Feng He chuckled and said, "Sir, I certainly didn't expect it, and I didn't expect them to be so courageous."
Long Chen asked: "How to say?"
Feng He said: "Everyone you saw tonight at the Governor's Mansion is a pirate."
Zhang Qian was surprised and said: "How is it possible! All the officials in the governor's office of a county are pirates?"
Long Chen felt it was getting more and more interesting, they were all thieves.
Long Chen asked: "Since they are all pirates, why did Chen Zu petition the imperial court to send troops to quell the pirates? Did he deliberately lure us here?"
Feng He said: "This is the interesting part."
"The governor Chen Zu took office three years ago. When he came, all the officials in Qianjiang County, including the cooks, were already pirates."
Zhang Qian said in shock: "Then he is a sheep in a tiger's mouth?"
Feng He chuckled and said: "Yes, it's a sheep entering the tiger's mouth. Everyone in the governor's office lied to him. Chen Zu didn't even know there were pirates in this place."
"Not long ago, Zhenhai County was conquered, and some people from Zhenhai fled to Qianjiang County. When Chen Zu saw it, he realized that something was wrong, so he petitioned the imperial court to send troops."
"After the memorial seal was sent out, Chen Zu was killed. Now Chen Zu is a substitute."
In this way, the whole thing can be explained.
They worked together to deceive and conceal the situation for three years. Under their surveillance, Chen Zu could imitate every move he made. Even a substitute for Chen Zu could fake the real thing.
Also, Wu Wenjing, the Minister of Punishment, may not have lied. When he arrived at Qianjiang County, Chen Zu told him that there were no pirates. Wu Wenjing believed it and reported to the empress that everything was safe.
After Wu Wenjing was arrested, he was beaten in prison and forced to grab Hu Chengfu, the minister.
Zhang Qian felt hairy all over. In other words, they were drinking with a group of pirates just now, and they were surrounded by enemies.
"Sir, we can't go back to Qianjiang County, and we definitely can't enter the city again."
Long Chen did not answer, but quietly thought about how to break the situation.
To put down the pirates, we must first solve the internal problems. If Qianjiang County cannot be conquered, there will be no need to discuss other matters.
"Sir, there is one more thing."
"The people from the Imperial City Department have arrived, and I met the chief custody officer Hou Ping today."
Feng He's voice suddenly turned cold and stern.
Long Chen and Feng He were both from Nanliang, and the Imperial City Secretary was Li Chengdao's minion. They knew it very well.
Hou Ping is the powerful leader of the Imperial City Division. His cultivation is at the peak of a king. He is best at concealed weapons and poisoning. This person is extremely difficult to deal with. Even Feng He is a little scared when he talks about it.
"The arrival of Hou Ping means that the elite of the Imperial City Division have also arrived. It's so fast."
Long Chen was secretly surprised, he didn't expect Li Chengdao to be so anxious to kill him.
Zhang Qian had heard of the Imperial City Division, which was a special agent force created by the emperor just like the Shadow Guards of the Great Zhou Dynasty.
"Sir, the pirates and people from the Imperial City Department are here. We are no match. Let's ask the imperial court for help."
Zhang Qian was afraid that something might happen to Long Chen, so she chose to ask the Empress for help. This was the safest approach.
Long Chen shook his head and said: "No, the imperial court's military strength is tight now, and I have to solve it myself."
The empress must have expected these situations, as she was giving Long Chen exam questions.
Zhang Qian said anxiously: "But the forces on both sides are too strong, and there are simply not enough people like us."
Feng He chuckled and said, "General Zhang, are you talking about both sides? The secret guards of the General's Mansion have also arrived. I didn't see Wuming, but I guess Wuming should have arrived."
Zhang Qian was stunned. She knew that Wuming was the leader of Jingtianlie's secret guard, and his cultivation level was at the Martial Emperor realm.
"What...what should I do?"
Zhang Qian panicked this time.
Long Chen stood by the river, looking at the dark river water, with fluorescence appearing and disappearing in the water.
The three forces gathered in Qianjiang County. The purpose of the secret guards and the Imperial City Division was to kill Long Chen. The pirates seemed to want to hide it and did not intend to break up with the court.
If you want to break the situation, you can only start from...
"Can you find the secret guards and the people from the Imperial City Department?"
Long Chen asked Feng He.
Feng He smiled and said: "Sir, I am not good at cultivation, but I am good at finding people. Give me two days and I can find at least 80% of them."
Long Chen said: "Eighty percent is enough."
Feng He turned around and disappeared into the dark night.
Zhang Qian asked: "I suggest seeking help from the court. You can't take risks. If something goes wrong with you, how can I explain it to the princess?"
Long Chen smiled and said: "The mountain people have their own clever plans."
Zhang Qian knew that Long Chen had many tricks and schemes, and seeing how confident he was, she stopped insisting.
Back at the military tent, Long Chen called Dugu Jiali over and said, "Send dozens of people out to grab things from the surrounding villages and towns."
Dugu Jiali was surprised and asked, "Sir, do you want me to... grab something?"
She thought she heard wrongly.
Long Chen's tone was firm and he said word by word: "Yes, I let you grab things, but you are not allowed to kill anyone!"
Dugu Jiali asked: "Why?"
Long Chen smiled and said: "Just go ahead and remember where you robbed. I will compensate you when the time comes."
Dugu Jiali couldn't understand why, but Long Chen gave the order, so she could only execute it.
Thirty people were ordered and asked to ride horses overnight to loot surrounding villages and towns.
....
Inside Qianjiang City.
Chen Zu and a group of officials escorted Long Chen out of the city gate. When they returned to the Governor's Mansion, there were three people sitting in the hall, Xu Zhi in the middle and two middle-aged men beside him.
The man on the left has ape-like arms and a long beard, and he is Yuan Tengfei; the man on the right is very stocky, and he is Wang Zhong.
The three of them are the real masters of Qianjiang County.
When Chen Zu saw the three people, he rolled up his sleeves, cupped his hands and shouted: "Greetings to Grandpa Sanzu."
Xu Zhi and the others are known as the three ancestors of Qianjiang, with Xu Zhi ranking first, Yuan Tengfei ranking second, and Wang Zhong ranking third.
The officials behind him also rolled up their sleeves and shouted: "Greetings to the third ancestor."
These people have no official etiquette and have a reckless attitude.
"Why didn't you keep Long Chengen?"
Xu Zhi asked coldly.
Chen Zu immediately replied respectfully: "Grandpa Zu, Long Chengen insisted on spending the night outside the city. I was afraid that he would become suspicious, so I let him go."
Xu Zhi turned to ask the bald man next to him, who was Xu Zhi's dog-headed military advisor: "Master Fayin, what do you think?"
This bald man was originally a teacher, but later became a monk. He did not recite sutras well, so he followed Xu Zhi to make suggestions and gave himself a Buddhist title.
"I just saw it. This Long Chengen is very sophisticated. I can't figure out his details."
"He asked how many pirates there were, and we said 100,000, but he believed it, which means he didn't understand the situation."
"But he asked the Wu family in Zhenhai again. Maybe he knew something else."
"So, I think let's take a closer look and see what he wants to do."
Fayin rubbed his fat neck, rubbing out a layer of dirt.
Song Tongyang, the county magistrate, shouted: "Master Fayin, it would be better to kill him with one knife, just like killing Chen Zu."
Xu Zhi cursed: "He is an imperial envoy. If we kill him, we will be exposed."
Yuan Tengfei said: "During the banquet tonight, I didn't see anything unusual. Long Chengen didn't doubt us either. I think we'll have another look."
Wang Zhong pointed at Song Tongyang's group and cursed: "Please wake up to me and don't show any flaws. I will kill whoever I screw up!"
At this time, a man ran in from outside and shouted: "Grandpa Sanzu, something happened!"
