Zhu Nao

Outside the mansion where Yuan Jilu was hiding, Yu Changming had indeed led soldiers to surround the whole mansion airtightly.

After a while, the soldiers under him came to report: "Commander Yu, all four gates have been secured. Shall we attack and capture Yuan Jilu?"

Yu Changming shook his head lightly and said: "No need. There are dozens of guards around him. I heard that they are very skilled in martial arts. It's not worth putting the brothers in danger just to catch this dog officer. Just surround them. When the people inside are hungry, they will come out naturally. .”

They were not in a hurry, and it was impossible for Yuan Jilu to have reinforcements to rescue them.At this time, just wait slowly.It is the most unworthy thing to lose a few lives in order to arrest people.

The soldier hurriedly said yes, and hurriedly passed the order.

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Not long after, another soldier came to report: "Commander Yu, there is movement at the main gate."

"Oh?" Yu Changming hurried to the main entrance, "Could it be that they want to kill them?"

"That's not true..." The expression on the soldier's face was indescribable, "The commander will know when he goes over."

Soon, Yu Changming rushed to the main entrance of the mansion, only to see a branch protruding from the one-foot-high wall, and a white cloth was tied to the branch.The branches swayed pitifully, and the white flag fluttered sadly.

Yu Changming: "..." He thought he might spend a few days here, but he didn't expect it to be so fast...

The white flag was slowly taken back.Yuan Jilu's pretentious but quivering voice came from inside the high wall: "Listen outside, I am Yin Yuan Jilu of Chengdu. I heard that Zhu Nao, the shepherd of Langzhou, has entered Chengdu. I have something important to discuss with him. Please Come and meet me."

The soldiers outside looked at each other, and there was an uproar.

"What is he talking about? Tell Zhuzhou Mu to come and see him?"

"What is he thinking...does he know what's going on now?"

"Could he think that Zhuzhou Mu came to him to let him go back and continue to be Cheng Yin..."

"Huh? Isn't he crazy?"

In fact, Yuan Jilu really thought so.

Zhu Nao has been stationed in Chengdu for three or four days. Although he has already taken control of the government, he has not given himself an official rank, which shows that he still has concerns.Although Jun Nao issued a warrant to find him, he didn't say that he offered a reward for his head, which shows that he wanted to catch him alive.In this way, Junao's purpose is very clear.

——After all, Chengdu Yin's position is different from that of Langzhou Mu. Chengdu Yin is a local official who can control the entire Shu area, and he can be called a prince.Zhu Nao hastily usurped the throne, and his name is not right and his words are not right, so he will definitely become the target of public criticism.They will be conquered by the imperial court outside, and they will be rebelled by the jurisdiction inside.Therefore, the smartest way is not to usurp the throne, but to treat the original officials as puppets, control the actual power by themselves, and then slowly wait for the opportunity to take over.

Of course Yuan Jilu didn't want to be a puppet, but the situation is better than people, and it's better to be a puppet alive than to be a ghost after death.Of course, even if it is a puppet, it has the value of a puppet, and if it is valuable, then we can negotiate terms and take airs.

——As for leading the warriors to fight out?forget it.He has neither the guts nor trusts his guards.

After shouting through the wall, Yuan Jilu waited for a long time, and finally a disdainful shout came from outside.

"Listen, people inside! Put down your weapons, take off your clothes, and come out with your hands raised high, but you will not die! Anyone who dares to resist will be killed on the spot!"

Yuan Jilu: "!!!"

He still doesn't believe in this evil, and he doesn't believe that Zhu Nao really dared to kill him.So he took a deep breath and shouted towards the outside: "Boldly rebel! Let Zhuzhou Mu come over to meet Ben Yin quickly, otherwise we won't talk about it!"

There was no response from outside.

After a while, black smoke billowed up, and bundles of burning firewood were thrown into the wall from outside the wall. The pungent smell of smoke quickly filled the entire courtyard, and the temperature in the courtyard rose rapidly, making people's skin hot.

The guard said in surprise: "Fu Yin, they want to set fire to the house!"

Yuan Jilu: "..."

Yu Changming's determined voice came from outside again: "Brothers, how about having roast pig tonight?"

The soldiers cheered.

Yuan Jilu: "..."

Soon, the gate of the mansion opened, and a row of naked people came out.

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official government.

Zhu Nao was flipping through the ledger when Jing Zhe came in from the outside: "My lord, Brother Yu has captured Yuan Jilu."

"Oh? So fast?" Zhu Nao was engrossed in reading the accounts, and waved his hands without raising his head, "Shut it up."

"Yes." Jing Zhe turned around and went out.

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Two days later.

Yuan Jilu was sleepy, thirsty and hungry, and when he was about to fall asleep, he suddenly heard some movement nearby.He barely opened his eyes a crack, it turned out that the soldiers brought him food.

The soldiers put down their food and were about to leave, when Yuan Jilu suddenly shouted in a hoarse voice, "Little brother, wait a minute."

The soldier stopped and looked back at him: "What are you doing?

Yuan Jilu struggled to sit up on the ground, holding his round legs and fiddling with difficulty, and finally got into a cross-legged sitting posture, which made him look a little imposing and majestic.

He tried his best to make a smile as unhurriedly as possible: "Little brother, please send a message to Zhuzhou Mu. I would like to have a good discussion with him, and everything can be discussed. Please don't leave me alone and kill my prestige. It could be If everyone is happy, why bother to suffer?"

The expression on the soldier's face was indescribable: "Huh? What are you talking about?"

Yuan Jilu thought that he was just a pawn who didn't understand anything, and said calmly: "You just need to pass this on to Zhuzhou Mu, and he will understand."

The soldier looked at him like a lunatic: "Zhuzhou Mu didn't intend to see you. On the day you were caught, Zhuzhou Mu made an announcement throughout the city. At the end of the month, you will be paraded through the streets and beheaded at Caishikou." He kicked his side again The bowl that was just put down said, "Heavy rice, eat more."

Yuan Jilu: "...!!!"

The calmness on his face shattered piece by piece.

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In the official residence, Zhu Nao sat with Xu Yu and several officials, still cleaning up the remaining official documents.This is a huge job, and they have been busy with it for the past few days.This is also a necessary step for Zhu Nao to get started with the government affairs of the Chengdu government.

Zhu Nao flipped through several stacks of files and asked everyone, "Have all the files on industry and commerce been burned, or are they hidden somewhere? Why haven't I seen them yet?"

Xu Yu hurriedly said: "I'm afraid it was burned. The room where those files were stored also caught fire that day."

Zhu Nao frowned slightly, and said "uh", "That's a bit troublesome."

At present, the order in Chengdu has not been fully restored. If you want to restore order, you must need these official documents as verification.Right now there are some civil lawsuits waiting to be dealt with.

Xu Yu thought for a while, and said: "If Lu Shaoyin can be found, he may have some backups there. Besides, he has an excellent memory, and the cases he has handled can often be recorded for a long time, and some files can be recovered with him. .”

Zhu Nao sighed: "Lu Shaoyin hid it very well, so far we haven't found his whereabouts."

Xu Yu shrugged, lowered his head and continued to tidy up.

Suddenly, a soldier poked his head outside the house, hesitantly daring not to approach.

With sharp eyes, Jing Zhe immediately ran out of the house.He recognized the soldier and wondered, "Aren't you guarding Yuan Jilu? Why did you come here?"

The soldier scratched his head and said embarrassedly: "Yuan Jilu made a scene like crazy, crying and kowtowing, insisting that he wanted to see Zhu Zhoumu and discuss important matters with Zhu Zhoumu. He said that if Zhu Zhoumu didn't see him, he would definitely regret it. I I don’t know what to do, so I’ll let you know.”

Jing Zhe laughed dumbly, he went back to the house, and conveyed the soldier's words to Zhu Nao.

After Zhu Nao heard this, he chuckled happily, and said indifferently, "Don't worry about him." He continued to do his own thing.

Xu Yu and other former officials also heard Jing Zhe's words, but stopped what they were doing while looking at each other.

After a while, Xu Yu came to Zhu Nao and whispered, "Zhuzhou Mu."

Junao looked up: "What?"

Xu Yu didn't speak.Seeing that he seemed to have something to say, Zhu Nao understood, put down his work, got up with him and walked outside the house.

After leaving the others, Xu Yu said, "Zhu Zhoumu, are you really planning to kill Yuan Jilu at the end of the month?"

Zhu Nao said: "The notice has been sent out, is there still a fake?"

Xu Yu's face was worried, but he hesitated to speak.

His idea is similar to that of Yuan Jilu. For Zhu Nao, the safest way is to keep Yuan Jilu, use him as a puppet, gradually control Chengdu Mansion, and then wait for the right time to replace Yuan Jilu.When he met Jun Nao for the first time, he reminded Jun Nao that this matter needs to be discussed in the long run.He thought that Zhu Nao must understand this truth, so he didn't make it clearer.Unexpectedly, as soon as Zhu Naofu caught Yuan Jilu, he immediately told him that he would execute Yuan Jilu.

"Zhuzhou Mu..." Xu Yu licked his lips, thinking about how to say this.However, before he could say anything, Junao interrupted him.

"Xu Shaoyin, I didn't intend to assume the position of Chengdu Yin right away. It's not too late to think about it after the Chengdu Mansion is in peace. Are you afraid that I will have trouble after killing Yuan Jilu?"

Xu Yu nodded.

Zhu Nao tilted his head slightly, as if trying to understand his thoughts: "Afraid that the court or other people will attack me? But my position here is not secure, and no one outside should have a secure buttocks. As for the rebellion in the jurisdiction... It's already in chaos. Am I not trying to clear up the chaos right now?"

Xu Yu was stunned.He was really worried about these two points.

Chengdu Yin is a prince after all, and Zhu Nao's killing of the princes will definitely alarm the court.But as Zhu Nao said, it is a troubled time right now, the court is being controlled by the eunuchs, and the eunuchs are already too busy to take care of themselves, and the dog jumped the wall in a hurry to the point of letting go of military power.Even if they wanted to, they were powerless to manage the affairs of Chengdu Mansion, which was thousands of miles away from Beijing.

Moreover, due to the early opening of the military power, the princes from all over the country are busy recruiting soldiers and buying horses. Even if someone intends to intervene in the affairs of Shu to seek benefits, they are also powerless.In addition, Shu has been unified since ancient times due to mountains and rivers. It is easy to defend and difficult to attack. Now is a good time for heroes from all walks of life to develop rapidly. Smart people will not take risks at this time.

Therefore, if the news of Yuan Jilu's death spread to the outside world, at most it would attract some verbal criticism, but there was no need to worry about the actual danger.

Internally, at present, Zhu Nao has roughly controlled the three states of Yuzhou, Jianzhou, and Langzhou, and there are still several other states in Shu that have not been controlled by Zhu Nao.What Zhu Nao said was already in chaos, referring to civil turmoil, but he didn't take the rebellions in the state capitals very much.

Firstly, because of civil turmoil, the state capitals are already overwhelmed, so how can they have the energy to fight against Zhu Nao?Secondly, the state capital does not hold military power, and is all civilian officials. There are hundreds of miscellaneous soldiers who have little combat effectiveness.No matter how few soldiers Zhu Nao had in his hands, he was still a well-trained soldier, not the same.Unless the officials of the state capitals also have strong ambitions and want to replace Zhu Nao, otherwise they have little loyalty to Yuan Jilu at all, and they may not have the intention to rebel.

So Zhu Nao's only concern was the people in Sichuan.He was not in a hurry to ascend to the position of Chengdu Yin, because he was afraid that he would not be able to convince the public, arouse the resentment of the people, and ruin his reputation for many years.And he beheaded Yuan Jilu without any hesitation, and he killed it for the common people to see. Among the common people in Shu, there is no one who does not grit his teeth and spit on Yuan Jilu when he mentions Yuan Jilu.If you keep him, you will be hated; if you kill him, you will be applauded!

Wanting to understand all the reasons for this, Xu Yu was already stunned.

He has been an official for many years, and he thinks he understands the operation of the officialdom very well, and can clearly see all kinds of interests.Unexpectedly, when Zhu Nao mentioned this point, everything he thought was reversed.

After a long time, Xu Yu cupped his hands and said, "Zhu Zhou Mu is indeed... Zhu Zhou Mu."

This is a very strange description.In fact, what he thought of was the word "false person", but this word is not a compliment, so he didn't have the nerve to say it.

Zhu Nao laughed and said, "Yuan Jilu doesn't care about political affairs. I don't have anything to ask him. I don't know why I want to see him. It's a pity that Lu Shaoyin hasn't been found yet."

Xu Yu laughed dryly.Fortunately, Yuan Jilu had been Chengdu Yin for so many years, and in the end he didn't even have a reason to be seen.

But Zhu Nao thought about it, and suddenly changed his mind.He stroked his chin and said, "I heard that soldier said he was crying and fussing. Why don't I go and have a look. It's very interesting."

Yuan Jilu: "..."

Zhu Nao left immediately, took Cheng Jingzhe with him, and headed towards the prison.

The author has something to say:

Yuan Jilu: Hehe, do you think I don't know that you are showing off?Brother, I have eaten more food than you for several years.

Soldier: What kind of spectacle do you want, brother, your box lunch has been brought to you.

Yuan Jilu: excuse me? ? ?