He Mansion.

He Youde was lying on a wicker chair, enjoying the services of his three concubines.

One person squeezed his shoulders, another person rubbed his legs, and the other person fed dried fruits into his mouth.

"Master seems very happy today?"

A concubine said softly.

"Hey, I am happy every day, but I am especially happy today."

He Youde listened to the faint shouts of killing in the distance and felt it was extremely pleasant.

He smiled and said:

"Our county magistrate is truly a wonderful man."

"Master, what do you mean?"

a concubine asked.

"Alas, you don't understand even if I tell you."

He Youde waved his hand:

"But the three of you served me comfortably today. I am happy. I will go to the accounting office tomorrow to collect the reward."

When the three concubines heard this, their faces suddenly lit up with joy.

Of course there is a reason for He Youde to be so generous tonight.

Three nights ago, two carriages arrived at He Mansion.

These two carriages set off from the county government office.

The car contained a total of one hundred thousand taels of silver.

The driver was Lu Zhubo from the county government.

He brought a secret letter.

The letter was written by the county magistrate, and the content was very simple.

Lu Xuan invited He Youde to join forces with him to deal with the other two major families.

This secret letter is a huge gamble.

If He Youde chooses to take this letter and report Lu Xuan to the other two family heads, then Lu Xuan's previous arrangements and efforts will be in vain, and everything will be lost.

But Lu Xuan believed that he would not lose the bet.

After all, while both the Gu family and the Bo family were harmed, he reaped the benefits and became the sole master of Qingxian City...

For He Youde, this temptation was too fatal.

He Youde thought for a long time and finally agreed to Lu Xuan's request for alliance.

However, the county magistrate once plotted against Gu Yang, and then plotted against Bo Kai.

Now that the two are working together, He Youde doesn't trust him.

Even though he had conducted reconnaissance many times before, he still suspected that the other party had an army outside the city.

So He Youde took a defensive step.

Just tonight, he sent his cronies out to the gate of Qingxian City.

He Youde planned to kill all the Bo family's city defenders and replace them all with people from the He family.

As long as you control the city gate, even if the magistrate really stations troops outside, he can't do anything to you.

………………

Qingxian City, city gate.

A group of people, neatly dressed, arrived behind the tower.

"Who?!"

The city guard chief shouted.

"Brothers of the Bo family."

As for the He family, the leader said:

"Our master has joined forces with Mr. Bo to exterminate the Gu family rebels. The war is urgent, and we need to go quickly to support."

"It turns out he is from the He family."

The city guard chief nodded and said:

"Someone is coming!"

Immediately many soldiers swarmed up the city gate tower.

The city guard chief waved his hand:

"Fire the arrow!"

A wave of arrows fell from the sky, catching the He family off guard, and many people were shot into hedgehogs on the spot.

This group of people are from the Black Lotus Sect.

In the past few days, they had dispersed and lurked into the city. Tonight, they seized the city gate first and put on the armor of the Bo family.

Qian Chong, disguised as a city defense officer, drew his knife:

"kill!"

………………

An hour later.

Qingxian City, central square.

Dawn has not yet arrived, and the entire Qingxian City is still immersed in darkness, but the square is brightly lit.

Guards from the He family surrounded the place, holding torches in their hands. In the center of the square, two figures were kneeling.

A sedan chair appeared here.

He Youde got off the sedan, looked at the two old friends in front of him, and said with a smile:

"Both heads of the family, are you okay?"

"Shameless!"

Bo Chang spat hard.

When He Youde's men broke into the mansion, killed the guard who stayed in the mansion, and tied him here.

Bo Chang and Gu Yang already knew what happened.

They both thought they were plotting against each other, but in fact they were both betrayed by the county magistrate.

"This shameless sentence cannot be used to scold me."

He Youde, who has always had a bad temper, was cheerful at this time:

"The real shameless people should be our Mr. Wu."

"What's so virtuous?"

Gu Yang raised his head:

"There is an old and cunning man named Wu. If you cooperate with him, you are seeking the skin of a tiger! Today for the two of us will be your virtuous tomorrow!"

"Do you think my head will be as stupid as you two?"

He Youde sneered:

"I have controlled the only entrance and exit of Qingxian City. As long as this gate is there, outsiders cannot enter.

The man named Wu has no soldiers and no one, so what can he do to compete with me? It would be better if he knew what I was doing and listened to me obediently.

If you don't know what's wrong, it won't be a big deal just to change the county magistrate... We have done this kind of thing more than once in the past."

"You are too trusting."

Gu Yang sneered a few times.

At this moment, there was sudden movement behind He Youde.

He Youde frowned and turned around.

A group of men and horses were galloping in the distance.

The number of this team exceeds 1,500 and is well-equipped.

The leader is a middle-aged man, wearing official robes, riding a horse, and has a very calm demeanor.

Beside him were a white-faced scholar, a fat man, a lean man, and a middle-aged man in strange clothing.

"You, why are you here?!"
To be continued...