The bound Bai Lian didn't understand for a moment what the King of Yuzhou in front of him was talking about. He only vaguely knew that the King of Yuzhou seemed to be really planning to kill everyone.
"Tell me, where is your granary hidden?"
"Chang Laosi, you want food!" Bai Lian smiled grimly, "In the end, you, Chang Xiaotang, are just a rice seller! Without our support, you want to be emperor, which is a fool's dream!"
Tsuneshiro was not angry. It is true that he sells rice, but unlike other merchants, selling rice is a sideline for him, and fighting the war is his main business.
In this troubled world, whoever is a fool doesn't want to get ahead, and his books will last for thousands of years.
"Chang Xiaotang, it's not like this. If you let me go back, I will give you the location of the granary and use it as money to buy my life." Bai Lian hesitated for a moment and hurriedly put down his posture.
As a defeated general, he knew very well that now was not the time to act heroic.
"Say it first, and I'll think about it later." Chang Shiro said calmly with an impatient expression on his face.
"Haha, I'm not stupid. If I say that, you will have to cross the river to dislodge——" Bai Lian's voice stopped abruptly before he could finish his sentence. At some point, a bright silver gun was shot and pierced into his chest.
"Then don't talk about it. I didn't expect you to spit out any ivory from a dog's mouth." Changshiro fired back, his voice extremely calm.
"Chang Wei, go to the leader. Inform all the rebels that the enemy chief is dead and surrender immediately!"
"Young master is mighty!"
Chang Wei shouted ecstatically, jumped onto Bai Lian's corpse, raised his knife and cut off his head. Immediately, he ran to a higher place, picked up Bai Lian's head, and angrily persuaded him to surrender.
"Lord, are you a little anxious?" The old counselor at the side thought for a while and spoke seriously. He had previously thought that Bai Lian would be kept as a blackmail or something. But he never thought that his lord would take action simply and neatly.
"Zhongde, during this period of time, people in the inner city and the whole world are laughing at me, Chang Xiaotang, for turning into a waste. If this is the case, then I, Chang Xiaotang, should regain my overlord status. Then "Why does this Grain King pity the young master? He may not tell you about the granary. It's nothing more than a delaying tactic."
"My lord is right." The old counselor nodded, "Next, it's time to clean up. However, not all the people on the side of the Grain King will be dispatched. The most likely reason is that they are forced by the situation and can only temporarily Leave the inner city.”
"The Food King's power is spread all over the world. I knew from the beginning that it would be impossible to catch them all. However, apart from the Food King, the biggest gains should be from those families who have made stupid mistakes."
As he spoke, Tsuneshiro gritted his teeth.
"Previously, even if the King of Grain had not entered the inner city, these people were already ready to make a move. I, Chang Shiro, want a family that can help me conquer the world, not a fool who dares to take credit for himself and be arrogant after having made a small contribution!"
"Zhongde, you personally deliver the order. If the rebellious head of the family wants to save the family, he must hand over all his money and business to the treasury within three days. If not, wait until I personally take action. At worst, I will kill everyone in my family before committing suicide. Empty his coffers!"
Tsuneshiro's voice was angry. This time, he was really angry. If it's worse, he will be held back by the power of the Grain King. However, many aristocratic families who usually fawned over actually dared to draw their swords against each other.
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Tread.
At this time, there was a small town not far from Changyang. A few carriages were about to leave.
There were about two people who looked like wealthy businessmen, frowning, sitting together in a carriage. Even though there was no conversation, both of them had extremely irritable looks on their faces.
There is a mutiny in the inner city, some are happy and some are sad. In the beginning, they were naturally happy. But as the war progressed, it was later discovered that it was the King of Yuzhou and the Nine-Fingered Wuwei who were planning the plot from beginning to end.
Unfortunately, they fell into the trap. It's like a turtle in an urn, almost being played to death.
"I just got the information that the third son's son is dead."
"Bai Lian."
One of them, a fatter wealthy businessman, sighed and looked out the window.
"What happened in the inner city caught me by surprise. I didn't expect Chang Laosi's temper to be so tough."
"Chang Laosi is not simple. We failed. Do you remember what Lao Wu said when he disappeared?"
"Forgot, what did he say? However, this old man must have cheated his death. Don't let me find him, otherwise, I will take his skin off."
"Lao Wu told us not to interfere. Even if we want to move, we have to wait until Xu Buyi or the King of Yuzhou gain the power to sweep the world."
"By then, it will be too late, and the benefits gained will be less and less."
"Hey, we have chosen the master three times. Who should we choose next?"
"Prime Minister Xiao, Empress Dowager Su, Chang Laosi... I and these people really chose the master three times, but failed every time. However, there is another Xu Buyi in Xishu, and we have to guard against him. If he really becomes the emperor, we will definitely survive. No, choose another one.”
"After this huge defeat, you and I should restrain ourselves. As for Xishu, we should temporarily withdraw our actions. At least, the new master who has been chosen will have the potential to rise."
On the carriage, both of them began to look south.
…
Outside Changyang City, as the war ended, a dense row of prisoners knelt. These prisoners were no strangers to the Changyang people who were watching.
Among them, many people were from aristocratic families who were once at a high level.
Changshiro stood on the balcony, with no mercy in his eyes. Behind him, in addition to his trusted advisers and generals, there were also many aristocratic families who had chosen the right camp in this counter-rebellion.
These people, led by Wang Long, stood firmly behind Chang Shiro.
"Behead!" Chang Shiro's voice was cold as he dropped the beheading stick.
"S-spare your life, Lord, spare your life!"
Many of the people to be executed were young men from aristocratic families. At this time, they were all crying and begging for mercy.
But he didn't shout a few more times. Following the executioner's movements, heads fell to the ground one after another.
After a while, someone among the people watching finally cheered. Immediately afterwards, the cheers grew louder and louder, until they formed a large undulating mass.
"Congratulations, my lord."
Tsuneshiro exhaled, and there was a rare trace of relaxation on his face.
The Grain King's entry into the inner city was just an opportunity. He had already had a premonition of the chaos in the family earlier. Just enough to serve one pot at a time. Unfortunately, after this round of counterinsurgency, internal strife has become serious. In the short term, there is no way to continue the southern expedition.
He had heard that Yuan Song had taken advantage of the opportunity to attack Kezhou.
"Zhongde, according to your wishes, in the next two years, we will focus on defense. When the time is right, I, Chang Xiaotang, will march south to conquer the world!"
"My lord, you are becoming more and more like a hero."
"We are willing to follow the lord!" Around Chang Silang, such as Liu Ji, Wang Long, and many generals and counselors from aristocratic families, they all held their hands and shouted firmly.
