Soon, Wei Changtian arrived at Prince An's Mansion.
Gongsun Yan had already been waiting in the mansion and had made corresponding arrangements according to Wei Changtian's instructions yesterday.
Hundreds of diners dressed in black were waiting in full formation, and Gongsun Yan's few top-ranking masters were also in place.
Everyone stood in the front yard of the palace without saying a word and with serious expressions. When Wei Changtian saw their appearance, he couldn't help but laugh:
"Hahaha, don't be so nervous."
"Today we are not going to fight Lu Yuanjin to death, we are just going to Longshou Mountain to enjoy the scenery."
"Of course, if anyone dares to block the road without a long-sighted person, they will be killed on the spot."
"Did you hear everything clearly?"
"..."
"Listen clearly!"
After a pause, everyone responded in a deep voice, their voices full of solemnity.
Wei Changtian nodded with satisfaction, and then said to Gongsun Yan beside him:
"Your Majesty, let's go."
"yes!"
Gongsun Yan's eyes flashed when he heard this, and he immediately waved his hands and shouted:
"Let's go! Longshou Mountain!"
...
...
As the sun rises in the east, billions of golden lights shine down, illuminating the huge Yongding City in red.
When a team of hundreds of people set off from Prince An's Mansion and walked slowly and slowly towards Longshou Mountain, the city fell into an extremely tense atmosphere.
The doors and windows of the houses passed along the way were closed, and it was rare to see pedestrians on the road.
Countless pairs of eyes looked at the team through the cracks in the door and windows, their eyes full of fear.
After all, Gongsun Yan was just labeled as an "anti-king" yesterday, and today he led people to Longshou Mountain so arrogantly, everyone knew that a fierce battle was inevitable.
For ordinary people, no matter how much they hate Gongsun Yan and Wei Changtian, they would never dare to go out and curse them on the street at this moment.
but......
"Master Chu, we are almost here."
In the alley next to the road from Prince An's Mansion to Longshou Mountain, a carriage stopped at the front, and behind it was a dense crowd of nearly a thousand people, men, women, old and young.
A man named Kui Long stood beside the car and reported in a low voice to Chu Xianping in the car:
"There are still two more streets. We will be here in half a quarter of an hour. You see..."
"Well, let them go out."
In the car, Chu Xianping closed his eyes and nodded: "Remember, no matter what happens, no one is allowed to escape."
"Yes! I understand!"
With a deep voice in response, Kui Long's man immediately turned around and headed deeper into the alley.
Not long after, nearly a thousand people came out of the alley and crowded into the middle of the road.
The old man and woman are in front, and the man is behind.
Most people carry vegetable baskets in their hands, and the baskets are full of rotten vegetables and eggs.
It was obvious that these people were preparing to stop Gongsun Yan here.
But they may not all do so voluntarily.
As mentioned before, the people of Dahui may hate Gongsun Yan and Wei Changtian very much, but no one dares to joke with their own lives.
Therefore, most of today's nearly a thousand "righteous men" were actually coerced and induced by Chu Xianping.
Their mission was very simple, which was to block Gongsun Yan's path here, and then scold the latter for his collaboration with the enemy and rebellion.
As long as they can survive, each person can earn ten taels of silver.
If the person dies, fifty taels will be given to the family of the deceased.
Fifty taels of silver buys a life, which is undoubtedly a bit cheap.
But for these people present, they all felt that this was a good deal.
Because most people didn't think that Gongsun Yan would kill them. At most, he would drive them away and bring them down.
After all, these are nearly a thousand "ordinary people". If they are really killed, it will definitely arouse public outrage...
You can not only scold the rebels, but also make a lot of money.
If something goes wrong, just run away in time...
With this idea in mind, these people were not nervous at the moment. They were just staring at the dark crowd in front of them, ready to curse.
Chu Xianping, who was still sitting on the carriage in the alley, also had a calm face, and there seemed to be a meaningful smile hanging on the corner of his mouth.
By finding so many people to block the road, his purpose was not just to cause trouble for Wei Changtian.
You must know that although Gongsun Yan has been labeled as an "anti-king", he is still far from truly becoming an "enemy of the whole people".
First of all, most of the major forces in the Great Return are still waiting and watching.
For example, the city defense army in Yongding City and most of the forbidden troops on Longshou Mountain.
These people had only listened to Lu Hongji's orders before. After the latter's death, they were not recruited by Lu Yuanjin, Lu Yuansong and others. They had been watching the battle for the throne on the sidelines.
After Gongsun Yan and Wei Changtian entered the situation, they did not dare to act rashly and always maintained "neutral".
This can be easily seen from the fact that Wei Changtian killed several people, but the army in the city did not respond at all.
no doubt.
None of these forces wanted to bet too early on Gongsun Yan and Lu Yuanjin, lest they make a wrong bet and lose their lives.
Therefore, although Lu Yuanjin is on the "righteous" side, he actually does not have much power at his disposal.
In addition to the various forces, the attitude of the Dahui people was far from what Chu Xianping expected.
In the final analysis, it is because Gongsun Yan has not done too many evil things, so he has not yet become a villain who can be punished by everyone.
That's why Chu Xianping arranged today's event.
On the one hand, no matter what Gongsun Yan and Wei Changtian were planning to do, he could not allow them to arrive at Longshou Mountain unimpeded. Someone had to "stand up" and express the "people's will."
On the other hand, Chu Xianping also wanted to see how Wei Changtian would deal with these people.
He has been with Wei Changtian for nearly three years, and he thinks he has already figured out the latter's behavior, and knows that Wei Changtian is not actually a hard-hearted villain, and he is very easy to be soft-hearted when facing ordinary people.
If it were placed before, Chu Xianping could be sure that Wei Changtian would not kill anyone.
But the problem is that Wei Changtian seems to have changed a lot recently.
Yesterday at Prince An's Mansion, the word "Go" that Wei Changtian borrowed from Gongsun Yan was still vivid in his mind. This kind of arrogance was by no means his usual style.
Therefore, Chu Xianping wanted to take this opportunity to test it again.
Facing his temptation, Wei Changtian on the other side quickly gave the answer...
"Young Master Wei! Your Majesty! There are about a thousand people blocking the road ahead!"
Outside the slowly moving carriage, a horse-riding doorman asked with a serious face toward the closed curtain:
"The little man took a quick look and saw that there were many old, weak, women and children among them. I wonder if we should take a detour or disperse the crowd?"
"..."
The silence within the car curtain was brief. Less than three breaths later, Wei Changtian's cold voice came from the car.
"Didn't I say it before? Anyone who blocks the way will be killed on the spot."
"Kill them all?"
"Kill them all."
"..."
"Yes, I understand!"
A look of struggle flashed across his face, and the doorman gritted his teeth and responded, quickly urging his horse to run forward, leading more than a hundred people to rush towards the crowd at the end of the road.
It can be seen that he still has some concerns about Wei Changtian's order.
In fact, not only him, but also Gongsun Yan didn't seem to understand why Wei Changtian did this.
"Sir, if you kill people like this... I'm afraid you are playing into Chu Xianping's hands!"
"Huh, no problem."
Glancing at the worried Gongsun Yan, Wei Changtian narrowed his eyes slightly and replied playfully:
"What he wants is anger, what I want is fear."
"I want to see which of the two can sway people's hearts more."