Chapter 23 Night Ban

It was too late to avoid it. Gu Baihua was shocked. Just as he was about to reach into his arms to touch the hidden dagger, Luo Shifan grabbed his wrist tightly and said softly: "Brother Gu, please don't do anything. Listen to me."

A prisoner picked up a lantern in front to illuminate it. Luo Shifan couldn't see clearly Chang Wenping, who was hidden in the darkness behind him. He bowed and sang "O" to the figure on the horse, and stood calmly with his head bowed.

The lantern almost poked the faces of these two people. Of course Chang Wenping recognized Master Luo at a glance. He was also shocked and thought to himself: "What is this kid doing here? Could it be..." He was just thinking about how to help cover it up.

All of a sudden, the powerful officials started shouting:

"who"?

"You are so bold and unruly that you dare to break the ban!"

These guys have become accustomed to bullying people. If Ronaldinho hadn't seen him wearing a scholar's scarf, he wouldn't have dared to make too much of a fuss, and would have just bluffed a few times. Otherwise, if the target was dressed as a civilian, he would have probably already

Knock people down and kick them hard a few times before asking questions. Most of the people in this business are not good people. With this kind of skin, they are always able to do bad things with confidence.

However, the ones who bluff the most are a few scoundrels in the market. On weekdays, no one treats them well. In extraordinary times, they are pulled over to do temporary work because they want to eat. But they need to show off their prestige and add their own talents.

As a bastard, he is complacent and has no psychological pressure when he does immoral things. Although there are many bad birds in the regular six doors, there are still some management and restraints after all. These guys are different. They do the most bad things and have the most tricks.

They are the most despicable and extreme. The government is also happy to use them: there are some things that are inconvenient to come forward directly and handed over to them, which can often achieve miraculous results. Even if the matter is done to the point of anger, people and gods are angry, just grab a few top tanks and put the shit basin on the head.

One button: It’s all these crooked monks who have misrecited the Good Sutra! At worst, they will be pushed out and killed, and the public’s anger will naturally subside. Let’s kneel down and worship Master Qingtian to make the decision for the people... Then, they will find other scoundrels to continue - in the Ming Dynasty, understand

There are not many people, so there are not many scoundrels!

Luo Shifan calmly handed over his hand again: "My mother is seriously ill, and the student rushed to get medicine." After hearing this, Chang Wenping secretly praised in his heart: This kid seems to have been prepared.

Chang Wenping intended to tease this junior, but also to show his favor. He coughed lightly and took two steps forward into the light and shadow, allowing Luo Shifan to see him clearly. He asked with a smile: "There is no proof for what you say. Let's get some medicine for testing."

When Luo Shifan saw that it was Chang Wenping, his eyes lit up and he immediately returned to normal. He bowed and said, "Student, I have met you, sir." He took out a small paper bag from his sleeve, with a piece of paper on it, which he expected to be a prescription, and handed it to him with both hands.

come over.

Chang Wenping found it more and more interesting, so he took it and asked casually: "What is Ling Ci's disease?" He pointed at Gu Baihua, "Who is this person?"

Luo Shifan replied: "My lord, what Jia Ci caused was heartache. This is my cousin who is a student."

A helper yelled in a mocking tone: "Is he mute? I want you to answer!"

Gu Baihua was secretly shocked - he was originally a horse thief from Yunnan, and had been exiled to Xuanfu for a while. He could barely understand the Shaanxi dialect, but his trap was revealed as soon as he opened his mouth. After hesitation, Luo Shifan already responded without changing his face: "Master Cha said

What's more, the student's cousin had been ill when he was a child, and it took him a few days. He couldn't bear it anymore, so he called a doctor and prescribed medicine. After the fever subsided, he became mute, but he couldn't hear or speak. My mother was urgently ill and needed medicine.

, students walking at night encouraged him to be brave."

Chang Wenping waved his hand to stop the noise of his men, motioned to raise the lantern higher, opened the prescription under the bright light, looked at it, smiled, sniffed the medicine package again, and said softly: "The person who prescribes this prescription is a quack doctor.

Let's change the doctor next time." After saying this, he waved his hand to let the two of them pass.

Luo Shifan pulled Gu Baihua and saluted, and when he walked past Chang Wenping, he said softly: "Thank you, sir. I'm afraid the wind will be a bit strong this morning, please take care of yourself." Then he lowered his head and left in a hurry.

Chang Wenping said "hmm" subconsciously, and then walked half a street, thinking about it as he walked, and suddenly understood the meaning of Luo Shifan's words, and covered his head: "Hey, I suddenly have a severe headache, and I have to look for it."

The doctor is asking for Zhang Fangzi, please continue." After saying that, without waiting for the officials to reply, he clamped his legs and rode a pony back to the inn. He entered the room, took off his official uniform, tied a stone and threw it in.

In the well in the courtyard, I went back to the house and fell asleep without mentioning anything.

The two of them had gone a long way. Gu Baihua was still confused and asked: "Young Master, how could you let us go after killing someone like that?"

Luo Shifan replied: "There is a clear text under the 'Night Prohibition' item in the Ming Dynasty Code, 'Disease, childbirth, death and funeral are not prohibited'. Even in the capital, as long as you ask for medicine, you can walk on the street at night. If you even want to see a doctor,

, you are not even allowed to go out during labor, aren’t you a bastard of a bastard!”

Gu Baihua grinned: "Young Master is right. If these things are banned, you will really be a heartless bastard." After walking a few steps, he asked again: "Then... Young Master, what about your bag?"

What happened to the medicine?"

Luo Shifan smiled: "My father taught me before I came here. I put a bag of honeysuckle and burdock on my body, and I usually soak some water to drink it as tea. When I need to catch up late at night, I write a square note and stick it on the outside with the medicinal materials. Even if I am checked,

At most, the prescribed quack medicine is not right for the patient, but we can’t blame it.”

Gu Baihua scratched his head and said suddenly: "No wonder that dog official said he wanted to change the doctor's prescription..."

Luo Shifan said: "The person just now is the magistrate of Ansai County whom I sent the letter the day before yesterday. He deliberately reminded us that we should be more cautious when using this trick in the future."

The two whispered softly and turned into an alley near the north gate. In the dim light, they could already make out a dozen dark figures in the alley - they had been delayed for some time on their way here and had sneaked in the other day.

Everyone in the city has been waiting here for a long time. This group of people was carefully selected by Guan Shengyun according to Master Luo's requirements: except Mr. Luo, everyone has at least one or two lives on their hands - things like robbing the city gate.

, you can’t do it if you’re not a desperado.

After everyone gathered together, Gu Baihua whispered a few words, and everyone drew out their close-fitting daggers, and filed out of the alley in twos and threes along the wall. When they arrived near the north gate, they shouted, and then went to Cheng who was dozing in a daze.

The guards rushed over.

Because the city gate was closed and protected by the moat, the suspension bridge was also pulled up. Most of the people watching the night on the city wall were rogue beggars recruited temporarily to make up the money, led by a few garrison soldiers. In that era, night fighting was extremely popular.

Young Master, the night watch was just a warning. The soldiers had to conserve their strength and guard the key points. Most of them either slept in the treasury or next to the nearby magistrate's office. Those guarding the city gate were regular troops, and Yu Shengliang temporarily sent an additional one.

As a result, there were about twenty people in total.

Gu Baihua and others had already done some digging in the past few days and had divided the work. The three or five people outside who were taking a nap against the wall of the city gate were all forced by knives to get up and unbolt the door before they realized it. They were stabbed with a knife in a slow movement.

A heartbreaking scream came out from the thigh... A dozen people were sleeping on the big bed in the dressing room. Before they could open their eyes, the door of the room was kicked open, and several menaces rushed in under the dark lights and the accents of the south and the north.

They were all yelling at them to lie down and not get up. As soon as a confused guy sat up, he received a stick on his head, and his head was leaning on someone else. His hands and feet occasionally twitched, and he saw that he could not survive. Three or two

Under the dim light of the oil lamp, dark shadows were patrolling back and forth along the edge of the kang, cursing and threatening. The soldiers' swords, guns, and weapons were all leaning against the wall. Several of them immediately changed their hands with short blades, and each picked up a waist knife and pointed and shouted.

With.

The walking paths up the wall on both sides of the city gate were guarded by two people each, and the daggers in their hands were replaced by knives and guns thrown from the watch room. It was normal for the rogue vagrants who heard the sound on the wall to start a group fight, fierce and fierce in the haze.

I saw this gang of murderous gangsters without blinking an eye. The guy running at the front was shot in the lower abdomen, rolling on the stone steps with his intestines flowing out, letting out a dying cry. I saw this in the light and shadow of the torch.

At this scene, everyone else was shocked by the killing intent, and they just shouted to encourage themselves. Not only did no one dare to rush down anymore, but they were forced to retreat step by step towards the city. The knives and sticks they waved were not stabbing at all, but

It is to block the swords, lights and gun shadows that come at me from time to time.

The city gate was finally opened with a creaking sound. Gu Baihua and others forced several gate guards to lift the heavy door bolts and throw them into the moat. Then they waved their swords and guns and shouted "Get out of here, or you will be beheaded". The soldiers

They cried and ran away along the outer wall to both sides. Then Gu Baihua whistled and led the others to turn around and rush towards the city wall along the footpath. Several people guarding the watch room also jumped out when they heard the sound.

, quickly joined the battle group halfway up the walk on both sides. Before even half a cup of tea, a group of people had already attacked the city gate tower and drove the rabble who were keeping watch a few feet away.

The doormen in the watch room finally kicked open the locked door and ran out. Some of them looked up and saw that there was no one in the doorway, and the city gate was wide open. They wanted to run over and close it. An older man shouted:

"Silly dog! What's the point of closing a door without a big latch? Hurry up and run away!" Everyone fled in a hurry, shouting as they ran: "The city is broken, the kings are coming to kill..."

The hooligans on the wall were already afraid and at a loss, and they were crowding together to encourage each other. When they saw this, they dropped their weapons one after another, turned around and ran away along the wall, "The city is broken, my lords."

The killing is coming, run quickly..." Run all the way, shout all the way, spreading the unknown terror farther and farther.

The greatest power of fear comes from the unknown. In the dim light where the five fingers were barely visible, panicked shouts soon sounded from all over the walls. More and more people were running. The flow of people ran along the trails of the East Gate, West Gate, and South Gate.

Get off the wall, run into the city, and spread terror to every place in the city.

Luo and Gu put their hands into their arms, and someone handed over the torch. As a few fireworks bloomed high in the dim morning light, they exploded, and the thick noose on the winch in the city gate tower was cut off at the same time. There was a dull roar,

The suspension bridge fell and hit the other side of the moat heavily, kicking up a cloud of smoke. In the distance, there were faint sounds of people, footsteps, and shouts of death - soon, Guan Shengyun's large group of people emerged from the smoke.

come out!

According to the normal siege pattern of this era, Guan Shengyun should leave at least one main battalion of soldiers near the city gate. One of the troops should go up the wall to guard the city gate tower, and the other troops should build a defensive circle around it.

Ensure that the city gate is open. However, facing Yan'an Mansion, which has not yet organized a resistance force, time is everything. The large group of people filed in through the open city gate, and immediately divided into three groups of different sizes: the people and horses spread out to the two wings along the city wall

The number was not large, and most of them rushed directly towards the prefect's Yamen and the treasury under the guidance of the insiders who were already familiar with the road...

Before noon, the city of Yan'an was destroyed.
Chapter completed!