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Chapter 1222: The solution in the end

When the emperor was in poor health and began to protect himself and rely on his confidants, Ruichun's power increased more than tenfold without anyone noticing.

How did the emperor treat eunuchs in the past? For example, Ruichun’s master was beheaded by Ruichun because he did not do a job well.

Now, Ruichun did not have the fear that his master had faced at that time. He knew that the emperor could not do without him at this time.

The reason why Yun Chu gradually became domineering was exactly the same as Rui Chu's arrogance.

It's just like when the tide recedes, more land will appear.

The exposed land not only belonged to Yun Chu and Rui Chun, but also to many other people.

Among them, the two largest pieces of land are called Prince and Queen.

The bloody night in Luoyang happened simply because the emperor was buying time for himself.

In politics, the weak are bound to be attacked, no matter how good the relationship between friends is.

In Ruichun, Zhou Xing entered the imperial city.

Summon the sixteen generals of the guards to read out the emperor's will.

Then, the imperial city was blocked immediately.

There are offices of the Sixteen Guards in the Imperial City. This time, all generals above the rank of lieutenant general were summoned.

At the same time, Yun Chu took out the seal of the General of the Zhenjun Army and the document of mobilizing troops from the Ministry of War, and summoned a total of 6,000 soldiers from Chang'an Prefecture to enter the city.

He took out the seal of Chang'an and the emperor's edict to recruit 14,000 strong men from Chang'an and blockaded the city of Chang'an.

For a time, the people in Chang'an City were in panic.

Fortunately, the people saw through the cracks in the door that the county magistrate was patrolling the city in armor, and somehow they felt at ease. The city of Chang'an was under curfew, and the gates that had not been closed for a long time were completely closed. The people could only live in the markets where they lived and were not allowed to go out.

Since the county magistrate ordered the closure of the gate, something bad must have happened. However, these bad things must have nothing to do with ordinary people like them.

Anyway, there is everything in the market. Except that you can't hang out in other markets, nothing else is affected.

It's just a pity for Ji Wangshen and others who were having their last banquet in Pingkangfang.

The gate of Pingkangfang was naturally closed, and even the royal family could not get out. So, during the three days when the city was closed, they celebrated all night long and did everything they dared not to do on normal days.

Ruichun, Yun Chu did not ask what Zhou Xing was doing in the imperial city, although the emperor's edict made it very clear that Yun Chu could take over the task of eliminating the rebellion if things became impossible.

Yun Chu still didn't ask.

The gates of the imperial city have been closed for three full days.

Yun Chu led the palace soldiers, militiamen, and bad guys to patrol the city of Chang'an for three days.

Hunting and killing military generals is different from hunting and killing civil officials.

Civil officials prefer to surrender most of the time, but military generals are different. Most of them have personal guards and troops around them, and some of the more powerful ones even have private soldiers. When things go wrong, resistance becomes the main theme.

Yun Chu led his men to patrol the Wannian County government office again. When he was about to drink some tea and continue patrolling, Lu Xiu, with red eyes, grabbed Yun Chu's armor and said, "Sir, how can you do this?"

Yun Chu said calmly: "Your Majesty's decree."

Lu Xiu asked, "How can you not distinguish right from wrong?"

Yun Chu smiled and got off his horse. As he walked towards the government office, he said, "Don't ask about the things happening in the imperial city."

Lu Xiu said in a trembling voice: "The Jinwu Guard stationed outside the imperial city suffered heavy casualties, and all the generals were slaughtered. The rest of the palace soldiers are in a state of panic. There are only a few secret spies from the Hundred Cavalry Division watching over them. If the camp roars, it will be a catastrophic disaster."

Yun Chu came to the official residence, poured a cup of tea and took a sip, saying, "Nothing serious. You should go to the market to see if the food supply is sufficient. It has been three days, and many people's food reserves are running out."

Lu Xiu asked quickly, "How can you kill so many people?"

Yun Chu glanced at Lu Xiu and said, "Aren't you His Majesty's confidant? You also have the power to make secret reports. Why don't you write a secret report and ask His Majesty the reason?"

Lu Xiu said in a trembling voice: "County Master, Chang'an must not resort to violence. If this killing happens, Chang'an's hard work for more than two years will be in vain."

Yun Chu laughed and said, "I heard that you killed a lot of people in Hebei. Why are you so scared when you arrived in Chang'an?"

Lu Xiu waved her hands repeatedly and said, "Different, different, very different. Yi County is just a tiny place, and the damage caused by closing the city for three days is small. Chang'an is different. After such a bloody massacre, people's hearts will not be stable, and merchants will flee. The transactions on the running signs will also be completely stopped. The transactions that have been concluded cannot be continued, and the losses are heavy."

Yun Chu looked at Lu Xiu strangely and said, "You actually know all this?"

Lu Xiu came to Yun Chu and said, "In the imperial city, the sound of fighting is endless, the sound of firearms exploding is earth-shaking, and the palaces inside are on fire. Even if the crimes of the rebels inside are unforgivable, there are still officials and servants in Chang'an in the imperial city. How innocent are they?"

No matter how Lu Xiu begged Yun Chu, Yun Chu remained indifferent.

When the emperor is making great efforts to suppress the rebellion, it is better for you to act rigidly according to the emperor's will. It is definitely not a good thing to be too active in thinking at this time.

When the giant emperor sweeps everything with a wooden stick in his hand, hurting some flowers and plants is nothing. If you want to protect those innocent flowers and plants, the stick may fall on you.

The emperor already knew what the loss would be. He also knew whether it was worthwhile. If he wanted to get rid of the rats in his house, he had to be willing to smash some bottles and jars.

Chang'an belongs to the emperor after all, and he doesn't feel sorry for it. If Yun Chu feels sorry for those bottles and jars at this time, it is very likely that the emperor will think that Chang'an does not belong to him, but to the bastard Yun Chu.

Lu Xiu is a good person. He has been an official in Chang'an for a short time and was treated rudely by Yun Chu. However, he still treats Chang'an as his own city and works hard to protect it.

In the end, Yun Chu did not tell Lu Xiu what he was thinking.

After drinking the tea, he continued to lead his troops to patrol the city. When passing by the Yong'anfang garrison of the Jinwu Guard, he deliberately went in to take a look. He found that the soldiers had all taken off their armor and were sitting quietly on the ground, with no signs of resistance.

After Yun Chu rode to the Jinwu Guard camp, he sat on his horse and asked the soldier sitting in front of his horse, "Have you eaten?"

The soldier looked up at the general and said, "I haven't eaten for a day."

Yun Chu shouted, "Where is the cook?"

A hundred or so soldiers immediately stood up from the crowd.

Yun Chu then said, "Hurry up and cook. Take out all the delicious food. When you are full, take out the blanket and cover yourself with it. Just wait for a while and you will be done."

Seeing the cooks go to cook, several cloaked soldiers from the Hundred Cavalry Division came over and said, "General, this is inappropriate. Not giving them food is to weaken them."

Yun Chu looked down at the eunuch of the Hundred Cavalry Division who was in the lead, and ignored him. He rode his horse around in the crowd, and after searching for a long time, he found that the highest officer here was actually only the captain.

He said to the eunuch who was following him in the ranks, "Were all those above the rank of brigade commander executed?"

The eunuch said, "Only the General of the Central Army, the Generals of the Left and Right Armies, and the Assistant General of the Military Department were executed. The Captain and the Brigade Commander were imprisoned. It has nothing to do with others."

Yun Chu said: "Release the captains and brigade commanders. The army needs to be appeased."

The eunuch clasped his fists and said, "General, this is inappropriate, isn't it?"

Yun Chu said indifferently: "The Imperial City has been sealed off by the soldiers of Chang'an Prefecture. I don't care about what happens inside. The Jinwu Guards are different. They are outside the Imperial City. If you continue to treat them harshly and cause a meaningless riot, you will be dead."

The eunuch shook his head firmly and said, "General, you promised the chief steward that you would not get involved in the affairs of the Sixteen Guards."

Yun Chu glanced at the palace soldiers in front of him, sighed and said, "Okay, I don't care, but don't treat them as enemies no matter what. Those who need to be fed must be fed. They don't want to resist now. If they want to resist, you few people, to be honest, are not worthy of it."

The eunuch stiffened his neck and said, "If the general wants to overstep his authority, he must kill a certain family first."

Yun Chu couldn't help but touch the sword at his waist, but he didn't draw it in the end. He sighed and left with his men.

After everyone left, the cooks who were arranged by Yun Chu to cook were driven back by the Baiqi Division and sat cross-legged on the ground.

However, this time, the originally quiet palace soldiers looked at the people from the Hundred Cavalry Division with eyes that were vaguely filled with murderous intent.

The people of the Hundred Cavalry Division soon discovered something was wrong. One eunuch said to the leading eunuch, "It's almost unsteady."

The leader of the Hundred Cavalry Division said, "Don't anger them again."

After Yun Chu left Yong'anfang, he said to Lu Xiu who was guarding the door: "Now, you can deliver food to the soldiers of the Jinwu Guard."

Lu Xiu nodded, and led a large group of common people and bad guys into Yong'anfang, carrying a large amount of Hu bing, pickled vegetables, and kelp egg drop soup.

Lu Zhaolin, who was following Yun Chu, said, "It's OK for the county lord to force the soldiers to eat."

Yun Chu said: "The only people who can truly appease the Guanzhong government soldiers are the people of Guanzhong."

Lu Zhaolin asked, "Actually, the Sixteen Guards are stationed in different places. Do they follow the same method?"

Yun Chu did not answer Lu Zhaolin's words, but looked at the empty Chang'an Street and whispered: "Why did the soldiers stand by and watch while the officers were killed?"

On the other side, Yang Jiong, who knew a little about military affairs, said: "It can only be said that the upper and lower levels are alienated."

Yun Chu nodded and said, "The problem in the army is huge. Ruichun and Zhou Xing are really good at handling things. They have seen through the corruption in the army. They let the generals bring their personal guards and confidants into the imperial city. They closed the door and beat the dog, and then let the Hundred Cavalry Division enter the camp to eliminate some helpers who cannot mobilize the entire army... It's amazing. They must have been planning for a long time. It's a big plan.

We really shouldn't get involved.

The only downside is that we can’t rally the troops after killing them, and the Hundred Cavalry Division and the Ministry of Justice are not really suited to this.”

Lu Zhaolin said softly: "The county lord can win the hearts of the troops."

Yang Jiong shook his head and said, "It would be better to let the people of Guanzhong gather the troops' hearts."

Yun Chu looked at Yang Jiong and said, "Don't keep saying nonsense like 'I'd rather be a centurion than a scholar'. When this matter is over, you can lead the people of Chang'an to rally the army for Chang'an."

Yang Jiong said: "No money, no food, no people, what can we do?"

Yun Chu sneered and said, "If I have everything, what do I need you for?"

Yang Jiong said with a bitter face: "We can't rob Chang'an by trickery."

Yun Chu said bitterly, "We just can't take advantage of ordinary people, but there is no such rule for those who are extraordinary, right?"

Yang Jiong looked around and bowed again, saying, "Please speak clearly, County Master."

Yun Chu shouted angrily: "Idiot!"

After saying this, he raised the whip, hit the stirrup, and the horse ran forward in a hurry.

Yang Jiong looked at Lu Zhaolin who didn't move and said, "Aren't you stupid?"

Lu Zhaolin nodded and said, "No."

"Why not?"

"I'm recalling the way the county lord whipped his horse whip just now."

Yang Jiong said: "There's nothing wrong with that."

Lu Zhaolin said: "It's really not very smooth to hit the left stirrup with the whip in the right hand."

Yang Jiong's body trembled, and he turned to look to the left. He saw the archway of Pingkangfang standing on the left, and the golden characters on it were shining in the sun.

(End of this chapter)