After a while, Chen Jitao returned from the Zhichong Governor's Mansion and invited Chen Lang to Guo Ye at the same time.

Guo Ye has been sitting in the public hall waiting for Chen Lang's arrival.

On the way, Chen Jitao had already informed Chen Lang of what had just happened, so as soon as Chen Lang saw Guo Ye, he shouted thunderously: "Guo Tingshi, do you want me to lead people to arrest Zhang Chengzong and bring him to justice?" ”

Guo Ye said with a smile: "The arrest must be arrested, but it is not in a hurry." Captain Chen, may I ask if you have completely controlled the Zhichong Governor's Mansion? ”

Chen Lang grinned and said proudly: "Of course, I Chen Lang has a reputation in Yangzhou, who dares to disagree as soon as I come out?" As for those thorny soldiers, as well as the two school captains who provoked trouble, they had already let my people sink into the Hades in the middle of the night. Who would dare to disagree with these explosive thorns? ”

Guo Ye was shocked when he heard this, I damn it, bandits are bandits, and they really dare to be ruthless. Killed the troublemaker and two lieutenants overnight, and he was really a character who could calm the scene.

Although Chen Lang used bloody means without his permission, he was vaguely uncomfortable in his heart, but he also knew very well that in the current situation of the Zhichong Governor's Mansion, Chen Lang would not be able to control the situation at all without taking some people to sacrifice the flag, let alone completely control the Zhichong Governor's Mansion.

In this regard, he can only turn a blind eye.

Chen Lang saw that Guo Ye was displeased, and immediately explained: "Guo Tingshi, don't blame me for being ruthless in my assertions, and if you don't give these people some color during the extraordinary period, they won't listen to you at all." However, Guo Tingshi can rest assured, I know the rules, and declare to the outside world that these people were all killed by bandits, and they will not cause you any trouble. ”

Guo Ye nodded and said, "That's good, this matter will be revealed for the time being." Now that Liu Zhenxuan of the Zhichong Governor's Mansion has taken away five hundred people, there are still a thousand people under his hand to wait for the call, right? ”

Chen Lang knew what Guo Ye meant, and hurriedly asked: "Guo Tingshi wants me to lead my troops to surround the Yanyun Yamen, and I am afraid that the three or five thousand guards of the Yanyun Yamen will confront each other, isn't it?" That's not easy to do, didn't all the five thousand disciples of my salt gang enter the city to maintain order in the city? At that time, bring these 5,000 people with them, and the guards of the Yanyun Yamen will be a vulnerable rabble, and it will be guaranteed that Zhang Chengzong will not be missed. ”

Guo Ye was calm when he heard this, he actually summoned Chen Lang to borrow the meaning of the Heavy Salt Gang.

Since Chen Lang took the initiative to mobilize the disciples of the Salt Gang to participate in this matter, he was even more happy to see it come to fruition, and responded: "Okay, you prepare in secret first, and also, the weapons in the arsenal of the government have been sealed for a long time, you go back and let Chen Juncheng take you to extract them together, and then distribute them to the disciples of the Salt Gang." Hehe, you Salt Gang disciples use either large knives or shoddy spears, which really can't be put on the table, and you will inevitably suffer some losses when the time comes. ”

Chen Lang's eyes lit up, he knew that this was a gift from Guo Ye to the Salt Gang, the imperial court was extremely strict with the control of iron and weapons among the people, how could he not be greedy in the face of those weapons in the arsenal of the government? If the Salt Gang disciple was replaced with a stubble of equipment, his combat effectiveness would obviously soar, how could he not be impressed?

He thanked him with joy on his face: "Lord Assassin Shi, don't worry, the disciples of the Salt Gang will definitely swear to do things for your lord." Dare to ask your lordship, when will we start to encircle and suppress the salt transportation yamen and arrest Zhang Chengzong? ”

Guo Ye thought for a moment and made up his mind: "Give you a little time to gather people to integrate the 1,000 soldiers of the Duwei Mansion and the 5,000 Salt Gang disciples together." It's almost past midnight now, so around noon, you will lead the crowd to surround the Yanyun Yamen first, and you must not leave Zhang Chengzong. When I arrive, I'll arrest him. ”

"Okay, that's it!"

Chen Lang gave up, and left the court with Chen Jitao, and went to the government to take stock of weapons and weapons.

Guo Ye secretly held his breath and walked to the door of the public hall, looked at the direction of the Zhang family in Gujing Lane, waved his arm fiercely, and hummed: "Zhang Yuanzhi, I want to see if you can jump out of the old things of the Zhang family?" ”

Time flies, and the blazing sun rises to the dome.

Gujing Lane Zhangjia.

The two brothers, Zhang Yuanzhi and Zhang Yuanxin, had lunch early and reunited in the ancestral house, vying to discuss the next step in the current situation in the city.

In the courtyard of the ancestral house, the sky is shaded by big trees, and the two brothers sit in the shade to enjoy the shade, and they talk very happily and very pleasantly.

From time to time, Zhang Yuanzhi's hearty laughter was heard.

It can be seen that Zhang Yuanzhi is very satisfied with the current situation.

Compared with the second brother Zhang Yuanzhi, Zhang Yuanxin seemed much calmer, and said lightly with an unwavering expression: "Second brother, you have also seen the current situation in the city, fully seventy percent of the oil, salt and rice shops are closed, and we are caught off guard by Guo Tingshi." ”

Zhang Yuanzhi smiled and said: "Third child, you are still smart, this trick is a good trick." Now the little brute surnamed Guo should know that our Zhang family is not easy to mess with, right? Hmph, if you maintain it for a while, the salt panic and grain shortage will come out, and Yangzhou City will be in chaos. When the time comes, the eldest grandson will join him in the court again, and he will not roll out of Yangzhou in a gloomy manner? ”

Zhang Yuanxin said lightly: "But second brother, don't underestimate this young assassin too much, he has some means." He actually knew how to mobilize the salt of the Salt Gang to come to the city for emergency, and he also sent people to collect food in the nine counties under the jurisdiction of Yangzhou. According to the report of the people below, a county lieutenant placed by our Zhang family in Ge County actually forced Guo Ye's subordinate Guo Yi to kill the grain collector because of a small stumbling block. Hehe, it's really spicy! ”

Zhang Yuanzhi snorted disdainfully: "So what's there?" Isn't it just a little county lieutenant? If one dies, our Zhang family will re-cultivate another, anyway, it is not our Zhang family's children who will die. But doesn't this prove that the donkey surnamed Guo is poor? The third child, whether it is the salt storage of the salt gang or the grain and grass collected in the nine counties under the jurisdiction of Yangzhou, can only solve the temporary difficulty, and it is not a long-term solution at all. As long as our Zhang family and other families do not open their doors to do business for a day, Yangzhou City will eventually face the day when salt and grain will be cut off. What we have to do now is to wait for the people in Yangzhou to stir up a civil uprising, and let Ma Yu'er, surnamed Guo, get out of Yangzhou, then we will be done. ”

Zhang Yuanxin bowed slightly, agreed with Zhang Yuanzhi's words, and secretly said in his heart, although the Zhang family has been losing money when it closes its doors, if it can be exchanged for the Zhang family's status in Yangzhou, no matter how much silver it loses, it is worth it.

As soon as he thought of the silver, Zhang Yuanxin thought of his nephew Zhang Chengzong, who was collecting money for the Zhang family in the Yanyun Yamen, and he couldn't help asking: "Second brother, where has Chengzong been these days?" I haven't seen this kid in a few days. ”

It's really a pot that can't be opened, Zhang Yuanzhi shook his head a little angrily and sighed: "Alas, don't mention this beast, he doesn't do his job all day long, and he is drunk and dreams of death." One day this brute will be ruined on a woman's belly. ”

After listening to it, Zhang Yuanxin guessed that Zhang Chengzong must have spent a lot of time drinking in the past few days, and persuaded with a smile: "Second brother, don't be angry, whose young man is not frivolous?" Young people are so fishy, isn't it normal, don't you and I all come over like this? ”

Zhang Yuanzhi looked at the other party angrily, and snorted: "Third child, this uncompetitive thing is not your son." He's in his forties, where is he still a teenager? I think this beast is a handful of old people who live to the belly of a dog. ”

Zhang Yuanxin smiled and sighed lightly: "Second brother don't be too angry, what if Chengzong is mediocre?" Will our Zhang family shorten his eating and drinking? Children and grandchildren have their own children and grandchildren! ”

But he sneered again and again in his heart, secretly rejoicing, second brother, second brother, it's better for your son to be mediocre, so as not to become a stumbling block for my family's heir in the future.

Zhang Yuanzhi naturally didn't know what his good brother thought in his heart, and sighed rather dejectedly, and his good mood was immediately ruined by his bastard son.

At this moment, a subordinate suddenly ran from outside, staggered into the courtyard in a panic, and shouted in shock: "Second master, third master, it's terrible, it's terrible, the soldiers of the Governor's Mansion have surrounded the Yanyun Yamen!" ”

Hmmm~

Zhang Yuanzhi and Zhang Yuanxin stood up one after another when they heard this, with a look of shock on their faces.

And Zhang Yuanzhi stepped forward and grabbed the collar of the subordinate, and scolded: "What did you say? ”

The subordinate replied tremblingly: "The bandit leader of the Salt Gang surnamed Chen is the Chen Lang who has just taken over as the lieutenant of Zhichong, with a thousand soldiers and five thousand disciples of the Salt Gang, and surrounded the entire Salt Transportation Yamen. ”

Zhang Yuanzhi scolded the straight mother thief, and asked: "What about Wu'er Chengzong?" How is he? ”

The next man said: "Young Master Chengzong has an accident!" The newcomer Guo Tingshi had him tied up and escorted him into the Assassin's Yamen. ”

"What? The surname Guo actually dared to do something to my Zhang family's children? ”

Zhang Yuanzhi looked incredulous, looked at Zhang Yuanxin and shouted: "Third child, this, what's going on?" Why is this happening? ”

Zhang Yuanxin was also unable to calm the shocked look on his face, the wind just now was swept away, and he thought to himself: "Dare to erect?" The kid surnamed Guo is not good at seeing the situation, is he going to play tricks? ”