Chapter 552

Early the next morning, the leaders of the mountain tribes entered the city one after another. Some of the tribal leaders had attended the banquet to welcome the imperial envoy and knew that the ceremony of changing customs would be held today, so they didn't leave that night and stayed nearby. However, there were still a considerable number of small tribal leaders and village heads who hadn't had the chance to attend and had only just arrived today.

The ceremony of changing customs was held at the county school. The county school's lecturer, Gu Qingge, and the instructor, Huang Xuan, were busy running around. One was responsible for the various arrangements within the county school, while the other was responsible for guiding the guests at the entrance of the county school. The tribal leaders attending the ceremony all wore different attire. As for some of the village heads and village heads who wore Han clothing, they were actually of the Hu tribe, but their villages had long been assimilated. These people were the least resistant to the change of customs.

It wasn't until late in the morning that Hua Qingfeng, Xu Boyi, Register Wang, and Ye Xiaotian accompanied the two imperial envoys to the county school. Li Xuancheng hadn't slept well last night and looked very haggard. His heart was broken. For the entire night, he tossed and turned, finding it difficult to sleep. When he thought of such a beautiful and charming person being possessed by a pile of dog shit, his heart ached as if it had been stabbed by a knife.

However, no matter what, she already had a husband. Li Xuancheng's hopes were completely shattered. Other than endless jealousy and hatred towards Ye Xiaotian, he didn't think about anything else. People should be persistent, but they shouldn't be stubborn. Although the reasoning was simple, how many people could do it? Li Xuancheng was the kind of person who didn't easily get emotional, but once he did, he was unable to extricate himself.

As for Ye Xiaotian's words, he didn't think about investigating the truth. Although he had experienced Ye Xiaotian's methods back in Jinling, he still didn't think that Ye Xiaotian would use this kind of easily seen through false information to deceive him. Moreover, how could he inquire? He was a dignified imperial envoy and the current imperial uncle. How could he ask about someone else's wife?

When Li Xuancheng was in the capital, he had almost been buried alive by the memorials that impeached him. Even now, he still felt a lingering fear when he thought about it. This time, as an imperial envoy, his attendants had been appointed by the court. Without his personal permission, he wouldn't dare to make a single mistake.

Assistant Minister Lin, on the other hand, had a very good rest. When he arrived at the county school and saw that the various chieftains were all gathered together, he was even more energized. He was not like Imperial Uncle Li who was obsessed with 'inspecting the officials'. He only wanted to complete the Changing of the Custom Ceremony as soon as possible and return to the capital to fight for the position of chief examiner.

Although the imperial edict had been read yesterday and the intentions of the two imperial envoys had been stated at the banquet, Assistant Minister Wang was still. On this occasion, Assistant Minister Lin spoke on behalf of the court. The content was nothing more than praise for the officials of Hulu County, led by County Magistrate Hua, and the Hu leaders present for their loyalty to the court.

However, today was a formal occasion, and it was also the county school, so Assistant Minister Lin couldn't help but play a little bit. He used four li six, the antithesis neat and tidy, and used many allusions. His words were simple and unadorned, and he was actually reciting them on the spot. Even Hua Qingfeng and Xu Boyi found it a little difficult to listen to him, not to mention the Hu tribe leaders who could not even write their own names properly. They all felt dizzy listening to him.

The crowd immediately responded with enthusiastic applause. Assistant Minister Lin didn't know what was going on and thought that these words had won the hearts of the people. He couldn't help but nod and smile, feeling very gratified. Next, it was Xu Boyi's turn to speak. There was no helping it. He was the one who had initiated the ceremony. Hua Qingfeng stood to the side, his uneasy smile making his face stiff.

Next, it was Xu Boyi's turn to speak. There was no helping it. He was the one who had initiated the ceremony. Hua Qingfeng stood to the side, his uneasy smile making his face stiff. Xu Boyi was well aware that the chiefs present had limited culture. Although they spoke in plain language, they still had the power to move the hearts of the people.

As Xu Boyi spoke, Law Tycoon was whispering with Gao Ya and Li Bohao in a corner. Today, they had borrowed the county school's Confucian scholars to act as concierge staff. The three of them were among them. Gao Ya and Li Bohao were very impatient with Law Tycoon's earnest reminders.

Gao Ya said, "Daheng, when did you become a chatterbox? You can just say this once. Is there a need to remind us over and over again?"

Tycoon said, "I naturally trust the two of you, but …"

Li Bohao immediately glared at him. "What are you saying? Can't my father be trusted?"

Daheng said, "Don't be like a fighting cock. I'm going to be a father soon, I won't argue with you."

Li Bohao became even more unhappy. "Are you trying to say that I'm very childish?"

Daheng was annoyed and questioned, "Aren't you childish?"

Li Bohao glared at him. Before he could speak, Law Tycoon dug his ears and said, "You want to duel with me? We'll talk about this another day! Let me tell you, you'd better go to your father's side and keep an eye on him. There can't be any mistakes in this matter, otherwise … "

At this time, class monitor Zhou hurriedly rushed in from outside. When he arrived at the county school, he looked around and saw Ye Xiaotian standing on the stage. He immediately went to the front desk and rushed to Ye Xiaotian's side. He whispered a few words in Ye Xiaotian's ear. Ye Xiaotian was suddenly stunned.

Xu Boyi was still talking. Ye Xiaotian took a deep breath and moved to Hua Qingfeng's side. He said in a low voice, "County Magistrate, something happened on the courier road."

Hua Qingfeng was absent-mindedly listening to Xu Boyi's passionate speech. When he heard this, he was shocked and hurriedly gave Ye Xiaotian a look. The two of them quietly moved to the side. Hua Qingfeng hurriedly asked, "Yeh Dianshi, what happened on the courier road?"

These two days, Hua Qingfeng was busy receiving the imperial envoys, so he didn't go to the courier road to guard it. When he heard something happened, he really panicked. Class monitor Zhou came over and reported in a low voice, "Milord, a batch of military supplies sent out by the courier road early in the morning was robbed by bandits."

Hua Qingfeng stared blankly for a moment. Then he said, "This county is only responsible for whether the courier road is smooth or not. Escorting the supplies is the army's business. What does it have to do with this county?"

Class monitor Zhou helplessly said, "Daren, the supplies were robbed in this county. It has nothing to do with the courier road, but it has to do with this county's public security."

"It was robbed in this county?" Hua Qingfeng asked in surprise. Ever since the Yi Long bandit gang was wiped out, at most there are still some bandits cutting roads in this county. How can there be a gang of bandits that can rob military vehicles? "

Class monitor Zhou forced a smile and said, "This county doesn't have any, but they can escape from the neighboring counties. Recently, the military supplies on the courier road have been flowing with oil. The bandits and mountain thieves in Guizhou have all gathered on this courier road. They are traveling from south to north, committing crimes. Two days ago, I heard that they were more than three hundred li away from here. Who would have thought that they would appear here this quickly? "

Hua Qingfeng knitted his brows and said, "Of course, the bandits must be eliminated, but how can it be easy to eliminate bandits who can rob military supplies from the hands of the army? This matter still needs to be considered at length. This county is accompanying the imperial envoys here, delay them for a while. "

Class monitor Zhou helplessly said, "Daren, in order to shirk responsibility, those soldiers blindly blame our county's courier road for having a problem. For example, the road is difficult to traverse, it is difficult to deploy defenses, it is difficult to get rid of the mountain bandits, or the weeds and trees on both sides of the road were not cleared away, allowing the bandits to hide and so on. The reasons are readily available. In short, it is our county's fault. After their Qian Zongguan rushed over, he blindly sided with his subordinates. This lowly officer and I cannot handle it! "

Hua Qingfeng stamped his feet and said through gritted teeth, "Wait for me to inform the two imperial envoys, then I will go with you to the courier road."

Ye Xiaotian knitted his brows and said, "Do you need this lowly official to go with you?"

Hua Qingfeng shook his head and said, "No! You stay here and guard this place! The matter on the courier road is nothing more than a muddled account that cannot be resolved in a short period of time. This county will go with them perfunctorily. As for this place, I will leave it to you. "

Ye Xiaotian was slightly surprised; based on Magistrate Hua's usual temperament, it was rare for him to be willing to take on this responsibility.

While speaking, Xu Boyi had already noticed their whispering from the corner of his eyes; the corners of his mouth could not help but curling into a faint cold smile.

Hua Qingfeng rushed over to Assistant Minister Lin and Imperial Uncle Li's side; cupping his fist he said, "Two imperial envoys Daren, there are some matters on the courier road that require this lowly official's attention. Yunnan is currently in a state of war, a large amount of military supplies are passing through, this lowly official does not dare to delay, please forgive me, two imperial envoys. "

As soon as Xu Boyi finished his speech, he rushed over. As soon as he heard Hua Qingfeng's words, he said, "The courier road concerns military intelligence, it is no doubt important. Wasn't the change of customs important to the people's hearts? Besides, with two imperial envoys here, how can the county magistrate, as the official seal of a county, abandon it? "

When Li Xuancheng heard this, he was somewhat displeased and said, "County Magistrate Xu's words are reasonable. Imperial Uncle and Assistant Minister Lin have come from the distant capital to preside over today's ceremony of changing of customs, it is enough to show the importance that His Majesty and the court place on this matter. You, as a local official, are not present, how can there be such a reason!"

Hua Qingfeng said, "Imperial Envoy, please forgive me, to tell you the truth, on the courier road … there is a group of roaming bandits on the courier road, causing trouble and robbing military supplies, this lowly official has no choice but to deal with them."

Xu Boyi said enigmatically, "Oh? Matters related to public security, that is Yeh Dianshi's duty, isn't it? Lord Magistrate, just let Yeh Dianshi handle it. There is an ancient saying, 'If you do things for yourself, you will not be able to appoint virtuous people. If you cannot appoint virtuous people, then all virtuous people will disperse.' You can't always do everything yourself, right? "

Assistant Minister Lin secretly frowned. He really didn't like Xu Boyi's tone. He wasn't even above his old superior, yet he was already so overbearing. No matter what grudges there were between the two of them, it shouldn't be so obvious in front of others. He had seen this kind of person too many times in his career. Even if they were intelligent and capable, it would be difficult for them to achieve great things with this kind of breadth of mind.

Assistant Minister Lin coughed and said, "Since this matter concerns military intelligence, it indeed cannot be neglected. Magistrate Hua, you may go! "

Hua Qingfeng let out a sigh of relief and bowed deeply. "Many thanks, Lord Imperial Envoy, this lowly official will take his leave!"

Hua Qingfeng cast a deep glance at Ye Xiaotian. Ye Xiaotian gave a slight nod. Hua Qingfeng then turned around and left with Squad Leader Zhou.

Xu Boyi's failure to successfully transfer Ye Xiaotian away had surprised him. Based on his understanding of Hua Qingfeng's temperament, this magistrate shouldn't be so responsible. However … even if Ye Xiaotian had stayed, it wouldn't have been a big problem. He had long since been on guard against Ye Xiaotian.

It wasn't the first or second time that he had suffered a setback at Ye Xiaotian's hands. If he could personally see Ye Xiaotian defeated, it wouldn't be a bad thing. Xu Boyi faintly smiled and said, "Two Imperial Envoys, let us begin now!"