My Chinese ancestors

Chapter 244 Never break a promise and never break a promise

On the second day after the Yan army entered the city, the announcement of lifting the ban on the streets was carried out by the government officials shouting along the streets.It is still a bit strict for people in the city to go to the streets, and they will return immediately after a certain time, but people can already go to the streets to do business, which is considered to be extremely relaxed.

At present, all the four gates of Luyang and the city are under complete control, and the household registrations of officials of all sizes in the city have also fallen into the hands of Su Chen. That afternoon, a large number of Yan troops began to take action.

First, all the wounded soldiers in the city were transferred to the military camps built outside the city. This transfer was just a normal thing and did not attract too many people's attention. What followed was the opening of warehouses to release grain. This move came very quickly. The rice merchants in the city undoubtedly made them a little confused, but for the refugees and people in the city, they were really happy.

The high prices for one month have left them barely able to eat more than one meal a day. Now that food prices have dropped, they are the ones benefiting.

Although there is still resistance to the fall of Luyang, it is not as strong as before.

In the following days, order in the city began to gradually recover, the ban was gradually lifted completely, and the number of Yan soldiers on the streets gradually decreased. The maintenance of public security was returned to the hands of the Luyang Order, and the government officials returned to the government offices and began to take to the streets. Patrolling is the same as before.

The people in the city felt that except for the fact that the emperor was gone, everything was the same as before, and nothing much had changed.

There were also many porridge shacks outside the city. The refugees trapped in the city began to gather outside the city to receive relief. Then they received the relief grains and seeds distributed by the government and returned to their hometowns one after another.

A large number of refugees left the city, the streets became clean again, and various shops began to open for business. Many people who had been cooped up at home for many days invited their relatives and friends to gather in restaurants and teahouses. Regarding the Yan army's entry into the city, they occasionally talked about A few words, but not too much, for fear of being overheard by spies from Yan State and causing trouble.

But then, many people in the city noticed that the Yan army was making trouble and fighting outside the city. However, some people observed carefully and found that most of the conflicts were between the wealthy gentry and big families, and surprisingly, they were all those big families. They were the first to cause trouble. They were probably afraid of offending these Yan soldiers and generals, so in the end they paid a lot of compensation and went out.

It even included land deeds. If they were given less, the army would come directly to the door and take part of it violently. If they were given too much, nothing would happen. Many soldiers would come to call them brothers and make friends.

This is incredible.

But in this mixed message, another unknown thing is happening. In the west of Luyang City, countless people are meandering along the road. Occasionally, they hear the sound of the collision of swords. When they follow the sound, they see Not even a shadow.

However, in the forest that they couldn't see, there was a person running in embarrassment in front of them. His robe was full of holes scratched by branches. It was Xiao Motu who pretended to leave the city after the ban was lifted. He ran away for a while, stopped and touched When he reached his chest, his expression suddenly changed.

Something is lost.

This time he mingled among the refugees, but was targeted by Pei Min, who had been hiding secretly. Even if King Xia entered the city, he did not come out immediately.

He had already noticed Xiao Moyu during the previous siege of the city. He had heard about Xiao Wenbi, the leader of Wild Fire Cult and Grand Master Xiao Wenbi's disciple, when he was in Yan State. "The Picture of the General's Night Banquet" has disappeared, but now he has seen it. As the commander of the Embroidery Department, he can let go of this opportunity to lurk in secret.

But what a pity, less than three miles out of the city, Pei Min was still noticed by the other party. The two chased each other and fled through the mountains and forests. Xiao Mochu was good at hiding. Although his martial arts skills were not as good as those of Xiao Wenbi back then, he was not weak. In particular, he is not fond of fighting and will run away without even making two moves in a fight.

For a while, Pei Min couldn't do anything to him. In the last fight, he finally wounded the opponent and cut his clothes. When he saw Xiao Mo running away, Pei Min stopped and looked down at the ground, which fell out of the opponent's clothes. something out.

A scroll.

"Picture of the general's night banquet..." Pei Min didn't open it but knew that it would be carried by the other party, so it must be the scroll. "I didn't expect it to be returned to its original owner."

He weighed the scroll, put it into his chest, put the ancient sword back into its sheath, turned around and left the forest. Anyway, Xiao Moyu, just like the monkey, escaped to nowhere, so he simply took the things back to the deer. Yang, personally handed it over to King Xia.

……

The sky was tilting, it was already afternoon, and the small-scale turmoil that had lasted for several days had ended. Carts of boxes were pulled into the military camp and placed mysteriously on the school grounds, attracting curious onlookers from many Yan Army soldiers.

However, they were all stopped by King Xia's soldiers and they were not allowed to open it for the time being.

This order made the Xiliang Army's arrogant soldiers even more curious, and they gathered over one after another, noisily wanting to see what was in the box. Soon, more boxes were brought in from outside and stacked here.

After that, the Xiliang Army was summoned outside the camp. At the same time, soldiers from the other four armies of Youyan, Bingzhou, Yizhou, and Qingzhou were also summoned and assembled in the wilderness. Even the wounded soldiers who could not move were carried over by their comrades. .

There are craftsmen here who have built a simple platform.

The dusk of the setting sun was shining from the west. Su Chen was riding on horseback, talking to Zhuge Liang who was being pushed by Anuhu. He had come from Guangfu City with Zhou Cang in the past few days. At this time, the words came up. The most important thing is the land deed.

"Your Majesty, there is no need to be so hasty. Liang had already thought of this strategy when he was in Guangfu, but unfortunately it was still a step too late."

He was sitting on a four-wheeled vehicle, shaking his feather fan, which was a pity.

Although things were done a little too hastily, Su Chen did not regret it, but still asked curiously: "What plan did the Prime Minister have in mind?"

"Liang thought that he should be like the Emperor of Qin, who first brought Wei into the territory, promoted Yan's currency, and used gentle means to deal with these aristocratic families and wealthy gentry, and quietly take the piss out of the bottom of the cauldron!"

Su Chen stopped his horse and looked blankly at Zhuge Liang in the car, "Prime Minister, you are a bit vicious... I feel you are even more vicious than Jia Xu and Li Ru."

This is equivalent to an economic war. If this happens, those wealthy families will die or die.

"Haha... these are not enough to describe." Zhuge Liang waved his feather fan, "Anyone who is resourceful has many plots and tricks. It just depends on whether he is willing to be ruthless and do these things."

Su Chen nodded and looked into the distance, showing the outline of the military formation, "Although the prime minister's plan is good, I can't wait that long, and the soldiers also need something to boost their morale. I can't break my promise, even if these wealthy gentry are wealthy , it's okay for a big family to hate an orphan." After saying that, he flicked his whip, galloped forward, single-handedly rushed into the sight of the soldiers over there, jumped up the steps, and stood on the high platform.

"All the soldiers, the orphans!!"

Su Chen's voice resounded loudly throughout the wilderness, shaking the sky and clouds.Behind, the wooden boxes were pulled out one by one by carriages and placed under the high platform one by one. One of them was carried to the high platform by two soldiers and placed on one side.

"Do you know what's in it?!"

……

The western clouds were rolling, and the magnificent rays of light shone on the city head after the military front had faded. Fang Xuejun became much thinner. She walked through a low groan of pain. She was busy in the wounded barracks of Guangfu City, plain and simple. The dress was stained with dirt and blood, and the bun was a little messy on her shoulders. Occasionally she straightened up and brushed her temples, and there were beads of sweat on her forehead.

On the ground trampled by the soldiers, groups of prisoners walked hundreds of miles. They looked ahead and heard that Luyang had fallen and the emperor was dead. Most of them did not feel sad in their hearts, but looked around blankly.

Zhang Yi walked at the top of the city and looked at the prisoners going away. He already knew that King Xia had fulfilled his promise, and he couldn't help but smile as he looked south.

……

The wind blew across the field and kicked up dust. On the horse standing on the high platform, Su Chen's voice was still majestic and rich.

"In this box is Gu's promise! Do you still remember the promise Gu made to you when he went south? Gu once made bold words to let you cross the Hun River and own your land in this piece of Central Plains for future generations. Sundu lives here, Gu... never breaks his promise!"

Su Chen dismounted, strode over, kicked open the lid of the box, took out a thick stack of paper and raised it above his head, "This is what I prepared for you, you deserve it! And there are more here !”

The soldiers on the high platform also excitedly walked towards each wooden box and opened all the lids. Inside were bundles of field deeds stamped with the government's seal.

"Thousands of years, king!"

"Long live the king!"

In each military formation, countless soldiers raised the hilts of their swords above their heads, their faces flushed with excitement, and they shouted hysterically.

……

Xiao Motuo, who had lost his dog, sat on his knees on the hillside, looking at the sunset, pressing his empty mind to the place where the scroll had once been hidden.

He clenched his fists and kept beating the ground, looking up to the sky and shouting in grief: "No!!!"

Outside the mountains, fast horses carried huge amounts of information from Luyang and quickly sent them to various states.The soldiers and horses coming from other states to support received the news that the emperor was dead. The general sat slumped on his horse, his eyes dull, and some were ecstatic, and turned his troops and horses back to the state where they were located.

……

"It's not just you, there are also those soldiers who fought hard for their descendants but fell in the middle!"

Su Chen grabbed the field deed in his hand and walked to the stage. The wind blew through the flags, and amid the sound of hunting and caressing, he slowly closed his eyes, "Did you hear it...the wind carried the comrades who died on the journey? They were cheering too.”

As he spoke, he opened his eyes and suddenly threw the thick stack of land deeds in his hand into the sky.

Su Chen spread out his hands and watched countless Tian deeds flying in the wind, falling like butterflies.

"All the soldiers...this place will be ours from now on...no one can take it away. If anyone wants to take away the land watered with blood from our hands, we will tell them with the swords in our hands!"

His voice was strong and loud.

"What is war!"

The sky clouds are rolling.

And on this day, the news of Wei's defeat at Luyang and the emperor's death finally reached various places through various channels. When the states and counties along the way heard the news, they were all horrified, frightened, and afraid to face the Yan army.

And the surrounding four countries were shocked.

The great powers of the Central Plains, which had been living together for hundreds of years, suddenly disappeared.

　The plot has been stuck recently, and I have talked a lot with the editor, but I feel it is not as attractive as the first volume.

　　It should be that the dispute was not made to make people's hearts move.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)