Chapter 119 Must Die
Lu Chenyang's army captured Yin Wei's troops without bloodshed.
Yan Xing only needs to fight in the front, and Lu Chenyang will handle all the matters behind.
Yan Xing conquered one city at a time, and Lu Chenyang followed behind to comfort the people.
After several battles, the situation in the city was not good, so Lu Chenyang began to recruit workers and asked the people to build houses in order to restore vitality as quickly as possible.
Lu Chenyang was so busy here that he had no time to rest. Chen Songyuan sent someone to deliver a letter to Lu Chenyang asking him to return to the city.
The eunuch who came to announce the emperor's decree arrived and asked him to go back and receive it.
Lu Chenyang had no choice but to go back to receive the imperial edict. When Yan Xing heard about this, he specially sent 5,000 elite soldiers to escort him all the way. Tan Feng and Tingshu personally guarded him to protect his safety.
Lu Chenyang smiled and said, "It's not that exaggerated, right?"
Yan Xing glanced at him and said, "Do you think you're still a small county magistrate? Lord Lu, you are now the Governor of Lingnan and the actual controller of Shu. In the entire Dagan area, your power may not be among the top three, but you are definitely in the top five."
Lu Chenyang said righteously: "Don't talk nonsense, I didn't do that, I'm not, I'm just a small county magistrate."
Yan Xing didn't argue with him and just said, "Then think of it as a way to reassure me."
Lu Chenyang accepted his kindness.
Lu Chenyang immediately led his men to prepare for departure. As soon as he walked out of the palace, he found that the people had surrounded the palace.
"Lord Lu, are you leaving? Are you going to ignore us?" a citizen asked loudly.
His words attracted the noise of the people, who were all asking whether Lu Chenyang would not come back and would not care about them anymore.
Although Lu Chenyang had not been in the city for long, the people felt like they were dreaming.
Lu Chenyang distributed food and farm tools to them, treating them all equally.
After capturing the soldiers, Lu Chenyang learned that some of them were forcibly conscripted into the army, so he released their military status and allowed them to return home and reunite with their families.
He did not settle scores or retaliate against them because of their former hostility.
He even hired them and paid them to renovate their house. It was clearly their house, but he was willing to pay them to do so.
They would never dare to dream of Lu Chenyang doing something like this.
They abandoned King Nanyang without hesitation, hoping that Lu Chenyang could stay in Yucheng for a long time.
But when they saw the army counting their troops, they found out that they were going to escort Lu Chenyang back to the provincial capital.
Yes, they were no longer afraid of the army. This was because they had not offended the civilians since they entered the city. Lu Chenyang had strict military discipline, and any soldier who bullied the civilians would be punished by military law.
All the squad leaders in the army had taken classes and knew that Lu Chenyang would never allow soldiers to bully civilians. They all set strict requirements, fearing that the soldiers in their own team would make mistakes.
They were not afraid of the soldiers in the army, so they dared to go and find out the news.
When they heard that Lu Chenyang was going back to the provincial capital, they could no longer sit still and ran to try to keep Lu Chenyang.
Lu Chenyang smiled and said, "I have something to do and need to go back to the capital. I will be back in a few days. Don't worry, even if I leave, your life will not change at all."
When the people heard this, they made way.
"Lord Lu, have a safe journey. You must come back soon." someone shouted.
Lu Chenyang smiled and nodded, then got on the carriage.
Zhao Xi said with a delighted expression: "Your Excellency is the most amazing."
Lu Chenyang sighed softly: "It's because they had such a hard life in the past, not because I'm so good."
So even if their lives get a little better, they are afraid of losing it.
Zhao Xi understood this feeling, and she said seriously, "It's the adults who are amazing. It's the adults who made their lives less difficult."
She knew too well the feeling of being pulled out of hell, so she thought it was normal for them to be grateful to Lu Chenyang.
Lu Chenyang returned to the provincial capital smoothly, and no assassination occurred.
When they arrived outside the city, Chen Songyuan brought officials from the provincial capital to greet him, showing great courtesy and giving Lu Chenyang enough face.
In addition to officials, there were also common people. With so many officials out, everyone knew that Lu Chenyang had returned, and they all spontaneously ran out of the city to greet him.
Chen Songyuan said to the eunuch who was announcing the decree, "Don't be surprised, Eunuch Li. Lord Lu loves the people like his own children, is diligent and tolerant, and that's why everyone in the city loves him. Lord Lu has been away for a long time, and everyone missed him very much, so they spontaneously came to greet him."
Look, the adults in their family are so popular and so capable.
Eunuch Li forced a laugh and said, "Yes, as I should."
As soon as Lu Chenyang lifted the curtain of the carriage, the officials said, "Welcome back to the palace, Lord Lu."
When the people nearby saw Lu Chenyang, they immediately shouted happily, "Welcome back to the city, sir!"
Lu Chenyang curled his lips and said, "Thank you for your hard work. It's important to receive the order. Let's go into the city first."
Lu Chenyang saw the eunuch who announced the decree, but he didn't even get out of the car to pay his respects.
Eunuch Li's expression changed slightly, but he didn't dare to express any dissatisfaction. Lu Chenyang now had the confidence to ignore anyone's feelings.
The entire Lingnan followed his lead. After the news of his victory in taking Yucheng came back - especially when Prince Nanyang occupied Quzhou, Eunuch Li understood that Lu Chenyang was no longer the small county magistrate who was exiled to Lingnan.
Lu Chenyang returned to the governor's mansion and knelt down to receive the order.
This imperial edict appointed Lu Chenyang as the Governor of Lingnan. Hearing Eunuch Li's slightly harsh voice, Lu Chenyang finally felt relieved.
In this way, he was the legitimate governor of Lingnan, and no longer had an illegitimate title.
Lu Chenyang kowtowed to express his gratitude and accepted the order, and the matter was settled.
Eunuch Li came here for another purpose, which was to take Yan Yuanjie back to Beijing.
Eunuch Li carefully made this request to Lu Chenyang: "I heard that Yan Yuanjie was detained by Lord Lu. The emperor was furious and ordered us to bring Yan Yuanjie back for interrogation. Please, Lord Lu, hand Yan Yuanjie over to us."
Lu Chenyang remained calm and said with a smile, "Of course. I'll bring him out to the eunuch later." He then looked at Chen Songyuan and said, "Mr. Chen, you should order someone to bring Yan Yuanjie out now and have the eunuch take him away."
Seeing Lu Chenyang's cooperation, Eunuch Li breathed a sigh of relief: "Thank you very much, Lord Lu."
Chen Songyuan acted quickly and immediately brought the person out and handed him over to Eunuch Li's men.
Yan Yuanjie was imprisoned in the prison. Lu Chenyang didn't torture him, but he wasn't particularly kind to him either. After being held for so long, he looked haggard and emaciated, no longer possessing the air of a high-ranking official.
Eunuch Li looked at him and imagined a drama of power struggle and infringement. He didn't dare to delay and immediately prepared to take Yan Yuanjie with him. He didn't even have time to entertain Lu Chenyang.
"Sir Lu, the emperor is still waiting for us to go back and report, so it's really not convenient for us to stay any longer." Eunuch Li said with a stiff upper lip.
Lu Chenyang said with regret, "I'm sorry for the poor hospitality. I'm sorry for making you travel such a long way."
"No, no." Eunuch Li said a few polite words and was about to set off without any intention of socializing.
Lu Chenyang then escorted them out of the city and cooperated very well.
Eunuch Li got on the carriage and finally breathed a sigh of relief as he watched Lu Chenyang's figure getting smaller and smaller.
Chen Songyuan just quietly watched his master pretending to be something, not knowing who he was, but because he felt bad for Eunuch Li because he had to entertain him, he also told him to serve two less meat dishes.
Lu Chenyang was very happy that he didn't have to spend money to treat the guests: "Let's go home."
Chen Songyuan followed Lu Chenyang and asked, "Sir, aren't you afraid that Yan Yuanjie will say something nonsense in front of the emperor?"
Lu Chenyang said calmly, "He can't reach the capital."
Chen Songyuan was startled, but looking at his indifferent expression, he understood a little.
Chen Songyuan was very happy that his lord was not only kind-hearted, but also ruthless when it came time to be ruthless.
Yan Yuanjie must die because he is the one who knows the situation in Lingnan best and what Lu Chenyang has done in Lingnan best. If the emperor knew about Lu Chenyang's reputation and strength in Lingnan, he would definitely be wary of him.
But now Lu Chenyang cannot let people know his true strength. What he needs to do now is to buy more time to slowly develop his strength.
Lu Chenyang is still too weak in front of the entire Dagan. The King of Nanyang can make Lu Chenyang put almost all his efforts into fighting against him, not to mention the emperor.
Therefore, Emperor Qianyuan cannot know Lu Chenyang’s current true situation, and Yan Yuanjie must die.
Chen Songyuan was happy because his master was very calm and clear-headed, and he showed no mercy when it was time to be ruthless. This really made him feel at ease!
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