Deng Yu went to the military camp in the city. At present, all county soldiers and prisoners were detained in the Beicheng military camp. There were more than 3,000 county soldiers prisoners, which almost filled the huge Beicheng military camp.
Deng Yu was also hesitant about Xu Xiling's words. He tried to give it a try and casually interrogated several county soldiers and prisoners.
As a result, during the interrogation, Deng Yu was surprised to find that he had actually been fooled by Xu Xiling's words. There were indeed people among the prisoners secretly instigating and bewitching him.
Currently, many soldiers in the barracks are spreading rumors that the Chung Ling Army is brutal and kills without blinking an eye, and will kill all the prisoners like them. If they want to survive, they can only unite and fight against the Chung Ling Army.
After hearing what these soldiers said, Deng Yu frowned and asked, "Do you know who made up these rumors?"
Several soldiers looked at each other, shook their heads, and said, "We...we don't know either." A brave soldier asked cautiously: "Sir, you...you won't kill us?"
Deng Yu smiled and said softly: "Not only will I not kill you, but I will also give you money and food to let you go home!"
Several soldiers couldn't believe their ears. They stared at Deng Yu with big eyes and small eyes. They couldn't get their heads around him for a long time.
Deng Yu changed the subject and asked: "Have you ever heard of Baisong Gate?"
Several soldiers nodded subconsciously and said, "Sir, we know Baisong Gate!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a soldier suddenly remembered something and said anxiously: "Sir, Ma Jian is from Baisongmen, and I was the first to hear about the Chungling rebellion... The words of Zhutiandu's tribe that wanted to kill us came from
Ma Jian’s mouth!”
Deng Yu pondered for a moment and asked: "Besides Ma Jian, how many people from the Baisongmen are there among your county soldiers?"
All the soldiers looked at each other, and the soldier who just spoke said ambiguously: "I really don't know how many people come from Baisongmen specifically. I estimate that there should be thirty or forty people."
The other soldiers nodded one after another and said in a hurry: "Three or forty people are said to be less, there may be more!"
If this is the case, it would be too difficult to dig them out one by one, and it would also be very time-consuming. It might even force the disciples of the Bosong Sect to jump over the wall.
Deng Yu's thoughts changed rapidly. After a while, he smiled at several soldiers and said, "You all go back first!"
Several county soldiers and prisoners bowed to Deng Yu and then returned to the camp.
Deng Yu thought about it, and the more he thought about it, the more serious the matter became, and he could not delay for a moment. He made a decision immediately, called the military commander who was guarding the prisoners, and said: "Marquis Chen, release all the prisoners immediately."
The military commander surnamed Chen looked at Deng Yu in surprise and asked subconsciously: "Colonel Deng, this...is this an order from the general? Is there any handwriting from the general?"
"It's my order!" Deng Yu said seriously: "Stop being so verbose and execute the order immediately!"
"But..." The release of more than 3,000 county soldiers and prisoners was such a big matter that Deng Yu could make the decision alone? Did he really not need to inform the general?
The military commander surnamed Chen swallowed his saliva and said cautiously: "Captain Deng, my subordinates feel that this matter is of great importance, so we should report it to the general first and ask him to make a decision!"
Deng Yu said in a deep voice: "The situation will change later. There is no time to report to the lord first! Chen Junhou, act according to my order immediately! Go quickly!"
"Can……"
"If something goes wrong, I will take care of it and it has nothing to do with you!" Deng Yu said categorically.
The military commander surnamed Chen did not dare to hesitate any longer. He turned around and was about to leave when Deng Yu suddenly remembered something. He called the military commander surnamed Chen to stop him and said, "Also, prepare all the money and food to be distributed to the prisoners."
"Yes! Colonel Deng!"
Half an hour later, Deng Yu and others walked into the military camp. Seeing a large group of Chung Ling troops entering the military camp, the county soldiers and prisoners became nervous. People stood up from the ground and stretched their necks.
, with legs raised and waiting.
Deng Yu walked to the high platform in front of the military camp, looked around at the people below, and said loudly: "I, the Zhu Tiandu Department, are the troops of benevolence and righteousness. We kill the reckless thieves, their cronies and minions, not you. Now, everyone can
Pack your things and go home!"
As soon as these words came out, the military camp was like a pot exploding. People were whispering and talking, and most of them had a look of surprise on their faces.
"The Chongling rebels want to release us all?" "Didn't you say that the Chongling rebels want to kill us? Why are they letting us go home now?" "Could there be some fraud involved?" "..."
The prisoners of the county soldiers talked about everything, and the voices of discussion kept coming and going. At this time, someone in the crowd suddenly shouted loudly: "Don't listen to the rebels, they want to trick us into leaving the camp so that we can all be executed!"
"
"Yes! How could the rebels be so kind and let us go home so easily? They must have evil intentions and want to kill us!"
"No matter what, we are going to die, we might as well fight against the rebels!"
"Yes, fight with the rebels!"
Among the prisoners, there were waves of voices shouting and fighting against the Chung Ling Army. Many prisoners of the county soldiers were also led by the people around them and started shouting. The crowd in the military camp became more and more commotion.
Seeing that the situation was about to get out of control, Deng Yu suddenly raised his hand and clapped his hands. Some soldiers carried the large box to the stage.
Deng Yu took out a small cloth bag from a big box and said loudly: "There is one hundred coins in this!" Then he took out another grain bag from another big box and said: "This is a bucketful of money."
grain."
The rioting crowd below looked at Deng Yu in confusion. The noise gradually disappeared and the scene gradually became quiet.
Deng Yu said loudly: "Those county soldier brothers who want to go home can receive one hundred coins and one bucket of grain! Those county soldiers who want to stay in Zhutiandu Department can receive two hundred coins and two buckets of grain! Everyone.
Come here and register, whether you want to stay or go is entirely voluntary, the Zhutian Department will never make things difficult for you brothers!"
"Don't believe him, he's lying to us!" Someone in the crowd was still shouting and inciting. But this time, there were very few responders.
Deng Yu smiled and said: "Brothers, you can think about it carefully. If I, Zhu Tiandu, really intend to kill everyone, why would we bring so much money and food? Wouldn't it be easier to do it directly?"
His words struck everyone's heart. No one is a fool. If they calm down and analyze carefully, it is not difficult to judge whether Zhu Tiandu's tribe wants to kill them or let them go.
Time passed by, and although there were still people in the crowd who continued to instigate, no one had any influence.
A few brave soldiers walked out of the crowd first. They came to the stage, handed over their military badges, registered, and then each was given a bag of money and a bag of grain.
The soldiers looked at each other, and then tentatively walked out. The county soldiers and prisoners present were all staring at them with bated breath.
Until several soldiers reached the gate of the military camp, no one came out to stop them. They looked at each other again, and then ran out in unison.
Seeing that Zhu Tiandu had really released the people, the prisoners in the military camp roared and crowded forward. People held their military badges high and shouted: "I register!" "I register..."
Of the more than 3,000 county soldiers, 3,000 voluntarily went home, while only two or three hundred voluntarily stayed in Zhu Tiandu's headquarters.
As the Zhutiandu Department released the captured county soldiers, the whole city of Huyang was boiling. It was only now that the people of Huyang could clearly tell that the previous propaganda of the county government against the Zhutiandu Department was false.
, killing people without blinking an eye, eating people without spitting out their bones, these are all malicious slanders made by the county government against the Zhu Tiandu Department.
As Xu Xiling said, many disciples of the Baisong Sect mingled with the county soldiers, spreading rumors in the dark and inciting more than 3,000 county soldiers and prisoners to riot. This was also an important bargaining chip in the negotiations between the Bosong Sect and Liu Xiu, and even more
It is an important means to attack Liu Xiu.
Unfortunately, before they could launch a riot, the plan came to an end when Deng Yu released all the prisoners.
After handling the matters at the military camp, Deng Yu hurried back to the county office to apologize to Liu Xiu.
Although releasing all the prisoners was a plan they had discussed long ago, only Liu Xiu could issue this order. Deng Yu's order was ultra vires.
Fortunately, Liu Xiu was not a narrow-minded person. After Deng Yu explained the situation to him, he understood Deng Yu's approach.
He said cheerfully: "It seems that this young lady from the Xu family is quite capable. At least she knows the Baisongmen very well and knows every move of the Baisongmen. With her help, we can wipe out the scourge of the Baisongmen.
It will get twice the result with half the effort!”
Deng Yu nodded at first, and then realized something was wrong. He smiled and asked, "My lord, do you want me to go to the Xu Mansion and invite Miss Xu back?"
"Through this incident, I also felt that Jianghu sects are full of tricks and cannot be underestimated. If we act rashly, even if we win in the end, our casualties will probably be high."
After all, you still need to ask others for help! Deng Yu shrugged and said quietly: "It was the lord who rejected me at first, but now it is the lord who wants to ask for help!"
Liu Xiu bared his teeth and smiled and said: "That's why I don't want to come forward. Zhonghua, I have to trouble you to do this in person. After all, you have helped the Xu family, and the Xu family still has to give you your face."
I knew it would be like this! Deng Yu shook his head helplessly and said, "Well, I hope Miss Xu is not angry with the Lord!"
Deng Yu left the county government and went to the Xu Mansion. After hearing the news of Deng Yu's arrival, Xu Hong personally came out of the mansion to greet him and let him into the hall.
After sitting down, Xu Hong said seriously: "If Colonel Deng hadn't come to help today, the Xu family would have been in disaster. Captain Deng's kindness and kindness will never be forgotten by Xu Mou!" As he spoke, Xu Hong stood up and
He bowed to Deng Yu.
Deng Yu hurriedly stepped forward, stretched out his hand to help him, and said with a smile: "Mr. Xu is too polite." As he spoke, he deliberately looked to the left and right and asked: "Mr. Xu, has Miss Xu returned home too?"
"Yes, my daughter has returned home."
"I have something to discuss with Miss Xu. I wonder if Mr. Xu can let Miss Xu come out to talk?" Deng Yu asked.
"This..." Xu Hong looked confused.
Deng Yu asked in confusion: "Mr. Xu, does he have something to hide?"
Xu Hong smiled bitterly and said: "My little girl fell ill after returning home. It is really inconvenient to receive guests now. Please forgive me, Captain Deng."
Falling ill? Deng Yu looked confused. In the morning, Xu Xiling was still alive and talking, and now it was just evening and she was sick? No matter how you look at it, Xu Xiling is not a weak girl!
