Chapter 301: If you don't see it, you won't see it
Xuchang's shouts of killing continued, but they began to gradually weaken.
Lu Bu and Chu Nan had no intention of participating in the battle. They took a guard and walked straight towards the palace after entering the city.
Along the way, there were chaotic people running around as if they were frightened. When they rushed close, they suddenly took out their weapons and started killing everyone. At this time, Lu Bu would often wave a halberd and continue moving forward.
This kind of assassination, which cannot even form a battle formation, obviously has no meaning in front of Lu Bu, even if there is a powerful assassin among them.
"Inform Wei Yan that the road to the palace should be cleared as soon as possible!" Chu Nan sat on the horse and looked at the assassins who were being killed. It seemed that more and more assassins were being killed. He immediately shouted to Zhou Cang who was beside him.
"Here!"
Zhou Cang agreed and rushed forward to deliver the order, while Lu Bu and Chu Nan continued to move forward.
However, the further Chu Nan walked forward, the deeper his frown deepened.
The Jianghuai Army's operating style is very different from that of ordinary armies, but because of this, it gives others opportunities to take advantage of. People with ulterior motives will take advantage of this opportunity to have people pretend to be ordinary people and assassinate them. It may not necessarily be to assassinate them, but it may also be to assassinate them indiscriminately.
, led the Jianghuai army to attack and kill the people.
Chu Nan had made conjectures about this kind of thing beforehand and made some preparations, but when it actually happened, his mood was still a bit complicated. You said these people were smart. They had a share of the credit for the fall of Xuchang City, but you said they were stupid.
Well, these people are quite good at exploiting loopholes, and their speed is staggering.
Moreover, although the Jianghuai Army has strict military discipline, it cannot be bullied because of this. It is too frustrating.
"Send another order!" Seeing more and more civilian assassins, Chu Nan couldn't sit still. If this continued, the Jianghuai Army might become dissatisfied with ordinary civilians and even take action.
Once action is taken, the confrontation between the people and the soldiers entering the city will become deeper and deeper, and may even turn into a massacre of the city. This assassin must be contained.
After thinking for a moment, Chu Nan summoned Pei Yuanshao and ordered: "Send someone to patrol the city and shout: It is impossible for ordinary people to hide weapons. If there are people in the city armed with weapons to attack the soldiers entering the city, they must be instigated by the big households in the city. Order everyone."
Once the soldiers are attacked by people dressed like ordinary people, after killing the assassins, they should find a nearby Yimen house, break up the family, and wipe out the clan!"
"Here!" Pei Yuanshao agreed, turned around and left.
The so-called Yimen refers to the door that opens directly on the main street. Ordinary people are not qualified to open a Yimen house. To be able to open a Yimen house, you have to be rich or noble. Especially in a capital city like Xuchang, you are not qualified to open a Yimen house just because you have money.
Yimen, the one who can open a Yimen in this imperial city is definitely a big family.
This strategy is actually the same as when Chu Nan was pacifying the place. The local people blocked the promotion of the new policy and killed three elders or local wealthy households on the spot. Those who can instruct the people to do such things must not be ordinary people. Ordinary people
At that time, the first thing I thought about was survival rather than fighting for my life.
So there must be a big shot behind the scenes. As for who the big shot is, it doesn't matter. After all, in Xuchang City, the most important thing is big shots. No matter who you kill, it's not an injustice.
Soon, the sound of fighting became fierce again throughout Xuchang City.
Not long after Chu Nan's order was issued, several troops were attacked by people armed with weapons. After killing these people, they followed the order and immediately launched an attack on the nearby Youyimen house.
The nearby family looked at the Jianghuai Army who was under attack. They were still watching the excitement. Suddenly Lu Bu's order came down, and then they saw the eyes of the Jianghuai Army looking here leisurely. They were still watching the excitement.
The family's face turned green all of a sudden.
"How could Lu Bu give such an unprovoked order? What evidence do you have that I did it!?" The door of the ceremony was quickly opened, and the sound of scolding and cursing continued, mixed with questions.
However, it was useless. The Jianghuai army was attacked one after another by the civilians who could not move. He was already holding a ball of fire in his chest. At this moment, Chu Nan gave the order and suddenly had a place to vent. Immediately, the nearby troops gathered together for a tough battle.
The architectural style of this big man is somewhat similar to a city within a city. The wealthy families built their houses like a small city. The whole city has a strong and depressing style. Therefore, even if Xuchang has been destroyed, it will still take a lot of effort to deal with these wealthy families.
some means.
However, even Xuchang could not stop the Jianghuai army's attack. No matter how many people there were in each household, how could they stop these Jianghuai soldiers who were like wolves and tigers?
Within an hour, more than a dozen large families with ceremonial doors were massacred. Strangely enough, there had been an endless stream of assassins disguised as ordinary people before, but as these families were massacred, they gradually disappeared.
With this evidence, we can use this to convict these families in the future. Although it is not necessary, we have just arrived in Xuchang and we should not kill indiscriminately, so we still have to be reasonable.
In front of the palace, Xun You stood outside the palace gate with an edict in his hand, watching quietly as Lu Bu led his troops to the palace. His thin figure looked a little bleak in front of the palace gate, but his body stood upright, even though his face was straight.
What's right is that Lu Bu didn't show any signs of weakness. Even though he was just one person, he still showed the courage of thousands of troops.
"Wen wants to stop me from entering the palace?" Lu Bu sat on the horse, looked at Xun Yu who was blocking the palace gate, and silently raised Fang Tian's painted halberd. If he wanted to take action against this former opponent, he would do it first
The greatest respect.
"Your Majesty, Xunhe, has ordered us to wait for Marquis Wen here. Please dismount Marquis Wen and accept the title!" Xunhe took a deep breath, held up the blood-stained edict, and said to Lu Brown.
"Mr. Wen Ruo, must this be the case?" Chu Nance stepped forward and looked at Xun He with a smile: "Or is it still necessary now that things have happened?"
Lu Bu may not be able to see why, but Chu Nan knows very well in his heart that this is to establish authority and at the same time to establish rules. If the opponent establishes rules today, the effect of the attack on Xuchang will be reduced by half.
"Of course, if Marquis Wen doesn't want to, he can step over the corpse of the lower official and enter the palace. Now no one in Xuchang City can stop Marquis Wen." Xun You said coldly.
"No, no, sir, he is holding the edict. If we take action against him, how will we be different from Cao Cao's rebellious ministers and traitors? Sir, don't worry, we are loyal ministers of the Han Dynasty! But it seems that your majesty is frightened and inconvenient to ask you to wait here.
See me waiting." Chu Nan reined up his horse and stopped in front of Xun or, looked at Xun or and waved his hands repeatedly:
"It just so happens that there are still many things in the city that have not been dealt with. We will deal with them now. We also ask Mr. Wen Ruo to discuss with His Majesty when he will be fine and when it will be convenient to see us! Don't be in a hurry. Your Majesty's health is the most important thing!
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After saying that, Chu Nan turned the horse's head and pulled Lu Bu, who was about to dismount to receive the imperial edict, and said: "Father-in-law, since your majesty does not want to see us for the time being, we will first clear out the rebels in Xuchang. Don't let these rebels
The army has frightened His Majesty again!"
Lu Bu didn't understand why, but he knew that his son-in-law would not harm him, so he followed Chu Nan and turned around to leave.
Xun You looked at Chu Nan seriously, but did not say anything to stop them. They did not look back until they left the palace gate. Xun You closed his eyes helplessly. He could see that Lu Bu had not changed. He had become him.
There is one more person around him who he can trust.
"Zi Yan, since this is His Majesty's edict, why don't you accept it?" Lu Bu looked at Chu Nan doubtfully after walking out of the palace with Chu Nan.
"Father-in-law, no matter how reasonable what we did today is, we are overstepping the mark by breaking into the city. If the emperor is really sincere, he should personally come to forgive his father-in-law's sins. Firstly, this will show his sincerity, and secondly, it will also mean that he will never do this in the future.
For this reason, I want to pursue my father-in-law; now I only send Xun or out to deliver the edict, which means that I will not pursue him now but I reserve the right to pursue him."
Chu Nan thought about this matter and helped Lu Bu analyze it: "In addition, it is also a confrontation between power and power. Your Majesty's power and your father-in-law's power. This time, if your father-in-law dismounts and accepts the imperial edict, he will directly challenge the emperor."
If you lower your head, your father-in-law's power in Xuchang will be weakened in the future, but don't underestimate this point, which represents the will of the people and the loss of prestige."
"I am a Han minister, so I can't do this well." Lu Bu frowned and said, "How can any minister have the power to overpower the emperor?"
"But it must be done." Chu Nan sighed: "Father-in-law, no matter whether you suppress me or not, in the eyes of those scholars, the moment we entered Xuchang, we were already Han traitors. If we gave in, it would not be the emperor who won, but the victory."
If they win, I don't know how many people will make an issue about it in the future. The world is in turmoil. There is Yuan Shao in the north, the generals in Guanzhong in the west, and the Sun family and Liu Biao in the south. There will always be time to go out to fight in the city, and my father-in-law doesn't want to.
When we go on an expedition, the rear may be unstable."
Of course, there is another reason for Chu Nan to do this, which is to further weaken the Han's dying destiny. The Han has already reached this point, and there is no point in reviving it. And if it is really resurrected, then Lu Bu will be the hero in the future.
It is likely to become the object of liquidation after success.
Chu Nan will not allow this kind of thing to happen, so the last dragon energy of the big man should be eliminated step by step, and a new dragon energy will be born!
Compared with people of this era, Chu Nan had the idea of loyalty to the country in his heart, but he did not have the concept of loyalty to the emperor. The Han Dynasty has no need to revive it now, so why can't others take its place?
Do princes and generals like Xiang Ning have the guts?
"That's all." Lu Bu didn't want to think about these complicated things, looked at Chu Nan and asked, "Then when will I see your Majesty?"
"Look at him." Chu Nan smiled and said, "Father-in-law, please remember that your Majesty must ask for an audience."
"How is this possible?" Lu Bu frowned.
"Why not?" Chu Nan said calmly: "Now it is actually His Majesty who is anxious, not his father-in-law. The longer it goes on, the worse it will be for him. Unfortunately, if the emperor does not show up for a long time, the world will only know that
There is a father-in-law, there are princes from all over the world, but no one knows that there is an emperor. At that time, the last trace of luck of the Han Dynasty will completely disappear."
Lu Bu looked back at Chu Nan: "Zi Yan, what do you want to do?"
"It's just to prepare for a rainy day." Chu Nan said with a smile.