Chapter 240 Confirming the Rumors
However, before the vengeful hero Jiang could take action, Lu Shiyan had already joined forces with Shan Yun's guards and killed Shan Yun silently.
Shan Yun is a suspicious person and does not fully trust his subordinates. Basically, the guards who have entered and exited the basement with him have their families under his control.
This time, he was unable to find any clues about the theft in the basement, which made him extremely furious. He threatened the guards several times, saying that if they still couldn't find the clue, he would target their families.
However, many guards felt that this was a punishment from heaven and that no results would be found out.
They guarded the study diligently and knew better than anyone that there was no traitor and it was impossible for anyone to enter the warehouse in such a short time and empty out the contents of such a large warehouse.
Even martial arts masters don't have this ability.
They are destined to find no results.
Instead of waiting for the knife to fall on your head at any time, it is better to take the initiative and perhaps save a chance for your family.
It was at this time that Lu Shiyan appeared and persuaded Shan Yun's guards.
He played the role of Lu Shili. Not only did he promise huge benefits to the guards, he also boasted that his elder brother and sister-in-law were protected by gods and were the true emperor.
Not only did he recount the story of the gods appearing in Lingnan and punishing corrupt officials, he also said that Jiang Tangtang was guided by the gods to manage Lingnan, and that the people who had fled to Lingnan were now living a good life.
Most people at that time believed in ghosts and gods, not to mention that they had personally experienced what happened to the Shan family. They had also heard about the good deeds of the Lu family.
These guards hesitated for only a moment before expressing their willingness to be loyal to General Lu and obey their commands.
After killing Shan Yun, the guards followed Lu Shiyan's instructions and spread the news that Shan Yun was punished by heaven, the warehouse in the mansion disappeared overnight, and Shan Yun was executed by Huang Daxian.
Shan Yun closed the city gates tightly and strictly controlled the entry and exit of people inside and outside the city. At the same time, he used this to make money by selling high-priced tickets in and out of the city, making the people inside and outside the city miserable.
When the people heard that Shan Yun was punished by heaven, they all applauded and praised the gods for their good punishment, saying that this evildoer was finally dead.
The people who followed Shan Yun were not concerned about whether Shan Yun was really killed by heaven's punishment, but whether the Shan family's warehouse was really taken away by the gods.
A large number of people flocked to Shanfu.
The frightened servants kept talking about how the ornaments, bonsai and other things in the mansion had disappeared out of thin air.
As they were talking, some servants knelt down and worshipped the gods.
These servants of the Shan Mansion have done a lot of bad things over the years by relying on their status as Shan Mansion servants.
Now the punishment from the gods will not fall on them.
This made many people feel a little uneasy.
Could it really be a punishment from heaven?
As for Shan Yun's death, not many people investigated it.
They followed Shan Yun for power and profit. Now Shan Yun is dead, and the Shan family's property has disappeared.
Why are they still loyal to Shan Yun?
At this time, Lu Shiyan appeared in front of everyone again as Lu Shili and began to lobby everyone.
Those who were willing to pursue him would naturally be offered huge rewards. Those who were unwilling would have been dealt with secretly.
So, just like that, without any effort, Cangwu fell into Lu Shiyan's hands. After Cangwu fell into Lu Shiyan's hands, the first thing he did was naturally to rectify the unhealthy practices left by Shan Yun.
All those running illegal businesses in the city have been arrested and punished. Furthermore, refugees no longer need money to enter the city, but they must enter in an orderly manner.
In order to prevent refugees from entering the city and causing chaos, the remnants of soldiers and refugees that Xiaowu had subdued earlier came into play at this time.
A group of five remnants of soldiers and five refugees began to maintain order.
As for the food needed to relieve the refugees, we will naturally use those in Danyun’s warehouse.
However, Jiang Tangtang did not take out the food this time as he had done before, which confirmed the rumors of heavenly punishment and divine help.
She asked Lu Shiyan to take her to the open space outside the porridge stall in the middle of the night, covered herself up, and entered the space in advance.
The next day, when many people gathered outside the porridge stall, he took out the food in front of everyone.
She was in the space, and people couldn't see her. They only saw boxes of food appearing out of thin air on the open space.
On this day, those who had originally been reluctant to believe that it was a punishment from heaven and that the guards of the Shan Mansion had killed Shan Yun and then staged a show to take all the property of the Shan Mansion, had nothing to say anymore.
Many people who heard the news came to see this wonder.
At this time, Lu Shiyan reappeared as Lu Shili, saying that all this was because his elder brother and sister-in-law were the rulers of the world chosen by the gods, so they punished corrupt officials like Shan Yun...
He once again talked about how the corrupt officials in Lingnan were punished by heaven and how Jiang Tangtang was guided by the gods to govern the country, and how well the people in Lingnan were living now.
The moment food appeared out of thin air on the open space, many people knelt on the ground devoutly.
As for what Lu Shiyan said, people had no doubt at all.
Didn’t the gods first appear in Lingnan?
It can be seen that what Lu Shiyan said is true. The gods have chosen the Lu family early on.
Lu Shiyan also took the opportunity to teach everyone to be kind and do more good deeds, as the gods are watching in heaven.
The refugees, who originally had a very high crime rate and were extremely difficult to manage, have unexpectedly become obedient.
But Jiang Tangtang was not satisfied with this.
Jiang Tangtang felt that she couldn't let these refugees sit idle. Firstly, if they were idle for too long, they would easily cause trouble. Secondly, they were eating her food, so they had to be of value.
However, now that Cangwu is in their hands, the original plan to take the refugees to Lingnan to work has to be changed.
Cangwu is a must-pass place to reach Lingnan.
It would be beneficial for them to occupy this place in advance. It would be better to build military defense measures here in advance so that they can respond to the enemy later.
This will cost a lot.
(I'm not feeling well, so I'll update less today. I'll make up for it in a few days.)
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