Chapter Seventy-Four: The People Riot
A wave of panic spread throughout the city and intensified.
Half a day later, there was a rush to buy goods in the market, and all kinds of items in the shops, especially rice and grain, were snapped up.
Slowly from panic buying to fleeing, the wealthy people in the city, the larger families, and the families of some officials began to pack up their belongings and prepare to flee out of the city.
The east, south, and north gates were closed, but the west gate was open, so a large number of people flocked to the west gate and tried to flee through the west gate.
The crowd gathered more and more, from a few hundred people at the beginning to several thousand, and then increased by tens of thousands.
Millions of people live in the entire city of Gyeongju, and what a great deal of panic it is.
The first one or two thousand people fled out of the city, but the gates were soon closed by the Feng family's army.
The crowd that had not been able to leave the city was agitated and clamored for the defenders to open the door.
But these defenders were all the troops of the Feng family, who did not pay attention to the people at all, and soon there were conflicts, from the initial verbal conflict to the big fight.
The defenders at the gate of the city have two thousand formations, the orthodox leader of the formation is in the late stage of foundation building, the deputy commander is in the middle stage of foundation building, and the sergeants are basically beginner monks in Qi refining.
During the clashes, the sergeants did not form formations, but scuffled with the population.
Monks at the beginning of Qi refining are not much stronger than mortals in terms of physical strength, not to mention that there are also monks among the people who have fled.
In the face of the onslaught of tens of thousands of people, the two thousand sergeants were quickly shocked into a plate of scattered sand and disappeared in the crowd.
At this time, the leader of the team couldn't sit still, and saw a commander take out a mallet-shaped magic weapon, which shook more than two feet long in the wind, and smashed it in the air towards the rioting people, killing more than a dozen people at once.
Just as the commander withdrew his magic weapon and wanted to smash it again, a cold arrow shot out of the crowd hit him in the head, killing him instantly.
This arrow was shot by Yi Jiuxiao, he mixed in the fleeing crowd to watch the excitement, and when he saw a foundation building monk doing it, he shot an iron arrow in desperation.
After advancing to the Martial Queen, Yi Jiuxiao's skill increased greatly, and he couldn't use a mountain-piercing arrow to shoot Zhuji at close range.
He made a very timely move, and the monks in the later stage of foundation building were not trivial, not to mention that there were tens of thousands of people, but they were still vulnerable in the face of four foundation building.
If he doesn't kill this Tsukiki, the people will probably be intimidated by him and dare not make trouble again, which is not what he wants.
What he hoped was that the people would riot in the city and clash fiercely with the Feng family's army, so that he could win in the chaos.
The other three commanders, who had all magic weapons in their hands and were ready to suppress the riots, immediately panicked when they saw that their companions were dead.
The commander who died was the orthodox leader, and in the later stage of foundation building, the only one who could silently kill the late stage of foundation building could only be Jin Dan.
They couldn't figure out how Jin Dan could be mixed in with these mobs, and what a noble existence Jin Dan was.
But the three were not scared away, but searched for the murderer in the crowd with magic weapons.
It's a pity that they missed the opportunity to escape, since Yi Jiuxiao has already made a move, how can they be allowed to live.
After shooting a total of nine arrows, the three commanders chased after their companion and died.
After shooting nine arrows, Yi Jiuxiao quickly put away the mountain piercing bow, and disappeared without a trace after a few pickups in the crowd.
Originally, he was disguised, and no one could recognize who he was, but for the sake of safety, he left the scene in time.
He found a secluded place to change his face again and disguised himself as something else.
Seeing that the four commanders were all dead, the sergeants in the crowd were leaderless for a while, and they were all anxious to flee for their lives.
At this time, someone shouted in the crowd: "Kill these traitors of the Feng family! β
Under the agitation, the angry people, anxious to escape, did not care so much, and began to beat the sergeants.
More than half of the 2,000 sergeants were beaten to death, and only a few escaped from the siege.
After killing the defenders of the city gate, these people opened the city gate on their own, gathered a crowd, and rushed out of the city together.
But the gate was so big, and the crowd was crowded and hurried, so the speed out of the city was not fast.
A quarter of an hour later, thousands of people ran out, and at this time, a large number of Fengjia troops in the city rushed over, as many as 20,000 people.
The leader is a Jindan early stage, named Feng Ximu, who is a member of Concubine Jing's Feng Qiushui.
When he heard that the people had stormed the west gate and killed the defenders of the gate, he was furious and immediately rushed over with the defenders of the city.
Gyeongju City is forbidden to fly, and Feng Ximu is no exception, he rode a war horse and rushed to the front of the team.
Although the roads in the city were wide, the 20,000-strong army was not enough.
Feng Ximu only cared about the march at this time, which cares about the pedestrians and stalls on the side of the road, so under the impact of the army, many pedestrians did not have time to dodge, and they were trampled into meat sauce by the war horses.
The stalls along the street were even more shocked by the army.
Ten miles from the West Gate, the streets were densely populated, almost entirely people preparing to flee the city.
Hearing the sound of horses' hooves behind him, he knew that it was the Feng family's army chasing after him, but he had nowhere to dodge and could only huddle together.
After Feng Ximu knocked over a few people, he could only restrain the horse's head and shouted: "Wait for the quick dodge, otherwise there will be no mercy!"
Hearing Feng Ximu's words, the people in front of them were suddenly panicked and ran in all directions.
But there are people in front and behind, and wherever they can escape, they will only run more and more chaotically, and the already congested roads are even more impassable.
Feng Ximu was already anxious, and when he saw this situation, he immediately roared: "Mole ants, let's die." β
Before the words fell, Feng Ximu sacrificed the magic weapon, which was a small stone pier, which turned into a stone stone three zhang long and two zhang thick with a shake in the wind.
Under the urging of mana, the stone stone quickly ran forward, and those people could not dodge, and they all turned into meat paste under the stone stone.
In a moment, thousands of people died under the stone stone, and the stone stone was forced to grind out a passage dozens of zhang long.
"Boldly seal Ximu, stop quickly, if you slaughter mortals at will, aren't you afraid of being punished by heaven?"
The voice came from the top of the roof on the side of the house a hundred zhang away in front of him, Feng Ximu looked up and recognized it as Fu Xing, the left servant of the Fu Department.
Fu Xing's cultivation is the first layer of Jindan, and Feng Ximu's cultivation is the third layer of Jindan, the two of them are both in the early stage of Jindan, and Feng Ximu's cultivation is a step higher.
So Feng Ximu looked down on Fu Xing at all, and now Fu Xing's reprimands added fuel to his fire.
"Who do I think it is, it turns out that you Fu Xing dare to take care of my family's affairs, do you have the ability?"
"Feng Ximu, you have violated the laws of the Wei State by killing innocent people indiscriminately, although my Fu Xing's cultivation is low, but as a court official, of course I have to take care of it, am I afraid that you will not succeed!"
Feng Ximu didn't know why Fu Xing suddenly appeared, the Feng family and the Li family competed, and most of the officials in the court remained neutral and impartial, and each did their part well, including Dazai, the dean of the academy, and the national teacher.
Why did Fu Xing, the servant of the Ministry of Finance, dare to come forward today, is there anything to rely on?
If one of Dazai, the dean of the academy, or the national teacher was present, Feng Ximu would inevitably obey his orders obediently, and even be arrested.
But Fu Xing can't do it, Feng Ximu's cultivation is higher than Fu Xing's, plus there are 20,000 soldiers in hand, how can Feng Ximu be scared back by Fu Xing.
So he sneered: "Fu Xing, it's okay to be nosy if you want to, there is a kind of you come to the middle of the road, don't hide on the roof." β
How could Fu Xing be fooled, jumping to the middle of the road to confront Feng Ximu head-on, not to mention that there were 20,000 troops there, even if Feng Ximu was alone, he couldn't beat him.
His appearance was not to win against Feng Ximu, but to delay his time and provoke him.
So he said: "Feng Ximu, you are just relying on the 20,000 army behind you, if you have a kind, fight with me alone!"
"Haha~ I want to fight alone, grandpa doesn't have time to accompany you, get out of the way if you don't plant it, grandpa continues to kill. β
After speaking, Feng Ximu drove Shi Yanzi again and crushed forward, and the speed was faster than before, and everywhere he went, there were dead and wounded.
"Feng Ximu, you traitor, I'll go to Dazai to sue you!"
After speaking, Fu Xing's figure flashed and disappeared without a trace.
As soon as he heard Fu Xing scold him for being a traitor, Feng Ximu became angry in his heart, and now the whole city is talking about the treason of the Feng family, and the word rebellion is the most taboo for him.
was angry, but he let Fu Xing leave, because it was useless for Fu Xing to go to Dazai to sue him, and Dazai had been secretly protecting the Feng family.
The so-called neutrality is in fact just a faΓ§ade, a balance of various forces.
Among the ministers, there are three people who have the most power and the highest cultivation, namely Dazai, the dean of the academy, and the protector of the country.
These three people have noble status, are extremely popular ministers, and are also masters of the late Jindan period, and they have always been the objects of the Feng family and the Li family.
The three of them are mutually restrained, among which Dazai Chengguang has the greatest power, commanding six ministries, and the power is tilted towards the government and the opposition, he secretly favors the Feng family and allows the Feng family to develop its power.
And the highest cultivation is the national teacher Wei Dao, although he does not ask about political affairs, but as a court worshipper, he can also deter the court, he once taught the prince exercises, naturally favoring the prince.
Ming Yu, the dean of the academy, is usually inconspicuous, extremely deep, and has a vague attitude towards the dispute between the Feng family and the Li family, which is the most feared force of the Feng family and the Li family.
Regarding the dispute between the Feng family and the Li family, the three of them ignored it on the surface, and they were all for other courtiers to see, so that the Wei State would not be in chaos.
But behind the scenes, they had their own thoughts, and with Cheng Guang's acquiescence, Feng Xishan arbitrarily mobilized the border and the troops of various state capitals to besiege the capital.
The queen and the crown prince were able to escape from Gyeongju under the siege of the Feng family, and Wei Dao secretly helped each other.
Fu Xing knew the relationship very well, and of course he wouldn't go to Dazai to complain, but he did want to sue, and he went to Mingyu, the dean of the academy.
He wanted to test Mingyu's attitude, and it was best to ask Mingyu to come forward, this was the task that Yi Jiuxiao arranged for him.