Chapter 66 Dou Kang
Before Wang Long and Xiao Mohe could come to plead for mercy, Pei Wen'an, who had made great contributions to the King of Han, had already been beheaded, which chilled everyone who came.

Yang Liang became more and more angry when he saw their silent expressions. He didn't dare to think about what would happen to him if he couldn't establish his own regime but was defeated in the war and fell into Yang Guang's hands.

"Speak up! What other ideas and strategies do you have? When you advised me to rebel, you seemed to have grown several mouths. Why are you silent now?"

Yang Liang threatened openly: "Even though I was defeated, I am also the son of the late emperor, so I should have a decent ending. What about you?"

Since everyone dared to rebel, they had naturally thought about the outcome. They were not frightened by Yang Liang, but just felt sincerely disappointed.

Wang Hu exhaled and said, "The most urgent task is to stop Yang Su's army first. I recommend Zhao Zikai as the commander."

Several other people agreed that if we talk about conquering cities and territories, Zhao Zikai is not that outstanding, but if we only talk about defense, he is still quite outstanding.

So the King of Han ordered Zhao Zikai to lead an army of more than 100,000 to defend Huoyi, south of Jinyang, and warned him not to take the initiative to fight and to delay the battle.

After sending everyone away, the King of Han began to spread out paper and grind ink to prepare to apologize to the Emperor. As long as he could delay it, his second brother should be willing to raise his hand in order to stabilize the court as soon as possible.

Even if he was inevitably imprisoned like Yang Xiu, it was better than death.

After his subordinates left the palace, they gathered together again. Xiao Mohe asked directly, "If we capture the King of Han and hand him over to the court, can we get a pardon?"

Wang Long shook his head: "If Puzhou City had not been lost, perhaps it would be possible. Now the emperor will never let me wait."

Everyone nodded in understanding. The older members of the family couldn't escape, so they went back to enjoy themselves, while the younger members of the family prepared to escape with their sons.

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Li Jiancheng had a worried look on his face. He had received a letter from his uncle, Dou Zhaoxian, the Duke of Shenwu County, saying that Dou Kang, the Duke of Chen and the governor of Youzhou, was involved in the rebellion of the King of Han, and hoped that Li Jiancheng could help.

In terms of relationship, Dou Kang is the cousin of Li Jiancheng's mother, so logically he should call him uncle.

It seems that no one has realized that Li Jiancheng no longer has any weight in Yang Guang's heart, otherwise he would not have been so anxious to send a letter asking for help.

It is not easy to help, but we cannot not help. It is easy to refuse, but how can we advance and retreat together in the future? There are many children in the Dou family who follow Li Jiancheng.

Fortunately, before Dou Kang had the chance to raise the flag of rebellion, his troops were confiscated by Li Zixiong.

So, whether Dou Kang had the intention to rebel and how serious his crime was, Li Zixiong's words were crucial. At the most serious level, he would be sentenced to death, and at the least serious level, he would at most be dismissed from office.

Li Zixiong had a close relationship with Yang Guang as a general under Yang Guang when he was conquering Chen. It would not be possible to have such great face just by relying on a letter from Li Jiancheng himself. It would be better to have a letter from Yang Su.

He decided to give it a try and negotiate it out. If it didn't work, he would contact a few more families. Just like when the Dou family wrote to him asking for help, there would always be people who would give face to Li Zixiong if he contacted a few more families. However, that would be too timid.

If he doesn't find something that can make the final decision and only starts from the minor details, he will inevitably be looked down upon. Li Jiancheng doesn't care too much about this, but if he shows his weakness, not only will there be more new troubles in the court, but old troubles will also come to him.

After going to the governor's mansion to ask someone to report, he successfully entered the main hall. In addition to Yang Su, there were also large and small boxes piled up inside. Many of them were valuable just by looking at the materials they were made of, not to mention the things inside.

"Greetings to Zuo Pushe."

Li Jiancheng saluted Yang Su, who was sitting on a box and carefully reading an ancient book: "Sit down."

"Are you here for Dou Kang?"

Li Jiancheng nodded and smiled, "It seems that Zuo Pushe has also received the letter from the Dou family." "But I am not going to help. If I help, Li Zixiong's achievements will be reduced a lot. It is reasonable to make up for it. And I will not need the Dou family in the future, so why bother."

Everyone knows how big the difference in merit is between suppressing a provincial governor who was about to rebel and capturing a provincial governor who spoke out of turn after drinking.

Li Jiancheng heard this and said, "That makes sense, but Jiancheng has no choice but to go back to work. I'll take my leave now."

Seeing that he was about to leave without hesitation, Yang Su laughed and scolded: "You bastard who only wants to take advantage, why don't you be generous now."

Li Jiancheng stopped and said, "There is really nothing I can show to Zuo Pushe."

Yang Su ignored him and just pointed at the treasures around him: "Most of these were left by the governor of Puzhou. You said that I should keep these for myself or seal them up and send them to the palace."

This was an attempt to save himself by defaming himself, but Li Jiancheng was not optimistic and said bluntly: "It may be useful to the late emperor."

Yang Su also gave up his hope. How could he not know the character of the person he had assisted for many years? He just wanted to deceive himself.

Yang Su sighed and threw the ancient book aside. "You may also face the same situation as me one day. What should you do then?"

Li Jiancheng said righteously: "If the king wants his subjects to die, they must die."

Yang Su shook his head, obviously not thinking that Li Jiancheng was such a person, but he did not continue to ask, but said solemnly: "I can help with Dou Kang's matter, at least I can save his life."

Li Jiancheng did not rush to thank him, but waited for his conditions.

"The past is written off."

This was something Li Jiancheng had not expected. It was obvious that Yang Su had already arranged his own affairs after his death.

"You overestimate Jiancheng. As long as you are polite, the Yang family will be fine."

The person the emperor could not tolerate was actually Yang Su. Without Yang Su, his followers would quickly be divided by the emperor, and there was no need to implicate Yang Xuangan and others.

“When a person is about to die, he must weed and water the flowers for his children and grandchildren.”

One less enemy and one more friend is always a good thing. Yang Su wanted to get rid of Li Jiancheng, the weed that robbed the crops of nutrients, but unfortunately his roots spread underground and could not be dug out in a short time with a hoe.

Li Jiancheng was silent for a long time and sighed regretfully: "I was thinking that there would be a chance to repay Zuo Pushe, what a pity."

Yang Su laughed and pointed at him, saying, "I'm afraid you've even thought about where to bury me. What a pity."

After laughing, Yang Su went to the desk and wrote a letter, ready to have someone deliver it to Li Zixiong immediately. Li Jiancheng leaned over to take a look and said in surprise, "He is actually your man too? Lord Yang, you are not wronged."

Yang Su treated Li Jiancheng with an elder attitude at this time: "It's of little use. If your majesty issues an order, any of your students or old friends will chop off my head without hesitation."

"You and Xuan Gan are unlucky to have met someone like this. You will have to be very cautious for the rest of your life to survive."

Li Jiancheng said with a smile: "Isn't this the emperor we chose ourselves?"

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(End of this chapter)