The soldiers of the Dangkou Regiment walked from the city wall to the eight city gates, and controlled the entire city of Suzhou from the city wall. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

The city gate was opened, the drawbridge was lowered, and Zhong Feng led his soldiers and horses into the city of Suzhou and began to capture the target of the trip.

The soldiers of the Gangsters walked in groups through the streets and alleys, shouting loudly:

"Rejuvenate the country, rejuvenate the country, rejuvenate the teacher, and fight crimes, only enforce the criminals and do not disturb the people's houses, and the people should not worry!"

"Zhang Pu, Zhang Cai, and Chen Zilong of the Restoration Society, inciting the world to resist taxes and kill!"

"Smash the inferior gentleman who smashes Fan's home goods, kill!"

"The Suzhou prefect who connived at the scum to smash, kill!"

"The rest of the people are not guilty. The people guard the door of their homes, and I will not commit any crimes! ”

When the people saw that this murderous army had occupied the whole city, they were so frightened that they closed the gate of the courtyard and did not dare to come out. However, there are also a few people who are bold, seeing that these soldiers do not disturb the people, they also open the door of their homes and stand at the door to watch the excitement.

Soon, the informant of the secret guard ambassador Han Jinxin found Li Laosi and reported Zhang Pu's whereabouts to Li Laosi.

"Captain Li, things are not good. Yesterday, Zhang Pu, Zhang Cai, and Chen Zilong were still living in Wangju's house in the east of the city, and today they moved out of Wang's house when they saw that the city was about to be breached. It is not known where he fled to. ”

Li Laosi frowned when he heard this, and said, "Can this still let them run?" ”

The informant knelt on the ground in fright and said, "General, the small one is just a servant of the Wang family, and he can't keep an eye on the three of them all the time. The three of them escaped and hid in a house, and the little one couldn't find out what was going on. ”

Cui Changwu took a breath and said, "Commander Li, Suzhou City is so big, it's too easy to hide three people, once you hide it, I'm afraid it will be difficult to find out." ”

Li Laosi waved his hand and said: "Let the soldiers control the city gate, only women are allowed to enter and exit, and men are strictly forbidden to go out." After thinking about it, Li Laosi said: "Now that Suzhou Mansion is under our control, these three people can't escape." First go to catch the gentry who smashed the goods and the prefect of Suzhou Prefecture who connived at the gentry. ”

The soldiers of the Gangster found the shopkeeper who had smashed the goods, asked them to lead the way, and soon arrested all the gentry and family members who smashed the goods. A company of soldiers attacked the yamen of the prefect of Suzhou Prefecture and controlled the prefect, who was about to hang himself. The head of the Wang family, who collected Zhang Pu and let Zhang Pu escape without permission, was also arrested and coerced as an important coercive accessory. These arrested criminals were all put in prison cells, waiting for Zhang Pu and the three to be beheaded together.

Zhong Feng rode into the prefect's yamen and used it as a temporary command post.

In the yamen hall, Cui Changwu sat down and said to Li Laosi: "Head Li, what should we do now?" ”

Li Laosi thought for a while and said, "First of all, I have to interrogate the Wang family. Zhang Pu and the others left the Wang family and moved to other places, and the Wang family may know some clues. Secondly, it is necessary to make a public announcement that Zhang Pu and the three people are wanted in the whole city. The three of them fled in the city, and someone always saw them. It is necessary to know the righteousness of the people, and let them know the harm to the people of the world caused by the three people inciting tax resistance. ”

Cui Changwu nodded.

Li Laosi quickly posted a notice and posted it on the streets and alleys of the city. But after six days, no clues were found on the Wang family's side, and no one took down the notice to report the whereabouts of Zhang Pu and the others.

A group of officers led troops to patrol the city every day, but they could not find any trace of Zhang Pu, and they were a little discouraged. On this day, the battalion commanders ended their daytime patrols and sat in the prefect's yamen to discuss.

"This Zhang Pu is the pride of Suzhou people, and the people in the city are quite protective of him and are reluctant to report it."

"Regiment leader, if someone deliberately hides the three of them in the courtyard and doesn't let the three of them go out every day, where can we catch them?"

"Do you want to search room by room? This Suzhou city is so big, when will 5,000 people be able to search it again? ”

Li Laosi took a breath and said, "Suzhou City is too big to search." We only have to post more announcements to increase the bounty bonus. Inform the public with righteousness, move it to benefit, and encourage the public to report. ”

A battalion commander said: "If three people enter someone else's house in a sedan chair and then hide inside, I am afraid that no one will see their whereabouts." Even if a reward of 1,000 taels of silver is offered, no one may be able to earn it. ”

Li Laosi was silent, a little anxious in his heart, and secretly said that it was not easy to capture Suzhou, but he had to be escaped by these three people?

Li Laosi tapped his fingers on the table, and was thinking there, but saw a personal soldier running in, and shouted happily: "Regiment leader, someone has uncovered the post to report the whereabouts of Zhang Pu and the others!" ”

Li Laosi and the battalion commanders glanced at each other, and their eyes were full of joy. Li Laosi stood up and said, "Where are the righteous people, please come in quickly!" ”

In the middle of the night, a Xiucai wearing a square scarf and a sword on his waist walked into the yamen hall and bowed to Li Laosi.

"Student He Chengbiao has seen the general."

Li Laosi stood up and helped this Xiucai up, and said, "He Xianggong, did you see Zhang Pu and the others?" ”

He Chengbiao said: "I didn't see the whereabouts of the three people, but I got drunk yesterday with a Xiucai who went to school in the same year, and I knew where the three of them were." ”

Li Laosi was stunned and said, "In this way, more than one person knows the whereabouts of the three people. ”

He Chengbiao said: "There are no less than 100 people in Suzhou City who know the whereabouts of Zhang Pu and the others. It's just that the citizens of Suzhou are proud of Zhang Tianru and defend it in every possible way, and no one comes out to expose it! ”

Li Laosi groaned and said: "In this case, why did He Xianggong come forward and report Zhang Pu? ”

He Chengbiao said: "This Zhang Pu controls the imperial examination, which is very hateful. According to my knowledge, I should have been hired as a talent at the age of seventeen. But because I didn't have the money to give to the Fushe, I was pressed down again and again, and I didn't become a showman until I was 25 years old last year. As long as the gentry-born scholars gave Zhang Pu silver, they could easily gain fame and fame, and they all supported Zhang Pu. A Xiucai from a poor background like me can't get any money, so my name is Sun Shan, so naturally I won't be in cahoots with him. ”

Li Laosi praised: "He Xianggong said it well! We shouldn't let such filthy villains get away with it and deceive the world and steal their reputation! ”

He Chengbiao said: "It's just that I went to the prefect's yamen to report Zhang Pu, and in the future, the gentry of Suzhou City will treat me as an enemy, and I can't stay in Suzhou." I have heard of the name of Xingguobo, and I am willing to get a job under Xingguobo. ”

Li Laosi pointed at Cui Changwu and said, "This matter is simple! Choi Sang-ko, the ambassador of the Shogunate's Copywriting Office, is here, and if Ho Sang-gong is willing, you will go to the shogunate to do paperwork. If you report meritorious service, you will start directly from the second-level scribe, and you will pay three taels of silver a month. ”

He Chengbiao's face was full of joy when he heard this, bowed to Cui Changwu, and said: "Then the subordinates will follow Cui Xianggong to do things in the future!" ”

Cui Changwu picked up He Chengbiao and asked with a smile: "Why do you need a big gift?" ”

He Chengbiao stood up straight at this time, and said Kankan: "That Zhang Pu is hiding in Qian Qianyi's courtyard in the goose feather alley in the west of Suzhou Prefecture, and the general will send someone to search the west of the city to catch him!" ”

It turned out that these three people were taken in by Qian Qianyi.

Li Laosi was overjoyed in his heart, and was about to transfer troops to arrest Zhang Pu, but he saw a pro-soldier running in with a smile on his face, and said: "Regiment leader, Zhang Pu, Zhang Cai and Chen Zilong dressed up as women and wanted to escape from Suzhou City, but they have been captured by the soldiers at the east gate on the spot!" ”