Earlier, a number of carts suddenly arrived in front of the Qingzhou Xiang Army barracks. When soldiers guarding the camp gate saw this and stepped forward to stop and ask questions, the head of the government office squad leader nodded and bowed with a smile and replied: " Military lords, this is the good wine and meat that my government ordered us to send to the military camp to reward everyone. The place in the government office is small and we really can’t entertain everyone, so I have to grieve all the military lords to eat and drink in the camp. .”
While he was talking, someone was already helping to push the cart closer, and all the hundreds of kilograms of meat and more than ten jars of wine contained in the cart were displayed in front of everyone. Seeing these meat and wine, even though these Xiang soldiers usually had pretty good food, they couldn't help but swallow a mouthful of saliva at this moment. But this was an important place for the military camp after all. He, an ordinary soldier, did not dare to let them send things in on his own initiative, so he hurriedly sent people back to the camp to report.
After a while, Commander Cen came out. Looking at these things, although he was a little moved, he still declined politely: "Brothers and I would like to thank the government for its kindness, but we will not receive any reward for our merits, and among our troops I have my own rules, but I don’t dare accept these things..."
"Hey, Commander Cen's words are too outrageous. Your Xiang army has now attacked two mountain strongholds one after another. Even if the brothers in the camp have not gone on an expedition, they have still made meritorious service. How can you say that no reward will be given without merit? And today we have even Commander Tang and Counselor Huang both went to our government office for a banquet, so it’s only right for our magistrate to show our appreciation by sending some wine and meat to reward everyone. Commander Cen, please don’t make it difficult for me to wait." As he said this, he held his hand again and again. A pleading look.
Just when Commander Cen was still hesitating, Ying Jie came over and laughed when he saw this: "Old Cen, you are too outspoken. We and the brothers from the government are already the same family, and now you refuse like this." There's something wrong with you. Besides, the brothers have really worked hard defending the city recently, so it's time to reward everyone. In this way, if there is any blame for Tang commanding them to come back, you can just blame it on me."
"This..." Seeing that Lian Yingjie was persuading him like this, and seeing that the soldiers next to him were all salivating, Commander Cen finally nodded his head: "Then I would like to thank my brothers from the government office for taking such good care of me. Wait, I will be rewarded when all the guards come back in a few days."
Hearing his words, Ying Jie and the squad leader immediately laughed, and after a few polite words, they called on the impatient soldiers to move their things into the camp. When he saw that his soldiers wanted to open the wine jar immediately, Commander Cen still stopped him: "Don't touch the wine. Now the city still needs me to take care of it. Don't let the wine cause trouble. The meat can be cooked." Share it with everyone and eat together."
Ying Jie burst into laughter upon hearing this: "Commander Cen is indeed mature and cautious. No wonder Counselor Huang asked you to look at the military camp when they left."
"You have to be careful when it comes to your responsibilities. You, don't make fun of me. I, Lao Cen, am today only because of the appreciation and promotion of Superintendent Sun. Naturally, I have to strictly abide by my duties."
Ying Jie smiled again but said nothing. He immediately had all the meat cooked and distributed to the whole camp. As soon as this news spread, it immediately won the cheers of all the sergeants. Even if they were not hungry on weekdays, eating meat was still an extremely luxurious thing. So after more than half an hour, almost the entire camp enjoyed a delicious meal of meat...
Commander Cen was not in a hurry to compete with everyone for meat.
Instead of eating, he arranged for some people to keep vigil, and at the same time arranged for several groups of people to patrol various places in the city on time. This was an errand that Sun Tu had specially ordered when he left Qingzhou, and he did not dare to neglect it at all.
He didn't return to his barracks until he had finished all the errands. He saw Ying Jie holding a basin and guarding the door with a smile. When he saw him coming back, he smiled and said: "Old Cen, you are finally here. The meat will be cold by now. Didn't you see how ferociously those guys snatched the meat just now? If I hadn't acted quickly, you wouldn't have caught anything tonight. Come on, eat it while it's hot."
Commander Cen took the pot of meat and walked into the barracks. He looked at the other party curiously: "Lao Ying, you are so polite today. You even thought of saving meat for me. You would have changed it before." Eating it all secretly."
"Ahem, don't you understand this? From now on, you and I, brothers, are of the same mind, and we will naturally treat you better. Think about it, Lao Zhou and the others have already made great contributions by wiping out two cottages, but you What about me? This is really called sympathy for each other... Don’t talk so much, eat the meat first, and we’ll talk about other things after you finish eating.”
Commander Cen was indeed hungry at this time. The meat was so fragrant that it went straight into his nose. He was not polite at the moment and just picked up a piece and stuffed it into his mouth. In a few seconds, there were three or four pieces of meat. He swallowed it. But at this moment, he suddenly raised his eyes and glanced at Ying Jie, only to find that the other person was staring at him eating meat for a moment, which made him feel a little embarrassed: "Look at me, I'm so confused, how can there be so much meat?" It’s a pleasure to patronize yourself, come on, have some, too!”
Ying Jie hurriedly declined: "No, I just ate and I'm full now..." As soon as he said the words, his stomach suddenly growled, which made his expression suddenly stiffen and his body even more subconsciously. He took two steps back.
Commander Cen was also stunned. He didn't think much about it at first, but the other party's somewhat guilty reaction made him suspicious. Then he noticed something was wrong. At this time, the military camp was actually quiet, and nearby No one could be seen moving around. Generally speaking, even if everyone has rested, there should be a lot of people keeping watch, not to mention it's still early, Commander Tang and the others haven't come back yet...
But just when he had doubts and looked at Ying Jie, the latter suddenly took action. He rushed in front of him with a lunge, shouted low, and stabbed his abdomen with a short knife. Commander Cen's expression changed, and he immediately shouted: "Ying Jie, you want to rebel!" As he spoke, he hurriedly stepped aside and threw the basin of meat in his hand towards the opponent's face, and then he wanted to draw a knife to defend himself. .
But then, he noticed that something was wrong. His body was actually a little numb, and the knife was already half-way out, and he was already feeling faint. "This is... there is something weird in the flesh..." He finally realized that he was poisoned. Got it!
But it was already too late. After Ying Jie dodged the pot of meat, he quickly jumped forward and stabbed hard again with the knife in his hand. This time, Commander Cen was unable to dodge anymore. He was immediately stabbed in the chest and fell down on his back.
At the same time, dozens of government officials rushed into the already undefended military camp. Under the order of the previous squad leader, they rushed into each barrack separately, and soon There were sounds of sharp blades entering the body and screams...
When Ying Jie heard these sounds, his body trembled violently. Now he couldn't turn back at all.
Sun Tu would never have thought that there would be such a loophole inside the military camp. When he was recruiting troops in the city a few days ago, he let Murong Yanchao, who had always been unwilling to do so, caught the loophole and asked a confidant who had never been seen before. Ying Jie enlisted in the army as an ordinary citizen. At the beginning, he didn't think about how to use this person. He was just an idle person, but he didn't expect that this idle person would become the most critical winner today!
As the screams continued, it meant that the Qingzhou soldiers in the barracks had been killed. These people had all eaten meat mixed with a large amount of sweating medicine. At this time, they had no ability to resist, and each one of them became a lamb to be slaughtered. And the people in these government offices had already hated them deeply due to their recent oppression. Now they did not leave any room for action. In just over half an hour, they had bloodbathed the entire military camp...
￥￥￥￥￥
In the government office, Tang Feng and Huang Wenbing all fell down, and what made them even more frightened was that the ones being pushed out by the guards at this time were none other than Lady Ya'er and Lin Chong.
It was said that in order to show his closeness and to take care of everyone, Sun Tu specially asked Lin Chong to move to his newly bought house with his wife. As a result, the people from the government office came and caught them all!
Seeing the resentful and uneasy expressions on Tang Feng and others' faces, Murong Yanchao felt indescribably happy. After laughing for a long time, he said coldly: "You didn't expect that today would happen, right? Also, I am The officer has just received information that Sun Tu has colluded with the three mountain bandits and wants to lead the Xiang army in the city to rebel. As the magistrate of Qingzhou, how can I make his conspiracy succeed? So today I will arrest all of you co-conspirators. Down."
As soon as he finished speaking, someone quickly came forward and tied up all of them in a hurry, leaving Huang Wenbing sitting there paralyzed with no ability to resist. At this time, those government officials who did not know the inside story also reacted and came forward one after another to flatter Murong Yanchao as the savior of Qingzhou, and at the same time they continued to show their loyalty.
In this regard, Murong Yanchao's reaction was very cold. He only waved his hand and had them escorted out together with Tang Feng and others. Then, he came to Huang Wenbing and looked at him condescendingly: "Counsellor Huang, now I can give you a chance to live. As long as you agree to cooperate with me, I promise that not only will you not be held accountable for the crimes you committed before, You will not only make mistakes, but also express your merits to the court so that you can continue to be an official."
"Hmph, who do you think I am, Huang Wenbing? Sun Dujian has always treated me well and wants me to betray him..."
"It seems that you really don't cry until you see the coffin..." Murong Yanchao's face darkened and his words were threatening.
But Huang Wenbing was not moved at all, and even closed his eyes, pretending that he wanted to kill or behead him as he pleased. Although there was anger in his heart, Murong Yanchao also knew that this person was the key to the overall plan, so he still suppressed his killing intent and said coldly: "If you really refuse to cooperate with me, then don't blame me I’m not being merciful anymore. Not only are you going to die, the two women just now must be closely related to Sun Tu, they are going to die too!”
"You..." At this time, Huang Wenbing could no longer calm down, his expression changed drastically, and he knew that something was seriously wrong...