"Dingyang Marquis" Chun Yude was not only a duke, but also a relative of the emperor and the cousin of the late emperor's concubine. Now that someone had his head cut off, it naturally caused outrage.
Originally, the emperor's relatives and various nobles only watched the excitement of the outer court and the inner court. Whether the Xia Dynasty was short of money or food had nothing to do with them.
But things are different now. The mad dog from Beiyang Mansion killed the duke!
The Duke of Jiadefang!
"Trash! The imperial court provides so much food and salary to support you, a bunch of trash. You're like a loser. Under the curfew in the city, you can still make people commit crimes. What use do you think you have?"
"The Queen Mother! I want to see the Queen Mother! I want to take a copy of your book! Qianniuwei are all pinworms, borers, and stupid insects————"
"A place like Guardian Place makes people feel like they are in a deserted land. What is your curfew? What is your curfew?!"
Unlike civil and military officials who are reserved and restrained, the honorable nobles and their descendants have never been wronged since childhood. The biggest grievance in life is that these days, they have no fun at all and have to worry about it.
They didn't smash the Ministry of War Yamen, it was already because they were magnanimous!
The guards chiefs, especially the various generals, also had dark faces at this moment. You must know that this curfew is different from the past. It is a "warning bell ringing". Many capable people and strangers are involved, and various cultivators and immortals are involved.
How can they, ordinary people, have no room to show their magical powers?
However, something happened now, and all the blame was put on the guards and soldiers. The generals of Qianniu Guard were even more depressed and couldn't express their sorrows.
"Tell me, when can I catch that kid named Wei?"
"It's been a few days, there are hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses, and you can't even control a single person. How can you still have the honor to live?! Why don't you die——"
"If you can go to Jiadefang today, you can go to Shengyefang tomorrow! If we die together, no one can escape——"
Crying, cursing, throwing tantrums...
These noble men used all the tricks expected of rogues in the market.
The so-called noble or humble is just a matter of skin. When human nature is exposed, there will be no difference.
During the whole day in Jiadefang, even though every house was still closed, people in the square were chatting across the walls, but they also said many strange things.
For example, the land lord’s dream...
I have seen dragon slaying in my dreams a long time ago, and now that I am entrusted with the dream by the land master, I am somewhat accustomed to it, and it is especially easy to chat with me.
"Last night..."
"Tandigong?"
"Ah?! Did you dream about it too?!"
"My wife told me about this very early in the morning."
"The old Marquis... was sued, so he came here to collect him."
"I heard that this gentleman does chivalry during the day and solves cases in the underworld at night. It's not easy."
"But he assassinated Mr. Li..."
"There is some talk about this matter. There are people who are spreading the word about the cause and effect."
There are various rumors within the city. Regarding Li Huairou's death, people have explored various reasons. Why did Wei Hao kill him?
Is there some hidden secret that no one knows about?
Some scholars' rumors mentioned the "Hua Long Gang", and more Xinke Gongshi were causing trouble. Although the trouble only lasted for a while and then subsided, it was over after all.
"Wang Sanniang, who heard it right, said that the old Marquis's head was only discovered at dawn and was hanging on the big archway of the square gate. If there were no blood stains on the ground, I really don't know where to look for it."
"The blind guy on West Second Street is busy arranging it. It takes two pots of tea to talk about this."
"He's a storyteller who makes a living. He's really getting a huge advantage. Isn't this worth two pots of tea?"
"If we don't keep it together, something might happen tonight."
"Don't talk nonsense!"
The soldiers patrolling outside passed by with guns, the heads of the guns were like a forest, and it was so bright that it was scary.
But after the soldiers left, the chat continued.
"The land lord said that if he does many evil things, he will be punished by heaven. What did this old marquis... do?
thing?"
"Hey, what's the matter with our Jiadefang? Isn't that enough? Killing someone twenty years ago was just a matter of commanding a hundred and twenty taels. Just two years ago, the old marquis took a concubine and refused to return her brother.
Buried?"
"Isn't it true that the master is hoeing the strong and supporting the weak?"
"Whatever, you can't cut my head off anyway."
"Too……"
There is plenty to talk about, and even though the entire capital city is large and controlled, news about this situation is flying all over the sky, and it is unstoppable.
Even because of the control, this kind of talk has become more heated, and countless people are talking about it.
It was night, because the duke died in Jiadefang, the security was quite tight, and there were guards standing guard in strong armor, one every three steps.
In this situation, even a fly would have to break a leg to get in or out.
Under such a situation, no one would think that Wei Hao would go crazy again.
How can anyone break into the tiger's lair and the dragon's pond?
However, when the time comes, Bo Ouyang Zheng, the son of the former minister of the Ministry of Rites and now the master of ceremonies of Honglu Temple, was beheaded when he got up at night to go out to pay homage. If the concubine who was sleeping with him hadn't noticed something was wrong and got up to look around, I'm afraid he wouldn't have done it.
Do you know how long you have been dead?
When Ouyang Zheng died, he was still sitting on the toilet, but his head was missing.
Such an explosive incident caused a stir in Jiadefang the next day. You don't care what the patrol soldiers are, let's talk about it.
The wall was full of people, all talking about this.
"Oh my God! You are so brave!"
"In this realm of three steps, one sentry, five steps and one post, there are really people who can come in and leave empty-handed and leave with their heads up. This is really, this is really..."
"Everyone said they would never come to Jiadefang again, but this man, he chose to go to Tiger Mountain knowing that there are tigers in the mountains!"
"Now there's a commotion in Ouyang's house. The wife of Master Bo, the master of ceremonies, even brought out the tablet of the old lady and said she was going to the imperial city to file a complaint——"
"real or fake?"
"What is real or fake? I saw it with my own eyes!"
"How can you still go out?"
"Didn't I spend twenty taels of silver on a trip to East Street to buy groceries?"
When they talked about buying groceries, their conversation suddenly changed and they all headed towards buying some groceries. As for whether the emcee of Honglu Temple was dead or not, it was meaningless.
However, at night, my mood changed.
Somehow, many ordinary people went to bed early and slept soundly.
After all, some people can't sleep, but what does it matter to them?
It was another night, as long as Jiadefang was a noble house, it was like keeping vigil, with no one sleeping at all.
I don’t dare to sleep because I’m afraid I won’t be able to get up if I fall asleep.
Even if he is 70 or 80 years old, he still insists on staying up all night. If he wants to sleep, it will not be too late to sleep again when it gets light.
"You won't come again, will you?"
When I arrived, outside the gate of Jiadefang, two captains were talking there.
"Now there is an entire army surrounding us, five thousand people inside and outside. He will definitely not come back again."
"My father-in-law also knew this, so he came to Jiadefang to stay for a while. He said it was to stabilize the people's sentiments. According to me, I don't expect to come again..."
"I said, 'Mr. Yiyang, the late-night snacks sent by your house are not bad.'"
"Eat some meat soup to warm yourself up."
The two captains went to the temporary camp, where there was a stove with a small pot on top, and meat soup was heating in it.
"The Duke of Yiyang" is famous for being good at eating, so there are many famous chefs in the house. Even if it is just meat soup, it is extremely delicious and is a delicacy that cannot be tasted outside.
Tonight, as a military leader who has led troops in battles, "Yiyang County Duke" announced very domineeringly during the day that he would stay in a villa in Jiadefang to stabilize the hearts of the people of Jiadefang and the morale of the soldiers in Jiadefang.
All in all it sounds pretty good.
With great arrogance, you will get stronger with age.
The generals all knew the little thoughts of Duke Yiyang, but they didn't say anything about it. After all, the Duke's mansion also sent a lot of food, wine, and labor.
For the sake of the food and wine, I see through it but don’t tell it.
As for the big-headed soldiers, most of them were fooled, because this man who had led troops to fight really came here with the righteousness of his family and country in mind.
At this time, the villa of "Yiyang County Duke" was peaceful. The old county official Ma Rui fell asleep in the outer room where he had been raised for several years, sleeping very comfortably.
During the day, he talked a lot and played a trick on the army. Who dares to say that Ma Rui of Yiyang County Company is not a boxer?
When the curfew is over, I will go and find a favor. No matter what, I want to let another son or grandson become a captain or something. The worst is, a senior official or a civil servant can easily get it.
If the family is harmonious and everything is prosperous, and the children and grandchildren are abundant and wealthy, he can also live a long life, right?
He was sleeping soundly when he heard a rustling sound coming from inside the house. He didn't know whether it was the rats fighting or the spring bugs starting to move. In short, in a hazy state, Duke Yiyang frowned and turned over.
The old man had a restless sleep at night. Although he slept well tonight, it was still somewhat affected. He stared at his old eyes as if he saw a figure.
In an instant, with a sudden shock, Duke Yiyang lifted up the bedclothes and turned over to hold the sword.
There is actually a sword inside this bed!
"Bold----"
laugh!
Cutting off his wrist with a knife, the attacker stepped on his chest, crushing his sternum and ribs on the spot. His throat was pinched by a big hand, and with a careless pull, the throat was flung out with bones and flesh.
Crack!
He raised and lowered the knife with his hand, cutting off the head without any unnecessary movement, then turned around and left.
"Do not kill me……"
The aunt of Yiyang County suddenly woke up and said with a trembling voice.
"Why should I kill you?"
After saying that, he walked away.
She was so frightened that she didn't dare to leave the outer room. There was a headless corpse lying next to her. After half an hour, she finally regained her strength, and Qiancai shouted at the top of her voice: "Someone is coming! It's a murder - ———”
When the soldiers patrolling outside heard the commotion, their scalps went numb. Although their hands and feet were quick, they also had bad secrets.
Because this time it was a strict defense, the entire Jiadefang was surrounded by five thousand troops, and no flies could even think of getting out.
Looking at this situation, something happened to Jiadefang, which was supposed to be safe.
Ma Rui from Yiyang County Company actually had his head cut off under heavy protection.
"It's over."
"It's completely over now!"
The two captains knew very well that their military careers were over.
It was not yet dawn, and the outer court was already in shock. The nobles did not dare to stay at home in this situation. Most of them gathered in the Ancestral Temple, which was only separated by two walls from the compound where the Xinke tributes lived.
"That's ridiculous! It's ridiculous! Then Wei Hao was killed for three days in a row right under the nose of your army——"
"One Dingyang Marquis is not enough, let's add Yiyang County Duke! Who is next? Is it the prince?!"
"This matter has alarmed the Queen Mother. Now the Queen Mother is furious. The Queen Mother wants to know how long it will take before Wei Hao is arrested and brought to justice——"
"Also! The story about the dream entrusted by the Jiadefang Land God has spread among people. This is an evil spirit. Immediately order the officials to seal down the Jiadefang Land Temple and block the incense to overwhelm the shrine!"
In the Shangshu room, Shangshu Ling was extremely tired. He never thought that there would be such a day when the entire court would be tortured by an assassin and become exhausted.
"A chivalrous man breaks the law with force."
Shangshu Ling sighed, while Shangshu Zuo Pushe, who was also mentally exhausted, said in a solemn tone, "For the current plan, there is only one way to calm down the chaos in Xiayi, and that is to kill Wei Hao."
"This boy has great magical powers. If you want to kill him, it will be as difficult as ascending to heaven."
It wasn't that Shangshu Ling was frustrated. When he reprimanded the guards for their inability to do things well, he actually thought about this problem. It was impossible to capture Wei Hao with an ordinary army of goods.
Even those immortal cultivators can't suppress him without superior magic weapons.
.
But if we now mobilize strong troops from outside and return to the capital, it could take as little as half a month, as long as half a year, and the border will no longer be guarded?
Just to catch someone in the capital?!
"Long Xiang Army", "Hu Ben Army", "Feng Xiang Army"... none of them can move.
What's more terrible is that as a minister, he knows very well that the current consumption of the national destiny is too drastic. If this continues and the national destiny is drained, the entire capital will lose the protection of the national destiny. By then, I am afraid that a group of demons will dance wildly, and humans and monsters will depend on each other.
Once this chaos begins, he will be infamy for eternity.
Therefore, the "alarm bell" must stop, but if it stops, wouldn't Wei Hao escape calmly?
Once he left Xiayi and showed his hiding place in other places, the civil and military officials in the court immediately became clowns.
Being fooled around by others on his own.
At this moment, the extremely furious Queen Mother blasted the "Ten Immortal Slaves" out. In the Dayuan Palace, the Queen Mother gritted her teeth: "That Wei Hao can't be killed——"
"Your Majesty, most of the soldiers in the capital are descendants of distinguished nobles. In fact, they are not familiar with killing enemies in the battle. I'm afraid it won't work with them."
Helian Wujiu coaxed and spoke, "Your Majesty, aren't the strong soldiers mobilized from all over the front to organize and train a new army? Even the banner of 'Tiancheng' has been decided, why don't you take the lead yourself and take care of these troops?"
"It's taboo to interfere with politics in the harem. If I get involved in military power again, wouldn't there be something to be said for the losers in the outer court?"
"My dear, the outer court is not doing its job right now. Aren't we avenging those foreign ministers from the outer court? Furthermore, the outer court are all scholars and gentlemen. How can they have the ability to spread the word and make an army? But
The empress is different. The empress controls the immortal slaves. Those are the gods in the sky. It is not difficult to ask them to sacrifice the power of the Tian Ce Army's military formation, right? "
"Well……"
When the Queen Mother heard this, she was moved.
Now that the national fortunes are being consumed drastically, but we still can't defeat Wei Hao, why not ask the gods for help, maybe there will be another surprise?
Thinking of this, the Queen Mother gathered her thoughts and said to Helian Wujiu: "Go and send those ten losers over for questioning.
"Yes, slave girl, go right away."
Helian Wujiu's expression remained normal as he slowly left, but his hands in his sleeves were already clenched into fists with excitement.