eurekapd Chapter 549: Give Enough Pressure
Chapter 549: Give Enough Pressure
At daybreak, a group of people appeared three miles outside Wohu Village.
Feng Keyan and Li Han, who had not slept all night, stood together and were already feeling a little sleepy.
Just as the two were dozing off, a shadow running back from the direction of Wohu Village was approaching at the fastest speed.
"Your Highness Duke Qin, the thieves in Crouching Tiger Manor are dressed exactly like the thieves from the Iron Hand Group."
"In my opinion, they are not just a group of servants, but real killers of the Iron Hand Group."
Li Cunxi, who was sitting by the river, nodded slightly and said:
"As I expected, before we arrived, an irreversible conflict occurred between the Iron Hand Group and Crouching Tiger Village."
"The conflict was so serious that only one side could survive. At the same time, the news of my coming to Yangzhou spread, so the Iron Hand Group sent assassins to destroy Crouching Tiger Village."
"The Crouching Tiger Village people knew that the Iron Hand Group was going to kill people to silence them, so some of them escaped... or maybe all of them escaped."
"Afterwards, the Iron Hand Group occupied Crouching Tiger Manor, and the assassins sent out by the Iron Hand Group blocked the people of Crouching Tiger Manor outside Yangzhou City."
Feng Keyan was no longer sleepy. He clapped his hands repeatedly and could not help but exclaimed:
"What a brilliant line of reasoning."
"Your Highness, without seeing the entire process, has deduced the thieves' movements based on what he has seen and heard. You are truly worthy of being the most talented young man in our Great Zhou."
Li Cunxi stood up, not impressed by this level of praise.
The kind of praise he really wanted to hear was Zeng Tai's unbridled and crazy praise.
A scholar like Feng Keyan still has some dignity.
"So what should we do next?" Hu Jinghui asked, holding the knife, "How about we charge in, capture a few people and torture them severely?"
"There's no need for that. If we do that, we'll just expose our identities and let those rats know we're conducting a secret visit."
"Ok."
"Okay, everyone, it's time for us to find a place to rest. We must be tired after running all night. Let's find an inn and rest for a day."
……
The next day, outside Yangzhou city.
The yamen runners who were sent by Cui Liang to monitor the official ship were kicked awake while they were still drowsy.
Everyone was having a comfortable dream, and was unhappy to be woken up, so they wanted to curse a few words.
Unexpectedly, when he opened his eyes, he saw Zhang Huan and Li Lang. The two men were holding huge iron bars and beating the yamen runners on the heads and faces, making them cry out in pain.
Despite being beaten, these yamen runners did not dare to fight back and could only endure it in silence.
They didn't know how many times they were beaten with the stick, but suddenly the three yamen runners felt that they were not beaten severely, so they looked at the two military leaders timidly.
"Zhang Huan, Li Lang, why did you beat up the three of them?"
A voice like that of a savior sounded from the other side.
The three yamen runners turned over and tried to look up, just in time to see a group of people standing on the official road.
The leader held his head high and chest out, with a thin figure. He wore a purple official uniform, a webbed headdress, his clothes were embroidered with peacock patterns, and he had a jade pendant and a golden tortoise bag hanging from his waist. His eyes were scorching.
Although they did not know this official, they knew Wu Yanhao, who met Cui Liang yesterday.
Seeing that Wu Yanhao was standing in the middle, how could these yamen runners not guess Li Cunxi's true identity.
The three of them knelt down and kowtowed, shouting:
"My little one has met you, my great master!"
Li Cunxi lowered his body and asked in a low voice:
"Is it fun for you to watch me for a whole day and night?"
The three yamen runners kowtowed repeatedly and trembled all over as if they heard the whispers of a devil.
"Take them with you. I need to go see Governor Cui to ask him about the cause and effect of the Han Canal boat capsizing incident. These bastards cannot be left here."
At Li Cunxi's signal, six Qianniu Guards came forward, escorting the three yamen runners, and followed Li Cunxi and others straight to the Yangzhou Governor's Mansion.
Naturally, what Li Cunxi was doing could not be hidden from anyone who was interested.
Soon, the officials of the Yangzhou Provincial Government were in chaos. Under the leadership of Cui Liang, they colluded with each other and decided to conceal the truth about Li Cunxi.
The confession was repeated over and over again until everyone had memorized it by heart, and then they went together to wait outside the Yangzhou Governor's Mansion for Li Cunxi's arrival.
At the same time, Li Cunxi, who had entered the city, was already at a small stall one street away from the Yangzhou Governor's Mansion. More than a dozen people ordered dozens of spring rolls and bought thirty to fifty sweet cakes, which they ate with sweet tea from the roadside.
They ate until around noon, when Li Cunxi stood up, looked around at everyone, and said:
"Everyone, it's time for us to go to the Governor's Mansion."
After eating and drinking their fill, everyone stood up and followed Li Cunxi to the Yangzhou Governor's Mansion.
A group of more than ten people dragged three yamen runners who were tied up and marched onto the street. Soon, they arrived at the street where the Yangzhou Governor's Mansion was located under the watch of the people.
"Here he comes, here he comes, the legendary chief of all officials has arrived with his entourage of officials!"
Outside the Yangzhou Governor's Mansion, Cui Liang, who had been waiting for a long time, finally heard the servant's report. He became fully alert and prepared to deal with Li Cunxi and his group.
In less than a cup of tea, Cui Liang, who was eagerly waiting, saw a young man in purple official uniform walking towards him with a large group of people.
The young man walked with the gait of a dragon and a tiger, and his every move and gesture had the demeanor of the chief officials he had seen in the court in the past.
Who was the head of all officials back then?
It seems to be the father of Wu Yanhao, Shao Yin of Henan Prefecture, and King of Wei, Wu Chengsi.
To Cui Liang's surprise, Li Cunxi came up to him and smiled faintly.
"Why, Governor Cui, are you so surprised after seeing me?"
Cui Liang came to his senses instantly and bowed.
"Your humble servant, Cui Liang, the governor of Yangzhou, and the entire Yangzhou governor's office, are here to pay their respects to His Royal Highness Duke Qin and all the other gentlemen."
A group of officials bowed in greeting.
"We pay our respects to His Royal Highness Duke Qin and all the others."
Hu Jinghui, who received instructions from Li Cunxi, pretended to be angry and took a step forward, saying dissatisfiedly:
"You only know how to pay respect to them. Are we military officers of low rank? Are we not worthy of your respect?"
"He is the governor of a state after all, and has been in office for many years. It is really chilling to see you showing favoritism to one and neglect to another."
In the past, Cui Liang would have sneered at such unreasonable behavior.
But today was completely different. He vaguely saw the shadow of Li Cunxi behind Hu Jinghui's strange behavior.
"The man can bend and stretch!"
Cui Liang gritted his teeth and bowed to Hu Jinghui.
"I am Cui Liang, the governor of Yangzhou, and I am here with the Yangzhou Governor's Office and other officials to pay my respects to General Hu, General Li and other generals."
The officials of the Governor's Office bowed together.
"We greet the generals."
Hu Jinghui still had that intimidating expression on his face, and curled his face.
"Humph, I'll teach you a lesson this time. If it happens again, I'll show you how I'll deal with you."