"The King of Southwest is here!"
Someone in the crowd suddenly shouted.
All kinds of noisy sounds also followed.
Zhu Tai became even more panicked when he saw this.
Rebellion! Is Lin Qingfeng really going to rebel? Cold sweat broke out on his forehead, and he was caught between countless rebel armies and ships in the distance, unable to escape even if he wanted to.
Further away, countless officers and soldiers were approaching.
Zhang Weimin looked at the slowly approaching ship, with an inexplicable smile on his lips.
Hua Xingwen beside him looked a little frail, and his voice was trembling slightly, "Zhang... Master Zhang, Lin Qingfeng is already here, what... what should I do?"
"Stay steady!"
Zhang Weimin said calmly, "He is the one who should panic. Let them make trouble first and we will go there later."
He looked calm and confident.
The noise on the dock became louder and louder, and the shouts of "The imperial court is mediocre and the southwest is king" became louder and louder, deafening.
On the deck, Lin Bai noticed the movement on the dock and frowned slightly.
Gu Ling'er asked curiously: "They seem to be welcoming my husband. The news that my husband is coming has already spread?"
Wu Qiaojun frowned and said, "Didn't they say that my husband took away the businessmen and funds?"
If this is the case, Ezhou workers should hate their husbands.
Even if I don't hate him, I'm sure he won't be popular, but looking at the crowd on the pier at this moment, it's obvious that something is abnormal.
As the ship drew closer, the calls became clearer and clearer.
Gu Ling'er's expression suddenly changed, "They seem to have rebelled, and they are under the banner of their husbands?"
Wu Qiaojun didn't react at all.
Lin Bai was the same, but his brows furrowed even more tightly.
Yan Gang led a group of royal guards to prepare for various unexpected situations at any time.
"It's really the King of the Southwest, the King of the Southwest is here!"
There was a roar of excitement on the dock.
Everyone on the boat looked at each other in confusion, not understanding the situation at all. At the same time, a large group of officers and soldiers came from behind the pier, with long knives shining in their hands, directly blocking the huge pier.
Almost all the workers on the dock were bewitched. They had been easily captured at the prefect's Yamen before, and many of them didn't know what the situation was.
Now in this spacious dock, seeing so many soldiers with long swords and bright armors, they are obviously a little panicked.
The scene suddenly became a little turbulent.
But those officers and soldiers didn't care about this. A middle-aged general in the lead shouted: "Bold madmen who dare to storm the Yamen and openly rebel. I will capture them all. Anyone who disobeys will be killed without mercy!"
"kill!"
Countless soldiers shouted in unison, and at the same time they surged up with murderous intent.
These ordinary workers have never seen such a scene.
The scene was instantly chaotic.
But the soldiers didn't care about this. With swords in hand, anyone who dared to attack the army and tried to escape was killed.
In an instant, various screams were heard, blood splattered, some people were injured and some were killed.
Zhu Tai panicked and wanted to reveal his identity, but at this moment he was almost surrounded by an army of rebels. Once he revealed his identity, he would be the first to be unlucky. He had no choice but to retreat to the front of the dock under the cover of the guards. .
At this time, the huge ship was already approaching the dock.
"The King of Southwest is here, King of Southwest, help me!"
"How can we save our lives? These dog officials in the imperial court never regard us as human beings. Kill these dog officials and support the Fourth Highness..."
There were all kinds of noisy sounds, the two sides were confronting each other, and there were shouts of killing.
"The King of the Southwest is here, please stop!"
At this time, Yan Gang's loud voice sounded, and the huge dock suddenly became much quieter.
Everyone's eyes couldn't help but glance over.
The middle-aged general at the head extended his hand to signal, and all the officers and soldiers also stopped.
But the two sides are still at war with each other.
The ship had also docked at this time. Lin Bai looked gloomy and walked down slowly, escorted by a group of guards from the Southwest Palace.
Seeing this scene, Zhu Tai couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. Regardless of whether he would rebel or not, his life was finally saved.
However, he hesitated for a while whether to step forward.
Because of the special situation, he couldn't figure out what was going on. Did the talented man rebel? Although it seems unlikely, as long as rebellion is involved, one must be extra careful.
As Lin Bai stepped onto the pier, the eyes of the people around him became extremely complicated.
There are too many related rumors during this time.
It is said that the great talent took away the businessmen and drained the funds of Ezhou New City, which caused Ezhou New City to become like this. Although this statement has not been confirmed, the image of the great talent has also won the favor of the people, but the rumor is that after all exists, and the Southwest is indeed at its peak.
Therefore, they are also very suspicious.
As for rebelling in the name of a great talent, that is not important to them at all.
They can no longer survive and just want their wages back. Everyone's name is just a slogan.
Besides, it wasn't their doing, they just followed blindly.
Lin Bai glanced at these people.
Yan Gang and a group of guards from the Southwest Palace were on guard.
At this time, the leading middle-aged general took a step forward and said, "Cao Guangda, the commander-in-chief of Ezhou, has met the King of Southwest."
His attitude was quite respectful.
Lin Bai withdrew his gaze, fell on the middle-aged general, and asked, "What happened?"
Cao Guangda said: "Back to the King of Southwest, these people captured the prefect's Yamen and killed the Yamen. The general was ordered to come to quell the rebellion."
"It's because the government didn't pay us wages, so we were forced to do nothing."
"Yes! The government took our money, beat us, and killed our people."
"..."
There was a roar from the crowd.
"presumptuous!"
Behind the officers and soldiers, Hua Xingwen and others arrived seemingly in a hurry.
He first saluted Lin Bai and said, "I have met the King of Southwest."
Then he shouted fiercely: "Ezhou New City is temporarily short of funds, but this is not the reason for you to attack the Yamen and rebel. You even rebelled in the name of the Southwest King. What are your intentions?"
The workers were immediately speechless. Most of them didn't know what was going on and just followed blindly.
However, some people were hiding in the crowd and shouting, "It's all you idiots who stole everyone's wages. We want our wages."
"Yes! We want wages!"
When they heard about the wages, countless people immediately echoed and there was a lot of noise.
"presumptuous!"
Hua Xingwen shouted angrily, "You are so brave. Killing the Yamen and attacking the Yamen is a crime worthy of death."
As he spoke, he looked at Lin Bai and said, "My lord, please step aside immediately. These unscrupulous people have gone completely crazy, are lawless, and defy the court. They must be taken down."
"General Cao, please protect the prince's safety."
Cao Guangda signaled, and all the soldiers suddenly became murderous, pressing forward step by step with long swords in their hands.
On the contrary, the workers were completely panicked. They were all unarmed. How could they be the opponents of these soldiers? Some were crying, some were cursing, and all kinds of desperate voices were filled.
Lin Bai frowned slightly, and an indifferent voice finally sounded, "That's enough!"
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