jdhmnovel Chapter 146: Conquering the Rebels
Chapter 146: Conquering the Rebels
Apart from those Jianghu people, the others dressed as ordinary people looked at each other in bewilderment.
Seeing this, the man said coldly, "Don't believe what she said, they are assassins, kill them quickly"
Most people did not move. Which assassin did not run away after being discovered, but stood in front of them blatantly?
Xia Fan, who was standing by, dodged and the man who was speaking suddenly had blood on his neck and fell to the ground.
Bai Chuxiao said calmly, "Everyone, this princess knows that some of you did not voluntarily join Li Rui. Now that the damn general is dead, the court has been kept in the dark about the affairs of Qing County. I will give you an explanation later. Do you still want to continue to help the tyrant?"
A man dressed as a commoner stood up and said, "So many people died in Yunzhou, and the court doesn't care about our lives. Why should we trust you?"
Bai Chuxiao raised her hand and a golden token appeared in her hand. Under the night sky, the words "As if I am here in person" were still clearly visible. Most of these people were just ordinary people and did not know the meaning of the token. However, not everyone could use the word "I"... Everyone could not help but believe in the identity of the woman in front of them.
"Your Majesty has ordered this princess to thoroughly investigate this matter and will give everyone an explanation."
Everyone looked at each other in bewilderment, and suddenly someone stood up and said loudly, "I went to the capital a few months ago. This is indeed the Princess Changning, who was personally appointed by His Majesty, and is also the Princess of Yan."
After a moment of silence, some of the captured and more knowledgeable people began to kneel down one after another, "Greetings, Princess." The confused people thought for a moment and then knelt down. They didn't know whether the court could give them an explanation, but the days following Li Rui were indeed not much better.
Among the group of people who were still standing, a ferocious man shouted angrily, "You have already surrendered to the general, do you really think the court will let you go?"
Bai Chuxiao's eyes flashed coldly, and she dodged and stabbed at the man. The man had been on guard against Xia Fan, but he didn't expect that the one who attacked was this so-called princess's woman.
The man was covered in blood, and the group of people standing there looked panicked.
Bai Chuxiao said in a deep voice, "As long as you all stop colluding with Li Rui, I will report to His Majesty and stop pursuing the matter."
The kneeling man asked slowly, "Can the princess really make the decision?"
Bai Chuxiao shook the token in her hand and said, "Of course, but you also have to do something to show your attitude to this princess."
The kneeling man followed Bai Chuxiao's gaze, understood what she meant, stood up and surrounded the group of people who refused to surrender.
Seeing this, the group of people in the Jianghu who were surrounded hurriedly knelt down in panic and said, "Princess, we are also willing to surrender. Please spare our lives."
Bai Chuxiao said coldly, "Have you ever robbed women or done anything else?"
One of them lowered his head and stammered, "No, no..."
A young man shouted, "You are lying, Princess. I was captured by him, and they also captured many women for the previous generals."
Bai Chuxiao said in a deep voice, "Kill those who have done evil, and lock up the others first."
These people are not ordinary people. They have a close relationship with Li Rui. Even if they surrender, they dare not use them.
"Princess, what should we do? Yunzhou is currently facing a food shortage."
Bai Chuxiao said in a deep voice, "You go to Ye County first. The soldiers there will protect everyone's safety. Food is already on the way. Don't worry. His Majesty will send people to settle everyone later."
After everyone dispersed, Xia Fan breathed a sigh of relief. "Princess, aren't you afraid of not being able to control the situation?" He was ready to help the princess escape at any time.
Bai Chuxiao smiled faintly and said, "How many of those ordinary people really want to rebel?"
Xia Fan asked slowly, "The princess promised to protect their lives and the lives of the traitorous Yunzhou guards, but His Majesty may not be happy about it."
Bai Chuxiao said unhappily, "We are not here to quell the rebellion, but to protect his beloved prince's reputation."
Xia Fan frowned again, "Lin Huai has been gone for quite some time, so His Majesty should have received the news by now."
However, there has been no sign of any troop movements near Yunzhou recently, and no reply from His Majesty has been received.
Bai Chuxiao thought for a moment, "After a round trip between Cheng Yunzhou and the capital, there should be news in the next two days. Let's wait for another three days. We must let Zhan Chi keep an eye on the prince and not let him come into contact with Chu Wenzheng. Let's go back first."
Now that most of the rebels have been disbanded, Li Rui doesn't have many useful troops at hand. Even if she wants to do something, she can't stop her.
"Princess," the purple-dressed woman in the tent appeared behind him at some point.
Xia Fan raised his eyebrows, "Miss, what are you doing?"
The purple-dressed woman knelt on the ground and asked, "Please take me in, Princess."
Bai Chuxiao raised her eyebrows, "I don't need a maid."
She is surrounded by dangers, and this weak beauty will not have any good things to do with her.
The purple-clothed woman begged, "Princess, I am alone now. I only want to follow you. I will do whatever you ask me to do."
Bai Chuxiao couldn't help but hold her forehead, "It's really not convenient to take you with me recently."
There were a few strings of tears on the beautiful face of the purple-clothed woman, and she looked at Bai Chuxiao pitifully.
Bai Chuxiao felt a little sorry for her. Beauty is not only loved by men. "Xia Fan, send her to Wei Changkong first. We will figure out how to arrange her after we leave."
"Yes"
The purple-dressed woman smiled and said, "Thank you, Princess."
In the mighty general's mansion, after receiving the news that the rebels had defected, they smashed the hall to pieces.
"These unruly people who change their minds according to the wind"
"General, what should we do now?" a young general whispered
Li Rui said angrily, "Where is that Mr. Su?"
The young general lowered his head and "suddenly disappeared"
Li Rui said angrily, "Damn it!"
Excluding those who defected, he now only had about 30,000 men left, and food and grass were also in short supply. How could he start a rebellion?
In Ye County, Bai Chuxiao looked at Wei Changkong and said, "Li Rui doesn't have many soldiers he can use right now. You can take the Yunzhou Guards and pretend to be rebels to capture them, right?"
Wei Changkong smiled and said, "The princess has solved most of the problems, so the few people left by Li Rui are naturally nothing to worry about." After all, they are a regular army. If they can't take down a group of ruffians, they will have no point in living.
Bai Chuxiao nodded, "Well, we can't wait any longer. Without any worries, we can focus on defeating Sun Xiang and giving Chu Wenzheng a hard time."
In the main hall of the Governor's Office in Yunzhou City, Chu Tianyou crumpled the letter in his hand and said coldly, "Go to Prince An's Mansion."
Zhan Chi frowned, "Your Highness, the princess has instructed that you cannot go to see Prince An until she returns."
Chu Tianyou said coldly, "I, the crown prince, must obey your princess?"
Zhan Chi said calmly, "The princess is on the same side as the crown prince, so she will not harm you. Why don't you wait a little longer?"