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"Quickly issue the order: do not leave the city walls..."
Those clerks were guilty of thievery.
Fearing punishment from Yang Yingyan,
They actually kidnapped his whole family and brought them here, threatening them.
"Prefect Yang, quickly give the order to open the city gates!"
"Otherwise, we brothers won't hold back!"
"Even the dog emperor is gone, what are you still defending the city for?"
"If you join the rebel army, you can even become an official in the new dynasty!"
Yang Yingyan was furious.
But the situation was beyond repair.
They had no choice but to order the city gates to be opened.
The bandit leader outside the city was overjoyed.
Leading five hundred able-bodied men and several thousand old and weak men,
They rushed towards the capital in a swarm.
At the same time, someone was sent to notify Xue Su, who was still lying in ambush.
An hour later,
Emperor Huizong of Song gazed at the wide-open gates of Quzhou City.
I was stunned and speechless.
The scheme that Lao Tzu just made up on the spot
How did they actually manage to take Quzhou?
Is rebellion really that easy?
Chapter 1798 Sir, you are truly a genius!
"Hahahaha!"
Xue Su laughed wildly and uncontrollably.
He even felt a surge of pride, as if he owned the world.
He expressed his sincere admiration for Emperor Huizong of Song.
"The strategist's predictions are truly divine."
"Quzhou City was indeed easily defeated."
"If only I had a strategist sooner,"
"I'm afraid it already accounts for half the country,"
"There's no need to rely on that Liangshan emperor anymore!"
"I'm ashamed, I'm ashamed!"
Emperor Huizong of Song was heartbroken.
He cursed those officials in his heart, calling them all good-for-nothings.
But then a civil official rode up on horseback.
It was none other than Yang Yingyan, the prefectural magistrate.
He was stopped by Xue Su's personal guards.
He reined in his horse and stopped, questioning the driver.
"The general intends to rebel against the new dynasty,"
"Is this still a rebellion against the old dynasty?"
Xue Su replied, "It is a rebellion against the old dynasty."
Yang Yingyan said, "Then we must quickly suppress the rioters and soldiers within the city."
"The general's soldiers are burning, killing, and looting everywhere."
"Quzhou is now in the general's possession,"
"Does the general allow the rioting soldiers to wreak havoc like this?"
"If too many people are killed, the Ming emperor will hold them accountable in the future,"
"How should the general respond?"
"Damn it!"
Xue Su was brought to his senses by those few words.
He called to the elite soldiers around him and said,
"Quickly come with me into the city to appease the people,"
"Anyone who dares to rob or loot will be killed without exception!"
Seeing that the rebel leader was willing to listen to advice,
Yang Yingyan finally breathed a sigh of relief.
He suddenly caught sight of Emperor Huizong of Song, frowned, and said...
"This gentleman looks familiar,"
"Where are you from?"
Emperor Huizong was startled.
Intentionally change your accent
"I am from Huainan."
Yang Yingyan shook his head: "But it doesn't sound like a Huainan accent."
Emperor Huizong explained, "I have been waiting for a vacancy in the capital, Tokyo, for many years."
"I can't even speak my native dialect well anymore,"
"It does have a bit of Mandarin from the capital region in it."
Yang Yingyan examined it carefully.
Emperor Huizong of Song felt uneasy.
At this very moment, Xue Su had already led his troops into the city.
Yang Yingyan said in a low voice, "Your Excellency should take care of yourself."
Emperor Huizong of Song was struck dumb.
He was certain he had been recognized and couldn't help but ask.
"May I ask your honorable name?"
Yang Yingyan replied, "I am Yang Yingyan, the Vice Prefect of Quzhou."
"The Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Zhejiang Cavalry and Infantry who accompanied Tong Guan to Fujian to suppress bandits,"
“It is my own brother, Yang Yingcheng, who shares the same mother.”
"So she's a descendant of royalty,"
"Indeed, he is very loyal and righteous."
Emperor Huizong hurriedly emphasized "imperial relatives" and "loyalty and righteousness."
They were afraid that the other party would expose their identity.
Yang Yingyan and Yang Yingcheng's great-aunt,
She was Empress Zhanghui, a concubine of Emperor Zhenzong of Song and the adoptive mother of Emperor Renzong of Song!
This relationship is indeed quite distant.
The imperial court could not afford to grant too many preferential treatments.
Yang Yingcheng rose through the ranks by meritorious service in the campaign against Fang La.
Yang Yingyan, on the other hand, was a genuine Jinshi (a successful candidate in the highest imperial examinations).
Emperor Huizong followed Yang Yingyan into the city.
He walked with his head down the whole way.
They were afraid of being recognized by other officials.
Yang Yingyan pretended not to know him.
Even deliberately avoid communicating with him.
This at least put Emperor Huizong's mind at ease.
The chaos within the city lasted for most of the day.
Xue Su killed over a hundred people in succession.
Order was gradually restored.
Xue Su summoned all the surviving officials.
They even summoned Emperor Huizong of Song to a meeting.
Besides Yang Yingyan,
Indeed, no one recognized the dog emperor anymore—even among the many officials who had passed the imperial examinations.
I had seen Emperor Huizong of Song from afar several times.
Xue Su was originally a mountain bandit.
Suddenly facing a group of high-ranking officials,
I actually felt a little ashamed of myself.
I'm even more afraid of not being able to control them.
He immediately said to Emperor Huizong of Song
"May I ask, strategist, what is the next step?"
"Cough, cough, cough!"
Emperor Huizong covered his face with his sleeve and coughed, speaking in a hoarse voice.
"I caught a cold halfway through the journey,"
"Dizziness and lightheadedness make it difficult to concentrate on anything,"
"Prefect Yang is the true sage,"
"From now on, you can consult him on all matters."
Yang Yingyan didn't waste any words.
"Quzhou still has Changshan, Kaihua, and Jiangshan counties; the city itself has fallen."
"The three counties are prone to unrest,"
"We should send someone to appease them immediately."
"Firstly, it was declared that the officials would remain unchanged, ordering them to stick to their duties;"
"Both of them exempted farmers from arrears and miscellaneous taxes, thus stabilizing the farmers' minds."
"The general may appoint himself as the Prefect of Quzhou."
"Wait for the new dynasty to send someone to offer amnesty."
Xue Su's ambitions were not great.