to say more, but Lian Yang didn't want to waste any more time, so he stopped him and said, "Show me the document."

Luo Zhao handed over the document.

After reading it carefully several times, Lian Yang was sure that it was just a simple letter of commitment and he could not see any other tricks, so he reached out to ask him for ink, and pressed a fingerprint with his thumb on the document.

Luo Zhao said: "To do the whole thing, let's press the full palm seal."

Lian Yang glanced at him. Even though he was unhappy, he didn't want to argue with him anymore. He pressed his entire right palm onto the ink pad and then pressed it on the document.

Luo Zhao faced the light and carefully examined the palm print with only complete and clear lines. He folded it and put it in his arms, then opened the door: "Please come in, both of you."

Lian Yang looked at the wide-open door and bowed to him: "See you later!"

Luo Zhao smiled and cupped his hands: "Master Lian, General Lian, have a safe journey!"

Lian Yang did not hesitate any longer. He waved his hand and sent a few guards to lead the way. Then he stepped through the iron gate and led the rest of the people, heading down the stone stairs without looking back!

Luo Zhao, who was behind them, waited until they went down the stone stairs and could no longer be seen, then turned around and made a gesture into the darkness.

A group of tall and strong masked warriors quietly walked out from the darkness. When the two sides' eyes met, more than a dozen of them also rushed down the stone stairs one after another...

……

Pei Zhan arrived at Yangjiaoai only half an hour later than Liang Zhi.

Different from Liang Zhi's covert operation, he led an entire guard camp, with thousands of soldiers and horses roaring across the yellow sand!

After arriving at Yangjiaoai, he drove straight into the checkpoint. Just as he was climbing the stairs, he met Luo Zhao, who was climbing down in fear at the murderous noise!

"General, general!"

Luo Zhao had been in the northwest for so many years, and his impression of Pei Zhan was still that of the crazy general who led his soldiers to fight the Dayue people without regard for their lives. There were so many levels of positions between them, and he had never been closer than three feet to him. Even so, every time he saw him from a distance, he seemed to be able to smell the blood on his body. He always felt that the young commander had a knife hidden under his eyes that was ready to execute military law at any time. When had he ever thought that he would be killed by him like this? !
He didn't know how much pain he was in after rolling and crawling all the way down, but he didn't care and fell to his knees: "I didn't know the general was coming, I'm sorry for not welcoming you! I hope the general will forgive me, please forgive me!"

Pei Zhan's hand flashed with a flash of snow, and the long sword was placed on his throat in an instant: "Where is Lian Yang?!"

Luo Zhao trembled all over again and was so frightened that he couldn't speak.

Pei Zhan kicked him in the chest and ordered, "Tie him up and punish him by military law!"

Jiang Lin stepped forward, and Luo Zhao hugged his thighs. Before he could speak, Liang Zhi shouted from behind: "General Pei, wait a minute!"

Pei Zhan turned around and saw Liang Zhi, his elite troops, and two soldiers in uniforms striding towards him!

"Things are not what you think!" Liang Zhi took a deep breath and glanced at Luo Zhao on the ground, then stretched out his hand and said, "Hand over the things and explain the facts clearly!"

Luo Zhao collapsed to the ground, then tremblingly took out the document from his arms and presented it with both hands: "This is the palm seal of Mianyang himself. All of this was instructed by General Gao in advance. General, please understand, General, please understand!"

Pei Zhan suddenly looked up: "What's going on? Where's Gao Changyuan?"

"Here is my humble position!"

Just as Pei Zhan finished speaking, Gao Changyuan's voice came from behind him. He also came with a group of people from outside and knelt on one knee when he arrived:
"I am late!"

Pei Zhan kicked him on the shoulder: "What the hell are you doing?!"

Gao Changyuan fell back, holding his kicked shoulder, but grinned: "Before General Pei arrived, I had already made arrangements with several important strongholds in advance, and specially transferred Luo Zhao, who had contact with Dayue, here.

"To put it simply, I am inviting you into a trap! Now I am ready to catch you in the trap!"

Pei Zhan said: "You mean, Lian Yang and the others have been released?"

"That's right! They have entered the belly of the narrow passage!"

Pei Zhan gritted his teeth: "Why didn't you tell me in advance?!"

"Old Five!" Liang Zhi stepped forward and pulled him aside. "This matter is not simple. I'm afraid Gao Changyuan doesn't have such courage."

"General!"

Just as he said this, Guo Song also ran in: "An urgent report from the capital, sent here by a five-hundred-mile express horse at the request of the young lady!"

Pei Zhan's heart sank when he heard this, and he immediately pulled the letter in his hand. He was stunned when he saw it, and looked up at Liang Zhi: "How did the news about His Highness get out?!"

Liang Zhi took the letter upon hearing this and said in surprise: "Has this matter spread? Who did this?"

When Luo Zhao in the underground heard this, he shuddered again and immediately turned his gaze to Gao Changyuan!
Gao Changyuan said calmly: "We also did this!"

"what?!"

Pei Zhan and Liang Zhi shouted in unison.

Gao Changyuan looked outside the barracks calmly: "I did deceive you about one thing. In fact, before Mr. Yang arrived, I already knew his identity.

"So all my performances over the past few days were just me playing along."

As he spoke, the sound of weapons clattered all over the place.

Pei Zhan's men and Liang Zhi's men all drew their swords.

But Gao Changyuan was not at all flustered. He took out a brocade letter from his arms and presented it to Pei Zhan with both hands:
"This is the reason. Please have a look, General Pei."

Pei Zhan's face had already turned livid. He snatched the brocade book, unfolded it and read it. He was immediately dismayed!
The handwriting on the brocade book looked so familiar, and the seal at the end of the book made him feel even more familiar! ...

"General..." Guo Song couldn't help but interrupt when he saw this, "I have another thing to report. Just now on the way here, I met Chen Song." He brought a message from Mr. Yang. Mr. Yang had contacted King Jin Xu of Dongzi the day before, and had led his troops with King Dongzi's trusted generals to encircle the rebels from the rear!

"Chen Song said that Mr. Yang intercepted the rebels' message, saying that Lian Yang would most likely arrive at Dayue through the passage at Yangjiaoai to join the rebels!"

Pei Zhan quickly put away the letter, looked up at the direction of the checkpoint, clenched his fists and said, "What are you waiting for! Immediately order the allocation of 5,000 elite troops to block the Yangjiao Pass, and follow me to charge forward!"

"Order!"

Liang Zhi accepted the order loudly and went to mobilize troops immediately.

Pei Zhan looked at Luo Zhao lying on the ground, then glanced at the complete palm print left by Lian Yang on his hand, and said, "——Go open the door!"

After saying this, he strode towards the checkpoint and said, "Everyone present, follow me! Capture the criminal as soon as possible and return to the capital!"

……

It was a sleepless night in the northwest. As five thousand elite troops entered the narrow Yangjiao Pass, all the lights along the way were lit up.

At the same time, war drums sounded and horse hooves raised dust. This was a battle to wipe out the roots of the enemy, and it was also a battle that had to be settled. No one dared to neglect their duties or let down their guard.

While the two sides were engaged in battle, the capital city was already in chaos.

At this time, the moon was at its zenith and the midnight gong had already sounded, but the general's mansion was full of people. Pei Yu and Madam Pei sat at the top, and Liang Chen and his wife came, as did Madam Cheng and her family, and even Du Mingqian's father Du Xun and his eldest and second brothers came. The whole room was full of people sitting in a solemn manner.

"Why didn't you tell me earlier?" Du Xun stroked the armrest with a slight complaint and a little worry. "Now the whole court knows that the Prince of Yan is a fake prince. There is no one in the palace to succeed him. The Zhou Dynasty is doomed! The remnants of Dayue are still being held in the northwest, and the emperor in the palace is like this. What should we do now that it has become like this? You guys! Alas!"

The last words were directed at Pei Yu and his wife. The couple, who were usually carefree and leisurely, now looked at each other, unable to say a word.

Liang Chen and his wife tried to smooth things over: "This matter concerns the reputation of the royal family, so it's no wonder that Uncle Pei and the others kept it a secret."

God knows they didn't expect such a thing to happen. It turned out that Mr. Yang was Yang Yi, the missing eldest prince whom they had lamented many times. Moreover, it was obvious that only the Pei family and the emperor and empress knew about the relationship between Yang Yi and Prince of Yan. At worst, there was Madam Ning. They were all their own people. Now that the news suddenly leaked, it was really going to cost them their lives!

"Without a successor to the imperial power, chaos will surely break out." Liang Chen said solemnly, "If we want to calm this turmoil, the only way is for His Highness to show up and announce his identity!"

When the ruler is weak and the ministers are strong, there is no guarantee that there won't be someone waiting for an opportunity to cause trouble.

Now that the situation has come to this point, is there any other way besides doing this?

"I agree." Cheng Chiren said, "Although there is a misunderstanding between him and the emperor, he is a prince, and this is an indisputable fact. Now he can no longer be an idler outside. In other words, if the court is unstable, he will find it difficult to stay out of it."

Pei Yu and his wife looked at each other and then looked at Fu Zhen: "What do you think?"

Fu Zhen counted the days on his fingers and said, "I have no objection. But I want to ask, don't you think the timing of this news is intriguing?"

Everyone was stunned. Fu Zhen went on to say, "Logically, the affairs of the Prince of Yan and the affairs of His Highness are inseparable. The person who leaked the news knew the identity of the Prince of Yan and must have known the eldest prince. Why did he choose to spread it?"

"That's right!" Su Xing'er looked at everyone, "This is not right! Why does it seem like someone is deliberately trying to stir up trouble?"

Du Xun and his men were indeed old foxes. At this moment, the old friends suddenly realized what was going on and stood up at the same time, their mouths wide open, ready to blurt out whatever they wanted to say. However, they tried several times but dared not say anything...

……

The battle was fought in one go and the outcome was clear at dawn.

There was a passage on the other side of the checkpoint that could be used by war horses. Pei Zhan ordered half of the people to stay behind, and the other half to follow him. In the middle of the narrow passage, they found the group of soldiers that Luo Zhao had let go of. These were the people Gao Changyuan had arranged to follow here. After informing Pei Zhan of Lian Yang's whereabouts, the two sides caught up together.

The reason why Gao Changyuan asked Luo Zhao to let Lian Yang go was because he wanted to get the half tiger talisman in his hand. The half tiger talisman that Dong Zi had was the basis for fueling the ambitions of Duan Ruo and Lian Yang, father and son. Lian Yang wanted to be killed, so of course he had to get the tiger talisman as well, so that he could get the job done efficiently!
Pei Zhan, who learned all this on the way, all his anger disappeared. He praised Gao Changyuan, saying "Well done", and stopped the reins.

Since we want to catch them all in one fell swoop, we have to give them time to meet up.

It's just a narrow road of a few dozen miles, and we will arrive by dawn anyway.

Pei Zhan and his entourage rushed out of the narrow road in the morning sun, and caught Lian Yang and his group who had just joined Wu Jun! And with them was their own team who came to meet Lian Yang.

Of course, an army of one hundred thousand is not a vegetarian.

At the command of Wu Chengping and his two companions, the massive army came over from all directions.

But the two sides were still half a mile apart when deafening shouts of killing came from the rear of Wu's army.

The sound of war drums resounded in the valley like thunder, and the densely packed Wu army suddenly stopped where they were.

Wu Chengping was shocked, and pointed the tip of his knife at Lian Yang angrily: "You set a trap to harm me?!"

Lian Yang was also frightened and broke into a cold sweat. He said, "You and I have long been allies, and we have been together since then. How could I harm you?!"

"Then why did Dongzi send out troops so quickly? And why did they take the passage of the Great Zhou?!"

Lian Yang couldn't answer it, how could he possibly answer it?
He clearly had Luo Zhao in his grasp - if he failed, why would Luo Zhao let him go? Why was the entire narrow road several dozen miles long unobstructed? He could have started to attack him in the barracks! He could have also sent someone to catch up and intercept him as soon as he crossed the checkpoint!

If this is a trap, if this is a pit, why has it not been filled until now?

"Something must have gone wrong with Dongzi!" He insisted, pointing at the man on the horse behind him and yelling, "Look who that is? ... That's Yang Yi! He's the eldest son of the Great Zhou!"

As Lian Yang cried out in surprise, Wu Chengping turned around and saw that a dozen tall horses were coming from a distance, leading a large army. The man at the front was as strong as an iron tower, holding a long spear in his hand, leading his men and horses to gallop towards this side! Behind the army he led, there was a large group of Dongzi troops riding war horses and galloping towards them!
Under the gradually brightening morning light, the army dressed in the uniforms of the Zhou army and the Dongzi army quickly dispersed into a crescent shape and were encircling this side from both sides!

Wu Chengping took away 100,000 people from Dongzi, but Dongzi still had far more troops than that. The rear where Yang Yi and his men were killing was exactly the border between Dayue and Dongzi Da Zhou!

Needless to say, this is because Dongzi King Jin Xu has already contacted Yang Yi!

The reason why Wu Chengping and his team chose to take this road and come here to meet Lian Yang is because the ownership of this place is complicated. If Jin Xu wants to send troops to chase, he must get the approval of the Great Zhou. Now the Dongzi Army is led by Yang Yi, the eldest son of the Great Zhou. Doesn't this mean that they have joined hands with the two countries? !

Before making this decision, they certainly thought about this possibility, but they didn't expect it to happen so soon!

I never thought that Yang Yi had already established contact with the Great Zhou Palace without anyone noticing, and had followed Pei Zhan here, and had contacted Jin Xu so quickly!

As a result, there is no room to retreat in the yellow sand outside the canyon!
"How did they do it?" Wu Chengping asked Lian Yang in a hoarse voice.