"Governor, additional personnel have been dispatched at various intersections and docks, and nothing unusual has been found so far."

Dong Ping, the governor of Caoyun: "If you go down, you must be careful, but if there are more than 100 Cao Ding, disperse immediately, as long as there is a little resistance, you will arrest it first." ”

Prefect Xu Guangzhi: "If the situation is not right, you can do it directly, don't worry about the consequences, do you hear?" ”

The Commander-in-Chief: "Yes." ”

In the hall of the yamen of the Huai'an prefect, there were many people standing on an exception, except for the prefect Xu Guangzhi and the governor of Caoyun, Dong Ping, who sat on the chairs at the top, dozens of officials of the two yamen, large and small, all stood on both sides, and everyone did not dare to breathe, waiting for the results of the trial on the side of the prison.

"Recruited!"

At this time, the prison man held a confession in his hand and shouted as he ran in.

Xu Guangzhi took the confession, his two eyes opened at first, and he quickly calmed down and said to Dong Ping: "This is not a rumor, the Cao Gang really intends to rebel." ”

As soon as these words came out, the atmosphere in the hall immediately became tense, and everyone talked about it.

Because there is no need to think about it, it can't be suppressed at all with these Cao soldiers and the soldiers of the patrol battalion, you must know that there are more than 100,000 Cao Ding in the entire Huai'an Mansion.

"Martial law in the whole city immediately!"

Dong Ping slapped his palm on the eucalyptus and stood up reluctantly.

...........

In the nameless alley of Huai'an South City, a man with a hat walked quickly to a courtyard door, looked back, and stepped forward to knock on the door.

After a while, a voice came from inside, "Who?" ”

Man: "There is an urgent matter to report to the deputy helper." ”

After a long time, the door opened, and a sturdy man held a lantern, "Go straight, the deputy helper is waiting for you in the pavilion." ”

The man pressed the hat and strode into the courtyard, and after a while he saw a pavilion, a small oil lamp swaying in the wind, and it was faintly visible that there was a stone table inside, on which was a jar of wine, and a person was sitting face down in the pavilion - it could be seen from the back that this person was the deputy leader of the Cao Gang.

The man hurriedly stepped forward and arched his hand: "See the deputy gang leader." ”

"Say it."

"Deputy Gang Leader Qiqi, I have already found out clearly, Li San did fall into the hands of Xu Guangzhi, and there is also definite news from the prison, Li San has confessed, the officers and soldiers have begun martial law, and when they come, the people from the patrol camp are driving away the people, as long as they do not cooperate, they will be arrested immediately."

"Is there any movement at the gates? What happened to the Caoyun Yamen? ”

"The situation on the other side of the city gate is not clear, there are soldiers of the patrol battalion and government officials everywhere, and they will be driven away before they get close, especially the brothers of our Cao Gang, two of them were arrested and put in prison for breaking in, and after dusk, the Cao Yun Yamen was already under martial law, and there was no news at all."

"Martial law?"

The gang leader stood up and turned his head, "Is there such a thing?" ”

Man: "Yes." It's what his subordinates have seen with their own eyes. ”

When the deputy gang leader heard this, he slapped his palm on the stone table, and in the darkness, there was a muffled sound.

The man hesitated for a moment and asked, "Could it be that there is a problem on the side of the town guard?" ”

The deputy gang leader was silent for a moment, and Fang said: "Probably not, that old eunuch has received too much of our property, if it weren't for his help, how could we have the strength we have now, unless he doesn't want to live, he won't dare to reveal our affairs." Besides, after several years of infiltration, most of the town guards are brothers in the gang, and he can't escape from our hands. ”

Speaking of this, he paused for a moment, and then said, "You want to find a way to go to the town guard mansion to see if Feng Yuan, the old eunuch, is honest and stay there..... Forget it, it's useless to keep him, kill it! Also, tell the brothers in Beishi to get ready, and use three fireworks as a signal in the second half of the night to take down the Caoyun Yamen and the Prefect's Yamen first. ”

"Yes."

The man retreated.

..........

Daiyu's cabin is located on the third floor, spacious and bright, Daiyu leaned on the futon to read, but she seemed a little absent-minded, after dusk, the official ship slowly slowed down, and docked at the dock in Suqian after nightfall, half an hour ago, someone boarded the official ship, it was a eunuch, and it was in the living room on the second floor at the moment.

She could vaguely hear the conversation between the two, the old eunuch was very emotional, shouting and waiting for the Ruishi Battalion to kill all those Cao Ding, Daiyu understood that it must be the Cao Ding of Huai'an Mansion who rebelled, otherwise the big eunuch who guarded the town would not have escaped from Huai'an City in such a mess.

A hurried sound of horses' hooves woke her up, and Daiyu understood that it was the arrival of the cavalry of the Ruishi Battalion, so she immediately got up and walked to the window, and looked to the shore through the cabin window, only to see the figures on the embankment of the Grand Canal holding torches, forming a series of fire dragons, galloping towards the dock.

At this time, the door opened, Jia Jue led Amber and Xiangling over quickly, Daiyu was stunned for a moment, and greeted her, "Are you going to leave now?" ”

Stretched out his hand and brushed the hair that fell from his sideburns, arranged it behind her soft ears, hugged her into his arms, and patted her thin back gently, "You stay on the boat obediently, continue to go south tomorrow afternoon, Jia Fu will lead his own soldiers to follow, and I will wait for you at Huai'an Wharf." ”

"Then you must be careful!"

Daiyu's gaze was serious.

Jia Jue held her shoulders and said seriously: "The peach blossoms in Qixia Mountain are blooming, although it is a little late, but it is still very beautiful, let's go and see it together." ”

Hearing this, Daiyu tilted her head and smiled.

This smile, like a spring breeze, is indescribably beautiful, refreshing, Jia Jue couldn't help but smile, "Let's go to Qixia Temple to ask for a signature!" ”

Daiyu thought for a while, and suddenly pursed her lips and smiled, "Then you promise me one condition, and I will accompany you." ”

"Okay, as long as my sister speaks, even if it is a star in the sky, I will pick it for my sister!"

"Phew, not serious!"

Daiyu took a sip, pushed Jia Jue away, and beat him twice, "You want to accompany me to Guanyin Mountain to make a vow." ”

"Okay, let's stop the ship in Yangzhou for two days."

Seeing Jia Jue agreeing to herself so easily, Daiyu couldn't help but feel a trace of sweetness in her heart, "Then you must be careful!" ”

Jia Jue smiled, "It is said that girls will talk like an old woman when they get married, why haven't you married me yet..."

"It's shameless, who marries...."

Jia Jue deliberately diverted the topic, but Daiyu's eyes were like torches, she looked at him, pursed her lips, turned around and sat on the edge of the bed, "I'll let the boat go slower." ”

Jia Jue was stunned at first, and then smiled.

An hour later, 10,000 cavalry of the Rui Battalion surrounded Jia Jue and galloped all the way along the river embankment to the southeast, galloping in the night......

Just when Jia Jue left Suqian Wharf, Huai'an City was turbulent, the North City was still brightly lit, the people were boiling, not affected by the street ban at all, and there was no patrol battalion or government servant, this is the base camp of the Cao Gang, hundreds of Cao Gang disciples gathered in the restaurants on both sides of the street, gathered in groups of three or five at the table, while drinking, while talking about the small ways from various channels, the most talked about is about the imperial court to reopen the sea and cut the Cao Yun, their ancestors are all Cao Ding, Once Caoyun is abolished, they will have no financial resources, which is to force them to death.

As time passed, their voices became louder and louder, as if they wanted to vent the dissatisfaction and frustration that had accumulated in their hearts.

"Did you hear that, the emperor took a fancy to the industry of our Cao Gang, so he came up with this thought."

"Impossible!"

"Tsk, you don't know yet, the emperor's henchmen have already started in Yangzhou, and they are cleaning up those salt merchants and salt dealers, and I heard that the treasure is being carried out one by one....."

"I also heard that not long ago, those salt merchants united to resist, but unfortunately they were suppressed by the Jiangnan camp and killed tens of thousands of people!"

"This.... Probably not! We are a bunch of poor coolies, who can compare to those rich salt merchants....."

At this time, a man who looked like a small leader came over and said in a low voice: "You don't understand this, the salt merchant has money to make the emperor greedy, and we Cao gang someone to make the emperor cold, so I have this thought." ”

Speaking of this, he glanced around, and said: "Our ancestors have been transporting grain for the imperial court for generations, doing the dirtiest and most tiring work, and barely able to support their families with a meager salary. I feed my whole family and don't go hungry, but what about you? Once Caoyun is abolished, we have no land and no industry, so we are counting on that meager savings, and the family will not get anything from the northwest wind. ”

"The imperial court shouldn't ignore us.... After all, these people ....."

An old man hesitated.

"That's it, the emperor is not afraid to force us, let's lift his dragon chair?!"

"Shhhh Do you dare? ”

"This...."

"Bag!"

The little leader drank all the wine in his hand, took a deep breath, and said with a smile: "If the imperial court really wants to abolish Cao Yun and dissolve the Cao Gang, I am willing to give up this life to exchange this life for our Cao Gang, for the old and weak women and children behind us, at least the court will not dare to force us to death!" ”

"That's right! is willing to cut his whole body, and dares to pull the emperor off the horse. ”

"Yes! We will die if we die, and we can't let our families starve to death! ”

"Let's go, let's go ask the deputy gang leader."

"That's right, go to the deputy gang leader and ask what the situation is, if the court really wants our lives, it's against the damn!"

“......”

There was a mess in the restaurant, and under the bewitchment of someone with a heart, everyone ran out of the restaurant and ran angrily towards the mansion of the Cao Gang.

Along the way, from time to time, the Cao Gang came to join the team, and after a while, the team became thousands of people, and the group came to the Cao Gang Helm Mansion in a mighty way, and was immediately stopped by the Cao Gang thugs guarding the door, "What are you doing, you can't rebel!" ”

The little leader stepped forward and hugged his fists and said, "Please ask the senior brother to pass it on on your behalf, just say that we want to meet the deputy gang leader, and this matter is a matter of life and death for the Cao Gang!" ”

"We're going to see the deputy leader!"

"We're going to see the deputy leader!"

“......”

There is a very sacred place in the Cao Gang Helm Mansion, where the tablets of the Cao Gang leaders of the past generations are enshrined.

"Crunch!"

The two doors made a heavy sound, and the deputy gang leader helped the Cao gang leader into the hall door, followed by the four hall masters, and they all stood very solemnly when they walked here.

On the offering table on the north wall of the hall, in the center is a bronze statue of Guan Gong, and the tablets of the previous generations of helpers are arranged below!

The old gang leader stepped forward and knelt down, and the deputy gang leader also knelt down behind him, and the four hall masters knelt on the ground after him, and several of them respectfully kowtowed three times and stood up again.

The old gang leader sat down on the Taishi's chair under the offering table.

"Father-in-law, give the order!"

The old gang leader didn't answer him, and asked rhetorically, "Do you believe them?" ”

Deputy Leader: "The child has never believed in these people's promises!" ”

The old gang leader's eyes lit up, "Go on." ”

"Back then, the Holy Ancestor Emperor was forced to admit our Cao Gang due to the needs of the situation, and in this way, our Cao Gang turned into the number one gang on the water that was responsible for transporting money and food."

The deputy gang leader sighed, "Over the years, we have relied on the righteousness of the rivers and lakes to gather the large and small gangs along the canal, and have become a waterway tyrant that no one dares to provoke, but we have also become a thorn in the side of the imperial court, hehe, even we don't know how many gangs there are in the Cao Gang, 200,000?" Three hundred thousand? Or is it half a million? This is a thunder for the imperial court, and it may explode one day! ”

The old gang leader also sighed, "What I was worried about finally happened.... If the family business accumulated by the ancestors is not good, it will be ruined..... Since ancient times, the people have not fought with officials! ”

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After being silent for a while, the deputy gang leader spoke, "The emperor has already taken action against the salt merchants, and several major salt merchants have been exterminated, and the methods are too ruthless, and they will not be given any way to live." Most emperors will also deal with us in this way, after all, after more than 100 years of accumulation, the emperor must have set his sights on us. You have also read the news from the capital, in order to fight, the imperial court ordered the transfer of grain from Huguang and other places, let's take advantage of this time to make a fuss and force the imperial court to make concessions, at least we must give us a way to live, even if we give a few acres of thin fields, everyone can survive. ”

The old gang leader stared at him closely, "If there is a big trouble, what if the court declares us anti-thieves and transfers the Jiangnan battalion to suppress it?" ”

The deputy gang leader had no choice but to reply: "Feng Yuan, this old eunuch ran away.....

As soon as he said this, the four hall masters were all shocked, and subconsciously looked at the old gang leader.

The old gang leader coughed loudly.

"Father-in-law!"

The deputy gang leader gently patted him on the back with his hand, "Don't worry, the main forces of the Jiangnan battalion are all contained in Suzhou and Hangzhou, and the 10,000 horses in Yangzhou still have to guard against the rebellion of the salt merchant forces." By the time the news reached Jinling, we had already controlled the situation, we didn't kill the officials, and we didn't disturb the people, we just wanted to have a way to live. ”

"Alright, alright."

The old gang leader waved his hand, "It's useless to say these things now, besides, the Cao gang personnel are complicated, once they make trouble, it is not something you can control, as for the rest of the matter, it will be handed over to God." Anyway, we have no way to live, so we might as well give the Cao Gang brothers a way to live. ”

Deputy Gang Leader: "Then go your separate ways!" ”

The old gang leader nodded, "Beware of those people taking advantage of the opportunity to make trouble. ”

The deputy gang leader continued: "Did you hear it?" ”

The four hall masters were solemn, "I heard it!" ”

At this time, a report came from outside the door, "Gang leader, thousands of gang brothers have gathered outside, and they are clamoring to see the deputy gang leader!" ”

.........

The spring night is cold, especially the Huai'an with dense water network and many lakes, at this time everything is silent, only some soldiers of the patrol battalion are on the city wall of Huai'an City in the vigil, the lanterns on the city tower are also flickering and dimming, time passes slowly, I don't know how long it has been, in the silent night, only hear a "bangbang" sound of beating the watchman, the fourth watch day, the city is suddenly boiling, the shouts, scolding resounded through the night sky, faintly sandwiched some tearing sounds, and then the fire in the city is everywhere, under the strong blowing of the night wind, the fire is getting bigger and bigger, the smoke is rolling, the flames are monstrous, There are more and more fires burning in the city, and they are clearly visible within a radius of dozens of miles.

At this time, the Cao soldiers outside the city were also alarmed, and then they saw the city gates open everywhere, and a group of Cao soldiers who had been prepared for a long time rushed into the city and began to suppress the Cao Gang rebellion.

As the prefect's yamen and Caoyun yamen were ignited by the fire, many people realized that the suppression had failed, and when the sky was slightly bright, countless officers and soldiers and people fled from the city in a panic, and some people shouted: "Governor Dong is dead!" ”

The soldiers at the city gate scattered in a hurry.....