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Chapter 566 Hongmen Banquet

After hearing Shouming's words, Shouchang felt a trembling heart. He knew that Shouming's backstage was the current emperor and he did not dare to offend him, so he could only ask with a smile: "Senior Brother, please give me instructions if you have anything to do, and I will follow you."

Shouming was very satisfied with Shouchang's attitude. He patted the other party on the shoulder and said, "The master is injured now, and his life and death are uncertain. He can no longer take charge of the army. As the deputy commander of the army and the supervisor of the emperor's personal order, I have the responsibility to consider everyone's future."

Shouchang understood as soon as he heard this, the other party was trying to seize military power.

But let’s not talk about the difficulty of this. If the tens of thousands of troops controlled by Li Ming are said to be the brothers who control this kind of person, it means that people are uneven.

"Senior brother, your idea is good, and it is also for the sake of the court. But now people's hearts are floating, so it may be difficult to do things."

Shouming smiled slightly, and then said, "As long as the master doesn't come forward, with my prestige and the will of the court, I don't believe that these people really dare to rebel."

After saying this, Shouming slowly closed his eyes and began to look forward to him. He controlled the army and moved forward. After being invincible, he made great contributions and was named the grandson of the emperor's grandfather. After the emperor's death, he ascended the throne and sat in the hall, swept the world and was intimidating.

Shouchang looked at Shouming in front of him and didn't know him anymore. Shouming was humble and cautious in the past, which was quite recognized by their fellow brothers, but now it seems that he has been fascinated by wealth and honor.

Shouming quickly woke up and said to Shouchang: "After you go back, you can rectify your troops and wait for my orders at any time. We must implement military advice when necessary."

Shouchang nodded and sat there silently. In fact, he felt that if he did this, he would be a little sorry for his master.

However, in the face of the future of the family and his own wealth and glory, these guilt are nothing. At worst, I can finally give the master a few words in front of my senior brother so that the master can save his life.

After Shouming comforted Shouchang, he asked him to go back and prepare.

Shouchang bowed to Shouming with thoughts, and then he left without any attention.

As soon as Shouchang left, he transferred the Duke Li out of the military tent.

Shouming glanced at Du Gong Li and asked, "Do you think my junior brother will betray us?"

Duke Li smiled slightly and said, "Don't worry, your highness, we have a chance to do it."

"Oh, what? Tell me."

"I had expected that today would be there, so I asked Mr. Wang, the prefect of Shuntian, in advance for a letter from home. As long as this letter is needed, it will be delivered to Shouchang soon."

After hearing this, Shouming finally felt relieved. With Shouchang's father's letter, Shouchang would stand on his side no matter what.

But even so, their power is still a bit weak. You should know that half of the 60,000 or 70,000 troops are Yang Teng's confidants, and the other half are also erratic and fence-bearing.

"Your Highness, don't worry." Duke Li had already seen what he was worried about in his signature, so he spoke to comfort him.

"Your Highness, Han Ming, the deputy general in the army, is loyal to the emperor. As long as your highness gives orders, more than 10,000 troops under his command will obey your order."

Shouming finally felt relieved when he heard this.

The two of them whispered in the military tent for a long time, and finally made a plan.

The first thing about this plan is to gather military power.

This matter is a bit difficult to handle, but he can hold a Hongmen banquet in the name of the general, invite all the generals he can invite, and then issue orders to them at the banquet.

If these people agree to surrender to the court, it is of course good. If they don’t agree, then they won’t blame themselves.

After the two of them planned, Duke Li quietly left.

On the afternoon of that day, Shouming sent an invitation letter to the generals in the camp in the name of the military supervisor, asking them to come to their place for a simple meal.

Many generals were simple-minded and came without considering it after receiving the invitation.

But there were also a few clever ones who shirked them for various reasons after receiving the invitation.

There are still many people who shirk, and none of the people led by Li Ming came.

Even these fellow brothers of Shouming only came four people, including Shouchang.

Shouming was not ideal when he saw the person coming, but now he can only do this. After all, most of the people below came, which could be considered as controlling half of the entire army.

As all kinds of delicious dishes were delivered to the military tent like running water, the people who came were drinking happily and slowly relaxed their vigilance.

Shouming, who was sitting in the middle, looked at them with a slight smile, and he knew that things had been done.

Suddenly, Shouming smashed the cup in his hand on the ground. With a "clang" sound, countless knives and axe players rushed in from outside, and then paired them with one pair of steel knives in his hand on the necks of these people who attended the banquet.

The banquet, which was warm just now, has suddenly become silent, and those who are a little confused about drinking are now awakened.

Especially the deputy general Liu Yue, he knew that it was not good at seeing this situation, but he couldn't tell what Shouming was going to do in front of him. Should he go to the White Lotus Sect?

But Shouming is a royal relative and the chief disciple of the Grand Marshal. Will such a person surrender to the enemy?

Shouming stood in the center, looked at the people below, and then said calmly: "You don't have to be afraid, you generals. I'm doing this for the sake of the court and for the future of the generals."

Liu Yue looked at Shouming standing there and shouted in a deep voice: "What are you going to do?"

"General Liu is calm and listen to me."

Shouming organized the language and said, "When chaos is coming today, we need to work hard for the military. But who are the people who control the army now?"

When Shouming said this, he looked down and said angrily: "These people are either wine bags or selfish. They only know how to expand their strength and have no idea of ​​contributing to the court."

When he said this, everyone below was stunned for a moment, and then he understood who he was referring to.

This is accusing Yang Heng of being ill-behaved.

But Liu Yue below disagreed.

"Since he took office, the generals swept the world, and he pacified Henan in just a few days. Now he is urging troops eastward, and he is about to pacify the White Lotus Sect. The military supervisor may violate the etiquette and law and the system of the court."

Shouming looked at the blue-headed face slowly showing anger.

"The general's life and death are uncertain now, but now he is in front of the two armies. For the sake of the court and the lives of the soldiers, I have to temporarily hold power. After the master recovers, I will naturally give in to the master and apologize to the master at the same time."

Shouming said this and looked at the lieutenant general below and asked, "Do you want to respect my order?"

The generals below looked at me, I looked at you, and then looked at the swordsman beside him, and what else could he say? Most of them lowered their heads, which meant to compromise.

Only Liu Yue still said with his neck straight: "A real man will die, but if he wants me to betray my master, that is a delusion."

Shouming looked at the person in front of him, closed his eyes, and waved his hand.

The swords and axes on both sides immediately stepped forward to tie up Liu Yue and dragged it out of the big tent. After a while, a scream came from outside, and then there was no sound.

This time, everyone in the tent became even more frightened. They all looked at me and I looked at you and showed a look of gratitude in your eyes.

Next, Shouming took out a document from his arms, and then ordered a soldier under his command to read it to the generals below.

It turned out that this was a surrender letter, which was clearly written in the document. From now on, I will be loyal to Shouming and obey the imperial court's assignment.

Next, Shouming asked the generals present to sign with their handprints.

What can the people below do? They can only sign their signatures on it and the bloody handprints on the shore. From now on, they can only tie them to Shouming to a rope.

Shouming took the document back, looked carefully, and then put it in his arms with satisfaction.

"Everyone, from now on we will be our own people."

After saying this, Shouming waved his hand, and the swords and axesmen left the tent again.

Shouming picked up a glass of wine from the table and said, "Everyone drinks this glass."

Then Shouming drank the wine in his glass in one go.

The others could only cooperate with Shouming and drink the wine in their hands. Then the eyes of these people were spinning around, as if they were thinking about how to get out of here.

Shouming looked at the people below and understood what they were thinking, so he put the wine glass in his hand on the table and then said with a smile.

"It is said that it is better to hit the day than to choose a day. It is better for us to go to the central army tent now and tell the master that he will temporarily hand over the military power. What do you think?"

Shouming was asking everyone, but in fact his tone was in a commanding tone.

The people below were not fools. They knew that if they opposed it, they would probably be the same as Liu Yue just now, and they had no life, so they all nodded quickly.

It means he was satisfied, and then he clapped his hands and walked in from the tent.

This person is not someone else, but Duke Li from Jinan City.

It turned out that Governor Li was bringing people to occupy the place for Shouming. He was afraid that Shouming would not be able to suppress these generals under his command.

But unexpectedly, Shouming dealt with better than he had imagined. He first killed the opposing Liu Yue, shocked the generals, and then tied these people to his ship with a surrender.

Now that these generals have a handle, they just want to change their minds here, I'm afraid Yang Heng won't believe them in the future.

When the generals and Shouming's brothers saw that Governor Li came, they immediately understood that Shouming's actions were recognized by the court, so they felt a little relieved.
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