Lin'an Never Night

Chapter 492 Chain Reaction
Jiuliancheng, on the banks of the Yalu River.

Zhao Yiji received the first batch of grain and fodder transported by sea from the Jin Dynasty.

Zhao Yiji invited the eunuch Sun, who was escorting the grain and grass, into the tent. Eunuch Sun immediately showed him the imperial edict that was to be issued to Wanyan Yong, the governor of Tokyo. The edict urged him to send troops to attack the flank of Dading Prefecture to cooperate with the court's army to move north to quell the rebellion.

After reading it, Zhao Yijia shook his head and said, "Eunuch Sun, I advise you not to go to Liaoyang City.

I have seen through it now. This Wanyan Yong is just raising bandits for his own benefit. He is only focusing on strengthening his own strength. It is impossible for him to send troops to fight with Wanyan Luti in a consumption battle. "

Eunuch Sun frowned and said, "Are you sure? Prince Ge often issues a manifesto to denounce the traitors."

Zhao Yijia smiled bitterly and said, "Yes, but he just issued a few proclamations, eunuch.

If you don't want others to know, then don't do it yourself. No matter how deep his mind is or how skillful his tactics are, after doing this for a long time, I can see some of the tricks."

Eunuch Sun smiled sinisterly and said, "If that's the case, then I have a second imperial edict here. General Zhao, please accept it."

Zhao Yiji was very surprised. He quickly stood up from the table and bowed to the ground.

Eunuch Sun took out the secret decree from his bosom and read it again to Zhao Yijia.

When Zhao Yijia heard the emperor's secret order for him to kill Wanyan Yong, seize his military power, and take control of the troops in Jiuliancheng and Liaoyang, he was overjoyed.

Zhao Yijia took the imperial edict and stood up and said, "Your Majesty is wise. It turns out that you have already expected Wanyan Yong to pretend to obey but secretly disobey and harbor evil intentions."

Eunuch Sun was a eunuch who was continued to be used by the Jin court after the demise of the Liao Dynasty. He was already in his thirties at the time and worked as a managing eunuch in the palace.

Now he is in his sixties, and his temperament has become more feminine, like an old woman.

He smiled and said to Zhao Yijia: "General Zhao, the rebels are wreaking havoc in Liaodong and Shangjing, which is the birthplace of the dragon, so your majesty has been worried.

Since Wanyan Yong has no intention of helping Your Majesty, and is abusing his power for personal gain and harboring evil intentions, please find a way to get rid of him as soon as possible and take over his army."

Zhao Yijia said: "I wish I could take his dog head right away.

But please be patient, eunuch. To kill Wanyan Yong, I must first integrate the troops of Jiuliancheng so that they are united and can act as one.

Therefore, I need to first remove the spies he has planted around me."

Eunuch Sun's eyes flickered, and he asked with a smile, "Gong Zhenglong?"

Zhao Yijia nodded and said, "That's right!"

Eunuch Sun took a sip of tea, put the cup down again, and said with a smile: "Then please ask General Zhao to eliminate the internal troubles as soon as possible."

"As it should be."

Zhao Yijia thought for a moment, then called over the captain of his personal guards and gave him some instructions, and the captain of the personal guards took his orders and left.

However, within two incense sticks, Gong Zhenglong stormed into the central military tent.

"General Zhao, Eunuch Sun, the grain and fodder that the court transported to the Yalu River by sea this time was allocated at the request of Prince Ge.

At least half of it should be shipped to Liaoyang. Why should it all be stored in the warehouse and not even a grain of rice should be shipped to Tokyo?"

Zhao Yijia said with a smile: "General Gong, Wanyan Dari is now on the run and the roads are in turmoil.

If there are too few soldiers and horses to transport food, it will be very unsafe. If there are too many, I am afraid that Jiulian City will be empty.

This general believes that Tokyo is not short of food for the time being, and the army is strong and powerful. When King Ge wants to get food, he can send his own troops to get it. "

Gong Zhenglong said angrily: "What are you talking about, General?

We are paid by the court, so we should be loyal to the court and work for the court. How can we be hesitant and afraid of wolves and tigers?

We have tens of thousands of elite soldiers, what's the point of defending Jiuliancheng? In my opinion, we should leave one group of soldiers to guard the port.

The rest of the troops should march to Tokyo, join His Royal Highness Prince Ge, and wipe out the rebels together."

Zhao Yijia raised his thick eyebrows, slapped the table and said, "General Gong's words are very much in line with my opinion. We are the ones who eat the emperor's salary and are loyal to him. This is what we should do. Come on, beat the drum to gather the generals!"

"Boom! Boom boom boom boom..."

After someone in the tent responded, the drum for gathering the troops began to rumble.

Gong Zhenglong was stunned.

Just now, Zhao Yijia slammed the table, and he thought he was going to get angry with him. But...

What is going on?
When did Zhao Yiji become so obedient?

Immediately, a group of burly warriors in armor and armed with sharp weapons rushed into the door of the big tent.

Gong Zhenglong was surprised again. Did the generals come so quickly?
Those who rushed in were none other than Zhao Yijia's personal guards and followers. They swarmed in and immediately drew their swords.

The flashes of the knife rose and fell one after another, just like the silver carp jumping happily in the "lifting net"...

Not until the silver carps turned into red arrowfish did the guards stop and retreat to the left and right with their swords in hand.

The first general who heard the drum to gather his troops and hurried over was called into the tent. He was shocked when he saw a pool of meat paste on the floor of the tent.

Then Zhao Yijia sat on the top in armor, his eyes wide open. Eunuch Sun sat on the side, holding a yellow imperial edict in both hands, his eyes half closed.

The guards on both sides of the tent were all holding a bloody steel knife, with countless blood spots on their faces, and they couldn't help but tremble with fear.

Zhao Yijia waved his hand and said, "Stand aside!"

The general didn't dare to say anything more and quickly stood aside.

When the second general came in and took a look at the situation in the tent, he followed the example of the first general and hurriedly took his position without Zhao Yijia's instructions.

After three drum beats, all the generals put on their armor and were called in, and stood solemnly in the big tent.

At this time, the generals discovered that the only person missing from the queue was Gong Zhenglong, who was supposed to stand at the front alongside Deng Feiyang, the former defender of Jiuliancheng.

Everyone had a bad feeling in their hearts. After calling the roll, the law enforcement officer raised his fist and said, "General, after three drum beats, only General Gong Zhenglong has not arrived."

Zhao Yijia stood up slowly, his armor plates creaking slightly. "Gong Zhenglong was the first to arrive, and he is right there."

Zhao Yijia pointed at the pool of blood and flesh on the ground, and the faces of the generals in the tent who belonged to Gong Zhenglong's lineage suddenly changed.

Zhao Yijia's eyes slowly swept over the generals, and began to call out the names of those unreliable generals one by one: "Guo Yuekong, Tang Huanzhang, Shen Cangtian, Feng Ze..., step out!"

The generals whose names he called out felt so terribly weak that they could not even move a step.

Zhao Yijia arrested all the generals whose names were mentioned and put them in prison.

Then he mobilized troops and arranged for Deng Feiyang, the former defender of Jiuliancheng, to continue to stay there to protect the court's only sea route to Liaodong.

He then mobilized a large number of troops to follow him to Tokyo Liaoyang Prefecture.

……

Tokyo Liaoyang Prefecture.

In the study of Prince Ge Wanyan Yong.

Wanyan Yong looked at Shangguan Mingyue, who was dressed in commoner's clothes from nowhere, and said softly: "There is no one else here, Mingyue can take off the veil."

Shangguan Mingyue said quietly, "I have hurt my face and now I look ugly. I am afraid that I will scare the king."

Wanyan Yong said angrily: "Mingyue, why do you look down on me? I never judge people by appearance. Moreover, Mingyue was injured for my great cause, so there is no reason for me to despise you."

Shangguan Mingyue hesitated for a moment, raised her hand, and slowly took off the mask.

After all, she still had a glimmer of fantasy about Wanyan Yong in her heart, hoping that he would ignore the ugliness of her face because of his deep love for her.

When Wanyan Yong saw the scar at the corner of her eye that could not be covered, he knew that the injury on her face must be serious, but the horrific look on Shangguan Mingyue's face was still far beyond his expectations.

Originally it was just scratches from rocks and branches, but because she hated her own appearance, in order to sneak into Happy Ridge, she gave up and caused a second wound with a knife. Her face was really unbearable to look at now.

With scars piled up and his face looked hideous, Wanyan Yong, although mentally prepared, still cried out in surprise, suddenly took a step back, hit his lower back on the desk, and the pen holder fell down with a thud.

Upon seeing his intense reaction, Shangguan Mingyue hurriedly tied the face towel again, feeling both annoyed and aggrieved.

If Wanyan Yongzhen saw someone like this on the street, he would not have such a big reaction.

It was precisely because she was an acquaintance and he recognized her original appearance that he had such a big reaction.

But Shangguan Mingyue naturally wouldn't think so.

Wanyan Yong calmed down and knew that his actions would make Shangguan Mingyue sad, so he quickly regained his composure and said in a deep voice: "Mingyue, you... have really suffered."

Shangguan Mingyue said: "When serving the king, life and death are just common things, so what does injury mean?"

"Don't worry, I will kill Wanyan Hongkang and avenge you!"

What Shangguan Mingyue needs now is a promise to avenge her?
What she needed was Wanyan Yong's care and consideration, and a deep love confession that he was heartbroken but still devoted to her despite his humiliation.

Wanyan Yong didn't know how to lick at all. He didn't know that what she cared about most at this moment was not revenge for her, but these useless nonsense. Shangguan Mingyue's mood suddenly cooled down, and she said coldly: "I'm afraid that it won't be so easy for the king to avenge Mingyue..."

Wanyan Yong asked, "What do you mean?"

Shangguan Mingyue told the story that Wanyan Hongkang had exposed at the Holy Mountain Conference that Wanyan Yong pretended to be loyal to the emperor but actually gathered people, money and materials from Liaodong who were unwilling to rebel for his own use, and that he was also a capable general who resisted Wanyan Liang's tyranny, and that Wanyan Hongkang, on behalf of "Du Bojilie" Wanyan Luti, had conferred the title of "Amai Bojilie" on him.

Wanyan Yong's face changed drastically when he heard this.

Not to mention that he had indeed had the intention of rebellion for a long time, he had also seen Wanyan Luti and Wanyan Dari plundering Liaodong and had already taken the lead.

Therefore, he could only stand out and attract various forces that were unwilling to surrender to him, thus bringing a large number of people and materials to Liaoyang, all of which can be traced.

No one had thought of this before, but with Wanyan Hongkang's words, people would definitely be able to see the clues.

Even if he was really loyal to Wanyan Liang, with such well-founded rumors, the only way for him to prove his innocence was to hand over the military power to Zhao Yijia and return to Yanjing to await investigation.

But can he do that? Of course not!

Therefore, he had no choice but to rebel in advance.

He hadn't had time to close the net in Jiulian City yet! He hadn't gotten the military supplies and fodder that he had swindled in the name of the most loyal person in Liaodong, and the result was...

At this moment, Wanyan Yongcuo gritted his teeth, wishing he could eat Wanyan Hongkang's flesh and blood alive.

He pondered for a while, then said in a hateful voice: "Wanyan Hongkang, this little bastard, ruined my plan!"

Shangguan Mingyue had been staring at Wanyan Yong's reaction, trying to see whether he would ignore the harm he had suffered from Wanyan Hongkang and turn around to join Wanyan Hongkang for his own benefit and take over the position of "Amai Bojilie".

At this time, Shangguan Mingyue asked, "What does the king want to do now?"

Wanyan Yong said in a deep voice: "Immediately send someone to deliver a secret letter to Gong Zhenglong, asking him to kill Zhao Yijia and take control of Jiuliancheng. Once the imperial court's grain arrives, seize the ships, people and grain.

In addition, I have roughly understood the positions of the Liaodong local forces that have come to Tokyo in recent days. Those who are determined not to rebel against Wanyan Liang must be killed unexpectedly. "

Shangguan Mingyue saw that he did not mention joining Wanyan Hongkang and accepting the position of "Amaibajile". Her eyes gradually brightened and she asked excitedly: "What happens after that?"

Wan Yanyong's face was uncertain as he said, "Things change so quickly that we can't plan so far ahead. We'll talk about what happens next later."

If he could be unique, Wanyan Yong certainly wouldn't want to lag behind others.

Therefore, Wanyan Yong's plan was that if he could successfully kill Zhao Yijia and control Jiuliancheng, he would rebel.

However, he did not join Wanyan Luti and Wanyan Dari, but formed his own rebel army.

Because during these days, he raised a big banner and indeed attracted quite a lot of forces to join him, and these people also brought a lot of wealth.

Some of them can be persuaded. Those who are truly loyal to Wanyan Liang can be killed and their subordinates can be taken in.

The current Liaoyang is no longer as powerful as it was before.

If he adds the army of Jiuliancheng, he will have the confidence and ability to form his own faction without having to be inferior to others.

However, if Jiuliancheng cannot be taken, for safety reasons, he will have to keep a low profile for the time being and go with the flow and serve under "Du Bojilie" Wanyan Luti and accept the position of "Amai Bojilie".

However, this plan depends entirely on whether Jiuliancheng can be taken into account, so there is no need to announce it too early.

Although Shangguan Mingyue did not hear Wanyan Yong's words that he would rather die than go with Wanyan Hongkang for her, he did not say that he wanted to join the other side after all.

That extremely sensitive and fragile heart was finally slightly comforted.

Wanyan Yong said: "Mingyue, don't worry. No matter what Shangguan Luo decides, I will not vent my anger on you.

You have given so much to me, I will take care of you for the rest of your life!"

Wanyan Yong had never expressed his intention to marry her. Maybe there had been some ambiguous feelings between men and women in the past, but now that he saw her face, they were naturally gone.

What he said at this moment was the truth, but the "care for a lifetime" he meant and the "care for a lifetime" that Shangguan Mingyue understood were obviously completely different.

What Wanyan Yong was talking about was the commitment and responsibility of a superior to those who serve him.

What Shangguan Mingyue heard was a man's commitment and responsibility to a woman.

For a moment, Shangguan Mingyue burst into tears of excitement.

She was just about to snuggle into Wanyan Yong's arms and accept his comfort and tenderness, but Wanyan Yong said:

"You will stay in my palace. I will invite a famous doctor to help you improve your appearance.

Now, I have to immediately arrange the affairs of Jiulian City and deal with those unstable people in the city."

Shangguan Mingyue was very disappointed, but what Wanyan Yong said made sense.

Since she was able to bring the news of the Holy Mountain Conference, it would probably not be long before the secret revealed by "Wanyan Hongkang" at the Holy Mountain Conference would be spread through the mouths of others.

Therefore, Wanyan Yong really needs to deal with these things first in order to seize the initiative.

Therefore, Shangguan Mingyue nodded understandingly and allowed the housekeeper summoned by Wanyan Yong to take her to the mansion to settle down.

Walking in the palace, looking at every blade of grass, every brick and tile, every building and pavilion, Shangguan Mingyue felt a special sense of closeness in her heart.

Because, this will be her home in the future, and she will be the hostess here.

……

Wang Fugui is a scout among the Jiuliancheng troops.

This time, Zhao Yijia gathered a large number of troops and marched towards Liaoyang. He was a scout sent by the advance team, leading the vanguard troops for more than 20 miles and conducting reconnaissance and investigation along the way.

Scouts are a very important branch of the army. No matter how brave and good at fighting an ordinary soldier is, he may not be able to become a scout.

This is because a scout not only needs to have excellent skills, but also the tasks he is responsible for test his wisdom and require a certain level of knowledge.

Scouts need to collect information about the enemy's population, number of males, and relations with surrounding tribes.

They had to know how to draw maps and locate water sources, and to judge the strength of the enemy by observing the number of tents in the enemy camp, the smoke from cooking fires, and the transportation of food transport units.
Of course, their most common duty is to scout the enemy ahead to prevent ambushes.

With scouts, it would be easier for Prime Minister Cao to laugh three times: "I laugh at Zhou Yu's lack of wisdom and Zhuge Liang's lack of strategy..."

Then a cannon sounded, and a group of soldiers and horses were killed from the mountain.

Wang Fugui saw a clump of bushes on the hillside on the right.

The area of ​​the bushes was not very large, so if they were to set up an ambush, at most a few dozen people would be hidden there, not enough to pose a threat to their marching army.

But the diligent Wang Fugui decided to go up and take a look, so he pulled the reins and jumped up the hillside.

He then fell into the hands of a rebel army.

"Lu Meng'an, we captured a scout from Jiulian City."

Two soldiers pushed Wang Fugui, who was tied up, in front of a man with a clear face and a gentle manner.

Fei Tianlu, who was now using the alias Lu Tianfei and was constantly promoted by Wanyan Darui and promoted to Meng'an (captain of a thousand men), smiled kindly at Wang Fugui and asked:

"Zhao Yijia has dispatched so many troops. Is he going to join forces with Liaoyang City to carry out some major plan?"

Wang Fugui clenched his teeth, sneered, and raised his head.

Fei Tianlu smiled slightly, and suddenly a sharp knife appeared in his hand. The knife was like a willow leaf, narrow and small.

A quarter of an hour later, Fei Tianlu knew everything he wanted to know.

Fei Tianlu slowly washed the blood off his hands with stream water while listening to Wang Fugui's confession.

As a scout, Wang Fugui actually didn't quite understand the intentions of his superiors.

In order to deceive Wanyan Yong, Zhao Yijia led his troops to Liaoyang City in the name of escorting Eunuch Sun and food.

By then, Wanyan Yong would have to go out of the city to welcome the "angel". Zhao Yijia could then rise up and kill him, and then use his head and Wanyan Liang's imperial edict to persuade the defenders in the city to open the city and surrender.

However, only a very small number of generals knew about this plan. Most people only knew that Zhao Yijia personally escorted the food and court envoys to Liaoyang.

However, Wang Fugui knew that many generals had suddenly disappeared from Jiuliancheng, and their whereabouts were unknown.

As long as Fei Tianlu knew this, plus he already knew what happened in the Holy Mountain Temple, he would be able to roughly guess the real purpose of Zhao Yijia's troops entering Liaoyang City.

"It seems like this matter can be used to our advantage!"

Fei Tianlu stroked his beard and thought for a while, then ordered the soldiers ambushed in the valley: "Abandon the ambush and retreat!"

He wanted to go and have a good discussion with Wanyan Dari and military advisor Yu Jiguang to see how to better take advantage of the situation.

Donkey Ti has the help of Yang Yuan, and he is so powerful that he has completely suppressed Wanyan Darui. This is not conducive to the "stability" of the north.

Besides, this also makes Fei Tianlu and Yu Jiguang look incompetent, doesn't it?
It's time to let the smart Wanyan Dari become more powerful.

(End of this chapter)