The officials of the Secretariat were anxious, and someone had come outside the door to report: "Report that His Highness the Superintendent has ordered that the whole city be banned, but those who commit crimes in the city will be killed without mercy."

Xu Congyang rushed out of the gate and said in a deep voice: "Is this the order issued by the supervisor?"

"Yes." The visitor reported: "Your Highness has mobilized the Wujing Guards in the city and put strict vigilance. All the officers and soldiers of the Wujing Guards' Office have been sent to the office to prevent chaos in the capital."

Several officials behind him also followed, and some said: "The state-regulatory authorities responded in time. Those rioters must have taken advantage of the urgent war ahead and deliberately rioted the capital. They must take advantage of the urgent situation in the front. They must take ruthless measures to suppress them."

Xu Congyang frowned and said, "That's how do you guys think? I don't think so."

"Oh?" someone asked, "Mr. Xu, what do you mean?"

"I know the meaning of the state supervision. Now the situation is not known. The state supervision ordered a ban in order to prevent more chaos. However, if the ban is ordered, the people in the city will inevitably feel panic." Xu Congyang said seriously: "Unless it is absolutely necessary, the court will certainly not order a ban. Now that there are many fires, several fires cannot cause riots in the entire capital. It is just a few commotions. It is not impossible to transfer people to deal with it. Even if the means are harsh, it is not impossible. There are hundreds of thousands of people in the capital, and most of them do not know the real cause of the fire. Now that the whole city is in a ban, it has been a waste of time and let everyone know that something is wrong in the capital."

As soon as this was said, everyone immediately understood, and someone had already said, "That's right now. Now it's an extraordinary time. The people in the capital are extremely important. Qin Water has set up a formation and fight at any time. This capital must be stable. The Supervisor and Lord Xu are aware of their affairs. In recent times, the capital has indeed maintained peace, but... But a confinement order is like a little spark, which can easily make things worse."

Xu Congyang looked grim: "These fires must be due to some people's ulterior motives and careful planning. Their purpose is probably to make panic in the capital...!" He turned around and bowed: "My lords, you each hold your own position, don't worry. I immediately went to the prince's mansion, explained the pros and cons to the prince, advised the prince to take back his orders, and then discussed countermeasures."

Everyone immediately said, "Mr. Xu, there are undoubtedly chaos in the capital. You should be more careful on the way." Someone has already summoned the guards to protect Xu Congyang to the Prince's Mansion.

The Secretariat is a confidential military place. Although the empire is turbulent now, the Secretariat is still the brain of the empire. The national affairs are all here, and they are running day and night. The prince naturally pays great attention to the safety here and specially dispatches hundreds of people to guard it to ensure the absolute safety of the officials. At this time, officials transferred more than a dozen soldiers to escort Xu Congyang out.

Xu Congyang didn't say much, got on the carriage, and rushed to the prince's mansion under the escort of more than a dozen soldiers.

Xu Congyang was anxious and didn't know how many streets he turned. Suddenly he heard a sound of gongs and drums coming from the front, and then heard a burst of screams. Xu Congyang immediately lifted the curtain and asked in a deep voice: "What's wrong?"

A guard in front reported: "Sir, there was a commotion in the north, and there was thick smoke rolling over there, as if there was a fire..."

"Calmly?" Xu Congyang's heart tightened, "What is there? Is there a Taoist temple?"

"Sir, there is indeed a Songyang Taoist temple there, and the incense has always been very good..."

"Go to Songyang Taoist Temple!" Xu Congyang said in a deep voice.

The guard was stunned and asked, "Sir, aren't you going to the Prince's Mansion? Going to Songyang Dao Temple, you break the way and go in the wrong direction..."

"Mo said too much, hurry up and go to Songyang Taoist Temple." Xu Congyang said sternly: "The faster the better."

The guards did not dare to say much. At that moment, everyone was protecting Xu Congyang's carriage and turned north. After only passing one street, they saw many people running around in panic. Among them were a few Wujing Guard soldiers, who were like headless flies, intercepting and shouting on the street. The front of the carriage was blocked. Xu Congyang lifted up the curtains. A Wujing Guard soldier was about to walk by. Xu Congyang said in a deep voice: "Stop."

The Wujing Guards turned their heads and looked at the escorts. Although they didn't know Xu Congyang, they knew they were high-ranking officials. They hurriedly bowed and said, "What are the instructions of sir?"

"What happened before?"

"After speaking, a fire broke out in the Taoist temple in Songyang. The fire was being put out. Suddenly, a group of rioters rushed out of the Taoist temple. They were about to rush into the Taoist temple. They held swords, guns and weapons in their hands. The people were frightened... We have too few people and were about to summon people to come."

Xu Congyang frowned: "You mean they have swords and guns?"

"Yes, I'm holding a long spear and a short knife in my hands, and it's clear that I'm making trouble." Wu Jingwei said with a discomfort: "What are the instructions for the lord? The lord is going back and summoning people to deal with the rebellion."

"How many people are there on your side?"

"We are only about ten people... the gang of chaos gathered about a hundred people and were smashing the door..."

Xu Congyang's expression was even colder. The empire had been implementing sword hunting orders. Not to mention the important places of the capital, even in the local area, the people were rigorous in privately hiding weapons. Even some wealthy families did not dare to show them out even if they had weapons privately. According to the law of the empire, if ordinary people owned or kept weapons privately, it would be like rebellion, which was a serious crime.

This is even more harsh in the capital. It is impossible for ordinary people to possess weapons at all. It is almost impossible to bring them into the city from outside the city. The investigation of each gate of the capital, regardless of entry or exit, is extremely strict. It is even more difficult to bring weapons from outside the city without knowing it.

As for several arsenals in the city, they are strictly guarded. Even if the regular army wants to take weapons from the arsenal, it will take several procedures. Not to mention ordinary people, it is impossible to connect close to each other.

But at this moment, the chaotic people actually had weapons in their hands, which was already a big deal. The source of these weapons was a big problem. Since the opponent could get weapons in the capital and distribute them to everyone, it showed that his hands and feet were in the sky.

"Call up all the people on your side and follow me to Songyang Taoist Temple." Xu Congyang said in a deep voice: "I want to see who has the courage to swallow the sky?"

At that moment, Wu Jingwei drove a road among the crowd, and the guards protected the carriage forward. The Wu Jingwei also shouted all the more than ten Wu Jingwei soldiers scattered in the crowd, and together there were about 30 people, they protected the carriage and came to Songyang Taoist Temple.

The Songyang Taoist Temple is filled with fire. There are many Taoist temples in the capital. The Songyang Taoist Temple ranks among the top three, and there are more than 200 Taoist priests in the Taoist temple.

The Taoist priests of Songyang Taoist Temple were obviously much more cautious. Although the Taoist priests were storming and the Taoist priests organized fire to put out the fire, the Taoist priests in front of the gate saw someone preparing to enter in with the opportunity and had already closed the door. Hundreds of men who seemed to be ordinary people were holding swords and guns in their hands and shouting outside the gate. When Xu Congyang arrived, the group of people had already smashed several small holes with wooden stakes and big stones. When Xu Congyang came later, the gate would inevitably be smashed open.

Not far ahead of the Taoist temple, although it was chaotic and many people fled, they were still left to watch from afar, as if they were watching the fun.

When the carriage came, the people all looked at the carriage. Among the chaotic people who smashed the door, they saw a group of people coming to protect a carriage, leaving some people to continue smashing the door. However, most of them came to meet him. They were not afraid of the officers and soldiers at all. The first one was tall and burly, holding a big knife in his hand, and shouted: "We are practicing the way for heaven, don't meddle in other people's business. Tianmendao burned and killed and looted there, like beasts. These Taoist priests in Taoist temples are not good things. Tianmendao killed the common people, so let's kill these dog Taoist priests. If you still have to be conscience, kill all the Taoist priests in the capital with us...!"

The guards and Wu Jingwei met with each other coldly, and they were holding swords in their hands. Xu Congyang had already gotten out of the carriage. When the rioters saw an old man with white hair and beards coming out of the carriage, they looked at each other. Xu Congyang first looked at the Taoist temple. The flames were soaring into the sky and the fire was fierce. He heard a scream from inside. It was obvious that the fire was put out. In front of the gate, dozens of rioters were carrying wooden stakes to smash the door, making them lively and excited.

Xu Congyang stepped forward a few steps, and a guard hurriedly said, "Sir, be careful of these chaotic people..." In front of Xu Congyang, Xu Congyang carried his hands on his back and said in a deep voice: "Doway!"

The guard hesitated for a moment and finally dodged. Xu Congyang stepped forward, glanced at the group of chaotic people in front of him, and said in a deep voice: "Are you going to rebel?"

Everyone looked at each other, and the person who led the lead said, "Who are you?"

"I am the official Xu Congyang, the Minister of the Secretariat and the Grand Secretary of the Palace." Xu Congyang looked stern, "Who are you?"

Xu Congyang's reputation is also well-known in the capital. The man said: "It turns out to be Grand Secretary Xu. Grand Secretary Xu, you are here just in time. We want to eliminate violence and maintain good deeds and practice the law for heaven. Since you are a high-ranking official in the court, you should make decisions for the people."

"Make a decision for the people?" Xu Congyang sneered: "What decision is?"

"Of course, it's killing Taoist priests to protect the country." The man shouted.

"Kill the Taoist priests to protect the country?" Xu Congyang laughed and said, "If you kill these Taoist priests, you can protect the country? My Great Qin is as stable as Mount Tai, so why do you need to kill the Taoist priests to report?"

The man also sneered: "Sir Xu, do you really think that we ordinary people are deaf and blind. Tianmen Dao has already hit Qinshui, and there are many refugees outside the capital. The blind people cannot see these. It is these Taoist priests who harm the country and the people, so they have today's difficulties. Letting the people suffer, and not killing them is not enough to quell the anger of the people."

"What a good person is not enough to calm the anger of the people." Xu Congyang sneered: "What does the relationship between the Heavenly Gate Dao and these Taoist temples? These Taoist temples are all the Taoist Tao and belong to the Heavenly Master Tao. The Heavenly Gate Dao is completely different from the Heavenly Master Tao. What does it have to do with the Heavenly Gate Dao?"

The person who was very eloquent was very good, retorted: "Of course it's a big deal. Now that we dare to do things, we are not afraid of death, nor are we afraid of talking. If the world is like this, aren't these dog Taoist priests of the Eternal Dao bewitching the emperor? If they hadn't bewitching the emperor, why would they have to pay bribes, practice Taoism and alchemy, and build the Tongtian Palace? Isn't all this done by the Eternal Dao? The Eternal Dao and the Eternal Dao are birds of a feather, and they must be beaten away."
Chapter completed!