Treacherous ministers have deep routines

"what?!"

Wei Man's eyes were bloodshot and red, his face was ferocious, the veins on his forehead were burst, and he said in a hoarse voice, "What did you say...you say it again?!"

Yang Yi lowered her head, not because she didn't dare to look up, but because she couldn't bear to look up.

Although Wei Zixiu is not Wei Man's biological son, Wei Man cherishes his adopted son very much. This is something everyone knows. Now that Wei Zixiu died suddenly in the flood, Wei Man couldn't accept it.

Yang Yi lowered his head and did not speak. Yuan Hao and Pang Tu who were "fighting" outside the tent also heard the sound, but they couldn't hear it clearly.

Pangtu said strangely: "How did Yang Yi provoke the lord, and the lord is so angry?"

Yuan Hao said: "It shouldn't be, brother Yang is cautious and prudent, logically speaking, it is impossible to provoke the lord."

Pangtu said dissatisfiedly: "Tsk, Brother Yang, you are so kind."

At this moment, I saw a group of people flocking to the tent of the shogunate, Xia Yuanyun, Mr. Duan Su, Xiao Kongming, General Ziyun, Mr. Eryuan, Brother Sima, General Zhaodian, and Wei Man's younger brother Wei Zilian, Jiang Duting, Lin Feng, etc., everyone gathered together.

Pontu was puzzled for a moment, and said, "Are you...?"

Mr. Duan Su frowned and said, "Mr. Pang doesn't know yet?"

Ponto said, "Know what?"

Mr. Duan Su's face was very ugly, and he said in a low voice: "The master... is dead."

"what?!"

Pontu's voice sharpened, his eyes widened, and he said, "This...how is this possible? The owner is still young, and his body has always been healthy, this..."

Mr. Duan Su said, "It's a flood."

He said, and then said: "Lieutenant Xuanyang follows the owner, and together..."

Pang Tu's heart skipped a beat, he finally knew how Yang Ai angered Wei Man, it was not Yang Ai who angered Wei Man at all, but because of the death of the owner and Wei Zixiu.

Everyone had heard the news, so they gathered here.

Everyone quietly walked into the tent of the shogunate. Wei Man stared at the tiger and stood where he was, as if he was still thinking about the news.

Wei Man suddenly said, "Even if it's a flood...have you found the body?"

Yang Yi shook his head and said, "It has not been found yet. The owner and the lieutenant were washed away by the flood, and their remains are unknown."

Wei Man heaved a sigh of relief, but then heaved a sigh of relief, and said, "Let's go! Let's go now. I have to go to the disaster area and find someone myself!"

To live is to see people, and to die is to see corpses. Before seeing the corpses, Wei Man could not believe that the little emperor and Wei Zixiu died like this.

If Wei Man wanted to find someone in person, he would have to delay the battle. Now is the last time to attack Chen Ji. If Chen Ji can't be wiped out in one fell swoop, Chen Ji is likely to revive.

Although everyone knew about this in their hearts, they did not stop Wei Man.

For one thing, although Wei Zixiu has been in Xuanyang Capital all year round, he has a deep relationship with everyone, and no one wants to give up the last chance to find Wei Zixiu.

Secondly, the unknown life and death of the little emperor may cause turmoil in the court.

No, not very likely, absolutely.

The little emperor has not yet married and has no heirs. Once the little emperor dies, the court will be like a precarious shack, and it will collapse in an instant with a "boom——".

Compared with Chen Ji of Yanzhou, the entire imperial court naturally had to stabilize the imperial court.

Wei Man immediately set off, ready to find the host and adopted son in person.

Wei Man immediately put on the jacket, put the Yitian sword on his waist, strode out of the tent of the shogunate, turned over and stepped on the shadow horse, looking sharp and stern.

Wei Man leaned down slightly, and said to Lin Rang: "Gu is the first to go to the disaster area, you don't have to worry, all the things in the camp will be handled by you, so that Gu can feel at ease, you know?"

Lin Rang knew that since he was not physically fit, Wei Man would have to travel day and night to go there. It would be a moment sooner, so he didn't insist on going with Wei Man.

What's more, the battle against Chen Ji in the camp was only halfway through. At this juncture, there must be someone to finish it. Whether it is to continue to fight Chen Ji or withdraw troops, someone needs to be in charge.

The person Wei Man trusted the most was undoubtedly Lin Rang.

That's why he agreed so much and acted separately from Lin Rang.

Lin Rang nodded and said, "Don't worry, Mr. Wei."

Wei Man raised his hand, stroked Lin Rang's hair on the temples, and said, "You are the most at ease when you do things alone."

He seemed a little bit unbearable as he spoke, and he didn't know whether it was because he couldn't bear to be separated from Lin Rang, or because the disaster area was dangerous.

Just when the two were saying goodbye, the voice of "Report----!!!" suddenly came from outside the camp.

The sound soared into the sky, scattered the wild birds living outside the camp, and took off quickly.

"Tap Tat Tat—"

The soldiers rushed in from the outside on horseback, holding the token in their hands. When the soldiers at the camp gate saw the token, they immediately opened the gate and let him enter the camp.

"Ta Tata..."

The horse's hooves were rustling quickly, and the soldier came in front of him and got off his horse, "Gudong!" Kneeling on the ground with a loud voice, he said loudly, "Yanzhou urgent report!!!"

"Chen Ji, the shepherd of Yanzhou, has left Yanzhou with his troops and headed to Xuanyang... to attend the funeral for the master."

"A funeral?!"

When Wei Man heard this, he was furious and said, "Chen Ji!"

As he spoke, he unfolded the urgent report in the hands of the soldiers, which said that Chen Ji had left Yanzhou day and night, and with his elite troops, rushed towards Xuanyang, preparing to go to Beijing to attend the emperor's funeral.

Wei Man said coldly, "When did Chen Ji leave?"

The soldier said: "When I made a detailed inspection, the building was already empty."

When everyone heard this, Chen Ji was clearly prepared. Otherwise, the Yanzhou government office was so close to Weiying, how could Chen Ji have left Yanzhou to go to the funeral in a hurry?

The more Wei Man thought about it, the more he felt something was wrong.

Now the current scene seems to have returned to the year when Wei Man and Lin Rang met.

After the death of the first emperor, soldiers from all over the country rushed into the capital. The first person to enter the capital will monopolize the power and become "Tong Gao".

And Chen Ji obviously wants to be the person who monopolizes the power.

Back then, Tong Gao led 500 troops to check and balance the entire capital. Although Chen Ji is not doing well and has been beaten back and forth, there are always 2000 troops.

Lin Rang narrowed his eyes and said, "Once Chen Jixian is allowed to enter the capital, everything will be over."

As soon as he said this, everyone felt a "thud" in their hearts, as if they had fallen into a bottomless abyss.

Because what Lin Rang said was correct and incisive.

Once Chen Ji becomes Tong Gao's second, the situation will be uncontrollable, because Chen Ji has more popular support than Tong Gao, and Chen Ji will behave better than Tong Gao. Let alone the capital, the whole world may be Chen Ji that's it.

Wei Man frowned fiercely, firmly holding the horse's rein, for a while...

He seemed hesitant.

Should we go to the disaster area to find the whereabouts of the adopted son and the owner, or should we rush to the capital immediately?

"Report--!!!"

"Report!!"

"Report—my lord!!"

All of a sudden, voices of urgent reports came from all directions.

Several soldiers rushed in from the outside and knelt on the ground.

"The governor of Qizhou."

"Prefect Wei He."

"Prefect of Qianxiang."

"Prefect of Wanyang."

"The governor of Jinzhou."

"Prefect of Fenyuan."

"I have received the news of the Lord's death, and I am going to rush to the capital to attend the funeral for the Lord!"

Allied forces, these prefects and governors are all allied forces!

Because these people fawned on Wei Man before and wanted to share the last share of the pie with Wei Man, so they didn't stay too far away. Now everyone has heard the news that the little emperor died in the disaster area. For a while, it seemed like he was dying. The fish danced dryly on the chopping board, seeking the last trace of life.

"Good! Very good!"

Wei Man sighed coldly and said, "Everyone is going to enter the capital. It's great. A land as big as the capital may not be enough for them to eat!"

The meaning of the people is obvious. Naturally, they want to enter the capital first and become the king. Once they enter the capital and block the defense of the capital, they will be able to keep everyone else out. Isn't the court deciding on its own?

Wei Man was breathing heavily.

"Gudong!" With a sound, Mr. Duan Su knelt down first, cupped his hands and said, "My lord, the life and death of your son is certainly important, but in the current situation, please come to Beijing immediately, otherwise there will be changes, otherwise it will be too late!"

When Pangtu saw it, he also knelt down and said, "It's my lord. I will leave it to the ministers to complete the matter of looking for the son. I also ask my lord to come to Beijing immediately!"

Duan Su and Pang Tu knelt down, and the others knelt down one after another. Although everyone knew Wei Zixiu's worth, if he didn't go to Beijing now, his painstaking efforts would be ruined.

Wei Man stood in the center of the camp, and the generals and advisers around him knelt down one by one, and finally, only Wei Man and Lin Rang were left standing in the camp.

Wei Man looked at Lin Rang, but didn't speak.

Lin Rang said with a cold expression: "Our army surrounded Yanzhou heavily, but Chen Ji was able to leave Yanzhou early and go to Xuanyang for the funeral without anyone noticing. If you are looking for someone, you may fall into a trap, and for the present plan, you must go to Beijing."

When Wei Man heard Lin Rang's words, the veins on his forehead twitched wildly, not because of rage, but because of his determination, and said in a hoarse voice, "The original text is Ruoyuanyou."

"The humble minister is here!"

"The humble minister is here!"

Wei Man ordered: "The two of you rush to the disaster area immediately, and lead the troops to find the whereabouts of the owner and the young master. You must...see the person if you are alive, and the corpse if you are dead."

"The humble minister takes orders!"

"My humble servant respects you."

The two responded, not daring to delay for a moment, and immediately started to make preparations.

Wei Man ordered again, saying: "The prefects and state shepherds from all over the country flocked to Xuanyang under the banner of mourning. Our army must stop all these people on the way, so as to avoid chaos in the capital."

He said, paused, and said, "Sima Bogui, Sima Yue."

"The humble general is here!"

"The humble general is here!"

Wei Man said: "Guling the two generals, together with Baima Yicong, to attack and stop the prefects and state shepherds from all over the place who are pretending to be going to the funeral. We can't let them step into Xuanyang, half a step!"

"Yes!"

"Yes!"

Sima Bogui and his younger brother Sima Yue left immediately to dispatch Baima Yicong.

Wei Man finally said: "Chen Ji has many tricks, he rushed to Xuanyang first, and the death of the owner may not escape his involvement. We must send someone to stop Chen Ji."

Ying Ziyun stood up, cupped his hands and said, "My lord, Ziyun, please go!"

Wei Man looked at Ying Ziyun, nodded and said: "Ziyun is calm and prudent, he acts the safest way, I feel relieved to leave it to you alone."

While he was talking, Lin Rang said: "Duke Wei, why don't you let Mr. Zhan follow along. Although Mr. Zhan is young, he is resourceful and will definitely help."

Mr. Zhan is naturally Xiao Kongming.

As soon as little Kongming heard this, he immediately stepped forward and said, "Kongming please order!"

Wei Man nodded and said, "Get on the road now, and let Gu smash Chen Ji's tricks!"

"The humble general takes orders!"

"The humble minister takes orders!"

Everyone divided the work and cooperated, and those who had to leave immediately left. Wei Man said: "Yuan Yun, immediately call up the elite soldiers in the battalion, take the lead on the road, and the army will follow."

Xia Yuanyun immediately cupped his hands and said, "Yes, my lord!"

Everyone started to act, and Wei Man immediately took Lin Rang's hand and said, "Whether it is success or failure, it depends on the action."

Wei Jun quickly set out on the road, leading the way with elites, and drove to Xuanyang in a mighty way.

Along the way, Wei Man received military reports from Sima Bogui every day, and how many eunuchs and prefects were intercepted.

Ying Ziyun caught up with Chen Ji on the way, but Chen Ji seemed to be prepared. The two armies fought for a long time, but Ying Ziyun was unable to stop Chen Ji, but bought a lot of time for Wei Man.

Wei Man approached Xuanyang from the east, but when he was not far from Xuanyang, he was stopped by someone.

Jingzhong sent Xuanyang special envoy to visit Wei Man.

Special envoy Xuanyang was greeted into the shogunate camp where he was stationed.

Wei Man stood tall, with his back to the tent door, his expression could not be seen, while Lin Rang was sitting on the mat, reading the documents very coldly.

Special envoy Xuanyang came in and said, "General Hussars, Inspector of Luzhou."

Wei Man finally turned around, and said in a cold voice: "The special envoy is here, what do you mean, let's get straight to the point."

The special envoy Xuanyang said: "To be honest with Duke Wei, this envoy came here with a letter from the Three Dukes."

Sentence?

The call to action is a document of crusade and denunciation.

After hearing this, Wei Man smiled and said, "The call to action..."

As he spoke, he took the proclamation from the special envoy and unfolded it.

The call to action reprimanded Wei Man that the embankment breach in the disaster area was caused by Wei Man, who murdered the owner, killed the adopted son, was a wolf with ambition, and punished both humans and gods!

Therefore, Sangong refused Wei Man to enter the capital, and reprimanded Wei Man, telling him to go back to the mansion immediately without taking half a step forward.

Wei Man looked at the proclamation in his hand, and the blue veins on his forehead burst into rage, and said coldly, "The embankment incident!? I have never been to the disaster area, so how could I do it alone!? Besides, the owner is alive and the person is dead. The dead body, at most, is considered missing, how can these three gentlemen conclude that the owner has died?!"

Special envoy Xuanyang said: "I'm afraid Duke Wei doesn't know yet, but the owner's dragon body has been found."

"found it?"

Lin Rang stood up slowly and said, "Since we have found the dragon body of the owner, why don't you listen to the movement in the capital? I am so close to the capital, and it is a big deal to find the body of the owner. No sound?"

Special envoy Xuanyang said confidently: "I just found it too!"

Lin Rang said again: "I want to know, where is the evidence for San Gong's accusation of General Hussar as the murderer of the owner, such a serious crime?"

The eyes of Special Envoy Xuanyang moved, this time he was not so confident, and said: "I have witnesses, and some local refugees in the disaster area saw that it was General Hushi who secretly tampered with the river embankment."

Lin Rang said, "Since there is a witness, can we ask him to come forward and confront him?"

Special envoy Xuanyang shied away and said: "Naturally not, with such an important witness, I'm afraid General Hussar will kill people to silence him?"

Lin Rang smiled lightly, and said clearly: "It turned out to be perjury, so I dare not come forward to confront it."

Special envoy Xuanyang was a little anxious and said, "You..."

Before he finished speaking, Lin Rang asked again, saying: "Dare to ask the special envoy, the emperor has passed away, who appointed the so-called special envoy?"

Xuanyang's special envoy stood up immediately and said: "Inspector of Luzhou, don't force your words. Even if there is no emperor in Beijing, there are still Sangongs, and Sangongs send special envoys."

Lin Rang nodded and said, "Then go back and tell General Wei that he will send a special envoy after he becomes San Gong!"

When Special Envoy Xuanyang heard this, he didn't dare to stay any longer, he scrambled out of the camp, and ran away in fear, for fear that Wei Man would cut off his own head if he didn't pay attention.

Chen Ji was blocked by Ying Ziyun in many ways. Ying Ziyun was like a shadow, and would come out from time to time, killing Chen Ji by surprise.

Chen Ji teamed up with General Wei, who originally left Yanzhou early, wanted to be the first to rush into the capital and control the entire Xuanyang.

But I didn't expect so many troubles along the way.

Fortunately...

Fortunately, although Wei Man arrived in the capital early, he didn't go in and was stopped by General Wei Tong Cheng.

Tong Cheng accused Wei Manan of killing the emperor, claiming that Wei Man killed the little emperor, and called on everyone to fight against Wei Man together.

Wei Man could not enter Beijing for the time being, so Chen Ji was pleased.

He deliberately avoided the east gate, circled half a circle, and came to the vicinity of the lower south gate, preparing to enter Xuanyang capital through the south gate.

Chen Ji brought his elite soldiers to the gate of the south gate, and saw that the gate of the south gate was closed, so he sent a message, saying that they were his own people who cooperated with General Wei, and wanted to enter the city, so Xuanyang defended the city and let them go. .

You must know that General Wei is responsible for the guarding of the capital, and now that Lieutenant Wei Zixiu of Xuanyang is dead, all the defenses of Xuanyang City are under the control of General Wei.

Doors are no exception.

Chen Ji had sent someone a message for a long time, but he never opened the door, fearing that there might be some accident.

At this moment, a figure suddenly appeared on the city gate.

The counselor said, "My lord, is that... General Wei?"

Chen Ji looked up, and sure enough, he saw Tong Cheng.

Chen Ji breathed a sigh of relief and said: "Brother Tong Cheng, quickly let our army in. I brought some elites to help you guard the capital. As long as my elites enter the capital, they will not be afraid of other prefects. It’s like a copper wall and an iron wall, as impregnable as gold!”

As Chen Ji said so, he saw Tong Cheng standing leisurely on the city gate, looking down at him, with that attitude...

Something seems wrong.

Chen Ji was already suspicious, but Tong Cheng's attitude made his suspicion grow out of his heart, sprouted continuously, and grew into a towering tree in an instant, almost piercing his chest.

After Chen Ji finished speaking, Tong Chengcai said: "Yanzhou Mu, what are you talking about, I don't understand."

Chen Ji thumped in his heart, and said, "Tong Cheng!!"

Tong Cheng said with a smile: "Chen Ji, as a shepherd of Yanzhou, you should come to the funeral when the emperor dies, but now the emperor's funeral date has not been decided, why did you lead the troops to Beijing privately without a will? Big crime, do you know?!"

When Chen Ji heard it, Tong Cheng had betrayed him!

He allowed himself to murder the little emperor, but now he just writes four, five, and six to clear the relationship with himself.

Chen Ji was furious and said, "Tong Cheng, you are not afraid that Gu will betray you?!"

Tong Cheng said with a smile: "Don't do bad things, even if ghosts knock on the door? Yanzhou Mu has done too many bad things, so he thinks about the old man like this?"

Chen Ji thought about it for a moment, then suppressed his anger, and said, "Tong Cheng, do you think that if you don't let me enter the capital, you will be able to dominate in the capital? In this imperial court, the owner has just passed away, and it is impossible for me to enter the capital." There is no trace of blood left behind, your Tong family is only a relative, or a relative of the Empress Dowager, do you think you can usurp the throne and become the emperor?! Don't dream, you are a fool!"

That's true, Tong Cheng's surname is Tong, although the Queen Mother Tong's status was very noble back then, and Tong's relatives were all over the place.

But Queen Mother Tong has passed away for so many years, and she has "changed the dynasty" long ago.

And no matter how powerful the Tong family is, it is impossible to usurp the throne and turn the world of the Wu family into the world of the Tong family.

Chen Ji patted himself on the chest, and said confidently: "If the world wants to change surnames, is there anyone more suitable than my Chen family? My Chen family has three dynasties and three princes, and the people's will, what are you, Tong Cheng?! "

Tong Cheng laughed "ho ho" and said, "Chen Ji, you are wrong. Who said... this old man is going to change this world's surname? Why do you treat this old man like this? This old man is loyal to the Wu family!"

Chen Ji looked at Tong Cheng in amazement.

Tong Cheng said: "Yanzhou Mu, you may not know that before the owner died, he had actually promised the old man's daughter to enter the palace as the queen. Now, although the old man's daughter has not yet entered the palace, she is already...pregnant. The emperor's dragon son!"

"what?!"

When Chen Ji heard this, his heart was shocked, but he didn't believe Tong Cheng's words at all.

"Do you dare to fool the court with wild species?!"

Tong Cheng laughed, indeed, the little emperor didn't look at his daughter at all before, so how could he really agree to make his daughter a queen, or allow his daughter to conceive his own flesh and blood?

This is all fake, all fabricated by Tong Cheng.

Tong Chengcheng wanted to tell everyone that his daughter was carrying the most orthodox blood of the Wu family. In this way, the child in her womb would be the future emperor.

No matter whose child Tong Cheng's daughter gave birth to, or simply brought a child, his surname will be Wu from now on.

Chen Ji has already seen through his intentions. It turned out that Tong Cheng had thought about it a long time ago, but he was just using himself.

Chen Ji said: "Tong Cheng, don't be foolish and talk about dreams, take ten thousand steps back, even if your daughter has broken the dragon son, and now the dragon son has no shadow, the country can't live without a king, what should we do now?!"

Tong Cheng said with a smile: "This... don't bother Yanzhou Mu to worry about it. The old man has already found a righteous Wu family who can inherit the great line. When the little prince is born, this righteous Wu family will be able to take over." He will automatically abdicate to let the virtuous, and give the throne to the little prince."

Chen Ji widened his eyes and said, "Who!?"

Tong Cheng said: "Why, Yanzhou Mu couldn't think of it? Didn't Yanzhou Mu recommend this person to the throne because the little emperor was young?"

Chen Ji's teeth trembled, and a voice came out of his throat, saying, "Wu...an!"

Wei Man's army was unable to enter the capital for a while, and had already stationed in the surrounding areas. The troops in other places were blocked by Sima Bogui. Although Chen Ji reached the vicinity of Xuanyang, by coincidence, he was also blocked.

Wei Man asked him to find out what was going on in the capital, and Wei Zilian came back soon, shouting: "It's not good, it's not good!"

Wei Zilian ran in and told about the fact that Tong Cheng's daughter was pregnant with the emperor's flesh and blood.

Lin Rang narrowed his eyes and said, "It seems that General Wei has plans."

Wei Man said, "Who is Tong Cheng going to use as this puppet?"

Before the "Little Prince" is born, someone must be in charge of the overall situation.

Wei Zilian frowned and said, "This...is our old acquaintance—Wu An!"

"Wu An?!"

Wei Man was taken aback.

He hasn't seen Wu An for a long time.

Speaking of which, when Wei Man was the leader of the alliance against Tong Gao, he had met Wu An, and he had no contact with him since then.

Wu'an is the shepherd of Xuanzhou, and Xuanzhou is in the upper part of Yanzhou. Xuanzhou has always been the barrier of the Central Plains against the north.

As a shepherd of Xuanzhou, Wu An actually seldom participated in the battles in the Central Plains, and worked diligently to protect the frontier.

Back then, because the young emperor was close to Wei Man, Chen Ji wanted to elect Mu Wu'an of Xuanzhou, who was also an aristocrat, as the new emperor.

But at that time, Wei Man took a quick step and contacted Wu An first. Wu An was a man loyal to the royal family and did not become Chen Ji's puppet.

Later, Wu An's son, namely Wu He, was caught by Tong Gao, abused Wu He, and forced him to swallow carbon. After everyone rescued Wu He, Lin Rang healed him, and finally healed his injury.

After defeating Tong Gao, Lin Rang burned to death, and he never saw Wu An and Wu He, father and son, probably because they had been guarding Xuanyang and hadn't moved much with the Central Plains.

Now, everyone suddenly heard the name of the father and son, and Wu An has become Tong Cheng's puppet?

Lin Rang frowned and said: "According to Wu An's temperament, he should not easily cooperate with Tong Cheng."

Mr. Duan Su said: "Nowadays the bloodline of the Wu family is withered, Wu An is obviously the most orthodox bloodline, and the heart of guarding against others is indispensable. Wu An did not choose to be in power back then, perhaps because there are people who own this bloodline, which is more orthodox than him, now Wu An is already the right one, who can resist the temptation to become emperor?"

Wei Man's face is not good-looking. Although Wu'an has not participated in the battles in the Central Plains all year round, Wu'an's soldiers are strong and strong. Sima Bogui is a general from Wu'an's subordinates. They deal with the northerners all the year round, so they can only be more brave and fierce than the northerners. , in order to control these foreigners.

Therefore, Wu'an's military strength should not be underestimated.

Wei Man said: "If you make an enemy of Wu'an, it will be a tricky thing."

As he spoke, he pondered and said, "Let's explore again."

Wei Zilian said: "Brother, the capital is strictly guarded, and the spies can hardly get in. The fact that Tong Cheng's daughter is pregnant with the emperor's flesh and blood was released by Tong Cheng himself. The rest of the spies are all broken, and there is no news at all. Stone sinks into the sea!"

Lin Rang said: "Tong Cheng is clearly prepared."

Wei Man frowned and said, "What should we do now?"

Lin Rang thought for a while and said, "Let's...not solve Chen Ji first."

"Solve Chen Ji?"

Everyone was taken aback and almost forgot about Chen Ji.

After all, the world is in turmoil now, and Chen Ji is stuck at the south gate, and he is already silent.

Lin Rang said: "When Chen Ji left Yanzhou, he had already left his main battlefield. In order to enter Beijing quickly, he gave up the large army and brought only the elite. It is a perfect time to close the net at this time."

Wei Man narrowed his eyes and said, "You're right, Gu almost forgot about Chen Ji."

Chen Ji was blocked at the south gate, Tong Cheng would not open the door for him, obviously he had already cut off his way out, if they surrounded Chen Ji on three sides, it would definitely make Chen Ji look good.

Wei Man said, "Xia Yuanyun."

"The humble minister is here!"

Wei Man said: "Get ready immediately, select the elite troops, and prepare to surround Chen Ji on three sides."

"Yes!"

Xia Yuanyun took the order and immediately went to count the troops.

In order to encircle Chen Ji on three sides, the army needs to move in a concealed manner.

Wei Man and others camped during the day, moved at night, and traveled in the dark. The army secretly pressed in the direction of Chen Ji. Halfway through, they heard the sound of "rustling...".

Wei Man was very cautious, and immediately stopped the team, saying, "What's the sound?"

Xia Yuanyun said: "The humble general will go and check."

As he spoke, he drew out his saber with a "chi--" and walked slowly forward, pressing towards the grass.

"sand!!"

At this moment, with a soft sound, a black figure suddenly sprang out from the grass, and with a flash of light, he was still holding a weapon in his hand, and rushed towards Xia Yuanyun, directly hitting the door.

"It's an assassin!"

"There is an ambush!"

Everyone immediately became vigilant, the "assassin" rushed towards Xia Yuanyun, with a sound of "Dang--", the weapons clashed.

The sky was dim, and Xia Yuanyun didn't see the opponent's face clearly at all. The two men's weapons met. The opponent's strength was not strong, but his moves were nimble, fast and precise.

"when!"

"Dangdangdang!"

The two exchanged seven or eight moves in an instant, and the "Assassin" was exhausted and was not touched by Xia Yuanyun's gun, but he fell to the ground with a "Boom!", motionless.

Lin Rang wanted to get off his horse to check, but Wei Man hurriedly stopped him, saying, "Beware of fraud."

Lin Rang said: "There was a bloody smell, and the amount of bleeding was heavy. He must have really passed out."

Wei Man and Lin Rang got off their horses and went over to check. Xia Yuanyun held his gun in front of him, walked over slowly, and used the barrel of his gun to provoke the "assassin" on the ground.

The assassin remained motionless, and was gently pushed, revealing his face facing down.

Lin Rang said, "Wu He."

Wuhe!

It turned out to be Wu He, the only son of Mu Wu'an in Xuanzhou!

Wu He lay on the ground with blood all over his body. Sure enough, he bled a lot, and his face was also stained red with blood.

If it weren't for Lin Rang's deep impression of Wu He, and the jealousy of Wu He and Wei Man back then, others would hardly recognize him at all.

Wei Man said in surprise, "Why is Xuanzhou Mu's son here?"

Logically speaking, Xuanzhou Mu took refuge in Tong Cheng and became the puppet emperor. His son should be popular in the palace and drink spicy food. How could he fall in front of them covered in blood?

Xia Yuanyun said: "This... this injury is not mine..."

Xia Yuanyun did fight Wu He just now, but he didn't hurt Wu He. Even Wu He's sudden fall was Wu He's "touching porcelain".

Lin Rang hurriedly stepped forward to check, and said, "There are many wounds, and there are also arrow wounds. The rapier has been cut off, and the arrow clusters are still inside. An operation is needed immediately."

Wei Man frowned and said, "Hurry up, take him back."

Because the arrow cluster penetrated deep into Wuhe's skin, a slight shake could dislocate the arrow cluster, and the consequences would be disastrous, so everyone worked together to lift Wuhe up carefully.

Everyone set up camp temporarily, carried Wu He into the tent, and let him lie on the couch.

Lin Rang had already been sterilized and came over to prepare for the operation. Lin Feng followed him with a medical kit.

Lin Rang said, "Let's all go out first."

Wei Man nodded and called everyone to leave the camp and wait in the empty field of the camp.

Xia Yuanyun said strangely: "Wu An is in the capital, and he will soon be emperor, why does his son appear here?"

Mr. Duan Su narrowed his eyes and said, "This wound is too deep, and it doesn't look like a show."

Wei Man said in a deep voice: "Is it possible that Wu An is not really cooperating with Tong Cheng?"

Jiang Duting said: "Whether it's really cooperation or not, you can tell when you check it out. Since the spies can't get in, then I will go. As long as the lord gives an order, Duting will go and find out!"

Mr. Duan Su immediately said: "General Jiang must not act rashly. Although the general's martial arts skills are unparalleled in the world, Tong Cheng has a careful mind and has planned every step of the way. If there is an ambush in the capital, wouldn't General Jiang fall into the trap?"

Wei Man nodded and said, "Although you are good at martial arts, Gu is most worried about being a spy."

Jiang Duting seemed a little unconvinced, but thinking about it, he was absolutely inferior in terms of resourcefulness and command, and if he broke a major event, wouldn't it be too late for regrets.

Wei Man said: "For the present plan, let's wait until Wu He wakes up."

Wei Zilian said in a low voice: "The injury is so deep, I'm afraid he won't wake up..."

As soon as he finished speaking, everyone looked at Wei Zilian and disliked him.

Because of encountering Wu He, the matter of exterminating Chen Ji was temporarily stranded. The most important thing is to wait for Wu He to wake up and know the situation in Beijing.

While everyone was talking, Zhao Dian suddenly came over and said, "My lord, many Xuanzhou troops have been found near the capital."

"Xuanzhou Army?"

Zhao Dian nodded and said, "Yes, all of them are subordinate to Commander Xuanyang, and they are patrolling the surrounding area."

Wei Man's thoughts were even more serious. Wu'an was about to become emperor, and the Xuanzhou Army joined forces with the Xuanyang Army. This situation is not optimistic.

Is it possible...

Wu An actually gave up his son?

From late at night until dawn, the sun slowly rose, and with a sound of "哗啦——", the curtain of the camp tent was opened, and Lin Rang walked out from inside.

Wei Man rushed up to meet him and said, "How is it?"

Lin Rang wiped the blood on his hands, and said unhurriedly: "It is out of danger, take care of it carefully, and nothing will happen."

Seeing that his face was pale and his forehead was covered with cold sweat, Wei Man quickly wiped his sweat away, lest he catch a cold, since it is very windy in the suburbs after all.

Wei Man said: "Gu asked you, how are you? You look pale."

Lin Rang was taken aback for a moment, then said, "I'm fine."

Wu He was out of danger, and the arrow clusters were also taken out. The bleeding had stopped, but he was still in a coma due to excessive blood loss.

Wei Man took Lin Rang to rest. Lin Rang woke up in the afternoon and ate some food to replenish his strength.

Wei Zilian ran over and hurriedly said, "Brother, brother! Wu He has woken up!"

Lin Rang just finished his meal and said, "Let's go and have a look."

Wei Man said, "Don't worry, you can't run away."

Wei Man and Lin Rang came to the tent where Wu He was staying. Wu He had just woken up and was still a little confused. After all, he had lost too much blood and his organs were damaged.

Wu Hehun said in a chaotic voice, "噗!" All of a sudden, without knowing where the strength came from, he sat up suddenly, stretched his wound, and grinned in pain.

Can't help but "hiss..." took a breath.

But he didn't care about the pain, he trembled suddenly, looked at Wei Man and Lin Rang in surprise, and said, "General Hussar... Liehou?"

Wu He didn't know the governor of Luzhou. When he saw Lin Rang, he immediately thought he was a lieutenant. He was exactly the same in terms of appearance, figure, temperament, and even his indifferent eyes.

Wei Man said: "Don't get up, you are seriously injured, why are you so injured?"

Wu He said in a panic, "Father...Father...I'm going to save my father!"

As soon as he said this, everyone immediately looked at each other inquiringly. Seeing Wu He's appearance, it should not be pretending. From this point of view, Wu An is not cooperating with Tong Cheng. To a large extent, it may be that Tong Cheng Cheng seized the threat.

With a "snap!", Wu He grabbed Wei Man's hand and said, "Duke Wei, you must save my father!"

When he said this, Lin Rang glanced lightly at the hands held by the two, walked over calmly, supported Wu He, asked him to lie down, and said, "Mr. Wu, you are too seriously injured, you should lie down and rest." stop."

Wu He was not very at ease, Lin Rang said again: "Lie down, and tell us clearly what the situation in Xuanyang City is like."

Wu He was also tired, very tired, with no strength in his body, lying on the couch, struggling to say: "We...my father and I received the news of the emperor's death, so we rushed to the capital to attend the funeral."

His first sentence is a bit strange, Mr. Duan Su has always been a poisonous man, no wonder he treats the belly of a gentleman with the heart of a villain, so he said: "When did Duke Wu and the young master set off? Why did the prefect Zhou Mu go to the capital? Went to the funeral, but didn't meet Duke Wu?"

Logically speaking, Xuanyang is the northernmost part of the martial arts world, and it is very difficult to communicate with the capital. If it is the news of the funeral, Wu An and Wu He must be the last to know.

But now it seems that Wugong and Wugongzi are the first forces to reach the capital.

Wu He thought carefully