Actually, when Xiao Ruxun appeared, Liu Yong already felt that something bad was about to happen. He had heard of Xiao Ruxun's famous name, but he had been stationed in Burma for the past three years. Why had he suddenly come here?
The crux of the matter was not this. What should Liu Yong do now that he had been exposed?
It was easy to fool the ignorant people. The surrounded soldiers were already like turtles in a jar, but Xiao Ruxun was not so easy to fool. Not to mention, he had such a powerful cavalry under his command. If they really fought, the entire Taiyuan City would not be a match for him, let alone the tens of thousands of people here.
He instinctively wanted to run away, but with so many eyes on him, he had no choice but to brace himself and walk forward. That was the only way he could fight for a chance of survival. If he ran away now, he really would not be able to survive.
He could not run. He had to stand there. At least, for now, the people of Taiyuan were still on his side.
Standing in front of Xiao Ruxun, even though there was quite a distance between them, he still felt a heavy sense of oppression, and he did not know what to do.
When he finally calmed himself down, Xiao Ruxun began to question him.
"Are you from Taiyuan?"
Liu Yong nodded.
"Did you suffer a disaster this time?"
"Except for me, my entire family was killed by the Northern Barbarians."
Xiao Ruxun's tone softened a little.
"Why did you do such a thing? Do you know that inciting the people to surround and kill the soldiers is tantamount to rebellion? Even if I give the order to kill you right now, it will not be enough to wipe out your crimes. Because of your incitement, more than four hundred soldiers were killed or injured. Why did you do such a thing? Could it be for the gold, silver, treasures, and rations? "
Liu Yong knew that he could not lie in front of so many people. If he wanted to live, he could only rely on his eloquence.
"Let's not talk about the fact that our homes were burned down by the Northern Barbarians. There were many casualties, and many of our families were ruined. These Northern Barbarians robbed too many things and couldn't bring them with them, so they left them all behind. But these things originally belonged to us, the people of Taiyuan. Can't we take back what was stolen from us?
But those soldiers actually tried to kill us, wanting to rob us of our gold and silver treasures. General Xiao, those things were originally ours. They were taken from us by the Northern Invaders. These soldiers could not defend the city and let the Northern Invaders in. Now, they even want to rob us of our treasures! Are we in the wrong, or are the soldiers in the wrong? "
It was a basic skill for businessmen to have a sharp mind and good eloquence. Liu Yong explained his experience very clearly. He placed the government's army on the side of evil and made the people of Taiyuan City the complete victims. In this way, the reason made sense. It was not them who were in the wrong, but the government's army.
In this way, who would still think that the people were in the wrong?
In reality, it was similar to what Liu Yong had said. This was indeed the government's army that wanted to take the treasures and rations. Then, there was a conflict with the people who also wanted those things. Liu Yong urged everyone to protect themselves in order to survive. He didn't expect that when there were more people, they would become more courageous. More and more people gathered together, and the matter became bigger.
They had almost annihilated the entire Ming army.
That would be a big problem.
Could the court not investigate after this?
The horseman behind Xiao Ruxun said in a low voice, "General, what he said is the truth. According to my understanding, it was indeed a group of government soldiers who first killed people. It seemed that they wanted to take the things and run. In the end, they provoked the anger of the people and were blocked here. That's why things got out of hand."
Xiao Ruxun nodded and then said in a loud voice, "I know what you said, but no matter what, you cannot surround the officials of the government. This is equivalent to rebellion. Even if there is a reason for this, when the court investigates in the future, you will have to bear the responsibility.
If you don't want to be investigated by the court, retreat now and go home. If your houses are destroyed, find the houses of your family or friends or those that don't have owners. I will help you get your money and rations back. In another four hours, I will put out porridge at the entrance of the governor's manor. If you don't have any rations at home, come and get it. "
Hearing this, the people looked at each other. Those who didn't hear clearly asked the people in front of them what Xiao Ruxun had said. Those who heard clearly had hesitant and conflicted expressions. Then, they looked at Liu Yong.
Whether or not this would succeed depended on Liu Yong. His words still had a lot of power. Xiao Ruxun wasn't just speaking to the people of Taiyuan. In reality, he was also speaking to Liu Yong. He wanted Liu Yong to weigh the seriousness of inciting the people to rebel and see if he wanted to live or die.
Liu Yong instantly broke out in a cold sweat.
Then, he turned around.
"Fellow elders! General Xiao has fought many battles for the Daming and made great contributions. This kind of general is worthy of trust! Since he has said this, let's all go back and throw away our weapons. We will go back and wait for news. Close your doors and don't move. In four hours, go to the governor's manor to get your porridge! "
With Liu Yong's cooperation, the people of Taiyuan put down their sticks and carried poles one by one. From the outside to the inside, they slowly left the streets that the soldiers had opened up for them. The people inside didn't hear clearly, but when they saw the people outside leaving, they were at a loss and could only follow.
In fact, most people didn't know what was going on, why they were besieged, and why they were leaving. But since everyone else was leaving, they followed suit. People's herd mentality was evident. There weren't many who dared to be unconventional and oppose the masses.
Liu Yong knew that he shouldn't leave and couldn't leave. So, he obediently stood where he was, waiting for Xiao Ruxun's verdict.
Seeing that the matter had been temporarily resolved peacefully, Xiao Ruxun let out a sigh of relief. To be honest, he was prepared to kill.
In order to control the situation, if the person who incited the crowd was an ambitious person, Xiao Ruxun wouldn't hesitate to kill him to protect the majority of the people. But now that this person was willing to cooperate, it couldn't be better.
Riding his horse to Liu Yong's side, Xiao Ruxun looked Liu Yong up and down. He saw that Liu Yong's appearance was not ordinary, and his clothes were not ordinary. The way he talked just now also showed that he was knowledgeable.
But now wasn't the time to pursue this matter.
"You follow me. I will talk to you after I finish dealing with the matters here."
Liu Yong froze for a moment, then hurriedly expressed that he understood.
Naturally, the first person Xiao Ruxun wanted to deal with wasn't Liu Yong. Instead, he wanted to deal with those troublemakers. The invasion of the Northern Barbarians was already troublesome enough. Now, it even caused conflict between the government and the people. Not to mention the invasion of foreign enemies, it actually caused internal instability. Did these bastards think that their heads were too heavy and wanted to live a carefree life?
When most of the people had left, Xiao Ruxun ordered Wang Hui and a few of his subordinates to bring people to maintain order in Taiyuan City. They arranged the defenses of Taiyuan City, and at the same time, they did their best to calculate the losses in Taiyuan City. Then, he brought Li Rusong and a group of swift and fierce cavalry to the group of scum who were surrounded by the people.
"Call your commanding officer to come see me! Tell him that Marquis Zhennan, Marquis Xiao Ruxun, is here! Also! Tear down all these obstacles immediately! How can we do this?! "
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