hsntnovel Chapter 2113: Righting the Fa on the Spot
Chapter 2113: Righting the Fa on the Spot
In the next few days, Li Shen asked people to buy a hundred sets of ordinary people's clothes for his guards, and asked them to change into them and go shopping with him.
Although it is easy to be seen, it is still effective to keep a certain distance.
Li Shen was just strolling on the street in a loose white gown, with disheveled hair and wooden clogs. His outfit was more eye-catching than that of his personal guards.
Soon, a piece of news spread in Xizhou City that a playboy from a big family came to Xizhou City. He was very generous and bought everything he saw.
As long as the item is new and valuable, they never bargain. They are just stupid people with lots of money and are easy to fool.
Xizhou City has been very busy recently because the rebel incident had made the atmosphere in Xizhou City very depressing, but now it has been diluted by two pieces of information.
The first was that the tenth prince of the Tang Dynasty, Prince Ji, personally visited Xizhou Prefecture, which showed that the Tang court attached great importance to Xizhou and sent a prince.
The prince is out of reach for the people of Xizhou, no different from a god in heaven.
Especially Prince Ji, who is very famous in Xizhou. Prince Ji’s mansion is wealthy and powerful in Xizhou. It has promoted the economic development of Xizhou and played a very important role in the economy of Xizhou.
The second piece of news was that Xizhou had begun to crack down on the rebels and had sent out a large number of troops.
This is good news. If the imperial court can wipe out the rebels, the people like them will be able to live and work in peace.
The news spread quickly, exciting the people in Xizhou City.
Li Shen wandered around for several days, buying and studying anything he had never seen before, especially jade and gold.
Based on the terrain, Li Shen guessed that the jade here should be Hetian jade, which has a delicate and warm texture and high quality. Li Shen bought a lot and planned to carve it out as gifts after returning.
"Your Highness Prince Ji, the Chief Clerk of the Governor's Office, Pei Ziyu, requests to see you."
Li Shen was fiddling with his spoils of war over the past few days when a servant came in to report.
"pass!"
After a while, Pei Ziyu was brought in, and as soon as he entered the door, he saw a table full of jade and gold.
I heard that Prince Ji has been buying things these days, and it turns out to be true.
"Your humble servant pays respect to His Royal Highness Prince Ji."
"Well, what do you want?" Li Shen picked up a fist-sized piece of jade and examined it carefully.
"Your Highness Prince Ji, the team that was sent out to suppress the rebellion has returned, and they have captured many prisoners and rescued some women and children.
I have come here specially to report how to deal with it." Pei Ziyu bowed and reported.
"Oh? There's a result so soon? Come on, take me to see it."
After hearing this, Li Shen put down the treasure in his hand and stood up.
Before leaving, he did not forget to tell the servants to pack up their things.
Following Pei Ziyu all the way to the Governor's Mansion, there was a huge crowd of people in front of the Governor's Mansion.
"King Ji has arrived, everyone please get out of the way."
The guards immediately drove the crowd away and let Li Shen's carriage in.
After Li Shen got off the car, he found that there were indeed quite a few people here. Outside were ordinary citizens, and they surrounded the gate of the governor's mansion.
There were more than a hundred people tied up and kneeling on the ground, with soldiers guarding behind them. There were also dozens of women and children nearby, and some of the women were holding children in their arms.
"Greetings to His Royal Highness Prince Ji." Everyone, including the common people, saluted Li Shen in unison.
"No need to be so polite." Li Shen said loudly.
"Your Highness, I have fulfilled my mission and wiped out a group of rebels." A captain stepped forward.
Li Shen looked him up and down. He was a man from the Central Plains, dressed in plain clothes. He seemed to be a man who knew the rules and knew the etiquette of taking off armor when meeting the king.
"Very good. I am very satisfied with your work. It has only been a few days and you have achieved results. Congratulations."
Li Shen praised with a smile.
"Thank you for your praise, Your Highness. I was lucky to run into this group of rebels harassing the people on the way. I sent people to rescue them and captured some of them.
After interrogation, they found out their hiding place and wiped out all the rebels.
321 rebels were killed, 176 were captured, 57 civilians were rescued, and 100 to 200 escaped. "
The captain respectfully reported in detail.
Look, who said that battle reports are often unclear? Isn't this very clear? It's detailed down to the single digit.
Li Shen sighed inwardly after hearing this.
“You did a great job. Facing a rebel army of six or seven hundred people, you were able to easily win a great victory. This king admires you very much.
Please step aside first, I will personally reward you later."
Li Shen patted the captain's shoulder. The captain was flattered by this gesture and saluted respectfully and retreated.
Li Shen looked around at the people. This was the time to calm their hearts. He jumped onto the shaft of the cart and shouted to the people around him:
“You all saw that these people are rebels, they are not to be feared.
Previously, because Governor Guo had an important mission and went to the border, these scoundrels took advantage of the opportunity and wreaked havoc everywhere.
Now that I am here, the good days of the rebels are over. If any of you know any rebels, please tell them that there is no end to the suffering and it is better to turn back.
As long as they surrender voluntarily, I can show them leniency. Those who refuse to change their ways will only have one way to go, and that is death.
Come, behead these rebels who are endangering the people."
Before the people could react, Li Shen's order had already been issued. Just when the rebels wanted to beg for mercy, the soldiers behind them drew their swords and struck.
More than 170 rebels were killed, and blood flowed like a river.
The scene was too sudden and too bloody, making the people around feel uncomfortable. Many of them turned away and dared not watch.
Li Shen's face was pale and his calves were trembling. It was the first time he had seen such a bloody scene.
Pretending to remain calm, Li Shen turned around, and Wang Xuance and Xue Rengui immediately stepped forward to help Li Shen down.
"Hang the body above the city gate and leave it exposed for three days to serve as a warning to others." Li Shen said to Pei Ziyu.
Pei Ziyu immediately ordered the palace soldiers to carry the body away. In fact, he did not expect that Prince Ji would kill someone so simply.
He thought Prince Ji wanted to interrogate him.
Li Shen came to the rescued women and children again. This group of people needed proper arrangements.
"What are your plans for the future? Going home or something?"
Li Shen tried his best to be more amiable.
All the women and children stared at Li Shen blankly, with fear still visible on their faces. They had just been rescued and were still in shock.
Seeing this scene again, I felt a little overwhelmed.
No one answered Li Shen's question for a long time.
"Your Highness, why don't we settle them down first and then make plans. They have just escaped from the jaws of death and need some time to calm down." Wang Xuance on the side suggested.
Li Shen nodded and turned to look at Pei Ziyu:
"Well, that's fine. Pei Changshi, send someone to settle them down, give them good food and drink, and ask them about their origins. If anyone is willing to go home,
Send someone to send them back home. If they don’t want to, wait for me to make arrangements in a few days.”
(What the Fire Dragon said was right. Now I can’t even guarantee that it will be delivered on time.)