Since the government Yamen established a patrol team to patrol every square in the city, the chaos in the city has been controlled to a certain extent.
Although some sneaky things still cannot be completely eliminated, at least it is much better than at the beginning. Some shops have been renovated, stocked, and opened for business.
There are also some shops that have closed down and put up signs for rent and sale.
noon.
Xinglongfang, Tianxiang Restaurant.
Many doors, windows, tables and chairs are new.
In the lobby on the first and second floors, there were quite a few people drinking tea and chatting.
Chen Xuan stepped into the restaurant and went straight to the private room on the third floor.
"Chen Xuan is here, sit down."
When the members of the fifth team saw Chen Xuan, they immediately gave up a seat.
"Come for a piece of spicy red fish, braised pork, stir-fried pig ears, braised elbow, shredded chicken, sauce duck..."
Sun Yuan, the captain of the fifth team, took the menu and ordered a series of dishes.
"Chen Xuan, what food do you want to eat?"
Sun Yuan handed the menu to Chen Xuan who was standing aside.
Chen Xuan looked at the prices on the menu and frowned slightly.
Although the price of everything has increased now, the price is nearly 30% more expensive than other restaurants, and officers and soldiers of the patrol team in other restaurants can even get a 50% discount when they go to eat.
That is to say, this Tianxiang Restaurant was bought by Ling Ye, the captain of the Beicheng District Patrol Team, and it opened today, so the people who belong to the Beicheng District Patrol Team gave the captain Ling Ye a face.
Otherwise, with such an expensive price and no discount, who would come to eat it?
Ordinary members of the patrol team only receive eight taels of silver a month.
After this meal, divided equally among everyone, it would cost almost half a tael of silver.
“Let’s have some corn rib soup!”
Chen Xuan casually ordered soup and handed the menu to the waiter.
"Okay, the officials will wait a moment."
The waiter took the menu and left quickly.
Before the food was served, the members of the fifth team started chatting with each other.
As we chatted, it was natural to inevitably talk about the current situation.
"The news came yesterday that uprisings broke out in three counties within Yishui County. Now the situation is getting more and more chaotic."
"This is not just due to the influence of the Wanzhou Rebellion. Zhang Yuan, the leader of the Wanzhou rebels, founded the Taiping Sect, promoted the Taiping teachings, and deceived the people. Uprisings broke out in the three counties of Yishui County. Behind this, the evil ways of the Taiping Sect were at work.
"
"It is said that when the Wanzhou rebels and the Wanzhou Army faced each other, half of the soldiers of the Wanzhou Army actually defected before the battle. This caused the Wanzhou Army to be defeated. The rebels had already occupied four counties. It was only a matter of time before Wanzhou fell."
"Nowadays, there are constant natural disasters and famines in various places, and Kou Tian's rebel army is setting fires everywhere, burning, killing, looting, and committing all kinds of evil. Everyone on all sides is busy providing disaster relief and suppressing bandits, and they are unable to conquer the Wanzhou rebels, so they can only let it be."
"I heard that an uprising broke out in the three counties of Yishui County. In addition to the Taiping Sect, there was also the participation of local sects behind it. That's why they were able to occupy the county so quickly and appease the people."
"The world is in chaos, and local powerful people can separatist power, or even fight for supremacy across the world, but it is we, the common people, who will suffer."
"If chaos breaks out in Qingshui County, the worst we can do is move to another place and go to the county seat."
"Then you have to save more money. Houses in the county town are much more expensive than in the county town."
"..."
The members of the fifth team all showed serious expressions on their faces.
"Okay, let's not talk about this in today's gathering. Even if the big things in the world are to be worried about, it is the court ministers who have to worry about them. We are just ordinary people. Being officers and soldiers on this patrol is only temporary. We just have to be ourselves and do not cause harm.
The people are great."
"Come, drink."
Sun Yuan raised his wine glass and said.
"drink wine."
The members of the fifth team raised their cups.
After a while, the ordered dishes were brought out one after another.
"With this situation, Yishui County has also become chaotic, and Qingshui County is probably not safe anymore." Chen Xuan thought while eating: "But even if chaos is going to happen, we have to survive this winter. Now it's snowed
It’s freezing and snowy outside in the mountains. Whether they are rebels or bandits, they have to spend the winter. If things go wrong, they will run away immediately.”
Everyone just ate not long ago.
An officer and soldier hurried in and handed Sun Yuan a note.
After reading the note, Sun Yuan's expression changed slightly, and then he said in a deep voice: "Everyone, we have a mission. Everyone will follow me to Dingtaofang. Let's go now."
"yes."
Upon hearing this, everyone immediately put down their chopsticks and followed Sun Yuan all the way to Dingtaofang.
"He's from Team 6."
On the way to Dingtaofang, Chen Xuan also saw members of the Sixth Team of the Beicheng District Patrol Team.
It had been half a month since the patrol team was formed, and this was the first time he had seen such a big battle.
Half an hour later.
Chen Xuan followed the fifth team to Dingtaofang.
The entrance to Dingtaofang was surrounded by some city guard soldiers wearing leather armor.
"Dingtaofang sneaked into the Taiping Sect's demons and deceived the people. I ordered the county captain to be responsible for arresting the Taiping Sect's demons." Captain Ling Ye said in a deep voice: "Sun Yuan, lead your people to block off Huimin Street.
, conduct house-to-house searches, and arrest any suspicious persons immediately. Anyone who resists will be killed immediately.
Team 6, follow me."
"yes!"
Sun Yuan, captain of the fifth team, and Deng Yongqi, captain of the sixth team, immediately took orders.
Dingtaofang, Huimin Street.
"You have also heard what Captain Ling Ye said just now. Dingtaofang has sneaked into the Taiping Sect's demon path. Now we are responsible for blocking Huimin Street." Sun Yuan said to the members of the fifth team: "Now I will assign the task, Chen Xuan
, Liu Hansheng, Yang Jun, Wu Jianbing... you work in pairs and cooperate with the city guard soldiers to guard the exits of each alley."
Sun Yuan reported more than twenty names in a row, and then said: "The remaining people, follow me to check door to door."
Immediately, Chen Xuan and Liu Hansheng came to guard the exit of an alley.
"Unexpectedly, Qingshui County actually sneaked into the Taiping Sect's demon path." Chen Xuan sighed, and then said: "It seems that Qingshui County is not very safe. I'm afraid there will be no peace in the future."
"Yes, we were still discussing the Wanzhou rebels and the Taiping Sect while we were eating, and now the Taiping Sect's evil ways have penetrated into Qingshui County. I don't know how many people have been bewitched." Liu Hansheng also frowned, and then
He sighed and said, "Well, you can't really blame the people. In these troubled times, natural disasters are happening one after another. The people are in dire straits. Many people don't even have food to eat. If they want to survive, they can only follow the uprising."
Chen Xuan glanced at Liu Hansheng but did not answer the question.
It's okay to complain about this on a daily basis, but it doesn't allow for a deep conversation.
Otherwise, he would be suspected of being against the imperial court.
Although the patrol team is backed by the county captain, they are not official officials after all. Once they are suspected of having an affair with the Taiping Sect and are labeled as being anti-imperial, then given the current attitude of the government towards the Taiping Sect, they will definitely be arrested and imprisoned.