Not to mention Feng Liao, Feng Yi, Guo Rong, Gao Shao and others, even the several Wen clan members behind Wen Muqiao were stunned.

Who would have thought that this edict would be in Wen Muqiao's hands?

Who would have thought that after so many turmoils, Wen Muqiao would treat this edict as a treasure and keep it close to him until now?

Feng Liao, who had been standing patiently behind Han Qian, couldn't help but take a step forward, took the edict and looked at it carefully, then handed it to Han Qian and whispered: "It is indeed the one that Mr. Han received in Lanting."

The edict..."

With this original letter, you only need to find any of Emperor Tianyou's handwriting and compare it with the handwriting and seal to identify the authenticity. Of course, since Wen Muqiao has kept this handwritten edict close to him all these years, Feng Liao can't imagine it.

It is possible that this handwritten edict is forged.

Of course, when he thought that Wen Muqiao was able to hide this edict in advance, Feng Liao took a breath of cold air and couldn't help but sneered: "Since Mr. Wen expected that one day he would be in trouble, at the time

And why do you act like a tiger?"

"..." Facing Feng Liao's angry smile, Wen Muqiao did not show off his anger and retorted that if the Feng family had not fallen in the Imperial Mausoleum case, the choice would have been even worse when the incident happened. Instead, he bowed to Han Qian.

He apologized, "The Wen family has indeed committed a heinous crime that cannot be pardoned..."

Guo Rong, Gao Shao and others were also shocked and speechless at this time. Not only were they shocked that Wen Muqiao actually kept this handwritten edict close to his body, they also knew in their hearts that there was a huge difference between the presence and absence of this handwritten edict.

Some things will become easier. For example, if Wen Muqiao and the Wen family are released, and the evil they did during the Jinling Incident is not investigated, everyone in Tangyi will be more accepting of it.

After all, the real culprits who harmed Han Daoxun were Emperor Tianyou and Empress Xu. Wen Muqiao and the Wen family could only be regarded as aiding the evildoers, or in other words, everyone was their own master at that time.

Even if we want to settle old grudges, we can't cleanse all the people who followed An Ning Palace to launch the rebellion?

With the original letter of the edict, Wen Muqiao and the Wen family were cleared of the suspicion of directly harming Han Daoxun, and they did not have to worry about being liquidated and bloodbathed when they arrived in Tangyi.

Then the subsequent negotiations with Wen Bo and the Luoshan garrison will become easier, and there will not be the insurmountable trust barrier that they were worried about before.

But now it seems that the reason why Han Donghu was able to successfully abduct Wen Muqiao and the Wen clan members to "Tangyi" was not entirely due to the "threat of cleansing the genocide" and Han Qian's handwriting.

Guo Rong and Gao Shao looked at each other, and they couldn't help but secretly felt that Wen Muqiao was really a treacherous person. None of the other people who followed the Anning Palace to rebel and usurp the throne would have thought that Wen Muqiao would leave a job for the Wen family.

Is this a way out?

Of course, some things can become more complicated.

First of all, this edict cannot be made public, otherwise it will only further sever the relationship between Tangyi and Jinling.

However, if it is said that when Han Qian was on an envoy to Shu to welcome his bride, Emperor Tianyou had issued a secret edict to Emperor Yanyou to guard against Han Qian. This would undoubtedly explain why Emperor Yanyou was so eager to take back Jinling City before it was recovered.

Han Qian had military power in his hands and even tried to use his marriage to Wang Jun to prevent Han Qian from returning to Xuzhou.

In other words, Emperor Yanyou should have long believed that this edict existed and was not forged by Empress Xu of Anning Palace, Wen Muqiao and others, right?

The logic behind this is interlocking.

It is no wonder that after Emperor Yanyou succeeded to the throne, he could not wait and almost unscrupulously connived at the influence of the Gyeonggi family to attack the soldiers and civilians of Guangde Mansion!

To put it bluntly, Emperor Yanyou was worried that the truth about Emperor Tianyou's harm to Han Daoxun would be exposed, and there would be no possibility of reconciliation between Jinling and Xuzhou.

Seeing that Han Qian remained silent for a long time after taking over the edict, Wen Muqiao continued:

"Han Gong came to see me with the imperial edict from the late emperor, and Zhao Mingting was waiting for me at my house. Niu Gengru, Yang Tai, I, and I could not persuade Han Gong to surrender. Empress Xu lost her patience and ordered Zhou Bin to carry poisonous wine to the prison, but Zhang

In the new year, he insisted on killing Han Gong in the market as a warning to others. Empress Xu was too serious about killing, and we couldn't persuade her - of course, the Marquis was able to get away with the engagement in Fanchang, and he and his wife must have expected this, so there is no need

Wen Mou defended himself bitterly about Han Gong’s matter. Of course, Wen Mou acted as a savior, and his sins were indeed serious..."

Hearing what Wen Muqiao said, Gao Shao, Guo Rong, Feng Liao, Feng Yi and others all looked at Han Qian and Wang Jun. Han Qian's hand was trembling slightly while holding the secret edict, which showed that he was emotionally excited, but Wang Jun was

It was calmer than they imagined, and they knew that what the old fox Wen Muqiao said was true, and they even expected that the edict was in Wen Muqiao's hands!

Han Qian had already guessed many things during the Fanchang period, but when he saw the edict, the corner of his mouth still twitched uncontrollably. After a long time, he asked in a hoarse voice: "Wen Bo, Cao Ba,

Does Xue Chuan know about the hand edict?"

"Wen Bo knows, but Cao Ba, Xue Chuan and others don't know. If the Marquis wants them to know, they will know it, and they will believe it without a doubt; and even if they are not told for the time being, it will not hinder what the Marquis has planned.

Something." Wen Muqiao said.

"There is no need to leave so many soldiers and horses to guard this place, but we must leave necessary guards to protect the special guests to prevent them from being taken advantage of by the enemy..." Han Qian had no intention of negotiating too much with Wen Muqiao at this time.

, did not answer his words, but gave instructions to Xi Faer, Han Donghu and other people who were responsible for the specific work, then put the edict into the sleeves of his robe and walked outside with Wang Jun.

"Master Marquis, please go slowly. I apologize for the inconvenience of sending Wen off far away." Wen Muqiao bowed and watched Han Qian leave.

Seeing Wen Muqiao like this, Feng Yite wanted to say to him, "I have to give it to you, too." But thinking about how this old guy kept this trick at the beginning of the Jinling Incident, he secretly felt that it was better not to provoke him.

Then he turned around and followed Han Qian and the others outside.

"You stay here with General Xi and General Han to settle down Duke Wen." Feng Liao saw Feng Yi coming from behind and whispered to him, asking him to stay and settle down with Xi Fa'er and Han Donghu according to Han Qian's instructions.

Wen Muqiao and the Wen clan.

Xi Fa'er and Han Donghu both have important roles around Han Qian. Once they get busy, they may not be able to take care of them. But at this time, Wen Muqiao and the Wen clan must have someone who knows them.

People who know secrets can take care of them at any time.

Feng Liao felt that it was appropriate for the idle Feng Yi to take over this matter.

Feng Yi accompanied Xi Fa'er, and Han Donghu stayed first. He was still frightened about the imperial edict at first. Looking at Xi Fa'er, Han Donghu called in the chief guard here and ordered most of the guards outside to be evacuated, leaving only

After setting down the necessary guards and surveillance personnel, and ordering the guards not to be disrespectful to the Wen family, Feng Yi suddenly thought of something, and pulled Xi Faer aside mysteriously, and asked in a low voice with surprise and joy:

"What Wen Laogou said to Han Qian just now means that Wen Bo and the Luoshan garrison can be used by me in Tangyi from now on?"

"Ah, did Mr. Feng finally react?" Xi Fa'er looked at Feng Yi in surprise and asked.

"Hey, I was just thinking about how cruel this old dog was to hide his secret decree to leave a way out for himself, and my mind didn't turn around for a moment." Feng Yi patted his forehead and said awkwardly.

"It seems that it is inconvenient to call Mr. Wen that way in the future." Xi Faer reminded.

"I just want to curse a few more times now, I know it in my heart," Feng Yi said happily, "If Wen Bo really can be used by Tang Yi, his father and son have such powerful characters, I won't be able to hide from them in time."

, Why did I provoke them? I really didn’t expect it, I really didn’t expect it! Han Qian asked Han Donghu to lead people to Xuzhou to rob people. I also thought that maybe I could only restrain Li Zhigao, and Chai Jian and others were not allowed to do anything without permission.

We used troops against Guanzhong, but we didn't expect that we could gain such a big harvest..."

"What are Master Feng and General Xi talking about?" Han Donghu came over and asked after giving instructions about the guards and supervision.

When Feng Yi saw Wen Muqiao, Wen Zhanyu and others were also looking this way, he shouted back to Han Donghu and said: "There are several houses in the neighboring street that have just been renovated. We haven't decided who will move in yet. Lao Xi told me that they can be used temporarily.

I want Duke Wen and his family to live in a more spacious place here, and I will discuss with him whether to add some more elegant furniture so that our Tangyi town won't look too shabby..."

"Thank you, Mr. Xiao Feng, for taking care of me." Wen Muqiao cupped his hands and thanked him.

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After Feng Yi, Xi Fa'er, and Han Donghu quickly gave instructions on these trivial but not careless matters, they hurried through the long bluestone street shrouded in mist and rushed to Lianyuan.

It was still dark at this time, and they saw Huo Li leading the two horses out from a distance. They stopped them at the gate of Lianyuan and asked them what they were going to do.

"Your Excellency orders us to rush to Dongguan Town immediately and follow Mr. Guo to escort Cao Gan to Liyang." Huo Li replied.

Feng Yi asked doubtfully: "Why, Han Qian really wants to encourage the Xianghou to usurp the throne? But according to Han Qian's previous analysis, even if Wen Bo is willing to lead the Luoshan garrison to surrender to us, he is even willing to send troops to reinforce Shu for us when the situation is urgent.

Even if it’s medium, it won’t be of much use, will it?”

Xi Faer and Han Donghu also looked confused.

There were more than 15,000 Luoshan defenders, among whom Wen Bo's direct lineage was less than 10,000.

If it really goes as predicted before, the situation in Shuzhong has completely deteriorated. With Wenbo's 10,000 elites and three to five thousand soldiers and horses from Xuzhou, they will go to Shuzhong where they are unfamiliar with the place and have no guarantee of logistical supplies.

Joining forces with the Yuzhou soldiers of Changxiang Marquis will definitely not play a decisive role.

Huo Li said: "Master Feng and Master Guo are also puzzled. They said that we should first let the chess piece Wen Bo come alive before talking about other things, but they didn't say anything else."

"That's true. Go and deliver the message quickly. Don't delay." Xi Fa'er and Han Donghu asked Huo Li and others to leave quickly.

They and Feng Yi strode towards Lianyuan, walked to the study, and saw Han Qian standing on the corridor in front of the meeting hall, looking up at the faintly visible green and black eaves and courtyard walls under the mist, and giving instructions.

Feng Liao, Guo Rong and Gao Shao beside them:

"You draft a memorial on my behalf and send it to the capital, saying that although we have all kinds of concerns about the development of the war in the Central Plains, since Your Majesty, the Queen Mother and the princes in the court have decided to join forces with Shu to attack Yongzhou, Tangyi will never stand idly by.

However, the traitor Wen is stubborn and leads more than 10,000 soldiers to defend Luoshan and refuses to surrender. This restricts the hundreds of thousands of elites of our Chu State from advancing and retreating freely. This is really a great harm to the use of troops. Please allow me, Han Qian, to lead the elites of Tangyi.

, join forces with the Marquis of Xinjin to attack Luoshan, and either surrender or annihilate them, this problem must be solved within a month, so that we can attack Wuguan and Shangluo troops in Dachu, relieve worries, and avoid unexpected changes in the situation.

Variety!"

"This method is good. We should give these people an ultimatum directly and see if Li Zhigao can capture Luoshan City within a month. If he doesn't have this ability, we should take over." Feng Yi walked into the yard, haha.

Said with a smile.

"There is no time to issue any ultimatums now," Han Qian sighed, and then said to the people beside him, "Gao Shao, you immediately draft an order letter and send it to He Liufeng, Tan Xiuqun, and Su Lie as soon as they receive the military order.

Get ready and wait for my new orders at any time! At the same time, send people to see Tian Cheng and ask him to transfer more people to the embankment. It is necessary to build the Anfeng Canal before early December. Also send people to see Yang Qin.

, first dispatch three thousand navy troops to Anfeng and wait for orders. There is no need to worry about the river freezing next. Just call in the men to cut the ice..."

At present, Kong Xirong, Lin Sheng, Guo Xiao, Zhao Wuji and others led more than 16,000 infantry and cavalry to gather in Le'an and Huangchuan cities in the east of Guangzhou.

At this time, if He Liufeng, Tan Xiuqun, and Su Lie's three brigades, which are already in a semi-assembled state, are transferred to Le'an or Huangchuan, it means that they are located somewhere between fifty and eighty miles away from Luoshan City.

Wing, will gather thirty thousand elites.
To be continued...