Daily life of slaying demons in the government

Chapter 77: Fu Man Lou (First Order Request!)

The weather today is not very good. It started to drizzle before dawn, and the rain got heavier after dawn. The whole Sanda City was wet and foggy.

People who make a living in the city will not stay out because of this little rain, but they soon discovered that there are some different changes in the city today.

Not only were there many more constables wearing black robes with red patterns, and yamen runners wearing blue robes, but you could also see teams of ten guards, holding spears or swords and shields, on guard on the streets.

Especially near the main street in the south of the city, it gives people a feeling that every tree and grass is an enemy, and even passers-by can't help but feel a little nervous.

"Master Yang, something seems to be wrong! Why are there so many guards?" Wang Shigui stood at the door of the restaurant with a look of nervousness on his face.

"Yes, something is wrong. But the garrison did inform us in advance, saying that because there were two consecutive attacks by evil spirits in the city, they strengthened the security of Fu Man Lou just in case."

"Bah! The Song guy really acted himself out! Master Yang, how do you think the Song guy explained it to those senior officials in the military office?"

"You already said 'acting', do you still need me to explain? Naturally, it is to follow Song Yuan's death and put yourself in a position to be attacked and killed by the evil spirits for revenge. In addition, they even stopped the private sugar business, let alone the business of colluding with the evil spirits?
Song Qixun is not stupid. It is impossible to catch him in the act. In addition, he has a close relationship with the military office of the prefecture. It is unrealistic to expect the military office to take action to deal with him directly. "

"Hey, you're still here!"

"Okay, stop talking nonsense. I asked you to investigate the restaurant. How is it going?"

"We have checked five times. There are no problems in the lobby, all the rooms, the kitchen, the utility room, the cellar, and the toilet. And we have deployed personnel at all the entrances according to your request.

However, we are investigating, and the garrison guards are also investigating, and they have also set up guards everywhere in the restaurant, and they have more people than us."

"What's going on with Chen Dong?"

"There's no problem on his side either. He has personally assigned people to guard all the street corners that lead to Fu Man Lou. But the situation is the same as ours, with some guards joining in the fun."

In fact, although Yang Qian looked calm, he was a little nervous in his heart, just like Wang Shigui. Because he also clearly felt that things had changed a lot from what he expected. The most important thing was that the garrison's reaction was too strong.

There were no less than 200 garrisons deployed in the places mentioned by Wang Shigui just now. Among them, Song Qixun's personal soldiers were almost all concentrated in the restaurant.

"The key point is the lobby. Is it arranged as I requested?"

"Don't worry, Master Yang. I have arranged fifteen people in the lobby, ten of whom are armed with crossbows. They will surround Song Qixun in the middle. There are also five crossbows around to deal with Song Qixun's guards. Once a fight breaks out, we will definitely be able to control the situation in the first place."

As they were talking, a burly man came over. He was dressed in armor and looked like a warrior, which made Yang Qian frown.

"Hey, Captain Yang, why is your government office making such a big fuss? We are just having a drink, is it necessary for you to mobilize so many people?

Besides, the officials in the government office are too skinny to be of much use, so it would be safer to leave this place to our garrison soldiers."

Yang Qian glanced at him and said with a smile: "General Lin, we have to set up a battle formation. It is said that the defense of the three cities is full of loopholes. Even General Song Ya's son was killed by the evil spirits in the city. How dare we let down our guard?
Just look at General Lin's war attire and you'll know. General Lin is worried about evil spirits coming, so he wears something thicker to save his life, right?"

I thought Lin Kuizhong would be angry, but he smiled and said, "If the beast of the son of the Lord Shaya General dares to make trouble today, he will die. Do you think what I said is right, Captain Yang?"

"If General Lin wants to kill the enemy, then it depends on your ability. Asking me? Can I help General Lin calculate life and death?"

Both of them had smiles on their faces, but they were thinking their own thoughts. After chatting for a while, they separated again. "Master Yang, do you think Lin Kuizhong noticed something?"

"It's hard to say. Just be careful."

Time noon.

Several carriages and horses came out of the government office. People from the two government offices of the prefecture had already met in the government office to exchange their inspection intentions. They also discussed the areas to be investigated together in the next few days. After the meeting, they were all in a friendly mood and came out together to attend the banquet. The people who accompanied the banquet from the three cities were all their respective main officials.

Fu Man Lou was cleared out today, leaving only a huge round table in the spacious lobby.

Naturally, Yang Qian was not qualified to sit down, so he could only stand behind Wang Hai, holding a knife as a guard.

After some polite exchanges, they started drinking and chatting. Although the atmosphere was not warm, it was not ugly either.

Cui Mingsheng raised his glass and stood up to toast the chief officer from the prefectural military office, Bai Jingwen, who was a chief clerk and a powerful figure in the military office who was mainly responsible for internal audits. In fact, his status was higher than that of Mr. Pang from the prefectural government office.

"It's rare for Master Bai to come to Sandao City. I hope you will forgive me for any inadequacies in my hospitality."

"Master Cui is too polite. Sandao City is very good. This is because Master Cui governs it well."

The two clinked glasses and drank. Bai Jingwen changed the subject and said, "However, it seems that Lord Cui and General Song Ya have many misunderstandings, which is not a good thing for the people of Sandao City.

Now the evil spirits are rampant outside, and they are spreading like wildfire. Later, there will be a general trend of clearing them out. When the three city officials and garrisons are at odds, it will inevitably cause inconvenience to the clearing out. Lord Cui should be able to understand the reason, right?"

As soon as Bai Jingwen said this, the scene suddenly became quiet. Everyone looked at him, waiting for Cui Mingsheng's answer.

It can also be seen that although he had only been in Sandao City for more than a day, the chief clerk of the provincial military office had already completely trusted Song Qixun and had begun to take the initiative to help Song Qixun ease the conflict with the Sandao City government office.

"Haha, Mr. Cui, I'd like to offer you a toast. In the future, if we visit each other more often and get to know each other better, there won't be so many misunderstandings!"

Song Qixun was dressed in casual clothes today, looking like an ordinary middle-aged man, without any sharp edge on him, completely different from the angry lion in Honglinfang that day. He stood up and raised his glass to toast, clearly wanting to follow the stage set by Bai Jingwen and "turn hostility into friendship" with Cui Mingsheng.

Under normal circumstances, no matter how reluctant Cui Mingsheng was, he would have to stand up and clink glasses with Song Qixun to save face for Bai Jingwen who took the initiative to reconcile.

But this time Cui Mingsheng did not do so. He even put down the wine glass in his hand after looking at Song Qixun who looked sincere and cheerful.

"Hmm? Lord Cui, what does this mean?" Bai Jingwen frowned, quite surprised. At the same time, he felt a little angry at Cui Mingsheng for not giving him face.

"Hahaha, it seems that Mr. Cui has a deep prejudice against Song. It doesn't matter..."

Bai Jingwen was dissatisfied, and Song Qixun was fanning the flames, but Cui Mingsheng still had no intention of getting up. Instead, he raised his hand to interrupt Song Qixun's words.

"General Song, you said it was a misunderstanding, but it may not be true. I will just ask you two questions at random. The robbery of 46 trucks of scrap iron in the seventh year of Xuanding, and the missing people case in the mine in the same year, are these two cases familiar to you, Lord Song?"

After asking, Cui Mingsheng did not wait for Song Qixun to answer, and asked Bai Jingwen, who looked unfriendly, "Master Bai, did General Song Ya mention these two cases to you?"

(End of this chapter)