Chapter 23 Night Ban
It was too late to avoid it. Gu Baihua was shocked. Just as he was about to reach into his arms to touch the hidden dagger, Luo Shifan grabbed his wrist tightly and said softly: "Brother Gu, please don't do anything. Listen to me."
A prisoner picked up a lantern in front to illuminate it. Luo Shifan couldn't see clearly Chang Wenping, who was hidden in the darkness behind him. He bowed and sang "Hey" to the figure on the horse, and stood calmly with his head bowed.
The lantern almost poked the faces of these two people. Of course Chang Wenping recognized Master Luo at a glance. He was also shocked and thought to himself: "What is this kid doing here? Could it be..." He was just thinking about how to help cover it up. All of a sudden, the powerful officials started shouting:
"who"?
"You are so bold and unruly that you dare to break the ban!"
These guys have become accustomed to bullying people. If Ronaldinho hadn't seen him wearing a scholar's scarf, he wouldn't have dared to make too much of a fuss. He would have just bluffed a few times. Otherwise, if the target was dressed as a civilian, he would have probably already been there. Knock the person down and kick him a few times before asking questions. Most of the people in this business are not good people. They are always confident in doing bad things when they wear this kind of skin.
However, the ones who bluffed the most were a few market scoundrels. No one treats them on weekdays, but in extraordinary times they are pulled over to work as temporary workers just for the sake of food. But they have to show off their prestige. In addition, they are already bastards. They are complacent and have no psychological pressure when doing immoral things. Although there are many bad birds in the regular six-door, there are still some management restrictions after all, but these guys are different. They do the most bad things and use the most despicable and extreme methods. The government is also happy to use them: there are some things that are inconvenient to deal with directly, and if you leave it to them, you can often get miraculous results. Even if the matter is done to the point where the gods and the gods are angry, just grab a few jars and slap the shit basin on the head: it is all these crooked monks who have ruined the good scriptures! The worst case scenario is to push them out and kill them, and the people's anger will naturally subside. Let's kneel down and worship Master Qingtian to make the decision for the people... Then, they will find other scoundrels to continue - in the Ming Dynasty, there are not many people who understand, and there are not many bastard scoundrels!
Luo Shifan calmly handed over his hand again: "My mother is seriously ill, and the student rushed to get medicine." After hearing this, Chang Wenping secretly praised in his heart: This boy seems to have been prepared.
Chang Wenping intended to tease this junior, but also to show his favor. He coughed lightly and took two steps forward into the light and shadow, allowing Luo Shifan to see him clearly. He asked with a smile: "There is no proof for what you say. Let's get some medicine for testing."
Luo Shifan's eyes lit up when he saw it was Chang Wenping, and then he returned to normal, bowed and said, "Student, I have met you, sir." He took out a small paper bag from his sleeve, with a piece of paper on it, which he expected to be a prescription, and handed it to him with both hands. come over.
Chang Wenping found it more and more interesting. He took it and asked casually: "What is Ling Ci's disease?" He pointed at Gu Baihua, "Who is this person?"
Luo Shifan replied: "My lord, what Jia Ci caused was heartache. This is my cousin who is a student."
A gangster who was helping out yelled in a mocking tone: "Is he mute? I want you to answer!"
Gu Baihua was secretly shocked - he was originally a horse thief from Yunnan, and had been exiled to the Xuanfu for a while. He could barely understand the Shaanxi dialect, but his trap was revealed as soon as he opened his mouth. After hesitation, Luo Shifan already responded without changing his face: "Master Cha said Yes. The student's cousin had been ill when he was a child. After a few days of delay, he couldn't bear it anymore and then he called a doctor and prescribed medicine. After the fever subsided, he became mute, but could not hear or speak. My mother was seriously ill and needed medicine. , students walking at night encouraged him."
Chang Wenping waved his hand to stop the noise of his men, and motioned to raise the lantern higher. He unfolded the prescription under the bright light and looked at it. He smiled, sniffed the medicine package again, and said softly: "The person who prescribes this prescription is a quack. Let’s get another doctor next time.” Yan Bi waved his hand to let the two of them pass.
Luo Shifan pulled Gu Baihua and saluted, and when he walked past Chang Wenping, he said softly: "Thank you, sir. I'm afraid the wind will be a bit strong this morning, please take care of yourself." Then he lowered his head and left in a hurry.
Chang Wenping said "hmm" subconsciously, and then walked half a street, thinking about it as he walked. Suddenly he understood the meaning of Luo Shifan's words, and covered his head: "Hey, I suddenly have a severe headache, and I have to look for it." The doctor is asking for Zhang Fangzi, please continue." After saying that, without waiting for the officials to reply, he crossed his legs and ran back to the inn on his pony. After entering the room, he took off his official uniform, tied a stone on it and threw it into the well in the courtyard, then went back to the house and fell asleep without mentioning it.
After the two of them had gone a long way, Gu Baihua was still confused and asked, "Young Master, why did you let us go after killing someone like that?"
Luo Shifan replied: "There is a clear text under the 'Night Prohibition' item in the Ming Dynasty Code that 'disease, childbirth, death and funeral are not prohibited'. Even in the capital, as long as you ask for medicine, you can walk on the street at night. If you even want to see a doctor, You are not even allowed to go out during childbirth, aren’t you a bastard of a bastard!”
Gu Baihua grinned: "Young Master is right. If these things are banned, you will really be a heartless bastard." After walking a few steps, he asked again: "Then... Young Master, what about your bag?" What happened to the medicine?"
Luo Shifan smiled: "My father taught me before I came here. I put a bag of honeysuckle and burdock on my body, and I usually soak some water to drink it as tea. When I need to catch up late at night, I write a square note and stick it on the outside with the medicinal materials. Even if I am checked, At most, the quack medicines prescribed are not right, but we are not to blame."
Gu Baihua scratched his head and said suddenly: "No wonder that dog official said he wanted to change the doctor's prescription..."
Luo Shifan said: "The person just now is the magistrate of Ansai County who I sent the letter the day before yesterday. He deliberately reminded us that we should be more cautious when using this trick in the future."
The two talked softly and turned into an alley near the north gate. In the dim light, a dozen dark figures could be distinguished in the alley - they had been delayed for some time on their way here, and the people who had sneaked into the city the day before had been waiting here for a long time. This group of people were carefully selected by Guan Shengyun in accordance with Master Luo's requirements: except Mr. Luo, everyone has at least one or two lives on their hands - robbing the city gate is something that cannot be done without being an outlaw.
After everyone gathered together, Gu Baihua whispered a few words, and everyone drew out their close-fitting short blades and slipped out of the alley in twos and threes along the wall. When he arrived near the north gate, he shouted and rushed towards the city gate guards who were dozing in a daze.
Because the city gate was closed and protected by the moat, the suspension bridge was also pulled up. Most of the night watchers on the city wall were rogue beggars recruited temporarily to make up the money, led by a few camp guards. In that era, there were very few night battles, and the vigil was just a warning. The soldiers had to conserve their strength and guard key points. Most of them either slept in the treasury or next to the nearby prefect's office. Those guarding the city gate were regular troops, and Yu Shengliang temporarily sent an additional Guo, totaling about twenty people.
Gu Baihua and others have already investigated clearly in the past few days and made a good division of labor. The three or five people who were napping against the wall of the city gate outside didn't realize it before they were all forced by knives to get up and unbolt the door. They were stabbed in the thigh with a knife in a slow movement and let out heart-piercing screams... More than a dozen people were sleeping on the wall. There was a big bunk in the dressing room. Before I could open my eyes, the door was kicked open, and several menacing figures rushed in amidst the black light and fire. They shouted in a southern and northern accent and were not allowed to get up. There was an ignorant guy who had just sat down. When he got up, he received a strong stick on his head and leaned his head on someone else. His hands and feet occasionally twitched, and he saw that he would not survive. In the dim light of the oil lamp, three or two black figures were patrolling back and forth along the edge of the kang, cursing and threatening. The soldiers' swords, guns and weapons were all leaning against the wall. Several of them immediately changed their short blades and each picked up a waist knife. Pointing and shouting.
The walking paths up the wall on both sides of the city gate were guarded by two people on each side. The daggers in their hands were replaced by knives and guns thrown from the watch room. It was normal for the rogue vagrants who heard the sound on the wall to start a group fight, fierce and fierce in the haze. I saw this gang of ruthless gangsters who killed without blinking an eye. The guy who was running at the front was shot in the lower abdomen. He rolled on the stone steps holding his intestines that leaked out, and let out a dying cry. Seeing this scene in the light and shadow of the torch, everyone else was shocked with murderous intent. They just shouted to encourage themselves. Not only did no one dare to rush down anymore, but they were forced by the opponent to retreat step by step towards the city, waving knives and clubs. , not a stab at all, but to block the light and shadow of swords and guns that come from time to time.
The city gate was finally opened with a squeaking sound. Gu Baihua and others forced several gate guards to lift the heavy door bolts and throw them into the moat. Then they waved their swords and guns and shouted "Get out of here, or you will be beheaded". The soldiers They cried and ran away along the outer wall to both sides. Then, Gu Baihua whistled and led the others to turn around and rush towards the city wall along the trail. Several people guarding the watch room also jumped out when they heard the sound, and quickly joined the battle group halfway up the trail on both sides. Less than half a cup of tea, a group of people had already attacked the city gate tower and drove the ragtag group of people who were keeping watch a few feet away.
The doormen in the watch room finally kicked open the locked door and ran out. Some of them looked up and saw that there was no one in the doorway, and the city gate was wide open. They wanted to run over and close it. An older man shouted: "Stupid dog! What's the point of closing a door without a big latch? Why don't you run away!" Everyone fled in a hurry, shouting as they ran: "The city is broken, the kings are coming to kill..."
The hooligans on the wall, who were already afraid and at a loss, were crowding together to encourage each other. When they saw this, they dropped their weapons one after another, turned around and ran away along the wall, "The city is broken, my lords." The killing is coming, run quickly..." Run all the way, shout all the way, spreading the unknown terror further.
The greatest power of fear comes from the unknown. In the dim light where the five fingers were barely visible, panicked shouts soon rang out from all over the walls. More and more people were running. The flow of people ran down the wall along the trails of the east gate, west gate, and south gate, and ran into the city. Terror spread to every place in the city.
Luo and Gu put their hands into their arms, and someone handed over the torch. As several fireworks bloomed and exploded in the dim morning light, the thick noose on the winch in the city gate tower was cut off at the same time. With a dull roar, the suspension bridge fell and hit the other side of the moat heavily, raising a cloud of smoke and dust. In the distance, there were faint sounds of people, footsteps, and shouts of killing - and soon, Guan Shengyun's large group of people emerged from the smoke!
According to the normal siege pattern of this era, Guan Shengyun should leave at least one main battalion of soldiers near the city gate. One of the troops should go up the wall to guard the city gate tower, and the other troops should build a defensive circle around it. Make sure the city gate is clear. However, facing Yan'an Mansion, which has not yet organized a resistance force, time is everything. The large group of people filed in through the open city gate, and immediately divided into three groups of different sizes: the number of people spread out along the two wings of the city wall was not large, and most of them rushed directly to the prefect under the guidance of the insiders who were already familiar with the way. In the direction of Yamen and Treasury...
Before noon, the city of Yan'an was destroyed.
