After everything was sorted, Li Hui called Jiang Sheng, reached out and took out two written letters from his arms, handed them to Jiang Sheng and said: "You should keep these two letters, give one to the prince and prefect of Liyang County, and the other to Jiang Sheng."
Give it to Mr. Lu and be sure not to lose it."
Jiang Sheng didn't answer the letter, just frowned and said nothing. Li Hui said: "Hide the letter, it's getting late, you should leave now. Before dark, the further away from Juchao County, the better. It's best to get to the foot of Ruxu Mountain
At the junction, where there are soldiers from Liyang County, it will be safe. Let's hit the road."
Jiang Sheng still didn't answer the letter, and said with a cupped hand: "President Li County, I have just discussed with everyone, we are not leaving. Let Xu Laosi drive the car to transport the body of the young master back to Wu County, and we will all stay and follow.
you."
Li Hui was stunned, shook his head and said: "No need. I don't want you to stay and die. If Dachun and Dazhuang hadn't refused to leave, I would have sent them away. You don't need to worry about Dachun and Dazhuang.
What they said was unobtrusive, so don’t worry about it.”
Jiang Sheng said in a deep voice: "President Li County, we are very ashamed. Dachun Dazhuang and others are right. My master was killed, and those of us who protect the hospital are guilty of death. Even if we go back, we will die. Moreover,
We have to avenge the young master. The county magistrate wants to stay to pay the young master, but we ran away, are we still human?"
Li Hui frowned and said, "Jiang Sheng, don't be impulsive. You should know the consequences of staying."
"When we know that we are going to die, we just have to stay and fight with them. If we die here, at least we can be worthy of our master's family, and the master of the family will not blame our family members. Everyone thinks so. If you don't believe me, just ask other people.
People." Jiang Sheng said.
Several other Lu family nurses came forward one after another and said: "Chief Jiang is right, I think so too. Stay and follow the county magistrate to avenge my young master."
Li Hui nodded slightly and said: "Since you all think so, I have nothing to say. After all, you are members of the Lu family, and it is useless for me to stop you. However, if you stay, you must follow my instructions.
Do what you are told. I am different from Magistrate Lu. I have my own rules. If you can abide by them, you can follow me and we can avenge Magistrate Lu together. If not, you can do whatever you want."
Jiang Sheng knelt down and said: "Mr. Li Jialang, we don't have any knowledge, so we naturally follow the orders of County Magistrate Lu. From today on, I and a few others are members of Mr. Li Jiajun. We are determined to die, and we are definitely not lying.
"
The other people also knelt down and kowtowed, indicating that they were fully obeying Li Hui's instructions.
To put it bluntly, these Lu family nursing homes are actually slaves of the Lu family, and they are all people who are dependent on the master's family. They have long been accustomed to obeying orders, and have no insight or opinion. After Lu Zhan died, they had already regarded Li Hui as his
Rely on. What you say is not false.
Li Hui nodded and asked them to get up, expressing his trust in them and letting them stay. In fact, of course Li Hui hoped to have more people around him, so that they could come in handy at critical times. But it was indeed too dangerous to stay, so he let them leave. But they
Since you want to stay voluntarily, it is a wish.
At that moment, Li Hui handed the two letters to Xu Laosi and told him to keep them safe. Xu Laosi was not a nursing home, but a cook, and would be of little use if he stayed. So it was most appropriate for him to escort the car back.
After everything was ready, everyone gathered in the cart and came to the courtyard gate. After observing that there was no one outside, they removed the door latch and the wood holding the door and opened the courtyard door. Li Hui asked Dachun to stay and guard the county government office, and the rest of the people
Together we escorted the cart out of the government office and walked along the empty street toward the east city gate.
The reason why Li Hui took everyone together was to create the illusion that everyone was following the ultimatum of those people last night to escort the coffin away. If the other party really intended to let people like him leave, they would not have stopped them. If it was just Xu
If the fourth child drives away alone, the other party will be suspicious and may not be willing to let him go.
After crossing the intersection, there are many shabby streets, and the houses on both sides of the streets are low and dilapidated. There are no people in the empty streets, but just like that day, there are still many pairs of eyes looking at the houses on both sides.
them.
Li Hui guessed that these people should be local people. They closed the doors and windows and stayed at home, not daring to go out. They only dared to spy. It seemed that Wang Guangzu and others did not disturb these local people too much. Even the refugees were
They gathered in the square and did not disturb the people everywhere. This did make people a little confused.
Soon after, the situation changed. Perhaps because of the news, dozens of armed refugees armed with swords and sticks rushed from the front and blocked the front.
Jiang Sheng and others were so frightened that their faces turned pale and they were at a loss.
Li Hui walked at the front and shouted loudly: "We are waiting to leave the city. Someone promised us permission to leave. Do we have to break our promise?"
The group of people seemed to have quickly received the order to get out of the way. However, they did not leave. They followed Li Hui and his party on both sides and behind, watching eagerly.
As they walked to the square inside the East City Gate, more refugees and a large number of refugees in the square began to look at Li Hui and his party. Li Hui and others were followed and stared at by many eyes, and everyone's scalp was numb and their bodies were covered with cold.
sweat.
But it seems that someone did give the order, and none of these people did anything drastic.
Until they came to the inside of the city gate, the dozen or so refugee soldiers guarding the city gate showed no intention of opening the city gate.
Li Hui raised his head and saw Wang Guangzu standing high on the city gate. He was looking down at him with his arms folded, his eyes full of indifference.
"I am Li Hui, the magistrate of this county. Now I want to take my men out of the city, and I also ask the commander to open the city gate." Li Hui raised his head and cupped his hands, saying loudly.
Wang Guangzu looked down at Li Hui and said with a smile: "What's in the car?"
Li Hui wanted to answer truthfully, but suddenly his heart moved and he said in a deep voice: "One of my companions suddenly fell ill and died of illness last night. We took his body away."
Li Hui's intention in saying this was very simple, that is, to prevent the murder of an imperial official from being made public. Li Hui believed that this must be what Wang Guangzu wanted. If he did not expose his lies, it would mean that he had done all kinds of things before
The thoughts are not random thoughts.
Wang Guangzu's expression changed, and he laughed loudly and said: "It's a pity that he came here after such a long journey and died of illness. How pitiful."
Li Hui felt relieved. He said in a deep voice: "Life or death is a matter of destiny. There is nothing we can do about it. Please open the city gate and let us go."
Wang Guangzu waved his hand and shouted: "Open the city gate, lower the suspension bridge, and let them out."
After receiving the order, the refugee soldiers immediately pushed open the city gate and lowered the suspension bridge. After the city gate was opened and the suspension bridge was lowered, Li Hui led everyone towards the gate. When they arrived in front of the city gate, Li Hui turned around and sat on the shaft of the carriage.
Xu Laosi shouted: "Go quickly!"
Xu Laosi whipped the green mule on the buttocks, causing the green mule to rush forward in pain, dragging the coffin cart and galloping out of the city gate drawbridge and galloping away.
Li Hui and others turned around and quickly returned to the square. The refugee soldiers had already noticed something was wrong, and dozens of people surrounded Li Hui and others amid shouts.
Wang Guangzu, who was on the city tower, stared at him and shouted sharply: "Li Xiancheng, what do you mean? Why don't you leave?"
Li Hui said solemnly: "I had no intention of leaving."
Wang Guangzu raised his eyebrows, with murderous intent in his eyes, and said coldly: "You dare to trick me? Do you think it's fun to play tricks on us?"
Li Hui shook his head and said: "I didn't mean that."
Wang Guangzu said coldly: "Since you don't want to leave, then stay and close the city gate!"
Amidst the roar, the city gate was closed and the suspension bridge was pulled up. Wang Guangzu walked down the stone steps of the city wall step by step and came to Li Hui and others.
"Li County Cheng, you are very courageous. But you are also very stupid. It's a pity that you have such a handsome appearance. I don't like men. If it were a woman, I would be happy if I could keep it. Hahaha." Wang Guangzu looked Li Huidao up and down.
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"Hahahaha." The surrounding refugee soldiers laughed wildly.
"Wang Guangzu, as the leader of the refugees, please respect your status. Otherwise, what's the difference between you and those stupid bandits? It seems that County Magistrate Lu is right, you are just a group of thieves and bandits, a rabble!" Li Hui shouted coldly.
.
"Be bold!"
"presumptuous!"
"If you dare to scold us in person, kill him!"
The surrounding refugee soldiers suddenly started shouting angrily.
Wang Guangzu's face was also livid. This was the second time he was scolded as a thief in front of his face. He was scolded just yesterday, and he went to chop off Lu Zhan's head in the evening. It was good that the little county magistrate started scolding him in front of him again.
.I really don’t know whether to live or die.
"Li Xian Cheng, you have the guts. But do you know the consequences of doing this? You must know it in your heart, right?" Wang Guangzu sneered.
Li Hui said in a deep voice: "It's not dark yet, the sun hasn't set yet. Do you want to break your promise? If a man has no faith, how is he different from an animal? If the commander wants to be a faithless person, he will do it. I will just frown.
Consider yourself a loser.”
Wang Guangzu was already furious and wanted to do this to Li Hui and others, but he was stunned after hearing Li Hui's words.
Last night I gave them an ultimatum, asking them to get out of Juchao County before sunset today. The sun has not set yet, so if I take action, it will indeed seem like I am not keeping my word.
In fact, it doesn't matter if you don't keep your word to these guys who are scolding you, but your brothers are watching. If you want them to follow you wholeheartedly, you still have to show off. After all, no one wants to follow their words without saying anything.
If people who believe in you hang out together, it will affect your prestige in their minds.
Especially his deputy Zhou Che, who joined him with a small number of troops. He originally served as Dubai in the Xiangyi army, and his status was not lower than his own. If he thought that he was a person who broke his word, I am afraid that this person would
Be detached.
Moreover, he actually did not want to kill Li Hui and others in public. If he killed Li Hui and others in front of so many people, the matter would be leaked, and he would not be able to clear his name in the future.
He and Zhou Che organized this army, on the one hand, for self-reliance and self-protection, and on the other hand, they hoped to be officially recognized by the court and be able to stand upright and above board. If court officials were killed in public, this would be an easy path.
They will be completely blocked and can only become robbers and thieves.
You can't do this unless you have to. If you want to kill these people, just do it at night. If the people in the city and so many refugees don't see it, you can deny it in the future. It's not a big deal if you let them live for a few more hours.
"Hahaha, it's only the turtle bastard who doesn't keep his word. Mr. County Magistrate, you are very talented. I hope you will still be so talented after the sun goes down." Wang Guangzu laughed in a low voice.
Li Hui cupped his hands and said, "After the sun sets, I will be waiting for you at the county government office."
Wang Guangzu laughed in anger, with a murderous look in his eyes, and said in a deep voice: "Haha, okay, I hope you won't cry, make trouble, and beg for mercy."
Li Hui smiled and said: "Marshal Wang, if there is nothing else, I would like to go back to the county government first and ask your people not to block the way."
Wang Guangzu sneered, turned around and shouted: "Get out of the way and let them go."