Chapter 314: City gate watchtower, alienation

Author: Taiqing Yaodao

Chapter 314: City gate watchtower, alienation

Red walls and green tiles, weeping willows surround the courtyard, and there is a stream on the side that passes through the small wall in the courtyard.

Exquisite pavilions and pavilions are dotted inside the manor, and more than a dozen kinds of bright flowers are blooming on both sides.

A winding gravel path leads directly from the front yard to the depths of the backyard.

The door of the mansion was wide open, and Li Xuan stood at the door. Next to him were Yu Ze, Wang Bo, and a team of Qianniu Guards.

On both sides of the courtyard gate, servants and maids in various costumes stood respectfully.

"The environment is good." Li Xuan turned her head and looked at the head catcher Chen Ming on one side, nodded and said with a smile: "Thank you so much for leading the way."

"Your Majesty, you're welcome." Chen Ming waved to an old man wearing an ocher robe.

The old man with half-black and half-white hair immediately came over with his hands raised. Chen Ming introduced him and said, "Reporting to the prince, Mr. Bai is the housekeeper of this place. If the prince has anything to do, you can directly give him instructions."

"Old Bai." Li Xuan nodded slightly as a greeting.

"I have met the prince!" Mr. Bai bowed deeply, and then said: "Reporting to the prince, there are thirteen male servants and seven maids in the mansion. This is the roster. Please check it with the prince."

"Forget it, let's take the king to the backyard. We need to settle down early tonight, and we have to investigate the case tomorrow!" Li Xuan waved her hand, then looked at the arrester Chen Ming and said: "Captain Chen, you're done!"

"I don't dare, I'm going to leave you!" Chen Ming, the head catcher, immediately understood the subtext in Li Xuan's voice and immediately handed him over to leave.

"Slow down, catch me!" Li Xuan slightly arched her hands towards Chen Ming, then watched Chen Ming leave.

Then he turned to look at Mr. Bai and said, "Old Bai, please lead the way."

"Here!" Mr. Bai bowed again, then turned around and led Li Xuan, Yu Ze, Wang Bo, and a group of Qian Niu Guards towards the backyard.

After passing through the main hall with two entrances to the courtyard, we finally arrived at the backyard.

Compared to the front yard, in the backyard, a large green lake appeared in front of Li Xuan.

The lake is covered with blooming lotus flowers, surrounded by built courtyards, and behind it are rows of houses.

"Zhilan's Room." Li Xuan smiled, glanced at Mr. Bai who was standing in the distance, looked sideways at Zhang Huan, and said: "Except for the few rooms in the middle left for me, you can take the rest with you.

Everyone will make arrangements to stay first, and at the same time notify the kitchen to prepare food...be careful, don't let anyone tamper with the food and wine."

"Follow the order!" Zhang Huan immediately handed over his hand, and then led everyone with a smile to arrange their accommodation.

Li Xuan turned to look at Yu Ze and Wang Bo: "Uncle Yu, Mr. Zian, please!"

After moving slightly out of the way, Li Xuan saw two Qian Niu Guards walking to the door of the backyard, isolating the inside and outside. Li Xuan nodded slightly.

Turning around, Li Xuan walked towards the big room in the middle.

In the center of the large, empty room is a soft pear wood couch, covered with short quilts and round cushions.

In the nave at the rear hangs a calligraphy and painting imitation of Yu Shinan's.

On the low stools in the corners on both sides, a peony is inserted into a celadon vase on one side; various books are inserted upside down in a white porcelain vase on the other side.

The atmosphere is romantic and very different from the northern style.

"What do you two gentlemen think of today's events? Among the many officials and gentry in Wuzhou, who is the one who is connected with the Tianyin Sect?" Li Xuan's words directly tore apart the apparent peace today.

Although Li Xuan was assassinated today, he attributed everything to the Tianyin Sect.

Under the city gate, Li Xuan did not hold any unnecessary charges against the many officials in Wuzhou.

She seemed to have a good attitude, but in fact, Li Xuan never stopped being suspicious of these people.

These people, even if they are not Tianyin believers, are behind everything and using various means to add fuel to the flames.

Yu Ze looked at Li Xuan with a serious face and said: "Reporting to the prince, many officials in Wuzhou are basically deeply influenced by Wang Jishi. The prince must have seen something about it today, so among the many officials in Wuzhou

Among them, I’m afraid there are not many people who actually betray the imperial court, but..."

"I'm afraid Brother Yu's judgment is totally wrong." Du Bixing's voice came from outside the door.

Immediately, he walked in from the outside with a serious face, then placed a list in front of Li Xuan, and said with a livid face: "Your Majesty, please take a look at this list first. The content in it will definitely make Your Majesty."

Extremely horrifying.”

Li Xuan's face suddenly became serious, and he knew there would be some unexpected result.

Picking up the list, Li Xuan began to read it carefully.

This is a special record, recording the names, ages, places of origin, expertise, and whether they believe in the Goddess Tianyin of the Wuzhou city gate guards...

"Thirty percent. The number of Tianyin cultists among the city gate guards has reached 30%. Is this too believable?" Li Xuan couldn't help but look at Du Bixing with some horror.

Du Bixing nodded extremely seriously and said: "Your Majesty, these 30% are still among the city gate guards. They are unwilling to give up their belief in Tianyin Goddess and choose to leave the city gate guards. There are only a few others who do not hesitate to desecrate the statue of Tianyin Goddess.

, and more, after the Tianyin Sect did something like assassinate the king and kill the driver, there was still some hesitation, but in the end I made the right choice, but these 30%..."

"These 30% are Zhongcheng believers." Li Xuan shook his head with emotion and looked at the list in his hand with a solemn expression: "No wonder, Wuzhou has searched for Tianyin assassins several times, but in the end they still found nothing. They just got a tattered

If you use a net to catch fish, it’s strange that you can catch it.”

"Thirty percent of the city gate guards are Tianyin believers, so among all the soldiers, the same proportion is probably the same. In addition, there are ordinary policemen, servants, delinquents, lower-level officials in the state government, and countless civilians.

"My lord, this number is gone." Du Bixing said, his face already serious.

When they were in Dongyang before, they also encountered some Tianyin believers among the soldiers, but the number of them was not large.

But now, this number and proportion are extremely shocking.

"Bing Cao Shenjun Yan Tao, I really don't know what our Bing Cao Shenjun does for a living. His subordinates have been infiltrated like this, and he still looks like he's completely unaware." Li Xuan punched him hard.

on the table in front of me.

"Your Highness, we must find a way. Not only the city gate guards and soldiers, but also the people of the entire city must find a way to make them give up this twisted belief. Otherwise, even if we solve this crisis, we will not be able to use it.

How long will it take before a new crisis will come back, just like what happened before?" Wang Bo's face was full of worry.

"Two ways." Li Xuan looked at Yu Ze, Wang Bo and Du Bixing who looked shocked, and said softly: "First, Guanzi said, the warehouse is practical and you know the etiquette, and you know the honor and disgrace when you have enough food and clothing. The reason why the people rely on religion is nothing more than the warehouse

Untrue, there is insufficient food and clothing. As long as the people are rich, everything will be no problem."

Yu Ze, Wang Bo and Du Bixing nodded at the same time. Yu Ze was the first to ask: "How can we make the people of Wuzhou rich?"

"Making the people rich is nothing more than the true method and the partial method. The three gentlemen should understand this." Li Xuan looked at Ze, Wang Bo and Du Bixing, shook his head slightly, and said: "If it is the former, it will take a long time and a long-term stability is needed.

It can be carried out only under the environment; as for the second method, the side method is the method that is most suitable for the situation at hand."

To fish for side gates, let the people fish for side gates, and the government leads the people to fish for side gates. This kind of thing is a bit incredible to just listen to.

But those who know Li Xuan will know what he means by taking advantage of others' ways.

After a slight pause, Li Xuan continued: "The second is to destroy the faith, arrest all the Tianyin believers near the entire city, and behead them as a warning. It's a pity that this will cause a lot of noise."

"Your Majesty, you should be careful. There are some things that you can do in Dongyang, but not in Wuzhou. I hope you will be careful." Yu Ze couldn't help but stood up.

"Don't worry, I won't mess around easily. The incident with the city gate guard has reminded me that Tianyin Sect's infiltration in key positions is more serious than we initially expected." Li Xuan looked worried.

He shook his head and said: "Today, I was able to make some moves because of the assassination that happened to the king. At any other time, such a reckless move would probably cause a mutiny immediately."

"That's true." Yu Ze, Wang Bo and Du Bixing agreed again. Yu Ze was the first to say: "But if we do nothing, we can't do it if we have the chance. Otherwise, once the other party starts to cause trouble, we will surely fall into a situation that will never be restored."

"Don't worry, I know what I know." Li Xuan touched his chin a little, and then said: "The city gate guards have been dealt with, then the next step is to watch the tower."

watchtower.

Yu Ze and Du Bixing looked at each other and held their hands with solemn expressions: "Just follow the prince's orders!"

"Let's see now, what can Qiu Erlang find out?" Li Xuan looked out the window with a solemn expression.

I finally caught some clues about the Tianyin Sect today, but I can't just let it go. I just don't know where Qiu Zhenmu has chased him now.

…

There was a loud "bang" and a crutch hit the ground hard.

The gray-haired Shen Tuo was sitting in the middle of the lobby, scolding with a sinister look on his face: "The evil thieves are getting more and more rampant these days."

The black middle-aged man standing on one side said with an embarrassed expression: "What my father said is true. The people of the Tianyin Sect actually dared to ambush the King of Nanchang at the city gate. They are really going crazy."

"It's less than half a month before their last uprising. Naturally, they have to get rid of all the people who will hinder their success, including the King of Nanchang." Shen Tuo shook his head and said: "Nothing can happen to the King of Nanchang, at least not

If something happens in Wuzhou, let alone happen in front of us, the Wuzhou family, otherwise, His Majesty will have reason to take action against us."

"Father, I know that Your Majesty thinks highly of the King of Nanchang, but if Your Majesty really thinks highly of the King of Nanchang, how could you let him come to Wuzhou?" Shen Silang asked this question very delicately, and most people may not even understand what he meant.

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"You have to understand that His Majesty's respect is one thing, and your performance is another. Today, when I saw the King of Nanchang wearing a royal uniform at the city gate, you and I already knew what His Majesty meant.

, and the King of Nanchang expressed this meaning clearly. He is a smart man and fully understands what His Majesty wants him to spread, but at this time, the people of the Tianyin Sect took action." Shen Tuo was stunned for a moment.

My teeth itch with hatred.

When the emperor asked Li Xuan, the current prince of the dynasty, to serve as the governor of Wuzhou, he had to warn these people. In the case of Wang Fanglin, they went too far.

Don't think that if they do some things in a hidden way, others won't be able to see it.

When the emperor is willing to reason with you, you should reason with him properly.

If you don't reason with the emperor, the emperor will immediately let you know how sharp his blade is.

Li Xuan had clearly communicated the emperor's intention, but the idiots from the Tianyin Sect chose to attack the King of Nanchang at this time.

Did they think they didn't die fast enough, or did they think Shen Tuo didn't die fast enough?

"From today on, the children of the family are not allowed to go out easily. Once they go out, they must triple the number of security guards." Shen Tuo looked at his son aside and said coldly: "Silang, starting from today, the number of security patrols at home will be doubled. .”

"I understand." Shen Silang cupped his hands and looked solemn.

"Also, I have cut off all your secret connections with the Tianyin Sect. These people have gone crazy now!"
Chapter completed!