Three Kingdoms: I am not Liu Bian

Chapter 74 Jia Xu: Trampling the mansions of nobles and officials on Tian Street!

Late at night, the streets of Luoyang City were dead silent; even the sound of the wind seemed swallowed up by the thick darkness.

The term "Tianjie" was originally the name of a star official in the heavenly palace, referring to the two stars Pleiades and Xi.

In Luoyang City, Tianjie is the central main road leading from south to north to the palace city.

The north is respected and the south is despised, and there is a saying that the emperor faces south and backs north. The further north this avenue goes, the closer it is to the palace city, and the higher the position of the official living in the north.

However, even if the nobles walked on Tianjie for their entire lives, they might not be able to reach the end of Tianjie.

At the same time, three hundred men in embroidered clothes were walking on Tianjie Street, holding axes, wearing short swords on their waists, and carrying a small crossbow.

The sharp axes flashed with a cold light in the moonlight, and everyone walked in silence, like a group of ghosts walking in the moonlight.

As the Imperial Censor, Jia Xu rode on a tall black horse, holding the Shangfang horse-slaying sword given by the prince. He gently stroked the hilt with his right hand and watched the team move forward quietly.

Without any communication, the three hundred soldiers in embroidered clothes tacitly divided into three teams, each led by three people, and headed towards the three mansions.

Jia Xu ordered Zhang Zhao, the Chief of the Imperial Guards, to lead 520 spear-bearers to stay here for the time being, while he himself followed one of the teams.

Tonight, the entire Luoyang City is under martial law. General Zhu Miao is stationed in the palace to supervise the palace gate Sima and guards. Xiahou Dun leads two hundred Jinwu cavalry on patrol, ready to provide support at any time. The city gate captain Zhao Yan is on duty personally, and Zhong Yao, the Luoyang magistrate, is in the government office to respond to any disturbances at any time.

The role played by Zhong Yao tonight is also very important. He directly controls as many as three thousand troops!

First of all, there were the 300 prisoners under the Luoyang magistrate, who were also prison guards. Although their combat effectiveness was weak, after they were equipped with weapons, armor, and bows and crossbows that Zhang Hong, the chief architect, transferred from the armory, their combat effectiveness immediately went up a level.

Secondly, during his tenure as the governor of Henan, Jia Xu, according to the prince's edict, expanded the one thousand county soldiers to three thousand, and with the cover of Zhao Yan, the captain of the city gate, he transferred a thousand people into the city in small groups.

Then came the 1,200 Zhongdu officials and prisoners under the command of Sili Xiaowei Guo Hong, who also replaced the weapons in the armory.

The last and finale was the 500 guards from the Prince's Palace led by Xu Ding.

The Prince's Palace originally had 3,000 guards, half of whom were led by Xu Chu, the Prince's Guard, and Dian Wei, the Prince's Shield. The Prince personally led 2,000 of them away, and Xu Ding, Xu Chu's elder brother, was entrusted with the important task of remaining at the Prince's Palace and commanding the remaining troops.

In other words, Zhong Yao could mobilize a total of 3,000 soldiers and horses. Excluding the troops of the city gate captain and the palace gate guards, the number of people directly involved in tonight's operation was as high as more than 5,000.

This is a trump card left by the prince for Jia Xu, which is enough to suppress Luoyang City with absolute force.

However, the 3,000 men led by Zhong Yao would not have been dispatched unless there was an accident, but Jia Xu would not allow any mistakes to happen in tonight's operation, so he naturally had to take any unexpected situations into consideration.

And tonight's goal... Look, here we are.

The torches in the hands of the embroidered girls illuminated the door plaque of the mansion in front of them - the Mansion of the Imperial Censor Hu Wu.

"Zicheng, break the door."

Jia Xu's voice was like the cold wind of early winter. It did not have the fierce howling of the cold wind in deep winter, but it was still chilling.

Shi A stood aside, without any hesitation on his face, and waved his hand, signaling several men in embroidered clothes behind him to step forward and break the door.

He did not choose to remind Jia Xu whether he should knock on the door to identify himself first, even though reminding Jia Xu meant that if he was held accountable for this matter in the future, he would have an excuse to get rid of the blame. However, they, the Embroidered Robe Envoys, were not ordinary jailers, and no one except the prince could hold them accountable.

Unlike the last time when he acted hastily to arrest Ma Yuanyi after receiving a distress signal, this time Shi A's men brought a battering ram.

Two burly strongmen in embroidered clothes, with amazing arm strength and pointed fingers, strode forward, holding a thick battering ram together. They held the thick battering ram tightly with their hands, their muscles tense and veins bulging.

Following Shi A's nod, the two men shouted in unison and slammed the end of the iron leaf against the mansion door.

Jia Xu sat on his horse, holding the imperial sword, leaning back slightly, squinting his eyes as he listened to the thumping of the wooden battering ram against the gate, as if enjoying a beautiful piece of music. Actually, he had a better option: he could have someone climb over the wall with a ladder and then open the gate from the inside, but he chose not to do so.

If the noise is small, how can people know that Jia Wenhe has taken action?

It’s a pity that the gate of this mansion is too fragile, or no one has ever thought that there would be bandits so rampant as to openly break in.

Of course, today Jia Wenhe is an official, and the people in the mansion are bandits.

"According to the order of the Inspector General of the Capital, arrest the rebels who are colluding with the moth thieves!"

"According to the order of the Henan Governor, arrest the traitorous officials who are colluding with the moth thieves!"

"In compliance with Luoyang's orders..."

"According to the order of King Wu Cheng..."

The shouts of the embroidered robes were loud and noisy, revealing their official identities. The four government offices in Luoyang City, except for the Supreme Court, which had law enforcement powers, were nominally dispatched at the same time. For a moment, even the servants in the government offices who were holding swords, sticks and clubs were stunned on the spot.

Jia Xu dismounted and slowly walked into the mansion under the protection of Shi A. Seeing that some of the servants opposite him were holding bows and crossbows, the corners of his mouth curled up slightly, revealing a meaningful smile. He waved to Shi A, signaling him to come closer.

Not knowing what Jia Xu said, Shi A suddenly stared at Jia Xu with wide eyes, a look of shock and embarrassment on his face. He said, "Yu Shi, this is really... If I fail..."

Jia Xu chuckled softly, patted Shi A's shoulder with one hand and said, "Relax, if you fail, all that will happen is that your family will be confiscated and your property will be destroyed."

Shi A was stunned, a trace of helplessness and fear flashed across his face. He knew that Jia Xu was dissatisfied with his hesitation. Although he felt helpless, he could only throw the axe to a man in embroidered clothes and quietly disappeared into the crowd.

"What do you want to do?"

Just as Xiu Yizhi was confronting the group of servants armed with swords, sticks, and a few with crossbows, Hu Muban also walked out angrily with a long sword in his hand, roaring at Xiu Yizhi and his men.

Seeing the arrival of the main lord, the embroidered robes on both sides also made way for Jia Xu. When Hu Wuban saw that the person coming was actually Jia Xu, he was stunned at first, then pointed at Jia Xu and roared: "Jia Wenhe, how dare you besiege the minister's mansion? What is your intention? Are you planning a rebellion?"

Jia Xu glanced at a section of the courtyard wall behind Hu Wuban, quietly moved a few steps to the side, and said in a cold voice: "You are only a six hundred stone Shi ...

"How come the Gongyang Chunqiu is a book that teaches people not to respect etiquette and laws?"

"You!" Hu Wuban raised his hand and wanted to point at Jia Xu. It was clearly you who sent people to break down my door in the middle of the night and yet you said I was rude?
But Hu Wuban finally suppressed his anger. He wanted to see what tricks Jia Xu had. As long as he didn't make any mistakes, Jia Xu who broke into the house would be the guilty one.

"I am Hu Wuban, the Imperial Censor. I am honored to meet Jia Henan. I wonder what brings you here so late at night..." Hu Wuban looked at the broken door of the mansion, and his tone was particularly heavy when he said the word "visit".

"The soldiers of the Henan Yin prefecture captured several Yellow Turban rebels and found a letter from Zhang Jue, saying that your mother 'always followed the 'Taiping Qingling' and prayed morning and night to Zhonghuang Taiyi,' and hoped that you would uphold 'great justice' in Luoyang to respond to Huang Tian."

Jia Xu took out a bamboo slip from his arms, his movements neither hurried nor slow, with a sly smile on his face.

"Nonsense, how could I accuse..." Hu Wuban was furious, and the muscles on his face were twisted with anger.

How could he not hear that these were clearly what He Yong said when he impeached Lu Zhi? Naturally, he had to speak out to prove his innocence.

However, before Hu Wuban could finish his words, he heard a sound of breaking through the night sky. A sharp arrow pierced through the air and went straight into Jia Xu's chest. Jia Xu screamed and fell backwards.

The scene was in chaos after Jia Xu was shot by an arrow. Everyone was in a mess. Hu Wuban's servants were frightened and at a loss. Even Hu Wuban was frightened and wanted to go forward to check on Jia Xu's injuries, but was stopped by Xiu Yizhizhi.

At some point, Shi A quietly returned to the group that Xiu Yi was pointing at. He dusted himself off, straightened his clothes, and stepped forward with his axe in hand. With a stern expression, he shouted, "The traitor resisted arrest and openly colluded with the Yellow Turban rebels to assassinate the Henan Yin! My men, follow me to put down the rebellion!"

(2555 words)
(End of this chapter)