"Monsters are rampant. Each government must restrain its servants and not enter or leave the government. Otherwise, they will be executed without mercy!"
It was already daylight, and the old housekeeper of the Zhang Mansion was lying on the door, observing the outside world through the crack in the door.
Inside the gate of Zhang's Mansion, the servants were eating white-flour steamed buns with sticks in their hands. They stayed up most of the night.
At this moment, the family leader Zhang Mingde came out of the inner house, and all the servants immediately stood up and saluted.
"master!"
The most important thing for a housekeeper to run a family is to establish rules, and this is especially true in these apocalyptic times. Zhang Mingde understands this principle well.
Ignoring these people, Zhang Mingde slowly walked towards the gate with a cold face.
"Sir, there are royal guards everywhere outside. It seems something big has happened!" the butler reported with his waist raised.
"Something big happened, but I don't know what it is!"
Zhang Mingde's tone was cold, and it could be heard from his words that he doubted the explanation given by the palace.
"How many people have been sent?"
"There are six before and after, but none of them have come back yet!"
Standing at the crack of the door and looking at the empty street outside, Zhang Mingde sighed: "I'm afraid they will never come back!"
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With a rumble, the side door of the palace opened, and an official, accompanied by guards, slowly stepped out of the door.
This person is Shi Guan Hetai, the right-hand man of the palace. At this moment, his expression is serious, but his heart is in shock.
Such a big thing happened last night, but he, a high-ranking official in the royal palace, didn't even hear anything about it.
This also shows how strong Zhao Yanxun's control over the Guards Department and the Royal Palace is.
Of course, what shocked Guan Hetai even more was that the palace took control of Beicheng overnight.
Unlike other places in the city, the North City is a place where the powerful live. These wealthy families keep many servants to guard their homes. It is not an easy task to suppress them.
After walking out of the palace, Guan Hetai took a deep breath. Thinking of the tasks assigned to him by His Highness King Yong, he suddenly felt that he had a heavy responsibility on his shoulders.
To put it simply, Zhao Yanxun requested that the manpower and resources in the city be centralized and handed over to the palace for unified deployment, while Guan Hetai would be responsible for the negotiations.
This matter is definitely not easy to talk about, but as long as there is a possibility of successful negotiation, Guan Hetai will do his best.
Riding in a carriage, escorted by the newly recruited soldiers from the palace, Guan Hetai rushed to the governor's Yamen slowly.
From time to time, royal guards patrolled and questioned the people on the road, and each time, Guan Hetai had to walk the road in person before his carriage could be cleared.
Every other street or two, Guan Hetai would find several bleeding corpses lying on the roadside.
I don't know how many people died last night before these powerful people could be honest... Guan Hetai thought to himself.
Except for the guards and soldiers, there was no one else on the street. Guan Hetai's carriage quickly arrived at the governor's office.
As soon as he stepped out of the carriage, Guan Hetai saw the palace guards guarding the palace outside the Yamen.
At the foot of the steps outside the Yamen, a dozen people were tied up tightly. These were all Yamen servants.
The action last night greatly highlighted the speed of the soldiers, who controlled the situation without giving these powerful officials any time to react.
Regardless of the powerful people or the government, although they have a large amount of manpower and material resources, in the final analysis they are in disarray.
Given that Zhao Yanxun was strong enough and took the lead, it was not surprising that he would kill them all in one fell swoop.
After getting off the carriage, Guan Hetai simply arranged his clothes before walking into the Yamen.
Inside the Yamen, the guards standing guard at the moment are also the palace guards, and this place has been controlled by Prince Yong's Palace.
Stepping forward, Guan Hetai arrived outside the lobby. He had already seen a large number of officials under house arrest inside.
Everyone in the lobby also focused their attention on Guan Hetai.
In the lobby, everyone was talking, making the lobby noisy.
But I saw Guan Hetai standing at the door, cupping his hands and saying: "My lords, please be polite!"
At the top of the hall, Tian Jing snorted coldly, and then scolded: "Who is there in the hall? Why don't you pay respects to your superior?"
Many of the officials in the lobby are higher than Guan Hetai, and Tian Jingtong is even three or six ranks higher than him.
Although Guan Hetai is smooth, he currently represents the palace, so his momentum is not weak at all at this moment: "I am here on behalf of His Highness, are you all of higher rank than His Highness?"
This opening is an aggressive one.
All the officials at the scene remained silent, leaving Tian Jingtong alone and unable to speak.
Cheng Wenguang was still interesting enough, so he said at this moment: "Guan Changshi, right?"
"What exactly does Prince Yong's Mansion want to do by putting us under house arrest here?"
Guan Hetai replied calmly: "There was a monster causing chaos in the homework, so the palace sent troops to clear it out!"
"Then why are we still under house arrest here? Have the monsters not been eliminated yet?" Cheng Wenguang asked rhetorically.
"It's hard to tell. In order to prevent unexpected events, it would be best for you all to continue to stay here!"
Guan Hetai was a little nervous at first, but after talking a few more words, he was really calm now.
Status in the world has never been determined by superficial status. In the past, the imperial court supported the government, but where is the imperial court now?
Guan Hetai, on the other hand, is standing behind Prince Yong's Mansion. He is now the largest force in Yuanyang City, and Guan Hetai's waist is naturally very strong.
"Then when will it be cleaned up?" Tian Jingtong yelled angrily.
Facing the angry roar of this border official, Guan Hetai's face remained calm.
He did not rush to answer, but after dusting his sleeves, he said slowly: "Your Highness will make your own decision on this matter!"
The naked domineering behavior made all the officials present extremely uncomfortable, but they were unable to change it.
At this moment, a guard brought a chair, Guan Hetai slowly sat on it, and then solemnly said: "Everyone, let's talk about some serious business!"
"What's the business?" Cheng Wenguang asked.
"For the safety of Yuanyang City and the life and death of the people in the city, His Highness will allocate manpower and material resources in the city. You have to convince the major households in the city to obey my king's order!"
After saying this, Guan Hetai added: "Of course, Longyou Dusi must also obey my king's order..."
"King Yong is really going to rebel, Guan Hetai... If you follow such rebellious ministers and traitors, aren't you afraid of thunder from the sky?" Tian Jingtong scolded angrily.
Who would have thought that his words would anger the guards outside.
I saw several guards behind Guan Hetai burst into the lobby and walked directly towards Tian Jingtong, who was at the head.
"What are you going to do?"
The officials wanted to stop him, but they couldn't stop these wolf-like guards. They were pushed around and staggered.
One of the guards came to Tian Jingtong and kicked him directly on his chair, knocking Tian Jingtong, the feudal official, down on the spot.
That's not all. Before Tian Jingtong could sigh with emotion and sweep the floor, the remaining guards rushed forward and kicked him several times.
Poor Tian Jingtong, even though he was a high-ranking official, he was like a pariah in his eyes, being beaten at will by the guards.
At this moment, Cheng Wenguang came to Guan Hetai and said angrily: "Guan Hetai, take care of your people!"
Unexpectedly, Guan Hetai's voice became louder and he said in a tough tone: "Go back, otherwise you will end up like him!"
