Chapter 103: Grinding the Blade, Hoho, Slaughtering the Huang Family
The military; the main camp in the north] People hiding in the dark always have a kind of inexplicable sense of security. Perhaps everyone wants to put themselves in a hidden place, not only can they protect themselves, but also observe every move in the bright place, and sometimes even shoot one or two cold arrows at the right time and place, quietly harvesting someone's life without anyone noticing.
Meng Sen, Meng Du Jian was this kind of person, no matter where he camped, he liked to be in the dark, making it difficult for anyone to assassinate him, and in some cases, he could also paralyze the enemy, making them unclear about his true intentions.
Even on such an afternoon, the commander's tent still had black curtains drawn. This was Meng Zhi's habit and also the best environment for him to recover from his injuries and plan his next move, which was also considered one of the biggest eccentricities in the army.
Since Meng Du's injury, the central military tent had become even more mysterious. The tent was heavily guarded by layers of guards who were close to Meng Du, and every day only the army doctors and Fang Yusheng, Meng Du's trusted subordinate, could enter and exit.
But today, apart from these people, a stranger came.
"Director Du, people from Huang's family of Huayin County have arrived."
Meng Dujuan lay on the bed, still closing her eyes, listening to Fang Yusheng's report. The pale and shriveled lips were closed weakly, but the fingers placed outside the quilt lightly tapped twice. Fang Yusheng understood that she wanted the visitor from the Huang family to come in first.
Fang Yusheng quietly retreated, and at this moment, the person outside was wearing a damaged helmet, from head to toe in disarray. It seems that the Huang family's people really didn't hold back when they mixed out of the city.
But Fang Yusheng didn't care about how this person had managed to get out of the besieged city, what really worried him was that Meng Dujuan was seriously injured. If they talked for too long, Meng's injuries would be exposed, which would be extremely unfavorable from both a broader perspective and the current situation. So Fang Yusheng decisively beckoned to the Huang family's people, planning to take precautions against this newcomer. He called the man over and whispered: "Later when we go in, just explain things clearly in a few sentences, don't say too much."
The Huang family's people nodded their heads in front of them and followed Fang Yusheng into the big account.
As soon as he stepped into the commander's tent, he suddenly noticed that inside was a faintly lit lamp, and because he had just come in from outside, his eyes were almost blinded by the darkness, and he couldn't even tell which direction he was facing. After Huang's man adapted to his surroundings, he saw that in the vast commander's camp, there was a large bed, on top of which lay a person, breathing softly, covered with a quilt, seemingly still asleep.
The visitor from the Huang family turned his head to look at Fang Yusheng, with a questioning expression in his eyes. After Fang Yusheng nodded to him, he swallowed hard and said clearly: "Governor, my master has already made arrangements in Huayin County, the whole city is now in a state of panic, and it won't take long for the city to fall without a fight!"
"Good, good, good......" Meng Du Jian still didn't open his eyes, but these three words were said with a full tone, making people wonder what he meant, and that was exactly the effect Meng Du Jian wanted.
After these three good words, Meng Du Jian didn't speak again, and Ren Hao felt even more sleepy.
Just as the person from the Huang family was standing there, hesitating about what to do next, Fang Yusheng, who was standing on one side, saw that Meng Duzi had nothing to say and no expression, and suddenly understood a lot more. Fang Yusheng waved his hand at the person from the Huang family, indicating for him to leave, and the man, as if he had been pardoned, bowed and retreated straight out of the tent.
In the military tent, only Fang Yusheng was left. Meng Duanchang struggled to turn his head slightly and half-opened his eyes, those dull eyes that had lost their sharpness gazing at Fang Yusheng.
Fang Yusheng hastily took three steps and made two, rushing to the side of Meng Dujuan's bed. He bowed his head, putting his ear close to Meng Dujuan's face, and said in a low voice, "Sir, what instructions do you have for me?"
Meng Dujuan's eyes, which had been dull and lifeless, suddenly lit up as he looked at Fang Yusheng and said: "Starting tomorrow... we'll be attacking the city. You come... make arrangements... this time... we'll attack the east gate, have someone from the Huang family... inside the city... to meet us, cough cough cough!"
"Be careful, sir!" Fang Yusheng's face was filled with worried urgency as he heard Meng Dujuan's severe coughing, fearing that it would aggravate his injury. "I'll go call the doctor!"
Meng Dujuan slightly raised his hand and pressed it on Fang Yusheng's hand, indicating that he didn't need to bother. Meng Dujuan took a deep breath, stabilized the turmoil in his chest, and continued: "The imperial court... still... still wants..."
"I understand what you mean by 'supervising', sir. Please rest assured and focus on your recovery, I'll take care of everything." Fang Yusheng said as he made a powerful fist with both hands.
Meng Du listened, then closed his eyes again, and didn't speak anymore.
Fang Yu Sheng knew that Meng Dujun was very willing to hand over the military affairs to him, and Meng Dujun himself could also rest assured to recover from his illness. Especially when it came to the imperial court, he handled everything properly. This not only contained trust but also delegation of power.
Shi Jin led the crowd back to Baicao Hall, entering from the back door, with Lí Baicao leading the way straight to the study where the book was lost.
Shi Jin initially thought it was the Kong family's doing, but now it seems that the Huang family is to blame. Although Shi Jin knew that a conflict with the tyrant of Huayin County was inevitable, he didn't expect the Huang family to act out of line as soon as they had finished dealing with Kong Rong. On his way here, Shi Jin thought about it all along and was afraid that Huang Erlang had played a trick, after all, when they dealt with Huang Erlang before, it was enough to make him submit, although in the end he said he would surrender obediently, but it was probably just a phrase to save face.
But Shi Jin himself handed over Kong Ruzi to Huang Erlang for handling, so at this moment it is really handled or secretly released, and how can it be said clearly. If now Kong Ruzi is not dead, but instead colludes with the two brothers Huang Tianba and Huang Erlang, wouldn't that be one plotting and the other wielding a knife, which would be enough for Shi Jin to make some effort.
In Huayin County, it's not like a battlefield where you can just send in hundreds of people to wipe out the problem. Even if you want to kill a few ordinary people, you need a good reason and it has to be reasonable and lawful, otherwise, there will be endless trouble left behind, especially for the reputation of Shaohua Mountain and the hearts of the people in Huazhou, which would suffer immeasurable losses. Not to mention a big family like the Huangs, if you want to uproot them completely, you need to think carefully and put in some effort.
Shi Jin knew that his current opponent was the Huang family, but he still didn't have a real reason to take down these rascals. However, there would always be a way, no matter how meticulous the Huang family's plans were, there would always be a weak point of negligence. And now, Shi Jin had made two preparations, one starting from this Baicao Hall and the other starting from that Huang Erlang.
"Someone come! Go to the Huang family's ancestral home and tell Second Brother Huang to see me!" Shi Jin gave an order, then sat down with Li Baicao on a pear-wood chair in the study.
