People can do anything when they are desperate, and two hours is enough to do a lot of things.

When Wang Zheng was still far away from Yuzhou City, he could see a huge fire in the city from afar, which had already burned through half the sky.

"Chen Fengning, take your men and go there to investigate the situation. Something big must have happened in the city."

Chen Fengning also knew that the situation was urgent, so he bowed to Wang Zheng and rushed out on horseback with more than a dozen people.

"Niu Laosan, you take 500 people and follow closely behind. Follow Chen Fengning's arrangements."

Niu Laosan ordered five hundred archers and ran away with a small group of people.

When Wang Zheng arrived at the city of Yuzhou with his large army, he saw a chaotic and noisy scene, with the loudest sounds being the cries of women and children. Chen Fengning was leading his men to try their best to maintain order, and the fire in the city was still burning.

Wang Zheng took a few steps forward, squatted down, held Wu Yi's shoulders and said with a smile: "Cry if you want to. When Mr. was your age, he often cried."

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"The casualties were not great, as most of them escaped. Zhang Zongheng did not kill the people to create greater chaos. Perhaps he was too busy taking away money and food to escape, and did not have time to do this.

If the matter had not become a big deal, Wang Zheng would naturally be fine. But now that an entire state capital has been destroyed, Wang Zheng, as the party with the least loss, will naturally be targeted.

"Um."

I think Wang Zheng will only be reprimanded a few times, and this is not a big deal.

In this way, the aristocratic families themselves would suffer great damage, the Zhang family would be completely extinct in Yuzhou, and Wang Zheng would not be in a good situation either. The mere fact of instigating the old Ba people to come out of seclusion was enough for the court to hold Wang Zheng accountable.

"I see. What's the situation in the city? Are there heavy casualties?"

Loyalty and righteousness not only have different levels of importance, but also depend on the situation. Sir, I don't need someone as loyal as you. If something happens, you can solve it yourself. Sir, I hope you can protect yourself.

Wu Yi asked doubtfully, "Sir, shouldn't loyalty be the most important thing for a person?"

With the powerful deterrence of the sickle-wielding warriors, the crowd gradually calmed down, and Chen Fengning was able to escape and ran to Wang Zheng.

Wang Zheng personally beat the drum, and the sickle-spear warriors marched in uniform steps. The team approached the chaotic crowd. People began to retreat, and some panicked ones ran away, but no one dared to resist.

Little did they know that Zhang Zongheng, in his desperation, would come up with such an evil trick to save himself. Those aristocratic families who wanted to eat meat were not up to the task and let Zhang Zongheng succeed easily.

But Wang Zheng would not be too worried. The old Ba people did not take action when they came out of the mountains. Isn't it okay for them to come out and wander around? He came to Yuzhou just to arrest the Zhang family members who were plotting rebellion. Now that the Zhang family's rebellion has become a fact, Wang Zheng's trip is justified, and after confiscating the Zhang family's property and presenting it to Wu Zetian.

After Wu Yi stopped crying, Wang Zheng smiled and asked, "Are you feeling better now?"

Wu Yi immediately hugged Wang Zheng and burst into tears. Wang Zheng sighed, patted him on the back, but said nothing.

Wang Zheng shouted: "Young and strong men can only retreat, not rush, otherwise they will be killed without mercy."

It was truly cruel. This was the capital of Shangzhou with a population of 100,000, and it was burned down like that.

"Wow."

"Sir, I believe in you. Remember to protect yourself in the future. If you are caught again, just do whatever they tell you to do and answer whatever they ask you. Protecting yourself is the most important thing. Everything else is trivial."

After all, if you see thousands of your compatriots die tragically in front of you, or watch them live a life worse than pigs and dogs, it would be better to die.

However, the city was completely destroyed. Zhang Zongheng had used up the tung oil that was originally used to defend the city, and he had missed the opportunity to put out the fire. Now the fire has basically engulfed the entire city."

Wang Zheng sighed and said, "Find the remaining people from the aristocratic families and organize young and strong people to transport food here. The Zhang family's food is just right for use here. Notify the old Ba people to quickly retreat to the old forest."

Wang Zheng nodded, "Indeed, loyalty and righteousness should be the most important, but loyalty and righteousness also have to be divided into objects and sizes. Loyalty and righteousness to the country and the nation should naturally be the most important, because it concerns the fate of millions of people.

Wang Zheng's original plan of bringing these people here was to take Wu Yi away first, and then force them to pay with the charge of treason. With the instigation of the aristocratic families who wanted to get a piece of the action, Zhang Zongheng would undoubtedly die, and apart from committing suicide to atone for his sins, he had absolutely no other way to go.

"Wu Yi is fine now. When Zhang Zongheng left, he handed him over to Zhang's relatives."

Wu Yi nodded. "They beat me, and I couldn't bear it anymore, so I confessed. Sir, I didn't sell illegal salt."

Wang Zheng looked at the situation and ordered 500 archers to guard Zhang's captives. He then ordered 3,000 sickle spear soldiers, "Each farm will form a team on its own, hold the spear tip flat, move among the crowd, divide the crowd, and attack on its own when encountering resistance."

Wang Zheng looked back at the Zhang family members who looked as pale as death and sighed deeply. These people were completely finished, but Wang Zheng was also feeling a little uncomfortable now.

Wang Zheng nodded. As long as Wu Yi was fine, it was fine. "Aren't the aristocratic families in the city prepared for Zhang Zongheng to be desperate?"

The little guy Wu Yi appeared in front of Wang Zheng dressed like a young master. He burst into tears the first time he saw Wang Zheng. He raised his sleeves to wipe his eyes, smiled at Wang Zheng embarrassedly, but he couldn't stop crying.

Apart from the above, the rest are vague.

Do you understand? "

"He took the governor's seal, and he was also the deputy governor. In addition, most of the 2,000 state soldiers in the city were from the Zhang family, and there were also some people who remained neutral. Without any intention, the remaining aristocratic families were naturally taken by him."

"Where is Wu Yi?"

Loyalty to one's family is also the most important thing. After all, no one wants to see his wife, children and the elderly suffer.

Wu Yi thought about it and nodded, "I understand. I will protect myself and won't worry you anymore."

"very good."

Wang Zheng said this to Wu Yi without avoiding others.

Someone from the noble family who sent Wu Yi here came forward and said, "The way the chief steward educates his disciples is really special. Shouldn't loyalty be the most important thing to His Majesty and to good friends?"

"Of course I have to be loyal to His Majesty, but that is just a matter of loyalty to the emperor. It is not worth sacrificing one's life for. As for friends, one should not sacrifice one's life for them. It is best for a gentleman's friendship to be as light as water."