Will Ming

Wang Bo looked tremblingly at the back of the figure not far away, and swallowed a little guilty.He didn't even dare to stare at his back.His eyes involuntarily drifted back to his toes, because there were only Li Xian and him in the big tent, so he, a green forest tycoon who once roamed Hebei and Henan, couldn't help but feel cramped. In a trance, he remembered that he looked down on this young man many years ago, But now, the young man was already standing on the top of the mountain looking down at him.

"sit."

Li Xian looked away from the map hanging on the wall, turned around and glanced at Wang Bo and said with a smile, "This time the army came from Qingzhang to Mingzhou, and you have contributed a lot. There are more than a dozen cities along the way. You called out four or five seats. It saved a lot of trouble, so Gu specially called you here to thank you."

"Don't dare."

Wang Bo hurriedly waved his hands and said, "It's the duty of the minister to serve the lord, how dare he be worthy of the word of thanking the lord. The minister only wants to do more things for the lord, to wash away the sins of the lord."

"It was different before than it is now."

Li Xian said with a smile: "When you were in Jibei County, you were a big man. It was inevitable that you would have conflicts with the lonely Yanyun Village. Then you defected to Dou Jiande and served him. It is also the duty of a courtier. Now that Do things under Gu's command, do your best, and Gu will naturally not treat you badly."

Li Xian sat down at the desk, and said in a gentle tone: "There is still something to ask you to come. When you were in Qingzhang, you said you had an appointment with Pei Ju. Now the army has surrounded Mingzhou City. Although breaking the city is not a big deal. It's difficult, but it would be best if someone can cooperate inside and outside the city."

"I did make an appointment with Pei Ju, but it's hard to get in touch now."

"You don't need to worry about this, just tell Gu how you met Pei Ju in the first place."

"This one……"

Wang Pao hesitated for a while, then threw up his robe and knelt down on the ground: "Actually, I didn't tell my lord the truth before. When I left Mingzhou, Pei Ju found Weichen, and told Weichen that Wang Fubao would kill Wang Fubao regardless of whether he had a heart or not. Kill him, and then seize the military power. If Dou Jiande still has the power to return to heaven, then he will bear it for now. If the lord's army is unstoppable, I will lead the army to surrender to the lord."

"These words, Gu Xin."

Li Xian nodded and said: "I don't know Pei Ju, but he can serve three emperors and all of them are highly valued. I think he is a very scheming person. If he doesn't make preparations and joins Gu's side, something is wrong. .You can tell the truth, which shows that you also sincerely voted for Gu, and you are worthy of praise."

"Thank you, my lord."

Wang Bo felt relieved, knowing that he had made the right bet this time.If you make up some flattering lies, you may not be able to deceive Li Xian, but it will arouse Li Xian's disgust.

"My lord, I will discuss with Pei Ju that day. If you want to take refuge in the lord, let me ride around in front of the city, and he will naturally know. Then after he is ready in the city, he will light the fire at night. Wait for the lord to see When the fire starts in the city, he will order to attack the city. He will arrange for people to open the city gate.”

Li Xian frowned slightly, hummed and said, "Are there any details?"

Wang Bo thought for a while and said: "My lord, you also know that Pei Ju is a double-faced man, and no one knows what he is thinking about An. So I have never dared to mention this matter to my lord. I am afraid that he is An An. What kind of nasty thoughts do you have, maybe you want to lead an army to attack the city. So..."

"It's right for you to be cautious when you're new to the Lone Army."

Li Xian waved his hand and said, "However, you have to think about this matter. Tomorrow, you will ride a horse and run around the city of Mingzhou. See if there is any reaction in the city. If there is no news within a few days, Gu will immediately Siege. No matter how strong Mingzhou is, is it stronger than Dongdu and Jiangdu?"

"Here!"

Wang Bo responded quickly, pondered for a while and said cautiously: "My lord... I still have something to ask."

"tell me the story."

Wang Bo paused to sort out his words: "My lord, you also know that my lord happened to be there when my subordinates in Daishan were confused and called Zhang Jin that the allied forces were enemies with the old general Zhang Xutuo... Luo Shixin thought that something happened to my lord that day. , single-handedly wanted to kill Zhang Jin, and said that at that time, I dispatched troops to stop it... After I came to your command, I always felt that General Luo Shixin looked at me in the wrong way. I wanted to ask my lord, General Yu Luo, to say something. I am too late to regret the wrong things I did, please General Luo Haihan. If General Luo is willing to forgive me, I am willing to apologize to General Luo."

"This matter... Shi Xin is not a narrow-minded person, you can go back with peace of mind, and you will mention it to him alone."

"Thank you my lord!"

Wang Bo made a big gift, and then withdrew from the tent.

After Wang Bo left, Li Xian went over what he had said before, frowning slightly.He pondered for a while, and asked someone to invite Ye Huaixiu to discuss the matter.

Not long after, Ye Huaixiu rushed over.

"Think of a way, contact Wu Bushan in the city as soon as possible, is there any way?"

"It would be easier if Wanyu Tower is here."

Ye Huaishu said: "But it's difficult to find someone who can climb such a high wall in the military inspection office."

"Come over to Wanyulou, and you won't be able to arrive in a month without his fat body."

Li Xian sighed: "Think about it, is there any other way?"

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Mingzhou City

Shun Peng Hotel

Wu Bushan touched the beard on his chin, and couldn't help but smile: "These days are so unrefined, and I'm not in the mood to shave my beard. If Fatty Wan and Old Wang see it like this now, how can they still look like this?" Don’t tell me I’m a fool.”

Fei Liu chuckled and said, "Backhead... Actually speaking, even if you grow a beard, just like Mr. Zhang, it probably won't be able to hide your white skin."

Wu Bushan kicked Fei Liu's ass, and scolded with a smile: "Are you fucking skinny, believe it or not, I'll tear your mouth open right now?"

"Slapping the face and tearing the mouth, that's what a shrew can do... You are the leader, how could you do it."

Fei Liu smiled obsequiously and said, "But now, our army has surrounded Mingzhou City. Do we have to do something? These days we have been inquiring about news in the city, dispatching and deploying troops in the city It’s almost touched. If the news can be sent out, it may be helpful to break the city.”

"Sending the message...is difficult."

Wu Bushan shook his head and said, "Actually, when the army is besieging the city, the information on the military deployment in the city is not the most important thing. As long as the army sieges the city, the Zhou army will inevitably change its deployment, and the previous information may not be very useful. Besides, now that I want to It's also difficult to send out news. The information we could send out during the days when the city gate was closed was all in Guan Xiaoshu's place, so my lord must have understood it clearly. Now the news in our hands is not very useful."

"Instead of finding a way to send information, it's better to find a way to do something else in the city."

Fei Liu's eyes lit up: "I'm just waiting for your words. Danggong killed that guy Wang Pao? The worst thing is, we have to set a few torches to kill the food and grass in the treasury in the city."

"The granary in the city is heavily guarded."

Wu Bushan shook his head and said: "It is extremely difficult to get close. It is not easy for our people to sneak into the Zhou army now. On the contrary, there are more opportunities after the army starts to attack the city. When the army attacks the city, the Zhou army will lose a lot of troops." Naturally, young and strong will be recruited in the city, and our people will have a chance to sneak in. And young and strong are usually responsible for transporting supplies and equipment first, so that they can also find opportunities to get close to the treasury."

"Still waiting?"

Fei Liu said with some disappointment: "Wait a minute, my ass is rusty."

"No wait."

Wu Bushan waved his hand and said, "If we wait any longer now, it will appear that the people in our military inspection office are incompetent. I have a plan to take risks and escape death...but if it succeeds, it may be a great contribution to destroy Mingzhou City. It’s all on our shoulders.”

"I'm not afraid of a narrow escape!"

Fei Liudao: "I'm afraid of being so idle!"

Wu Bushan hummed and said: "The people in the city are panicking now, so why not in the court of Zhou Kingdom? I reckon that those courtiers must have been trying to find a way to arrange a way out. Especially those who came from aristocratic families. With the interests of the family, naturally they would not be willing to accompany Wang Pao to die. These people, even if Wang Pao was cut up by knives, they would not be able to cry. It is not easy for them to give charcoal in a timely manner, but it is extremely easy to make them fall into trouble."

"I plan... to send a few people out to find a way to get close to the generals and ministers in the court. If I can instigate some of them, it will naturally be of great help to the army breaking the city."

"But I'm not sure about this matter. If those people have any other intentions to tell Wang Pao about this matter, the person in charge of contact must be close to death."

"Have to try."

Fei Liu chuckled and said, "As long as this matter is done well, it will be considered a great contribution. With this contribution, do you think the lord will mention me as a small stall?"

"If it can be done, I will give you my seat!"

"I dare not!"

Fei Liu said with a smile: "I'm just thinking about it, I'm stinky. Don't talk about the head, give me a group rate, and I will be so beautiful that I can't find Bei!"

After laughing, Fei Liu suddenly said solemnly: "Head, I am willing to try!"

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Pei Ju Mansion

Wang Pao casually looked at the layout of Wang Pao's study, couldn't help but shook his head and smiled and said, "Seeing how simple the layout of your home is, there aren't even a few valuable things, if people who don't know it, it's hard to avoid it. Congratulations, our Lord Pei is so clean and honest! Just relying on this superficial matter, Mr. Pei deserves to be a model for all officials in the court of Great Zhou."

Pei Ju sneered and didn't speak.

"What? Think I'm ungrateful?"

Wang Pao sat down on Pei Ji's chair, picked up a book from the table and flipped through it casually: "My lord Pei, I have always admired you... When you were under Yang Guang, you were the one who made the decisions. Yang Guang himself didn’t even bother to read the memorial, and even entrusted you to keep the Jade Seal of Chuanguo. It is reasonable to say that Yang Guang’s kindness to you is enough to move you, even if he repays you with death. But Yu Wenhua and During the rebellion, it was you who transferred the elites of the [-] military battalion around Yang Guang, tricked them into boarding the big boat, and then drowned all of them in the river."

"Yu Wenhuaji killed Yang Guang and became the emperor himself. Instead of abandoning you, he named you Nayan. He is still the head of all the officials in the court, and after leaving Jiangdu, he obeyed your words. You can do whatever you say, almost You alone control the military and political power. This trust is not much worse than Yang Guang's trust in you. But in Weizhou, it was you who transferred Yu Wenhua and the imperial guards around you, so that Dou Jiande During the siege, Yu Wenhua and there were only a dozen personal guards around him."

"You are Dou Jiande... Well, Dou Jiande was destroyed in my hands. But I don't believe it, you didn't make any preparations this time, Mr. Pei? After thinking about it, you asked Dou Jiande to use Wang Bo as the commander-in-chief to take away my father. The military power, should it be for the future? Surrender to Li Xian? Transform into an important minister under Li Xian again?"

"Whatever you say!"

Pei Ju snorted coldly.

Wang Pao laughed loudly: "Have you hit a sore spot? Master Pei, I may not be as good as Yang Guang, Yu Wenhuaji, or Dou Jiande in many ways, but there is one thing I am better than them... that is, I am smarter than them and know everything. People can't be completely trusted, I... only believe in myself."

"I won't arrest you, punish you, or kill you. The purpose is to see if you have any accomplices. In the past few days, I have announced that you are recuperating at home... I want to see how many people come to see you!"