After receiving the task of Tan Zong asking him to rectify the inspection department and rush to the government office, Gu Tianyi immediately conducted an investigation and rectification of the inspection department, cleared out the sergeant and chiefs who were close to Kong Tianya and others on weekdays, and then exposed the conspiracy of Bi Shijie to the soldiers, and successfully stabilized the impetuous morale of the army in the name of the Emperor Qinzeng.

Since we knew that Zhongyitang was crowded with people, we came to reinforce the government office this time. In addition to the soldiers who guarded Kong Tianya's followers, Gu Tianyi brought all the people in the Inspection Department, which was very stance to fight with Zhongyitang's gangs.[]

Although Gu Tianyi came a little late, the time was just right. Not only did he save Tan Zong, but he also gave Deputy Xiangzhu Qi a chance to resist and exposed the ugly face of Deputy Xiangzhu Ling in public, causing a fundamental change in the battle situation on the scene.

"Gu Sishou came at the right time, what crime did he blame?" Tan Zong laughed, threw the Tang sword in his hand to Chen San, and walked forward with a smile, pulling Gu Tianyi, who was sweating profusely from the ground. He knew that the water in the auditor's office was very deep. It was really not easy for Gu Tianyi to control the situation in such a short time, and he made a great contribution.

"Sir Qin, how do they deal with it?" Gu Tianyi wiped the sweat from his forehead, glanced at Qi Dayu and the depressed Zhongyitang gang members, and asked Tan Zong for instructions.

"Those who surrender are exempt from death!" Tan Zong said four words in a deep voice when he heard this. At this point, there was no need to kill. He then turned his eyes on Qi Dayu and looked at him with a serious expression. "Deputy Master Qi Xiang, Benqin will give you a chance to make meritorious service and notify the people in Zhongyitang inside and let them put down their weapons."

"Sir Xie Qin, let's do it now." Due to fear, Qi Dayu's body was wet and his clothes were completely wet with sweat. He kowtowed at Tan Zong, straightened up and ordered the people from Zhongyitang beside him, and more than a dozen people from Zhongyitang ran into the government office in the fierce battle, yelled with his throat, asking the gang members of Zhongyitang to put down their weapons and wait for the opportunity to fall.

"Those who surrender will not die!" The sergeant from the inspection department rushed into the courtyard like a tide, shouting loudly, with a huge momentum.

The sudden scene caused both sides in the war in the yard to stop involuntarily, with a shocked expression, not knowing what was going on.

At this point, the war in the government office finally came to an end. With the appearance of Wei Qi and other incense masters, the fighting spirit of the Zhongyitang gang members was instantly disintegrated, and they all put down their weapons and surrendered.

After two wars in the government office, Zhongyi Hall suffered heavy losses. Not only were the hall master and the deputy hall master seriously injured, but the eight major incense masters left the fourth, leaving only Wei Qi, Jiang Qing, Zhang Yi, Zhu Youfu, Pang Shaohui and other four people dead in the melee, especially the incense master who had just taken over Tian Kailin. He was a bad move. He had not yet warmed up the seat under his butt and "returned to his hometown".

Although Wei Qi and others escaped by chance, they were all covered in scars. Wei Qi and Zhu Youfu were slightly injured, so they rode on horseback regardless of their injuries. Accompanied by several sergeants of the Salt Tax Division, they hurried to the South Gate and the West Gate to stop the people of Zhongyitang from fighting with the city defense force.

After the Zhongyitang gang members who attacked the government office were disarmed, they were held in the audit department and locked up in the courtyard of the audit department. Gu Tianyi sent people to strictly guard them. In a sense, these Zhongyitang gang members were Dashun's rebels, and according to the Dashun law, they were beheaded and were severely punished.

Accompanied by Lu Weimin, Gu Tianyi and others, Tan Zong passed through the front yard of the government office where corpses were everywhere, and went to the back yard to visit Zhou Dunran who was defending there.

Zhou Dunran was injured on his arm and body. He was sitting on a stone and bandaged by a soldier. When he saw Tan Zong, he immediately stood up and strode forward.

Compared with the front yard of the government office, the pressure on the back yard is much smaller. Ling Kun’s main attack direction is the front yard, so the back yard is just a feint. Even so, if Zhou Dunran had not fought desperately, the back yard would have been almost broken by the people of Zhongyitang.

"The Gu Shiguan, I passed the orders of the envoy of the Qin Dynasty. From now on, the whole city will be martial law in Yangzhou City. Everyone will go home. Anyone who resists is a rebel, and they will be killed without any punishment." After a few greetings with Zhou Dunran, Tan Zong gave an order to Gu Tianyi standing aside. The only thing he can use at hand now is the Inspection Office.

Upon hearing this, Gu Tianyi bowed to Tan Zong and went down to make arrangements.

Not long after, more than 20 horses left the government office and headed straight for the four cities of Yangzhou City. The sergeant on the horse was pounding the gong and shouting along the street, conveying the orders for martial law throughout the city.

Although Tan Zong's martial law order was spread throughout the city soon, the riots in the city still did not ease. The people who participated in the riots had lost control and became real mobs, crazy burning, killing, and looting. The chaotic situation was gradually spreading to the whole city.

In order to avoid the expansion of the riots, Tan Zong quickly made a decision and gathered all the troops in the city to go to the streets to inspect, including the public servants of the government office, the city defense force and the sergeant of the inspection department. Anyone who encounters a mob who commits evil will be killed without any scruples.

This night was destined to make it difficult for the residents of Yangzhou City to fall asleep. Many years later, people were still talking about the quelling of the turmoil at that time after dinner: those officials who had experienced bloody battles with Zhongyitang were like demons from hell, ruthlessly killing the people who participated in the riots seen on the street, causing blood to flow into rivers in several severe riots, and cries to shake the sky, making those places a purgatory on earth.

Many people who participated in the riots were frightened by the crazy killings of the government troops. People ran around like headless flies, while the government troops chased them back with red eyes, chopping down those who were behind one by one to the ground, and then surrounded by several government troops and dismembered them.

In desperation, many mobs had to hide in the houses along the way, and then they were lucky enough to escape. Tan Zong had strict orders on this. In order to prevent the official army from harming the people and causing another riot, he forbidden the soldiers from entering the houses, otherwise he would be killed without mercy.

To this end, Tan Zong also drew people from his own people and Zhou Dunran's subordinates to form an inspection team to specifically investigate such incidents, effectively preventing the occurrence of incidents of disturbing the civilians by the government and the army.

This ban was later considered to be the finishing touch of the government army to quell the chaos that night. If it were not for Tan Zong's strict order, not only would the people involved in the riots lose control, but those officials who had already killed their eyes were more likely to lose their minds, making the situation in Yangzhou City more complicated and chaotic.

After giving the order to quell the rebellion by force, Tan Zong's wounds were bandaged. He sat alone on a stone in the front yard of the government office, silently watching some people gathered from nearby to clean up the bodies of the scene.

Due to excessive bleeding, the ground on the square had been stained with blood to a striking red color. The blood in some places even formed a stream, and the air was filled with a pungent smell of blood.

There was only Tien Niu next to Tan Zong, Qin Yu, Chen San, Shen Si and others who were sent out to quell the chaos. Facing the bloody scene in front of him, he felt extremely sad. Perhaps the world is so cruel, and he fought to the death for various interests.

A soldier died with a man from Zhongyitang. Both of them pinched each other's neck tightly with their hands. Several people were there for a long time but couldn't break away their fingers that were deeply embedded in each other's skin.

Seeing this, Tan Zong walked over and rubbed the soldiers and Zhongyitang's gang members' arms several times. The two immediately separated, and the people carried the two away separately.

"Sir Qin!" Tan Zonggang stood up, and a low voice came from behind. He turned his head and saw Zhuo Wenyuan leading the wealthy gentry and great merchants from Yangzhou City standing there respectfully.

"President Zhuo." Tan Zong thought that Zhuo Wenyuan and others wanted to go home and visit the situation at home, so he smiled slightly, "Everyone, the situation in the city is still chaotic. When the situation is stable at dawn, Ben Qin will send someone to escort you back."

"Sir Qin, I am waiting for you to come. I am not trying to go home, but I am here to thank you for your life-saving grace." Zhuo Wenyuan shook his head when he heard this, then bowed, and bowed to Tan Zong seriously and said, "Thank you for your life-saving grace!"

"Thank you for helping me for saving you, Lord Zhuo Wenyuan said as soon as Zhuo Wenyuan finished speaking, the people behind him bowed and said in unison.

Not to mention anything else, just relying on Tan Zong as a dignified envoy to be in danger for them and being injured by this, it is enough to make Zhuo Wenyuan and others respect him.

"Everyone, you are not thanking me, but those brave warriors who fought bravely. Without them, we may not be able to stand here anymore." Tan Zong shook his head and looked on the ground where one side of the yard was filled with the bodies of soldiers and prisoners who died because of guarding the government office, and said in a deep voice, "They are the real heroes."

"Sir Qin, I have discussed it just now and decided to take out 50,000 taels of silver as the funds for the adults to pay the casualties." Zhuo Wenyuan raised his head and said loudly. It was natural for the soldiers to bleed for them.

"I have thanked you here." After hearing this, Tan Zong showed a smile of praise on his lips, and bowed to Zhuo Wenyuan and others. Zhuo Wenyuan and others quickly bowed back to the gift.

Bi Shijie sat under a big tree in the yard, holding a wine pot in one hand and a wine glass in the other, drinking and drinking, with a very disappointed expression. He already knew the news that those who went to kidnap Shi Shi and Zhongyitang failed to attack the government office, which meant that he was defeated in the contest with Tan Zong tonight.

The street outside the gate of the courtyard was noisy, and the chaotic footsteps sounded from time to time. It was the officials who were clearing out the mobs participating in the riots on the street. The mobs were completely scared by the officer's murderous attitude and fled everywhere in panic.

Several groups of people knocked heavily on the gate of the yard and begged in a crying voice, wanting to enter the yard to take refuge, but of course the gate would not open. They knocked for a while and then fled in a panic.

When the official army chasing the mob passed outside the courtyard, the men guarding Bishijie couldn't help but become nervous and subconsciously reached out and placed their hands on the hilt of the knife. Bishijie is a celebrity in Yangzhou City, and there are many people who know him. Once the official army notices it, Bishijie will definitely be doomed.

"Master, that Huang Han really did the trick and dared to let the official army slaughter the streets. Isn't he afraid that the censors in the capital will be included in his book?" After lying at the door for a while, Bi Fu came to Bi Shijie and said surprisingly. Such severe suppression measures were very rare in the Dashun Dynasty, not to mention that this is the most prosperous Yangzhou City in the world, which has attracted much attention from the outside world.

"In extraordinary times, we have extraordinary means. Facing rebels and mobs, now as long as we can control the situation in Yangzhou City, no matter what he does, others will be unreasonable." Bi Shijie poured a glass of wine, held it in his hand, and said in a sad tone, "This Huang Han is indeed a rare talent. He acted step by step and did not miss it, and deceived everyone in Yangzhou City."

"Master, if Huang Han hadn't been hiding in the dark and attacking, how could he be the master's opponent?" Bi Mansion snorted coldly when he heard this, and said to Bi Shijie dissatisfiedly.

"The king succeeds and the enemy defeats the enemy!" Bi Zhijie shook his head, smiled bitterly, and drank the wine in the wine glass in one go.

At this moment, a rapid knock sounded outside the door. After a while, a big man opened the gate of the courtyard. A man in a public costume flashed in and walked in.

"Master, the second young master is gone, I'll leave you a letter." The man in a public uniform walked quickly to Bi Shijie and handed him a letter.

Bi Shijie frowned slightly when he heard this, took the letter and looked at it, then sighed a long time, and threw the letter in his hand to the ground.

Bi Xi told Bi Shijie in the letter that he would go to Yihonglou to find Ruixue, and then take Ruixue with him. If he can't come back, he would tell Bi Shijie not to find him.

"Master, I'll ask someone to get the second young master back." Bi Fu picked up the letter, looked at it, and said to Bi Shijie in a deep voice. This second young master is good at everything, but he is too infatuated. Ruixue is just a brothel woman who plays a show. What's worth being so obsessed with?

"Forget it, let him go." Bi Shijie pondered for a moment, and finally shook his head. He knew very well that his son's personality was as stubborn as when he was young. Even if he found him, he would not be able to bring him back.

"How is the situation outside?" Then, Bi Shijie looked up at the man in a public costume and asked expressionlessly.

"The public people in the yamen, the city defense force, the salt tax department and the cabbage department are everywhere. The people who took advantage of the chaos to rob and rob, have been dispersed and are now running around. If their subordinates had not worn this kind of public clothes, they might not have been able to come here." The man in public clothes said respectfully to Bi Shijie when he heard this.


Chapter completed!