Xifeng Yechang's plan when he left the city before was to conduct an inspection of dozens of city passes along the eastern defense line connecting the Liao Kingdom, so as to make corresponding preparations for the coming winter. Calculating this, he would have to stay outside for at least a month or two.
However, after learning a few days ago that the fight between the two sons had become superficial, even though Xifeng Yeli had made some preparations, Xifeng Yechang was still uneasy, always feeling that some unknown change was about to happen. It happened in Shunjun City, so in the end he just checked that everything was correct in Tanliang City and then led his army back.
As soon as he entered the city today, he heard that Xi Fengchang had just returned with his troops, so he didn't rush back to his hometown first, but went directly to the south gate. As a result, when he arrived near the south gate, he saw an extremely weird scene. , staring at his brother with an imposing manner, the previous strength and weakness between the brothers has been completely reversed at this moment!
Just now, when Xi Fengjian said something he thought was appropriate and planned to put all the blame on Xi Feng Lieqiang and Liang Eda, Xi Fengchang did not dismount his horse and help him as he had hoped. Then he said some pretentious remarks, but continued to look at him condescendingly, and then said coldly: "Xifeng Lieqiang, you really regard me as your brother, Xi Feng Lieqiang and the others really took it upon themselves to lead the troops to kill me instead of being punished by you. Life?"
This merciless question and tone immediately caught Xi Feudan off guard, but he quickly suppressed his anger and said calmly: "Eighth brother, why did you say that... You and I are blood brothers after all, even if we had conflicts in the past It's just a small friction. How could I really mean to harm you? I just learned that Xi Feng Lieqiang and the others actually led troops to murder you without telling me. I was planning to rush to rescue you... If you don't believe it, you can Let them come out and confront me!"
"Haha, you really dare to say that about Xifeng Lieqiang. Xifeng Lieqiang and Liang Eda were killed by my warriors a few days ago. Do you want their ghosts to come out and tell you? There is no evidence of death. You let me, How can all the soldiers and civilians in this city believe your lies?" Xi Fengchang replied with disdain and resentment, but Xi Fengjian's face suddenly turned pale: "You... you killed them?"
After a pause, he shouted in disbelief and asked: "How dare you kill Xifeng Lieqiang and Liang Eda? Do you know that they are both warriors of my Xifeng clan? They are my father's most capable people, you How dare you..." He was really frightened and angry. Xi Fengchang's counterattack was so unexpected that he was caught off guard and even forgot about his current situation.
"Since they dare to commit the crime and try to kill me, it is natural for me to kill them. And as they said, all this was instigated by you. It was you who sent them to collude with a group of horse thieves in Nanshan to seize me in order to harm me. Shunjun City's goods, lured me out of the city. Then in the name of redeeming the goods and hostages, he tricked me into going to the horse thieves' lair, and set up an ambush there... If it weren't for the help of all the merchants in the city this time, I'm afraid I would have been able to seal Chang Zhen. I'm going to be killed by your good brother!" At this time, Xi Fengchang was so angry that he simply couldn't
Without paying attention to the countless people gathered around him, he exposed the inside story of his brother's feud.
As soon as this statement came out, there was an uproar. The people really didn't know that there were so many twists and turns, but someone actually had their mind set on the supplies they depended on for a living. Now when they heard it, shouts and curses suddenly broke out. Dangxiang people are no different from the docile Han people. Once they find that their lives are being violated, they are not afraid to fight with the government. This is exactly why those merchants, under Xi Fengchang's persuasion, would brazenly use their troops to help kill the enemy.
The body of Xi Fengjian, who was being pointed at by Qian Fu, had begun to tremble slightly. He really didn't expect that Xi Fengchang would be so sharp-tongued today, and would be so disregardful of the overall situation, telling the inside story without fear of riots by the people in the city. This made him not know how to refute for a moment. He could only say one sentence repeatedly: "I was indeed concealed by Xifeng Lieqiang and the two of them. I don't know anything about it..."
Just when Xi Feng was in an extremely passive situation, their father Xi Feng Ye Chang finally arrived. As the cavalry clearing the way shouted: "The patriarch is here!" The angry people who had been blocking the road came to their senses and stepped out of the way. Many people shouted loudly, wanting to ask the patriarch to help everyone. Justice.
The brothers Xi Fengchang didn't expect their father to come back suddenly, and they were both stunned. Immediately, Xi Fengchang quickly turned over and dismounted, stroking his chest and saluting: "My son has seen his father, please ask his father to give justice to his son and the people in this city!"
"What the hell is going on? If you have anything to say, can't you go back and talk about it?" Xi Fengye looked at the angry people around him with a face like a mysterious altar. He knew that he was right to come back this time. If he comes back again, If we come back later, I'm afraid there will really be a big mess in Shunjun City.
"My son planned to report everything to his father after he went back, but Sixth Brother blocked my way, so I had to explain things clearly to him here." Xifengchang also had emotions on his face at this time, and said bitterly He repeated what he had said before, and at the end he said something that shocked everyone present: "And because those horse thieves tried to resist in the end, all the dozens of carts of grain and cloth were burned!"
No matter how calm Feng Yechang was, he took a sharp breath of cold air and turned a little pale. This fact was too serious. It was not just about the price of the goods. He could still afford to pay for goods worth several thousand taels of gold. The key was that these supplies were used by the people to survive the winter. Once there is a shortage, it means that the people in the city will be short of food and clothing this year. If people freeze to death and starve to death, he, the leader of the clan, will be responsible. And once the problem spreads, it is very likely that Shunjun City will be destabilized.
After panicking, Hosofonano felt a burst of anger again! He had just reminded Xi Feng Chang not to talk nonsense in public, but his son actually said all this in front of the people. What should he do if this caused panic among the people and caused changes in the city
Did he do this accidentally or on purpose? If it's the latter, is it his own intention, or is it someone else's instigation? A series of questions continued to arise, causing Xi Fengye Chang to suddenly turn his hostile and suspicious eyes towards Li.
Sun Qianli was looking at the body of the Han family young man not far from Xifeng Chang! It is very likely that all this was done by him in order to force himself to severely punish the feudalists to quell public anger!
After being stared at by Xi Feng Ye Chang's sharp eyes like a falcon, Sun Tu's heart suddenly tightened, and then he laughed bitterly in his heart. He felt that he was indeed unjust this time, although this outcome was what he wanted to see, because once the problem of material shortage could not be solved, civil strife would definitely break out in Shunjun City. Maybe this would be an opportunity to cause the entire Xixia country to There was going to be some trouble, so he achieved his purpose of venturing into Xia this time.
But what Sun Tu wants to say is that he really didn't let Xi Fengchang expose all this in front of everyone after entering the city. He just asked the other party to use these arguments when encountering Xi Fengchang's arguments to make it more difficult for him. Get away with it. But who could have expected that Xifengchang would be so eager to block their way into the city. Coupled with the appearance of Xifeng Yechang, things became more and more complicated, making Xifengchang ignore the consequences without thinking deeply. Tell the whole truth to the public!
Or perhaps, this was entirely done deliberately by Xi Fengchang, who just wanted to use the fierce public opinion to force his father to completely condemn Xi Fengchang. If that were the case, Sun Tu felt that he would have to re-examine this seemingly straightforward new "master".
Of course, at this time, Xifeng Yechang could no longer care about pursuing Sun Tu, because the people around him were already panicking, and many people were shouting loudly, asking the clan leader and city lord to give him a guarantee and explanation: " Clan leader, please make the decision for us. Our Xifeng clan has never encountered such a situation in many years. Once we run out of food in winter... "
The constant flow of voices gave Xi Fengye a headache, but he had to step forward to solve the problem, so he shouted loudly: "Don't worry, everyone, it has just entered August, and there are still one or two months before winter." Although the supplies have been destroyed, I will find ways to raise them elsewhere, and I will definitely get everything done before the heavy snow closes the city."
After a pause, he said solemnly: "As well as those culprits who have caused unrest in my city, my clan leader will definitely deal with them impartially and give a satisfactory explanation to the people in the city!"
The prestige of Xifeng Yechang in the city is quite high. The Xifeng clan has been operating a business here for decades. So even though everyone was already panicking after hearing the bad news, after a few words from him, They quickly regained their composure, and many people even shouted: "We believe that the patriarch can lead everyone through the difficulties and punish the prisoners severely..."
But when the sound rang out, Xiao Feudou on the side started to tremble. He really didn't expect that the disaster he caused this time would be so big. If it really caused chaos in the city, I'm afraid his father would really kill him. The common people were angry.
This made him more and more frightened. He hurriedly pulled Xifengman and asked for help: "What should I do?"
Xifeng Man also had a confused look on his face at this time, but he still comforted him: "Master, don't panic, since there is no evidence to prove it, then we just have to insist that Xifeng Lieqiang and the others made their own decisions and sent troops without telling the master!" Now it seems that This is the only way to protect yourself!