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"I decided to open the gates of Yangzhou." Samurai said.

"Governor?" A group of generals in the governor's mansion were surprised, he came from Hanjing, he was the emperor's henchman, why did he say that he wanted to open the city at this time.

No one thought that Samurai Yan said that Kaejo was going to fight Li Chao.

Samurai knew that when he said this, there must have been countless people who were spitting on him and scolding him. But I had no choice, and maybe I was wrong in the first place. He thought to himself, I have betrayed my faith for the sake of my family.

He glanced around at the generals, "Do any of you have any objections to this?" ”

A general from Chang'an asked, "Governor, why?" ”

With this shout, there was silence in the hall.

yes, everybody wants to know why.

The samurai crossed his fingers and leaned back, leaning his body back as much as he could.

"Why? Because His Majesty did not die in the Western Regions. ”

"Because the Emperor Taishang is actually wrong."

"Because I was wrong before."

"Zhao Guogong told me that if you are wrong, you can change it. I hope to make amends, not for myself, for our wives and children, and for our family. Ladies and gentlemen, see the reality that we are doomed to fail in this turmoil. Now, let's do something about it, for our family, for our wives and children. ”

Listening to the words of the samurai, many people lowered their heads.

In this hall, some people actively participated in the restoration and plotted chaos, and some people were passively pulled in, and everyone had different thoughts. But now that they have come in, everyone is still hoping that the Emperor Taishang can be restored successfully. Including many people also believe that the emperor really died in the Western Regions, although this news is not very reliable, but they wishfully believe it, and even expect it to be true.

And now the samurai Yan, the governor from Hanjing, the confidant of the Emperor Taishang's restoration, actually has no hope for this, and when he says such a thing, the hope in the hearts of many people is shattered.

Rebelled with his head up, but now he has failed.

Some people are sad, others are overwhelmed.

But someone drew his sword.

"Samurai Yan, you betrayed Your Majesty!"

The samurai Yan was unmoved in the face of the sword, but just asked coldly, "Is there anyone else?" ”

"Who else?"

Another man stood up and drew his sword.

And then the second, the third...

In the end, more than a dozen generals in the hall drew their swords.

"What do you want to do with your sword? Kill me? And then what? ”

One of the generals said, "Kill you traitor, we will continue to fight Li Chao here!" ”

The warrior shook his head, "You can't beat Li Chao." ”

"We have more soldiers than Li Chao, and there is Yangzhou Jiancheng, and there is plenty of ordnance, grain and grass!"

"You can't beat Li Chao." Samurai Yan said coldly.

The general said angrily, "Dog thief, disturb the hearts of our army, die!" ”

The warrior shook his head and sighed, "With your little brain, you also want to win Li Chao, dreaming, right?" Do you think that if I had not arranged for it and relied on it, I would have dared to say these things openly? ”

With that, he picked up a cup from the table and slammed it on the ground.

Drop the cup for the number.

The door of the hall was slammed open, and a group of samurai soldiers rushed in with swords and cards.

The samurai had already stood up and retreated to the back.

He pointed at the generals whose swords were unsheathed, "Take them all down for me, and kill those who dare to resist!" ”

This is a betrayal, and this is also a vote.

The generals changed color one after another, "Samurai, you must not die well." ”

"You guys go first." The samurai shook his head.

In a moment, those generals were disarmed and captured, and they were tied up into rice dumplings one by one.

The samurai ordered these people to be imprisoned, and then let his own soldiers hold their warrants, but opened the city gates and led the king's army into the city.

"Dudu, aren't you going to welcome Zhao Guogong into the city in person?"

"I've got some things to do, I'll come in a minute."

The gate of Yangzhou slowly opened, and the suspension bridge was lowered.

Everything was as agreed, and after the samurai returned to the city, Kaicheng surrendered.

Shangguan Yi admired Wang Xuance and said, "The teacher is really powerful, one mouth is better than 100,000 soldiers, and he directly persuaded the warrior to surrender." ”

"No, when the teacher was in the first battle, he went to the city of Zhaozhou alone to persuade him to surrender."

Gao Kan said on the side, "Yes, it was Senior Brother Su Dingfang who was persuaded by the teacher back then. ”

Li Chao cautiously sent a group of vanguards into the city first, and after there was no problem, he still received the city gate first, and then ordered the army to enter the city. The marines rushed in and occupied and took over the city gates, warehouses, barracks, and yamen step by step as planned.

The Yangzhou defenders did not resist and surrendered one after another.

"What about Ying Guogong?" Among the surrendered civil and military officials, Li Chao was the only one who did not see Wu Shiyi.

"The Governor said that there are still some things to do, and in the study of the Governor's Mansion, no one will disturb him."

Li Chao nodded, and then suddenly realized something bad.

"Take me to the study right away."

When Li Chao arrived, the study of the Governor's Mansion was latched from the inside, and there was no response after a few calls. Li Chao kicked the door open, but it was still a step too late.

The samurai hanged himself on the beam of the study with a three-foot white silk, and left a suicide note on the table.

Hold the person down, but there is no breath at all, after all, it is a step too late.

"Why are you so stupid, why are you like this?"

There are four copies of the suicide note, which are addressed to Li Chao, Li Yuan, Li Shimin, and his wife and children.

The four suicide notes were not sealed, and Li Chaoquan read them all. After reading it, he understood why Samurai Yan had come to this point. He is grateful to Li Yuan for always having the grace of knowing him, and he is also grateful to Li Chao and Li Shimin, and he is full of love for his wife and children.

But when the situation came step by step to the point where he had to choose, no matter how he chose, the result was contradictory and painful. He originally chose to follow the Emperor Li Yuan, but his wife and children went to the East Palace again, and when Li Chao told him those words, he finally chose to open Yangzhou City and surrender.

But not for myself, just for my wife and children.

When Yangzhou City was opened, he felt that he no longer had the face to live in this world. He chose to commit suicide by hanging the beam, a sighing ending.

Li Chao felt stupid for such behavior, but he admired it, because he always had his own insistence in his heart.

"Find the best golden silk nanmu coffin for Ying Guogong, put him in well, I will take him back to Hanjing and hand him over to his family for burial."

After being sad for the in-laws of Wu Shiyi, Li Chao cheered up.

came to the lobby of the Yangzhou Governor's Mansion and summoned the civil and military generals in Yangzhou City, as well as the local giants.

Yangzhou was not too big in the early Tang Dynasty, but later trade rose, and Yangzhou became the largest town in the southeast. It is not only one of the six major ports, but also the center of the intersection of the north and the south, so a city was built outside the original Yangzhou city. The original Yangzhou City became the Yacheng, where each Ya was located.

Later, Luocheng was a market, a workshop, and a newly built residential area.

At this time, Yangzhou, the largest city in the southeast, has more than 300,000 permanent residents and floating population in the urban area alone, not counting the population of the surrounding counties and townships.

Li Chao's bloodless capture of Yangzhou can be said to have solved the obstacles to advance, and obtained a sufficient supply base for grain, grass and ordnance.

He also broke through the stronghold that the Emperor Taishang's restoration party tried to establish in the southeast.

Maybe Li Chao and they entered the city too smoothly, and the people in the city didn't realize the power of Qin Wangjun, Li Chao's order was sent for a long time, and only some people came, and the others dragged their feet, especially the big clans and giant merchants in those places.

"Pull out those chaotic parties locked up in the prison and cut them down, and show them to the public!" Li Chao unceremoniously planned to borrow the heads of those unlucky guys and kill a few chickens to set an example for the monkeys.

Sure enough, Li Chao made this move.

Soon, the governor's palace was already full of people.

All of those who were invited came, and none of them dared to find a reason to shirk again.

Li Chao coughed, and the originally noisy hall was silent.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the rebellious party has been eliminated, and the city of Yangzhou has been restored, which is a very happy event. However, a certain has to enter the king of Jingqin, can not stay here for a long time, the first important town in the southeast of Yangzhou, must be guarded. Now, I would like to introduce you to the new inspector of Yangzhou, Cui Yan. ”

"Cui Yan, you come and tell you a few words."

Cheng Chumo went to Nanzhao to protect the southern capital of the town, and in Yangzhou, Li Chao still chose his student and brother-in-law Cui Yan to serve as the important place.

Cui Yan was born in Qinghe Cui, who has five surnames and seven sects, although he is the son of a maid, but he has followed Li Chao all these years, and he has earned the founding marquis of the country by himself, and he has the rank of general from the third.

Li Chao asked him to be the governor of Yangzhou, and no one objected.

After some introduction, Li Chao ended the meeting.

"I chose you to stay in Yangzhou, do you have the confidence to manage Yangzhou well?" Li Chao asked Cui Yan.

Cui Yan is actually more willing to enter Jingqin King with Li Chao.

"There is Lu Guogong in Lianghuai, and now the rebel army has also been eliminated, there is no need to let me stay behind, right?"

"The first important town in the southeast of Yangzhou, with an important geographical location, close to the Yangtze River, across the river and Jinling, and guarding the canal to communicate with the Jianghuai. At the same time, it is the sixth largest commercial port in Datang and an important industrial and commercial area in the southeast. There's a lot of chaos here, you have to have a reliable person in charge, you know? ”

"My task is to keep Yangzhou out of chaos, right?"

"Don't think it's very simple, Yangzhou not only can't be chaotic, but also can't let people panic and let industry and commerce be depressed. During this time, Yangzhou has been greatly affected. I need you to restore this place to its pre-war state, don't look at Yangzhou now that it has been recovered. But there are certainly still many people who oppose the new law, and we must be careful and vigilant against those who have not yet jumped out to prevent them from making trouble in the dark. I want you to keep an eye on them, but as long as they don't jump out, then you have to keep a low profile on them. ”

"It took us a long time for Datang to develop industrial and commercial trade, and we will never allow these new policies to be harmed by these people."

Li Chao lowered his voice a little, and said in Cui Yan's ear, "These soldiers in Yangzhou City, you select five thousand young men to stay, and then train them yourself, you have to remember that the situation is not peaceful now, at this time, the most important thing is to have soldiers in your hands, have a reliable soldier, understand?" ”

Cui Yan understood very well what the teacher meant when he said that he had soldiers in his hands, just like this time, the teacher had 5,000 marines in his hands, which was the guarantee that he could go all the way smoothly.

"Understand, whoever dares to mess around, I will cut off their heads and hang them on the heads of Yangzhou City."

"Pay attention to the method and method, when it should be hard, it will be hard, but sometimes it should be soft and soft, you have to pay attention to strategy, and you can't blindly rush and fight. These new workshop owners and merchants in Yangzhou will be your allies, and those landlords are strong, you have to keep an eye on them. ”

"Yes."

"I forgot to train the soldiers, if there is a need, I will send someone to summon you."

"If the teacher is called, I will immediately lead the troops there."

Li Chao nodded with satisfaction, that's good.