Chapter 606 Arrangements

Chapter 606 Arrangements

Chapter 606 Arrangements
The night of the 29th was a tough one for the people of Jicheng.

Except for a very small number of carefree people, the vast majority of people stayed awake all night.

They don't care who comes to power, they just want to end it all quickly. If you want to fight for power, please go to a wasteland in the wild and fight face to face in a manly way to decide the winner. Please don't do this in the city, okay?

No one listened to them.

The total number of soldiers and farmhands from various families who entered the city exceeded five thousand. They were aggressive and their eyes were shining with gold.

People are complex. Light and darkness coexist in human nature. The darkness amplifies the dark side. In addition, some officers do not restrain their subordinates very much. Therefore, after eliminating all enemies who dared to resist, many people began to loot.

The wealthy families have servants as guards, relatively good weapons, and high walls for protection. They may not be able to deal with a large organized army, but they will have no problem facing groups of robbers in private.

Therefore, the soldiers entering the city could only harm ordinary people.

That night, countless women were wailing and crying, countless people’s lifetime wealth was taken away, and countless people who had lived in peace were beheaded.

In the end, the people could not bear it any longer. They took out everything they could to resist, such as sticks, spears, hatchets and even tables, and fought with the soldiers who came to rape and plunder.

Flames shot up into the sky, dyeing half the sky red.

Lu Shen, who led the team into the city, found something wrong and immediately sent out his own troops to search everywhere for the looting soldiers.

But in the darkness, how could things be so simple? This chaotic situation continued until the sun rose, and then it came to an end.

Lu Shen hasn't found all the people yet.

Xu Shi stood beside him, his face also looking unhappy.

If another troop had followed them into the city last night and attacked them suddenly, the entire army would have collapsed.

They underestimated the difficulty of commanding thousands of soldiers, underestimated the inconvenience of command caused by darkness and chaos, and even more underestimated human nature.

Lu Shen couldn't help but think of the situation when Shao Bing entered the city.

The elite soldiers entered the city through the gates and led the main army into the city. The officers performed their duties and led their troops to control the key points. They had passwords and identification cards with each other, so when they met on the street, they could figure out who was who after a brief negotiation, so that they would not fight among themselves.

Soldiers entering the city were under strict orders and were not allowed to rob privately. Anyone who disobeyed the order would be executed.

If you want money, after everything is settled, the military clerks will come forward to negotiate with the officials or prominent figures in the city to decide on a donation amount and distribute it uniformly.

This is the standard process for capturing a city, but they are too disorganized and have too many loopholes.

Xu Shi couldn't help but think of the many night raids and city captures in history books. Most of them did not describe the process in detail, but he had an idea of ​​what the situation was.

"Let's go and see Wang Pengzu." Lu Shen waved his hand and went in with Xu Shi.

"Zi Li, how will you treat Wang Pengzu?" Xu Shi followed and asked.

"It's up to Lord Chen to decide." Lu Shen said as a matter of course: "Even if Wang Pengzu wants to die, I have no right to do anything about it."

"That's good." Xu Shi breathed a sigh of relief.

The two of them walked one after the other and soon arrived at the place where Wang Jun was imprisoned: his bedroom.

Wang Jun was sitting on the couch in a single layer of clothing, with his hair dishevelled. He no longer had the energy and spirit he had last night, and remained silent. When he saw someone coming in, he subconsciously raised his head.

"Are you Lou—" he asked.

"Lu Shen, my father is Lu Zidao." Lu Shen cupped his hands and asked, "Did the prince feel frightened?"

Wang Jun sneered, disdaining to answer the question, and asked instead: "Where is that bitch from Cui's family?"

Until now, he may not be able to figure out which people in the shogunate rebelled and which did not, but Cui Shi, the bitch, ran away first, which definitely had a problem! Cui Shi was born in Qinghe, so it can be inferred that Qinghe Cui Shi must have participated in the planning, so who was the mastermind behind this mutiny, it is already clear.

"Mrs. Cui is resting in the Lanyue Tower." Lu Shen replied.

"Does she dare to come and see me?"

"Mrs. Cui has been disturbed and is bedridden. I'm afraid she won't be able to come."

"Bitch!" Wang Jun gritted his teeth and said, "If she falls into the hands of others, she will be nothing more than a plaything. She betrayed me and her life is ruined. What a foolish woman."

"Your Excellency is wrong." Lu Chen said, "When a building is about to collapse, everyone will save themselves. Madam Cui is young, are you willing to die with you?"

"She follows me, enjoys endless benefits, and is extremely respected in front of others." Wang Jun scolded: "Once the disaster is imminent, she wants to withdraw. How can it be so easy?"

"There is a great fear between life and death. When the prince ruled the northern states, the elders shared resentment, and the barbarians and the Chinese all rebelled. I don't know how many people died because of you." Lu Chen shook his head and said, "It's not just Madam Cui who betrayed you."

Wang Jun fell silent for a moment.

At this point, even a fool could see that such a large-scale mutiny could not be accomplished by one or two people, and the top leaders of the Youzhou shogunate must have been deeply involved.

Furthermore, since he had not heard any rumors beforehand, Lu Shi's words were not exaggerated. There were too many people in Youzhou who wanted him to step down, too many to count. Even if Lu Shi and others had not made trouble last night, someone else would have made trouble in the future. For him, it was just a matter of dying early or late, and there was not much difference.

"Is it Shao Xun?" After a long silence, Wang Jun suddenly asked.

Lu Shen was about to leave, but when he heard this, he stopped and looked at Wang Jun without saying a word.

"It's him!" Wang Jun said angrily. "My Lord, Lord Chen has done nothing wrong to you." Lu Shen said, "The year before last, Shi Le attacked Youzhou and you were defeated. If Lord Chen had not led his troops north and built a city in Fangtou, forcing Shi Le to lead his troops back to help, you would have died. Last year, Shi Le attacked Youzhou again and you had a hard time resisting. It was Lord Chen who led his troops north and broke through Yecheng, saving Youzhou. Otherwise, you would have been finished. Lord Chen was so righteous, how did you repay him? You sent people south to Jizhou to recruit various counties and compete with Lord Chen. You also sent Zao Taichan to Ye to openly demand Jizhou. This year, you even planned to take advantage of Lord Chen's battle with the Xiongnu to reap the benefits. Lord, this is what you did, who can you blame?"

Wang Jun was choked.

In his opinion, it was he who attracted Shi Le's main force, and fought a series of battles, killing people in blood. Shao Xun was just a shameless villain who took advantage of the chaos to seize Yecheng. Without him, could Shao Xun have taken Yecheng so easily?
Why did Lu Shen give a different explanation?

There are two ways to say the same thing...

Seeing that he was silent, Lu Shen lost interest in talking to him.

"Where are Zao Song, Zhu Shuo and You Tong?" Wang Jun asked again.

Lu Shi just looked at him.

Wang Jun understood, laughed bitterly twice, and said no more.

"Just stay here peacefully, my Lord." Lu Shen gave a final word of advice: "Don't let your imagination run wild. Lord Chen will make the final decision."

After that, he left.

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By the afternoon of the 30th, the situation in the city had finally stabilized.

The troops of Fanyang Lu's family mainly gathered in the barracks, granaries, arsenals and other places. They have been guarding there since last night and strictly prohibited anyone from approaching.

This is the most valuable thing in Jicheng. It must be handed over to Mr. Chen intact in the future and must not be neglected.

Some scholars and generals had gathered in the shogunate office. They were divided into several factions, chatting and reminiscing about the past while talking about the happy things that happened last night.

I have wanted to kill Wang Jun for a long time! But no one has stood up, which makes me suspicious. I think everyone supports Wang Jun, so I dare not be the first to speak out.

In fact, this was the current situation in Youzhou. Too many people were dissatisfied with Wang Jun. Not only scholars and Hu chieftains were dissatisfied with him, but ordinary people also kept cursing him. But no one was willing to be the first to stand up, so Wang Jun's rotten rule continued.

To this day, it still needs external force to be kicked over.

Lu Zhi, who worked under Shao Xun, took the lead in making contacts and, with the help of Mr. Chen's great reputation, connected countless people at once. When Lu Zhi was secretly contacting, he did not expect it to be so smooth, which shows how unpopular Wang Jun was.

After last night's fighting, the situation in Jicheng has changed, but this is only the first step, and there is still a lot to do.

After Lu Shen and Xu Shi arrived at the shogunate, they first greeted everyone, and then signaled with their eyes to You Tong, Zao Song, and Zhu Shuo, the "three giants" of Youzhou, to follow him in to discuss important matters.

"Guangming." As soon as he sat down, Lu Chen looked at You Tong and said, "There are still many soldiers and horses outside the city. We can send an envoy to appease them and prevent them from causing chaos, let alone dispersing them."

"We need money." You Tong didn't waste any words and only mentioned the key points.

Lu Chen was silent for a while, then said, "In an emergency, you can use part of the treasury to distribute rewards and appease the troops. If the treasury is not enough, give priority to the reliable troops. Those who have not received the rewards can disperse if they want."

"Okay." You Tong nodded and said, "There's no time to lose. I'll do it right away."

"Taiwanese products." Lu Chen said to Zao Song again, "Most of the generals and officers of the shogunate are waiting at home. They need to be appeased and asked to come back to work and get the shogunate running. The people in the city also need to be appeased. Notices to appease the people can be posted and scattered everywhere."

"This is the right thing to do, and we should obey it." Zao Song said respectfully.

If they were in an equal cooperative relationship before, after the coup was completed, as the de facto representative of Chen Gong, Lu Shen's status was implicitly higher than his, so he quickly changed his attitude.

After the ceremony, Zao Song also left in a hurry.

"Zi Li, I..." Zhu Shuo waited and waited, but did not receive any order from him, so he asked subconsciously.

"Is Qiu Bo willing to go to Yishui and recall Sun Wei's troops?" Lu Shen asked.

Zhu Shuo's face turned pale, not knowing how to answer.

"Of course we won't let Qiu Bo go alone." Lu Shen said with a smile, "Qiu Bo has been in charge of important positions for a long time, and he has a great reputation. He can go with a few respected elders. Don't worry, the families of the soldiers under Sun Wei are all here, and there won't be any major disturbances. I will also ask Sima You to send thousands of soldiers to accompany us to the south, and I don't think there will be any problems."

Zhu Shuo's expression changed for a long time, and finally he reluctantly responded, "Okay."

After Zhu Shuo left, Lu Chen pulled Xu Shi over and whispered, "Yi Zu, I'll give you a good job."

Xu Shi seemed to understand something and his expression became excited.

"You go meet Mr. Chen, tell him what happened here, and ask him to make the decision," said Lu Shen.

Xu Shi was overwhelmed with happiness. After calming himself down, he bowed and said, "Zi Li's kindness is something I will never be able to repay."

"What is the relationship between you and me? Go quickly." Lu Shen said with a smile.

Xu Shi left in a hurry.

Lu Chen let out a long sigh. Suddenly, he found that the back of his clothes was soaked.

From last night till now, he has been extremely nervous, and several times he was so nervous that he couldn't breathe - he knew that he had little experience and was not calm enough, but he was really nervous.

Even now, it is not the time to let down your guard. There are still many things to do. If you are not careful, all your efforts may be wasted. It is really not easy.

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