A knife in love

Chapter 961

After Li Qiufeng finished speaking, he was afraid that the three of them would quarrel again because they were vying to speak, so he continued, "Mr. Wan will talk first, and Mr. Mei and Mr. Ba will talk later."

Wan Congyun glanced at Mei Dali and Bayuyan proudly, and then said to Li Qiufeng: "Although when these guys left the city, the city gates had already been locked. But later, according to the Chasi Yamen, people were sent to each city gate and ordered to let them go. The city guards opened the city gate and released all these people out of the city. Although these people and the city guards shouted and cursed before leaving the city, neither side did anything."

Li Qiufeng thought to himself, according to the laws of the Ming Dynasty, after the city gates are locked at night, no one is allowed to open the city gates unless there is an emergency military situation, otherwise it will be regarded as a major crime of treason and the nine clans will be punished.When Taizu was in power in the past, the two founding generals Xu Da and Chang Yuchun died of illness, Feng Sheng, Fu Youde and other famous generals were convicted and killed one after another, Lan Yu became Taizu's most trusted general.This man is brave and good at fighting, resolute and decisive, and lived up to Taizu's expectations.Especially during the Northern Expedition to the Mongolian Yuan, the battle of Yuerhai wiped out most of the remaining troops of the Mongolian Yuan.Lan Yu's achievements are no longer inferior to those of Xu Da and Chang Yuchun.

It's just that Lan Yu is arrogant, and she has made such great achievements, and she becomes more and more complacent.When the army from the northern expedition returned to the south, it was night when they arrived at Xifeng Pass, and the gate had already been locked.Lan Yu refused to camp outside the city, and clamored for the city guards to open the city gates and enlarge the army to enter the city.Although the general guarding the city knew that the army from the north was returning to the south, he did not dare to disobey the emperor's order, so he refused Lan Yu's request to open the city gate.Lan Yu was so angry that she even led troops to attack the city, and swarmed in after breaking through the city gate.If it wasn't for the city defender running fast, he might have died under the blue jade knife.

After Emperor Taizu learned about this, he was furious, and was about to issue an edict to capture Lan Yu for questioning.The left and right ministers tried hard to persuade each other, thinking that Lan Yu commanded an army of 20 horses in the Northern Expedition. If he was accused of crimes at this time, this man would turn against him, and no one in the court would be able to fight against him.Only then did Emperor Taizu suppress his anger, but he already had a grudge against Sapphire.When the Emperor Taizu rewarded the generals of the Northern Expedition, Lan Yu was originally going to be named Liang Guogong.Because Lanyu violated the curfew order to close the city, Emperor Taizu changed "Liang" to "Liang" as a warning, and ordered people to engrave these faults on hereditary certificates.A few years later, Emperor Taizu used the excuse of Lanyu to rebel, killed Lanyu, and punished his nine clans. No less than 3 civil and military ministers and subordinate officials were killed because of Lanyu's involvement.However, Lan Yu broke the city gate in violation of the curfew and closed the door, which was actually one of the reasons why he was convicted.

The former Emperor Zhengde was honored as an emperor, but he was also shut down because of the curfew.In the 12th year of Zhengde, the emperor suddenly got excited and slipped out of the palace with a group of eunuchs and a few guards.Early the next morning, when the courtiers learned of this, they were in chaos.Several cabinet ministers sent flying cavalry to chase after them, and the first and auxiliary ministers themselves rushed to the Xuanfu with other important court officials to persuade Emperor Zhengde to return to the capital.

To get to Xuanfu, you have to go through Juyongguan.Zhang Qin, the patrol censor, heard a report from the guards of the city, saying that the emperor had arrived outside the city and asked the guards to open the city gates and let the emperor out.Zhang Qin was taken aback when he heard this, and hurried to the top of the city.He knew Emperor Zhengde, looked down the city, and recognized that Emperor Zhengde had arrived.Sun Xi, the commander of Juyong Pass, heard from Zhang Qin that the visitor from outside the city was indeed Emperor Zhengde, and was about to order the soldiers to open the gate, but Zhang Qin stopped him and said loudly that Emperor Taizu had a decree back then. After the city was locked and closed at night, Unless there is a compelling military situation, it is a serious crime to punish the nine clans to switch on and off without authorization.There is no enemy attacking right now, and Kaesong is the cause of death.What's more, if we open the city gate and let His Majesty go out.Once His Majesty has an accident after leaving the customs, we will all be sentenced to death.If we don't open the city gate, His Majesty will probably kill us if he enters the city tomorrow morning, even in a fit of anger.But as long as we don't violate the rules set by Emperor Taizu and keep His Majesty from being in danger, even if we are killed by His Majesty, we have a clear conscience.I will stand at the top of the city tonight, and I will cut off the head of anyone who dares to attack the city!

Emperor Zhengde heard that the eunuch who explored the road said that the patrolling censor of Juyongguan refused to open the city, so he wrote an imperial decree on the spot, asking Zhang Qin to switch it on and off immediately.The eunuch who made the decree came to close the door, and saw Zhang Qin standing at the top of the city with his sword in his arms.The eunuch opened the imperial decree, and just after reading a few words, Zhang Qin drew out his sword and shouted loudly that the emperor Taizu had already made a decree. After the city gate was locked, anyone who dared to open the gate would be regarded as treason and would not be pardoned.What's more, His Majesty is handling political affairs in the imperial court, and there is no military situation at the border, how can His Majesty leave the customs overnight? !Where did the fake eunuch come from, dare to falsely preach the imperial decree!After finishing speaking, Zhang Qin issued an order to the sergeant on the city to bend his bow and set up an arrow, aiming at the Xuanzhi eunuch.Seeing countless feathered arrows aimed at him, the eunuch turned around and ran away in fright.After Emperor Zhengde heard the report, Longyan was furious, and ordered his eunuchs to go to the nearby guards to mobilize soldiers and horses to learn from Lanyu's behavior in the past, break through Juyongguan and go to Xuanfu.

Seeing that a farce was about to be staged, the chief minister of the cabinet and the important court officials finally rushed to the city of Juyongguan. Everyone talked and talked, and finally persuaded Emperor Zhengde to drive back to the palace.Although Zhang Qin rebelled against Longlin, Emperor Zhengde also knew that this person was a good minister who was loyal to the emperor and protected the lord, so he did not make things difficult for him afterwards.It's just that after this incident, all the gates in the world know the order of Emperor Taizu, and they will never dare to open the city after retreating.

Li Qiufeng did not expect that the Yamen of the Chasi Office would dare to openly order the opening of the city. If the court knew about this, even if Liang Huan was a senior official of the third rank, he would have to be locked up and taken to Beijing for questioning.In order to drive away the masters of Huashan, Kunlun, Qingcheng, Emei and other factions, the Japanese pirates have already spared no effort. It can be seen that their conspiracy is about to start, and the day of attack is imminent.Li Qiufeng was anxious in his heart, thinking to himself that the Japanese pirates had acted like this, so naturally they had to act in a hurry.But what day will they choose to attack? !

After Wan Congyun saw that he had finished speaking, Li Qiufeng frowned and remained silent, as if there was something difficult to decide.He only said that what he said was so important that Li Qiufeng was thoughtful and complacent, and then said: "This morning, the villain went around the north of the city and saw a mess there, six or seven hundred people. The people in the rivers and lakes left cleanly. Presumably they were afraid that the government would embarrass them, so they left the city overnight."

As soon as he finished speaking, Bayuyan sneered and said, "Commander Li, what Lao Wan said is not true. The reason why these people from the rivers and lakes left Xiuwu County in a hurry was not because they were afraid of the government. A tomb of a former general was discovered on Longmen Mountain in Luoyang, and the gold, silver and jewels in the tomb were piled up like a mountain. Many martial arts gangs have gathered at the foot of Longmen Mountain, fighting for the gold, silver and jewels in the tomb. These rivers and lakes in Xiuwu County When the characters heard the news, they naturally refused to lag behind, and they were eager to get a share of the pie. Schools like the Huashan School, the Kunlun School, the Qingcheng School, and the Emei School have so many masters, how can they be afraid of threats from the government? All they left in a hurry were the gold, silver and jewels on Longmen Mountain!"

Seeing Bayuyan's serious appearance, Li Qiufeng secretly laughed in his heart, thinking that Xu Chenghe's intentional rumors had turned into countless strange rumors.But this is not bad, those profit-seeking gangs dispersed in a rush, which saved a lot of trouble.

Seeing Wan Congyun and Bayuyan vying to speak, Mei Dali naturally refused to lag behind.I only heard him say loudly: "The villain has already inquired about these news, but he just obeyed Commander Li's order and didn't rush to tell them. The villain heard that the Chasi Yamen sent people to Yuntai Mountain yesterday to investigate Wuji Temple and Xiaoyao. Guanhe Kongming Temple's broken walls. But right now, whether it is the Chasi Yamen, the Luoyang Zhifu Yamen, or the Xiuwu County Yamen, the mind is no longer on the bloody case in Yuntai Mountain. According to the order of the Chancellor to advance the Lantern Festival, this is Xiuwu The top priority of the county seat. Because the inspector and the prefect of Luoyang and other high officials are going to watch the lanterns on the Lantern Festival this year, how can the county magistrate dare to neglect? I heard that the yamen has sent people from the source to inform all the big gentry in Xiuwu County All lanterns must be prepared. And the lanterns must be more luxurious than in previous years, and they must be delivered to Xiuwu County within three days."

Wan Congyun twitched his lips after hearing what Mei Dali had said, and said disdainfully, "Is there any use for these trivial news you have inquired about? It is of no benefit to the public security in the city!"

(End of this chapter)