Inside the thatched cottage, talented people gathered and wrote essays with ink, making it seem like a grand gathering in the literary world.
The city's dignitaries, rich families, and intellectuals all gathered here. Originally, this grand occasion was supposed to last until night, but at this moment, a scream rang out.
A scholar suddenly felt a pain in his back and was knocked to the ground by a soldier with a knife. In an instant, blood spurted out and splashed everywhere.
"Ah~!" The scholar fell to the ground struggling and screaming. After a moment, he lost his breath and became a corpse.
Hearing this scream, all the nearby scholars turned around and looked. When they saw a group of ferocious soldiers charging toward them with knives, their faces turned pale with fright, especially when they saw a scholar who was directly killed.
He was chopped to death on the ground, with blood splattering and his legs weak.
"What, what's going on?"
These scholars were stunned. The stimulation in front of them was so great that they couldn't bear it for a while.
"The Maitreya Cult rebelled in the Jiangnan area, and some remnants have sneaked into the prince's mansion. I have been ordered to capture the Maitreya Cult members. Those who know the truth will all fall to the ground and surrender, and those who refuse to surrender will be killed."
General Ji shouted angrily and slashed him with his sword: "You still want to escape? You must be a Maitreya believer and should be killed."
Another scholar screamed and his neck was chopped off. Blood spattered and his body fell to the ground.
Without blinking an eye, General Ji rushed into the thatched cottage with his soldiers.
These soldiers did not kill anyone they encountered, but killed one person every five people. This was the rule of killing one person every five. The people who were killed were slandered as Maitreya believers according to what Xiaohou said. After all, Xiaohou
I also promised that the Hou Mansion will resolve the aftermath.
"Fu Tianchou, the Minister of War, must be inside." General Ji's eyes were violent, and he led his soldiers in a rampage, heading straight for the inner hall.
His real purpose this time was to kill Fu Tianchou, the Minister of War. This person wanted to investigate the matter of empty pay. If the court found out, he would have his entire family executed.
For a time, screams continued in the thatched cottage. All these scholars were powerless. How could they be the opponents of these soldiers?
At this moment, in the inner hall.
Hearing the screams and noise outside, everyone was drinking tea, and the officials admiring the scenery became confused.
"What happened outside? Why is it so noisy?" Song Yuan asked doubtfully, but his heart skipped an inexplicable jump. There seemed to be the sound of swordsmen coming, as well as the sounds of shouting and killing.
This is strange. A good cultural gathering should be filled with the sound of piano and music. How could there be such a sound?
However, at this time, a scholar suddenly rolled and crawled into the inner hall, with a look of horror on his face: "Kill, kill someone."
"How unbecoming is it to be in a panic?" The leader, Mr. Li, slammed the table and stood up angrily. "Don't you know that I am drinking tea with some adults?"
There was a panic in the house, and his host was very shameless.
"Steward, where is the steward? What happened outside?" Mr. Li asked.
Then I saw a housekeeper running in crying and shouting: "Sir, something bad has happened. Something bad has happened. The general led his troops into the thatched cottage and killed everyone he met. I'm afraid, I'm afraid it's the other way around."
General Ji rebelled?
Marquis Li was stunned for a moment, and then he became furious: "How dare he, even a general who is not famous, dare to rebel? I, the Marquis, will go and have a look."
"It's already a mess outside. Master, please don't go out. It's better to take shelter with a few other adults. Swords have no eyes." The housekeeper knelt on the ground and advised.
"Hmph, I know how much this General Ji weighs. If he dares to rebel, I will skin him." Mr. Li was furious, but ignored the butler's persuasion and strode out.
Fu Tianchou, Song Yuan, and several other local officials were in shock and confusion at this moment, and some officials were so frightened that they trembled all over.
It is not like rebellions have never happened in the Yangzhou area.
In the past, bandits and thieves were rampaging and looting villages. In recent months, cults such as the Maitreya Sect have emerged in the Jiangnan area, with a tendency to rebel. In the past, there were powerful sects such as the Wutong Shen Sect and the White Lotus Sect.
For a while, the government had to give way, but fortunately these major sects did not take any measures to rebel.
But today, the rebellion of a general in the military camp is much more serious than the Maitreya Sect or the Wutong Shen Sect.
It's very simple. This general has troops in his hands, and he has already led them to fight in front of him.
"I will also go out and take a look."
Fu Tianchou couldn't sit still at this moment. He immediately put down the tea cup in his hand, frowned and strode out.
"If someone really rebels, you should take refuge." Song Yuan next to him said with fear.
Fu Tianchou was not afraid and said: "I am the Minister of the Ministry of War. I came to Yangzhou this time to stabilize the morale of the army. If there is really a rebellion, I will not be able to get rid of it. How can I retreat? Besides, I will eat the emperor's salary and bear the emperor's responsibility.
Worry, I will be responsible for any mistakes in Yangzhou area to the end, don’t say anything more, you can quickly go back to the Yamen to mobilize your own soldiers. Regardless of whether there is rebellion or not, the current situation should be stabilized."
At this moment, Mr. Li struggled to squeeze out of the thatched cottage. He could vaguely see soldiers hacking and killing scholars outside.
Immediately, he became furious and felt terrified.
It's okay, if something like this happened in my house, I'm afraid that I, the Marquis, will be responsible for it to the end.
"Ji Jiang, what are you doing? Are you serious about rebelling? Stop it quickly." Mr. Li jumped up and roared.
But there were too many scholars running towards him, and his voice could not be heard at all. Instead, he jumped up and roared, and when he landed, he fell to the ground because he could not stand firmly.
For a time, countless feet trampled on his body, causing Mr. Li who fell to the ground to scream and wail repeatedly.
"Get out of the window."
Fu Tianqiu, who was walking behind, saw that the front door was blocked and wanted to rush to the inner hall. He made a quick decision and went out through the window.
After avoiding the crowd, Fu Tianchou came outside, and his expression suddenly changed.
At this moment, the thatched cottage was in a mess, with blood splattering. Some scholars fell to the ground, trembling and begging for mercy. Some scholars were directly hacked to death on the ground, with blood and internal organs flowing out. It was too horrible to see.
"It's really a rebellion." Fu Tianchou was shocked.
Anyone who rebels will be the first to hack to death the officials in the city, thereby successfully seizing the city.
Today, the Marquis Mansion held a cultural conference, and all the officials gathered together. This was naturally the best opportunity to make a move.
"General, that is Fu Tianchou, the Minister of War." Suddenly, a soldier next to General Ji pointed at the middle-aged man by the window and said.
At this moment, General Ji didn't think about why the soldiers around him knew Fu Tianchou. He knew that the purpose of his trip was to kill Fu Tianchou and let him die in chaos. In this way, he would be inseparable from him.
It's a matter of taking free money.
Immediately, he took out a big bow, narrowed his eyes, raised the bow and shot at Fu Tianchou without any hesitation, just to take his life.
Fu Tianchou panicked the moment he saw the general raising his bow, but it was already too late, the arrow had already flown towards him.
At this time, Fu Tianchou felt as if a big palm pushed him on the back. He staggered and fell to the ground. He turned around and saw the vague outline of a burly general flashing in the sun, but again
It disappeared quickly, I don't know if it was an illusion.
"Wha~!"
The arrow missed, and Song Yuan was unlucky later. He was shot in the head by an arrow, fell to the ground and twitched, and it seemed that he would not survive.
"Come with me, General."
General Ji and his soldiers went straight to Fu Tianchou without hesitation.
Since you can't hit the target, you have to do it yourself.
"Father, hurry up, hurry up."
At this time, two women rushed out from the nearby crowd, grabbed Fu Tianchou's hand and ran out.
"Qingfeng, Yuechi, please leave quickly. Don't worry about my father. If he rebels, he will kill me, the minister of the Ministry of War. You will be murdered if you follow me. Run away quickly and go find that Li Xiuyuan. This person has extraordinary martial arts and can protect him."
You guys fight out." Fu Tianchou said loudly, at this time he thought of Li Xiuyuan.
There are no guards or people skilled in martial arts in this forest garden.
Only Li Xiuyuan, a very eccentric scholar with extraordinary martial arts, could save people's lives at this time.
Now he regretted that he had deliberately punished Li Xiuyuan, so that Li Xiuyuan was isolated and left the thatched cottage early. Otherwise, his presence would have been enough to temporarily stabilize the situation.