After Lan Gui succeeded, he ordered people to escort the dozen or so blood-stained corpses directly to Wang Shan's mansion without hesitation. Inside the mansion, the atmosphere suddenly became solemn, and there seemed to be an ominous premonition in the air. Wang Shan was in the living room thinking about when the food and supplies for the princess would arrive. Suddenly he heard a commotion outside, and then he saw Lan Gui and a group of people walking in. There were more than a dozen people wearing private soldier uniforms lying on the ground. corpse. He was startled, stood up hurriedly, and asked sharply: "Lan Douzhi, what's going on?" A strange smile appeared on Lan Gui's face, and he said slowly: "General Wang, you don't need to panic. These people are all people sent by Her Royal Highness to ask for news, and I have wiped them all out." Wang Shan was furious when he heard this. He stared and shouted, "Why are you doing this? Don't you know they are my people?" Lan Gui sneered and said: "Of course I know they are your people. But, General Wang, do you know what happened earlier when Li Yan escorted supplies to Luoyang? They have been intercepted by Guo Yan, killing and injuring thousands of people. , artillery, grain and other supplies have also been obtained by Guo Yan. Now that Her Royal Highness the Princess has doubted you, even if you don’t think about yourself, you should also think about your family and subordinates, right? " When Wang Shan heard this, he was confused. Although he knew that Lan Gui's words could not be fully believed, he could not completely deny it. He took a deep breath, forced himself to calm down, and then asked, "What exactly do you want?" "General Wang, you have now betrayed Her Royal Highness the Princess, and this stigma cannot be washed away. You have only two options: either be punished by Her Highness the Princess and lose your reputation; or surrender to the imperial court and save the lives of yourself and your family. " When Wang Shan heard this, he already understood Lan Gui's intention. He shouted angrily: "Lan Gui! You despicable villain! Am I, Wang Shan, the kind of person who is greedy for life and afraid of death? I would rather die in battle than never Will surrender to the imperial court!" Lan Gui's expression changed. He didn't expect Wang Shan to be so determined.
Although he was angry in his heart, he still kept a smile on his face and said: "General Wang, why are you so stubborn? A man who knows the current affairs is a hero. Even if you don't think about yourself, you should think about your family and subordinates, right?" Wang Shan laughed angrily, and he pulled out the long sword from his waist and pointed it at Lan Gui, "Lan Gui! I, Wang Shan, have always been soft-hearted rather than hard-lined, and that's why I took refuge in Her Royal Highness the Princess. The court envoy used this method to force Wang, Wang I have actually decided not to serve the imperial court." However, the next moment, the vanguard general Zhu Zhenhai suddenly slashed at Wang Shan's back with a sword!
Wang Shan was caught off guard and was hit by a knife and fell to the ground. "you……" Wang Shan looked at Zhu Zhenhai with wide eyes, pointed at him and wanted to say something, but he could no longer say it. Zhu Zhenhai glanced coldly at Wang Shan on the ground, and then said to Lan Gui: "Lan Gui knows that Wang Shan was killed by me for not knowing current affairs. The next step is to fulfill his promise to me, right?" Lan Gui nodded with satisfaction, "Very good! You did not disappoint me. You immediately took control of all Wang Shan's troops, tied up all the other generals, and asked them which ones were willing to surrender to the court." Zhu Zhenhai responded, then turned around and went out to deal with the generals. After a while, his men and horses tied up all the generals in the camp. Lan Gui looked around from a high place and then said: "Generals, you are all the pillars of the imperial court. Why should you follow a traitor to death? Now that Wang Shan has been killed, the imperial court has pardoned your sins. As long as you If you are willing to surrender to the imperial court, the imperial court will definitely put you to good use." Captain Zhang Feihu heard this and cursed loudly, "Lan Gui! You thief! Her Royal Highness the Princess treats you badly, but you actually resorted to such despicable methods, you will not die!" Lan Gui's face darkened, "Kill this madman who insults the imperial court!" Immediately, soldiers came forward and dragged Zhang Feihu out. After a while, Zhang Feihu's screams came from outside. After Zhu Zhenhai took control of Wang Shan's army of hundreds of thousands, he became even more powerful. He stood on the high platform, looking down at the densely packed soldiers at his feet, feeling a surge of pride and pride in his heart. "Lan Duzhi, now that I have eliminated the traitor Wang Shan in accordance with the imperial court's will, can the imperial court fulfill its promise and make me the military envoy?" Lan Gui smiled slightly and said, "Don't worry, General Zhu. I will pass the news to the court immediately. I believe that the reward from the court will be issued soon." …… In Lin'an City, Zhao Gou burst out laughing when he learned that Wang Shan's hundreds of thousands of troops had surrendered to the imperial court. "My dear friends, now that we have these hundreds of thousands of troops, why worry about not being able to destroy Zhao Yingluo's men?"
Qin Hui took the opportunity to step forward and flattered: "The officials are wise and powerful, and they are invincible in the world. Now with the help of these hundreds of thousands of troops, we will definitely be able to defeat the rebels in one fell swoop and restore peace to the world!" After hearing Qin Hui's flattery, Zhao Gou felt even more proud. He immediately issued an edict to formally designate Zhu Zhenhai as Pingyang Jiedushi. Qin Hui rolled his eyes and came up with another idea, "I am an official, in order to prevent Zhu Zhenhai from rebelling, we can merge Guo Yan's 100,000 troops with Zhu Zhenhai, and appoint Guo Yan as the commander-in-chief and Zhu Zhenhai as the deputy commander-in-chief. In this way Come on, the combined strength of their two armies has reached 250,000, and Her Royal Highness Princess Liang does not dare to underestimate them." Zhao Gou nodded and praised, "Qin Aiqing's plan is wonderful! Just do what you say!" Qin Hui then suggested: "Officials, Zhao Yingluo is not fully prepared now. The court can take this opportunity to send Guo Yan and Zhu Zhenhai out of Hulao Pass and attack the closed city. First, it can test Zhu Zhenhai's loyalty, and secondly, it can Disrupt the rebel deployment." "What you said is true!" In order to ensure that everything was foolproof, Qin Hui suggested, "In order to ensure that this operation can be successful, we can also ask Han Shizhong to send troops from Daming Mansion, and request Dajin and Xixia to jointly send troops. In this way, the five armies will jointly attack Kaifeng, and they will definitely be able to attack Kaifeng in one fell swoop. success!" "I'm sure!" …… On the twelfth day of the twelfth lunar month, the wind was freezing and the snow was falling heavily. In the military camp of Daming Mansion, Han Shizhong was inspecting the training situation of the army. These days, he has been feeling on pins and needles. After all, this Daming Mansion was not obtained through his bloody battle, but was given away by Zhao Yingluo on his own initiative. This made Han Shizhong feel mixed and uncomfortable. Just as he was about to let the army practice formations, a court edict arrived. After Han Shizhong saw the contents of the edict, his face became more and more gloomy, and finally turned as red as freshly cooked pork liver. "Qin Hui harmed the country! Officials and officials do not distinguish between right and wrong!" Han Shizhong couldn't help but cursed, the fire of anger burning in his chest, "He actually colluded with the Kingdom of Jin and the Kingdom of Daxia. This is simply inviting a wolf into the house!" He threw his hand angrily, threw the edict heavily to the ground, and then summoned his generals to discuss matters. When the generals saw how angry their coach was, they felt the seriousness of the situation.