Chapter Seventy-Eight: Martyrdom by Death
While the two were talking, a soldier in front of them rushed to tell him that Qian Hongyu had led his subordinates out of the city to surrender, and was rushing towards the Tang army garrison under the leadership of Lin Renzhao. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½
Fang Jinzhao stroked his beard and said with a smile: "It seems that Qian Hongyu did not surrender by fraud. ā
"Whether it is a fraudulent surrender, Qian Hongyu knows best, but in this situation, Ben Jiang just wants to end the war as soon as possible, even if he really surrenders by fraud, when Ben General controls Hangzhou City, they have no hope." Yang Lian said with a smile.
Fang Jinzhao nodded yes, while speaking, the figures of Lin Renzhao and others had already appeared in the distance, Yang Lian stood with his hands in his hands, his eyes straight forward, staring ahead, he saw Qian Hongyu in the crowd at a glance, dressed in cloth clothes, with a wooden staff on his back, Yang Lian smiled and said: "Fang Shangshu look, what is on Qian Hongyu's back?" ā
Fang Jinzhao looked at it carefully, and couldn't help laughing: "Qian Hongyu, is this going to be guilty?" ā
Yang Lian said: "The general didn't enter the city, Qian Hongyu should have noticed something, so he was in a hurry to get out of the city." ā
Not far away, Qian Hongyu got Qian Wenfeng's guidance, and at a glance saw Yang Lian not far away, and hurriedly walked over, no matter how dirty the ground was, he knelt down with a "poof" and said, "The criminal has seen the envoy!" ā
Yang Lian looked at Qian Hongyu carefully, and saw him kneeling on the ground, trembling, behind him, most of the Wu Yue courtiers he brought knelt down, and the king chose to surrender, what else could they do? However, Yang Lian saw a special man standing there, his hands tied behind his back, and Yang Lian suddenly became curious.
Lin Renzhao saw Yang Lian for a while, walked up, and briefly told what happened in the city, Yang Lian nodded slightly, and said, "This person will be handed over to you to deal with." ā
"Thank you Yang Jiedu." Lin Renzhao was overjoyed and retreated.
Yang Lian said: "King Wu Yue, please get up." ā
Qian Hongyu shook his head and said, "The sinners don't dare." ā
"Wu Yueguo, don't you want to kneel and say something for the rest of your life?" Yang Lian smiled.
Qian Hongyu slowly stood up at this time, and said again: "Envoy, this is the roster in Hangzhou City, please take a look at Yang Jiedu." As he spoke, Wu Yanfu behind him walked out, holding the roster in his hand and respectfully handing it to Yang Lian.
Yang Lian waved his hand, and the soldiers behind him took the roster and retreated to the side.
Qian Hongyu lowered his head, his afterglow swept over, he was disappointed and glad in his heart, but what was lost was that Yang Lian was too cautious, and he couldn't find a chance at all; Fortunately, he followed Wu Yanfu's advice and did not have any more murderous intent against Yang Lian, otherwise, once Yang Lian found out, his life would be thrown here.
As Qian Hongyu got up, the Wu Yue courtiers behind him also got up.
Yang Lian felt the need to appease them, so he said loudly, nothing more than to reassure them, Yang Lian said that after Wu Yue returned to Datang, Datang would treat everyone equally, and govern Wu Yue with Wu Yue, while ensuring the interests of everyone, actively develop production and restore the economy. Wu Yueguo's foreign trade is very active, Yang Lian expressed his support, those pirates on the sea, Yang Lian will definitely ask the Son of Heaven to actively exterminate the pirates and ensure the smooth progress of maritime trade.
Yang Lian said a halfway, some of Wu Yue's courtiers supported, but some felt that Yang Lian was just perfunctory, not to mention anything else, just those pirates, how could they be so easy to exterminate? After Yang Lian comforted him with kind words, it was close to noon, and Yang Lian was about to invite Wu Yue's ministers to dinner, when suddenly, a Tang soldier hurriedly came.
Tang Bing's face was a little panicked, and when he came to Yang Lian, he hugged his fists and said, "Yang Jiedu, there is a fire in Hangzhou City." ā
"Who set the fire?" Yang Lian asked.
Tang Bing glanced at Qian Hongyu and said, "Yang Jiedu, it is said that it is an old minister named Lin Ding, who set fire to the temple of King Wu Yue. ā
"Ahh Qian Hongyu screamed and looked at the rear, the sky was sunny today, although there was a fire in the temple, but he couldn't see it clearly at all, and he couldn't help but be stunned, what was going on? Why did Lin Ding burn down the Qian family's temple?
Wu Yanfu said: "What is Lin Ding going to do?!" ā
Wu Yue's courtiers also looked at each other, the old minister Lin Ding refused to come today under the pretext of poor health, but he had the spirit to burn the Qian family's temple?
Yang Lian looked at Qian Hongyu with deep meaning, and then looked at Qian Wenfeng, the two were very nervous, the Qian family temple was dedicated to the spiritual seats of the ancestors of the Qian family, if it was burned, this would be a great disrespect to the ancestors. As the descendants of the Qian family, the two of them are very unfilial.
Qian Wenfeng was about to ask for his life, but Yang Lian spoke, and at this time, Yang Lian had already seen that the fire was not arranged by the Qian family, so he was relieved.
"General Lin, you quickly lead 5,000 troops and enter the city to control the situation, this fire is strange!" Yang Lian said that although he was definitely not the Qian clan who set the fire, this was an opportunity, an opportunity to completely control Hangzhou City, how could he give it up.
"Whoa!" Lin Renzhao said and left in a hurry, the Tang army had already prepared to enter the city, and in less than half a pillar of incense, the Tang army had already marched towards the city of Hangzhou.
"Commander Zhang, you lead a thousand troops, you must control the fire in the Qian Clan's temple!" After Lin Renzhao left, Yang Lian immediately instructed Zhang Wenji.
Zhang Wenji immediately set off and rushed to the city.
Qian Hongyu was very nervous, he hesitated for a moment, and said: "Yang Jiedu, this Lin Ding is really hateful, can Yang Jiedu allow the criminal ministers to enter the city and check the temple?" ā
Yang Lian shook his head and said, "No, this fire is intended to cause chaos, if you go, I'm afraid that King Wuyue will encounter an accident." ā
Qian Hongyu was a little disappointed, he knew that there was no danger, Lin Ding burned the fire, he should vent his anger, hated him and chose to surrender, but for the sake of the people of the city, for the Qian family to continue to survive, Qian Hongyu had to do this.
Yang Lian stopped talking, and many Wu Yue courtiers stood on tiptoe and tried to check the fire in Hangzhou, but the distance was too far to see anything at all. However, Tang Bing kept sending news that after Lin Ding started a fire, he was soon discovered by Zhu Qi, and he sent people to extinguish the fire while sending people to search for Lin Ding's whereabouts.
The Qian clan temple covers an area of hundreds of acres, Lin Ding set fire to this side, so he ran to the other side to continue to set fire, the Tang soldiers spent a lot of effort to capture him, Zhu Qi sent someone to escort him outside the city, to see Yang Lian.
Lin Ding was tied up, struggling and scolding at the same time, and the Tang soldiers forcibly held him down, and it took half an hour to twist him out of the city. When Lin Ding saw Qian Hongyu, he scolded and said: "Shaft, Wu Yue Jiangshan will be lost in your hands, a hundred years later, how will you face the ancestors of the Qian family, how will you face the Taizu?" ā
Taizu is Qian Biao, the founder of Wu Yue.
Qian Wenfeng and Qian Hongyu stopped, and both lowered their heads, no matter what, Wu Yueguo was destroyed by the two of them.
Wu Yanfu took a few steps forward and comforted: The trend of the Tang Dynasty to unify the world is already unstoppable, and it is not a good thing for the king to comply with the will of heaven, and he can finally save the Qian Clan's temple. ā
Lin Ding laughed, glanced around, and saw that many Wu Yue courtiers were bowing their heads, their faces were full of happiness, and their hearts were even more angry, he raised his hand, pointed at everyone, and said: "You are all sinners of Wu Yueguo, Taizu will not wait for you, in the future, under Jiuquan, the old man will see how you face Taizu!" ā
Saying that, Lin Ding snatched the blade of a Tang soldier with lightning speed, wiped it on his neck, and blood immediately gushed out, Lin Ding fell to the ground, and after convulsing a few times, he slowly stopped moving.
Yang Lian stood more than ten steps away, silently watching all this, with some emotion in his heart, although Lin Ding was a little extreme, he was finally a loyal minister, a loyal minister without selfishness.
Qian Hongyu closed his eyes, but tears flowed out irrepressibly, he was indeed a sinner of Wu Yueguo and a sinner of the Qian family. But what can it be, do you really want him to die for his country? If that's the case, the Qian family will be wiped out.
Yang Lian sighed, called a few Tang soldiers, and said, "Although Lin Ding is a little more aggressive, he is finally loyal. Collected his body and buried it next to Taizu's mausoleum, which can be regarded as a consolation for him. ā
"Whoa!" Several Tang soldiers stepped forward and dragged Lin Ding's body away.
Wu Yanfu said: "Thank you Yang Jiedu." ā
"You don't have to thank me, what I will respect is only his loyalty, the dead are great, bury him next to the prince's mausoleum, so as to fulfill his loyalty!" Yang Lian said.
Although this is Yang Lian's move to buy people's hearts, for most Wuyue people, this is enough. After Yang Lian hosted a banquet to entertain Wu Yue's ministers, news came from the city of Hangzhou that Lin Renzhao had taken control of the whole city, and Zhu Qi had extinguished the fire. Soldiers of the Don Army patrolled the streets, controlling the situation.
An Min notice was also posted, and for most of the people of Wu Yueguo, whether Hangzhou was under the rule of Wu Yueguo or under the Tang Dynasty, it was the same.
After three rounds of drinking, Yang Lian had lunch with everyone, and then led the troops into the city, while Fang Jinzhao was still waiting outside, after all, there were more than 20,000 soldiers and horses in Hangzhou at once, which was very crowded.
Yang Lian lived in Wuyue Palace, Qian Hongyu vacated the main house and invited Yang Lian to move in. Yang Lian refused, found a house at random, and settled down, Zhang Wenji led 3,000 troops to guard the Wuyue Palace.
With the efforts of the Tang Army, there was not much fluctuation in Hangzhou City, there were dozens of rangers who wanted to take advantage of the chaos to rob, *** women, but were discovered by the Tang Army soldiers, these rangers were arrested, and after some questioning, it was confirmed that these people were usually in Hangzhou City, bullying men and women, and robbing people of money.
Yang Lian waved his pen, at the entrance of Hangzhou, announced their crimes, and killed them in public, taking this opportunity, Yang Lian told the people that he had asked the Tang Dynasty to reduce taxes in Hangzhou, Xiuzhou, Suzhou and other places for two years, and the third year will also increase or decrease taxes according to the situation.
The people who got the news were naturally rejoicing, in recent years, Wu Yueguo and the Tang Dynasty have been fighting for many years, Hangzhou, Yuezhou and other places, although they have not experienced the war, but the imperial court in order to raise military salaries, the taxes have increased, and the people have been breathless, and now I heard that the taxes have been greatly reduced, and even exempted for two years, the people are naturally grateful to Yang Lian.
When Yang Lian was doing these things, he didn't hide it from Qian Hongyu. Qian Hongyu saw the performance of the people, and his heart was even more disappointed, in this way, Wu Yueguo's people's hearts gradually stabilized, and after a long time, no one would remember Wu Yueguo and the Qian family.
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Saying that, Lin Ding snatched the blade of a Tang soldier with lightning speed, wiped it on his neck, and blood immediately gushed out, Lin Ding fell to the ground, and after convulsing a few times, he slowly stopped moving.
Yang Lian stood more than ten steps away, silently watching all this, with some emotion in his heart, although Lin Ding was a little extreme, he was finally a loyal minister, a loyal minister without selfishness.
Qian Hongyu closed his eyes, but tears flowed out irrepressibly, he was indeed a sinner of Wu Yueguo and a sinner of the Qian family. But what can it be, do you really want him to die for his country? If that's the case, the Qian family will be wiped out.
Yang Lian sighed, called a few Tang soldiers, and said, "Although Lin Ding is a little more aggressive, he is finally loyal. Collected his body and buried it next to Taizu's mausoleum, which can be regarded as a consolation for him. ā
"Whoa!" Several Tang soldiers stepped forward and dragged Lin Ding's body away.
Wu Yanfu said: "Thank you Yang Jiedu." ā
"You don't have to thank me, what I will respect is only his loyalty, the dead are great, bury him next to the prince's mausoleum, so as to fulfill his loyalty!" Yang Lian said.
Although this is Yang Lian's move to buy people's hearts, for most Wuyue people, this is enough. After Yang Lian hosted a banquet to entertain Wu Yue's ministers, news came from the city of Hangzhou that Lin Renzhao had taken control of the whole city, and Zhu Qi had extinguished the fire. Soldiers of the Don Army patrolled the streets, controlling the situation.
An Min notice was also posted, and for most of the people of Wu Yueguo, whether Hangzhou was under the rule of Wu Yueguo or under the Tang Dynasty, it was the same.
After three rounds of drinking, Yang Lian had lunch with everyone, and then led the troops into the city, while Fang Jinzhao was still waiting outside, after all, there were more than 20,000 soldiers and horses in Hangzhou at once, which was very crowded.
Yang Lian lived in Wuyue Palace, Qian Hongyu vacated the main house and invited Yang Lian to move in. Yang Lian refused, found a house at random, and settled down, Zhang Wenji led 3,000 troops to guard the Wuyue Palace.
With the efforts of the Tang Army, there was not much fluctuation in Hangzhou City, there were dozens of rangers who wanted to take advantage of the chaos to rob, *** women, but were discovered by the Tang Army soldiers, these rangers were arrested, and after some questioning, it was confirmed that these people were usually in Hangzhou City, bullying men and women, and robbing people of money.
Yang Lian waved his pen, at the entrance of Hangzhou, announced their crimes, and killed them in public, taking this opportunity, Yang Lian told the people that he had asked the Tang Dynasty to reduce taxes in Hangzhou, Xiuzhou, Suzhou and other places for two years, and the third year will also increase or decrease taxes according to the situation.
The people who got the news were naturally rejoicing, in recent years, Wu Yueguo and the Tang Dynasty have been fighting for many years, Hangzhou, Yuezhou and other places, although they have not experienced the war, but the imperial court in order to raise military salaries, the taxes have increased, and the people have been breathless, and now I heard that the taxes have been greatly reduced, and even exempted for two years, the people are naturally grateful to Yang Lian.
When Yang Lian was doing these things, he didn't hide it from Qian Hongyu. Qian Hongyu saw the performance of the people, and his heart was even more disappointed, in this way, Wu Yueguo's people's hearts gradually stabilized, and after a long time, no one would remember Wu Yueguo and the Qian family.