From a son-in-law to a favorite of the empress

Chapter 577

Zhou Yuan was very happy about Xiaoying's return, and he had more confidence in this decisive battle. This confidence did not come from the change of the situation, but from the improvement of his mental state.

Zhuang Xuansu, who had not been seen for several days, finally walked in. She was still as capable as ever, wearing a martial arts uniform that outlined her tall figure. Her eyes were cold and she got straight to the point.

"My people conducted a detailed investigation of the thirteen salt mines, and the results were similar to yours. Each salt mine was guarded by officers and soldiers, and there were no less than a hundred people."

"Their secret sentries can be sent five miles away. It is very difficult for us to get close. Although we have already alarmed the enemy, it will not affect anything. The other party has no intention of abandoning the mines."

"This is a detailed map and the distribution of the drying yards."

She took out a piece of paper and handed it to Zhou Yuan.

Zhou Yuan narrowed his eyes and couldn't help but sneered: "The location is really good. The salt is produced and dried immediately. It can be loaded onto the ship directly after drying, and directly transported to various places in Dajin through the canal."

Zhuang Xuansu said: "They are closely connected with the canal gang. It is not easy to take down these thirteen salt mines, because those officers and soldiers are indeed regular officers and soldiers. They don't even know that these are private salt mines."

"If you want to force it, it means attacking the court officers and soldiers. Even if it is for investigating the case, it is not justified."

Zhou Yuan smiled and said: "At this point, why should I care about what is justified?"

He has a sense of crisis in his heart. The eldest sister is obviously about to collapse. The whole court is putting pressure on him. As a king, he can't just ignore it.

And Zhou Yuan is also worried that her will will loosen. The reason for the loosening is of course because his intelligence system has touched her reverse scale.

Guan Lindu is obviously unable to sit still now. If he wants to take action, it will probably make a lot of noise.

No matter from which angle you think, now is not the time to hesitate. The justice of the procedure is no longer important. Only the result is the most important.

Zhou Yuan raised his head and said in a deep voice: "How many people are there in the Inner Court?"

Zhuang Xuansu said: "More than 800 people, this is the most I can mobilize so far."

"You should know that many officials of the Inner Court are operating on the secret front. They can't perform other tasks."

Zhou Yuan said: "Enough, I want you to cooperate with my people, ambush in the dark, and keep an eye on the family members of the six major families and all the officials in the chain to prevent anyone from escaping."

Zhuang Xuansu raised his head and glared: "Is this what you are thinking? Zhou Yuan, you must know that Yangzhou is going to suppress the rebellion. bandits."

Zhou Yuan smiled and said, "Destroy the Wusheng Sect?"

Zhuang Xuansu said, "The Wusheng Sect is causing chaos, and the people of Yangzhou are in a panic. A large number of people are held hostage by the sect members and are engaged in rebellion."

"Since the Liangjiang Rebellion has just passed, officials at all levels are very sensitive to the Wusheng Sect. The current situation is that the garrison camps of Jinling Prefecture, Suzhou Prefecture, Huai'an Prefecture, Taizhou Prefecture, Fengyang Prefecture, etc., have all dispatched half of their forces and are heading straight to Yangzhou."

"Jinling, Suzhou and Huai'an are all 6,000 large camps, and Taizhou and Fengyang are 3,000 medium camps. Dispatching half of the force means that there are a full 12,000 soldiers and horses heading to Yangzhou."

"In addition, don't I forgot that there are still 4,000 garrison camps in Yangzhou."

"When it comes to a desperate moment, the imperial edict and the emperor's sword in your hand will not be recognized by others."

Zhou Yuan said: "Then what do you think we should do?"

Zhuang Xuansu said: "Needless to say, withdraw from Yangzhou directly, go to Jinling, summon the three provincial commanders as the governor of the three provinces, headed by the Jinling Jiedushi, and you will take charge. In the name of suppressing the Wusheng Sect, encircle Yangzhou and close the door to beat the dog."

Zhou Yuan nodded and said: "This is certainly a good idea, but the cycle is too long. Once something unexpected happens or someone interferes, it will not work."

Zhuang Xuansu Su snorted coldly and couldn't help but said, "Don't think I don't know what you want to do. You want to use yourself as bait to catch all the big fish."

"But I want to remind you, Zhou Yuan, if you continue to stay in Yangzhou, you will be in danger."

"The other party will do whatever it takes. If you die, only some of them will become scapegoats. Your Majesty will give in even for the overall situation in Jiangnan."

Zhou Yuan stood up and said coldly, "Yes, that's what I mean. I want them to take action. I want to give them hope of winning, so that they can be caught in one fell swoop."

As soon as the voice fell, Guan Lu quickly ran in from outside.

This time he didn't even knock on the door, and hurriedly said, "My lord, it's bad, Yangzhou is closed."

"What!"

Zhuang Xuansu's face changed, and he exclaimed, "They moved so fast!"

Guan Lu said, "All the four city gates are closed. In the name of searching for the Wusheng believers, all four thousand garrison battalions entered the city and personallySit in the four gates of the city. "

"The other side may want to attack us. The curfew and evening drum are probably the time to attack."

Zhuang Xuansu trembled and said, "It's over. I can't leave now. Zhou Yuan, you can't defend the mansion with 4,000 troops surrounding it."

Zhou Yuan said, "Guan Lu, bring the Bai family to the mansion immediately. Don't let them die. I'll keep them for use."

"Only take the Yangzhou Bai family. Don't worry about the others."

Guan Lu nodded and said, "I understand. I'll arrange it now. Marshal, should our people also shrink?"

Zhou Yuan said, "No, just act according to the original plan."

After Guan Lu left, Zhuang Xuansu said, "What about the inner court? Will they also act according to the original plan? What about your mansion?"

Zhou Yuan sneered, "If the other side wants to play a game of life and death with me, I will play with them. At most, everyone will be finished. ”

At this point, he said in a deep voice: "Official of the Inner Court, follow Guan Lu and you can leave a force to protect the mansion, mainly to protect the female family members, at least Cai Xi can't get into trouble."

"I really admire you!"

Zhuang Xuansu stamped his feet in anger: "It's so thrilling every time, I really don't know how I can hold on tonight!"

"That group of bastards is also lawless. They dared to surround and kill the imperial envoy. They don't want to die!"

Zhou Yuan said: "Because if they are found out, they are also guilty of genocide."

Zhuang Xuansu simply sat down and said in a heavy tone: "Zhou Yuan, the Yangzhou garrison camp is a regular regular soldier wearing iron armor. It is not something that you Jianghu people can resist."

"Under the dense rain of arrows and the suppression of equipment, their martial arts are just a joke, unless each of them has the strength like me, and can kill dozens of people by himself."

Zhou Yuan said: "It doesn't matter, I'll wait for them to kill. "

Zhuang Xuansu gritted his teeth and said, "I don't care about you! I will arrange for the people in the mansion to gather for defense."

The study was empty.

The whole Yangzhou was already in a state of killing.

But Zhou Yuan breathed a sigh of relief.

He was not afraid of the other party's hard approach. He was only afraid that the other party would still be a turtle, which would make things much more difficult, and there would always be fish that slipped through the net.

This time, there was no need to be afraid. No one could escape.