When Long Ruijun entered the city, everyone in Guangning City felt uneasy, not knowing what would happen next.
The You family of Guangning is a clan from western Liaoning, a clan native to the Northeast. Not only do many of their descendants serve as officials in Liaoxi County, but several of them also serve as officials in Kyoto.
You Fushui is naturally a well-known figure in Guangning City. Even the governor Gongsun Shang has to give some face to the You family.
Long Ruijun suddenly entered the city without warning, which surprised You Fushui. He knew that the wind direction had changed in Guangning, but he couldn't figure out what happened for a while.
However, he knew very well that if a rebellion broke out and the rebels entered the city, the You family would definitely be the first to be unlucky. After all, people and wealth would die for food, and when the rebels caused trouble, they would definitely first seek out the rich and powerful in the city. people.
After receiving the news that Long Ruijun had entered the city, You Fushui immediately asked his servants to close all the doors of the house, and the whole family stayed inside the house, feeling uneasy.
It was only when the door was knocked that You Fushui changed his color. The servant who was guarding the door saw the situation outside through the crack in the door. He was even more frightened. He trotted into the hall and said in a trembling voice: "Master, it's not good." Yes, the soldiers broke down the door."
You Fushui was even more horrified. Although there were more than a dozen servants guarding the house at home, if the rebels really came in, the few servants guarding the house in his house would not be enough to kill them.
But he understood better that at this time, there was no use huddled in the room. If he angered those soldiers, the consequences would be more serious.
He ordered his family to hide in the inner room, and bravely went to the courtyard. He found that the situation was not as serious as the servants said. The soldiers did not knock on the door, they were obviously just knocking on the door.
"Open the door." You Fushui motioned to the servant to open the door.
The servant trembled in fear and pulled the latch of the door. The door was pushed open, and there were five or six soldiers outside. The first one was stout and had two big axes on his waist. The door opened and he walked in. He looked around and saw that You Fu Shui had already stepped forward to welcome him. He cupped his hands and said with a smile: "The soldiers are here to greet you. I am not welcome at a distance. I wonder what your orders are to the soldiers?"
"Don't be afraid." The strong man grinned and said: "We haven't eaten anything since last night. We are hungry. We wanted to find a place to eat, but we found a few streets and they were all closed. "Come on, I passed by here and saw that your family is a big family, so I wanted to ask if you have anything to eat?"
You Fushui was a little surprised and said in surprise: "A few soldiers just want to find something to eat?"
"It would be better if there is wine." The strong man laughed, but immediately shook his head and said: "Forget it, there is no need for wine...!"
You Fushui was startled for a moment. Seeing this, the strong man asked: "Is there anything to eat?"
"Yes, yes!" You Fushui regained his composure and hurriedly said: "Several soldiers, please come and sit in the hall for a while." He ordered the people below: "Hurry, go and cook, good wine and food will be served. , treat these soldiers well." He randomly led a few people to a room and said with a smile: "Soldiers, wait a moment, I will make it for you now, it will be done soon."
Before the strong man could speak, he heard the sound of horse hooves, and then heard a voice shouting: "Chen Zhitai, get out!"
The strong man was startled, and You Fushui was even more surprised. The strong man led a few people to the courtyard, and saw a dozen soldiers waiting outside the main gate. One of them was wearing armor and riding a tall horse. Chen Zhitai hurriedly stepped forward.
He said: "General Yuwen Lang, why are you here? There is food here, do you want...?"
"Chen Zhitai, you are so brave." Yu Wen Chengchao said sternly with an angry look on his face: "General Zhonglang has ordered that after Long Rui's army enters the city, they are not allowed to harass the people. You actually broke into the people's homes and wanted to eat and drink. It's simply ridiculous.
There is no military law."
Chen Zhitai hurriedly said: "General Lang, I was really hungry and couldn't find a place to eat. When I passed by this place, I saw it was a wealthy family, so I came in to get something to eat. Such a wealthy family wouldn't care about giving us a mouthful of food."
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You Fushui hurriedly said: "It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter." Xiang Yuwencheng said: "General, you have worked hard. Come in and have a sip of hot tea. The food will be ready soon. Please wait a moment...!"
"Excuse me." Yu Wencheng raised his hand to You Fushui, but said seriously: "We appreciate your kindness, but General Zhonglang has ordered that after the Long Rui Army's officers enter the city, they must not harass the people in the city, no matter how high-ranking the officials are.
Nobles or common people, we must ensure their personal and property safety. Not to mention eating and drinking, even if we take a needle from your home, military law will be dealt with." Pointing at Chen Zhitai and others, he said: "Get out of here yet.
come out!"
Chen Zhitai and several of his men looked at each other, but they did not dare to disobey and went out angrily.
"Trespassing into civilian houses, according to military law, each person will be whipped twenty times." Yuwen Chengchao said coldly: "Chen Zhitai, you are the captain, you take the lead in disobeying military orders, and you will be given ten more whips." He then asked You Fushui: "They
Can I loot items from your mansion?"
You Fushui hurriedly said: "No, no, these soldiers are very polite and have not done anything untoward."
"Come here, execute it immediately." Yuwen Chengchao said in a deep voice.
The soldiers behind him immediately stepped forward and pushed Chen Zhitai and others to the ground. Then in front of You Fushui and his family, they picked up a horse whip and beat Chen Zhitai and others on the back fiercely. Chen Zhitai and others were beaten.
The horsewhip whined and screamed.
After the execution was completed, Yuwen Chengchao said coldly: "Since this is your first offense and you have done nothing to harm the people, I will forgive you for now. If there is another time, you will be severely punished." Looking around at the soldiers under his command, he said in a deep voice: "
Remember, if anyone dares to harass the people in the city, or even bully men and women and rob property, the lieutenant will be punished according to the military law, ranging from being whipped with a riding whip to being beheaded in public. I just hope you can take care of yourself."
Chen Zhitai and others said one after another: "Don't dare, don't dare!"
Yuwen Chengchao then handed over to You Fushui, and without saying a word, he led the people away. Chen Zhitai and others helped each other and left.
You Fushui walked out of the door and saw Chen Zhitai and others walking away. Then he looked confused. When he returned to the courtyard, the servant closed the door, but his family members all came out of the house.
"Weird thing, weird thing." You Fushui sighed: "This Long Ruijun is really different. If it had been anyone else, let alone a meal, he would have picked up something before leaving."
The servant next to him said: "When someone comes from the government, they always ask for something after eating or drinking. Sir, the military discipline of Long Rui Army is really strict."
"That big man is a school lieutenant." Someone said: "He didn't even drink a sip of water. He just entered our yard. A school lieutenant was whipped thirty times in front of us. Master, that was not just an act.
Those thirty whips were so strong that I might not be able to recover for several days."
You Fushui nodded and said: "I saw it, it was really slapped on him."
"Sir, didn't you say that Long Ruijun was driven to Montenegro?" One of his subordinates was obviously quite well-informed and wondered: "How could they suddenly come to Guangning?"
You Fushui pondered for a moment and then said: "Don't talk too much about these things." After a pause, he sighed: "This Long Rui Army has strict military discipline and does not bully the people. If the Liaodong Army can do the same, it will be the people."
Blessing."
Someone on the side said angrily: "Those people from the Liaodong Army don't have any good things. If the Liaodong Army is here today, it would be damned if they don't peel off our skin."
"Yes, they always ask wealthy families to donate money to suppress bandits in the name of suppressing bandits." Another person cursed and babbled: "But I haven't heard that they win battles. They always collect payment fees several times a year.
If the soldiers go out for a spin and come back intact, they say they are suppressing bandits, bah...!"
"I heard that Long Ruijun is the one who really suppressed the bandits." One person whispered: "There are tens of thousands of bandits in Montenegro. I heard someone say in a teahouse a few days ago that the bandits in Heishan were beaten to death by Long Ruijun.
Call me mother. In the past few years, the Liaodong Army had people donate money everywhere in the four northeastern counties to fight against the Black Mountain bandits, and they were defeated every time. Look at Long Rui's army, how long after they came out of the border, they defeated the Black Mountain bandits."
One person sneered: "This does not mean that the Liaodong Army does not know how to fight. You don't understand the principle of self-respect in raising bandits? The Black Mountain bandits are the most powerful group of bandits in the Northeast. If they are easily wiped out, what reason can the Liaodong Army use to find someone to donate money to suppress the bandits?
Yin? He keeps the Black Mountain bandits, and sends people to us every now and then to ask for money, and then sends people to go over to Montenegro to show off. The Liaodong Army is not soft-hearted, but has a dark heart!"
"Stop talking." You Fushui coughed, put his hands behind his back, lowered his head and returned to the house, thoughtfully.
Chen Zhitai and a few people helped him and turned around two streets. When they arrived at the entrance of an alley, they asked someone to wait outside. When he entered the alley, Yu Wen Chengchao was already waiting in the alley. When he saw Chen Zhitai coming in, he came up to him with a smile and asked
: "Is the injury serious?"
"I have thick skin and flesh, so it's no big deal." Chen Zhitai said, "General Lang, do I think I have made a great contribution?"
Yu Wen Cheng nodded and said: "Of course, the credit is not small, and Zhonglang will definitely be rewarded heavily when he comes back."
"General Lang, is this just trying to win people's hearts?" Chen Zhitai asked in a low voice.
Yu Wencheng smiled at him and said: "Yes, this is to win people's hearts. You have been whipped thirty times, but the people of the aristocratic families in Guangning City will feel at ease. If we suddenly enter the city, if we cannot win the hearts of the people, we will stay in the city.
In a few days, let the people in the city know that our Long Rui Junqiu has done nothing wrong, and let the wealthy families know that we will protect their property from being robbed. This way, everyone will feel at ease, and we can win the hearts and minds of the people."
"You people who have read books have a lot of ideas." Chen Zhitai admired, and suddenly realized something and said in surprise: "General Lang, you mean to say that we have to stay in the city for a long time and won't leave for the time being?"
"Will you vomit out the fat in your mouth?" Yuwen Chengchao said with a smile: "Since it has been found that the silver robbery team is the work of the Liaoxi County Sheriff's Office, we can enter the city smoothly. We can see that Guangning City is about to be destroyed by us.
Control, do you think Zhonglang will hand over Liaoxi to others? The Liaodong Army thought they were smart and set up a poisonous plan to cut off our logistics and force us to roll back to the pass in disgrace. Unfortunately, they failed in their success and instead let us find a loophole.
Tear off a piece of flesh from their body without any blood."