Ten days later, it was September.
Usually, King Duan would bring Li Shishi out for a stroll during the day. At night, they would cultivate and refine their Qi. During the day, they would wander around the market in Pingjiang (Gusu City). Gao Qiu, Yuan Wen, and Yuan Wu would follow them. Gao Qiu would help them carry some of the things they had bought, while Yuan Wen and Yuan Wu would be responsible for protecting King Duan.
On this day, they went to the market in Pingjiang (Gusu City) to shop. They walked to a small bridge and a flowing water. The environment here was more elegant, and there was a lively market next to it. There were many people coming and going in the market, but they heard the children singing in twos and threes beside them."Ouyang Fan, recover Great Yan!"
"'Ouyang Fan, recover Great Yan!' What did it mean? Gao Qiu, go and ask the children singing the children's songs. See what they mean by singing?”King Duan said to Gao Qiu.
"Yes, I'll go and ask now!" Gao Qiu replied and walked towards the children.
After a while, Gao Qiu returned to King Duan's side and said,""The kids heard that there's a Ouyang Clan in Gusu City recently, and their boss, Ou Yangming, wants to rebel and restore the Great Yan Kingdom, so they sang 'Ouyang rebelled and restored the Great Yan'.”
"Oh, so someone wants to rebel!”King Duan said.
"Then let's report it to the authorities!" Yuan Wen said to King Duan.
"Alright, let's go to the government and report this situation to them!”King Duan said.
Hence, they came to the Gusu City Governor's residence and met with the Gusu City Governor, Sun Yuanshang.
"Lord Sun, I'm King Duan, the younger brother of Zhe Zong, the Liao King. I'm the current military governor of Pingjiang (Gusu City) and Zhenjiang. I heard my son singing 'Ouyang rebelled and recovered Dayan' on the streets today, and I asked him if he had any intentions of rebelling.”King Duan asked.
"Oh, it's King Duan. I've also heard the children's song of 'Ouyang Fan, Recover Great Yan', but I didn't pay much attention to it because it was sung casually by a child!”Sun Yuan Shang replied.
"Are you familiar with this Gusu Ouyang Clan?”King Duan asked.
" I've heard of them. They are Xianbei people. In their early years, they were the descendants of the royal family of Great Yan Kingdom. After Great Yan Kingdom was destroyed, their ancestors moved to Gusu City. Because Gusu City was prosperous and densely populated, they had always wanted to restore Great Yan Kingdom. However, they did not make any big moves. At first, the government also arrested them. Later on, they felt that they were not a big threat, so they left them alone.”Sun Yuan Shang replied.
"The kids sang 'Ouyang rebelled and recovered Great Yan' again, so I'm afraid they've gathered enough forces to recover Great Yan. Why don't we send troops together to capture Ou Yangming and kill him, then he won't be able to recover Great Yan!”King Duan said.
"That's good, but I only have five hundred soldiers here!”Sun Yuan Shang said.
"Alright, you'll send 500 people, and I'll send 2,500 people. We'll go to the Ouyang clan's residence tomorrow to capture Ou Yangming!”King Duan said.
"Since King Duan is willing to send troops to capture Ou Yangming, I'll go with King Duan tomorrow!”Sun Yuan Shang said.
"Alright, it's settled then!" King Duan said.
"Okay, it's settled then!" Sun Yuan Shang said.
"Then we'll take our leave first!" King Duan said.
"Take care, King Duan!" Sun Yuan Shang said.
The next morning, King Duan sat in the hall where the regional commanders worked and said,""Liu Yuanming, Zhang Huayong, send the 2,500 Imperial Army soldiers that we attacked the Tea Flower Villa. We'll go to the Ouyang clan's residence with the Governor of Gusu City, Sun Yuanshang, and his prefectural army today to capture the rebellious Ou Yangming!”
"Yes, sir!" Liu Yuanming and Zhang Huayong answered, and then began to gather the 2,500 people.
After a short while, the gathering was over. They set off from the provincial governor's manor and first arrived at the governor's manor of Gusu City.
The prefect, Sun Yuanshang, also came out with the 500 prefectural soldiers. He began to lead the way to the Ouyang Clan's home.
After walking for more than two hours, they finally arrived at the residence of the Ouyang Clan. The Ouyang Manor was slightly larger than the Tea Flower Villa.
"Ou Yangming, listen up. I advise you to come out obediently and surrender, lest we start a war!”Sun Yuan Shang shouted towards the Ouyang Residence.
At this moment, a few people came out. The leader said,"My brother, Ou Yangming, is not at home. He went to visit the major gangs in the martial arts world not long ago, so why are so many of you here?”
"What are you doing? Can't you see that we're all armed? We're here to capture Ou Yangming!" Sun Yuan Shang said.
"Brothers, let's go! Let's defeat these Imperial Army soldiers!”The leader shouted, followed by a few others. Then, some people rushed out from each room. Soon, all the people of Ouyang Manor came out, about 1,000 people.
Soon after, a fight began. The Imperial Army still had more people, including Sun Yuanshang's 500 prefectural soldiers, which made a total of 3,000 people. Altogether, they outnumbered the Ouyang Manor's forces by 3:1. However, Sun Yuanshang's 500 prefectural soldiers rarely trained, so they were somewhat powerless in battle. They mainly relied on these 2,500 Imperial Army soldiers.
The people of Ouyang Manor all had some kung fu, but they were not as skilled as the people of Chahua Garden. As they fought, Sun Yuan Shang's prefectural army was not strong enough, but the Imperial Army led by King Duan was about two against one against three against one, slowly gaining the advantage.
After four hours of fighting, the Imperial Army gradually gained the upper hand. The leader who came out was probably Ou Yangming's younger brother, and he was also fighting with the Imperial Army. King Duan and Li Shishi sat in the carriage, Yuan Wen and Yuan Wu protected King Duan, and Sun Yuanshang rode beside King Duan's carriage to watch the fight.
At that moment, Ou Yangming's younger brother was captured. It turned out that he did not know any martial arts, so the two Imperial Army soldiers held his younger brother captive and pointed their swords at his neck before they slowly retreated to King Duan's carriage.
After that, Yuan Wen and Yuan Wu aimed their swords at Ou Yangming's younger brother's neck, and the two Imperial Army soldiers who were controlling him returned to fight.
"You're Ou Yangming's younger brother? What's your name?" King Duan asked.
"My name is Ouyang Guo, and I'm Ou Yangming's younger brother.”Ouyang replied.
"Tell them to stop!" King Duan said.
"Everyone, stop!" Ouyang shouted.
"Tell our people to stop too!" King Duan said to Liu Yuanming and Zhang Huayong.
Then, Liu Yuanming and Zhang Huayong shouted to stop. The Imperial Army also stopped. Sun Yuanshang also shouted to stop. Soon after, the prefectural army also stopped.
"Let's capture the Ouyang Kingdom and interrogate them!”King Duan said to Sun Yuan Shang.
"Alright, Ou Yangming's not home anyway!”Sun Yuan Shang replied.
Sun Yuan Shang ordered his men to tie up Ouyang Guo before escorting him back to the Governor's Manor. King Duan ordered Liu Yuan Ming and Zhang Hua Yong to lead 2,500 Imperial Army soldiers back to the Regional Commanders 'Manor. He and Li Shi Shi sat in a carriage with Gao Qiu, Yuan Wen, and Yuan Wu to the Governor's Manor.
When they returned to the prefect's manor, the prefect went to the main hall and brought the Ouyang Kingdom to the main hall. King Duan and the others sat at the side to listen.
"How dare you, you unruly people of Ouyang Kingdom! You and your brother conspired to rebel and wanted to restore Great Yan! This is a capital crime!”Sun Yuan Shang said.
"I don't know martial arts, and I don't have any intention of rebelling. The one who wants to rebel should be my brother, Ou Yangming. He knows martial arts, and he's been contacting people everywhere to restore Great Yan!”Ouyang said.
"Alright, I'll spare you the death penalty, but you're Ou Yangming's brother, so you can be spared the death penalty, but you can't escape the punishment. I'll carve the words "”Sun Yuan Shang said.
Then, he ordered people to carve the words "Imperial Offender of the Ouyang Kingdom" on the face of the Ouyang Kingdom. He was beaten with twenty sticks and planned to send him to Cangzhou.
After settling the case, they left the hall and King Duan and the others returned to the provincial governor's manor.
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