#854 - Not enough
And so, Wei Changtian and Chu Xianping reached a “gentleman's agreement”.
Neither of them said much, but Wei Changtian still asked one more question at the end.
“Brother Chu, do you want to say a few words to Li Zimu alone?”
“…”
Looking at the figure not far away, Chu Xianping shook his head, answering very concisely.
“No need.”
“. Alright, take care of yourself.”
Standing up, Wei Changtian left these last words and walked towards Li Zimu.
The two seemed to say a few words, and then gradually walked away under Chu Xianping's gaze, until they completely disappeared into the night, no longer visible.
“Young Master, Chu Xianping he...”
Sitting in the carriage returning to Zhuwu, Li Zimu, who had made a “white run” tonight, hesitated for a long time, and finally asked softly: “What exactly is he going to do?”
“You don’t need to know about this.”
Wei Changtian glanced at her: “In short, it has nothing to do with you.”
“. Yes, this servant understands.”
Lowering her head, Li Zimu's tone was very light.
After thinking for a while, Wei Changtian added:
“But it’s not as dangerous as he said, he should be fine.”
“…”
“This servant understands.”
Nothing was said all night.
The next day, Wei Changtian got up early.
Although the execution of Gongsun Yan was at noon, he still got up early to prepare to see the situation in Yongding City.
And the reality did not disappoint him.
After a night of fermentation, the news that “if the rebel king dies, the whole city will be buried with him” had already spread, and from midnight onwards, many people had been trying to escape the city with their families.
But how could they leave?
Because Wei Changtian had given the order yesterday, no matter how much the ordinary people pleaded, none of them were able to leave the city.
On the contrary, many of the city's garrison soldiers left overnight.
Such a scene was actually quite ridiculous.
With the enemy besieging the city, the army of one's own country did not think about defending the city and resisting, but ran faster than anyone else...
No one was a fool. When the people saw that there was not a single Da Hui soldier on the city wall, they already had an expectation of what might happen next.
But they could do nothing but curse a few times.
The difference in martial strength between ordinary people and cultivators made it impossible for them to resist, let alone force their way out of the city.
After all, those who were “brave” enough to try had now become corpses on the ground.
Therefore, the people in the city now had only two paths in front of them.
First, resolutely support Lü Yuanjin and the Da Hui court, hoping that they could find a way to stop the 200,000 troops outside the city.
Second, collectively petition to let Gongsun Yan go.
Choosing one meant entrusting one's life entirely to Lü Yuanjin, which could be said to be “living and dying with the country”.
Choosing two, although it was slapping oneself in the face, at least one could survive.
This multiple-choice question seemed very tangled at first glance, but it was actually not difficult to choose for most ordinary people...
“Folks, the rebel king cannot die!”
“That Yama Wei has even sent troops! He’s not scaring us!”
“Damn! That bunch of bastards from the city garrison! Last night, I watched them leave the city! The army outside the city didn't stop them at all!”
“In that case, I'm afraid someone in the army is colluding with the enemy!”
“Is there even a need to ask?! It must be like this! Otherwise, why haven't they dared to fart after Wei Yama has lived in the city for so long?!”
“Then what should we do?”
“Hmph! The imperial court is unjust to us, so why should we be loyal? In my opinion, we should go to the market to plead for Gongsun Yan!”
“Yes! The court killed the people, why should we be buried with them?! Aren't our lives lives?!”
“That makes sense!”
“Let’s go! Let’s all go!”
“…”
Teahouses, restaurants, streets and alleys.
After realizing that leaving the city was impossible, the above arguments appeared everywhere in Yongding City.
Obviously, people need to find a reason for themselves when doing something “dishonorable”.
And the escape of the city garrison became the most suitable excuse.
The soldiers have all run away, why should we stay and wait for death?
Life is one's own, and no family, country, or righteousness can take my life!
With this thought in mind, more and more people began to gather at the execution ground, and soon crowded the surrounding streets.
It was still early before noon, and Gongsun Yan had naturally not been escorted here yet, and there was not even an official.
The people who could not find an outlet for their anger went to the yamen and beat the grievance drum at the gate, making a “dong dong” sound.
But at this time, who in the yamen dared to come forward, even if everyone broke the drum, the gate was never opened.
This action undoubtedly added a bit of anger to the people's hearts again.
Finally, everyone discussed it and simply went to Dragon Head Mountain in a mighty manner, kneeling outside the palace gates and howling like ghosts.
From hundreds of people, to thousands of people, tens of thousands of people, and even more.
I don’t know how many people knelt at the foot of the mountain, and even ended up “surrounding” the huge Dragon Head Mountain.
Their request was very simple, that was to immediately release Gongsun Yan, and then “negotiate” with Wei Changtian.
It was said to be a negotiation, but everyone knew that it was actually surrender.
Facing the enemies who had successively killed their country's emperor, princes, and kings, the Da Hui people, at least the people of Yongding City, had already made a choice.
And Lü Yuanjin on Dragon Head Mountain, seeing all this, his mood can naturally be imagined.
“Rebellious people!!”
“These rebellious people are simply unreasonable!!”
“Wei Changtian wants to kill them! They don’t think about resisting, but instead run here to plead for the rebels! It’s ridiculous to the extreme!!”
“I never thought that my Lü family would raise such a group of ingrates!”
“Sad!”
“So sad!!”
“…”
The hysterical roar resounded through the hall, and the slightly chaotic content showed how angry Lü Yuanjin was at the moment.
His mood was understandable.
But he may have overlooked one thing.
That is, the reason why the people came to Dragon Head Mountain to plead for Gongsun Yan, instead of running to fight Wei Changtian, was actually because they subconsciously thought that he, Lü Yuanjin, was weaker than Wei Changtian.
Of course, it was normal for Lü Yuanjin to ignore this reason, after all, he had basically lost the ability to think calmly now.
However, Chu Xianping was always very calm.
He was not shaken by the people at the foot of the mountain, or rather, this level was not enough.
At least not enough for him to admit that he had lost.
“Your Highness, shut up.”
Suddenly, Chu Xianping glanced at Lü Yuanjin coldly, and one sentence made the latter's roar stop abruptly.
Ignoring the Da Hui prince whose face was flushed, Chu Xianping just paused for a moment, and then said to a person beside him:
“It’s almost time.”
“Escort Gongsun Yan down the mountain.”
