Kingdom of Heaven and Han

Chapter 1056 Zhang Xiaochun

The second day after Li Chu returned, there was no movement at all. Xie Linong waited anxiously. There was no place to send the evil fire, so he urged the artillery to be set up quickly. It would be terrible if Li Chu didn't come out to comfort himself and the city stepped up preparations for war.

On the morning of the third day, before dawn, the city gate suddenly opened wide. A group of soldiers and horses rushed out of it and headed straight to the north. Judging from the appearance of the clothes, the person coming must be a relative of Liu Yu. Immediately afterwards, another group of soldiers rushed out. There are more people and the scale is bigger.

Xie Linong frowned and thought for a long time before ordering the army not to pursue him.

Tan Shuwen asked: "Why didn't the commander-in-chief order the army and horses to pursue him?"

Xie Linong said: "The people in the city said they wanted to surrender. Who knows what happened? The city has not been opened yet, and there are many soldiers and horses escaping. Moreover, the direction of escape is to our undefended north, so it is better not to pursue them. Can It’s good enough to capture the lower city.”

Tan Shuwen said: "I still think it is better to pursue. However, the generals are right to worry about whether the city can be captured."

At this moment, the Daming Mansion in front opened the south gate, and a large number of officials surrounded an official and walked out of the city gate.

Xie Linong took a closer look and saw that the official in front of him had fair hair and a childish face, and was energetic and energetic when walking. Behind him followed a large group of officials, many of whom held high official positions. Li Chu followed behind, looking at him as if he was finally here.

The official stepped forward quickly, and the old man who was at the forefront held up his hands and said: "Therefore, Zhang Xiaochun, the direct bachelor of Longtuge in the Song Dynasty, the pacification envoy of Hedong Road Economic Strategy, and the acquaintance of Taiyuan Prefecture, and the Shaobao inspector of the school, and the military commander of Wudang Army, see General!"

Hearing that it was Zhang Xiaochun, Xie Linong hurriedly returned the courtesy and said: "Jiedu, hurry up and forgive me! I knew that Jiedu was in the city, but I didn't expect to be able to move around freely."

Zhang Xiaochun said: "Liu Yu acted rebelliously and lost the hearts of the people. Before that, thousands of soldiers in the city refused to fight and wanted to open the city gate to welcome the king's army. Liu Yu really had no choice but to open the city gate himself and go north. . He gave all the people and soldiers in the city to Lao Cao. Lao Cao did not dare to neglect and hurried out of the city to surrender."

Xie Linong said: "Liu Yu is nothing! He has achieved Jiedu, and he is infinitely better than Liu Yu!"

Zhang Xiaochun said sheepishly: "I don't dare, I don't dare!"

Following Zhang Xiaochun and a group of officials following him, Xie Linong entered the city.

Zhang Xiaochun was originally the Song Dynasty's Hedong Road manager and pacifier, and also knew Taiyuan Prefecture. In the seventh year of Xuanhe, the Jin army besieged Taiyuan Prefecture with heavy troops. Zhang Xiaochun and Deputy Governor Wang Zhen stayed at Taiyuan Prefecture for more than a year. In the end, Wang Zhen died in battle and Zhang Xiaochun was captured. When he was first captured, Zhang Kaochun did not surrender and was imprisoned in Yunzhong. The Puppet Qi was established, and Nianhan gave Zhang Xiaochun to the Puppet Qi. After Zhang Xiaochun arrived, Liu Yu immediately appointed him as prime minister, regardless of whether Zhang Xiaochun agreed or not. Under various factors, Zhang Xiaochun could only surrender to Liu Yu, but did nothing.

Xie Linong knew Zhang Xiaochun's situation in Puppet Qi, and also knew that although he surrendered, he mostly did nothing and only signed his name.

Entering Daming Mansion with Zhang Xiaochun, Xie Linong saw soldiers lined up neatly on the street. On both sides were cheerful people, forming two large lines and crowding happily on the street. As soon as we entered the city, there were elders kneeling on both sides, holding local wine on their heads.

As soon as Xie Linong entered the city, the people first offered wine and drank two large bowls. Then along the street, we arrived at the Imperial City.

Daming Mansion was the Beijing of the Song Dynasty. One hundred and ninety-eight steps on Wednesday in the palace city was the palace where Zhenzong resided. At this time, Liu Yu fled and it was very chaotic. There was a mess everywhere. There were some palace servants who didn't want to leave and were kneeling outside.

Xie Linong said: "As soon as Liu Yu left, everything was in a mess. Qianha sent some people to tidy up the place and make it tidy. We don't go to the palace to cloud, let's go to the government office. Over there, Li Genyuan It should be neater to stay behind for the Daming Mansion."

After saying that, he turned around and went to the government office. Most of the officials from Daming Mansion stayed behind and lined up neatly outside.

Xie Linong stood in front and said: "Everything is not easy when the name is newly restored, so everyone must work extra hard. On the days of the new restoration, the government offices take turns to take breaks. Officials who are not taking turns must work extra hard to avoid causing trouble. Okay, let's go and get busy. Bar."

The officials below breathed a sigh of relief, saluted Xie Linon, and left.

Xie Linong watched the officials leave one after another, his eyes like knives.

The officials who usually behaved wildly must have left, and most of the remaining officials did not do any serious evil. However, with the pseudo-Qi governance methods, it is impossible for officials to obey the law and abide by the law. There are many petty villains. Now that the name has been restored, everything needs to be stable, so be patient first. Those officials who knew their mistakes and refused to correct them would be dealt with accordingly, and some even worsened the situation, so they had to be dealt with.

Zhang Xiaochun raised his hand to Xie Linon and said: "General, please come into the government office."

When Xie Linong entered the government office, he did not come to the official hall, but to the back hall.

Zhang Xiaochun said: "It's a joy to congratulate Damingfu City for its recovery today! Because everything was in such a hurry, the city needs to prepare food and wine. General, please don't take offense."

Xie Linong said: "I don't know anything about the situation in the city of Daming Mansion. I also ask Magistrate Li Gen to come in and temporarily manage the city. After Xuanfu comes, we will reward everyone based on their merits and redefine their merits. For the time being, the army will not enter in large numbers. City, except for sending some personnel, they will be stationed outside the city."

Zhang Xiaochun said: "What should we do? The army has entered the city and replaced the personnel, and then it can be considered as occupying the city. If the army does not enter the city, everyone does not know what to do!"

Xie Linong said: "Jiedu thought wrong! If the army doesn't enter the city, it doesn't mean that the people won't enter the city. I will send some people to the city alone, and together with the remaining people, we will take stock of what Liu Yu left behind. Normally There are also people coming to the city to deal with government affairs together with the people left behind. I am Du Yuhou, and Xuanfu is outside Kaide Mansion. We have to wait for Xuanfu to come before we can decide how to deal with it."

Zhang Xiaochun suddenly understood and said: "It turns out that we have to wait for Xuan Fu to come. No wonder it is like this."

Xie Linong said: "Today is the day of Xinfu. I will drink a glass of wine to celebrate. Tan Shuwen, the leader of Qin Dynasty, will not participate due to official business."

Zhang Xiaochun didn't know what Qianjia did. I just saw Tan Shuwen and Zhang Xiaochun together, and they discussed some things, as if they were very close, and I felt a little afraid of him. Hearing that Tan Shuwen would not attend the banquet, he hurriedly agreed.

Xie Linong said: "There don't need to be too many people participating. If you have something to do, you should do it first. As long as you get the idea, just make it fun."

Zhang Xiaochun said hurriedly: "It should be, it should be."

After saying that, Zhang Xiaochun asked Xie Linong to take a seat and sat down himself. The surrounding officials took their seats one after another, beaming with joy. Being able to participate in such an occasion showed one's identity and one's own importance, and the attached officials were reluctant to leave.

(Today is the Lantern Festival, I wish you all a happy holiday! Because of the festival, there will be less, so please forgive me!)

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