Qingping set.

This small but well-equipped market is the small market in Songjiang in Daqingguan. Due to the 4,000 defenders of Daqingguan next to it, plus the endless flow of caravans and passers-by, the business of this market will naturally not be bad. If it is a coincidence, the convoys of several large chambers of commerce have spent the night here, and the business of Qingpingji can be described as hot.

It is said that Luo Tianze, the brigade commander of the guard army of Songjiang's guard army in Gaodazhou, a wealthy merchant of the Zhou family, and the commander of the Daqing Pass garrison army, has cadres in it.

It is precisely because of such a strong background, coupled with the defenders of Daqingguan next to it, that Xiaoxiao does not have any idea of daring to fight Qingpingji. In the decades since its completion, the principal has changed several times, but Qingpingji has been standing. I saw a lot, and even the shopkeeper and the guys who were working inside faintly had the atmosphere of Mount Tai collapsing in front of him and not changing his face.

They firmly believe that on the one-third of an acre of land in Songjiang, no one dares to make trouble here!

However, the Qingpingji guys, who are rarely moved by foreign affairs, are destined to be unable to maintain their usual calm today. First of all, the bell rang at soothing intervals, this is okay, after all, the people in Qingpingji are also used to false alarms, basically once or twice a month. But not long after, the strange and urgent alarm bell really moved them.

For many years, there has been no such movement in Daqingguan!

People who gamble in the casino, eat in the restaurant, rest in the hotel, and prepare to wait for the next day...... Even the thugs of Qingpingji were stunned, and they all walked out or poked their heads out and looked at Daqingguan more than a mile away.

Over there, the makeshift cable suspension bridge is slowly being pulled up.

The last of the Taipings gave up their camouflage and were rushing in desperately, trying to rush in before the drawbridge was pulled up. Farther away, at the end of the horizon that no one could see, the army was stationed in the distance waiting for news from Daqingguan.

The two people from the Zhou family hurriedly turned over their horses and rushed towards Daqingguan, and ran back with embarrassed faces after a while.

They heard shouts of killing outside the gate.

Another person used to be a soldier and was quite sensitive to the smell of blood, and said in horror: "It is estimated that many people have died inside." ”

The words of the two made the uneasy Qingping gather everyone into a commotion.

"Something is wrong!"

But anyone who has a certain understanding of Daqingguan has this idea in his heart.

The shouting and killing of Daqingguan did not stop, and in the end, the two groups of men and horses even rushed directly to the top of the city. By this time, the situation in Daqing Pass was already very clear. Someone leaned over with the audacity, and heard the shouts of the two sides fighting in the city, and the content surprised them.

"The army of the official army in the south to pacify the rebellion in Yuyang Mansion was ambushed and suffered an unprecedented defeat!"

"Even the brigade commander Luo Tianze was seriously injured and fell into a coma."

"Adjutant Xu Kesa colluded with military doctors in an attempt to poison the seriously injured Luo Tianze. Then the blame is put on the head of the thief and takes the opportunity to take the position. But the plot was discovered by the returning officers and soldiers, and now there is infighting between the two sides! ”

Every piece of news has an earth-shattering energy, which makes the people of Qingpingji shocked.

Qingpingji is too close to Daqingguan, and it is completely dependent on each other in business. No matter what fluctuations occur on the Daqingguan side, it will definitely be able to affect this side. All the shopkeepers and principals fell into a panic together. Some tourists and merchants who stayed here overnight instinctively smelled the danger.

"Let's go, get out of here immediately reads();."

Whether it's infighting or mutiny, a lot of people will die. If you want to see the excitement, you will put your own life into it.

A group of cautious small businessmen immediately gave up the idea of leaving Songjiang tomorrow. hurriedly settled the account, drove the carriage with the goods, and prepared to return to Jinghu County for a few days, waiting for the wind before making plans.

"Send someone to rush back to Dengzhou to report the news, and ask the master's family by the way."

Zhou Wen'an, the foreign affairs housekeeper of the Zhou family, one of the people in charge of Qingpingji, quickly responded after a short panic. At the same time as sending the riders back to report the news in the starry night, he ordered someone to urgently convene all the thugs in Qingpingji, distribute the weapons in stock, and gather together to prepare for the response.

On the highest water tower at the entrance of Qingpingji, there are also special people who go up to look out and monitor the situation at Daqingguan at all times.

Several orders went one after another, and Zhou Wen was a little more down-to-earth. However, Daqingguan is separated from Dengzhou by half a county, and time cannot catch up at all.

He was worried, and paced a few laps with his hands tied, when he was suddenly startled and slapped himself on the head hard.

"I'm really old and confused, isn't the main family in the Tianzi room of this Qingpingji Restaurant!"

Thinking of this, he hurriedly straightened his clothes and rushed to the third floor of Qingping Ji Restaurant.

In the past, this was a mansion that only the rich and powerful could afford, but since yesterday, it has been completely covered with a rare amount of money.

Those who don't know the situation may wonder about the origin of the people inside. But Zhou Wenan knows very well that Qingping has nearly half of the shares of the Zhou family, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is the industry of the Zhou family. Isn't it natural for the second lady and the young lady of the owner's family to return from visiting relatives and live directly in their own property?

Fortunately, the second lady's carriage broke down yesterday, and Miss Zhou rarely went far away, so she had the intention to travel for a few more days, so she did not leave directly, but stayed for one more day. Otherwise, I am afraid that there is no one to discuss, so I can only passively wait for Dengzhou's reply.

Not surprisingly, after being stopped at the entrance of the corridor, Zhou Wenan reported his intention.

He didn't let him wait long, and news soon came out that the second lady agreed to his request.

Obviously, the nobles in the Tianzi room have also sensed the abnormality of Qingpingji.

"Please come in."

The person who opened the door for him was the second lady's personal mother, who was brought by the lady from her mother's house. Facing this second lady's henchman, Zhou Wenan didn't dare to hold it up. With a polite greeting, he lowered his head without squinting, and followed her into the living room.

As soon as I entered, a warm stream of heat came from the surface, which was the red brazier burning in the four corners of the living room. Because the charcoal used is all the best, there is hardly any choking smell. After burning for a long time, there is a faint and good-smelling rosin. Here in Daqingguan, it is still a little cold in March. Zhou Wen'an, who had just blown a cold wind outside, showed a comfortable look on his face, and involuntarily relaxed his body.

Because Zhou Wen'an was not really a member of the Zhou family, it was inconvenient for the hostess to see outsiders, so he stopped in front of the bead curtain that was temporarily pulled up. With the help of the corner of the eye, you can vaguely see two slender figures behind the bead curtain. One sat in front of her, and the other seemed to be standing behind her.

"Hello Second Lady, Hello Miss Zhou!"

He didn't dare to think about it, and bowed respectfully reads();.

"Steward Zhou doesn't have to be polite." The dignified voice sounded, and it was the second lady with a distinguished status: "What is going on outside, why is there such a panic?" ”

"Mrs. Hui, Zhou came to meet for this."

Zhou Wenan first went through what needed to be reported in his heart, and then told in detail the shocking changes and uncertain news he heard in Daqingguan.

"Is that so?"

The changes in Daqingguan were so shocking that even the second lady from everyone could not calm down, and her voice was obviously full of surprise. After thinking for a moment, she noticed another question and asked, "Where did the thief army from Yuyang Mansion come from, so powerful?" ”

She took her daughter to visit relatives in Yuanshan County's hometown after the year, and it took only ten months before and after, why did such a powerful thief suddenly emerge in Songjiang County, which was originally peaceful?

Luo Tianze personally led 2,600 troops to quell the rebellion, and they could all be defeated!

"Madame only entered the customs yesterday, and it's normal not to know." Zhou Wenan sighed and said, "That gang of thieves is said to be the Taiping Army that turned Taiping County upside down a few years ago. Later, the city guards rushed to quell the rebellion, and it is said that they learned the news in advance and hid in the Bayan Mountains. After a long time, everyone thought that they died in the mountains. Who would have thought that at the beginning of the month, he suddenly crossed the mountain range and appeared outside Yuyang Mansion......"

He shook his head, he really couldn't think of how Chen Wu's army had managed to get through Guòbayan Mountain. If it's a team of three or five people, it's just an army of several thousand!

If there is a road, how can it bother Taiping County and Songjiang County for more than 300 years?

"The Taipings? Is that the gang of thieves who broke through Wu'an? ”

A crisp voice suddenly interjected, sounding faintly curious. Zhou Wenan was stunned for a moment, and immediately realized that it was Miss Zhou's family who spoke, nodded and said: "It is said to be so, but Zhou is not sure, after all, it is the news that has been circulated, and the time is only about a week - however, Zhou expected that it should be them, and it is impossible for thousands of thieves to appear out of thin air overnight." ”

"If it's them......"

The second lady's face was a little more worried.

Is the civil strife in Daqingguan really because of Adjutant Xu Kesa? Will there be a shadow of the Taiping Army behind it?

After a long day of silence, the room was quiet again, except for the occasional faint sound of coals shattering. At this moment, exclamations and noises sounded outside again, even if the sound insulation effect of the Tianzi room was excellent, it could be heard inside.

Zhou Wen, who was waiting patiently, was shocked, knowing that he was afraid that something would happen outside.

He confessed, walked briskly to the carved window of the living room, and opened the closed window. With the cold wind blowing in, the noise outside suddenly became louder, and someone shouted: "The dragon flag of Daqingguan has descended!" ”

Whether it was Zhou Wen'an or the second lady behind the bead curtain, a trace of shock flashed in his eyes.

The infighting in Daqingguan, no matter whose fault it was and who won in the end, was still the garrison of the empire, and it was impossible to make such a bold move to lower the imperial dragon flag, which was tantamount to rebellion. There can only be one reason for the final winner in Daqing Pass to do this......

"This, I'm afraid it's really bad."

Zhou Wenan looked at Daqingguan from a distance and muttered to himself.