The five tigers of the Shen family nodded repeatedly when they heard this, and Liu Yu changed the subject: "This time you have caused rebellion, although you will be exempted from the death penalty, but you will not be spared from the living crime. You Shen family's property, manor, and territory in Shangyu will no longer be available to you. In the future, if you want to restore your former glory, you can only serve the country by joining the army and kill thieves and perform meritorious service. As long as you have truly performed meritorious service, I will definitely report it to the court and give you the rewards you deserve."
Shen Yuanzi gritted his teeth, knelt down on one knee, and joined the four brothers behind him: "I, the five brothers of the Shen family, have no feelings for the imperial court. It is you, Mr. Liu, who saved our lives. From now on, you are ours." Big brother, benefactor, I am willing to serve Liu Gong through life and death, no matter what!"
A smile flashed across Liu Yu's face: "In this life, you and I will gain wealth together!"
An hour later, on the sentry tower in the corner of Wuzhuang Manor, Liu Yu and Xu Xianzhi stood side by side, looking at the direction of Xishan in the distance. They saw a long dragon-like team of ordinary people, each carrying burdens and pushing carts. The old and young, led by the five tigers of the Shen family and more than a hundred cronies, headed towards the distant direction of Wuxing City. Yuan Song, with dozens of sergeants, shuttled between the teams, constantly He expressed condolences to the old, weak, sick and disabled in the team, and Chen Yi on the other side brought three or four strong men, carrying burdens and big cakes. According to Yuan Song's instructions, he put the steaming noodles into pieces. The cakes were distributed to the old and weak who had difficulty even walking.
Xu Xianzhi had no expression on his face, just standing like a wooden man. Liu Yu sighed softly: "Xianzhi, if you feel bad, just scold me, or even beat me. After all, in the end, you You didn't avenge your father, you listened to my words and let the Shen brothers go."
Xu Xianzhi sighed: "These days, I have been killing enemies in every dream, but when I wake up, I will cry again, because I know that even if I kill all the Shen family, my father and brother will not Maybe he survived. Looking back on the situation at the time, Shen Yunzi did leave enough time and opportunity for us to escape. They were not the real enemies who killed my father."
Liu Yu was a little surprised: "Can you really think like this? Then who killed your father?"
Xu Xianzhi's eyes became moist: "It was my father's duty as an official of the imperial court that ultimately cost him his life. Among the eight county, state and county officials in Wudi, half abandoned the city and fled, and half died at the hands of thieves. But Except for Wang Ningzhi, the internal historian of Kuaiji, who burned himself to death after failing to defend the city, all the others, without exception, failed to escape and were caught and killed on the road. Only my late father gave up the opportunity to escape and died in official uniform. This is what he taught us since childhood. Officials must protect their own people. If they cannot protect them, they must sacrifice their lives. This is the duty of an official."
Liu Yu sighed and murmured: "Your Majesty is a good official and a good person. It's a pity, it's a pity. In fact, the fall of the city was not his responsibility. The demon thieves colluded with the local tyrants in Wu, and the imperial court recruited soldiers from Le clan before. The order has long lost the support of the people. This war will not end so easily. It is easy to kill the thieves in the mountains, but it is difficult to get rid of the thieves in the heart."
Xu Xianzhi nodded: "Yes, our father and son have been officials in Wudi for more than ten years. We know how cruelly the noble families bully the people. If not, how could so many people turn to Tianshi Dao? First of all, we know how hard the noble families bully the people. My father said when he was still alive that sooner or later the land of Wu would be in chaos. Once it was in chaos, it would be a great chaos that would not be solved until many years and months. It would even destroy the foundation of the Jin Dynasty. None of us wanted this to happen, but what should come in the end was coming."
Liu Yu said seriously: "I will definitely do my best to put down this rebellion to comfort your Majesty and so many innocent people who died in vain."
Xu Xianzhi's eyes looked into the distance: "I know your ambitions, brother Jinu, and I also know your methods and unique vision. Therefore, I can't kill Shen Yunzi this time. Killing him alone would be equivalent to losing all the land of Wu." There will no longer be people who will submit to the imperial court. Xie Yan is self-willed and Liu Laozhi is plundering and plundering. Their visit has further reduced the people of Wu. I am afraid that the Celestial Master Dao will make a comeback, which will not be far away. Send this message Slave, you must make plans in advance."
Liu Yu nodded: "I was driven out of the Beifu Army and came to Wuzhuang. In name, I guarded the grain depot and assisted Yuan Neishi in governing the county. But in fact, I wanted to monitor every move of Wu. If The demon thieves are attacking in large numbers, and they need to notify Marshal Liu as soon as possible to lead his army back. However, I don’t know if Xie Yan can let go of his pride and arrogance, understand the situation clearly, and cooperate with the Beifu army. Otherwise, he will have to rely on him alone. With such power, it is difficult to stop the return of Tianshi Dao."
Xu Xianzhi smiled slightly: "Actually, what you really have to rely on is not Xie Yan or Liu Laozhi, but yourself, Jinu, your name is known to everyone in the world. In the battle at Liwuzhuang the day before yesterday, even against In the Jiangnan Wu area where your tiger name is not familiar, everyone now knows Liu Yu, the steel warrior who drove thousands of people alone. Now you have saved more than 5,000 households in the mountains and subdued the five sons of the Shen family. Your benevolence The name of virtue will soon spread throughout the land of Sanwu, and the next thing you have to consider is how to use these powers to achieve something successful."
Liu Yu shook his head: "We can't think about this now. I'm just a small officer guarding the granary. I don't have more than a few hundred soldiers. The ones who can really govern the people are Yuan Song and Yuan Neishi, not me. The one who can pardon these people is also Yuan Neishi, not me."
Xu Xianzhi smiled and said: "I'm afraid that most of the people don't even know the history of Wu. In troubled times, the first thing that can help people live and die is their ability to fight. You must first have a way to protect their lives. Talking about other things, above all, it is benevolence. When Xie Yan came back this time, he did not do much to defend or pursue Tianshi Dao. Instead, he sent troops to take the Xie family's nephews everywhere to take back the original manor and even rob other properties. He is so eager to drive away Liu Laozhi from the ownerless manor, and refuses the imperial court to send officials here in the name of Wudi's undecided status, just to completely turn the eight counties of Wudi into the territory of the Xie family."
"In the last battle of Kuaiji, Sister Xie was forced by Wang Ningzhi to deceive tens of thousands of bankers into taking poison pills. In the end, they all died of poisoning. The reputation of the Xie family also plummeted, and even the wife herself was too shameless to return to Shanyin. Now. The people of Kuaiji would rather hide in the mountains than go back to Xie Yan. It is self-evident that their support is against them. If Tianshi Tao makes a comeback at this time, I dare say that the tragedy of the eight counties that fell last time will definitely happen again! And if Xie Yan fails again this time, the high-ranking family in the Jin Dynasty will completely fall into the mortal world, and it will no longer be possible to control the army. This is the opportunity for you, my slave, to create your own achievements!"
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