Chapter 377 Things are getting more and more complicated!
Chapter 377 Things are getting more and more complicated!
"Haha! It's just a few crappy merchants. They robbed their things and didn't kill them. It was already a great gift. How dare they bargain?"
When Li Shangxiang heard this, he sneered and said.
"Hehe! Boss, I will chop them all down now. The quality of these leathers is excellent. Winter is coming again, and the brothers all want to make some new clothes."
The man said with a smile.
Hearing what he said, Li Shangxiang smiled and said: "Remember to leave some more leather and make a few more pieces for me. You can go down. Don't kill those merchants. Just tell them to get out."
Li Shangxiang was in a very good mood today. He asked people to open all the boxes to check the money inside in person. However, when he opened one of the boxes, he saw a letter lying inside.
"kindness?"
Li Shangxiang looked at it with confusion on his face and opened the letter. Then, his expression changed instantly. The content of the letter was actually a letter from the Ministry of Rites to apologize to Emperor Chongzhen.
Damn it!
These merchants must be from the Ministry of Rites, right! Since they are from the Ministry of Rites, how could they pretend to be merchants and bring so much money with them?
Li Shangxiang was confused. At this moment, someone rushed towards the door.
"Boss! It's not good! Two thousand elite cavalry came from Nanjing City. They rushed into our Iron Blood Gang and killed them wantonly. Our brothers suffered heavy casualties!"
the man shouted.
What!
Li Shangxiang realized something was wrong, so he hurriedly put away the letter and took a group of men out to meet the enemy. At this time, within the Iron Blood Gang, corpses were lying in various directions, and most of them were dead!
this!
Li Shangxiang was shocked. Not far away, elite cavalry were still killing people!
"Ah! Boss, run away! These people are elites. They have no intention of discussing with us. They kill everyone on sight!"
"Pfft! Boss, I can't survive. Run quickly. If you are lucky enough to see my mother, remember to help me take care of her!"
"Boss! We are trying our best to hold them back. Please hurry up and escape with your people!"
…
The members of the Iron Blood Gang were all killing their enemies in a bloody manner. Li Shangxiang's eyes instantly turned red. He pulled out a big knife from the side and rushed over.
puff!
Li Shangxiang chopped off one person's head with a slash of his sword. However, the equipment of the elite iron cavalry was not comparable to that of the rabble of the Iron Blood Gang.
Moreover, the number of elite iron cavalry was greater than that of the Iron-Blooded Gang. In less than five minutes, only about twenty people from the Iron-Blooded Gang were dead.
Each of these twenty people had blood-red eyes, staring closely at the elite cavalry. Li Shangxiang's eyes were filled with blood and tears. At this time, he suddenly thought of the letter!
Could it be!
This silver was really shipped out by the Ministry of Rites in Nanjing City!
Because they issued a proclamation, the literati in the world made a fuss. In anger, His Majesty ordered them to be beheaded. In order to survive, they sent people to send money to the capital.
This letter is proof!
"Brothers! These people were sent by officials from Nanjing City. I have the evidence here. Let's leave now! As long as this letter is sent to the capital, His Highness the Prince will never let them go!"
Li Shangxiang said coldly.
In his eyes, Lin Fan is a man who kills with iron blood. Once he learns about what the officials in Nanjing City have done, he will definitely send out elites to kill them.
"Boss! Run away quickly, we will fight them!"
"Boss! You can avenge us while you are alive, and we will help you escape even if we die!"
…
The remaining people roared angrily, and then rushed forward with weapons in hand. Li Shangxiang turned around and ran away. His martial arts skills were extraordinary, and behind the Iron Blood Gang, there was a vast mountain.
Li Shangxiang fled deep into the mountains, and the elite cavalry could not catch up. They rummaged through the Iron Blood Gang and left with the money and all supplies.
The next day, a piece of news came out.
The Iron Blood Gang robbed merchants and accidentally robbed the money sent by the Ministry of Rites to the capital as a tribute to His Majesty, so they were wiped out by Nanjing officials.
Moreover, those people also brought all the money back to Nanjing City. As soon as this incident came out, all the literati in the world were outraged!
"Damn it! These bastards actually dare to give money to His Majesty, haha! They really do anything to survive!"
"The Iron Blood Gang committed murder, arson, and all kinds of evil. They deserved to be exterminated. However, they did a good deed before they died and ruined the plans of those bastards!"
"The leader of the Iron Blood Gang, Li Shangxiang, is not dead yet. I heard that Li Shangxiang carries evidence that officials from the Ministry of Rites bribed Your Majesty. Li Shangxiang has already gone to the capital to see Your Majesty!"
"Well! Is there anything else going on?
Although Li Shangxiang deserves to die, I hope that Li Shangxiang can see Your Majesty and ask His Majesty to send troops to encircle and suppress those bastards!"
…
At this time, Literary Juzi had transferred all his anger to Nanjing City.
And this was exactly what Lin Fan wanted. The more these scholars made trouble, the less he would take action and let them vent their anger.
Ministry of War!
"Sir, I went to the Iron Blood Gang this time and seized more than 200,000 taels of silver. I have brought it all back."
A commander in black armor appeared in front of Zhang Nanqi and said in a deep voice.
"Well! The Iron-Blooded Gang is actually so rich! If I had known they had so much money, I should have sent out elite iron cavalry to kill them!"
Zhang Nanqi said in a deep voice.
"Sir, the Iron Blood Gang is just a bunch of rabble, how could they get into your eyes."
The black-armored commander complimented.
Zhang Nanqi rolled his eyes at him and said, "Send all this money to my house. Don't mention this to anyone."
"Yes! Sir!"
The black-armored commander took the order and left.
"What! I didn't get that letter back!"
In the Ministry of Rites, Yue Qun was heartbroken when he learned that the two thousand elite cavalry did not come back with the letter.
"Sir, although I didn't get the letter back, those elite cavalry also slaughtered the Iron Blood Gang, leaving no one alive!"
The official from the Ministry of Rites said solemnly.
"Huh! If no one is left alive, this matter won't be a big problem. You should quickly rewrite a letter and send it to the capital again!"
Yue Qun let out a long breath and said in a deep voice.
The officials of the Ministry of Rites hurriedly went back to write letters, but the news about the Iron Blood Gang soon came back. When the officials of the Ministry of Rites learned about it, they were dumbfounded!
"Li Shangxiang, leader of the Iron-Blooded Gang, is actually alive!"
"This person also brought the letter we wrote to His Majesty. It's over now. This Li Shangxiang is not a kind person and will definitely slander us!"
"Sir, he has already begun to slander, saying that we, the people from the Ministry of Rites, sent money to bribe His Majesty, and also said that we were really the ones responsible for the literati's imperial examination!"
The person from the Ministry of Rites said solemnly.