News of the lottery reached Chen Xiujian's Seventh Prince's Mansion.
Old Chang Shi felt relieved and relaxed.
The allure of that position is indeed coveted, but his master Chen Xiujian has no roots and no foundation, and in the end he can basically only be used as a stepping stone for others.
Now that I quit early, at least I can have a good death.
As the saying goes, be strong without desire. After thinking clearly about the gains and losses, the old man ordered people to renovate the prince's palace to prepare for his master's marriage, and on the other hand, he sent people to the west to report the news.
The escort sent by Princess Yiguang consisted of more than 300 people, and it was relatively inconvenient to move. In the end, they almost arrived at the front line of the quelling army at the same time as the news from the Seventh Prince's Mansion.
Mist County, Wuliang City, outside the East City.
After reading Chang Shi's letter, Chen Xiujian tossed and turned all night. The next day, with red eyes, he entered the Chinese army's tent to suppress the rebellion.
This is the first time that Chen Xiujian has entered the command center of the quelling army.
Huh!
"Your Highness, your eyes are clear, are you not resting? Why are you here?"
Chen Xiujian didn't answer, he just slapped the black and white writing on the case with his hand.
"Generals, you must also know that the guards of the Zhenguo Duke's Mansion have arrived here. They went to Laigu County in front to pick up the coffin of the old Zhenguo Duke."
"If they can pass through the Misty County to take the Duke of Laozhen back, but the quelling army is unable to move forward, you know what the consequences will be."
The faces of the people in the big tent suddenly became serious.
Chen Xiujian pointed to the book on the desk, "This is the idea I came up with to quell the chaos. I hope it can help all the generals."
In the afternoon of that day, the quelling army changed its soft appearance and attacked Wuliang City like crazy.
In the end, although the city head was not breached, a large gap was created in the city wall.
For a time, the rebels and people in the city were in shock.
There are swamps everywhere in Mist County, and there are not many building materials in the city. In order to repair the city wall, the leader of the rebel army did not hesitate to turn his attention to the residential areas in the city.
At this time, an announcement about the suppression of the rebellion spread throughout Wuliang City.
The announcement is very long, but in summary it comes down to three points.
First, the imperial court will not prosecute ordinary civilians who participated in the riots, but will only pursue the die-hard rebel leaders.
Second, after the rebellion was over, the court thoroughly investigated the officials who preyed on the common people and brought them to justice. In addition, the land was re-divided so that all the people could live and work in peace and contentment.
Third, the military situation in the Rock Frontier Fortress is urgent, and the Starfall Legion may go to the fortress to provide support.
People still sneered at the first two items, but no one dared to ignore the third item.
The Starfall Legion is already famous, and has a status like a god of war among the people of Yunchui.
Just now, it destroyed Nanfeng, and also arrested all the nobles from all over the country and put them on trial in Xingji City. It can be said that no one knows about it.
Now that Wei Junqian has freed up his hands, it is indeed possible to go west to support the Yankui Fortress.
If they were passing by, who would stop them or dare to stop such an invincible team?
The people became serious.
If Article 3 is true, Articles 1 and 2 must be treated again.
So the common people who knew the Chinese characters looked at the announcement and signed it.
Chen Xiujian.
Everyone was in an uproar.
Chen is the national surname, but who is Chen Xiujian?
Someone soon shouted, "Your Majesty's prince is named after 'Plum, Orchid, Bamboo and Chrysanthemum, Aoyou Jianyi', so this is His Highness the Seventh Prince."
Buzz~
The people were even more confused.
For them, the prince who came from afar is almost synonymous with the emperor. Since the announcement comes from the prince, the credibility should not be low...
Faintly, Wuliang City was divided into two factions.
Those leaders of the rebel army had just tasted the power, and naturally they did not agree to let it go.
Most of the people demanded that the city gate be opened to allow the court to enter the city to quell the chaos, and at the same time to inspect the corrupt officials and divide the land equally.
The most important thing was that the gap at the top of the city told them that it wasn't that people from outside couldn't get in, they just didn't want to.
Outside the city, Chen Xiujian looked at the only counselor in front of him.
"My king has conveyed Mr. Wu's wishes to the counter-rebellion army. I hope this civil unrest can be quelled as soon as possible."
"Your Highness, please rest assured." Mr. Wu smiled and waved his fan: "The people of Yunchui have always been simple. If they really couldn't survive, they would not rebel."
"The reason why civil unrest occurred in several western counties is that the common people's land was occupied by wealthy families for no reason, leaving them with no way to survive. Now as long as the land is returned and a few corrupt officials are killed to quell the public's anger, the common people will naturally return
Go home and farm."
The civil unrest naturally subsided.
Chen Xiujian frowned, "The problem is that if you do this, I will annoy the high-ranking officials in Xingji City."
"So what?" Mr. Wu laughed.
"The high sects of the imperial capital and the princes are inextricably linked. Your Highness is the prince. No matter what you do or don't do, His Highness's existence itself is a thorn in their side."
Since they are all enemies sooner or later, it doesn't matter whether they are provoked or not.
After laughing, Mr. Wu pointed to the land under his feet.
"If this civil unrest can be successfully quelled, Your Highness will be greatly honored. Those wealthy families don't matter, His Majesty will come out to protect you."
Anyway, the enclosed lands were all in the hands of wealthy families, so Emperor Changxing would not feel bad if they were to be divided back.
"Really?" Chen Xiujian looked at him dubiously.
cough!
Mr. Wu coughed and reminded: "Your Highness, think about General Xuanwu Ren Ning."
Ren Ning first provoked the Cheng'en Bo Mansion, and then the Yongchang Marquis Mansion. Isn't he still alive and well now?
Even in his small fifth-grade general mansion, no one dared to point fingers.
Chen Xiujian nodded and finally calmed down.
In the next few days, Chen Xiujian's announcement spread quickly.
Although the gates of the cities occupied by the rebels were not opened, the number of people guarding the city walls was greatly reduced. And no matter how hard the leader of the rebels urged them to drive them away, the people were unwilling to go to the city walls to help.
There were even fights in many cities over this.
The more than 300 cavalrymen at the Duke's Mansion ignored these. They circled around Wuliang City and headed west without stopping, passing along Chen Xiujian's announcement.
Announcements have deadlines.
After three days passed, the quelling army began to attack the city again.
However, this time, as soon as the war drums beat, there was a burst of noise from Wuliang City ahead, and soon the east gate opened with a creaking sound.
The army entered the city unscathed.
Arriving in front of the county governor's house, Chen Xiujian was stunned.
Two dead bodies were hung above the door.
The corpse had been dead for an unknown period of time. It was covered with thick green hair, and a strange smell could be smelled from a distance.
"Your Highness, these two corpses are the Sheriff and the Lieutenant of Misty County." The guard handed over a thick stack of complaints, "These are the charges left by the people."
Chen Xiujian nodded, took it and turned it over.
Not long after, he snorted coldly when he looked at the numerous accusations above, almost making his stomach explode with anger.
"Come here! Take off these two dog officials and whip their corpses, then chop them into pieces and feed them to the dogs."
"Your Highness..." Mr. Wu quickly came up to remind him a few words.
Chen Xiujian, who was shaking with anger, gave up.
The quelling army passed Wuliang City and continued westward, but Chen Xiujian and his bodyguard stayed behind.
He reviewed the petitions submitted by the people one by one, arrested those who preyed on the people, and worked hard to implement the announcements he made.
The news quickly spread back to Xingji City, and Emperor Changxing was overjoyed.
"A bunch of mediocre generals, it turns out that it's so easy to quell the chaos." He murmured to himself, and then summoned Uncle Cheng En, who had the largest enclosure of land, and reprimanded him angrily.