In this way, Wei Changtian and Chu Xianping finally reached a "gentleman's agreement."
Neither of them said much, but Wei Changtian still asked one more question at the end.
"Brother Chu, do you want to have a few words with Li Zimu alone?"
"..."
Looking at the figure not far away, Chu Xianping shook his head and answered very concisely.
"No."
"...Well, take care of yourself."
Standing up, Wei Changtian left his last words and walked towards Li Zimu.
The two seemed to say a few words, and then gradually walked away under Chu Xianping's gaze, until they completely disappeared into the night and were no longer visible.
"Young Master, Chu Xianping..."
Sitting on the carriage back to Zhuwu, Li Zimu, who had made a "wasteful" trip tonight, hesitated for a long time, and finally asked in a low voice: "What on earth is he going to do?"
"You don't need to know this."
Wei Changtian glanced at her: "In any case, it has nothing to do with you."
"...Yes, slave understands."
Li Zimu lowered his head and spoke softly.
Wei Changtian thought for a while and then added:
"But it's not as dangerous as he said. He should be fine."
"..."
Li Zimu slowly raised his head, his eyes were complicated.
She seemed to want to say something, but couldn't. In the end, she just nodded lightly.
"My slave understands."
...
...
A night of silence.
The next day, Wei Changtian got up early.
Although it was noon to ask Gongsun Yan, he still got up early to take a look at the situation in Yongding City.
And the fact did not disappoint him.
After a night of fermentation, the news that "if you rebel against the king, you will be buried with the whole city" has spread, and since midnight, many people have wanted to flee the city with their families.
However, where can they go?
Since Wei Changtian issued the order yesterday, no matter how much the ordinary people begged, none of them could leave the city.
On the contrary, the city's defenders left a lot overnight.
Such a scene is actually quite ridiculous.
The enemy was besieging the city, and our army did not want to defend the city and resist, but ran faster than anyone else...
No one is a fool. When the people saw that there was no more returning soldiers on the city wall, they already had an expectation of what might happen next.
But they couldn't do anything except yelling and swearing.
The disparity in force between ordinary people and practitioners made it impossible for them to resist, let alone forcefully rush out of the city.
After all, those who "had the courage" to try have now become corpses on the ground.
Therefore, there are now only two roads left in front of millions of people in the city.
First, resolutely support Lu Yuanjin and Da Hui, hoping that they can find a way to stop the 200,000 troops outside the city.
Second, we are collectively willing to let go of Gongsun Yan.
To choose one is to place all your life on Lu Yuanjin, which can be said to be "living or dying with the country."
Choosing the second option means you are slapping yourself in the face, but you can still survive.
This multiple-choice question may seem confusing at first glance, but it is actually not difficult for most ordinary people to choose...
"Folks, you can't die if you rebel against the king!"
"Then Wei Yanluo even sent a large army! He is not trying to scare us!"
"Fuck! Those bastards from the city defense army! I watched them leave the city last night! The troops outside the city didn't stop them at all!"
"So I'm afraid someone in the army is colluding with the enemy country!"
"Do you even need to ask?! This must be the case! Otherwise, why would Wei Yanluo not even dare to fart even after Wei Yanluo has lived in the city for so long?!"
"Then what should we do?"
"Hmph! The imperial court is unjust to us, so why should we be loyal? In my opinion, we should go to the mayor to intercede with Gongsun Yan!"
"Yes! The court killed the person, why should we be buried with him?! Our lives are not our lives?"
"That makes sense!"
"Go! Let's all go!"
"..."
Teahouses, restaurants, streets and alleys.
After realizing that leaving the city was no longer possible, the above arguments appeared everywhere in Yongding City.
Obviously, people need to find a reason for themselves when doing some "disgraceful" things.
The escape of the city's army became the most suitable excuse.
The soldiers have all fled, why should we stay and wait to die?
Your life is your own. No matter what your family, your country, or your righteousness, you can't kill me!
With this idea in mind, more and more people began to gather at Caishikou, and soon they crowded several surrounding streets.
It was still early in the afternoon, so Gongsun Yan had not yet been escorted here, not even an official.
The common people who could not find an outlet to vent their anger went to the government offices and beat the grievance drum at the door.
But no one from the Yamen dared to come forward at this time. Even though everyone broke the drum, the door was never opened.
This move undoubtedly once again added a bit of anger in the hearts of the people.
In the end, everyone gathered together and headed directly to Longshou Mountain, where they knelt down outside the palace gates and began to howl like ghosts and wolves.
From hundreds of people, to thousands, to tens of thousands, and then to more.
I don't know how many people just knelt at the foot of the mountain, and even ended up "surrounding" the huge Longshou Mountain.
Their request was very simple, that is, to immediately release Gongsun Yan and then have "peace talks" with Wei Changtian.
It is said to be a peace talk, but no one knows that it is actually a surrender.
Facing the enemy who killed the emperor, prince, and prince of their country, the common people, at least the people of Yongding City, have made their choice.
When Lu Yuanjin on Longshou Mountain saw all this, you can imagine his mood.
"Tricky people!!"
"This group of unscrupulous people is simply unreasonable!!"
"Wei Changtian wants to kill them! They don't want to resist, but instead come here to plead for the thieves! It's so ridiculous!!"
"I didn't expect that our Lu family would raise such a group of white-eyed wolves!"
"sad!"
“Pathetic!!”
"..."
Hysterical roars resounded throughout the hall, and the slightly chaotic content showed how angry Lu Yuanjin was at this moment.
His mood is understandable.
But he may have overlooked one thing.
That is why the people came to Longshou Mountain to plead for Gongsun Yan instead of running to fight Wei Changtian. In fact, it was because they subconsciously believed that he, Lu Yuanjin, was weaker than Wei Changtian.
Of course, it is normal for Lu Yuanjin to ignore this reason, after all, he has basically lost the ability to think calmly now.
However, Chu Xianping on the side was always very calm.
He was not shaken by the people at the foot of the mountain, or that was not enough.
At least it's not enough for him to admit that he lost...
"Your Highness, shut up."
Suddenly, Chu Xianping glanced at Lu Yuanjin coldly, and with one word, the latter's roar stopped abruptly.
Ignoring the flushed prince, Chu Xianping just paused for a moment, and then said to the person next to him: