There is a house in Dongchengfang to the east of Yanshi City. It is the house of Cui Jun, a branch of the Boling Cui family.
Outside the door of the house, Du Wulang was waiting for the reception after he came out of the county office. He was looking around. There were three men in red women's clothes standing beside him.
"Here he comes, go and lead him away."
When Du Jin hurried over with her people, Du Wulang hurriedly led them in. There were only three men in red in the streets and alleys, leading their pursuers to flee farther and farther away, faster and faster.
The courtyard door was bolted with a click, and Du Wulang breathed a long sigh of relief.
"Why are you so late?" Du Jin immediately lectured.
Since the county office could be seen from the high pavilion of the post house, she had seen Zhao Liu bringing Du Wulang into the palace early.
"Well, as soon as I threatened him, Lu Linghao planned to come out, but he was too timid and had to wait for the guards to arrive before he would show up."
"What did you say?"
"I said, Wang Yi went to Wei Fuyin to make it clear, and the evidence was sent to Luoyang. Gao Chong was smuggling iron tools and counterfeiting copper coins. Wei Fuyin had sent people to suppress it. Gao Chong was dead, so he jumped to the rescue. Kill Xue Bai. Now Xue Bai has killed Guo Wanjin, just because he doesn’t want the situation to escalate. If Xue Bai dies too, Magistrate Lu will be finished. Anyway, I said a lot, I’m afraid he won’t understand.”
"You just talk too much and waste time."
"Cui Youfu didn't arrive much earlier than me... By the way, I already understand Xue Bai's plan. If Wei Fuyin wants to lead troops to suppress it, he must have a reason. Gao Chong must be forced into a panic first. If the matter gets serious, Wei Fu The governor is coming."
With that said, Du Wulang opened the door.
This is the place where Cui Youfu temporarily lives in Yanshi County. Cui Youfu and Cui Jun are relatives of the same age. Tonight's plan, in addition to Du Wulang leading Lu Linghao to rescue the siege, there is also another layer where Cui Youfu leads Shi Shen to rescue the siege.
"Are you sure it's safe here?"
"Don't worry." Du Wulang said: "Cui Youfu is more capable than me and has already convinced his relatives."
Du Jin walked into the lobby and saw Yin Liang, Liu Xiangjun and others here.
After seeing the gift, she turned around and finally saw Du Wei.
"Sister."
Du Wei was wearing a long robe, and the hem of her clothes and boots were stained with mud. She should have arrived in front of the city gate at nightfall.
With a worried look on her face, she lectured: "I just said that you had to let me come over from the beginning, and let you and Xue Bai do whatever they want. It's too much."
"If eldest sister had been allowed to come, things would not have gotten out of hand." Du Jin asked, "What do you say, grandpa?"
"My grandpa has already taken Wang Yi to see Wei Fuyin. Wei Fuyin said that he attaches great importance to this matter and has agreed with me that the matter will be dealt with."
Du Jin smiled and asked, "Where is Grandpa?"
"Here we come, the ship is on the Luo River."
"It's no use as long as the people are here. Is the instrument driver here?"
"The Deputy Transport Envoy, who is in charge of water transportation, naturally brought him along."
Du Jin nodded and asked, "Where is the staff Lu Linghao sent to Luoyang?"
"Yuan Yiheng, I found him. He is already with me. I will find an opportunity to send him to the county office."
"good."
In this way, everything is ready for the plan, just waiting for Xue Bai to come back.
Du Wei couldn't ask in front of everyone, but after enduring it for a while, she still asked: "Why doesn't Mr. Xue come over? Is there any danger?"
"Won't."
Du Jin answered, feeling her sister's eyes scrutinizing her, and turned her head, thinking of the times she and Xue Bai said "die together" when they met each other to death.
After waiting for a long time, it was a very torturous time. Finally, there was movement outside the door. When they heard Xue Bai's voice, everyone hurriedly opened the door to greet him.
Xue Bai first looked at Du Jin and asked, "Are you okay?"
Du Wulang helped support Jiang Hai and rushed to say: "When I arrived with Lu Linghao, the fire was already..."
"Shut up." Du Jin kicked Du Wulang and said, "Let's get down to business. It's going well for me here. How about you?"
"There were two unexpected surprises. Gao Chong sent out armored private soldiers, and he thought I was burned to death."
"Then let's go out of the city gate?"
"Walk."
~~
County Office.
More and more noises came, and Lu Linghao finally couldn't sit still. He got up and walked to the West Flower Hall, arranged for two people to protect him, and then recruited Gao Chong.
"What's the matter with you? There's no need to make such a big fuss!" Lu Linghao raised his hand and said, "Did you know? I have already made arrangements for Xue Bai to be promoted and left at the beginning of the spring."
"Did I do it first?" Gao Chong asked back: "The county magistrate looked back and thought, he first used the fake Zhang Sanniang to frame Guo Wanjin and ransack the house. Then he killed the Guo family and his son! It was also his people who openly They resisted arrest and killed my people, so I set fire to force them out. Do you understand? If I didn't respond, he would have used Guo Wanjin's incident to plunder our family assets!"
"He followed the Holy Order to investigate the case..."
"He lied to you." Gao Chong was very sure and said: "If the saint wants to investigate the assassination case on July 7th, can he wait until late October? Only send a county captain?"
"I don't care about this." Lu Linghao spoke quickly, "Your story has been exposed, and Wei Fuyin has sent troops to suppress you. You can run away quickly, and you can run wherever you want, as long as you don't hurt others."
Because Gao Chong had many men, Lu Linghao did not dare to kill him, so it was better to let him escape to avoid being bitten everywhere.
Gao Chong laughed and said, "So this is what you're afraid of?"
“This county is for your own good!”
"Don't worry, magistrate." Gao Chong said with a smile: "Let's put it this way, except for Wang Yanxiang and Xue Bai, there is no one who can't be appeased by our whistle stick and money. This Yanshi can't change the world."
It was okay to say this in the past, but tonight the commotion was too big. Lu Linghao really felt that it was not safe. His whole old face wrinkled and he said: "Whether it was provoked by Xue Bai or not, you have provoked everyone's anger..."
"The County Lord!"
Zhao Liu rushed outside the flower hall and shouted: "Something big has happened!"
The two county magistrates walked out of the flower hall and saw that more people had gathered outside. The gentry had worried faces and were gathering there to sigh. When they saw Gao Chong, they all took a few steps back.
"what happened?"
"Your Majesty, please take a look."
They were two corpses on the ground. They were covered in armor and had some burnt marks on their beards and hair, but their faces were clear and everyone could recognize them as the two bodyguards who usually followed Gao Chong.
"There are still several burnt corpses, I'm afraid they are Lieutenant Xue County."
Hiding armor privately was a serious crime, and even Lu Linghao was uneasy.
"This... what's the county magistrate's explanation?"
"What's the explanation?" Gao Chong looked ugly and said, "Xue Bai killed my guard and framed me."
Cui Youfu stood up and said: "Xue County Lieutenant has been buried in the sea of fire, how to kill them?!"
There was no sadness in his expression, but when Xue Bai died, many burdens fell on his shoulders, and he had to hold on to the situation.
"Gao Xiancheng, you have gone too far by setting fires, killing people, and killing officials all night long!"
"That's right, you can't arbitrarily affect the people of Yanshi just because you are not a local, right?"
The few gentry still spoke so tactfully at first.
But gradually, the tone became more and more serious.
"First, Lishan assassinated Jia Jia, then killed the Wang County Lieutenant, and attracted the Xue County Lieutenant. Are these many things happening tonight really going to drag down the entire county to death?"
"We all know that it is impossible for Prime Minister Gao to rebel. But in this situation, it is better to ask Prime Minister Gao to apologize to the court, explain clearly, and clarify the misunderstanding."
"Yes, let's clear up the misunderstanding and don't implicate the people of the county..."
Everyone spoke in a leisurely manner, but the meaning expressed was very clear - seeing that the matter was getting serious and they could no longer handle it, they wanted Gao Shang to stand up and take charge.
Gao Chong's face became colder and colder, and he shouted: "There is no misunderstanding!"
"Then how does Gao Xiancheng plan to explain?"
"This matter was framed by Xue Bai. It proves that he sent someone to pretend to be a relative of the emperor and committed suicide without authorization."
"Gao Xian Cheng, you are digging into the corner of a bull's horn. The more you dig in, the more you can't get out." Zheng Bian was anxious. "Now that things have happened, they are talking about arson, wearing armor, and killing officials, and you are still here... …”
"That's enough!" Gao Chong used his voice and momentum to stop the others and said, "This is still Yanshi! There is nothing I can't cover!"
His momentum was so strong that the courtyard was quiet for a while.
After that, there was a series of sneers.
"Do you really think of yourself as Yanshi's god?"
"If we hadn't been suppressing it for you all these years, would you have been able to suppress those things? Is it all what you can do alone?!"
"Magistrate Lu, this is a rebel, why don't you capture him?"
These gentry used to be approachable, but now they were even more dissatisfied when they were shouted at by Gao Chong.
Cui Youfu took advantage of the situation and incited him, saying: "Magistrate Lu, in full view of everyone, sent soldiers in armor to kill officers and set them on fire. Why don't you capture him?!"
Lu Linghao was still hoping that Gao Chong would escape on his own, but seeing that the local gentry was so afraid of taking responsibility, he couldn't help but turn to look at Guo Huan.
Guo Huan nodded. He had already seen it. Regardless of whether what Du Wulang said just now about Wei Fuyin's deployment of troops to suppress Gao Chong was true or false, the matter had become serious. Wei Fuyin had to come even if he didn't want to come. .
"Gao Xiancheng, you should explain it clearly for the time being, right?"
"Who dares to touch me?!" Gao Chong shouted, "The county magistrate is confused, has he been deceived?"
The two veterans behind him immediately stood up.
"County Magistrate Lu." Cui Youfu said: "He is no different from a rebel! If you dare to kill County Lieutenant Xue today, you will dare to kill Magistrate Lu tomorrow. If you don't..."
"Take it down!" Gao Chong said, "Shou'an Lieutenant Cui Youfu left his post without authorization and wandered around Yanshi. He has evil intentions. Take him down and investigate!"
Meng Wu, who was promoted to squad leader by him, was intimidated by the old soldier's eyes. He gritted his teeth and stepped forward to hold Cui Youfu down.
"Let me go!" Cui Youfu struggled hard. Thinking of Gao Chong's arrogance, he roared: "Are you crazy? Let me tell you, Wei Fuyin has obtained evidence of your crime..."
"Take away!"
Cui Jun also said angrily: "Gao Chong, you must not go too far."
Gao Chong was confident and deliberately said loudly: "Can Wei Fuyin be deceived by villains like you?! I have already reported to him that there is a demon thief in Yanshi County. I think you are like a demon thief escaping." "
"Magistrate Lu," Cui Hao said, "Are you going to let him be so wanton? Why don't you let the guards take it down?!"
Lu Linghao never expected that the situation would get out of control so much. He felt that he could calmly analyze various risks in his mind, but when it came time to speak, his lips opened and closed, but he didn't know what to say.
Gao Chong, on the other hand, was more decisive and asked: "Mr. Cui, do you have to frame me as a rebel?"
His voice became softer now, but the guards around him drew their swords, and Cao Fu forced him into the courtyard.
Cui Jun saw his nephew being taken away and wanted to get angry, but he had to think about it.
Zheng Bian hurriedly stepped forward, grabbed Cui Jun, and whispered: "The court has its own fair judgment, don't be too impulsive."
"That's right." Gao Chong's momentum completely suppressed Lu Linghao and said: "When the county magistrate thoroughly investigates the case of pretending to be an imperial relative, he will naturally come to a conclusion and present it to the court. You don't need to ask about the county office."
At this time, the Zheng family's nursing home arrived, and Zheng Bian pulled Cui Jun out.
Gao Chong wanted to capture them, but he had to give up when he saw more than thirty nursing staff outside the county office.
Seeing this, Lu Linghao had a headache and felt at a loss. Guo Huan quickly supported him and said, "The county magistrate is sick. Please go back and rest."
"Protect Zhang Sanniang and Aunt Gongsun." Lu Linghao did not forget to tell the guards.
His appeal has always been simple: he hopes the powerful are well.
Gao Chong seemed to have completely controlled the situation, as if he could cover the sky with one hand. But the next moment, a confidant came to report: "County Prime Minister, we found out that Du Wulang, Yin Liang and others are hiding in Cui Jun's house."
"We should capture him too...Meng Wu, go to the Cui family to capture someone."
"County Magistrate, these high-ranking families have countless slaves, and the villain is just afraid that they don't have enough manpower."
"Take the porters. Open the city gate and bring in more porters."
"Is this... too much?"
Gao Chong also felt that he was a little forgetful, and even forgot how he got to this point from the beginning... Oh, Xue Bai suddenly raided the secret house, how could he bear this?
What is he afraid of? The worst outcome is to flee to the north of the Great Wall and wait for a comeback.
But it is by no means so bad. Wei Ji has been bribed. So, as long as everything that happens in Yanshi County is kept in Yanshi County, Henan Prefecture will not care about it at all.
"Go! There is also Xue Bai. He is dead but his body is not visible. He must have come out of the secret passage and is also hiding in Cui's house."
"Here."
~~
Zheng Bian and his servants followed Cui Jun to Cui's house and talked about the situation.
"My nephew was a Jinshi when he was less than twenty years old, and Xue Bai was a No.1 in the seventeenth. They were both talented prime ministers. When they were investigating Guo Wanjin in Yanshi County, a merchant who robbed and sold his beloved people and minted copper coins privately died. Even though he is dead, Gao Chong refuses to take a step back. He already has a way to die, and we cannot sink the ship with him."
"It's just that over in Henan Prefecture, Linghu Shaoyin has always been in close contact with Guo Wanjin and Zhou Xian, so it can be seen that he is also one of their people. Although Wei Fuyin has a good reputation, he has a weak temperament. As Cui County Lieutenant said, can he come? ?”
"Even if you don't come, you and I, among the ten families with seven surnames, are afraid of a county magistrate?!"
When Cui Jun finished talking, a servant already reported: "Alang, the county magistrate has sent people to search the house."
"Why?"
"They said they were looking for the traitor Xue Bai..."
"Absurd!" Cui Huan was furious, "Xue County Lieutenant has been buried in the sea of fire, how can he hide in my house?! Gao Chong is going to deal with me. Gather all your hands."
"Mr. Cui." Zheng Bian was very righteous and said with clasped fists, "I will advance and retreat together with Mr. Cui!"
The county officials were still outside the door, but the Cui family was already in full swing.
Not only the guards, but also the ordinary servants were ordered to pick up sticks, swear to protect the master's house, and help the county magistrate bring the traitorous county magistrate to justice.
~~
At this point, Lu Linghao believed that the situation could still be dealt with.
As long as he and Xue Bai agreed to put all the blame on Guo Wanjin and sit down and talk, they might be able to turn conflicts into friendship.
He then sent someone to persuade Gao Chong one last time.
Gao Chong was already sitting in the courtroom. Hearing this, he said: "There's nothing to talk about. If you keep suppressing it, I can produce evidence to convict Xue Bai."
Immediately afterwards, someone came and reported: "County Prime Minister, Cui Jun gathered people to make trouble, and Zheng Bian's servants also dispersed to various parts of the city to gather people. I'm afraid they want to surround the county office."
"A bunch of profit-seeking cowards."
Gao Chong actually laughed. He was afraid that these people would be weird. His sworn brother had told him why he wanted to rebel.
Aren't they the opposite of these cowards who steal the benefits of everyone in the world and are so elegant?
"What's the big deal? Do you know what a 'coward' is? Just like us, County Magistrate Lu, who only knows how to calculate benefits and curry favor with the powerful. He doesn't dare to take any risks but wants to take advantage of all the benefits. These worldly gentry, You are not even as good as Lu Linghao, but you still want to gather a crowd?"
Those people were not Wang Yansiam or Xue Bai. One was alone, lingering and unwilling to give up; the other was a new arrival, with no food and salt, so he opened his mouth and bit wildly.
Wang Yanxiang is a poisonous bee and Xue Bai is a mad dog. In all the years Gao Chong has been in office, these two are the only two people who have almost caused harm to him.
As for the worldly gentry?
Dare you see blood?
Gao Chong ordered: "Go to the dock and tell Zhuang Asi to bring the most obedient waterman to suppress him for me."
~~
pier.
Zhuang Asi was sitting by the campfire drinking tea to refresh himself.
He has already gathered all the members of the Cao Gang.
Everyone also knew that something happened tonight, and they were talking about it.
"He is so handsome. Are you afraid that we will have to choose a new handsome guy tonight?"
"How to choose? Besides Li San'er, who else can twist the various Cao gangs into one rope."
"It's all a mess..."
Listening to these discussions, Zhuang Asi thought that these river workers were ridiculous, and his heart was full of twists and turns, unlike the cheerful men in the north.
"Brother, the county magistrate has come to give orders..."
"Not enough manpower?" Zhuang Asi was very surprised. He thought it would never reach this point, so he asked: "What happened?"
"The trouble is getting bigger and bigger. Several big households must have felt that there were too many major cases and they couldn't suppress them. They wanted to sell out the county magistrate and rebel..."
After hearing this, Zhuang Asi thought for a while and realized that it was impossible not to suppress the situation. He stood up, summoned several small ditch leaders from the Cao Gang, and said: "You guys, bring the most capable people here."
As if seeing him gathering people, the lights suddenly turned on in the upper reaches of the Luo River, and a huge official ship came slowly.
"It's over! Henan Yin has come to suppress the county magistrate...Brother, please take the county magistrate and run away."
"Why are you panicking?" Zhuang Asi said: "I have seen the county magistrate and the governor drinking. Let's take a look and talk about it."
He was far away and couldn't see clearly, so he walked forward and called for people to report all kinds of information to Gao Chong at any time.
In front of him, the watermen also stood up and stood on the shore watching.
Finally, a call came.
"The transporter is here!"
Zhuang Asi knew a little more about it, and knew that it was impossible for the land and water transport envoy Wang Xian to come to Yanshi. He pushed through the crowd and pushed forward, only to see a big flag hanging high on the boat. He wrote: "Transshipment Envoy Henan Water and Land Transport Deputy Envoy Du You" adjacent".
There is a world of difference between a transfer envoy and a deputy envoy. Unfortunately, almost everyone here is illiterate and does not recognize the word "vice". Although Zhuang Asi knew it, he couldn't explain why.
But there is one thing. The Transshipment Department is also called "Caosi", and it is in charge of water transportation.
~~
"What?"
At the county office, Gao Chong was shocked when he heard that an official ship was coming from Luoyang.
"It's impossible. I've already taken care of Henan Mansion. It must be impossible."
Fortunately, the news on the dock did not surprise him for too long. Not long after, someone came to report: "County Prime Minister, the person here is Du Youlin, deputy envoy of land and water transport."
"Du Youlin? He wants to use water transport? Let Li San'er..."
Gao Chong spoke smoothly, and when the words reached his lips, he remembered that Li San'er was dead.
He suddenly realized that Xue Bai's deeper purpose of killing Li San'er was to win Cao Fu's support, but everything happened so fast that no one could react.
From the confiscation of the secret house, the murder of Guo Wanjin, and the murder of Li San'er, Xue Bai cut through the mess quickly. While it provoked him to respond violently, it also gave him no time to integrate his forces.
However, his power was very mixed, including merchants, officials, servants, and cattlemen, and the cattlemen were divided into several gangs.
"No, I have to go to the dock myself."
"County Magistrate, there are still troubles in the city..."
"With Li Saner gone, I am the only one who can control Caobang."
Gao Chong stood up, and Meng Wu hurried over again, reporting: "County Magistrate, I am a villain and incompetent. I was kicked out by Cui Jun without getting anyone. Several big families are now approaching the county office with their people."
At this time, the men who besieged Xue Bai in the secret house had gathered at the county government office. Gao Chong still had nearly two hundred people in the city. Naturally, he did not have to be afraid of anyone. He walked straight to the gate and ordered: "If you dare to besiege the official office, rebel Undoubtedly, there is no need to hold back and let them see blood."
"Here."
Those who were pushed to the front were the sword-wielding servants of the Guo family.
At this time, they already knew that the head of the family and Erlang were dead, and had been framed as rebels by the county captain. The only way to survive was to listen to the magistrate Gao.
They were all people who had followed Guo Wanjin in the slave trade and coinage business, and they were forced into this situation again. When the servants of the gentry rushed to the county government office and made a fuss, one of the servants of the Guo family chopped them down with a knife.
"ah!"
"Killed."
"You really dare to take action?!"
"Gao Chong rebelled!"
"Capture Cui Jun, Zheng Bian and others..."
Gao Chong must speed up to suppress them one by one and rush to the dock as soon as possible.
~~
At the pier, more and more porters gathered.
Xue Bai stood at the bow of the boat and glanced over, knowing that most of them were working hard, pulling fibers, moving goods, stepping on the freezing frozen soil with bare feet in the cold weather, and accidentally being swallowed by the river.
Living such a hard life, it is inevitable that people will form gangs to help each other. Some of them who are brave and aggressive will naturally take on other jobs.
In short, these porters are very complicated, some are honest and some are vicious.
Xue Bai is not here to judge whether they are good or bad today, but to ask the water and land transport envoys to deal with some long-term problems in water transportation.
Therefore, Xue Bai asked Quanfu to take Yibo to Luoyang and discuss the matter with Du Youlin in detail.
Yin Liang took out an account book.
This is the tax book of Yingxiantou Wharf, which Xue Bai took away in front of Li Saner that day.
The reason why he could be taken away was because others thought that Xue Bai wanted to investigate Gao Chong's smuggling case. Anyway, it was not on the account book, so it would be okay to take him away. However, Xue Bai and Yin Liang found something else in it...
"The Tang Dynasty Transfer Envoy, Shuilu Transfer Envoy, is here!"
Du Youlin had also stood up and stood on the bow of the boat looking at the waterman along the river. Every time he said a word, someone would shout out for him.
"I'm here to investigate a major Caofu case!"
As soon as these words came out, the watermen on the shore started talking a lot, and they all felt that they were here because of Li Saner's death.
But that was not what Du Youlin was talking about at all.
"In the twenty-fifth year of Kaiyuan, Guangyun Lake was newly built, and grain from the Yangtze and Huaihe Rivers was transported to Chang'an by water. The sage was overjoyed and ordered two million dan for each shipment of grain, and the waterworkers were given two thousand guan. However, since I took office, When I visited the canal workers, they all said that they had not received any reward in more than 20 years..."
Naturally, there were people on the ship who used simpler and clearer words to spread Du Youlin's words, and there were also people on the shore who gave explanations.
The emotions of the plow workers were aroused in this short moment, and there was a lot of discussion.
After a long time, someone shouted: "Let the transporter speak! Let the transporter speak!"
After that, it was Xue Bai who spoke.
"I am Xue Bai, the newly appointed captain of Yanshi. The sage asked me to come to Henan to take a look and ask you! Every time I pull three miles of land, I will get two cents. The maximum I can pull fifteen miles a day, and I will get ten cents. Wen, can you buy five Hu biscuits...are you full?"
After Li San'er died, he finally had the opportunity to talk to these water workers.
Unfortunately, some of the field tyrants were not dead yet, so he could not talk to the tenants for the time being. They would only be tricked into beating him, the new county captain, with hoes and whistle sticks.
"County Lieutenant, this villain still has a wife and children!"
"It's not every day that little people can pull fifteen miles of land!"
"For every ten cents you get, you have to pay one cent as a help fee..."
Finally, the words of the plow workers merged into one sentence.
"Not enough to eat!"
"Not enough to eat!"
"Not enough to eat!"
Among the crowd, Zhuang Asi turned around, looking for Li San'er's most loyal subordinates, who would have enough to eat. Because the help money is given to them, they also have another source of income from smuggling.
How should I put it? People manage people at different levels. Naturally, the higher up, the more full they will be. This is really normal. It's just that Li San'er died and the rules were messed up.
Zhuang Asi moved past the small canal heads and said: "Xue Bai wants to win people's hearts, don't let him..."
On the boat, Xue Bai said: "I know you don't have enough to eat. Where did the reward given by the sage to the water workers go? Who ate half of the salary of three cents per mile of water work? Who gave the help? For this reason , we invited the transporter here just to investigate this matter thoroughly!"
"Thorough investigation!"
"Thorough investigation!"
If they can share the money, the plow workers will naturally make a fuss.
Do you want to know what the help fee is? It's just that in order to earn a living, the Kuhaha people get together to make troubles and ask for money, and those who contribute more get more.
Over the years, Li Saner has collected fees for help, but he has never made trouble with the government. Instead, he has become closer and closer to the county officials. The Cao workers were dissatisfied at first. After more than a dozen people died, everyone gradually forgot the original intention of the Cao Gang.
Zhuang Asi spoke again, but the few small canal heads couldn't hear him. He couldn't help but get angry, secretly thinking that if there was a big bow, he would just shoot Du Youlin and Xue Bai.
Finally calmed down.
Du Youlin said: "Quiet! I have just arrived. It's still dark and the city has not yet entered, but I promise that I will give you a better way to live. Tonight, you will first recommend twelve people to board the ship. , describe your situation in detail!"
The scene suddenly became even more chaotic.
"Old Bingtou, go!"
"Old Bingtou..."
On the big boat, someone ran to the edge and shouted towards the shore: "I am also Qu Shuai, don't you recommend me? I am Ren Mulan!"
There are actually watermen who know about her.
"Xiao Qutou is so loyal, I recommend her!"
"..."
Zhuang Asi gradually felt that the soldiers were distracted during the war.
Of course, it wasn't just a few words that could convince Xue Bai to win over the workers. How could it be that easy?
He turned to the small canal leaders and said: "Gather the people together, I will go to work for the county magistrate first."
"I listened to my brother and left."
A small canal raised his head and kicked a laborer in the buttocks, scolding him: "You still listen?! The dog officer is a liar."
The waterman glanced back, scratched his head and walked away.
Zhuang Asi originally planned to bring one or two hundred more people to support, but the situation was chaotic at the moment and he did not dare to delay, so he only took more than thirty people and hurried to Yingxian Gate.
~~
Song Mian did not return to Luhun Villa because Song Li suddenly jumped off the carriage. He knew that something would happen to his younger brother, so he decided to stay and clean up the mess for him.
It was night, and the city was indeed full of chaos.
Song Mian ignored this and read a book, planning to fall asleep early.
Until a servant came over in panic and hurriedly took him to see a corpse in the streets in the west of the city.
"Hachiro?"
Song Mian was stunned for a moment, looked at Song Li's bloody lower body, then looked around and murmured: "Did Zhang Sanniang kill him?"
"It seems like it should be, otherwise... we can't insult Hachiro like this... Woo! Hachiro!"
"Stop howling."
Song Mian shouted and stopped the servant. It seemed that the woman had killed him, and he had already concluded in his mind that as long as Zhang Sanniang was fake, she should be the one responsible.
"Take it away."
"Here."
When the body was lifted up, Song Mian suddenly narrowed his eyes, grabbed the torch and moved towards it, only to see that before Song Li died, he covered a bloody word with his hand, an unfinished word "高".
But anyone could have written this word, and it is possible that Zhang Sanniang framed Gao Chong.
Song Mian had a banquet with Gao Chong and Wei Ji not long ago and shared some benefits...
"How did my eighth brother get lost?"
"At that time, a little girl was chasing Guo Erlang... By the time the little people reacted, Eight Lang had already chased her far away."
Song Mian repeatedly asked many details. Finally, he looked at the body again and noticed that it was a stab wound. Two knives were on the lower body, two on the heart, and one on the upper shoulder, which directly cut off the shoulder blade. It should be more serious than Song Li's. It was cut by someone who was tall and strong.
"What weapon did the little girl use?"
"It's... a sword, I'm sure it's a sword."
Song Mian was stunned, and then another servant reminded him: "Lang Jun, the Prime Minister of Gao County has killed many people tonight, and everyone said that he was going to rebel."
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Outside the county office, Gao Chong was almost about to suppress the situation.
As he said, those gentry were very weak and lost the courage to make trouble again when they saw blood.
However, he gradually felt like he was holding on to the fire to put out the fire. The bigger things get, the more people oppose him.
In fact, he has realized that the reason why he was able to gain support from everyone before was that he could earn hidden money for them. If you are too flamboyant in making dark money, you will naturally be afraid of it, but it is really difficult to get rid of it.
"Gao Chong! Why did you kill my brother?!"
Suddenly, Song Mian also came over with his servants, and the gentry who had shrunk their heads started to make noise again.
Upon hearing this, Gao Chong understood what the other party was trying to do - it was just a small crime of sharing stolen goods, but Song Mian came in a hurry to silence him.
These despicable and shameless selfish people only flatter others and suppress others.
One after another, Gao Chong was finally furious.
At this point, he came forward fiercely, vowing to shock these people. If he really rebelled, none of them would be able to get a favor from him. When the time comes, he can go to the border fortress, but they won't be able to leave.
"Let's go to the arsenal!"
He had sent a good man to the arsenal before, and he could have robbed more than a hundred armors, bows and arrows in the arsenal, which would be enough to control Yanshi County.
"To the arsenal!"
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At the same time, Lu Linghao's house.
Lu Linghao, who was taking a rest due to illness, was not sick at all. He was pacing anxiously, listening to the news reported by his staff Yuan Yiheng who had returned from Luoyang.
"When we arrived in Luoyang, Wei Fuyin was already preparing to come to Yanshi..."
Yuan Yiheng had a slight wry smile on his face and said: "This time, the court is very determined to eliminate the remaining evildoers. After all, there is a stabbing case."
"real."
"Yes, envoy Du Zhuan has already led some of his men to Yanshi first."
When Lu Linghao heard this, he didn't know how many people Du Youlin had. He was shocked and regretted that he had listened to Gao Chong's coaxing words.
At this time, there was bad news.
"My lord, it's not good! Prime Minister Gao has led people to rob the arsenal!"
"What?!"
Lu Linghao's face turned pale with fear.
It wasn't until he was forced to this point that he finally realized that he had to take action.
"Ming Mansion." Yuan Yiheng said: "Please ask the Ming Mansion to issue an order to order the guards to guard the arsenal and kill Gao Chong."
"But he has a porter..."
"Du Gong is here! Please ask the Ming government to issue another order to the dock to appease the porters!"
However, Yuan Yiheng knew that the key was not that Du Youlin was at the dock, but that Xue Bai was at the dock...
There are probably a few chapters left to finish writing this plot, and then there is the process of solving problems and talking about how to defeat the enemy. I will answer all your questions later. For example, why did Xue Bai do this? Where is the value for money? I have an answer, and the harvest is worth it~~ I revised the two chapters yesterday, so I deleted a single chapter to avoid affecting the reading experience~~ In short, look forward, what I can guarantee is that I have always had good intentions, Trying my best to write~~Today I will post a two-in-one chapter of 8,000 words~~Please vote for me at the beginning of the month~~
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