The Six Arts of the Gentleman in the Bright Moon of Qin Dynasty

Chapter 987 Linzi Chaos [Subscribe*Monthly Tickets]

"No one has ever taught us how to welcome the Emperor!"

The people of Linzi were all in a panic.

They knew that they needed to show respect when facing their own king.

But what about facing the kings of other countries?
No one taught them.

In all the years since the establishment of Qi State, no king of other countries has ever come to Linzi, but the army of other countries has come a few times.

"I know you are anxious, but don't worry. There are people who are more anxious than you. I saw the shadow of the city gate commander running away."

A thug who was very familiar with the head of the village laughed and sneered.

They didn't know about the above events. They only knew that the Blood Cavalry who originally helped them guard the city suddenly split into two different camps. Then their king disappeared, and a new king came and claimed that the original general of the Blood Cavalry was the leader of the rebels.

Then he said that General Li Ren had rebelled against Bingzhou, and that the current Blood Cavalry were the orthodox ones, and that they were in cahoots with the Emperor of Bingzhou.

Now that the Emperor of Bingzhou has arrived, they want to close the city gates and block the Emperor outside the city gates.

This look...

You can tell who is fake at a glance.

"So, we were all deceived?" The head of the village was not stupid.

Anyone who can become a village head in the capital city is naturally not an ordinary person, at least not a fool.

What he lacks is only intelligence information, not IQ.

If the current King of Qi is truly the legitimate King and is in the same camp as Bingzhou, then why should the city gates be closed when Emperor Xuanwu comes in person, and why doesn't their king dare to go out of the city to greet him?

Why didn't these low-level administrative managers receive prior notice and organize the people in the neighborhood to go out and clean the place and welcome the guests?

Something is wrong.

Not to mention the king coming, even if an envoy of the ninth grade of another country or a great figure or scholar from the Hundred Schools of Thought came, they would get instructions from their superiors in advance to go out and sweep the streets.

The first things to be restrained in street sweeping and clearing are the hooligans who run around everywhere and cause trouble.

If it was really the Emperor himself, they would have been notified in advance and would have restrained these ruffians, not to mention allowing them to get close to them and talk nonsense.

"The weather in Linzi is going to change!" The village head looked at the sky worriedly.

He couldn't understand why the king suddenly disappeared and why the Blood Knights suddenly split up.

When King Jian first invited the Blood Knights, he was a staunch opponent.

It was not because he was worried about Qi State and thought that the great Qi State should not invite troops from other countries to station there.

Instead, they were simply afraid that their own caravan would be exploited and extorted.

This is what the military loves to do most.

After the Blood Cavalry moved in, his attitude changed immediately. At first, he thought that the situation was stronger than the people and that the Blood Cavalry had already moved in, so if he continued to oppose it, he would be making things difficult for himself.

But later, after seeing the strict military discipline of the Blood Cavalry and helping the government to suppress banditry in various places from time to time, he found that it seemed that paying some money to the Blood Cavalry was more profitable than paying money to those officials without getting any security guarantees.

Especially since the Blood Knight took the money, he really did the job.

After the Blood Knights moved in, his caravan no longer encountered robberies by bandits, but some of the people he knew had.

What was the result? Not only did the Blood Knight return the money that was due that season, he also traveled thousands of miles to find his colleagues, helped them wipe out the bandits, and returned all the lost property, and even got a lot more.

Therefore, the reputation of the Blood Cavalry in Qi also reversed and won the support of the entire Qi state.

Therefore, they did not understand why the Blood Cavalry split and why General Li Ren rebelled against Bingzhou.

Did they pay less?

If they are really given too little, you can tell them that there is no need to rebel, as they really don't need this little money.

"Let the yamen runners, constables and people from the Maritime Customs notify the people in the neighborhood to go home and stay put. Don't run around anymore. Hide all your property and food at home. Without my orders, don't open the door and don't come out even if those important people come!" The head of the neighborhood thought for a moment and continued.

He was not aware of the important events at the higher levels, nor could he control them. All he could do was to ensure peace in the neighborhood and avoid any disturbance.

Otherwise, no matter which side is orthodox and just, if something happens and someone stands on the wrong side, the innocent people in the neighborhood will be the ones who suffer, and he will also be implicated.

"Hey, head of the village, are you planning to carry it all by yourself?" The thug looked at the head of the village in surprise.

He is a ruffian, but because of this, he has access to more information than the honest people.

"You're not among the people I mentioned?" The village head waited for the thug to look, then softened his tone and said, "Call your dog-eater brothers and go home and stay quiet. Don't go out and cause trouble. If something happens again this time, no one can save you and you will implicate them."

The thug is not a stupid or ungrateful person, and he knows that this is for his own good.

"I understand. Stop talking nonsense. I'm leaving now!" Although the thug was convinced in his heart, he was still merciless in his words.

"Close the market!" The head of the village ordered his men to close the market. He pulled up the deer antlers that had not been used for many years, and stood alone behind the antlers waiting for people to come.

This is what the more promising and capable people in Linzi who are not deeply involved are doing.

As for the other neighborhoods that were just sitting there doing nothing and were deeply involved, there was no one in charge. The headmen and neighborhood masters had already gone to look for their own backers, leaving those neighborhoods in even greater chaos.

The Linzi Palace had already been in chaos, with everyone talking and chatting, even louder than the Linzi West Market.

They are not united in the first place, and their origins are all over the world. Those who stay in Linzi are more like mouthpieces rather than the people in power who can truly represent the forces behind them.

Therefore, it is extremely difficult for them to hold on under such circumstances.

"Let's run away before the Bingzhou Blood Cavalry enters the city. Bingzhou is far away on the grassland and can't cause us any trouble!"

Everyone was talking in a hurry.

The fundamental reason why they dared to target the Blood Cavalry was that if the Bingzhou army wanted to move south, they would have to cross the Qin army's defense line.

As for Bingzhou's request for Qin to hand over the mastermind and the murderer, it is impossible for Qin to do so.

Although the relationship between Qin and Bingzhou was good, it was not good enough for Qin to unconditionally hand over its ministers and generals. Would Qin still have national prestige and face if it did so?
This is the fundamental reason why they dare to instigate the Blood Knights to split.

However, they had never expected that Emperor Xuanwu would actually come in person.

If they had time to meet Yan Yan, they really wanted to ask, is it that serious? They are just a bunch of soldiers, is it really necessary to offend such aristocratic families?

It’s a pity that they didn’t have this opportunity, not even the chance to escape.

All the gates of Linzi were blocked by the Blood Cavalry, and no one was allowed to enter or leave. They also had no intention of attacking the city, and just surrounded it quietly.

And Yan Yan also arrived at the west gate of Linzi.

"Bring them up!" Yan Yan worked for a while, and chariots slowly withdrew from the rear of the army, leaving half-foot deep wheel marks on the ground, showing how heavy the objects they were carrying were.

(End of this chapter)