Chapter 814 Young General vs. Rich Lady 117
Xu Sheng came over with a stack of secret letters and handed them to Lu Yongxin.
"After the last poisoning case, the Dark Guards began investigating the people around General Lu. Many of them were involved with Wangdu City. This is understandable. After all, many people came from Wangdu, and some people's families are also in Wangdu. It is normal to send letters and things through the post station."
"On the contrary, General Chen Wen is incredibly clean. Everything that happens leaves traces. Chen Wen instigated Zhao Guang and others to poison and cause trouble, so there must be traces to follow. It's a pity that there is no solid evidence. We went to Chen Wen's residence just now, and there was indeed a secret room hidden inside. These were found in the secret room."
"In addition to the secret letter, there are also a lot of gold and silver, land deeds and house deeds, all of which are good locations in Wangdu City. As long as we can kill General Huo, or even force General Huo to return to Wangdu, Chen Wen will have done a great deed, and he will live a good life as a slave of gold and silver from now on."
"Prime Minister Gou also promised you a high position and generous salary, which would be a better future for you than following General Lu, so you have been monitoring General Lu and continuously informing Gou Xun of the situation in Guangling City."
Lu Yongxin flipped through the secret letters in front of him and felt like he was trapped in a huge net.
He was originally a rough man and didn't want to get involved in court affairs, but he gradually defected to Prime Minister Gou and was forced to give gifts to Prime Minister Gou. Chen Wen really put in a lot of effort.
Lu Yongxin tightly grasped the yellowed letter paper in his hand, "Last year, I fought against the State of Lu and won a small victory. I originally planned to exchange prisoners for food, but those prisoners suddenly died of illness!"
"So it was all you who did it! You schemed little by little to empty the granary. You also smuggled grain out to sell, and pretended to be embezzling, killing the soldiers in charge of guarding the grain. This year there was a severe drought, and there was no grain left in the granary. And you asked me to ask Prime Minister Gou for help!"
"I should have guessed it was you, but I didn't believe it. You've been with me the longest. I saved you from the knife of the Northern Rong. You said you were willing to be my personal soldier for life. You were not good at killing the enemy, but I promoted you to the sixth rank captain. This is how you repay me!"
"You are so smart. You are playing me for a fool. You also arranged the assassination today. If it succeeds, that's great. If not, you can put the blame on the county magistrate and this general. The two cities will definitely have another dispute. What a good plan!"
Geng Wei was so angry that he took action. He rushed over and punched Chen Wen in the face, breaking the bridge of Chen Wen's nose and causing blood to ooze out of his nose.
He hit Chen Wen's stomach several times, kicked Chen Wen like crazy, and cursed: "Ungrateful dog, I will beat you to death!"
Chen Wenlian spat out several mouthfuls of blood and struggled to crawl to Lu Yongxin's feet. The evidence was irrefutable and he could not refute it, so he could only beg for mercy.
"General, spare my life! I did receive some benefits, but I was also thinking about the general. In Wangdu City, Prime Minister Gou has the final say. Those who go against Wangdu will not have a good ending."
"General, listen to me. It's not too late. Huo Xiao only brought a few dozen people with him. If you kill him now, Prime Minister Gou will definitely remember you as a great merit..."
Lu Yongxin kicked Chen Wen away and said angrily: "At this point, you still don't repent. Are you a soldier of Guangling City, or a lackey of Gou Xun?"
"Huo Xiao, you found the evidence, so you can deal with the people. You are right, I am a fool! I only know how to fight, but I can't beat those people. They are too evil! But aren't generals used to fight? If generals are scheming against each other all day long, what combat effectiveness will the army have!"
"In this world, generals can't fight well, the people can't farm well, officials can't govern well, it's a mess! Even though Wei has gold and silver mines, it's already rotten inside, and Wangdu City is still immersed in the beautiful dreams of the past, but Qi and Lu are like vultures smelling rotten meat, and they're already coming."
"Geng Wei, go get the roster and the tiger talisman, gather all the soldiers and follow General Huo's orders, and disperse."
Huo Xiao bowed to Lu Yongxin and said, "General, you are a righteous man. We will not perish!"
The troops that Huo Xiao brought were all elite and could be used immediately. In just half a day, all the Guangling troops were in Huo Xiao's hands, and the defense of Guangling City was also taken over by Huo Xiao.
There are patrols in the open, and there are also people from the secret guard camp watching in the dark.
Huo Xiao was stationed in the Guangling military camp. People coming and going were in a hurry, and all matters had to be readjusted according to the rules of the Huo family army.
"Chen Wen cannot be kept. He does have some brains. It is not safe for him to do hard labor. Just give him thirty military sticks and that's it."
Xu Sheng understood that this meant to kill him directly to prevent future troubles.
"According to the general's instructions, a letter has been sent through Chen Wen's men, saying that Lu Yongxin has taken over Pingyang City. General, you are seriously injured and are just holding on. You won't live for long."
"Guangling City is the same as Pingyang City. During wartime, no information is allowed to be passed out at will. Guards are stationed to keep watch."
Huo Xiao nodded. "That's great. I guess we can't hide it for too long. But after we're done with this, we should definitely go into Wangdu City."
Huo Xiao stayed in Guangling City for the time being, and Lu Yongxin became completely idle. The county magistrate and wealthy businessmen in the city came to see Lu Yongxin, but he refused to see them. Anyway, he had no objection to how Huo Xiao did things.
That night, Lu Yongxin had a dream.
Waking up in the middle of the night, Lu Yongxin touched his head and broke out in a cold sweat.
"It's okay, it's okay, the head is still there!"
Mrs. Lu, who was sleeping next to him, quickly got up and lit the lamp. "Master, what's wrong with you? Did you have a nightmare?"
Lu Yongxin held his wife's hand, still feeling frightened, "I dreamed of Huo Xiao. He led 20,000 Huo family soldiers to defend Pingyang City, robbing the food from the rich households and barely holding on. In the end, the city was broken and he was captured by the Beirong people."
"Pingyang City was flooded with blood, and not a single person was left alive! But Huo Xiao actually escaped from the Beirong people. He arrived at Guangling City covered in blood, and his dream was vague, but he killed many people and forged an imperial edict. With his iron-blooded tactics, he was able to take over the Guangling Army."
Lu Yongxin couldn't help but shudder, "What a killing god! In the dream, he had nothing, but he dared to plot against Pingyang City alone. Now he has food to win the hearts of the people, and his weapons and equipment are terrifyingly powerful. What else can he not dare to do?"
Madam Lu patted the master's chest and comforted him, "It's just a dream. Anyway, the master didn't go against him, and he won't harm the master."
Lu Yongxin said "hmm" and fell asleep with his wife in his arms.
The next day, Huo Xiao drew a map and sent people to explore, and they really dug up the coal that the god had mentioned.
He immediately fenced off the area, made the surrounding area uninhabitable, and moved all the people out. Anyway, there were plenty of places to resettle them in Pingyang City, and they were compensated with some food, so the people were very happy.
Zhuo Zhantu came excitedly, holding a piece of black coal and smiling.
"With this, the flames can get hotter, and we can forge better iron. One day, we'll be able to forge better iron tools, as strong as the ones the gods gave us!"
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