Ji Han Liu Zhang

Chapter 179 Asking the Young Master to Die

"Last night, there was an enemy army, intending to escape from the city under the cover of darkness. However, after a few people in front were provoked by me, the group of people retreated... When I originally intended to follow the enemy army back to the city, the city gate opened. I opened the door and captured the city gate, but the enemy army in the city sent a group of elite soldiers to block my steps, but I couldn't capture the city for Ming Gong. I'm really ashamed." Zhang Ren reported to Liu Zhang what happened last night .

Liu Zhang didn't take it seriously, waved his hand and said: "It doesn't matter, as long as no one in the city escapes."

At the same time, Liu Zhang felt a pity in his heart. It was a pity that his good brother Liu Hao was not among the group of people who fled out of the city last night. Otherwise, in the dark night, with strong winds and dim lights, Zhang Ren could have killed Liu Hao with a single shot and avenged an accident. .It would be wonderful if I hugged Liu Hao's body and cried today, and at night I hugged my sister-in-law Wu Ran peacefully.

'What a pity, what a pity. '

After thinking about this, Liu Zhang clapped the jade Ruyi in his hand and expressed regret twice in his heart.

At this time, the guards outside the tent came in to report that Wu Yi, the commander-in-chief, had arrived. As expected, Liu Zhang invited Wu Yi to see him.

Wu Yi hurriedly stepped into the tent. After the salute, he hurriedly asked: "Ming Gong, the fortress guarded by General Zhao Zhonglang has a city wall that is only two or three feet high, and there are no trenches or urns in front of the city. We don't even need to build a ram car or a nest car. We can capture this Wubao even if we attack the city with ants... Why don't we attack the Wubao that we can capture so easily? Instead, we build a fence around the Wubao. Dig trenches on all sides and make it look like a siege.”

At this point, Wu Yi raised his hand and asked for orders: "Yi is willing to be the first to ascend and capture this Wubao for Ming Gong today. If he cannot capture it today, he is willing to offer his head."

Liu Zhang stroked the smooth and translucent jade Ruyi on his hand, but did not answer or agree to Wu Yi's heroic request.

"It's because of the Third Young Master." Peng Yi stood up and explained for Liu Zhang.

"The Third Young Master was so mad that he collaborated with Zhao Wei to commit rebellion and committed such a big mistake. However, the third Young Master is the only one left among Ming Gong's brothers. We must not allow the Third Young Master to make any mistakes... If we attack the city, Swords and spears have no eyesight, and the soldiers are fighting each other. If you are not careful, the third son will die in the rebel army. Even if it is not the fault of Ming Gong, it will attract criticism from others."

Wu Yi's face darkened after hearing this, and he secretly thought that it was just as he expected. Liu Zhang, who had lost his eldest and second brothers, would pick up Liu Hao's rebellion and put it down gently, without adding any ax to it. Liu Hao's body.

As Peng Yi said, Liu Zhang was only a brother like Liu Mao. If his brothers fought with each other and killed his brother, no matter how reasonable he was, he would still attract criticism from people all over the world.

Wu Yi took a step back, walked into the banquet, and asked Liu Zhang about his next plan: "I don't know what Ming Gong plans to do next. Just stay in Wubao until the food is exhausted, and then wait for General Zhao Zhonglang and the third son to surrender." ?”

"As long as there are no accidents, it will be like this." Liu Zhang responded at this time, with a somewhat helpless tone. As a monarch, he had great power and could not act according to his own temper.You must know that the emperor sometimes cannot do things happily, not to mention that he is only a prince.

Wu Yi's face turned even darker. If he had his way, he would naturally lead his troops into the Wubao, chop down Liu Hao with one blow, and kill Liu Hao, the canine who intended to murder his sister Wu Ran.It was a pity that Liu Hao's identity was there. Even if Liu Hao stretched out his neck in front of him, he could not easily chop off Liu Hao's head with a knife.

"Peng Canjun, have you ever found out about the food and grass situation in Wubao? If the food and grass in Wubao is enough to last for a year and a half, it will be delayed and a lot of time will be wasted here."

Wu Yi, who put aside his hatred for Liu Hao for the time being, used his instinct as a general and asked Peng Yi, the soldier cao who joined the army, the most critical question.

"When Zhao Zhonglang was about to occupy this Wubao, some people from the Li family who originally lived in Wubao ran out when they saw that the situation was not good. I gathered these people and conducted a thorough investigation, and learned that the people in Wubao were The food and grass savings can probably support Zhao Zhonglang for half a year." Peng Yi explained the situation clearly.

"Half a year." Wu Yi gritted his teeth and felt a little headache.

Peng Yi smiled. He was not like Wu Yi, who had a headache about half a year's food and grass savings in Wubao: "General Wu Zhonglang, please don't worry. General Zhao Zhonglang conspired with the third son. He is not sincere, but forced by the situation." , they conspired together because of their interests... Now General Zhao Zhonglang and the Third Young Master are besieged by us in Wubao. The situation is critical. They who originally conspired because of their interests will naturally have discord because of the danger. We only need to manipulate one This will cause the discord between the two of them to arise sooner."

Wu Yi's eyes lit up. He knew the deep meaning of Peng Yi's words. Liu Zhang could not kill Liu Hao, but if there was chaos in the city and Liu Hao died, it would have nothing to do with Liu Zhang, but this could not be explained clearly.He nodded and asked further: "Peng Shenjun probably already has a plan."

"Well, the soldiers have been ordered to send silk scrolls to all sides of Wubao. They only say that General Zhao Zhonglang has kidnapped the Third Young Master. They do not say that the Third Young Master conspired with General Zhao Zhonglang. They also call General Zhao Zhonglang and order him to release the Third Young Master." Peng Yi revealed his plan. .

"With the character of Third Young Master and General Zhao Zhonglang, when they see this silk letter, even if there is nothing on the surface, they will secretly be on guard against each other and cannot work together." Wu Yi echoed, he was very disappointed with Peng Yi's plan. Agree, as long as it can defeat Liu Mao's strategy, it is a good strategy.

After chatting for a few more words, Liu Zhang sent Wu Yi to meet with Wu Ran. Wu Ran was in trouble for the first time, and it would be better to have Wu Yi, his elder brother, to comfort him.
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"What does the silk book say?" On the top of the Wubao city, Zhao Wei had deep bags under his eyes. He had not slept last night. Originally, he had thought of sending elite cavalry to take Zhao Xi away while the blockade outside the city had not been completely closed. Escape, escape from this lifeless dock.

But Liu Zhang anticipated his thoughts and raised fire like stars at night, leaving no room for him. The cavalry surrounded Zhao Xi and his party who were leaving the city, and almost killed his only son Zhao Xi. If he hadn't quickly mobilized his elite soldiers to go out of the city to provide assistance, he wouldn't be able to see Zhao Xi now.

"The silk book tells you to release Liu Hao... Hey, Liu Hao obviously conspired with us. Why does the silk book say that we held Liu Hao hostage?" Zhao Xi also didn't sleep last night, but his energy was still good. , he couldn't escape last night, but his mood was not very bad. He still wanted to be with Zhao Wei.

But Zhao Xi was very confused now because he had the silk book in his hand that was sealed from outside the city and entered the Wubao: "Could this Liu Shijun be confused? Why did he confuse right and wrong on the silk book?"

"Huh?" Zhao Wei was also confused for a moment. He took the silk book handed by Zhao Xi and read it carefully.

"Brothers are not friends, but younger brothers are respectful. Liu Hao has a good brother... My father said yesterday that Liu Shijun was the only brother left like Liu Hao, but how could he not be killed... But I didn't expect that not only would he not Kill, Commander Liu is still protecting Liu Hao's face in officialdom." Zhao Wei sighed after reading the silk book in his hand.

"That's it." Zhao Xi understood Liu Zhang's intention after being prompted by Zhao Wei.

But at the same time, Zhao Xi had a question: "Liu Shijun wants us to release Liu Mao. Why is there no condition for us to be lenient in the silk book? This must give us some benefits. He is not afraid that we will kill Liu Mao." , leaving him without a brother."

After hearing what Zhao Xi said, Zhao Wei felt that the fog in front of his eyes was lifted, and his mind became clear. He kept murmuring: "Kill Liu Hao, kill Liu Hao."

Zhao Wei consciously grasped Liu Zhang's thoughts. From last night to now, he, who had been frowning and unhappy because of Zhao Xi's failure in escaping, actually laughed out loud, startling the birds in the nearby forest to soar into the sky.

"Dad?" Zhao Xi, who didn't know what he was talking about, stepped forward and shouted.

Zhao Wei's eyes were extremely bright at the moment, not as decadent and gloomy as before. He raised his hand and stroked Zhao Xi's head: "Xi'er, there is no perfect path for anyone. Now that Commander Liu has his heart, he will fulfill his duties as a father."

"What?" Regarding Zhao Wei's words, Zhao Xi was full of questions and his face was full of confusion. However, Zhao Wei stopped talking and hurried down the tower. He had no choice but to suppress the questions in his heart. Followed.

On the other side, silk books were shot into the city from outside Wubao. There were countless copies. Captain Li Si, who rebelled on the way, naturally picked them up.After Li Si read the silk book in his hand at a glance, his eyes lit up. He originally felt that he was trapped in Wubao by Liu Zhang's army and had no chance of survival. At this time, he felt hope in his heart.

He came to Liu Mao's residence and persuaded Liu Mao: "Third Young Master, even if there are any conflicts between brothers, they can be resolved if they are connected by blood... If you don't believe it, look at it, Mr. Liu The silk book that was shot into the city actually spoke for you, saying that you were held hostage by Zhao Wei, and that instead of committing a major treason, he asked Zhao Wei to let you out of the city."

For the past two days, Liu Mao, who was panic-stricken and terrified all day long, was afraid to go out in his residence. He took the silk book from Li Si's hand as if he were grabbing food, and began to read ten lines at a glance.

"Good brother." Liu Hao was a little touched. He and Liu Zhang were still brothers after all. They had grown up together and had a deep relationship. Even though there had been some conflicts recently, it seemed that the brotherhood still existed and had not been completely wiped out.

After being able to survive, Liu Hao showed a happy smile on his face, like a drowning person grabbing a lifebuoy.

Li Si, who saw Liu Mao's behavior, stepped forward and said, "Sir, although Liu Shijun wants to rescue you, Zhao Wei is the one who calls the shots in Wubao now, and Zhao Wei will definitely not let you out of the city. They will only use the young master as a chess piece. If the young master wants to go out, it will be difficult."

Li Si's words touched Liu Hao's heart. As a young master who fled, Liu Hao had few trusted people around him. There was a Wang Sheng in front of him, but the Zhao family knight said that he was killed by Zhang Ren. Now he He was alone, without a single confidant around him.

Liu Hao frowned. Now in the Wubao, there were all the soldiers of the Zhao Wei clan. As a young master, he only had a title, but the title was useless. He needed soldiers.

At this time, Liu Hao noticed Li Si in front of him. Li Si surrendered midway and there were hundreds of soldiers under his tent.

Liu Hao and Li Si looked at each other, as if you know me and I know you.

Li Si lowered his voice and said to Liu Hao: "Young Master, among the hundreds of people in my tent, there are 30 children of my Li family, all of whom are trustworthy... You can invite Zhao Wei to a banquet tonight, and I will lead these 30 people." Ambush behind the screen, the young master only needs to throw a glass of wine as a signal during the banquet, and I will lead the troops out, kill Zhao Wei, and then take advantage of the chaos in the city to escort the young master out of the city."

"Good." Upon hearing this, Liu Hao narrowed his eyes into a straight line and gave a low praise.
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After night falls, the wind blows violently, and the whimpering sound is like the cry of ghosts, resounding throughout the earth.

In the camp where Wu Yi is located outside Wubao, Wu Yi is currently talking to his brother Wu Ban. As Liu Zhang's personal guard, Wu Ban happens to have a rest tonight.

"You mean, you saw with your own eyes A'ran and Ming Gong hugging each other?" Wu Yi's words revealed incredulity. He couldn't believe what Wu Ban said.

Wu Ban nodded affirmatively: "Brother, I swear, I really saw it. My sister and Ming Gong were hugging each other at that time. Later, my sister even asked me to come out of the big tent to meet Ming Ming. We chatted for a while, both business and private.”

Hearing this, the expression on Wu Yi's face became very strange. He frowned at first, then looked thoughtful, and finally smiled.

Wu Ban was a little puzzled: "Brother, you said that my sister is Ming Gong's sister-in-law. It's not good for the two of them to hug each other."

"What do you know? My sister-in-law has suffered a disaster. Isn't it okay for my uncle to take care of her... You have this matter in your stomach. Don't talk nonsense." Wu Yi retorted rudely.

"By the way, last night when I was on duty, my sister entered Ming Gong's camp. From a distance, there was a slight sound of breathing, as if the two of them were doing some exercise." He rambled on, talking about what happened last night when he was alone on duty.

Wu Yi's eyes suddenly lit up. He did not ask Wu Ban for the truth. Instead, he kept nodding his head, stroking his palms and saying, "Good, great good."

Only then did Wu Yi realize that when he saw Wu Ran today, Wu Ran's expression was a bit abnormal, and he looked restless. He thought Wu Ran was being chased by Wang Sheng sent by Liu Hao, and he was not yet panic-stricken. Completely eliminated, now it seems that it is for another reason.

In the end, Wu Yi did not forget to perfunctory Wu Ban: "Maybe he is throwing pots, so he is a little tired."

"Tou Hu?" Wu Ban became excited and muttered: "Why don't you call me for Tou Hu? I am very good at Tou Hu. Ming Gong is really biased. He only called my sister to Tou Hu and not me."

After Wu Yi frowned and listened to Wu Ban's words, he stretched out his hand to massage the center of his eyebrows. Now he had a headache.

'Is the discipline too strict? Regarding Wu Ban's innocent words, Wu Yi reflected on it and felt that he was too strict with Wu Ban's discipline, which led to some personnel matters that Wu Ban didn't understand very well.

Wu Yi looked at the tiger's head. Wu Ban, who looked a little unhappy because Liu Zhang threw the pot without calling him, planned to arrange a marriage for this little fool's clan brother and find someone to train Wu Ban properly.

Inside the Wubao.

"Why hasn't Zhao Zhonglang come yet?" Liu Hao was a little upset while waiting. During the day, he followed Li Si's suggestion and sent someone to invite Zhao Wei to a banquet in the evening. He planned to kill Zhao Wei during the banquet and go to the invited servants. It is said that Zhao Wei nodded in agreement.

But what time is it now? It will be 'Ren Ding' in a while, but Zhao Wei has not arrived yet.

At this time, there was finally movement outside the house, but Liu Hao felt something was not right. The footsteps outside were chaotic and noisy. It sounded like there were a lot of people coming, and it was mixed with the sound of iron plates on armor hitting each other, like a large number of people. The soldier arrived outside the house.

Liu Hao felt uneasy, so he stood up, walked to the door, and looked at the guest invited tonight - Zhao Wei.Zhao Wei was seen standing among a group of soldiers, stroking his beard with one hand, and commanding the soldiers to surround his other courtyard with the other hand.

"Mr. Zhao, I think you are busy with military affairs, so you are late, please come in." Liu Hao held the disciple's gift in his hand and respectfully invited Zhao Wei to the table, but he did not talk about the reason why Zhao Wei came with his soldiers.

Zhao Wei smiled and shook his head: "Young master, it's no need. I have no intention of having a banquet today. I just want to ask you to do something for me."

"Mr. Zhao, it's cold at night. Please take care of yourself and come in. If you have anything you want me to do, I won't refuse." Liu Mao was respectful and courteous, and once again stretched out his hand to invite Zhao Hao to the table.

"It's good to have the young master say this." Zhao Wei ignored the respectful attitude of Liu Hao. He looked up at the sky and saw that the moonlight was clear and clear. It was obviously midnight, but the other courtyard was like daylight.At this time, Zhao Wei lowered his head and made it clear what he wanted Liu Hao to do.

"Young master, please die."

(End of this chapter)