When Shen Xu hurried into Taiyuan City, the suspense of the battle in Taiyuan was no longer great.
In fact, after Xue Wei and his men held on for half an hour in Wengcheng and broke open the inner gate of Taiyuan Wengcheng, the war in Taiyuan City could be declared over. The remaining suspense was only the time it would end.
After all, the army in Taiyuan City does not include the Forbidden Army, but only soldiers from the local army and the Yamen.
The combat effectiveness of these local armies is far inferior to that of the Forbidden Army, let alone the battle-hardened border troops.
The Huai'an Army can be said to be a battle-hardened force, especially the vanguard army led by Xue Wei. In the past few years, it can be said that it has either been fighting or on the way to fight, and its combat experience has been enriched to the point where it cannot be added.
After the Huai'an army broke open the city gate and entered Taiyuan, the defenders in the city had little ability to resist directly. Sometimes they would be thrown into a bomb and the defenders would flee in all directions.
There is no effective resistance force at all.
In just half a day, the Huai'an army had occupied most of Taiyuan City, and a large number of defenders fled or surrendered on the spot.
When Shen Xu found Xue Wei, General Xue, who had been slightly injured, was already resting comfortably on a recliner in a private house in the occupied area.
After seeing Shen Xu coming, Xue Wei stood up from his chair. He looked at Shen Xu and was very enthusiastic.
"Sir, please sit down quickly."
Xue Wei stood up, pulled Shen Xu to sit down, and said with a smile on his face: "This time I broke through Taiyuan, sir, I have done a great job. Xue has written it down exactly and reported it to the Marquis."
Shen Xu bowed and saluted, and said: "The general is too polite. I just did some trivial things, which are not worth mentioning."
Xue Wei poured a cup of tea for Shen Xu and said with a smile: "Sir, our Huai'an army is completely unfamiliar with Taiyuan City. By tomorrow morning, Taiyuan City should be completely captured. What should the people in the city do? It's up to you, sir, to make the decision."
Shen Xu lowered his head and thought for a while, then looked at Xue Wei and said: "General, as the King of Chen marched all the way north, what should we do with the city he occupied? Taiyuan can do the same. I'm just brave enough to save a few families with the general." ."
Xue Wei was very generous: "Sir, it doesn't matter if you say so."
Shen Xu lowered his head and said: "The King of Jin of the Northern Qi Dynasty is the one whom the seventh brother wants to see, and the Jin Palace should fully cooperate with the general, so I think that the Jin Palace should not be touched for the time being."
"Furthermore, Guo Gui, a Qianhu in the city, contributed to the city's destruction this time. Although he is also Zhu Li, we still ask the general to spare his life."
Xue Wei nodded readily and said: "There are so many people in the city, and I don't have the energy to deal with them one by one. So I ask you, Mr. Eighth, to work harder and come up with a charter. Then I will handle it according to the charter."
Having said this, Xue Wei said calmly: "I assign five hundred people to follow Mr. Sir and obey his orders."
"but…"
Xue Wei looked at Shen Xu and reminded: "The Marquis is determined to promote the pure and eliminate the turbid. When the Eighth Young Master does things, it is best to adhere to these four words, otherwise the Marquis will be unhappy if he knows about it."
Xue Wei is usually careless, but he is never confused when it comes to big things. His words are reminding Shen Xu that the fate of most people in Taiyuan City can be left to him, life and death, but no matter what he does, There must be a bottom line, and you must not do anything outrageous in Taiyuan City.
Shen Xu naturally understood. He took a deep breath, lowered his head slightly and said, "Thank you, General, for your trust. I will definitely deal with the chaos in Taiyuan City."
"Within five days, I will give the general a safe and secure Taiyuan City."
Xue Wei nodded with satisfaction, turned around and gave some instructions, asking someone to arrange five hundred-household camps for Shen Xu. Then he looked at Shen Xu and said with a smile: "Eighth Young Master, our vanguard army will rest in Taiyuan City next. I try not to disturb the people of Taiyuan, but after winning the battle, I can't help but let the brothers eat a few good meals. I'm not familiar with this city and outside it. I also ask the Eighth Young Master to get some pigs, cattle and sheep for my brothers. , give them a toothpaste as a sacrifice."
"Don't worry, we will pay for it."
Shen Xu stood up, shook his head with a serious face, patted his chest and said, "When we arrive in Taiyuan, there is no reason for Master Wang to spend money."
"Don't worry, General. I will be responsible for the food for our brothers. I will arrange it properly."
With that said, he cupped his hands towards Xue Wei and asked: "General, the Jin Palace is now..."
"It's surrounded, but it's not moving."
Xue Wei smiled and said: "Eighth Young Master will leave on his own."
Shen Xu lowered his head and cupped his hands, then turned around and left silently.
He led five hundred-household camps all the way to the gate of Prince Jin's Mansion. Seeing that Prince Jin's Mansion was surrounded by people, Shen Xu did not flinch. He stood at the gate of Prince Jin's Mansion and said loudly: "Your Highness, Shen Er is here!"
"Open the door!"
As soon as he shouted these words, not long after, the closed door of Prince Jin's Mansion slowly opened the main door.
Jin Wang Zhao Xiong, who had retired from the python uniform of the Northern Qi Dynasty, pushed open the door himself. When he saw Shen Xu standing at the door, tears were about to flow out.
Prince Jin stepped forward in two or two steps, grabbed Shen Xu's sleeves, then looked at the Huai'an Army soldiers behind Shen Xu, and spoke with some trembling: "Second brother, second brother..."
Shen Xu gave him a reassuring look: "Let's go in and talk."
Zhao Xiong quickly turned sideways: "Second brother, please come in."
A member of the Huai'an army frowned slightly and said, "Mr. Shen, there are many servants in this house, and they haven't been controlled yet. You..."
Shen Xu turned around, bowed his head to thank the hundreds of households, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, brother, no one would be so stupid as to trade the lives of an entire family for my life."
"You guys wait at the door, I'll be out soon."
After that, Shen Xu and Prince Jin entered Prince Jin's Mansion together. The two of them walked almost side by side. After entering the Prince's Mansion all the way, Shen Huan'er stepped forward and pulled his brother's sleeve, crying.
"Brother, what's going on, what's going on..."
Shen Xu patted the back of his sister's hand and said softly, "Don't worry, sister, our family will be safe and sound."
After saying that, he turned back to look at Jin Wang Zhao Xiong and sighed: "Your Majesty, our two families have been in love for twenty years, and now the Zhao family's building may collapse."
"Neither you nor me, nor anyone in the court, can save it."
Prince Jin's face was full of sorrow. He looked at his brother-in-law with great pain: "Second brother, you..."
Shen Xu shook his head slightly: "I definitely can't send you away from Taiyuan, let alone Yandu, otherwise my family is in the south and I won't be able to establish a foothold."
"If the prince wants to die to serve the country, most of the prince's descendants will not be able to die even if they don't want to."
Zhao Xiong looked a little pale: "What if... what if I don't want to die for my country?"
"Then we can only live well and wait for my seventh brother to come over in Taiyuan, and then we can talk to the prince in detail."
"During this period, Prince Jin's Mansion may reduce the number of servants, making it difficult to go out. Everything else remains the same."
Zhao Xiong clenched his fists and took several deep breaths, with a hint of fear on his face: "If I don't die, I might not be able to explain to the court..."
Shen Xu looked at King Jin, shook his head slightly and said, "Your Majesty, judging from the current momentum, it won't be long before you don't have to explain anything to anyone."
King Jin's lips moved, but he could not speak.
Shen Xu looked around and whispered: "I can guarantee that your future life will be better than Prince Rui of Jiankang."
Zhao Xiong looked pale and nodded: "Then I..."
"He won't die anymore."
He looked at Shen Xu, with almost no blood on his face: "Second brother, I have a family of young and old, and there are women..."
"It should be fine."
"But...my lord, please remember."
Shen Xu said with a serious face: "Don't go out. No matter what happens to other Zhu Lizhen's families, don't worry about it."
Zhao Xiong sighed slowly and said nothing.
"Your Majesty, is Guo Gui and Guo Qianhu here?"
King Jin nodded: "In the backyard."
Shen Xu left his eldest sister and Prince Jin behind and went to the backyard of Prince Jin's mansion, where he met Guo Gui who was trembling with fear.
When Guo Gui saw Shen Xu, he jumped up and yelled loudly.
"Little beast! Do you know what you are doing! Do you know what a crime you have committed! How much trouble you have caused!"
He was shaking all over.
"My whole family, including all three clans!"
"I'm going to be dragged into this by you, a little beast!"
After saying that, he gritted his teeth and was about to rush up to attack Shen Xu.
Shen Xu silently took a step back, avoided his punch, and said calmly: "Brother-in-law, from now on, you will change your surname to Guo instead of Guo Luoluo. I guarantee that you can continue to live."
"As for the three tribes..."
Shen Xu shook his head slightly.
"In a short period of time, no one in the court will be willing to investigate your crimes. After a few years..."