please make me king

Chapter 923
"Good news, good news! Under the auspices of Gan Xuekuo, the governor of Shaanxi, and Zuo Guangxian, the commander-in-chief of Shaanxi, the bandits are defeated, and the kills are endless!"

On the night of the retreat of the rebel army, Zuo Guangxian, the commander-in-chief of Shaanxi, ordered the soldiers to hold lubu and boast about their military exploits around the city in order to calm people's hearts.

The so-called Lubu is a silk banner with words written to convey good news, and it is mostly used to convey military good news.

It stands to reason that it is not a great victory and should not be used lightly.

But Zuo Guangxian, the commander-in-chief of Shaanxi, had no choice.

Under repeated attacks by the rebel army, he lost Tongguan first, Huayin second, Huazhou third, Bailuyuan fourth, and was finally captured by He Jin into the city of Xi'an.

From the point of view of those who are knowledgeable, Zuo Guang, the commander-in-chief of Shaanxi, used the newly defeated army to resist the rebel army for several months.

But how do ordinary people and gentry understand this?They only see that you, Zuo Guang, lose first and then lose again, you are extremely incompetent.

Now let the thieves enter the city of Xi'an again, and his property and life are seriously threatened. When the old account is turned over in the future, he will be asked to look good first by Zuo Guang.

Gan Xuekuo, governor of Shaanxi Province, also felt sorry for Zuo Guangxian.

Therefore, after the rebel army retreated, the two came up with this idea, happy to hold the funeral, conceal defeat as victory, and fool the gentry and common people in the city.

If it can be supported until Liang Tingdong, the governor of the three sides, comes, they will work together to repel the "shun thieves" and recover Huazhou, Huayin, Tongguan and other places.

At that time, they will use some money, and the court will hold it high and lightly, and this matter will be fooled.

Although they thought well, the city was going to be full of jubilation at that time, but only two days later, chaos broke out in the city.

On that day Gan Xuekuo, governor of Shaanxi Province, and Zuo Guangxian, commander-in-chief of the army, were thinking about salary, food and fodder, when a soldier came to report, "General, it's not good. The people in the city are going to make a fuss and want to go out of the city!"

"Out of the city, what are you doing out of the city at this time? Are you still planning to become a thief?" Zuo Guang raised his brows first, and suddenly became somewhat murderous.

"No...not!" The soldier heard the words and explained, "I want to go out of the city to collect woodcutters!"

"Firewood harvesting?" Zuo Guang said angrily when he heard the words, "It's not autumn and winter, and thieves are watching, how can we do woodcutter harvesting?"

The meaning of woodcutter gathering is to collect firewood, if you don’t collect firewood early or late, but when you collect firewood at this time, how dare you say that you are not a spy of thieves?

"Uh...the thieves have been besieging the city for seven or eight days, and the rice and grain in the city are still enough for the time being, but the firewood for cooking is getting less and less."

"It used to be a few pennies a load, but now it has risen to twenty or thirty pennies a load. Many people have reached the point where they have to eat raw rice porridge..."

The soldier was originally from a local, so he didn't feel a little resentment in his heart, so he couldn't help but say a few more words.

The commander-in-chief Zuo Guangxian was originally a military officer, and the local people's livelihood and economy were not under his jurisdiction. Hearing this, he couldn't help turning his head to look at the governor Gan Xuekuo.

"Thieves are besieging the city, and it is a last resort to close the four gates of Xi'an City, otherwise the consequences will be disastrous!" Gan Xuekuo, governor of Shaanxi, said decisively after hearing the words.

"Now that the thief has retreated not long ago, and there is a danger of his return, how can he easily open the city gate? Otherwise, once the thief returns, how can the people in the city have any reason to survive?"

"For today's plan, the only way is to suffer the common people for a few more days, and wait until the thieves have retreated, then it will not be too late to make a fuss!"

This fellow Gan Xuekuo spoke better than he sang, so the two of them, one persuading them earnestly and the other threatening with sharp knives, managed to suppress the turmoil with great difficulty.

It's just that Xi'an City is a big city after all, and its population may not necessarily be in the millions, but maybe six to seven hundred thousand.

These people are not engaged in production at all, and all the dry rice, oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar and tea are imported from outside the city.

Now that the gates of the city are closed by officers and soldiers, the oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar and tea are easy to say, and there is no fear of shortage for a while.

Only those two things, firewood and rice, are most related to people's livelihood. How short is it?

In fact, there was a shortage of corn, but most of the people who died of starvation were poor people, and there was no disturbance.

But the shortage of firewood is different. One is that no one will have a lot of firewood if they have nothing to do, and the other is that the rich and powerful households are not tired of eating and eating, and the firewood consumption is far more than that of the poor.

So the city gate was closed for six or seven days, and many people could hardly bear it.

Gan Xuekuo and Zuo Guangxian survived the dead for another two days, but they really couldn't take it anymore.

In the city of Xi'an, from the king of Qin, Zhu Yi, down to the rich gentry, they pleaded for mercy: "The thieves are watching outside the city, and the officers and soldiers confine the city gates. It is only right, and we all agree."

"Even when the thieves attacked the city back then, if I had the money to contribute money, and if I had the strength to contribute, I was considered one of my own."

"It's just that there are all cold stoves in the house now, and I really can't open the pot. I don't ask you to open the city gate and let everyone go out to collect firewood."

"I just hope that I can sell me some face, so that the servants of the family can come out at night to collect some firewood. At least the family can have a warm meal!"

Where does Gan Xuekuo, the governor of Shaanxi, refuse to follow?He quickly agreed.

Zuo Guang, the military officer in Shaanxi, hesitated to speak at first, but he didn't dare to refute Gan Xuekuo's face face to face because of his affection.

After Gan Xuekuo saw off many guests, he couldn't help but said: "Fujun, you don't know soldiers. If you really follow their way, then everything will be messed up. How can you defend the city?"

"Although I don't know soldiers, I'm not a fool, so how can I not know the risks?" Shaanxi governor Gan Xuekuo said angrily.

"Then Fujun, you return," Zuo Guangxian said hesitantly.

"If I ignore them, without the support of these big gentry, can our city still hold?" Gan Xuekuo sneered.

"Then this." Zuo Guangxian also knew that although he had more than [-] troops under his command, it was impossible to send soldiers to patrol around the clock to defend such a large city.

Only by relying on the big gentry in the city, let them send servants, call on the people to assist in patrolling and guarding, and minimize the pressure caused by trivial matters, can they pull out a new force when the thieves attack the city.

There has never been a reason in the world to let the horse run and not let the horse eat grass.

If Gan Xuekuo, governor of Shaanxi, dared to disregard their life and death, maybe the next time "thieves" attacked the city, the city gate would be broken without a fight.

"Then what should we do?" Zuo Guang asked after hesitating for a while.

"It's easy to handle. It's impossible for thieves to stare at the city gate of Xi'an every day. Tomorrow, you can secretly let it out to have a look." Gan Xuekuo, governor of Shaanxi, said with a smile.

"If it is captured by thieves, it's bad luck for them; if it really gets firewood, it's good luck for them. We just need to guard the city!"

"Okay, that's fine too!" Zuo Guangxian nodded helplessly.

Early the next morning, Zuo Guangxian secretly sent someone to open the Anding Gate, the west gate of Xi'an, and let the gentry and rich household servants out of the city to collect firewood. He also sent [-] soldiers to guard the gate to prevent the rebels from attacking.

As a result, these servants were discovered by rebel scouts wandering outside the city not long after they left the city, and they were immediately hacked and killed. The servants were so frightened that they turned around and ran away, trying to return to Xi'an City.

Where is Zuo Guang willing to put it first?He quickly ordered the soldiers to close the city gates and let them fend for themselves!

(End of this chapter)