Chapter 795 Kyoto is in danger!
"Have you heard? All the messengers sent by the court to the outside world were killed by the rebel army!"
“Is this true or false?”
"Their bodies were skewered on sticks by the rebels and put on display. My neighbor next door saw it with his own eyes when he was on duty. He said they died in a very miserable way. All their clothes were stripped off, leaving them naked, with many holes on their bodies."
"I can testify! His mother cries at home all day long."
Su Xuanming went to the streets to gather information as usual.
When he heard the discussions of the crowd, his heart tightened. After thinking for a while, he decided to go to the base of the city wall to take a look first.
As soon as he arrived at the city wall in a carriage, he witnessed a riot with his own eyes.
"Catch him!"
"You are such a good swimmer, you dare to swim into the city from the Bian River!"
"There's another one over there!"
"Quick! Quick! The commander has ordered that no one should be spared."
About seven or eight skinny men were pinned to the ground.
They were wearing only a pair of shorts.
Although it was spring, they were wearing so little and holding their breath in the water for such a long time that they were all shivering from the cold.
Su Xuanming took a closer look and found that the faces of these people were dark with spots that looked like rust, which should be the traces left by long-term diving.
It was recorded in books that pearl divers would have such water rust spots on their faces.
Soon, a group of curious Kyoto citizens gathered around and asked in a chattering manner.
"Where are you from? Why did you join Fang La in the uprising?"
"Oh, don't you know this is a capital crime?"
"You are such a good swimmer, why not become a fisherman? Why stick to the same path?"
"Young man, why don't you give up evil and join the good? Maybe you can make meritorious contributions and escape the death penalty."
A young boy who was pinned to the ground, probably only fifteen or sixteen years old, spat and said viciously when he heard the words of the busybody.
"Just wait! Once we capture Kyoto, your houses, money, and women will all be ours!"
The onlookers were startled at first, but after they realized what was happening, they were so angry that they jumped up and down.
"Look at the situation clearly! You are the one who was caught! How dare you speak so harshly here? You better think of a way to save your life first."
"This is really hilarious. You guys are just daydreaming, and you still want to invade our Kyoto!"
The two parties cursed at each other.
Su Xuanming's eyebrows twitched. These people's reactions to Kyoto were not right.
Su Xuanming suppressed his uneasiness and bribed a few small leaders so that he could go up to the city wall to take a look.
After seeing this, he remained silent.
There were so many people gathered outside the city that it was hard to tell whether it was the rebel army or refugees besieging the city.
"Are they all a mob?"
A soldier beside him took one look at Su Xuanming and knew that he was another young man who had paid to watch the fun: "Not now, but maybe in the future."
What is the difference between refugees and rebels? Anyway, they are not allowed to enter Kyoto.
Su Xuanming looked carefully for a long time. Among these ragged people, a very small part was very conspicuous.
Their mental outlook is different from the skinny common people. They have more flesh on their faces and their clothes are more like the popular styles in Kyoto.
The soldiers told him: "Those are civilians who didn't have time to escape from the outskirts of the capital. The rebels have fortified their walls and cleared the fields."
This is really not good news.
"Thank you!"
Su Xuanming went down the city wall and asked the coachman to take him directly to the Grand Tutor's Mansion.
Grand Tutor Tong is not at home. He has gone to inspect the Kyoto camp.
Su Xuanming waited until the sun was setting and finally arrived at the exhausted Master Tong.
Master Tong patted his aching lumbar spine with his hands and told the servants to prepare the dinner: "How about clearing the clouds?"
"Okay." Su Xuanming was preoccupied with something on his mind, and everything he ate tasted like chewing wax.
Master Tong is still strong and healthy. He showed off two kilograms of mutton: "I didn't expect you to come to see me."
The two reached a cooperation last time. Grand Tutor Tong helped Su Xuanming gain a foothold in the court. Su Xuanming helped Grand Tutor Tong destroy his past that could not be known to others, and introduced him to Gu Nanxi.
As a result, plans cannot keep up with changes.
Gu Nanxi took over several states in one fell swoop, and the situation took a dramatic turn.
As a result, their cooperation came to an end.
Master Tong ate another serving of green vegetables, chewed a few times and swallowed it: "What do you want to ask me for? I took advantage of you last time. Do you want to leave Kyoto?"
He stroked his beard again: "It takes some effort to get out of the city."
Su Xuanming is Gu Nanxi's son. Once this identity is revealed, Fang La will not dare to do anything to him.
Su Xuanming saw that Master Tong's eyes were dark, but his back was still straight, as if no difficulties could overwhelm him.
"I won't leave the city yet. I heard that all the messengers who were ordered to leave the city were killed?"
Master Tong remained calm and said, "Yes. Five people died."
"What did he say?"
The "he" here refers to the Emperor of the Great Zhou.
Master Tong couldn't eat anymore, feeling a little disgusted: "He said there's no need to send more troops, the generals will come on their own initiative."
Su Xuanming looked strange, and hesitated to speak: "Didn't you try to persuade him?"
In the past, the generals would have come to the capital to defend the king. But with the example of A Niang, it was still unknown whether they would come to the capital without an imperial edict.
Master Tong put down his chopsticks and said, "Are you going to eat or not? If not, clear the table."
"I don't want to eat anymore." At this time, even if you were given a plate of dragon liver and phoenix gall, it would not taste good.
Master Tong asked someone to remove the plates and serve tea: "I tried to persuade him, but it was useless. He didn't listen."
"Where is Lord Li?"
"I'm sick."
Su Xuanming was stunned. He got sick at the critical moment?
The two were silent for a moment.
Su Xuanming added: "I went up to the city wall today and saw that the rebels showed signs of attacking the city. It's useless to stay in the city until reinforcements arrive. It's better to leave the city and attack proactively!"
Master Tong curled his lips and said, "You have a good heart. I think the same as you, but no one listens."
He could convince the civil officials, but not the military officials.
Military officers only listen to the emperor. Without the emperor's order, who would dare to lead troops out?
Su Xuanming recounted what he had seen and heard today, his voice full of anxiety: "I'm worried that they will massacre the city."
Massacre of the city? Massacre of Kyoto?
No way.
Master Tong: "Even if the city is broken, it will take a long time to kill all the millions of people in Kyoto. Besides, does Fang La have the guts to commit such a bloody crime?!"
Su Xuanming sighed heavily: "Sir, have you never seen a massacre in a city? I haven't seen it either, but I heard about it from my mother."
The massacre of the city does not mean killing people right away. Soldiers are also human beings, and they are not so inhumane as to lose their humanity.
They attacked the city for money, and wave after wave of soldiers came demanding money.
In the first wave, take a large sum.
The second wave, loot the remaining trifles.
The third wave, nothing, and feeling indignant.
The fourth wave, I'm angry! I'll kill you!
When ten out of a hundred soldiers start killing each other, killing will spread quickly throughout the army like an infectious disease.
Under such a wave, senior officers could only be swept forward.
If things really come to this, Fang La will have no way out unless he can take out more wealth than the entire Kyoto combined and distribute it to his soldiers!
Oh, am I a biased author? Why do I always write Su Xuanming as Su Yunting?
Su Xuanming is Gu Nanxi’s good son!
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