The whole territory of Gaochang is under martial law, the beacon fire is lit, and the fast ride around. Thousands of Gaochang soldiers and civilian-dressed people wielded cold and glittering weapons from military camps, alleys, shops, etc., and rushed to the blazing avenue; Suddenly, four carriages appeared at different crossings, the giant crossbow turned, and countless arrows rattled in the air, harvesting the enemies who rushed out from different angles, and then the cavalry of the Great Sui appeared wrapped in horse hooves, and the banner was waved in the firelight, and the word "Yuwen" was displayed on it.

The long knives and horses of the cavalry swept through the crowd with the indomitable march of the war horse, not to mention the rebels who couldn't say no, that is, more than two hundred horsemen prepared in advance, but two faces, just in front of the orderly strangulation formation of the Sui army, the rebels finally retreated in the direction of rushing out, but every street poured out of the Sui cavalry, crossbows, swords, spears, making people feel that tonight was a massacre.

Yang Chong began to act on the third day of arriving in Gaochang beyond everyone's expectations, when Yang Yichen and Cui Junsu just returned to Gaochang City, the city was already full of blood, Gaochang City sounded in the middle of the night The sound of fighting finally subsided, only a few remaining embers were still burning, and the iron cavalry of the Great Sui blocked the road, and no one was rescued at all.

Ma Delai reported with a shocked face: "Yang Jun's defense methods are too ruthless, the soldiers of more than 1,000 people in the barracks in the west of the city rioted, rushed out to meet nearly a thousand thugs, and were stopped and shot by Yuwen Chengdu on the way. ”

The barracks in the west of the city are the descendants of the Zhang family, and Cui Junsu asked, "What about the other three?" ”

Ma Delai smiled bitterly and said, "The army of the Koji clan has long been controlled by Murong Xixiong, so the hired soldiers will not work hard for the Gaochang people?" What's more, Yang Chong wrote an order that as long as people of all ethnic groups join the Sui army, they will enjoy the treatment of the Fan soldiers. The barracks in the west of the city is the bureau set up by Yuwen Chengdu, otherwise how can anyone rush out, I really don't understand, as for this? ”

Ma Delai has been strong all his life, and he has seen vicious methods, but he has never seen such a vicious one, in his eyes, Yang Chong is a demon, and he treats human life like a mustard; Cui Junsu said solemnly: "Yang Chong wants to completely uproot the Zhang family in order to deter other scholars. Although the method is risky, it is the most effective way for Yang Chong to gain a firm foothold in Gaochang, and the success rate is more than fifty percent. ”

Ma Delai turned around and wanted to leave, he knew a little bit about this matter, and it was the person who revealed the news who gave him the idea to find Yang Yichen and ask to stay in Gaochang. Yang Yichen called Ma De and said: "What are you worried about, Yang Chong is dealing with Gaochang people, what you have to do is to find out who sent the letter to Zhangjiabao." ”

Cui Junsu said confidently: "No need to check. We blocked the road from Nanping City to Gaochang City, even if the Zhang family got the news, it was too late to arrange an hour's time, both sides were planning to move, someone must have taken refuge in Yang Chong, otherwise Yang Chong would not have been able to pinch the time point so well, general, time is running out, as soon as the morning dawns, Yang Chong comes back from Nanping City, I am afraid that he will have to do something to the Zhang family. ”

This is for sure, since he has done the first year of junior high school, he must do fifteen, even if Yang Xuan is opposed, Yang Chong will not stop the knife in his hand, leaving the Zhang family, and he will only be eaten back. Yang Yichen said with a smile: "Whether you move or not, it is Yang Chong who reports to the imperial court by himself." Junsu, you and Ma Delai went to see Yang Chong together, and said that our army was ready to withdraw to Shanshan, and now the military supplies are in short supply, see how much Gaochang can provide. ”

Ma Delai was overjoyed, this is to ask Yang Chong for money, Cui Junsu smiled and said: "Don't worry, General, Yang Chong has an outstanding reputation in this regard, I'm afraid we don't need to speak, I will go to the scene to see first." ”

Sure enough, as soon as Yang Chong saw the two of them, he said: "Now it looks like the Gaochang Zhang family led this rebellion, but the Zhang family has a vast industry, and I have just arrived in Gaochang with insufficient manpower, and the Zhang family is in the fields, Gaochang, and Nanping's real estate estates, so I trouble Lord Cui and General Ma to arrange people to search for the traitor Yu Party." ”

Yang Chong's meaning is very simple, he doesn't care about Jiaohe County and other towns, Ma Delai happily goes to arrange it; Cui Jun asked suspiciously: "Lord Yang, you have stabbed a hornet's nest." ”

Yang Chong said steadily: "No one else is allowed to sleep under the couch, I can't wait for the Zhang family to raise troops before I do it." Master Cui is well-informed, but does he know where Zhen Xueqing of Quenching Heaven Pavilion is? ”

Cui Junsu looked at Yang Chong and laughed: "If that's the case, I don't know which master Lou Guan Dao is." ”

Yang Chong replied: "Zhang Guolao and Feng Qixian. ”

Cui Junsu restrained his smile and said: "Miss Zhen left Gaochang City five days ago, but I checked the scene just now, and it was very interesting, the fire was set by the people in the residence themselves, and more than 20 corpses were burned to charcoal, so I don't know who it is." The neighbors said that the original residents were a little mixed, Han Chinese, Sogdians, and Turks all appeared, thinking that they were guests of Master Zhang, and no one cared, and today's conflict was caused by Yuwen Chengdu's subordinates when they searched this house. ”

Yang Chong said with certainty: "It's not a conflict, it's a rebellion." Which master Zhang is the owner of the house? ”

Cui Junsu had a headache, if Yang Chong didn't have intelligence, how could Yuwen Chengdu just search this street, and he wouldn't know whose house it was? Well, sending the Buddha to the west, Cui Junsu replied: "It's the house of Zhang Xu of the Gaochang Zhang family." ”

Yuwen Chengdu and Wang Xie Tian surrounded Zhang's Mansion in the name of searching for rebels, and after ordering a stick of incense, everyone walked out of Zhang's Mansion and was inspected; The surrounding rooftops and the streets in the distance are full of people who are cowering and reluctant to leave, and the Zhang family has been majestic in Gaochang for a hundred years, and it is the first time that they have been surrounded by the army. The Zhang family is very simple, the babies who have been from the family to a few months have all walked out within the specified time, last night the male strength was lost, people from other places could not enter the city, the delay just gave Yang Chong an excuse to kill, it was better to give up his life, Zhang Xu did not believe it, Yang Chong did not have ironclad evidence, he dared to kill himself and destroy the Zhang family.

Meng Fu and Mi Shun immediately stepped forward with people, and when Mi Shun faced the Zhang family, he could feel Zhang Xu's eyes that wanted to kill, but there was no way, Yang Chong not only announced his identity, but also appointed him to serve in the military as the secretary of Gaochang County, which was clearly written on the announcement. The remaining eight people were continued to be detained, writing the information they had collected, and one by one they could only accept their fate, they had all married and had children in Gaochang for so many years, and they could not be beaten into the ranks of traitors at the last moment, affecting their families.

Zhangfu covers an area of 40 acres, high wall Zhumen, pavilions and pavilions in the house are majestic, rockery gardens are innumerable, looking from the outside to the inside, the maple leaves are like fire. Meng Chuan stopped at the moment he entered the door, asked the soldiers to find Zhang Xian, the housekeeper of the Zhang Mansion, and said with a pleasant face: "Lead the way ahead." ”

Zhang Xian looked back at Zhang Xu's gloomy face, and reluctantly led Meng Fu and Mi Shun in, Zhang's family had a night to clean up, Meng Fan walked through the inner courtyard and asked, "Is there a secret room or something like that in Zhang's mansion?" ”

Zhang Xian replied: "How is it possible, the Zhang family is a Qingbai family, what do you want those things to do." ”

Mi Shun couldn't help but shake his head, all the families are prepared for danger in times of peace, not to mention the secret room if there are conditions, even the tunnels that lead directly to the outside of the city are probably available; With the status of the Zhang family's bully, isn't he afraid that the Koji clan will suddenly poison him, so it is inevitable that the huge Zhang Mansion will have a secret room, and Zhang Xian's answer is that there are no three hundred taels of silver here. Meng Fan directly asked Zhang Xian to lead him to Zhang Xu's study, the study is very simple, a bit like the place where the real person is cultivated, a couch, a few, a cabinet, a chair, on the wall is an ink painting of Lao Tzu out of the letter valley.

Meng Fan asked in a low voice, "Who is in the housekeeper's house?" The county keeper had instructed me before I came to find someone from the Zhang Mansion to assist in making the book, and to preside over the Zhang family when Zhang Xu was investigated. I see that you have a kind face, and you are the original housekeeper of the Zhang Mansion, and I am familiar with the situation, and I am ready to recommend you to the county guard; I won't ask you to do it for nothing, if you have a son, I can recommend him to Yang Junshou as an official. ”

Zhang Xian suddenly felt like he had been stung by a wasp, and stared at Meng Fu nervously, how could there be such a good thing, the other party must have said the opposite. Meng Fu didn't seem to see it, and continued: "Of course, if the rest of the Zhang family confesses, and the Zhang Mansion has a hint, you are deliberately concealing it and being guilty of the same crime as the master of the Zhang family." I heard that Zhang Wen has two sons, if he agrees that his son will not die, I don't know if Zhang Wen will say anything about the secret room. ”

Yes, definitely. There are eggs under the nest, for the family is actually a superficial statement, for the descendants is the real last word, if the Zhang family does not fall, the effort is still worth it, not to mention the eternal life, at least the descendants will mention it once or twice; But the Zhang family fell, and death was in vain, Zhang Xian didn't dare to gamble, but he left it in a quarter of an hour and said three places that might be secret rooms. Meng turned directly to the soldiers to break the wall, and finally hit an iron plate on a wall.

(End of chapter)