12dz Chapter 625 Saving Private Wang Ling! Wang Ling: Even more likely to switch sides than me?
Chapter 625 Saving Private Wang Ling! Wang Ling: Even more likely to switch sides than me?
Unfortunately, under Sima Hui's influence, Ju Zong is still unaware that he has already stepped into the elaborate trap that Su Yu has carefully woven for him.
Even Sima Hui himself felt that his side held the initiative in the war.
In front of his cronies and the leaders of various powerful families, Hua Xin took out the letter that Cao Ang had sent to him in Cao Cao's name.
The letter demanded that Hua Xin immediately go to Xuchang to report on his duties.
In response, Ju Zong coldly said:
"Gentlemen, that old Cao Cao wants my brother-in-law dead!"
"If he goes to Xuchang, he will surely die."
"But in order not to alert the enemy, I think we should first keep Cao Cao calm."
"They used delaying tactics, pretending that my brother-in-law had already set off for Xuchang."
"On the one hand, we should urge Cao Cao to lead his troops to support Ji Province as soon as possible."
Ju Zong's plan was still the same one that Sima Hui had taught him.
Sima Hui believed that once Cao Cao received news of the Xianbei's southward advance, he would most likely still personally lead his troops north to defend against the enemy.
After all, Cao Cao always preferred to personally lead his troops into battle, and with Su Yu's assistance, his success rate was nearly 100%!
Why is it only close to 100% instead of truly 100%?
Sometimes Cao Cao would abandon Su Yu to solo the Xu Family Village instance, only to be defeated by some of the villagers.
Based on previous data analysis.
Sima Hui believed that as long as they could strike first and eliminate Cao Cao and Su Yu in Ji Province, things would become much easier.
Cao Ang alone will surely be unable to withstand this sudden chaos!
After listening to what Ju Zong said, Lu Zhe and Cui Lin nodded repeatedly.
Xu Miao glanced at Ju Zong, seemingly wanting to say something but then stopping himself.
He really wanted to say, "Your plan is far too naive."
What if Su Yu has already seen through your scheme? Let's see how you play your game then!
Unfortunately, Xu Miao underestimated Ju Zong's eyesight.
Ju Zong glanced at Xu Miao out of the corner of his eye and asked him meaningfully:
"Xu Miao, do you have any suggestions to offer?"
"Speak freely and without hesitation. I, Ju Zong, will tolerate you!"
Upon hearing this, Xu Miao broke out in a cold sweat.
He was a puppet family head, coerced by several elders to attend this so-called high-level meeting.
If someone were to express a different viewpoint from Ju Zong and the others here, one can imagine what the consequences would be.
As expected, Ju Zong turned his head and saw several clan elders not far away looking at him with dangerous eyes.
In a moment of desperation, Xu Miao said:
"Reporting to Lord Ju, I believe it is necessary to win over Wang Ling of Bingzhou."
"Although this person does not have many troops, he is, after all, the leader of a powerful family in Bingzhou."
Ju Zong laughed loudly:
"Xu Miao, you have indeed made a good suggestion."
"But I have other plans for Wang Ling."
"This scoundrel betrayed my poor nephew several years ago, causing him to perish in the flames of Ye City."
"It would not be in my style to let such a guy take advantage of the situation."
Xu Miao's heart tightened slightly.
So, does Ju Zong intend to eliminate Wang Ling and install someone else as the leader of the Bingzhou aristocratic families, or...?
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Jinyang City
Wang Ling lay listlessly on the bed, eating fruit while reading the Central Plains Daily.
This Zhongyuan Daily is really good.
Especially the anonymous author with the pen name "Xiuxiu is the most handsome," their articles are super good!
This was the first time Wang Ling had ever seen such a long-running serialized story.
The protagonist of the story goes through many hardships to escape the clutches of a man named Pain Lord!
Pain has given you many allies under your command.
These people were also once gripped by pain.
They lost hope in life and chose to aid and abet the wicked.
Although the story is not over yet.
But Wang Ling couldn't wait for the author to update quickly; he wanted to see what the final ending would be like.
To be honest, Wang Ling was living a very comfortable life.
When he saw that Yuan Shao's camp was about to collapse, Wang Ling immediately switched sides and joined Cao Cao's group.
Because of her good relationship with Su Yu, she also handled her relationship with Zhong Yao quite well.
Wang Ling was not sent to the Ministry of Personnel, but remained firmly in his position as the leader of the powerful families in Bingzhou.
Wang Ling is an absolute master at being a fence-sitter.
Although Cao Cao's camp is now divided into factions, Wang Ling is still in no hurry to take sides.
Both Zhong Yao and Su Yu will reserve a place for him.
Therefore, he doesn't need to be in a hurry at all.
He spends his days drinking tea, reading newspapers, and reading books, living a very carefree life.
"Whoo~"
"I'm a little sleepy, I'll take a nap."
The people of Bingzhou have a long-standing habit of taking afternoon naps.
Wang Ling was no exception.
But just as he pulled the covers over himself and was about to drift off to sleep, his personal guards suddenly rushed in.
"My lord! Something terrible has happened!"
Wang Ling snapped out of his daze and asked, somewhat annoyed:
"What happened? Didn't I tell you not to panic in the face of trouble, but to remain calm and composed?"
The guard said urgently:
"General of Huguan, your cousin Wang Chang has rebelled!"
"He is now leading his army towards Jinyang!"
"How can it be!?"
"Are you kidding me?"
“My cousin is my brother, and he got his official position because of me. How could he possibly rebel against me?”
Wang Ling was a little confused.
But the guards immediately brought some soldiers who were unwilling to follow Wang Chang in the rebellion and had fled from Huguan overnight to Wang Ling's side.
Upon learning that Wang Chang had truly rebelled, Wang Ling felt utterly devastated!
Wang Chang, like Wang Ling, was a member of the Wang family of Jinyang.
However, his blood relation is more distant than Wang Ling's.
To be precise, he's not Wang Ling's cousin, but someone from three or four generations removed.
Historically, this person was also promoted through Wang Ling's connections, and enjoyed a successful career in Cao Wei, even becoming the governor of Jingzhou!
But this person's ability to switch sides is no less than Wang Ling's.
After the Gaopingling Incident, he skillfully navigated between Wang Ling and Sima Yi.
When Wang Ling launched the first rebellion in Huainan, Wang Chang immediately pledged his loyalty to Wang Ling.
He then relayed the news of Wang Ling's plan to raise an army to Sima Yi.
Under Wang Chang's misleading influence, Wang Ling decisively concluded that the difference in strength between himself and Sima Yi was not significant, and that his chances of winning were quite high!
As a result, Sima Yi swiftly defeated Wang Ling in diplomacy, military affairs, and many other areas, and firmly ascended to the throne of the aristocratic family of Cao Wei.
Now, Wang Chang also became an official through Wang Ling's connections.
The location was Huguan, a fortress bordering Jizhou.
His betrayal was like a heavy blow to Wang Ling's peaceful life!
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