Chapter 39 There is no good banquet

As night falls, with the dark black covering the earth, the officials and people in Daliang City have also fallen into the pain and sadness of losing the king of a country. Although for all the people of the Song Dynasty, this has been on the throne for decades, the emperor who has been under the control of the family does not know much. Although they have conflicts with the emperor and the court because of the food problem, they are still very concerned about the death of the emperor in this era of divine power.

So at this time, Daliang City, which turned out to have laughter at night, completely fell into silence. Many shops that rely on nightlife to attract business are also closed doors and do not do business, and the whole Daliang City gives people a feeling of depression.

But in this atmosphere, there is a place that seems to be incompatible with all this atmosphere. Here, it is the Guoan Division, which is located in the south of the city. Within the gate guarded by several soldiers, there are dozens of banquets here, and many important people of the Guoan Division are accompanying some foreign guests to eat and drink.

If an outsider sees this scene at this time, Xu Jinghong will inevitably be criticized by the court, and it is even possible to lose his position and be dismissed. But on this three-acre land of Guoan Division, how can there be outsiders? Without Xu Jinghong's permission, even Huang Yue, who has unpredictable martial arts skills, is afraid that he is not so easy to come and go from this seemingly unprepared but in fact, the heavily guarded house.

Of course, Xu Jinghong held a banquet here today, not just to celebrate the death of the emperor. Although the emperor's death was very important to him, there was really no need for him to find out the reason in the palace, only sent a thousand officials to maintain the security there, and left all his subordinates here to eat and drink with himself. Of course, it is an extremely important thing that can make him make such a decision. His purpose is in this banquet.

At the banquet, except for Xu Jinghong and a group of cronies, there was only one group of people from the Ye family waiting. Although he had reached the idea of cooperation with the Ye family before, Xu Jinghong did not release the people who are more important to the Ye family and have a close relationship with Ye Mingyang and control them in order to play a role for Ye Mingyang.

Until now, Ye Mingyang finally eradicated the emperor as agreed that Xu Jinghong invited these people out of the dungeon and set up a banquet to shock them and apologize to them. Because these people have been locked in the sunless dungeon for many days and fade out of their mouths, when they see the table full of delicious food, they will eat and drink regardless of everything, completely ignoring today's special day and the purpose of Xu Jinghong's banquet.

Only a few people saw the doubts, including Ye Mingyuan, who has always been Ye Mingyang's right-hand man. After several tours of drinking, Ye Mingyuan gently reminded his brother: "Master, today's matter is really strange. Xu Jinghong didn't want to deal with the current complicated situation today, but came to drink with me, which is really puzzling.

Ye Mingyang naturally thought of this layer, and he slightly said, "There is indeed some doubt about this. Maybe he is trying to find out our words, or to stabilize our hearts and prevent us from being suspicious?

"This... Could it be that he is hiding some evil intentions?" Ye Mingyuan still asked uneasily, "Hongmen Banquet can't be unprevented at any time."

"He doesn't have the courage. I have been outside for a long time. If he really dares to be unfavorable to us, I'm afraid his own end will not be better. Once people know that the emperor's death is related to it, even if there is not enough evidence, he is finished. So I don't think he dares to make this decision. Ye Mingyang didn't care.

"But...what if he really does this?" Ye Mingyuan did not dare to be careless.

"I am alsoware of this. Long before I came here, I had ordered everyone to be ready." Ye Mingyang raised his glass to signal Xu Jinghong and whispered, "Although everyone has been locked in the dungeon these days, their bodies have been damaged. But I believe that with the skills of these people, I am sure to deal with them. After I came back from outside, I had already handed over some weapons to everyone.

"It's the best, and it's indispensable to guard against others." Ye Mingyuan breathed a little relief.

"Why are you two talking about the future development of your Ye family?" At this time, Xu Jinghong had already taken the wine glass and walked to the Ye brothers, looking at them with a smile and asked.

Ye Mingyuan smiled and said, "Yes, I have heard from the head of the family that Xu Dusi will try his best to help our Ye family return to the court. Naturally, the Ye family, would like to express our gratitude for this. I just don't know when Xu Dusi will fulfill such a promise?

"Well, we can't talk about the next cooperation matters until all possible problems are solved." Xu Jinghong also smiled and said, "In fact, it is always a good thing to have one more friend in the court. Since we are so happy to cooperate in this matter, I also believe that we can reach a good consensus on future court affairs. So Brother Ye, don't worry too much. I think this day will come soon.

"That's the best. I also hope to see this day come soon. By the way, now that the overall situation has been decided, what are Xu Dusi's plans to do next? Ye Mingyuan asked with concern again.

"Of course, that's doing something we couldn't do before." Xu Jinghong did not hide his ambition: "As long as the interior is stable, I, Song can make great achievements, such as external expansion. It has been 200 years since the Song Dynasty captured the Central Plains, but it has never opened up territory again, so I hope that one day I can lead troops back to the expedition, but instead of resisting the barbarian attack, but to occupy their land.

"It turns out that Xu Dusi still has such ambition, which really makes me admire him. However, there are still many problems that need to be solved inside and outside the imperial court, so it will take time for your idea to be realized. Ye Mingyang also said funnyly. At this time, they are in the hands, so they are very humble in their attitude.

Xu Jinghong also nodded solemnly: "Yes, the food problem in the capital alone is not an easy thing to solve. Although a batch of food has been transported from the two lakes now, it can only solve the current urgent needs.

"You don't have to worry too much about this. As long as you survive the present, the danger of the food shortage will be naturally resolved." Ye Mingyang was an old man who was good at state affairs and soon put forward his own views.

"Oh, how do you say this?" Xu Jinghong was also interested. Although he had a murderous intention in his heart, he still valued Ye Mingyang's views. While there is still a lot of time, just ask.

"Now it's April, and the spring grain is about to enter the harvest period, and Jiangnan has been a bumper harvest in recent years, so as long as you survive this period, the grain in Jiangnan can be transported again, and the problem that has troubled me for more than half a year will naturally be solved." Ye Mingyang immediately gave his own opinion.

Xu Jinghong nodded repeatedly: "Lord Situ is really smarter than me. I just focus on the present, but forget this stubble, which is really embarrassing. In this way, today's dilemma is really going to be solved.

"But although the food problem has been solved, another problem has followed." Ye Mingyang seemed to want to hit Xu Jinghong and said, "That's the flooding of the Yellow River. Every year at the turn of spring and summer, the Yellow River will be re-died and flooded on a large scale. At that time, countless fertile fields and people on both sides of the river will be harmed. This is also the crux of the Song Dynasty that has been doing its best for so many years, but it cannot be completely improved. It is also because of this hidden danger that I have rarely used troops in the past two hundred years in the Song Dynasty. I don't want to, but I can't.

"Oh..." Xu Jinghong was stunned. To be honest, he is just a warrior outside politics after all, and he still doesn't know much about the national economy and people's livelihood. Therefore, Xu Jinghong really doesn't know much about the major events that the Song Dynasty has been struggling for over the years. However, thinking about some historical records read by later generations about the struggle between the Song Dynasty and the Yellow River, Xu Jinghong also understood that this mother river of the Chinese nation indeed makes people love and hate it.

"Because a large amount of human and material resources have been put into the river management industry, I can't afford to expand the outside world. Therefore, I have a piece of advice. If Xu Dusi has no way to improve the disaster of the Yellow River, it is just a thankless thing to use troops abroad. In the end, Ye Mingyang qualified the matter.

Xu Jinghong's face was full of frustration: "So that's it. It seems that I'm indeed a layman in governing the country."

Seeing that Xu Jinghong was so humble made the Ye family feel a little surprised, which also made Ye Mingyang's temporary suspicions in their hearts much lighter. It seems that he still really wants to use Ye Mingyang's political wisdom and governing ability. This also makes the atmosphere at the banquet more harmonious and pleasant...

In addition to the thousand households sent by Xu Jinghong to maintain law and order in the palace, there are also old dogs who do not have banquets in the government office of Guo'an. But he was not in the palace, but took 200 elite soldiers to the west of Daliang City, where most of the powerful families gathered.

Because most of the areas in the west of the city are inhabited by dignitaries, although Daliang City is a little nervous because of the food problem, it is still calm. It was only because of the death of the emperor that the streets here were particularly deserted. On this night, only a few teams of people patrolled the city passed by.

And when these patrol soldiers and horses passed by and saw such a large number of people suddenly appear here, they were really shocked. It was not until they checked the waist cards of these people and were sure that they were from Guoansi that the soldiers and horses were relieved, but at the same time they also had questions - at this time, will people who endanger Guoansi appear here? Which court official is going to be unlucky?

This time, their guess was wrong. The target of the 200 people of the old dog is not the officials in the current court, but other people - some ulterior motives hidden among these dignitaries.

"Great seclusion in the court, these people really have a set." When the people under his command were scattered to surround the target courtyard, the old dog said ironically, "Do you think we can't find them if you hide here?"

Mao Shun also nodded and smiled, "Yes, this time they have no way to go. Although the west of the city is the best hiding place because of the environment, it is not easy to be suspected. But this is also the Jedi they asked for, because the terrain here is really suitable for being surrounded. This time they don't even want to appear a fish that leaks from the net.

Indeed, from the perspective of the terrain from here, the terrain in the west of the city is very open, and there are few alleys that can make people dizzy, which gives the catchers a convenience. Think of it, this is also the purpose of the court when planning the layout of the whole beam, because on the one hand, it can make it difficult for those thieves who have malicious intentions against the officials to get out, and when the court wants to attack an adult, it is difficult for them to use the land to resist. Now, this advantage has become beneficial to the people of the National Security Department.

Soon, these elite soldiers who are good at fighting have surrounded the whole courtyard. They not only blocked the entrances and exits of the courtyard with several acres, but also controlled the commanding heights outside, which were controlled by several archers who were good at shooting. Once an enemy wanted to take advantage of the chaos, he would be killed by them with cold arrows.

After making sure that everything was correct, the old dog immediately ordered: "Attack!"

Ten strong men picked up a log and rushed to the door of the closed courtyard like a rushing car during the siege. They launched the most violent attack without even saying hello to the people inside.

"Bum-Bum-!" After hitting it three times, the red paint door, which was not too reliable, was abruptly knocked open by the men with wood. The moment the gate opened, many soldiers and horses rushed straight in from both sides. These people followed a neat queue with knives and shields in one hand to prevent any sneak attack by the people inside. Judging from this orderly offensive formation, the combat effectiveness of this 200-person team can be seen.

And this time, they were obviously a little too careful. The people in the courtyard obviously did not expect such a thing to happen. They were all shocked to see the door being knocked away. And when some people scattered around the courtyard rushed out to see what was going on, they didn't even have any weapons in their hands. At this time, the elite men of Guoan Division have rushed to them.

This is completely a massacre of bullying the weak and losing outnumbered. In the coordinated and law-by-law attack of the Guoan Division, less than 20 people in the courtyard were in chaos. Some shouted injustice and other words, and some picked up anything at hand to resist. But their result was only the same, that is, they were dismembered with knives and died extremely tragically.

As early as when he ordered the old dog to take people to raid the Ye family's den here, Xu Jinghong had issued a killing order. No matter how many people there are and who they are, the purpose of this time is to completely annihilate them, leaving no living or hidden danger. Only in this way can we ensure that it is foolproof and prevent the Ye family from having the possibility of biting themselves back.

So, the battle was doomed to a miserable end from the beginning. After seeing that resistance and surrender were not successful, these descendants of the Ye family wanted to climb over the (river crab) wall. However, they were greeted by the archers outside the courtyard who were good at archery, who could still shoot the target in the dark night. These people were shot on the wall, fell straight down, and their heads were cut off with knives by the soldiers who arrived later.

Battle, no, the massacre lasted less than a cup of tea, and 23 people in the courtyard were all killed by the people of Guoan Division. After that, the crowd carefully searched all over the courtyard in case any fish hid in any corner to escape death. It was not until he was sure that there was indeed no living person here that the old dog took people away calmly and pasted a seal of the National Security Department on the reopened door when he went out.

The surrounding residents still know something about this killing. But they are more aware of the horror of the National Security Division today, so no one dares to stand up and manage such a business. Instead, everyone hopes that all this will pass quickly. Therefore, until the end, no one knew why the killing came about.

At this time, it has been nearly three times, and the banquet in Guoan has also come to an end. The children of the Ye family who let go of eating because they couldn't eat such delicious food for a long time have been drunk. Ye Mingyang himself also had some empty steps, so after having another drink with Xu Jinghong, he said with a big tongue, "Xu Dushi... I can't drink anymore. Is it so good today?"

Xu Jinghong held the wine glass and his eyes were clear. He still had nothing to do. Naturally, he couldn't get drunk. But before the news comes back, he can't really do it, otherwise it may cause big trouble. Just as he was thinking about how to continue to delay, a familiar figure appeared at the entrance of the yard and nodded slightly to Xu Jinghong.

It was not until he saw the old dog make this move that a big stone in Xu Jinghong's heart fell to the ground. He smiled and filled himself and Ye Ming with another cup: "Yes Situ said that it's getting late, so let's drink this last cup, and then let it all end!"

"Okay..." Ye Mingyang didn't hear the other meanings in Xu Jinghong's words because of the wine. He just nodded and raised his glass, and then drank it all. When he put down the glass and shook it, he found that Xu Jinghong's hand was loosened, and the quilt full of wine fell straight to the ground and smashed it to pieces--

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After writing a chapter yesterday, the computer crashed, and 5,000 words were completed. My heart was greatly damaged. I had no choice but to stop for one day. I hope you can forgive a wounded heart.............................