The Rebellious Officials and Traitors of the Late Han Dynasty

Chapter 302: Hanoi Rebellion
In the study, Xue Hong and Miao Shang sat across the desk from each other. Under the candlelight, their faces changed from gloomy to bright.

"Alas, it's not that you and I are betraying our master, it's just that we are forced by the current situation." Miao Shang sighed.

"Betraying our master? When did you and I ever betray our master? We are both ministers of the Han Dynasty and should be loyal to the world. Now you and I have surrendered to the imperial court. How can we be said to have betrayed our master? If we follow Zhang Yang to submit to Yuan Shao, that would be the real betrayal." Xue Hong sneered.

After meeting Dong Zhao and Sima Yi, Xue Hong instantly forgot about Zhang Yang. Yuan Shao had already been defeated and was even powerless to turn the tide. Since he was going to surrender anyway, why not submit to the court and gain more benefits?

If a man does not work for himself, he will be punished by heaven and earth. This has been the case since ancient times. What's more, there is nothing wrong with me being loyal to the emperor now!
Miao Shang nodded.

"Now it's up to Yang Chou. This reckless man wants to become the lord of Henei and even wants the prime minister to confer him the title of marquis. I don't know where he gets the face from." Miao Shang shook his head.

Hanoi is now in a desperate situation and has no right to negotiate conditions.

But Yang Chou didn't know the stakes involved, and this was the real way to his death. How could such a greedy person have a good ending?
"Just wait! Yang Chou will take action soon. Sima Yi is not an ordinary person. The Prime Minister will soon return to Guanzhong from Hanoi. Before that, he will definitely solve the Hanoi problem." Xue Hong's eyes flashed.

Sima Yi, who was born in Hanoi, returned to his hometown and did things there. He had plenty of connections, and neither Zhang Yang, Yang Chou, nor Sui Gu were Sima Yi's match.

In fact, at this moment in Yang Chou's study, there was a servant standing aside with a respectful look on his face.

"Did the lord really say that?" Yang Chou's face turned pale, with a hint of fear on it.

Zhang Yang wanted to kill himself and use his head to show his loyalty to Yuan Shao.

If it were an ordinary person, Yang Chou would never believe it, because Zhang Yang was a kind person, but the person in front of him made him doubt the authenticity of this matter.

After all, he was a servant of Zhang Yang, and he had saved his life. That was why he came to report at the risk of his life.

"You are a brave general. It is all thanks to you that Hanoi is now at peace. So you must be careful. I cannot be out for too long. I will take my leave now."

The servant looked terrified, and after he finished speaking, he quickly retreated.

Yang Chou sat alone in the study, unable to sleep or eat. Finally, he clenched his fists and said viciously, "Zhang Yang, don't blame me. You forced me to do all this. You are asking for death. Someone, come here!"

"General."

The guards outside the door rushed in.

"Prepare the horses and go to the camp outside the city."

Yang Chou's face was grim, at this point he had no choice but to do what he wanted, even his own life was about to be lost, how could he care about anything else? The only way he could take control of Henei, and then surrender the imperial court with Henei, thus gaining wealth and glory.

When Yang Chou thought of this, excitement suddenly appeared on his face. He led his personal soldiers out of his mansion and headed towards the military camp outside the city.

That's right! There was chaos in the city, and Yang Chou personally led the army to capture Zhang Yang's mansion and captured him alive.

"Yang Chou, why are you rebelling against me?"

Zhang Yang still doesn't understand why Yang Chou betrayed him.

"Investigate that Zhang Yang has colluded with the traitor Yuan Shao and plotted to rebel against the court. He should be put to death." Yang Chou looked at Zhang Yang kneeling in front of him and felt excited. It turned out that this was the feeling of being in power.

"Yang Chou, you colluded with Qin Shou, you will not die well."

At this time, Zhang Yang finally realized that everything was caused by his opposition to Qin Shou.

"kill!"

Yang Chou swung the sword in his hand and chopped off Zhang Yang's head in the face of Zhang Yang's disbelief.

Then he picked up Zhang Yang's head, looked around, and said coldly: "Who else dares to object?"

Seeing this, Sui Gu and others dared not say anything. They were surrounded by Yang Chou's troops. If they wanted to plead for Zhang Yang, they were afraid that they would even lose their own lives.

"As the General commands."

Miao Shang, Xue Hong and others looked at each other and agreed obediently.

"Sui Gu, what about you?"

Yang Chou looked at Sui Gu, his eyes showing murderous intent. He wanted to take this opportunity to eliminate Sui Gu so that he could completely control the Hanoi army. "As the general orders."

Sui Gu sighed, jumped off his horse, and spoke honestly.

"So good, so good."

Yang Chou was even happier when he saw that Sui Gu had surrendered.

The next step was to send people to the Liyang front to report their achievements to the court and seek promotion and title for themselves.

Sui Gu returned to his mansion, unable to hide his worry on his face. He had only a thousand soldiers under his command, and the Hanoi army was under the control of Yang Chou. He was no match for the enemy at all.

The other party wanted to kill me, but it was just an excuse.

"General."

A familiar voice was heard. Sui Gu looked over and saw that his expression had brightened up a lot. The other party was the fortune teller he often used.

"It's you! But what happened?" asked Sui Gu.

The fortune teller smiled bitterly and said, "General, I read a fortune for you today, and it is a very bad omen. I am afraid your life is in danger."

After hearing this, Sui Gu smiled bitterly and said, "You are right. Yang Chou killed the lord and almost killed me today. If there were not so many people at the scene and I lowered my head, he would definitely kill me."

"No, he will take action sooner or later. Once the city is stable and he has control over the military, he will take action against the general, and it will happen in the next one or two days." The fortune teller said solemnly, "I have already sensed that the general is about to die."

After hearing this, Sui Gu's expression changed drastically, and he couldn't help but ask, "How can we crack it?"

Since it concerns his own life, Sui Gu naturally dared not be negligent.

"He who strikes first is the strongest. Otherwise, the general will die." The fortune teller said solemnly, "This is all shown by the hexagram. Please make a decision as soon as possible."

After listening to this, Sui Gu nodded. He still believed in his fortune teller. He thought he had real skills over the years, but this time?
He thought of Zhang Yang's fallen head, and a fierce light flashed in his eyes.

He didn't want to die, so Yang Chou had to die.

"General, the governor and the chief secretary want to see you."

At this moment, the personal soldiers outside came to report that Miao Shang and Xue Hong wanted to see him.

"It came at the right time."

Sui Gu was overjoyed when he heard this. He was worrying about how to lead his troops into the city. Now with these two people coming, great things could be accomplished.

"Yang Chou, God wants you to die!"

Sui Gu personally welcomed Miao Shang and Xue Hong in.

"Please save me, General."

The two men entered the hall and bowed to Sui Gu.

"If you two hadn't come, I would have led my troops away."

Seeing this, Sui Gu couldn't help but said with a smile.

"It seems that the three of us have the same idea. At three o'clock in the morning, I will have someone open the east gate and the general will lead his troops into the city. How do you think?"

Miao Shang immediately spoke out.

"Great kindness."

Sui Gu said without hesitation.

He never thought about why the two people came at such a coincidence. He had just made a decision and the other party came to his door.

(End of this chapter)