"Well... okay." Ding Qichong was cowardly and did not dare to go against the wishes of his elders, so he had to give up his doubts and accept the fact that Ding Kangan had betrayed him.
The next day, Yue Lingyun and others were urgently summoned to Xiangzhou Prefecture.
After receiving Ding Nanjing's summons, Wen Juye, who had just repelled Xie Wenzhou's army, traveled day and night and rushed to Xiangjiang County with all his strength.
However, he arrived too late, so Wen Juye had to meet Ding Nanjing again the next day.
After Wen Juye arrived in Xiangzhou Prefecture, he always felt that there was a strange atmosphere here.
"General Wen, we haven't seen each other for a long time. How have you been these days?" Pang Xiang bowed to Wen Juye.
"Thank you for your concern, Lord Pang. I am fine. I wonder how is my lord's health?" Wen Juye asked about Ding Nanjing's physical condition.
Hearing this question, Pang Xiang sneered inwardly, but his face remained expressionless as he responded, "Ah...it should still be as seriously ill as before. I'll have to ask others for details."
"I see. Then I will find some time to visit Lord Ding." After Wen Juye said this, he stopped chatting and waited for his master to show up.
However, the person who arrived was not Ding Nanjing, but his eldest son Ding Qichong, accompanied by Mao Dehui and Mao.
Wen Juye secretly felt that something was wrong and became more cautious. He didn't even dare to swallow the tea directly, but used a trick to pour it out.
At this moment, Ding Nanjing's confidant Huang Canzhong appeared and announced a sad news to everyone: "My fellow civil officials and military officers, I have an announcement today. Ding Nanjing has followed the late emperor..."
"What... our lord!" All the subordinates, including Wen Juye, were shocked. They did not expect that the heroic lord of Xiangzhou, Ding Nanjing, would die like this!
"According to the lord's arrangements before his death, Lord Ding Qicong will succeed him and continue to rule Xiangzhou."
"Considering that Lord Ding is still young, the Lord has arranged for General Mao Dehui and Lord Pang Xiang to assist him."
Everyone was even more surprised when they heard this arrangement.
There were four factions in the court, belonging to Mao Dehui, Pang Xiang, Wen Juye and Peng Ziliang respectively.
With Ding Nanjing's intelligence, how could he have missed the last two?
"Mao Dehui, you must have tampered with Lord Ding's order for your own selfish interests!" Civilian official Wang Zhengyan expressed his doubts on the spot. He had a long-standing grudge against Mao Dehui's faction.
"Yes, I also think Lord Wang is right!" Another military general also echoed the civil official's opinion.
"That's it! That's it!" Others also shouted, but these voices were ultimately a minority.
Most people chose to remain silent. They knew the truth, but power was now in the hands of Mao Dehui and others.
To oppose at this moment would undoubtedly be courting death.
"You dare to question Lord Ding's order, are you trying to rebel?" Mao Dehui said sternly.
"Lord Ding has long said that there are many treacherous people in Xiangzhou Prefecture, and now it seems to be true."
"My lord is merciful and cannot bear to attack you, but this general is different."
"Come here, bring these traitors to justice!"
Mao Dehui smashed the cup as a signal, and then a group of soldiers rushed into the mansion and surrounded the people who sang the opposite tune.
"Mao Dehui, if you have the guts, kill me. I don't believe you dare..." Before Wang Zhengyan finished speaking, he was stabbed to death by a soldier, and blood splattered on the spot.
Everyone was shocked when they saw this. It seemed that Mao Dehui wanted to eliminate dissidents.
"Heh... Ziliang, it seems you were right in pretending to be sick." Wen Juye took a deep breath, quickly stood up, knocked one of the soldiers unconscious with a table, and snatched his spear.
"Wen Juye, are you really planning a rebellion?" Mao Dehui roared, "Everyone, quickly surround the traitor Wen Juye! Killing him will earn you a huge reward!"
Wen Juye, holding a spear, did not hesitate for a moment. He quickly seized the enemy's weakness and fought his way out.
As a second-rank martial arts master, he is definitely not someone who can be stopped by these villains.
But Mao Dehui was well prepared, and countless soldiers came to support him and were about to encircle Wen Juye.
"My lord...it seems that Juye will follow you." Wen Juye gripped the spear tightly, mentally prepared to die.
Xianglin Overlord, who had broken through to the realm of Martial Saint, was still mortal. Wen Juye was much weaker than him, and he was even more helpless when faced with so many troops.
"Kill Wen Juye!" Mao Dehui chased him out and gave orders to the army.
"General Wen, I'm sorry!" An adjutant led the soldiers to attack first, but his strength was too weak. After a few rounds, he and other soldiers were killed by Wen Juye's gun.
However, no matter how superb Wen Juye's spear skills were, there would come a time when his physical strength would be exhausted.
Wen Juye was panting, his hands holding the spear had begun to tremble, and there were many scars on his body.
It seems that Wen Juye will die here after all.
"No mercy! Kill him!" Mao Dehui was very proud looking at Wen Juye's miserable appearance.
Soon, his opponents were killed by his own army!
"General Wen! We are here to rescue you!" Gan Xingfan led the Wen family army into the enemy camp and lifted Wen Juye onto his horse.
Gan Xingfan roared to the surroundings: "If you want to kill General Wen, you must first step over our corpses!"
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