Feng Yi nodded, stood up, and bowed to Liu Xiushen.
Li Yi said: "Uncle Wen, Jiyuan and I also plan to return to Wancheng tomorrow..."
Before he finished speaking, Li Tong answered: "Cousin, there's no need to be in such a hurry to return to Wancheng, right?!"
Li Yi glanced at him inexplicably. Didn't Feng Yi make it very clear just now? Time waits for no one. The foundation of the Xinmang court has been shaken. If you don't plan for big things now, how long will you wait?
Before he could speak, Li Tong continued: "How about my cousin returns to Wancheng first, and I stay in Chongling for a few more days."
Li Yi wondered if Li Tong's brain was damaged by water, so he should go back first? What's the use of going back to Wancheng first? Can he influence his uncle Li Shou?
Long Yuan suddenly burst out laughing. He patted Li Tong's arm and said, "The love between children can be put aside for the time being. Everything should focus on the overall situation."
His inexplicable words stunned everyone present. Only Li Tong seemed to have a clear mind. His old face turned red, he lowered his head and said nothing.
Liu Xiu asked in confusion: "What is the love between children?"
Long Yuan smiled and said: "My lord, I wonder if Miss Bo Ji is married?"
Liu Xiu was startled for a moment. He looked at Li Tong, who was not only blushing, but also on his neck, and then looked at Long Yuan, who looked tacitly aware of it. Then he suddenly realized that Ji Yuan had fallen in love with his little sister!
He blinked his eyes, rubbed his chin again, and said, "Boji is not married yet..."
Hearing this, Li Tong's heart beat faster and two bright lights flashed in his eyes.
But Liu Xiu then continued: "But there have always been many people coming to propose marriage, including young talents and famous people, but my little sister doesn't like them."
What does my lord think of me? Li Tong almost blurted out these words.
"Not just anyone can be my brother-in-law. At least he must be eight feet tall, strong and powerful, and knowledgeable..." Every time Liu Xiu said something, Li Tong's face became uglier. When Liu Xiu said it,
In the end, Li Tong's red face turned into a black face.
Seeing this, Liu Xiu couldn't help laughing. In fact, Liu Xiu will not interfere with Liu Boji's marriage. As long as the younger sister likes it, Liu Xiu will support no matter who she wants to marry.
But he is also a person who loves to joke, especially with people close to him. He said these words purely to tease Li Tong.
Feng Yi, Long Yuan, and Li Yi all saw Liu Xiu's joke and started laughing along with him.
They were laughing when a man came from the country road.
This man was wearing ordinary clothes, linen clothes and linen trousers, straw sandals underneath, and a straw hat on his head. When the man came closer, Liu Xiu glanced at the man, his eyes were very strange, and he was obviously not a native of Chung Ling.
When the man was about to walk past them, someone at his feet didn't pay attention and kicked the kettle on the roadside. Long Yuan, who was sitting next to the kettle, had quick hands and eyes, and lifted the kettle, and the man's kick followed.
Kick empty.
Long Yuan narrowed his eyes and said in a cold tone: "Sir, please be careful when walking. If you kick someone else's things, you will have to pay for it."
The man was stunned for a moment, and then he bowed to Long Yuan with an apologetic smile on his face and said, "I'm really sorry. I was distracted just now, and I was rude. I hope you can forgive me."
As the saying goes, don't hit the person with the smiling face. Although the other person almost kicked over the kettle, he had a good attitude and immediately admitted his mistake. Long Yuan didn't feel like saying anything more. He put the kettle down and handed it back to the other person.
A gift.
The man nodded to Liu Xiu and others again and walked away.
Looking at the man's back, Long Yuan didn't look away until he was far away and said to Liu Xiu: "My lord, this man is a bit weird."
Judging from his dress, he is no different from an ordinary farmer, but his speech and behavior are polite and do not look like a vulgar person.
Liu Xiu shrugged and said, "It has nothing to do with us." Even so, he still looked at the man's back.
The man did not walk into the village along the country road. When he was almost at the entrance of the village, he suddenly turned a corner and walked in another direction. It seemed that he was heading for the county town.
Upon seeing this, Liu Xiu withdrew his gaze and continued talking to Feng Yi and others.
The man was indeed heading for the county town. After walking for more than half an hour, a carriage was parked on the roadside in front of him. The man walked quickly to the carriage and got into the carriage with his waist bent.
In the carriage, there was a man in his thirties sitting, wearing ordinary clothes, with a thin build, an unattractive appearance, and a sallow complexion.
After the man dressed as a farmer entered the carriage, he knelt down, bowed respectfully to the yellow-faced man, and said, "Sir!"
The yellow-faced man nodded and asked, "How is it?"
The farmer shook his head slowly and said: "There are too many people around Liu Xiu, and there are many experts among them. His subordinates believe that it is difficult to succeed if you act rashly!"
The yellow-faced man frowned and said quietly: "Master, we have all completed the task of entrusting you very smoothly. Only Liu Xiu, Chung Ling, has not made any progress. Master has repeatedly asked about this matter. If we can't complete it in the near future,
Mission, I really don’t have the shame to go back to Chang’an to meet the lord.”
They had made two attempts against Liu Xiu before, but they were sabotaged by others and failed. They thought they had enough time to wait for the right opportunity to attack, but they never expected that Liu Xiu suddenly followed his elder brother to join the rebel army.
Went to Yizhou to fight against the Nanman.
After finally getting Liu Xiu and others back, he brought back a large group of friends. These people were inseparable from him, and there was no chance for his side to make a move.
The farmer carefully reminded: "Sir, there are many people around Liu Xiu, and there are even more people around Liu Yan. Once we hand over, Liu Yan's people will arrive soon. As long as Liu Xiu stays in Chung Ling, we
There is absolutely no chance of success."
"So, what you are saying is that we should find a way to lure Liu Xiu out of Chung Ling?"
"Yes, sir." The farmer said seriously: "As long as Liu Xiu leaves Chung Ling, we will have too many opportunities to attack him."
The yellow-faced man asked: "Do you have any good ideas to lure Liu Xiu out of Chung Ling?"
In the past, Liu Xiu farmed at home and had good harvests every season. He often went to the county market to sell grain, but now he has not farmed for several months, and there is no harvest to speak of. It is unlikely that he will go there in the short term.
County market.
The farmer leaned forward and whispered: "Sir, I discovered something. Liu Xiu seems to be hiding an important criminal from the imperial court."
The yellow-faced man's eyes flashed and he asked, "Is the imperial court planning to offend?"
"Long Yuan!"
"Long Yuan? The Long Yuan who assassinated the Emperor in Lantian County a while ago?"
"Exactly!"
"Did you see clearly? Are you sure it's him?" the yellow-faced man asked seriously.
"This..." The farmer did not dare to be 100% sure that the man who caught the kettle was Long Yuan, but the man was very similar to Long Yuan's portrait, and they both had scars on their foreheads, but the shape of the scars was not quite the same.
Same.
He pondered for a moment and said: "There are seven or eight points of similarity."
The yellow-faced man narrowed his eyes, thought for a moment, nodded, and said, "That's enough. Regardless of whether that person is Long Yuan or not, this is an opportunity for us."
"What do you mean, sir?"
"Report Liu Xiu to the county magistrate, saying that he is harboring a wanted criminal. For such a big matter, the county magistrate will definitely send someone to bring Liu Xiu to the county government office for interrogation. As long as Liu Xiu enters the county government office, our chance will come."
When the farmer heard this, he nodded repeatedly, with a smile on his solemn face. He leaned forward and said, "Best regards, sir!"
The yellow-faced man lifted the door curtain and said to the groom sitting outside: "Xiao Wu, go to the county government office!"
The horseman who drove the carriage agreed, flicked his whip, and drove the carriage straight to Caiyang County.
The magistrate of Caiyang County is named Feng Sheng, a middle-aged man in his forties. His official character is neither good nor bad. He is smooth and has no great ambitions. He is content with being a little rich.
Being a county magistrate in Caiyang is very comfortable.
When he heard that his subordinates came to report that someone had reported Liu Xiu and was harboring important criminals from the imperial court, he was shocked and hurriedly summoned the person who reported the report.
It was the yellow-faced man who came to see Feng Sheng. After he finished his salute, Feng Sheng asked with a serious face: "What's your name?"
"Villain Liu Qing!"
"You reported Liu Xiu for harboring a key criminal wanted by the imperial court?"
"Exactly!"
"Which criminal is Liu Xiu harboring?"
"Sir, do you still remember that His Majesty was assassinated in Lantian County some time ago?"
"Of course! The assassin's name is Long Yuan, and he is currently wanted by various government agencies..." At this point, Feng Sheng suddenly paused. He raised his eyebrows in disbelief and asked, "You reported that Liu Xiu was harboring Long Yuan?
"
"Your Excellency is wise!" The yellow-faced man saluted with his hands in hand.
Feng Sheng's face turned pale.
Long Yuan, the assassin who assassinated His Majesty, is hiding in the place under his jurisdiction? If this matter is brought to the court, it will be fine. This is not a matter of whether he can keep his black hat, but whether he can save his head.
Say it.
Furthermore, Liu Xiu is fine, the key is that Liu Xiu has a domineering elder brother Liu Yan!
Feng Sheng had dealt with Liu Yan before, and he was a boss who hung his arms and risked his life.
Liu Yan took in many people, including some criminals who were being arrested by the county government. But when the government officials went to Liu Yan's house to arrest people, he beat them all out.
Not to mention, Liu Yan even went to Feng Sheng directly and warned him not to get into trouble with him, otherwise, he would be careful that his whole family would have a head to sleep and no head to get up.
There are only a few government officials in the county government, and they really can't deal with Liu Yan, a local snake.
If troops were to be mobilized to deal with Liu Yan, it would not be a problem. Moreover, for a county magistrate, it would be too troublesome to mobilize troops. It would not do Feng Sheng any good if the matter escalated.
Normally, Feng Sheng was reluctant to provoke Liu Yan. As long as Liu Yan didn't do too much, he would turn a blind eye and pretend he didn't see anything.
Now someone has reported that Liu Yan's younger brother Liu Xiu is harboring a wanted assassin. Feng Sheng is reluctant to take over this matter, both public and private.
He looked at the yellow-faced man with a serious expression, cleared his throat, and asked in a cold voice: "Liu Qing, did you see it with your own eyes?"
"Yes, my lord."
"Did you see clearly that that person is Long Yuan?"