Concubine Chongxi: Binding the Medicine Jar to the Master

Chapter 317 Unexpected Imperial Decree Arrives

Yang Taishou looked at his daughter's clear eyebrows, and cried so much that he burst into tears.Mrs. Yang beside her didn't have the mind to pay attention to Zhou's army around her, she was holding a handful of scrolls tremblingly in her hands. Yang Yan saw that it was the yellow silk inlaid with white jade used in the imperial decree.

Only Mrs. Yang burst into tears: "Daughter, your father and I rushed to the imperial capital. Not long after we left, we ran into the father-in-law who came to Guicheng to deliver the decree. He asked us to bring back the decree of the Holy Majesty, and we kept going non-stop. Came back..."

Speaking of the latter, it has turned into a miserable cry.Mrs. Yang's hands trembled violently, as if the yellow silk was very hot, so hot that she wanted to throw it out, but she was powerless to resist.

"Yan'er, it's fortunate that your mother and I arrived in time, otherwise, otherwise..." Taishou Yang couldn't continue, sighed dejectedly, and said, "You and the soldiers can see for yourself the will of the Holy One!"

Seeing this scene, Baili Jiuge couldn't help exchanging glances with Mo Li.Before her eyes, Yang Yan had already taken the imperial decree from Mrs. Yang, handed it to the deputy general, and said, "Read it out in public!"

"Yes!" The lieutenant swallowed, his heart sank, he opened the imperial decree and read it out.

"By God's fortune, my emperor's edict said: Zhou Guo invaded, and the big merchants lost ground one after another. Guicheng is a military important place, and it must not be lost. However, after many days of fierce fighting, Guicheng did not report any success. The prefect Yang Kuo neglected his duties. The guard guarded the city and led Yang Yan was passive in the battle, so she was dismissed immediately, escorted back to the imperial court, and beheaded to serve as an example to everyone else, and the position of prefect was temporarily replaced by the prefect master. Guicheng was limited to offering a thousand catties of honey fruit within seven days, and the city's tax was tripled, and the punishment was severe. Here it is!"

A blow to the head.

Yang Yan clenched her spear in disbelief.

The lieutenant general who read out the imperial decree was dumbfounded, still staring at the black words on the silk.

The eight hundred soldiers exclaimed, all of them were puzzled, and then all of them were heartbroken and angry.

After many days of fierce fighting, no news of success?
With the power of a mere thousand defenders against 20 enemy troops, how can we spread the news quickly? !
The prefect Yang Kuo neglected his duties, and Yang Yan, the guard and leader of the city, was passive in combat. He was dismissed immediately and sent back to the capital to be executed as an example...

The prefect is conscientious, self-denying and devoted to public service, which is obvious to all!General Yang's loyalty to Guicheng is obvious to all!Why should Zhongliang be regarded as a treacherous sycophant, and everyone's hearts are chilled? !

And the offering of a thousand catties of honey fruit within seven days... The honey fruit grows in the wild, so it is not easy to pick a thousand catties?Besides, the imperial capital is far away, so how can it be delivered within seven days?

Taxes and taxes have already made it difficult for the people of Guicheng to breathe, and now they are tripled, even if they sell their children, they still can't make up the money!
How could the Holy Majesty issue such a fatuous and unreasonable decree? !
The deputy general's hands were even more stiff, allowing the imperial decree to fall on the ground, and asked in a low voice: "General Yang..."

The golden yellow silk rolled down to a soldier's feet, covered with ashes.

The soldier glanced at it in disappointment, then angrily kicked away the imperial decree and rolled to another soldier's feet.

Also kicked away angrily.

Being kicked again and again like this, the noble silk symbolizing the royal family was covered with dust and dirt, but it still couldn't cover the chilling words.

This is the Ninth Five-Year Lord who ruled the great merchant country, and this is the object they have to pledge allegiance to.Is he just such a stupid person?
Kick away the imperial decree under your feet, get out, get far away.They will not accept such an edict.This is the result of driving all the people in Guicheng to a dead end. This is the result of them defending Guicheng to the last moment and thinking of fighting bravely to die!
The angry gasps were mixed with the curses of the eight hundred soldiers, swearing, vulgar words, unbearable scolding, the more they scolded, the colder their hearts became.

Mo Li sighed softly, held Baili Jiuge's hand next to him, and called out, "Prefect Yang, don't cry anymore, the people are innocent, but they have to be treated like this, I really can't stand by and watch."

This remark made everyone in Guicheng startled and looked at Mo Li.

He smiled cleanly, as if he was talking about something unquestionable: "I have a friend who is the owner of Lanzhuang Village, who is extremely wealthy. He will escort the grain and grass tomorrow. The tax in Guicheng is three times higher. The people will definitely not be able to maintain their livelihoods, so Taishou Yang, please send someone to find me, collect food and grass, and distribute it to the people."

Mo Li's words caused a lot of surprise, not only the people in Guicheng were surprised, but Zhou Guo was also surprised.

General Zhang snorted twice in an old-fashioned way, and said: "Your Highness, you don't have to be so kind, it's not that the people of my Great Zhou are hungry."

Mo Li smiled slightly and reprimanded: "General Zhang's words are wrong. The people's life is so difficult, and they are flesh and blood. Since we have the ability to help, how can we refuse to save them?"

"This..." General Zhang was not convinced, and wanted to say more, but was interrupted by Baili Jiuge's bright voice.

Baili Jiuge said firmly: "I support Mo Li, no matter what, everyone is human, right? You can't just watch innocent people being tortured to death by taxes!"

General Zhang looked at Baili Jiuge with some displeasure, and because he thought of her good performance before, there was no hostility at all, and he just expressed his dissatisfaction with her interrupting.

But before General Zhang could say what he said, he saw that Taishou Yang was holding Mrs. Yang, and they all knelt down under the Moli horse.

"His Royal Highness!" Yang Taishou's tearful eyes sparkled with something, as if it was gratitude, sincerity, or something else.

Baili Jiuge subconsciously jumped off the horse, rushed over to help the two of them up, and said with a smile, "It's cold on the ground, and you are also old, so knees are easy to be damaged if you kneel down like this. It's good to speak directly, Mo Li is not someone who puts on airs!"

Who would have thought that Taishou Yang and Mrs. Yang would kneel down again. Before Baili Jiuge helped them up again, Taishou Yang cried and said, "His Royal Highness, my minister Yang Kuo is willing to lead the people of Guicheng to submit to the Great Zhou!"

Mo Li smiled softly, without changing his face.

But Baili Jiuge said "Ah?", turned around and looked at Mo Li in surprise, then quickly regained his senses, trying to help the old couple in front of him up.

Madam Yang was weeping, looking back and calling out: "Daughter, kneel down and see His Royal Highness, is it true that everyone in Guicheng will be forced to death by the Holy Majesty?"

Yang Yan didn't refute, but she was so calm.The spear was propped on the ground, Yang Yan slid down the spear, and her knee touched the ground.

"My minister, Yang Yan, is willing to lead a thousand guards in Guicheng to submit to His Royal Highness!"

"At the end of the day, I will see His Royal Highness."

"See Your Royal Highness."

"We are willing to surrender."

"His Royal Highness please protect the innocent people in Guicheng."

"..."

One person, two people, three people... knelt down.

Then ten people, one hundred people... The eight hundred soldiers on the long street all knelt down, and no one raised any objection.

And those defenders who had been knocked out on the top of the city, lying on the top of the city and seeing this scene when they woke up, rushed down one after another in astonishment, and gathered on the long street.

Then, they saw the imperial decree that had been kicked into a mess, and how chilling the black letters were.

Completely chilled.

Everyone knelt down, the prefect, wife, general, soldiers... all kowtowed to Mo Li.

"Get up quickly."

Seeing them kowtow, Mo Li's expression changed slightly.He got off his horse, came to Baili Jiuge, and together with her, finally helped Taishou Yang and Mrs. Yang up.

The old couple still had tears on their faces, looking at the young man and woman in front of them, holding on to their old hands without hesitation, looking at them with warm and hearty or gentle and considerate eyes, which made the two hurt My heart, which was so cold, felt warm.

It is really unimaginable that what makes them feel warm is not the Holy One they are loyal to, but the people who invaded the big merchants and took their cities.

"Everyone get up quickly." Mo Li held the hands of Taishou Yang and Mrs. Yang, and said gently: "Everyone, don't give me such a big gift, it's too late in the cold autumn night, you should go home early to reunite with your relatives. It's just that Taishou Yang and General Yang have to work hard, and I will take over Guicheng, and I have to ask you two for many things."

Taishou Yang quickly responded: "Don't dare, His Royal Highness is serious, I and Yan'er are obliged to do so."

Yang Yan had also stood up, and it was Baili Jiuge who helped her up.With a bright and willful smile, Baili Jiuge stared at Yang Yan, and suddenly laughed: "You are so tall, your skin is very tanned, and your heroic spirit makes me regret not being here eight years ago." Chaodu has a look at the martial arts test in front of the palace, you must have looked very chic when you won the championship!"

Such delicate and straightforward words softened the lines of Yang Yan's clear and rigid face.Thousands of soldiers behind her also got up one after another, looked at the beautiful woman who was smiling happily, and then felt a little more warmth in their hearts. They didn't expect that they subconsciously recognized the concubine Zhou.

Seeing that Yang Yan was silent, Baili Jiuge said again: "You are also powerful enough. I broke into the prefect's mansion that night, and when I fought with you, I found that your martial arts are extremely high. So I quickly withdrew, otherwise I’m probably at a disadvantage if the stagnation persists for a long time.”

Yang Yan paused, and replied: "The concubine Shizi is absurd, this general can only wield knives and guns, unlike the concubine Shizi, who has many skills."

How many skills?
"Disguise?"

Just as he was talking about the disguise technique, the lone goose on the tower blew over like a gust of wind, patted Baili Jiuge on the shoulder, and said with a smile: "Not only the disguise technique, but also sneaking around and changing people's duty hours Card."

Baili Jiuge was stunned, and sneered: "That was all Mo Li's idea, I just followed suit!" After speaking, he suddenly felt wrong, shouldn't this kind of thing be said to everyone in Guicheng?
Looking at them nervously, only to see Yang Yan's face suddenly burst into a smile, followed by the soldiers of Guicheng, and some of them covered their mouths and laughed.Not long after that, everyone laughed, even the soldiers of Zhou Guo laughed together.

"Laugh...why are you laughing!"

Baili Jiuge blushed and glared at Gu Yan.Mo Li hugged her, and she glared at Mo Li again, and finally blushed and muttered in his arms, ignoring them.

(End of this chapter)