Struggle in the early Tang Dynasty

The patriarch was critically ill, and the third master died. From now on, the second master took over the big and small affairs of the Zhang family, blowing like a whirlwind.

As soon as the news came out, Zhang's clan members in Gujing Lane were all moved when they heard the news, they walked out of their respective houses and rushed towards the ancestral house.

Along the way, there are old and young, each with their own thoughts, but one thing is the same, that is, everyone's footsteps are more messy and hasty than before. Obviously, this incident is unprecedented for the entire Zhang family. Huge shock.

The sudden death of Zhang Yuanxin and the sudden ascension of Zhang Yuanzhi, naturally some people are happy and some are worried...

Among the people who went to the ancestral home, Zhang Chengsi and Zhang Chengzong, the representatives of the two generations of Chengzi, also had different moods.

And Cui Yizhen, a son of the Qinghe Cui family who had been planning to jointly open the Yangzhou Bank with the Zhang family, was also among the crowd heading to the ancestral house.

As the saying goes, Jiao Buli Meng, Meng Buli Jiao, Cui Minghao from Goguryeo naturally also accompanied his cousin Cui Yizhen.

After a while, the Zhang family's ancestral house was already overcrowded. Zhang Yuanzhi, the new patriarch of the Zhang clan with a bad name, just held his Zhang clan meeting for the first time.

At the same time, Guo Ye, the mastermind who planned the explosion in Fenglei Village, has returned to the government office safely after hearing a thunderclap on the ground.At this time, he was sitting in his study, listening to Chen Lang vividly describing the current situation in Fenglei Village.

Chen Lang's complexion was a bit unwell, obviously it was the sequelae caused by vomiting more than once, he stood in Guo Ye's study in a sickly manner, and said in a low tone: "Lord Inspector, according to the scene of my brothers in the Captain's Mansion, According to the investigation report, there are few survivors in Fenglei Village. Zhang Yuanxin, the third master of the Zhang family, has long since turned into a puddle of mud, with no bones left. As for the two gang leaders Qiu Wanchi and Shang Baoju, only their heads have been found, as for their bodies. ... Uh... The key is that there are too many corpses separated, as many as thousands, and it is impossible to search for them. Ugh~~"

After Chen Lang managed to suppress his nausea and managed to finish speaking, he turned around and retched again, feeling extremely uncomfortable.

From Chen Lang's reaction, Guo Ye could see that Fenglei Village must have been extremely tragic. Otherwise, with Chen Lang's temperament of seeing life and death, and being born in the rivers and lakes, how could he have such a violent reaction?

Immediately, he got up and walked out from behind the desk, helped Chen Lang to sit on the chair, and comforted him: "It's really hard for you, hehe, I guess I will go to Fengleizhuang by myself, and I will have to vomit in a mess."

After Chen Lang sat down, he nodded gratefully to Guo Ye, and then said, "It's not a problem, but the governor made me laugh. Hey, it's not that Mr. Chen has never been through the battle, and he has never seen the world. When we fought at the end of the Sui Dynasty He is also a person who rolled through the mountain of corpses and the sea of ​​blood, but the death of thousands of lives in Fenglei Village today is really too terrifying. Tsk tsk, the power of this gunpowder and thunderbolt is really too heaven-defying!"

Guo Ye's face remained unchanged when he heard the words, but he said in his heart, of course, the gunpowder thunderbolt of tens of thousands of catties is not a joke, even if it is not as strong as the TNT explosives of later generations, it is still extremely destructive.

From Chen Lang's mouth, after he probably learned about the situation in Fenglei Village, Guo Ye also clearly realized that the Zhang family would definitely not let it go if Zhang Yuanxin was killed this time.Although the Zhang family thinks that the Fengleizhuang explosion was planned by Fengleitang, they will always find out that this order was issued by themselves. It seems that it is impossible to fight with the Zhang family in the future, and we can no longer boil frogs in warm water. , gradually weakened gradually.

Must, speed up the action and pace.

Immediately, he asked: "Now that Manager Yu is leading the disciples of Fenglei Hall to the south of the city, will they make peace with Eagle Eye Lao Qi and Ma Qianli?"

Chen Lang nodded and replied: "Yes, Chen Juncheng is in charge of this matter in the south of the city. He sent someone to send a message. It has been settled properly and is ready to be dispatched by adults at any time."

"Okay, although Mingren is a scholar, he is very thorough in doing these aftermath." Guo Ye gave Chen Jitao a small compliment, and then asked Chen Lang: "I asked you to send someone to monitor the Zhang family in Gujing Lane, but now Fenglei Zhuang Jingbian should have also reached their ears. Has Zhang Yuanli taken any action? Although Shang Baoju and Qiu Wanchi are dead now, there are still more than [-] members of the caravan and the Jingyi gang gathered in the canal Waiting for orders on the river. In this situation, only the Zhang family can order them. As long as the Zhang family gives an order, more than [-] Jianghu forces will definitely flood into Yangzhou City like locusts. This is my official Today's heartache."

"No, so far the Zhang family hasn't made any big moves."

Chen Lang shook his head, wondering: "It stands to reason that Zhang Yuanxin is the third master of the Zhang family, and he has a pivotal position in the Zhang family. The news of his death should have shocked the Zhang family. But, he just didn't see him." What kind of violent reaction did the people of the Zhang family have, and they didn't send anyone to pass the message to the East Gate Ferry. This is a bit unbelievable."

Hearing what Chen Lang said, Guo Ye also fell into doubts, and muttered: "Zhang Yuanli is really able to hold his breath, and he still stands still? But that's fine, if he sends a message to let Jiang face The more than [-] Jianghu forces from all over the world rushed into Yangzhou City, and came to trouble Fenglei Hall under the banner of revenge for Zhang Yuanxin, I am afraid that the entire Yangzhou City will also be devastated."

Chen Lang nodded slightly to express his agreement with Guo Ye's opinion, and said: "What your lord said is very true, but although Gujing Lane has not made any big moves to the outside world, there are some unusual things in Gujing Lane."

Guo Ye let out a sigh, kept his eyes open, and asked, "Tell me about it!"

Chen Lang said: "My subordinates sneaked into Gujing Lane to investigate. It is said that in the ancestral house of the Zhang family in Gujing Lane, a meeting of members of the Zhang clan is being held. This is not surprising, because once Zhang Yuanxin dies, the entire Zhang family must be involved. The big clan was alarmed, and it was possible to sit down and discuss countermeasures together. The strange thing is that it was not the patriarch Zhang Yuanli who presided over the clan meeting, but Zhang Yuanzhi, the second master of the Zhang family.

My subordinate was afraid of being discovered, so he didn't dare to stay too long in Gujing Lane.But he heard Zhang Yuanzhi say in front of the whole family that in the future the Zhang family in Gujing Lane will be temporarily in charge of all matters.My lord, do you think it's strange?Because it was Zhang Yuanxin who died in Fenglei Village, not the patriarch Zhang Yuanli?If in the future, Zhang Yuanzhi, the second child, presides over the affairs of the Zhang clan in Gujing Lane, why should Zhang Yuanli go? "

Infighting?

These two words instantly appeared in Guo Ye's mind, and he secretly speculated in his heart, could it be that Zhang Yuanzhi murdered Zhang Yuanli by taking advantage of the chaos in the clan?Then usurp the throne and seize power to replace him?

As soon as this idea came up, Guo Ye's thoughts couldn't stop flying. The more he thought about it, the more he felt that the possibility of the two brothers Zhang Yuanli and Zhang Yuanzhi fighting for power was extremely high.

Seeing that Guo Ye was lost in thought, Chen Lang not only reminded him: "Guo Inspector, although the Zhang family did not respond in time, they will take revenge on Zhang Yuanxin's death sooner or later. Otherwise, it would be in vain to call it a century-old foundation." The Zhang family in Gujing Lane is here. May I ask Mr. Inspector, do you have a perfect countermeasure in mind, and what should we do next?"

"What to do next?"

Guo Ye opened his mouth to answer, but found that there was some movement at the door of the study, as if Zhang Jiujin and Wang Bajin were muttering.

Suddenly, he turned around and walked towards the door, opened the door, and asked the two of them, "What are you two talking about outside? Zhang Jiujin, didn't I tell you? I want to discuss matters with Chen Duwei in the study. Don’t disturb me during this time. Huh??? Wang Bajin, didn’t I ask you to take someone to the East Gate Ferry to stay there and monitor every move on the river?”

Wang Bajin scratched his head, and said aggrievedly: "My lord, I wanted to come in and report to you, but Zhang Jiujin actually stopped me and wouldn't let me in."

"Oh?"

Guo Ye's face changed slightly, and he asked eagerly: "But the caravan and the Jingyi Gang on the river have made some moves?"

"No no no!"

Wang Bajin waved his hands and explained again and again: "They didn't act rashly, but I heard from the owner of the boat who returned from fishing on the riverside that there were suddenly nearly a hundred riverboats outside the waters of Yangzhou, and those people on board were all fuckers. He spoke with a Shuzhong accent. The subordinates were thinking, could it be Liu Zhenxuan and Liu Duwei who borrowed the help of the Caobang in Shuzhong and returned? So, I rushed back to report to you, my lord. But Zhang Jiujin is a **** , Don’t let me go in.”

"Damn, it must be Liu Zhenxuan who moved the disciples of the Cao Gang from Sun Mingyan. Grandma's, nearly a hundred ships? If a ship can accommodate 300 people, wouldn't it be a full 3 people?"

Guo Ye couldn't help being excited when he was surprised, and he said in a cheerful voice: "Liu Zhenxuan really came back in time for this trip. Yes, it's better to come early than to come early, Chen Lang, Chen Lang, didn't you just ask me what I'm going to do next? ?"

Guo Ye turned his head, looked at Chen Lang sitting in the study and asked.

Chen Lang got up when he heard the words, and said, "Yes, I was just about to ask my lord, what should we do next?"

"Hahaha……"

Guo Ye let out a burst of hearty laughter, raised his hand and pointed in the direction of the Zhang family in Gujing Lane, and made up his mind vigorously: "Next, as long as Liu Zhenxuan leads the brothers from the Cao Gang into the waters of Yangzhou, once they follow the horse gang and the Jingyi gang Hand it over. At that time, you will run to the south of the city for me and convey my orders to Guanshi Yu, Ma Qianli, and Eagle Eye Laoqi."

Chen Lang asked seriously: "Lord Inspector, please order!"

"Listen up!"

Guo Ye raised an index finger, the smile on his face slowly froze as if frozen, a murderous intent suddenly appeared in his eyes, and he said word by word: "You pass the order to them for me, as long as there is a battle on the river, they will give me Go to Gujing Lane, take the Zhang family whose foundation has been standing in Gujing Lane for a hundred years, and uproot them."

When Chen Lang heard that, joy immediately appeared on his face. His salt gang and the Zhang family were old enemies with deep grievances, and this time they can finally settle their accounts.

Just as he was about to agree, he suddenly heard Guo Ye add: "If you don't want the court to investigate, then you have to kill. Chen Lang, you must tell them that they must treat the Zhang family better than let them go. don't want!!!"

Chapter 800

Chen Lang flew out of the governor's mansion with Guo Yening's killing order, and went to the south of the city to meet with Chen Jitao.

At the same time, Guo Ye asked Wang Bajin to return to the East Gate Ferry quickly and leave quietly by boat, and told Liu Zhenxuan to let him enter the waters of Yangzhou more quickly to encircle and wipe out the remnants of the Jinling Clean Clothes Gang and the Suqian Caravan on the river.

Time gurgles in the waiting of minutes and seconds...

After a full hour, Liu Zhenxuan led nearly a hundred river boats carrying disciples of the Cao Gang into the waters of Yangzhou, advancing like a giant, and suddenly attacked the ships of the Clean Clothes Gang and the Caravan.

this moment,

The battle on the river has officially begun!

Soon, boats bumped into boats, boats bumped into boats, swords and soldiers from both sides met, and killings broke out.

In an instant, there was chaos on the surface of the river, and many boats were smashed or pierced and sank to the bottom of the river.

gradually,