Pingyang Fu of the Red Chamber

Chapter 324
Yangzhou City,
at the East Gate,

On the nearby flagpoles, there were some troublemakers hanging from above and howling. The cavalry below were wearing heavy armor and guarded at the gate of the city. The people around had never seen this formation before, and they were frightened to scatter. After a while, the city The door was vacant, and the nearby streets were sparsely populated, and the people hid if they could.

In the dark alley, Zuo Feng saw that the gates of the city were closed, and knew in his heart that he might not be able to get out today. He glanced at the crowd behind him, and said with difficulty,

"Retreat, go back to the stronghold to rest first, and then think of a way. I'm afraid I won't be able to get out today, and it's even more dangerous outside."

"Yes, Dharma protector, brothers, retreat."

The head of the Taiping Sect and the elite of the sect had no choice but to go back the same way. Along the way, they shuttled through the alleys and alleys carefully and quickly, because the rangers of the frontier soldiers on some streets were constantly wandering on the streets, arresting suspicious people everywhere. man of.

The group walked in fear, and Wang Yinghan lost his composure at this time, because he saw the corpses of many clansmen not far away, and Luo Yunhou was so bold that he dared to besiege the city and kill people.

"Guardian, don't go any further. It's right here. There's a house in the alley that turns left. It's a secret house left by the Wang family. There's food and everything in it. Go and hide for a while, and then change places. I’m afraid those rangers will notice you if you leave.”

Wang Yinghan pointed to not far away, a group of rangers outside the entrance of the alley, hiding in the left front, quietly stretched out his head to look over, and saw many cavalry began to arrest people in the street, as long as there were too many people, they would be whipped. It is extremely cruel to resist and slash directly with a knife.

"Okay, let's go to the dark house to hide for a while, and make plans at night or tomorrow. Let's go,"

Zuo Feng was just about to run over with his people, but he never thought that a large number of people suddenly appeared on the street, holding long knives and shields, and the leader shouted;

"The people of the Wang family fought with them, and if they didn't fight, they would have killed them. Kill me."

"Kill it."

"Fight them."

In Jufang in the distance, there were still many heroes from the green forest, together with members of the Wang family, they took their swords and killed the cavalry on the street. On the belly of the horse, he rushed up to face the crowd, and a small group of cavalry rushed quickly on horseback, killing through the crowd in one round, and they were simply vulnerable.

Although there were not many people on the two sides, they were extremely tragic. No one from the Wang family escaped until they were all killed in battle.

Wang Yinghan looked through the alley and saw the clan members lying on the ground, including men and women, old and young. He burst into tears and whispered;
"Marquis Luo Yun, I, Wang Yinghan, have a sworn hatred for you in this life. I wish I could eat your flesh and drink your blood to relieve the hatred in my heart."

"President Wang, leave quickly. If we are discovered, we won't be able to leave."

Zuo Feng reminded by his side that Luo Yunhou's subordinates are really ruthless, and they won't leave until they finish killing them.

Looking at Chairman Wang with red eyes, he ordered his men regardless of what he thought.
"Both of you, carry Chairman Wang and go, hurry up."

"Yes, Guardian."

Two confidantes of the Taiping Sect held Wang Yinghan's arms on the left and right and ran to the depths of the alley. There was no one else in the alley, but the surrounding houses were obviously dilapidated, and they must be the place of poor people.

front,

When you reached an alley, you turned left and saw an ordinary house. Zuo Feng saw that the door of the house was locked and asked;

"President Wang, is it here?"

Wang Yinghan hadn't recovered from the tragic death of his tribesmen, but nodded subconsciously. Zuo Feng didn't care about anything else.

"President Wang, if the people on the street are caught, those frontier soldiers will definitely enter the alley. If you look like this, none of us can escape. Where is the key?"

Wang Yinghan blinked, wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes with his sleeve, looked at Zuo Feng and replied;

"What Guardian Zuo said is that the key is under the water tank in the yard. You can get it if you go in."

Zuo Feng immediately winked at the hall master behind him. The hall master put down the long knife, then ran a few steps suddenly, stepped on his feet, flew up to the courtyard wall, turned over and entered the courtyard in the blink of an eye.

"Excellent skills, Master Zuo Dharma's subordinates are indeed Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon."

"You've made a fool of yourself, President Wang. No matter how skilled you are, you can't compare to Marquis Luo Yun's cavalry. Now that you can't get out of the city, can President Wang do anything?"

"Crack."

The lock of the courtyard door was unlocked, the hall master took the lock to open the courtyard door, and hurriedly said,

"Guardian, President Wang, come in quickly."

Zuo Feng and his group quickly walked into the house, while the hall master leaned against the corner and looked at the entrance of the alley. He saw that the cavalry of the frontier army had long since disappeared from the entrance of the alley, and the so-called neighbors around were also silent, as if Feeling relieved that no one was inhabiting it, he quietly retreated and closed the courtyard door.

"Defender, the cavalry on the street have withdrawn."

"Okay, take your brothers to get something to eat first, then rest, and make plans at night." "Yes, Dharma Protector."

Wang Yinghan took Zuo Feng into the main room in the courtyard. Although the outside was dilapidated, there was everything for food and drink inside. After entering the room, the two of them sat down and took a breath.

"Guardian, now we are staying here tonight, don't even think about going out, I'm afraid the magistrate is also panicking, how can he still manage the government affairs of Yangzhou, let alone the generals of the government, things that can't be put on the table."

Hearing what Patriarch Wang said, Zuo Feng also frowned, knowing the movements of the government in Yangzhou city, then he stared into Wang Yinghan's eyes and asked;

"Then may I ask President Wang, what did you do to make the imperial envoy Luo Yunhou so angry that he wanted to kill your entire clan?"

"Ahaha, haha, because the person I want to kill is Lin Ruhai, the censor of Yanyan. From the outside, Lin Ruhai must be dead, so the master is relieved."

Wang Yinghan actually laughed strangely, as if he had accomplished something big. Zuo Feng's heart sank, and the master, this person may have had a premeditated plan, and he didn't care about the life and death of the entire clan. He may be a snake and scorpion.

Looking at President Wang who was still laughing, Zuo Feng's heart became colder and colder, and he was thinking about how to go in the future.

outside,

On the way to Fuya.

"Report, Lord Hou, most of the Wang family has been put under the law. General Ning began to take over the guards and the people of the imperial city department, and began to search the whole city for Wang Yinghan. The city gate has been closed. This person must still be in the city. The Wang family has moved outside the city." Zhuangzi's people have already sent someone to arrest him, and he was soon detained in the city."

"Okay, tell General Ning, don't kill innocent people indiscriminately. Those people will be detained in the Yanzheng Yamen for the time being. I will go to the Fu Yamen."

"Yes, Lord Hou."

Zhang Jinyu saw many fleeing people along the way, and couldn't bear it. He explained to the ordering soldiers, and then led the people to the Yamen.

Unexpectedly, as soon as they arrived at the yamen, the prefect Ye Yuanchang and fellow magistrate Wan Haihe had brought the yamen servants early, and the policemen had been waiting at the gate for a long time.

Well, it's all honest now.

Zhang Jinyu was riding on the horse and looked at the two people in front of him. They had fat heads and big ears, and were all sour. They were either cooks or corrupt officials.

"Ye Yuanchang, the magistrate of Yangzhou, pays homage to the Marquis."

"I'm going to Yangzhou and my colleague Wan Haihe to pay homage to the Marquis."

The two greeted each other in unison, and then even knelt down to salute, showing respect. How could Zhang Jinyu have the heart to watch them act here, and asked with a cold face as soon as he waved his hands;
"No need, I am here to ask you one thing. What did you two do when Mr. Lin is in such a predicament?"

How dare the two of them admit to talking nonsense, they have already followed the agreed countermeasures and cried out;
"Please be careful, Lord Hou. The two officials have been staying in the yamen and have never gone out. Let alone a small official, there are only these people under his command. Not even a general of the government army listens to me. How dare he control Lin Lin?" It’s an adult matter.”

Ye Yuanchang was in tears, crying with snot and tears, Wan Haihe was even more unbearable, he knelt down on the ground and kowtowed;
"Master Marquis, the official is in charge of the government treasury. He is greedy for some money. How can he dare to ask about other people's affairs? The official doesn't know."

It was interesting. Zhang Jinyu looked at the two of them crying and shouting, as if they had been wronged. Such a pretentious performance would inevitably seem to be trying to hide the truth.

Zhang Jinyu turned over and dismounted, then pulled out the long knife, slowly placed it on Ye Yuanchang's neck, and continued to ask;
"A magistrate from the fourth grade and a co-prefect from the fifth grade are in charge of a city. You tell me that you don't know what it means to be a prince. Lord Ye, think about it after you think about it. I know you, but the knife in my hand I don’t know you.”

"Master Marquis, Master Marquis, please spare your life, I say, I say."

Ye Yuanchang was so frightened that his face was pale, he knelt down and begged for mercy.

"Say!"

"Yes, yes, Lord Hou, we know something about Mr. Lin, but there is nothing we can do. The Imperial City Secretary of Yangzhou City once wanted to help. Lord Hou, you don't know, the entire Imperial City Office, including thousands of households, hundreds of All households disappeared in one night, and no one was seen. The next official sent someone to report the matter to Commander Gui and Mr. Zhuang. Mr. Zhuang wrote back and said that it was a matter of the Imperial City Division and asked us not to ask, but Gui The commanding envoy sent someone, but the truth has never been found out."

Ye Yuanchang tremblingly said what he knew, and the kneeling colleague Wan Haihe kept nodding;
"Master Hou, Master Ye is right. As for the government army, you know, Lord Hou. The government army is its own system, and we have no right to intervene. At most, if something happens, the government army will send someone over to inform you. The two of us speak together, and the next official is to let it go, there is a lot of involvement behind Mr. Lin's matter, the two of us are small officials, and we can only make some money."

Seeing the sincerity of what the two said, Zhang Jinyu withdrew the knife, a little disbelieving in her heart, the people from the Imperial City Division of the Yicheng Guards Office disappeared, nonsense, but the fearful expressions on the two faces did not seem to be fake, and the government The general has never seen anyone,
"You two, get up and take care of the treasury. This Marquis will go to meet the generals of the government army for a while. It's all like this. It's strange that you haven't even seen anyone."

"Thank you, Lord."

The two of them were shivering with sweat on their faces and helped each other up. Ye Yuanchang was still shaking his legs from time to time. Wan Haihe was better. He supported the magistrate and leaned against the wall to rest. He also arranged his official uniform there. gasping.

Zhang Jinyu didn't make things difficult for the two of them either. She put away her treasured sword, got on her horse, and was about to take people to the Yangzhou City Mansion Army Camp to have a look. Before she had passed the corner, she heard a rough laughter from another street.

"Haha, Lord Hou doesn't need to look for me. This general is here. Look, all the people from the government army are here."

(End of this chapter)