There was a lively scene in the Yamen of the state government, which gave people a sense of trance, as if Lingshou had not just surrendered to the Jin people, and there was no war lingering in Zhending Mansion, but instead there was a peaceful scene of singing and dancing.
If these people hadn't just stopped in the middle of the hall, there would still be a high plaque hanging in the front hall, and there would also be officers standing on the left and right holding weapons.
It was as if they were attending a lively banquet.
Gaokan and his party found a place where they wouldn't attract anyone's attention, and gathered around carefully. Cao Qi was by his side, so they could protect him at all times.
Hearing Cao Qi's words, Gao Kan just smiled and said: "It's just right. All the famous people in the city are here, so it's convenient."
Cao Qi didn't understand the deep meaning of the words and didn't ask much.
After waiting for a while, the chief clerk of the government office came out of the inner hall, clasped his fists and loudly invited everyone to the back hall.
Someone was leading the way, and everyone in the hall followed suit. Cao Qi still suspected of fraud and hesitated whether to go, but Gao Kan had already left.
Seeing this, he had no choice but to follow him, and asked the people on the left and right to be on guard, surrounding Gaokan in the middle.
All the way through the front hall, we came to the inner courtyard of the back hall, where we saw birds singing, flowers fragrant, pavilions and pavilions, just like the beautiful scenery of Jiangnan.
In the meantime, people had been asked to arrange seats and refreshments, and there were servants in the inner courtyard to serve them. Those who came in before found their seats and sat down. Gao Kan took a look, and also found a corner seat to sit down.
The chief clerk who called everyone in waited until everyone was done, then walked to the middle and spoke: "According to the military order of Lord Zhizhou, we invite all the leading figures in the city to come to the government office. One is to chat over tea and have more exchanges, and the other is to Sir, I have something I want to let you know."
When everyone heard this, they first expressed their kind words of thanks, and then someone asked Lord Zhizhou what he had entrusted him with.
The chief secretary smiled and said: "Master Zhizhou asked me to invite all the guests to have a good tea and have a rest. After the master has finished his official business, he will come and talk to you personally."
"Everyone, please."
After saying this, the chief clerk waved to the servants waiting behind him to bring him various kinds of food.
In this way, everyone present could not ask any more questions and just joked among themselves, waiting for Lord Zhizhou to arrive before making further arguments.
When Gao Kan saw this, Cao Qi said: "It seems that Xu Jin has a big plot on this trip. Don't move anything here. Pay attention to the surrounding trends and act according to the opportunity."
Upon hearing this, Cao Qi responded in a low voice: "Yes, sir, please rest assured."
The place was lively, so I won’t say much.
It is said that after the Yamen Registrar showed up and turned around, he walked all the way around the corridor and passed the door, and then walked to the door of a pavilion.
After entering it, he went all the way up to the upper floor and stopped in front of a door.
He bowed to the door and said, "Sir, according to your order, everyone has been led to the courtyard. Do you think that everyone should be ready to come at any time?"
"Well, everything is set up and wait for me to give orders." A voice came from inside the house.
"Yes, I will make arrangements now." The chief clerk bowed again before retreating.
The people inside the house stood at the window, facing the courtyard in front. They could see 70% to 80% of the scenery in the courtyard, and all the guests were among them.
Xu Jin went to great lengths to invite people to the government office and prepared tea and fruit snacks for them, but he deliberately did not show up.
At that time, it seemed that someone had been buried in the courtyard, and they didn't know what to do or care about in secret.
After looking at the darkness of the pavilion for a long time, there was no movement. It was not until after a while that the people in the courtyard began to behave strangely, as if they were drunk. One by one, they fell to the ground or fell on the table. Then they turned around and left. inside the house.
In the courtyard, Gao Kan saw someone in front of him suddenly fainted and fell to the ground. The people on the left and right looked at him in shock. Before they could react, they also fell down, and their eyes couldn't stop a cold light flashing.
Seeing this, Cao Qi was shocked and said, "Sir, someone has drugged the tea!"
"It seems that things are getting more and more interesting. Let's follow their example and pretend to fall into the trap first." Gao Kan whispered, and ordered his followers to follow suit, and they all fell into confusion and pretended to faint to death.
After a while, I heard dense footsteps coming from around me.
Gao Kan was half slumped in the chair, and he felt someone lifting him up, and then he was tied up with ropes.
It didn't take a while before they were tied up tightly. From the sounds around them, it seemed that Cao Qi and the others were in a normal situation.
After those people tied them up, a bowl of cold water was poured in his face. He hesitated for a moment, and then pretended to wake up slowly.
When he opened his eyes and took a look, he saw that everyone in the courtyard had been tied up.
A group of gangsters dressed in black and holding sharp weapons were surrounding him. Their eyes were cold and terrifying.
At this time, Cao Qi and the others followed the pretense and woke up, but they secretly used their strength to try to break free from the restraints.
However, these thieves tied them very tightly, and even after several efforts, they could not break free.
The rest of the people in the hospital woke up one after another, and when they realized that they were being helped, they were shocked and opened their mouths to shout.
When the thieves around saw him, they immediately stepped forward to threaten him.
After a while, the courtyard became quiet again, and everyone looked terrified, not knowing what was going on.
Only then did a group of people come from the other side of the yard. The leader was wearing a golden robe and a mask with a ghost face. He looked very scary.
Behind him, there were thieves dressed in black, also wearing masks with ghost faces, and holding knives. There was also one who didn't wear a mask or change his clothes at all. It was the yamen clerk who led everyone in earlier.
Seeing this, everyone stared at the bookkeeper and cursed.
"What is the purpose of the thief who deceived us here?"
"You dare to treat me like this, and you are not afraid that Lord Zhizhou will know about it and you will die a miserable death?"
Everyone came together to curse, causing chaos in the courtyard. However, the bookkeeper followed the leader with a half-lowed head, but did not react at all.
The grimace leader didn't say anything, he raised his hand and pointed at the person in front of him casually.
The thief behind him stepped forward, dragged the man to the middle, and chopped him to death without saying a word.
The blood immediately spilled all over the ground, which was extremely horrifying to see, and everyone was instantly so shocked that they didn't dare to happen again.
It was only then that the Ghostface leader spoke in a weird voice: "Those who want to survive must honestly hand over their belongings and money, otherwise they will end up like this. We have to wait for Xu Jin to save us. I advise you not to think about it. He has already taken the first step." ”
When everyone heard this, they became even more panicked.
The chief clerk waved to the thieves and escorted everyone, forcing them to tell where their belongings were hidden and how much gold and silver they had.
Gao Kan and the others also threatened him together. Cao Qi was worried about Gao Kan's safety and secretly gathered his strength to take action.
Watching his movements, Gao Kan quickly signaled with his eyes not to move rashly, and he spoke first.
"Heroes, spare their lives, heroes, spare their lives, I say, I will say anything!"
The thief in front of me said coldly: "Wait, it will be your turn again after the explanations above have been completed."
At this moment, Gao Kan saw that while the people in front were explaining, the bookkeeper was holding a pen and paper in his hand to record the information. He should remember it and go back to get it later.
