#834 - Anger and fear
Soon, Wei Changtian arrived at the An Prince's mansion.
Gongsun Yan had been waiting in the mansion, and had made the corresponding arrangements according to Wei Changtian's instructions yesterday.
Several hundred black-clad retainers were on standby, and all of the few top-three-rank experts under Gongsun Yan were also present.
Everyone stood silently and solemnly in the front yard of the mansion, and Wei Changtian couldn't help but laugh when he saw them.
"Hahaha, no need to be so nervous."
"Today we are not going to fight Lu Yuanjin to the death, but just to enjoy the scenery on Dragon Head Mountain."
"Of course, if anyone with no eyes dares to block the way, kill them on the spot."
"Did everyone hear that clearly?"
"..."
"Understood!"
After a moment of silence, everyone responded in a deep voice, filled with murderous intent.
Wei Changtian nodded in satisfaction, and then said to Gongsun Yan beside him:
"Your Highness, let's go."
"Yes!"
Gongsun Yan's eyes sharpened upon hearing this, and he immediately waved his hand and shouted:
"Set off! To Dragon Head Mountain!"
The morning sun rose, and billions of golden rays poured down, reddening the vast Yongding City.
When the hundreds-strong team set off from the An Prince's mansion and headed towards Dragon Head Mountain at a leisurely pace, the city fell into an extremely tense atmosphere.
The houses along the way were all tightly closed, and it was rare to see pedestrians on the road.
Countless eyes watched the team through the cracks in doors and windows, their gazes filled with fear.
After all, Gongsun Yan had just been labeled a "rebel prince" yesterday, and today he was leading people to Dragon Head Mountain in such a grand manner, so everyone knew that a fierce battle was inevitable.
For ordinary people, no matter how much they hated Gongsun Yan and Wei Changtian, they would never dare to run to the street and scold them at this moment.
However...
"Young Master Chu, we're almost there."
In the alley beside the road that must be taken from the An Prince's mansion to Dragon Head Mountain, a carriage was parked at the front, and behind it were densely packed nearly a thousand people, men, women, old and young.
A Kui Dragon person stood by the carriage and reported to Chu Xianping in a low voice:
"There are still two blocks left, and it is estimated that we will arrive here in a quarter of an hour, what do you think..."
"Well, let them go out."
In the carriage, Chu Xianping closed his eyes and nodded: "Remember, no matter what happens, no one is allowed to escape."
"Yes! Your subordinate understands!"
Responding in a deep voice, the Kui Dragon person immediately turned and went to the depths of the alley.
Not long after, the nearly a thousand people came out of the alley and crowded in the center of the road.
The old people and women were in the front, and the men were in the back.
Most people carried菜篮 (cai lan - vegetable baskets) in their hands, filled with rotten vegetables and eggs.
Obviously, these people were prepared to block Gongsun Yan here.
However, they may not all be willing.
As mentioned before, the Dahui people may hate Gongsun Yan and Wei Changtian very much, but no one dares to joke with their own lives.
Therefore, most of these nearly a thousand "righteous people" today were actually brought by Chu Xianping by coercion and inducement.
But for the people present, they all felt that this was a worthwhile deal.
Because most people didn't think Gongsun Yan would kill them, at most he would just drive them away.
After all, this was nearly a thousand "ordinary people", if they were all really killed, it would definitely arouse public anger...
They could scold the traitors and earn a lot of money.
If the situation was not right, they could just escape in time...
With this in mind, these people were not nervous at the moment, but stared at the dark crowd in front, and were already prepared to burst into abuse.
Chu Xianping, who was still sitting in the carriage in the alley, also had a calm face, with a meaningful smile on the corner of his mouth.
His purpose in finding so many people to block the road was not just to make things difficult for Wei Changtian.
It should be known that although Gongsun Yan has been labeled as a "rebel prince", he is still far from becoming a "national enemy."
First of all, the major forces of Dahui are mostly still watching.
For example, the Yongding City Garrison and most of the Imperial Guards on Dragon Head Mountain.
These people had previously only obeyed Lu Hongji, and after the latter's death, they were not taken over by Lu Yuanjin, Lu Yuansong and others, and had been watching the battle for the throne from the sidelines.
After Gongsun Yan and Wei Changtian entered the game, they became even more afraid to act rashly and always maintained "neutrality".
This can be seen from the fact that Wei Changtian killed people several times, but the city's army did not respond at all.
There is no doubt.
These forces do not want to bet on Gongsun Yan and Lu Yuanjin too early, so as not to lose their lives if they bet wrong.
Therefore, although Lu Yuanjin is on the "righteous" side, he does not have much power to use.
In addition to the various forces, the attitude of the Dahui people has not yet reached the degree that Chu Xianping had hoped for.
In the final analysis, it is because Gongsun Yan has not done too many bad things, so that he has not yet become a villain that everyone wants to kill.
Therefore, Chu Xianping arranged this scene today.
On the one hand, no matter what Gongsun Yan and Wei Changtian were preparing to do, he could not let the two of them arrive at Dragon Head Mountain unimpeded, and someone had to "stand up" to show "where the hearts of the people lie."
On the other hand, Chu Xianping also wanted to see how Wei Changtian would deal with these people.
He had been with Wei Changtian for nearly three years, and he thought he had already figured out the latter's style of doing things, knowing that Wei Changtian was not a heartless villain, and was especially prone to being soft-hearted when facing ordinary people.
If it had been before, Chu Xianping could have been sure that Wei Changtian would not kill people.
But the problem is that Wei Changtian seems to have changed a lot recently.
Yesterday in the An Prince's mansion, the word "滚 (gun - get out)" that Wei Changtian said through Gongsun Yan's mouth was still vivid in his mind, and this arrogance was definitely not his usual style.
Therefore, Chu Xianping wanted to take this opportunity to test him again.
Facing his test, Wei Changtian on the other side quickly gave the answer.
"Young Master Wei! Your Highness! There are about a thousand people blocking the road ahead!"
Outside the slowly moving carriage, a retainer on horseback asked with a serious face, facing the closed curtain:
"This humble one took a rough look and saw that there are many old, weak, women and children among them, I don't know if we should take a detour or disperse the crowd?"
"..."
The silence inside the curtain was very short, and after less than three breaths, Wei Changtian's indifferent voice came from the carriage.
"Didn't I say it? Anyone who blocks the road will be killed on the spot."
"K、Kill them all?"
"Kill them all."
"..."
"Yes, this humble one understands!"
A look of struggle flashed across his face, the retainer gritted his teeth and responded, and soon spurred his horse to the front, leading more than a hundred people to rush towards the crowd at the end of the road.
It could be seen that he still had some concerns about Wei Changtian's order.
In fact, not only him, but even Gongsun Yan didn't seem to understand why Wei Changtian wanted to do this.
"Young Master, killing people like this... I'm afraid it's exactly what Chu Xianping wants!"
"Hmph, it doesn't matter."
Glancing at Gongsun Yan, who was a little worried, Wei Changtian narrowed his eyes slightly and replied with some amusement:
"What he wants is anger, what I want is fear."
"I want to see which of the two can better sway people's hearts."
