Volume 2: Jade Promise Chapter 207: City-wide Martial Law
The carriage that Tang Zheng and his companions were riding in quickly left the back mountain. As soon as they left the mountain, they saw that the entire academy was filled with soldiers wearing uniform uniforms. They set up a guard post every three steps and a sentry every five steps, protecting the entire academy.
"Those transferred to the academy are at least at the rank of sergeant major." Ning Mo looked at the soldiers on duty. They were all wearing neat black uniforms with two silver stars embroidered on the cuffs.
Ning Mo came from a military background. He first joined the army and then entered the academy as an instructor, so he was very clear about the military configuration of the Changyuan Leng family.
A two-star warrior does not have to start as a private. In the army, he can start as a sergeant major. However, this is just a starting point. As far as Ning Mo knows, the highest rank a two-star warrior can reach is a red lieutenant. If he goes up a bit, he can become a deputy commander!
There is only one kind of army composed entirely of soldiers above the rank of sergeant major!
That is, the Guards.
The Red Tassel Army's guards never leave their commander-in-chief's side, so their appearance here must mean that the current commander-in-chief of the Red Tassel Army, Liu Ruiqi, is also in charge of the academy.
However, judging from the expressions of many students outside, they seemed to have no idea what was going on.
Most of the guards led by the Red Tassel Army President were actually not as strong as the students in Yisu Academy. However, their special temperament exuded a calm and powerful appeal, which inexplicably made the students in Yisu Academy feel at ease.
Although there was an atmosphere of confusion and doubt in the Yisu Academy, it was still relatively calm.
However, once you leave Yisu Academy, everything is different!
The streets were full of teams of soldiers led by cavalry sergeants, twelve men in a row, shouting along the streets: "The whole city is under martial law. From now on, no one is allowed to go out without permission. Violators will be killed without mercy!"
The inner streets of Yisuli Academy were basically inhabited by merchants related to the academy, or academy staff and their families, but even such a place was filled with despair.
As the carriage continued to move forward, leaving the inner street and heading out to the outer street, a strong smell of blood suddenly hit us in the face.
The troops on the outer streets were in a hurry, and each of them had no less than 2,000 men. The flags of the Red Tassel Army were flying high, while the flags of the Jade City Guards lying on the side of the street were stained with blood...
"Master... is there already a battle going on outside?" Tang Xiaotang was stunned for a long time before she reacted, "Leng Zhan's actions are so fast!"
"Yeah." Tang Zheng looked out the car window and sighed.
This city, which was built by filling the lake with the corpses of jade birds, was usually very prosperous and beautiful, but at this moment, it had become murderous.
Compared with the speed at which Leng Zhan mobilized the army and the reaction speed of the Hongying Army, Lu Tianji's preparations were obviously insufficient!
I guess he never thought that such a secret matter would be exposed all at once?
Dadada, dadada…
Their carriage had the Yisu Academy logo hung high on it, so they had a smooth journey.
Soon, a two-story building with a large area but very old exterior walls appeared in front of Tang Zheng.
"We're here." Tang Zheng was the first to open the car curtain and took Xiaotang and the others in.
Many deacons and instructors of Yisuli Academy were already here. As soon as he arrived at the door, Tang Zheng saw several familiar figures.
The three deputy commanders of the Feishi City garrison, Wang Danyang, Li Hongjia and Yuwen Yimao, have all arrived.
"The prince didn't send a signal. When I found out, he had already led his troops to Tulun Pass. I was late." Wang Danyang had just arrived and was still injured, as if he had just experienced a battle.
"It was right not to release the signal fire!" Li Hongjia said, "There is civil unrest on the border, we can't let the demon tribe know about it."
"Is the main road blocked?" Yuwen Yimao asked.
"Three teams of scouts have been sent out to block all the roads leading out of Feishi City. Another ten teams of scouts have been sent out to patrol the mountain trails. The news will definitely not leak out..." Li Hongjia nodded.
"What's the specific situation? Did the president give any explanation? How could it be Lu Tianji..." Wang Danyang frowned and walked inside. He saw Tang Zheng and the others after taking two steps. "Hey, why are you here? It's not safe outside now. Let's go back to the academy..."
"Uh..." Tang Zheng looked at Wang Danyang's expression and knew that he must not know the situation yet. "The head deacon asked us to come over."
"Leng Buchen is becoming more and more outrageous. He let a little kid get involved in such a big matter." Wang Danyang shook his head and simply put his arm around Tang Zheng's shoulders. "Come on, just follow me."
Tang Zheng smiled bitterly: "Maybe... it really won't work."
Wang Danyang's eyes widened: "Why?"
"The deacon should still be waiting for us in the main hall. If I don't go over... can I expect Leng Zhan to explain the whole story clearly?"
"What cold war? Show some respect to the prince during this special period!" Wang Danyang knocked Tang Zheng's head, and then he reacted, "Wait, what did you say? The cause and effect of the matter?"
Tang Zheng spread his hands helplessly.
Li Hongjia and Yuwen Yimao were also stunned: "You witnessed the entire process of Lu Tianji's rebellion?"
Wang Danyang shook his head again: "Even if you witnessed it, you only know the 'consequences', but where is the 'cause'? Could it be that... you participated in Lu Tianji's rebellion..."
Tang Zheng was speechless. It was really hard to explain it all at once. He could only say, "You'll know when you come in."
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Lu Tianji's City Lord's Mansion covers a large area, and thousands of people from the Lu family live in it.
It was late at night, and the brightly lit City Lord's Mansion stood out amid the silence of the city.
There were still children's cries in the air, but they were immediately suppressed by the soldiers' scolding.
In the huge meeting hall of the City Lord's Mansion, Lu Tianji's hands and feet were tied with a rope that looked only as thick as a silk thread. He knelt quietly on the ground, his eyes closed as if he was resting.
It was not until a body, dead or alive, was thrown in front of him that he suddenly opened his eyes, and the corners of his eyes twitched twice.
The person thrown in front of him was his youngest son Lu Wantang!
Lu Wantang had been treated and was no longer in danger of death, but Lu Tianji was not happy at all.
Because they definitely won't survive.
The reason they were spared their lives now was simply because their plan was too deep and Leng Buchen and the others still had too many questions to ask them.
As long as they finish asking the questions, they will be doomed.
The sound of heavy military boots accompanied the arrival of three deputy commanders, along with Tang Zheng and others.
Leng Buchen said nothing, but pointed to the chairs next to him, motioning them to sit down.
"Chairman Leng, I am Wang Danyang, the deputy commander of the Red Tassel Army. Since the commander-in-chief Liu Ruiqi is personally guarding the Yisu Academy, I have been entrusted to come here on behalf of Commander Liu." Although Wang Danyang has a personal relationship with Leng Buchen, he still maintains a businesslike attitude when such a big thing happens.
"On behalf of the future prince and the Changyuan Leng family, I would like to thank all the commanders for their timely arrival!" Leng Buchen responded in a very businesslike manner.
Leng Zhan sat on the main seat at the top of the conference room, looking very tired.
Those who know him well know that for him, sitting here is more tiring than fighting a three-star warrior. However, now that he has the highest temporary authority in Feishi City, he absolutely has to sit here.
However, Leng Buchen was already standing next to Leng Zhan, so Leng Zhan didn't need to speak any more.
Leng Buchen glanced at all the people gathered here and said, "Many people have just arrived and don't know what happened. So, let me briefly explain it..."
"Why don't I say it?" Tang Zheng suddenly spoke when Leng Buchen was about to start speaking.
Everyone's eyes were directed at the young-looking Tang Zheng. Such a young face was rarely seen in such a meeting of senior instructors and officers.
However, Leng Buchen paused for a moment and nodded: "Okay, go ahead. Just give a brief explanation, time is running out."
Wang Danyang and the others looked at each other immediately.
Leng Buchen is not the kind of person who would give the right to speak to others casually, but the fact that he let Tang Zheng speak only shows that he himself does not understand the situation very clearly, and Tang Zheng must know it better than him!
As expected, Tang Zheng nodded and spoke: "In short, three things happened today. The first one was that Lu Tianji's youngest son, Lu Wantang, robbed the tomb of Leng Xiangyuan, the former commander of Feishi City. This was also what Leng Zhan and the others discovered at the first time."
"Hiss..." Almost everyone present changed their expression.
Tomb robbing, especially robbing Leng Xianyuan's tomb, was enough to make Lu Tianji and Lu Wantang decide to rebel.
Because the robbers in Leng Xiangyuan's tomb had been discovered, there was no way they could survive!
However, Tang Zheng held up his second finger: "The second thing is, after we followed them, we found out that the reason they robbed the tomb was that they had hidden a large number of drugs in Leng Xiangyuan's tomb! Because the secret passage collapsed, they had to enter from the main gate and find the location of this batch of drugs again..."
Wang Danyang and the others' faces turned completely black like charcoal.
It turns out that tomb robbing is nothing?
They actually used Leng Xiangyuan's tomb as a transit point for drug trafficking!
I didn't expect that the Leng family, who had been loyal for generations, would actually do such a thing...
However, Tang Zheng raised his third finger and said, "Third, they did not enter the cemetery alone... Because they did not know the location of the cemetery, they followed a group of people who got the route map of Leng Xianyuan's cemetery from the demon tribe, namely Deputy Commander Xu Feng of the City Guard, and entered the cemetery together."
When Wang Danyang heard the word "demon clan", his fingers clenched subconsciously.
Tang Zheng raised his head and said the last sentence: "Xu Feng's reason for entering the cemetery is certainly not to indulge in luxury, but to help the demon clan release the former demon king-level red-feathered bird, Yan Ji, who was suppressed under the main tomb of Leng Shuai!"
Crash...
The deacons, instructors and senior military officers who had all sat down suddenly stood up at the same time!
