Chapter 427

He unfolded the cloth, his gaze sweeping over the dense handwriting and diagrams on it.

Detailed information on the Western Liang troops in Chencang and Qishan, the direction of supply lines, the list of the six great clans of Guanzhong participating, contact codes... it was clear and extremely detailed!

Several key pieces of information actually matched perfectly with the latest secret report held by Wang Hou!

Luo Feng's hand stopped abruptly! He suddenly raised his head, his eyes locked onto Fu Qingshuang: "Where did this come from? How did you obtain it?"

This was definitely not intelligence that a woman in the inner chambers could easily obtain! Its value was enough to overturn the entire Guanzhong battlefield!

Fu Qingshuang met his scrutinizing gaze without flinching: "To gain the General's trust, Dou Wen intended to present a heavy gift.

This list... is the core evidence of his contact with various families, mobilization of private soldiers, and preparation for the uprising, kept personally by his trusted aide, Dou Qi.

Two days ago, Dou Qi was drunk; Qingshuang bribed his bedfellow, stole it while he was fast asleep, and made a rubbing of it overnight.

After being discovered... Dou Qi died in an 'accident'; this is the original, and the bloodstains... are his."

Her tone was calm, but it revealed a fierce ruthlessness.

For the sake of this pledge of allegiance, her hands were already stained with blood!

Luo Feng looked at the woman before him, hiding such decisive and ruthless means under her beautiful face!

To seek a way to survive, she actually dared to take such a risky move under Dou Wen's nose, killing someone to seize the letter!

This courage and scheming far exceeded all his previous judgments!

The names on the list, whether familiar or unfamiliar, were all factors hindering the stability of Beijiang, and now they were all on the list, which also meant that Huang Yan would probably be busy next!

"What a 'keep that scale in your heart'!"

Luo Feng suddenly burst into laughter. "Fu Qingshuang! From the day you discussed history and the people, and spoke of the 'scale of the people's hearts' and the 'pens of history for a thousand years,' I knew you were no ordinary person! Definitely not some mediocre woman willing to be a pawn for others!"

"Today you offer this heavy gift, which means you have completely cut off your retreat and are in the same boat with my Beijiang! Luo Feng swears here, as long as the banner of my Beijiang does not fall, I will definitely protect you!"

Fu Qingshuang trembled all over, and tears finally burst forth.

She had won the bet! She had won the bet on Luo Feng's courage and the magnanimity of Beijiang!

The next things were relatively simple; Luo Feng immediately invited Wang Hou to discuss this matter.

As a key figure, Fu Qingshuang was naturally placed under surveillance by people sent by Wang Hou, under the pretext of protecting her.

Everyone understood what was actually going on, and Fu Qingshuang herself was also very clear that until what she said was verified, she would not be trusted for the time being.

But she had already told everything, and she could not help with the next things at all; she could only wait slowly for the results.

The next day, the Dou family and the Fu family had not yet discovered Fu Qingshuang's disappearance, assuming she had already set off for Luo Feng's place.

So they hurriedly gathered everyone together to discuss important matters.

Wang Hou's subordinates discovered it and immediately sent a report; after receiving the news, Wang Hou quickly sent a message to Luo Feng.

"General, an urgent report from Lord Wang Hou!"

"Speak!"

"The heads of the six clans, including the Dou family, Wei family, and Zhang family, along with their trusted aides, gathered at the 'Lanyue Pavilion' of the Dou residence half an hour ago. The secret sentries outside the residence reported that the other side seems to have unusual movements!"

Luo Feng sighed: "Finally waited for it."

"Order! According to the A-level plan, close the net!"

Almost at the same time his voice fell, sharp whistles sounded everywhere in Chang'an City!

Dou residence, Lanyue Pavilion.

Dou Wen was trembling with excitement as he looked at the news in the secret report that the vanguard of Tufa Yan's division had reached Chencang.

"Everyone! The Western Liang royal army has arrived! General Tufa's iron cavalry will knock on the gates in a few days! Military Advisor Si's secret order commands us to rise up immediately! At the hour of the rat in three days, use fire as a signal to seize the West Gate and the South Gate water gates! Welcome the royal army into the city!"

He looked around at the heads of the families present, his eyes filled with the madness of a desperate gamble: "Success or failure depends on this one move! Each family's private soldiers and death squads, assemble immediately according to the plan! The Wei family is responsible for the West Gate, the Zhang family will seize the water gates, the Fu family, the Yang family..."

But before he could finish his sentence, "Boom!"

The heavy wooden door of Lanyue Pavilion was smashed to pieces from the outside!

Amidst the flying wood chips, a team of Beijiang elite soldiers clad in black armor poured in like a tide!

They were silent, their movements were extremely swift, and cold blades were instantly placed on everyone's necks!

"No one is allowed to move! Those who disobey, behead!"

The leading Colonel's voice was cold, without a trace of emotion.

The ecstasy on Dou Wen's face instantly froze, turning into unbelievable horror.

"You... who are you?! How dare you trespass..."

He roared, his bark worse than his bite, trying to see the people clearly.

"Dou Wen."

Luo Feng entered with his hand on his knife, his gaze sweeping over every terrified and distorted face in the pavilion.

Behind him, Wang Hou appeared quietly, holding a blood-stained cloth—it was the list offered by Fu Qingshuang.

"Luo... Luo Feng?!"

Dou Wen's pupils shrank, and he instantly remembered something, his gaze turning behind Luo Feng, trying to find that familiar figure.

"No need to look."

Luo Feng's voice carried a hint of mockery. "Miss Fu is very safe right now, a guest at my residence! As for you colluding with Western Liang and plotting rebellion, the evidence is conclusive!"

"Take them!"

At Wang Hou's order, the elite soldiers instantly pounced, pressing Dou Wen, the head of the Wei family, the head of the Zhang family, and others firmly to the ground, shackling them with iron chains.

Struggling, cursing, and wailing instantly filled the pavilion.

"Luo Feng! You... you dare?!"

Dou Wen was pressed firmly to the ground, his cheek against the cold floor tiles. "Do you know that the Western Liang army has reached Chencang! Tufa Yan's twenty thousand iron cavalry will arrive in an instant!

You captured us, and you are cutting off your own path to survival! Chang'an will surely fall! You and those Beijiang barbarian soldiers of yours will all die without a burial place!"

Luo Feng walked up to him and looked down at him from above. "Chencang? Qishan?"

A cold smile curled at the corner of his mouth. "Dou Wen, do you think your little tricks can be hidden from my Lord? Hidden from Wang Hou?"

He suddenly raised his voice: "Murong Ke's division has been blocked in the Qishan Gorge by General Han Xiao! Tufa Yan's vanguard just passed Chencang and ran straight into General Bai Ting's ambush circle!

The Feiting division in Shangluo is being hit head-on by General Zhang Honghong! The Western Liang army you are counting on is unable to protect itself right now!"

"As for Chang'an?"

Luo Feng swept his gaze around the pale-faced family heads. "With me, Luo Feng, here, and with the Beijiang soldiers here, it is a wall of bronze and iron! No matter how many petty thieves come, they will all die!"

"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!"

Dou Wen roared madly, trying to break free from his restraints. "You are lying to me! Military Advisor Si is a master of strategy, and the Western Liang military force is invincible! Jiang Jinshi is far away in Shuoning, beyond reach!

You, Luo Feng, are just a martial artist, trapped in an isolated city, beset by enemies from within and without! What do you have to block them?!"

He suddenly raised his head, his bloodshot eyes staring fixedly at Luo Feng, his voice carrying unwillingness and temptation: "Luo Feng! Wake up!

Jiang Jinshi's new policies are digging up the roots of us scholar-gentry! They are also digging up the roots of you meritorious officials!

You have gone through fire and water for him, building this huge foundation, but what about your descendants?

Do they also have to be like those mud-legged people, taking some bullshit imperial examination?!

What did the King of Western Liang promise you? Eternal rule over Guanzhong! Descendants enjoying marquis status forever! Land and private soldiers, all decided by you! This is splitting the land and becoming a king!

Are you, Luo Feng, willing to be Jiang Jinshi's watchdog for the rest of your life?!

Working your life away for his illusory 'new policies,' only to end up being discarded like a bow when the birds are gone?!"