Warrior in Turbulent Han Dynasty

In front of the hall, Zhang Yongde asked, "Whose people!?"

This was the first question he asked, and no one could answer. Finally, a general in charge of guarding the government office said at the door: "Return Zhangdu to check, we have already sent someone to look at it, and we will know when we report back."

Then Zhang Yongde looked around and asked the second sentence: "Where is Zhao Dushi (Zhao Kuangyin)?"

Still no one could answer his question, only someone muttered: "I saw Zhao Dushi before half a stick of incense..." Several people in the lobby looked at each other, and there was a long silence. Everyone seemed to be guessing and thinking.

Today’s day is not right, it’s not the date of the appointment. Only senior military generals above Xiangdu Commander and above will come to the Yamen’s office (otherwise Guo Shao’s side should not do it in the morning for the sake of perfection); I don't know when a few more left, and even fewer people came to the lobby.

At this moment, a young general came in and said: "The people with the tiger flag, the people from the left wing of the Tiger Army! Blocked the intersection of Maxing Street and all the intersections to the east!"

"What are they trying to do!" Zhang Yongde stood up abruptly, shouting with rounded eyes.

Today he kept asking questions that were too "esoteric" that no one else could answer any of them.

Zhang Yongde stood for a while, looked at the people in the lobby again, and slowly sat back on the chair, lost in thought.

...

Zhao Kuangyin waited for dozens of people in an alley, and finally saw Zhao Pu riding over with a package tightly in his arms. Zhao Pu came up and said, "I got it!" After hearing this, Kuangyin told two generals and guards to wait at the entrance of the alley.

Zhao Pu looked nervous, nodded vigorously and said, "I dare not neglect such an important matter."

Kuangyin had a dark face, and the three vertical lines between his eyebrows had not dissipated. He said in a deep voice, "It's too soon, we haven't started to do it yet... We're just doing it now, I'm afraid it's too late!" He sighed again: "I was going to talk to Zhang Yongde this morning..."

"Who gave him the guts! The queen must have bribed the eunuchs and colluded with the inside and outside." Zhao Pudao, "The officials were still able to talk the day before yesterday, and there was no sign of it in the past two days. The timing is not ripe at this time, it's too early...they really dare..."

Kuang Yin said: "We must support Zhang Yongde first, and have a title. Otherwise, it is easy to make mistakes in the deployment of troops in this limelight with our people alone... The preparation is not enough, and nothing has been started with only planning, and we have not dared to discuss it with everyone too early. This matter can't be done!"

Zhao Pu said: "My lord, don't hesitate, if you don't make a decisive decision right now, wait for Fu Hou and Guo Shao to calm down in the palace to stabilize the situation, then there is really no chance at all!"

Kuang Yin rubbed his temples vigorously with his hands, he no longer cared about hiding his emotions, he was obviously thinking and making difficult choices. He kept muttering: "These two men and women are too disgusting... Especially that woman, it seems that no one can control her..."

Zhao Pu urged nervously: "My lord! If we don't do anything, they will never let us go in the end! Since we have to do it, it should be sooner rather than later!"

Kuang Yin pondered: "It is best to raise troops in the name of countering the rebellion. But I know Zhang Yongde too well. He is cowardly, and he will take refuge in whoever is in power... Before the Battle of Gaoping, many people were rebellious and refused to obey the new monarch. He saw that the new monarch had succeeded to the throne, and he wholeheartedly defected to him. Without the imperial decree and the military order of the Privy Council, Zhang Yongde is timid.

If you want him to take risks, unless you add a dragon robe, firstly, you will be forced to be helpless, and secondly, the temptation is great enough (to be an emperor, it is worth everything you have to pay); But supporting Zhang Yongde now is a waste of time, and it also discards the name of counter-insurgency that is easier to mobilize the troops.

It won't work without Zhang Yongde! The generals only saw my order, but the other generals in the front of the palace were not there, and there was no order from the Privy Council, so it was easy to be suspicious. Especially those lower-level generals who are not familiar with it, they are prone to sudden changes. "

Zhao Kuangyin is not a hesitant person, such as the Battle of Chuzhou and the quick and decisive way of seizing the city in the battle, but this time it was too difficult for him, so he couldn't help being suspicious, saying: "Why would they do it now...Damn it, is there a spy between us? But I have always been cautious about this matter, and until now only the two of us know...Could it be that there are undercover eavesdroppers in the house?"

Zhao Pu heard it and thought it was reasonable, but he still insisted: "No matter what, I have no choice. Make up your mind, my lord!"

"The opportunity has been lost, and we have to deal with it in a hurry..." Zhao Kuangyin looked pessimistic, but still gritted his teeth and nodded, "Let's go, first go to the barracks to call some generals. Let's split up and call as many as we can."

Zhao Kuangyin took out the seal and said, "Han Chongyun, the commander of the first army in the left wing of the iron cavalry, has a close relationship with me and knows you. You can easily call someone with my seal."

"I obey." Zhao Pu took the seal with a serious face.

Zhao Kuangyin looked back and saw Shi Shouxin, commander of the left wing of the iron cavalry army, and Wang Shenqi, commander of the right wing, at the entrance of the alley, and shouted: "Brother Shi, brother Wang, come and talk."

When the two rode their horses in, Kuangyin said, "I need to summon some generals for something important. You two go to the army and bring the generals to the front of the palace."

The three people who have the best relationship with Zhao Kuangyin are Shi Shouxin, Wang Shenqi, and Han Chongyun, both of whom are here. The relationship between these three people and Zhao Kuangyin is very different. They are all friends in need when they were the lowest generals in the (later) Han Dynasty, and they are the most trustworthy generals around Zhao Kuangyin.

In addition, there are a few brothers and friends who are not so close, some are more capable but are in the outer town (Han Lingkun, Li Jixun), some are controlling the Crane Army (Zhao Chao), and some are not so reliable (similar to Luo Meng on Guo Shao's side, but his loyalty is not as good as Luo Meng). Zhao Kuangyin was going to personally take someone to find the other brothers in the Cavalry Army. The relationship was not particularly close, so it would be more appropriate for him to go by himself.

If there is more careful preparation, Zhao Kuangyin can gather more people.

He is also obviously stronger than Guo Shao. The commanders of the left and right sides of the Iron Cavalry Army are all his best brothers. The first-level generals of the army include his brothers, and some people who have defected to Shi Shouxin; Zhao Kuangyin's control and trust in the Iron Cavalry Army were slightly inferior to Guo Shao; but he captured both sides.

Moreover, Zhao Kuangyin's influence was not limited to the Iron Cavalry Army. Zhao Chao was his father's family friend when he was alive, and now he is the commander of the right wing of the Crane Control Army (Yuan Yan, the capital of the left wing, is not from Zhao Kuangyin). However, he only got involved in the Crane Army. For example, Zhao Chao used to be a general of the Guards Department, and he moved to the Crane Army not too long ago, and his reputation was not good; there were also a few brothers who had been close friends before that were not in key positions.

Both he and Guo Shao face the same problem: not enough prestige and "status". In terms of status, Zhao Kuangyin is not as good as Guo Shao; Guo Shao married the Fu family of Hebei nobles, and his status outside Zhao Kuangyin is higher than that of Zhao Kuangyin.

But in any case, if the subtle difference in control power is ignored, the strength of Zhao Kuangyin's direct line is at least twice that of Guo Shao!

But now in a hurry, I can only pick some more reliable people to deal with it.

... Zhao Kuangyin's mood at this time is as if he has eaten a big pot of flies! It is obvious that he is stronger, and the plan and deployment strategy have been perfected, and he will implement it only when the time is right. However, he was caught off guard at a critical moment, so he had to temporarily change his strategy in order to save time, and did not maximize his energy at all. He was very unconvinced and felt very aggrieved!

Damn it! A little mistake at a critical moment can be worth more than half of the results of his four-year operation.

A group of people split up and hurriedly summoned the generals to the front of the palace. Because it hadn't been implemented beforehand, the plot was still at the stage of being ready to go. In order not to leak the secret as much as possible, only two people knew about it... and the timing was not right this morning. The generals were scattered and caught off guard, wasting a lot of time.

Even Zhao Kuangyin didn't have much confidence in doing it by himself, he just felt that his current actions were full of loopholes and messy.

But the opponent doesn't care if he has confidence or not! It's better not to have confidence, people don't want a fair duel, but to kill him by any means! So whether you have confidence or not, you have to bite the bullet and continue.

He found many omissions on his side. For example, the defense of the Si Ya Office in front of the palace is not strong, and the Hu Jie army has already controlled the main intersection in the eastern part of the inner city, but fortunately, the troops have not moved. Zhao Kuangyin pondered: Guo Shao's department may have tried to avoid resistance and chaos in the early stage, and did not dare to take the initiative to attack; but it is not clear what they will do when they are free.

The other party even arranged such details very carefully, but there was a delicate style under the rough mutiny. This made Zhao Kuangyin feel colder and colder.

...Zhao Kuangyin calmed down, and suddenly thought: the generals who were summoned did not discuss with Zhang Yongde, and waited for the generals to arrive at the front of the palace one after another in a mess. When Zhang Yongde saw so many people suddenly coming uninvited, would he be overwhelmed?

So he temporarily changed his itinerary, only went to one military camp, and hurriedly led people to the Dianqian Division first.

After Zhao Kuangyin returned to the government office, he went to the lobby first, and saw that there were only a few deserted people inside. He immediately asked, "Where is Zhang Dujian?" A general said, "Back to General Zhao, Zhang Dujian and General Yuan went to control the Hejun barracks, and said they would send someone into the palace to ask what happened."

After hearing this, Zhao Kuangyin felt a "thud" in his heart, as if ten thousand mangy dogs ran past his heart... This old fox surnamed Zhang!

What time is it now? Send someone to take a look and you will know that it is the mutiny in the left wing of the Tiger Jie Army! Only those people nondescriptly use tigers as military flags... as if they are afraid that others will not know that they are ignorant and think that the Tiger Jiejun has something to do with tigers.

They have all mutinied, and they sent someone to the palace to ask? He asked a fart!

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(Weakly ask for a monthly pass.)