People in the Three Kingdoms: Starting from Preaching

Chapter 223 So fast?
Although staying here would involve considerable risks, it would inevitably take time to take 300,000 people with him. Xu Chen had no choice but to lead his troops into the city and wait for time to pass. Fortunately, Taishan Prefect Ying Shao had been killed by him, so there was no need to worry about anyone causing trouble in the short term.

But when Xu Chen followed Guan Hai into the city, his face suddenly sank.

At this time, the South City was in a mess, and the Yellow Turbans could be seen everywhere looting the people. All property, such as food, clothing, ironware, etc., were their targets.

Although the Yellow Turbans would not go so far as to kill people, they would inevitably beat and kick the people when they cried out for help to protect their property.

What's worse, you can even see people dragging women. No matter how the women beg and cry, they can only stimulate these people to laugh uglyly.

At first glance, the whole place looked like a mess.

Xu Chen looked at Guan Hai with a cold face, which made Guan Hai confused. He seemed to not understand why Xu Chen's face suddenly turned pale and he didn't realize that there was any problem at all.

Zhang Rao was also confused. Although he could clearly feel that Xu Chen was in a bad mood, he didn't know what was going on.

When Xu Chen saw Wang Dang standing aside, he had an unpleasant expression on his face, and even Xuan Xia's soldiers glared at him angrily.

The two groups of people had completely opposite attitudes towards the scene in front of them, which made Xu Chen couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

The Yellow Turbans, without any reform, were essentially just a group of evil bandits with no discipline at all.

Even the Yellow Turbans of Wang Dang and Xuan Xia were no different from the people before their transformation.

Xu Chen said in a deep voice: "Guan Hai, Zhang Rao!"

The two men were shocked and stepped forward quickly: "Subordinates are here!"

Xu Chen turned his head and didn't even look at them: "Since you call me the leader, then you must abide by my rules. My soldiers are not allowed to burn, kill, and rob. Those who commit minor crimes will be punished, and those who commit serious crimes will be killed. Do you understand?"

Guan Hai and Zhang Rao looked at each other, not knowing how to answer for a moment.

Wang Dang took a step forward and said, "Brothers, you need to restrain your men and not let them harm or infringe upon the civilians. Otherwise, if you violate military discipline, it will be embarrassing for everyone."

"In that case, I will obey your command!"

At this point, Guan Hai and Zhang Rao were startled and suddenly woke up.

If you really want to eat someone else's food, you have to accept their rules.
Xu Chen and Wang Dang looked at each other and were still a little worried about them. It was not that they were worried that these two guys would have any ulterior motives, but they were worried that they simply had no ability to control their own soldiers, so they simply ordered the Xuanxia Yellow Turbans to take over the South City.

Guan Hai and Zhang Rao did not dare to have any opinions. No matter whether they felt comfortable or not, it was obvious who had the bigger fist.

However, this was not a big deal in their eyes. It was nothing more than their brothers accepting some discipline. Moreover, they understood some things. A strong army must have strict military discipline, just like the Xuanxia Yellow Turbans before them.

It’s just that some things cannot be done well just by understanding them. If I hadn’t robbed the people before, my brothers would have starved to death long ago. It’s only gradually become a habit.

Led by Guan Hai, the group quickly arrived at the prepared accommodation, which was actually the government office in the city.

Before Guan Hai could take over the city, he was blocked by Ying Shao. It was only after Ying Shao was driven away by the Xuanxia Yellow Turbans that Guan Hai and his soldiers had time to "clean up" the city.

By this time it was already dark, and torches could be seen slowly being lit up in the streets everywhere. Teams of Xuanxia Yellow Turbans were taking over the city to maintain order, but this was bound to lead to some conflicts and frictions with Guan Hai and Zhang Rao's soldiers. Tonight was destined to be a chaotic night.

Xu Chen shook his head and took his group into the government office to rest.

Everyone was settled in their own rooms in the government office, and they all went to rest. Xu Chen stepped into the main room, and saw that candles had already been lit. Although it was already night, Xu Chen did not want to be idle, so he sat at the desk, took out a book from his arms and began to write a proposal.

Xu Chen is actually just a guy who came from a poor background. It is not easy for him to be the prime minister. Moreover, he is still a leader now, and the help others can give him is very limited.

Governing a new country like Xuanxia was also a huge test for him. Whenever he had an idea, he would write it down and then slowly ponder it afterwards. This had become a habit of his.

He had just sat down and written a few words when he realized something was wrong.

"who!"

He suddenly put down his pen, stood up, picked up the dagger from the side and looked cautiously to the side of the bed. He clearly heard very low sobbing sounds coming from there.

assassin?

No, the voice seems to be a woman.

After realizing this, Xu Chen relaxed a lot. When he thought of Guan Hai's meaningful expression when he brought him here, he suddenly understood what was going on, and then his brows knitted. He walked over and used the hilt of his sword to open the curtain of the bed. What caught his eyes were two young women who were tied up.

One of the two women lowered her head and sobbed, while the other remained silent. When they saw the curtain being lifted, both of them turned pale. The woman who was still sobbing just now kicked her feet a few times and leaned back against the wall. Although the other one's reaction was not as big, there was obvious fear in her eyes.

Judging from the similarity in their faces, they should be sisters.

"I beg you to let my sister go. As a married woman, she cannot stand being humiliated."

The relatively calm elder sister looked at Xu Chen, suppressed the fear in her heart, and finally gritted her teeth, but lowered her head to excuse her sister: "If you don't mind, the remaining body of my humble widow can serve you."

Xu Chen clearly saw that when the sister said this, her body couldn't help but tremble and her face turned pale.

Although she said it lightly, it probably took a lot of courage to make such a choice.

The younger sister next to her was obviously shocked by her elder sister. She burst into tears and fell on her elder sister, shaking her head continuously.

With a snap, Xu Chen retracted the scabbard in his hand, and the bed curtain closed immediately: "Stay here peacefully, I won't do anything to you, someone will send you away later."

The two sisters were stunned when they heard this, and the younger sister then sat up with great effort. They looked at each other, feeling a little nervous, but then both breathed a sigh of relief.

Only when they heard the sound of footsteps fading away outside the bed did they feel more relieved. It seemed that this man really had no intention of bullying others. Could there be such upright people among the Yellow Turban thugs?
The elder sister gave a look, and the younger sister dared not sob anymore, for fear of attracting the young man's attention.

Just as they were suffering, they heard someone walk into the room soon. As soon as he came in, he said with a chuckle: "Master, you called me here so soon. Could it be that it's over? These are two girls, and they are the two most beautiful ones I have found."

When the two sisters heard this, their faces turned red and their eyes were filled with anger.

If possible, they really wanted to tear the mouth of the person who spoke.

Then the young man's voice rang out: "Don't talk nonsense, send them back safely, and protect them. Don't let anyone hurt them. If anything goes wrong, I will hold you accountable!"

After hearing this, the two sisters realized that the young man was not pretending, and they put their worries aside.

But the other person's voice made them nervous again.

"Hmm? You, the leader, just played with such a beauty and then discarded her. Isn't that too much of a waste? Are you really not going to keep her to sleep with you tonight?" The voice seemed very surprised and asked again.

The young man responded, "I have never touched them. You are new to my sect, so I don't blame you for what happened before. But you must know that from now on, no matter the sect law or military discipline, we are bound by it. Since we emphasize that everyone has equal rights, we cannot ignore the rights of women. Starting tonight, anyone who violates women in the Yellow Turbans will be executed immediately!"

The three words "execute immediately" were so resounding that the room fell into silence.

The two sisters were surprised, but also so nervous that they couldn't breathe. They knew that their fate depended on this moment.

The other person's voice finally came over, and the tone was full of helplessness: "Master, you are amazing. You can endure this. I am convinced. You can abide by the religious laws and military disciplines. I have nothing to say!"

As the words fell, footsteps were heard again, and soon the curtain was suddenly pulled open. The two sisters were frightened and saw a ferocious man standing by the window.

Before they could react, the man swung his knife, and then they felt their bodies loosen up, and all the ropes that had bound them were broken.

"You are lucky to have met a gentleman like my leader. If it were anyone else, I would have eaten you whole, skin and bones!" The man's eyes were extremely aggressive, and his tone clearly contained a strong sense of regret.

The two sisters had no doubt about what he said. If there was no such leader, there would be no need for anyone else. The person in front of them would be able to eat them alive.

After being released, the two sisters carefully got off the bed. When they walked into the main hall, they saw that the leader was writing something in a book and didn't pay any attention to them at all.

The younger sister was frightened and wanted to leave in a hurry, but the older sister looked at the leader seriously, then bowed to him properly to show her gratitude, and then walked out with her younger sister.

Guan Hai followed closely behind, and when he walked out, he also glanced at Xu Chen and then shook his head.

Not until the room fell silent again did Xu Chen raise his head, look in the direction where Guan Hai had left, and sighed helplessly.

It is easy to change the country but difficult to change one's nature. Although the Yellow Turbans can reform their members through some methods, they may not be able to truly change others. Ultimately, they have to rely on discipline to impose strong constraints.

If we can't even enforce discipline, then we can only handle our business impartially.

(End of this chapter)