The situation suddenly changed and reversed too quickly. The gangster who had just been arrogant was surrounded in the blink of an eye. The leader was lying on the ground with blood on his face and his life and death were unclear. The rest of the gang looked around with solemn expressions and panic, and the hand holding the knife began to tremble.
Abandon your weapon and surrender without killing, otherwise blood will immediately splatter. Chunxiang's embroidered spring knife was stained with blood, and he shouted sternly as he looked at the dozen or so people in the encirclement.
The expressions of the more than ten gangsters in the encirclement were changing. They used to be outnumbered, but after a fierce battle, more than half of them were cut down. A few more escaped just now. Now they are facing five or six times as many opponents. They are destined to be unable to break out. But it is not easy to make them obediently surrender immediately. This requires a psychological transition time.
The gangster was struggling, Chunxiang was applying pressure, but Chang Yu was all weak and fell down next to Lu Xianghu, breathing heavily, he was exhausted.
At this time, a man hurriedly ran over to him and asked in a low voice: "But Mr. Factory Supervisor?"
"Who are you?" Chang Yu asked weakly with squinting eyes.
"When I return to the factory to supervise my lord, the young Song Yuande is from the Military and Horse Department."
Chang Yu was startled, then frowned: "Is the Dongcheng Army and Horse Department here?"
"Sir, it's just a hundred meters ahead." Song Yuande stretched out his hand and pointed south.
"Since it's so close, why did it take so long to get here!" Chang Yu shouted angrily.
Song Yuande couldn't help but trembled: "Little one, little one...I just heard the killing cry..." Maybe he was frightened, or he felt guilty, but he couldn't explain why.
The Military and Horse Division, also known as the Five-City Military and Horse Command Division, is subordinate to the Ministry of War. It is not one yamen, but five yamen in the middle, east, south, west and north. They are responsible for patrolling thieves in the capital, clearing streets, ditches and prisoners, and fire bans. They are equivalent to today's Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau, Urban Management Bureau, and Fire Department. .
However, such a large-scale fight occurred so close to the Bingma Division, and the response was so slow that it was difficult for ordinary people to understand.
Song Yuande hesitated and couldn't explain the reason, but Chang Yu was heartbroken, because even though he was questioning, he actually knew the truth. As he said, the Ming Dynasty was rotten to the core. It is said that when the Soldiers and Horses Division was first established, everyone in the neighborhood had Fire and water thieves, as well as officials who are familiar with other people's affairs or need to be heard, can respond at a moment's call, put out fires, watch at night, and be honest in government, without taking any money. However, as time went by, disadvantages arose. First, they caught thieves, then they denounced thieves, and finally they made money from thieves and collaborated with thieves, which was unpopular.
I think people in the Bingma Division should have known about it when Chang Yu was first attacked, but they just didn't bother to pay attention to it. It was only when the situation became more and more serious and they got closer and closer to his yamen that they had to do it.
It is unknown whether they colluded with each other or communicated with each other in advance. After all, the top commander of the Military and Horse Division, according to the system of the Ming Dynasty, if a relative or a prince, concubine or father has no official position, the prince will be assigned the command of the troops and horses, and the prince will be assigned the deputy commander. No matter what happens.
In other words, their top leaders are all nobles, and they might be one of Chang Yu's enemies.
The gangsters finally gave up their weapons and surrendered, because just when they were struggling, another group of people suddenly came in, completely defeating their fighting spirit and all luck.
This group of men and horses numbered in the hundreds, and they were equipped with soldiers and armor, but they were personal guards who came from the Jinwu Zuowei Yamen in Renshoufang next door.
There are two yamen in Renshoufang. One is Zhongcheng Bingmasi, which is in the northwest of Renshoufang and close to the northeast corner of the imperial city. The other is the yamen of Jinwu Left Guard, in the east district of Renshoufang, which is where the incident happened at this time. It is only separated by Dongsi Gulou Street.
Why did Jinwu Zuowei suddenly appear? This has to be said about Chunxiang's adaptability. He sneaked out from Xianju Tower with twelve Taibo and chased Changyu from a distance. When he heard the killing cry, he was in the alley near the Yamen where Jinwuwei was. While inside, he hurried to the rescue and at the same time asked an attendant to go to the Jinwu Zuowei Yamen nearby to move reinforcements.
However, during the battle in Taiyuan a few days ago, Chongzhen transferred more than ten thousand Jinwu Guard elite soldiers to support, so that all the yamen were depleted. He hurriedly gathered people, put on armor and mounted horses, so he came a little late.
A total of thirteen captured bandits were tied up into rice dumplings and dumped on the ground. Three of the twelve Taibao were seriously injured, and the rest were injured and were immediately sent to the nearest hospital.
Chunxiang was checking Chang Yu's injuries. There were more than thirty wounds, large and small, on his body, which was shocking. Everyone who heard it changed their color. However, due to his own super healing ability, the wounds had stopped bleeding on their own, leaving only the shoulder and left rib. The arrow wound still needs to be treated.
"Mr. Factory Supervisor, are these thieves going to be taken away by us, the Military and Horse Division, or by you?" I don't know if Song Yuande is a fool, but he actually came over and asked this question.
Chang Yu and Chunxiang looked up at him like an idiot: "What do you think?"
The Dongchang Yamen at the foot of the Imperial City was heavily guarded. Dozens of men with knives and lanterns were patrolling back and forth in front of the Yamen. Even the entrance to the alley was blocked.
There were screams in the Yamen cell, and all kinds of piercing howls made people's hair stand on end.
Chang Yu sat upright with his upper body bare, and a fan was applying medicine to the arrow wound. The muscles on his body were densely covered with wounds, and all the fans were dumbfounded and secretly admired.
"Looking at you like this, you seem to have just come back from the Palace of Hell." Sitting across from Chang Yu was Wuzhong, who had a bruised nose, swollen face, and bloodstains on the corners of his mouth. Seeing Chang Yu's appearance, his brows furrowed, his eyes twisted into a line, and he admired the young man for being so good. Brass muscles and iron bones, if an ordinary person was injured long ago, he could talk and laugh freely with a calm face, which even he couldn't do.
"The Lord of Hell won't accept it." Chang Yu chuckled, picked up the tea cup and took a sip lightly.
"Look, you are not very old, but you seem to be in a high position and have many people under your command. Why do you have to work so hard?" Wu Zhong exhaled.
"It's better to watch others fight than to fight yourself." Chang Yu chuckled and stared at Wuzhong: "Do you think so or not?"
"You are so belligerent?" Wuzhong sneered and squinted.
"Who is good at martial arts?" Chang Yu stood up with a chuckle and walked to Wuzhong: "You are so capable, but you have gone astray. What a pity!"
Hahaha, Wu Zhong laughed: "The world is not fair. What is good and evil? If I don't kill someone, I will be killed. This little adult, we are all just for food, don't think of yourself as so noble."
This time it was Chang Yu's turn to laugh, almost to the point of tears. Have you ever heard of the saying: "How can a sparrow know the ambition of a swan?"
Wu Zhong curled his lips and snorted: "But I don't know what lofty ambitions you, a big bird, have, are they all to support your family?"
Chang Yu smiled bitterly: "This is the difference between a sparrow and a swan. You kill people to make a living, but I kill people to save people and save the common people."
Pooh! Wuzhong had a sneer on his face: "There are some good things among officials, so don't give yourself too much credit."
"Do you know who I am?"
Chang Yu ignored his sarcasm and stared at Wuzhong and asked.
"This should be the imperial prison of the Jin Yiwei. Is it possible that you are the commander of the Jin Yiwei at such a young age?" Wu Zhong said with squinting eyes.
"When the Commander of the Jinyi Guards saw me, I asked him to kneel and he didn't dare to stand." Chang Yu chuckled. Guess again.
Wu Zhong frowned and stared at Chang Yu thoughtfully with a solemn expression. Suddenly his pupils dilated: "Is it possible that you are the current prince? No, it's impossible..."
