These soldiers belonging to the Dusi of Shu County have been holding on to the city for more than a month, and now they are finally waiting for the imperial court to withdraw.
In fact, since the imperial army withdrew more than ten days ago, this is already the second time the imperial court has withdrawn its troops.
While everyone was cheering, the officers on the city gate tower were also watching the imperial troops leave from the windows.
"It seems that the imperial court was really cornered by King Yong. Even Nanyang Dusi's soldiers were transferred away!"
The person who said this was Suining Guard Commander Luo Hongyuan.
Behind him stood other senior officers of the Suining Guard, as well as Yang Ruo, the commander of the Shu County Dusi Dusi.
"Those people in the court want to chop off our heads, but they are afraid that King Yong will kill them first!" Yang Ruo said in a deep voice.
"What your Excellency said is absolutely true!" Everyone agreed.
The higher the rank of an officer, the more dangerous it is to serve in Shu County and Shannan County.
From the 24th year of Tai'an to the time of their rebellion, more than fifty senior officials of the capital had been beheaded by the court for failing to suppress zombies.
At this time Luo Hongyuan said: "But we don't know where our way out will be in the future!"
No matter who wins, the imperial court or King Yong, they will definitely have to clean up the chaos in the southwest, and they will still be in trouble by then.
Regarding the future, it is obviously not the decision of a few people in the room.
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In the two places of Shannan and Shujun, two Dusi have the final say, and among them the Dusi of Shujun is the main one.
At this moment, in the hinterland of Shu County, a team of envoys from Zhao Yanxun were rushing to Rongcheng Mansion.
After more than two years of eradication, although the Shu County Dusi failed to eradicate the zombies, the density of zombies was extremely low.
In addition, there are large and small rivers in the territory, which can limit the zombies as much as possible, so the production of Shu County has been restored to 70%.
Judging from these achievements, the Shu County Dusi has made meritorious deeds. Faced with the imperial court's "increasing pressure", the upper and lower ranks of the Dusi were naturally extremely resentful.
In the Dusi Yamen of Shu County in Rongcheng, Li Jinzhong, the commander of the capital, was checking the map when he received an unexpected report.
"You mean, King Yong's envoy has arrived?" Li Jinzhong said, stroking his beard.
The clerk who reported the report replied: "That's right. He is outside the east gate now. Can you see me?"
After thinking for a while, Li Jinzhong said in a deep voice: "Take them into the city!"
After the clerk left, a man walked out of the study on the left side of the room, holding a document in his hand to read.
"King Yong sent someone here, what does he want to do?"
This person was Wang Baozhen, the commander of the Shannan capital. The two counties had to deal with the imperial rebellion together, so he also came to Rongcheng to command the army.
It can be said that the two of them now have the final say on all affairs in the two southwest counties.
I just heard Li Jinzhong say: "We rebelled. King Yong had breakfast. To be honest, we are from the same group. He probably asked us to send troops to help them deal with the imperial court together!"
After Wang Baozhen thought for a while, he frowned and said: "I don't think things are that simple. They can defeat the Western Front Army overnight. I'm afraid they don't need our help!"
Regarding the news on the Han River front line and the situation of Yong's army and the imperial court, they sent many people to inquire about it, so they knew more details.
Li Jinzhong said in a deep voice: "The Western Front Army has a group of forbidden troops that the imperial court can fight best. Yong's army defeated them overnight. It is really a strong army!"
"The population in the northwest is sparsely populated, and there are those monsters causing trouble. How did King Yong gather such a strong army?"
Neither Li Jinzhong nor Wang Baozhen could figure this out, so they chatted about other things while waiting for King Yong's envoy to arrive.
After crossing the Han River and taking over the eastern part of Hanoi County, in addition to recovering a group of surrendered officials, Zhao Yanxun also rescued many exiled officials.
Most of these officials were the marginalized Duanfei officials, who once supported the establishment of Zhao Yanxun as the crown prince.
Strictly speaking, these people should not be called the Duan Fei clan. After all, they are centered on Cabinet Minister Lu Chaowen.
As these officials were dealt with, Lu Chaowen resigned as cabinet minister and reluctantly sought a good death for himself.
The person who came to Rongcheng today was Zhang Bojiang, the former Supervisor of Shu County of the Metropolitan Procuratorate.
This man once served in Shu County and knew a lot about the situation in Shu County, so he was sent as an envoy by Zhao Yanxun.
"My lords, the envoy is waiting outside the capital gate, but he wants you to go out to greet us!"
Upon hearing the report, Li Jinzhong sneered and said, "He is really good at putting on a show!"
Wang Baozhen said: "After all, we are here on behalf of King Yong, so we won't suffer any loss if we go out to welcome him!"
After thinking about it, I realized that now is really not the time to be angry, not to mention that going out to greet him is not a big deal.
Li Jinzhong stood up from his chair and said, "Okay, I'll give you face and I'll go out to greet you!"
Immediately afterwards, the two of them went out together and arrived outside the Dusi Gate.
Zhang Bojiang was very thin. He suffered a lot because he worked in the fields during his exile.
But the ten soldiers behind him stood as tall as a mountain.
Coming from Hanoi County this time, Zhang Bojiang brought a total of fifty guards, all of whom were elite members of the Guards Department. The other forty people were all outside the city.
Experts can tell if there are any as soon as they stretch out their hands. Just by taking a glance at the people in the Guards Department, Li Jinzhong and the two men knew why Yong's army was able to defeat the imperial army in one battle.
If we give them tens of thousands of such soldiers, they will have the courage to show their swords to the court and take advantage of the troubled times to do great things.
The two walked down the steps, surrounded by more than a dozen soldiers, and stopped five meters away from Zhang Bojiang.
Li Jinzhong clasped his fists and said, "It turns out to be Mr. Zhang. I hope you'll forgive me for missing you."
Zhang Bojiang worked as a censor in Shu County, so Li Jinzhong knew him, but there was little intersection between the two.
"It's understandable that you two are busy with official duties!" Zhang Bojiang said calmly.
Wang Baozhen smiled and said, "It's not the place to talk outside, please!"
Zhang Bojiang did not hesitate and followed Li Jinzhong into the Yamen, while the group of guards were arranged to rest by others.
Arriving at the meeting hall, Zhang Bojiang and Li Jinzhong sat opposite each other, indicating their equal status.
Although there were zombies in Shu County, they did not stop production after all, so they were basically self-sufficient in all materials, so they had the courage to rebel.
The material supply of Dusi Yamen is basically the same as before the end of the world, and the hall is fully stocked with fragrant tea and cakes.
Picking up the tea cup, Zhang Bojiang took a sip, as if he had returned to his life before he was dismissed from office.
At this time, Li Jinzhong asked: "I wonder why His Highness King Yong sent Mr. Zhang here?"
Putting down the tea cup, Zhang Bojiang said: "You two raised the flag of righteousness and challenged the puppet emperor. His Highness is very complimentary!"
"I am sent here this time to tell you two that you don't have to worry about being prosecuted by the court, because you are not guilty to begin with!"
Li Jinzhong understood the meaning of these words. King Yong was telling them that he would not hold them accountable after becoming emperor.
So the question is, since King Yong has given benefits, he will definitely put forward certain conditions.
Seeing that Li Jinzhong was silent, Wang Baozhen said: "Your Highness has made a clear decision between right and wrong and has washed away our grievances. We are both very grateful!"
Immediately afterwards, Wang Baozhen asked again: "I wonder, Your Highness, what do you need from the two of us?"
Seeing that these two men were so aggressive, Zhang Bojiang said: "His Royal Highness said that the imperial court has transferred the army, and you no longer have to worry about foreign enemies!"
"So His Highness hopes that you will try your best to eliminate the monsters in the territory and restore peace to the two southwest counties!"
Zhang Bojiang's words made Li Jinzhong almost think that they had heard wrongly.
Actually, instead of sending troops to help in the battle, he was going to clear out the monsters in the southwest...
At this moment, Zhang Bojiang said in a serious tone: "His Royal Highness said that if you two fail to clean up, he will ask you for questioning when the time comes!"
