After being delayed for a long time by the high defense, Ma Quanyi led his troops to Jiedu Mansion. At the right time, the arrival of soldiers and horses from Hedong also announced that Wang Shouen's plan to seize the wealth had failed.
In front of a "kid" like Ma Quanyi, Wang Shou'en appeared very arrogant and regarded himself as a hero. A small conflict that was both unexpected and reasonable arose.
Not long after, Li Wanchao also came with the Surui Battalion to join in the fun. Naturally, he was disgusted with Wang Shouen's corruption and decisively sided with Gao Fang.
Under joint pressure from several parties, Wang Shou'en reluctantly withdrew from Jiedu Mansion and reluctantly left the money and silk. In just one night, the already weak friendship between the "Three Heroes of Luzhou" was shattered. At the same time,
, just because of this little episode, Wang Shouen was already feeling awkward.
At Xiang Xun's suggestion, Ma Quanyi sent the First Army to only station in Jiedu Mansion and completely control the North Gate. The rest were still taken care of by the Luzhou army. Such an action was obviously on guard, but regardless of the high defense,
Both Li Wanchao and Li Wanchao actively cooperated, but Wang Shouen was the only one who cursed endlessly.
And these are all in Xiang Xun's eyes. On this trip, in addition to contacting and instigating the uprising, he also had another mission: to observe the performance of Luzhou's civil and military generals before and after, and to identify their intentions. By the time they reached the city, he already had a good idea.
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Without any accidents, in the evening of that day, Liu Chengyou led the remaining troops of Longqi, and after a day and night march, they finally reached the gates of Shangdang City.
At Shangdang Beiguan, Wang Shouen, together with Luzhou civil and military officials and Shangdang sages, personally welcomed him at the foot of the city wall. Liu Chengyou was covered in iron armor, with phoenix wings covering his head, and his young and serious face looked heroic. Many people were slightly surprised.
Strange, these two highnesses are really as young as the rumors say.
"The last general, Wang Shou'en, leads the civil and military forces of Luzhou to welcome His Highness!" Looking at Liu Chengyou on the horse, Wang Shou'en took a step closer and saluted Liu Chengyou with a master's attitude.
Luzhou Military Academy and the officials in charge followed behind and paid their respects in unison. After sweeping around, Liu Chengyou quickly dismounted from his horse, waved his hand and said in a calm voice: "Excuse me, everyone."
"Thank you, Your Highness."
At this time, Xiang Xun and Ma Quanyi came up to them and briefly introduced the situation at the foot of the city. Liu Chengyou nodded and still said calmly: "Thank you for your hard work!"
He raised his head, looked closely at the two blood-coagulated heads on the city wall, and asked, "Are those Zhao Xingqian and the Khitan envoy Kuo Qian?"
"Exactly!" Wang Shou'en took the initiative to talk, pointing with his hands, and said with a sense of justice: "These two people were greedy and violent, and committed heinous crimes. The soldiers and people of the Shangdang hated them deeply. Therefore, they beheaded and hung on the city wall to expose them to the sun as punishment.
Evil deeds..."
Hearing this, Liu Chengyou thought for a moment, withdrew his gaze and ordered softly: "Take it down!"
"This." Wang Shouen said immediately: "Your Highness, these treacherous and evil thieves do not deserve sympathy. They should be exposed to dryness, then their bones will be broken, their ashes will be spread, and the hatred of the Shangdang soldiers and people will be vented."
Giving Wang Shou'en a sideways glance, Liu Chengyou frowned slightly and stared at him. He only glanced at him and then retracted. There was no doubt in his plain tone: "Withdraw, Gu, you have other considerations!"
Wang Shouen was now dissatisfied.
Gao Fang took a step forward, raised his hands and said respectfully: "Your Highness, it's getting late, so we'd like to invite the army to the city to rest. I've already held a banquet in the Jiedu Mansion to welcome you and wash away the dust for you!"
The golden crow hung in the west, crumbling, and the sky was already dark. Liu Chengyou nodded and waved: "Then let's enter the city!"
With the arrival of the entire Longqi Army, the situation in Shangdang was completely under control. On the way to Jiedufu, Liu Chengyou summoned Xiang Xun to his side and asked in a low voice: "How is the situation in the city?"
"Everything is under control. The army and the people of Shangdang are united to welcome the king." Xiang Xun quickly reported to Liu Chengyou in the same low voice: "In order to prevent accidents, after killing Zhao Xingqian, the whole city was Martial law. The officers and soldiers of the First Army control the defense of the North Gate and Jiedu Mansion. Judge Gao and General Li are both men who understand the righteousness and wholeheartedly support Xiancheng."
From Xiang Xun's words, Liu Chengyou heard something strange and asked: "That Wang Shou'en?"
His eyes flew forward, Xiang Xun's expression showed a trace of contempt, and he told about the situation in the early morning.
After listening to Xiang Xun's description, Liu Chengyou was surprised, but his expression did not change. He just recalled Wang Shou'en's performance in the city just now, and his eyes turned slightly cold.
"Your Highness, Wang Shou'en served as an official. Although he had a small sense of righteousness, he was notorious and greedy. This act of righteousness was not fully accomplished, but he wanted to appropriate public funds for personal gain. Such people do not have great wisdom or courage, but they have The heart of a villain, at this time, you still need to be careful to avoid any accidents..." Liu Chengyou was still thinking and reminded Xiang Xun.
Upon hearing this, Liu Chengyou looked calm, but the corner of his mouth twitched, as if with a bit of contempt, and replied: "I understand."
The distance was not too long, and we soon arrived at Jiedu Mansion. Looking around the courtyard, we could see a lot of messes that had not yet been cleaned up. Fortunately, the scene that looked like a bandit crossing the border in the early morning was no longer there.
Noticing Liu Chengyou's gaze, Gao Fang took the initiative and said: "During the attack on the Commander's Mansion, Zhao Xingqian was stubborn and led his people to resist, which is why there was such chaos."
If Xiang Xun hadn't reported it earlier, maybe Liu Chengyou would have believed it. He glanced at Wang Shouen and then at Gao Fang, who seemed to have some intention of protecting Wang Shouen.
A little later, the main hall of Jiedu Mansion was brightly lit, and a banquet to connect emotions began. There were not many people present. Luzhou civil and military officials, Gao, Li, and several school officials, Liu Chengyou, Zhang Yanwei and Guo Rong accompanied him, plus Xiang Xun. He arranged for the others to take over the city and set up defenses in key areas.
"My father raised troops in Jinyang to clear the world and save the world. The kings are not afraid of the powerful Hu invaders and responded to Luzhou. This is a brave and benevolent act, which is admirable. The righteous deeds are so smooth. It’s all your credit. I’m here to toast you all with this wine to show my respect...” Today’s Liu Chengyou doesn’t feel uncomfortable talking about these scenes.
However, the calm expression on his calm face, coupled with his flat tone, always made the atmosphere a little awkward. Even so, everyone else agreed with him in a dignified manner.
After a glass of wine, Liu Chengyou scanned Luzhou Civil and Military Affairs, especially Wang Shouen, Gao Fang, and Li Wanchao.
This trip to Luzhou seemed very easy and smooth, even a little boring. However, just looking at the backgrounds of the three people, we can see that Luzhou's submission is predictable.
Wang Shouen was from Yushe, Liaozhou; Gao Fang was from Shouyang, Taiyuan; Li Wanchao was from Jinyang, Taiyuan... If nothing else, the "friendship" between the local party members was enough to bring them close to Jinyang. In addition, Liu Zhiyuan, who was also from the Hedong general group, had huge power, a powerful army, and the ability to achieve great things. Inspired by the country's righteousness, the decision for the whole city was not difficult to make.
From the moment he entered the city, Liu Chengyou basically recognized everyone. While at the banquet, he took advantage of the fact that he was not in a high mood to comfort and win people's hearts.
Looking at Wang Shou'en, who looked slightly depressed, Liu Chengyou said slowly: "Wang Xunjian came from a prominent family and was supported by the soldiers of Luzhou, so his righteousness was so smooth. In those days, the King of Han (Wang Shou'en's father established the title of King of Han) held up his sword and jumped on his horse. , fought against the Khitan, repeatedly performed extraordinary feats, and became famous throughout China; at present, Wang Xunjian and the troops in Luzhou are showing great righteousness and jointly resisting the Hu invaders, which is really like the style of the Korean king. Two generations of father and son have shared the enemy of the Khitan, and it is said that this is also the case A good story..."
Of course, Liu Chengyou's praise of Wang Shou'en was against his will, but if there was any, he had to say it even if it was hypocritical.
Feeling the "goodwill" in Liu Chengyou's words, Wang Shou'en became more energetic and smiled. There was no hint of humility, but he said modest words: "Your Highness is ridiculous! How dare I compare myself to my father."
Probably because he thought Liu Chengyou was in a good mood and was so complimented by him, Wang Shouen rolled his eyes twice, then with a look on his face, he smiled lowly at Liu Chengyou and said, "Your Highness, I have something to say."
"But it doesn't matter." Liu Chengyou acted very gracefully and extended his hand to signal.
Seeing this, Wang Shouen raised his eyebrows, stroking his neatly trimmed beard, and said: "Your Highness, in the morning, you carried out righteousness, killed Zhao Xingqian, and controlled the whole city. The soldiers of Luzhou contributed a lot. Since ancient times, those who have meritorious service should do so. Reward, there is still money in the treasury, why don’t Your Highness take it to appease the morale of the army. The soldiers will definitely fight to the death to repay the reward after receiving the reward..."
"In addition, Zhao thieves were running rampant and extorted money from the entire city's military and civilians, causing the city's generals, officers, and officials to live in poverty. Will Your Highness also allocate some money to relieve their distress?"
After Wang Shouen finished speaking, the hall suddenly fell silent. Everyone present had different expressions. Gao Fang and Li Wanchao were surprised, Guo Rong was serious, Zhang Yanwei sneered, Xiang Xun was disdainful...
As for Liu Chengyou, looking at Wang Shouen with a "serious" face, he couldn't help but feel the urge to laugh.
sneer!
This was the first time Liu Chengyou had encountered this kind of invitation for reward for meritorious service. After listening to Wang Shou'en's words and considering his temperament, he kept saying that he was asking for orders from soldiers, generals and officials, but in fact he was asking for rewards for himself. If all the soldiers were rewarded, then what would happen to him? How can there be so few heroes who have done good deeds for righteousness?
Looking at Wang Shouen's natural look, even with Liu Chengyou's mentality, he couldn't help but feel a little angry.
Wang Shou'en seemed unaware, waiting expectantly for Liu Chengyou's reaction. However, Liu Chengyou didn't speak for a while. His eyes were clear, staring at the wine glass in his hand, and he slowly picked it up and took a sip.
Knowing that Wang Shou'en's invitation had angered Liu Chengyou, Gao Fang immediately raised his glass and said with a dry smile: "Your Highness, Inspector Wang drank too much. This is just drunken talk, don't take it seriously..."
Wang Shou'en was already dissatisfied with Gao Fang's obstruction in the early morning. When he saw that he was threatening his financial prospects again, his expression suddenly darkened and he was about to have an attack.
Liu Chengyou put down his wine glass at this time, looked at everyone in the hall, and said quietly: "I feel that what Wang Xunjing said is true and very reasonable. The officers and soldiers have made meritorious service and they should be rewarded; the officials who have suffered must also be comforted. ..."
Hearing this, Wang Shouen suddenly smiled brightly and said in a high voice: "Your Highness is wise!"
