The next morning, Su Jin got up early and asked Xiao Zhuzhu to go to the hospital to ask for leave. After eating some food, he found a set of coarse clothes to change into, and asked Huan Niang to get Hua Huang and apply a thin layer on his face.
After applying a layer of it, he turned into a commoner man with a wretched appearance and sallow skin. He quietly left the door and went straight to the official post.
Before reaching the entrance of the official post, I felt that the atmosphere was unusual. There were densely guarded guards in chainmail armor at the street entrance. No one was allowed to approach the official post a hundred steps away. Curious people crowded in the intersection, whispering to each other.
Look, he asked the other party softly and in surprise, trying to figure out why there were a large number of Forbidden Army soldiers blocking the intersection at dawn.
Su Jin squeezed in the crowd and looked around. After a while, a big gong in the direction of Guanyi was struck. Pairs of government servants holding killing sticks and holding high signs of silence and avoidance came towards the middle of the team.
A large purple sedan was carried by eight strong men and moved slowly.
Dozens of soldiers riding tall horses on both sides of the sedan were slowly accompanying them with spears and bows. Su Jin could see Fu Bi and Li Gang riding closely behind the sedan. They had serious faces, especially Li Gang.
He looked around with bright eyes, constantly giving orders to the soldiers around him, ordering them to sort out the crowd.
Su Jin saw that the momentum was really huge. After a rough calculation, including Li Gang's imperial army, there were four to five hundred people in this group. It seemed that Yan Shu faithfully implemented his strategy of putting caution first and intimidated the opponent with his momentum.
; It is conceivable that Li Gang only brought about 200 soldiers, and the remaining 2,000 soldiers must be on standby somewhere. If something goes wrong, they will provide timely support. Turn right on the street and go south on Liuzhu'er.
Street, heading straight towards the government office. Just after passing "Rao Liang Zhai" and approaching the government office square, hundreds of people suddenly poured out from all directions, blocking the way forward.
Su Jin thought to himself: Sure enough, he is here. Master Yan's estimate is absolutely correct.
Looking at the road again, five to six hundred ordinary people in ordinary clothes were kneeling on the road, shouting and making endless noises.
The team was forced to stop. Fu Bi leaned on his horse and opened the sedan curtain, whispered something to a figure inside, then quickly lowered the curtain to talk to Li Gang, and at the same time rode forward and came to the front of the team.
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Fu Bi said loudly: "Who are you? How dare you block the carriage of the imperial envoy and the third minister, Mr. Yan? Aren't you afraid that the government will seize you?"
The crowd shouted in unison: "What we are looking for is Mr. Third Secretary. We have something to appeal for and we are not a mob, so what are we afraid of?"
Fu Bi frowned and said, "Don't yell and yell. Find a few people who can take the lead to tell you what's going on."
Everyone looked at each other, but no one was willing to come forward. After a while, a short middle-aged man with a three-part mustache came out of the crowd. The man stepped forward and clasped his fists and said: "Several officials, I
All ordinary people in Tianfu, dare to ask where the imperial envoy is going?"
Fu Bi shouted: "Since you are here to ask questions about official affairs, get out of the way quickly and delay the official business of the court. I'm afraid you will be left without food."
The man blinked his triangular eyes and said: "This lord has such great official power. In fact, even if you don't tell us, we also know that you are sent by the imperial court to transfer our Yingtian Prefecture, Mr. Tang, to another place, right?"
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Fu Bi sneered and said: "You are well informed, but what does this have to do with you? What's the point of blocking the imperial envoy from driving for no reason?"
The man smiled and said: "You officials are so proud of themselves that you don't know the sufferings of the people. What we and the people long for most is to have a good parent. God is so pitiful, but I have finally found a good and upright magistrate, Mr. Tang."
, he will be transferred before the term of office is over. We, the people, feel deeply sorry for this, so we spontaneously send this petition, asking the imperial envoy to return to the capital with the imperial edict and convey it to the Holy One according to the public opinion of the people of Tianfu. The Holy One is now the benevolent emperor, so naturally he cannot
They will ignore the demands of the common people."
Fu Bi shouted: "It makes no sense. How can the imperial edict issued by the Holy Spirit be withdrawn? Besides, the prefect of Tang Dynasty is a high-ranking official. I know your love for him, but you can't delay his future because of it."
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The man said scornfully: "Although we are ordinary people, we still understand the principle of rising up and downing secretly. Mr. Tang is not afraid of power and offended a certain high official in the court. This person then made slanderous remarks to deceive the Holy One. The Holy One is the recipient of the slanderous words."
He issued this edict only to be deceived; and Mr. Tang once told me and other people that he would serve us and the people of Yingtian for life, even if he was given a prime minister, he would not leave. Once Mr. Tang leaves, if a faint official comes over
, we and the people are going to suffer again, and I ask you to convey the public opinion on your behalf. On behalf of the 400,000 people of Yingtian Mansion, we would like to thank the imperial court for its great kindness."
Li Gang had long been impatient after listening to this guy's lengthy argument, and shouted angrily: "How can you represent the 400,000 people of Yingtian Mansion? I am here to warn you that if you don't get out of the way, I will kill you all."
Take it down and treat it like a mob, the laws of the Song Dynasty are no joke."
The man with triangular eyes sneered: "Don't deceive us because we are ignorant. We are just petitioning. How can we be a mob when we are unarmed? Your Excellency is not afraid of the common people saying this. We are sitting here today. If you want to take it, I will kill you."
It’s up to you, if you have the ability, you can trample on our bodies with your horse’s hooves.”
After that, the man sat down on the ground, and hundreds of people behind him followed suit, sitting on the ground one by one, refusing to get out of the way.
Li Gang cursed his mother anxiously, and Fu Bi also had a pale face. The two exchanged glances, and Li Gang leaned into Fu Bi's ear and said, "Master Fu... what do you think we should do? Should we ask the Third Secretary to come and comfort him?"
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Fu Bi shook his head and said: "You will be entangled when you come out. This group of people can't tell where they came from, but it is obviously arranged in advance. You cannot be taught to show up."
Li Gang said: "What should we do? Can't we just waste it here?"
Fu Bi frowned and thought, and while his eyes were wandering, he suddenly saw a man with a sallow face in the crowd next to him winking at him, and he felt confused.
Seeing that Fu Bi had seen him, Su Jin hurriedly winked at Yan Shu's sedan, then squeezed out of the crowd and went around to the back of the team. Fu Bi said to Li Gang: "Master Li, please suppress the situation here, don't let this group of people
Come over here, brother, go ask your lord for instructions."
Li Gang nodded in agreement, and with a whistle, more than a dozen mounted soldiers came over on horseback. They all drew their swords and stood in the middle of the road, taking a defensive posture.
Fu Bi turned his horse's head and returned to the middle of the team. He saw the yellow-faced man crossing the blockade formed by soldiers and walking directly towards Yan Shu's car.
The guards rushed forward to stop him, and Fu Bi shouted: "Don't stop him, let him come over."
Su Jin quickly came to Fu Bi's horse and said softly: "Master Fu, Su Jin, I want to see the Third Secretary Envoy."
Fu Bi quickly dismounted and said in surprise: "Why are you dressed like this?"
Su Jin said with a smile: "I originally wanted to come and see the fun, but I am somewhat famous in Luzhou Prefecture and have some quarrels with some people. I was afraid of causing unnecessary trouble, so I dressed up like this."
Fu Bi said: "There is a lot of chaos here. Please go back. Brother, I have to discuss countermeasures with my father-in-law. Damn, these unscrupulous people are so disgusting. They actually dare to block your car."
Su Jin smiled and said: "Are you being unruly? I don't think so. They are just a bunch of gangsters. I know that man with the triangular eyes. He is the famous gangster in Nancheng, known as Mr. Liu Qi. This is a premeditated and organized conspiracy."
action."
Fu Bi changed his tone and said: "As expected, I was just doubting the identity of these people. Since they are gangsters, there is no need to be polite. I will order the arrest of these bastards."
Su Jin waved his hand and said: "No, this will cause conflicts, and if one of them is not good, someone will be killed. I know them, but the people may not know them. When the time comes, there will be rumors that the imperial envoys will kill good people, and things will get messy."
It's out of control, and I just fell into the trap of the person behind the scenes."
Fu Bi said: "What can we do? Blocking them all here is not an option."
Su Jin winked and said, "The mountain man has his own clever plan. Take me to see the Lord."
Fu Bi hurriedly pulled Su Jinxing to the sedan chair. Fu Bi raised the curtain of the sedan chair and said inside: "My father-in-law, Su Jin wants to see you."
Yan Shu's angry voice came and he cursed: "It's so lawless. You dare to block the imperial envoy's driving. Is this Yingtian Mansion the Yingtian Mansion of the Song Dynasty?"
Fu Bi said: "Sir, please calm down. Su Jin said he has a good plan to solve the current situation."
Yan Shu poked half of his face out and said, "Oh? Call him over."
Fu Bi waved to Su Jin, who walked to the side of the sedan and cupped his hands: "Hello, sir."
"What a fart! I'm almost mad."
"Sir, please don't be angry. These people are the gangsters from the four cities raised by Prince Teng. They are here to muddy the waters by pretending to be ordinary people. As long as your imperial edict is not delivered to Tang Jie, there is no need for Tang Jie to obey it."
, and there is no crime of resisting the decree."
Yan Shu asked: "Are they all ruffians raised by Zhao Zongdan? I heard there are as many as four to five hundred people?"
Fu Bi bowed and said, "Yes, I'm afraid there are more."
Yan Shu's face was extremely ugly. Although he was mentally prepared, he did not expect that there would be so many. He thought for a while and said: "Su Jin is right. The top priority is to deliver the imperial edict to Tang Jie. By then, if he
Disrespecting the emperor's order means resisting it, so there is a reason to take him by force. Su Jin, do you have any plans?"
Su Jin chuckled, leaned towards the sedan window and whispered softly: "Build the plank road in the open, and spend time in the warehouse secretly."
Yan Shu was stunned for a moment, then his face lit up and he said: "You mean..."
Su Jin nodded and said: "The front and rear intersections are blocked. You can't move forward or backward now, but this is our biggest deception."
Yan Shu chuckled and said: "Good boy, I have you, Yan Guo, where are Master Li's support personnel?"
Just as Fu Bi was about to answer, Su Jin hurriedly said: "Don't do anything to avoid being noticed. Just bring a dozen or so elite personal guards."
Yan Shu thought for a while and said, "That's fine. I'm sorry they don't dare to do anything to me. Yan Guo, ordered people to surround the sedan chair. I'm going to work with Su Jinxing on his plan to build a plank road in the open and secretly attack Chen Cang."
Fu Bi heard this clearly and shouted, and all the guards gathered around and blocked the sedan tightly.dd