After dinner, the rain did not stop but got heavier and heavier. The guards in the yamen were full of food and drink and had nothing to do but chat and gamble for money. Chang Yu also participated in the fun and played a few games and lost completely.
When he was having fun, he heard a lot of noise in the west courtyard of the Yamen. There was a cell where prisoners were held. Chang Yu took a few people over to check. Before he entered the yard, he heard the prisoners in the cell shouting: "Give me some water."
Well, I’ve been hungry for a whole day without food and some water..."
As soon as the cell door was opened, the smell of feces and urine hit his nostrils and almost knocked Chang Yu to his knees. The sixty-odd prisoners in the cell were originally shouting and shouting, but when they saw him coming in, they immediately shut up and shut up, with a look of fear on their faces.
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Although they did not know the young man in front of them, they were not unfamiliar at all. At dawn, it was him and a big man who ran around the city with two swords and killed dozens of their brothers. He was extremely fierce.
"What are you calling for?" Kuang Ren shouted coldly.
Several prisoners boldly said: "Master, please get us some water to drink. I really can't stand it!"
Kuang Ren was about to yell and curse again, but Chang Yu stopped him and motioned to get some water for them. Then he stood in the corner and watched the prisoners quietly, and he began to be confused again, whether to kill or not to kill!
He didn't want to go on a killing spree, but these prisoners were not ordinary thieves. They belonged to Wang Yi'en's elite elite with extremely high military quality. If they were released, they would become a disaster, and they would be distrustful.
While he was struggling, a brave prisoner asked: "Master, how are our heads doing now?"
"Jiang Yitao, he's dead," Chang Yu said lightly. The prisoners had different expressions on their faces and lowered their heads and whispered to each other.
"What about us, are we going to be killed?" Someone asked again. Chang Yu shook his head: "The imperial court has ordered not to kill prisoners. You can choose whether to go or to stay. Those who remain can join the army and serve the imperial court. If you want to leave,
They will be given severance pay to return to their hometowns to work in the countryside, but if they continue to be caught by evildoers, they will die. You should think carefully about whether you want to stay or not. I will register you later and I will let you go tomorrow."
The prisoners heaved a sigh of relief and looked happy. Someone asked: "Do you get military pay as an officer?"
"Yes, it's higher than your thieves." Chang Yu smiled, and the prisoners couldn't sit still: "We want to be officers and soldiers, officers and soldiers..." Chang Yu asked a few personal guards to register these prisoners.
He turned around and left the cell and whispered to Kuang Ren: "Kill all those who want to leave."
Chang Yu was a person who couldn't sit still. After he came out of the cell, he was not sleepy nor interested in continuing to exchange money with his guards, so he took the Chen brothers and three guards out of the Yamen and walked around on the streets.
Although it was raining outside and the night was dark, there were still many people walking around. Thinking about it carefully, they were also cleaning up. The smoking cessation order was lifted when it got dark. Such a big thing happened in the city on this day. Many people were worried.
Full of curiosity, I went around to inquire about it.
The few squires who were invited to the banquet by Chang Yu had already started publicizing like loudspeakers. Only then did the people in the city realize that the people who came were really officers and soldiers, but they were also confused that there was something different about these officers and soldiers. Dozens of them dared to come and capture the city.
It was too violent, and after entering the city, except for the dozen or so people at the west gate, all of them stayed behind closed doors in the yamen and did not do any harm to the people. This was really different from the officers and soldiers I saw in previous years.
Chang Yu and the others walked around the street holding oilcloth umbrellas without carrying lanterns, and then went up to the East City Gate. The city was pitch black and no one could be seen. It was windy and rainy and everyone was almost wet. Chang Yu didn't say anything and held up the umbrella.
Walking slowly along the city wall, sometimes looking at the lights of thousands of houses in the city, sometimes staring at the dark mountains and forests outside the city in a daze.
He didn't speak and the guards around him were also silent. They knew that the little eunuch was feeling emotional again. Perhaps it was affected by the death of the thief's wife. This little eunuch followed the fight, but sometimes his inner world was very fragile.
"Actually, our family likes this kind of place very much. It has mountains, water and nothing to do with the world. When I retire and return to my hometown in the future, I will definitely find a place like this to live." Chang Yu said in a low voice while looking at the dark hills outside the city.
"But Duke Du said that wherever there are people, there are rivers and lakes, and wherever there are rivers and lakes, there are disputes. How can there be a place in this world that is truly aloof from the world?" Chen Ruxin sighed, and Chang Yu smiled bitterly, shook his head in silence, and continued walking forward.
After walking for dozens of steps, the wind and rain got worse. Chen Suole was just about to persuade the young eunuch to go down to the city, but at this moment, there was a clanging sound next to him that startled everyone. When he followed the sound, he saw a rope hanging on the wall next to him.
A flying claw... could it be... Chang Yu winked and everyone immediately dispersed.
There was a slight clicking sound from the flying claws, and there was no doubt that someone was climbing below. However, this sound was completely covered up by the sound of wind and rain, and it was almost impossible to detect it unless you were listening attentively.
The thumping stopped, and suddenly a man's head covered with a black scarf appeared. He looked through the probe for a while and then climbed up from between the two battlements. Then he turned around and shook the rope. After a while, another person climbed up.
Come up.
"It's so dark and there's not even a soul in sight." The person who just came up squatted under the wall, panting and muttering. The person who came up first was cleaning up his flying claws while laughing and cursing: "What the hell are you talking about?"
To be honest, if there is anyone there, you dare to come up."
"Flying Rat, should we separate first or..." Hanhan, who came up later, was talking suddenly, his eyes narrowed, he wiped the rain from his face, looked at the dark night sky in the south and muttered: "I seem to see a few people.
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"What you saw is a ghost, right?" Feitianshu kicked him: "You go to the west gate and keep an eye on it, I'll go to the Yamen to investigate..." Before he finished speaking, he turned his head sharply and saw several black figures behind him.
It was approaching slowly. There was no sound and it was hard to see clearly. It was very frightening in this heavy rainy night. The flying mouse let out a low cry, hung its flying claws on the wall and wanted to turn over and go to the city, but at this moment it dinged.
There was a loud sound and sparks flashed, and a sharp arrow shot the rope of the flying claw.
The Flying Squirrel couldn't help but let out a cry of shock. It was pitch black and he couldn't see his fingers. This man could actually shoot off the rope in the lightning. This arrow technique was so terrifying. He knew in his heart that if he dared to move again, a sharp arrow would hit him immediately.
Shoot through.
"Dear gentlemen, we were blind and stumbled into a treasured place, so please show your respect." The Flying Rat knelt on the ground and raised his hands, and the fools around him quickly followed suit.
"Which hero is here to announce his name?" Chen Suole took a thousand steps and thrust the tip of the knife at Feitianshu's chin. Feitianshu couldn't help but raise his head. The sky was dark and the rain was heavy. He couldn't see clearly the other person's face and could only see five eyes.
Six big men surrounded them.
"The younger one is the Flying Rat with the tip of a tiger. He is the Sky-piercing Monkey. Let's, let's... let's take a step... I'll spare my life, Mr. Yu. I won't surrender to you. I will surrender to you. Please introduce me to Mr. Jiang."
, I can recruit anything." The Flying Squirrel was very aware of current affairs and suddenly kowtowed his head as he spoke.
Chang Yu frowned, because he was confused by what he heard, so he asked his personal guards to help them take them to the gate of the city for interrogation.
The east gate has been blocked by rocks. The space in the doorway is limited, but it is barely enough for a few people to stand. The guard lit the oil lamp on the wall of the doorway. Only then did Chang Yu see the two snitches clearly. They were very thin but had very long legs and feet.
A good climber: "Do you know who we are?"
"Isn't he a member of Jiang Dajiang's family? Or has the situation changed?" The guy named Sky Monkey secretly glanced at Chang Yu: "We heard that a group of people arrived this morning to seize the city. After they rushed in, there was no news.
, some say they are heroes from the mountains, some say they are officers and soldiers..."
"Then who do you think they are?" Chang Yu raised the corner of his mouth, and the Sky Monkey laughed: "How can the officers and soldiers have the courage? They are just fooling the people outside the city. I guess they are the red-eyed leader Chiang Kai-shek from elsewhere...
Hehe, is Mr. Jiang okay..."
"How dare you laugh?" Chen Suole raised his leg and kicked him: "I see you are also jealous of the leader of the Chiang Kai-shek family. If you dare to recruit them, I will kill you immediately if you dare to lie."
"I said, I said." The Flying Squirrel rushed to explain the reasons why they entered the city in detail. Chang Yu couldn't help but smile bitterly. Do you know the identities of these two people and why they came?