The night of the 29th was difficult for the people of Jicheng.
Except for a handful of big-hearted people, the vast majority of the people stayed up all night.
They don't care who comes to power, they just want to end it all quickly. If you want to fight for power, please go to the wilderness to find a wasteland, fight face to face in a man's way, and decide the winner. Please don't be so chaotic in the city?
No one listens to them.
The total number of bankers from various tribes who entered the city exceeded five thousand, with a fierce momentum and a golden light in their eyes.
Human beings are complicated. Light and darkness coexist in human nature. Darkness magnifies the dark side. In addition, some officers do not restrain their subordinates very much. Therefore, after eliminating all enemies who dared to resist, many people began to plunder.
A wealthy family is protected by servants, has relatively good weapons, and is protected by high walls. It may not be able to deal with an organized army, but it will not have any problems when facing small and small groups of people who rob in private.
Therefore, the soldiers entering the city could only harm ordinary people.
That night, countless women were wailing and crying, countless people had their half-life savings taken away, and countless people who had lived in peace with the world had their heads chopped off.
In the end, the people couldn't stand it anymore. They took out everything they could withstand, including wooden sticks, spears, hatchets and even cases, and started fighting with the soldiers who came to rape and rob them.
The fire shot up into the sky and dyed half of the sky red.
Lu Shen, who led the team into the city, realized something was wrong and immediately sent out his troops to search for the looting sergeants.
But in the darkness, how can things be so simple? This chaotic situation lasted until the sun rose, and it came to an end.
Lu Shen hasn't found everyone yet.
Xu Shi stood beside him, his expression ugly.
If another group of soldiers and horses followed them into the city last night and suddenly killed them, the entire army would definitely collapse.
They underestimated the difficulty of commanding thousands of soldiers and horses, underestimated the inconvenience of command caused by darkness and chaos, and even underestimated human nature.
Lu Shen couldn't help but think of the situation when Shao Bing entered the city.
The elite soldiers stormed in and led the army into the city. The officers performed their duties and led their troops to control various points. They had passwords and identity certificates for each other. When they met on the street, they could figure out who was who after a negotiation.
, so as not to start a fight among your own people.
The sergeants who entered the city had strict orders and were not allowed to loot privately. Anyone who disobeyed the order would be executed.
If you want money, after all the dust has settled, military officials will come forward to discuss with city officials or prominent figures, set a donation amount, and distribute it uniformly.
This is the standard process for seizing a city, but they are too messy and have too many flaws.
Xu Shi couldn't help but think of many night raids and captures of cities in history books, most of which did not describe the process in detail. He had an idea of ​​what the situation was like.
"Let's go and see Wang Pengzu." Lu Shen waved and went in with Xu Shi.
"Zili, how would you treat Wang Pengzu?" Xu Shi followed and asked.
"This has to be decided by Mr. Chen." Lu Shen said matter-of-factly: "Even if Wang Pengzu is going to die, I have no right to deal with it."
"That's good." Xu Shi breathed a sigh of relief.
The two of them, one after the other, soon arrived at the place where Wang Jun was imprisoned: his bedroom.
Wang Jun was wearing a single coat and sitting on the couch with his hair disheveled. He no longer had the energy of last night and was silent. When he saw someone coming in, he subconsciously raised his head.
"Are you Lou——" he asked.
"Lu Xu, my father Lu Zidao." Lu Xu cupped his hands and said, "Has the prince ever been frightened?"
Wang Jun sneered, disdaining to answer this question, and asked instead: "Where is that bitch Cui?"
By now, he may not be able to figure out who in the shogunate has rebelled and who has not, but Cui, a bitch, ran away first, so there is definitely something wrong! And Cui was born in Qinghe, so it can be inferred that Cui of Qinghe must have been involved.
Planning, so who is the mastermind behind this mutiny has been revealed.
"Mrs. Cui is resting in the Moon Tower." Lu Shen replied.
"Does she dare to come to see me?"
"Mrs. Cui was disturbed and bedridden. She's afraid she won't be able to come."
"You bitch!" Wang Jun gritted his teeth and said, "If she falls into the hands of others, she is just a plaything. If she betrays me, her life will be ruined. She is a stupid woman."
"The prince is mistaken." Lu Shen said: "The building will collapse and everyone must save themselves. Mrs. Cui is young and will die with you. Are you willing?"
"When she follows me, she enjoys endless benefits and is extremely noble in front of others." Wang Jun scolded: "Once a disaster strikes, it's easy to just run away. How can it be so cheap?"
"There is great terror between life and death. The prince governs Beizhou, the fathers and elders share the same hatred, the barbarians and Xia are all rebelling, and countless people have died because of you." Lu Shen shook his head and said, "Mrs. Cui is not the only one who has carried you away.
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Wang Jun fell silent for a moment.
By now, even a fool can see that such a massive mutiny cannot be accomplished by one or two people. The senior officials of the Youzhou shogunate must be deeply involved.
Furthermore, judging from the fact that he had not received any news in advance, Lu Shen’s words were not an exaggeration. There were too many people in Youzhou who wanted him to step down, too many to count. Even if Lu Shen and others did not launch an attack last night, they would in the future.
There will be others who will make trouble. For him, it's just that he dies early and dies late. There is not much difference.
"Is it Shao Xun?" Wang Jun suddenly asked after a long silence.
Lu Shen was about to leave when he heard this and stopped, looking at Wang Jun without saying a word.
"Sure enough, it's him!" Wang Jun said angrily.
"My lord, Mr. Chen has not sorry for you." Lu Shen said: "The year before last, Shi Le attacked Youzhou, and the prince was defeated. If Chen Gong hadn't led his troops northward, built a city at Fangtou, and forced Shi Le to lead his troops to come back for reinforcements, the prince would have died at that time.
Yes. Last year, Shile attacked Youzhou again, and the prince resisted with great difficulty. It was Chen Gong who sent his troops north to conquer Yecheng and relieved the trouble in Youzhou. Otherwise, the prince would have been ruined again. Chen Gong was so righteous, how could the prince repay him?
He sent people south to Jizhou to pacify the counties and compete with Chen Gong. He also sent Zaotai San to Ye to openly claim Jizhou. This year, he plans to take advantage of Chen Gong's war with the Xiongnu to take advantage of the fishermen. Prince, this is you
What you did, who is to blame?"
Wang Jun choked.
In his mind, he was the one who attracted Shi Le's main force, fought in succession, and killed mountains of blood. And Shao Xun was just a shameless villain who took advantage of the chaos to capture Ye City. Without him, Shao Xun could have captured it so easily.
Yecheng?
Why did it come to Lu Shen's mouth and it was a different story?
There are two ways to say the same thing...
Seeing that he was silent, Lu Shen was no longer interested in talking to him.
"Where are Zaosong, Zhu Shuo and You Tong?" Wang Jun asked again.
Lu Shen only looked at him.
Wang Jun understood, laughed miserably and said nothing.
"Your Majesty, please live here with peace of mind." Lu Shen gave a final reminder: "Don't think wildly. Mr. Chen will make his own decisions."
After that, he left.
****
By the afternoon of the 30th, the situation in the city finally stabilized.
Fan Yanglu's tribe mainly gathered in barracks, granaries, arsenals and other places. They have been guarding them since last night until now, and no one is allowed to approach.
This is the most valuable thing in Jicheng. It will be handed over to Mr. Chen in its entirety in the future and cannot be ignored.
Some scholars and generals have gathered in the shogunate office, divided into several groups, chatting and reminiscing about the past, and talking about the happy events of last night.
I've wanted to kill Wang Jun for a long time! But no one has come forward, which makes me suspicious, thinking that everyone else supports Wang Jun, so I don't dare to take the lead.
In fact, this was the current situation in Youzhou before. Too many people were dissatisfied with Wang Jun. Not only the scholars, but also the barbarian chiefs were dissatisfied with him. Ordinary people also kept scolding him. But no one wanted to be the first to stand up.
So that Wang Jun's miserable rule has been maintained.
To this day, we still rely on external force to knock it over.
Lu Zhi, who worked under Shao Xun's account, took the lead in liaison, and with the help of Mr. Chen's great reputation, he connected countless people at once. When Lu Zhi contacted in secret, he did not expect it to be so smooth, which shows how unpopular Wang Jun is.
After last night's fighting, Jicheng has changed. But this is only the first step. There are still many things to do next.
After Lu Shen and Xu Shi arrived at the shogunate, they first exchanged greetings with everyone, and then used their eyes to signal You Tong, Zaosong, and Zhu Shuo, the "three giants" of Youzhou, to follow him inside to discuss important matters.
"Guangming." As soon as he sat down, Lu Shen looked at You Tong and said: "There are still many soldiers and horses outside the city. Now we can send envoys to calm them down and prevent them from causing chaos, let alone disperse them."
"Need money." You Tong didn't talk nonsense, he only mentioned the key points.
Lu Shen was silent for a while and said: "In urgent matters, you can use part of the treasury to distribute rewards and appease the morale of the army. If the treasury is not enough, give priority to reliable troops. Those who have not received rewards will disperse if they want."
Bar."
"Okay." You Tong nodded and said, "It's not too late, I'll do it right away."
"Produced in Taiwan." Lu Shen said to Zaosong again: "The generals of the shogunate often stay at home and watch, and they need to be comforted, so that they can come back to the throne and run the shogunate. The soldiers and people in the city can also be comforted, and notices can be posted to calm the people.
Scattered everywhere.”
"This is the right principle, and you should obey your orders." Zaosong said respectfully.
If they had an equal cooperative relationship before, after the coup was completed, as the de facto representative of Chen Gong, Lu Shen's status was vaguely above him, so he quickly changed his attitude.
After the ceremony, Zaosong also left in a hurry.
"Zili, I..." Zhu Shuo waited and waited, but before he was sent, he subconsciously asked.
"Uncle Qiu is willing to go to Yishui and recall Sun Wei's troops?" Lu Shen asked.
Zhu Shuo's face turned pale and he didn't know how to answer.
"Of course I don't want Qiu Bo to go alone." Lu Shen said with a smile: "Qiu Bo has been in charge of important matters for a long time and has a great reputation. He can go with a few respected elders. Don't worry, the family members of Sun Wei's sergeant are all here.
, there won’t be any big trouble. I will also ask You Sima to send thousands of sergeants to accompany us south, so there will be no serious problems.”
Zhu Shuo's expression changed for a long time, and finally he reluctantly responded: "Okay."
After Zhu Shuo left, Lu Shen pulled Xu Shi and whispered: "Yizu, I will give you a good job."
Xu Shiruo realized something, and his expression became excited.
"Go and see Mr. Chen, explain the matters here, and ask him to make a decision." Lu Shen said.
Xu Shi was struck by great happiness. After calming down his mind, he bowed and said, "Zi Li's kindness is hard to repay."
"What kind of friendship do you and I have? Go ahead." Lu Shen said with a smile.
Xu Shi left in a hurry.
Lu Shen let out a long breath. Suddenly, he found that the back of his clothes was soaked.
From last night to now, he has been extremely nervous, and has been so nervous that he can't breathe several times - he knows that he has little experience and is not calm enough, but he is really nervous.
Even now, it is still not the time to take it lightly. There are still many things to do. If you are not careful, you may lose all your efforts. It is really not easy.
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