C89 (2/2)
”These two scribe s are Xun Yu and Xun You. If it's for The people of the world, they should be willing.”
”Ah, it's the two of them. This is a bit difficult.”
”No matter how difficult it is, the Lord General must have them. You can go and tell Xun Yu and Uncle and Nephew that Lord General wants them as strategists. If they agree, Lord General will kill someone in the Ying Yin and not stay. If they don't, don't blame him for being rude. ”
Zhang Banxian looked at Li Mu and said coldly. She of course knew Xun Yu, Uncle and Nephew Xun You, they had already followed the imperial edict of the imperial government, so why would they become the military advisors of xanthopanax?
In Lord General, this official can come over, but I dare not guarantee it. ”The Xun family has always regarded themselves as high-minded and loyal. If they were forced to become the general's advisor, I'm afraid they would not agree.”
Peng Tuo, who had been silent all this time, was a little angry, and his face immediately revealed a cold killing intent. If you listen to his orders, then forget it. If you dare to disobey his orders, then kill your entire family.
”Tell them that if they really want to be loyal ministers, they should consider the lives of the world as their goal. If they are pedantic and foolish, this general can grant their wish.”
”Please calm your anger Lord General. This official will go to Xun Mansion right now and pass on the general's message.”
”That's good. Hurry up and go. We'll camp outside the city.”
Xun Yu and Xun You's village had long been surrounded by the xanthopanax. When the news of General Peng Tuo wanting them to become strategists spread, the Uncle and Nephew immediately closed the door and did not allow anyone to enter. However, just as the door closed, County Li Mu brought a group of Squire to Xun Mansion. A few yamen runners knocked on the door with all their might, and then the inside of the Xun Mansion was dead silent.
Xun Yu's father, Xun Gun, was sitting in the great hall with an unusually ugly expression. Xun Gun was a cautious person, but because he was afraid of eunuchs, he allowed Xun Yu to marry the's daughter, causing the group of courtiers to ridicule him. He looked at Xun Yu and Xun You, and asked puzzledly.
”Then why does xanthopanax have his eyes on you two?”
Xun Yu and Xun You looked at each other, feeling extremely depressed in their hearts. There were many more famous geniuses than them, so why did this xanthopanax General have to find them? A few days ago, the Youzhou Army came to look for them but they didn't go. Who knew that the xanthopanax would come to look for one.
”Father, it's useless to speculate about this now. I won't be their advisor anyway. Just go and do as they say.”
”Do you think the xanthopanax will let this go? ”If you don't go, then he will start a massacre in Ying Yin. Then, wouldn't our Xun family become Ying Yin's sinner?”
”But if we were to go, wouldn't we become the sinner of the world, the sinner of the imperial court?” The court will not let us off, not even our families. ”
”Humph!” Do you think that the xanthopanax will only take the two of you away? They will definitely take our entire family away. Only by doing this will they be able to use you. ”
Just as Xun Yu and his son were arguing, they suddenly heard the scene outside the gate become more and more lively. It was obvious that a lot of people had already surrounded the Xun family courtyard, and they only heard County Li Mu shouting loudly: ”Master Xun, for the sake of the Yin people, this official has knelt down for you.”
Xun Gun turned around and said to the butler Xun Zhong, ”Go take a look at the gate, don't open the door for the time being.”
Outside the entrance of the Xun Mansion, when the constables saw that the County was kneeling down, they followed suit. They only heard Li Mu say loudly: ”Master Xun, this official is willing to die for the Ying Yin civilians, but General insisted on letting Xun Yu and Xun You do the deed, otherwise he would kill someone. Woo … Do you have the heart to let all of your people die for you? ”
They continued to talk until Li Mu actually started to cry sorrowfully. At the beginning, it might have been a bit of an act, but as he cried, he remembered that he was just a small County and the County Magistrate had ran away. He could only force himself to hold on, go out of the city and surrender.
The news of the Lord County crying outside the Xun Mansion's gates spread throughout the entire city. Everyone knew of the xanthopanax's conditions, saying that if the Xun Mansion did not agree to the xanthopanax's conditions, the xanthopanax would massacre the entire city. The rumors became more and more outrageous, and in the end, even said that the entire city's citizens would be buried alive.
The commoners could not understand why the Xun Mansion would not agree to xanthopanax's conditions. It was not like they wanted to kill you, they just wanted you to become his advisor, after all, you were still officials. How could you ignore the lives of the citizens in the city and forcefully fight against the xanthopanax?
Almost the entire city's citizens rushed to the doors of Xun Mansion, all supporting the elderly and children, they all knelt down in front of the Xun Mansion's doors and followed Li Mu to cry. The adults were scolding, the children were making a ruckus, and the Xun Mansion's doors were filled with curses, shouts and cries.
After crying for a while, and seeing that no one from the Xun Mansion was paying attention to everyone, some people began to feel discontent, and their mouths started to become unclean. Then, some people began to say some unpleasant things, and some people even shouted, ”The Xun family does not allow us all to live, and before we die, we must kill the entire family of the Xun Mansion.”
Xun Zhong frantically ran into the main hall and almost bumped into the servant girl, ”Old master, this is bad, the entire city's citizens are crying at the main gate, the entire city is two miles in between. Some people have already begun cursing, if we don't think of a way, perhaps they might charge in.”