"Dong dong dong dong dong..."
The sound of gongs echoed continuously in the long street. The crowd on the street turned back in surprise, and then immediately fled.
A group of government soldiers in blue coats and scaly armor rushed from the other end of the long street, holding rifles in their hands and long bows hanging on their waists, heading southeast with murderous intent.
More than a dozen tall horses were mixed among the soldiers, heading toward Southeast Kangdefang together.
Pedestrians hiding in the surrounding shops poked their heads curiously, and then began to whisper, what was going on?
Chang Yu was riding on a big black horse, looking over the pedestrians' heads, then controlling the horse's speed, he came close to Li Xuan, and whispered: "I wonder what the prince thinks of today's events?"
"What do you think?" Li Xuan looked at Chang Yu with a surprised look on his face, and said with some confusion: "Dou Weng loves the people like a son, eliminates violence and protects the country, this is an example for our generation. When Xuan arrives in Wuzhou in the future, he will definitely Imitate Dou Weng, be wise, fair and honest, and be known to everyone."
Chang Yu couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth as he loved his people like his own son.
Li Xuan said so much today, Chang Yu only remembered these four words.
In the Dudu Mansion, Chang Yu heard Li Xuan say "love the people like a son" no less than four times.
Every time he said it, Dou Xuande was made extremely happy.
Chang Yu looked at Li Xuan with a worried face: "Your Majesty, have you ever heard of Guangling County?"
"Guangling County Prince?" Li Xuan suppressed the horse and looked at Chang Yu with some confusion: "But a certain high official in the court?"
Although Li Xuan is a prince, he never looks down upon anyone with other titles.
For example, his father-in-law Liu Rengui was titled Duke of Lecheng County, Zhongshu Ling Hao Chujun was Duke of Zengshan County, and the title of Yangzhou Governor Shi Dou Xuande was even just that of Julu County Male, which was higher than that of Guangling County Prince. It's still a little lower up.
Unless one is a prince in the Tang Dynasty, the right to speak in the court depends on the actual position held.
"No, the son of Guangling County is Xu Ji, the governor of Cangcao." Chang Yu said with a somewhat uneasy expression: "The mansion we are going to now is Xu Ji's other courtyard, and although Xu Ji is only the Cangcao doctor, He is a son of Guangling County, but he is the leader of the Cao Gang."
"What is the leader of the Cao Gang? Is he an official in the imperial court?" Li Xuan firmly grasped the horse rope and looked at Chang Yu with a deep look: "Or is he a descendant of the Xu family in Yangzhou?"
Li Xuan's unexpectedly calm words made Chang Yu react instantly.
The King of Nanchang knew the destination of this trip very well, and even knew the leader of the Cao Gang very well.
The King of Nanchang did not take the leader of the Cao Gang seriously at all, which is enough to show his attitude.
Even from the very beginning, he might have been planning this matter.
"The leader of the Cao Gang is not a court official, and Xu Ji, the Cang Cao Lang, is not a descendant of the Xu family in Yangzhou, but your lord, the water transportation is related to the imperial government's plans. We can't mess with it, and we don't dare to mess with it. I hope the prince will be careful." Chang Yu looked pleading. Look at Li Xuan.
"Sima is right. Water transportation is related to the imperial government's plans. We dare not mess with it, and we cannot mess with it. But if someone wants to mess with it, should we go and beg him not to mess with it?" Li Xuan looked to the south with a look of resentment on his face. , with a solemn tone.
"What time is it now? The summer harvest is around the corner, and people's hearts are in turmoil. If you don't pay attention, ambitious people will take advantage of the chaos. Therefore, now that water transportation cannot be in chaos, Yangzhou cannot be in chaos. Therefore, those who want to bring chaos to Yangzhou must I'm going to die. Can't Sima decide which one is more serious?"
Chang Yu was stunned for a moment, and he understood the subtext of Li Xuan's words.
The corner of his mouth twitched slightly, Chang Yu's face turned ugly, and he said with some disbelief: "Could it be that the Cao Gang, they... No, no, no, the prince must have made a mistake. Xu Ji, the son of Guangling County, used the Cao Gang to support the army of the Hejian County Prince. After entering the city, he was granted the title of Prince of Guangling County. Now he is in his sixties, how could he...".z.br>
"Sima got to the point." Li Xuan directly interrupted Chang Yu and snorted: "It is precisely because Xu Ji is now in his sixties, so naturally he will not think about anything, but it is also precisely because he has already It is the year of sixty. How many people are there under Caobang?
He will also listen to the orders of an old man in his sixties. The ambitious people are of course not Xu Ji, but his people. They are the backbone of the Cao Gang today. "
Hearing what Li Xuan said, Chang Yu suddenly fell silent.
He knew that what Li Xuan said was right. The older generation of the four major hall masters of the Cao Gang had died and retreated. The people in office now are all young people. Their thoughts and ideas are different from those who had witnessed the glory of the Tang Dynasty. The old man is completely different.
"Sima, would you like to make a bet? One day in the near future, something will happen to Captain Zichong in the Xinlin Mansion. When something happens to Captain Guo Yi, will the 100,000 disciples of the Cao Gang be as quiet as before?" Li Xuan He paused at this point and looked at Chang Yu with a deep look: "Sima is also a person who has read history books thoroughly. You should know that under such circumstances, the most inevitable thing is to hesitate. Is Sima going to follow in the footsteps of Cao Zhaobo?"
Cao Zhaobo was Cao Shuang. During the Wei and Jin Dynasties, the Sima family usurped the throne. Sima Yi swore to Luoshui that he would never let down Cao Shuang, otherwise it would be against the gods.
Cao Shuang gave up his last resistance and believed Sima Yi's oath.
In the end, three tribes were wiped out.
Later generations have said that Sima Yi broke the oath of Luoshui and had no faith in his family and country. In the end, he only had three hundred and five years of chaos in China. This is all the reason.
Regardless of the Tang Dynasty or the Sui Dynasty, the three hundred years and five years of chaos in China ended, so the people of the Tang Dynasty placed great emphasis on faith. .
However, it would be naive to ask them to stake their lives on the false promises of others.
Who will easily believe someone who has been taught a lesson once?
"One hundred thousand Cao Gang's children!" Li Xuan reached out and patted Chang Yu's shoulder, and said in a heavy tone: "Sima, even for these one hundred thousand Cao Gang's children, we have to stabilize the Cao Gang. Besides, I'm waiting for you. It’s not that we really want to deal with Xu Ji. Everything will depend on evidence, and we won’t frame anyone or frame anyone. But whoever is found must be dealt with strictly. Especially those who are found to be connected with the Tianyin Sect.
Sima, it will be your business whether you will confiscate your family and exterminate your clan, or whether you will be exiled for three thousand miles. "
After saying this, Li Xuan rode quickly and immediately surpassed Chang Yu.
Chang Yu just raised his head and saw Qiu Zhenmu, wearing red clothes and golden armor, leading a group of Qianniu guards, holding Qianniu swords, riding high on horses, following Li Xuan closely, heading towards Kangdefang .
For a moment, Chang Yu's face became completely solemn.
At this moment, he finally remembered that Li Xuan was not only the king of Nanchang County, but also the commander-in-chief of Zuo Qianniu Guards.
The Qianniu Guards were the emperor's cronies, and when they were dispatched, someone always got involved in major cases.
Not to mention anyone from Guangling County, as long as they find actual evidence, even Dou Xuande would dare to make a move.
The only thing Chang Yu was glad about now was that the people who came now were not from Baiqisi. As soon as those people arrived, there would immediately be a bloody massacre in Yangzhou.
"Alas!" Chang Yu sighed helplessly, and could only follow Li Xuan and Qianniu Wei towards Kangdefang.
Kangdefang is located in the southeast of Yangzhou City, facing the Mangchang River in the east. It has an excellent location and beautiful environment.
Many officials and wealthy households in the city purchased villas here, and land prices soared for a while.
Today, a group of heavily armed soldiers brazenly broke into Kangde Square. Not only did they brutally seal the gate of the square, they even sent troops to directly block the upper and lower reaches of the Mangchang River. No ships were allowed to pass, and violators would be immediately punished as treason. .
Everyone in the street was stunned, but no one dared to act rashly. They just stuck their heads out to see what was going on.
The large house on the east side of Kangdefang Middle Street covers an area of at least ten acres and has a large area.
Green walls and green tiles, weeping willows and painted boats.
It looks quite poetic and beautiful from a distance, but around the house, there are countless people on guard, covertly or covertly.
Suddenly, a rapid whistle sounded, extremely shrill and shrill.
In an instant, more than a dozen peripheral light and dark sentries rushed out of hiding at the same time, and then quickly retreated into the house.
At this time, two whole teams of soldiers from the palace rushed directly outside the house.
Li Xuan stopped his horse and stood outside the house. Parked next to him were Qiu Zhenmu and a man wearing a
The fish-scale captain.
"Command, Lieutenant Zhou, the first team prepares wooden ladders, climbs onto the courtyard wall, and occupies a high place. Anyone in the courtyard who makes any move will be shot immediately. The second team prepares wooden hammers and rushes open the courtyard door. After entering, if there is any resistance, , shoot to death without mercy."
Li Xuan sat on the tall horse, and his cold and ruthless voice penetrated into the ears of Qiu Zhenmu and the school captain Zhou Shen, and also reached the ears of Sima Changyu who followed closely.
Chang Yu's face was full of astonishment, and then he quickly shouted: "Captain Zhou, wait a minute, stay."
Chang Yu hurried over to hold the captain Zhou Shen, and then looked at Li Xuan helplessly: "Your Majesty, Chang Shi mobilized the two groups of soldiers just for convenience, not for the purpose of attacking the city. A small A small courtyard is not like this, not like this.”
Chang Yu was really frightened. As soon as Li Xuan arrived, he immediately started shouting and killing, as if the people in front of him were not the people of the Tang Dynasty at all, but hostile and rebellious people.
But for some reason, Captain Zhou Shen obeyed Li Xuan's orders very much, and from behind, a small ladder and a crash car had been brought over, and they were aiming menacingly at the manor in front of them, ready to rush into it at any time.
