"Samurai Tong, you have been derelict in your duties, tell me why."

Fang Yuan didn't get up, ignoring the warrior Tong and said indifferently.

When the words fell, Wu Shun suddenly became anxious, and was angry by Fang Yuan's blamed tone, and wanted to complain, but was stopped by Wu Ruyi.

"Down, the lower officials were careless for a while, and they were forced by their families, so they have been under house arrest."

Samurai Tong's face changed, and he explained embarrassedly and regretfully.

Jingzhou belongs to Zhongzhou, and the governor of Jingzhou is an official of the three products, located under Shangshu.

"Confused!"

"Just like this, you can also be the governor of Jingzhou?"

Fang Yuan suddenly said angrily.

He was very dissatisfied with Samurai's explanation.

"The lower official is guilty!"

The samurai did not dare to object.

Even if Fang Yuan in front of him was so much younger than him.

"Your actions caused Jingzhou to break away from the control of the imperial court, and the crime is extremely heinous, and it is reasonable to be dismissed pending trial."

"But now the situation is complicated, and you still need to rely on your Jingzhou soldiers to regain control of Jingzhou, and this official will let you make meritorious service for your crimes, are you willing?"

Fang Yuan said in a deep voice.

"Xie Fang Shangshu, the next official will never give up!"

The samurai nodded heavily, and said in a firm tone.

"Excuse me!"

"Is there a plan?"

Fang Yuan waved his hand and pointed to the stool next to him.

Just now he scolded the samurai tong, which was a business affair, expressing the dissatisfaction of the court and the emperor with the samurai tong.

It's still business, but

Retaking Jingzhou requires the help of Wu Shi Tong, so be a little polite to him.

"There's a way to ask Fang Shangshu to take a look."

"I was rescued, and the Jingzhou family must have known."

"If my guess is correct, they will fight for control of the Jingzhou Army as soon as possible."

"But the Jingzhou army can't be controlled without my orders, so the most likely thing is to prevent me from entering the barracks to mobilize the army."

"Then we should now enter the army in front of them and regain control of the Jingzhou army, so that it is just around the corner to regain control of Jingzhou."

Samurai said slowly.

The Jingzhou Army is his greatest reliance.

As long as the Jingzhou army can be re-mastered, then Jingzhou will be fine.

In the face of 50,000 Jingzhou troops, no matter how many families in Jingzhou are, they dare not collide with the Jingzhou army.

"That's a good idea, but do you know what's going on in Jingzhou right now?"

Fang Yuan bowed, but he was also worried.

The scene he saw in Jingzhou City along the way made Fang Yuan feel that the Jingzhou family had a very strong control in Jingzhou.

He was worried that the Jingzhou army would also fall into the control of the Jingzhou family.

"What's the situation?"

Samurai asked, puzzled.

Fang Yuan didn't explain, but glanced at Wu Ruyi behind him.

Wu Ruyi immediately understood, and whispered in the ear of Wu Shi Tong about what he saw and heard in Jingzhou City.

"Alas, the Jingzhou family is indeed quite prestigious, their era in Jingzhou City, the history is far longer than the establishment of the imperial court, many people recognize the Jingzhou family but not the government, plus the problem this time."

"But it doesn't matter, there are very few people in Jingzhou in the Jingzhou army, and the soldiers are almost all outsiders, so as to be sure that they will not be assimilated by the family."

Samurai sighed.

Many local families have a long, long history.

Many people rely on the family to survive, and they are tenant farmers of the family, etc.

As long as the family is not very cruel and domineering, many people will be grateful to the family that gave them their lives.

And this time the situation was caused by the imperial court, and the people of Jingzhou naturally disregarded the imperial court even more.

"In that case, let's do it now."

"Rengui, Bowu, go and mobilize all the fire armies to come over."

Fang Yuan said in a deep voice.

and gave orders to Xue Rengui and Xue Bowu.

Because the whereabouts of the hundred people are too obvious, they are all scattered.

It is very likely that the Jingzhou family will block the way on this trip, and it is necessary to consider using strong means to enter the barracks.

As long as you enter the barracks and there are warriors, the Jingzhou family's obstruction is no longer a problem.

"Yes!"

A few people said yes.

Not long after, a hundred firecrackers were summoned.

At this time, it was already the fifth watch, and the sky was gradually clear, but it was still dark at night.

Under the leadership of Wu Shi Tong, Fang Yuan and the others headed in the direction of the suburbs, which was where the Jingzhou army was located.

As Fang Yuan thought, there was indeed a Jingzhou family blocking the way halfway.

The crowd had only walked half the way, and before they had left the main city, they were stopped.

A large number of people poured out from all directions, and it was difficult to see how many there were in the dark, and it was estimated that there were no less than three hundred.

"Wudu Dudu, the old man told you not to work in vain, and you will have the rest of your life if you are captured, otherwise both you and your family will die!"

Someone shouted ahead.

The voice is arrogant and rude.

When the samurai heard this, his face sank instantly.

"Fang Shangshu, this person is a ruthless person of the Luo family in Jingzhou, and it is said that he is Luo Yi's cousin, and his strength should not be underestimated."

The samurai said in a deep voice.

"The Fire Gun Army advances!"

Fang Yuan only had one sentence.

It doesn't matter if he is Luo Yi's cousin or Luo Yi's own brother.

This is no longer the era of cold weapons, and individual force can no longer turn the tide of the storm.

Under the suppression of the firecracker, whether he is a ruthless person or a good person, the result is one.

"Prepare for the Fire Gun Army!"

Xue Rengui ordered that the firecrackers immediately prepare to shoot.

The samurai opened his mouth, but he didn't speak, and he had naturally heard of the firecracker.

I heard that the firecracker is very powerful, very powerful, and has changed the current battlefield fighting mode, but he has never seen it.

"Hmph, don't do it yourself! Kill! ”

The Luo ruthless man in front snorted coldly and ordered his followers to kill him.

In an instant, the Luo clan's soldiers shouted, rushing towards Fang Yuan and the others.

At this time, the horizon was already clouded, and a little bit of road could be seen faintly, but it still relied more on the lanterns on the side of the road.

"Shoot!"

Xue Rengui sneered in his heart and ordered.

"Bang, bang, bang"

Gunshots rang out, lives fell, and screams of those who did not die repeatedly.

Rushing towards Fang Yuan and the others, the Luo clan soldiers fell one by one, and their morale was skyrocketing, and they instantly lowered the freezing point.

"How so?"

Roche was at the end, so he hadn't been shot yet.

His eyes widened and he couldn't believe what he was seeing when he saw his men fall down one by one.

Eventually, he was also shot.

Three hundred, almost without much effort, were shot by a hundred firecrackers.

"This, this, this"

The samurai were shocked.

For the first time, I felt the strength of the Fire Gun Army.

With such a terrible firearm army, isn't Datang invincible in the world?

The family of Jingzhou City is not afraid!

"Let's go."

Fang Yuan said expressionlessly.

Some of the ground died, and many more were wounded.

But Fang Yuan didn't think about exterminating them and leaving them a way to live, after all, they were all Tang people.

This was the reason why Fang Yuan didn't mobilize a large-scale firecracker army to arrive, because the best result of regaining control would be bloodless.

After overcoming the barrier, Fang Yuan and the others soon came to the front of the barracks.

Similarly, there were people blocking the barracks, and there were more of them, and they all looked like they had statuses.

By this time, the sky had already lit up, and the characters could be seen clearly.

"Fang Shangshu, those are the patriarchs of the Jingzhou family."

Samurai Tong said with a solemn expression, pointing to the old men who were sitting.

There were many people in front of the barracks, seven of whom were sitting side by side.

"The Seventh Family of Jingzhou?"

Fang Yuanmian did not change color and continued to step forward.

He didn't stop, and Wu Shi Tong and the others naturally didn't dare to stop.

Soon, Fang Yuan and the others approached the families in Jingzhou.

"Wudu Governor, the old man wants to know, who is supporting you?"

An old man sitting in the middle said indifferently.

Although he was asking Wu Shi Tong, his eyes were on Fang Yuan's body.

Fang Yuan looked at him indifferently, not timid because of the large number of them.

"Hubu Shangshu Fang Yuan!"

"Fang Shangshu, he is Luo Yonghui, the head of the Luo family in Jingzhou."

Wu Dudu took a deep breath and said in a deep voice.

"Tobe Shangshu?!"

"Zhou Guogong?!"

"Fang Yuan?!"

Exclamations rang out again and again.

Especially the younger generation, they all looked at Fang Yuan.

It can be said that Fang Yuan's reputation among the younger generation is even louder.

Because of the appearance of Fang Yuan, many, many young people feel pressure and see hope.

Now that I see the deity, I can't help but feel surging.

"It turned out to be Tobe Shangshu!"

"Fang Shangshu, do you want to meddle in our Jingzhou affairs?"

It's still the old man Luo Yonghui just now.

He still didn't get up, but his expression was not as calm as he had just been.

"What is the name of the Luo family master?"

"Jingzhou is not a separate Jingzhou, but the Jingzhou of Datang."

"I'm the secretary of the Tang Dynasty, and something happens in Jingzhou, what's wrong with me taking care of it?"

"On the contrary, a few heads of the family are sitting in front of the Jingzhou military camp with so many people, what is the so-called matter?"

Fang Yuan said indifferently.

The words were full of questions.

"What happened in Jingzhou?"

"Jingzhou is peaceful and peaceful, and the people live happily, what happened?"

Luo Yonghui disagreed and said indifferently.

"Since nothing happened in Jingzhou, why was the governor of Jingzhou under house arrest?"

"Since nothing happened in Jingzhou, where are the officials in Jingzhou, and asked them to come to see me?"

Fang Yuan snorted coldly.

"Hehehe, Fang Shangshu is really funny, the officials in Jingzhou are not something that Lao Yu and others can control, and it is not for Lao Yu to decide if they see you."

"Moreover, when will the governor of Jingzhou be placed under house arrest by us, Fang Shangshu can't refer to a deer as a horse just because he is in a high position."

Luo Yonghui sneered and glanced to the side.

In the crowd on either side, the two sons of the samurai were pushed out.

In addition to Wu Shun and Wu Ruyi, Wu Shi Tong also has two sons, but they are not the same mother.

Seeing the two sons being pushed out, the samurai Tong's pupils suddenly widened, his fists clenched subconsciously, and his body trembled slightly.

Fang Yuan frowned and followed Wu Shi Tong's gaze, but unfortunately, Fang Yuan didn't know Wu Shi Tong's two sons, he only knew that Wu Shi Tong had some weakness that was caught.

"The head of the Luo family is really eloquent."

"If the official doesn't pursue the matter first, the official wants to enter the barracks, do you give way or stop it?"

Fang Yuan snorted coldly and said in a deep voice.

"Although Fang Shangshu is in a high position, he also has no right to enter the barracks."

"If you want to break in like this, we can't turn a blind eye."

Luo Yonghui said with a smile.

"This is a holy decree, don't you want to check it if you want to do it?"

Fang Yuan smiled and took out a holy decree from his arms.

As soon as the holy decree came out, everyone at the scene was in an uproar, and they all lowered their heads and discussed.

Seeing the holy decree is like seeing the emperor, Li Shimin's influence in Jingzhou is still quite large, after all, he is accompanying the capital.

"Minister, meet Your Majesty!"

The warrior Tong saluted directly, and his expression seemed to become determined.

"Hahaha, Fang Shangshu can't be deceived with a false holy decree, right?"

Luo Yonghui pondered for a moment, and suddenly laughed.

"Hmph, don't be ashamed!"

"This official is going to enter the barracks, whoever dares to stop it will be regarded as a protest and will be killed!"

Fang Yuan suddenly turned his face and said coldly.

He took the decree back into his bosom and headed straight for the barracks gate.

Luo Yonghui and the others' expressions froze suddenly, they never expected Fang Yuan to turn his face like this.

This is Jingzhou, isn't he worried that he and others will make him unable to get out of Jingzhou?

Seeing Fang Yuan and the others slowly approaching, Luo Yonghui and the others were no longer silent.

All seven of them stepped forward and stepped back.

The warrior Tong who was following Fang Yuan breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that the Seven Great Families had backed down.

However, what he didn't expect was that the Seven Great Families did not back down, but blocked Fang Yuan and the others head-on.

After they retreated, the family members who were gathered in all directions approached one after another, blocking in front of Fang Yuan and the others.

Among them, there are many children of the family, and there are also many family soldiers, guards, domestic servants, etc., and the number exceeds 1,000.

"Prepare for the Fire Gun Army!"

Fang Yuan personally drank the order.

Brush brush brush. The firecrackers raised in unison.

Facing the black pressure of the fire gun, the children of the family who knew the power of the fire gun at the scene were a little cowardly.

But more people didn't know the power of the firecracker, and they still followed the instructions of the Seven Great Families and approached Fang Yuan and the others.

The Lord of the Seven Great Families stood on the periphery, with a sneer on the corner of his mouth, as if he had calculated that Fang Yuan would not dare to shoot.

But

They miscalculated.

"Shoot!"

Fang Yuan ordered.

In an instant, gunshots rang out.

One hundred muskets fired one shot, and a hundred bullets were fired.

In an instant, the expression of the Lord of the Seven Great Families stiffened, and his pupils slowly widened.

After the gunshots rang out, there were miserable screams, and all the people of the family stopped.

They were all frightened, they were all frightened by the power of the firebolts.

100 bullets, about 80 people were shot, about 30 people died on the spot, and about 50 people screamed in pain.

A miserable cry sounded at the scene, and the people were so frightened that they retreated one after another, looking at Fang Yuan's Fire Gun Army in horror.

Naturally, there were also grievances, glaring at Fang Yuan and the others.

Wu Shi Tong was also shocked, he didn't expect Fang Yuan to dare to shoot.

Shooting will solve the current problem, but it will exacerbate the recovery problem in Jingzhou in the future.

The family in Jingzhou is too huge, it can't be solved by killing a group of people, and it is even more impossible to kill them all.

"It's a warning!"

"Death, those who stand in the way!"

Fang Yuan snorted coldly.

The footsteps did not stop, and continued to walk forward.

The Lord of the Seven Great Families slowly came back to his senses and looked at Fang Yuan in disbelief.

The other families at the scene looked panicked, and they didn't dare to stop Fang Yuan, but they didn't really back down without the order of the Lord of the Seven Great Families.

"Retreat!"

The Lord of the Seven Great Families finally made a decision and left with a cold face.

However, when they left, they looked at Fang Yuan with infinite killing intent, as if they were looking at a dead person.

But Fang Yuan was not afraid, he had already prepared for the worst.

And for now, it is enough to master the Jingzhou army first.

(End of chapter)