Zhu Nao

The winter sky darkened very early, and before it was completely dark, Zhu Nao and Xie Wuji had already withdrawn their troops from the capital, leaving only a few small groups of troops stationed in the city to wait for orders.

At night, the soldiers of the two armies camped outside the city and lit a fire, preparing to rest.

Zhu Nao and Jing Zhe were warming up by the fire outside the tent, and there were footsteps beside them.The two turned their heads to see that it was Xie Wuji who had come over.

Xie Wuji looked tired and sat down by the fire.

Zhu Nao asked, "Have you finished counting?"

Xie Wuji shook his head: "It's too late tonight, let's talk about it tomorrow."

Although Zhu Nao and Xie Wuji pushed away the mess in the imperial city, today's Yanzhou army has gained a lot from the battle.The two major thieves, Guo Jinli and Li Cui, were both captured by them. The large amount of property that Li Cui took away when he fled also fell into the hands of the Yanzhou Army, and thousands of rebels were also captured.If it was an ordinary war, Xie Wuji, the rebel army, would undoubtedly order to kill them immediately, but now the situation is complicated, he can't kill these prisoners for a while, and there are still many troublesome things to deal with in the future.

The night was cold and windy, Xie Wuji silently broke some dry firewood and added it to the fire.

No one spoke for a long time, only the crackling of the branches burning.Xie Wuji added more firewood to the fire bit by bit, and the fire became more and more intense.

Until Zhu Nao said, "General Xie wants to burn down the camp?"

Xie Wuji suddenly came back to his senses, only to realize that the fire was already too hot.He laughed dumbfounded, and silently put down a handful of firewood in his hand.

After a while like this, Xie Wuji's tensed shoulders gradually relaxed.He suddenly laughed at himself and said, "I thought you would say something."

But Zhu Nao smiled and said, "I understand what General Xie is thinking, and I must also understand what General Xie is thinking. Why do you need to say more?"

Xie Wuji obviously didn't expect him to say that, so he couldn't help but startled.In the flickering flames, Xie Wuji raised his eyes and silently watched Zhu Nao,

Qin Wang's plan has undoubtedly failed.However, the reason for the failure was not that they discovered that the little emperor had been killed by the rebels, but that Xie Wuji knew that Zhu Nao was right and he was doomed to fail from the moment the armies of various princes intercepted them on the main road.

The reason why he wants to coerce the emperor to command the princes is not because he respects the royal blood, nor is he following the old ways.He knew that the imperial court was already decayed, and he also had the heart to change.However, if the order is allowed to collapse and the world is allowed to become a mess, the world will be in chaos and the people will not be able to survive in a few decades or hundreds of years.Only by ordering the world in the name of the Son of Heaven and revitalizing Gangji can the mountains and rivers not be fragmented and difficult to clean up.

It's not that he didn't think that even if he could hold the emperor, the princes would still be alienated.But he knows that as long as the emperor is still there, even if the princes from all walks of life are ambitious, they will not dare to change the family easily.

But he still thinks simply.

People's hearts are complicated, and power is alluring.The prosperity of the world is all for profit; the world is full of hustle and bustle, all for profit.He thought that an official in the court should always have a fig leaf on his face.But when people made concerted efforts to prevent him from being king, he knew that that thing didn't exist.The things he expected to use to restrain others had already lost their meaning.

The river is rolling away, and it cannot be stopped by manpower.Maybe it was because of his lack of ability, or maybe this round was originally a dead end—after all, even someone as powerful as Zhu Nao was unwilling to get involved in this round from the very beginning.

He doesn't blame the princes from all walks of life for being shameless, perhaps in the eyes of others, he is the one who is shameless.

The only thing that makes him feel ridiculous is that today, fortunately, there are armies of princes blocking the way to stop him.Otherwise, if he led the troops into the capital by himself and found the emperor dead, I'm afraid he would have a foul smell that would be difficult to get rid of for the rest of his life.

There are some things that Xie Wuji never tell others, because anything that is said can't be taken seriously, only things that are done can be real.He doesn't care what others think of him.Merits and demerits will be judged by future generations.

But even though he didn't say anything, Junao understood everything.

Xie Wuji just stared at Zhu Nao steadfastly, as if he had forgotten everything else.It wasn't until a strong wind blew past that the tongue of flames swayed to and fro that he regained his composure.He whispered: "Master Zhu, thank you very much."

Zhu Nao didn't say anything, just smiled.His smile was particularly pleasing to the eye in the light of the fire.

After a while, the two went back to their tents to rest.

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The night passed in a blink of an eye, and in the early morning, the doors and windows of every house in the city were opened one by one.Some people carefully poked their heads out of the doors and windows to look out, and some boldly walked directly to the street.

For the arrival of King Qin's army, the people in the city were naturally delighted.Although Guo Jinli and Li Cui also came from poor backgrounds, they are both young and shameless, and once they gain power, they will prey on the common people.For more than a year, the people have suffered unspeakably under the ravages of the rebels.

However, King Qin's army is still an army after all, and the people in Beijing are also wary of them.Who knows if just after a Rakshasa came, another Hades came?Therefore, at night, the doors and windows of the people are all closed, and they dare not wait and see carefully until dawn.

Fortunately, although good and evil are mixed in King Qin's army, there are also many sneaky, greedy and lustful people, but compared to the brutal rebels, King Qin's army is already very polite.At least last night was passed safely.

Ah Sheng went out at dawn.

His mother, Yan Shi, fell into a coma last night, and several times her breathing was so weak that he worried whether her mother was dead.Fortunately, after the night passed, Yan finally survived, and now he was more awake than the previous two days, so he went out to get some water and food for his mother.

Several neighbors by the well were already fetching water, but before a bucket of water came up, footsteps were heard nearby, and everyone swarmed away tacitly, hiding behind fences and low walls.

The sound of footsteps approached, a group of patrolling soldiers passed by, looked left and right, saw no one, and walked away again.

After the soldiers left, the common people came out from behind the cover one by one and started talking in low voices.

"Which army did those people belong to?"

"It seems to belong to the Henan Army."

"Oh, the Henan army. They took a lot of things from the palace yesterday, and in the middle of the night they quietly pushed a few carts out of the imperial city to transport them out of the city!"

"Tsk tsk..."

"That's better than the Guangjin Army. The Guangjin Army was stationed in the east of the city last night, and the mansion in the east of the city was requisitioned by them. Can they leave the things in the mansion to others?"

"So what? And the Fengxiang Army..."

The news of the common people was unexpectedly well-informed, but within a day and a night, the common people had almost figured out the origins of King Qin's armies, and had an impression of the style and appearance of each army.

Someone said: "Don't talk about it. Only the Yanzhou army and the Shu army withdrew from the city yesterday. They said they didn't want to disturb the people in the city, so they stationed outside the city. Living in the wilderness in this winter is also strange."

"It was also the Yanzhou Army and the Shu Army that advanced into the city yesterday. Do you know? I heard some soldiers chatting there last night. Didn't all the armies withdraw? Only the Shu Army and the Yanzhou Army are willing to suppress Bandits, but the other officials were afraid that they would monopolize the credit, so they left a group of people to stop them. Because they didn't stop them, they went to Beijing with them to suppress the bandits! If there were no Shu Army and Yanzhou Army, then Guo Bandit is planning to proclaim himself emperor."

"Is there such a thing??"

"Those people don't suppress the bandits themselves, but they still want to stop others from suppressing the bandits?! Bah, luckily they didn't ask those fellows to stop them! Shameless!"

"A bunch of bloody dog ​​officers!"

The people were suddenly filled with righteous indignation.

Such a big thing happened yesterday, because the wind changed in the end, so the officers of the various government armies stopped the Yanzhou Army and the Shu Army at the beginning, and they naturally didn't mention those words.But they didn't mention it. Thousands of eyes watched what happened yesterday, and the soldiers' tone was not so strict.The ins and outs of the matter quickly spread in Beijing and China.

The people stopped fighting when they were in the water, and only gathered together to scold the rebels and the incompetent government troops, and praised the Yanzhou Army and the Shu Army.

Not long after, someone on the street outside suddenly shouted: "General Xie of Yanzhou and Yin Zhu of Chengdu have entered the city!"

The common people were stunned for a moment, and they didn't care about their own affairs, and rushed over to watch the excitement.

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Liu Song yawned and came out of the room rubbing his sore head.

Last night, he didn't fall asleep all night, and he didn't sleep for a while until it was almost dawn, but it was a pity that he was woken up by his subordinates not long after.There is still a lot of mess waiting for him to clean up. The mess is completely messed up, and he rushed to pick it up by himself. In order not to lose his mouth, he has to work hard no matter how painful his head is.

And the reason why he couldn't sleep last night was because such a big thing happened. He somehow changed from obstructing others to serve the king together to everyone serving the king together. It turned out that the short-lived emperor hadn't waited for them, which was quite ups and downs.

But other than that, what made him think and think again and again, was that he couldn't figure out why Junao gave him the power when he clearly had the upper hand yesterday.

In the past, he and Zhu Nao didn't have any intersection, only heard about this person's deeds, and he knew that Zhu Nao was a cowardly and reckless person.When he arrived in the Central Plains, although he still hadn't had a direct confrontation with Zhu Nao, but after several contacts with Shu merchants, he concluded that Zhu Nao was full of tricks and unfathomable.

If such a person generously handed over the master's power to him, the matter is definitely not that simple.There must be a conspiracy here!

Originally, when Liu Song robbed this stall, he actually had a lot of small schemes for personal gain in his heart.As a result, Zhu Nao's humility made him a little restrained, not daring to act rashly.

Liu Song called his servants and ordered: "Go and send a message to the army of each government, and ask them to send people to the main hall to discuss matters."

Although he has seized the right to be in charge, with so many eyes staring here, he can't be too arbitrary, and many things still need to be discussed with everyone.

The men took the order and went.

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When Chenshi arrived, the officers of all the government armies appeared on the main hall on time, only two people were missing—the representatives of the Shu Army and the Yanzhou Army had not yet arrived.

People could not help but discuss.

"General Xie and Zhu Fuyin don't plan to come, do they? They captured Li Cui's army outside the west gate yesterday, and all the most valuable treasures in the imperial city fell into their hands. They shouldn't have involved those Are things going back?"

"No way? Both Guo Jinli and Li Cui are in their hands, and they have taken all the most important things. If they don't come, how will this matter end?"

"I won't stop coming. When I came just now, I heard people said that they had already entered the city and were on their way. I don't know where to go to delay, why haven't they arrived yet?"

"Is it because they are dissatisfied with Mr. Liu's seizure of power, so they deliberately gave Mr. Liu a disgrace?"

"Ha ha……"

Liu Song sat on the main seat, looking at the two empty seats, frowning.

Before a stick of incense, he also heard the news that Zhu Nao and Xie Wuji had entered the city, supposedly they should have arrived, why didn't they show up for so long?Could it be that you are really saving your own face?

Liu Song coldly ordered to his subordinates: "Send someone to urge, and ask Fu Yin Zhu and General Xie to come as soon as possible, the whole world is waiting for them."

He deliberately didn't talk about himself, and brought out all the officers, as if Zhu Nao and Xie Wuji's late arrival had neglected the whole world.

Someone who disliked Liu Song tried to smooth things over with a smirk: "Isn't Mr. Liu's words serious? Last night, the Yanzhou Army and the Shu Army withdrew their troops from the city. If you come from outside the city, you will have a long way to go, so it is reasonable to come later."

Liu Song secretly sneered.

Speaking of Zhu Nao and Xie Wuji's withdrawal of the army from the city, he found it ridiculous.Now the capital is mostly empty, can't it accommodate thousands of them?Wouldn't it be more comfortable to requisition a few houses at random than laying a bedding on the frosty ground outside?It's not too troublesome to have to go in and out.

In fact, he is not ignorant of the intentions of Zhu Nao and Xie Wuji.It's nothing more than putting on a show, trying to win a good name!But who are they showing off this good name?All the government troops have their own ghosts, and they are not fuel-efficient lamps. Do you still admire them?As for the common people... As for the remaining common people in the capital, what difference does it make if they don't remember their good names?

And this morning he also received a report from his soldiers, saying that the people in the city avoided seeing them from the Henan Army.It can be seen that the people in Beijing have been frightened by the rebels long ago, and they are already inseparable. As long as they see soldiers, they are like seeing ghosts.Can the Shu army and the Yanzhou army put on airs to coax the common people?

Everyone waited for a while, but still did not see Zhu Nao and Xie Wuji coming, but the person Liu Song sent out to urge them came back first.

Liu Song asked: "Why, can't the Governor of Zhu and General Xie invite you? You said it well yesterday, but today you changed your mind. Isn't this a joke?"

But the man said with an embarrassed expression: "I'm reporting to Governor Liu, Governor Zhu and General Xie probably didn't mean to be negligent, it's just that someone tripped them on the road, so they couldn't make it for a while."

"Have you stumbled?" Liu Song asked inexplicably, "Who has stumbled you?"

The man said: "The people in the city... when the villain just went, he went to the street, and saw that the street was full of people, and the water was blocked. When the people in the city heard that Zhufu Yin and General Xie had entered the city, they all I went to pick up the driver..."

Liu Song: "!!!"

Everyone: "..."