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Chapter 1224 No Big Deal

"It's just the city of Chang'an. If it's destroyed, it's destroyed."

"Emperors will grow old, heroes will fade, beauties will have gray hair, indestructible cities will eventually be breached, and the towering palace walls will eventually collapse one day... It's not a pity, it's not a pity..."

The giant bear was already very old. Its big round face had become a little pointed, or at least its chin was not as round anymore. The whole bear no longer looked so honest, and there was a hint of cunning in it.

However, it was still as docile as ever to Li Zhi. It lay beside him, raised its fat back, and allowed Li Zhi to stroke it up and down.

"The good and evil of people's hearts will be revealed this time, and all the secret things they did in the past will be exposed in broad daylight."

"I hope my brothers can escape this disaster, and I hope Yun Chu can remain unscathed in this turmoil. I even hope that after this storm, Chang'an will still be the same Chang'an..."

“People like to dream when they are young, chase dreams when they are young, and create dreams when they are adults. However, when they get old, they will find that what they pursued before was nothing but illusions. No matter how good the dream is, it cannot be taken away. In the end, it is all in vain.”

The giant bear listened quietly to Li Zhi chattering beside him, only responding with an occasional whimper, and would touch Li Zhi's equally cold hand with his wet and cold nose.

"The late emperor once said that the more you get, the more fear you will feel when you lose everything. At this time, you will go crazy and do many incredible and strange things.

I should be old enough to do strange things now, right? "

The water droplets outside the Feipu Pavilion fell on the giant bear's shiny fur. They could not penetrate into the fur. They made a small hole in the fur and flowed down along the fur. However, not a drop of water got on the giant bear's fur.

Yun Chu evacuated all the soldiers from Chang'an. At the same time, he also dismissed the militiamen who had been summoned and sent them home. At the same time, he lifted the curfew, allowed the East and West markets to open, and agreed to the opening of the running sign market.

The soldiers of the Sixteen Guards stayed in the military camp very obediently. As the food stores were insufficient, the chief clerks of Chang'an and Wannian counties collected some, but they did not dare to send too much, and still limited the delivery to five days, that is, once every five days.

The people of the Baiqi Division no longer forced the soldiers to starve, and allowed them to move freely in the barracks, but they were not allowed to leave the barracks without permission.

Overall, the matter was not serious. In the next three days, the Hundred Cavalry Division only killed more than one hundred people who left the military camp without permission. Compared with the total number of 80,000 people, this number was nothing.

Under the illumination of the flames of Tianshu, the temple praised by all nations of the Tang Dynasty, the sounds of fighting in the imperial city of Chang'an continued unabated. However, the people of Chang'an did not seem to care about the fighting in the imperial city.

Life goes on.

Thus, the Chang'an City, which had been deserted for seven days, gradually became prosperous.

The important reason why the people were no longer afraid of war was that they had a trustworthy county magistrate, who once single-handedly fought his way in and out of an army of millions and killed three enemies three times, and also beheaded more than 80 enemy generals in one breath.

So, when this ferocious and invincible county magistrate was guarding the gate of the imperial city in armor, the people who made a living in the east and west markets believed that the sky would not fall.

Yun Chu asked the bad guys to bring sandbags and block all three gates of the imperial city, leaving only the Suzaku Gate behind the palace for them to leave. Anyone who wanted to leave the imperial city would be subjected to a dense rain of arrows from the bad guys.

Yong Wangxian's big steel teeth had long been replaced with more beautiful ivory teeth. With the ivory teeth, Yong Wangxian looked particularly elegant, and even had a bit of elephant-like steadiness.

"Inside the Imperial City are not only the offices of the Sixteen Guards, but also the offices of hundreds of officials. If you go a step deeper, you will find the Palace City. There was a fire in the Taiji Hall last night. Although it was quickly put out, this shows that the fighting inside has already spread to the Palace City."

Yun Chu bit into a Hu Bing and said, "The burning Taiji Hall was able to be treated quickly, which means Ruichun and his men were in the upper hand in the battle inside. The battle in the Imperial City has gradually subsided. The thieves set fire to the palace, which means they are already at the end of their strength."

Prince Yong asked: "My Lord, when will Jinchangfang be fully open?"

Yun Chu smiled and said, "Jinchangfang has been open for a long time."

Yong Wangxian said: "No, at least I wanted to go to the cafeteria to eat a bowl of noodles today, but I didn't get to eat because the door was closed."

Yun Chu said: "The canteen has not been open for business for several days in order to cook for the soldiers."

Yong Wangxian said: "Open the door and let my family move in."

Yun Chu said expressionlessly, "Many wealthy families left Chang'an with their families on the first day I lifted the curfew. Prince Yong can also leave with his family."

Yong Wangxian whispered: "I think it may be more dangerous outside the city."

Yun Chu nodded slightly and asked Zhang Jia to arrange for the Yongwang family members to enter Jinchangfang.

Prince Yong put on armor, found a soft couch and sat side by side with Yun Chu under the shed, staring at the gate of the imperial city that he had blocked with sandbags.

Half an hour later, officials and clerks from Wannian County came with soft couches. They sat quietly behind Yun Chu and Yong Wangxian, staring at the gate of the imperial city.

Later, the county magistrate of Chang'an County and the chief clerks, the Wu brothers, brought officials of all ranks in Chang'an County to the gate of the imperial city with soft couches, and accompanied Yun Chu to quietly gaze at the gate of the imperial city.

Later, the Jinwu Guards who were imprisoned in the Jinwu Guards camp also came to the gate of the imperial city. They did not rebel, but followed Yun Chu's example and sat cross-legged on the ground, staring at the gate of the imperial city. No matter how the frightened Baiqisi whipped them with whips, they remained motionless.

Later, officials from Chang'an also arrived. Although they came late, they wanted to occupy the front seats, but they were not allowed to do so.

By the time the people of Chang'an heard the news and lined up behind these officials, the usually wide Suzaku Street was already crowded with people. Few people spoke, and everyone's eyes were fixed on the high gate of the imperial city.

"The war will end today." Wu Chengsi leaned close to Yun Chu and whispered.

Yun Chu asked coldly: "How do you know?"

Wu Chengsi's hair stood on end when Yun Chu's wolf-like ferocious gaze was stared at him. He shuddered and immediately said, "I don't know anything."

When Li Shen and other members of the royal family brought their couches to the gate of the imperial city to watch the excitement, the entire Chang'an city seemed to become quiet in an instant. Almost all the people of Chang'an, with their families, were looking at the imperial city.

This wait lasted for three full hours. Only when the flame on the Tianshu of the Great Tang Dynasty's Universal Ode was gradually weakening due to lack of care did Yun Chu instruct the chief clerk Lu Xiu to send people to refuel the Tianshu of the Great Tang Dynasty's Universal Ode.

Just as the sun was about to set, someone began to bang on the heavy gate of the imperial city with huge logs, as if trying to get out. Rhythmic loud noises were heard in front of the imperial city, and the hearts of the people in Chang'an present also beat wildly with the sound of banging on the gate, as if a ferocious beast was about to come out of it.

A dragon flag appeared on the top of the city wall. As soon as the person holding the flag showed his head, Yun Chu shot him in the throat with an arrow.

Wu Chengsi whispered, "Your Excellency just shot and killed a Hundred Cavalry Officer."

Yong Wangxian looked at Wu Chengsi with hatred and said, "You are allowed to reorganize your words and say it again."

Wu Chengsi said expressionlessly, "I just said that your Excellency's sharpshooter killed a traitor."

Yun Chu shot three arrows in succession, and three people died on the top of the city wall.

However, at this moment, the outward-opening gate of the imperial city was finally pushed open by the people inside, and a thin man with a naked upper body squeezed out from the gap. Before he could speak, he was shot by thousands of arrows fired by the bad people and turned into a hedgehog.

Yong Wangxian asked: "Does your Excellency really want them to leave through Xuanwu Gate?"

Yun Chu said: "I don't know who those people coming out of the Imperial City are, but they are a group of butchers who kill without blinking an eye. Their atrocities have angered the entire Chang'an. I don't want them to tarnish Chang'an. They can leave through Xuanwu Gate."

Wu Chengsi asked: "No matter whose orders they followed?"

Yun Chu nodded and said, "No matter whose orders they followed, this order is too unfriendly to Chang'an."

Yong Wangxian asked: "Then, who can come out from this door?"

Yun Chu said: "He is selfless."

Wu Chengsi said: "That means no one can get out from inside."

While the three of them were talking, the gate was opened a little wider on both sides by the people in the city using huge logs to hit it. Then, a man in tattered clothes but wearing a tall crown walked out of the imperial city.

The feather arrow shot by Yun Chu was firmly nailed under the man's feet, but the man raised his bloody face, walked over the feather arrow that Yun Chu had nailed under his feet, and strode towards Yun Chu with his head held high.

Yun Chu looked at the person coming and put away his bow and arrow.

Zhou Xing walked from the palace gate to Yun Chu like a zombie, raised his hand and said, "Do you have any food? Give me a bite to eat."

Yun Chu took out a Hu pancake from his sleeve and handed it to Zhou Xing.

Zhou Xing took the Hu Bing and stuffed it into his mouth, but the bite got stuck in his throat and couldn't go down. It was Yun Chu who gave him a bottle of water, which saved his life.

After Zhou Xing finished eating the Hu pancake and drank a pot of water, Yun Chu asked, "When are you leaving? Actually, you don't have to go out the main gate. It would be better to go through Xuanwu Gate."

Zhou Xing looked at the crowd in front of him and said to Yun Chu, "Do the people of Chang'an dislike me so much?"

Yun Chu nodded and said, "Let's go quickly. If there are still people who haven't been killed, give me a list. They are all here. I will call them out for you and kill them on the spot. I just ask you to leave as soon as possible."

Zhou Xing was surprised and asked: "Why don't you ask why?"

Yun Chu laughed and said, "You are already dead, why are you still asking? Please, leave as soon as possible."

Zhou Xing looked back at the half-open gate of the imperial city. No one had come out since he walked out.

He groaned for a moment and said, "Kill them all."

Yun Chu turned around and shouted, "Make way!"

As soon as he finished speaking, there were small commotions on the long Suzaku Street. A two-foot-wide path suddenly appeared on the Suzaku Street, which was originally so crowded that there was no place to stand.

Zhou Xing looked around at the crowd and said to Yun Chu, "I have a clear conscience for beheading countless evil people."

Yun Chu said impatiently: "Let's go."

Zhou Xing took a deep breath, straightened his chest, and walked away along the path made available by the people of Chang'an.

He walked among the crowd like a wolf walking among sheep. Although they looked somewhat similar in appearance, anyone could tell that he was a wolf, not a human.

After Zhou Xing left, Yun Chu said to Yong Wangxian, "Let's go in and take a look."

Although Yong Wangxian looked pale, he still suppressed the fear in his heart and nodded, saying, "Okay, let's go in and take a look."

Yun Chu turned around and said to the few remaining royal family members, nobles, and officials in Chang'an City, "Would you like to go in and take a look together?"

There was not the enthusiastic response that Yun Chu had imagined, only deathly silence.

Yun Chu sighed and continued, “Ten thousand years, the officials of the two counties of Chang’an will follow me into the imperial city.”

(End of this chapter)