It was just after nine o'clock, and the night market was booming. It was summer, and the street food stalls were packed. The air was filled with the smell of bad wine and cumin. A man wearing a melon cap and a mustache was holding a cup of wine in his hand.

Large drops of fat kept dripping from the mutton skewers, which fell on the flame and ignited a bigger fire.

From time to time, Beard used seasoning water to simmer the flames, and the rich fragrance rose into the sky along with white smoke.

"Old Beard! Another waist."

"What you eat will make up for it! If you don't eat the kidneys, the ladies will kick him off the bed at night."

"Hey! Have you heard about it? It's really lively over at the Meridian Gate. There are a lot of things going on there, saying that the commander-in-chief is going to be fired. There are huge crowds of people watching the excitement. It's really lively outside the Daming Gate."

"It's all nonsense. Who is the commander-in-chief? That is the commander-in-chief of the Liao army. In our capital city alone, the Liao army has more than 10,000 people stationed there. How can they watch the commander-in-chief be dismissed?

I still want to convict the commander-in-chief, and my brain has been made stupid by reading."

"Don't talk nonsense, it's all about the people who are doing the job."

"You can pull it down! That was a thing of ages ago. Nowadays in our Ming Dynasty, the master of the people's education is not worth much. Look, these groups of people are working in the factory, and they get a lot of wages.

.The life is no worse than that of those great men who only know how to study all day long!"

"I like to hear this. We were all smart when we were young. But we just didn't have money to study. Now all the children have gone to primary school. Not only do the officials not only leave the education, but they also take care of the children's meals at noon."

In ten or eight years, there will be a Juren in our family. At that time, I will be the father of Juren. I will make these bastards who only know this so angry that they will be pissed off!"

"But I also heard that they said they wanted to punish corrupt officials, and that the commander-in-chief was the biggest corrupt official."

"Don't believe what these people say, are they corrupt officials? If you look on the street, you will see that the Liao soldiers have never paid for anything they bought. Liao soldiers are promoted little by little through real military merit.

Look at the gentlemen above us, none of them have one thing during the day and another at night. During the day, they wear official uniforms and hang out in the lobby with five or six people. At night, they drink flowers and wine and look at prostitutes. Little wife, there are one room after another.

Carrying it home. When have you ever seen a Liao Army officer like this?

When it comes to corrupt officials, the most educated ones are the ones."

"That's right. The more you read, the more you will have more insights. Everyone is pregnant with it. My little boy has only been studying for two years, and he already knows how to treat me like a monkey."

"Hey! That kid of yours is just a monkey!"

A group of people were chatting and laughing at the food stall. Suddenly, many soldiers appeared on the street. Each one was holding a gun and driving the people away fiercely. Someone was holding a tin trumpet and shouted loudly: "Everyone f**king go home, martial law is in effect! Everyone go home.

! Martial law has begun! The court has an order. During the period of martial law, be strict on the streets. Anyone who disobeys the order! Behead!

Everybody fucking go home, martial law is in effect! Everybody go home! Martial law is in effect! The court has an order. During the martial law period, be strict on the streets. Anyone who disobeys the order will be killed!"

A few excited people immediately picked up the barbecue on the table and ran away when they saw the soldiers. Boss Beard was about to chase him, but the diners just dispersed. He grabbed a diner and asked for money, but was caught by the soldiers.

"Pa" and "Pa" whipped him twice, and ordered Beard to put the stall away and go home, otherwise his head would be chopped off in the street.

Compared with money and brains, of course brains are more important. Beard no longer hesitated, worked hard to deal with the guy, and even muttered insults to the soldiers in his hometown dialect.

In front of the Ming Dynasty Gate, countless people are watching the excitement. The moon is very good tonight, and through the moonlight, you can see countless officials sitting in the square. These scholars are all wearing tall Confucian crowns and white clothes.

The Confucian attire fluttered like immortals under the moonlight, and many girls had little stars popping out of their eyes. When they saw more charming women, the princes would give them a flying look from time to time.

"Confucius said Chengren! Mencius said justice! Confucius said..." A guy who looked like a leader, stroking his beard, was about to give a speech to the crowd. Suddenly, countless soldiers appeared from around the square, holding guns in their hands.

, constantly shouting orders to the people watching the excitement.

"Go! Go! Go! Martial law is over, everyone goes home.

It's gone! It's gone! Everyone goes home, the martial law is in place. If you stay on the street, you will be beheaded!

Disperse! Disperse!" The soldiers kept shouting, but there were too many people watching the excitement. A few bold idlers dared to mock the soldiers. Although the shouting was loud, it had no effect.

"Pa!" A gunshot rang out, and the crowd suddenly fell silent. Seven or eight soldiers rushed into the crowd like wolves and tigers, and grabbed the two idle men who had just mocked. They kicked the knee hard.

, kicking people to the ground.

"According to the order of Senior General Sun Ge, Grand Scholar of Jianji Palace, during the martial law period, anyone staying on the street will be killed without mercy! Anyone who obstructs the soldiers will be killed without mercy!" After saying that, he took the revolver and pointed it at the back of the two people's heads.

One shot.

The bullet passed through his head and flew out of his forehead. The man who fell on the ground was bleeding and twitching continuously!

"Ah...!" The women, whose eyes were flashing with stars just now, couldn't stand it anymore and screamed like rabbits and ran home. The crowd collapsed like a bank, scurrying around and getting into the alley and running home.

This time, no one made fun of the soldiers anymore, they all ran around like rabbits.

"Continue to clean the street. The street must be cleaned before eleven o'clock." The officer shouted, and the soldiers waved their whips and frantically drove away the frightened people.

Some of the soldiers wanted to sneak away with the crowd, but before they reached the Daming Gate, they were stopped by the soldiers rudely. The white clothes they were proud of just now have become the biggest burden. The white Confucian uniforms are there.

It was so conspicuous under the moonlight that I couldn't escape even if I wanted to.

"Didn't we say martial law? We want to go home."

"Masters of the Juren, don't you want to make demands to the imperial court? You also said that you will go on a hunger strike to thank the world. How can you leave so casually? It will greatly damage your reputation. You better ask the masters to go back!" He said politely!

, the whip in your hand is not polite. As long as someone tries to run away, he will be whipped back immediately.

The street cleaning operation lasted until eleven o'clock, and all the people in the capital were driven home. As for how many people were lying in the windows or in the cracks of the doors, the soldiers didn't care. Anyway, no one was allowed on the streets, as long as there were people wandering around,

You can shoot without warning.

The dead are the best weapons to clean the streets. As long as they see the corpses at the street entrance, no one will want to go out and run around.

"Platoon leader, let's hold a fake dead man so that if someone sees through it, they won't be afraid of us."

"You little bastard, are you really looking for someone to kill you? On the battlefield, if you kill the Mongols, it will be an honor, but if you kill the people of the Ming Dynasty, it will be nothing. If the company commander finds out, he will not slap you."

"I just think this dummy is too fake." The soldier looked innocently at the scarecrow hanging on the tree, wondering how such a fake man could scare the people.

"People will die tonight, many people." The officer took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket, struck a match, lit it, and took a long puff.

On Xidan Street, outside Liu Liangzuo's residence, he was suddenly surrounded by a large group of soldiers. The leading officer gave an order. The door was kicked open by fierce soldiers, and the soldiers entered the courtyard. Amidst the screams of women,

In the midst of the noise, people were arrested everywhere, and anyone who had legs to run back was arrested. Liu Liangzuo's mother, who was already over 70 years old, was also caught by the soldiers and kicked into the yard.

The little grandson was also put into the arms of his wife and pushed into the yard by the soldiers.

The soldiers inspected house by house, searching all the places where people could hide in each room. Even the closets had to be stabbed with bayonets before they were relieved. There were also people who tortured the Liu family servants, asking nothing else.

Ask how many people there are in the Liu family, who are at home and who are not at home now.

After more than half an hour of commotion, Sanjin Sanchong's yard was turned upside down, and even the doghouse in the front yard was visited. The big yellow dog just barked and was stabbed with a bayonet and fell into a pool of blood.

"Discourteous! Discourteous! You Qiu Ba, don't you know how to respect the elderly? What's wrong with the childishness! What's wrong with my Liu family! You... you arrest the imperial officials at will, do you have any royal laws!" Liu Liangzuo stood in the yard.

Inside, I saw family members being picked out one after another and yelling at the officers leading the team.

"We don't know whether you are guilty or not. What we do know is that the order to arrest you is the order of Mr. Sun Ge, the great scholar of Jianji Palace. Mr. Liu, the order says that no one, male, female, old or young, in your family should be missing.

I just asked the official, except for your son Liu Taiyi who is at the Meridian Gate, the rest are here. Let's go, the official can also pay the order smoothly. Don't show your official power in front of the official, you are better than

I know clearly that you, the head of the civil service department, are nothing now."

Liu Liangzuo didn't expect that he would be ridiculed by a petty official now. In the past, he would have really looked down on the young officer in front of him. But now, how dare he not bow his head under the low eaves.

Just looking at his seventy-year-old mother and his infant grandson, Liu Liangzuo felt mixed emotions in his heart. Perhaps this is the price for becoming a king and losing a bandit.

"Woo! Woo! Woo!" The grandson's daughter-in-law walked a little too slowly and was pushed to the ground by the soldiers. The little grandson fell to the ground and immediately began to cry.

"What a sin! What a sin!" The 70-year-old woman was trembling. Looking at her crying great-grandson, she wanted to hug her, but was pushed away. She couldn't take a breath and fainted on the spot.

"Invite the doctor! Invite the doctor!" Liu Liangzuo ran over and tried to support my mother. In the end, he was pushed to the ground by several soldiers!

"Master Liu, I told you that you are an imperial prisoner now. Don't move around, don't make it difficult for the subordinates."

"Invite the doctor to come here immediately, and you can take the wealth of the Liu family that has been saved by my mother." Liu Liangzuo said with difficulty as his face was pushed down on the bluestone floor tiles.

"Oh my God! Your Liu family has been ransacked and all your property has been confiscated. Who took it and who died? How dare I take your property? My boss Liu, please do your best and don't harm your subordinates. Since

At this point, the younger one dared to say something.

Your whole family is coming to an end soon. Your mother will live a little longer and a little longer, but it’s the same thing. It’s so late and the martial law is tight outside. How can you invite a doctor? Even if you move a mountain of gold, no one will dare to go.

I'll hire a doctor for you.

Take him away!!" The officer waved his hand, and the soldiers took Liu Liangzuo out of the house amidst cries and howls.

Outside the Meridian Gate, Yao Mengxi took a nap. After all, he was nearly seventy years old, and his energy was far less strong than those young officials and students. Although he only took a short nap, he still had a dream.

In the dream, he was driving a carriage and had just turned a corner at the corner of the street. A bigger carriage rushed out next to him, and the feeling of his head hitting the shaft of the carriage was so real. He could even see people carrying him to the carriage.

Ground rescue.

I suddenly woke up and found the big moon shining brightly above my head. There was a circle of light on the edge of the moon. It looked like there would be strong winds tomorrow. In this part of the capital, there are more strong winds in spring and autumn, but strong winds are still rare in summer.

There were many students gathered around him, wearing several robes. It was obvious that the students respected this elder very much.

"What time is it?" Although more and more people use hours to describe time, Yao Mengxi still likes to ask what time it is. He believes that the twelve o'clock is something left by his ancestors.

Ancestor stuff is always the best!

"Teacher, it's already ugly time." A student replied.

"Oh! Is there any movement on the tower?" Although the moonlight was very bright, Yao Mengxi's eyes were seriously weak and he couldn't see things in the distance clearly.

"Last night at midnight, there was a commotion outside the Tian'an family. Now it has calmed down. The soldiers have blocked the Tian'an family and our people can't get through."

"I wish I heard gunshots," another student added.

"Gunshot? How many times?" Yao Mengxi frowned and fired to prove that a conflict had occurred. But he didn't know the situation outside, so he felt a little unsure.

"It sounded like two or three times, and then it calmed down."

"Hmph! Tomorrow the governor will come to Beijing. Let's block the Meridian Gate and see what they do. You all have a sleep and cheer up tomorrow. This time, we must pull Li Xiao down. I'm Daming

You cannot have a powerful minister, let alone a powerful minister who casually destroys the ancestral precepts and insults gentleness. Dear gentlemen! We are doing harm to the country. Please stick to it till the end."

Hearing that there were only two or three gunshots, Yao Mengxi felt relieved. Two or three shots were still not enough to kill Qian Juren.

"Teacher! Please rest assured that we will persevere to the end. We will not give up until Li Xiao is taken down. At worst, the students will rush into the Forbidden City and fight to the death with Qiu Ba."

"Haha! I have taught such a talent throughout my life, I will die without regrets!"

Outside the Meridian Gate, Yao Mengxi was trembling with excitement, and the students were in admiration.

Just when everyone was excited, the Meridian Gate suddenly opened. Groups of soldiers walked out of the dark gate. Their sharp bayonets gave off a cold light in the moonlight. The black muzzles were pointed directly at the Imperial Academy Student who was sitting cross-legged on the ground.
Chapter completed!