Plan to cut off the nine states

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Shen Zhi, the pastor of Bingzhou, was assassinated. After the anger of the Jinyang army, a feeling of uneasiness began to spread. More and more soldiers wanted to return to their hometown. Shen Cong felt that he could not wait any longer, so he summoned his close generals to discuss matters.

"My father died under strange circumstances. Xu Chu and the assassin were just following orders, and there must be a mastermind behind it."

"After Xu Chu escaped, he immediately went to the King of Liang and was let go. The mastermind must be the King of Liang." A general said, not understanding the master's intention.

Shen Cong shook his head, "If King Liang was the mastermind, he would have attempted annexation after assassinating my father. But he stood still and our army came to attack. He also sent people to sue for peace. He obviously didn't know about the assassination in advance."

"If it's not Prince Liang, who could it be?"

Shen Cong had no choice but to say it himself: "It can only be from his own family."

The generals were silent, and Shen Cong continued: "Unfortunately, the Shen family has one or two evil sons, who killed their father and seized the army, intending to claim the throne on their own. Can't you all see it?"

Finally someone whispered: "Fifth Young Master Shen?"

"That's him!" Shen Cong snapped and stood up. "While my father's body was still cold, Shen Wu seized military power, wooed generals, and installed cronies. New recruits were forced into each camp, right?"

More than a dozen generals nodded at the same time. These days, they did accept a varying number of officers as deputies, but they often went offside to ask Master Shen for instructions. There were obvious signs of seizing power.

Shen Cong struck while the iron was hot, "I won't say much else. Shen Wu is arrogant by nature and has uncontrollable ambition. When he fully grasps the military power, he will first become the king and then seize the throne. Is he the one who can be the emperor? Not to mention that there are many heroes, including the imperial court. , there is no sign of decline, there are still hundreds of thousands of troops in the eastern capital, and there are Jizhou sudden cavalry available in Yecheng. Once they go south, who can stop them? Shen Wu is in danger, but he has to catch up with Jinyang? Tens of thousands of soldiers, are you willing to die with him?"

"I don't want to!" All the generals said in unison.

"Okay, then follow me to interrogate Shen Wu and expose his patricide in public. Then we will return to Jinyang and observe the current situation. If the court can clean up the scandal, we will submit and continue to serve as officials of the court."

The generals cheered, surrounded Shen Cong out of the tent, summoned his trusted soldiers, and soon gathered nearly a hundred people, marching through the military camp and heading straight to Shen Dan's residence, shouting "go home" all the way - these three words were the most popular. Can impress Jinyang soldiers.

Shen Dan heard the sound and walked out of the tent, followed by Liu Youzhong.

The accuser stopped, and Shen Cong said loudly: "Fifth brother, there is no need to hide it anymore. Everyone knows that you sent the assassin to kill my father!"

More and more soldiers gathered around, just watching but not participating.

Shen Dan sighed, "The eldest brother made unwarranted accusations, and the foolish brother was heartbroken."

Shen Cong sneered, "Don't do this. Xu Chu is your sworn brother. Why did he send out an assassin for no reason? Why did he escape so early after the assassination? He must have been ordered by you and let go by you."

Shen Dan sighed again, "Brother, do you have to discuss this matter here and now?"

"My father is the Lord of Jinyang. Of course, the cause of his death must be revealed to the Jinyang soldiers."

"Okay." Shen Dan said helplessly. He turned around and saw that almost all his brothers had arrived, and they were all watching. No one stood by his eldest brother. This made him feel at ease and bowed his head to Liu Youdian.

Liu Youzhong said loudly: "The five generals have already found out the truth. Due to brotherhood, they have hidden it until now. Since the eldest son has to be questioned in public, well, let everything come to light. The eldest son claims that the five generals killed his father, but Are there witnesses or evidence?”

"Xu Chu is a witness. If you two sworn sworn friends together, wouldn't you know what he did?"

"Xu Chu is on the run. No matter what the eldest son says, we have ready witnesses here."

Shen Cong was startled. His original intention was to use his homesickness to arouse the hatred of the soldiers. Unexpectedly, Shen Wu seemed to have been prepared, "Hey, what's the use of just finding someone to testify?"

"This witness was not found randomly. Come out, Mr. Guo." Liu Youzhong said.

Guo Shifeng walked out of the tent and held his hands to Shen Da and Shen Wu respectively.

Shen Cong was shocked. He had no idea that Guo Shifeng had entered the camp and was hiding next to his fifth brother.

Guo Shifeng said loudly: "Many people in Xia Guo Shifeng must recognize me. I was ordered to go to Yecheng with the Shenyang Ministry of Industry, and many people must also remember it. In Yecheng, the Shenyang Ministry of Industry saw that Jizhou's sudden cavalry refused to go south to assist our army. He was afraid, thinking that the imperial court was still alive, so he sold his father to the prince of Jibei to seek glory..."

Shen Cong laughed, "What a great Guo Shifeng. He is indeed a well-known wallflower in the world. He recognizes money but not his master. Who gives you benefits? Who do you speak for? How many masters have you had so far?"

Guo Shifeng did not argue with him about the matter and raised his voice even louder, "There is a seven-treasure Buddha statue in the Ministry of Industry of Shen. It was a treasure given by Shen Bingzhou. It could only be given to the commander-in-chief after Jizhou sent troops, but now it has fallen into the hands of the King of Jibei." In the hands of the prince, why is this?"

Shen Cong was shocked. He had forgotten this matter long ago, and his face couldn't help but change, "Bullshit!"

"We were unable to invite Jizhou soldiers on that mission. The Qibao Buddha statue should still be in the hands of the Shenyang Ministry of Industry. Please take it out and show it to everyone."

Ordinary soldiers did not understand the origin and preciousness of the Buddha statue, but the generals had heard about it, so they all looked at Shen Cong.

Shen Cong was greatly embarrassed, "Guo Shifeng is a villain, and a word he says cannot be trusted. If you want to return to Jinyang, please follow me to avenge Lord Mu Shou!"

Guo Shifeng also shouted: "Shen Cong has secretly surrendered to the imperial court. He will not take you back to Jinyang. Instead, he will submit to the Eastern Capital and treat the Jinyang soldiers as a thank you gift. He alone enjoys the glory and wealth, but you have to die in a foreign land. I accept it." Shen Bingzhou is so kind and can’t act as a coward!”

Shen Cong couldn't argue with Guo Shifeng, so he drew his sword, roared, and rushed towards his fifth brother and others. After running a few steps, he felt strange, stopped and turned around, and found that there were only six or seven people following him, and these few people let go He walked slowly and lowered his weapon hesitantly.

Shen Cong was horrified, turned around and ran towards the onlookers, "You have all been deceived, you have all been deceived!"

The human wall did not give in, but stretched out its hand to push Shen Cong back.

Guo Shifeng kept talking and told the plan for the trip to Yecheng in detail, "Xu Chu is not guilty, and I framed him just to drag the fifth general into trouble..."

Shen Cong did have a plan to kill his father, but now he regretted it. Knowing that Guo Shifeng was repeated, he should not have made a decision with this man in the first place. He rushed over with a knife and said, "You are lying! I have already ordered my men to give up the assassination. The assassin is not me." people..."

As soon as these words came out, Guo Shifeng stopped talking and just smiled.

Shen Cong's face was pale. He was saying that he had given up the assassination plan, but to others, it turned out that he had indeed raised several assassins.

Shen Cong turned around in a circle and found that there was no way to escape. He suddenly understood something and laughed: "My name is Cong. How can I be any smarter than my fifth brother? You have been waiting for me to attack, haha. You get what you want. I wish you the best." You will rise to great heights, and one day you will ascend the throne and become emperor. I will watch from the underworld to see how you worship your father’s throne..."

Shen Cong rushed forward with his sword. The person he wanted to chop was not his fifth brother Shen Dan, but Guo Shifeng who was standing next to him. He hated this repetitive villain to death.

Guo Shifeng backed away, and another guard came forward with a spear, stabbing Shen Cong with several long spears.

Shen Dan turned his head and didn't look.

Liu Youzhong ordered the body to be carried away and the coffin to be buried. Although the children of the Shen family had committed serious crimes, they should not be humiliated after death. Then he patrolled the military camp on behalf of Shen Dan and announced the truth, claiming that the imperial court was the real mastermind behind the assassination of Shen Bingzhou. If the Jinyang soldiers were To take revenge, the Eastern Capital must be captured.

That night, the generals took turns admonishing him, and Shen Dan refused several times. Finally, early the next morning, he accepted the position of pastor of Bingzhou and was promoted to King of Jin at noon.

The Jinyang army regained morale and sent troops to approach Dongdu.

Guo Shifeng returned to the Liang Wang camp and persuaded Ma Wei to be the first to recognize the title of King of Jin. The two armies joined forces and served as the vanguard.

At the same time, Liu Youzhong sent an envoy to the Jingshi Army again, assigned the title of King Jin to the Jianshi Army, and persuaded Xue Liujia to send out the army as soon as possible.

Jin and Liang were the vanguard, followed by King Shenshi, who slowly marched towards the east capital with increasing momentum. People and scattered soldiers from all directions rushed to defect. Within a few days, the force was said to be 500,000.

On the court's side, Cao Shenxi originally wanted to pacify the southern rebels first, but he sent too few officers and soldiers. He fought a few inconsequential small victories, but failed in front of the two important rebels.

The King of Wuyue on the southern route also marched northward, claiming that he was slightly inferior to those on the northern route. Ning Baoguan was well aware of current affairs and immediately sent a messenger to visit the three northern kings, vowing to form an alliance, and jointly raised the banner of the Advent Army.

The Advent Army has since become known as one million.

The reputation of the other rebel group is even worse.

Xu Chu led the Wu army to easily capture an almost unguarded military stronghold, only dozens of miles away from Dongdu, with a Wushang Garden in between.

Wushangyuan is a summer resort and hunting place for the royal family. It covers a vast area and covers more than a hundred miles. The military camp just faces Shaoyang Gate.

Not long after the camp was set up, a messenger came, claiming to represent the five kings of the Incarnation Army, and conveyed an order to the commander-in-chief of the Wu army, ordering him to immediately lead his army and the kings to besiege the eastern capital.

The five kings are Xue Liujia, the descended king, Shen Dan, the king of Jin, Ning Baoguan, the king of Wuyue, Mawei, the king of Liang, and Ganzhao, the king of Shu.

Seeing Shen Dan's name, Xu Chu sighed secretly and understood what was going on. He was surprised that the king of Shu was willing to Zhao. Most of the kings in the World Army were retaliated and had to die or flee. He had never heard of Gan Zhao. It is a miracle that he can retain the title of king next to the King of the World despite his deeds.

Except for King Ganzhao of Shu, all the kings individually had letters. King Jingshi did a routine thing, first praising him, and then using an order to ask Xu Chu to quickly lead his troops to meet him.

Shen Dan stated in the letter that he had cleared his fourth brother's charges and looked forward to meeting him soon.

Ning Baoguan's letter was the simplest, with only a few words: Become king quickly and join the war immediately.

Ma Wei's letter was longer, telling about the love between brothers, how he worked hard to protect Xu Chu's reputation, and finally made all the truth come out.

After Xu Chu read the letter, he ordered Haosheng to entertain the messenger, and wrote a reply in his own handwriting. He was respectful to Xue Liujia, respectful to Ning, sighing to Shen Dan, and grateful to Ma Wei. They were all different. He sent Wang Dian to carry the letter with him. The envoys returned to visit the kings and agreed on a date to send troops to attack the eastern capital together.

As the war drew closer, the Wu army broke through the Shaoyang Gate and entered the Supreme Court. They killed all the rare birds and animals for military rations and opened up a flat road for the cavalry to gallop directly to the official road outside Luoyang City.

A few days later, Wang Dian brought back the date agreed upon by the kings: the war would begin on the 20th of the twelfth lunar month, the city would be destroyed before the end of the twelfth lunar month, and the coming king would celebrate the New Year with the heroes in the palace.

There are only three days left before the battle, and the rebel soldiers are determined to win.

Wang Dian also brought a trend in the eastern capital. The Liang and Lan families who were in power finally could not bear the pressure of enemies on all sides and had recently re-appointed General Lou Wen.