It's better to be an empress than a county magistrate

Wang Rulin immediately fell off the bed and lay naked on the ground, his face full of panic and helplessness.

"How could this happen? Didn't they say the rebels wouldn't attack tonight?"

"Didn't they say they were attacking the main city gate?"

"How is that possible? There are only a thousand soldiers at the East Gate. How can they possibly break into the city?"

"General, go and have a look. There are not a thousand soldiers there, but at least ten thousand. And all of them are explosions. Didn't you hear them?"

Wang Rulin heard it, and he thought they were attacking the main city gate, just like in the daytime. He didn't pay any attention to the explosion at all, he only focused on the white meat on the bed in front of him.

"Okay, I'll go right away. You go and pass on the message that we must resist resolutely."

Wang Rulin sent his followers away.

"General, you, do you really want to go?" The concubine, curled up in a corner of the bed, asked in a trembling voice.

"What's the point of going? Can I stop 10,000 rebels by myself? Quickly pack up and escape from the north gate. Escape from the north gate and head west..."

"General, you can't leave me, you have to take me with you." The concubine didn't care about shame and hugged Wang Rulin.

Wang Rulin reached out and slapped his concubine.

"It's already this late. I can't even take care of myself, so how can I take care of you? Just run for your lives."

Wang Rulin quickly put on his clothes, took the gold and silver jewelry from the mansion, and fled outside.

His family is not here, so he has no worries.

Wang Rulin didn't even wear his official uniform. He only wore the clothes of ordinary people and fled towards the north gate.

As a result, he stopped running halfway because the north gate was already crowded with people.

"Have you heard? The rebels have breached the East Gate."

"Who is the bastard guarding the East Gate? How could the rebels break through so easily?"

"I heard it was a Confucian general, Wang Rulin."

"You're a wimp if you're still a Confucianist in war."

When Wang Rulin heard the common people scolding him, he didn't dare to say a word. He pretended to be an ordinary person and rushed forward with his head lowered.

At this time, the palace was also in chaos.

No one expected that the rebels would suddenly launch an attack in the middle of the night, and open the East Gate.

Xiao Qiyuan couldn't sleep, so he got up and rushed to the main gate of Yongzhou City.

But he never expected that the rebels would attack the East Gate.

By the time he mobilized his troops and rushed from the main gate to the East Gate, the East Gate had already been broken.

Not only the city walls, but even the city gates had been opened by the rebels.

There was shouting and killing in the city.

The troops that were originally capable of fighting had been taken away by King Chen and were completely lost, and the combat effectiveness of these troops in the city was much lower than before.

In addition, the rebels were unstoppable, the cries of killing were deafening, and the entire Yongzhou City was ablaze, as if it was about to set the dark night on fire.

Yongzhou City is destined to be a sleepless night tonight.

Some soldiers took Xiao Qiyuan and tried to escape from the north gate, but the north gate was blocked, so they could only turn to the west gate.

But what is the difference between the West Gate and the North Gate?

Finally, Xiao Qiyuan had no choice but to lead his men out through the main gate.

As a result, before he could even go out, he was stabbed in the back by his followers.

"You dare to kill this prince?"

"My Lord, I'm sorry, only if you die will the rebels not massacre the city."

So several of Xiao Qiyuan's guards cut off Xiao Qiyuan's head, ran to the city wall at the main gate, hung Xiao Qiyuan's head up, and held a white flag in their hands.

"Xiao Qiyuan is dead, and Prince Xiao has been killed. We surrender and open the city gates."

Then the main gate of Yongzhou City was slowly opened.

Lu Xingchen rode a warhorse and brought Pei Jun, Ma Chao and others directly into Yongzhou City from the main gate.

At this time, Yongzhou City was already a sea of ​​fire and rocks.

The palace was in chaos, with screams and sounds of killing ringing in the ears.

It was not until the early morning that the shouting and screaming gradually died down.

There were fires and smoke in some places.

The streets were littered with corpses.

The officials in Yongzhou City were well-behaved and did not run away.

Because they have seen through the world. No matter who comes in, they are all under the banner of justice.

Three years ago, Wei Shijie was still the prefect of Daqi. Later, King Chen led his troops into Yongzhou City and said that this place belonged to Daliang and became Yongzhou of Daliang.

Even Yongzhou in Daliang needed him as the prefect to govern it.

Less than three years later, King Chen rebelled again, claiming to be a traitor to the court. Then the military governor led his troops into Yongzhou again.

Well? At least there has been no change of dynasty, so nothing will happen to him as the prefect.

Wei Shijie knelt in front of Lu Xingchen.

He was already familiar with the process and had prepared all the account books of Yongzhou Prefecture, the people's rosters and land books and placed them in front of Lu Xingchen.

Last night, he heard the commotion outside, the roar of killing, and the blaze of fire. He knew the city had been breached.

This was the fourth time he had experienced a city being breached in the past few years, and each time the situation was very similar to last night.

"You are a sensible person." Lu Xingchen raised his eyebrows and looked at him.

Even those officials who surrendered voluntarily rarely put the account books in front of her in advance, waiting for her inspection.

Wei Shijie gave a helpless smile.

"Yongzhou City is the only way to Hanzhong..."

"This place has always been a strategic location for military strategists to fight for."

"There are always a large number of troops stationed in Yongzhou City."

"So I, as the prefect, have never had a say. I just serve the general stationed here."

"Especially in the past seven years, there have been constant wars. There are at least 20,000 soldiers stationed in Yongzhou City."

"Yongzhou's actual control area is not large, so being able to support these 20,000 soldiers and horses is already the best we can do."

"Everything I say is true. If you don't believe me, you can do your best to investigate."

Lu Xingchen nodded slightly, looking at Wei Shijie and he didn't look like a cunning and treacherous person.

"Of course this warlord will investigate, and he will investigate thoroughly."

"Just stay in Yongzhou City with peace of mind. Don't worry, the soldiers under my command will not kill people indiscriminately without orders." Lu Xingchen comforted Wei Shijie again.

Wei Shijie was not wrong in thinking that no matter who was the master of Yongzhou City, someone had to govern the people and manage the city for him.

If Wei Shijie was telling the truth and had the talent for governance, there was no reason for Lu Xingchen not to use him.

Wei Shijie was a Jinshi in the early years of the Great Qi Dynasty and had real talent and knowledge.

Wei Shijie agreed. "Don't worry, General Hou. I and my subordinates will not leave Yongzhou City and will be at your disposal at any time."

Lu Xingchen nodded lightly and waved at him.

Only then did Wei Shijie stand up from the ground and walk out.

Lu Xingchen felt a headache when looking at the account book in front of him.

However, since Lu Feng was not here, she had to do this task by herself.

Things outside can be left to Wei Hu and others to handle.

"Why are you still standing there? Get to work." Lu Xingchen called to Ling Xiao and Fei Xue.

Lu Kui left Feixue and Lingxiao with Lu Xingchen, not only to protect her personal safety, but also to train them as two capable assistants for her.

Besides practicing martial arts, Ling Xiao has been reading, using an abacus, and keeping accounts since he was a child.