This arrow cut off not only He Dingkun's scolding, but also all the actions of thousands of people at the scene, all of whom stood still as if they had been immobilized, and their wide eyes were full of disbelief. At this moment, everyone's minds were blank, and even Lin Chong was completely stunned at this time, unable to recover from this sudden change.

It wasn't until Huo Wenyao, the leader of the troublemakers behind He Dingkun's side, let out a scream that the others finally woke up suddenly. The position he was in was closest to He Shilang, so he saw all the details of the killing of the arrow just now, not only did he see the scene of the arrow piercing He Dingkun's head, but also was splashed out by it, and the liquid mixed with blood and brain slurry splashed onto his face.

The warm feeling instantly frightened a young candidate who only knew how to read and write essays into flying together, and then a scream came out of Huo Wenyao's mouth uncontrollably, breaking the strange silence of the scene. Then, countless candidates around him also let out a series of exclamations: "Kill...... Kill ......"

Some people stood there in a daze, some people looked around in a hurry, thinking about turning around and running away, and some people looked ahead in anger, eager to question that Lin Xuanzhi why this happened. It is impossible to completely reverse the inertia of the noble and martial arts in just two years, and these candidates naturally have a sense of superiority when facing soldiers, even if they are against the imperial court officials, they are not afraid.

But at this moment, an even greater crisis has befallen them. A voice suddenly sounded from the middle of the army: "The assassination of the imperial court officials by the examinee is tantamount to rebellion, kill!" ”

The generals who came over around were already nervous, and they were ready to shoot at any time. Now that he suddenly heard such a broken drink, many people subconsciously attacked. Dozens of arrows immediately roared out, and more soldiers brandished their swords and guns to grab them decisively, and rushed towards the candidates who were already in a mess.

This time, it's really a wolf into the flock. Those scholars and candidates and the common people are defenseless and defenseless, and if they are asked to write articles criticizing how the soldiers are good hands, but if they are really allowed to face the soldiers with real swords and guns, then they can only be killed.

In an instant, screams rang out from all sides, and many of the scholars fell down, while many more fled in all directions. However, how could their movements be comparable to those of the well-trained officers and soldiers who were in clear battle formations, and they were intercepted and stabbed after only a few steps.

The officials in front of the yamen were dumbfounded, but the prefect Dai Quan reacted very quickly, and hurriedly shouted at Lin Chong, who was also stunned on the spot: "Lin Xuan, I can't help it, these people are all the seeds of our Jiangnan study, and they can't be ......."

"Stop, don't hurt!" His words finally woke up Lin Chong, only to see that his face was pale but he stepped forward quickly, the sword on his waist had been swung out by him, and after blocking several attacks on the candidates one after another, he finally stopped the siege of the candidates by the soldiers.

He was the commander of this army after all, and his prestige was here, and even in such a chaotic situation, the scene was quickly controlled as he shouted one after another. But even so, the scene in front of the government was extremely miserable.

Thousands of candidates who were still vigorous just now have fallen to the ground, countless people have wounds and blood stains on their heads, screaming again and again, and the rest of those who can still stand are already trembling, how can there be any reading demeanor. Now they look like quails, and they don't even have the courage to look at any soldier with their heads down, let alone say anything.

If the killing of He Shilang before only aroused their anger and made them dare to confront the government, after experiencing this siege, they have completely broken their courage. After all, there are only a few people in the world who can sacrifice their lives for righteousness, and most of them are very life-saving.

Today, they dare to be so reckless, that is, they believe that the government will not do anything to them, after all, the law does not blame the public, and as the prefect said, they are the seeds of reading in the whole of Hangzhou, and even in Zhejiang, who dares to really attack them?

But the truth slapped them hard and let them know that such reckless behavior will pay a great price. At this moment, in addition to fear, the first thought of these candidates was regret, they knew that this was the result, and they should have stayed at home like those classmates who had never come to Hangzhou. But now, it's too late.

Lin Chong was still full of suspicion at this time, and only after a while did he call for the people from the government to help save the dead and help the wounded, and then he himself strode up to the subordinates who had reorganized the team, and his eyes swept in front of everyone one by one: "Who sent that arrow just now, and who screamed that made everyone suddenly attack these soldiers who had no power to resist?" ”

This time the trouble was so big that he still didn't know what to do with it. Just his subordinates shooting the squire of the Sanpin Rite Department and the local examiner in public was already a huge matter, not to mention the casualties caused by hundreds of candidates today, even he couldn't afford such a crime.

After being stared at by Lin Chong like this, many soldiers took half a step back with a weak heart. There was only one person, but he glanced at him, and then straightened his chest and said: "Back to the jurisdiction, it is the arrow that was sent in a hurry at the moment of the humble position, and the sentence shouted." ”

Lin Chong's face changed suddenly, this person is a subordinate who is quite valued by him in the Hangzhou garrison now, called Lu Huan. And he still remembered that this person also came to Jiangnan with him from Tokyo to train troops, which shows that he should still be an old man in the army, at least a person who participated in the great battle with Liaojin, although he is only a battalion commander, but in terms of qualifications and merits, he must not be comparable to those generals who were promoted on the spot in Hangzhou.

In other words, it is not easy to punish this person. And more importantly, if that arrow was released by him, it would be a big problem for him to shout that sentence to let the soldiers rush over. He Shilang was shot by him, why did he stir up the matter, saying that it was the candidate who killed the official, didn't he provoke the whole incident?

"Take him down for me!" But now, Lin Chong has no other way but to detain people first and then make plans slowly. But just when the subordinates around him stepped forward and wanted to arrest and tie Lu Huan down, he took a step back and said loudly: "Slow." ”

"Why, do you dare to resist arrest?" Lin Chong immediately squinted and asked.

"I don't dare to be lowly, I just want to talk about something with him alone." Lu Huan shook his head and looked to the side again, there was a corner over there, which was just convenient for the two of them to talk alone.

Seeing his calm appearance, the doubts in Lin Chong's heart became even heavier, and after only thinking about it for a while, he nodded and said, "Okay, I'll see how you explain this matter." ”

When the two of them came to the side, as soon as Lu Huan's first sentence came out, Lin Chong was shocked again: "Now I don't dare to hide it from the Imperial City Division, in fact, I am a person from the Imperial City Division, and this time I am only acting on orders." As early as a month ago, I had received a secret order from the peak that some candidates would make trouble at this time, and asked me to find an opportunity to hit them hard and prevent them from turning over. ”

"You...... What do you mean? Lin Chong was so shocked that he couldn't even speak, and when he looked at the other party again, his eyes had completely changed. Although he knew that there was an Imperial City Division in the capital, and he also knew that the Imperial City Division was still responsible for supervising hundreds of officials, he never thought that there would be such a person around him.

Lu Huan just smiled lightly: "This is all the arrangement of the upper peak, as a subordinate, he just obeys orders." However, I have always had only respect for Lin Chan, and I have never thought of being your enemy......"

"Wait, even if you are a member of the Imperial City Division, it has nothing to do with today's events. You said that you knew about today's events as early as a month ago, so why don't you report it to me as soon as possible, so that we can be prepared and maybe we can put an end to this turmoil. Lin Chong's mind was confused for a while, and he could only wave his hand and ask what he was most concerned about.

"I don't know what I do, I'm just doing what I'm told. Maybe this is the only way the court wants to see. ”

"This is impossible, so many innocent people died, and it was the scholars and candidates who died, how could the imperial court be happy to see such a result." Speaking of this, Lin Chong narrowed his eyes again: "Didn't you want to excuse yourself to say such big things to coax me?" ”

"How dare you be lowly, lowly is just telling the truth. There is also a secret order here, which also says that after the matter is completed, it can be handed over to Lin Chan to read it himself. With that, Lu Huan really took out something in the shape of a letter from his arms and respectfully handed it to Lin Chong.

Lin Chong didn't hesitate much, then opened the secret order and read it word by word. And at this glance, his face turned a few points whiter. He is quite familiar with the handwriting on it, it is Sun Tu's own handwriting, plus the seal of the Taiwei Fang, but it is the only one in the world, and no one can forge it.

And what was written on it shocked Lin Chong's soul, and his body began to tremble slightly: "Unexpectedly...... How can it be...... Miles...... Tai Lieutenant, is he actually ready to use such a cruel means to force them to bow their heads? ”

The above content is too terrifying to hear, and it has a great conflict with Lin Chong's consistent cognition, which makes him unable to accept Sun Tu's change and decision for a long time.

But Lu Huan said at this time: "Lin Zhan doesn't know that this change is not only in Hangzhou, but also in all the prefectures and counties in the south of the Yangtze River, and even there are people elsewhere who want to take this opportunity to move. That's why Taiwei made such a decision, in order to completely cut off the thoughts of those people, stabilize the current situation, and at the same time implement the established strategy of abolishing ancient texts. ”

Lin Chong sighed lightly, he knew that Sun Tu had a great plan, and it was indeed not something that he could understand as a military general who was far away in Jiangnan. It's just that he still feels unacceptable for a while at the thought that such a method will cost the lives of countless innocent people......