Sima Diao Chang led a hundred guards and marched to Pang Mansion.
When Pang Qing got the news of Diao Chang's arrival, his legs couldn't help but tremble a little. He mustered up the courage to go out and invite Diao Chang inside.
After the guards guarded the entrance and exit, Diao Chang entered the mansion and smiled at Pang Qing who was accompanying him: "I heard that Pang Gong purchased a batch of colored porcelain, so I came to take a look first. If you like it, I will buy a few pieces. Please also Mr. Pang gives you a discount of one or two.”
Pang Qing cursed in his heart, this Diao Chang was so greedy that he might just spend some money to take away the colored porcelain. This batch of colored porcelain was the bait arranged by Yang Anxuan, and as expected, Diao Chang took the bait.
Diao Chang was asked to sit in the middle, and the servants offered him tea. Diao Chang said impatiently: "I am busy with official duties, so there is no need for these false gifts. Please bring up the colored porcelain, Mr. Pang."
Pang Qing took a deep breath and ordered: "Come here, bring the colored porcelain from the warehouse."
With little effort, Yang Anxuan and Cen Minghu, dressed in slave attire, carried a wooden box into the house. The personal guard stepped forward to take the wooden box and blocked the two people from the door.
Yang Anxuan was secretly worried, Diao Chang was extremely vigilant, and his original plan to break into the house and seize Diao Chang failed.
The guards carried the wooden box into the house, opened the box and carefully took out the colored porcelain pieces one by one, and placed them in front of Diao Chang's eyes.
Diao Chang was very excited when he saw it. There were more than 20 pieces of colorful porcelain in the box, including porcelain bowls, porcelain dishes, porcelain cups, a tea set, a pair of vases, and even porcelain pots and porcelain kettles. These items were worth at least two hundred Gold and above.
He held it in his hand and rubbed it carefully, and the colors on the device seemed to be alive on it, and the flowers and birds painted were lifelike. Diao Chang couldn't put it down, and he was thinking about how to take away all these colored porcelains.
After enjoying the game for a long time, Diao Chang signaled his bodyguard to put the colored porcelain into a box. He stroked his beard and said, "Pang Gong, before I came to Xiangyang, Duke Nanjun told me to search for colored porcelain. These colored porcelains are all treasures. Mr. Pang." If you offer it to Duke Nanjun, you will definitely get glory and wealth in exchange."
Pang Qing knew that Diao Chang was asking for it in the name of Huan Xuan. It would be great if one-third of these colored porcelain could be dedicated to Huan Xuan.
Seeing Pang Qing's expression of embarrassment, Diao Chang's face darkened and he said in a cold voice: "Pang Gong, could it be that you don't want to? Nanjun Gong led his army to Qingjun's side in the capital. He will be in charge of the court in the future. I'm afraid Pang Gong won't be able to give him any gifts. Come in through the door."
Pang Qing was angry and said, "Although the Pang family is a small family, they are not at the mercy of others."
When Diao Chang saw that his threats failed, he slapped the case and shouted: "Pang Qing, I received a tip saying that you had kept Yang Anxuan's masterpiece, so I came to search under the name of Cai Ci. Come, search for me."
This was a robbery after blackmail failed. Pang Qing was anxious and angry, but Diao Chang didn't know that the accusation he casually framed was actually true.
Pang Qing stood up in a hurry and said, "Sima Diao, please calm down. I have realized my mistake. I also have a set of colored porcelain stationery in my study. If you offer it to Sima, it will be considered an apology."
Diao Chang smiled proudly, and Pang Qing refused to drink the toast. He had already given his order, how could he take it back? Moreover, the Pang family was searched in the name of collaborating with the enemy, and not all of the property confiscated belonged to him. Maybe the Pang family had something good hidden in it.
"The law is so strict, how can it be a child's play." Diao Chang said with a straight face: "Search."
Yang Anxuan and Cen Minghu were outside the house and hurried to the east courtyard when they heard the noise in the house. The guards laughed and followed slowly behind. There were soldiers guarding the entrance and exit. These servants could escape wherever they could.
Yang Shangbao and others were hiding in the east courtyard, with sharp knives in hand. Yang Anxuan rushed in and said urgently: "Diao Chang took action first. Kill the guards and control him. Second brother, you and Minghu lead people to control the front and rear exits. Don't Let Diao Chang go."
Taking the steel knife from Wang Quanyi, Yang Anxuan turned around and went out to kill, with Yang Anyuan, Cen Minghu and others following behind him.
Diao Chang's guard was a little stunned when he saw that Pang's family actually came out with a knife and there were a lot of them. Yang Anxuan came closer and slashed with his sword. Blood splattered and one of the guards screamed and fell to the ground.
Yang Anyuan rushed to the front door, while Cen Minghu went to the back door and slashed all the way. Yang Anxuan led Wang Quanyi and more than 30 people to the hall.
Screams were heard one after another, and Pang Qing was already slumped on the table. Diao Chang looked sullen, reaching out to touch the wooden box beside him, thinking about how to announce it to the public.
The Pang family was accused, and the screams outside the door sounded to him as his own guards slashing people from the Pang family.
Yang Anxuan strode toward the hall with his sword in hand. The guard in front of the hall stepped forward to stop him, but was chopped to the ground by Yang Anxuan. Yang Anxuan walked into the house carrying a bloody steel knife. Diao Chang shrank back in fear and asked, "Who are you? Why did you commit the murder?"
Two guards drew their swords and stood in front of Diao Chang. Wang Quanyi and others rushed in to protect Pang Qing.
Diao Chang reluctantly stood up and saw that the room was full of strong men dressed as servants. There were only two personal guards around him, so he seemed to be outnumbered.
"Pang Gong misunderstood, Yu was just making a joke, why did he actually use the sword?" Diao Changqiang smiled and said: "Pang Gong asked the servant to put down the sword, Yu is not to blame."
How could he not pursue the case after seeing the blood? Pang Qing knew that he had no way out and could only follow Yang Anxuan to the end.
With Wang Quanyi and others protecting him behind him, Pang Qing became more courageous. He stuck out half of his head and shouted at Diao Chang: "Diaochang, do you think I will believe you? I want to invite the famous families in the city to gather here to bring you His scandalous behavior was made public.”
When Diao Chang heard that Pang Qing said that he wanted to invite aristocratic families in the city to gather together, he breathed a sigh of relief, returned to the banquet and sat down, saying, "That's fine, Mr. Pang, go and invite people."
Yang Anyuan and Cen Minghu cleared the guards in front of and behind the house. Some people saw that the situation was bad and ran away. Soon, three to four hundred soldiers arrived and surrounded Pang's house.
Yang Anyuan and Cen Minghu closed the door of the house and led guards behind the door, preparing to engage in battle.
After Yang Anxuan went out to inquire about the situation, he quietly came to Pang Qing and said a few words. Pang Qing said to Diao Chang: "Diao Sima, your men and horses have surrounded the house. Please order them to get out of the way. If they risk If you act now, I will kill you first."
Diao Chang gritted his teeth and hated Pang Qing so much, but he could only lower his head obediently under the low eaves. He turned to the guard on the left and said, "Diao Yang, go and tell the leader to guard the street. Still. Yes, please urge the heads of each family to come quickly."
The aristocratic families in the city soon learned of the commotion in Pang's house. Pang Qing actually detained Diao Chang and invited everyone to come and comment.
Liu Ne became angry and scolded: "What do these two idiots Diao Chang and Pang Qing want to do, do they want to support them before they die? No, this is not Pang Qing's temperament, let me think about it."
Liu Ne stroked his beard and fell into deep thought. Pang Qing was always cautious, so how could he publicize his acquisition of colored porcelain with great fanfare? It seemed that he wanted to lure Diao Chang forward.
A few days ago, Yang Shangbao came secretly to say that the Liu family was acting as an internal agent. Could it be that Pang Qing was persuaded by Yang Shangbao to take risks.
Liu Ne suddenly took a breath of cold air. He remembered that the Pang family and the Xinye Cen family were related by marriage, and both the Cen family and the Yin family were closely related to Yang Anxuan. There was no need to ask whether Yang Shangbao was up to something.
The servant came in and reported, "Mr. Zhang, please pay homage to Mr. Xiang."
Zhang Bo and Xiang Chou received the letter from Pang Mansion and immediately thought that the matter was related to Yang Shangbao, so they came to discuss it with Liu Ne.
While the three of them were discussing, other companies also arrived one after another.
Liu Na smiled bitterly and said, "You can't hide from us. Since we are all here, let's go together to see what happens. Let's bring foot guards to avoid getting into trouble."
Half an hour later, more than a thousand people armed with knives and guns guarded several carriages and stopped in front of Pang's house. The door of Pang's house was surrounded by troops and soldiers.
Liu Ne and others did not enter the house after getting off the car, but asked Pang Qing to bring Diao Chang out for review.
Seeing that he had attracted the Xiangyang family as Yang Anxuan said, Pang Qing looked at Yang Anxuan beside him and asked softly: "Prefect Yang, what should we do next?"
Yang Anxuan no longer concealed his identity, stepped up to Diao Chang and said: "Diao Sima, my official is Yang Anxuan, the governor of Yingchuan and Xingyang. I have been ordered by the emperor to attack Huan Xuan. If you obey the order and act foolishly, your life will be safe. Otherwise, today This is the day of your death."
Wang Quanyi beside him showed his decree, and Yang Anxuan took off the seal of General Jianwu from his waist and handed it to Diao Chang.
Diao Chang glanced at the general's seal and was horrified to see Yang Anxuan standing in front of him. He was afraid that his life would be in danger.
Yang Anxuan saw Diao Chang's hands trembling, barely standing with the support of his personal guards, and said with a smile: "Don't be afraid of Diao Sima, as long as you act according to the order, I promise not to hurt your life. Now, why don't you go with Yu to make things clear to the Xiangyang family?" .Don’t blame me if you don’t listen.
I'm just borrowing your head. "
Diao Chang let out a long sigh and said, "I am willing to obey Governor Yang's arrangements and do not harm my life."
Signaling the two guards to put down their swords, Yang Anxuan half pulled and half supported Diao Chang to the door, where he saw densely packed heads.
Liu Ne and others saw the house open, and Diao Chang and a young man appeared in front of the house, while Pang Qing hid behind timidly. Everyone was stunned, why was the situation different from what they expected.
Yang Anxuan took a deep breath and asked Wang Quanyi to raise his will and loudly said: "Everyone, I am the Marquis of Duting, General Jianwu, and the Grand Administrator of Xingyang in Yingchuan, Hongjia Yang Anxuan. I have been ordered by the emperor to attack Huanxuan and regain Yongzhou."
There was a loud uproar, and everyone turned their attention to the bright yellow brocade (1) held high by Wang Quanyi. The vermilion seal on it was particularly eye-catching.
Yang Anxuan stayed quietly for a moment. He did not dare to openly disobey the will in the gambling family, so he put the matter on the table and forced the family to express their stance.
Pang Qing knew that it was time for him to make a contribution, so he squeezed to Yang Anxuan's side and shouted to Liu Na and others in the crowd: "Liu Gong, Xi Gong, Xiang Gong, Zhang Gong, the Xiangyang family is headed by you, please invite a few more Do as you are told.”
Yang Anxuan's eyes fell on Liu Na and others, and he bowed his hands. Liu Ne and others cursed secretly. They had to respond when Pang Qing revealed their identities. Liu Ne thought for a moment and could only act according to the situation.
Liu Na bowed his hands and returned the courtesy and said, "I have met Marquis Yang. Since there is an imperial edict, we should act in accordance with it."
Yang Anxuan's heart was shattered. With the help of the famous families in the city, it became easier to control Xiangyang.
"Thank you very much, Mr. Liu for your help." Yang Anxuan said with a smile: "Diao Sima has decided to act according to the order and open the city gate to welcome the Yingchuan army to enter the city. I also ask all the gentlemen to cooperate and lead the troops to control the city gate to prevent chaos."
Yang Anxuan turned to Diao Chang and said, "Diao Sima, please give me the order."
Diao Chang had no choice but to take off the Sima Seal he carried with him and hand it to Yang Anxuan. Yang Anxuan handed the seal to Yang Anyuan and said: "Second brother, go and open the south gate first. Kuai En led 400 people to wait for the letter in Baizhang Mountain. After Kuai En entered the city, he quickly sent people across the river to Fancheng. King Yu Ming Zhen evil brought soldiers and horses from Nanxiang County to respond."
Yang Anyuan took the order and left. Yang Anxuan smiled at Liu Ne and others and said: "You might as well ask your nephews to open the city gate and gather the officers and soldiers. Liu Gong and Xi Gong, you might as well come in and drink tea. We will wait for the news." ap.
Liu Ne knew that Yang Anxuan couldn't trust them, and was afraid that something would happen to them, so he wanted to take them as hostages.
He had just made it clear that he would act in accordance with the order, and now he could only go one way to the end. Liu Na smiled and said, "Very good."
Stepping up the steps, Zhang Bo, Xiang Chou and others looked at each other and had no choice but to follow Liu Ne towards the mansion.
Half an hour later, Wang Quanyi rushed to report that Kuai En's army had entered the city, and Yang Anxuan felt reassured.
An hour and a half later, Wang Zhen'e, dressed in military uniform, entered the city from the north gate of Xiangyang, accompanied by 1,500 troops and horses. Xiangyang was set.
