Ever since Li Hancheng was killed, his head hung above the city gate.
The entire Guangyang County was in an uproar. Those who had been bullied by Li Hancheng rushed to the streets one by one and cheered. It was even more lively and festive than the annual Spring Festival.
As the instigator of Li Hancheng's incident, Ye Qiu was revered by the people of Guangyang County as a god. Wherever Ye Qiu went, they would all cheer.
Li Hancheng had been in Guangyang County for so many years and had plundered countless people's wealth. The mountain bandits of Mount Dangyang had also arrived one after another. When they heard that Ye Qiu was going to empty the residence, the commoners of Guangyang County did not feel uneasy. They even spontaneously came to help Ye Qiu overturn the entire Guangyang Palace.
Guangyang County, Zhengde Street.
Xu Muzhi and Yang Suihang watched as people entered and exited the Mansion of Guangyang while eating breakfast. Their faces were full of smiles.
"Brother Xu, Brother Yang, have you heard? Chang 'an was ready to arrest Ye Qingtian.”someone said.
The two of them were shocked and quickly asked,"What did you say? Why would the imperial court send people to arrest Ye Qingtian? Ye Qingtian is doing the people a favor. Li Hancheng has been in Guangyang County for so many years. I don't know how much harm he has done to the people of Guangyang County. His death is a matter of celebration. Why would the imperial court arrest Ye Qingtian?”
The person who spoke just now also nodded."Brother Xu is right, but Li Hancheng is a member of the royal family after all. He represents the face of the Li Tang royal family. Now that he was killed by someone, it is normal for the royal family to have this news.”
"Is what you said true?" Xu Muzhi and Yang Suihang were still in disbelief.
" It's absolutely true. I have a relative who just came back from Chang 'an. The Imperial Roll has been posted. His Majesty has sent His Highness to Guangyang Prefecture. As soon as the Crown Prince arrives, Ye Qingtian will be thrown into prison.”
" How could Your Majesty be so stupid? What Ye Qingtian did was to eliminate evil for the people. He should not punish Ye Qingtian but reward him heavily. It would be better to give him the title of Lord Guangyang and let Ye Qingtian guard Guangyang County.”Xu Muzhi said.
Previously, he had already heard of Ye Qiu's name through various inquiries. He also knew that Ye Qiu had managed Dangyang Mountain very well. There, he was a good citizen and was loved by the people.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have thought of leaving the city and going directly to Dangyang Mountain that night.
Xu Muzhi was just a commoner. All he wanted was for Guangyang County to have a good official so that the commoners could live and work in peace.
In Xu Muzhi's eyes, the most suitable candidate was none other than Ye Qiu.
"What you said is true, but according to my relative, this matter was not what His Majesty wanted, but what the Retired Emperor wanted to do. His Majesty governs the country with benevolence and filial piety, so how could he disobey the Retired Emperor's orders? After all, they are family.”the man said.
"Foolish, Retired Emperor is truly too foolish. How can Your Majesty listen to Retired Emperor's foolish words?”
Yang Suihang quickly covered Xu Muzhi's mouth.
"Brother Xu, be careful with your words."
" I'm not afraid. At most, I'll die. If Ye Qingtian is caught, Guangyang County will return to the state it was when Li Hancheng was alive. What's the difference between life and death? It's better to die early so that we won't see the miserable future."”
As soon as Xu Muzhi said that, the few of them immediately fell silent.
They had personally experienced the tragic situation in Guangyang County and were extremely clear that those days were like hell on earth.
"Sigh, counting the time, His Highness the Crown Prince should be arriving soon.”The voice of the person who spoke sounded a little downcast.
" No, I will never allow that to happen again. Ye Qingtian saved us. We must help him this time."”Xu Muzhi said.
Yang Suihang and the person who spoke earlier looked at Xu Muzhi in surprise.
"We are just commoners, so how can we help?”Yang Suihang asked.
Xu Muzhi raised his head and looked ahead. His eyes suddenly lit up when he saw the commoners who had volunteered to help Ye Qiu move the property of the Guangyang Mansion.
"I have an idea." Xu Muzhi shouted.
"What can we do?" The eyes of Yang Suihang and the other man lit up at the same time.
Xu Muzhi whispered into their ears.
The more they listened, the more excited they became. The more they listened, the more they felt that this method was feasible.
"I'm in, I'm in. As long as he could do something for Ye Qingtian, he would be willing to give up his life.”Yang Suihang said.
"I'm in too. I'm willing to go through fire and water for Ye Qingtian.”
The three of them immediately separated.
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Because of Li Hancheng's death, many people of all ages, men and women, gathered in the square in the west of Guangyang County to celebrate.
Everyone was jumping for joy, singing and dancing, feeling very uncomfortable.
At this moment, a man ran to the tallest building in the square. He held a self-made bull-hide megaphone and shouted,"Everyone, tell me, why are you so happy?”
At this moment, everyone saw the person who spoke. That person was none other than Xu Muzhi.
"Naturally, we're happy that Li Hancheng, that dog thief, is dead.”Someone laughed.
"Then may I ask who killed Li Hancheng?”
Ye Qingtian, Dangyang Ye Qingtian." Everyone shouted.
" Well, let me ask you a question. Ye Qingtian has helped us a lot and saved Guangyang County from the crisis. Now, should we help Ye Qingtian?”Xu Muzhi shouted loudly.
" I will. I swear to help Ye Qingtian." Everyone shouted in unison. Their voices were hoarse and their faces were red.
" Well, I got a message today. Ye Qingtian offended the imperial court because he killed Li Hancheng, that bastard. The imperial court has sent troops to arrest Ye Qingtian, and they will be here soon. Now, I'd like to ask everyone to do me a favor, to help Ye Qingtian. Don't let them capture Ye Qingtian.”Xu Muzhi said.
Everyone was stunned.
In their eyes, Ye Qiu was the heavens and the Bodhisattva. How could anyone in the world capture the heavens and the Bodhisattva?
"How? I have to help Ye Qingtian. I can't let the imperial court take him away.”
"Yes, Ye Qingtian is our savior. We can't let the imperial court capture him.”
"Even if I have to risk my life, I have to help Ye Qingtian.”
"What should we do?" someone asked.
"Let's block the city gate and stop those people from coming in and taking Ye Qingtian away. Is anyone willing to go with me?”
"I'll go, I'll go."
"I'm willing."
"I'm willing."
"I'm willing to do it too."
All of a sudden, the people of Guangyang County were in an uproar as they rushed towards the city gate from all directions.
100,000 people blocked the city gate!
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