The next morning, when the rooster did not crow, a crisp sound by the windowsill woke up Sikong Gu, who had not been asleep for a long time, and Sikong Gu knew that someone had broken into the house from the windowsill, which touched the bell. When he grabbed www.biquge.info the sword next to the bed and looked at it, it turned out that Yang Shuo sneaked into his house from the small window, and remembered what Yang Shuo said the day before yesterday when he refused to drill the window, "How can a gentleman do this thief and steal", so he went out to talk to him on the roof of the building.

Sikong Gu rubbed his eyes, and after Yang Shuo got in, he said, "Senior brother is here to be a snitch today?"

Yang Shuo didn't have time to joke with Sikong Gu, and stared at Sikong Gu with a straight face, but Sikong Gu still saw a trace of panic in his cold eyes, and knew that something big had happened to the Cao Gang.

Sikong Gu got up and dressed and confirmed: "Yangdaomen has moved?"

"Gang Leader Li has been taken by Su Zhutou to the yamen to identify the 'murderer', and specially ordered me to come and find you together. Yang Shuo deliberately accentuated the word "murderer", and Sikong Gu understood in his heart that these so-called murderers were probably Nangong Jun and the others.

"What's the matter, it's ...... so suddenly"

Sikong Gu frowned, hung up his sword, straightened his clothes on the bronze mirror, and then turned his head, but saw Yang Shuo open the window and wanted to turn down.

"Senior brother, I think it's faster for us to walk through the door, and I still have to say hello to Lao Huang. ”

After greeting Huang Donghe and Sun Weixue, who was using the morning, Sikong Gu and Yang Shuo took a small boat and sailed in the direction of Yamen. At this time, Yangzhou City is not very lively, but there are many pedestrians. Those who are clothed in linen and coarse cloth are crowded on the yellow mud road, and those who are covered in Qiluo are walking on the bluestone road, which is also a Yangzhou scenery, Sikong Gu and Yang Shuo can often see it.

When the two arrived at the yamen, they found that the low-level gangs of the Cao Gang were surrounding the yamen, and from a distance, there were a few officers and soldiers inside.

Just when Sikong Gu secretly screamed badly, Yang Shuo's exclamation came from his ears.

"It's not good, the old gang leader is afraid that something has happened. ”

Sikong Gu bowed his head slightly and said, "The eunuch surnamed Lu is here." ”

Yang Shuo knew that this "eunuch surnamed Lu" was Lu Xun, the supervisor of the Jian'an Army, and now the Great Song Dynasty has a post of supervisor in the Xiang army everywhere, and the incumbents are usually the fathers-in-law in the palace who are trusted by the royal family.

Of course, Yang Shuo didn't know that Lu Xun and Liu Yi, the father of Liu Sanchang, were both old in the Southern Tang Dynasty, and Lu Xun entered the palace in the sixth year of Kaibao to serve Empress Li, who was only eleven or twelve years old at the time. In the eighth year of Kaibao, Jiangning City was broken, and Lu Xun was also taken to Kaifeng as a prisoner, and the servant disobeyed the order of the Hou Mansion, and then was favored by the first emperor and included in the palace. The first emperor, now on the throne, Lu Xun, who is deeply trusted by the royal family, was appointed as the supervisor of the Jian'an Army last year, that is, in the second year of Xianping.

But Sikong Gu has already investigated clearly, including the fact that Lu Xun still has close contacts with the Li family of the Southern Tang Dynasty, of course, this method is a killer tool, and Sikong Gu is unwilling to use it in vain.

Seeing that the Cao Gang was blocked at the door of the yamen of the state capital, the two guessed that Li Yan and others were trapped in the yamen, presumably what the government envoy was doing today was a plan to "invite the king into the urn". In the absence of Li Yan and other high-level leaders of the Cao Gang, these gangs could not be restrained, and they saw that the conflict between the Cao Gang and the official government was about to break out.

Sikong Gu knew that if Yang Shuo didn't sell it again, the Cao Gang who surrounded the Yamen was afraid that someone would be given the name of "picking quarrels and provoking troubles". At a glance around the yamen, you can see soldiers dressed differently from the soldiers of Yangzhou Prefecture, and Sikong Gu knew that those were probably officers and soldiers wearing the uniforms of the Jian'an Army.

"Senior brother, senior brother advises you not to act rashly, Old Gang Leader Li must have had some accident in the ya, look at it, which of these gangs is the brother in the hall yesterday?"

When Yang Shuo heard this, his worries about the safety of Li Yan and the others were temporarily suppressed, and he looked at it fixedly, and his heart was even more panicked.

Yang Shuo, as the deputy leader of the Cao Gang, naturally made many gangs. Most of the brothers who were "invited" to testify today are the backbone of the Cao Gang, and they are all in high positions in the gang. And now these brothers outside are all low-level brothers, and those backbone brothers are not trapped in the official office with Li Yan?

At this time, Sikong Gu suddenly pointed to an alley on the edge of the yamen, and said to Yang Shuo in a low voice: "Senior brother, look. ”

Yang Shuo looked along, although his six senses were not as good as Sikong Gu, but they were also much stronger than ordinary masters, and at a glance, he saw a sneaky figure at the mouth of the alley, and when he saw the figure of the person and the two extremely neat mustaches on his lips, he was shocked: "Xu Hanshan?"

Xu Hanshan is Jin Youde's eldest disciple, and he is two or three years older than Jin Youde. He is old and steady, although his martial arts are not strong, but he is extremely stable, if Jin Youde and his wife have an accident, he is the only one who can take charge of the overall situation in this Yangdao Gate.

And this old and steady Xu Hanshan actually appeared here, and it stands to reason that today's events will be inseparable from Yangdaomen.

The guy who looked like Xu Hanshan seemed to sense that someone was staring at him, and as soon as his body moved, he got into the alley and disappeared in an instant.

Yang Shuo gritted his teeth, knowing that he had missed the opportunity, if he could catch Xu Hanshan quickly, he might be able to expose the conspiracy of the Raising Dao Gate, but now that I am the enemy and the enemy, how should this be?

At this time, the Cao Gang and the Yamen officials and soldiers began to push, seeing that the situation was getting more and more out of control. Yang Shuo couldn't bear it anymore. After Sikong Gu glanced at each other, even if he performed light skills, he was already behind the Cao Gang after only half a breath.

Sikong Gu secretly said in his heart: "Senior brother's light skills are better than yesterday", and the corners of his mouth also hung a smile.

"Brothers, I don't know why you are in conflict with the old man here?

Yang Shuo's internal strength is profound, and although this drinking order is not high-pitched, it can also be transmitted to the yamen.

One rushed in front of everyone, and his right hand was pressed on the hilt of the knife, and the helper shouted in a broken gong voice: "Hall Master Yang, they ...... They arrested the gang master, hall master Liu, and several deputy hall masters—"

"The government arrested people, there is a reason for the incident, let's gather here, in the eyes of others, isn't it picking quarrels and provoking trouble? Gang Leader Li is not here, Nangong brothers and Liu brothers are not here, could it be that you are trying to rebel or not?

Sikong Gu walked slowly to Yang Shuo's side, secretly applauding in his heart. Yang Shuo's first sentence implied that "the rules of the gang did not let everyone surround the yamen, and besieging the yamen was a violation of the rules of the gang". And the second sentence has the implicit meaning of "because the leader is not there, so everyone is about to rebel", which is a statement of things and a coercion. It seems that the life in the Cao Gang over the years has made this man who was full of benevolence and morality a little smarter, and knows what to say on what occasion and who to say it to.

"Hey, these big brothers of the rules of the rivers and lakes, you finally understand. ”

When the dozens of Cao Gang members present heard this, whether they understood the hidden meaning of Yang Shuo's words or not, they all began to slowly disperse. After all, in the eyes of most of the Cao Gang, although this Xingtang Hall Master who has no right arm is not as sympathetic as Nangong Jun on weekdays, he judges the disputes within the gang and keeps them right, which can be said to be very powerful, and the Cao Gang people who have lost their backbone dare not disobey.

Just when the officers and soldiers in the yamen thought that they could finally wipe the cold sweat from their foreheads, they heard a broken gong shouting: "Brothers, we still have to break in and rescue the helper!"

The broken gong voice was the one who aroused the anger of the crowd, and he not only shouted, but also drew a knife from his waist, wanting to force his way into the yamen.

When Yang Shuo heard this, he saw that the gang who had not retreated pulled out the short knife on his waist and slashed at a frightened officer and soldier, and he was also confused at the moment.

The moment he pulled out the short knife in his throat, before his foot left the steps, there was a sharp pain in his left cheek, and this sharp pain was accompanied by a terrible force, which actually rushed his head to the ground. When his whole body smashed into a mud puddle on the side of the steps, the strength did not stop, and it made him roll a few times, and the short knife in his hand did not know when to fly out, and it was smashing at Yang Shuo's feet, making a crisp sound and a muffled sound came out almost at the same time.

When the broken gong opened his eyes, he realized that he had just been slapped with a backhand from behind, and the pain in his left cheek and the pain in his right head came almost at the same time.

The rest of the Cao Gang and the officers and soldiers in the yamen were stunned, until the heart-rending roar resounded in the sky, and they realized what had happened: a man with blood in his mouth and his head in his head suddenly appeared at the door of the yamen, and he was rolling on the ground.

When the broken gong throat rolled all over the yellow mud, he supported the ground with his left hand and covered his left face with his right hand, trying to stand up in the mud, but his neck felt a little cold. He slowly turned his head sideways, and found that it was Yang Shuo standing beside him with an angry face, and the thin and long silver sword was also shining brightly under the dawn and rising sun.

A small official also appeared at the silent door of the yamen at this time, he was probably attracted by the roar, but when he saw the scene, it was a guy covered in mud covering his left cheek, and blood was dripping from his mouth; a one-armed man put a sword on the neck of the "mud man", and standing in front of a group of Jianghu people at the foot of the stairs was actually a thin and handsome good man.

Although the little official didn't know what was happening, he still rudely pushed away the officers and soldiers standing in front of him, looked at the people standing at the door of the yamen, and snorted softly from his nostrils.

The contemptuous voice made everyone's eyes at the gate of the yamen converge on him, but some were puzzled, some were surprised, and some were hostile.

The officers and soldiers behind the little official all frowned, and the officer and soldier who was pushed away by him showed a fierce look. Then. The little official turned his face sideways and commanded those officers and soldiers with his chin: "Arrest these two leaders too, and don't let those puppets go." ”

Just when the Cao Gang, who was called "those ones", was unhappy, Sikong Gu, who was one of the "two", found that the eyes of the officers and soldiers had become vicious, and it seemed that this viciousness was not on his side.

The scholars of the Great Song Dynasty were indeed so rampant, and if it was the atmosphere of the previous dynasty, which scholar would dare to be so arrogant? No wonder the old man wanted to let himself read the Four Books and Five Classics of Laoshizi, and he had to memorize them backwards, but when he could recite the "Analects" backwards, he would not allow himself to read again. I read too many books, and I am afraid that when facing the people in the rivers and lakes, I will inevitably have contempt in my heart, but the old man is prescient.

But it's really strange in this world, obviously people who don't need to do learning, but also have to read these useless articles, and they don't need to read them again after they can memorize them, and there is no use for any benevolence and etiquette. It is better to study a few more history books, so that those things in the history books can be used as a reference today......

Seeing that the officers and soldiers did not move, the little official urged: "Don't you do it yet? Don't you want to eat the food that the official gave you?"

This lofty tone is that Sikong Gu and the others standing at the bottom of the stairs are extremely uncomfortable at first glance, but the officers and soldiers at the Yamen, except for the one wearing the uniform of the Jian'an Army with a sneer on his face and standing still, the rest of them all put away their viciousness and hideousness, and walked towards Sikong Gu and the others with a straight face.

Sikong Gu sighed in his heart, how the Great Song Dynasty treated Wufu can also be seen in this little official.

Sikong Gu bowed to the little official and said: "This brother Tai, the contemptible person is the shopkeeper of Mingyue Building in Yangzhou, Sikong Gu, who is here today to express his grievances, and I hope to inform Yang Tong's verdict." ”

When the little official heard the words "Sikong Gu", he immediately cast an incredulous look at Sikong Gu, and Sikong Gu could even feel that there was a faint sense of blame in this gaze, and he didn't know whether to blame himself for not reporting his name earlier, or blaming himself for mixing with the Jianghu people. In between, the little officer drank the officers and soldiers again. After thinking for a while, he finally nodded to Sikong Gu in a wooden manner, left a sentence of "you wait", and turned around and entered the yamen.

Taking advantage of this gap, Yang Shuo clasped his fists and said to the officers and soldiers who were looking at each other: "Brothers, it is my Cao Gang brothers who can't stand you, and the younger brother is here to accompany you." It was the improper control of our gang, which almost made a big mistake, and there were many overseas brothers. ”

After apologizing, Yang Shuo changed his words: "I don't know where I am helping Li Lao Gang Leader and the others now?"

Those officers and soldiers saw the polite appearance of Yang Shuo and Sikong Gu, the two senior brothers, and thought of the arrogant appearance of the little official just now, and someone immediately responded: "Our brothers are also on order, and Mr. Li was imprisoned by the county lieutenant, saying what is he ...... Anyway, it's in prison. ”

Sikong Gu knew in his heart that he was afraid that Yang Xiancheng would call Li Yan a "bandit leader" and a "thief", and there were many people in the Cao Gang here, so if he annoyed everyone again, it was really hard to say what would happen. Sikong Gu looked at the Cao gang who was still lying on the ground, and when he saw him covering his face and looking at him, he immediately showed a wry smile to the gang.

After waiting for less than half a pillar of incense, the little official had already walked towards Sikong Gu with a smile, and after giving a deep salute, he said respectfully: "Lord Yang invites Sikong Gongzi to enter the hall to discuss." ”

At this time, the little official actually looked like a spring breeze, which was completely different from Fang Cai's high-spiritedness, and everyone present felt a bad cold crawling up their bodies, arousing a burst of goosebumps. Sikong Gu smiled very naturally and pointed at Yang Shuo and the gang who fell to the ground: "These two are witnesses to the case yesterday, can we go in together?"

"Sikong Gongzi is really polite, come, three ......"

The little official looked at the guy who was covered in mud and his eyes showed a fierce look, but he didn't know whether to respond or not, and he felt more and more strange in his heart. But remembering Yang Tongju's solemn expression when he told him to be polite, he continued: "Please come in, please come in." ”

As if to open the way for Sikong Guren, he pushed away a few officers and soldiers who were blocking the door and cleared a way for Sikong Guren. Making another gesture of "please", Yang Shuo looked at Sikong Gu, saw that the smile on Sikong Gu's face became meaningful, and gave himself a "rest assured" look, and immediately understood that the little junior brother had a plan in his heart.

Although there was apprehension in his heart, Yang Shuo also knew that only this unpredictable little junior brother had any hope of rescuing Li Yan and them, so he ordered the Cao Gang to stand outside the door and not block the road. He followed Sikong Gu and the little official into the yamen, and the broken gong voice covered in mud was also dragged into the yamen by Yang Shuo.

In the end, a group of unknown officers and soldiers and unknown Cao Gang gang, you look at me, I look at you, and I don't know what happened for a while.

At the mouth of a gloomy alley next to the yamen, the man who was called "Xu Hanshan" by Sikong Gu tore off his human skin mask and revealed his short eyebrows.

"I'm afraid the third child will have to suffer a lot!"

After talking to himself, he stared at the door of the yamen for a while, and saw that there was no conflict between the officers and soldiers and the Cao Gang, so Guo Sicai left leisurely.

At this time, the sky was still not bright, but in Jin Youde's mansion, chickens and dogs were already jumping.