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The officials of the Zhongshu Province were anxious, and someone came to report outside the door: "Report, His Highness Jian Guo has ordered the entire city to be banned, but those who commit crimes in the city will not be pardoned."

Xu Congyang rushed out of the gate and said in a deep voice, "Is this an order from the supervisor?"

"Yes." The visitor reported: "His Royal Highness has mobilized the Wujing Guard in the city to put on strict guard. All the officers and soldiers of the Wujing Guard Office have left the office to prevent chaos in Beijing."

Several officials behind him also followed, and someone said: "The supervisory country responded in a timely manner. The gang of rebels must have taken advantage of the urgent battle ahead and deliberately rioted in the capital. They must be ruthless in order to suppress them."

Xu Congyang frowned and said, "Your lords think so? The old man doesn't think so."

"Oh?" Someone asked: "Master Xu, what do you mean?"

"The old man knows what Jian Guo means. Now that the situation is unknown, Jian Guo ordered the foot restraint to prevent more chaos. However, if the foot restraint order is issued, the people in the city will inevitably panic." Xu Congyang said seriously: " Unless it is a last resort, the imperial court will of course not order a foot ban. Although there are many fires happening now, a few fires will not cause turmoil in the entire capital. It’s all right. Most of the 10 people in central Beijing don’t know the real cause of the fire, and now the whole city is grounded, which is self-defeating, letting everyone know that something happened in central Beijing.”

As soon as this remark came out, everyone immediately understood, and someone said: "That's right. Now is an extraordinary time, and the hearts of the people in the capital are extremely important. Qin Shui's formation is ready to fight at any time. The capital must be stable. Jian Guo and Mr. Xu are aware of things, recently, Beijing and China have indeed maintained peace, but... but the foot ban is like a spark, and it is easy to make things worse."

Xu Congyang looked serious: "These fires must have been carefully planned and planned by someone with ulterior motives. Their purpose is probably to cause panic in the capital...!" Worried, the old man immediately went to the prince's mansion, stated his interests to the prince, advised the prince to withdraw his order, and then discuss countermeasures."

Everyone immediately said: "Master Xu, there is no doubt that there are rebellious parties in Beijing, you have to be more careful on the way." Some people have already summoned guards to protect Xu Congyang going to the Prince's Mansion.

The Zhongshu Province is an important place for military secrets. Although the empire is in turmoil, the Zhongshu Province is still the brain of the empire. The state affairs are all here, and they run day and night. The crown prince naturally attaches great importance to the safety of this place, and has specially dispatched hundreds of people to guard it here. , To ensure the absolute safety of the officials, at this time an official dispatched more than a dozen soldiers to escort Xu Congyang out.

Xu Congyang didn't say much, got into the carriage, and was escorted by more than a dozen soldiers, and quickly drove to the Prince's Mansion.

Xu Congyang was so anxious that he didn't know how many streets to turn. He suddenly heard the sound of gongs and drums in front of him, and then heard exclamations. Xu Congyang immediately opened the curtain and asked in a deep voice, "What happened?"

A guard in front reported: "My lord, there is commotion coming from the north, and there is thick smoke billowing over there, as if it is on fire...!"

"On fire?" Xu Congyang's heart tightened, "What is there? Is there a Taoist temple?"

"My lord, there is indeed a Songyang Taoist temple there, and the incense has always been very good...!"

"Go to Songyang Taoist Temple!" Xu Congyang said in a deep voice.

The guard was stunned, and asked: "Sir, aren't you going to the Prince's Mansion? Going to Songyang Taoist Temple, you diverted the road and went in the wrong direction...!"

"Don't talk too much, hurry to Songyang Taoist Temple." Xu Congyang said sharply, "The sooner the better."

The guards didn't dare to say anything, they turned to the north to protect Xu Congyang's carriage, and after only one street, they saw many people running around in panic, including a few Wujing guards, like headless chickens, Stopping and shouting on the street, the front of the carriage was blocked, Xu Congyang raised the curtain, just as a Wujing guard was about to pass by, Xu Congyang said in a deep voice: "Stop."

The Wujing guard turned his head and took a look, only looking at the guards driving the car. Although he didn't know Xu Congyang, he knew that he was a high-ranking official, and hurriedly cupped his hands and said, "What orders does your lord have?"

"What happened up front?"

"Returning to my lord, a fire broke out in Songyang Taoist Temple, and the Taoist temple was fighting the fire. Suddenly, a group of rioters rushed out and were about to rush into the Taoist temple. Call people over."

Xu Congyang frowned: "You mean they have knives and guns?"

"Yes, they are all holding spears and short knives. They are clearly causing chaos." Wu Jingwei said with an uneasy expression, "What else do you want to order? The villain will go back and gather people to deal with the rebels."

"How many people are there on your side?"

"We are only a dozen or so people...the gang of rebels gathered a hundred or so people, and they are smashing the door...!"

Xu Congyang's expression was even more stern. The empire has always enforced hunting orders with swords. Not to mention the important places in the capital, even the local people are strict in hiding weapons. Even some big families, even if they have hidden weapons in private, they dare not reveal them. According to the law, if ordinary people own or hide weapons, it is tantamount to rebellion, which is a serious crime.

In the capital, this is even more severe. It is impossible for ordinary people to have weapons, and it is almost impossible to bring them into the city from outside the city. The gates of the capital, regardless of whether they enter or leave, are extremely strict. Wanting to bring in weapons from outside the city without anyone noticing is simply as difficult as reaching the sky.

As for the several armories in the city, they are also strictly guarded. Even if the regular army wants to take weapons from the armory, it will have to go through several procedures, let alone ordinary people, it is impossible to get close.

But at this moment, those rioters actually have weapons in their hands. At this moment, it is no small matter. The source of these weapons is a big problem. Since the opponent can get weapons in the capital and distribute them to everyone, it can be seen that they have all hands and feet.

"Gather all the people on your side and follow me to Songyang Taoist Temple." Xu Congyang said in a deep voice, "I want to see who has the guts to swallow the sky?"

At present, the Wujing Guard dispersed a path among the crowd, and the guards escorted the carriage forward, and the Wujing Guard also called out all the dozens of Wujing Guard soldiers scattered in the crowd, adding up to [-] people, guarding the carriage and heading towards Songyang Taoist Temple Come.

Songyang Taoist Temple was on fire, and there were many Taoist audiences in the capital. The scale of Songyang Taoist Temple ranked among the top three, and there were more than 200 Taoist priests in the Taoist Temple.

The Taoist priests in Songyang Taoist Temple were obviously more cautious. Although the Taoist temple was raging, the Taoist priests organized firefighting, but the Taoist priests in front of the gate saw that someone was about to take advantage of the gap, and they had already closed the gate tightly. Hundreds of men who looked like ordinary people , holding knives and guns in their hands, yelling outside the gate. When Xu Congyang arrived, this group of people had already smashed several small holes in the gate of the Taoist temple with wooden stakes and large stones. The door will inevitably be smashed open.

The Taoist temple was not far in front, although it was chaotic and many people ran away one after another, but there were still many people left watching from a distance, as if they were watching the excitement.

The carriage came over, and the eyes of the people were all on the carriage. Among the rioters who smashed the door, they saw a group of people guarding a carriage coming, leaving some people to continue smashing the door, but more than half of them rushed up, unexpectedly He was not afraid of the officers and soldiers at all, and there was a burly man in front of him, holding a big knife in his hand, raised the knife and shouted: "We are doing justice for the heavens, don't meddle in your own business. The Tianmen Dao is burning, killing and looting over there, just like animals. In these Taoist temples Taoist priests are not good things, Tianmen Dao kills ordinary people, we will kill these dog Taoist priests, if you still have a conscience, kill all the Taoist priests in this capital together with us...!"

The guards and Wu Jingwei met each other coldly, they were already holding knives in their hands. Xu Congyang had already got off the carriage at this time. When the rioters saw an old man with white beard and hair coming out of the carriage, they looked at each other. Xu Congyang looked at the Taoist temple first. The flames were raging inside, and the fire was raging. Hearing shouts and shouts from inside, it was obvious that they were fighting the fire. In front of the gate, there were dozens of rioters carrying wooden stakes and smashing the door. They were full of enthusiasm and excited.

Xu Congyang took a few steps forward, and a guard hurriedly said: "My lord, be careful of these rioters...!" Guarding in front of Xu Congyang, Xu Congyang put his hands behind his back and said in a deep voice, "Get out of the way!"

The guard hesitated for a moment, but finally got out of the way. Xu Congyang stepped forward, glanced at the group of rioters in front, and said in a deep voice, "Are you planning to rebel?"

Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, and the leader said, "Who are you?"

"I am Xu Congyang, the official Zhongshu Provincial Zhongshu Ling and the front of the palace." Xu Congyang looked stern, "Who are you?"

Xu Congyang's reputation is well-known in the capital, and the man said: "It turns out to be the Grand Master Xu. You came at the right time, Grand Master Xu. We want to eradicate violence and bring peace to the world. Since you are a high-ranking official in the court, you should do it for me." The people are the masters."

"Making decisions for the people?" Xu Congyang sneered, "What decision?"

"Of course it is to kill Taoist priests to protect the country." The man said loudly.

"Kill Taoist priests to protect the country?" Xu Congyang laughed and said, "Killing these Taoist priests can save the country? Our Great Qin is as stable as Mount Tai, so why do we need to kill Taoist priests to report it?"

The man also sneered and said: "Master Xu, you really think that our common people are deaf and blind. The Heavenly Gate Dao has reached Qinshui, and there are clouds of refugees outside the capital. Blind people can't see this. It is these Taoist priests who harm the country and the people, so This is the reason for today's difficulties, let the common people suffer, if they are not killed, it is not enough for the common people to be angry."

"A good one is not enough for common people to be angry." Xu Congyang sneered: "What is the relationship between Tianmen Dao and these Taoist temples? What does doorway have to do with the Tao of Longevity?"

The eloquence was excellent, and he retorted: "Of course it has something to do. Now that we dare to do it, we are not afraid of death, let alone talking. The world has become like this, is it because these Taoist priests of longevity are bewitching the emperor? If It’s not that they bewitch the emperor, so why do they want to extort money, practice Taoism and alchemy, and build the Tongtian Temple? Isn’t all of this the work of Changsheng Dao? Changsheng Dao and Tianmen Dao are the same species and must be eliminated.”