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 retainers dressed in black 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 palace in silence with serious expressions, and Wei Changtian couldn't help but smile when he saw their expressions:
"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 everything clearly?"
“.”
"I heard it clearly!"
After a pause, everyone responded in a deep voice, their voices filled with murderous intent.
Wei Changtian nodded with satisfaction, and then said to Gongsun Yan beside him:
"My Lord, let's go."
"yes!"
Gongsun Yan's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he immediately waved his hand and shouted:
"Let's go! Longshou Mountain!"
As the sun rises in the east, billions of golden rays of light shine down, illuminating the huge Yongding City in red.
When a team of hundreds of people set out from Prince An's Mansion and headed towards Longshou Mountain at a leisurely pace, the city fell into an extremely tense atmosphere.
The doors and windows of all the houses along the way were closed, and it was rare to see pedestrians on the road.
Countless pairs of eyes looked at the team through the cracks in the doors and windows, their eyes filled with fear.
After all, Gongsun Yan had just been labeled a "rebel king" yesterday, and today he brought his men to Longshou Mountain so brazenly. Everyone 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 streets and curse them at this moment.
But "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 was parked in the front, and behind it was densely packed with nearly a thousand people, young and old, men, women, and children.
A Kuilong man stood beside the car and reported to Chu Xianping in a low voice:
"There are two more blocks to go. I estimate we'll be here in half a quarter of an hour. See."
"Well, let them go."
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 a deep response, Kuilong's men immediately turned around and went deeper into the alley.
Not long after, nearly a thousand people came out of the alley and crowded into the middle of the road.
The old people and women are in front, and the men are behind.
Most people carried baskets filled with rotten vegetables and eggs.
It was obvious that these people were preparing to stop Gongsun Yan here.
But they may not all be voluntary.
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 one thousand "righteous men" today were actually brought here by Chu Xianping through coercion and inducement.
Their mission was simple, which was to stop Gongsun Yan here and then curse him for his treasonous act of collaborating with the enemy.
As long as they could survive, each person could earn ten taels of silver.
If the person dies, fifty taels will be given to the deceased's family.
Fifty taels of silver to buy a life, this price is undoubtedly a bit cheap.
But for those present, they all felt that this was 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 were all killed, it would definitely arouse public indignation. It
would not only allow people to denounce the rebels, but also make a lot of money.
If the situation is not right, just escape in time. With this thought in mind, the people were not nervous at the moment. They just stared at the dark crowd in front of them, ready to curse.
Chu Xianping, who was still sitting in the carriage in the alley, also had a calm expression on his face, and there seemed to be a meaningful smile on the corner of his mouth.
His purpose of getting so many people to block the road was not just to cause trouble for Wei Changtian.
You know, although Gongsun Yan has been labeled 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 waiting and watching.
For example, the city garrison of Yongding City and most of the imperial guards on Longshou Mountain.
These people only obeyed the orders of Lu Hongji before. After the latter's death, they were not gathered together by Lu Yuanjin, Lu Yuansong and others. They had 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.
Without a doubt.
These forces did not want to bet between Gongsun Yan and Lu Yuanjin too early, for fear of losing their lives if they made a wrong bet.
Therefore, although Lu Yuanjin is on the side of "justice", he actually does not have much power at his disposal.
In addition to various forces, the attitude of the Dahui people is far from what Chu Xianping expected.
Ultimately, it is because Gongsun Yan has not done too many evil things that he has not become a villain who can be killed by everyone.
That's why Chu Xianping arranged what happened today.
On the one hand, no matter what Gongsun Yan and Wei Changtian were going to do, he would not allow them to reach Longshou Mountain unimpeded. Someone had to "stand up" and show "what the people wanted."
On the other hand, Chu Xianping also wanted to see how Wei Changtian would 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 actually a heartless villain and was extremely soft-hearted when facing ordinary people.
If it were before, Chu Xianping could be sure that Wei Changtian would not kill anyone.
But the problem is that Wei Changtian seems to have changed a lot recently.
Yesterday at Prince An's Mansion, the word "get lost" 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.
That's why Chu Xianping wanted to take this opportunity to test it 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 retainer asked with a serious face towards the closed curtain: "I took a quick look and saw that there are quite a few old, weak, women and children among them. Should we take a detour or disperse the crowd?"
“.”
The silence behind the car curtain was very short. Less than three breaths later, Wei Changtian's cold voice came from the car.
"Didn't I tell you? Anyone who stands in my way will be killed on the spot."
"Kill them all?"
"Kill them all."
“.”
"Yes, I understand!"
A flash of struggle flashed across his face, and the retainer gritted his teeth and responded, then quickly urged his horse 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 orders.
In fact, not only him, but even Gongsun Yan didn't seem to understand why Wei Changtian did this.
"Sir, killing people like this is probably exactly what Chu Xianping wants!"
"Hmph, no problem."
Glancing at Gongsun Yan who seemed somewhat worried, Wei Changtian narrowed his eyes slightly and replied with a hint of amusement, "What he wants is anger, and what I want is fear."
"I want to see which of these two can influence people's hearts more."
(End of this chapter)
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