Tiantang

Chapter 110 Taking Down the General of the Jinwu Guard
Chapter 118 Take down the Jinwuwei General

He Jinliang and Ge Shuhan walked into the main hall of the Jinwuwei General's Mansion side by side affectionately, sat down with the host and guests, and served tea.Zhang Xuan, Li Jingzhong and Xiao Shisanlang entered together as followers, and stood quietly behind Ge Shuhan.

When entering the hall, Zhang Xuan glanced at the emperor's autographed plaque hanging in the middle of the hall, and wrote the four golden characters "loyalty, integrity and mighty".

It is said that this plaque has a history.At the beginning, He Jinliang was transferred to the capital because of his military merits. He first served as the general of the Habayashi guard and the palace guard.Later, when the emperor was assassinated by an assassin in Hua County when he left the palace for a private visit, he rushed forward and blocked the sword for the emperor.As a result, He Jinliang soared into the sky, promoted several ranks in a row, was promoted by the emperor as a general of the Jinwu Guard, named Zhongzhenghou, and bestowed a plaque with his own handwriting.

Whether it's the General of the Habayashi Guard Huo Qing or the General of the Jinwu Guard He Jinliang, they are all the emperor's absolute confidantes in the army.You must know that Ma Gongwei, the two guards of the Habayashi Guard and the Nanya Imperial Army, including the Jinwu Guard, is so important that one can imagine that its generals have always been personally recommended by the emperor.

However, Huo Qing joined King Rong's family, which was tantamount to betraying the emperor.This made the emperor angry and shocked, and at the same time broke out in a cold sweat.Huo Qing's betrayal caused the emperor's confidence to be shaken violently. In fact, he couldn't guarantee whether He Jinliang, the general of the Jinwu Guard stationed in Lishan, would follow Huo Qing's old path.

Therefore, in the palace, Li Longji did not directly give Zhang Xuan the edict to mobilize the Jinwu Guards, but gave Zhang Xuan a secret order to "act cheaply".

However, if Li Longji wanted to fight back against Li Wan, he could count on the 5000 soldiers and horses of the Jinwu Guards and the 2000 soldiers and horses of Yang Lian, the Wuwei Guard of the Lantian Nanya Imperial Army stationed in Lantian.There are more than [-] soldiers stationed in Huazhou, but they are too far away. When Zhang Xuan leads people to mobilize the troops and horses, and then returns to Chang'an, I am afraid that Chang'an city will have changed a long time ago.

Yang Lian is a member of the Yang family. Strictly speaking, he is the nephew of Concubine Yang.Zhang Xuan had already sent someone to rush to Lantian by copying the secret letter written by Concubine Yang, and Yang Lian would arrive in a short time.

no problem.

To protect the current emperor is to protect Concubine Yang, and to protect Concubine Yang is to preserve the wealth and wealth of the entire Yang family.This principle is very straightforward and simple, and Yang Lian cannot help being negligent.

The problematic one is He Jinliang.If He Jinliang really became King Rong's confidant, the 5000 soldiers and horses could not move, and Li Longji in Chang'an City would be completely finished.

Zhang Xuan is well aware of this.

Therefore, no matter what, he wanted to take He Jinliang down, and lead the 5000 soldiers and horses to join Yang Lian's 2000 Wu Weiwei as soon as possible, and fight back to Chang'an to save King Qin.

But the problem that worried him most still happened.From the first time he saw He Jinliang, Zhang Xuan felt bad.

the reason is simple.Although He Jinliang's attitude towards Ge Shuhan was very respectful, friendly and enthusiastic, but the vigilance and murderous intent in his eyes could not be hidden from him, a caring person.

He Jinliang is a party of King Rong, there is no doubt about it.It is understandable why King Rong is so unscrupulous.The defenders in the city are under his control, and the soldiers and horses outside the city closest to Chang'an are also under his control. What else does he have to fear?

The emperor was willing to abdicate as long as he was willing to abdicate, but he had to be ashamed—judging from Li Wan's cruel, merciless, resolute and decisive temperament, it is not impossible to kill his father for the throne.

It's just that Zhang Xuan still can't figure out how the king of Rong, Li Wan, who has always been quiet, secretly cultivated such a huge power, and even won over the emperor's army. It's incredible.

"Why is handsome brother here?" He Jinliang held up the teacup and invited Shuhan to drink, "Brother handsome, please drink tea!"

Ge Shuhan laughed, "This time, the commander-in-chief came to Beijing to report on his duties. According to His Majesty's orders, he will leave Beijing to take up his post after the Lantern Festival. I am traveling today, and suddenly remembered that my brother is here at Jinwuwei in Lishan, so I came here Reminiscing about the old relationship will bother my brother."

"Where did the handsome man come from? The handsome brother has been kind to He Mou... When the handsome man returned to Beijing, He should have come to Beijing to pay a visit. It was only due to his duty. He dared not leave his post without authorization. Please forgive me. !” He Jinliang also laughed loudly.

The two laughed and chatted some gossip, but Zhang Xuan stood aside feeling anxious and irritable, still unable to make up his mind.

……

……

This He Jinliang is also a treacherous and cunning guy. Ge Shuhan's sudden visit must have made him suspicious.It seems impossible to lure him out of the General's Mansion and take him down.But... do something in this general's mansion?

In case of failure, I am afraid that all of them, including Ge Shuhan, will die without a place to bury them.

Zhang Xuan quietly looked sideways at Xiao Shisanlang.

Xiao Shisanlang smiled slightly and nodded slightly, signaling that he could do anything at any time.

However, Zhang Xuan glanced at the more than ten soldiers of Cao Cao who were behind He Jinliang and the many soldiers waiting in front of the hall, gritted his teeth secretly, and clenched his fists.

Eunuch Li Jingzhong walked out slowly and stopped in the hall.

He Jinliang looked down at Li Jingzhong coldly, unexpectedly did not reprimand and get angry, as if he had expected it.

"General He, Your Majesty has an order—" Li Jingzhong tore off the bodyguard's uniform, revealing the eunuch's official uniform.

Li Jingzhong had just finished speaking, when He Jinliang suddenly heard He Jinliang angrily scolded, "Where are you, a madman, who dares to pretend to be a palace guard and come to the government office of the great general to do such a swindling thing! Come on!"

As soon as his words fell, the dozen or so soldiers behind him immediately surrounded Li Jingzhong and Ge Shuhan.At the entrance of the hall, a group of knives and axes poured into the hall in an instant, obviously ambushed in advance.

He Jinliang suddenly stood up, and sneered at Ge Shuhan, "Since Brother Shuai came with bad intentions, then don't blame Ben for turning his face and being ruthless."

Ge Shuhan was furious, and he also got up and pointed at He Jinliang and scolded, "His Majesty's secret decree is here—He Jinliang, how dare you disrespect the emperor's order and want to rebel?!"

He Jinliang sneered, "What is His Majesty's imperial decree? Brother Shuai, don't make false statements. Are you going to be a three-year-old child?"

Zhang Xuan took a step forward slowly, staring at He Jinliang and said calmly, "General He, King Rong Li Wan conspired against him. Today, I and my elder brother received a gold medal from His Majesty's secret decree, and urgently dispatched 5000 troops from the Jinwu Guard to the capital to rescue King Qin! Your Majesty's secret decree is for this." If you dare not follow, it must be a serious crime to destroy the nine clans, and I hope the general will think twice before acting!"

He Jinliang waved his hand, and the soldiers in the hall gradually surrounded him. He looked up and laughed wildly, then looked coldly at Zhang Xuan and reprimanded, "You, a little guard, actually spoke rudely in front of this general and slandered His Royal Highness King Rong, His crime deserves to be punished. Come, someone will take this guy down, push him out and chop him up!"

Zhang Xuan also smiled coldly, and tore off the clothes of the guards outside a few times, revealing the official robes inside, and said with emotion, "He Jinliang, this official is the prince Zuo Zanshan, the prince's relative Xun Yiwei Yu Linlang Zhang Xuan, came here to dispatch troops...Who dares to touch this official? Who dares to step forward?"

Zhang Xuan held the emperor's secret decree in one hand, and the gold medal bestowed by the emperor in the other. He was fearless, looked around with piercing eyes, and shouted, "Would you like to rebel?"

A group of soldiers who came forward couldn't help but hesitate. He Jinliang's military order must not be violated, but for ordinary soldiers, the emperor's supreme authority is even more terrifying.They are not fools, Ge Shuhan brought people here - and these people are holding gold medals of the emperor's decree, and they are all dressed up as eunuchs and palace guards, obviously it is not that simple.

He Jinliang roared angrily, "Not to a certain..."

He Jinliang had to swallow back the last words, because Xiao Shisanlang's sharp dagger was already lying across his throat.He Jinliang didn't even see clearly how the guard who was standing behind Ge Shuhan broke through the encirclement of several meters and stood in front of him. pain.

Zhang Xuan glanced back, and suddenly shouted in a deep voice: "King Rong plotted rebellion, Jin Wuwei General He Jinliang conspired against the bandits, and I ordered him to be taken down—you guys, why don't you step down quickly?!"

"Your Majesty has a decree to order Hexi Jiedu envoy Ge Shuhan to temporarily take the post of General Jin Wuwei, and immediately raise troops and march into Chang'an to rescue King Qin!"

********************************************
The night was dark and the wind was getting colder.

Yang Guozhong gathered hundreds of guards from his family slaves, walked through the palace road of Xingqing Palace with torches, joined with the more than [-] guards of the East Palace gathered by Li Heng, and rushed all the way to the back door of Xingqing Palace .

The back door of Xingqing Palace is next to Yanxing Gate, as long as you rush out, there is still a glimmer of life.But staying in Xingqing Palace can only be buried with the emperor in the end.

Yang Guozhong and Li Heng looked at each other, gritted their teeth, and decided to take a risk.

"Your Highness, Guozhong believes that Li Wan's troops are limited, so there must not be many guards at the back gate... From here to Yanxing Gate, there are only a few hundred feet. As long as we fight hard, there is a good chance of rushing out of Chang'an City!"

Li Heng sighed and nodded silently.

Yang Guozhong winked at a guard behind him.

The guard climbed up the palace wall slowly, glanced out, and couldn't help but gasped.

At the back door of Xingqing Palace, there were heavily guarded Habayashi Guards who were heavily guarded and armed with guns like rain, and they couldn't see the side at a glance.Obviously, Li Wan didn't let go of any dead corners of defense, and there was no gap in the net that he had laid.

With people like them alone, if they rush out, they will only be caught in the mouth of a tiger, and there is no reason for it.

The guard slipped down the palace wall, leaned pale and whispered a few words in Yang Guozhong's ear.Yang Guozhong shuddered all over, staring at the night in despair, stomping his feet fiercely, unable to utter a word.

a long time.

Yang Guozhong angrily grabbed a torch from a guard behind him, and threw it to a palace not far away.

"Burn! Burn it fiercely!" Yang Guozhong frantically waved his arms and ordered the slave guards to throw out the torch in his hand.

"Yang Xiang—why are you doing this?" Li Heng was taken aback and said sharply.

"Since it's a dead end, it's better to set fire to the Xingqing Palace, and everyone will die together!" Yang Guozhong sneered miserably, and then laughed wildly.

(End of this chapter)