Warnings from the Yamen issued orders from time to time. Occasionally, groups of Yamen police officers could be seen passing by with knives on the streets of Fangshi. People from the Street Department had already taken to the streets, carrying gongs to maintain their position in conspicuous places.
Order, it was not long after nightfall, but there were obviously fewer pedestrians on the street.
There were not many people shopping in Yinqiaofang. The people from the Street Department came back twice, looking suspiciously at Long and Sun, who were said to have a background in martial arts and might even be "prostitutes". Ning Ji did not go there again.
He was wandering around, crossing his chest with his hands, and looking at the street department officer rudely, ready to do it twice more, and he would yell "Who are you looking at" and then beat him up.
Since coming to Fuzhou, I have been law-abiding and can be called a model of good citizen. However, the local puppies are so bad that they dare to doubt themselves from time to time. How can a dignified martial arts leader stand this kind of... Well, think about it carefully.
Even if you have experienced this kind of anger, you cannot always suffer it.
Quite unhappy.
Everyone still didn't know the reason for tonight's incident. Some felt that Xiaolong and Xiaosun had a wide circle of friends, so they couldn't help but come over and ask them about what major events had happened in the "Jianghu" recently. Ning Ji was also curious and wanted to return to Thailand.
Chen Hua, a gang leader of the alliance, was called to inquire. After some inquiring, he found out that they had sent a message within the gang, asking members of the Guitai Alliance to hide at home tonight and not cause trouble, so the other party might not have come out.
Afterwards, the sounds of fighting resounded in the distance of the city, and watchmen, government officials, etc. were running around. The people from the street department beat gongs and shouted on the street: "The government has an order! Today's curfew! After midnight, people are strictly prohibited from staying
If you stay on the street and violate the rules..." Everyone was even more shocked to realize that something was wrong.
In fact, since the early years of the Wu Dynasty, curfews in big cities have been basically abolished. Although the law states that there is such a system, in fact it is rarely implemented. Those who still maintain curfew policies are often in small border towns or public security departments.
A corrupted place. After the Jingping Disgrace, the world was tense, and some places occasionally had night bans. However, in cities such as Lin'an, most of them were still in a state of peace with singing and dancing.
There have been only a few curfews in Fuzhou over the past few years, and there have often been major confrontations.
At a quarter of an hour, several girls from the market came running out of breath. The leader was Fendie, the personal maid of an oiran in Jinqiao Square. She ran to the stall with an excited look on her face: "Master Long, Master Long."
, No, it’s closed tonight..."
"Smelly Xiaodie, do you know what happened?" Ning Ji jumped out from the side.
"Of course I know about this. I heard that the bandits who recently entered the city have gone crazy and stabbed several officials on the street this afternoon... By the way, Mr. Long, tonight is definitely not peaceful. My lady is worried.
, let me ask, can you go to the building to rest tonight?"
Ning Ji and Qu Longjun looked at each other. Naturally, they had seen the scene of killing officials in the afternoon. Qu Longjun asked: "Then do you know why they suddenly went crazy? Did something else happen?
?”
"Well...I, I don't know. How about you go to the building? My lady knows a lot of people, she must know..."
"Why do you have to let me go to your building?"
"Then... First, it's not peaceful outside. Mr. Long, if you stay outside, it would be bad if you are regarded as a gangster. My young lady knows a lot of people. If you go to the building to rest, no one will touch you.
;Secondly, Mr. Long, you are a martial arts warrior with strong martial arts. All the sisters in the building admire you. If you go to the building, you can also protect everyone. The lady has said that if you come over tonight, we will pay you.
, please be a bodyguard."
Qu Longjun laughed: "In other words, your lady can handle the official situation, and I can handle the people on the road. Once I pass, we don't have to be afraid of anyone."
"Yeah! Yeah..." Xiaodie nodded repeatedly, "And there will be fighting in some places due to curfew tonight. Let's watch from upstairs and have a drink and talk. It's so exciting."
"Stop your saliva!" Ning Ji waved his hand at the side, "You don't know any information, and you dare to say that you are from a brothel. What use do you have!"
"We are not a brothel, our building is a place where talented and beautiful people go... Mr. Long, look at him, he is cursing." Xiaodie stamped her feet and asked Qu Longjun for help with tears in her eyes.
"Then it's not just a brothel!"
"Yes... it's a brothel. Mr. Long, look at him..."
"A meaning!"
Qu Longjun just smiled. Seeing that he was not pitied, Xiaodie put his hands on his hips and with a serious look on his face, he rushed over and began to scold Ning Ji.
“Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh – you are a barking puppy, if you dare to go to our building, see if I don’t ask my sisters to beat you to death –”
"Hahahaha, beat me to death. I see you have never been beaten before. Looking at your light and airy looks, who can withstand my punch as big as a casserole..."
"Then go ahead if you dare——"
"...Xiaodie, do you really think I'm a fool?"
"Nothing, just a little bit..."
"Fuck..."
In front of Yinqiao Square, the two childish people were yelling at each other with their arms folded, almost jumping up and spitting in each other's faces. In the street in the distance, another fight spread, and one of the search flames even spread towards the Jiuxian Mountain in the south of the city.
…
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Imperial City.
Jun Wu stood on the watchtower high up, looking seriously at the commotion in the city.
After a while, Zuo Wenhuai came up to report: "According to the confessions of several prisoners in the afternoon, we have found out that there are gangsters gathering at the Hu's Inn and Sanxiao Lane. We have notified the Ministry of Punishment to send someone, and one of them confessed to participate in the afternoon."
One of the bandits who committed the crime should have fled east of the city in the direction of Zhidupu, but the interrogation was hasty and he was afraid that he would make a false confession..."
The details of these matters did not need to be reviewed by the emperor, but Jun Wu was always interested, so he had to go there every once in a while. The good thing was that most of the time he would not issue any micro-management orders.
"Zhidupu... it's not important." He stood by the parapet and looked at the skyline on the east side of the city, then looked back, "... Let's fight faster."
At this time, several teams led by Tie Tianying had already left the city, and the cavalry team extended their sweep. Military orders were transmitted from Fuzhou as the center to every pass within fifty miles of the surrounding area...
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Within the city.
Feeling everything that was stirring in the night and looking at the dancing firelight, Huang Shengyuan's heart was trembling and his thoughts were confused.
In the blink of an eye, the swords and guns were red...
A lot of people can be seen vaguely in the spacious courtyard. Some are standing under the eaves, and some are standing in the shadow of the rocks. Most of them are green forest people. Among them, there are also some who have brought their own guardians, but no one speaks. It seems that everyone
They are all feeling all this in the night.
"Damn, bad luck..."
He spat and turned towards the inner courtyard at the end of Langyuan.
There are nurses and bodyguards here, but there are also several high-status owners who are already here. One of them is playing Go by himself in front of the stone bench in the yard, and the other two are drinking tea in the house. Huang Shengyuan walks in
In the room, one of them brought a teacup and poured tea for him.
Huang Shengyuan took it respectfully.
He has a high status in the Huang family and is involved in many things, but after all, he is only a sideline. In terms of status alone, he cannot actually be on an equal footing with these two people. However, in the current situation, there are not many people who can be trusted. He
Being called over for tea is actually an improvement in status.
——The premise is that nothing happens this time.
While drinking tea, I talked a few nonsense words that were neither salty nor bland.
After a while, the man playing chess outside also came in, lifted up the hem of his robe, sat down at the table, and whispered: "Here he comes."
Someone was ushered in from outside. He was a stranger-looking Jianghu man.
"Where is your girl?" asked the person at the tea table.
"My girl said that the situation was tense, so she stopped coming over casually, so as not to injure all of you adults."
Huang Shengyuan wanted to curse, but then he looked at the others. The other three were expressionless, but a hint of anger could be seen in their eyes.
The situation is tense? Isn’t it your fucking fault?
Everyone was quiet for a moment.
The leader picked up the tea cup: "Well, so to speak... your girl is so noble, we can't even praise her."
The man outside bowed: "Masters, please don't be angry. My girl also asked me to give a message... She said that killing officials and rebelling is something you have to do sooner or later. Sooner or later, it's nothing more than this.
What's going on...it's impossible for you adults to have never thought about today's situation, right?"
With a bang, the leader slapped the teacup on the table.
"That's not something you, a little bitch, can do without even saying hello—"
Huang Shengyuan nodded slightly, wanting to stand up and curse. The figure outside the door was still bowing. After the curse, it was quiet for a while. When everyone felt that this person had disappeared, they only heard his voice slowly.
Rings.
"After saying hello, we had to discuss it again. After another round of discussion, some people questioned and hesitated... Sirs, let my young lady make the decision on this matter... okay?"
The voice was lazy and strange, and it was vaguely the tone of the dark-skinned girl asking for a beating. Everyone looked at it, gnashing their teeth, and for a moment, they were speechless...
They have already started, what else can be done...
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There are fewer pedestrians above the night market.
After quarreling with Xiaodie, Ning Ji and Qu Longjun each found someone to get information. After a while, Yu Hezhang and Meng Piao appeared at the street corner, and Ning Ji pulled them over and asked: "You bastards"
What good thing did the egg do again?"
Yu Hezhang smiled bitterly and said: "It wasn't us bastards who did it." Then, he provided Ning Qu and the others with important information about what happened at the princess's mansion at noon. Qu Longjun seemed to have remembered something, and arranged for three people to do it.
People went to a nearby newspaper office and bought a large amount of used newsprint.
Tonight was not peaceful. Yu Hezhang came in a hurry. Naturally, he wanted to show his sincerity in recruiting two prostitutes. According to him, he had already told the boss about their situation, and the boss also had
I wanted to come over and get acquainted with the two of them. Unexpectedly, starting from the afternoon, the city has exploded. It may be difficult to tell what will happen next.
After carrying the newspaper back, he said to Ning Ji and Ning Ji with concern: "With the current situation in the city, I'm afraid it won't be stable for a while. If you two young heroes have any trouble, you can just come to us to settle it. The people above me, Black and White
Both ways actually have face."
Qu Longjun gave him a disgusted look: "Look at how much face you can gain by not being able to fight... No need to get entangled. We are all fellow warriors. If we meet in the future, we don't need to be enemies. But when it comes to doing big things, you guys
Which green onion is it... This time the little girl named Chen Shuangran is quite brave. Is she the boss of you? Call me over for a chat."
Seeing the look in their eyes, he rolled his eyes: "Hey, you know it's not..."
Yu Hezhang frowned and felt uncomfortable speaking. Here, the young man named "Long Aotian" flipped the newspaper in his hand, and his tone softened slightly: "There is a curfew tonight, and Feiyun Escort Agency is also some distance away.
, for your own good, leave quickly. Of course, if you really commit a serious crime, just say a word and I can save you once."
The two of them hurriedly handed over their hands: "That...not for the time being. In fact...what happened today is really...quite unexpected to us."
"Then you don't look like good people. Go back and don't bring trouble to our brothers here..." She frowned and said coldly, "By the way, I told the truth. We have nothing to talk about in the future.
It’s no big deal, you are not allowed to come to my place again and make noise, otherwise... I will kill you!"
She had practiced the look in her eyes for a long time. When the two of them looked at each other, they were horrified. Ning Ji pushed them away and said on the way: "What my elder brother just said is true. Don't take it seriously.
He is kind to girls, and to men... he just clicks, and I won't be able to save you by then..." As he spoke, he scratched his neck with his finger, "... I have been growing up since I was a kid.
, and got beaten a lot."
"But...then..." Yu Hezhang was a little embarrassed.
"I have no prejudice against you, and it seems to be quite lively. If I give you a lot, I can help you." He smiled gently, "If something really happens in the future, stand far away. When I see you, I will come over naturally.
Let’s talk to you. Okay, let’s go back… By the way, will you take action against Iron Sky Eagle in the near future?”
"This is...not yet...not yet..."
"Okay, let's go. Seeing how cowardly you are, I don't need to ask this..."
They were sent away in contempt.
Joining the gang on the road is not easy. If you ask for it or follow the fixed process, you will have to hand in a certificate of surrender and be tested several times. Ning Ji is too lazy to do this. After discussing with Qu Longjun, the only option is
Using the assassination of Iron Sky Eagle to gain fame may be the best entry point.
The night is anxious, the air is boring, the sound of turbulence in the distance is endless, and Zuo Xingzhou's life or death is uncertain, but in the end, it is difficult to solve these things due to anxiety. After learning from yesterday's test that the two people's online is likely to be Pu Xingui,
Ning Ji's first reaction was to grab them and strip them to pieces and ask for something. However, considering that it was a rebellion after all, the connection between the upper and lower lines must not be that simple. Once he acted recklessly, it would not be easy to establish a relationship.
It might be gone. After discussing with Qu Longjun, he resisted such an impulse.
Just now I hugged the two people's necks and left, my arms were a little stiff, and I kept thinking that I could strangle them to death as long as I used force...
On the way back, he took a deep breath. When he arrived at the grocery stall, Qu Longjun flipped through some old newsprint with an oil lamp, and then explained to Ning Ji what happened at noon.
"In fact, the Southeast Imperial Court's Enju Examination was held once at the end of last year and the beginning of this year..."
According to newspaper records and Qu Longjun’s previous understanding, last year, after the young emperor used his body as bait to aggressively attack several rebellious families in the southeast, in order to appease all parties, under the petition of several veterans,
There was a favor in the Military Academy. But in fact, after the quotas for this favor were taken out, they were divided up by the adults in the court and several of the most prestigious families. It was originally an action to unite all parties, but in fact
The effectiveness is not ideal.
"...the great scholars in the court and the prominent local families in Fujian are not actually looking for a few places in the civil service examination. Even if they want power, they want more than just the things that the young people in their families have arranged since they were students.
The little things were even considered by some wealthy families as a stingy and stingy plan by the emperor to delay the war. Even though several families were slaughtered, they were still unwilling to come up with anything substantial... Later, although the Enju Examination was implemented, the whole court felt that the effect was not good.
, in March and April, some scholars wrote articles in newspapers, saying that these people who were admitted to the imperial examination were not satisfied, and formed gangs and went whoring...speak ill of the court when they went to prostitutes..."
"...Generally speaking, this kind of thing is not a bad thing, but once the imperial court's strategy is blocked, it will be impossible to come up with it in the short term... But the timing at noon today is very good. Most of the people who came to Fuzhou City this time are small and medium-sized enterprises from all over the country.
Although the squires and rich people have money at home and may have land, in fact, they still have to act according to the faces of various prominent families. Some wealthy businessmen have accumulated money all their lives, but in fact they do not necessarily have a high status. The ones here
...If the officials take out the favor again, for them, maybe the response will be... good."
Qu Longjun analyzed what happened in a low voice.
At noon that day, the eldest princess's palace held a banquet in honor of the many rich and wealthy people who came to Fuzhou this time. The emperor suddenly appeared at the banquet and delivered a very convincing speech, which impressed a group of people.
Regardless of whether it was planned in advance or someone actually followed up afterward, the statements of some small and medium-sized country squires and wealthy people still put huge pressure on all parties with ulterior motives.
If according to the original arrangement, the emperor only accepts three concubines, many people's wishes will definitely come true. Some people just took this opportunity to bring a large number of people into the city, preparing to cause chaos. The leader had already spread rumors in private.
, and even win over all parties to build momentum. From the perspective of the situation, it is extremely natural for people whose hopes have failed to participate in causing trouble - or at least not to cause trouble here.
The advantage is mine...
Who knows that at a banquet, whether the painting is good enough or the emperor's words are confusing enough, more than half of the participants will be attracted, and no matter how determined the troublemakers are, they may start to doubt each other. Even if they have done some confidentiality work, but
The atmosphere has been brewing for such a long time, and interested people have been secretly communicating with each other. Who knows what news the defectors can reveal?
At a banquet, the rebel side was in chaos, but the response that followed was really fierce. It was already late for the banquet to end, and it would take some time for the news to be transmitted, but before evening, assassins in the city appeared and were already in various government offices.
Killing several people in succession on the way. This was a sharp decision made by the executioner among the gangsters as soon as he learned the news.
After the killing, many Green Forest Assassins quickly fled as planned and left the city as soon as possible. The court, even though they were shocked by the speed and ruthlessness of the fight back, responded as quickly as possible. The people being hunted in the city were not assassins.
, should be the location of all the suspected bandits collected by the Ministry of Punishment during this period - perhaps including some of the people who were actually confessed at noon.
At the same time that the Ministry of Justice started to stir up a huge momentum, Tie Tianying had already led a large number of elite police officers out of the city, and cooperated with the city defense army to spread the entire net to all the mountain roads and passes around Fuzhou, hoping that in the shortest possible time,
Try to intercept the first batch of perpetrators as much as possible.
Both sides have tried their best.
And it was not the "bastard" on Pu Xingui's side who took action. Based on the information from all parties, it is easy to figure out who it is.
"This Chen Shuangran...there is something..."
In front of the grocery stall, the two of them sat around the newspaper in the light. After listening to Qu Longjun's analysis of the whole situation, Ning Ji touched his chin, nodded and sighed.
In the past month or two, what he felt in Fuzhou was a peaceful and peaceful age. The small court at least maintained a huge control over the city of Fuzhou. Many conspiracies were just like undercurrents under the water.
, flowing thinly. Even if you can understand that rebellion will inevitably bring about a bloody fight, but the weaker party throws out such a sharp and ferocious response as soon as it detects the danger, this is extremely remarkable courage and
decision.
In the many confrontational trainings conducted by the Chinese Army, this kind of enemy who can never be sloppy is troublesome.