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Chapter 1273 Those who deserve to die don’t die, and those who don’t deserve to die all die

The sound of artillery fire continued, and there were multiple bombardments, which made the already hot Chang'an City seem even more noisy.

At first, the people thought that a disaster was about to happen. They were so panicked that they wanted to bury their heads in the ground to feel safe.

However, panic does require an adaptation process.

When the bad guys who were standing on the wall of the neighborhood and risking their lives to be on guard suddenly discovered that the shells were basically flying into the houses in the high-walled courtyards, they immediately thought that this horrific bombardment had nothing to do with the common people.

After the bad guys took off their leather armor, put away their swords, and collected all the weapons they used to kill the enemy, such as their spears and crossbows, the smarter people realized that the bombardment had nothing to do with them, who earned a hundred coins a day.

So, some curious people started to watch the fun from a distance.

When there are people watching the fun, some smarter people will start small businesses like food in crowded places, which leads to more people coming out to watch the fun.

It was not until the neighborhood heads and village heads realized that the only unlucky people were those living in the big houses that they opened the neighborhood gates and allowed the people to come in and out. After all, people still had to eat, and many families would have no food to eat if they did not work or do business today.

So, after noon, a strange sight appeared in the city of Chang'an: on one side, there were wealthy families with collapsed walls and houses due to artillery bombardment, and they were struggling to survive; on the other side, there was a market scene with endless hawking sounds and people coming and going.

The two scenes are clearly distinct, and it doesn't seem like the people are living in the same area.

In fact, the people of Chang'an have become accustomed to it. Since Li Tang ascended the throne, too many bloody incidents have occurred in this city. However, the good thing is that these bloody incidents do not affect the people much.

During the Xuanwu Gate Incident, tens of thousands of soldiers were blood-thirsty and the streets were filled with blood as they hacked and killed each other. No less than 30,000 people died that night, most of whom were members of the gentry. It had little impact on ordinary people, except that Chang'an was more crowded with flies that summer.

Later, Crown Prince Cheng Qian and his father-in-law Hou Junji rebelled together, and the situation was also very chaotic. However, most of the casualties were soldiers and gentry. Some towns and cities suffered from fire, but the fire was eventually put out by the generals of the Fire Patrol. Overall, the loss was not great.

Next, we have to talk about the tragedy in the Imperial City not long ago. However, the gates of the Imperial City were tightly closed, and the killings inside had little to do with the people of Chang'an.

The above are just some major events. Small and medium-sized murders and riots were not uncommon in Chang'an. There were always some small families who relied on their own private soldiers and refused to stretch their necks to be beheaded by the emperor. Small-scale wars were almost commonplace in Chang'an.

The people of Chang'an, who have always had rich experience in watching the excitement, have long developed a strong immunity to such things, which is why they were able to restore calm after a brief period of panic.

You just need to avoid the sound of artillery fire when you are advertising your business.

This is the confidence of the people of Chang'an. They are very sure that even if the Tang Dynasty changes after this bombardment, it will have little to do with them. No matter who becomes the emperor, the one who comes to collect taxes from the shops tomorrow will definitely be the mean tax collector with a painted face.

Yun Chu spent the entire day fighting for his position in the Wannian County government office.

When he was the first to play the last card in his hand, cheers broke out.

At this moment, the Wannian County government office was so crowded that it was hard to find a place to stay. It seemed that all the wealthy families in Chang'an had come to the county government office. They were obviously scared to death, but their faces were full of flattering smiles.

Yun Chu looked back at the dusty Wu Chengsi, and finally set his gaze on the fat baby in his arms. The child was a brave one, and he didn't feel scared even with so many people around him. He slept peacefully in Wu Chengsi's arms.

Wu Sansi had gauze wrapped around his head, the blood on his face had not been wiped clean, and one of his hands was still hanging by his side, apparently dislocated... This was all Yun Chu's fault. In the past, when he had nothing to do, Yun Chu would often dislocate Wu Sansi's arms, causing him to suffer from this old problem of habitual dislocation from time to time.

Yun Chu stood up and casually reattached Wu Sansi's arm, then asked Wu Chengsi, "Why are you bringing a child with you on the mission? Where is the child's mother?"

Wu Chengsi forced a difficult smile and said, "The house collapsed and I didn't survive."

Yun Chu waved his hand and said, "Take the child to my official residence to rest for a while. Your official residence may not be safe."

Wu Chengsi shook his head and said, "I will serve you, my lord."

Yun Chu waved his hand and said, "Okay, let the servants find a wet nurse for the child. If you don't eat or drink, the child won't be able to bear it. Just rest in my official residence. I don't believe that Commander Hechun dares to open fire on the Wannian County government office."

Ji Wangshen, who was sitting opposite Yunchu, sighed and said, "Yong Wangxian's residence has become a ruin."

Cao Wangming, who was following behind Ji Wangshen, said, "The Princess Taiping's mansion with its carved beams and painted buildings has also turned to charcoal."

"The house of Imperial Censor Huang Yuzhong collapsed, and less than ten people escaped from the mansion."

"Princess Puan was directly hit by a cannonball and turned into dust."

"Duke Dou's mansion was on fire. The remaining people in the mansion wanted to escape, but they couldn't open the door. In the end, they were burned to death. Lord Yun, I just want to ask, why didn't the fire patrol officers put out the fire, but instead used water trucks to pour water on the roofs of the neighbors' houses? What's the meaning of that?"

“Also, although there were rebels among my Ashina clan, those rebels have been completely wiped out. Why are all the Ashina clan’s mansions bombarded this time?
Yun Hou, now that you are staying in Chang'an, you need to give us an explanation."

Yun Chu looked back at the angry Yinqing Guanglu Doctor Shi Renji and said, "Your father Shi Danai and your brother Shi Renbiao, one is Taiyuan Yuancong and a former official of the Western Palace, and the other is the princess's husband's captain, both of them are important officials of the country and confidants of His Majesty.

This time, Princess Pu'an's mansion was razed to the ground by artillery fire, and Duke Dou's mansion was even bombarded with fire, causing a raging fire that wiped out the entire family.

You and I both know who did this.

Your Majesty cannot be wrong, so you should look for faults in yourself, see where you did not do well, and then go to Your Majesty to apologize. Do you think I did the right thing?"

Shi Renji's eyes were almost spitting fire, but he was helpless in the face of Yun Chu, because what Yun Chu said was absolutely correct. The emperor could not be wrong, and the only ones who were wrong were them.

After Shi Renji was speechless, Yun Chuyou said to Wu Chengsi and his brother, "This principle also applies to you. After being hit by the cannon, if His Majesty does not mention this matter, you brothers should completely forget about it."

After that, he raised his hand and teased the baby's hand in Wu Chengsi's arms and said, "Don't tell him the cause of his mother's death."

Wu Chengsi laughed bitterly and said, "Not counting the Wu clan members, there are no less than a hundred guests in the hall..."

Yun Chu looked at the safe sign tied around the child's neck and said, "I warned you."

Wu Chengsi choked up and said, "I thought it was more than that."

Yun Chu seemed to be talking to the Wu brothers, but also seemed to be talking to everyone around him.

"No one is irreplaceable, no one is so important that they are indispensable. Don't be too proud, and don't be too self-righteous. From the moment you went against His Majesty's wishes and rushed into the Second Workshop to see, study, and cast cannons, you no longer had His Majesty in your eyes.

You have no regard for His Majesty, and you still covet the artillery despite His Majesty's repeated orders. So, today, His Majesty will take your lives without telling you, and no one should feel wronged.

That's very fair.

Today, I guess you guys don't dare to go back to your residence, so just stay in the county government office for a day, and wait until the artillery leaves Chang'an, then you can go home. If my prediction is correct, the end of the artillery bombardment means the artillery leak will also be over."

After saying this, Yun Chu saw that it was getting late and it was time for him to get off work, so he left the Wannian County Government Office, rode his black horse and prepared to go home with Yin Erhu.

When passing by the Chang'an Post Station, they found that the post station had completely turned into a pile of ruins. There were many fire patrol generals and bad guys searching for possible survivors in the ruins.

However, after seeing a few people from the Hundred Cavalry Division in the searching crowd, Yun Chu thought that it would be impossible for those bad guys and the Fire Patrol to find any survivors today.

So he came to the ruins and called a bad commander over and said, "If you find any officials or servants of the post station alive, let them live."

Buliang Shuai said softly, "County Master, our people have already run away."

Yun Chu was surprised and asked, "Did they know that the post station would be bombarded?"

The bad commander shook his head and said, "I don't know, but ever since the people from the Hundred Cavalry Division showed up near the post station, the postmaster gave 80% of the employees a day off. After the house in the south of the city was bombarded, the postmaster took the remaining employees and ran away."

When Yun Chu heard what the Buliang Commander said, he said to the spy from the Hundred Cavalry Division who came over, "Search carefully and don't let any of them escape."

When he returned home, Feijiu had already prepared the bath water, and there were fresh fruits and warm tea in the bathhouse.

Yun Chu jumped into the pool and lurked in the water for a long time before he popped his head out and gasped for breath. At the same time, a human head popped out from the pool next to him.

Yun Chu took the towel and wrapped it around his waist, then said to Tai Ping, whose face was covered in water stains, "You are really too presumptuous."

Taiping looked up at Yunchu with her chubby little face and said, "Little Bird is always worried that I'm attracted to Yunjin. What he doesn't know is that the only person I'm attracted to is Junhou."

The clear water waves could not cover Taiping's fair body at all. In the rippling water, her not-so-full body seemed much bigger than usual because of the refraction of light.

This was a woman who knew clearly her strengths. Because of her small breasts, she lay down on her stomach. Because of years of riding, her buttocks were plump, so she deliberately half-exposed herself above the water, and the waves she created hit her buttocks, which made Yun Chu feel very perverted.

"It's good enough that you and I know..."

Taiping slowly raised her fair body, half-knelt in the pool, bit her red lips, and looked up at Yun Chu.