Struggle in the early Tang Dynasty

Guo Ye immediately summoned Chen Jitao and asked him to officially close the murder case of Xue Hao and his wife.As for himself, he returned to his residence in the backyard to accompany Wu Xiuxiu.

In the early morning of the second day, Fengleitang announced the obituary of the hall master Leihuo's death and his funeral in seven days, and announced that the day Leihuo's funeral would be the day of Fengleitang's disbandment.

As soon as this news came out, it immediately aroused heated discussions in Yangzhou, and even caused an uproar in the rivers, lakes and green forests in Huaiyang and Jiangnan.

After several days in a row, many new faces poured into Yangzhou city one after another, there were people in the green forest licking blood with knives, and there were gangsters outside Yangzhou. Coming to the funeral.

At the time of this great chaos, it is called a funeral, but secretly they have their own thoughts.

For a time,

The city is full of turbulence and turmoil, and all parties are moving. At this time, Yangzhou City seems to be shrouded in dark clouds, which is particularly depressing.

In this case, Guo Ye, the parent official of Yangzhou, naturally had no peace or peace.

The governor's mansion in Yangzhou, which had not stopped for a few days, fell into a tense and busy situation again.

Chapter 791

Guo Ye's expression was full of anxiety, while listening to Chen Lang and Chen Jitao reporting to him the situation in the city in recent days, he paced back and forth in the room.

At the end of the hearing, he stood with his hands behind his back, and he couldn't help raising his head and said melancholy: "Damn it, the mountains and rain are about to come, and the wind will fill the building. This is the prelude to something big!"

Chen Jitao also sighed softly, he had to admit to this day that Guo Ye, the governor of Yangzhou, had such bad luck.

The case of the murder of Xue Hao and his wife had just been settled, and because of the death of Leihuo and the disbandment of Fenglei Hall, there was a troublesome matter.

In just a few days, gangs from Jinling, Jiangdu, Suqian, Zhenjiang and other neighboring prefectures sent people to Yangzhou.

These rivers and lakes forces nominally came for Lei Hu's funeral, but secretly they had ulterior motives, obviously coming for the territory occupied by Fenglei Hall before.

Because once the Fenglei Hall was disbanded, no one would pay taxes in the hundreds of Qinlou Chu Pavilions near the Slender West Lake, as well as the hundreds of painting boats on the lake.

This is a big piece of fat that is so fatty that it is oily. Although the silver taels brought in a year cannot be compared with the salt tax in Yangzhou, it is still a daily income.

Such a large piece of land, with such a huge income every year, anyone wants to take a bite.

Otherwise, Chen Lang would not have salivated earlier, and mentioned this matter to Guo Ye. Obviously, this is a business that guarantees income from droughts and floods, and a daily income.

Facing this sudden change, Guo Ye frowned, while Chen Lang and Chen Jitao also sighed, helpless.

Guo Ye walked to the desk, clenched his fist and punched it hard, making a loud bang, and then asked: "Chen Lang, I asked you to send someone to verify, can you find out the number of neighboring state capitals? How many people from the major gangs have come?"

Chen Lang nodded, obviously done his homework, and said in a familiar manner: "Zhenjiang's Dirty Clothes Gang, Jiangdu's Twelve Links, Jinling's Jingyi Gang, and Suqian's Caravan have all been dispatched. These four gangs have at least dispatched More than 2000 people were gathered, and they broke up and mixed into Yangzhou City. As for small gangs from other state capitals, some people also came, but the strength is obviously not on the same level as these four gangs. These small gangs are small The small troubles are purely for taking advantage of the chaos. But the four gangs mentioned above are all stubborn, and the governor should not be underestimated!"

"Grandma's." Guo Ye spat bitterly, cursing, "These four gangs are large and powerful, but there are still small gangs who come to share a piece of the pie. Could it be that they will take our Yangzhou City Treated as Tang monk meat, even a monster would come over and have a bite?"

Chen Lang shook his head with a wry smile, and said, "Lord Inspector, who would make the Slender West Lake land vacant once the Fenglei Hall is disbanded? Mouth? Even if the fat can't be swallowed into the stomach, even if it reaches the mouth and licks it, it will still be a bit meaty, right? "

"Oh!"

Guo Ye slammed his fist on the desk again, and said angrily: "That depends on whether they have the ability to eat this big piece of fat. Grandma, is it really a display for me to be the governor of Yangzhou? Or is it just me?" Nirvana, is it easy to bully? By the way..."

Guo Ye suddenly looked at Chen Lang meaningfully, and asked, "Does your Salt Gang also want to take over the Slender West Lake area? I remember you were coveting this place before."

"No no no no……"

Chen Lang was shocked when he heard the words, shaking his head like a rattle, and resolutely refused: "Mr. Governor's kindness, I, Chen Lang, accept it. The small family of our salt gang can't stand the trouble, and now all these gangs are jealous , I am determined to win the land of Slender West Lake. Our salt gang suddenly joined in, hey, are you still hated to death? Don’t let the salt gang’s property be folded in at the end without grabbing the land. That’s all, that’s all. Our Salt Gang should honestly sell private salt."

Guo Ye looked at Chen Lang's appearance of staying out of the matter, and said with contempt: "Damn, you are the most cunning, don't think that I don't know what you are up to. Hmph, are you thinking of letting them fight each other first and lose both? With the snipe and the clam fighting each other, how about a fisherman gaining profit? Chen Lang, Chen Lang, you are really not real at all, you are not kind!"

Chen Lang was obviously stabbed by Guo Ye in Xiao Jiujiu's belly, and he hurriedly smiled awkwardly, and kept saying: "Mr. Once the lord gives an order, the Salt Gang will definitely obey the order and follow the lead of the governor."

After these words, Guo Ye's complexion improved, and he nodded slightly: "You said something human. Don't worry, since I will ask you to contribute to the Salt Gang, there will be benefits from your Salt Gang. My Guo The karma will never treat one’s own people badly.”

After Chen Lang answered yes with a smile, Guo Ye turned his head and asked Chen Jitao, "Ming Ren, I asked you to send someone to send letters to the governors of Jinling, Jiangdu and other prefectures. Is there any news about seconding the government soldiers with them? send back?"

Chen Jitao shook his head, and said: "My lord, I haven't received a single receipt from the lower officials. But my lord, I don't think it's better not to have expectations of them. These people are all local officials trained by the former ministers of Tiance Mansion. Why don't we borrow troops from Yangzhou? Why don't we send someone to send them to Chang'an? Let Mrs. Yu Shinan and the others help mediate in the court, and maybe we can borrow soldiers from all over the country in time to control Yangzhou. A turbulent situation."

Guo Ye categorically refused: "No, let's not say that it takes too long to go to Chang'an and back, and it will take time for Mrs. Yu Shinan and others to fight with Changsun Wuji and others in the court. Thirst. Moreover, if I am sitting in Yangzhou and I can't even handle this matter, it will cause the boss to worry, and the emperor will lose confidence in us Shilin Qingliu. Besides, Changsun Wuji and the others would like to see me like this If things get serious, wait and see our jokes, and when we can’t recite it, we’ll make more trouble.”

Chen Jitao said worriedly: "The [-] soldiers under Captain Chen will not be able to control and suppress when something happens. Mr. Inspector, if the power of these Jianghu gangs grows, they may be suppressed by someone with a heart. If you use it, it will lead to civil uprisings, and even cause chaos in Yangzhou in the end. Huaiyang is a place with a heavy salt tax, so there must be no chaos. If the court blames it, you, the governor of Yangzhou, will inevitably..."

"Needless to say, I know the consequences of the matter better than you!"

Guo Ye raised his hand to stop Chen Jitao's persuasion and reminder, and said: "As early as the day Fengleizhuang announced to the city the news of Leihuo's death and the news of its impending dissolution, I was worried that such a thing would happen. So, that night I asked Guo Yidu Lieutenant Liu Zhenxuan rushed to Longxi in the middle of Sichuan day and night, and borrowed from Cao Gang Sun Mingyan. Hmph, I only need to borrow [-] disciples from the Cao Gang, and I will suppress whoever dares to make trouble in Yangzhou!"

Liu Zhenxuan?

The Cao Gang in Shuzhong?

It was only now that Chen Lang and Chen Jitao came to their senses, and the Governor-in-Chief had already arranged the first move.

Chen Lang even grinned loudly and said, "I said why I haven't seen Liu Zhenxuan these few days. It turns out that he borrowed troops for Lord Inspector."

Guo Ye said: "That's right. Since these turf grabbers are all Jianghu forces, then I will also mobilize Jianghu forces to deal with them. Didn't I say that Jianghu is about Jianghu? Today I am also using my knife in Yangzhou. Hmph, let's take these Jianghu forces first." Let the gang sharpen my guillotine."

Chen Jitao was not as optimistic as Chen Lang, but asked weakly: "But it's been a few days, and Liu Duwei still hasn't returned from borrowing soldiers from the Cao Gang. In case he leads the crowd and arrives late, then, That's not..."

"What else could it be?"

Guo Ye was immediately put off by Chen Jitao's words, and said with some depression: "Even if we go by water, it is impossible to reach Yangzhou so quickly. That's all I can do, and the rest can only be left to fate. If If trouble breaks out early, then I can only blame Guo Ye for my bad luck. Damn, at worst, go back to Chang’an and continue to be my Marquis of Yizhou.

Seeing Guo Ye getting angry, Chen Jitao didn't dare to say any more disappointing words, and then he lowered his head and groaned inwardly, "Guo Cishi, something really happened, you can go back to Chang'an and wait for death to enjoy it." Fu, I, the Yangzhou county magistrate, will suffer.When the time comes, he will be dismissed because of this incident, and it is estimated that the daughter-in-law who has just been brought back will run back to her mother's house in anger.

The three of them were speechless for a while, and the atmosphere in the study was a little dull.

Suddenly, there was a knock on the door of the study, and the voice of the guard at the door: "Report to Governor Guo, Wang Bajin begs to see you!"

Because Wang Bajin and Zhang Jiujin had an appetite for Guo Ye, Guo Ye temporarily seconded them to his side to act as guards and let them run errands with Wu Xiuxiu.

Guo Ye yelled to come in, Wang Bajin pushed the door open and entered, bowed and cupped his hands and said, "Lord Inspector, just now Fenglei Zhuangyu's steward sent a message, saying that tomorrow is the funeral of their hall master Lei, ask Are you free?"

When Guo Ye heard this, he suddenly patted his forehead, and asked with some surprise: "Has Leihuo's first seven passed?"

Wang Bajin replied: "Well, according to the rules here, we will send our ancestors up the mountain and into the soil once the first seven is over."

Guo Ye groaned, cursing himself for being confused. He got busy and forgot to go to Fenglei Village to offer condolences during the seven-day pendulum period.

Then he nodded and said: "Ba Jin, you will go to Fenglei Village in a while, and tell Guanshi Yu that tomorrow morning, I will go to Fenglei Village to help the spirit of Hall Master Lei and send him up the mountain!"

Wang Bajin shouted yes, then hurriedly turned and ran out of the study.

Chen Jitao, who was standing next to him, couldn't help but worried: "My lord, today's Fengleizhuang has gathered three sects and nine schools, and the forces of all corners of the country are gathered there. If it can't be done, let someone send a wreath to the deputy tomorrow to express condolences? I'm worried... "

Chen Lang also felt that Chen Jitao's worries were not unreasonable, and he agreed: "Chen Juncheng is right, Governor Guo, let someone Chen take care of you tomorrow!"

"No!"