92 Great Chaos Gangneung

In the afternoon, the west and north gates of Gangneung Fortress were like two open gates, allowing the victims from outside the city to pour into the city like a tidal wave. It is said that the West Gate was caused by a few strong "disaster victims" who rushed into the city while the porridge bearers were entering, knocked down the soldiers guarding the gate, lowered the drawbridge, and opened the city gate. The north gate is even more evil, the guard of the north gate actually ordered to pick up a few people to come in, saying that there are relatives among the victims, but as soon as the city gate is opened, the victims rush in, and the guard of the north gate does not care, and says that they are all his relatives, don't stop it......

After the victims entered the city, they were already led by someone and divided into more than a dozen waves, rushing to several large monasteries in the south and west of the city, and several granaries in the rice industry.

These people were like a pre-arranged arrangement, and each wave had several leaders, and after they entered the city, they went their separate ways, helping the victims to rush into the city, and then leading them to various monasteries, but they were all met with fierce resistance from the monks.

However, these monks are used to being lazy and lazy, bullying and bullying the poor people, this time it seems that they have met a master, where is their opponent, after a while, they cried and shouted that their mother fell down a large piece, and then waved their hands, followed by the disaster victims rushed up, directly rushed to the more secret granary in the temple, tore and tore, beat, lift, carry, load, move, some were very hungry and ate raw...... The monks in the temple couldn't resist in front of so many hungry people who didn't care about anything, and some of them were so frightened by this situation that they could only watch......

Seeing that the people had more or less some grain in their hands, and when there was not much left in the warehouse, there was a sudden sound of gongs and drums in the distance. They waved their flags and shouted: "Ordered! Anyone who picks quarrels and provokes trouble in the city will be punished! "On the other hand, he hurried over unhurriedly.

At this time, the leader said: "It's almost over, don't clash with the officers and soldiers, withdraw!" Then a few people below shouted: "The officers and soldiers are coming!" Let's go, everyone! ”

As soon as the officers and men heard that the officers and men were coming, the victims who were busy with their work immediately packed up the food in their hands, carried or carried it, loaded it or carried it, and then scattered in all directions. Although the victims were not trained soldiers, and some of them were greedy and took more, they had long been dragged away by their companions. After a while, he was running clean.

The officers and soldiers are finally here! But the temple was already in shambles. The abbot was helped to sit up from the ground, came to Song Ting, who was the leader, and said with a mournful voice: "General! You have to call the shots for us, these victims are simply robbers - they have robbed us of what little food we have in the temple, so how can we live when we wait...... Ay! ”

"Well, don't panic, old monk. Come! Search this place carefully and carefully to see if there are any other troublemakers! Song Ting deliberately ordered loudly.

"Yes!" When these officers and soldiers heard the military order, they immediately took action and searched the temple inside and out, up and down.

"General Qiyu, I didn't find anything! I guess they all ran away! "After a long time of searching, there were reports from the generals.

"What? They all ran away? It's simply lawless, and when General Ben catches this gang of Diao people, he will definitely be punished heavily! Song Ting pretended to be very angry and scolded, and then said to the abbot with a pleasant face: "Old monk, don't worry, when I catch them, I will definitely give you justice." After saying that, he sneered and left with the centaurs.

The old monk thanked the general again and again, and after seeing them leave, he looked at the devastated temple, what kind of bad luck did this have? What iniquity have you done? In one day, a temple in Haoduan was first looted by the victims, and then raided by officers and soldiers......

"Hurry up, help me go, go to see the Marquis of Ji'an, I can't live, I can't live......" The old abbot muttered the most tired.

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Just now it was just the situation of one temple, and for three whole days, the shouts in Gangneung City shook the sky, especially the temples in the south and west of the city, and there was a lot of chaos, shouting and shouting, killing sounds, sticks intersecting, crying, and wailing...... Gangneung Castle, which was originally quiet and peaceful, seemed to be filled with war all of a sudden, and it was chaotic. The doors of the houses were closed, and the soldiers on the streets came and went one after another, and the hungry people in the streets and alleys were shuttling around, each in peace.

Like the deep sea, even if the sea is stormy, the bottom of the sea is still silent. Just like in Gangneung now, even though the victims of the disaster are wandering around, clashing with some temples and big households to grab food, the officers and soldiers led by Yu Wenxian and Song Ting are scattered and stationed in various hidden places in the south and west of the city, always paying attention to the every move of the disaster victims, and as long as there is an opportunity to make trouble and take advantage of the chaos to rob the civilians, they will immediately send troops to suppress it. On the contrary, the food in the temple was robbed, and the officers and soldiers were always late...... At the end of such a day, in the eyes of Yu Wenxian and Song Ting, there is no big chaos in the city.

Ji'an Houfu, the main hall.

The main hall was noisy right now, but it looked like it was doing something. Because the people sitting or standing in the hall are all a group of monks. They are the abbots and abbots of a temple, and they hug each other before entering and leaving. Everywhere I went, I was greeted respectfully. But now all the gray faces, some sighing, some untidy robes, and some hanging colors. It's embarrassing.

"Master Hou, the poor monk is not well guarded, and the food you put in the temple ...... Almost all of them were snatched away by the victims, I ...... We really can't stop it, huh? The old monk who had spoken to Song Ting earlier cried.

"Yes, Master Hou, not only yours, but even our own rations have been robbed, this ...... How is it good? ”

"Hey, it's just a robber, come up and rob it, don't care about it, the flood beast."

"Please have that idea, talk to the government, and help take our food back."

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As soon as the old monk's words fell, there was a whimpering voice of complaint from all sides,

"What do you eat on weekdays? Even a bunch of underfed victims can't deal with it, aren't there all the warrior monks who protect the courtyard? Mao An shouted with a calm face on it.

"I can't beat it, the big men in the lead seem to know martial arts, and our people will be defeated when they go up, look at me." The one who spoke was the one with the color on his body, this person had copper bell eyes, a beard, a burly figure, and seemed to know a little martial arts, and now they are all colored.

"You've met a master too? We are the same, the leaders are too powerful, and the number of victims is large, so they will rush up, and they can't stop it at all. The old monk from earlier said.

"Master? Where are there so many masters among the victims? Mao An was suspicious and asked.

"Master Hou, I heard that the people who took the lead in defeating the guards and broke into the city gate were also a few masters, could it be that they were from the rivers and lakes?" At this time, Boss Xue from the rice line on the side came to him and said.

"People in the rivers and lakes? Walk for the sky? Robbing the rich and helping the poor? Mao An was surprised.

"Possibly! The largest force in the Jingzhou area is the Lantern Society, and many people in the fishing gang and boat gang listen to them. Didn't they always think of themselves as righteous warriors? This time, it is not surprising to help those victims grab food. Boss Xue analyzed.

"Lantern Society? Zhu Xuanzhi, Ben Hou and you have no grudges in the past, and there is no enmity in the near future, why do you deal with Ben Hou so much? Mao An gritted his teeth.

"Look at what those victims did, it does seem that someone led and instigated, although they were menacing and robbing indiscriminately, but they robbed us and some big households, ordinary people's houses, they can't get in, this is like the people of the Lantern Society." Someone below confirmed.

"The place where we hide the grain is very hidden, they just found it, it wasn't someone with it, they can find it so easily?" Someone else said.

"That's right, there are also those officers and soldiers, who came slowly, checked randomly, and gave us an explanation for what they said, and then left." The old monk complained earlier.

"Don't look at them patrolling around the streets, they don't use their farts at all, they don't care about the victims when they see them, they rush and disperse things, who is this for?"

"What do you say? Officers and soldiers don't care about those victims? Boss Xue asked suddenly.

"yes, don't care at all, at most disperse." A lot of people replied.

"What's wrong, old Xue? Is there a problem? Mao An asked.

Boss Xue pondered for a while and said, "Today's matter, I'm afraid it's not that simple, it's not that Zhu Xuanzhi who wants to deal with us, but the new Duke of Qi Guo!" ”

"Qi Guogong? He? Why? Didn't he know who Ben Hou was? Isn't it clear who he offended by doing this? Mao An looked at Boss Xue and didn't seem to agree with his words.

"Yes, it must be him!" Boss Xue said affirmatively: "Master Hou thinks about it, why did the whole city suddenly fall under martial law this morning for no reason? The two gates in the south and west of the city were actually opened by a few victims and broke in, which was difficult for thousands of troops to capture for a while. ”

"You mean, someone ......" Mao An looked at Boss Xue meaningfully.

"That's right! A few days ago, they began to transfer officers and men to the south and west of the city, and after the disaster victims entered the city, they allowed the disaster victims to loot, either dispersed the incident, or arrived late. Someone below said further.

Mao An became more and more sure that someone had planned the chaos and targeted him, his right hand groping for the corners of the desk, his brow furrowed, he needed to think carefully now.

"Okay, let's all go back first, pack up again, strengthen vigilance, and wait for news from this marquis." Mao An waved his hand and asked them to go back to their respective homes. The "eminent monks" couldn't see any results from the discussion, so they had no choice but to leave one after another.

After everyone left, Boss Xue approached Mao An and said:

"Did Master Hou hear about it? Zhu Xuanzhi, the leader of the Lantern Society, is now in Chang'an, I heard that he is working for the second son, and the master among the victims is likely to be the person of the Lantern Society, and I heard that Ji Xin of Mingde Academy is now a staff member of Qi Guogong, and this Ji Xin is very close to the Lantern Society, and he even suspects that he is the subordinate of Zhu Xuanzhi of the Lantern Society! In this way, the people in the rivers and lakes among the victims of the disaster can explain it clearly. ”

"Makes sense." Mao An nodded.