Chapter 824: The people support the Praetorian Guards and retreat
Xu Fo really can't figure it out, Yang Jing has come to the end of the road, what else does he have to rely on and means, it is clear that he has already planted his wings and is unable to fly, and it is difficult to escape the desperate situation, why is he so calm?
However, Yang Jing's cloud-piercing arrow shot up into the sky, and soon after it exploded in the night sky, the forbidden army on the periphery began to riot!
Xu Fo was also anxious, and without waiting for the report, he whispered to the soldiers around him: "Go and see what happened!"
The soldier left in a hurry, but Xu Fo stared at Yang Jing with a suspicious face, hesitating in his heart, whether to kill Yang Jing immediately and end this farce!
Of course, he also knew how powerful Yang Jing's martial arts were, not to mention that with a Wang Daoming, he couldn't even do things like Hu Mingqiao and Twelve, so he naturally made preparations early.
The Imperial City Division and the Front Division of the Palace brought a thousand guards tonight, not to mention, they also specially transferred the Divine Arm Bow, this kind of giant crossbow that requires the joint efforts of several people and can only be pulled apart by foot, even elephants and rhinoceros can shoot and kill, not to mention Yang Jing!
It's just that before leaving, the official family had secretly told him that the news of Yang Jing's entry into Beijing had already spread loudly, and it was okay to kill people, but he must pay attention to protecting the face of the official family and the court, and he must not leave any handle!
Since there was a riot on the periphery, it must have been Yang Jing's cloud-piercing arrow, which attracted the backhand who had prepared early, and before this hidden danger was solved, Xu Fo did not dare to kill Yang Jing rashly.
He can stay with Jun for a long time, because of his prudence, he still has a relationship with Yang Jing, which is indeed true, and he doesn't want to kill Yang Jing, which is even more true.
But the emperor's order is in his body, if he really wants to kill Yang Jing, he will not hesitate, but in his heart, killing Yang Jing is a trivial matter after all, and protecting the face of the official family is a serious matter!
Others may not be able to see through it, but Xu Fo knows that the reason why Yang Jing has come to this point today is only because of the four words of the master.
And in the final analysis, doesn't the courtiers steal the limelight of the official family and make the official family look bad on face?
Don't underestimate the word face, because of these two words, the emperors and generals don't know how much to pay, in order to be able to leave a positive evaluation or two in the history books, they are also deliberate.
This is not vanity, at least in the eyes of the ancients, this kind of face problem is sometimes more important than one's own life!
Xu Fo was still thinking in his heart, the pro-soldier had rushed back and reported in Xu Fo's ear.
"Lifting my lord, there are a lot of people gathered on the periphery, and there are people in all directions... There are also many martial arts masters who are secretly eyeing each other, just afraid that they are going to make trouble..."
"Ordinary people?" Xu Fo couldn't help frowning.
No wonder Yang Jing was so calm and relaxed, he didn't expect his backhand to mobilize the people to watch!
Yang Jing went all the way north from southern Xinjiang, and the news continued to spread, and when he arrived in Baling, he was already angry, and the reputation of the people was also one-sided, but it was a pity that he fell to Yang Jing and did not support his Emperor Majesty.
Along the way, Jia Yidao's people kept intercepting and killing Yang Jing, but Yang Jing was able to escape many times, and he didn't even take the assassination as a thing, in addition to his own and Wang Daoming's strong martial arts, and Feng Ruochen and others around him to protect him, the biggest reason is not the spontaneous action of the people and martial arts masters!
These ordinary people spread the rumor that Yang Jing and the Shenhuo Camp had suffered wrongs, which made Yang Jing stand on the commanding heights of morality and public opinion!
This era is an era of literati, although they do not have the term public opinion war, but the literati are intrigued, and they often use the strategy of manipulating public opinion to discredit someone, how can Xu Fo not know the importance of public opinion!
Especially this time, the task is to maintain the dignity of the official family, in order to maintain the legitimacy and reasonableness of the imperial court, if Yang Jing is killed in front of the eyes of the common people and martial arts people, this matter will instantly spread all over the world, and what face will there be at that time!
"No wonder he is so fearless!" Xu Fo couldn't help but feel embarrassed.
He is a secret agent, and his biggest enemy is the common people who are best at spreading news, of course, the common people are also his most powerful weapon, because he monitors the people's feelings, and through these people, he manipulates the public opinion of the society.
As long as he releases some rumors, these ordinary people will have noses and eyes to help him spread around, this is a double-edged sword, if you use it well, you will be invincible, if you use it badly, you will hurt yourself.
Before he came, he also had a lot of worries, worried that Yang Jing's martial arts were too high, worried that he had too many helpers, worried that he was too cunning, and so on.
But at this time, he felt a deep fear!
Because he saw something in Yang Jing, the same thing that the emperor has always longed for to get for himself, but he was most worried about others stealing, that is what the people want!
Yes, Wang Daoming and Yang Jing began to lay out when they were in Annan, and entered the Great Song Dynasty in advance to spread the news, so that the people knew the inside story, in order to win the hearts of the people!
They have long seen through the essence of this matter, and if they want to contain the official family and protect themselves, they must gain an advantage in face, and they must grasp the active guidance of public opinion!
Xu Fo has reason to believe that if Yang Jing is besieged and killed in front of so many people tonight, it will not be the next day, and the news will spread all over the world tonight!
These martial arts masters are also not to be underestimated, after Yang Jing was unjustly killed, people with lofty ideals from all over the country will definitely rise up in groups, and then the thieves will swarm, and the heroes will rise up, and there is no need for Yang Jing to rebel, and the entire Great Song Dynasty will be in chaos!
Thinking of this, Xu Fo's face became more and more difficult to look at, and there were more and more unarmed people on the periphery, they were carrying torches, and there was a push and shoving with the guards, and the situation could get out of control at any time!
Xu Fo is the head of the Imperial City Division, and he has secretly settled a lot of group ** cases, and he also has experience in such scenes, so he immediately glared at Yang Jing fiercely, and then walked to the periphery.
He surveyed the situation, walked over to the most crowded area, and then spoke to the men.
"Don't be impatient, don't be rash, the official family sent me to Huizhou this time, just to take Lord Yang back to Beijing, to figure out the ins and outs of this matter, sooner or later you will have an explanation!"
His voice was not loud, but everyone heard it clearly, and the atmosphere of the crowd really eased!
Xu Fo is also helpless, this is just his alternative countermeasure, in case such a ** really happens, he can only take Yang Jing back to Beijing.
Of course, this also means that Yang Jing is alive, because after returning to Lin'an, it is impossible to kill Yang Jing.
can't assassinate, so you can only provide evidence to prove that Yang Jing is indeed guilty of treason, Jia Rudao has no evidence in his hand, but if he wants to find some "evidence", for this "Duke Zhou" who leans towards the government and the opposition, is it not a gesture?
Xu Fo has already made a great concession, but these onlookers have no concessions, they shouted at Xu Fo, refusing to let Yang Jing follow the guards, threatening that Yang Jing wants to enter Beijing, and the people along the way will escort him, and they don't need the court to pretend to be a good person!
Xu Fo has a lot of friendship with Yang Jing, so he naturally doesn't want Yang Jing to fall into this fate, but friendship is friendship, loyalty is loyalty, Yang Jing's friendship with him can't compare to his loyalty to the official family!
Xu Fo is an old fox, and when he swept his eyes, he could see that there was no awe in the eyes of these ordinary people, although he was unarmed, he had a fearless look, and he was not afraid of the guards, which was not a good phenomenon!
In ancient times, the idea of official status was very serious, most of the common people were afraid of officials, the status of the sergeants may be very low, and the military households could not be respected enough, but Xu Fo's subordinates were all members of the Imperial City Division, including the palace guards led by Yan Mingzhi!
But there is no awe in the eyes of these ordinary people, but some contempt, which has to be surprising!
Maybe these are not just ordinary people!
Xu Fo thought so, and when he looked closely, he couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat!
At first, he thought that because of the night, even if the common people wanted to come to watch, it would be impossible for women to appear, but now that he thinks about it, the truth is not so simple!
Because he just glanced at it in a hurry, he could recognize that there were many Jiangyang thieves wanted by the imperial court!
These heroes of the rivers and lakes and green forests who violate the ban by force are hiding among the common people, if there is a real conflict, I am afraid that things will become out of control!
Xu Fo glanced back, Yang Jing was still standing with his hands tied, and he couldn't see any expression, but Xu Fo knew that it was impossible to kill Yang Jing, and it was impossible to even take him away!
"Yang Jing, you are too self-respecting, if you have anything to do with these people, even if Jia seems to not provide evidence, you will also be listed as a thief and rebel against the party, have you ever thought about it?"
Yang Jing naturally thought about this question, but these people didn't come for him Yang Jing, they came because of Wang Daoming!
In the eyes of the imperial court, these rangers who violate the ban by force are bandits who do all kinds of evil, but there are also a lot of righteous things here, they act recklessly, just for the sake of heaven.
What's more, they had already heard of the Pisces Mountain Sect, and many of their brothers followed Zong Yun to fight the world in the north!
The Pisces Mountain Sect is a sect that was born out of thin air, and the entire sect only has the sect's original spirit and the deputy sect leader Yang Jing, but this sect has become the most legendary sect in the entire martial arts, and there is no one!
In the face of Xu Fo's warning, Yang Jing only smiled and said to Xu Fo: "My lord's words are wrong, these are ordinary people, they can't see the oppression of the good by the court, come over to watch and support, and they should be witnessed." ”
"If the adults think they are heinous, they will be caught, but they will not be able to pull me on the head. ”
Yang Jing was also wiped out, and Xu Fo could only say to Yang Jing when he saw that he was so "stubborn".
"Hurry up and enter Beijing, the official family will give you an explanation, if you continue to do these things on the road, you will risk the condemnation of the world, but I am afraid that you will not survive..."
Xu Fo was also a piece of advice, and then he didn't say anything more, glanced at Yan Mingzhi, and led the guards away.
When those "common people" saw the guards retreating, they couldn't help but let out a tsunami-like cheer, as if they had defeated the officers and soldiers of the imperial court!
Yang Jing didn't say anything, he saluted these people, everything was silent, and these people returned the salute to Yang Jing, and saluted Wang Daoming, and gradually faded into the night, as if they had never been there!
After making a fuss for most of the night, it finally quieted down, Yang Jing returned to the room, and Wang Daoming followed in and said to Yang Jing.
"The time is ripe, the next step is to go directly to Beijing. ”
Yang Jing pondered for a moment, nodded, and after a while, shook his head and said to Wang Daoming.
"Master, when it comes to understanding the emperor, I am not as good as you, but the apprentice knows Zhao Yun better than you, and I am afraid that his affairs are not over yet..."
Wang Daoming is well versed in the emperor's mental skills, so he can naturally understand the emperor's mind from the emperor's decision-making, but what Yang Jing understands is Zhao Yun's personal temperament, but it is two levels.
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