Jiang Guitan was startled by his eyes and did not dare to ask any more questions.
The old man took the two people to a secret house. There was a passage under the house just big enough for one person to enter. The old man pointed to the passage and told Li Ye: "You can go straight out of the city from here. There will naturally be people outside to help."
Li Ye was a little uneasy: "What should you do, old man?"
"Me?" the old man smiled: "I have been here for many years and will never leave here again. Don't worry, the court can't find me."
After saying goodbye again, Li Ye left from the passage.
After arriving outside the city, someone prepared horses for them and left a letter.
"There are hundreds of miles to the east and thousands of islands in the East China Sea. It's up to you to choose."
Li Ye quickly understood what the eighteenth prince meant. Since he couldn't stay in Jiangnan Road, he could only look for new opportunities at sea. On the many islands in the East China Sea, there were not only countless pirates, but also many Japanese pirates.
Objects to cooperate with.
"Let's go to the East China Sea!"
Shangguan Haonan was injured by a grenade during the battle and fell into a canal and passed out. When he woke up, he found that he had been washed out of the city by the river and had reached an unknown place.
Recalling the battle last night, he couldn't help but feel afraid. The Shangguan family was finished in Hangzhou, but he didn't know if the head of the family, Shangguan Yunque, was still alive. Even if he was lucky enough to survive last night, he might not be able to escape the purge during the day.
Thinking of this, Shangguan Haonan couldn't help but feel sad.
He also thought that when he was in Hangzhou, the head of the family once said that the Jiangnan Province government had been in arrears with taxes and money to the court for several years and would definitely have no dealings with His Majesty. If he could gain the trust of the Jiangnan Province Supervisory Envoy...
Without any hesitation, he ran towards Yuezhou, where the Taoist government was located.
The next day.
Hangzhou.
The streets were full of officers and soldiers who kept visiting the homes of prominent families, causing the people to scream in surprise.
"What's going on? Isn't that the address of the Jiang family, the richest man in Hangzhou? Why are there so many officers and soldiers there?" Some people were confused.
A young man on the street laughed and said, "You don't know, right? Jiang guy and eighteen families launched a rebellion last night and attacked His Majesty who secretly arrived in Hangzhou. They are going to be in trouble."
The people waved at him in disgust: "Go away, go away, you little brat, what do you know?"
"Don't believe it?" the young man said, "When grandpa and I went out to the river this morning, what do you think I saw?"
The people were curious and asked: "What did you see?"
"I saw a large number of officers and soldiers gathered around the Tangxi Ferry. A large number of corpses were floating on the originally spacious canal. Blood dyed the entire river red, and even the land on the shore turned red. That scene was terrible."
At this time, the boy's grandfather ran over, grabbed his butt and spanked him.
"You brat, you can't talk nonsense about this kind of thing. I'll let you talk too much. I'll let you talk too much."
After a while, grandpa took the boy and ran home, not daring to let him show up again.
The people just now were all shocked. Seeing his grandfather's performance, what he said just now is true?
In just a short while, the entire Jiang family was detained by officers and soldiers and sent to the prison. So this is true.
Seeing the hustle and bustle on the street and many shops facing the street that were not open for business, many people realized that Hangzhou might have really changed last night.
On the official ship.
Li Yufang brought many officials to visit Qin Huaidao again. Just like last time, Qin Huaidao still only allowed him to board the ship.
After meeting Li Yufang, Qin Huaidao spared him all the etiquette and asked him directly: "I heard that you were arresting people from the 18th largest prominent families in Hangzhou. How are the arrests going? Tell me."
After Li Yufang saluted, he said: "Reporting to Your Majesty, since I received Your Majesty's order to protect the people, I led the Hangzhou soldiers and horses and stayed up all night last night, adhering to their duties. It was not until Your Majesty finished fighting here that I dared to divide the troops to arrest him.
, Fortunately, the minister had the foresight to seal the city gates so that the famous families could not escape. Today's arrest has indeed yielded fruitful results."
Qin Huaidao sneered in his heart, how could picking up ready-made results not be fruitful?
Do you have the idea to come to Tangxi Ferry and stay overnight?
However, the situation in Hangzhou has become clear. Li Yufang's arrest of eighteen prominent families is also an act of taking sides. After saying this, Hangzhou has completely surrendered to the Han Dynasty. Qin Huaidao estimates that as long as this matter spreads, the entire Jiangnan Province will be affected, at least while he is still alive.
Don't dare to mess around.
"Have you caught them all?"
When I asked about this matter, I was worried that someone might slip through the net and go to other states to harm the people there, and I wanted to use this opportunity to test Li Yufang's ability.
Li Yufang quickly kowtowed to Qin Huaidao. Before he could speak, Qin Huaidao knew that he must not have finished arresting him.
I saw Master Assassin of Hangzhou, a fourth-rank official in the Han Dynasty, saying: "Your Majesty, this humble minister is unworthy of your Majesty's trust. Even though he was arrested overnight, he still allowed the two most important criminals, Li Ye and the head of the Jiang family, Jiang Guitan, to escape.
Get out."
"Oh?" Hearing the name Li Ye, Qin Huaidao became cautious: "You still know his name, which means you understand the situation. No matter what you concealed before, I will absolve you of all culpability. This arrest will be based on merit.
I will reward you, but you must not hide anything about Li Ye."
"promise."
Next, Li Yufang told Qin Huaidao everything she knew about Li Ye.
Speaking of which, this person also arrived in Hangzhou a few months ago. I don’t know what method he used. By the time Li Yufang reacted, that person had already captured many prominent families and persuaded them to make him their leader.
discussion.
When he came, Li and Tang were still in power.
After a few months, when the Han Dynasty was established, he found out that this person claimed to be a descendant of Li Tang and came here to accumulate strength for future great events.
He, Li Yufang, was originally a minister of Li Tang. Now he has changed his banner and followed the Han Dynasty. However, many old people in Hangzhou still cherish the good things of the Tang Dynasty. These good things are the blessings left by Emperor Gaozu and Li Er. If not for Qin Huaidao's decree, he would be exempted.
Taxation in various places may have caused riots long ago. Therefore, even if he knew about Baoxue Villa, it was inconvenient for him to say anything more. People's concerns must be dealt with step by step and cannot be rushed.
Coupled with the fact that he had united with the eighteen famous families reported by Qin Huaidao before, and his strength was beyond the control of the state government, Qin Huaidao could easily understand the rest.
"I see, can someone claiming to be a descendant of Li Tang summon such a huge force?" Qin Huaidao shook his head and sighed.
He knew that the reason why these people gathered so easily was not just to regain Li Tang.
It also has something to do with the idea that everyone is equal in the world.
As those with vested interests, how could these prominent families give up the privileges brought by money and power so easily?
Even if everyone is equal in name, they are unwilling to achieve it.