Taoist Master wants to live forever

Chapter 548 Opening the City Gate
When Cao Ke heard this, he reacted instantly and his expression changed suddenly.

"You want to let refugees into the city?! No way!"

However, after he finished speaking, Cao Keshen looked dazed for a moment, his eyes were dull for a while, and then he said expressionlessly.

"If we allow the refugees to enter the city, it will be a disaster for the entire Shangjing City. The starving victims are not refugees, but wild beasts. If a million wild beasts enter the city, even if the city guards suppress them, what will be left is probably an empty city."

Wen Lianggong pondered for a moment after hearing this. In ancient times, there were many people who had this idea, and it was indeed the only choice.

If the victims of the disaster want to survive, they will do whatever it takes, no matter if the person in front of them is a prince, a minister, or the emperor, if they are extremely hungry, they will be killed and eaten clean.

But these were not within Wen Lianggong's consideration.

As long as he could stir up a civil uprising and successfully gather a team, relying on the large number of victims, he could easily change the dynasty if he used them properly.

This is a world without demons. If you want to steal the true essence of heaven and earth, you need to gather the energy of all living beings in yourself to have a chance.

Those who are favored by all living beings in heaven and earth, respected by all people, and yearned for in the hearts of billions of living beings, heaven and earth will also have a tendency towards them, and only then can they be stabbed in the back.

Well……

There is always a kind of person who tries every means to make someone fall in love with him/her and after giving his/her wholeheartedly to them, he/she suddenly stabs them in the back, takes away their money, and in the end leaves them penniless.

Wen Lianggong flicked his fingers slightly, using the movements that the Hehuan Sect had carefully studied and combined with verbal guidance to continuously hypnotize Cao Keshen.

After convincing the other party, Cao finally nodded with a firm expression.

"I have five hundred elite soldiers in my palace. They will wear red scarves on their arms. The commander of the East Gate is my disciple and is also a hand-picked person by our imperial faction. My little brother is right. Without destruction, there is no construction. Although this plan will cause the people of the whole city to fall into purgatory..."

Cao Keshen closed his eyes slightly, his face full of reluctance, but also with tenacity.

"But for the sake of the Song Dynasty, we have to do this. If we can take the opportunity to eliminate these noble families, the emperor's orders will be passed on, and the Song Dynasty can continue to prosper for another hundred years!"

This is also a self-strategy.

Wen Lianggong was somewhat speechless, but he did not say much. He just nodded and said, "Tomorrow at noon, I will lead the disaster victims into the city, and I will need you to lead them."

Cao Ke said with a serious face: "My little brother is concerned about the country and the people, I will not neglect him."

"..."

After a pause, Cao Ke lowered his voice slightly and said, "There are spies patrolling everywhere in Shangjing. I know of a secret passage that leads directly to one or two gates outside the city. You can follow me, little brother."

Wen Lianggong had no objection, but he also had some doubts in his heart. Although Cao Ke was full of morality and righteousness, and looked like he would live and die for the royal family, he was often making small moves in private.

This secret passage is an artificial passage floating on the water in a well in the backyard of Cao Keshi's mansion.

Following this passage out, a desolate pavilion appeared three miles outside the city.

When Wen Lianggong came out of the passage, he couldn't help but be shocked. Damn, the amount of manpower and material resources consumed by this passage was absolutely astonishing.

Cao may seem to be honest and incorruptible, but in fact he may be a corrupt official!

People's hearts are unpredictable.

Wen Lianggong no longer hesitated, and rushed to the East City without stopping. Facing the noisy and wailing victims, Wen Lianggong took a deep breath, drew out his short knife, and walked into the crowd under the gaze of everyone. Every move he made was full of strange arcs, attracting the attention and sight of countless people.

These techniques are all mental suggestions. If combined with extraordinary powers such as magic power and true energy, these movements alone can make people with weak consciousness feel that this person is domineering and want to bow down to him.

Although it has been weakened by 99% due to the world without magic and is of no use to practitioners, for mortals, it is an AOE effect that can achieve almost range-of-sight effects as long as the line of sight is within reach.

When all eyes in the area were focused on him, Wen Lianggong took a deep breath and then raised his arms and shouted.

"There is no place for us to stay in the world now. The emperor does not love his people and allows us to die of hunger and thirst, while those nobles in the city are living a life of luxury and debauchery. I will not accept this!!"

Although the words were short, they were like knives stabbing into the hearts of the victims, making them numb and arousing their desire to wait for death.

They began to become resentful and unwilling.

Immediately, the young and strong people among the victims were filled with passion and stepped forward.

Suddenly, many people gathered, probably more than a thousand.

It’s done!

Wen Lianggong felt a little relieved, and he swung the short knife in his hand and chopped it hard on a stone beside him. Under the shocked gaze of everyone, the hard stone was actually cut in half by the knife.

In order to intimidate everyone, Wen Lianggong swept his sharp gaze around, making everyone dare not look at him, and then he spoke.

"I am a humble person, but I am willing to earn a way out for you. Since those noble lords won't give us a way out, then we will beg for it with our own hands!"

Just a few simple words made all the young and strong people present feel energetic and their blood surge. They shouted and responded one after another.

"I have contacted the heroes in the city to open the city gates for us. Tonight at midnight is our chance!"

In just one hour, Wen Lianggong gathered and selected nearly three thousand young and strong men. He selected those who were smart and strong as the backbone of the army and quickly built a military framework system.

Through his personal speeches, his every gesture and movement subtly influenced these three thousand young men, making them wholeheartedly believe that only by following Wen Lianggong could they have a bright future.

With these three thousand people as the core, the victims can just follow them and move in line with the trend, bringing about drastic changes.

Time passed minute by minute, and when midnight was about to approach, shouts and screams were suddenly heard from inside the East City Gate. Along with the screams, the extremely heavy iron-wrapped East City Gate was pulled open!

Seeing this, Wen Lianggong raised his dagger and shouted, "Everyone, we must change the world right now. The man with the red scarf on his arm is a hero. The rest can be killed! There are food and clean water in there that we need!"

The victims, who had been hungry for a long time, almost did not hear what Wen Lianggong said before. They only heard that there was water and food in the city. Their eyes turned bloodshot and they rushed in with roars.

The three thousand young men, who had eaten and drunk their fill, although a little restless, still suppressed the urge to rush in.

They also had the task of liberating other city gates and allowing all the victims to enter the city.

Wen Lianggong strode forward and took the long sword from Cao Keshi.

Cao couldn't help but sigh, "The people in the city will probably have a hard time getting through these few days."

(End of this chapter)