The young master that reminded the tall young master to be careful narrowed his eyes and touched the mane of the White-hoofed Shadow he was riding. He said in a deep voice, "Committing murder on the street for no reason and disregarding the law. Do you not know how the word death is written?"
Hsu Fengnian pulled on the edge of his mink hat with both hands. His body flashed and he slapped the White-hoofed Shadow's head. The horse that was worth three hundred taels of silver did not even have the time to cry out before it died on the spot. The horse's hooves bent and it fell to the ground, scaring the young master so much that he quickly jumped up and retreated a few dozen feet away. He did not even have the desire to test the opponent's strength.
Xu Beizhi sighed.
At this moment, not to mention you half-baked yamen officials, even if the insufferably arrogant Yan Wenluan were to appear, she would also be beaten by His Highness the Heir Apparent, who was full of resentment and had nowhere to vent.
Hsu Fengnian took a deep breath and suppressed his surging killing intent. He said expressionlessly, "Scram!"
The noble woman riding the Yellow Dragon Hussar was so angry that she laughed, "Not bad, you do have some mediocre skills. This is the first time I've heard that Lingzhou has such a courageous Jianghu person. I've learned something new!"
The young master whose beloved horse had died on the street threw a look at his companion and the horse galloped away.
Hsu Fengnian glared at the woman on the horse and then continued forward with Xu Beizhi.
Xu Beizhi asked with a smile, "Do you feel better?"
Hsu Fengnian said helplessly, "What are you talking about?"
Xu Beizhi no longer behaved atrociously on his wound. She turned around and saw that the other nobles had put away their swords and sabers and slowed down their horses. They followed behind her, unwilling to leave. Their faces were full of ruthlessness and amusement, as if they were ready to watch a big joke. Xu Beizhi gently shook his head.
A group of soldiers in bright armor quickly ran over under the lead of the knight who reported the news. They had an imposing manner.
Xu Beizhi sneered. These foppish sons of rich families were not stupid. They knew that to deal with those Jianghu masters who were skilled in martial arts, it was effective to borrow the power of the government to kill them. Moreover, there was no need to worry about the consequences. It saved them money and effort, so why not? Xu Beizhi saw that the owner of the White-hoofed Shadow was riding on the same horse as his companion. Obviously, he was not satisfied with the arrangement. He waved his hand and whispered to the person beside him, who then rode away. Xu Beizhi smiled. It seemed like he was determined to eliminate the source of the problem. Then, he called for more people to come and encircle them, in case the three of them were 'cornered' and used their skills to escape. They should be a group of vicious and merciless sons of generals. They should be able to move a large number of local patrolling soldiers. Perhaps the power of patrolling the provincial capital was in the hands of one of their parents. Lingzhou was a good place for generals at the border to enjoy their retirement. There were many miscellaneous generals, military captains, and even more ruffians. Back then, the Administrator was' powerless' to suppress the rebellion of the officials in Lingzhou. Part of the reason was because Sir Li did not do anything. More importantly, the Administrator was a rare pure civil official in Beiliang. Even if he really wanted to discipline the Lingzhou military captains who held real power, he still had to spend a large amount of effort and relationships. The imbalance between civil and military in Beiliang had been going on for a long time. The scholars had died, and the internal and external conflicts had unknowingly increased the complexity of the situation in Beiliang.
The group of soldiers who rushed over first were all eager to give it a try. They held the hilts of their knives and waited for the captain's orders. Just as the daughter of Captain Dong had said, it was rare to see jianghu heroes who dared to cause trouble in Lingzhou, much less in the heavily guarded provincial capital. The lotus pond in Huangnan County, which had a martial arts grandmaster watching over, was instantly reduced to ashes. This shocking news had already spread throughout Lingzhou during the New Year's greetings in the first month. It made the large and small gangs in Lingzhou tremble in fear. This year, the silver that they gave to the officials had all been increased by a few times. The captain pulled out his knife with a vicious smile and was about to capture the three of them to report to Sir Zhou and 'Dong Yueqi'. They had just celebrated the New Year, so it was really a good start.
The streets were very busy. Wang Lvting and Sun Yin followed in the crowd. Seeing this scene, Wang Lvting did not know whether to laugh or cry. He was hesitating whether he should go out and stop those people whose eyeballs were on their butts. Sun Yin shook his head and said, "Let's wait and see."
Wang Lvting said softly, "I told you just now, His Highness is not the kind of person who likes to make a fuss. Moreover, the reason why His Highness came out this time was to see you. I'm sorry to get involved in this kind of trouble."
Sun Yin pointed at his own head and said calmly, "Sun Yin had already finished studying when he was fourteen. After that, you always asked me what I was doing. I can tell you now. Since ancient times, there have been secret techniques of the emperor that were used to control the officials. However, I have half of the 'Long and Short Positive and Negative Sutra' that I wrote. It can be used to analyze, counter, and balance the techniques of the emperor. After Master Yao went to the capital, it was not that I did not want to go to the emperor, but I could not. If I went, I would die. Sun Yin is very afraid of death. How could I not see His Royal Highness hiding his strength and biding his time? Since he was able to make the four princes of Hwangnam County go from being united on the surface to completely breaking up, it proves that His Highness is like what I told you that night. He chose the middle of the road to govern Lingzhou. However, what Sun Yin wanted, even if it was a hereditary position of His Royal Highness, he still could not give it. Sun Yin, rather than selling what you have learned against your will, it is better not to sell it! "
Wang Lvting said regretfully, "Can't you learn to compromise?"
Sun Yin sneered, "Then what is the difference between you and Administrator Li Gongde?"
Wang Lvting hurriedly shut her mouth and obediently watched the commotion in the distance. She was afraid that this fellow beside her would say something disgraceful.
Beiliang was poor. Perhaps it was because there were not many broken pots left. Those who were barefooted were never afraid of those who were wearing shoes. Since ancient times, the people were valiant. They were used to fighting. It was only after Xu Xiao's arrival that they became more restrained. However, the competitive blood that flowed in their bones did not fade away. At this moment, there was a rare fight between a commoner and an official. Many men were cheering and making a ruckus. However, no one thought that when a man in normal clothes walked out, there was not even a single drop of rain, let alone loud thunder and small raindrops. The arrogant daughter of the Dong family was stunned as if she had been possessed by a ghost. She hurriedly got off her horse and walked in front of the man. The people in the distance could not hear what was said. They could only see the man's cold expression. The daughter of the lieutenant of Yue Qi did not become angry out of embarrassment. She still stood there uneasily. Outsiders did not know the situation here, but the friends of the daughter of the Dong family were all scared out of their wits. They all rolled off their horses as if they were walking on thin ice. The squad leader quickly sheathed his sword and led the soldiers under him to kneel in front of him. As it turned out, Dong Zhen, the daughter of the second most powerful lieutenant in Lingzhou, "Dong Yueqi", recognized this man as the deputy general of Lingzhou with the surname Han. When Deputy General Han was inspecting the military camp before the new year, Dong Zhen just happened to be wandering around nearby. She glanced at him from afar and felt that this uncle was imposing. Even her father, who could cover the sky with one hand in Lingzhou, was far from being able to compare. She could only accompany him from the side. Afterwards, she heard her father carefully mention that Deputy General Han had entered Lingzhou with His Royal Highness. There was no need to pay attention to His Royal Highness, who had never appeared outside of the general's estate. As long as they did not clash with him head on, His Royal Highness would have to leave Lingzhou with his tail between his legs sooner or later. However, Deputy General Han could not be provoked. Not only was this person the junior brother of the immortal spear Wang Xiu, whose martial arts were unparalleled, he was also the general's personal retainer. In the future, he would be an official in Lingzhou for a long time. Dong Zhen did not dare to show off in front of this legendary man who could be said to be invincible. However, from her point of view, she was in the right to cause such a big commotion. Moreover, she did not think that General Han would be so calculative with a girl of the younger generation like her.
However, when Dong Zhen saw the young man in the mink hat walk to General Han's side and whisper something, to which General Han could only nod his head, Dong Zhen was instantly scared out of her wits.
In such a big Lingzhou City, who could treat Han Laoshan like this?
Was there even a need to guess the identity of that person? Dong Zhen was the first to wake up and kneeled heavily on the ground. When the other hedonistic sons saw this, they were so scared that they peed their pants. They all kneeled down one after another and did not even dare to breathe loudly.
Han Laoshan said with a stiff tone, "All of you kneel and ask someone to bring the person with the highest authority in your family. I will give you five incense sticks' worth of time. If no one comes, I will directly twist off your heads!"
Dong Zhen wanted to cry but had no tears. They all had to kneel obediently, so who was going to ask for help?
The young man in the mink hat chuckled and said, "Let this group of soldiers who have worked hard for the people of Lingzhou go and pass on the message. Soldiers, hurry up and ride their horses. There are not many opportunities like this. A single horse is worth more than all of your belongings. At that time, if any one of these people dies, the skin on your body will be peeled off in anger. Not only the armor on your body, you will also lose a layer of your skin. "
The squad leader gathered his courage and stood up. With him taking the lead, the soldiers under him also stood up hesitantly. Hsu Fengnian said to the squad leader, "I have counted. You just happen to be one more person. You stay here. The rest of you go and pass on the message. That's right, tell their elders that those who have been military officers must all wear their armor. "
Dong Zhen even had the thought of dying. When she lowered her head, her eyes were filled with fear and resentment. Almost half an incense stick's worth of time had passed. In the distance, on the increasingly crowded street, the crowd only saw the young man in the mink hat who should have a great background. He took off the saber at the waist of the squad leader and then quietly squatted down with the saber across his knees.
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