The people of Jingzhou wanted an explanation, and Bai Song would give them an explanation.
Compared with abolishing the crown prince, the benefits that fall into his hands are obviously more attractive.
Once Bai Song's conditions came out, who would care about rebellion?
As long as they can implement it, they will have hope in their lives.
The news spread, and the cheers of the people could be heard from far away.
Bai Song struck while the iron was hot and asked everyone to talk about the difficulties they encountered in life or the injustices they suffered in the past.
Bai Song was responsible for listening, and more than a dozen former officials from the Yamen were summoned to record everything.
"Everyone, in the past, the imperial court ignored the voices of the people of Jingzhou. Today, on behalf of the imperial court, I will listen to your sufferings. If I, Bai Song, can solve it, I will solve it now. If I, Bai Song, cannot solve it, I will record it all in a book and submit it to the imperial court. The emperor will solve it for everyone. As long as everyone puts down their guard and goes back to their lives, the court will not hold you accountable for your actions, and the compensation you deserve will not be less."
With Bai Song's guarantee, the people at the scene became quiet.
They had never seen such an official, and they never thought that one day they would be able to complain directly to the imperial envoy. Although many things cannot be solved at all, as long as the people speak out and are listened to by people in the court, they will be very moved, because they have not been valued or treated favorably by others for a long time. Today, if the court is willing to listen to them talk about their difficulties, and they are taken seriously, then they are very satisfied.
It would be better if the problem can be solved. Even if it cannot be solved, it will make me feel a lot more comfortable.
The people of Jingzhou came to the magistrate's office to tell their sufferings, as well as all the unjust, false and wrong cases in the past. One after another, the people came in an endless stream.
It took three whole days to say this!
Bai Song said that he would strive for three days to quell the chaos in Jingzhou, but he just sat in the prefect's yamen and listened to the people telling stories, nothing more.
At first, the people's emotions were high, and everyone rushed to express their own difficulties.
But as more and more people speak out, many choose to remain silent.
Because everyone encounters similar difficulties and discomforts, what other people say is roughly the same as their own experiences, and there are fewer and fewer repetitive things.
The people poured out their bitterness and felt a lot more balanced, and the resentment accumulated in everyone's hearts subsided unconsciously.
For three days, Bai Song didn't realize that he had arrived.
And the imperial army finally arrived outside Jingzhou City.
Seeing the imperial army arriving at the city, the militiamen guarding the city had long expected such a situation.
Three days ago, they would have been determined to fight to the death.
But after three days, the atmosphere in the city has changed drastically. Although not everyone has lost their fighting spirit, the people's hearts are no longer so unified.
Moreover, the common people witnessed with their own eyes what Mr. Bai did. Just because he didn't sleep for three days was different from all the officials they had seen before.
The people believed him and believed that the court would forget about the past.
Seeing the arrival of the imperial army, they felt that they still had a way out, so the voices of not fighting gradually became louder.
Outside Jingzhou City, Hou Yuelin's team looked at the situation in Jingzhou City and still didn't understand.
Hou Yuelin and Bai Song are not the same kind of people. Because Bai Song and his father Hou Junji can't deal with each other, he will naturally not focus on Bai Song. Hou Yuelin's lieutenants don't take Bai Song seriously, but they have many soldiers. They all recognized General Li Jing's token.
"Three days have passed, and there hasn't been a sound in Jingzhou City. It seems that Master Bai is just a talker."
"It's just relying on my own status. It's simply unrealistic. It takes three days to pacify Jingzhou without spending a single soldier. How is it possible?"
"Yes, he is just a noble son from the capital. He is noble and pretends to be a gentleman. He doesn't understand the cruelty of war at all."
"That's not right. I heard that Lord Bai served in many battles with General Li Jing. How could he be such a high-minded person but a low-handed person?"
"These are all legends. Who has seen it? It is said outside that this Lord Bai has the emperor under house arrest!"
"Okay, stop talking nonsense!" Hou Yuelin interrupted everyone's discussion, "The war is about to begin. Don't look at the opponent as just a few militiamen. The Jingzhou city tower is strong and easy to defend but difficult to attack. You must not take it lightly."
"General, give the order to attack the city."
Hou Yuelin's team was ready to go, and everyone was in high spirits, preparing to take Jingzhou City in one go. In this way, they would have achieved great success.
But just when Hou Yuelin was about to give the order, the closed city gate suddenly opened, and a small team came out.
"alert!"
Hou Yuelin shouted, thinking it was some plot by the enemy.
However, all the defenders who came out were empty-handed, without armor or weapons. All the weapons and armor were packed in a large box of trailers.
"What is going on? Why did they take off their armor and weapons? Don't they know we are going to attack the city?"
a lieutenant asked.
Hou Yuelin was also a little confused and didn't speak for a while.
One person seemed to have thought of something and suddenly realized: "I know! The empty city strategy! This must be the empty city strategy! Does the general still remember that Zhuge retreated from the empty city in the Three Kingdoms? This must be the empty city strategy."
"..." Hou Yuelin was speechless for a while, feeling a little outrageous but not knowing what was inappropriate.
When the other party was approaching the front of the army, the leading militiaman knelt down and said, "General, please enter the city."
"What is your intention? Do you want to trick our army into entering the city and then ambush and kill them?" Hou Yuelin asked.
"General, we surrender, no more fighting."
"Surrender? No fight? Oh, do you think this general will be fooled?"
"All the Jingzhou garrison soldiers are here. We are doing this according to Lord Bai's request."
"Master Bai? Bai Song?"
"Of course, Mr. Bai said that as long as we surrender, the court will not care."
"He said he doesn't care, so you surrender? Aren't you afraid that the court will turn its back on him?"
"We believe in Master Bai, and the people in Jingzhou believe in Master Bai. General, please come into the city. Master Bai is waiting at the prefect's Yamen."
This confused Hou Yuelin. Did Bai Song really persuade Jingzhou City to surrender in three days?
This is impossible, right?
Hou Yuelin didn't believe it. Jingzhou City was not that easy to enter. What if there was an ambush in the city?
"Go and call Mr. Bai and let him tell me personally, and then I will believe you to surrender."
The militiamen had no choice but to surrender. They didn't expect it to be so difficult, so they hurriedly asked people to notify Lord Bai.
Hou Yuelin's team waited outside the city for half an hour before Bai Song was carried out of the city by eight people carrying a sedan chair.
Bai Song was lying on the sedan chair, sleeping like a dead pig. After being woken up by Hou Yuelin, he waved his hands weakly: "General Hou, I haven't slept for three days, can you please don't disturb me? The people in Jingzhou City have gone back to their homes. Okay, you can handle the rest on your own."
