After hearing this, Li Gang and the other two showed suspicion on their faces.
Are you kidding?
Is that the hiding place?
As soon as Fanlou opens its doors, it is always packed with guests. Even the private rooms have to be booked in advance. It is extremely difficult to hide in them.
Li Gang said, "Shixun, don't joke. No matter where Shi Qian is hiding, he won't be hiding in Fanlou."
Zhang Shuye also said, "Indeed, that place is not a place to hide people... Oh! No, it is precisely because that place is not suitable for hiding that Shi Qian did the opposite and hid there."
Zhang Shixun gave a thumbs up and said, "Mr. Zhang is amazing."
After saying this, he turned to Black Turtle and ordered, "Pass my order, all teams gather at Fanlou."
"Yes, sir!"
When Zhang Shixun, Li Gang and Zhang Shuye arrived at Fanlou, nearly half of the soldiers of the First Army had already arrived in advance.
They lined up in the open space in front of Fanlou, and behind them stood nearly a thousand Japanese soldiers.
You won’t know until you compare them. Although both are the Fourth Army, the Japanese army has obvious differences from the First Army in terms of military appearance and formation.
Zhang Shuye pointed westward and said, "Look, there are quite a few Japanese soldiers outside Donghua Gate."
Zhang Shixun didn't even look at them, and said calmly: "They are on guard against us. Just wait and see, more Japanese troops will arrive here soon."
Sure enough, when the soldiers of the First Army arrived, groups of Japanese troops arrived one after another and lined up around the First Army from a distance.
Wang Zongchu also came on horseback.
Li Gang looked at him with a dark face, "General Wang, why are you bringing so many soldiers here?"
Wang Zongchu dismounted from his horse, panting. He wiped the sweat from his chubby face and said with a forced smile, "Prime Minister Li, please don't misunderstand me. I'm here to help."
How could Li Gang not know the purpose of his visit?
It’s just that because Zhang Shixun is here, it’s not easy to say it directly.
Wang Zongchu walked up to Zhang Shixun and said casually, "General Zhang, I have a question. I wonder if I should ask it or not."
Zhang Shixun said coldly, "Hold it in for now. I'm busy."
This sentence was extremely rude. When Wang Zongchu heard it, his face immediately turned as red as pig liver.
Just as he was about to lose his temper, Zhang Shixun had already started giving orders to his subordinates.
"Bajin'er, take two teams to the back of Fanlou. Anyone climbing over the wall will be shot. Black Bie, just leave me a hundred men on the front. You'll be responsible for the other two sides. Anyone who escapes from your area will be killed..."
"yes!"
Following a series of orders, the generals took their orders and left.
Zhang Shixun then said to Zhang Shuye, "Mr. Zhang, call ten men and follow me in to search."
Zhang Shuye then called over several of his capable subordinates, including Song Jiang, Wu Jialiang, several constables from Kaifeng Prefecture, and two men from the military patrol office.
Among them was an old acquaintance of Zhang Shixun - Wang Meng.
Zhang Shixun was not surprised to see him, because the Military Patrol Office was responsible for arresting people.
He just nodded slightly to Wang Meng as a greeting.
"Come on, let's go in."
Zhang Shixun led the way, followed closely by more than a dozen people, marching towards the gate of Fanlou with a heroic and confident manner.
Looking at their backs, Wang Zongchu was filled with doubt. "Prime Minister Li, could it be that Shi Qian is hiding in Fanlou?"
Li Gang really didn't want to answer, but after all, the man was the deputy commander of the Palace Front Department and the emperor's uncle, so he had to give him face.
"Zhang Shixun said that Shi Qian is very likely hiding here."
"No way, how can there be people hiding in this place?"
"That's what I said, but Zhang Shixun is certain that Shi Qian is hiding in Fanlou."
Wang Zongchu suddenly had an idea: Zhang Shixun is the imperial teacher and has great magical powers. Could it be that...
He rolled his eyes and suddenly said, "Prime Minister Li, he only brought ten people in. He's a bit too arrogant. How about this, I also bring people in to lend him a hand."
Li Gang hurriedly stopped him, "General, arresting Shi Qian doesn't require a large number of people. Too many people will only hinder the process. You don't need to go in and cause more trouble."
This time, Wang Zongchu finally couldn't bear it anymore.
It would be fine if Zhang Shixun was rude, but why did Li Gang, as the prime minister, speak like this?
"Prime Minister Li, I'm going in to help, how can I be said to be causing trouble?"
Li Gang was also very tough. He dared to pull the sleeve of the emperor sitting on the dragon throne in the court, and of course he didn't care about Wang Zongchu.
"It's true that you are the Palace Commander, but you are just as powerless as I am. If you go in, you will only cause more trouble."
Wang Zongchu said angrily, "I don't care. I have to go in today. No one can stop me."
Li Gang looked at him with disdain. "Let me be frank. If you insist on going in, if anything happens, it's none of my business."
"Don't worry, if anything happens to me, you won't be held responsible."
Wang Zongchu waved his hand and called over a general: "Go! Get some men with strong martial arts skills."
After a while, seven or eight tough-looking soldiers stood in front of Wang Zongchu.
Wang Zongchu nodded with satisfaction. "Follow me in. Once Shi Qian shows up, it will be your turn to perform meritorious deeds."
When the soldiers heard this, they all rubbed their hands in readiness.
"General, don't worry. Once we see Shi Qian, he will not be able to escape from our grasp."
"Walk!"
…
Inside Fanlou, Zhang Shixun was ordering his men to drive out irrelevant people.
It took a whole meal's time to clear out all the guests.
He and Wang Dong had already discussed that they would put on a good show here today.
Zhang Shuye asked, "Shixun, now that everyone has been cleared out, what should we do next? Search each room one by one?"
"Mr. Zhang, there's no need to go to so much trouble."
Zhang Shixun walked to the center of the courtyard with his hands behind his back and shouted, "Shi Qian, the flea on the drum, I know you are here. You are a hero, so please stand up."
It was quiet inside Fanlou and no one answered.
Zhang Shixun put his hands on his hips and said, "Shi Qian, if you don't come out, I'm going to curse everyone, including your seven aunts and eight aunts, without leaving out a single one."
Zhang Shuye kept frowning, thinking to himself, "Can we be serious? Look at the posture, he is planning to scold Shi Qian."
Wang Meng and others and a group of soldiers were also wondering what Zhang Tianshi was going to do?
Zhang Shixun cleared his throat and said, "Shi Qian, if you don't come out, I'll really start scolding you."
At this moment, a burst of laughter suddenly came from above.
Everyone looked up and saw a man sitting on the roof, his feet still swinging.
"Master Zhang, we've fought before. Although you're a skilled martial artist, you couldn't defeat me. Just let me go... Hehe! They say you have immense magical powers, a demigod. Come and capture me if you dare... Let's make it clear, if you can't summon heavenly thunder, that's not considered skill."
Just as Zhang Shixun was about to speak, a chaotic sound of footsteps was heard, and Wang Zongchu led his men into the courtyard.
As soon as he came in, he pointed upwards and shouted, "Shoot him with me, shoot him!"
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