Li Gongde was placed in the corridor outside the study by Sun Fulu. Xu Hun was tied up and heavily injured. His clothes were stained with blood. Beside him was one of Li Gongde's trusted retainers who stared at Xu Hun. This person was a true Master and his cultivation was naturally not bad. He was as famous as the Liantang Gang Leader in the Lingzhou Jianghu. However, one enjoyed wealth in the Administrator's manor while the other had his entire family wiped out in one night. One could see that being a guard dog was much more comfortable than being a stray dog with no one to rely on. Li Gongde looked calm. He closed his eyes and focused. His two fists in his sleeves loosened and clenched. At the end of the corridor was Hong Shuwen who was from the White Horse Righteous Faction. He was like a poisonous snake waiting for an opportunity to strike. When Hong Shuwen stood up, Li Gongde suddenly opened his eyes. When he saw His Royal Highness carrying Xu Beizhi back, the scene was too different from what he had imagined. He was stunned. Li Gongde was someone who had been through a lot in the officialdom. He immediately calmed himself down and let his retainer leave first. This time, the old man didn't act like an elder. He solemnly shook his sleeves and knelt on the ground. He said in a deep voice, "Li Gongde came to apologize to His Royal Highness. I hope Your Highness can save Li Hanlin on account of our 20 years of friendship."
Li Gongde couldn't see Hsu Fengnian's expression. His Royal Highness probably handed the drunk Xu Beizhi to Hong Shuwen and then quickly walked over. He held the Administrator's arms and tried to help him up. However, Li Gongde tried his best to kneel down. He heard His Royal Highness ask anxiously, "Uncle Li, why are you doing this? How can Fengnian bear the responsibility? So what if he is Hanlin? Uncle Li, get up and talk! "
Li Gongde said with a faint sobbing tone, "Your Highness, if you don't agree to save my son, Hanlin, even if Li Gongde dies kneeling here, I will not get up!"
Hsu Fengnian, who reeked of alcohol, said angrily, "I don't have to save anyone but Hanlin. How can I let Hanlin fall into danger?! Uncle Li, why do you have to be so pretentious? Could it be that as the dignified Taoist Administrator of Beiliang, you have done something to betray the Xu family? "
Li Gongde raised his head and said with tears running down his face, "Your Highness, Li Gongde has been loyal to Beiliang for 20 years. Heaven can be my witness. The General's cultivation of the Li family is as good as giving us a new lease on life. Li Gongde admits that he can't deny the crime of corruption. He is absolutely loyal to Beiliang and the Xu family!"
Hsu Fengnian squatted in front of the Administrator, who had lost his composure, and said softly, "In this case, Uncle Li should get up and talk. First, tell me who the kidnapped person is and why Hanlin wants me to save him. There are no outsiders here. You and I can speak frankly. If I can't do something, then I will beg Xu Xiao. I don't believe that anyone in Beiliang can hurt Hanlin! Who can wrong the Li family? "
Only then did Li Gongde stand up shakily, wiping away his tears with his sleeve. He pointed at Xu Hun and said sternly, "This person's surname is Xu and his given name is Xu Hun. He is the trusted aide of that Gold Weaver Li Xifeng and is also a secret agent of the Liyang Imperial Court. A few years ago, he took his family out for a spring walk. Li Xifeng, that sly old fox, actually pretended to meet me and purposely mentioned that this person was a descendant of his distant relative. Tonight, this Xu Hun actually snuck into the mansion and delivered a secret letter personally written by that green-eyed man, saying that as long as I, Li Gongde, am willing to betray Northern Liang, my position in the imperial court would only be higher than that old bastard Yan Jiexi. Furthermore, Zhao Gou had already arranged for the Li family's escape route, so how could Li Gongde be so ungrateful? I immediately apprehended this thief, but my poor son Hanlin has already been transferred to the Northern Mang Southern Dynasty by a military order and is now being forcefully escorted eastwards along the northern border. I'm afraid that it won't be long before he enters the capital from Ji Province. Your Highness, although Li Gongde has no intention of betraying Northern Liang, since he was targeted by Li Xifeng and Xu Hun, these treacherous villains, it must be because Li Gongde, as the Administrator, is not a proper one. No matter how Your Highness and the Great General deal with Li Gongde, Li Gongde will not complain at all. However, Your Highness knows Hanlin's character very well.
Hsu Fengnian let out a sigh as he replied with a smile, "Oh, I see. Uncle Li, don't worry too much. Come on, have a cup of tea in the study. Fengnian will send a message to Xu Xiao, Chu Lushan and Huangfu Cheng, the general of Youzhou Province. I promise to return a safe and sound Li Hanlin to Uncle Li!"
Li Gongde was about to nod and express his gratitude when he suddenly widened his eyes. His Royal Highness, who had always been smiling in front of him, directly pushed Xu Hun, a gold nugget who might be able to dig out a lot of secrets from him. His five fingers formed a hook and directly tore off half of Xu Hun's face. Then, as if he still found it too troublesome, he used the Immortal's Touch on the Head. Poor Xu Hun died on the spot without saying a word. Hsu Fengnian, whose hands were covered in blood, casually wiped them on his sleeves. Then, he carefully supported the Administrator with one hand and pushed the door open with the other. The two of them stepped over the threshold together. Hsu Fengnian stopped and leaned back. He smiled at Xu Yanbing and said, "Uncle Xu, please ask Hong Shuwen to quickly send out three secret letters. The last one is to be sent to Huangfu Cheng. Tell him that I allow him to privately mobilize two thousand light cavalry to intercept me. By the way, ask someone to send a pot of hot tea. "
Xu Yanbing nodded.
Li Gongde said in a low voice, "Your Highness, Xu Hun is clearly not an ordinary spy. Li Gongde tried to get information from him before. It seems that when Yan Jiexi escaped from Beiliang, he was also personally involved. With him in our hands, we don't have to worry about Li Xifeng and the Golden Weaving Bureau not giving in. It seems safer to kill him later. "
Hsu Fengnian shook his head and said with a smile, "Uncle Li, you underestimate how tight-lipped these men of sacrifice are. Besides, I don't care about Li Xifeng or the Weaving Bureau in my own territory of Beiliang. Even if there are spies from Zhao Gou, as long as there is a reasonable reason, I can kill them as I want. I'm not their relative. Anyway, it's a life and death battle between two sides, so there's no need to care about family ties. When doing this kind of thing, it depends on who's ruthless. The Peregrine Falcon Eagle Guard fell into Zhao Gou's hands outside of Beiliang and ended up in the same way. Otherwise, why would they be called men of sacrifice? They're not called men of sacrifice for nothing. "
Li Gongde listened to His Royal Highness' casual and indifferent words. When he sat down, he looked at the young man's unfashionable grey hair and did not say anything.
Hsu Fengnian smiled and comforted him, "If Uncle Li thinks that Huangfu Cheng and two thousand elite cavalry are not enough, you can send another two hundred crossbowmen and one thousand cavalry."
Li Gongde hurriedly agreed, "Okay, okay. Sigh, this foul situation is really making things difficult for Your Highness. "
Hsu Fengnian waved his hand and Xu Yanbing personally brought tea over. Hsu Fengnian then told him about the order to increase the number of men and horses to come out of seclusion.
Hsu Fengnian sneered and said, "Li Xifeng is really amazing. He's been a coward in Beiliang for more than ten years. If he wants to do something, he'll do it on a large scale. He's addicted to poaching people from the Xu family. He's still not satisfied even after giving Master Zhao an in-law. Now, he's not even willing to let Uncle Li go. After tonight, I'll go meet this Golden Weaving Bureau.
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