Mu Yexiao watched Gu Qi lead the people to set off and arranged everything here. He sent new people to stand guard and check on the people who were still alive in Shanzhou City and had not left. He wanted to see how many people were left and what to do next.
At the same time, Lin Huan's team was about to reach the gate of Shanzhou City. Along the way, they encountered many refugees who had fled, and sent people to stop a few of them to inquire about the situation in Shanzhou City.
There was only one thing they could get, that is, the leader of Shanzhou City had gone out with all the soldiers. Now, there was no one in charge of Shanzhou City.
When Lin Huan got the news, he was quite happy. This way, they could take over directly when they got there. It seemed that the task assigned by the emperor was not very difficult. He excitedly led his army and set off towards Shanzhou City.
At this time, Gu Qi also led people to Tianyun Temple on Xiaofeng Mountain. Tianyun Temple was built on the top of Xiaofeng Mountain. It took a lot of effort to build it.
Gu Qi looked up at the Tianyun Temple in front of him and frowned. Wu Ming beside him had already spoken: "Are we going up directly? Or go up secretly?"
Zheng Yiju was captured by them, so they would probably release the captured people. Gu Qi thought about it and decided to use courtesy first and then force.
The group came directly to the gate of Tianyun Temple and knocked. Soon a monk opened the door and looked at the visitors in confusion: "Who are you?"
Gu Qi spoke politely: "I am Gu Qi, and I came to Tianyun Temple to look for someone. I wonder if Master Lin was sent to your Tianyun Temple by Zheng Yiju?"
Are you here to see Master Lin? The little monk narrowed his eyes and said, "I don't know who you are talking about. You guys wait here for a while. I'll go and call our host."
Soon the host came over, and seeing that there were quite a few people here, he asked someone to open the door: "Dear donors, please come in."
Gu Qi saw that the host's attitude was okay, and he felt good in his heart: "Thank you, Master Host."
As he walked into the temple, he realized that the whole temple was very quiet. Gu Qi instantly felt that something was wrong. He was on guard and signaled to his men to pay attention.
Soon they arrived at the side hall of the temple, and the host said with a smile: "Everyone has come from afar, and I believe you must have worked hard. Let's have a meal first, and we can talk about anything later."
Along with Gu Qi came the guards of the Kong generation that Qian Jiujiu had assigned to him. In addition to being powerful in martial arts, the guards of the Kong generation all had their own specialties, and the guards who came with him this time had poison as their specialty.
Looking at the dishes served, they all looked very good. The guard of the Kong generation looked at the host and said, "Master Host, we are just here to look for someone. Lord Lin is here with you. Please give us a favor and we don't need to eat."
Gu Qi didn't say anything more when he heard this. Since the guards of the Kong generation said they didn't need it, there must be something wrong with the food.
The host master frowned and said: "The Lord Lin you are talking about is not here at all, so we have no way to hand it over."
When the guard of the Kong generation heard that the person was not there, he nodded and looked at Gu Qi: "Captain, since the person is not here, let's leave here first."
When Lin Xing'er heard that they were leaving, she was reluctant and pulled Gu Qi's hand. However, Gu Qi did not say anything, but just looked at the host in front of him and said, "Master, are you sure that the person is not here? If so, then we will leave first."
The host master did not expect that they could leave as soon as they said they would. Before he could react for a moment, Gu Qi and others had already started to leave.
"Wait a minute, are you guys planning to leave like this?"
Gu Qi was a little amused: "What? Master Host, are you still planning not to let us leave?"
The host looked at Gu Qi, a little puzzled: "No, I just want to treat you to a meal."
Gu Qi shook his head: "But we don't want to eat. Since there is no one we want here, we are in a hurry to find someone somewhere else."
The host frowned and said, "The person you want is here. As long as you have a meal, you will naturally be able to see him."
Gu Qi raised his eyebrows: "Master, you are very strange. Why do you have to make us eat? Is it because it is easier to deal with after eating? There must be drugs in the food."
The host's face changed: "It seems that you are also an understanding person. I just don't understand, if you understand everything, why do you come here?"
Gu Qi looked at Wu Ming beside him and said, "I just feel that if I don't believe it, some people will betray me. Since we can't settle it peacefully, let's just deal with those Tianyun Temple."
Wu Ming was stunned and looked at Gu Qi: "You know everything? Yes, I have always seen you take risks with Lin Xing'er these days, and this time you actually brought Lin Xing'er out with you. I should understand."
Gu Qi sighed, "It doesn't matter whether you understand or not. This is the last step anyway. Are you going to surrender or fight to the death?"
Wu Ming laughed at this: "Could it be that we can't fight back?"
Gu Qi raised his eyebrows: "It's still so beautiful to think about it, it's simply naive. Now the foot of the mountain is surrounded by our soldiers. Do you think you can escape? Yes, I know that your Tianyun Temple is easy to defend but difficult to attack. Unfortunately, we have all gone up the mountain. Can you still hold it?"
Over the past few days, the guards of the Kong generation have been cleaning up Wu Ming's men. People in the army and Zheng Yiju's confidants were naturally killed.
The rest of the people are all capable of survival, the fence-sitters. They want to survive, so they just follow the crowd. The court is still willing to accept these people.
The people brought up the mountain this time were all guards of the Kong generation, and they were extremely powerful. The people from Tianyun Temple were quickly captured, and the gate was opened to let the soldiers below come up.
After searching the Tianyun Temple inside and out, they found many poor people, but none of them knew why they were arrested.
Lord Lin was also inside. When he was found, he was in a very sorry state! Lin Xing'er looked at her father and immediately rushed over to him: "Dad, you're still alive, that's great."
Seeing his daughter in tears, Lord Lin himself was surprised: "I also think it's great to be alive. Xiaoqi, you took good care of Xing'er, thank you so much."
Lin Xing'er blushed instantly and looked at Lord Lin: "Uncle Lin, let's go back and talk about it first. Ask what these people are doing? Sort them out and take them back."
As for how to deal with the people of Tianyun Temple, they would naturally wait for the imperial court to come and hand them over to the imperial court for handling. After all, he was now a traitor and could not be the master. Soon the soldiers returned with their people.
Qian Jiujiu and the others chose to stay in the government office temporarily. After all, the government office was the largest and could accommodate them. The rest of the people found a place to stay near the government office. The people guarding the city all lived in the previous place.
Just as I settled down, I heard the people below come to report: "Great leader, great leader, it's bad, a lot of soldiers came from outside the city, and surrounded the entire Shanzhou city."
Gu Qi was confused, and Lin Huan and others outside Shanzhou City were also confused. They looked through the telescope and looked at Gu Yanyi beside them: "Brother Gu, look, is there anyone on the city wall?"
Gu Yanyi naturally saw it: "There are people. It looks like Shanzhou City has been occupied by someone."
Lin Huan's face turned pale when he heard this. It seemed that they were a step too late. Shanzhou City had been occupied in advance, so it would be difficult to take it back.
After Gu Qi heard the people below asking questions, he went up to the city wall himself and looked at the people coming over there. When Gu Qi went up to the city wall, he was seen by Gu Yanyi, and he was relieved.
Looking at Lin Huan, he said, "General Lin, don't be angry. Send someone to knock on the door and ask what's going on. Maybe it's a good thing."
Lin Huan looked at Gu Yanyi: "You don't seem like the kind of person who would daydream. Forget it, there's no harm in asking, just go ahead and ask."
He waved his hand and sent someone to ask. The man was also very brave. He rode his horse and walked towards the gate of Shanzhou City. "May I ask which group of soldiers are guarding Shanzhou City now? We are soldiers sent by the court to garrison. Open the gate quickly."
Soldiers sent by the imperial court to garrison? These soldiers guarding Shanzhou City immediately began to feel nervous. If they were not mistaken, they were the rebels.
"Wait a moment, I'll go ask our leader."
However, when Gu Qi heard that the imperial army was coming, he felt relieved instantly and shouted to the people below: "Open the city gate and welcome them. We are the original defenders, and some things happened in the middle. Please come into the city and we will discuss it in detail."
Lin Huan was a little worried when he invited people in like this, but Gu Yan looked at Lin Huan and said, "It's okay, you can go in. I guarantee it with my life."
Lin Huan looked at Gu Yanyi in confusion: "How can you be so sure?"
Gu Yanyi looked at Lin Huan and said, "You'll know once you go in. There will be someone you want to see inside."
These people naturally knew who Lin Huan was coming for. After being reminded by Gu Yanyi, Lin Huan understood instantly: "Okay, I'll trust you this time. Prepare to enter the city."
The army marched directly into the city. Gu Qi was talking to Qian Jiujiu and Mu Yexiao excitedly at this time: "The imperial army is here. I have asked people to welcome them into the city."
Mu Yexiao nodded: "You will have to suffer some grievances in the next period of time."
Gu Qien said, "It's okay. It's just a little injustice. I can handle it. I will go and welcome the imperial team in now."
He said excitedly and went to greet them. Qian Jiujiu and Mu Yexiao looked at each other, not knowing what this kid was so happy about.