I turned the cold palace into a paradise

Chapter 247 Forced to Reclaim the City

Yongzhou.

Xingye Prefecture.

Li Wanhua led the army to stop three miles away from Xingyefu City. They did not attack, but waited for news from Yunyue before taking action.

They strictly abided by the three major disciplines and eight points of attention along the way, and did not disturb or bully the people.

They did not cause any trouble or harm to the people they encountered. The people who had originally seen the army coming and thought they were doomed were stunned. These soldiers did not rob them or kill them.

It was not until they heard that it was the Qingzhou army that they realized the reason.

The people in the city had different thoughts.

Because Xingye Prefecture is next to Qingzhou Xuanfu. It is the closest city to Qingzhou. It can be said that apart from the people living in Qingzhou, they are the ones who know best what life the people of Qingzhou live. They have been envious for a long time, and now they see the army of Qingzhou coming.

Not only was there no fear, but I was looking forward to it. I kept muttering in my heart, why haven't they attacked the city yet?

After all, when Master Yue's men captured Xuanfu City, they all thought that the people inside were doomed. At that time, they were afraid that the soldiers would come to their city after capturing Xuanfu, so many people ran away in fear.

But who knew that not only did they not perish, but they also lived a life like a god from then on.

Now that the Qingzhou army has arrived, everyone is waiting for them to quickly capture the city.

As a result, for some unknown reason, the army had been stationed three miles away for five days without any movement, and the people in the city could no longer sit still.

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At this time, Li Wanhua was in the temporary camp, leading the troops in training. Since they were free anyway, they might as well practice.

I am a person who cannot sit still. I feel uncomfortable all over as soon as I sit down. I only feel comfortable when I swing my saber.

Especially after Yue'er healed her arm, her arm became stronger.

I don’t know how Yue’er and the others are doing in the capital.

At this moment, a soldier suddenly came to report with a strange look on his face.

Li Wanhua put away her saber and asked, "What's wrong?"

The soldier had an indescribable expression: "General Li, the city gate is open."

"Ah? The city gate is open? What? Are they going to start a fight first? Hurry up and call everyone to gather!" Li Wanhua waved her hands in excitement. She hadn't fought for a long time and her hands were itching to fight. Before, there were some mountain bandits that she could beat up, but later they all surrendered and were incorporated into the army, so she couldn't fight anymore.

The soldier said quickly: "No... the people and soldiers in the city captured the generals, county magistrates, and prefects inside. They said they would give them to us and asked us to take over Xingye Prefecture..."

“???????” Li Wanhua was full of question marks.

Shi Jin, who heard the noise, came over excitedly. Now she was Li Wanhua's favorite disciple: "What's wrong, Master? Are we going to fight?"

"Come on, follow me and take a look. But let's all be prepared in case there's a scam."

"Yes."

When Li Wanhua arrived outside the gate of Xingye Prefecture, she saw that the gate had been opened. Soldiers dropped their weapons and the people stood on both sides of the road to welcome her.

Several men in official uniforms were tied up and stood at the front.

Li Wanhua couldn't help but smack her lips: "He really was tied up and surrendered!"

When the people saw that the person coming was a woman wearing a general's uniform, they knew that it must be General Li.

In the past few years, not only has Master Yue's name spread throughout Tianchen, but also the women around her.

After all, each of them is an extraordinary woman who shocked the world.

"General Li. These are the prefect, county magistrate and others in the city. We have captured them. We surrender and we will not resist." Seeing Li Wanhua coming, the leading man led the people to kneel down and shouted loudly.

As if they were afraid that Li Wanhua and the others would think something was wrong, the soldiers who were escorting the prefect pushed them towards Li Wanhua.

Li Wanhua winked at the men beside her, and someone immediately stepped forward to take over the prefect, the county magistrate and others.

"General, he is indeed the prefect of Xingye Prefecture." A subordinate who had seen him confirmed.

"Ah."

Li Wanhua rode up on her horse and asked the leading man, "What's your name?"

"My name is Xu Dan, and I'm a constable." Xu Dan bowed and answered honestly.

“Did you organize these people?”

"No. It was organized spontaneously by the people. As for why everyone did this, it's because... we all want to be human beings, and we all want to live a good life." Xu Dan said with a wry smile.

They were originally located at the border of the two states. Over the years, they witnessed the rapid changes and vigorous development of Qingzhou in recent years. At the same time, they also witnessed the daily life of the people of Qingzhou living and working in peace and contentment. However, just across a road, the scenes on both sides were as different as heaven and earth.

The people of Qingzhou seemed to be in heaven, enjoying abundance and peace; but they were suffering as if they were trapped in purgatory.

In Qingzhou, people not only have enough food and clothing, but also can go to school and study.

And what about them? They are still struggling to survive...

They longed for such a wonderful life all the time, and the idea of ​​going to Qingzhou and becoming one of them had occurred to them countless times.

Unfortunately, the Qingzhou prefect was selfish and feared that the population under his jurisdiction would be lost, so he flatly prohibited them from entering Qingzhou. He even killed many people who had such thoughts to deter them.

The people have long been dissatisfied with this. Those greedy and oppressive officials have not only never given them a good life, but are now brutally blocking their pursuit of a better life.

If all people in the world were as miserable as they were, perhaps they could still comfort themselves and think that no matter where they went, their circumstances would be similar. But this was not the case! The living examples before them made them realize that life could become better and better.

Now that they saw the Qingzhou army approaching the city, how could they still endure it?

I saw four or five elderly men over 70 years old tremblingly walking forward, then fell to their knees with a plop, their faces full of sorrow, and shouted: "General! I beg you and other heroes to take over this Xingye Mansion! We really don't dare to expect to live a good life like the people in Qingzhou, we just want to fill our stomachs every day and survive. Please have mercy on us and say a few good words to Master Yue on our behalf, okay?"

The old man's trembling voice was like a candle in the wind, which made people feel pity.

Seeing this, Li Wanhua, who was standing nearby, stepped forward quickly, reached out her hands to help the kneeling elderly people up one by one, and said with a sigh, "Don't worry, fellow villagers. We are definitely going to seize this city. But now I am waiting for Master Yue to give further instructions. After all, the situation between us and the court is complicated... In short, the time is not yet ripe, so please be patient."

Li Wanhua thought to herself, if she rashly accepted Xingye Mansion, what if it disrupted Yue'er's plan? Or what if the dog emperor got angry and used Fubao as a scapegoat, causing harm to Fubao?

"If you refuse to take us in, we will never be able to get up again!" The kneeling people shouted in unison, with an extremely firm attitude.

In fact, they did not intend to force Li Wanhua and others, but there was no other way now. Apart from pinning their hopes on them, they were already desperate and could no longer find any other way to survive.

After all, now that they have kidnapped these officials, they are considered rioters in the eyes of the court.

Li Wanhua was in a dilemma at this time. When had she ever encountered such a thing? Not only did she not resist, but she was also forced to take over the city.

Li Wanhua was so angry that she slapped the prefect.

"Look at what you have become. The people didn't even give us a chance to fight. What did you do to the people to force them to do this?"

The rag that was blocking the prefect's mouth was knocked off, and he angrily taunted: "They are all unruly people! You bunch of rioters, you come here eagerly, but the court won't accept you. Just wait for the court to come and kill you rioters! And the same goes for you bunch of traitors..."

"Hey! You're getting so angry." Li Wanhua was so angry that she hit him hard on the mouth with the handle of the knife.

The prefect had several teeth knocked out and closed his mouth in pain.

"Shi Jin, pass this news to Si Yin, and ask her to pass it to Master Yue as soon as possible."

"Yes."

Then Li Wanhua raised her sword and shouted.

"Someone! Enter the city!"