I'm really afraid of anything I'm going to do.

Looking at the night sky surrounded by firelights and listening to the screams coming and going everywhere, Li Ling's heart sank to the bottom of the valley. The situation he was most afraid of still happened. He regretted that he actually stayed in Jinling, putting himself in danger.

It was ten days ago that Yu Wenming pointed out something strange in person and persuaded the other party to use tricks to deal with the Dajiang Gang and Luotian Sect's traitors, and he decided to leave. However, Governor Wen then kept him. The reason was ready. This matter was too serious. Once the judgment was wrong, someone would always take the blame. As a hidden story, Li Ling, who insisted on using tricks, was the most suitable target.

In addition, the governor also made a point: "Don't you want me to give you some time to buy grain in Huguang? As long as this matter is done, I will agree to you. Otherwise, once the time limit comes, I can still justify the position of Yangzhou prefect!"

Faced with such threats, Li Ling had to obediently follow his orders and stayed in Jinling obediently. During this period, he also participated in this layout. Even Yuan Yingjie and his troops were influenced by his suggestions and he was already invincible. But unexpectedly, in a blink of an eye, the situation changed by 180 degrees, and it was the government who fell into the plot, and it was himself!

The chaos outside quickly shocked the others in the yamen. Hundreds of soldiers hurriedly gathered with swords and guns, but they all looked panicked, looking at the gloomy governor, waiting for him to give instructions. Only Li Moyun, then pressed the hilt of the knife on his waist, stood close to Li Ling, and whispered: "Young Master, don't worry, if there is a mess, I will protect you with all my strength."

Li Ling smiled bitterly, feeling regretful. If he had known this, he would have returned to Yangzhou regardless of the threat. No, he should have helped Governor Wen to formulate such a strategy to lead the enemy to defeat the enemy, which led to the emptiness of the Jinling garrison and danger.

Wen Ming was quite calm. After only a moment of silence, he shouted loudly: "Don't panic, it's just that there is a small little girl causing trouble in the city. Fang Qing, you can take a few people to Liuzi Camp and let them immediately divide their troops to guard the granary and silver warehouses and other important places, as well as city gates everywhere, to prevent thieves from attacking the city in the chaos."

A military officer under his command quickly agreed, turned around and ran outward. Wen Ming then looked at the other person: "Lin Yue, take a few people to the surrounding yamen to recruit people and guard the governor's yamen first, don't let Xiao Xiao hurt the officials in the city..."

"As for the order!" The man also clasped his fists and took the order, clicked three or five subordinates, and rushed out with great strides.

As Wen Ming made a calm arrangement, everyone in the yamen who were already a little panicked calmed down and acted according to the orders, guarding various courtyards of the governor's yamen, which made Li Ling admire him.

His previous impression of Wen Ming was a sinister and calculating old bureaucrat. Until now, after seeing his steady response, he realized that he could be the governor of Jiangnan and hold the military and political power of the two places. It was not out of luck, but indeed had extraordinary talents and courage.

Thinking of this, Li Ling's grudge disappeared and he couldn't help but salute deeply at Wen Ming: "The governor is indeed awesome, and the officials are convinced."

"Hmph, let's talk about these flattery words before you calm down. Li Ling, you should also work hard to take people to guard this yard. I am worried..." Before Wen Ming finished speaking, a few screams came from outside: "Mr. Zhang, you..." Then they turned into a muffled groan. With a bang, the gate of the courtyard that had just been closed was knocked open. After the soldiers ordered to guard outside lie across the ground after they opened the yard, they didn't know what life or death were.

Seeing this, Li Ling hurriedly looked out intently, and saw a group of people lit torches and rushed in quickly. With the delivery of several orders, he surrounded the yard. Finally, a middle-aged official with extraordinary spirit walked out and entered the yard.

In this sudden incident, many officers and soldiers in the governor's yamen were unable to react. Even Wen Ming just watched the surrounding formation coldly and did not issue an order to attack. Only after the official showed up and entered the yard, his eyes suddenly shrank: "Mr. Zhang, what do you mean?"

Zhang Xingying's eyes quickly swept across the people in the yard. Seeing that everything was under control, he showed a relaxed smile on his face: "Governor, I brought people to protect you in order to ensure your safety. From now on, I will be the one who will take care of the safety of the entire Governor's yamen. Please follow me to sit in the hall and wait for the outside world to talk about other things, how about it?"

"Zhang Xingying, do you want to put me under house arrest? Are you colluding with those gangs? " Wen Ming asked again in a cold voice.

"Governor Wen, why do you have to see the matter too clearly? In this way, there is no room for maneuver." Although Zhang Xingying said this, there was no regret on his face. He just smiled and glanced at the dozens of soldiers in front of him. "There are only these people left by your side, and the guards in Jinling City are even more empty. Now a large number of brothers from my Holy Sect have penetrated into various places, setting fire to seize power. Before dawn, the entire Jinling will be in our control, and of course the life and death of you people... So, if you are obedient and cooperate with me, I can guarantee you no worries, otherwise..."

"Zhang Xingying, you are the official of the court. You actually colluded with the Luotian sect and tried to threaten me. Do you really think I will be coerced by you?" Governor Wen's face turned pale, and then suddenly raised his hand, "Soldiers, it's time for the country to be loyal! Even if I die, I will not compromise with bandits like you!"

Although the guards around him were panicked, Wen Ming had always been very good at them and had great prestige. He did not retreat at this time. He shouted together, raised his swords and guns, and rushed forward to fight the enemy to death.

This scared Zhang Xingying and the others, and all the people surrounding him shouted: "Whoever dares to move will kill anyone!"

He himself shouted even more: "You all figured it out that it is inevitable that Jinling will fall. If you resist, not only will you die, but your family will also be implicated. Governor Wen, I have never thought of harming your life. Don't sacrifice your lives and the lives of these soldiers because of a moment's aura!"

"No..." Li Ling's heart moved and realized that the other party's confidence was not so strong. When he thought about the performance of the Luotian scholars he had met in the past, he guessed that these guys were mostly just a deterrent air. If he really wanted to fight head-on, the dozens of people in the Governor's Office might not lose.

But before he could remind him, Wen Ming had already refuted: "Just, since I have the trust of His Majesty and as the governor of Jiangnan, there is no possibility of kneeling to you and others. There are many soldiers and horses loyal to the court in Jinling City, and four major families can help the aid. Even if you succeed for a while, you will still dream of taking down my Jinling."

"Hahaha... Governor is such a bad thing. Do you think we were in a hurry to get up, but when we saw the emptiness of Jinling, it was so big that we made such a big noise? You were wrong. In fact, from the beginning, you have fallen into the plot of the two elders of my sect, but you didn't know it."

"It's simply nonsense. How could I be fooled by you..."

"Don't believe me? Then let Zhang solve your doubts one by one for you. There is still a lot of time." Zhang Xingying smiled and looked around, "Did you not find it yet? In fact, the people surrounding the yard are all people around me. They had joined my Luotian Sect a few years ago and were the most loyal brothers in the sect."

Wen Ming's face changed, but he still snorted: "So what? It can only prove that you have a bad background and have nothing to do with your plan to be plotted against me."

"My sir, this sentence is not wrong. We did not intend to plot against you at the beginning, because at that time you were not the governor of Jiangnan, and Liu Runsheng was our goal. We had already had further contact with him and could even help him solve the thorn in the Cao Gang's eyes. As a result, he made a mistake when he returned to Beijing to report his work..."

Zhang Xingying's words not only changed Wen Ming's expression again, but Li Ling also moved his heart. He originally planned to remind Governor Wen not to fall into the other party's delay plan. Obviously, they still have the chance to fight to the death and fight out. They have to entangle with him again. When more rebel reinforcements arrive, there is no hope at all.

However, as the other party suddenly revealed the inside story that Luo Tian Sect had already had contact with Liu Runsheng, Li Ling's attention was also attracted.

In fact, when Li Ling first learned about the various actions of the former governor of Jiangnan, he had a lot of doubts. What was he doing as a local governor, so what was he trying to do? He designed to deal with the Cao Gang just to seize benefits from them. No matter how you look at the reasons, it was not very sufficient. You must know that he had not turned to King Yong at that time, but he did not have a very reliable backer.

But with Zhang Xingying's words, the unsolved mystery finally understood that Liu Runsheng had colluded with the Luotian Sect a few years ago, or used each other. It seemed that he really had the intention of being unjust and wanted to use the Luotian Sect's power to divide Jiangnan from the Dayue court!

This also explains why the Luotian Sect did not cause such a big deal in Jiangnan until the past two years. In the past few years, Jiangnan was always calmer than elsewhere. It was not that they did not cause trouble in Jiangnan, but that everything they did was deliberately suppressed.

Zhang Xingying's words continued: "To be honest, our original plan was to cause chaos in the southwest first, and then when the court mobilized the troops of Jiangnan to quell the rebellion, we would light up beacons in Jiangnan. As long as the voice of Liu Run was still there, he would climb the high and shout, which would be enough to subvert the entire Jiangnan.
Chapter completed!