836 So What If I Kill You? (three)
Yang Jian died
But before the alliance ended, Yang Jianren was fine.
Upon hearing the news of the other party's death, Jiang Pengji almost didn't react.
She pursed her lips, and there was some doubt in her dark starry eyes—Xu Ke said that Yang Jian was poisoned and murdered.
"Poisoning and assassination? Which enemy did it?"
Jiang Pengji didn't know much about Yang Jian's deeds, she only knew that he had a relationship with her father, but she didn't know much about the rest.
If it wasn't an enemy, how could he use such a despicable method as poisoning
Xu Ke said, "According to the news that came back, it seems that it was done by the gentry forces in Dongmen County."
Jiang Pengji's face turned cold, and she asked, "Are you sure it's a local nobleman from Dongmen County?"
Xu Ke replied, "This matter... I think it's eight, nine or ten. Except for the prominent clans, the rest of the gentry have no confidence. Zhangzhou was originally the fiefdom of King Changshou, and these gentry are living on other people's land. For the sake of family prosperity and If they continue, they will naturally take self-protection measures. King Changshou has proclaimed himself emperor, but Yang Jian resolutely joined the ranks of King Qin. Isn't this against King Changshou? If Yang Jian is killed, not only will a huge stone blocking the way be removed, I surrender to King Changshou..."
It was fine for Yang Jian to go to King Qin, but most of the allied forces of King Qin didn't do anything, and they didn't completely kill King Changshou.
Jiang Pengji thought carefully, but the frown between her eyebrows never relaxed.
Xu Ke's speculation seems to be correct, but he seems to have misunderstood the gentry.
"It shouldn't be the reason..."
The gentry do like to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages, but they prefer to play safe or sit on the Diaoyutai, laughing and watching the people below fight each other.
The snipe and the clam fight each other, and the fisherman wins. This is what they like best.
How could he personally poison and assassinate Yang Jian at this moment
The assassination of Yang Jian in order to surrender to King Changshou makes logical sense, but it does not conform to the usual style of the gentry.
Xu Ke was puzzled, and he humbly asked for advice, "Then who do you think the Lord did?"
Jiang Pengji showed a faint smile, but her eyes were stained with Ling Ran.
"It's possible that the gentry did it, but most of it wasn't for the purpose of surrendering to King Changshou, more likely it was a personal enmity."
Xu Ke was surprised, and took a deep breath, "Personal enmity?"
Jiang Pengji sneered meaningfully, "This time, Yang Jian has done a lot to serve the king."
As Yang Jian's power grows, the first one who can't sit still is naturally his enemy, and it is also possible to attack him first.
Xu Ke sighed, no matter whether it was done by the gentry or the enemy, it is a pity that a hero like Yang Jian died in such a way.
Although Zhangzhou is a land of wealth and prosperity, King Changshou was not good at governance and liked to squander. The lives of the people in Zhangzhou's counties were not very easy.
The people had a hard time, and the gentry who picked them up like sheep were naturally not much better.
Yang Jian has a strong temperament, but for the sake of the common people, he can bend and stretch. During the several natural disasters in Dongmen County, he had the cheek to borrow food from his neighbor—Liu She, the sheriff of Hu County. And put on a nonchalant smile.
If it weren't for Yang Jian, the people of Dongmen County would have died a lot.
Jiang Pengji said plainly, "It's a pity to die young."
Even though the gentry of Dongmen County didn't like Yang Jian, they still needed Yang Jian's shield, so how could they kill him so easily
Maruzhou and Zhangzhou are far apart, and the news is slow to pass.
But she guessed right, Yang Jian was not killed by the gentry, but was sought by his enemies.
Before Qin Wang, Yang Jian still had Shen Ke's arrow wound on his body. Although the wound was not fatal, he still needed to rest.
But in order to make meritorious service, Yang Jian also worked hard.
As soon as King Qin was over, the arrow wound on his body opened again, and it took nearly a month to heal repeatedly before slowly getting better.
Yang Jian led his troops back to Dongmen County in Zhangzhou, and was immediately entertained by the nobles and nobles, and became a very popular figure for a while.
King Changshou proclaimed himself emperor, and everyone had no idea, so they naturally found a way to go to Yang Jian to find out.
Yang Jian told the truth and even revealed his ambition.
King Changshou led more than 100,000 soldiers and horses to besiege Chenzhou. After fighting for a year, he didn't take Chenzhou in the end. Had it not been for the Meng family in Cangzhou to intervene, King Changshou would not have been able to claim the title of emperor, he would have packed up his burdens and returned to the Zhangzhou fiefdom in despair. Don't look at King Changshou proclaiming himself emperor, but most of the soldiers and horses in his hands belong to the Meng family, not his own.
Yang Jian made great contributions when he was King Qin and gained a lot of benefits.
He rushed back to Dongmen County, Zhangzhou ahead of schedule. He wanted to take this opportunity to unite with the power of the gentry to make a drastic move, and take advantage of King Changshou's external strength to pull him down. Unexpectedly, a lot of painstaking efforts were ruined in the hands of the enemy, and finally died with regret and hatred.
When he died, he was extremely painful. His lips were black, his seven orifices were bleeding, his pupils were dilated, and his body twitched day and night until he gradually became cold.
Such a miserable scene, not to mention seeing it with one's own eyes, even hearing it makes one feel horrified!
Jiang Pengji raised her brows eagerly, looked at Xu Ke and said, "So... Yang Tao took over Yang Jian's business?"
Xu Ke pondered for a while, then said, "Naturally, Yang Jian's only son will take over, but...he is young, so I'm afraid he won't be able to stabilize the situation."
As the only son, Yang Tao took over everything from Yang Jian as a matter of course, but he was young and inexperienced, so he couldn't hold back the old officials at all.
The gentry in Dongmen County are anxious, the veterans are arrogant and domineering, and there is the big trouble of King Changshou outside. Without Yang Jian to shield him from the wind and rain, Yang Tao is suddenly facing so much pressure, almost out of breath, but he can't fail. , He also had to arrange a decent funeral for his father.
He was like a blind man walking in an unfamiliar wilderness, with thorns and rocks under his feet.
After Yang Jian died, there was no one to shelter him from the wind and rain!
"Zhengze... My lord, there is still Lin here, you can handle the old lord's funeral with peace of mind, there is no need to worry about anything else."
Yan Lin was dressed in plain clothes with a white cloth tied around his waist. He knelt behind Yang Tao and accompanied him to guard the spirit.
For seven days, Yang Tao has lost several laps of weight.
The clothes that used to fit are now empty, which makes people feel very uncomfortable.
Yang Tao cried for several days in a row, but now his eyes are red, swollen and bloodshot, his eyes are dry, and he can't shed any extra tears.
On the day when Yang Jian was poisoned, he stayed in the house and took care of her all day and all night, but he couldn't do anything.
Looking at the hideous and painful appearance of his father who loved him all the time before his death, he wished he could replace him!
If it weren't for the support of trustworthy and reliable people around him, perhaps Yang Tao would have been unable to support him long ago.
"Many, thank you..." Yang Tao's hoarse voice could not hear his usual vigor, "Thanks for your hard work, Shaoyang... These days, if you are not by my side, I really don't know how to survive... Zhao Shao, I will kill this man myself!"