Therefore, as soon as the matter came out, many merchants' subordinates went back to the master's house to report. Su Lin, the seventh son of Hubu Shangshu, was also among them, and as soon as he heard that his people could not leave the city, he immediately came out with his family. But no matter what he said to the officers and men, the officers and men were not accommodating. Others relied on the fact that they had high-ranking officials in their families, and they made a fuss on the spot.

"Why don't you let us out of town?" Surin argued.

"This is an order from above, please don't embarrass us." Li Hu, the leader of the officers and soldiers, said with a cold face.

"If you don't give a reason today. Then we must get out of this door today! Su Lin said strongly.

"Yes."

"It's just that we still have business to do today. The imperial court could not close the gates of the city without prior notice, and would not allow them to enter or leave. ”

"yes, I still have to do business! Hurry up and open the door for us. ”

"Official, you can do well, the grass people have to go home today."

“······” As soon as Su Lin's words came out, the following objections rang out.

"Everyone, please come back. The gates of the city will not be opened today under any circumstances. If you really want to force it, then don't blame us for being rude. There can be an order from above, and the violator will be killed! Li Hu said without changing his face.

"Do you know who this son is, and dare to talk to this son in such a tone!" Su Lin was angry with Li Hu's tone and attitude, everyone in the capital would give his father three points of thin noodles and let him three points, but this Li Hu didn't seem to take him seriously, Su Lin felt that he was being despised and angry.

"Childe, please go back." Li Hu said expressionlessly.

"You..." Surin was furious.

Li Hu ignored him, but turned his head and whispered to the officers and soldiers around him: "You go to the city wall to take a look at the situation outside." ”

"Yes." The officers and men turned around and walked up to the tower.

After a while, the officers and soldiers came down from above and whispered in Li Hu's ear: "The people outside have been suppressed by our officers and soldiers, and some have already left. ”

"Okay, I got it." Li Hu said in a deep voice.

"Have you heard what Ben Gongzi said, hurry up and open the city gate!" Su Lin yelled angrily at Li Hu.

Li Hu glanced at him lightly, and said coldly: "Su Gongzi should leave here as soon as possible with your people, from today onwards, we will not let people out of the city." We don't let people in or out of the city gates for the sake of your lives. ”

"Ben Gongzi said, Ben Gongzi must go out of this door today!" Several of Su Lin's stores have no goods, and they have to be excluded from purchasing. Moreover, the goods he had made in the city were to be shipped out. If he can't get out today, his business chain will be broken, and the white money will leave him. So what else will he compare to his brothers this month?

"I'm sorry, but I can't get you out of this city today, no matter what. Su Gongzi, please go back. Li Hu stopped in front of Su Lin and said with a tough attitude.

Lao Tzu didn't believe it. Lao Tzu can't go out like this today! Su Lin sneered and said, "If you don't open the city gate, then Lao Tzu will open it himself!" ”

"Up." Su Lin waved his hand behind him, and all the family members behind him rushed forward. These people don't know what it means to be afraid in the face of officers and soldiers, because they are usually arrogant and arrogant in relying on Su Lin's identity, and they don't know what it means to be afraid.

Li Hu also immediately let his men resist, and the two sides instantly twisted into a ball. Some civilians took advantage of the chaos to scuffle the officers and soldiers.

Seeing that he couldn't control it, Li Hu slashed his face with a swing of his big knife at a subordinate who was dressed by a family member in front of him and was able to dodge the movements of the officers and soldiers every time, splitting it in two, and blood splattered in all directions.

"Ahh When have the people seen such a cruel scene, this kind of scene is usually only heard when they listen to the story, saying that it is a scene that can only be seen on the battlefield, and now it is being staged alive in front of their eyes, and the people's souls are terrified. The scene was silent in an instant, and Su Lin was also stunned, and he was dumbfounded when he saw half of the people in front of his heels.

"As I said below, it is impossible to open the city gate for you today under any circumstances. Let's go back. Li Hu said lightly while gently shaking off the blood stains on the big knife. It seems that what he cut just now was not a person, but as calm as the pig killer after killing a pig.

Su Lin and the people saw the indifference on Li Hu's face, their eyes instantly enlarged, and they all took a step back.

"Please go back, everybody." Li Hu put the big knife back into the sleeve and raised his eyes to look at the crowd in front of him.

The people swallowed a mouthful of saliva one after another, retreated back again and again, retreated to a distance of ten feet, and immediately turned around and ran away from the scene quickly.

"Lord's, we have already arranged for the people outside the city. But the people in the city are not so easy to persuade. "Ning Kang reported the situation to King Ning.

"What do you think?" King Ning turned his head to look at Xu Shizi, who had just gotten out of the carriage.

"Now it's time to go to the morning court, just tell the situation in the court later." Xu Shizi said as he walked forward.

"Is there anything you want to play today?" The prince's eyes swept over the officials below.

"Tell Your Highness, someone will not let you open the city gate today. After investigation, the lower officials found that it was an order from King Ning. Xia Guan wanted King Ning to give an explanation. Su Shangshu came forward to report.

"This matter was asked by the palace to be done by King Ning." The prince replied.

"But why? Xia Guan wanted to know why he did this? Moreover, still killing people in the street? Su Shangshu asked angrily. The person who dared to kill him on the street, King Ning didn't take him seriously at all. Even if you come to give everyone a horse, you can't let the people from his Shangshu Mansion come to open the knife!

"This king believes that Guardian Li was because the scene was too chaotic and uncontrollable, and he killed someone by mistake when he missed it." King Ning replied lightly.

Then, he said: "The reason why His Royal Highness the Crown Prince ordered the city gate to be closed is because after several villages on the outskirts of the city were wiped out overnight, according to the information we got from our investigation, a group of murderous monsters have recently attacked and killed people everywhere around the capital. In addition, several towns near the capital were also attacked in the same way last night, which is why we decided last night to temporarily close the city gates and not allow anyone to enter or leave the city from today. It's all for everyone's safety. King Ning has been fully entrusted to this king to be responsible for this matter, if the big guy has any objections, come to this king! ”

King Ning didn't tell the tragic situation of the massacre that took place last night away from the capital, because he didn't know how to describe such a tragic situation to these people who were usually pampered, and he didn't want to cause panic because of this incident.

The others listened with suspicion. King Lang put his hands around his chest, cocked his toes, and watched the excitement intently.

"If that's the case, what about our relatives outside? We are going to take our loved ones back to Beijing! "There was an official who was worried about the safety of his wife and daughter who went to the Chengling Temple to pray the day before yesterday.

"Outside the city, the king has already sent people to keep the people safe. Don't worry, Master Pan. King Ning said coldly.

Facing King Ning's cold face, Lord Yang didn't dare to attack on the spot no matter how reluctant he was, and obediently closed his mouth.

"His Royal Highness the Prince, for the sake of the safety of the people in the city, the lower official proposes to implement the suspension of the market from now on, and no one is allowed to come out to buy on the street." Prime Minister Yan brought up the defensive measures they had discussed last night.

"I'm afraid that's not right, right? What if people eat like this? Opposition immediately surfaced in the court.

"Today, I have a whole day to buy, and then let the government notify all households to buy and prepare food for ten days in advance, and then they are not allowed to go out casually without a notice from the government. If the matter is not resolved after 10 days, the government will distribute food to each family. Prime Minister Yan continued to offer advice.

"The minister agrees with the Prime Minister's proposal." General Shen was the first to stand up.

"The minister seconded the proposal."

"The minister seconded the proposal."

“······”

"Okay, just do what Prime Minister Yan wants. Prime Minister Yan, this matter is up to you to arrange. The prince said.

"Yes." Yan Cheng replied.

"Well, now that the situation is clear, there is a solution. If there is nothing else to do today, let us retreat. The prince waved his hand, and when he saw that no one was silent, he got up and left first.

"King Ning has worked hard." On the way out, King Lang deliberately stopped halfway to wait for King Ning, and when King Ning approached, King Lang came over.

"This king is grateful for King Lang's concern." King Ning sneered and said, the afterglow passed directly from King Lang's body, and the words fell, and the person was almost five steps away from King Lang.

King Lang felt that he was being ignored by King Ning again, and he was not happy, so he flicked his sleeves and walked out quickly. He looked at the back of King Ning in front of him, his teeth ached, and then a vicious evil smile appeared on his face. In the future, there will be times when you cry. King Lang thought fiercely.

"General Shen, General Yang, when will your people be able to reach the capital." Previously, King Ning privately gathered the three generals Shen, Yang, and He together for a meeting, and told the three generals about the actual situation they were facing, and the three generals immediately sent people out to gather the generals and soldiers they led outside to return to Beijing. That's why King Ning asked them about the return date of their soldiers.

"I'm afraid it will take more than ten days at the earliest." General Shen's people are far away from the capital, and they are quick to whip up, day and day, and it will take ten days at the earliest.

"It will take about five days for the people who are under the officials." General Yang's men were relatively close to the capital, but it would take them a few days to come to the capital.

After General Yang finished speaking, he looked at General He, who had not made a sound, and after General He coughed, he said, "It will take a few days for the people of the lower officials to return to the capital." ”

"The king is worried that he won't be able to hold on, and those people have already arrived in the town not far from the capital last night. I'm afraid I'll be in the capital today or tomorrow. King Ning said in a deep voice.

"So what are we going to do? Can we send troops to the outskirts of the city to intercept them first? The three generals, Shen, Yang, and He, were worried after hearing this, and General Shen took the lead in proposing, and General Yang and General He immediately nodded in agreement.