Chapter 497
The attack of the Sanshui Army on the palace was thunder without rain. People shouted happily, but they were reluctant to charge. Liang Xing could see that the Sanshui Army was threatening to attack the city, but he was anxious and there was nothing he could do. He was also afraid that the Sanshui Army would be counterproductive if he pushed them too hard and no longer be under his command and control.
When Liang Xing was scratching his head and cheeks anxiously near the palace, Wu Yu was escorted over with his hands tied up. Seeing Wu Yu, Liang Xing's eyes suddenly lit up. He walked forward with big strides and stood in front of Wu Yu. He looked him up and down, raised his mouth, and said leisurely: "Wu Yu, you never thought that you would have this day!" Wu Yu's face was extremely ugly, his eyes stared at Liang Xing, angry and hateful, his body trembling, but unfortunately his hands and feet were restrained, and he could do nothing about Liang Xing who was so close. He gritted his teeth and said, "Liang Xing, you don't have to be so complacent. Sooner or later, your end will be worse than mine! Zhong Tian is a lesson for you!" "Haha?" Hearing this, Liang Xing couldn't help but laugh up to the sky and said, "Zhong Tian is a nobody. How can he be compared with me! Wu Yu, you still dare to speak rudely to me now. Believe it or not, I can cut off your head and body immediately?!" Wu Yu understood that the hatred between her and Liang Xing was not a little bit. If she fell into his hands, she would definitely not have a good end. If she stuck her head out, she would be killed. If she hid her head, she would also be killed. At this time, Wu Yu also gave it up and shouted loudly, "Liang Xing, old thief, you can kill me or cut me up if you want, but sooner or later, you will pay the price for everything you did today!" The guests of Liang Xing around him frowned together. Several of them drew their swords, walked to Wu Yu's left and right, and then looked at Liang Xing. As long as Liang Xing gave an order, they could immediately chop Wu Yu into several pieces. Liang Xing hated Wu Yu and regarded him as his biggest rival and competitor, but he had to consider the consequences of killing Wu Yu. After all, Wu Yu was the right prime minister and had a very high prestige. To kill him, he had to find convincing evidence and charges, otherwise he would not be able to end up well. Thinking of this, he suppressed his anger and said kindly: "Wu Yu, whether you live or die, I will make the final decision, and it is not your turn! Just sit here and watch the show, and see how I break into the palace!" At this point, he looked around and said, "But there is no chair for you here, I think you should kneel and watch!" As he said this, he raised his head to the guests under his command. Everyone understood, swarmed up, pressed Wu Yu's head and shoulders, and forced him to kneel on the ground. Wu Yu had never suffered such grievances in his life. At this time, he even wanted to die, and cursed Liang Xing. Liang Xing was not angry, but he felt much better when he saw Wu Yu laughing at the extreme humiliation.
Liang Xing's attempt to occupy the palace was temporarily blocked by the Pingyuan Army. On the other side, Liang Xing, Ziyang Haochun and thousands of servants and retainers of the ministers in the court had marched to Tang Yin's residence. Since Qiu Zhen and others had no residence in Yancheng, they usually lived in the military camp outside the city or in Tang Yin's residence. Tang Yin's residence naturally became the gathering place for the high-ranking officials of the Tianyuan Army.
Now, Qiu Zhen, Zhang Zhe, Zong Yuan, Shangguan Yuanrang, Wu Guang, Zhan Hu and other civil and military officials gathered in the lobby. The news of Tianyan and Diwang was very well-informed. It can be said that when Liang Xing just knocked Liang Qi and Bai Yong unconscious, Ai Jia got the news and passed it on to Qiu Zhen and others.
Hearing the news, Qiu Zhen and others were shocked at first. Their first reaction was to quickly gather the four armies of Pingyuan, Chifeng, Tianying and Zhizhu to take back the military orders and general orders of Sanshui Army. However, before the order was passed down, Zong Yuan stopped everyone again. He rolled his eyes and said faintly: "Don't you think this is a good opportunity?" His sudden words startled everyone present. Obviously, something big happened, and the military power of Sanshui Army fell into Liang Xing's hands. How could this still be an opportunity for them? Seeing the confusion of the crowd, Zong Yuan smiled, first looked at Qiu Zhen, Zhang Zhe and other counselors, and asked: "Master Qiu, Master Zhang and all the gentlemen, do you really want to be counselors who can't be on the stage for the rest of your life?" As he spoke, he looked at Shangguan Yuanrang and other generals, and continued: "General Yuanrang, General Wu Guang, General Zhanhu, do you also want to be ordinary generals with real power but no name for the rest of your life?" Seeing that everyone was surprised, Zong Yuan said with a smile: "I know that no one wants to do that, and you don't want to do that either, but if you become king one day, it is impossible for you to replace all the ministers in the court at once. You have to do it bit by bit, and find reasons and handles against them. , and then kick them out of the court one by one, but how long will it take? Ten years? Twenty years? But now, Liang Xing has used a trick to get the military power of the Sanshui Army. His primary target must be Wu Yu and Wu Yu's trusted ministers. We just need to sit back and watch and let them kill each other. If one dies, there will be one more position left for us, and there will be one less obstacle for you to become king. When the two sides are almost fighting, we will come out to clean up the mess, and by the way, we will use the crime of open rebellion to eliminate the power of Liang Xing and Ziyang Haochun. In this way, you will have no competitors, and we can also rise to the top and enter the court. "Oh! After Zong Yuan finished speaking, the spirits of everyone present were lifted. Yes, what Zong Yuan said was not without reason. Now is indeed a good time to clear out the old forces of the original court. Shangguan Yuanrang grinned and couldn't help laughing. He gave Zong Yuan a thumbs up and said respectfully: "Sir, you have a good idea!" Then he turned around and waved his hands to Ai Jia, saying: "Ai Jia, don't send the emergency documents to the Fourth Army yet. Let the Fourth Army stay put for now!" Ai Jia nodded and looked at Qiu Zhen again. Tang Yin was not there, Qiu Zhen was the supreme commander of the Tianyuan Army. What to do in the end depended on Qiu Zhen's opinion.
Qiu Zhen carefully pondered Zong Yuan's opinion and nodded secretly. He felt that Zong Yuan's opinion was indeed feasible. Staying put was much better than forcibly intervening. However, as a commander, he couldn't say that. Once it was spread out, wouldn't the Tianyuan Army become the target of public criticism?
He blinked, thought for a long time, and then slowly said: "The Sanshui Army is our own brothers, and we must not let brothers kill each other, so let's temporarily keep the four armies in place, and we will think of other ways to take back the military tokens and general orders of the Sanshui Army." Shangguan Yuanrang rolled his eyes when he heard it. This is how literati are, they always beat around the bush when they say anything. If you want to sit back and watch Liang Xing and Wu Yu kill each other, just say it directly. Why talk so much nonsense? !
At this time, Zhang Zhe took a breath and said worriedly: "What if Liang Xing leads the Sanshui Army to attack the Right Prime Minister's Mansion? If things go wrong, Wu Yu and even Miss Wu Mei will be in danger of their lives!" Cheng Jin continued: "Please rest assured, Mr. Zhang Zhe, I have sent capable subordinates to protect Miss Wu Mei. As for Wu Yu, he is not within the protection range of my hidden arrows." Zhang Zhe said faintly: "Wu Yu is Miss Wu Mei's father and has always been close to you. If he is killed by Liang Xing, I am afraid that you will blame us for not doing anything when you come back!" This is a troublesome matter! Everyone frowned and remained silent.
Zong Yuan smiled calmly and said, "I think Mr. Zhang Zhe and everyone else are worrying too much. The master cares about Miss Wu Mei, not Wu Yu. Because of Miss Wu Mei, I think Wu Yu is more like a pain in the heart. He can't move or touch her. If Liang Xingzhen kills Wu Yu, the master will be sad and angry, but he will never blame us." When it comes to the ability to see through people's hearts, no one can compare to Zong Yuan. After hearing what he said, everyone thought about it and realized that this was indeed the truth. Tang Yin was usually very polite to Wu Yu, but people who knew his personality could see at a glance that it was all a false appearance. No one knew what he was thinking in his heart.
In the end, it was Qiu Zhen who made the final decision, and everyone's eyes were focused on Qiu Zhen again. Qiu Zhen smiled bitterly and tapped his forehead. After pondering for a while, he finally nodded and said, "Okay, this matter is also up to Mr. Zong Yuan's opinion!" After a discussion, they basically finalized the matter and agreed to keep their troops in place and sit back and watch. In fact, their decision was more about their own interests than their public interests. Feng State was without a ruler, and Tang Yin had military power in his hands. No matter how the ministers tried to stop him, they could not stop Tang Yin from becoming king.
Sitting and watching the ministers kill each other, saying that they were clearing the obstacles for Tang Yin to become king was false, and the main purpose was to seek personal gain. Qiu Zhen, Zhang Zhe, Zong Yuan, Shangguan Yuanrang and others were indeed Tang Yin's confidants, and they were also sincerely loyal to Tang Yin, but why did people follow Tang Yin through life and death? Ultimately, it was to be able to stand out.
For Qiu Zhen, he had been eyeing Liang Xing's position for a long time, and he dreamed that he would one day become the left prime minister of Feng State and bring honor to his ancestors, but Liang Xing couldn't go down, so how could he climb up? Now he finally waited for such a great opportunity, and it would be too difficult for him to give up.
The top leaders of the Tianyuan Army did not mobilize the army stationed outside the city for various selfish considerations, and let Liang Xing lead the Sanshui Army to toss around in the capital. It was also because of this that when the Sanshui Army rebelled, the other four armies of the Tianyuan Army seemed surprisingly slow, and did not move out for a long time, nor did they make corresponding countermeasures, let alone attack the capital. Otherwise, it would be impossible to block the four gates of Yancheng with only 40,000 Sanshui Army.
It can be said that the chaos in Yancheng this time was caused by Liang Xing and others being cornered by Wu Yu, and it was also caused by the deliberate connivance of the top leaders of the Tianyuan Army.
Qiu Zhen and others indulged Liang Xing, but Liang Xing did not intend to let them go. If Qiu Zhen and others were not killed, the Tianyuan Army would still be in the hands of Tang Yin, which would pose a great threat to himself. If he wanted to seize all the military power of the Tianyuan Army during Tang Yin's absence, he must kill Qiu Zhen and others.