"Punish the culprits severely and pay with blood!"
"The people of Song Dynasty are crazy, blasphemed my gods, and massacred my compatriots. This hatred is irreconcilable..."
"You use your power to bully others and abuse the people of a small country. You are unkind and unjust. You are in vain to be the master of the superior country!"
"The envoys of the Song Dynasty were arrogant and domineering. They treated our officials and ministers like slaves. They beat and insulted them arbitrarily and were even more vicious. They treated my compatriots as ants and trampled and killed them for no reason! Although the city I occupy is small, it is not spineless and courageous. With the unity of the people, we are united. Revenge is urgent!"
"Song Gou, get out of Dazhan! Song Gou, get out of Dazhan!..."
The angry shouts rolled in like an overwhelming force, clearly reaching the Zhang family mansion and reaching the ears of Qian Long and others.
Most of them are in Champa dialect, with a few out-of-tune Chinese sentences mixed in.
After Sulie's translation, Qian Long understood the meaning, and his expression didn't change much, but his brows furrowed slightly.
"This good show happened very quickly..."
Surya was a little confused, "A good show?"
"Hmm, Brother Su, don't you think that the people outside here are just spontaneously coming here out of righteous indignation?"
"This... Forgive Brother Yu to be frank, Brother Xian does sometimes do things a little bit inappropriately. Especially what happened yesterday, it is inevitable that some people will feel resentful."
Hearing Sulie say that he had acted inappropriately, Qian Long was not angry but just smiled to himself, and had no intention of explaining to him that he had done it on purpose.
"What Brother Su said seems to be correct, but judging from the external momentum, there must be at least thousands of people, and the slogans are quite organized. To say that this is a loose and small group of people, just a moment of anger can I don’t believe it was done..."
Sulie was stunned, "If you say this, this matter does have an evil nature...could it be that someone was planning and instigating behind the scenes again, or even the person who set up the trap yesterday was unwilling to fail, so he repeated his old tricks?"
"Absolutely." Qian Long wasn't sure, so he wiped his face and said, "Maybe it's not that simple. In short, it's just a matter of soldiers coming to block the water and covering it with soil."
Just as he was talking, Pu Shiwen and several scribes came running in a panic.
"Commander Qian, something bad is going on! There are countless people occupying the city and making trouble outside. They are so menacing that they may rush in at any time. This place is too dangerous. It is best for us to evacuate quickly."
Qian Long raised his eyebrows and glared at Pu Shiwen, "Why are you panicking!? Your appearance makes outsiders think that I, the Song Dynasty, are all cowardly!"
Being scolded like this, Pu Shiwen immediately shrank his neck and looked bitter, "I have lost my composure, Commander Qian, please forgive me, but...it's just that a gentleman doesn't build a dangerous wall. We still have the important responsibility of His Highness King Yan, and we must protect it first no matter what." It’s useful.”
He was afraid of death, but he could still come up with a bunch of great truths, which really captured the essence of how scholar-bureaucrats behaved in the world at this time.
Of course, Qian Long despised this, but when he saw the panic on the faces of the scribes, he calmed down and said, "You don't have to be too frightened. It's just some unruly people making noise. There are still people nearby outside." The officers and soldiers of Qianzhan City are protecting us, and we have nearly a hundred soldiers of our own. How can we let them break in so easily? Just put your heart back in your stomach, I will have a sense of restraint."
After saying this, he ordered the sergeants to go to the outer wall and garrison them in full force.
Pu Shiwen and the scribes were still worried, but they couldn't say anything else, and they refused to leave Qian Long's yard, as if they were afraid that Qian Long would leave them and run away alone.
Not long after, Zhang Yangfan also hurriedly came with a group of servants.
Zhang Yangfan tried his best to remain calm, but there was cold sweat on his forehead, and he could not hide the anxiety and fear in his eyes, "Qian Commander, Pu Chengfeng, the Han family cares about the motherland and is willing to contribute a little to the court, but we cannot suffer unreasonable disasters because of it." ah."
"Huh!?" Qian Long's face showed displeasure and he stared at Zhang Yangfan, "What? Zhang Yuanwai regrets welcoming me, and now he wants to send the god of plague away?"
"No, no, no, Commander Qian has misunderstood, misunderstood..." Zhang Yangfan's face turned pale, he raised his hand and hit himself several times in the mouth, and hurriedly tried to make amends, "Look at my mouth, I talk nonsense when something happens, I'm not the old man That means, what I want to say is, what is going on in this situation now, I wonder if it can be used in an old way
Fang, as long as this crisis can be solved, I will go all out. No matter what, the Han family has settled in the city for hundreds of years and can find some connections among the officials and the people..."
Qian Long then put away his anger and said calmly, "The strong wind knows the strong grass. Qian said that Zhang Yuanwai is not a snob. If we live and die together now, there will be blessings in the future. As for the current details, Qian doesn’t know what’s going on at the moment, but I wonder if Mr. Zhang can find out more?”
Zhang Yangfan breathed a sigh of relief, wiped the sweat from his forehead with his sleeves, and said with a wry smile, "Those people outside who are occupying the city seem to be crazy. They have surrounded the Han family. At this time, it is difficult for even a fly to fly out. In addition, the Han family Several shops in the city were smashed and looted. Servants who went out to buy daily food were met with obstacles. All merchants were unwilling or did not dare to sell. Many family servants were besieged and beaten, and almost lost their lives... …”
Only then did Qian Long notice that several of the servants of the Zhang family had bruises on their noses and swollen faces and were in ragged clothes, and their eyes could not help but become solemn.
"Is it so serious!? Doesn't this mean that the entire Buddha's Oath City is not kind to us? It's really a generous act, far beyond Qian's expectation..."
Pu Shiwen couldn't help but interjected, "Do they want to trap us and starve us to death?"
Everyone present couldn't help but become very nervous when they heard this. Yes, even if the city-occupying army could stop the unruly thugs from rushing in, they wouldn't be able to hold on for a few days without food supplies.
Qian Long glanced at Pu Shiwen with dissatisfaction, "Everyone, please don't mess up your position. Except for Zhang, even if you can't buy supplies, there should be some food reserves in the house."
"Yes, it is definitely available, but with more than a hundred people needed, I'm afraid it won't be available for long, but..." At this point, Zhang Yangfan stopped talking.
Qian Long couldn't help but be curious, "But what? Zhang Yuanwai will tell you directly."
"Nothing, nothing. What I mean is that even if I am hungry, I will do my best to ensure that the mission has sufficient supplies." Zhang Yangfan quickly replied.
Qian Long didn't care whether he meant what he said, and comforted him smoothly, "Oh, that's unnecessary. How can a guest eat and drink well but leave the host hungry? Mr. Zhang, don't worry, Qian will definitely not let things develop." To that point.”
Seeing Qian Long's confident look, Zhang Yangfan's eyes lit up, "What's the best plan, Commander Qian?"
"No hurry, let the arrow fly for a while..."
Qian Long smiled lightly and looked up at the sky outside.
Outside Zhang's house, all the streets and alleys were crowded with angry crowds. Some were carrying various statues of Brahmanical gods, some were holding scriptures or burning oil lamps, and some were holding wooden flags and flags with what should be written on them. With the name of the deceased.
All kinds of people kept waving their arms in the direction of the Zhang family and shouting as loudly as they could. Although the contents of the shouts were different in each group of people, they were all full of anger.
Fortunately, these crowds were still some distance away from the Zhang family, and stopped outside the defensive circle set up by the officials and troops occupying the city.
The officers and soldiers at each passage were extremely nervous at this time. They lined up side by side in a human wall, with sharp swords and guns all pointed at the crowd, so that the furious crowd remained calm and did not dare to rush into it at will.
On a small building inside the defensive circle, Baotou Bald Flower was surrounded by a group of officers and looked out the window, observing the movements of the crowd.
"Sir, the situation at hand is really dangerous. We can't always deal with it passively."
"Those Song people are not good people. They are too arrogant. If you ask me, just withdraw the soldiers, let these people pass, and teach them a lesson."
"What nonsense are you talking about? Are you deliberately causing trouble for Shangqing? The king has entrusted the protection of the Song Dynasty delegation to Shangqing. If something happens, the king will be able to punish you openly!"
"That's right. Although the Song Kingdom is not as powerful as before, it still has some airs. We can't really make them angry, otherwise the Yue Kingdom and Zhenla will definitely come to attack us under the banner of standing up for the Song Kingdom."
"In this case, I think it's better to expel the crowd as soon as possible. If we encounter anyone who dares to resist, I'll probably kill a few of them."
The officers around me were talking to each other, and Baotou Tuhua listened quietly.
After a while, he waved his hand lazily.
"Don't argue, I have my own opinion. Hum, I really don't want to give the king an excuse, but I can't stand the Song envoys, especially the yellow-mouthed kid named Qian, who actually wants to manipulate me. Haha, they Song people have a saying that a strong dragon cannot suppress a local snake, so we take this opportunity to let them suffer and understand who has the final say here, lest they turn their nostrils to the sky and do whatever they want in the future."
Officers, you looked at me and I looked at you, and then one of them asked, "What do you mean, Sir, let's just stay the way we are now?"
Bao Tuo Tuhua nodded, "Maintain the status quo. Occasionally, we can make a slight mistake to put more pressure on the inside. When the Song Dynasty surrenders and comes to beg me, we will consider rescuing them."
The officers all expressed their understanding, but one officer hesitated for a while and then said, "This gathering of thousands of people is extraordinary. Someone must be instigating it behind the scenes. I think your Majesty should be more careful." In case there is a conspiracy against you."
Immediately, Bao Tuo Tuhua's face darkened, and he looked at the officer, "Humph, you can think of it, but I can't think of it? This kind of thing is not something you should worry about. Doing your own thing is the right way. Okay, you can also Go on patrol and keep an eye on your soldiers. If something goes wrong, don’t blame me on the military law staff!"
Seeing the boss's change of expression, the officers did not dare to stay any longer, so they slipped downstairs and went to their respective posts.
At the same time, they all thought that the person behind the scenes this time might be their boss, otherwise why would they have such a big reaction?
I'm afraid that this also involves a power struggle among the top leaders. If you can't help but participate, don't get involved.
Bao Tuo Tuhua didn't think about his subordinates' thoughts and stayed at the window. What he saw was not the crowd making trouble, but the Zhang family mansion.
I don't know if it was what happened just now or because he thought of Qian Long's deception to him. A hint of anger appeared on his face, and he murmured, "Huangkou kid, now your life is in my hands. How can you still do it?" Do you dare to speak so brazenly!? It’s not the turn of outsiders like you to interfere in my Dazhan’s family affairs!?”
