Chapter 36-Yuan Yao: You, Liu Xun, Dare to Host a Feast at Hongmen?
After entering the city, Yuan Yao was led by Liu Xun to a magnificent manor.
There were already maids outside the residence to welcome them.
Liu Xun led the officials of Lujiang to raise their glasses and toasts. Words of praise poured out of his mouth as if they were free.
It was as if Liu Xun was really a loyal and filial son of the Zhong family. Yuan Yao was also happy to play along with him.
For a moment, the monarch and his subjects met, and the host and guest were happy.
Yuan Yao gave Yun Zhao a look.
Zhao Yun immediately understood and threw the wine glass in her hand to the ground.
"Pa!"
The crisp sound of the wine glass falling to the ground instantly broke the harmonious atmosphere of the banquet.
Liu Wei, who was lying in ambush in the back hall, heard the sound of the cup being thrown. Although he was a little puzzled as to why his uncle threw the cup so early and did not wait for Yuan Yao and his men to get drunk before making a move.
However, he still immediately led the armored soldiers who had been lying in ambush and rushed out.
"Hualala!"
The sound of armor rubbing against each other could be heard outside the hall.
The officials attending the banquet were all shocked. They did not know that Liu Xun was holding a banquet at Hongmen today.
Liu Xun was also shocked when he saw this. Before he could throw the cup, Zhao Yun had already taken the lead.
He thought that his plan had been exposed.
However, when he saw that it was his nephew Liu Wei leading the troops, he was relieved. He only thought that the other party had accidentally broken the cup and had accidentally bumped into him.
However, before he could recover from his happiness, Yuan Yao shouted,"Liu Xun intends to rebel. He wants to assassinate me and then offer Lu River to Sun Ce, the murderer."”
"Everyone, let's take down Liu Xun!”
As soon as Yuan Yao finished speaking, Zhao Yun thrust her spear at Liu Xun.
The Dragon Gentian Silver Spear struck towards Liu Xun like a bolt of silver lightning.
Liu Xun's eyes widened in shock. Before he could dodge, Zhao Yun's spear pierced through his chest. Blood gushed out and he died instantly!
"Uncle!"
Seeing this, Liu Wei's eyes almost popped out.
However, before he could react, Zhou Cang, who was beside Yuan Yao, had already shot out, the large saber in his hand whistling as it slashed towards his head.
"Puff!"
Liu Wei did not even have time to pull out the sword at his waist before his head was chopped off by Zhou Cang's broadsword.
The headless body spurted blood like a fountain and fell to the ground after swaying a few times.
At this moment, Yuan Yao's hundreds of personal guards had also arrived.
When the armored soldiers that Liu Wei brought saw that Liu Xun and Liu Wei's uncle and nephew were killed and that the other party's reinforcements had arrived, they no longer resisted. They all put down their weapons and surrendered.
At this moment, Xu Shu, who was outside the city, had also received the notice. He immediately led his troops into the city and quickly wiped out the remaining members of Liu Xun's party, immediately controlling the situation.
Yuan Yao consoled the other Lujiang officials." Everyone, don't panic. It's only Liu Xun and his nephew who are rebelling. It has nothing to do with you. I won't kill the innocent."”
Some of the officials in the hall also reacted at this time and immediately expressed their loyalty to Yuan Yao.
"Your Majesty is right. Liu Xun and Liu Wei, this uncle and nephew pair, are heartless and unscrupulous. They actually attempted to rebel and even offered Lu River to that murderer, Sun Ce. They really deserve to die!”
"Your Majesty should exterminate his entire family. Otherwise, it wouldn't be enough to intimidate the people!”
The other officials also chimed in.
Ha, as expected, everyone pushed down the wall, and ten thousand people beat the broken drum.
However, this was the effect that Yuan Yao wanted.
If he did not wait for Liu Xun and his nephew to reveal their intentions of rebellion and killed them first, even if he could control Lujiang faster, the other officials of Lujiang would be in danger.
This would not be beneficial for Yuan Yao to use Lu River as a springboard to attack River East.
After all, what he wanted was a stable rear, not a chaotic Lujiang.
Now, it was obvious that Liu Xun and his nephew had ill intentions and set up a banquet to murder their nominal monarch. This crime was enough for Yuan Yao to exterminate their entire clan.
In addition, Yuan Yao said that they wanted to offer Lujiang to Sun Ce, so the officials of Lujiang could not agree to it. It was in Lujiang that Sun Ce forced the head of the Lu family, Lu Kang, to death.
The Lujiang aristocrats were quite disgusted with Sun Ce.
In their opinion, even Yuan Yao, a rebel and pseudo-emperor from a noble family background, was much better than Sun Ce, a bloodthirsty martial artist.
Of course, as for whether Liu Xun and his nephew really planned to offer Lu River to Sun Ce, there was no evidence to prove it, so there was no need to delve into it.
Anyway, they were already traitors who tried to rebel, so it didn't matter if they had one more crime.
Yuan Yao nodded his head in satisfaction when he saw the officials reprimanding Liu Xun and his nephew.
"Alright, my beloved ministers, your loyalty is commendable.”
"Don't worry, I won't let Sun Ce kill his way into Lujiang. My army will ensure peace in Lujiang!”
"Everyone, go back and continue with your duties. I will invite you to a banquet another day.”
"We will take our leave!"
The officials bowed and left.
After taking control of Wan City, Yuan Yao ordered Zhao Yun to lead 3,000 troops to take over the other cities in Lujiang.
A few days later, there was good news. All the counties in Lujiang had surrendered, and Zhao Yun had barely encountered any decent resistance.
It seemed that Liu Xun and his nephew did not have much control over Lujiang. Once the two of them were finished, the forces under them scattered like birds and beasts, and none of them fought to the death.
At this point, Yuan Yao controlled Huainan, Runan, and Lujiang.
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