Chapter eight hundred and thirty eight. Forbearance.
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Tianshui City is located on the south bank of the Weishui River. It is surrounded by branch rivers of the Weishui River, and Jihe River in Tianshui City is one of them.
Ji River is just an inconspicuous river, but it divides the east city and the west, south and north cities of Tianshui City into two parts.
In fact, if it were not for the natural barrier of the Ji River, the officials, merchants and gentry of Tianshui City would not be able to defend Tianshui East City after the civil unrest broke out.
In the evening of that day, Li Ruan crossed the Ji River in a small boat, left Tianshui East City, and entered Tianshui South City.
When negotiating with the leader of the rebels, in order to show his sincerity, Li Ru'an arranged the meeting place between the two parties in the other party's sphere of influence, and he was only accompanied by Tianshui Tong magistrate Zhang Zhengru and four guards.
Standing on the boat, Li Ruan looked at the situation in Nancheng in the distance, feeling slightly surprised.
It stands to reason that Tianshui Nancheng has been controlled by the rioters for three or four days. Even if it is not a hell-like scene here, it should still be disorderly and people are panicking.
But in fact, the situation in Tianshui Nancheng is better than that in the government-controlled Dongcheng. Although most of the people are hiding and there are not many people around, they still maintain the most basic order and there is no chaos.
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"According to Zhang Zhengru, after the civil riots broke out in Tianshui City, the rioters split into two parts. One part of the rioters was mainly rogues and soldiers in Tianshui City. Now they control Tianshui North City. This part of the rioters has a small number, but
He has always done all kinds of evil, not only plundering the properties of the wealthy gentry in the city, but also taking the opportunity to do many things to humiliate the people. The leader was Wang Hu, the former chief flag officer of Tianshui City;
The other group of rebels were mostly ordinary people, and they were relatively large in number. They controlled the west and south cities of Tianshui, but they were still law-abiding and honest. The leader was named Liu Ye, a fallen scholar... Now look at the people in the south city.
It turns out that Liu Ye’s abilities and methods are much better than our family expected!"
Ji River is just a small river, with a width of only more than ten feet. Just as Li Ru'an was thinking about it, the boat under his feet was gradually approaching Tianshui Nancheng.
On the side, Zhang Zhengru, the judge from Tianshui, looked pale. He was obviously worried that their group would end up in a bad way if they entered the Nancheng area.
Seeing the boat getting closer and closer to the shore, Zhang Zhengru's face became paler and paler. He couldn't help but suggest to Li Ru'an: "Master Supervisor, let's go back to the East City! There are rioters everywhere in the South City. If they arrive
Sometimes we suddenly turn against each other and attack, and there are just a few of us who will definitely be unable to resist. It doesn’t matter if we are demoted, but Lord Supervisor, you are of noble status..."
Before Zhang Zhengru could finish speaking, Li Ruan interrupted impatiently: "What are you afraid of? According to you, the rioters in Nancheng are quite honest and peaceful. The leader is also a scholar. He must be a sensible person and naturally understands the court.
Zhao'an is their only way out now! What's more, our family is not afraid, so what are you afraid of!"
Seeing Li Ru'an's attitude, Zhang Zhengru's expression became even paler, but he finally said nothing more.
Li Ruan glanced sideways at Zhang Zhengru, a trace of disdain flashing in his eyes.
This Zhang Zhengru is not a bad person, but as the general judge of a government, his temper is too weak. Such officials are easy to control, but they cannot be reused.
In fact, seeing that he was about to enter the control area of the rioters, Li Ruan was also a little nervous. It would be a lie to say that he was not afraid at all.
But Li Ruan knows very well that just like when he entered the palace, everything in this world is a coexistence of risks and opportunities! If he wants to quell the civil unrest in the shortest possible time, he must take certain risks!
What's more, Zhao Junchen's eyes were still staring behind him!
Zhao Junchen once told Li Ru'an in private that the two of them were like grasshoppers on the same rope, sharing weal and woe, but Li Ru'an knew very well that Zhao Junchen's statement was just a means of appeasement and could not be taken seriously at all! In fact, he
It's just a chess piece in Zhao Junchen's hand. His destiny is secretly controlled by Zhao Junchen, completely involuntarily, but without any means of resistance!
Take the current Tianshui Rebellion as an example. Just because of Zhao Junchen's temporary anger, Li Ruan had to rush to Tianshui City overnight and try to quell the Tianshui civil unrest at all costs!
After Li Ruan arrived at Tianshui City, he first set up a trap to kill most of the officials, merchants, and gentry in Tianshui City, and now he personally took risks and negotiated with the leaders of the rebels. All of this was done with his own life as a bet. If he was not careful, his head would be missing.
The ending!
Under normal circumstances, Li Ruan would naturally not be willing to take risks, but now Li Ruan has no choice!
The civil unrest in Tianshui City is largely due to Li Ruan's poor supervision, so Li Ruan must properly resolve the Tianshui unrest in the shortest possible time, calm Zhao Junchen's anger, and prove his worth to Zhao Junchen again! Even if it is
Because of this, he was put in danger many times without hesitation!
Li Ru'an can't go against Zhao Junchen's will now. His status and power were all given by Zhao Junchen. The various scheming methods Zhao Junchen showed made him dare not resist easily. If Zhao Junchen was dissatisfied with him, he would
He will soon die without a burial place! - After all, Li Ruan knows too many secrets. If a useless person knows too many secrets, he will not live long!
But Li Ru'an was naturally not willing to be in this situation of being dependent on others and being manipulated by others.
However, Li Ru'an has not accumulated enough strength yet, so he is still Zhao Junchen's most "loyal" and "obedient" lackey!
"As long as the Tianshui Rebellion is properly resolved, Zhao Junchen will forgive me for my mistakes and even give me greater power. Today's adventure will be worth it! ...Only in this way, can I step by step have the real possessions that belong to me?"
My own strength is not just a puppet in Zhao Junchen's hands... But before that, I must continue to be patient and obedient... until I can truly control my own destiny..."
Thinking of this, Li Ru'an's eyes flashed with a hint of gloom.
And just as Li Ru'an was thinking deeply, the boat finally docked.
Then, before Li Ruan could even get off the boat, he saw a group of people running over in a hurry.
Among this group of people, the leader is a down-and-out scholar. He is about forty years old, with five willow beards under his cheeks. His temperament is quite elegant, his expression is full of dust, and he is just a pair of sleeping phoenixes.
The eyes have a hidden charm and a hint of shrewdness and wisdom.
After these people rushed to the shore, they knelt down and saluted one after another. The leading middle-aged scholar even shouted loudly: "Sinner Liu Ye, please bow down to the Lord Supervisor!"