Under night, Wuzhou City is crowded with people.
For two consecutive days, the curfew was extended by half an hour. Everyone was laughing and walking on the street, and everything was lively.
However, above the central watchtower, it was completely deserted.
Li Xuan was wearing a black robe with gold threads. She looked calmly towards the northwest, where two entries clearly appeared on the long street.
[Zhang Wanyu, the leader of Yuhang Hall of Tianyin Sect, 27 years old, father Zhang Shuyin, brother, Wen Fuzhi, Xuan Fei Middle Stage (slight injury)]
[He Qing'er, deputy head of the Tianyin Sect's Wuzhou Hall, seventeen years old, at the peak of the True Seed Realm]
From a distance, under Li Xuan's sharp eyes, he could clearly see a carriage slowly heading west.
"It's really interesting. Although he is obviously injured, he still insists on taking action himself. Is there any reason why he has to take action, or is he doing it on purpose to attract attention." Li Xuan's voice was very soft, and this voice was unique to him. can hear.
Looking downstairs, a group of Nanchang palace guards had secretly surrounded the area.
When other people get close, they are always pushed to the edge, consciously or unconsciously.
On the third floor, Li Zhu and Qiu Zhenmu stood on both sides of the stairs with solemn expressions, while Xu Jian and Du Bixing were secretly pondering something unusual.
In the past two days, Li Xuan would come here half an hour before the curfew every day, and then return to his residence when the curfew started.
No one knew what Li Xuan was looking at.
Although almost the entire city can be seen from the central watchtower, the city has a vast area.
In many places, you can only see a vague shadow, but you can't see clearly at all.
Just when the curfew was about to start, a sound of footsteps suddenly came from below. A palace guard walked up quickly from below, and then handed a note to Li Zhu's hand.
Li Zhu didn't even look at it and turned around and went upstairs.
Soon, Li Xuan's voice came down: "It's our Captain Chen. He just went to Dingxingfang. From the looks of it, it seems that he doesn't plan to leave tonight."
"Dingxingfang, that is the one with the worst conditions in the entire city. What is he doing there?" Xu Jian was a little confused and looked at Du Bixing who was standing beside him.
Du Bixing sighed lightly and said: "The vast majority of people living in Dingxingfang are the poorest people in Wuzhou, among which there are thousands of immigrants from Muzhou, and there are others who have been in Wuzhou for many years. The poor people who have lost their land.
Those Muzhou immigrants are the most devout believers in the Tianyin Sect, and those people, whether this year or next year, have no qualifications for land granting. If they are incited..."
"Refugees!" Upstairs, Li Xuan sighed softly, and then said: "They are the group of people in Wuzhou who are most eager to change their lives. Tonight, I am afraid they will really not be quiet."
Everyone started to move.
Zhang Wanyu, as well as Chen Ming, all moved tonight, and what they did was not simple.
Since Li Xuan returned to Zhoucheng from Jinhua, Chen Ming has become more and more uneasy.
Although Shan Ji and Hu Danxu were involved in the poisoning of Li Xuan, it was still he who did it.
However, Li Xuan did not show any signs of being poisoned. I am afraid that everyone would suspect that the poisoning incident was leaked from the beginning.
Chen Ming is really doubtful about how the Tianyin Sect does things.
However, after Li Xuan returned to Zhoucheng, they did not arrest him, and even Shan Ji did not move.
This made Chen Ming couldn't help but wonder if there was something wrong with Shan Ji.
Or maybe the person who caused the problem is Chen Ming himself.
Chen Ming, who was restless and suspicious day and night, did not realize that he himself had been completely targeted for a long time.
But tonight, Chen Ming moved uncharacteristically.
All the previous fears and uneasiness disappeared without a trace.
Li Xuan turned her head and looked to the southeast, ten miles outside the city.
There, an entry also appeared immediately.
[Ye Wanwan, a saint from the Tianyin Sect, unparalleled in beauty, an eccentric elf, charming in appearance, surly in heart, the pinnacle of the Xiantian Realm - controllable, markable, believer]
In the west of the city, Ye Wanwan, the saint of Tianyin Sect, arrived.
Although Li Xuan could only see her entry, it was estimated that she was not the only one who came. Everyone from the Tianyin Sect who attacked Zhoucheng this time came.
In such a difficult situation, we still have to act.
It seems that in addition to their strength in Zhoucheng, which can indeed take a risk, there may also be pressure from the general altar.
Empress Chen, Chen Shuozhen.
Her time is running out.
Although Li Xuan didn't know why she said she didn't have much time, it was true that she asked Tianyin cultists to bloom throughout Wuyue.
This is the reason why the Tianyin Sect abandoned the practice of gathering all its forces to connect Muzhou to Wuzhou, and instead spread its manpower across Wuyue states at the same time.
"Send an order and order Xingfang to close its gates from now on. No one is allowed to come in or out. Any trespassers, regardless of their status, will be killed."
Li Xuan's cold voice came down, and Du Bixing and Xu Jian looked up in surprise at the same time.
Li Xuan's voice was cold as she continued: "Du Canjun, I order you to rush to the outside of Dingxingfang from now on and guard it personally. No one is allowed to leave... Every half an hour, throw ten torches inside. Regardless of whether it causes fire or not, only ten are allowed, and only ten are allowed every half hour."
"I will obey the order." Du Bixing solemnly agreed with his hands.
Li Xuan nodded, and the cold voice was followed by another message: "At the same time, the order was issued to each district. After the curfew, people are strictly prohibited from entering and exiting, and no one is allowed to leave at will. Once verified, he will be punished for treason."
"Here!" Du Bixing agreed without any hesitation.
"Go ahead. As long as no one of the thousands of people in Dingxingfang goes out tonight, I will give you the first credit." Li Xuan looked at Du Bixing, even seriously.
Of course Du Bixing knew the importance of this song. Without any hesitation, he raised his hand to Li Xuan and then turned around.
In the blink of an eye, Du Bixing had already led several government officials and quickly headed towards Dingxingfang.
Du Bixing had just left. At this moment, the palace guard who had just left delivered another secret letter.
Li Xuan waved her hand casually, and Li Zhu immediately opened it in front of everyone: "Not a moment later, traces of a large group of people walking on Toad Rock were found. It is roughly estimated that there were more than 400 people."
"I discovered that Toad Rock is in the Yanxi River and between the mountains and fields. In other words, the group of people passed through the mountains quietly last night and should have arrived at the city by now." Li Xuan had just finished speaking. , Xu Jian downstairs grasped the handle of the knife in an instant.
He raised his head, looked upstairs, and said with a serious face: "Your Majesty, the general will go back immediately to organize soldiers and search the whole city."
"No need." Li Xuan's voice was very calm and she said calmly: "Do you think they have entered the city now? Don't worry, they are not so bold. Maybe less than ten people will come in."
Li Xuan didn't believe that people from the Tianyin Sect would be stupid enough to bring everyone into the city at once.
Especially in the past two days, Li Xuan specifically ordered the curfew to be extended by half an hour.
This seems to be a move that benefits the people, but in Youxin's opinion, it feels a bit like inviting the king into a urn.
Especially Li Xuan, in their eyes, he has always been a villain known for his conspiracy and calculation.
"Brother Qiu, send someone to order Zhang Canjun to stay on duty at the Governor's Mansion tonight and not leave." As soon as Li Xuan's voice fell, Qiu Zhenmu agreed without any hesitation: "Obey the order!"
Qiu Zhenmu turned around and left, while Li Xuan continued: "Xu Canjun, I order you to go to the south gate now and sit guard personally. At the same time, you also order all the city gates. From now on, the city gates will be half closed. No one is allowed to enter. , are not allowed to go out."
"I obey the order." Xu Jin's expression suddenly became solemn.
Li Xuan followed up and said: "Send the order, all the key points on the city wall, if there is an attack, immediately light the flames to send a message
. "
"Obey the order!" Xu Jian joined the army as a soldier and was in charge of the entire city defense and security in Wuzhou.
In addition to city gates, there are many other things that need attention in city defense.
"Send an order to prepare to recruit retired soldiers from all districts. Once the city is attacked, all soldiers will immediately gather, prepare their own swords and bows, and rush to the city gate to meet the enemy." Li Xuan's words immediately cheered up Xu Jian's spirit.
Once the state city is attacked, everything in Wuzhou will immediately be transformed into a wartime state.
No matter whether it was Wang Fanglin or Li Xuan, no matter how many times they were assassinated, no matter how many Tianyin cultists were annihilated in the city, it was still a public security case in nature. Even if it was suspected of treason, as long as they did not raise the flag to rebel. , that’s not even wartime.
Even though Li Xuan already knew that they had gathered a large number of people, as long as the other party did not raise the flag blatantly, then he still had to abide by the rules.
Even if we want to annihilate them, we can only use soldiers and government soldiers at most.
But as soon as they attack the prefecture city, Li Xuan can immediately use the Tianyin cultists to attack the prefectures and counties as an excuse to expand Wuzhou's soldiers more than ten times in one fell swoop.
This kind of rule itself is for the inside of the imperial court. Otherwise, any official can summon a large number of soldiers for any reason.
"Here's an order, after the curfew starts tonight, any idlers who appear on the street will be arrested immediately... regardless of the reason, they will be arrested immediately, and anyone who resists will be killed immediately." Li Xuansen's extremely cold voice came from above. outgoing.
"I obey the order." Xu Jian had no doubts about Li Xuan's order.
"Go and get busy." Li Xuan waved her hand casually, and Xu Jian immediately turned around and left.
Standing on the attic, Li Xuan looked at the entries of Zhang Wanyu and He Qinger in the northwest with a sneer on her face.
The next moment, Li Xuan had already gone downstairs.
Qiu Zhenmu quickly stood up. Li Xuan waved her hand and said directly: "Let's go to the granary."
Qiu Zhenmu was suddenly stunned.
Shouldn't it be time to gather people to prepare for emergencies?
