The peaceful mutiny in Donghe Prefecture did not cause much commotion. It took nearly two hours before the Yong army outside the city noticed something was wrong.
At this time, the situation in the city had basically calmed down, and the three guards of the Forbidden Army and other soldiers of the guard army had reached a consensus on surrendering to the Yong Army.
So Wu Ping led more than a dozen people from hundreds of families, opened the city gate at dawn, and ordered people to lower the suspension bridge.
It was these ten hundred households who personally escorted the general Zhang An, as well as the commanders of Shenwu Guard and Wuxiang Guard, to the Yongjun camp five miles away from the east gate.
They all took off their armor and weapons. When the Yong soldiers discovered them, they were surprised by what they saw.
"We are the defenders of Donghe Prefecture. We have captured the general and others. We are going to surrender to His Highness King Yong!" Wu Ping shouted loudly.
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There is a market town fifteen miles east of Fucheng, where Zhao Yanxun and the front guard of the palace have been stationed here in recent days.
It was daylight. After receiving the report, Zhao Yanxun got up and was washing up under the service of Lin Quan and several other eunuchs.
Comb your hair into a bun, put on a net scarf, and then put on your robe.
Now that there is no war, Zhao Yanxun usually does not wear armor, but simply puts on a round collar robe.
Turning on the system's perception ability, Zhao Yanxun "saw" a group of people kneeling and waiting outside.
Zhao Yanxun was not surprised when a mutiny broke out in Donghe Mansion.
Last night, he set the "stage" outside Donghe Prefecture City, just to influence the people in the city. Now it seems that the effect is not very good.
In fact, this is normal. Yong's army is brave and good at fighting, but the defenders in Donghe Mansion are panic-stricken. Coupled with the "light show" last night, it is not difficult to defeat their defenses.
This kind of thing happened several times between the imperial army and the Beidi Dusi when they were pacifying the Beidi County. It was exactly the same as the mutiny in Donghe Mansion.
It was a normal thing for Zhao Yanxun, but the news that Donghe Mansion surrendered without a fight came out. For other people who surrendered, it proved the correctness of their choice.
Zhao Yanxun finished dressing, took the cake from Lin Quan and ate it. When he was about to order Wu Ping and others to be brought in, he heard the voice of the tenth old man, Zhao Yanyuan, coming from outside.
"Brother Ninth? Brother Ninth is here?"
"Come in!"
Zhao Yanyuan's voice was very excited and enthusiastic, but Zhao Yanxun's response was very indifferent.
Sometimes, he also wants to make himself approachable, but as his status gets higher and higher, the opportunities unconsciously become "higher".
Not only Zhao Yanyuan, but also the eleventh old man Zhao Yansong also came over. They came to express their happiness to Zhao Yanxun.
The two of them were naturally present at last night's light show, and they were really shocked.
At present, they really believe that Zhao Yanxun is marching eastward under the orders of heaven to pacify the troubled times of the Jin Dynasty, rather than to seize the throne, although the two are not in conflict.
When these two people entered the room, although they had the dignity of princes and were Zhao Yanxun's biological brothers, they seemed extremely restrained at this moment.
I saw Zhao Yansong hooking up his waist and saying with a smile: "Brother Ninth, now that Donghe Mansion has surrendered, there are no more ties to the west of Jishui, and Brother Ninth can also point his sword at the capital!"
Zhao Yanyuan on the side continued: "The Jishui River is not wider than the Hanshui River, and there are few strong soldiers west of the Jishui River. It will be easy for Ninth Brother to capture the capital!"
After eating the last piece of cake, Zhao Yanxun clapped his hands, then looked at the two people in front of him and said, "This is not necessarily true. According to the latest news, the capital has mobilized 10,000 troops from the north, 30,000 from the southeast, and 10,000 from the southwest.
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As he spoke, Zhao Yanxun walked out the door, and Zhao Yanyuan and others quickly followed.
"In addition to the left and right Jinwu guards, as well as the escaped Xiaowu guards and Xiaoqi guards, there are nearly 70,000 forbidden troops gathered west of Jishui!"
"If the imperial court deploys more guards and organizes a hundred thousand troops to guard Jishui, it will not be that easy to defeat it!"
Hearing this, Zhao Yanyuan and both of them were a little stunned. They really hadn't calculated this account carefully.
Although there are hundreds of thousands of troops on the Western Front, the main force of the Forbidden Army is less than 30,000. Now the imperial court has mobilized 70,000 Forbidden Army. This battle is indeed not easy to fight.
But seeing that Zhao Yanxun was so calm and not in any hurry, Zhao Yanyuan and the other two were even more surprised.
So Zhao Yanyuan asked: "Brother Ninth, since Zhao Weilong is mobilizing the army, why don't you send a large army to attack Jishui before he completes the mobilization!"
Zhao Yanxun replied: "Our army has just gone through a war, and it needs to rest and recuperate. Weapons and armor need to be repaired, and food needs to be transported. It's as easy as you said!"
In fact, it's more than that. Donghe Fucheng must be captured as much as possible, otherwise it will always be a hidden danger.
He also had to appease nearly 100,000 surrendered troops and hundreds of thousands of civilians in the eastern part of Hanoi County, otherwise trouble would easily arise.
In addition, he must take advantage of the newly added upgrade quotas as soon as possible to further enhance the strength of the army.
Now that Donghe Mansion has also surrendered, he will be able to continue marching eastward after two days of digestion and reorganization of the army.
When they came to the front yard, Zhao Yanxun was standing on the steps. At this time, Hu Dabiao ran over and reported: "Your Majesty, those people insist on personally escorting Zhang An and the others. Do you want me to arrest them and punish them for the crime of gross disrespect?"
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Hearing this, Zhao Yanxun glanced at Hu Dabiao at the foot of the steps, and then said: "I'm not the emperor, how can I be so disrespectful?"
At this time, Lin Quan and two eunuchs carried a chair and placed it behind Zhao Yanxun.
Zhao Yanxun was used to this. After he sat down, he said to Hu Dabiao: "Bring them all in!"
"yes!"
After a while, Wu Ping and his party, escorted by Hu Dabiao and more than 20 guards, escorted Zhang An and the others into the courtyard.
Wu Ping and others all lowered their heads, only Zhang An and the others stared at Zhao Yanxun, their eyes full of anger and hatred.
If their bodies hadn't been bound and their mouths hadn't been gagged, they would have cursed loudly.
When everyone was three feet away from Zhao Yanxun, they heard Hu Dabiao scolding: "Everyone kneel down!"
Wu Ping and others immediately stopped, then knelt on the ground respectfully, and at the same time saluted and said: "The guilty minister, please bow to Your Highness!"
Zhang An and the others didn't want to kneel down, but the guards at the scene let them do what they wanted and violently knocked him to the ground.
After a few "shuashua" slaps, Zhang An and the others were beaten until stars appeared in their eyes, and then they were pushed to the ground and knelt down by the guards.
Looking at Wu Ping and others, Zhao Yanxun asked: "Why do you have to escort these people in personally?"
Although he was extremely uneasy, Wu Ping had already made plans and immediately replied: "Zhang An and the others are stubborn. If the guilty ministers find out and mess with them again, it will definitely lead to disaster, so he called his brothers and vowed to kill them."
Zhang An and his men captured him and personally brought him before the prince for questioning!"
On the surface, he was trying to explain the situation, but in fact, he was trying to take credit for himself. Zhao Yanxun heard the implication.
He didn't take this seriously, and immediately said: "This time you have meritorious service, it can be regarded as a crime, and there is no need to call yourself a criminal in the future!"
At this time, there was no need for Wu Ping to remind him, everyone kowtowed and said: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness!"
Zhao Yanxun then said: "I want to use the three guards in Donghe City. You will return to the city later. Fifteen of you will serve as thousands of households and bring the army out of the city to reorganize!"
Is this going to increase to 1,000 households? Wu Ping and others were extremely happy, but they still maintained their composure.
Looking at Zhang An and the others not far away, Zhao Yanxun said in a deep voice: "As for these three people, take them back to the city and behead them in public!"
These three people were still so hostile at this moment, and it was impossible to subdue them. Zhao Yanxun did not want to bother with them, so he decided to kill them.
Firstly, it saves trouble, and secondly, it allows Wu Ping and others to establish their authority.
At this time, Wu Ping asked: "May I ask my lord, what should I do with the remaining fourteen thousand households in the city?"
At this time, a young eunuch rushed over and handed a memorial to Zhao Yanxun.
Above is the upgrade list submitted by various ministries, and people have already felt that it is outside the town.
This is the most important thing. Faced with Wu Ping's question, Zhao Yanxun replied casually: "You can do whatever you want, go ahead!"
Wu Ping quietly looked at several people nearby, and they all saw murderous intent in each other's eyes.
Unless these people are slaughtered, they will still feel unsafe enough to sit in the position of thousands of households.