Li Zhen paced back and forth in the lobby with his hands behind his hands. He did not expect that the soldiers monitoring him actually retreated.
Although he bribed the leading school captain, the other party only dared to turn a blind eye to his two brothers being replaced, but they did not dare to let him escape.
The two brothers were both born to maids, one was seven years old and the other was eight years old. Even Li Zhen himself suspected that they were not his father's children. His father was so fat and sixty years old. How could he still have children? But his father insisted that they were not his father's children.
He could only admit it.
The status of the two brothers was too low, and their sense of presence was also low. No one paid attention to them, but Li Zhen himself was often asked by Zhu Si.
Li Zhen heard that Zhu Si was seriously ill, and he was worried that Zhu Si would kill him before he died. Fortunately, the Jin army besieged the city, causing chaos in Luoyang, and the soldiers monitoring him were transferred away.
He knew that this was his opportunity, and he must seize this opportunity to escape immediately and hide in a private house. He might be able to escape Zhu Si's killing. Once the city is broken, he can escape with the refugees. This is the only way for him to survive.
Chance.
Li Zhen is very calm and rational. He has always been praised as the best among the royal children of his generation. Just because he is not the son of Daizong Li Yu and has not participated in the competition for the throne, but everyone agrees that he is better and calmer than Daizong's son.
, rational, self-disciplined, not addicted to beauty and pleasure, even Yuan Zai publicly said that if Li Zhen became the emperor's heir, he would be the first to support it.
However, the struggle for imperial power has been cruel and ruthless since ancient times, and excellence is never a good thing. It is precisely because of his excellence that he became a figure that both Zhu Si and Guo Song were afraid of, and also put Li Zhen himself into a deep sense of crisis.
At this time, a maid ran over and said, "Madam said she still has some jewelry to pack. Can she leave in the afternoon?"
Li Zhen's eyes widened and he scolded the maid angrily, "Tell them to pack up quickly and just take some gold, silver and soft goods with them. If they don't leave, they will lose their lives."
The maid was so frightened that she hurriedly ran to the inner courtyard.
The housekeeper advised in a low voice: "Master, it's very chaotic outside now. The whole city is searching for food, and the soldiers are taking the opportunity to grab money. I heard that many wealthy families were robbed, and many lives were lost. Master and his children
If you go out, you will be easily spotted by looting soldiers, which is too dangerous."
"I know it's dangerous outside, but it's even more dangerous to stay here. If you encounter insurgents, just give them your money."
At this moment, there was a commotion outside, and a family member ran over, "Master, a group of soldiers came outside and said they were here to search for food."
Li Zhen was stunned for a moment. He was the king of the county, so he also had to hand over food?
The housekeeper said quickly: "Master, let me go and take a look."
Li Zhen thought for a while and ordered: "Take them to the granary. Also, open the money bank and let them take whatever they want!"
"I know!" The butler hurried away.
Li Zhen was a little restless. He wanted to go to the back house, but he was afraid that the soldiers would also rush to the back house, so he had to wait in the atrium.
Not long after, the steward suddenly shouted angrily, "My master is the Prince of Nanyang County, you can't be so unreasonable!"
Li Zhen was startled and hurriedly stepped forward, only to see a large group of menacing soldiers rushing over. The housekeeper could not stop them.
"What's going on?" Li Zhenhe asked.
"Master, they don't want new money, they just want gold and silver jewelry!"
The soldiers rushed over like wolves and tigers, and rushed straight to the back house. Li Zhen hurriedly stopped the leading general, "Let me gather the family members together, and you can search for gold and silver as you like!"
"Are you Li Zhen, Prince of Nanyang County?" the captain looked at him and asked.
Li Zhen felt that his question was a bit strange, so he nodded, "That's exactly me!"
The captain looked back at one of his subordinates, who nodded, indicating that this person was Li Zhen.
The captain suddenly raised a spear, and the sharp spear point pierced Li Zhen's chest. The spear was hard and fast, piercing directly through the heart. Li Zhen screamed and fell to the ground immediately, dead.
The school captain stepped forward and tore off the jade badge from his waist that proved his identity, and ordered: "Go to the back house to search for gold and silver!"
A large group of soldiers rushed to the back house. When the housekeeper saw that his master was dead, he knelt on the ground and cried loudly.
A quarter of an hour later, the soldiers came out with large and small bags of gold and silver jewelry, which Li Zhen's wife had packed up and prepared to take away.
Dozens of soldiers left in an instant without asking for food. Not long after, the housekeeper stumbled out and cried and shouted: "They stole the property and killed the wife and the two young masters!"
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Li Zhen's death was just a small episode in Luoyang. Luoyang city was in chaos. The soldiers' initial search for food quickly evolved into open looting. They targeted wealthy and wealthy families, gold and silver jewelry, old money, and even raped*
*Female, some of the people who rose up to resist were killed by the soldiers. Even the government offices were empty. The officials had too much time to take care of themselves. Who would care about Li Zhen’s death?
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In the temporary camp next to the Prime Minister's Mansion, thirty soldiers who participated in the operation gathered together. Six thousand taels of silver were placed on the table, divided into thirty parts. Zhou Fei said to everyone: "Nothing happened this morning. You guys
I haven’t left the camp yet. I hope you will completely forget about this matter. If someone drinks a few glasses of wine and talks nonsense, not only his life will not be saved, but the lives of his whole family will not be saved either."
Everyone is not a fool. Everyone knows that the consequences of leaking this matter will be serious, and they will be killed and silenced. They nodded silently.
Zhou Fei added: "There are thirty pieces of silver on the table. Everyone takes one piece and keeps it for himself. If anyone dares to show off the money, I will kill him with my own hands when I come to the meeting!"
The soldiers stepped forward and each took a share of silver and left. This was the hush money. From then on, no one dared to talk about it. Just like Zhou Fei said, they had completely forgotten...
The Luoshui River flows through the middle of Luoyang and divides the city of Luoyang into two. Because the Luoshui River is wide and the water flow is very deep, it is impossible to build a city wall on the Luoshui River. Therefore, the defense of the Luoshui River has always been a difficulty for the city of Luoyang. If the attacker does not have water,
The army and Luoshui are meaningless to them, but if the opponent has a strong navy, then the Luoyang city defense will be in vain.
In order to defend the Jin warships, the Luoyang defenders deployed densely packed three-layer wooden piles on both sides of the Luoshui River. Even a ship with a hundred stone cannot pass through. Of course, whether it can withstand a ship with a few thousand stone is another question.
It's the same thing, but at least these wooden stakes can bring a little psychological comfort to the defenders.
At night, a dark figure sneaked through the layers of wooden piles and swam into Luoyang City. This was a messenger outside the city. Although there was a carrier pigeon at the intelligence point in the city, the carrier pigeon was flying to Chang'an and could not deliver the message.
Chang'an, and then sending it from Chang'an to outside Luoyang City is obviously unrealistic.
Since there is no direct contact with the outside of the city, the only way to enter the city is through water. The swimming messenger swam to the Tianjin Bridge, went ashore under the bridge, took off his water body, changed into dry clothes wrapped in layers of oil paper, and quickly
Disappeared into the night.
Not long after, the messenger came to the military camp next to the Prime Minister's Mansion and found Zhou Fei.
In the big tent, the messenger handed a warrant from King Jin to Zhou Fei, "General Pei asked me to give it to General Zhou. His Highness King Jin sent a warrant on the way."
Zhou Fei read the order carefully. His Royal Highness the King of Jin's order required him to stop the chaos in the city as soon as possible after completing the task and prevent soldiers from taking advantage of the chaos to rob the people.
"Where is His Highness King Jin now?" Zhou Fei asked.
"This is the warrant issued by His Royal Highness King Jin at Tongguan. I guess he has passed through Weihan by now."
Zhou Fei wrote a note to King Jin, with only one sentence on it, 'The first task has been completed!'
The courier put away the note and took advantage of the darkness to leave the city by the original route. The situation outside was relatively chaotic. Zhou Fei sent a team of soldiers to escort the courier to the Tianjin Bridge to launch the water.
After the messenger left, Zhou Fei paced back and forth in the tent. He was really a little nervous. King Jin's order was very difficult, but once the order was given, he must resolutely implement it.
He thought for a while and then sent someone to invite Jiang Min. He could only ask Jiang Min for advice on this matter. Jiang Min had been in Luoyang for many years and should have a solution.
Not long after, Jiang Min arrived in a hurry. He looked at the warrant from His Highness King Jin and said in surprise: "How did His Highness King Jin know that a robbery had taken place in the city?"
Zhou Fei smiled and said: "His Royal Highness the King of Jin knows that the other side is short of food, so he will definitely requisition food from the people. As soon as the army enters people's houses, looting is unavoidable. He has told me long ago that if the Jin army besieges the city, Luoyang will be in chaos.
Let me take advantage of the chaos, but I can't let Luoyang continue to be in chaos."
Jiang Min nodded, "To stop the chaos in Luoyang City, there is actually only one way to take advantage of the conflict between Xiao Wanding and Xiang Fei."
"Is there a strategy?"
Jiang Min thought for a moment and slowly said a few words. Zhou Fei nodded repeatedly. This was a good idea.
Without Zhu Si's restraint, Xiao Wanding and Xiang Fei allowed the soldiers to loot in order to win over the soldiers. On the day after Li Zhen's family was killed, the looting of people's property intensified.