For several days, there was a lot of noise in Yongchuan City, and there were always people whispering in the streets and alleys about the soldiers and horses in Yuzhong outside Beicheng.
After resisting the outside of the city from the vanguard, the Yamen Yamen leader Russell Chen went to Zhangluo City to mobilize his strength more than eighteen miles north of the city to help build a military stronghold.
Cut down trees, level ground, and make roads. The soldiers will take action on these matters first, and later when the Zuo Army headquarters arrives, the soldiers will also join in to help. Compared with Lifu, the soldiers are more comfortable with building military strongholds. This is the content of their daily training.
It took a day and a half for the military camp of three thousand people to erect an outline. The subsequent construction required no effort and was all completed by the soldiers themselves. And from now on, the military stronghold is a restricted area, and no one else can approach, otherwise the military stronghold is on guard and can shoot directly.
Of course, no one in Yongchuan City currently dares to wander near the military stronghold, let alone break in.
Later, news came back from street wanderers that Liu Jianyu, the leader of the Left Army, had arrived in Yongchuan City that night and held a banquet at the home of Russell Chen, the Yamen leader. But from beginning to end, no relevant personnel from the City Lord’s Mansion showed up. Even after the banquet, Liu Jianyu did not go to the city lord's mansion, but went directly out of the city and returned to the military village to stay.
"It seems that no wonder the city lord is so nervous about the situation that follows." Bai Lang made a judgment in his mind. And he found that not only Feng Mingyuan and Liu Jianyu might not be able to deal with it, but also the Yamen Yamen Chief Russell Chen, a figure who had a very low presence in Yongchuan City before, now also jumped out. He acted very familiar with Liu Jianyu and even held a banquet at home, and Liu Jianyu was willing to attend the appointment.
"Sir, there have been rumors before that there is a disagreement between the city lord and Yamen Lord Russell Chen, and it is a fundamental difference between the factions. Even Russell Chen's coming to Yongchuan is the result of the power of the upper echelons of the country."
Yang Xiu and Liu Xu were present in Bailang's mansion, and Zhou Dong, whom they hadn't seen for a long time, was also there.
"Oh? What else does Mr. Liu know? Tell me in detail."
Liu Xu is the oldest and has experienced the most ups and downs in Yongchuan City. Now Liu Jianyu's arrival has broken the power structure in Yongchuan City that had been silent for many years, and also evoked his memory.
So Liu Xu recalled: "In the first few years when the city lord came to Yongchuan, Russell Chen followed him, which can be said to be the front and back. At that time, the relationship between the yamen and the city lord's mansion was very tense. I remember that the city lord's guards broke into the yamen several times. An investigation took place. Russell Chen's personal master was not the current Chen Qilu at first, but someone else, but that person was killed by the city lord for some reason.
Not only did he kill one, he also killed five in succession. Finally, it was Chen Qilu's turn to take over. In fact, it was also a process of the city lord suppressing the yamen. After all, no matter what background Russell Chen had, the city lord would not dare to touch him openly, but there was no problem at all in touching the people around Russell Chen. In the end, it ended with Russell Chen dying down and recognizing Chen Qilu, who was placed by the city lord. Later, a new power structure was formed in Yongchuan City. "
When Liu Xu said this, Bailang suddenly understood why after he was imprisoned in the Yamen, the master came to protect him when both the Yamen Chief and the deputy judge were targeting him, because the Yamen was not monolithic in the first place.
"Behind the city lord is the Feng family, a great family in the country, so could it be that behind Russell Chen he is also a great family?" Bai Lang continued to ask. Next to them, Zhou Dong and Yang Xiu looked at Liu Xu curiously. This was the first time they had heard these words.
"Yes, behind Russell Chen is the Luo family, one of the main participating forces in the "law-based" New Deal system. To put it bluntly, it is a contest between the old and the new. The pressure is just thirty years in Hedong and thirty years in Hexi. . Now the situation in the city is reversed from before." These things are what Liu Xu has seen and heard from Tang Yan. I didn’t expect that it would still come in handy after the passage of time.
"So Liu Jianyu and Russell Chen both belong to new-school aristocratic families, is that what you mean?"
"Yes, the sword. The situation this time is different from when Yu Zhong reached out this way." Liu Xu finally expressed his opinion.
"Different?" Bailang shook his head when he heard this and said, "It's just different for the city lord, but it's actually the same for us. It's either death or life. It's not our turn to make a choice yet."
Liu Xu frowned deeply after hearing this. He said no more, but he was also secretly surprised. He didn't expect that this was just the beginning, and Bailang would see what was to come so dangerous? If this is the case, then for the sword shop it is indeed no different from the previous attack on Yuzhong.
After Bai Lang figured out clearly the relationship between Liu Jianyu and the city lord's mansion from Liu Xu, Bai Lang was not interested in asking more questions about the so-called dispute between the new school and the old school. The current situation was imminent and he was not in the mood.
"Brother Dong, what's the situation over there?"
"Return to the sword. Since yesterday, people with fresh faces who preceded Yuzhong Military Mansion have sneaked into Yongchuan City. There are quite a few of them. They have stayed in taverns, restaurants, and flower houses in the city, and they are very good at speaking. , at first glance, they are veterans who are good at getting information. This morning, these people went to the industrial park outside Dongcheng one after another. They didn't come out all day, and they were all hanging around inside. Because they didn't dare to alert the snake, the people in the knife shop just kept a close eye on them. Go up and make any contact.”
Zhou Dong is now in charge of all the street wanderers in the sword hall. Although his identity is not a red sword, and he is not even a waist sword, Bailang now treats him like a high-profile master like Liu Xu. No one in the knife shop dared to underestimate him.
"This is exactly what the city lord expected. With the arrival of Liu Jianyu, the industrial park will definitely become a focus of competition. It seems that my previous judgment that the other party would slowly take action was wrong. They are likely to take action as soon as possible. They should want to Catch us off guard. In other words, explore our abilities first.
By the way, Yang Hongdao, have you opened and looked at the batch of things I asked you to bring back from the City Lord's Mansion today? "
When Bai Lang said this, he suddenly changed the subject and looked at Yang Xiu, who had been listening but silent, with a smile.
Yang Xiuben had the idea of talking less and listening more and watching more. He was very satisfied to be able to enter Bailang's inner circle. Bai Lang suddenly asked him about a small incident during the day.
So Yang Xiu quickly replied: "If I go back to my seat, I have brought back a total of six carts of things. They are all wooden boxes nailed and sealed. My subordinates dare not open them privately without orders. Now all the things are stacked in the hemp rope alley." It was in the warehouse of the inner hall of the affairs hall, and it was taken over by Mr. Liu."
Then Liu Xu also nodded in agreement. He heard this matter mentioned by someone below. I was also curious as to why Bai Lang suddenly asked about this. Could it be that there is something mysterious about the things in those boxes?
Bai Lang showed a meaningful smile and asked, "Yang Hongdao, do you want to know what is inside? After all, those things will still be handed over to you for use later."
(End of chapter)
