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Chapter 73 Letter from Chang'an

Jianwei, Wuyang

When Ye Zhao's pardon order was sent to Ji Ling's army, only one Wuyang was left in the entire Jianwei nine counties. Even if the gentry fought back, they would have to be crushed in the end under the absolute military force.

"General Ji, this is the military order sent by the lord." Zhang Liao handed over the military order in his hand to Ji Ling and bowed.

"Change generals at the last battle?" Ji Ling frowned and looked at Zhang Liao and said, a little dissatisfied. Isn't this equivalent to asking Zhang Liao to pick the fruits?

"The general slaughtered too many scholars this time. Now the overall situation in Shuzhong has been determined. The lord needs to appease the remaining scholars, so he sent the last general to appease him." Seeing Ji Ling's unhappy expression, Zhang Liao whispered: "General, let's go to Hanzhong to replace General Zilong. After the news here, how can the lord forget the general's merits?"

Although Ji Ling was a little dissatisfied, he could only nod and agree. Ye Zhao wanted to suppress the scholars, but he also wanted to use the talents of Shu. Now that the vitality of the scholars in Shu had been almost killed by Ji Ling, he naturally had to appease the injured hearts of the remaining scholars. It was impossible to idle Ji Ling. After all, only a few under Ye Zhao could lead a single army. It was decided before Ji Ling went to war. Ji Ling actually knew this in his heart.

"Then I'll leave it to Wen Yuan, and I'll set off to bid farewell to my lord immediately." Ji Ling sighed. This kind of work is indeed difficult to do, and I just hope to take less of this kind of work in the future.

After seeing Ji Ling off, Zhang Liao brought the generals back to the city. Now Wuyang has only one breath left. Almost all the soldiers that the aristocratic families in the city can take out were thrown into this war. Even so, all the lives and injuries were all gone in the past few days. The garrison in the city was less than two thousand. A group of scholars were in panic all day long, fearing that after the city was broken, they would be blood-stained by Ye Zhaojun like other scholars, which would have been supported until now. Otherwise, they would have surrendered long ago.

"General of the Cavalry sat down to challenge the rebellion of the lieutenant Zhang Liao, and was ordered to come and persuade him to surrender." Just as the people in the city were panic, someone found that the flag representing Ji Ling had been replaced. Immediately afterwards, Zhang Liao led several guards to the city, looked at the Wuyang gentry soldiers on the city wall and said aloud.

"Zhang Liao!" Zhao Wei, when Ren Qi saw Zhang Liao, he was extremely jealous of his enemies when they met. If Zhang Liao had not been hunted down on that day, even if they could not take the Chengdu City, they would not have ended up in the same territory today. At this moment, Ren Qi would order the arrows to shoot Zhang Liao.

"Slow!" A scholar reached out to stop Ren Qi and frowned and said, "We have reached this point now. If we do not surrender, there will be only one way to die. If the prefect wants to reach me, it is equivalent to death?"

"Brother Zhu doesn't know that this thief was the culprit of destroying our army that day. Besides, we took the initiative to surrender before but did not accept it. Now that we are here to surrender, how can it be convincing?" Ren Qi said angrily.

This person is the head of the Zhu family. He frowned and said, "Then I will listen to what the other party said first?"

Ignoring Zhao Wei and Ren Qi, he went straight to the female wall, and said loudly: "I have met General Zhang in Wuyang Zhu Yu!"

"Mr. Zhu is polite." Zhang Liao sat on the horse's back and nodded slightly.

"Yu has a question, I wonder if the general can answer it?" Zhu Yu looked at Zhang Liao and asked in a deep voice.

"Mr. Zhu, please speak." Zhang Liao nodded.

"We had taken the initiative to surrender before, but General Ji refused, and even suppressed me bloody suppression of our gentry. I wonder why I have changed my mind now?" Zhu Yu said in a deep voice.

"This matter is not the intention of our lord. Our lord thought that Jianwei's prefect had surrendered, so he ordered General Ji to come and take over Jianwei. Unexpectedly, Zhao Wei and Ren Qi were betrayed and instigated everyone to attack Chengdu, causing heavy casualties for our soldiers. General Ji was furious and made such impulsive moves. Our lord was originally in Luo County to appease the people's hearts. After hearing the news, he was shocked and quickly sent the last general to replace General Ji Ling. In this battle, he only killed the evil ones. As long as you offer the treacherous person, our lord can be given a slight defeat." Zhang Liao said loudly.

"Oh?" Zhu Yu turned his head and looked at Zhao Wei and Ren Qi beside him. Not only him, but the Wuyang family gathered here all looked at them, and they also looked bad in their eyes.

"Everyone, don't listen to his nonsense!" Zhao Wei and Ren Qi's expression changed. He subconsciously took a few steps back and said with hissing: "This is Ye Zhao's plan to alienate him, so you should not believe it!"

"Hmph!" Zhu Yu snorted coldly, "Two, right and wrong, there is no objection to the right and wrong, but we only seek peace and for the future of our scholars in Shu, please let us break it up on our own!"

"You..." Ren Qi said angrily: "Even if I'm waiting to die, do you think Ye Zhao will let you go!"

"He doesn't need to lie to us. Now there are less than two thousand defenders in the city, and Wuyang is not a strong city." Zhu Yu said calmly: "As long as Ye Hou is willing, Wuyang can be defeated every day, why bother to do this?"

"Don't talk nonsense with him, do something!" A scholar snorted coldly and rushed forward with everyone.

Ren Qi was furious when he saw this and drew his sword in his hand, saying, "You, these ungrateful people, have you forgotten who was dealing with you and others in the hands of Liu Yan?"

Zhao Wei sighed, looked at the dark army under the city, closed his eyes in pain, and fought from Baishui Pass here, making thousands of plans, but he didn't expect that such a result would end up being like this. Even if Ye Zhao let go, with the attitude of the scholars in Shu now, no one dared to be an enemy of Ye Zhao again, and the status of the lord of Shu could no longer be shaken.

It’s a pity that I was determined to plan for the people of Shu and did not hesitate to betray the former master, but in the end I was like this!

"Puff~"

Just when Zhao Wei was feeling, Ren Qi had already been pierced through his body with a weapon, his eyes wide open, and he looked at these people tightly, and blood kept oozing out of his teeth. At the last moment of his life, Ren Qi never screamed. Perhaps, for him, this was the best ending.

Seeing everyone pressing towards him, Zhao Wei sighed, drew his sword in his hand, and said aloud: "No need for you to do it, Hu Wei will take the lead. I hope that my scholars in Shu will have a chance to take over Shu again!"

After saying that, he wiped the sword around his neck, glared at him, then fell to the ground in depressed state, and died of anger.

Zhu Yu and others looked at the bodies of the two, and remained silent for a moment. After a long time, Zhu Yu waved his hand and said, "Surrender open the city and ask General Zhang to enter the city!"

...

Chengdu, after agreeing to Jia Long's request, Ye Zhao stood up and went to Chengdu. Now the three counties have basically been pacified. Next, it is to appease the people and seek development. In the next few years, Ye Zhao will connect Shuzhong and Hanzhong into one and become his most stable rear.

"I don't think that you and I worked together in Youzhou in the past. Although we had not met each other, the name of the cavalry was already famous in the frontier back then. This is the first time we met, but this is the case." Liu Yan seemed to have grown many times older in the state palace. At this moment, he looked like a kind old man. How could he think of a prince holding a state in his hand before a month?

In this era of heroes fighting, before the world could have separatist situations of princes, Liu Yan was already considered a top prince.

"Uncle the old emperor forgives the crime." Ye Zhao smiled and poured a cup of tea for Liu Yan: "Zhao always feels that you and I are the same talents. Zhao has a lot of luck in his current life, and losing Yizhou may not be a bad thing for Uncle Lao."

"Why don't you know what Ye Hou wants to deal with me?" Liu Yan did not answer, but just looked at Ye Zhao with a calmness of seeing through life and death.

"Before Zhao came here, his wife and mentors pleaded for the old emperor's uncle. The old emperor's uncle is Zongzheng, and Zhao himself dared not make things difficult for him. If the old emperor's uncle is willing, he can choose a place in Hanzhong to enjoy his old age. Zhao promised that as long as Zhao is in one day, he can maintain his wealth for three generations and his bloodline will continue."

"In this way, from the beginning, Wannian and Bo Yi didn't think I would win!" Liu Yan smiled bitterly and shook his head, "But I am really not as good as Ye Hou's ability to use military forces, but Hanzhong won't go."

"Then..." Ye Zhao frowned. If Liu Yan stayed in Chengdu, it would always be an unstable factor for Ye Zhao.

"I want to go to Chang'an." Liu Yan smiled and said, "Since I can't be a member of the Han Dynasty, guarding His Majesty. Moreover, I still have two sons in Chang'an. When I go there this time, it will be a reunion of father and son."

Ye Zhao nodded after hearing this: "It's normal. Later, I will send someone to escort the old emperor's family to Hanzhong and leave Yangping Pass, which will be faster."

"It will be a blessing for Yehou." Liu Yan did not refuse. Shu was lost and he continued to stay here. Even if he had other thoughts, it would be difficult to do whatever he wanted under Ye Zhao's nose. It would be better to go to Chang'an, which might help Liu Xie.

"Lord, Chang'an urgently reported!" Just as Ye Zhao was about to get up and send him off, Dian Wei came in from outside the door, handed a urgent report to Ye Zhao, and said to Ye Zhao.

"Chang'an?" Ye Zhao took the letter and spread it out to see it.

"What happened?" Liu Yan asked with a frown.

"Dong Zhuo and Lu Bu were killed by Lu Bu two months ago because of a woman's rebellion. The prince's army became the Situ." Ye Zhao handed the letter to Liu Yan and said, "But this is the battle report two months ago. What is the situation in Chang'an now? It is still unknown."

What surprised him was that without Diao Chan, Wang Yun still used the beauty trick. However, the protagonist of this story had something to do with Ye Zhao, which was Luo Yan, one of the four beauties of the Zuixian Tower cultivated by Ye Zhao.

In the time of Luoyang, the four beauties in Chang'an died in the war. Only Luo Yan was robbed by Wang Yun. She thought she would be sent to Yuan Shao, but she would stay in the end. Dong Zhuo was taken to Chang'an by Wang Yun when he moved west, which became a weapon for Wang Yun to instigate the relationship between Lu Bu and Dong Zhuo.

Turning his head to look at Liu Yan, Ye Zhao said, "No one can tell whether the emperor will stay in Hanzhong for a few days first. What is the situation in Chang'an now."

"No need!" Liu Yan stood up and smiled, "This is the time for our loyalty to us. How can we delay it? I'm getting up here."
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