The tree wants to be still but the wind doesn't stop.
Chang Yu originally wanted to take advantage of this short period of peace to live in seclusion in the ancient city and sort himself out. Unexpectedly, without the national affairs to worry about, personal troubles came one after another.
Think of the majestic Butcher of the Ming Dynasty. He was in and out of thousands of troops on the battlefield, but he was disturbed by some invisible assassins. This made him very angry.
Four people died in the inn at once. This was a big deal. He knew that if the news spread, it would affect the business, but the shopkeeper did not dare to hide it and knew that he could not hide it. His life was at stake and he hurriedly reported it to the official. But the people in the Yamen were very worried.
It's coming soon, and not only the ordinary government officials, police officers, and gangsters, but even the county master is here in person.
A post-mortem examination on the spot revealed that Wu Zuo died with a knife that sealed his throat. It was definitely not the work of an ordinary person. It was probably a vendetta... Then he called the innkeeper to ask about the identities of the four people. The innkeeper did not dare to hide it and said that the four people were killed in the evening.
Check-in, I don’t know what to do specifically, but I don’t have much luggage.
The county magistrate was furious and scolded the inn for not checking the guests' identities in detail and actually started a vendetta. He clamored to take everyone back to the Yamen to verify their identities one by one. The innkeeper was so frightened that he knelt down and begged for mercy.
Nowadays, everyone knows that when staying in a hotel, you need to register your identity. Even now, facial recognition is required. Some people are curious whether it is possible for people in ancient times to register their identity? But when watching movies and TV series, aren’t those who have money can stay in a hotel?
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Don’t be fooled by the TV series. In ancient times, you had to register to stay in an inn. There have been strict laws and regulations since the Qin Dynasty. You have all heard the story of Shang Yang being kicked out of the inn without an ID card. Every dynasty and generation has its strict times.
, even stricter than later generations.
The so-called ID card is different in each dynasty. In the Tang Dynasty, it was called Guosuo, in the Song Dynasty, it was called Gongpian, and in the Ming Dynasty, it was called Luyin. It contains your detailed information and where you are going. To put it bluntly, it is a certificate of leaving home. That means you don’t have this thing.
You can't go out casually.
Of course, many laws and regulations were relatively strict when they were first implemented. In the later stage, they gradually turned into decorations, almost like those in TV dramas. Think back to before 2008, you just stayed in hotels in big cities like Beijing and Shanghai and just registered casually.
, it is not necessary to see the ID card.
The county magistrate suddenly took the blame for this, so he was prepared to take the blame first. Four lives were no small matter, not to mention the recent...
"Take them all back and check them one by one." The county boss was very angry. He wanted to take people away regardless of the complaints of the hotel guests. At this time, the man suddenly found something. He was frightened after taking a look at it, and then secretly stuffed it into
County Master.
It was a metal sign. The county magistrate just read the two words on it and his legs became weak and he almost collapsed.
Dongchang’s waistband!
Those who died were from Dongchang!
Something bad happened!
At this moment, he dared to investigate further. This was no longer within his ability and authority. He quickly ordered the four corpses to be carried back to the Yamen. As for the identity verification of other guests, he had long forgotten about it.
The county magistrate left, and everyone in the inn was in panic. The guests dared to sleep, and they were all still talking in the yard. Chang Yu still held his head and looked out the door, deep in thought. Wang Zhengnan and Qing Yi were having sex with other guests in the yard.
Nonsensical nonsense.
"Young shopkeeper, someone has escaped." The Chen brothers came back at some unknown time and stood at the door and whispered. When they heard the noise, they pushed open the window and saw two black figures coming out of the yard, so they jumped down directly.
He chased him and chased half of the city, but lost it.
Chang Yu didn't say anything, he just raised his head and glanced at the two of them.
The Chen brothers suddenly felt that the eyes were as cold as a knife. The usually easy-going young master was gone. In front of them was the powerful and murderous eunuch of Dongchang.
The strong momentum made the two of them feel cold. They quickly cupped their hands and turned to leave.
The county magistrate, who had just returned to the Yamen, had not yet discussed with his staff how to deal with the matter, when someone came to the door, holding the Dongchang badge, and took away the four corpses, and then asked the county magistrate to fully assist in the arrest of the murderer.
Soon, the quiet Xiaogan City was buzzing with excitement, and the lights of thousands of houses lit up.
In the inn, Su Jing was sitting on the eaves holding a sword, holding a piece of grass in his mouth, squinting and looking around. In the yard, Wuzhong stood holding a sword and was cursing and talking to Wang Zhengnan.
In the room, Li Muchian had just made tea and brought it to Chang Yu: "There is something very fishy about this matter."
Almost at the same time as the murderer committed the crime, the inn where Li Muxian was staying in the north of the city was also attacked. More than ten people set fire to it and took advantage of the chaos to rush in. It was like breaking into the gate of hell. In the inn, there was a swordsman and a murderous man.
Su Jing, Qiao Sanxiu, Li Muxian and more than ten fans...
The fight was brutal and short, with no one left alive!
Chang Yu looked at the tea cup on the table and blew a breath, but did not drink: "Taoist Master, tell me what's wrong?"
"As soon as the shopkeeper arrived at Xiaogan, the thieves followed behind. They were able to mobilize manpower and step on these two points in a very short period of time, but we didn't know anything about it. This is really incredible!" Li Muxian
His brows were furrowed, the power behind this was terrifying to think about.
Chang Yu sneered: "It's your fault to know nothing."
Li Muxian immediately stood up and stood with his hands tied: "Insignificant rank..."
"All Jinyiwei and Fanzi in charge of this place will be held accountable." Anger gradually grew on Chang Yu's face, and he glanced at Li Muxian: "Do you think it was you who were exposed, or me?"
Li Muxian raised his eyebrows and thought for a moment: "We have gathered here from different places. We are definitely not being followed by thieves, and it is impossible for the thieves to know in advance that we are coming to Xiaogan and wait for it in advance."
Chang Yu snorted: "Then you mean I was exposed."
"I don't dare to do my humble job...'"
"Jiang Bashi and I were disguised and careful all the way. I can be sure that we were not exposed. Otherwise, those people would not have waited until now to take action. Even Li Chuang would have mobilized soldiers and horses to chase and kill us along the way, and I could still be allowed to live here."
Li Muxian thought about it and said, "That's weird."
"Is it possible that the thief accidentally spied on it, but he was able to mobilize so many people in a hurry? Again, the forces behind it are too terrifying. In today's world, besides Jin Yiwei and Dongchang, who else is there?"
Li Guo’s brilliant strategy!
Really so awesome?
"If it was really discovered by chance, how could they mobilize manpower in such a short period of time? How could Li Chuang have so many manpower lurking in Xiaogan?" Li Muchian muttered.
Chang Yu sneered: "Don't forget that Li Chuang is the biggest leader of Green Forest Road, the biggest underworld leader in Ming Dynasty, and the biggest gangster brother. There are no people like him anywhere in the country, and his power in the open and in the dark is not inferior.
"Court".
Li Muxian shook his head: "I know what the shopkeeper said about me. What I suspect is that although his overt and covert forces are large and widespread, they may not be targeting and able to deal with you. What can target you is actually just a magical strategy."
How come the people from this organization are so clever and clever and are here?"
Chang Yu suddenly had a flash of inspiration, that's it, I know.
He once revealed the news of Zuo Liangyu's death to Li Zicheng. Because of his urinary nature, he also sent people to observe the situation to see if they could make trouble in troubled waters. These people were very mixed and had complicated backgrounds. Some might be from the military, and some
They may be from Green Forest Road, or they may be from Shence. Perhaps because of the recent martial law in Wuchang, they often lurk here, and they accidentally encountered a big melon.
There is another possibility. The Broken Sword Man and the Green Shirt Girl he killed on the road are definitely Li Chuang's people, and in all likelihood they are also Shence's people. It is very possible that their burial places have been discovered, and according to some clues
Presuming that it was his own doing, he concluded that he had come over, so he sent additional or mobilized manpower to ambush Xiaogan in advance.
Regardless of the possibility, it is certain that there are people from Li Chuang in Xiaogan City, and there are quite a few of them. Later, the Dongchang Fifth Battalion stationed outside the city became so eye-catching that they would naturally follow them deliberately and follow the clues to find out...
Chang Yu entered the city today.
What the facts are is unknown at this time, but Chang Yu and Li Muchian murmured for a while and could only infer this.
The Chen brothers didn't keep Chang Yu waiting for long, and brought someone over half an hour later.
An ordinary-looking dead man.
None of the ribs on the chest are intact, which was given by Tsing Yi's palm.
This was the assassin who killed four people, Qing Yi and Wang Zhengnan, in the blink of an eye. He was unable to draw his weapon for a moment, but he was also broken by Qing Yi's palm and his sternum was seriously injured. Although he managed to escape from the pursuit of the Chen brothers, the whole city was hit hard afterward.
The large-scale manhunt left him with no room for anyone. He jumped over the wall in a hurry and tried to escape across the city, but before he had the chance to climb the wall, he was seriously injured and died.
As for his comrades, they are still like a stone cow drowning in the sea.
Chang Yu was very dissatisfied with the result, but also very helpless.
In Li Muxian's words, these people are not ordinary Jianghu people. They definitely have a reliable identity cover. Maybe they are the clerks in this inn, maybe they are ordinary people in this city, maybe they are just a normal business traveler.
Unless a flaw can be found, for example, the murderer who was about to escape was injured and knew that he would reveal himself once he was caught, so he had no choice but to take the risk and escape.
Chang Yu was unwilling to commit acts of white terror, and he was even less willing to allow his subordinates to commit crimes and frame innocent people in order to atone for their crimes. Because of the anger and resentment caused by his own private affairs, he issued an order to stop the search.
On his first night here, he caused chaos in the city, burned down houses and killed people. It seemed that he was not very welcome in Xiaogan City.
Early the next morning, when it was still dark, there was already a long queue at the city gate. Some people wanted to enter the city, and some wanted to leave the city. At this time, soldiers and horses in the city were guarding the four gates, and only people were allowed in, but not allowed out.
This naturally made many people dissatisfied, and they started shouting and arguing with the guards at the city gate.
But when Jin Yiwei showed his identity and unsheathed his steel sword, these people became honest.
The east gate opened first, and those who rushed in were not the common people, but hundreds of armored cavalry: "Everyone who has a home should go home immediately, and those who live in a hotel should go back to the hotel immediately. Prepare your roads for inspection. From now on, the whole process will be completed."
Under martial law, you are not allowed to go out on the streets at will, and those who violate it will be killed."
Last night there was a city-wide manhunt, and now there is a city-wide identity check. They say there are many bastards in the shallow water. Chang Yu wants to see how many bastards there are in the small Xiaogan City next to Wuchang. He does not create white terror, nor does he give in to beatings.
Framing innocent people is not allowed, but bastards must be found.
When the morning sun rises, the streets in the huge Xiaogan City are actually empty. The four city gates are heavily guarded, and there are several teams patrolling the city. These soldiers and horses are naturally from the Dongchang Guards. Of course, not yet
Five battalions of troops were needed, and only Hao Yaoqi's Xiongzi Battalion was sufficient.
But when people outside the city who wanted to come in saw this posture and heard that it was easy to get in and difficult to get out, who would come in anyway?
It wasn't that everyone couldn't leave the city. At half noon, several groups of people went out from the four city gates one after another. Some were riding horses, some were driving carts, some were walking with burdens, some were a few people, and some were dozens of people.
No one knew who they were and why they were allowed out, but the gatekeepers only briefly inquired and let them go.
The sun was quite good. On a country road more than ten miles south of the city, an old carriage was driving slowly. There was a horse riding behind the carriage. There was a girl sitting in the carriage, and the driver was a young man.
This young man is Chang Yu.
I saw him sitting on the carriage shaft leaning against the carriage, letting the horse walk freely along the country road, looking at the lush green grass and lush shrubs on the roadside, and the busy farmers in the fields in the distance.
The world seemed to become peaceful all of a sudden, and all worries were forgotten.
He didn't care at all about how to investigate in the city and what he found out in the end.
But there was one thing. He couldn't stay in Xiaogan City any longer. Someone was assassinating him, which at least meant that he was exposed. Soon both the black and white knew that he had come to Wuchang. The irony was that he didn't care about the underworld's knowledge, but he was bothered by the officialdom.
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So he had to leave and still live a peaceful life.
As the old saying goes, a man lives in seclusion in the city, but he just wanted to live a peaceful country life.
It was on this day that the city of Xiaogan was turned upside down. It was said that nearly a hundred suspects with unknown origins were arrested, and more than ten people who resisted were killed on the spot. However, these resisters actually had weapons and were very fierce. If they were ordinary people,
The police officers and agents couldn't catch them at all, but when they encountered professional warriors crawling out of the dead on the battlefield, their fate could only be death, and they died miserably.