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Chapter Thunder and Rain

The next morning, the Eighth Army and his group who came to Dengcheng to meet came to Fancheng early. The emperor's camp did not station in the prefecture yamen according to the custom, but chose to be in Zicheng northwest of the city, commonly known as the Guizicheng. It is said that this is the earliest city site in Fancheng, which is about two miles in radius and was built two thousand years ago. Wu Zixu's military tanks and generals remained.

Everyone came from military generals. I knew that the camp chose this place more for the sake of the emperor's safety. There was an independent city siege here, with few residents, and when the city was siege, there was not much war, which was easy to control. The north of the city was close to the Xiang River (Xiangyang section of the Han River). There was a wharf outside the city, and the rocks could reach the city, making it very convenient to travel from the water.

The outside of the camp was still stationed by the Royal Guards. Cannons were placed on the top of the city, and soldiers were alerted. War chariots were arranged outside the Hajj Gate connected to the outer city, with guard posts, which separated the connection with the main city. Although everyone was a general, Wang Yinglin and Tan Fei accompanied him, they still checked the license plates one by one before they could enter smoothly.

The camp is set up in the Wang Family Garden not far from the riverside. The owner has long been invited out and has become the emperor's temporary residence. The two sides here are divided into East and West Gardens. Although the area is not large, the pavilions, terraces and pavilions in the garden are staggered and jagged, and the pond is full of fish. The courtyard is quiet, with ancient trees, rugged rocks, and lush flowers and leaves, giving people a feeling of tranquility and deepness.

After entering the garden, everyone consciously stored their weapons in the guard camp where they served as guards, and the war horses and the accompanying guards were placed separately there. Wang Yinglin and Tan Fei went to the inner courtyard to report, and everyone was temporarily waiting for the summons in the outer courtyard. Although they rode thirty miles in the morning, they couldn't help but feel a little tired, but everyone didn't feel hard or excited. They just felt extremely nervous when they thought of the unpredictable results.

The guards brought tea and snacks. Tea is good and snacks are exquisite. However, Zhang Ba's tea is bitter when he drinks it. The snacks are like chewing wax, and they cannot taste the taste at all. Although he received repeated guarantees from Wang Xiang before his departure, as long as he voluntarily resigned from his post and gave up his military power, His Majesty would never delve into the "mutine" incident and would properly place him, but he was still panic in his heart.

As the saying goes, the power of heaven is unpredictable, and Zhang Ba is even more uneasy and feels a little regretful. Who can guarantee that His Majesty did not imprison them in the camp, stay away from the team of confidants, and then capture them in one go. Looking back, he sent the team to receive them again and clear his confidants. At this time, he entered the camp's door, and it was too late to regret. He was like fish on the chopping board, and he was slaughtered by His Majesty.

"Ship Zhang Dushuai, Your Majesty summoned him!" Just as Zhang Ba was thinking about it, the little yellow sect came out to spread an imperial edict.

"Dare you dare to ask the high-ranking official, will your Majesty summon me only?" Zhang Ba felt nervous when he heard this, and hurriedly got up and asked with a smile.

"Your Majesty's oral order is indeed to invite the Du Shuai to see you first, and it has not mentioned the generals!" Xiaohuangmen explained with a smile.

"Okay!" Zhang Ba nodded in disappointment, tidied up his clothes, looked back and squeezed out a sad smile at everyone, and followed the little yellow gate backwards.

"All handsome..." Zhang Huai stood up and wanted to see him off, but everyone didn't get up, and he didn't know what to say for a moment. He stood there on the spot, feeling that his hands and feet were stiff and he couldn't move. His shaking legs could not support his body, and he sat down dejectedly.

Zhang Ba was summoned alone. At first, everyone was calm, thinking that His Majesty had something to ask for in private, and they had a good conversation with each other. However, after a while, everyone began to get nervous and no one spoke. Some people began to sigh, thinking that Zhang Ba was afraid of no return to his trip, especially those close to him began to worry about their own fate.

After Zhang Ba went in for about an hour, he did not see him return, and summoned Xie Ming, the Duke of Yu, to meet him, and he did not return. Some people could not sit still and asked the little yellow gate who was waiting for him, but they just smiled and shook their heads and refused to answer. They could satisfy their food and drinks, and could not answer any questions afterwards. Some people went out to try to find someone who was familiar with him to ask about the situation. Although no one stopped them from going out, there were not only police whistles from the guard camp, but also patrol teams kept patrolling. Under such strict surveillance, who dared to say more, could only retreat and continue to drink tea.

After about half an hour, the two generals did not come back, and several division and brigade leaders were called away again. The remaining people became even more frightened, and secretly guessed that it was His Majesty who must have divided the masters and ruled them, took them down one by one, and then deal with them, such that they were small fish and shrimps. In this way, the Eighth Army had no leader, and even if someone wanted to make trouble, they could not cause any storm.

"What is Your Majesty going to do? We should wait until we have to kill and cut, and it's all right to let it go!" Finally, someone couldn't help but stand up and said angrily.

"The king does not need to be anxious. If Your Majesty summons him at the same time and speaks in a mess, who will listen to?" Someone comforted himself and explained.

"Yes, yes! Your Majesty must know the situation in detail and inquire about it one by one, and it will definitely take longer."

"It's already noon now, and none of the people I met came back, which made me feel excited!"

"We have been here for half a day, and we don't even see each other. At least we have to accompany us!"

…………

"Oh, everyone is lonely, can I come to accompany you?"

"Ni Dusai?!"

"Commander Ni!"

"Commander Ni!"

"Brother Ni!"

"Young owner!"... Everyone was surprised when they heard someone talking. When they turned their faces, they saw that it was Ni Liang. The thirty-something people in the room stood up and screamed in a lingering manner.

The commander was appointed as the Imperial Guardian, or the new army was promoted; the commander was appointed as the subordinate of the Emperor's Office when the Emperor was sent to the court and sent Qiong to expand the guard camp; the commander was appointed as the veteran of the General's Office when the establishment of the General's Office was established; and the eldest brother was named Brother Ni, he must be the orphans of the army who were born in the old camp; as for the young owner, he must be the fellow villagers of Nijiazhuang who were serving the king when he was in Quanzhou.

Ni Liang still greeted everyone with a silly smile, but everyone soon realized that this person was no longer the "silly boy" of the past, but the commander in charge of the 100,000 imperial guards and the emperor's first confidant minister. His words could determine the life and death of everyone. He couldn't help but stop talking embarrassedly, and his eyes looked at him became more awe.

"Shishuai Ni, I wonder when Your Majesty will summon us?" Someone still couldn't help but salute.

"Your Majesty knows that you have been waiting for a long time, so he can't stand it anymore, so he asked me to accompany you so that you can't cause trouble again!" Ni Liang smiled and asked everyone to sit down, but who dared to sit down first and let him sit down before he could sit down.

"It's so handsome and joking. We have great courage and dare not be arrogant in front of His Majesty!" someone laughed with him.

"Who believes it? This time your Eighth Army is still small. Knowing that Your Majesty has come here in person, he refuses to welcome him. Then we attack Fancheng, and you are on the wall and refuses to come to help the war. Now you are in charge of the superiors and do not hesitate to join forces. This is a serious crime of beheading, and you dare to say that you are timid!" Ni Liang looked at everyone and teased.

"This... Your Majesty is angry and you want to punish us seriously?" Hu Decai, who was still very calm, became nervous after hearing this and asked.

"Of course, Your Majesty was furious after hearing this and said that this was the first time such a bad thing happened since the establishment of the new army. We must be severely punished!" Ni Liang nodded and said with a stern face.

‘Hiss…’ Everyone took a deep breath after hearing this. They all knew that Ni Liang was honest and honest, and never joked. What he said must be true.

"Oh, thunder, rain and dew are all kindness. We have done this and do not ask Your Majesty for forgiveness, but only ask not to implicate your family!" Qi Chong sighed and bowed to Ni Liang.

"Well, since you have all admitted your mistakes, let's go with me!" Ni Liang stood up and glanced at everyone and said coldly.

"What are you doing?" Looking at Ni Liang's face, someone asked in panic.

"Your Majesty said that you have been so far away and you must not have enough breakfast. After sitting for more than half a day, you must be hungry. Let me invite you to have a meal!" Ni Liang said coldly.

"Broken head rice!" Everyone disappeared after hearing the smiles on their faces. They all thought of this. They knew that they were doomed today, and they could still ask for the killing in the morning. But at the moment, the guard camp outside was eyeing them, and they were all elites in the army. It was not much easier to escape from their noses and be climbed to the sky. They could only accept their fate and followed Ni Liang out of the door and walked towards the backyard with a sad face.

The scenery in the garden is good, and the back garden is even more beautiful with flowers. The lake is rippling, but the people full of worries have no intention of appreciating it. They just followed Ni Liang till they were hunched. Even if some people had some ideas, they thought it would be good to die here. As they walked around, someone suddenly exclaimed: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty is here!"

"Hey, Du Shuai and the others are here too!" Everyone looked in the direction of the man's finger. When they saw that the emperor was not only there under a pavilion beside the pond, but also Du Shuai and Du Yuhou and several chief officials were all among them. They were chatting and laughing with His Majesty, and there was no sign of enforcing military law.

"Ni Dushuai, what's going on?" Everyone turned their faces and looked at Ni Liang and asked.

"Your Majesty gives you a banquet, treat you to dinner!" Ni Liang said with a stern face.

"Ni Dushuai, why are you not honest? Giving a banquet is giving a banquet. Why did you lie to us?" No matter how stupid you are, everyone understands that they were deceived by Ni Liang, who has always been honest. This is clearly Yu Lu, but what he said makes people mistakenly think it is Thunder.

"Haha, Your Majesty is saying that you are loyal to the emperor, but you are actually the generals of the country. Unfortunately, time is too tight to meet and talk one by one, so you can only have a meal together. You are guilty and misinterpreting my meaning!" Ni Liang said with a narrow smile.
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