Chapter 46
On the evening of the next day, the sound of gongs and drums came from the city gate and instantly resounded throughout the city of Luo. The people who stayed at home and dared not go out just opened a crack in the window and looked out secretly. When they saw that it was the team sent by the court to transport grain, they opened the crack wider and waved at the group of people.
They have been hiding in the dark these days, but now there is hope and they can finally put their minds at ease.
There were quite a few people in the grain-carrying team, and behind them were three thousand soldiers holding spears. They were dressed in military uniforms, ready for battle, staring ahead with expressionless faces, emitting a strong aura.
City Lord Luo received them personally. He knew that these were Minghua's guards. It would take at least half a month to transfer troops from Kyoto to Luocheng. The people in the city could not wait, so he had to focus on Brother Xiao. What's more, he helped him a lot this time and found his son who had been separated for twenty-three years. Minghua would give him face no matter what.
With the arrival of a large number of soldiers, the people in the city felt much more at ease. There were already a small number of civilians wandering around the streets. The groups of refugees dispersed like a gust of wind and all waited in place for porridge relief.
In just a few days, Luocheng was back to normal operation. About twenty to thirty spies were arrested, and more than fifty troublemakers were arrested. The prisons in Luocheng were almost full, which made the officials of the Ministry of Justice very busy.
On this day, City Lord Luo came to the prison, which was rare. Those people were wearing prison uniforms and were stubborn, refusing to say who sent them.
"If he refuses to speak, then I will continue to torture him. I believe that Mr. Song should be more experienced in interrogating people than I am. I will spare no effort to find out something in the next few days." After saying this, City Lord Luo walked out of the prison.
The Min Kingdom will surely take action in the next few days. Now the chaotic situation in Luocheng has been resolved to a large extent, but the news of its restoration has not yet been announced. In this way, he can use the spies to send a letter to the Min Kingdom.
The plan went as planned.
Half a month later, the mighty Min army really arrived at Chixia and set up camp less than ten miles away from Luocheng to wait and see.
Everyone gathered at the city gate. After hearing the sentry's report, they all looked solemn, gritted their teeth, and prepared themselves mentally.
City Lord Luo stared ahead, suddenly smiled, and waved his hand: "Open the city gate."
As soon as these words were spoken, the scene fell into silence.
“This…” Everyone looked at each other in confusion. Could it be that City Lord Luo was upset?
There has always been a logic of defending the city, but no logic of opening the city gates. Wouldn't this be announcing to the world that it was they, the city of Luo, who opened the city gates to welcome the enemy army into the city, putting the people in the city in dire straits? This is no different from inviting a thief into a house. If this move fails, they will surely be ridiculed and criticized by people all over the world.
Song Tisi and other officials did not understand the situation and took no action.
At this time, someone suggested: "Lord Luo, I think there are too many refugees in the city. Now we have to distribute food to them every day and provide them with three meals a day. Now is the time to use them. It is better to mobilize the refugees and fight against them rather than opening the city gates."
"Yes, City Lord, this is a good idea."
City Lord Luo said carefully: "They didn't bring many troops with them, so it's not enough to encourage the refugees to join." The soldiers privately raised by the Princess of Min Kingdom were only a few thousand people, and they couldn't make any waves. If she had enough troops, why would she resort to such a bad strategy?
That's true, but who dares to bet?
Lord Luo: "The princess has no military power. These soldiers are all privately raised by her. The people of Min are definitely unaware of her actions. Everything that happened in Luocheng during this period was planned by her, including leading the refugees to Luocheng. Due to insufficient military force, she had to come up with this last resort. This move was to destroy Luocheng and gain her help in the court. However, she did not expect that we used the excuse of withholding grain to transfer people here. Now she probably thinks that Luocheng has long been in chaos and lacks military force, and is just waiting for them to come and annihilate it in one fell swoop."
This is why Yin Su set his sights on the Jiang family from the beginning. On the one hand, it was for the defense map of Luo City, so that he could find the escape door on it, surround it, and take over Luo City. On the other hand, it was for the Jiang family property so that he could provide the eldest princess with private soldiers.
However, Yin Su had no intention of taking over the Jiang family's property from the beginning, he only set his sights on the defense map.
City Lord Luo smiled knowingly: "This time we will catch them all in one fell swoop, so that she won't dare to set her sights on Luo City again in the future."
"Will this... work?" There was a burst of noise all around, and voices of doubt came continuously from all directions. If they were not absolutely sure, they would never take this risk and joke with the lives of the entire city.
Song Tisi frowned and asked, "How did City Lord Luo know that these were soldiers privately raised by the Princess of Min?"
City Lord Luo smiled faintly, as if he didn't intend to hide it: "It's Yin Su."
"Yin Su, could it be the son-in-law of the Jiang Mansion?"
"Isn't he a wanted criminal?"
"Could it be that there is a hidden story, and he is actually the spy we sent to Min?"
"It seems that he is not a criminal, but a hero."
When Lord Zhuang heard this, his eyes lit up and he immediately stepped forward.
Yin Su? Song Tisi frowned, and was shocked for a moment. Could it be the husband of Miss Jiang Er? But who else in Luocheng is called by this name?
No wonder City Lord Luo only ordered the siege of Jiang Mansion but did not take any action. He announced to the public that he would make a decision after capturing Yin Su. This move actually saved Jiang Mansion when the refugees broke into the city. But was it really a fluke?
At that time, City Lord Luo refused to withdraw the guards from the Jiang Mansion no matter what. Now thinking about it, he and Yin Su must have discussed this long ago.
Song Tisi understood everything in his mind, and all the doubts that had been covered up for the past few days were cleared up.
City Lord Luo told Song Tisi all the plans, and he would still need Song Tisi's help next.
Yin Su was adopted by the eldest princess of the Min Kingdom since he was a child. The woman taught him how to kill people and how to deceive people without anyone noticing. All of this was for the purpose of becoming a sharp blade in her hands one day, helping her resist foreign enemies and assisting her in achieving great things.
Yin Su came to Luo City to participate in the Jiang family's recruitment of a son-in-law. This was a long-held secret conspiracy, but something went wrong during the execution. The sincerity and earnestness of the second Miss Jiang warmed his heart, which had been cold for more than 20 years, and the coldness in his heart was melted little by little.
But now that things have come to this, he cannot implicate the Jiang family.
It happened that when he saw Yin Su for the first time, he felt that he was somewhat similar to Brother Xiao. He knew that Brother Xiao had been worried for a long time, so he paid more attention to help him. After returning home, he sent a letter to the distant Kyoto.
After the flower banquet, Brother Xiao and the princess rushed back to Yuncheng. He persuaded Yin Su to go to Yuncheng to meet Brother Xiao, on the condition that he would protect the Jiang Mansion and protect the second Miss Jiang from the danger of refugees breaking into the city in the next few days.
Upon hearing this, Minister Song remained silent for a long time.
"City Lord, so there is no escape door in this Luo City?"
"Since there is no escape door, why should we take the risk?"
"Yin Su grew up in Min after all. He has turned from evil to good today. Who knows if he still has feelings for Min in his heart?"
"Yes, we can't gamble with the lives of the people in the city."
Lord Luo: "Please believe me once, and also believe Yin Su once. He will never betray Chaoguo or Luocheng. His relatives are all from Yuncheng. We have been looking for him for more than 20 years, and now they have probably recognized each other. He is also a Chaoguo. Moreover, I have already sent people to ambush in various places in the city, and the people have already been evacuated and gathered in one place. This time, I will definitely teach them a lesson."
The guards in the city plus the guards transferred from Yuncheng total 10,000 people, which is enough.
After hearing what City Lord Luo said, Song Tisi spoke first: "I believe it."
Seeing that Mr. Song had expressed his attitude, the others didn't know what to say and had to do as he said. Even if they were dissatisfied, they had to wait for the results to come out before expressing their opinions.
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Intricate rivers weave through the villages of Yuncheng.
"Even if you have something to do, you have to wait for His Majesty and your grandmother. They, like me, have missed you for many years. Although they announced to the public that they were going on a private tour, the location was set in Yuncheng. After all, they came to visit you."
"If you really like that girl from Luocheng, we will come to your house to propose marriage for you soon after this matter is over."
Yin Su refused: "No need."
He did not have much affection for these nominal parents and did not want them to interfere in his affairs with Madam Jiang.
But seeing that they felt disappointed because of what he blurted out, for some reason, a strange feeling surged in his heart, filling his whole body and surrounding him tightly, as if telling him that it was wrong to say that.
He always thought that he was an orphan, or had been abandoned by his parents. As time passed, he had long lost touch with family affection and had no hope.
When he first learned that he had parents, he didn't want to see them again, but he had already promised City Lord Luo, and the two of them exchanged conditions, and there was no other choice.
I thought it was another bad thing, but after spending these few days together, I didn't expect that he didn't feel repulsed at all. Instead, he felt inexplicably relaxed and comfortable.
Whenever he lingered on a dish for a few more seconds, his princess mother would think he liked it and would send him the same dish for three consecutive days...and when she saw that he didn't like it, she would come up with different dishes.
I was trying to find out what flavor he liked.
At this moment, the window frame rang twice and a figure flashed by. It was the secret guard he sent to Jiang Mansion. Yin Su's face darkened and he strode to the window.
Yin Su had told him that he didn't need to avoid people when his father and mother were around. It wasn't that he completely trusted them, but he felt that he should trust them.
The secret guard reported to him the situation in the Jiang Mansion and every move of the second Miss Jiang. When he learned that Ruoxing and others had returned to Min Kingdom safely and did not cause trouble for the Jiang Mansion again, his frown relaxed a little.
I was thinking about taking the pony to Los Angeles in the evening, even if I could just look at her from afar through the window, and see her...one more time, and then I could rush back before daybreak.
"Since you can't let go of Miss Jiang Er, just go. Just remember to come back in ten days." Minghua walked to his side and spoke slowly.
Yin Su frowned slightly and glanced at the person indifferently. When did his vigilance become so low that he didn't even notice someone approaching.
He nodded slightly, opened the door and left without saying anything more.
When Minghua saw this, a look of hurt flashed in her eyes. She sighed softly, thinking that she was too impatient.
"Princess, don't be anxious. This matter cannot be rushed." The maid comforted her.
Minghua nodded. She knew that this matter could not be rushed, but seeing her son being so indifferent to her, she felt really uncomfortable and felt sorry for what he had gone through over the years.
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