Chapter 814 Anger and Fear
Chapter 814 Anger and Fear
Soon, Wei Changtian arrived at Prince An’s Mansion.
Gongsun Yan had already been waiting in the mansion, and had made corresponding arrangements according to Wei Changtian’s instructions yesterday.
Hundreds of black-clad retainers were on standby, and the few top-three-rank masters under Gongsun Yan were also in place.
Everyone stood in the front yard of the mansion in silence with serious expressions, and Wei Changtian couldn’t help laughing when he saw them:
”Hahaha, don’t be so nervous.”
”Today we are not going to fight to the death with Lu Yuanjin, we are just going to Longshou Mountain to enjoy the scenery.”
”Of course, if anyone dares to block our way, they will be killed on the spot.”
”Did you hear that clearly?”
”.”
”I heard it clearly!”
After a pause, everyone responded in a deep voice, their voices full of murderous intent.
Wei Changtian nodded in satisfaction, and then said to Gongsun Yan beside him:
”Prince, let’s go.”
”Yes!”
Gongsun Yan’s eyes flashed when he heard this, and he immediately waved his hand and shouted:
”Let’s go! Longshou Mountain!”
The morning sun rose in the east, and billions of golden lights sprinkled down, reflecting the huge Yongding City red.
When the team of hundreds of people set out from Prince An’s Mansion and walked towards Longshou Mountain at a moderate pace, the city fell into an extremely tense atmosphere. The
doors and windows of the houses along the way were all closed, and it was rare to see pedestrians on the road.
Countless pairs of eyes looked at this team through the cracks in the doors and windows, and their eyes were full of fear.
After all, Gongsun Yan had just been identified as a “rebel king” yesterday, and today he took people to Longshou Mountain so swaggeringly. Anyone knew that a fierce battle was inevitable.
For ordinary people, no matter how much they hated Gongsun Yan and Wei Changtian, they would never dare to run to the street to curse at them at this moment.
However,
”Mr. Chu, we are almost there.”
In the alleys beside the road that must be passed from Prince An’s Mansion to Longshou Mountain, a carriage stopped in the front, and behind it were nearly a thousand people of all ages and genders.
A Kuilong man stood beside the car and whispered to Chu Xianping in the car:
”There are two more street corners. It is estimated that we will be here in half an hour. What do you think?”
”Well, let them go out.”
In the car, Chu Xianping closed his eyes and nodded: “Remember, no matter what happens, no one is allowed to escape.”
”Yes! I understand!”
After responding in a deep voice, the Kuilong man immediately turned around and went deep into the alley.
Not long after, nearly a thousand people came out of the alley and crowded in the middle of the road.
The old man and women were in front, and the men were behind.
Most of them carried baskets in their hands, and the baskets were full of rotten vegetables and eggs.
Obviously, these people were ready to stop Gongsun Yan here.
But they were not necessarily willing.
As mentioned before, the people of Dahui may hate Gongsun Yan and Wei Changtian very much, but no one dares to joke with their own lives.
Therefore, most of the nearly 1,000 “righteous men” today were actually coerced and lured by Chu Xianping.
Their mission is very simple, which is to block Gongsun Yan’s way here, and then curse the latter’s treason.
As long as they can survive, each person will earn ten taels of silver
. If they die, the family of the deceased will be given fifty taels.
Fifty taels of silver for a life, this price is undoubtedly a bit cheap.
But for these people present, they all think this is a good deal.
Because most people don’t think Gongsun Yan will kill them, at most he will just drive them away.
After all, there are nearly a thousand “ordinary people”. If they are really killed, it will definitely arouse public indignation . They can not
only scold the rebels, but also make a lot of money.
If the situation is not right, just escape in time.
With this idea in mind, these people are not nervous at the moment, but they are staring at the dark crowd in front of them, ready to curse.
Chu Xianping, who is still sitting in the carriage in the alley, also has a calm face, and there seems to be a meaningful smile on the corner of his mouth.
Finding so many people to block the road, his purpose is not just to make things difficult for Wei Changtian.
You must know that although Gongsun Yan has been beaten into a “rebel king”, he is still a long way from becoming the “enemy of the whole people”.
First of all, most of the major forces in Dahui are still watching.
For example, the city reserve army of Yongding City and most of the imperial guards on Longshou Mountain.
These people only obeyed Lu Hongji before, and after the latter’s death, he was not recruited by Lu Yuanjin, Lu Yuansong and others. They have been watching the battle for the throne from the sidelines.
After Gongsun Yan and Wei Changtian joined the game, they dared not act rashly and always maintained “neutrality”.
This can be easily seen from the fact that Wei Changtian killed people several times, but the army in the city did not react at all.
There is no doubt.
These forces do not want to bet too early between Gongsun Yan and Lv Yuanjin, so as not to lose their lives if they bet wrong.
Therefore, although Lv Yuanjin is the “righteous” party, he actually does not have much power to use.
In addition to the various forces, the attitude of the people of Dahui is far from what Chu Xianping expected.
In the final analysis, it is because Gongsun Yan has not done too many evil things that he has not become a villain that everyone can punish.
Therefore, Chu Xianping arranged today’s scene.
On the one hand, no matter what Gongsun Yan and Wei Changtian are going to do, he can’t let the two of them arrive at Longshou Mountain unimpeded. Someone must “stand up” to show “the will of the people”.
On the other hand, Chu Xianping also wants to see how Wei Changtian will deal with these people.
He had been with Wei Changtian for nearly three years, and thought he had already figured out the latter’s style of doing things. He knew that Wei Changtian was not a heartless villain, and he was very soft-hearted when facing ordinary people.
If it were before, Chu Xianping could be sure that Wei Changtian would not kill people.
But the problem is that Wei Changtian seems to have changed a lot recently.
Yesterday in Prince An’s Mansion, the word “get out” that Wei Changtian said through Gongsun Yan’s mouth is still vivid in my mind. This kind of arrogance is definitely not his usual style.
Therefore, Chu Xianping wanted to take this opportunity to test him again.
Facing his test, Wei Changtian on the other side quickly gave an answer,
”Master Wei! Your Majesty! There are about a thousand people blocking the road ahead!”
Outside the slowly moving carriage, a horse-riding guest asked the curtain with a serious face:
”I have a rough look and found that there are many old, weak, women and children among them. I wonder if we should take a detour or disperse the crowd?”
”.”
The silence inside the curtain was very short. Less than three breaths later, Wei Changtian’s cold voice came from the carriage.
”Didn’t I say it before? Anyone who blocks the road will be killed on the spot.”
”Kill all?”
”Kill all.”
”.”
”Yes, I understand!”
The struggle on his face flashed by, and the retainer gritted his teeth and responded. He quickly urged his horse to run to the front, leading more than a hundred people to rush towards the crowd at the end of the road.
It can be seen that he still has some concerns about Wei Changtian’s order.
In fact, not only him, but even Gongsun Yan didn’t seem to understand why Wei Changtian did this.
”Sir, killing people like this… I’m afraid it’s exactly what Chu Xianping wants!”
”Humph, it doesn’t matter.”
Looking at Gongsun Yan who was a little worried, Wei Changtian narrowed his eyes slightly and answered with some interest:
”What he wants is anger, and what I want is fear.”
”I want to see which of the two can influence people’s hearts more.”
(End of this chapter)
