dognovel Chapter 627 Shocking! The real villains are actually Cao Ang and Su Yu?
Chapter 627 Shocking! The real villains are actually Cao Ang and Su Yu?
The person who wrongs you will always understand how wronged you are better than you do.
Wang Ling has fallen into a self-proving trap.
Prejudice in people's hearts is like the Taihang Mountains next door plus the Wangwu Mountains.
Even if it were Yu Gong, a professional mountain mover, it would take him decades to move them!
Wang Ling really wanted to shout out to the bureaucrats:
"I'm not an actor!"
Unfortunately, nobody believed him.
On the contrary, Dong Zhao, who had always been second best, suddenly became the backbone of the group.
"Gentlemen, in order to prevent Wang Ling from colluding with Wang Chang, I suggest that he be placed under house arrest for the time being."
"Otherwise, if Wang Ling takes advantage of Wang Chang's attack on Jinyang and seizes the opportunity to open the city gates, all of you will become prisoners!"
Upon hearing this, hesitation appeared on the faces of the officials.
No matter what, Wang Ling was personally appointed by Cao Cao as the Prefect of Bing Province, making him the nominal second-in-command of Bing Province.
By placing Wang Ling under house arrest without Cao Cao's permission, Cao Cao had already violated the laws of the Han Dynasty.
As for the top official in Bingzhou, the position of Bingzhou Governor is currently vacant.
Originally, this position was held by Cao Hong.
Two months ago, Cao Hong's biological father, Cao Cao's uncle, passed away. Cao Hong returned home to observe the mourning period and relinquished his post as the governor of Bing Province.
In the past two months, Cao Cao had just returned from a distant expedition to the south and had not yet had time to appoint a new governor of Bing Province.
In other words, Wang Ling, as the Prefect of Bingzhou, is currently the highest-ranking official in Bingzhou.
Putting your boss under house arrest seems almost the same as rebelling, doesn't it?
For a moment, everyone hesitated.
Seeing this, Dong Zhao once again incited him:
"Gentlemen, I, Dong Zhao, will bear all the blame!"
"But I, Dong Zhao, will not keep this honor to myself!"
For a moment, Dong Zhao seemed to be surrounded by golden light, shining brightly.
All the officials in Bingzhou, whether they were from Zhong Yao's side, Su Yu's side, or Hua Xin's side, decided to follow Dong Zhao's lead!
This time, Wang Ling was completely dumbfounded.
With his last strength, he shouted:
"You are committing treason!"
"Dong Gongren is a traitor, only I, Wang Yanyun, am a loyal subject!"
Unfortunately, no one will believe Wang Ling anymore.
Under Dong Zhao's orders, Wang Ling was quickly captured and imprisoned in Dong Zhao's residence.
"Heh, now you're the traitor."
"And I am a loyal subject!"
Dong Zhao pinched Wang Ling's chin.
Nearly twenty years later, he finally led the Dong family of Shangdang to overpower the Wang family of Jinyang once again.
From this day forward, he will ensure that the Dong family firmly holds the throne as the leader of the prominent families in Bingzhou, and will never relinquish it to anyone else!
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On the mountain road leading to Bingzhou
Lu Xun traversed mountains and valleys, choosing to travel along paths rarely visited by people.
Lu Xun was accompanied only by a few intelligence guards and two servants borrowed from the Ministry of Personnel.
Don't ask why the servants in the Minister's office are so physically strong.
Because every servant in the Minister's office was trained according to Ge Xuan's standards!
That old Ge Xuan, who is already in his sixties or seventies, is still running around outside every day. His physical condition is much better than that of a young man in his prime.
"Sir, why don't you go through Huguan Pass?"
The intelligence officer asked Lu Xun.
Lu Xun wiped the sweat from his brow and laughed:
"Huguan is a strategic location, but it is adjacent to Jizhou."
"If the garrison commander of Huguan is bribed by Hua Xin and Ju Zong, then going through Huguan will be a dead end."
It must be said that Lu Xun's keen insight was correct.
He avoided Huguan, thus escaping the news that Wang Chang was leading his troops to attack Jinyang.
If he were foolish enough to reveal his identity at the gates of Huguan, he would probably be arrested on the spot.
After walking for an unknown amount of time, Lu Xun and his men finally left the mountain path.
Upon arriving at a restaurant to inquire about information, Lu Xun's expression changed drastically.
Wang Ling is in danger! These five words were Lu Xun's first judgment.
Given Wang Ling's experience as a fence-sitter and his connections with various leaders, as long as he doesn't rebel, no one will go to great lengths to eliminate him.
Whether it's Su Yu or Zhong Yao, they will both try to win over Wang Ling, but they won't focus their efforts on Wang Ling.
So the question is, what exactly was Wang Chang's motive for rebelling?
Lu Xun believed there were only two reasons.
First, Hua Xin and Ju Zong's enticements and promises emboldened Wang Chang to betray Wang Ling.
Second, Wang Chang himself wanted to gain more benefits by eliminating Wang Ling.
Regardless of the outcome, Wang Ling, who was originally a laid-back and unambitious person, will become unstable.
The change of leadership in the Bingzhou aristocratic families signifies greater uncertainty.
With this in mind, Lu Xun instructed the two servants:
"Please take my token immediately and go to Hedong County to seek help from General Cao Zhen."
"Have him lead his troops to Jinyang as quickly as possible!"
"Here."
The two servants from the Minister's office acted like elite ninjas on an S-rank mission, fulfilling their duties with utmost care.
Hedong Commandery was located in the southern part of Bingzhou, some distance from Jinyang.
But right now, Lu Xun needs an absolutely reliable army, not the third-rate garrison troops under the command of the various governors of Bingzhou.
Cao Zhen is currently training troops in Hedong.
As a core general of the second generation of the Cao and Xiahou families, his friendship with Cao Ang was naturally exceptional.
The token that Lu Xun took out was an exclusive token of the Court of Justice, and Cao Zhen would immediately understand how critical the situation was.
Immediately afterwards, Lu Xun, accompanied by several intelligence guards, headed to Jinyang again.
For this purpose, he even disguised himself as a farmer.
After sneaking into the city, Lu Xun continued to gather information.
Upon learning that Wang Ling had been captured and that Dong Zhao was currently in charge of Jinyang City, Lu Xun couldn't help but mutter a curse under his breath:
"Is Wang Ling a pig?"
"They've even lost the awareness to be prepared for danger in times of peace!"
Fortunately, Cao Ang gave Lu Xun another list before he set off.
The names on the list belong to Su Yu's camp within Bingzhou, which is the same camp as Cao Cao and his son Cao Ang.
Although these people did not have many troops, their influence was far less than that of the powerful families of Bingzhou.
But for Lu Xun, it was still somewhat helpful.
However, Lu Xun also had to first distinguish which people were trustworthy and which were not.
If he finds a double agent who has already been turned, then he will be walking into a trap.
After spending three days confirming the credibility of two of the officials, Lu Xun sent intelligence guards to probe further and finally obtained the complete story of the Wang Ling incident.
"Ha, does Dong Zhao intend to overpower Wang Ling and seize his position as the head of the aristocratic family?"
Lu Xun smiled dismissively.
Immediately afterwards, he took out the brocade pouch from his pocket.
Six large characters were written on it:
Bingzhou Cleanup Plan!
Making Wang Ling more vigilant and preventing Hua Xin and Ju Zong from taking the opportunity to attack Bingzhou was only Lu Xun's first task.
His hidden mission was to drag every single one of the powerful families in Bingzhou, including Wang Ling and Dong Zhao, into Hua Xin and Ju Zong's rebellion!
The world cannot always be ruled by the leaders of powerful families in various regions.
The Hua Xin and Ju Zong Rebellion was a dark vortex.
In Hebei's various prefectures, any powerful family that gets involved with it will incur a lot of karma.
Lu Xun sighed softly:
"I don't want to be a bad person either, but my master and senior brother are even worse than me!"
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