Traveling through the early Tang Dynasty starts with hanging

Chapter 607 The Most Dangerous Night
The weather at the end of May is cool in the north, neither hot nor cold, the breeze blows through the treetops in the yard, and the leaves rustle.

But in the room, Du Shiyuan couldn't feel a trace of coolness. The sweat from his forehead kept converging into sweat beads, leaving it on his cheeks, with a disturbing itchy feeling, but he didn't have the mood to wipe it off at all.

After a while, Du Shiyuan whispered in a hoarse voice: "Why is this..."

The middle-aged man sitting opposite had no expression on his face, and snorted coldly, "When the knife rests on his neck, it will be too late to regret."

Under the reflection of the faintly bright candlelight, Du Shiyuan's body trembled slightly, and he could even hear the slight sound of teeth colliding. In all fairness, he first followed Gao Manzheng to betray Yuan Junzhang, and then killed Gao Manzheng to vote for Yuan Junzhang. Betray again... It's a fluke to be able to live in peace.

Du Shiyuan also knew that compared with himself, these former colleagues who entered Daizhou were dissatisfied... It was not bad at first, and estrangement and vigilance were acceptable.

But then, the nature of these masters who have held military power for a long time was revealed. Although they would not kill people and rob goods, their usual arrogance became more and more intense. The most important thing is that Daizhou, Xinzhou and other places did not allow officials to take in the fields. .

Li Shan is not stupid. He knows that this regulation will definitely not be enforced. What he forbids is that you can open up wasteland for fields and occupy abandoned good fields, but you are not allowed to occupy good fields that have been cultivated.

But these Yuan Junzhang's former minions...don't talk about occupying the fertile land that has been cultivated outside the Great Wall, maybe even their cattle will be snatched and killed for food.

In a conflict, Fang Renyu, the governor of Xinzhou, captured the personal guards of Guo Ziheng, who joined the army in Xinzhou Sitian, who had seized the fertile land and trampled pedestrians with horses. He was punished with thirty sticks and three people died.

Du Shiyuan glanced at Guo Ziheng across the way, you guys are dissatisfied...but I am quite satisfied.

If you want to rebel, why take me with you?
But in the next moment, Du Shiyuan understood that it was definitely not because of the Turks that Guo Ziheng was tempted. He must have contacted him long ago, because a familiar figure appeared at the door of the room.

Yuan Junzhang was born in the personal guard, and now Niu Bin, the deputy commander of the cavalry.

Niu Bin led thousands of elite cavalry into the customs and stationed in Nao County, but Su Dingfang broke up his subordinates... In short, Niu Bin had no real power for a long time.

Now that wars are raging and Yanmen is in full swing, it is said that Niu Bin, who has been staying in Dai County, suddenly appeared in Nao County. This cannot be a coincidence.

Indeed, last year Guo Ziheng's elder brother, Guo Ziwei, was beheaded by Yuan Junzhang because of his secret communication with the Turks. At this moment, a merchant from outside the Great Wall found him.

I have to admit that in history, Su Dingfang had a record of breaking the Turkic king's tent as early as the early years of Zhenguan, but he was not able to display his ambitions until the reign of Emperor Gaozong. He was really not good at politics, or he was too insensitive.

During the war, Su Dingfang simply drove Niu Bin, the most important figure of Yuan Junzhang's old department in Daizhou, back to Dai County, and did not arrange any precautionary measures. No one was allowed to stare at or even arrest people like Guo Ziheng and Du Shiyuan.

If it was Li Shan, he would usually be kind and benevolent, but at this time, even if he didn't strike immediately, he would have to stare at him with one eye open even if he was sleeping.

However, Li Shan also made arrangements in advance. Although Niu Bin was the deputy chief of the cavalry, he was not in charge of the military, and Guo Ziheng was transferred to a civilian job.

This is also the reason why Niu Bin and Guo Ziheng rushed to Nao County to force Du Shiyuan... Du Shiyuan served as the general of Hussars and took charge of Chongfu. When this kind of battle is in full swing, he has military power.

As for the Zhechong mansions around Nao County, Wutai, and Dingxiang, a considerable part of them are veterans who were dismissed from Yuan Junzhang's old ministry.

That's why Guo Ziheng and Niu Bin wanted to pull Du Shiyuan into the water. Now in the south of Nao County, the Turkic and Tang armies are fighting. As long as there is a stab in the back tomorrow, the Tang army will surely collapse. Next...the prosperity and wealth are indispensable, let alone look at people's faces.

You know, the Turkic side was promised to Niu Bin, the governor of Yunzhou... Well, although Yunzhou is still in the hands of Tuli Khan, if the Yanmen Pass is broken, Jieli Khan has the confidence.

After a long silence, Du Shiyuan stood up with difficulty, "Brother Niu, please give me instructions."

Niu Bin showed a smug smile, "The first thing is to take the magistrate of Nao County into custody, and the second is to protect the grain depot."

Li Yiyan, the magistrate of Nao County, was born in the Li family in Longxi. He was a Jinshi of the same discipline as Li Shan. He had not been in office for more than two months, but the Turkic cavalry came rushing in. They were short of men and horses, so they had to be supplemented with food and grass.

Guo Ziheng said: "Tomorrow morning, we will issue an official document and summon the government soldiers to go south."

Du Shiyuan hesitated for a moment before nodding his head in agreement. He knew very well that if he didn't agree, he was afraid that his head would fall to the ground in the next moment... If it wasn't for his life, why did he kill Gao Manzheng last year and surrender with Mayi.

Yanmen Pass was originally attacked from the front and back, and the Tang army under Zhu Yichen's command will also be attacked from the front and back tomorrow. There is no reason for this knife to go down.

The guards outside the door began to leave one after another. The three of them sat in the house and waited quietly.

"What?" Niu Bin's face changed slightly, "I have been sending people to watch, how could I let him escape?"

"After entering the county government office, I couldn't find it everywhere. I asked my brother, and he left the city through the south gate."

Su Dingfang didn't have the kind of political sense, but Li Yiyan, who was the prime minister in history, definitely had it. This son of the Li family in Longxi was keenly aware of the abnormality, but he didn't leave because he abandoned the city during the war and would be questioned.

As soon as the rebels attacked, Li Yiyan first tried to set fire to the granary, but when he failed, he immediately turned to leave the city through the south gate.

Niu Bin showed a ruthless look on his face, "Let people go out of the city to pursue... We can't wait any longer, call the government soldiers immediately, distribute the ordnance, and leave early tomorrow morning!"

At this moment, Li Shan in Guji Town squatted on the ground, picking up grass roots and chewing boredly. Now he is really bored. There are more than ten thousand Turkic cavalry surrounded outside the village. It is impossible to break out. He can do it himself. After doing all that can be done, the next step is to depend on God's will.

But after so long, what made Li Shanchao console himself was that the scouts reported that neither Mayi nor Yanmen Pass had been breached.

If the Turks really use the Daolou to trouble the pass, Su Ding can stop it and ensure that the Yanmen Pass is as stable as Mount Tai, then the Turks' retreat is necessary.

If Su Dingfang failed to stop and Yanmen Pass was breached, the Turkic cavalry outside the stockade would definitely rush to loot the place, and he himself would be able to escape... However, the previous year's efforts were in vain, and the days when he returned to Chang'an were too late. It's hard.

But Li Shan didn't know that this moment was the most dangerous night in Daizhou.

(End of this chapter)