A knife in love

Chapter 2871
Murong Danyan nestled next to Li Qiufeng, although the surrounding sun was shining and the earth was bright, but when she saw the gate of Tianhou Palace and the cornices of the temples in the courtyard, she seemed to see a monster, opening its mouth wide open, It seemed to swallow the two of them.So after hearing what Li Qiufeng said, Murong Danyan trembled, eager to leave this place immediately, and said: "Brother Li is right, let's go to the pier as soon as possible to have a look."

Li Qiufeng asked a passerby where the pier was, and then he and Murong Danyan left in front of Tianhou Temple.Although Murong Danyan was still in doubt, she was only a sixteen or seventeen-year-old girl. After walking for more than a mile, looking at the bustling shops and pedestrians passing by, she felt depressed unconsciously. The time had completely dissipated, chatting and laughing with Li Qiufeng, and walked straight to the south gate of Dong'an City.

When the two of them approached the south gate, they saw banners waving on the city, and many soldiers stood solemnly at the top of the city, holding swords and guns tightly in their hands, guarding them tightly.Dozens of soldiers lined up on the left and right sides of the city gate, each with their bows drawn and their knives unsheathed.The dark city gate was tightly closed, and no one dared to enter or exit through the south gate.

Seeing this situation, Li Qiufeng and Murong Danyan hurriedly stopped, only to see that within twenty or thirty feet to the left of the city gate, not a single citizen dared to enter.Many people came to the city gate and saw the officers and soldiers guarding so tightly, they were too frightened to approach, and would rather go around in a circle than approach the city gate.Seeing this situation, many people who were going out of the city also stopped twenty or thirty feet away, pointing at the city gate and whispering.

Seeing this situation, Li Qiufeng lowered his voice and said to Murong Danyan: "Looking at the heavily guarded appearance of Nancheng, the magistrate of Dong'an City must have known that Dongliao County has undergone great changes, so they ordered the officers and soldiers to guard the city gate to prevent Japanese pirates. They made a comeback and attacked Dong'an City. Judging by the appearance of these officers and soldiers, they are definitely not comparable to those in Dong'an County. The magistrate of Dong'an City is much better than the dog official Li Zhisheng. If a traitor wants to make trouble, he can't even think about it."

After hearing what Li Qiufeng said, Murong Danyan was about to speak when he heard a child next to him say, "Grandpa, why don't we go out of the city yet? If we don't go out, Grandpa will be angry!"

The voice of the child's fairy tale fell, only to hear an old voice whispering: "Shhh, don't dare to speak loudly! Beware of being overheard by the military master, he will catch you to the city to beat the board! The dozen or so people clamored to go out of the city in the morning, what happened? Didn’t he get tied up by the military masters, beat him up first, and then took him to the magistrate’s yamen. Although the magistrate of Qiu County in Dong’an City is a master of Qingtian, he will not wrong the common people, but Liang, who is in charge of officers and soldiers Ba Zong is not a kind person. Not only does he often whip the sergeants, but if the people don’t listen to his orders, he will also beat him up. Our grandpa and grandson, the old and the young, can’t stand Liang Ba Zong’s punishment. Let’s start with Wait here, if the city gate can be opened at noon, it will not be too late for us to go to your grandfather's house. If the city gate remains closed, we have no choice but to go home. It is a happy event for your great grandfather's family to have more children , but the officers and soldiers are not allowed to leave the city, and we have nothing to do."

Li Qiufeng listened to the old man and the young man talking, and quietly turned his head to look, only to see that the old man was about 60 years old, and his hair was already gray.The child was only seven or eight years old, with a braid on his head, and he was looking angrily at the officers and soldiers guarding both sides of the city gate.

Li Qiufeng turned his head and looked around, seeing that dozens of people had gathered all around, all of them looked anxious, obviously they were all people in a hurry to get out of the city.It's just that the gate of the city was guarded by officers and soldiers, and these people dared not approach, so they could only stand here and worry.Li Qiufeng thought for a moment, then walked quietly to the old man, and said in a low voice, "I have invited you. I have something to ask, and I hope that the old man will not hesitate to enlighten me."

Hearing what Li Qiufeng said, the old man was taken aback, and his expression was a little flustered.Li Qiufeng was afraid that the old man would feel frightened, so he turned around and ran away or yelled, and hurriedly said: "I am a medicinal material merchant. I just arrived in Dong'an City yesterday afternoon. Now I want to go to the pier to see if the ship delivering medicinal materials has arrived. The gate is closed tightly and guarded by officers and soldiers, so they dare not approach the city gate. Just now I overheard the old man saying that the officers and soldiers do not allow the people to leave the city, so is there something serious happening outside the city?"

Seeing that Li Qiufeng looked sincere and not like a villain, the old man felt relieved.He sighed, and said: "Fortunately, little brother arrived in Dong'an City yesterday afternoon. If it was later, I'm afraid I wouldn't even be able to enter the city gate."

Li Qiufeng pretended to be flustered on purpose, and said in his mouth, "How do you say that?"

The old man turned his head and looked around. Seeing that everyone was either looking at the city gate in panic, or whispering together, no one paid attention to him talking to Li Qiufeng, so he felt relieved and whispered: "Little old man!" My eldest brother lives in Lijiazhuang in the south of the city. His daughter-in-law gave birth to a grandson for him a few days ago. The whole family was full of joy. A few days earlier, they sent a message saying that today there will be a full moon wine, and the little old man is going to drink. My son and grandson arrived at the south gate early in the morning, but they were blocked by officers and soldiers and were not allowed to leave the city. Several men were unconvinced and rushed forward to argue with the officers and soldiers. As a result, they were tied up with ropes by the officers and soldiers, dragged to the top of the city and beaten. He was taken to the county magistrate's office for interrogation. Seeing this situation, how could the little old man dare to go out of the city? It's just that the eldest brother was in his 60s when he hugged his grandson, which is a great joy. Congratulations, even if the eldest brother doesn't say anything, I'm afraid that the sister-in-law and nephew and nephew will be dissatisfied and speak ill of the little old man in front of the big brother, and our old brother will be separated. So the little old man can only wait here, If the city gate can be opened today, even at night, as long as the little old man can rush to the Li Family Village to congratulate him, it will be regarded as fulfilling the brotherhood."

After hearing what the old man had said, Li Qiufeng hurriedly asked, "Okay, why did you close the city gate? Does the old man know the reason?"

Hearing Li Qiufeng's question, the old man's expression changed, as if he was a little scared.He looked around for a while, then lowered his voice and said in a low voice: "I heard that robbers have sneaked into the city. They want to kill and rob in the city, and there are bandits' accomplices outside the city. So they closed the city gates, and wanted to capture the robbers alive in the city. It was just that the city gates were closed last night, which was almost the same time as the usual time when the city gates were locked. The people in the city did not know that something serious happened. When I left the city, I realized that the city gate was closed and guarded by officers and soldiers. The little old man thought that he could not get out of the south gate, so he might as well go around to Lijiazhuang through the east or west gate. But before he walked half a mile, he encountered many People rushed to the south city, saying that the east, west, and north gates had been closed by the officers and soldiers, and they were not allowed to leave the city, and they wanted to leave the city through the south city. From this point of view, it is impossible to go to Lijiazhuang by detour."

(End of this chapter)