The Three Kingdoms: Summoned generals at the beginning, shocking Cao Cao

Chapter 343 Raising Thieves to Respect Theirself, Qiang Hu Rebelled

"Boom boom boom" explosion sounded, and the fortifications at the main gate of the prefect's mansion were blasted open a gap.Wang Lin was about to command the imperial guards to rush in, but the defenders in the prefect's mansion fired again, and they were pushed back again.

At this moment, a guard looked at the right time and shot and killed the butler of the prefect's mansion who was standing at the door directing.The defenders were panicked for a while, Wang Lin ordered his men to continue throwing explosives, basically blowing up the fortifications.

The marksmanship of the imperial guards was not comparable to that of the defenders, and soon a large number of defenders were killed, and they ran back to the mansion.Wang Lin and the guards rushed in after them. Several shells exploded around them, killing and wounding several guards.

After entering the prefect's mansion, Wang Lin asked the guards to take the artillery.There is a second fortification built with stones in the mansion. The imperial guards climbed up the courtyard wall and killed the defenders. They were not as long as the defenders at the gate. Soon, more than half of them were killed and injured, and they surrendered under Wang Lin's persuasion. up.

The imperial guards caught Ji Zuo's wife, daughter and eldest son in the prefect's mansion, but there was no trace of Ji Zuo and his youngest son Ji Song.After some questioning, the housekeeper of the prefect's mansion led them to the secret passage in the rockery.

Ji Zuo had already run away, Wang Lin ordered people to chase him, he didn't know how to explain to Liu Bian.

"Send everyone to the prison, and dig three feet to bring Ji Zuo and his son back!" Wang Lin said angrily.

In the Tianshui Prison, there are already people from the Overwatch Council waiting to interrogate the prisoners. They have many methods and are very experienced in interrogating these powerful families and officials.

The imperial guards carried Liu Cheng to Liu Bian's small courtyard. After Song Ran asked the reason, she didn't dare to neglect, and ran to inform Liu Bian.

"You mean, some people think I'm too cruel and want to help the crown prince?" Liu Bian was also shocked when he heard Song Ran's words.

Song Ran didn't speak, waiting for Liu Bian's order.

Liu Bian nodded and signaled Song Ran to bring him up.

Liu Cheng was brought into the house, he had seen Liu Bian's portrait, and saw the big Han emperor standing in front of him, kneeling on the ground begging for mercy in shock.

He just wants the Liu family to be attached to a towering tree, so that the Liu family can continue to pass on, and it will be a hundred times stronger than it is now.

Liu Bian looked at him coldly: "Tell me, what is going on? How many people in the Liu family died depends on how much you can tell."

From the bottom of his heart, Liu Bian did not believe that Liu Hao would seize power with him.Now that Liu Hao has started to deal with state affairs, he, Bao Si and many family members also love him very much. He has no reason to come to the coup, he just needs to take over the big man step by step.

Now the life and death of the Liu family depended on Liu Bian's words. If there was a chance to regret it, he would not easily listen to Liu Qiwen's words and let the Liu family board the princeling's boat.

The princelings have a large number of supporters in the court, and most of them are from the background of aristocratic families.On the premise that they haven't had any contact with the crown prince Liu Hao, they have already started secretly forming a party for personal gain under Liu Hao's name, thinking of accumulating enough power, and then coercing Liu Hao into launching a coup, they are not afraid of his disapproval.

It's ridiculous to think about it, without the crown prince nodding, I just heard Liu Qiwen mention the list of people who formed a party with him. Although the Liu family has benefited a lot from it, it is not enough for the Liu family to be buried with this matter.

So Liu Cheng fell on the ground and said: "Your Majesty! I, Liu Qiwen, the evil son of the Liu family, formed parties with many ministers in the court for private interests, and secretly had personal relationships with the local defenders. Ji Zuo was one of them. He used the Qiang people's rebellion as an excuse to get a lot of money. The firearms were transported to various places by the Liu family's caravan. There are dozens of families who are planning to raise troops in the next year and support the crown prince Liu Hao as emperor."

"Liu Hao is the leader?"

"No, the prince doesn't know about this yet. They want to raise troops in various places, then go straight to Chang'an and force the prince to take office."

Hearing what he said, Song Ran breathed a sigh of relief. He watched Liu Hao grow up, and he didn't want or believe that he was really planning a rebellion.

The great Han has such an unprecedented territory, and the status of the Han people has risen, all thanks to Liu Bian.If the royal family really seized power, the world that had just settled down from the flames of war would be filled with millions of corpses and starvation everywhere.

He turned around and left the room, and asked the captain of the imperial guard who sent Liu Cheng to gather his men.

Only Liu Bian and Liu Cheng were left in the room, and Liu Bian continued to ask, "What else? These are not enough for the Liu family to survive."

"I've already written down the list of people I know. I know that the entire Liu family should be executed. I just hope that His Majesty can leave a trace of incense for the Liu family." Liu Cheng took out the list from his arms and held his hands in front of Liu Bian. .

Liu Bian picked up the list without opening it, and said to Liu Cheng, "Your youngest son can live, and none of the other Liu family members will be kept."

Liu Cheng trembled and fell on the ground: "Thank you, Your Majesty, Long En!"

Song Ran stood at the door watching, Liu Bian gave him a look, Song Ran nodded and left.

Wang Lin and the guards walked along the secret path for nearly a mile before they came to a courtyard.The gate of the yard was open, and the inside of the house was very dilapidated. The guards searched the yard, but found no trace of Ji Zuo and his son.

After searching around, he saw that the city wall was not far away. Wang Lin hurriedly shouted: "Go to the city gate and ask the defender Ji Zuo and his son if they have escaped. Others search along the city wall to see if there are any holes. Send someone over again." Visiting nearby, we must find Ji Zuo and his son as soon as possible!"

A soldier guarding the gate, when he saw the guard came to ask, he respectfully reported that no one had left the city.

The guards, searching along the wall, found a hidden tunnel that passed right through the wall.

Wang Lin got on his horse and galloped. The soldiers guarding the gate opened the gate for them and watched them chase them out. They didn't know what the guards were going to do.

"Okay, close the door and don't let anyone leave. The matter of the guards is not something we can discuss, so do your own business." The leader of the gate guard interrupted the discussion of his subordinates.

Wang Lin was not sure when Ji Zuo and his son left, nor whether they would escape along the official road.He could only chase forward with a torch, he was very anxious, if he let Ji Zuo and his son escape, he would really have to die to apologize.

Ji Zuo and Ji Song got on the horses that had been left in the tea shop outside the city all year round, and galloped west along the official road. They were going to find the Qiang rebels.

This group of Qiang rebels was intentionally left behind by Ji Zuo, and they have been incorporated by him. They possess a large number of firearms and are the main force for him to plunder the caravan.He wanted these Qiang people to escort him into the mountains, as long as he entered the mountains, he would not be afraid of the imperial army.

The horses of Ji Zuo and his son are all good horses. They have lived nearby for a long time and are very familiar with the nearby terrain.Now that they are entering the mountain, although the speed of horses along the trail is not as fast as that of the official road, it is still much faster than walking.

(End of this chapter)