Chapter Eighty-Eight: Chess with People, Chess with the City
The development of Bo'an City every night is like a game of chess, using all the resources in hand to exchange the resources of the other party.
In the end, whichever chess player has more and more powerful resources left in his hands will be the winner of the battle. It is also able to take over the jade seal of the country and ascend to the next king of the great unification.
And these chess players are nothing more than gambling all their lives in this battle in exchange for the real top rights.
The two chess players in the bright place are the King of Wei and the Crown Prince, but in the shadows, there are still many forces that have been snooping on that position for a long time. Among them, there is naturally the virtuous king supported by Lu Fusheng, and there may be several forces that Lu Fusheng does not know yet, waiting for the hole cards in the hands of all parties to be exhausted, in order to reap the benefits of the fisherman.
The first anti-riot of the second night was not in anyone's plan, and it was completely unexpected by the chess players on all sides.
But it was this outbreak of blood that was used as a lead by people with a heart to start a plan that had been planned for a long time.
At the gate of the West Market, there are teams of Wuhou stationed. In the closed market money, there are also Wuhou going from door to door to check suspicious people, leaving only the guys or bosses who have to guard the store. are also registered one by one, if there is a problem in a certain shop in the West Market, you will know where the root cause is, implement the joint sitting system, and punish the nine clans.
And in the West Market, there are also many military marquis disguised by the sergeants of the Tiger Ben Army, patrolling the streets to prevent the sudden appearance of rioters from making trouble, so as to stop them in time.
Except that the palace is guarded by the Golden Dragon Guard.
Xuanwu Avenue, East and West Cities, Fangmen Street Entrance, Hidden Road Canal. They were all covered with officials dressed in martial uniforms, and the safety of Bo'an City tonight was in the hands of this group of people.
For tonight, the king personally ordered the recall of a large number of veterans, and the former Marquis of Wu returned to the camp. Wu Hou was on duty at night. Generally, it is divided into several groups of people to rotate. Tonight, all the martial marquis were arranged to be distributed in all corners of Bo'an City at the same time.
All players tonight will invest a lot of resources to get a head start at the beginning. If the development of the form is biased towards one side, which side will be tilted in the public opinion among the people tomorrow. It will also leave a good impression on the king.
On the day of the third watch, when people were most tired, even the knocking sound of protest gradually weakened, and the martial marquis also relaxed their vigilance because they were sleepy and had nothing to do. It's not as serious as it was when the curfew first started.
On the inconspicuous outside of the West Market, a few sneaky young scholars avoided the patrolling Wuhou and searched for a place to mark in the morning.
Across the wall, learn to meow loudly: "Meow, meow, meow, meow." ”
The sound was of different lengths, yin and yang, and Han carried some information that he wanted to convey into the walls.
In a short time, the barking of dogs can be heard from inside the walls
"Wang, Wang, Wang, Wang. ”
The meaning of this is probably only understood by people inside and outside the walls.
"The cats and dogs are also in the fun tonight. ”
"It's true, before winter arrives, it's starting to call spring. Fortunately, we are not the same as the country of San Luo, there is a city called "Spring City". Otherwise, it would be a city called Spring. ”
The vulgar conversation between the two street-seeking martial marquis caused the other comrades to laugh. I didn't expect that a catastrophe was coming.
There was a strange noise in a Hu merchant shop in the West Market, which attracted the attention of Wu Hou who was looking for a street in the square, and a team of Wu Hou cautiously approached this strange shop with iron rods.
Gently pushed open the paper-paste wooden door, the creaking sound was clear to the ears, the room was black, and the five fingers were missing, and Wu Hou waved his arm, signaling Wu Hou behind him to hand over the torch, and shouted inside: "Is there anyone?
"Tick, tick. ”
The sound of water dripping came from the backyard, and the sound of water droplets was particularly clear in the middle of the night, when the sound of breathing was clear. A few Wuhou followed the source of the sound and walked towards the backyard.
The smart thing is to stay, a few Wuhou are outside the store, taking advantage of the moonlight tonight, rummaging through the register. I want to find out what this shop does for a living and who the owner is.
Holding a torch to investigate, Wuhou walked through the shop and came to the back door separated from the backyard by only one door, and the back door was blocked with heavy objects, and it felt like a bucket for water was lined up.
Wu Hou slowly stepped forward with the torch, and after trying to confirm what was inside, he was thinking about how to move it away, and as the torch was getting closer, Wu Hou, who was checking the register outside the door, turned to a certain page, looked at the register, then looked at the store, and looked at the book again, wanting to make sure that he was not dazzled.
After looking around again, he confirmed that the location of the store was correct, and then he was sure that he immediately reported to his superior, Wuhou, who was probably about the head of the official position: "It's not right inside, the things in the store don't match the registration, there must be something wrong." If there is a variable, I am afraid that there will be danger in the store. ”
Shi Chang Wuhou also reflected, and shouted towards the store: "Come out quickly, there is something wrong with this shop." ”
Wu Hou, who was holding a torch inside, also stopped in time and wanted to withdraw from the store. But there was a subordinate Wu Hou behind him, blocking his position. Suddenly, he burst out, grabbed Wuhou's right hand with both hands, and fell backwards. Crashed into the barrels that had been piled up one by one.
The moment the torch touched the wooden barrel, Wu Hou in the shop knew where the ticking sound came from. It was the sound of the oil poured on the barrel dripping on the floor tiles, and the flame touched the oil surface, glowing with blue light, and quickly swept through the entire wooden barrel that was built into a wall high.
The barrel is filled with pieces of well-made frying objects, and it can be seen from these frying materials that the craftsman is definitely a fine person, and each piece of frying is square, well-behaved, and neat. Not a single cent of the difference.
Wuhou, who was a little far away, already knew that he couldn't escape, and the only thing he could do now was one thing, so he turned around and shouted at the outside of the store: "There is a hidden pile in Wuhou, and there is a dark ......."
Before the last word could be finished, the whole person was gone, turning into ashes in a flame.
"Boom. ”
There was a loud bang, and the whole shop was filled with flames, even more devastating than the porridge shop last night. In an instant, a quarter of the entire West Market was plunged into an endless sea of fire.
The only explanation for the origin of these containers is that the thieves took advantage of the chaos of the shopkeepers to strengthen the gate during the day, and took advantage of the chaos of the shopkeepers to avoid the Wuhou of the street, who had been greatly reduced due to the riots of last night and the preparation for tonight's defense.
Secretly, barrels of containers filled with explosives were delivered to this shop.
Wuhou, who stood a little farther away, but also suffered, and the guy who watched the store also suffered from the pond fish. Covered in flames, he burned into a burning man. I wanted to find water in a hurry, but I couldn't even open my eyes, so I could only run aimlessly on the street, screaming and crying.
The entire West Market has become a mess, and last night it was just a rush to empty money and goods. Even if it is destroyed, it is only on a small scale, and it can be repaired in a few days. And tonight's behavior has risen to the point of wanting to destroy the entire West City and completely cut off the trade route where Bo'an City is fundamental.
Dozens of dead people came out of nowhere, like ants, from a shop on the other side of the West Market. Rush into the streets with a sharp blade in hand. It doesn't matter if it's a martial artist or a civilian guy, he will kill someone when he sees it, the killing method is very professional, one knife stabs the throat, and there is absolutely no need to make up for the second knife.
Where can the iron rod in Wuhou's hand be able to defeat the sword, and in a moment, dozens of Wuhou have fallen on the street, and Wuhou, who has no choice, can only seek rescue, and divide the three people to rush in three directions non-stop.
The first direction is the Wei Wangfu, and the manager of tonight's guard seems to be the newly appointed Zhong Feng, but it is not, there are many deep-rooted and intertwined interests in the military system. Wuhou, in the Tiger Ben army, almost all the generals are related to the King of Wei. Even if Lin Guang was removed, he couldn't change it and reported to King Wei. This is a common practice.
The second person went in the direction of Xuanwu Avenue, the target was the palace, no one had the right to make decisions about tonight's affairs, only the king could give orders with real power, and ask the king for instructions, which was the way of the foundation.
The last person was rushing in the direction of the East City, and the one who guarded the East City was Zhong Feng, who had just taken office. When he first arrived, he could become a general without even cultivating, and he was still the first leader in the Tiger Army. The most important garrison address tonight is the East City, as long as the East City is fine, Bo'an City has not lost face.
Reporting to Zhong Feng is just shirking responsibility, if something really happens, there is a superior to resist lightning. What the Tiger Ben Army really counted on the most was the rescue of King Wei's men.
The Tiger Benjun is not convinced, it is understandable, even Lu Fusheng was dismounted, not to mention Zhong Feng, who is really soft persimmon, does not accept the public, and will be in trouble.
This morning, Zhong Feng was still in the guard camp, and the sergeant was gnawing on the cold steamed buns left over from yesterday, and the melancholy of being demoted to a soldier had not passed, and there was an internal official who sent a decree to let him lead the post of general of the Tiger Ben Army, and the sky was overjoyed, and he almost followed in the footsteps of Fan Jinzhong.
The high ones are suspicious, and everyone will point to the prince behind this incident. But at this time, the prince, who was still in the East Palace, was playing chess with Lao Dao at ease, but he didn't know anything about this matter.
"Lost, no more. It's almost time. It's time to bring the surprise we prepared to the table for the sixth child to taste. ”
The prince put a sunspot that he wanted to take out and put it back in the basket. Looking at the chessboard in front of him, the sunspot no longer has a chance of turning the tables, there is no shame in admitting defeat, and it is embarrassing if he does not dare to admit defeat.
Lao Dao's squinted eyes opened slightly. Looking at the moonlit and starry night sky, pinching his fingers, the gods chattered: "When it is auspicious, it can be done." ”
Suddenly, a meteor crossed the sky.
Lao Dao frowned, and the speed of his fingers kept increasing. After thinking for a long time, he wondered: "Strange, tonight should be the prince's auspicious appearance." But this natural change, tonight's direction, I can't understand the old way. ”
"Jiren has his own nature, don't think about those messy things, mess up your mind, just do it, and make it happen. ”
The crown prince was full of confidence in tonight's preparations, and couldn't wait for King Wei to drink a pot.
And Lao Dao, under the prince's obviously displeased tone, could only stubbornly order and began to present the prince's preparations tonight on the huge chessboard of Bo'an City. Those who can use the whole city as a chessboard and all the people as chess pieces can only do it with the people of the princely family.
Lao Dao couldn't help but secretly say in his heart: success is in people, but failure is in heaven. is so arbitrary, he will become a king in the future, and he will not be able to go to heaven to do things.
But Lao Dao is not Chu Hao, if this kind of prince doesn't want to listen, if he kills Lao Dao, Lao Dao won't say it. Thankless advice, contrary to the ears of the prince, according to the prince's temperament, in exchange for promotion and wealth.