After a day and night of investigation, the rebels inside and outside Taiyuan Prefecture were wiped out, and Wu banners and guards were everywhere.
The city was damaged during the civil strife of the rebels, houses were burned down, and there were numerous casualties. However, because of the civil strife, the Guards did not bother to use the people as human shields when they attacked the city, thus avoiding more damage.
The government officials fled to death during the civil strife of the rebels, and the rest were arrested like the eunuchs, maids, and concubines in the "Imperial Palace." As for how to deal with it, Wu Ya'er had not thought about it and would not think about it. Although Ankangshan died,
, but now Ankang Mountain is irrelevant...
"An Qingzhong didn't have many troops, and they were divided between Shi Chao and Ande Zhong."
"Everything we encountered along the way was under the control of Shi Chao, and we are heading northeast at this time."
"Ande Zhong took about 30,000 troops and horses and headed southwest..."
"There is a group of rebels in the direction of Linzhou, they are Ande Zhong's troops..."
A group of generals gathered around the map and discussed with serious expressions. Shi Chao Andezhong and these rebels were still the biggest problem.
A general came in and hesitated to report: "Prisoner Zhao Jin wants to see the governor."
Wu Ya'er asked: "Who is he?"
"The Taiyuan prefect." Wang Li still remembered, "the guy who invited Ankangshan into the city with 30,000 troops without a fight."
he shouted to the general.
"How come this guy isn't dead yet? Ande Zhong, An Qingzhong didn't chop him to death, so why didn't you chop him to death?"
The general said: "As soon as we entered the city, he knelt at the yamen gate and surrendered..."
He said he would not kill anyone after surrendering his gun, and he was a civil servant.
Wang Li sighed: "He is so shameless! We are so busy that we don't have time to see him. Let him wait for death in peace!"
Wu Ya'er stopped him: "Let's see what he has to say."
Wang Li was disdainful: "What can such a person say? He is just begging for mercy."
Other officials may still survive if they defect to the rebels, but at the level of a prefect, it is impossible to escape the death penalty.
Unexpectedly, Zhao Jin was brought in not to beg for mercy, but to ask Wu Ya'er to allow him to continue to be the magistrate of Taiyuan Prefecture.
"To calm the people and stabilize the city to prevent civil strife."
Seeing this middle-aged man with messy official robes and an awkward appearance standing up and talking openly, all the generals in the room were stunned.
"I admire you!" Wang Li said, "You are so shameless and shameless, we are willing to be defeated."
Wu Ya'er smiled and said nothing when another general came in and said, "Captain, several people who claim to be Lian's Trading Company want to see you."
Wang Liha's voice: "What's going on? The city has just been conquered, and the business people are impatient?"
Who are the people in Taiyuan Prefecture!
"Are they from Lian Xiaojun?" Wu Ya'er thought after hearing the word Lian.
The general didn't ask about it, and the people over there didn't say anything...: "I'll ask you, general."
Wu Ya'er said: "No need, bring it in."
Wang Li realized who this Lian Xiaojun was, and winked at him: "Why did he let people come to see you? To show off his power? Just kill them and give him a show of strength!"
Wu Ya'er ignored him and looked at the few people who were brought in. They were obviously dressed as merchants, and their looks... were all ordinary people.
"Captain!" The leader was a young man. Facing a room full of blood-stained and fierce generals, he showed no sign of timidity and described his behavior as intimate and comfortable. "Mr. Wei was entrusted by his wife to hide in the city. His whereabouts are unknown at this time. Please allow me to do so, Commander-in-Chief."
We search.”
Taiyuan Prefecture is still under martial law and you cannot move around without permission.
Wu Ya'er no longer had any doubts after hearing the word "ma'am" and gave a token to the general: "Take them there."
The general accepted the order and Wu Ya'er asked Zhao Jin to be taken out again. Now he had no time to pay attention to his request.
In the evening, he said that he had found it, and Wu Ya'er came to see him in person. Wang Li also followed curiously to see this man who was placed in Taiyuan City by Mrs. Chu to decide the timing of the battle.
This is a frail, white-faced, beardless middle-aged man, with a haggard appearance and a putrid smell about his body, but he is not unpleasant.
"I have been trapped in the tunnel for more than half a month. My body is dirty. The governor will take care of it." He sat down and saluted.
Wu Ya'er said: "No need to be polite, as long as you are safe."
Weiwei lamented: "If the governor hadn't destroyed the city so quickly, I'm afraid I wouldn't have survived."
Wu Ya'er said: "Let's help each other. Without you, we wouldn't have broken the city so quickly."
He didn't say thank you anymore and asked: "How is Madam doing?"
"She is guarding Ande Zhong and will come to Taiyuan Mansion in a few days." Wu Ya'er said, "It's a good time for you to be here. Taiyuan Mansion will be taken care of by you first. I'm going to pursue Shi Chao."
Wei Wei stood up and said, "The Governor doesn't wait for Madam to come. How about a meeting?"
He really wanted to see her, but... Wu Ya'er said: "It's so easy to have the opportunity to split the rebels. When we pursue the victory, we can't let them get a chance to breathe."
Before he finished, he bowed: "Madam, you will understand the Governor."
She would definitely understand, Wu Ya'er smiled, said no more and left.
Looking at Wu Ya'er who was surrounded by the generals, he also smiled slightly, but he probably didn't understand how understanding his wife was of him.
"Lie down quickly!" the former attendant walked in and shouted, "If you have the strength to wash yourself without rest, you will stink to death!"
But before he could lie down or wash up, Wu Yaer had Zhao Jin sent over.
"This person is the former Taiyuan magistrate who surrendered to the enemy. The governor asked you to deal with him."
Afterwards, he was a little surprised. Zhao Jin was also surprised when he was brought in. He looked at this smelly and not very decent man... He was a eunuch, right?
Someone came in looking for him before, interrupting his conversation with Wu Ya'er, and then Wu Ya'er had no interest in driving him out.
Zhao Jin thought his appeal was hopeless, but also, his appeal was indeed crazy and ridiculous...
Unexpectedly, Wu Ya'er remembered it and sent him to this person.
This person can make decisions for Wu Ya'er? He thought of what he heard from Wu Ya'er, those people who said the wife arranged it... Wu Ya'er's wife, Mrs. Chu!
This person belongs to Mrs. Chu!
Zhao Jin saluted without hesitation: "Zhao Jin, the guilty officer, previously surrendered to the enemy in Ankang Mountain to protect hundreds of thousands of people in Taiyuan Prefecture. Now he wants to ask Mrs. Chu to not give up and continue to work for hundreds of thousands of people in Taiyuan Prefecture."
The attendants laughed when they heard this: "We have seen enough strange things in the troubled times for a long time, but this is the first time I have seen an official who is so confident and proud of surrendering to the enemy."
He also laughed, but not at Zhao Jin.
Unexpectedly, Wu Ya'er actually handed over the Taiyuan Mansion to him, or rather to Mrs. Chu. It seemed that the couple's friendship was fake but not real.
He said: "Then let me ask you, if you are the magistrate of Taiyuan again, how will you explain it to the people? How will you convince the people?"
To tell the truth, the attendants stared, while Zhao Jin straightened his back.
"I will first kill those wealthy businessmen from aristocratic families who surrendered to the enemy and oppressed the people to do evil!"
"Oh, wouldn't that make the public think you are even more of a villain?"
"I just want to let everyone know that I am a villain, a wallflower, and my wife has a lot of power. Of course I will do my best to cling to her!"
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When Li Minglou came to Taiyuan Mansion more than ten days later, he saw a stable and orderly city. Soldiers and horses were patrolling, the damaged city was being repaired, people were coming in and out of the city gate, and the market in the city was also busy.
It is gradually opening...
Li Minglou asked Baobao to lift the curtain and examine this place, which was more familiar to her than Jiannan Road.
After her rebirth, she finally arrived at the place she least wanted to visit and had been avoiding, but not as the eldest lady of Jiannan Road, and there was no Xiang family here.
"Meet Madam."
Zhao Jin led the officials of Taiyuan Prefecture to bow down to greet him. People were crowded on both sides of the street, looking at the people sitting in the car shrouded in black robes with curiosity and fear.
Li Minglou looked at Zhao Jin, who was no stranger to him. Back then, they defended the city together against the enemy. In order to save rations for the soldiers, he only ate a bowl of chaff every day to ensure that he would not die. After Wu Yaer repelled the rebels and rescued the siege,
I was too hungry to walk, so I was carried to see Wu Yaer...
He was not dead in the previous life, and he is not dead now. Li Minglou smiled. Of course, she knew that in this life, Zhao Jin led his soldiers and surrendered to Ankang Mountain without a fight.
She didn't have any feelings at all. Many people had changed in the past and present life, and so had she.
"I saw a lot of people coming along the way to prepare porridge. The weather is hot, so I need to cook more heat-clearing and detoxifying soup." Li Minglou said to him.
Zhao Jin responded: "Everything is ready, porridge, pot, herbs, and the shed will be set up at the fourth door immediately."
He looked at the indescribable woman in front of him and said solemnly.
"Just wait until Madam arrives."
Li Minglou understood what he meant. He began to help the people and save the people after Mrs. Chu entered the city, which would make the people more grateful to Mrs. Chu. Therefore, although these things were prepared, the government did not do it.
Li Minglou smiled: "Let's go to the government office."
Zhao Jin responded by avoiding the roadside, watching the carriages and horses moving forward, stood up and breathed a sigh of relief. Like the onlookers, he was also curious and afraid of Mrs. Chu. Now it seems that he can still deal with it, and he feels...
"What do you think, sir?" the attendant asked in a low voice, wiping the sweat from his head.
He originally did not suggest that Zhao Jin come directly to greet Mrs. Chu, but asked the future man to come and introduce Mrs. Chu as a buffer. Zhao Jin refused to listen and came in person as the prefect.
Just now, he was really afraid that Mrs. Chu would kill Zhao Jin in the street in order to establish his authority in front of the people of Taiyuan Prefecture.
Zhao Jin had this guess, but he still took a gamble and won.
"I feel that Mrs. Chu is very familiar with me..." He touched his short beard and said, "She is also a bit friendly."
The follower laughed and said: "I am familiar with you. Who is not familiar with you, sir? You surrendered to the enemy with 30,000 soldiers and horses!"
As for being friendly, he looked at Zhao Jin. Although he washed himself carefully and put on a new official robe,...
"Sir, you are really not good-looking."
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Afterwards, I waited in the government office until Li Minglou washed up before coming to see him.
Li Minglou did not cover up in his black robe, but wore a summer shirt and gently shook his folding fan, his hair flying gently beside his face.
Before we finish, let’s talk about Wu Ya’er’s explanation, to pursue the Shi Dynasty rebels, and leave Taiyuan Mansion to Madam.
Li Minglou smiled and nodded: "I understand, he wrote to me and said so."
Weiwei smiled and said that would be better, and asked someone to get a box.
"This is the head of Ankang Mountain." He said, "The governor asked his wife to deal with it."
Li Minglou glanced at the box, without stopping the fan in his hand, and said: "Report to Songzhou that my husband and I have killed Ankang Mountain."