Prince of Song Dynasty

Chapter 399 Self-immolation
Ye Chen looked back casually, but found that beyond his expectations, except for Gao Chengxiang and Qian Zhiyin, one with a somewhat complicated expression and the other with a calm expression, the other officials from the former Wuyue Kingdom and the aristocratic families who came to see the ceremony , wealthy businessmen, and giant gentry all showed fear and pale faces.It seems that there is no meaning of resistance at all.

Tens of thousands of cavalry came here, with an astonishing momentum. Those who controlled most of the wealth and power of Wuyue Kingdom lost their will to resist.

Looking at this scene, Ye Chen couldn't help sighing in his heart, the people in the south of the Yangtze River are indeed much less bloody than the people in the north.Although Zhao Zan's move was rude and rude, it was the key point of the Wuyue court officials and Wuyue people in the Central Plains. I don't know if His Majesty the Emperor deliberately explained Zhao Zan's will.

Of course, it is a good thing for Ye Chen and the Song court to have less blood among the scholars and common people in the land of Wuyue. It is naturally the best thing to make some people in the land of Wuyue submit without fighting and shed less blood. up.

Thousands of horsemen came to the outskirts of Hangzhou in a short while with the sound of hooves. Ten thousand cavalrymen wore dark light armor and shone dazzlingly in the sun.The dense cavalry surrounded the city of Hangzhou in this way.

Quiet.It was quiet, even the war horses writhing their heads.They all seemed to be intimidated by the military discipline of the Song Army.Don't dare to dig hooves, don't dare to breathe.

Ten thousand pairs of cold eyes watched the people who came to greet them in Hangzhou City.

Officials, dignitaries, businessmen, and gentry in the land of Wuyue looked at this scene with trepidation. They saw the strict discipline of the Song army, their domineering arrogance, excellent equipment, and the confidence and desolation that came from the inside out. With a murderous spirit, everyone couldn't help thinking, if Wuyue Kingdom failed to merge into Song Kingdom peacefully this time.One day, Wuyue's army will have a few percent chance of winning against these Song troops, and Wuyue's resistance will last for a few days, or a few hours.

Those who were able to meet the army of the Song State today were all very well-known people in the original Wuyue State. Naturally, they had seen the army of the Wuyue State. Compared with the two, they felt cold and grateful.Even though most of them don't understand military affairs or military affairs, if the difference between the two armies is too great, it is not difficult for laymen to judge which is stronger and which is weaker.

Including the [-] Song cavalry in front of us, the barracks used to station [-] Song troops have already finished resting in three places under Gao Chengxiang's personal attention these days.With the wealth of the Wuyue Kingdom, it is not too difficult to supply the logistics camps of the Song Kingdom's [-] cavalry.

What's more, in a few days, there will be [-] local troops from the land of Wu and Yue, and they will march to the land of the Southern Four Routes of the Song Dynasty where the [-] cavalry came.Equivalent to a defense change.

After the follow-up disclosure of this matter in the next few days, something happened in Wuyue's local army, and some people were unwilling to leave their homeland. Gao Chengxiang decisively killed more than a dozen people without asking Ye Chen and Qian Zhiyin for instructions, and easily suppressed the matter.

In fact, these [-] troops are not going to go to Fujian Road and other places on the southernmost four roads of the Song Dynasty right now.Instead, they will wait until the situation in Wuyue Kingdom has completely stabilized before going there.

The next few days were still full of tedious handover ceremonies.The name-changing ceremony took place in every state and county in Wuyue. Fortunately, the Song State Political Affairs Hall and the Privy Council sent a large number of capable officials.

However, Ye Chen didn't need to worry about this matter.In the evening, he, Zhao Zan and Xue Juzheng participated in the banquet held by local Wuyue officials led by Qian Zhiyin and Gao Chengxiang. Ye Chen talked with Zhao Zan for an hour, and then took five hundred people sent by Zhao Zan overnight. The cavalry, together with nearly a hundred black cavalry and more than 100 Huaxia Guards, eight gold-medal killers and four sword slaves led by Lian Jicheng, and a large number of spies from the Intelligence Department of the Huaxia Guards who were hiding in the dark, left Hangzhou City and went to Made an appointment with Lou Yanming to exchange hostages in Masu Town.

And just the next morning, a civil uprising occurred in Taizhou, the land of Wuyue.The cause of the incident was that a local scholar who was deeply respected by the people set himself on fire in the street, and the black smoke rose straight up, which immediately ignited the hatred of all the local scholars towards the Song Dynasty. With the joint efforts of the family, nearly 5000 family members were gathered, and the support of some common people was provoked by various means. In the end, it grew to nearly [-] people in one day.

When Ye Chen got the news, he wasn't too worried, but he couldn't help feeling that no matter what era, cults like to use extreme means of self-immolation to make trouble.

Ye Chen never believed that that great Confucian would voluntarily set himself on fire from the bottom of his heart. In his opinion, there must be a shadow of Maitreyaism behind this great Confucian.According to his guess, this unlucky Confucian was probably hypnotized by Shangguan Bingyun or Lou Yanming himself, so he did such a stupid thing.

However, although the self-immolation of this great Confucianism was only a fuse, it was able to attract the response of so many scholars and common people. From this, it can be seen that it is basically impossible to truly conquer foreign countries and do it without bloodshed do it.Sometimes, some people still have to die before the scholars and common people who are easy to be used can be completely warned and see some things clearly.

Regarding this matter, neither Gao Chengxiang nor Zhao Zan dared to be negligent. The former sent 5000 men, while the latter sent [-] cavalry. Each sent a general to lead the suppression.

However, when Zhao Zan was about to send someone out, Ye Chen sent someone to send a secret letter, in which he seriously told Zhao Zan that if he could prevent the Song State's garrison from taking action, then he must not do so.Once Song Jun's hands were stained with the blood of the Wuyue people, it would be even more difficult to wash it off, and this kind of hatred could never be resolved.

In fact, without Ye Chen's reminder, although Zhao Zan is a general, he is like an old fox, and he does not lack political vision and political awareness.Nature knows how to do it.

Therefore, the General of the State of Song sent by Zhao Zan began to suppress the turmoil in Taizhou with the force of local officials as the vanguard.The Song Army thought that they were in the rear and kept a certain distance.

On the day when Yu Qingyan was exchanged, there was a civil uprising in Taizhou, Ye Chen didn't think it was a coincidence.

On the surface, Lou Yanming wanted to use the Taizhou civil uprising to distract the attention and focus of the original army of Song Guo and Wu Yue.It is best not to let them help Ye Chen as much as possible.

This statement is very convincing, at least most people will have such speculation under normal circumstances.But Ye Chen, who knew that Lou Yanming and Shangguan Bingyun were difficult to deal with, knew that things would never be so simple.

With the cooperation of Zhao Zan and Gao Chengxiang, the first major turmoil that occurred after Wu Yue Kingdom returned to the Song Dynasty was extinguished in Taizhou City within a day. The flame ignited by the great Confucian self-immolation quickly It was extinguished by the blood and did not spread for long.

A total of more than a thousand people died in this battle. These bloody Wuyue people unfortunately lay in a pool of blood.

After reading the information that Feng Zhiyuan handed over in the carriage, Ye Chen felt emotional again.

In conquering a land, bloodshed and killing are inevitable.

After Ye Chen left, both Zhao Zan and Xue Juzheng entered a state of high tension. The former commanded 1000 garrisons and watched every movement in Wuyue with a cold eye, ready to suppress all riots at any time.And Xue Juzheng took over some of Ye Chen's previous work, and kept meeting officials, wealthy businessmen and gentry from all over Wuyue, and used words to reassure them not to panic because [-] people died in Taizhou City.At the same time, he also discussed with Qian Zhiyin and Gao Chengxiang how to deal with the prefect of Taizhou who was guilty of negligence and dereliction of duty.

From Ye Chen's point of view, the situation in Wuyue Land has been settled, and these small riots are nothing.But from the perspective of Zhao Zan and Xue Juzheng, it is completely different.

Ye Chen took this country miraculously, and they were sent by the emperor of Song Dynasty to take over their civil and military affairs. If something goes wrong in their hands, and even the land of Wuyue is lost, it will not only be a disgrace to the world Question, the crime of dereliction of duty is enough to make them fall from their current prominence to the abyss.Therefore, they have to be cautious and have to walk on eggshells.From this point of view, they are no longer at the same level as Ye Chen.

From Hangzhou City to Masu Town, it takes a day or two at the speed of an ordinary carriage.

Because there may be an unpredictable battle, Ye Chen must let himself and the people around him recharge their batteries, and not consume too much energy due to rushing.Therefore, he calculated the time very accurately, and the carriage of a group of people was not moving fast.

The official road of Wuyue Kingdom is well built, even if it is a hundred miles away from Hangzhou city, it is still spacious and flat.

A group of people walked slowly on the official road, taking a look at the golden, slightly yellow, and deep yellow surroundings.The beautiful leaves of various colors, as well as the autumn scenery of the south of the Yangtze River painted like oil paintings, are also a rare enjoyment.But Ye Chen was worried about Yu Qingyan's safety at this time, but he didn't have this kind of mood and interest.

Just a hundred miles away from Hangzhou City, some rebels suddenly appeared.Even the spies from the intelligence department only found out when these rebels appeared ten miles away. They hadn't received any intelligence from the spies before, and it seemed that there was no warning.

Of course, as the chief culprit of the Wuyue Kingdom’s peaceful merger into the Song Dynasty, Ye Chen, the representative of the “aggressors”, became the first target of the rebels and rioters in the Wuyue Land. At first glance, it seems normal up.

But Ye Chen didn't think so, and neither did Hu Sanguang, Lian Jicheng, Feng Zhiyuan, Zhang Dawei, Heiyue and other high-level officials of Huaxia Weifu.

Because, although there are many people in their entourage, their identities are highly confidential.

The 100 cavalry sent by Zhao Zan, nearly [-] black cavalry, and more than [-] Huaxia Guards even changed into Wuyue’s local army uniforms. In addition, Hu Sanguang’s accent and other details of the horse-drawn carriage he negotiated with the local government were fully detailed. To cover up, Ye Chen, Lian Jicheng, Hu Sanguang and other senior officials of the Huaxia Weifu all performed disguises.

(End of this chapter)