"Lin Muyu, how dare you!"
Su Qin was furious. He jumped from the horse's back, and his Dou Qi overflowed. He condescendingly slashed towards Lin Muyu, his eyes full of killing intent. This was probably the first time Su Qin had been humiliated like this.
Lin Muyu looked up at Su Qin, her eyes full of contempt.
"Weng!"
The golden gourd Martial Soul came out of his body and instantly condensed into a golden gourd wall. Black Tortoise Shell and [Dragon Scale Wall] were added one after another. He was going to use the defense of his Martial Soul to take this attack!
"Bang!"
Light splashed, and Su Qin's attack was directly bounced back. But as a Great General, how could he still have any face after such a collision? He raised his sword and slashed in an arc!
Lin Muyu gritted his teeth, and his Dou Qi quickly poured into his left arm. His Divine Power was enshrouded in a golden dragon-shaped Psionic Energy, as if forming a shield, and blasted towards Su Qin's sword!
"Dang!"
The moment Su Qin's sword touched Lin Muyu's arm, there was a sound of metal colliding with stone, and the blade immediately collapsed!
"What?!"
Su Qin turned around and landed on the horse. Looking at the short sword in his hand, the horror in his heart was extreme. This was a Mysterious Grade 3 Treasure Sword, yet it was blocked by Lin Muyu with his bare hands and broke?!
… …
"Enter the city!"
Taking advantage of Su Qin's shock, Lin Muyu waved his hand, and suddenly a group of Cavalry Captains of the Flying Mount Camp took advantage of the situation and led the army into the Five Valley City. At this moment, this group of Cavalry Captains really submitted to Lin Muyu, the temporary Commander. They were willing to challenge Su Qin for the sake of the Five Valley City. In Lin Muyu, they even saw the shadow of Long Qianlin.
"Yu, why are you doing this …" Su Yu sighed.
Lin Muyu cupped her hands and said, "I am the adopted son of the Emperor. Speaking of which, I should call you Uncle or Aunt Luan. However, once the city is massacred, the empire will lose the hearts of the people of Five Valley City. This is not a price that the lives of 20,000 soldiers can pay. I hope Uncle will think twice. Lin Muyu has no intention of disobedience. I just don't want Uncle to disobey the Emperor's order and massacre the city here."
Indeed, Qin Jin's imperial edict had never mentioned massacring the entire city. Thus, as long as Lin Muyu spoke a few words in front of the Emperor, even Su Qin would be in danger.
Thinking of this, Su Qin gritted his teeth, cupped his fists, and said, "General Lin is right. I was negligent. In that case, I will station my troops outside the city and wait for Father and Her Highness Yin to come. I will see what they have to say!"
"Alright!"
Lin Muyu turned his horse around and led the army to officially enter Five Valley City. At this moment, he had become the temporary master of Five Valley City.
… …
At this time, Five Valley City was already in chaos. Thieves were running rampant and looting everywhere. A large number of people were planning to escape from the South Gate with their families. Many people seemed to have received the news that Su Qin was about to massacre the city, and they were all scared out of their wits.
"Seal all the city gates."
As Lin Muyu walked, he said to the Cavalry Captain next to him, "Send out the Flying Mount Battalion, a team of 10 people. Send more to maintain law and order in the city. Don't let the Five Valley City continue to be chaotic. Also, transfer 10,000 people to guard the city gates to prevent Su Qin from attacking the city."
"Yes, General!"
A Cavalry Captain followed closely and asked, "General, will Commander Su Qin really attack the city?"
"Probably not, but not necessarily. Restore the law and order of Five Valley City first."
"Yes!"
Another Cavalry Captain came over, cupped his fists and said, "General, I have inquired about what you wanted to inquire about … Just yesterday, Hu Tiening went out of the city and offered Five Valley City to Su Qin, but he was shot and killed by one of Su Qin's Deputy Generals. This caused General Long Qianlin to lead the army to fight against the Iron Blade Army. Late last night, Long Qianlin led 5,000 people to attack Su Qin's camp. He covered the rest of the people from the South Gate and took Hu Tiening and Long Qianlin's families to the Qinling Mountains."
"So that's how it is …"
Lin Muyu stepped into the City Lord's Hall and said, "Did Long Qianlin break out in the end?"
"I don't know. It was too chaotic last night. No one knows if General Long Qianlin managed to escape, but Su Qin has been looking for General Long's body, so General Long's whereabouts are unknown. "
Lin Muyu sighed, "I hope Long Qianlin can escape this disaster."
The Cavalry Captain stepped forward, knelt on one knee, cupped his fists and said, "General Lin, on behalf of all the soldiers of Five Valley City, I thank the General … Thank you for saving the lives of millions of people in Five Valley City by yourself."
"Get up."
Lin Muyu waved his hand and said, "His Majesty sent me and Highness Yin to Muyu City to ask for reinforcements, but he did not order me to slaughter the city. This is what I should do. If I really slaughter the people of Five Valley City today, I am afraid that His Majesty will leave a bad name in Cangnan Province because of me."
"Yes, General is wise!"
"Don't talk so much, go and strengthen the city's defenses."
"Yes, this General will go!"
At night, the servants of the Governor's Mansion prepared a quite sumptuous dinner. Lin Muyu asked the group of Cavalry Captains to stay for dinner. As for the 3,000 people brought from Muyu City, they were asked to leave the city and return to Su Qin's camp. It was not a good thing to keep them in the city, it was equivalent to putting a time bomb around them.
Later, a group of civil officials entered the Governor's Hall and saluted. One of them unfolded a scroll and said, "General, we have been ordered to count the treasury of the Governor's Mansion. The details are as follows. There are more than 12.24 million Jinyin coins, about 2,100 kilograms of gold, silver and jade. In addition, there are countless antiques, more than 40,000 weapons, more than 3,000 calligraphy and paintings of famous people, and 200,000 stones of grain. Although Five Valley City is rich, most of the wealth has been taken away by Mister Xu and his troops."
Lin Muyu frowned. "They brought so much gold and silver with them, do you think they can escape?"
One of the Cavalry Captains stepped forward and whispered in Lin Muyu's ear: "General, the scouts reported that Su Qin has sent a 10,000-man cavalry team to chase after the Governor's Mansion's family six hours ago. This General suspects that Commander Su Qin's real intention is the gold and silver. Moreover, with Commander Su Qin's current temper, as long as he catches up, the family will most likely die. Should we send troops out of the city …"
"What for?"
Lin Muyu shook his head and said: "There is no need. I have already offended Commander Su Qin, I can't offend him again and again. Besides, it's too late to send people out now. Order the officials in the city to send food supplies to the 50,000 troops outside the city on time every day. No one can touch the gold and silver of the Governor's Mansion. Wait for the people sent by the Imperial Capital to count."
"Yes!"
"No …"
"What's wrong, Sir?"
"How many Jinyin coins are in the Governor's Mansion's treasury?"
"12.24 million."
"Tell the Clerk to record 11.24 million, and exchange the remaining 1 million into gold notes and give it to me. I can't protect the Five Valleys City for nothing."
The Cavalry Commandant smiled. "Alright, I'll do as you say!"
Soon after, 1 million gold notes were in his hands. They could be exchanged for Jinyin coins at any gold bank in the Empire, provided that there was enough cash in the gold bank. In fact, Lin Muyu originally did not intend to deduct the money from the Five Valleys City, but the Longdan Army Camp was expanding again and needed money too much. This money could not be allocated by the Ministry of Revenue of Lanyan City, so Lin Muyu could only think of a way herself. Besides, even if Lin Muyu did not use the 12.24 million Jinyin coins, someone else would naturally use it. At that time, it would not be worth it.
The next day, he directly sent 1 million gold notes to Luo Yu. In this way, the Longdan Army Camp's recent expenses would definitely not be a problem.
… …
On the seventh day, Su Muyun and Qin Yin finally arrived. 100,000 infantrymen appeared in the Cangnan Province and quickly recovered all the prefectures and counties. As a result, the power of the entire Cangnan Province fell into the hands of Qin Yin.
At noon, banners fluttered in the distance, and the advance guards arrived at the foot of the city.
Lin Muyu ordered the city gates to be opened wide to welcome Qin Yin and Duke Yun. She also personally led the civil and military officials of the Five Valleys City out of the city to welcome them. A large group of people stood shivering in the snow and waited for more than an hour. Finally, Su Muyun, Qin Yin, and the others came out of the snow. At the same time, Su Qin and Su Yu also accompanied them.
"Big Brother Yu!" Qin Yin turned over and dismounted from the horse. She walked over with a smile. She had already changed into the princess cloak, and looked extremely graceful and luxurious.
Lin Muyu walked forward and looked at Su Muyun from afar. Suddenly, she stood in the snow, crossed her fists in front of her chest, and gave an imperial military salute. She said in a deep voice, "Lin Muyu apologizes to Duke Yun!"
Su Muyun brushed off the snow on his shoulder armor and said with a smile, "Yu, what do you mean by apologizing to me?"
Lin Muyu said, "I occupied the Five Valleys City without authorization and blocked Su Qin and Su Yu's army outside the city. Other than the crime of acting alone, I also committed the crime of disrespecting my elders. I ask Duke Yun to forgive me."
"So it's this …"
Su Muyun squinted his eyes and asked with a smile, "Yu, can you tell me why you stopped Su Qin from massacring the city?"
Lin Muyu took a deep breath and looked up at Su Muyun, who was on the horse. She said, "Massacring the city can establish prestige, but His Majesty is a benevolent ruler. He doesn't need to do this. A little massacring the city will cause His Majesty to lose the people's support, and the consequences will be unimaginable. A wise ruler should be respected by the officials and loved by the people, not loved by the officials and respected by the people."
"Well said!"
Su Muyun laughed loudly and dismounted. He helped Lin Muyu up from the snow and said, "Yu, I can rest assured with you assisting Xiao Yin in the future. Get up, get up. What crime did you commit? Come into the city with me!"
"Yes, Duke Yun."
Although Su Muyun was very benevolent, Lin Muyu still felt a little unsettled. Many truths in this world were not as simple as they seemed on the surface, and the scene in front of her was no different.
…
Not long after they entered the city, news came from afar. The commander of the Imperial Guards, Feng Jixing, led five thousand Imperial Guards and would arrive at the Five Valleys City in two hours. Moreover, they came under the Emperor's imperial edict.
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