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Chapter 201 People Are Not Ruthless

Walking out of the palace gate of Taicheng, the middle-aged He Chen felt cold all over his body.When he was young, he was engaged in offering sacrifices to Linchuan King Xiaohong. This official position was mainly in charge of the affairs of soldiers, thieves, warehouses, Shihu, water, and armor in the state government. To put it bluntly, he was in charge of everything, but There is no final decision.

He Chen really understands what kind of bastard Xiao Hong is who is kind to him!
This person is a fool, cowardly and greedy, and, moreover, extremely weak!When the Liang army attacked Yanzhou in the north, Xiao Yan asked his younger brother Xiao Hong to lead the army. As a result, when this guy encountered a heavy rain, he was so frightened that he ran away alone, resulting in the defeat of more than [-] troops.

At that time, Wei Guo also gave him the nickname "Xiao Niang", and his name resounded all over the north and south for a while.

Xiao Hong died of illness three years ago, and Wang Jue was inherited by his second son Xiao Zhengyi.

Because Xiao Hong's heirs were either cowardly and incompetent, or extremely vicious, He Chen left the palace after the old prince died of illness, entered the center and gained Xiao Yan's trust.

However, tonight, He Chen saw Xiao Hong's shadow in Xiao Yan's body!

As the saying goes: Don't do good because it is small, and don't do evil because it is small.Xiao Yan clearly saw that the Taishan Yang family wanted to go to Liang, but he refused to help him sincerely, and he was not even willing to make a gesture of "buying bones with thousands of dollars".

"Alas! Disaster is not far away!"

He Chen let out a long sigh, the current state of Liang, from top to bottom, is already rotten, and it can be called a typical example of gold and jade but failure.Those above are greedy and incompetent, while those below are just getting by, and each day counts.

He walked alone through a street in front of Taicheng, just after turning a corner and walking a few steps, he saw a group of people ahead, who seemed to be waiting for him specially.

As soon as he saw this person, He Chen sighed deeply, his face full of helplessness.

"Master Hou brought so many people here to wait, so why?"

The young man in front of him is Xiao Zhengde, the third son of the "old master" Xiao Hong.However, this person is slightly different from Xiao's ordinary clan.

In the beginning, Xiao Yan had not risen to proclaim himself emperor, and when he was still a courtier of Southern Qi, he had only three daughters and no legitimate sons at that time, so he adopted Xiao Zhengde under his own name and raised him as an adopted son.

In this day and age, the adopted adopted son in terms of etiquette was adopted by Xiao Yan's wife!It's even more awesome than a bastard!This may be Xiao Zhengde's closest approach to the "throne".

But then, in the first year after Xiao Yan seized power, the current prince Xiao Tong was born!Now that he had his own son, the adopted son would naturally want to leave, so Xiao Zhengde returned to Xiao Hong's name. As the party involved, I am afraid that only he himself knows what it is like.

Xiao Zhengde was not a kind person in the first place, he always believed that the crown prince should be his own, and Xiao Yan also felt a little ashamed of Xiao Zhengde, so he pampered him in every possible way.

It was also three years ago, that is, the year when Xiao Hong passed away and He Chen "abandoned" the Linchuan Palace, Xiao Zhengde did a big thing, and that was to defect to the Kingdom of Wei!

As soon as he arrived in Wei State, he regarded himself as the deposed prince of Liang State, and hoped that the Northern Wei Dynasty could conquer the south and help him "restore the country".Of course, Wei Guo was in a state of desperation due to the chaos in the six towns, and all the elite soldiers from Huaihe River and Huaihe River had been transferred to the north, so they couldn't use Tianling Gai to face Liang Guo's Wei Rui and other famous generals.

So Xiao Zhengde jumped left and right, and fled back to Liang Guo!Xiao Yan didn't know what to think, so he forgave the traitorous Xiao Zhengde and entrusted him with a heavy responsibility.However, after Xiao Zhengde returned to Jiankang, he didn't know if it was because he knew that the throne was hopeless, so he began to let himself go completely.

Punch the nursing home, kick the kindergarten, anyway, there is nothing he dare not do!
Now Xiao Zhengde serves as the General of Qingche as the servant of the Huangmen, and he is very popular in Jiankang City.For what he did, Xiao Yan always only punished his followers, and never did anything to him.Perhaps, Xiao Yan really treated him as his son at the beginning and deprived him of the right of inheritance, so he will make compensation elsewhere.

He Chen hates evil like hatred, and Xiao Zhengde doesn't like him, it's not a day or two!

"He Chen, we're waiting for you here! I heard that you've been running for the people of the Taishanyang clan recently, and it must be the fifth who asked you to do it!"

Xiao Zhengde asked with a sinister smile, holding a stick in his hand.

The fifth child he mentioned was his half-brother Xiao Zhengli.The other party's mother was from the Yang family of Taishan, named Yang Jiang, and was extremely favored in the mansion back then, surpassing the concubine from the Liu family of Pengcheng.

By the way, Xiao Zhengde's mother is the Liu family, and the discord between Xiao Zhengde and Xiao Zhengli is not due to character, but due to interests.

He Chen was startled, this matter had nothing to do with Xiao Zhengli directly, but it was also a fact that he was entrusted by others.

That person was Yang Yaren from the Yang clan of Mount Tai, and Yang Yaren's ability to enter Nanliang had something to do with the operation behind Xiao Zhengli's mother.

Therefore, although Xiao Zhengde's intentions are obvious now, it cannot be said that he is completely unreasonable.

"Military and national affairs, I only talk to Your Majesty, and have nothing to do with Your Excellency."

He Chen bowed his hands to Xiao Zhengde solemnly, but he didn't show much respect.Who is Xiao Zhengde, if he really wants to sum it up, he is probably a beast that walks on two legs!

"Don't tell me, right? It doesn't matter. I actually don't really want to know. I just don't like you as a traitor. I think my father promoted you Yu Weimo back then, but just after my father passed away, you hugged the emperor's thigh." , Is it tolerable or unbearable! Hit me!"

Xiao Zhengde's eyes were ferocious, and he waved his hand fiercely. A large group of house slaves under his command with sticks rushed towards He Chen with a roar.

It's a pity that He Chen was an infantry lieutenant in the army in his early years, and he was quite capable!Regardless of the pain from the beating, he kicked over a few house slaves, and ran away all the way while looking at the gap.

He Chen is too aware of these messy things about Xiao Yan's family, 36 tricks are the best plan, don't engage in emotional disputes with Xiao Zhengde, a beast, and don't go to Xiao Yan to complain, this matter is over and it's over, Xiao Yan He will not support Xiao Zhengde's nonsense, and of course, he will not punish the other party.

Sure enough, after He Chen, who was strong and powerful, escaped, Xiao Zhengde returned to the mansion angrily, and recruited his concubine brother Xiao Zhengze, Dong Xian, the son of Sima Dong Dangmen, Xiahou Hong, the son of Xiahou Kui, the famous Nanliang general, and others to the mansion. discussion.On weekdays, these people acted together with him, and they could be called party members.

"Taishan Yang's family is attached to my country of Liang. For me, it will do too much harm."

Xiao Zhengde said in a deep voice.Compared with these bumpkins, he is still a person who has "goed abroad", and he also knows a little bit about the situation in the Northern Wei Dynasty.

"The position of the crown prince should belong to me! How come Xiao Yan is not dead yet?"

Xiao Zhengde habitually complained a few words, but he was also very helpless.Xiao Yan is now a vegetarian every day, worshiping the Buddha, and he is in good health!It doesn't look like it will die of illness.

After the Yang family was attached, Xiao Zhengli had one more army to rely on.And once something happens on my own side, from Yang's standpoint, no amount of counterattack can be overstated!Even without Xiao Yan's order, the people of the Yang family will "work hard".

With such natural enemies, Xiao Zhengde was just thinking about how best to kill them.

"I heard that not long ago, there was a young man named Liu Yishou in the State of Wei, who led the army to defeat Xing Gao. Yang Kan from Qingzhou lost his support and had a hard time, so the Yang family was in a hurry. That's why He Chen came to Taiwan. City to find His Majesty."

Xia Houhong said thoughtfully.Both his father and uncle Xiahou Tan are armed with heavy soldiers, and they are now guarding Shouyang, an important town on the border of Liang State!Regarding the matter in the north, their family was very well-informed, and even some details of Liu Yishou's defeat of Xing Gao were clearly inquired by Xiahou's family.

The reason why Xia Houhong knew so clearly was because his father beat him up when he returned to Beijing to report on his work this time, mentioning how young and promising Liu Yishou was.Anyway, this person is the typical "other people's child".

You are younger than you, but you are so much better than you, do you still have the face to fight cocks and walk the dog?
"Surname Liu?"

Xiao Zhengde squeezed his hands thoughtfully. His mother's surname was Liu, and she was born in the Liu family of Pengcheng.

"How is this person?"

he asked quietly.

"I don't know. It seems that he escaped from Pengcheng to the north two years ago. As for how to control the first army, I don't know. Anyway, my father thinks he is quite powerful."

Xia Houhong didn't seem to guess what Xiao Zhengde was thinking.

"Oh, you don't know, this person is a distant relative from my mother's side, this is my cousin!"

Xiao Zhengde said with a "broken heart", as if he had thought of a brilliant idea.He looked at his younger brother Xiao Zhengze.

The latter was born as a concubine and was about the same age as Xiao Zhengde, so he always regarded himself as a "little brother".

Xiao Zhengze was thinking about which family's young lady who hadn't left the pavilion to harm tonight, when he saw Xiao Zhengde's gaze, he was a little stunned.

"what?"

"Dong Xian, take a few capable people to accompany my brother to Jiangbei, and help me contact this Liu Yishou. My distant cousin must return to the clan. I will write a book, and you will hand it over to me. Give it to Liu Yishou and tell him that as long as he leads troops south, I can keep him safe and secure in Liang Guo.

Of course, he is my cousin, so I will naturally get close to him, understand? "

A greedy smile appeared on Xiao Zhengde's face, as if he had already seen the position under Xiao Yan's buttocks, and slowly approached him.

All three present were horrified by Xiao Zhengde's shamelessness, and Xiao Zhengze asked in disbelief, "Brother, do you want to go back and check the genealogy?"

"No, I said he is my cousin, so he is. As long as he trusts me, I will take care of everything for him!"

"Brother Yi, is it too hasty!"

Xia Houhong asked with some doubts, Xiao Zhengde looks a bit like... planning to rebel!He felt scared!

"You guys don't know that during the year I was in Wei State, I lived like a dog. They just treated me like a dog. Why?"

Xiao Zhengde clenched his fists tightly, and the veins on his neck bulged. Finally, when the breath dissipated, he let out a long sigh: "Because I don't have soldiers and horses in my hands! If I don't have soldiers and horses in my hands, I'm just like a dog." what.

Xia Houhong, let me ask you, I want you to persuade your father to raise troops to help me ascend the throne, are you willing? "

Dare to say such words, Xiao Zhengde can be said to have no taboos!
Xia Houhong knew that Xiao Yan indulged Xiao Zhengde in every possible way, but Xiao Yan did not indulge in every possible way to him, Mr. Xia!He quickly waved his hand and said, "Brother, you can't do it, this is really not allowed."

The other two were also terrified.

Xiao Zhengde then waved his hand and said, "Just do as I say, and you don't have to worry about the rest. With my cousin in Jiangyou and me in Jiankang City, you can sleep more peacefully."

He laughed out loud, as if Liu Yishou had taken refuge in him now.

Seeing that everyone seemed to be unconvinced, Xiao Zhengde looked around viciously and said, "This matter is not allowed to be spoken out, moreover, it must be done for me! Otherwise, I will tell that old man Xiao Yan, you Encourage me to rebel! See if he will kill you all!"

"Brother, Liu Yishou is not an ordinary person who can establish a foothold in Wei State. It is even more extraordinary to be able to defeat Xing Gao's more than [-] people. Such a person, with only a letter from his brother, brought a large army. It would be a bit of a joke for Liang Guo to seek refuge."

Xiao Zheng said a little puzzled.In fact, he wanted to say that being fooled by someone with a letter is simply the best of fools!The Taishan Yang family is attached to Liang Guo, that's because they have a large number of supporters in Liang Guo!Xiao Zhengli's mother is one of them!

Now the situation in Wei State is different from a few years ago. Those who have soldiers and horses in their hands are all heroes, who are about to rebel!This kind of person will bet on the treasure of tens of thousands of troops because of a personal letter from you, a prince of Liang (not yet a prince)?This is nonsense, okay, how can you underestimate the heroes of the world so much!
"You're right, it's not unreasonable."

Although Xiao Zhengde is very bad, he is not yet stupid enough. He also thinks that what Xiao Zhengze said is very reasonable, and there is no basis for empty words. Why should others believe you?

"Chen Qingzhi's Northern Expedition is victorious, and I will enter the palace tomorrow, saying that I want to condolences to the frontline soldiers. That old man Xiao Yan is definitely not willing for me to leave Jiankang City (because he defected), and then I recommend you to go to the army.

In this way, you will be able to leave Liang Guo in a legitimate manner.When you get there, play by ear. "

Xiao Zhengde whispered in Xiao Zhengze's ear for a long time, nodded slightly to him and said, "With this great gift, my cousin should be very satisfied, right?"

"Brother, you are really willing."

Xiao Zheng was in disbelief.

Xiao Zhengde laughed loudly and said: "When I become rich in the world, your mansion will be bigger than the Linchuan Prince's Mansion. There are two of you, one will be the prime minister and the other will be the general! Hahahahahaha, what do I want then?" What, still reluctant? It's a joke!"

Hearing this, Xiao Zhengze was relieved, it seemed that Xiao Zhengde was indeed such a wolf-hearted person, what could he not do?This time, it seems that it is really impossible not to go.

"Go, go, I want to drink!"

Xiao Zhengde waved his hand, signaling those in the study to get out of here.After speaking, he took out a jug of wine from the cabinet, and started to drink on his own.

After Xiao Zhengze parted from everyone, he said to his personal entourage: "Go quietly to the Prince's Mansion. At midnight tonight, I will go to the Prince's Mansion to meet him in person. There is something important. Remember, don't let anyone discover your whereabouts. "

(End of this chapter)