Chapter 840: The Great Earthquake of Goguryeo (Part 2)
Cheng Jiuhai was stunned for a moment, and then he suddenly realized that Wu Nian had deceived everyone. It was really insidious.
Then he shook his head again. The process is not important, the means are not important, what is important is the ending.
Wu Nian won.
"Father, Wu Nian is about to enter the city, what should we do? Maintain the status quo?" Cheng Jiuhai took a deep breath and asked cautiously.
"How can we maintain the status quo? Goguryeo is about to be destroyed. Your eldest brother and I, one is a scholar, and the other is a scholar. Goguryeo still exists, so our status is transcendent. If Goguryeo dies, we will become ordinary people."
"Right now, instead of hugging the new king's thigh, we are just sitting there in the same position. Isn't that stupid?" Cheng Ruixiang shook his head repeatedly and glared: "Call your eldest brother and go out immediately to contact the rich people and squires. Let's go out of the north city gate and greet him.
General of the Fu Han Dynasty."
"From now on, we are the people of Yan State."
Cheng Jiuhai looked at his father in shock. Where was the sage book his father had read since he was a child? The noble Goguryeo Juren actually chose to surrender to the enemy.
"Go quickly." Cheng Ruixiang looked at his son and knew what he was thinking. He couldn't help but feel angry in his heart and scolded.
Cheng Jiuhai trembled, not daring to say anything, and immediately turned around and went down.
After his son left, Cheng Ruixiang was a little embarrassed and sighed: "I have been studying since I was a child, and I dreamed of winning the top spot in high school and serving Goguryeo. Now I have surrendered to the enemy. Things are really unpredictable."
Immediately, he sent his maidservant, found his wife, came in, chose a brand new and decent dress, put it on, left the room, and went to the main room to wait.
After everyone gathered, he took the squires and representatives of the wealthy families to the north gate, preparing to welcome Wu Nian into the city.
In Jiangjie City, all the loyal officials have fled, and all the traitorous officials have surrendered to Wu Nian.
Those present, including Cheng Ruixiang, were originally neutral and kept a respectful distance from Wu Nian.
But at this moment, there is no trace of alienation on the faces of these people?
Most people kept looking up and waiting, ready to rush forward to sing praises.
A long time passed.
Only then did the large group of people appear at the end of the road. Cheng Ruixiang and others bowed their heads to show respect. A Qianhu man rode a horse and led his soldiers to the city gate. He took a look at Cheng Ruixiang and others first.
, then rode into the city with his troops and took over the city defense again.
"Da da da."
Under the protection of Zhang Zhen, Lu Yanxun and others, Wu Nian came to the city gate and looked down at Cheng Ruixiang and others.
"The grassroots people are waiting to pay homage to General Fu Han." Cheng Ruixiang and others saw the official leader and quickly bent down and saluted with fists in their hands.
Of course Wu Nian knew Cheng Ruixiang, a man of great importance, and couldn't help but laugh when he heard that he called himself a grassroots man.
This is reality.
It’s also the human heart.
The winner is the king and the loser is the bandit.
From this moment on, many neutral wealthy families and gentry in Goguryeo began to lean towards themselves.
The key thing is the attitude of these wealthy families and country gentry, but the attitude of ordinary people is not important.
But Wu Nian did not despise Cheng Ruixiang and others because of this, not only Cheng Ruixiang and others, but also those officials from Goguryeo who had surrendered to him early.
Only by uniting everyone's strength can we secure the throne.
If you underestimate these people, even if you conquer Goguryeo, you will not be able to secure the throne.
Wu Nian got off his horse, helped Cheng Ruixiang up, and said with a smile: "Excuse me, sir." Then, he raised his head and looked at the crowd and said, "Excuse me, everyone."
Attitude is important.
Cheng Ruixiang and others breathed a sigh of relief, and then cheered.
The new king is very good to us.
"Everyone, in order to defeat the Fusang people, I had no choice but to collect silver ranging from one hundred taels to five hundred taels from you. I have recorded the amount of silver. Now that I have won, I will use this silver as follows.
I will return the sum to you."
Wu Nian's kindness is endless.
But Cheng Ruixiang and others don't care about the silver. Now that the new king has ascended the throne, ordinary people can't stuff money into it even if they want to.
Everyone looked at each other for a while. Cheng Ruixiang stood up, clasped his fists and saluted: "General, the king of Goguryeo is young, and the heroine is in power. He suppresses loyal ministers and harms good people. The country of Goguryeo is miserable. The general sends troops to Goguryeo. For the people of Goguryeo,
.It is no different than nectar. We are all willing to do our little bit to ask the general to accept the silver without returning it to us."
Others also said sincerely.
"Yes. General, this is the military resources we are willing to provide."
"General, please accept it."
Wu Nian glanced at everyone, then smiled and said: "In that case, I will accept it." After a pause, Wu Nian gave Tianzao again and said: "Although it has been several months since I entered Goguryeo, I have not yet stood.
To keep a firm foothold. We lack officials who are proficient in Goguryeo affairs."
"I don't have a charter for selecting officials."
"So be it."
"You can arrange for your children to come and work under my command. I will arrange it as appropriate. Either become an official or join the army. You can also walk beside me and be a bodyguard."
"Mr. Cheng, you are a well-educated and highly respected talent in Jiangjie Prefecture. I still lack a long history in Beppu, and I need someone with such high moral character and high prestige to fill the role. Please don't shirk it, sir."
Wu Nian's eyes fell on Cheng Ruixiang and he invited him very sincerely.
"I'm willing to do the hard work of dogs and horses." Cheng Ruixiang was shocked when he heard this, and then immediately clasped his fists and bent over, his face glowing red as he responded.
Everyone else showed envy, jealousy and hatred.
The long history of Beppu.
Should it correspond to the official position of Shi Liu Zhixing, the chief of the general who assisted the Han Dynasty? This is an official position below one person and above ten thousand people.
As expected of a great scholar, he is popular wherever he goes.
Wu Nian, Cheng Ruixiang and others said something at the city gate, and then entered the city together. He had just left Jiangjie City a few days ago.
The official team is still there.
It is up to these officials to settle the city.
Wu Nian was full of firepower and showed his courtesy and corporal style. He held a banquet in the palace of General Fu Han to entertain Cheng Ruixiang and others.
After that day.
Wu Niancai really established a firm foothold in Jiangjie Prefecture and Yizhou Prefecture.
The relationship between the squire, the wealthy family, and the common people is no longer separate.
Because Corporal Wu Nian Lixian, in a short period of time.
He gained the title of [Wise King].
After Tieniu, Long Qie, and Zhao Yanting led thousands of soldiers and horses across the Yalu River and returned to Goguryeo, Wu Nian followed the original layout.
With Guan Jinhan and Huang Hu staying behind in the Second Prefecture to prevent any unexpected events, he led five soldiers of ten thousand households to advance along the road to Pyongyang Prefecture and advance to the defense line north of Goguryeo's capital city.
Jingge City.
The situation this time is very different from before.
After the Battle of Guangyangfu, people in Goguryeo became unstable. Queen Mother Li Jinzhu was somewhat unable to control the government and the public, but she relied on the help of Zhao Mancheng and the covenant of the Fusang people to stabilize the government.
With reinforcements, the defenders will have hope.
The reinforcements were defeated, which was equivalent to crushing hope.
When people's hearts are scattered, it is difficult to reunite them.
This time Wu Nian is.
Chapter completed!