Volume Four, The Year of the Curtain, Chapter 104: Shangguan Yang Yu (Ninth)
The night was dark, and many figures were skimming or vertical, climbing over the house wall and sneaking into the garden.
Over the years, He Mingchi has had many loyal subordinates at the South Gate of Haotian Dao and Tianshu Office. Although the number of these practitioners who are unwilling to be lonely is not large, the lethality they cause is very terrifying.
Li Hunyuan was furious when he was assassinated. He also gave him the badge of Tianshu and let him go ahead. That night, at least a dozen officials fell in a pool of blood, and more innocent people died in the chaos.
The officials and soldiers sent by the imperial court to guard the Qinghe County Guild Hall were also extremely embarrassed by the chaos. They did not notice that many children of Qinghe County clans took advantage of the chaos and escaped.
After these people left the guild hall, they quickly met with officials secretly supported by the Qinghe County clans. According to subsequent investigations, the chaos in Chang'an City that night was inseparable from the fueling of these people.
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Zeng Jing's family was taken to Chao Zhai on Chunfengting Heng 2nd Street. The servants made their own arrangements. The injured were also treated by doctors from the Yulong Gang. Zeng Jing took his wife to visit Mr. Chao.
The main hall of the Chaozhai is brightly lit.
Before Zeng Jing could sincerely express her gratitude, she was stopped by waving at the old man.
This old man who usually only likes to listen to plays and amuse his grandson, looked at Linzi who was full of worry and nervousness, and said impatiently: "Daughter-in-law, don't worry, as long as your man is not dead, no one will dare to come to the house.
We are causing trouble here and anyone who has the guts to break into our house would have already been killed in the palace."
Zeng Jing couldn't help but shudder when he heard what the old man said. He thought that the old man must have retired from the battlefield. When someone next to him saluted, he realized that there was someone else in the hall.
The old man Chao looked at Chang Siwei and scolded sternly: "The siblings in the palace are idiots, are you also an idiot? If you don't go to the north to fight against the barbarians, then you have to protect Chang'an City for me! Also!
What are you hesitating about? Anyone who dares to be on the street at this time will be killed! As long as the practitioners dare to show up, they will be killed with crossbows!"
Chang Siwei accepted the order and left in a hurry.
Fourth Master Qi is also in the hall.
The Yulong Gang is a local gangster in Chang'an City. No matter how chaotic the situation is, it can handle it with ease. His brothers in the gang did not suffer any losses tonight, except for the fact that a few people were killed by practitioners at the gate of Zeng Mansion.
Fourth Master Qi was very angry, but he did not dare to show it in front of Mr. Chao, and asked: "Goodbye, what do the brothers in the gang do? The brothers in the gang have to do something, right?"
He gently stroked his beard at the old man. Before he could give any advice, he heard the steward's report coming from outside the hall, saying that Lord Shangguan, Yin of Chang'an Prefecture, had come to pay homage to the old man. His eyes lit up.
"Here comes what you have to do."
Lord Shangguan Yangyu hurriedly walked into the main hall of the Chao residence. As his nephew, he bowed to the old man Chao, and then he realized that Zeng Jing was also there, and he couldn't help but look slightly stern.
"Sir, you are more cunning than me, the old man. After all, you don't have anything to ask me. The only thing you want to ask me is to find Qi Si. You can talk to him, and I will take Mr. Zeng to the back garden for a walk."
After saying this to the old man, he took Zeng Jing and walked out of the hall.
Shangguan Yangyu looked at the back of the old man Chao, a flash of light flashed in his triangular eyes, and then he saluted with great respect and said: "You're welcome, old man."
He didn't look back to the old man and said, "Your Excellency, you are so polite."
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After the figures of Mr. Chao and Zeng Jing completely disappeared, Shangguan Yangyu straightened up again. He looked at Mr. Qi, and after a moment of silence, he asked: "Looking at the situation, are you ready to turn to the Queen's side?"
Fourth Master Qi smiled and said: "What are you talking about, sir? How can we, who are living in the world, have the qualifications to make a choice on such a major matter? We will do whatever the court says."
Shangguan Yangyu sneered, thinking that you people were not in the ordinary world, but he didn't bother to point it out. Thinking that time was running out, he said directly: "Gang Leader Qi, I'm here to borrow someone from you."
Fourth Master Qi was slightly startled, not understanding what the other party meant, and said tentatively: "Sir, you are joking. I think you are in charge of the Chang'an government office..."
"At this time, I don't want to say those hidden words to you."
Shangguan Yangyu looked solemn and said: "The Yulin army is going to suppress the chaos, the guards are going to protect the safety of the palace, and my yamen and squad leaders are going to deal with funerals and murder cases, and maintain law and order. I'm really exhausted.
I don’t have enough people to spare, so I’m thinking of asking you for people, whether you will give them to me or not.”
Fourth Master Qi was used to dealing with Shangguan Yangyu, but this was the first time he saw this gentleman so serious. His wretched face actually showed a sense of righteousness, and he couldn't help but become serious.
"It is my duty to serve the imperial court, but I want to know exactly what you are going to do by borrowing someone."
"There were a lot of people running around the Qinghe County Guild Hall."
Shangguan Yangyu's triangular eyes flashed with two cold gleams, and he said: "These long-haired monks have a temple in the south. If they run away, everything will be over. Fortunately, foreign enemies have invaded, and the gates of Chang'an City will close at night."
, they can’t escape yet, but now there are only three hours left until the city gate opens.”
Fourth Master Qi understood what the adults meant, and after thinking for a while, he said: "No problem, our Yulong Gang can provide as many people as you want. If there are not enough brothers, I will send out the boys as well."
"It's best to see a living person, but if that's not possible... the dead can count."
Shangguan Yangyu said: "Besides, it's best to find more boys to handle this matter. The gangsters under you, the ones who really dare to kill people, will have to handle another big thing for me."
Fourth Master Qi asked: "Please give me your instructions."
Shangguan Yangyu was silent for a moment and then said: "Tonight's chaos in Chang'an is mainly caused by the misbehavior of those practitioners. Even if the Yulin army can suppress the streets, they can't find these practitioners."
The Fourth Master Qi was shocked when he heard this and said: "My brothers in the gang cannot be the opponent of the practitioners."
Shangguan Yangyu said: "I don't ask your people to kill or capture those practitioners. I only need your people to make those practitioners dare not attack ordinary people again."
Fourth Master Qi frowned and said: "The practitioners are either at the Tianshu Office or at the Nanmen Temple. Not to mention our Yulong Gang, even if you sign the government order and send the officials there, it won't work."
"There are many things that Chang'an Mansion is inconvenient to do, but it is quite convenient for your Yulong Gang to do them."
"These papers were transferred from the military department by me a few years ago. They are the officials and deacons of the Tianshu Office, as well as the home addresses of the Taoist priests who got married in Nanmen Temple. Their old parents, weak wives and young children should all still be at home.
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Lord Shangguan took out a thick stack of paper from his arms with a kind expression and said: "The Yulong Gang is the local gangster in Chang'an City. It is easy to find these places. It is also easy to invite these women, children, old and weak to secret places."
Fourth Master Qi took the addresses and woke up after a while. He felt a little cold in his body. Looking at the Lord's loving face, he said with a trembling voice: "This... is too cruel."
Shangguan Yangyu said with emotion: "Actually, I don't want to either. But as a human being, the most important thing is to be ruthless."
At this time, Fourth Master Qi remembered the conversation he had with Mr. Shangguan before Mr. Chao left the main hall, and then he understood the true meaning. He couldn't help but feel admired, but also a little uneasy.
"Whether it is the Qinghe County Guild Hall or the Tianshu South Gate Temple... it is not your responsibility."
Fourth Master Qi asked in confusion: "Why would you take such a big risk to do this?"
Shangguan Yangyu gently stroked his beard and was about to speak.
Seeing his expression, Fourth Master Qi knew what he wanted to say and said, "No one in the government or the public will believe that I am a selfless person, so you must not use this reason."
"I am indeed cowardly, greedy for money and perverting the law. It is unreasonable to say how I love the Tang Dynasty. However, if there was no Tang Dynasty, how could someone as ugly as me be an official? How could he be the governor of the capital?
Location?"
Shangguan Yangyu said with emotion: "If the Tang Dynasty really died? Where else can I go to be greedy for money? This truth is not complicated, so I understand it, but the strange thing is that many people don't understand it."
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Li Yu walked slowly into the hall.
Her expression was very tired, and her steps were also very tired. The news of Qinghe County's rebellion and self-reliance gave her the feeling that after more than ten days of heavy rain, hail suddenly fell again.
And what she just learned was like lightning falling on a hailstorm.
She walked to the bed and looked at her brother, who was pale and obviously still in a state of panic, and couldn't help but feel a little distressed. Then she laughed at herself and asked harmoniously: "Did His Majesty do it?"
Seeing that her tone was still as gentle as usual, Li Hunyuan breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile: "Yes, those rebellious officials and traitors want to kill me, so I will kill them all."
Li Yu sat by the couch and said after a moment of silence: "General Xu Shi also wants to kill you?"
The smile on Li Hunyuan's face suddenly became stiff, and she said, "What is Sister Huang talking about?"
Li Yu said softly: "Wang Jinglue entered Chang'an City yesterday. After he went to the military headquarters to find out the news, he came to the palace to see me tonight, so I thought of asking you."
Li Huanyuan's voice trembled slightly, and she forced a smile and said, "What does the emperor want to ask me?"
The expression on Li Yu's face was still very calm, and he said calmly: "Qinghe County has rebelled. The master of the temple went around Xiaoshan Mountain from there and entered our Tang Dynasty. The Tianshu Department and the secret guards, including the military's informants, did not find out.
This is understandable, but how does the master know that the general is stationed at the foot of Mount Wei?"
"I don't even know that the general is staying in Xiaoshan that night, how did the temple know about it?"
Li Yu looked into his eyes and continued to ask: "The general is a confident and proud man, but he is always cautious on the battlefield. So I would like to know, how do you know?"
The smile on Li Hunyuan's face became stiffer and stiffer, even more like crying.
At this time, a calm voice sounded outside the quiet palace door.
"Over the years, many practitioners from the South Gate of Haotian Dao have joined the army. Now that I am the leader of the South Gate, those people will naturally not try to hide it. The Tianshu Office has a closer relationship with the military, and I happen to serve
His Majesty's will governs Tianshu, so fortunately, I got the general's return route."
The palace door opened and He Mingchi walked in.
He held the somewhat deformed butter paper umbrella between his arms and bowed slightly to the siblings beside the couch.
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