He made a silent gesture to Batulu, then turned to Shi Xuanming and said, "My senior brother's clothes are no longer suitable for him to wear. You first take him to find clothes to keep out the cold."

Shi Xuanming nodded in agreement and took Batulu to the backyard.

After the two left, Yu and I started to deal with the corpses in the yard. There were many rooms in the Shuai Mansion, and they could be used to park them in any one they found.

After all the corpses in the front yard were removed, Yu pointed at the door and said, "Sir, what should I do with the horses outside?"

After thinking for a while, he said, "Take them to the yard and tie them up. Don't let them run around."

As soon as Yu opened the courtyard door and went out to pull the horse, he went to the east chamber where everyone in the commander's mansion was detained.

There were many family members and servants in the Shuai Mansion, and the three rooms were all packed with people. Yang Kai held the long sword in his hand and stood at the door with an expressionless face.

There were more than forty people imprisoned. Judging from their clothes, except for a dozen female relatives, most of them were servants and maids. There were no bodyguards to guard the house and the courtyard. They rushed into the main hall and killed Yang Fugong and Yang Shouxin.

While waiting for others, most of the guards in the mansion were killed by Yu Yi.

Due to the sudden change, the servants in the mansion were so frightened that their faces turned pale and silent. The woman, on the other hand, was so frightened that she shivered and cried softly.

His eyes swept over everyone one by one, and no old man or woman in luxurious clothes was found, which meant that Yang Shouxin's parents were not among them. Although Yang Shouxin recognized a thief as his father and violated his loyalty and filial piety, he did not want to announce it in front of his parents.

Regarding the news of Yang Shouxin's death, since his parents were not around, he had no worries and said in a deep voice, "I am the Minister of Household Affairs and the Imperial Censor. I was ordered to investigate and deal with the matter of Yang Shouxin's self-respect for the army and cover for the eunuchs. After investigation, Yang Shouxin was found guilty.

There is indeed a conspiracy and cover-up. The crime is extremely heinous and has already been brought to justice."

After saying this, everyone in the room looked at each other. Some of them were literate and knew that to commit suicide was to be killed. There were also some who were illiterate and did not understand whether to commit suicide was to be killed or arrested.

Seeing this, he said coldly, "Yang Shouxin recognized the traitor as his father, and Yang Shouxin himself, Yang Fugong, the rebel eunuch, as well as the five generals and more than twenty generals in the army have all been killed by now."

Hearing what was said, the imprisoned people were instantly frightened to death.

He added, "You are all accomplices of the guilty minister, but I don't want to kill you unless you stubbornly resist and seek your own death."

After hearing this, everyone hurriedly begged for mercy and raised their hands to stop everyone from making noise, "Don't make noise, who is the concierge?"

Two young servants who were squatting on the ground stood up in fear.

Said, "In the next few days, we will still check for corruption in the mansion. In order to avoid causing unnecessary panic, the Shuai Mansion will be open as usual in the next few days. Whenever guests come, you just say that Yang Shouxin is recovering from his injuries in the back hall. Anyone who visits

If they want to come in for a visit, don't stop them, just let them in."

After saying that, seeing no response from the two of them, he raised his eyebrows and snorted, "Huh?"

Seeing his unkind expression, the two of them fell to their knees in fright, "Don't worry, sir, we will do whatever you say."

"Very good," he nodded with satisfaction, "Later, the servants in the mansion will collect water to wash away the blood stains everywhere. The female family members will go back to their homes and rest behind closed doors. No one is allowed to leave the commander's mansion."

Everyone narrowly escaped death and were frightened.

Fear, the continuous sound should be.

"Let's all go back. Don't make any noise, let alone try to tip off anyone." He turned sideways and made way. "Look after each other and supervise each other. If one person escapes, all the others will be executed immediately."

After saying this, Yang Kai cast an admiring look at him. This method is equivalent to sitting together. In the next few days, these people do not need to be personally watched by them. They will monitor each other themselves. No one dares to escape, and no one dares to help others escape.

After hearing this, everyone felt as if they had been granted amnesty. They stood up tremblingly and cautiously went out.

At this time, Yu Yi had already brought in the horses outside the door, and Shi Xuanming also returned from the backyard with Batulu. They saw that they had let these people out, so there would be no accidents, but they also knew that there must be a reason for doing so.

He never asked questions.

The porter continued to stay in the porter's room, while the servants began to clean up the mess and fetch water to wash the horses. The horses that had just been brought in were also taken to the stables by the grooms. The casual clothes worn by the others were stained with a lot of blood, and they were later changed into those of the servants and maids.

clothing.

After half an hour, everything returned to calm, the lamps were lit again, and the door of the mansion was opened ajar.

There was a cook in the house, who started a stove and lit a fire. Everyone went into the hall and had a simple meal. After dinner, I went to the embroidery building in the backyard to look down and observe.

Yang Kai and Shi Xuanming took turns on duty at night, patrolling inside and outside the Commander's Mansion.

Batulu was confused and wanted to talk eagerly. He finally waited until everyone left. Just when he was about to speak, there was a knock on the front door.

It was already the third watch. Knowing who the visitor was, he got up and went.

Su Pingcuo didn't expect that the house would be so peaceful. When he saw someone approaching from the north through the light of the concierge's lantern, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief. He hurriedly walked in through the door and saluted, "See the Master."

The two concierges of the Marshal's Mansion were still doubting his identity at first, but when they saw the captain in armor saluting him, they were sure that he was an official of the imperial court. The previous doubts were wiped away, leaving only nervousness and apprehension.

He waved to Su Pingcuo, turned around and took him to the north hall, "Yang Shouxin has been brought to justice, and his generals and a group of generals have been beheaded for the same crime. You have done a good job, and I will never break your promise. When the new general is appointed

When you take office, you will be promoted to the fifth rank immediately."

Although Su Pingcuo joined the army, he was a timid person. The series of changes he experienced tonight made his mood sometimes plummet to the bottom, sometimes soar into the sky. At the second watch, he was so scared that he peed his pants.

A spy who betrayed his friends for glory was promoted to the fourth level at the third watch. This was the fifth rank, and the governor of Xiazhou was only at this level.

Su Pingcuo was so excited that he wanted to kneel down to express his gratitude immediately, but he kept walking forward and it was inconvenient for him to kneel down. It was not until he entered the hall that he found the opportunity to kneel down to express his gratitude and loyalty.

Su Pingcuo shed tears of gratitude and flattered him. Hearing what he said was disgusting, Batulu curled his lips and frowned, feeling disgusted.

It was only then that Supingcuo discovered that Batulu was also in the room and hurriedly greeted him.

The old story was brought up again, and the story of secretly giving half a piece of bread to Batulu was mentioned.

After being reminded by Su Pingcuo, Batulu also remembered this matter. Everyone would be moved by the other party's help in times of need, and Batulu was no exception. One moment he was disgusted with Su Pingcuo, but the next moment he pulled him up.

, pat the shoulder and say thank you.

Although he kept his word, he looked down on people who betrayed their colleagues, but he naturally would not show it. The reason why he was able to stabilize the situation this time was thanks to such a traitor who knew the current affairs and had no morals.

"How is the situation in the army?" asked. .??.

"My lord, there is nothing unusual in the army, and the general has not contacted anyone else." Su Pingcuo took out the golden seal of the imperial censor that had been given to him before, and handed it back with both hands, "This is your golden seal, sir.

Please take it back."

He took the official seal and put it in his waist bag, "I know very little about the local military. In your opinion, will it cause panic if the general leaves the camp and fails to return?"

Su Pingcuo thought for a while and said, "Commander, oh, no, no, no, Yang Shouxin doesn't go to the army often, and the five generals often leave the camp, but the twenty-eight generals left the camp at the same time.

This has never happened before, so the officers and soldiers of the school can't help but make random guesses, but the general thinks that they are just guessing. They are subject to military orders, and there is no one to lead the troops, so they will not gather a crowd to mutiny in a short time."

After nodding, he spoke again, "I have the commander's seal and the four general orders in my hands. If I directly order you to lead troops into the city, what should I do?"

"With the troop deployment order stamped with the commander's seal and the headquarters general's token, the last general can lead the troops into the city," Su Pingcuo asked cautiously, "Aren't there five generals? Why is there a token missing?"

Instead of answering, he asked, "Which general are you under the command of?"

"General Liu." Su Pingcuo replied.

He took out the four tokens and looked at them one by one. Fortunately, the token that the big head took away was not Liu Changping's.

He handed Liu Changping's token to Su Pingcuo, then took some pen and ink and said, "I have never seen Jiedushi's troop deployment order. You can write it yourself. After you finish it, I will stamp it with my seal of command."

Su Pingcuo kept saying yes, but did not dare to sit down. Instead, he bent down and picked up his pen, "How many troops and horses do you need? What is the purpose?"

"Deploy a thousand of them, and you will personally lead them. The whole city will be under martial law and the assassins will be hunted down." He said casually.

After saying that, Su Pingcuo started writing. Seeing that he was bending over awkwardly with his butt stuck out, Batulu pushed him onto the seat. Su Pingcuo was so frightened that he looked at him hurriedly and timidly.

"Sit down." Nod.

Seeing that Su Pingcuo was so afraid, Batulu was confused, "Hey, Lao Wu, how big an official are you now?"

"I am originally a censor, and I was promoted to the position of Minister of Household Affairs not long ago, but I am still doing the errands of the censor," he said casually.

Batulu had no idea about official positions, so he curiously asked, "The county magistrate is the seventh grade, which grade are you?"

"Third grade." replied.

Not only did Batulu know little about official positions, he was also vague about grades. Seeing that he didn't know why, Su Pingcuo on the side took the opportunity to flatter him, "Heroes don't know something, Hubu

In charge of the people's livelihood, Yushitai supervises all civil and military officials, and all officials in the Tang Dynasty are supervised by Yushitai."

"Ah?" Batulu stared in shock, "If you are in charge of both people and officials, isn't that the emperor?"

Hearing Batulu's words, he waved his hands hurriedly, "Elder brother, you can't say this nonsense."

"What's wrong?" Batulu was confused.

"It's a taboo." He frowned.

Su Pingcuo interjected, "No one has ever held these two official positions at the same time. Your Majesty the Minister is in charge of both the Household Department and the Yushitai at the same time, which shows how much the Emperor loves you..."

"Write quickly and go back early to mobilize troops." Su Pingcuo was interrupted.

Su Pingcuo responded repeatedly and continued writing.

After a brief pause, he asked, "Mr. Su, your accent doesn't sound like you are from Qingyang?"

Su Pingcuo was frightened when he heard that he was called Mr. Su. He stood up in a hurry and said, "Sir, my ancestral home is Suzhou and I belong to Jiangnan East Road."

"Suzhou is a good place. Are there any people in my hometown?" he asked again.

Su Pingcuo didn't know why he asked this question, so he could only reply in panic, "Sir, my mother passed away early, and there are still my old father and two sisters at home."

After nodding, he didn't ask any more questions. After Su Pingcuo finished writing the troop deployment order, stamped it with the commander's seal, and then sent Su Pingcuo out.

When he got out of the gate, he said to Su Pingcuo, "It is very dangerous to fight in the army. You have an old father to support, so it is best to return to your hometown and serve."

After hearing this, Su Pingcuo knew that he wanted to transfer him back to his hometown. He was excited and wanted to kneel down. Seeing this, he hurriedly stretched out his hand to support him, "This senior brother of mine is very simple. I think he is quite similar to you."

If you like it, you might as well take him with you when you go to take office."

Although Su Pingcuo was timid and fearful, he was very smart. When he heard the words, he immediately understood his intention and eagerly expressed his willingness.

"It's time to wait here. You two will set off immediately. I will send someone to Suzhou Mansion." He solemnly warned, "Don't talk about this matter with others."

Su Pingcuo nodded repeatedly, thanked him profusely, and then rode eastward.

Yang Kai was patrolling nearby, and he heard the conversation with Su Pingcuo. After Su Pingcuo left, Yang Kai came over and said, "You don't want your senior brother to be involved in the disputes in the capital?"

"Yes, you must have noticed that his head is not very bright. We are all on the cusp of the storm right now. If he follows me, he will be harmed by others." After saying this, he sighed, "This senior brother of mine is a miserable person.

In his early years, he followed his master and wandered around, living in the open air. Suzhou is prosperous and stable, with few wars. Let him live a good life for a few days."

"Is this captain a suitable candidate?" Yang Kai asked again.

"Yes," nodded, "This person is very smart and good at flattering people. He will definitely be able to take good care of my senior brother."

"But this person is timid and fearful, and has little backbone." Yang Kai said,
Chapter completed!