Struggle in the early Tang Dynasty

Seeing the difference between these two gangs, Guo Ye couldn't help but feel a little bit of joy. It's really fresh. Does it mean that beggars have to be classified into different classes?

Wang Bajin, who was next to him, clung to Guo Ye's ear and said, "Lord Governor, hehe, is it fresh? These two gangs are beggars, but I heard that the Clean Clothes Gang and the Dirty Clothes Gang have never dealt with each other. They are fighting against each other. No one looks down on anyone, and no one obeys anyone."

Guo Ye let out another oh, and suddenly an idea flashed in his mind, he turned his head and asked Wang Bajin, "Tell me, why do these two gangs keep fighting each other?"

Wang Bajin obviously knew the inside story, nodded and replied: "If you want to talk about the origin of these two gangs, it's actually quite deep. Back then..."

"I've met Governor Guo!"

Suddenly, a disciple of Fenglei Hall in hemp and mourning hurriedly stepped forward, interrupted Wang Bajin's speech, and bowed to Guo Ye: "At this time, there is still more than an hour before the funeral of our Hall Master Lei. The leader, Guo Inspector, entered the village to speak!"

Guo Ye snorted, waved his hand to signal Wang Bajin to turn around and talk about the various inside stories of the Stained Clothes Gang and the Clean Clothes Gang, and then said to the disciple of Fenglei Hall, "Okay, you lead the way, and I will go in before the funeral time." Offer incense sticks to Hall Master Lei!"

"Okay, Mr. Inspector, please!"

Afterwards, the disciples of Fenglei Hall turned around and went up the steps, led Guo Ye, and the two brothers Wang Bajin and Zhang Jiujin up the steps and entered the gate of Fenglei Village.

As soon as Guo Ye entered the gate, the master of ceremonies of Fenglei hall who was in charge of registering the names of the guests at the gate whispered a few words to the officer who was in charge of singing promises.

Afterwards, a long cry sounded into Guo Ye's ears, and spread throughout the entire Fenglei Village gate:

"A distinguished guest came to express condolences..."

"Marquis of Yizhou, Governor of Yangzhou, Guo Ye, Mr. Guo, came to Fenglei Manor personally to send funeral for Hall Master Lei!!"

Boom~

All the powers in the rivers and lakes inside and outside Fenglei Manor were moving, and they all looked at the gate to look for the figure of the governor of Yangzhou, causing commotion from time to time.

Because, there are rules of the rivers and lakes, and the people of the rivers and lakes have never dealt with the imperial court and the government.

It is really rare for the majestic governor of Yizhou to come to express his condolences in person.And the other party not only came to express condolences, but also condescended to come to help the spirit to send the funeral. To people like them in the world, this was really the first time!

Chapter 793

Guo Ye led the two brothers Zhang Jiujin and Wang Bajin all the way from the gate of Fengleizhuang to the place where the mourning hall is located, without hindrance.Unlike last time, there were layers of investigations and security guards. Obviously, today's Fenglei Village has removed all the organs and checkpoints one by one for the convenience of guests.

Coming to the mourning hall where Leihuo's coffin was placed, Guo Ye respectfully burned a stick of incense and bowed three times to show awe and condolence.

After paying homage, the white-haired and handsome manager Yu invited him to the side hall next door to have tea.

When they came to the side hall, Zhang Jiujin and Wang Bajin retreated to the door vigilantly, and quietly closed the door of the side hall.

After Guanshi Yu secretly praised Guo Ye's way of training his subordinates, he suddenly smiled wryly, and sighed: "Guo Cishi, I didn't invite you to the side hall to drink tea. The old man has other things to say to Guo Cishi." listen."

Guo Ye raised his eyebrows, and said strangely: "Guan Yu, if you have anything to say, just speak up, and I will never frown if I can do for you Fengleitang."

Steward Yu pointed to the direction outside the gate of Fengleizhuang, and said: "Presumably, Governor Guo also saw the battle outside before entering the village. Gang forces from three mountains, five mountains, and major state capitals gathered outside the small Fengleizhuang. , Hehe, my hall master's funeral today may not be peaceful."

Guo Ye thought, so he was worried about this?

Then he chuckled lightly, and said in relief: "Staff Yu, don't worry, since Hall Master Lei is buried, your Fenglei Hall will be declared disbanded, then the territory around Slender West Lake will have nothing to do with you any more. If they want to fight, let them fight." Let's fight, they don't do your business by fighting for their own blood. Besides, today is Hallmaster Lei's funeral, and the dead are the most important. This is the rule of your world. I don't think they will It's going to be messed up today."

"No, Governor Guo." Steward Yu shook his head and said, "The old man is not worried about land disputes. Since the head of my family wants to disband Fenglei Hall before he dies, we will naturally not go against the last wish of the head and covet the territory of Slender West Lake. What the old man is worried about is that someone secretly thinks about the gunpowder technique of our Fenglei Hall, wants to take it for himself, and intentionally embarrasses my hall master on today's funeral day!"

In an instant, Guo Ye's expression changed drastically, and the gloom between his brows was like a thick fog. He asked in a deep voice, "Could it be that today's Jingyi Gang, Twelve Links and other four major gangs are ulterior motives? Seize the territory Is it true, the purpose is to attack your Fenglei Hall's gunpowder technique?"

Steward Yu nodded and said: "Half and half, at least as far as the old man knows, someone has secretly led the Jinling Jingyi gang and the Suqian caravan to reach an agreement. Today, they will attack us when the hall master is going to funeral, and take this opportunity to demand us The gunpowder technique left by the hall master. Otherwise, our hall master will not be allowed to go to the funeral at an auspicious time, and we will be buried in peace."

"Son of a bitch!!"

Guo Ye scolded and said: "Which bastard is so vicious and has such ulterior motives, taking advantage of people's illness to kill people?"

Steward Yu said in a low voice, "Gujing Lane, the Zhang family!"

hiss……

Guo Ye took a deep breath and murmured: "Is it this group of vile bastards? Hehe, yes, there is really no one in Yangzhou City who has such courage and ambition except their Zhang family. Are you sure that both the Jingyi Gang and the Caravan Gang have been killed by Zhang? The family bought it?"

Manager Yu nodded decisively, and continued to break the news: "Guo Inspector Guo has only been in Yangzhou for a short time, and he may not know enough about the details of the Zhang family. The Zhang family in Yangzhou is also secretly running the horse business, monopolizing Huaiyang and The Suqian caravan in the horse market in the south of the Yangtze River is actually just a puppet pushed by the Zhang family. Shang Baoju, the leader of the Suqian caravan, is the wife and brother of Zhang Yuanli, the head of the Zhang family. As for the Jingyi gang in Jinling, don’t think they are A group of beggars, in fact, they were bought and reorganized by the Jinling governor a long time ago. And the Jinling governor Tang Keliang is the son of Tang Jian, the Minister of the Ministry of Industry. Has the Guo governor heard of the relationship between Tang Jian and the Zhang family in Yangzhou?"

Guo Ye shook his head and said he didn't know. He only knew that the Zhang family in Yangzhou was one of the eight great families represented by the power of the Guanlong family.If there is no relationship, he only thinks that they are allies on the same front, nothing more.

Manager Yu said mysteriously: "The Zhang family in Yangzhou and Tang Jian, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, are related by marriage. Tang Jian's daughter was betrothed to Zhang Chengsi, the son of Zhang Yuanxin, the third master of the Zhang family, in the early summer of last year, and he was about to get married. .”

At this moment, Guo Ye finally understood, and dare to say that the Suqian caravan and the Jinling Jingyi gang are all members of the Zhang family.

It seems that I still underestimated the Zhang family's well-connected network.

Immediately, he asked: "What about the Stained Clothes Gang in Zhenjiang and the Twelve Links in Jiangdu? Are they also having an affair with the Zhang family, and have secretly communicated with each other? Are they also targeting the gunpowder left by Hall Master Lei?" from the technique?"

Steward Yu waved his hand and said, "No, these two forces are indeed coming to the territory left by our Fenglei Hall. It's just that they made a wrong calculation this time, and they didn't expect that the Jingyi Gang and the Caravan had already joined the Zhang family. The Zhang family made a very clear plan, got the gunpowder technique left by my hall master, and then provided the caravan and the Jingyi gang with thunderbolts made of gunpowder. Don't you want to go to the land of Slender West Lake?"

Guo Ye knew what Guanshi Yu was talking about. It was the thunderbolt that Fengleitang relied on to dominate Yangzhou.

To put it bluntly, it is developed with gunpowder, and the bomb with fuze is a bit similar to the blooming bomb in the artillery shells of later generations. Once exploded, the lethality in a small area is still very large.

However, the production process of this thunderbolt bomb is cumbersome and labor-intensive, and the probability of dud bombs is relatively high, so the cost is also extremely high, and it is very precious, and it is not suitable for large-scale promotion.

But even so, the gunpowder thunderbolt is coveted, otherwise, the former Sui prince Yang Yong would not have sent people to lobby repeatedly, wanting to get this gunpowder technique from Leihuo, which is the secret method of the thunderbolt .

Of course, Guo Ye was also very tempted by this. After all, although he knew the formula of gunpowder, he was far less familiar with the actual operation than the team left by Leihuo. Talents are rare.

The former Sui prince Yang Yong coveted this, and Guo Ye was tempted by it, so it is easy to understand the Zhang family's eagerness to move.

Seeing that Guo Ye was speechless for a while, Steward Yu pointed to another side hall next to the mourning hall, and reminded, "Qiu Wanchi, the leader of the Jinling Jingyi Gang, and Shang Baoju, the leader of the Suqian Caravan, have already come to Yangzhou. In that side hall secretly discussing things. I sent disciples in the hall to hide in the office to eavesdrop. The two gangs have already mobilized. Gathering on the Yangzhou River. Inspector Guo, today's affairs may not be good."

Guo Ye frowned into a big pimple, and suddenly asked: "Guard Yu, after Hall Master Lei passed away, you should be in charge of Fenglei Hall, right? I want to hear your own opinion."

Guanshi Yu pointed to his white hair, and said with a wry smile: "The old man is already a person whose body is half buried in the loess, what other thoughts can he have? Governor Guo, you are paranoid. The old man just wants my family Hall Master Lei is buried in peace today, he has no other thoughts.

Inspector Guo, to tell the truth, the purpose of the old man looking for you today is to let you leave through the tunnel in the village, because tens of thousands of catties of gunpowder have been planted around Fenglei Village, and some disciples have been ambushing and hiding around.If the Zhang family dares to make my hall master Lei feel uncomfortable today, if the old man gives an order, some disciples will detonate tens of thousands of catties of gunpowder and thunderbolt bombs.At that time, our Fenglei Hall vows to die together with them, and no one can live alone! "

After Guo Ye heard this, the hairs all over his body stood on end, and there was a sudden chill at the tailbone, and the chill rushed down the spine to the back of his head. Obviously, he was shocked by what Guan Shi said.

perish together!

Rather Stick to your guns!

Facing the gray-haired and elderly Steward Yu, but feeling the determination emanating from his whole body, Guo Ye felt ashamed of the dirty thoughts in his heart.

But Yu Guanshi's approach was too tragic, and it was definitely not what Lei Huo wanted to see.If he really retreated and let Fengleitang die on its own, together with the Zhang family in Yangzhou and other forces in the rivers and lakes, then I would really be sorry for Leihuo's last entrustment.

Leihuo is loyal and righteous, how can he watch his only remaining foundation be buried in vain?

Immediately, he shook his head and persuaded: "Manager Yu, you can't be so reckless. How innocent are the disciples of Fenglei Hall? You can't sacrifice like this for nothing, ruining the lives of [-] disciples of Fenglei Hall. Don't worry, today I will let the master of Hall of Thunder go to the ground to serve Ann."

Steward Yu said suspiciously: "Guo Inspector, as far as the old man knows, there are only 500 soldiers in Zhechong Duwei's Mansion in Yangzhou. If we want to suppress the current scene, we are really stretched!"