"Shh! Brother Wang Lang, lower your voice! Even if you want to rebel against the Cui family, you don't have to be so loud! "
On the east gate tower of Guancheng County.
Liu Rengui had a thought and secretly thought that the time was ripe. He first calmed Wang Lang's emotions and then whispered, "Brother Wang Lang, I won't hide it from you. I, Liu Rengui, am also hot-blooded and have long disliked the Cui Family. But so what? The Cui family is powerful and they have countless soldiers under their command. With just the two of us, I'm afraid we can't even get close to Cui Quan, Pan Zhenyue, Cui Junchuo and the others. We will be killed immediately! "
Wang Lang's face lit up. He quickly said, "Brother Daniu, who said it's just the two of us? Actually, the brothers in the sixth squad all want to rebel against the Cui family just like me. There are many people like us in other camps. As long as there is a hero who can take the lead, I, Wang Lang, can guarantee that there will be thousands of brothers who will be willing to follow him to destroy the Cui family! "
Liu Rengui was "shocked" and said, "Oh? Brother Wang Lang, are you serious? "
"Of course! Brother Daniu, you can ask around in other brigades and you will know! "
"Brother Wang Lang, how many people on your side are willing to rebel against the Cui family?"
Liu Rengui suddenly asked tentatively.
Wang Lang said confidently, "Brother Daniu, I don't dare to say about other brigades, but as long as someone takes the lead to rebel against the Cui family, the two hundred brothers in the sixth squad will definitely follow!"
According to the military system of the Tang Dynasty, there were five brigades under each battalion. Each brigade led three groups. Each group led five ten-man leaders and each group led ten men. In other words, a brigade was only allowed to have 150 soldiers, and a battalion had 750 soldiers!
But the Cui family had recruited too many new soldiers this time, and there were not many officers who could lead soldiers. So, every battalion and every brigade was overstaffed. For example, the ninth battalion had nine brigades, and each brigade had 200 soldiers!
Liu Rengui laughed and said, "Good! Brother Wang Lang, since you trust me so much, then I'll tell you the truth today. Actually, I've always been planning to rebel against the Cui Family because I can't just watch my subordinates die with that old fart Cui Junchuo! I have a plan that can topple the Cui family. Before this, I have contacted the other recruits. Including you, there are a total of eight teams on our side. I want to wait until there are more people before activating this plan. At that time, we will have the opportunity to completely push the Cui family into the abyss! "
Wang Lang was excited when he heard this, he said, "That's great! That's great! I, Wang Lang, did not misjudge you ~! Brother Daniu, what's your plan? Can you tell me about it? "
Liu Rengui shook his head and said, "Brother Wang Lang, it's not that I don't trust you. It's just that we don't have enough manpower. When there are more people, Daniu will tell you everything. Then, we will send the Cui Family to hell! "
Wang Lang nodded and said, "Good! Brother Daniu, don't worry. I have two good friends who are brigades in other battalions. They are also farmers outside the city like me. They have long disliked the Cui family. I will help you contact them. They will definitely be willing to rebel against the Cui family with us! "
Liu Rengui said happily, "That's great! Brother Wang Lang, after you convince them, let me know. With these two brigades, we should have enough people! When we get together, I will tell you the plan. We can definitely overthrow the Cui family in one fell swoop! "
"Brother Daniu, then it's settled. As for my two friends, I promise to convince them before noon tomorrow. I will bring them to meet you!"
"Good!"
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The next day, Chang 'an City, Imperial Palace.
Under Taiji Palace, hundreds of officials were in the morning court.
What was different from the past was that there were many officials who came to the morning court with an uneasy heart. This was because they had received news early in the morning that 42 officials had been sent to prison last night. They were from all departments, ranging from the third-ranked officials to the ninth-ranked officials.
Since the establishment of the Tang Empire, there had never been a situation where more than 40 officials were arrested at the same time. This meant that there would be a huge earthquake in the Tang Empire's officialdom!
However, only those who had a guilty conscience would feel guilty. In the early Tang Dynasty, there were many people in the imperial court who did not have a guilty conscience. Thus, Xiao Yu was speaking frankly and frankly in the main hall, reporting to Li Er the expenditure of the imperial court's treasury in the first three months of this year.
"… In general, compared to last year, the expenditure of the treasury has increased slightly in the first three months of this year. The reason is that His Majesty has rebuilt Shanyu and built the Yellow River Forest Belt. However, these expenses are completely within the range of the imperial court's ability to bear …"
Li Er listened to Xiao Yu's' Tang Empire Treasury Report 'expressionlessly. It was as if the arrest of a large number of officials yesterday had nothing to do with him. After waiting for a long time, Xiao Yu finally finished. Li Er saw that no one came forward to report, so he said,
"Last night, I received news that Li Jing and Duan Zhixuan defeated the rebel army in Zhengzhou. The Cui Clan of Boling and the Zheng Clan of Xingyang had hidden 50,000 secret guards, hundreds of Jianghu experts, and 3,000 men of sacrifice. They fought with Duan Zhixuan's Black Armor Army in the wilderness. In the end, except for a few who surrendered, the rest were all annihilated!
Li Jing led the three armies and fought with the 150,000 soldiers of the Cui Clan outside Guancheng County at dusk yesterday. He killed 45,000 soldiers and forced the Cui Clan's army into the city! Now, Cui Junchuo is like a turtle in a jar. He can't make any waves anymore! "
The officials were slightly shocked in their hearts. Firstly, they were surprised that the Cui Clan of Qinghe that was said to possess an army of 300,000 was actually so weak. Secondly, most of the officials were unable to figure out why Li 'er was able to receive news of victory last night when it was clearly yesterday afternoon.
How did he send the news? Even a messenger pigeon would not be so fast!
However, core officials like Zhangsun Wuji and Fang Xuanling knew that when Li Jing led the army to Zhengzhou, he brought along a telegraph. Therefore, they definitely wouldn't have such doubts.
"Congratulations, Your Majesty!"
Although they were confused, they still had to congratulate Li Er for winning the battle. Does our Emperor Li Er not care about his face?
The civil and military officials cupped their hands and said in unison.
However, Li Er's face did not have a trace of joy from winning the battle. He just kept a cold face and did not say a word. This made the officials feel very strange.
"Hmph! Congratulate? You should indeed congratulate Us, because over the past few days, We have discovered forty-two officials who have colluded with the enemy and betrayed their country. They are eating the salary given by the imperial court, but they are doing the shady business of colluding with the enemy and betraying their country. If not for Baiqi intercepting their carrier pigeons flying to Zhengzhou, you would have heard the grievous news of Luoyang being surrounded and about to be captured! "
Li Er suddenly slammed the table and shouted angrily.
The entire hall was echoing with his angry roar!
The civil and military officials immediately kept quiet out of fear. None of them dared to breathe loudly!
"Liu Dewei!"
After a moment of silence in Taiji Palace, Li Er's cold voice came from above.
"This old official is here!"
Liu Dewei, the Chancellor of the Supreme Court, hurried forward and cupped his hands.
Li Er coldly swept his gaze over all the officials in the court. Then he looked at Liu Dewei and said, "In a moment, I will hand over all these officials and the intercepted letters to you. I give you seven days to investigate these officials together with the Ministry of Justice and the Censorate. Find out if they have any accomplices. After seven days, report to me the results of your investigation. At that time, those who should be killed will be killed and those who should be exiled will be exiled!"
Liu Dewei's heart trembled. He cupped his hands and said solemnly, "This official obeys the decree!"
The officials in the court felt a chill in their hearts. They knew that Li Er was going to start a massacre!
"I would like to remind some people that you are officials of the Tang Empire first and then people of the aristocratic families! Without the Tang Empire, you are nothing! Hmph! Court is dismissed! "
After Li Er said this coldly, he got up and left in a huff!
Now that he had almost wiped out three of the five families, he had the confidence to say these words!
The officials looked at each other and sighed. Then, they left the hall and went about their own business!
.....
"Little Fishy, Little Fishy!"
At noon, in a private house in Wuning Square in the south of Guancheng County, a fierce-looking man took advantage of the fact that no one was around to jump over the wall and come to the backyard.
"Big Brother Liu? Why are you back? "
Little Fishy, who was taking an afternoon nap in the attic, hurried downstairs to welcome him when she heard the shouts below.
"Shh! Lower your voice! I snuck out during lunchtime! Let's talk inside! "
Liu Rengui hurriedly whispered.
"Oh! Okay, okay, okay! "
Little Fishy replied and led Liu Rengui into the house. Then, she said, "Big Brother Liu, you must have not eaten lunch, right? I still have some steamed buns left. Why don't you eat some to fill your stomach? "
Liu Rengui waved his hand and said, "There's no time. I can't stay any longer. I came back to look for you today because of an urgent matter. I'll make it short and leave after I'm done!"
Little Fishy hurriedly sat up straight and said, "Okay, Big Brother Liu, go ahead. I'm listening!"
Liu Rengui said, "Little Fishy, I've already convinced the captains of ten teams. They are all willing to join me in the rebellion against Cui. I can mobilize 2,000 troops! I plan to bring these people to kill the soldiers guarding the gate at midnight tonight. Then, I'll open the city gates and release the drawbridge to let the army outside the city in! So, you have to inform Duke Wei outside the city in advance and let them prepare. Once midnight arrives, we'll work together and take down Guancheng City in one fell swoop! Understand? "
Little Fishy said in surprise, "Wow! Big Brother Cui, you're amazing! You can actually gather 2,000 troops from the rebel army! "
Liu Rengui waved his hand and said, "Okay, let's not talk about this first. Send out what I just said and see if Duke Wei agrees. I'll wait here! Hurry! "
"Oh! Okay, okay, okay! But even if they receive the news, it will probably take a while before they reply. Big Brother Liu, take advantage of this time to eat something! I'll go up and send the telegram now! "
Little Fishy said and then went upstairs excitedly!
If this plan succeeded, she would be able to escape Guancheng City and return to Chang 'an!
Liu Rengui sat alone downstairs, thinking about what to do at night. It would take a lot of effort, so he picked up the steamed bun on the table and started eating!
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