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Chapter three hundred and eighty fourth arrest

Tong Guonai was very worried when he heard Tong Tuchang say this. He was at a disadvantage when he faced Li Chengdong. Now that Li Chengdong and the Zheng family are getting involved, they will pose greater threats to him.

"Did you see clearly? Are you really from the Zheng family?"

Tong Tuchang nodded repeatedly and said, "The Xiaguan pretended to be Li Chengdong's relatives and had contact with them. They said they were from the Hongmen, who came from Zhangzhou and Quanzhou. The leader was still the Xiangzhu, named Li Yuanbai."

When I heard that Tong Guonai, the son of the Hongmen, no longer doubted that this mysterious organization had just appeared less than a year. I heard that it was formed by Zheng Chenggong, with the purpose of "anti-Qing and restoring the Ming Dynasty". These guys were very good at making trouble in Fujian. In less than half a year, they assassinated a county magistrate and rebelled in two county towns, but they failed.

"Do you know where they are?"

"Of course I know! It's in the Salt Water Lane in Nancheng!"

"Okay, you should immediately bring a hundred governors' yamen guards and catch them all! If there is any resistance, kill them on the spot!"

After receiving the order, Tong Tuchang quickly went out to take people to catch the Hongmen people.

Zhao Dazhao Er at the door was drinking tea and chatting in the tea shed. There were many officials coming to do business every day. Their entourage and followers could not enter the yamen, so they could only wait in the tea shed at the door.

Zhao Dazheng bragged with a magistrate's coachman, saying how awesome he was, how good his elders and governors were. Of course, the other party just took it as a joy, and no one took what he said seriously.

Just as Zhao Da was blowing the mountain, a group of guards rushed out of the governor's yamen, and the leader was his own eldest son Tong Tuchang.

Tong Tuchang didn’t remember the stronghold of the Hongmen, so he could only come out to find Zhao Da.

"Zhao Da, come with me quickly! Go and catch the criminals!"

When Zhao Da heard Tong Tuchang call him, he didn't dare to be negligent, so he pulled Zhao Er out of the tea shed and rode away on his horse.

The coachman and followers in the teahouse were stunned. Unexpectedly, this guy was really not bragging. The guards of the governor's yamen had to obey his command. It seemed that they had a close relationship with the governor.

One hundred people rode their horses in the city and had a great influence. Tong Tuchang was afraid of scaring away the Hongmen people, so after entering Nancheng, he asked one hundred people to dismount and walk, quietly approaching Xianshui Lane.

Leading by Zhao Da, these guards came down to the Xianshui Lane beside the South City Gate. Because they were close to the Nancheng Shuiguan, they lived in some coolies. It was already past noon, and some coolies who had enough food and had nothing to do were squatting at the entrance of the street to bask in the sun.

A coolie at the entrance of the alley saw a large group of officers and soldiers walking over the street opposite. He knew it was not good, so he quickly stood up and wanted to go in and inform Li Yuanbai to run quickly.

But Tong Tuchang saw that at first glance, he saw that the man was the person who led the way in the Zhao family's old shop.

"General, the one who stands up is the spy, don't let him run away!"

When the commander of the team heard Tong Tuchang say this, he quickly shot an arrow with a bow and shot it, hitting the man's vest. The man screamed and fell to the ground, and it seemed that he could not survive.

Tong Tuchang looked at the commander beside him and said, "The general is so handsome!"

"Haha, there, the gentleman laughed. This is a small scene. I rode a horse and hit it all a hundred steps away!"

This commander was from the Han army flag and was the robber of Tong Guonai. He fought with the Tong family for half his life. Compared with the melee of hundreds of thousands of troops outside the pass, this kind of thing is really a small scene.

"General, the third yard from this alley is the stronghold of Hongmen. These guys are very good at it. I told you not to be ruthless!" Tong Tuchang was afraid that these guys would catch a living Li Yuanbai and not ruin his major affairs in front of Governor Tong Guonai.

There were two stakes dressed in coolies at the entrance of the yard. When they saw a large number of officials rushing in at the entrance of the alley, they knew that it was not good. One of them shouted: "The idea is here, let it go!"

Although the alarm was issued, it was too late. There were less than twenty people here in the Hongmen area, and there were more than 100 opponents of the government troops. Moreover, the governor’s guards were all elite soldiers. Maybe they could not catch up with Bayala, the Eight Banners of Manchuria, but there was no problem with these people in the martial arts world.

The Qing army rushed into the yard and resolved the battle in a short time. Tong Tuchang, who was outside the door, heard the sound of fighting inside, and dared to go in and see what was going on.

There were dead people in the yard inside, most of them were from Hongmen wearing various costumes. Only five people in Qing military uniforms died. After passing the front yard, they came to the second floor yard and saw Li Yuanbai at the door. Tong Tuchang was shot in the chest and fell to the ground and was not dead yet.

Li Yuanbai didn't expect that the Qing army would come so quickly, and he was caught off guard, and he was shot. He originally wanted to make some mistakes, but he didn't expect to see Tong Tuchang come in.

Li Yuanbai instantly knew that this guy betrayed him, pointed at Tong Tuchang with his finger and cursed: "So it was you, the traitor, who betrayed us!"

Tong Yangjia walked to Li Yuanbai and squatted down to check his injuries. The bow and arrow were clamped by the ribs and did not hit the vital point. Tong Tuchang saw that the Qing soldiers were blocked by him and could not see Li Yuanbai on the ground. Tong Tuchang gritted his teeth and thought to himself: Only if you die can I save my life.

Tong Tuchang grabbed the arrow shaft and stabbed it hard, and the arrow pierced the heart. Li Yuanbai's hands and feet were used to return to that world.

Seeing Li Yuanbai die, Tong Tuchang took out three imperial edicts from his arms of Zhu Hong and sealed Li Chengdong, and kept silently putting them into Li Yuanbai's arms.

After finishing, Tong Tuchang pretended to search the dead body and suddenly found a yellow scroll. Tong Tuchang shouted: "General, you have discovered it!"

The commander was leading people to search the house. He heard Tong Tuchang's ghost cry outside the door and came out quickly.

"General, look, I just found this from the Hongmen rebels!"

When the commander saw that it was a bright yellow scroll, he knew that the matter was serious. Although he did not recognize words, the bright yellow can only be used by the royal family. This thing, coupled with the letters found in the house, should be finalized.

The commander left ten people to guard the scene, waiting for the local county magistrate to collect the body, and rushed back to the governor's yamen with the others and Tong Tuchang.

Governor Tong Guonai looked at Zhu Hongsan's imperial edict and looked gloomy. Tong Tuchang asked knowingly: "Sir, what is written on it?"

Tong Guonai handed the imperial edict to Tong Tuchang and said, "Look, Guangdong Nanming enthroned Li Chengdong as the prince and asked him to lead people to rebel!"

Tong Tuchang pretended to be shocked and asked, "Governor, what should I do? If something happens in Fujian, then I, the Qing Dynasty, will lose half of Jiangnan!"

Tong Guonai didn't know the importance of things, so Fujian must not make mistakes.

"Uncle Clan, you have made great contributions this time. Do you have any opinions?!"

"Sir, I would rather believe in this matter than trust him. It would be better to call Li Chengdong and kill him with a knife!"

Tong Guonai shook his head and said, "No, he still has 50,000 troops under his command. If he kills him rashly, his subordinates will inevitably cause trouble."

"Sir, Li Chengdong's subordinates should not be a solid person. I heard that his general Luo Chengyao was not convinced by him. It would be better for us to start from Luo Chengyao and fight for it, and use him to control Li Chengdong's army!"

Tong Tuchang said that it coincided with Tong Guonai. In fact, Tong Guonai has been in contact with Luo Chengyao these days, and he did not comment on the olive branch he extended. But there should be no problem now. With the imperial decree of Guangdong Li Chengdong, and with the promise to give Luo Chengyao a high official and generous salary, Luo Chengyao, the guy who has breasts and is a mother, will definitely agree.

Tong Guonai looked at Tong Tuchang in front of him. He didn't tell him the truth before, but he didn't believe him. Now he should be able to believe him after passing through the Hongmen.

"Uncle, actually, I have had contact with Luo Chengyao. There is no problem with him. Let's discuss what to do with Li Chengdong!"

It turned out that Luo Chengyao was the Erwuzi. Tong Tuchang cursed in his heart, completely forgot that he wanted to be the Erwuzi in the morning.

"Sir, do you think this is OK? Li Chengdong has to go to the military camp every day. Tomorrow we will ambush on his way out of the city, and try to kill him in the city. Then, he notify Luo Chengyao in the military camp to take over the army. How about this plan? "

Tong Guonai nodded repeatedly, this plan was very good.

"This plan is good. It's almost dark now. I'll take action tomorrow morning. The clan uncle should not go out of the city and go home. Let's live in the governor's office tonight!"

Tong Tuchang knew that Tong Guonai was worried about him and wanted to watch him before taking action. But if he didn't spread the news, Li Chengdong had no choice but to die.

Tong Tuchang turned his mind quickly and thought of a solution.

"Sir, I just came to Houguan Town outside the city to get a pack of goods. I was going to order goods tonight. Since the adult asked me to live in the yamen, can I ask my coachman to go back to report the news and ask the shopkeeper Hou to wait for me to go back to order goods?"

Tong Guonai also investigated Tong Tuchang this month, but nothing was found. There was a man named Hou Zhen in Houguan Town, ten miles outside the city. He opened a grocery store in the city selling snow sugar and salt from Guangdong. The source of goods was very stable. He was operating it when the Qing Dynasty was in exile and had nothing to do with Li Chengdong.

It goes without saying that the Jinyiwei has been a spy organization that has been hiding, hiding, and transmitting intelligence for more than 200 years. It has formed a set of rules. Hou Zhen has been lurking in Fuzhou for more than ten years, and it can be discovered by two new knives like the Qing Dynasty.

When Tong Guonai heard Tong Tuchang say this, he laughed and said, "The clan uncle is really a wealthy man. If he becomes the clan uncle, he is a fifth-rank magistrate. So he is still missing so much money!"

"I don't know that this family business is accumulated little by little by little by little by little, so I really can't bear to throw it away!"

When Tong Tuchang saw Li Chengdong agreeing, he called the guards standing at the door.

"This general, please go out and find a coachman from Zhao at the tea shop at the door, tell him that I won't go home tonight, and ask Manager Hou to wait for me to go back tomorrow afternoon before ordering goods! Please, General!"

The guard looked at Tong Guonai sitting in the room, and saw Tong Guonai nodding before going out to find Zhao Da.

Seeing the guards go out, Tong Tuchang said in his heart: His Majesty the Emperor can only understand Wang Xian’s killings, and bless Li Chengdong’s killings to avoid being killed by Tong Guonai, and bless me, Tong Tuchang, get promoted and make money.
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