It was already March 2 when the leader returned to the party from Gaoping. Think about it, from the time when troops were launched in Jinyang to now, it was only half a month. However, to Liu Chengyou, it seemed like half a year. Under the pressure of uniting the army, time seemed to be slow and long. ...
(For the author, it seems to be the same. Looking back, I thought, Oh my God, it took me 21 days to write the plot of the 15th day of the story. No wonder it felt so slow. I’m ashamed!)
In the Jiedu Mansion in Zhoucheng, Liu Chengyou was lying on his side behind the table in an unsightly posture, with his head supported by his hands and his eyes slightly closed. He seemed to be very relaxed, but it could be seen from the coldness in his cold expression. , his mood at the moment is definitely not good.
Returning in victory should have been elated, but when Fang was stationed here, the people of Shangdang gave Liu Chengyou a "surprise".
In the hall, Zhang Yanwei, Guo Rong and a few other close generals and ministers were all present, and most of their faces were not very good-looking.
"You can't return it, not even a single copper!" Xiang Xun said firmly to Liu Chengyou.
"There are countless states and counties in the world where the Khitan government controls money. If this example is made in Shangdang today, it will definitely lead to endless disasters!"
"Your Highness, those unscrupulous people gathered all living beings to cause trouble, and asked the general to lead them, capture them all, and punish them. They will definitely regret it!" Zhang Yanwei spoke immediately, with fierce words and a face full of evil spirits.
Zhang Yanwei is still the same as before, he likes to choose such simple and crude solutions when encountering problems.
Hearing what he said, Liu Chengyou responded in a cold voice: "This will only intensify the contradictions. Don't you think the scene is not chaotic enough?"
Zhang Yanwei didn't take it seriously when Liu Chengyou reprimanded him in a nonchalant manner. He just smiled, his expression returned to calm, he lowered his head and remained silent. The change of expression turned out to be very natural.
Things were not complicated. After Liu Chengyou returned to the party, dozens of people in the city gathered at the gate of Jiedu Mansion to "petition." The reason has to start with Zhao Xingqian and Khitan's money envoys. They plundered people's wealth and collected it into the treasury. Their request is also very simple. Since Master Wang has restored Luzhou, he hopes that His Highness the Prince can be considerate and return the stolen property to the people of Luzhou...
In this world, it sounds new for such things to happen, and those people seem to "do not know whether to live or die." However, it seemed that Liu Chengyou was sure that he would not do anything "excessive". When he came to the Yamen, he did not make any noise, smash or rob, and acted like a "peaceful petition". And when other people in the city heard about this, many people had the courage to join in the fun.
In Liu Chengyou's experience, the last time he faced people gathering to petition was in Jinyang, but that was directed according to the script. This time, the nature is completely different. In fact, when he first heard about this, Liu Chengyou really wanted to send troops to suppress these mobsters who had gathered to cause trouble and made unreasonable demands, but he was restrained by him.
"Of course we cannot accept the request of the Shangdang people! However, what they ask for cannot be considered completely unreasonable." Guo Rong also spoke and expressed his opinion, with a serious face full of calmness: "Now, how to calm this incident? That’s what matters!”
"How to calm down? Do you really want to reason with them? This is the first time in my life that I have seen such an ignorant untouchable!" Zhang Yanwei answered disdainfully: "Your Highness, you must be the toughest against such people. Use other means to suppress it. Otherwise, where is the majesty of the government and where is the majesty of His Highness? In the future, if everyone behaves like this, can the world be peaceful?"
"Your Highness, you don't have to worry about these unscrupulous people. They don't obey the king. If you leave them to the general, they will be dealt with properly. I would like to know where they got the courage to offend the government. I would like to see what they do. Can the neck be stronger than a steel sword or an iron sword..."
Opening his eyes and glancing at Zhang Yanwei, Liu Chengyou's eyes became colder, but he didn't answer him.
"Your Highness, the high judge is here." Li Chongju, who had been promoted to captain of the guard, walked to the front of the hall and reported cautiously.
"Let him in."
Soon, Gao Fang walked into the hall, his expression a little solemn and a little worried, and his hurried steps showed his uneasy mood.
"Judge Gao already knows about the situation in front of the government office." Liu Chengyou sat up straight, looked at Gao Fang, and said slowly.
"Yes! Your Highness, the head of Guizhou is ignorant of profit and does not understand the general situation. If you think of his mediocrity, please suspend your thunderous anger." Gao Fang cautiously consoled him.
"The other generation is in trouble, and I know it in my lonely heart, so how can I care about them?" Liu Chengyou replied in a calm tone.
After a pause, he ordered: "Gathering in the government office is not a solution after all. It will only lead to blind obedience. Judge Gao is of noble character, has a clear name, and is prestigious in Luzhou. Please go out and appease those people for the time being. They dispersed first.”
"Yes! I will try my best!" Without any hesitation, Gao Fang agreed immediately.
"Your Highness, the head of Guizhou is ignorant. Under normal circumstances, it is impossible to gather people like this to cause trouble!" After Gao Fang retreated, Guo Rong stood up and continued to analyze: "I'm afraid there are people behind this who are making noises in tandem. If If we can find the people behind the scenes and quickly deal with those who are taking the lead in causing trouble, we can solve this problem and minimize the impact!"
"Who is this person, so bold, that he really doesn't know how to die?" Zhang Yanwei became very excited after hearing this, and asked.
Xiang Xun smiled coldly, pointed outside, and said hintingly: "Among the people in front of the Yamen, there seem to be a few government officials..."
Liu Chengyou didn't seem to have much reaction to this, as if he had already guessed something. After lowering his head and thinking for a while, Fang raised his head to look at Guo Rong and Xiang Xun, and said solemnly: "In that case, let's go and investigate and find out this person who is making trouble in the dark!"
After hearing the order, the two of them raised their hands and responded: "Yes!"
After telling him to go down and take a few deep breaths, Liu Chengyou really calmed down. It's hard to say how bad his mood was at the moment, it was just that he was very unhappy.
In front of the government office, there are hundreds of people calling them names. It would be more appropriate to describe them as "officials and people". Gathered together, there were many soldiers around, watching them indifferently, and the entire street had been blocked. The scene was very quiet. At this point, no one dared to shout loudly anymore. Many people were afraid in front of the murderous army. There are no longer anyone watching the excitement outside.
Until the Yamen opened, the dull sound suddenly broke the somewhat depressing atmosphere. Gao Fang leaned forward, no matter what his mood was, with a smile on his face and goodwill, he said: "Everyone..."
...
I don't know whether Gao Fang was really prestigious and petitioned the officials and the people to give him face, or whether those people were cowarded. Under Gao Fang's persuasion, everyone dispersed, a bit like a donkey on the slope.
Although the people dispersed, the impact of the incident was not easily eliminated.
On a high-rise building in the mansion, Liu Chengyou watched the crowd disperse from a distance, his face expressionless, his hands gripping the railing so hard that his knuckles were almost white.
"Since I don't know how to die, I can only fulfill my wish..." Liu Chengyou muttered for a long time, and a cold smile bloomed on the corner of his mouth.
This was the first time he had a "laughing" expression.
