They are said to be guards, but they are actually responsible for checking people passing by at the city gate and conducting routine inspections.
Around Yizhou City, many guard posts were stationed, all of which were regular troops of the imperial court. Therefore, the guarding of Yizhou City Gate was handed over to the Yizhou Prefectural Government.
The state government has its own government officials and police officers. They are usually busy with their own affairs, so if they want to dedicate a part to guard the city gate, it seems a bit powerless.
Therefore, the state government established the Yizhou City Guards to be responsible for guarding the city gates. Most of its members were middle-aged men from the private sector and had not undergone systematic training. They wore clothes similar to those of state government officials and had a handful of uniforms.
Armed with a long gun, he began to go on duty.
At this moment, the guard captain, who had been whipped by Duan Tianming with a horse whip, and more than 20 of his men, replaced their helmets with a big cotton hat to cover the whip marks on their faces, and walked toward Ouyang's tavern menacingly.
In the tavern, when he heard Xiao Chen's question, the face of the shopkeeper suddenly changed.
"Sir, I don't know how powerful your family is. Please don't forget that this is Yizhou City. Especially, find out the background of this tavern before you talk to it." The shopkeeper lowered his voice and narrowed his eyes.
It became a crack, trying hard to suppress the anger in my heart.
Xiao Chen smiled and said calmly: "Don't be angry, shopkeeper, that's all I said. You are a living person, not a dog, so you can't just beat him to death. We still have laws in Ming Dynasty."
It's legal, no one can beat others to death casually."
"You, you, you..." The shopkeeper was speechless and was so angry that he couldn't speak for a while.
"Your waiter tried to fight with my guard. I didn't bring any trouble on you. You should feel lucky. Take the waiter out of the latrine, clean him up, and continue to run your tavern well. Don't
Another day spent thinking about cheating customers." Xiao Chen straightened up, nodded to Duan Tianming, and prepared to leave.
"You want to just leave without any problems? Don't even ask who runs this tavern?" Although the shopkeeper was a little scared, when he thought of the master behind him, he felt indescribable courage.
"Oh?" Xiao Chen turned around again, "Why, just now the waiter and my guard started fighting. Now, the shopkeeper, you want to fight with me? As for who runs this tavern, I have no interest at all." Xiao Chen's
There was a trace of surprise on his face.
The shopkeeper raised his right hand and pointed to the street outside the door: "On this street, or even in the entire Yizhou City, no one has ever dared to act wild in my tavern. If you don't make appropriate compensation today, don't even think about it.
Get out of here."
The shopkeeper said harshly.
He believed that the waiter who went to the Ouyang family to report the news should have delivered the news that someone was causing trouble. As long as the head of the family brings someone here, no matter who the other party is, today will not end well.
Hearing that the shopkeeper started to threaten Xiao Chen, Duan Tianming kicked over another table: "Old man, be careful what you say, don't let me destroy your tavern, you will regret it later."
"Smashed my tavern? Hahaha, I have been running here for more than ten years, and I have never seen what happens when a tavern is smashed. Go ahead and do it." The shopkeeper's face was full of contempt.
If you beat the waiter and spend some money, you may be able to get over it. But if you dare to smash the tavern, you will be at odds with the Ouyang family, and you will slap the Ouyang family in the face.
There is only one outcome, and that is the unrelenting revenge of the Ouyang family.
The shopkeeper believes that the young man in front of him is just talking big words to save face. It must be that in Yizhou City, the reputation of the Ouyang family still has a certain degree of deterrence in the eyes of everyone.
"After living for so long, you have never seen a tavern being smashed?" Xiao Chen had an exaggerated expression of surprise on his face, shook his head gently, and said sympathetically: "Today, the food and wine you have here still tastes bad.
Okay, in general, I am quite satisfied and in a good mood. I always feel that I should do something for you to express my gratitude. Since the shopkeeper has never seen someone smashing up a tavern, I will let you see it today.
, Otherwise, you will always have a regret even if you live until you die, right?"
The shopkeeper's face turned pale and he stopped talking. He didn't believe that Xiao Chen really dared to take action.
Xiao Chen looked at Duan Tianming and smiled faintly: "Inform the people in the tavern to exit the tavern and completely destroy the tavern. Let the shopkeeper open his eyes."
As soon as Xiao Chen finished speaking, Duan Tianming whipped towards the one-foot-long counter. With a "click", the counter was split into two from the middle, and stacks of ledgers and broken silver were scattered on the ground.
"Get out." Duan Tianming shouted towards the shopkeeper who was standing there blankly.
More than a dozen Dongchang captains outside the door had already rushed in like tigers and wolves, overturning all the tables and chairs to the ground.
The waiters in the latrine have already fished the people out of the latrine. They heard the situation outside very clearly. Even though they are used to being arrogant and domineering, in the face of these masters who really dared to take action, they all chose to withdraw.
Tavern door.
The entire hall was smashed to pieces, as if it wasn't thorough enough. Some of the captains rushed up to the attic, and with one step of gravity, the doors and walls of the single room on the second floor collapsed, and then there was the sound of broken glass.
The sound is continuous.
Xiao Chen held a small bamboo stick in his hand, held it between his teeth, and looked at the shopkeeper with a smile. The look in his eyes seemed to be asking, do you have no regrets in this life?
After smashing the entire second floor, the wooden staircase leading to the second floor became the only target of everyone. Withdrawing the knife from his waist, a burst of sword light flashed, and the solid wood staircase became a usable
Fragments of firewood for the stove.
The shopkeeper's eyes opened angrily, as if they were about to drip with blood.
This is the tavern that I have worked hard to run for more than ten years. If someone else destroys it like this, even if the Ouyang family rebuilds it, I am afraid that the position of the shopkeeper will no longer be available to me.
"I'll fight you." The shopkeeper roared and was about to pounce on Xiao Chen.
However, as soon as his feet moved, a whip shadow passed through the air. It landed on the shopkeeper's chest with a "snap" sound. A hole was pulled out of the entire robe, and the white cotton in the middle was flying in the air and scattered on the ground.
And the remaining force of the whip pulled him out more than ten feet, hit the wall behind the counter, and fell to the ground.
"You deserve to die..." The shopkeeper, who was lying on the ground, cursed with all his strength.
"Pa." There was another whip sound.
Duan Tianming's horsewhip rolled up half of the counter, drew an arc in the air, and accurately landed on the shopkeeper, interrupting the words he was about to curse.
"Ah..." the shopkeeper screamed, no longer daring to argue, lying on the ground, breathing heavily.
