Three days later, in the eastern region of Daqian, Linchuan Prefecture.
The city gates were closed, the city was densely covered with long swords and soldiers, and the atmosphere was tense.
This atmosphere of being on the verge of an enemy has been maintained for several days.
Ever since Wei Changtian and the 200,000 surrendered troops were getting closer and closer, Linchuan City had entered a state of high martial law and was ready to face any situation.
Everyone knew that Wei Changtian's visit to Daqian was not just about "returning surrendered troops", there must be some conspiracy behind it.
But no one knew what he was going to do, so they could only plan for the worst case scenario.
As for what the worst-case scenario is...
"Sir! The army has not crossed the river!"
Linchuan government office, meeting hall.
The soldier in yellow armor hurried into the room, leaned over and whispered in a man's ear: "But the scout saw a carriage coming out of the army, and it is now heading to Linchuan City!"
"..."
Fifteen miles east of Linchuan City, there is a river that is not too big or too small. After crossing the river, there is a plain, so this river can be regarded as the last natural barrier outside the city.
But now Wei Changtian did not order the army to cross the river, but drove to Linchuan City alone...
Narrowing his eyes, the man said in a deep voice:
"Prepare the car! I want to go and meet this living Yama in person!"
"Sir, this..."
The soldier who reported the news looked worried and hesitant, as if he wanted to persuade the man not to take risks.
But before he could speak, the latter waved his hand indifferently.
"Go ahead, I know what's going on."
"...Yes, I will go and do it now."
After gritting his teeth, the soldier said nothing more and turned around to prepare the car.
The man who was obviously of high status and most likely the Yin of Linchuan stood up slowly and straightened his clothes.
As if he was going to see Jing Guoqing, his expression was extremely serious at this time, and could even be called solemn.
"Wei Changtian...hum!"
"..."
...
On the other side, outside Linchuan City.
The lone carriage was galloping on the empty official road. At this time, the tall city wall in the distance was only a few miles away.
Zhang San was still driving, but there was one more person sitting in the car.
In addition to Wei Changtian, Yangliu Shi, and Li Zimu, there is now another Xu Quan.
The latter arrived just this morning with the Tengu Army.
Because Xu Quan was a member of Da Gan and had once served as an errand in the Demon Slayer Division, Wei Changtian specially asked him to come over to help and also brought the Tengu Army over.
And with the Tengu Army, all the power Wei Changtian planned to use to destroy Daqian was in place.
"Son."
"The name of the governor of Linchuan is Su Qi, and he is well-known as a clean figure in Daqian. He is upright both as an official and as a person, and he hates evil as much as he hates it."
"Because of this, Linchuan Prefecture under his rule also has the most benign folk customs among the forty prefectures and counties in Daqian. Even if it is not closed at night, there are few thefts and robberies..."
"..."
In the swaying carriage, Xu Quan was introducing the situation of Linchuan Mansion to Wei Changtian.
To put it simply, Su Qi is a good official, so Linchuan Mansion is also managed well by him, and the people are very law-abiding.
After Wei Changtian heard this, he didn't take it to heart. He just nodded and asked:
"What's the relationship between Su Qi and Jing Guoqing?"
"Jing Guoqing attaches great importance to this person."
Xu Quan immediately replied: "There are two women in the Su family who are concubines in the palace. In addition, Su Qi is also quite talented, so Jing Guoqing thinks highly of him."
"If this were not the case, Jing Guoqing would not have asked him to sit in Linchuan to deal with the young master's visit this time. He would have sent others from the capital long ago."
"Um......"
He responded without changing his expression, Wei Changtian stopped talking, and the car and sedan also fell into silence.
Everyone was thinking about Su Qi, but Wei Changtian, although his expression was equally serious, what he was thinking in his heart was completely different from others.
There are two women from the Su family who are concubines in the palace?
Sisters?
This Jing Guoqing is really good at playing!
Tsk, tsk, tsk, for such a perverted gentleman, I can be regarded as doing justice for heaven!
"correct."
After thinking wildly for a while, Wei Changtian suddenly thought of something, turned around and asked Xu Quan: "What is Xu Suisui doing recently?"
"ah?"
Xu Quan didn't expect that Wei Changtian's thinking would be so fast, and he couldn't help but be stunned for a moment.
But he quickly came to his senses and answered truthfully:
"Back to the young master, my little sister has been taking care of the affairs in Xinfeng since the end of the war."
"Really? Have those Buddhist people left?"
"No, I'm still staying in Fengyuan."
"What about my grandpa?"
"this......"
Xu Quan's tone faltered and he replied with some hesitation: "Master, I usually stay in the Tengu Army and don't spend much time in the palace."
"However, I have entered the palace several times in the past half month, and I have indeed never seen Senior Qin again."
"Okay, I get it..."
Wei Changtian frowned slightly, pondered for a moment, then raised his head and gave instructions to Zhang San who was driving:
"Remember to send a message to Xu Suisui later and ask her what my grandpa is doing recently."
"Yes! Master!"
Soon, Zhang San's voice came from outside the car curtain, and at the same time, the carriage began to slow down slowly.
However, after a few breaths, the car stopped completely, and Zhang San's voice became a little more serious.
"Sir, we're here."
...
...
The city gates were closed and there was dead silence.
When Wei Changtian's carriage stopped at the foot of Linchuan City, there was no movement around.
Not only did no one come out to question him, but no one even spoke to the guards on the city wall. They all held weapons in their hands and stared at the carriages under the city without saying a word.
It was obvious that they were not ready to open the city gate to "welcome" Wei Changtian.
And Wei Changtian couldn't just waste time with them, so he immediately gave Zhang San a wink.
The latter understood it in his mind, immediately jumped out of the carriage, walked a few steps forward, and shouted towards the city:
"Just listen!"
"The person in the car is Master Wei Changtian! He came to Daqian specifically to return the surrendered troops!"
"But you have closed the city gate tightly, but you want to abandon these 200,000 compatriots?"
"If that's the case, then I'll take them away immediately!"
"..."
He didn't say anything like "If you don't open the city gate, we'll kill him." Although Zhang San's tone was tough, he was still trying to "convince people with reason."
We are here to return the surrendered troops. What do you mean by not opening the city gate?
Don’t you want these 200,000 people anymore?
Okay, since you don’t want it, let’s just leave...
There is no doubt that this statement must be what Wei Changtian meant.
The reason why Wei Changtian changed his style in Daqian and did not fall out immediately was because he fully considered the difference between Daqian and Daqian.
It is too difficult to confront someone head-on, so you must find another way out.
After all, there are many ways to subvert a regime, and it doesn't necessarily have to be through war or mass murder.
In fact, there is a more "civilized" method.
According to the professional terminology of the previous life, this method is divided into two types: "vertical instigation" and "horizontal instigation".
I won’t explain the specific meaning of these two words. In short, they all belong to the same big “category”——