Chapter 272: Chaos in Arms
In the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion, there was a sudden chaos. It was originally wartime, and there were many bureaucrats on duty day and night in the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion at all times, and many officials and servants were ready to obey the call, and some sergeants strengthened the garrison.
In this chaos in the governor's mansion, many people poured out. Flickering torches, panicked crowds, and soldiers and horses pouring in from all directions holding bright swords and guns, a scene of chaos in a chaotic manner.
"Don't rush, everyone stays where they are and doesn't walk around! General Song, you immediately control the entire Dadu Governor's Mansion, everyone, only allowed to enter but not to leave! Li Xiantong roared loudly and commanded in the center.
Wei Yuanzhong was surprisingly calm. He just got up from his seat, didn't leave the main hall, and watched everything in front of him coldly.
Xue Chuyu and the four guards were on full alert, following closely behind Wei Yuanzhong, not leaving an inch.
Strange!
This was Wei Yuanzhong's first reaction in his heart.
According to common sense, Li Chongyi's sudden and violent death, whether he died of natural causes or murder, should not be publicized at this time, lest people's hearts fluctuate and mess up the rules, causing the situation to get out of control and affect the normal order of the entire Dadu Governor's Office, thereby endangering the Northern Expedition of the Tang Dynasty.
But now, it seems that there is an extraordinarily chaotic situation in the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion, and the chaos is a bit exaggerated. It seemed that everyone knew in an instant that Li Chongyi had been killed by Wei Juyuan, some were surprised, some were out of curiosity, and more servants and servants and low-level bureaucrats were fleeing and hiding everywhere out of instinctive fear.
Those soldiers and horses rushed in from all directions at the moment of the incident, as if they had been prepared for a long time, waiting for something to happen in the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion before coming in to control the situation.
Moreover, Li Xiantong's performance is also very unusual. His own grandfather died, and he should immediately run to the scene to see his grandfather, whether he is dead or alive, he must see is believing, this is anyone's first reaction.
But Li Xiantong didn't.
He actually had the heart to stay in front of the governor's mansion and command the soldiers and horses to control the situation.
Should he be praised for not being in a hurry and calming down in the face of major events, or should he suspect that he already knew what was going on in the back hall of the Dao, so there was no need to "see is believing" at all, and at this moment his mind was all about controlling the situation in the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion?
Wei Yuanzhong didn't say a word, only thought calmly in his heart.
Xue Chuyu, as a general, was the first to pay attention to the soldiers and horses that rushed into the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion. He saw that Li Xiantong called the general Song, who was a fierce man in his early forties, with a big beard and a very locust tree, and a large horse lance with a long pole in his hand, which was quite majestic.
"Wei Yushi, the soldiers and horses that General Song brought into the Governor's Mansion have about a regiment of about two hundred people, all of them are field cavalry!" Xue Chuyu's eyes can be regarded as poisonous, and he can see at a glance that these people are not local government soldiers stationed in the city defense and responsible for maintaining law and order under martial law in the city, nor are they small officials hired by the Dadu Governor's Mansion to catch fast officials.
Wei Yuanzhong nodded slightly, and was even more sure in his heart that this change was definitely premeditated and prepared. Otherwise, according to the law of the Tang Dynasty, the regular army of field cavalry can only be stationed outside the city, and cannot be driven into the city, so as not to disturb the people.
The tall and burly General Song rushed into the Governor's Mansion, first guarding a few gates and exits, and then having the sergeants unsheath their swords with torches and swords held high, and stopped all those who were running around in the Governor's Mansion. There were a few panicked and stupid little maids who were crying incessantly, and they were knocked unconscious by the rough sergeant and thrown in the corner, whether they were dead or alive.
The back hall where Li Chongyi lived was instantly surrounded like an iron bucket. All the bureaucrats in the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion were driven into their official offices like ducks, and they were forced not to go out. Several officials, who were not small and had a small temper, were beaten by the sergeants with a few punches and kicks, and their heads were bleeding, their noses were blue, and their faces were swollen because they made loud protests. The most unlucky officer in the scarlet robe was about fifty years old, looking at the frame and aura about the main thin or the adjutant of the Governor's Mansion at the level of joining the army, he was personally attacked by the Song general, and a horse lance handle was struck in the face, blood sprayed from the nose and mouth on the spot, his teeth fell to the ground, and he fainted several times and fell to the ground.
Wei Yuanzhong took this scene in front of him in his heart, and although his heart was shocked, his face was still as normal as water.
This is one - mutiny!
Wei Yuanzhong defined the changes in front of him in his heart, and said to himself: Calm down! In the face of these red-eyed and deadly guards, any identity and reason are useless. It is also possible that those servants and maidservants who have been frightened into madness will pick up knives and cut them when they see people. Emotional breakdown, heartbreaking, anything can happen at this time!
"General Xue, stand back." Wei Yuanzhong waved his hand and motioned for Xue Chuyu and the others to walk towards the main hall with him.
Xue Chuyu and the others did as they were told. Although they never knew what to be afraid of, but the scene in front of them was like a tsunami of drastic changes, even if they were full of confidence in their skills, but what could they change with just one punch and kick?
Wei Yuanzhong is calm and wise enough!
Xue Chuyu praised in his heart, took a step back and waited for the change.
At the same time that the little maidservant girl came to report and Li Xiantong rushed out of the main hall, to the current General Song, who fully controlled all the situations in the Governor's Mansion, it was less than a cup of tea.
It's so fast!
Wei Yuanzhong is now thinking in his heart, no matter what the process of Li Chongyi's death and the murderer is, it doesn't matter now. The point is that now, the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion, an important political institution that governs half of the northern part of the Tang Dynasty and is responsible for the logistics and materials of the Northern Expedition of the Tang Dynasty, is firmly controlled by Li Xiantong and the Song general.
Although they have not been authorized by anyone, they are not right, and their words are not right, but now no one dares to question and oppose their violent authority. Now, in the entire Datang Hebei, only the people in the Dadu Governor's Mansion know what happened in Ludao, and the people outside have no idea.
If the Metropolitan Governor's Office issues any orders, it will still be able to go unimpeded!
Wei Yuanzhong and Xue Chuyu thought that they had to find a way to hand over the news to Xue Shao!
Since it was a mutiny, it was inevitable that Zhu Lian would be punished. However, all those who have old enmities, antagonisms, and contradictions with the mutinous side may be purged and killed at this time on the "trumped-up" charge of being a party servant!
Although there is still a court at the top of the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion in the prefecture, the imperial court is thousands of miles away, and it is simply beyond the reach of the whip. The mutiny occurred so quickly that even Xue Shao and Wei Yuanzhong, who were in Bingzhou, were caught off guard.
What can the court do?
When the dust settles here, how the victorious side of the mutiny will report to the imperial court, and the right to speak will be in their hands. Dead people, can you fight with them for black and white?
Wei Yuanzhong thought to himself that the current situation was likely to mean that those bureaucrats who were controlled by the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion and those who were unwilling to rebel against the mutiny might be killed. The scarlet-robed official who was knocked to the ground by General Song just now was killing chickens and making an example of monkeys. Does that also mean that I, Wei Yuanzhong and Xue Chuyu, including Xue Shao and Li Duozuo in Bingzhou City, are also in danger?
"General Xue, things are not simple!" Wei Yuanzhong whispered, "Someone must escape and report the news to Xue Gongzi!" ”
"I'll go." Xue Chuyu agreed without hesitation, "Only I know where Xue Gongzi's residence is!" ”
"Are you sure?"
"Here, how is it better than the Turkic Black Sand Tooth Tent?!" Xue Chuyu was arrogant, and whispered to the four brothers beside him, "Remember the brigade commander's military order, and be sure to ensure the absolute safety of Wei Yushi!" ”
"Swear to defend it!" The four of them clasped their fists in unison and generously promised.
"Good brother!" Xue Chuyu took a deep breath, "Wei Yushi, I'm going!" ”
"Be careful!!"
As soon as the words fell, a team of ironclad guards rushed into the main hall, and it was the Song general who took the lead.
"If you are hiding here sneaky, it must be Wei Juyuan's bandits! Grab them all! As soon as General Song waved his hand, a group of fierce armor soldiers rushed up!
The five of them drew their swords out of the sheath together, and Xue Chuyu shouted: "This is the imperial history of the imperial court, if you dare to mess around, you will rebel!" ”
"Dare to pretend to be the imperial history? Grab it! - Those who dare to resist will be killed! General Song yelled.
The sergeants beside him neatly raised their spears forward, "Put down your weapons, or you will be killed!" ”
As expected, General Song didn't ask about the innocent at all, nor did he tell them any big truth about rebellion and rebellion, and he tried his best to suppress Baiqiao, saying that if you are a party bandit, you are a party bandit!
Li Xiantong?
At this time, of course, he will not show up!
In case Wei Yuanzhong was "mistakenly killed" by these red-eyed sergeants, it would be none of his business, Li Xiantong!
The planning can be described as meticulous!
Wei Yuanzhong smiled coldly, raised his hands and pressed them down, signaling everyone to relax, and said, "Brothers, don't be impulsive. Don't be misunderstood. We can't resist if we tie our hands! ”
A good man does not suffer immediate losses, if he resists fiercely now, he is very likely to be beaten like that scarlet-clad official, and may even be killed on the spot!
As soon as Wei Yuanzhong's words fell, Xue Chuyu and the others obeyed their words and immediately put away the knife.
The sabre-rattling soldiers hesitated for a moment, and a row of cold-glowing spears did not stab.
"But there is one thing I must remind General Song, I am the marching Sima specially sent by Marshal Pei to Bingzhou to inspect military discipline, and I just happened to meet here today...... The military situation is urgent, and I will rush back to Shuozhou tomorrow to report the investigation of the situation. If I hadn't gone back on time, Marshal Pei would definitely have come to inquire in person. Wei Yuanzhong said calmly.
And it worked.
The general Song hesitated slightly, and didn't dare to "pretend to be stupid". As a soldier, he may not have other fears, but the words "Marshal Pei" must still have a lot of weight for him. Of course, more importantly, killing a imperial historian and marching Sima, General Song couldn't think of any benefit to himself.
"Take it, lock it up first!" With a wave of General Song's hand, the sergeants swarmed up and first disarmed Xue Chuyu and the others with their swords and weapons, and then locked up in the hospitality tea room next to the main hall and sent more than a dozen people to guard them closely.
Although he was locked up, Wei Yuanzhong secretly breathed a long sigh, and it was a victory if he was not cut off with a knife in the face and became a fool. This General Song is obviously jealous, and now it depends on what medicine is sold in Li Xiantong's gourd. If he only eradicates dissidents and seizes power in the Metropolitan Governor's Palace, then his own line should be fine; If he really wants to rebel all the way to the black, it will be difficult to say!.
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