Chapter 123: The Lady Takes Over the City
After a day and a night of investigation, the rebels inside and outside Taiyuan Mansion were wiped out, and the Wuzi banner and guards were all over the place.
The city was damaged by the rebels' civil strife, their homes burned down, and there were countless casualties, but because of the civil strife, the defenders did not care about using the people as meat shields when attacking the city, avoiding more damage.
The government fled when the rebels died during the civil strife, and the rest were arrested like the eunuchs and concubines in the "palace", as for how to deal with it, Wu Ya'er didn't think about it and wouldn't think about it, although Ankang Mountain is dead, but now Ankang Mountain is irrelevant......
"An Qingzhong didn't have many soldiers and horses, and the soldiers and horses were divided between Shi Chao and An Dezhong."
"The ones we met along the way were all under the control of Shi Chao, and we went to the northeast at this time."
"An Dezhong took about 30,000 soldiers and horses and ...... southwest"
"There is still a group of rebels in the direction of Linzhou, and they are An Dezhong's men and horses......"
A group of generals discussed solemnly around the map, and Shi Chao'an Dezhong and these rebels were still the biggest problem.
A general came in and hesitated to report: "The criminal officer Zhao Jin asks to see the governor." ”
Wu Ya'er asked, "Who is he?" ”
"That Taiyuan prefect." Wang Li still remembers, "The guy who invited Ankang Mountain into the city with 30,000 soldiers and horses without a fight." ”
He shouted at the general.
"Why isn't this guy dead? An Dezhong An Qingzhong didn't hack him to death, why didn't you hack him to death? ”
The general said: "As soon as we entered the city, he knelt at the gate of the yamen and surrendered......"
said that he would not kill if he surrendered his gun, and he was a civilian official.
Wang Li snorted: "He's really shameless!" We are so busy that we don't have time to see him, so let him wait for death in peace! ”
Wu Ya'er stopped him: "Let's see what he has to say." ”
Wang Li disdainful: "What can this kind of person say, all he can say is to beg for mercy." ”
Other officials may be able to survive if they join the rebels, but the prefect is a capital crime at this level.
Unexpectedly, Zhao Jin was brought in not to beg for mercy, but to ask Wu Ya'er to allow him to continue to be the prefect of Taiyuan Mansion.
"Stabilize the city with the peace of the people, and prevent civil strife."
Seeing this middle-aged man in an embarrassed official robe, talking frankly, the generals in the room were stunned.
"Admire!" Wang Li said, "This kind of faceless and skinless, we are willing to bow down." ”
Wu Ya'er smiled and didn't speak, when another general came in and said, "Governor, a few people who claim to be from the Lian family business house are asking to see you." ”
Wang Liha's voice: "What's the matter?" Only then did the city come down, and the business people were impatient? ”
Who are these people in Taiyuan Mansion!
"Is it Lian Xiaojun's people?" Wu Ya'er heard the word Lian and thought of it.
The general didn't ask about it, and the people over there didn't say anything...... "The last general will ask." ”
Wu Ya'er said: "No need, bring it in." ”
Wang Li reacted to who this Lian Xiaojun was, and frowned on the side: "What did he ask people to come to see you?" Showing off your might? Cut them down and give him a dismount! ”
Wu Ya'er ignored him, looking at the few people who were brought in, obviously dressed as a merchant, and his appearance was ...... It's all ordinary people.
"Governor!" The leader was a young man, who did not have the slightest cowardice in the face of a room of blood-stained and fierce generals, and described his demeanor as intimate and free, "Mr. Wei was entrusted by his wife to hide in the city, and his whereabouts are unknown at this time, please allow us to find it." ”
Taiyuan Province is still under martial law, and you can't move around without permission.
Wu Ya'er didn't have any doubts when she only heard the word lady, and gave a token to the general: "Take them with you." ”
The general received the order, and Wu Ya'er asked Zhao Jin to be taken out, and now he has no time to pay attention to what he asks.
In the evening, he said that he had found it, Wu Ya'er came to see him in person, and Wang Li also followed curiously to see this man who was placed in Taiyuan City by Mrs. Chu and decided the timing of this battle.
It was a frail, white-faced, beardless middle-aged man, haggard and rancid, but not obnoxious.
"I've been trapped in the tunnel for more than half a month, and I'm filthy, and I'm all under the supervision." He sat and gave a salute.
Wu Ya'er said: "No need to be polite, you are safe." ”
Wei sighed with emotion: "If it weren't for the governor to break the city so quickly, I'm afraid I won't survive." ”
Wu Ya'er said: "Help each other, without you, we wouldn't have broken the city so quickly." ”
He didn't thank him again, and asked, "How is Madame?" ”
"She is besieging An Dezhong, and she will come to Taiyuan Mansion in a few days." Wu Ya'er said, "It's just right that you are here, Taiyuan Mansion will be taken care of by you first, and I will go to pursue Shi Chao." ”
Before he got up: "Don't you wait for Mrs. to come and meet?" ”
He really wanted to see her, but ...... Wu Ya'er said: "It's easy to split the rebels at the right time, and when they take advantage of the victory to pursue, we can't let them get a chance to breathe." ”
Before he finished, he saluted: "Madame will understand the governor." ”
She must have understood, Wu Ya'er smiled, and left without further words.
Wei looked at Wu Ya'er, who was surrounded by the generals, and smiled slightly, but he probably didn't understand how much his wife understood him.
"Lie down!" The former retinue walked in and shouted, "If you have the strength to wash yourself without resting, you will stink to death!" ”
But before he could lie down or wash, Wu Ya'er asked Zhao Jin to be sent.
"This person is the former Taiyuan prefect who defected to the enemy, and Mr. Governor let him watch and dispose of it."
Wei was a little surprised, and Zhao Jin, who was brought in, was also surprised, looking at this stinky and undignified man...... It's a eunuch, right?
Someone came in to look for him before, interrupting himself to talk to Wu Ya'er, and then Wu Ya'er was not interested in kicking himself out.
Zhao Jin thought that his appeal was hopeless, and also, his appeal was indeed crazy and ridiculous......
Unexpectedly, Wu Ya'er wrote it down and sent him to this person.
Can this person make decisions for Wu Ya'er? He thought of what he had heard from Wu Ya'er, who said that Madame had arranged for him...... Wu Ya'er's wife, Mrs. Chu Guo!
This person is the person of the Lady of Chu State!
Zhao Jin did not hesitate to salute: "The criminal official Zhao Jin, who previously surrendered to the enemy of Ankang Mountain for hundreds of thousands of people in Taiyuan Mansion, now wants to ask Mrs. Chu not to give up and continue to be cattle and horses for hundreds of thousands of people in Taiyuan Mansion." ”
The entourage laughed when they heard it: "I've seen enough strange things in the troubled times for a long time, but it's the first time I've seen an official who is so proud of himself that he has thrown himself into the enemy." ”
I laughed before I finished, but not at Zhao Jin.
Unexpectedly, Wu Ya'er really handed over Taiyuan Mansion to him, or to Mrs. Chu Guo, it seems that the husband and wife are fake and the friendship is true.
He said: "Then let me ask you, let you explain to the people for the Taiyuan prefect again?" How to convince the public? ”
Returning the truth to him, the entourage glared, and Zhao Jin straightened his back.
"This official first cut down those wealthy businessmen who oppressed the people and did evil after defecting to the enemy!"
"Oh, doesn't that make the people think you're a villain?"
"This official just wants everyone to know that this official is a villain, the wall is grassy, and the lady is serious, of course the official must do his best to cling!"
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When Li Minglou came to Taiyuan Mansion more than ten days later, he saw a stable and orderly city, soldiers and horses patrolling, the damaged city was tinkling and repairing, the people at the city gate were in and out, and the market in the city was gradually opening......
Li Minglou let the bag lift the curtain and examine this place, which was more familiar to her than Jiannandao.
After being reborn, she didn't want to come to the place she had been avoiding, and now she finally came, but not as the eldest lady of Jiannan Dao, and there was no Xiang here.
"I've seen Madame."
Zhao Jin led the officials of Taiyuan Mansion to bow their heads to greet them, and the streets were crowded with people, looking curiously and fearfully at the people sitting in the car who were shrouded in black robes.
Li Minglou looked at Zhao Jin, this person is not a stranger, they defended the city together against the enemy, in order to save rations for the soldiers, he only ate a bowl of chaff every day to ensure that he would not die, and after Wu Ya'er repelled the rebels and lifted the siege, he was hungry and couldn't walk, and was carried to see Wu Ya'er......
He didn't die in his previous life, and he didn't die now, Li Minglou smiled at the corner of his mouth, of course, she knew that Zhao Jin in this life surrendered to Ankang Mountain without a fight with his generals.
She doesn't have any feelings, many people have changed in her past and present lives, and so has she.
"Along the way, I saw a lot of people running to prepare soup kitchens, and in hot weather, cook more soup to clear heat and detoxify." Li Minglou said to him.
Zhao Jin responded: "Everything is ready, porridge, pots, herbs, and sheds can be set up in Simen immediately." ”
He looked at the woman in front of him who couldn't be described at all, and said solemnly.
"Just wait for the lady to arrive."
Li Minglou understood what he meant, and with the entry of Mrs. Chu into the city, he began to help the world and save the people, and he could make the people miss Mrs. Chu Guo, so although these things were ready, the government did not do it.
Li Minglou smiled: "Go to the mansion." ”
Zhao Jin responded by avoiding the side of the road, watching the carriage and horses move forward, standing up and breathing a little relieved, like the onlookers, he was also curious and afraid of Mrs. Chu Guo now it seems that he can still deal with it, and he feels ......
"What do you think?" He asked in a low voice beside him and wiped the sweat from his head.
He originally didn't suggest that Zhao Jin come directly to greet Mrs. Chu Guo, let that future come, introduce Mrs. to make a buffer, Zhao Jin didn't listen, and came in person as a prefect.
He was really afraid that Mrs. Chu would kill Zhao Jin on the street, so that he could stand up in front of the people of Taiyuan Mansion.
Zhao Jin had this guess, but he still gambled and he won.
"I think Lady Chu is familiar with me......" he said as he touched his short beard, "and a little kind." ”
He smiled and said: "Familiar, who is not familiar with adults, you are with 30,000 soldiers and horses to join the enemy!" ”
As for cordiality, he looked at Zhao Jin, although he had washed carefully and changed into a new official robe, he ......
"Your Excellency, you don't look good."
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I waited in the government office before I came to see Li Minglou after washing.
Li Minglou did not cover his black robe, wearing a summer shirt and gently shaking the folding fan, his hair fluttering gently beside his cheeks.
Before I talked about Wu Ya'er's confession, I went to pursue the rebels of the Shi Dynasty, and Taiyuan Mansion was handed over to Mrs.
Li Minglou smiled and nodded: "I know, he wrote to me and said." ”
It's better to smile and say yes, and let someone get a box.
"This is the head of Ankang Mountain." He said, "Let the Governor dispose of it." ”
Li Minglou looked at the box, the fan in his hand did not stop, and only said: "Report to Songzhou, my wife and I have killed Ankang Mountain." ”