A few days later, the Empress's Luanjia arrived at Jiangbei City. Jiangbei City was the last city to enter the Sanjiang area. Eighty miles south of the city was Wangjiangkou, and the south of Wangjiangkou was the Sanjiang area.
The Flying Rider entered the city first, and then the Empress' carriage slowly entered.
Traces of riots can be seen in the city, and there are charred houses and bloodstains that have not been wiped away not far away.
When all the defenders and officials have left, it is normal for riots to occur in the city. Those civilians who don’t know much are afraid, and a little spark can start a prairie fire. At this time, the evil of human nature will be highlighted. It's unavoidable, it's part of human nature.
When the Xiaoshan faction arrived in Jiangbei, the city began to show signs of chaos.
It was already four days late when Ren Baqian sent someone.
It is said that when the army and the Lingshan faction arrived, the place was already in chaos, and the shops were basically smashed up, burned, and looted, especially the shops for necessities such as grain and salt.
Many civilians in the city were also killed and injured in the chaos.
A group escaped from the city before, and the army suppressed the riots and killed a group. This city, which originally had a population of 100,000, only had 60,000 people left when the empress and others entered the city.
"What are they doing? Who made them here?" The Empress asked while sitting in the Luanjia, looking at the shivering civilians standing there with their heads bowed.
"It's the same as what His Majesty saw in Lancheng. They are welcoming His Majesty." Ren Baqian said with a wine glass in one hand. As for the one who arranged this, it should be someone from Lingshan School, right
"The people in Lancheng are my people. They really support me and welcome me. And these people..." the empress said lightly.
"These people are also His Majesty's subjects." Ren Baqian said calmly while looking at the fearful civilians.
"Your Majesty, if you treat your subjects like brothers and feet, then your subjects will treat you like your heart; if you treat your subjects like dogs and horses, your subjects will treat you like your countrymen; if you treat your subjects like dirt, then your subjects will treat you like enemies. These people, now Still fearful, as long as they can live and work in His Majesty's land in peace, there will be a day when they will sincerely support His Majesty like the people of Lancheng."
"Who said that? It makes sense." The Empress praised.
"It was said by the ancients. He said a lot, and they all made sense." Ren Baqian thought for a while and said.
"Tell me about him in the future. Someone who can say such a thing must be extraordinary." The empress was speaking, and she had her eyes on the common people.
"I don't like them a little bit."
"Whether you like them or not, they are a part of Dayao. The reason why His Majesty dislikes them is that they are restless, but there is a reason for it, and some of them keep instilling certain ideas into them. In fact, as long as you appease them , rule them ideologically, they can do many things.
Decades later, a new generation of young people will grow up, and they will become His Majesty's true subjects.
What's more, these people are not living a good life now, and they are just trying to survive. As long as they can live and work in peace and contentment, I don't think most people will have any more thoughts.
Just like these people on both sides, they have just experienced the chaos and the pain. Now that the army has calmed down the city, they can resume their peaceful lives in the past. Although it seems that they are terrified now, it is only because they don't know His Majesty. How can His Majesty know some of them, and isn't he glad? "
Ren Baqian poured the wine in the cup into his mouth, held an empty cup, and praised: "This flower wine is really good. Although it is like a raging fire, it has a sweet and glutinous taste and a hint of floral fragrance."
Qingyuan Hongluan next to him glared at him, and poured the wine for him somewhat unwillingly.
The two of them took great pains to pick many kinds of flowers for His Majesty to make this wine, but this guy drank so much in the past two days.
"What about these people is something you need to consider." The empress said lightly, she is not good at this kind of thing. Since Ren Baqian can do a good job, then leave it to him.
He also needs some achievements to gain a foothold in the court.
Although a lot of things have been done before, none of them are more dazzling than the achievement of calming the land of Tianjing.
If you can't do it well, kill them all.
The Empress's place of residence was the City Lord's Mansion in Jiangbei, but the City Lord's Mansion also seemed to have suffered a catastrophe. There were traces of being burned in many places, and some decorations in the mansion were also swept away.
Even though the members of the Lingshan Sect who arrived earlier had arranged for people to repair it and bought a batch of items to decorate the mansion, but these cobbled together things in the mansion looked even more shabby.
It gives the impression that everything in this mansion is out of place.
For example, the flowers in the yard that I just dug from nowhere look like weeds.
There are also a few chairs and tables in the hall. One of the chairs has some color difference and different styles, which are obviously pieced together.
As for the room, let alone the bright red and green quilts, Ren Baqian deeply doubted whether those people's aesthetics were different.
"Your Majesty, let's rest here first, and I'll get someone to bring you the quilt later." Ren Baqian walked around the room before retreating, bid farewell to the Empress, and recruited people from the Lingshan Sect.
"Are there any people from the south in the city in the past few days? How is the situation in the south?" Ren Baqian asked.
"My lord, dozens of people have arrived in the past few days and are waiting for my lord's summons. As for the south, those rebels arranged many masters near Wangjiangkou to intercept and kill those who came to defect to your lord. It is said that Dulong Ridge is also in the same situation. They said many people were killed."
"Rebels?" Ren Baqian squinted at him, "Your thinking is very dangerous!"
"My lord, it's my fault. It's the rebels. Those are all rebels. It's just that they called themselves rebels. I made a slip of the tongue. Please don't blame me." The man immediately said in a cold sweat.
"Remember, we are officials and they are bandits. You are doing things for me and His Majesty, always remember your identity." Ren Baqian said again.
"yes!"
"How many people did the rebels send to intercept? What strength?" Ren Baqian said slowly.
"There are more than 100 people at Wangjiangkou, mainly from the Zhushan Sect, Xiaoqingguan, and Yueyang Sect, and a dozen of them are masters of the earth wheel. Dulongling should be guarded by people from Manxing Pavilion and Yujiang Gang. In addition, there are thousands of defenders in each place. But that was the news three days ago, and they should know the news that the imperial army has arrived here, and there must be changes."
"Understood, let's go down." Ren Baqian waved his hand, and after waiting for the person to go down, he thought for a while, if he was directly crushed by the flying cavalry, the opponent might not know something, and might be injured again.
Now the casualties of flying cavalry let alone the empress, even he feels distressed.
Moreover, it is known that the rebel army in the south has exceeded 200,000, but at this time the Gu clan's army here is only 6,000, plus 800 flying cavalry.
Even if the opponents are all huskies, two hundred thousand huskies are not so easy to deal with.
Ren Baqian thought for a while and then found Zuo Cheng and Qing Yunjian.
"Two gentlemen, Wangjiangkou and Dulongling are now guarded by rebel masters, and those chivalrous men with a bright heart are trapped in the Three Rivers, and may be handed over by the rebels at any time.
The official also asked the two gentlemen to select some masters in the city, go to the two places to check, and then report back to the official. This is an opportunity that I have fought hard for the two of you. According to His Majesty's words, the army will directly crush them, and everyone will be smashed to pieces.
But in that case, there will be nothing for you. I thought, since you were the first to join His Majesty, your treatment will naturally be higher than others in the future. But if you don't have meritorious service and are easy to be gossiped about, I have won a mission for you in the city to find out the news. "Ren Baqian said.
"This officer is really well-intentioned!"
"What Lord Ren said is true!" The two had no choice but to answer no matter what they thought.