The heads of the Meng Mansion and the three major aristocratic families in Shu gathered here to discuss countermeasures.
"The original prefect resigned due to illness, and the emperor personally summoned the new prefect. The capable people from Shu will be appointed. He broke our situation so easily. He is really very scheming!" The man in dark green deer fur looked angry. He was stroking his two beards. This man was the head of the Qin family who controlled the salt in Shu.
"Many people in Shu have taken action after hearing this, and we must not let them succeed!" A fierce light flashed in the eyes of the head of the Meng family, who is in charge of the minerals in Shu. "In the name of the rebels, an ambush is set up on the road. Who in Shu dares to be called out of the city to defect? Huafu, kill someone!"
The head of the Huang family, who is in charge of the food, tea and cloth of Shu, nodded in agreement: "This method is rough, but it is effective. If too many people die, they will not dare to answer the call."
At this time, a confidant came in and reported: "Sir, the three ladies returned home safely!"
Everyone present was shocked.
"Did he come back unscathed, or did he come back with missing arms and legs?" asked the head of the Meng family.
"Unscathed, they even asked each of them to bring back a pot of Biluochun!" the confidant replied.
The three family heads were even more surprised.
The head of the Qin family: "Biluochun? What does this mean?"
"Bi Luochun... must fall in spring... Could it be that he is warning us that we will all be arrested in spring..." The head of the Huang family narrowed his eyes.
"Humph, no matter what it is, it must not be a good thing!" The Meng family leader put down the tea cup, "Since we have decided to support Commander Ruan, we should no longer be afraid and just think about how to rebel!"
"Bring them in for questioning!"
The confidants brought the three ladies in. All three of them looked frightened. Facing the majesty of the head of the family, their expressions that had just been relaxed became tense again. They all lowered their heads and stared at the ground, not daring to make any other moves. .
"Tell me everything about your experience in Hua Mansion. Don't hide anything." The head of the Qin family had a kind face and a very easy-going tone.
The three people quickly reproduced their experience in Huafu word by word.
First, they were led into the Flower Mansion by the maid. The road was heavily guarded, with every step being sent. After arriving at the garden, the queen invited them to watch an ordinary flower-viewing banquet, and each of them enjoyed a pot of Biluochun before leaving.
"Gone?" The head of the Meng family looked worried.
"Tell the head of the family, it's gone." The three of them said cautiously.
The head of the Meng family slammed the table and shouted angrily: "Do you know the consequences of concealing it and not reporting it!"
The three of them knelt down on the ground with a pop, either at a loss or trembling in fear, with tears falling from their heads, as if the defense that had been tight all day completely collapsed at this moment.
"Master, what happened today is really just like this, there is nothing to hide!"
"We didn't expect to come back alive. Before leaving the house, we even left all our valuable jewelry in the house!"
"I hope the head of the family will notice clearly! Woo hoo..."
The head of the Qin family looked at the three of them for a long time with his shrewd and sharp eyes, and then relaxed his frown and said gently: "Well, you are all ladies trained by aristocratic families. Your roots are in the mansion, and you are one with the family in honor and disgrace. Naturally, you are not There will be something to hide, Master Meng is just anxious, you go down."
"Yes." The three of them breathed a sigh of relief, wiped away their tears, and left here quickly.
As soon as they left, the Meng family leader put away the ferocity on his face and sneered: "Qin family master, can you rest assured now? They are the most unfavored and lowest-status daughters in the house. How dare you hide anything from us? How dare you collude with the Queen? You have too many thoughts."
"Even if they collude with their identities, what can they do? Steal information? How can they get access to core information with their identities? Or do you want to deal with the aristocratic family? It's more like a fly trying to shake a tree, and it's overestimating one's own capabilities." The head of the Huang family also joked.
Yes, they were all testing them just now. The Qin family leader's last seemingly comforting words were actually a warning. The roots of the three of them were in the house. If there was betrayal, the first person to die would be those around them.
The head of the Qin family still had doubts: "I just feel that this matter is too wrong. Du Guanliu's letter has repeatedly emphasized that both your Majesty and the Queen are extremely cunning and cunning. They often do things by surprise and cannot be guarded against, so we must treat everything related to them with caution." It’s a good thing.”
"You also said that they often do things unexpectedly. We thought they were holding back some evil tricks, but in fact they had nothing, but they were worried and troubled in vain. Isn't that also because they fell into their evil tricks? I think we can just throw that Biluochun away. "The head of the Meng family disagreed.
The head of the Huang family nodded: "How can we help Commander Ruan succeed in his rebellion now? Our three aristocratic families and Commander Ruan are already like grasshoppers on the same rope. I'm fine. You two, one controls the salt and the other controls the iron ore. , Yanchi’s law is enforced by the Yantie government camp. If the emperor conquers Shu, the first one to be eliminated will be your two aristocratic families..."
The expressions of the two of them changed and they continued to discuss how to deal with the emperor's army.
The three people who are still dreaming about getting a job as a dragon have not thought that in the future, they will pay the price in blood for their current pride.
Under certain circumstances, humble ants can also shake up elephants.
At the same time, in Guangyuan, less than thirty miles away from Hanzhong, hundreds of thousands of infantry and cavalry filled the entire Saichuan Valley.
Du Guanliu and Ruan Xiangsong stood on the slope, overlooking the entire valley.
Guangyuan is a dangerous place, easy to defend but difficult to attack. Its main camp happens to be stationed on the top of the mountain on the right side of the valley. There are 28 military observation towers and beacon towers on the mountain. The distance between each two beacon towers is exactly 100 meters. Within the range of the crossbow.
Outside Guangyuan is Hanzhong, where the emperor's army is located. If the opponent wants to invade Shu, they can only pass through Yangping Pass between Guangyuan and Hanzhong.
Due to the terrain restrictions, the emperor's army could not escape the surveillance of the watchtower once it moved, and all its actions were undetectable.
This is also the reason why Ruan Xiangsong quickly decided to rebel after receiving the news.
Of course, it was more his ambition that caused the problem.
After holding an army in hand for a long time, ambition will naturally grow wildly.
The incompetent late emperor could become the emperor, and he was more talented than anyone else, so why not?
It's just that this new emperor does have some tricks, so he has to work harder.
Ruan Xiangsong gave a slight gesture with his eyes, and the attendants beside him immediately understood, raised their hands, raised their heads and shouted: "Kill the evildoer! Save Your Majesty!"
"The Shu army is brave and fearless! The Shu army is unstoppable!!"
"Save Yan Chi from fire and water!!!"
The dark Shu army in the valley and on the top of the mountain shouted loudly. The voices of hundreds of thousands of people were superimposed together, and their morale soared, shaking the sky!
Ruan Xiangsong waved his hand with satisfaction, and the attendant immediately presented the map. He tapped a place with his finger and his eyes were horrifying: "The design led the emperor's army here. There are many gravels on the top of the mountain and the geology is soft. We sent a team to ambush at the top of the mountain. , when the opponent arrives here, kill him!"
The setting sun fell into the horizon, the light of the clouds in the sky gradually dimmed, and another few days passed.
In the past few days, heavy thunder roared violently in the thick black clouds, followed by heavy rain.
The rebellion in Shu was like the continuous rainy days, anxious and depressing, affecting the hearts of the people and officials in the capital.
The emperor's army has been unable to enter the dangerous Shu territory, and rumors about the emperor's body being possessed by a demon concubine and not dared to lead a personal expedition have become more and more noisy...
And all of this seems to have nothing to do with Yun Yaoyao.
These days, she was living at the foot of the mountain on Laimen Road, following Liu Bei's example of visiting the thatched cottage. From time to time, she wanted to visit the rebels who lived on the hilltop next to her.
"Big Bearded Man, where are you going to revolt?" Yun Yaoyao just finished watering the flowers at the entrance of the courtyard when she saw a group of big men with weapons angrily running down the mountain and asked with a smile.
