Zhang Liang, the governor of Luoyang, personally came to meet Shili. The two sides had fought side by side on the battlefield and were old acquaintances.
"Mr. Marquis, Your Highness, you two are distinguished guests who cannot be invited. Please come quickly, the palace has already arranged a reception banquet."
"Grand Governor, we are just passing through Luoyang, there is no need to go to any trouble. We will leave as soon as we finish our business and only rest in the hotel." Xiao Rui waved his hand.
Zhang Liang held him back enthusiastically, "What did the Marquis say? It's so hard to come here, how can you stay in Guanyi? Just live in the mansion. Your business is my business, Lao Zhang, who in the world now People don’t know that following the Marquis will inevitably lead to military success, so you must give Lao Zhang a chance.”
With this flattering look, he looked like a governor of Luoyang, as if Xiao Rui was an admiral of Tiance.
Xiao Rui shook his head and said: "Oh? I'm afraid it won't work this time. It's a job that offends others. I advise you not to get involved."
"What are you talking about? Are we, Lao Zhang, the kind of person who is afraid of trouble? If nothing else, my adopted son of five hundred will be at your command at any time. He will fight through mountains of swords and seas of fire without hesitation!" Zhang Liang said, patting his chest.
Xiao Rui couldn't help but laugh, "Okay, since the Governor is so cheerful, then you will be the one to take the lead in dealing with the Fanyang Lu family and the Xingyang Zheng family this time. By the way, I just borrowed three thousand troops from you, so I'm going to Do you have any objection to surrounding the Jinxiu Tower in Luoyang City?"
puff……
What the hell?
Zhang Liang was stunned.
Dealing with the Fan Yang Lu family? Xingyang Zheng family? Jinxiu Tower? Isn’t Jinxiu Building the property of these two companies?
Gradually, Zhang Liang felt his mouth became dry and he stuttered when he spoke, "Ahem, Hou, Mr. Hou, don't be joking, Lao Zhang, Lao Zhang only weighs a few kilograms? How can you compare with the five surnames and Qi Wangfang? Right? Is it, is it a misunderstanding..."
Xiao Rui said leisurely: "Look, I'll just say it."
Li Chengqian reminded: "Someone seemed to have said just now that his adopted son of five hundred would never look back in spite of the swords and the seas of fire."
puff……
"Ahem, Your Highness, please forgive me. It's difficult for me to run Luoyang with the few people I have, let alone fight against local snakes like this. They have been operating in Luoyang for hundreds of years, and they are not even deep-rooted. It can be described. You can’t fight easily. Lord Marquis, what grudges do you have with them? How about I help you make peace with them? "
Make peace?
Xiao Rui understood. This guy seemed to have some friendship with him. No, it should be said that there are contacts. He has just been transferred to the governor of Luoyang and wants to work locally. It is inevitable to deal with local snakes, which is understandable.
"There is no big grudge. Jinxiu Tower buys and sells people, and the prince was accidentally bought and sold by them once. After the incident, they sent people to hunt down the prince. It's just a small matter."
puff……
This, this is a deadly feud, right? what did you say? No big grudges?
Zhang Liang turned to look at Li Chengqian, and Li Chengqian nodded, "The lonely king didn't intend to pursue this trivial matter. My brother-in-law feels sorry for me and must come to ask for an explanation."
"Damn it, it's lawless, it's lawless! Come on, beat the drums and gather the troops, I've leveled the Jinxiu Tower!" Zhang Liang roared angrily.
Xiao Rui pulled him and persuaded him: "Don't be so excited. I have already sent people and they should have surrounded Jinxiu Building by now. Let's just wait for the news. This time the opponent is difficult, so the Governor should not get involved. .”
Zhang Liang said dissatisfied: "Master Marquis, do you treat Lao Zhang as an outsider? You can be vague about other things, but not about their assassination of the prince. Even if the governor of Luoyang quits, Lao Zhang will still take the five hundred adopted sons with him. Block the doors of those two houses and come back to seek justice for the prince."
Li Chengqian couldn't help but want to laugh. Isn't this flattery too obvious?
Xiao Rui joked: "Grand Governor, you talk about war now and peace now, which end are you talking about?"
Zhang Liang smiled awkwardly, "Master Marquis, Your Highness, you two know this. Who is willing to quarrel with Qiwang of the Five Surnames? My old Zhang was trusted by His Majesty and served as the governor of Luoyang. For the sake of my position, I had to quarrel with the local forces. I don’t want to quarrel with each other, so I don’t want to break up with each other. But I am by no means a cowardly person, and I don’t care about anything. I have already gone so far as to hunt down His Highness the Crown Prince. If Lao Zhang is afraid of trouble again, he will be really shameless.”
Xiao Rui nodded, agreeing with what this guy said.
"Okay, then I'll stay in your Governor's Mansion temporarily this time. Let's see the reply from Jinxiu Tower."
Not long after he settled in the Governor's Mansion, Li Junxian brought his people back.
"Master Marquis, Your Highness, the Grand Governor, the people in Jinxiu Tower are empty. They knew we were coming, so they seemed to be well prepared and escaped."
Escaped?
Zhang Liang said angrily: "Close the city gate, close the city's big rope, and see who can escape?"
Li Junxian said speechlessly: "Grand Governor, they definitely didn't escape just now. Maybe they escaped two days ago."
Zhang Liang looked back at Xiao Rui awkwardly.
Xiao Rui said calmly: "It's expected. Just let them escape. If they can escape the monk, can they escape the temple? There are just some small fish and shrimps in Jinxiu Tower, all servants who work hard. The real The owner is behind the scenes."
"Okay, then let's lead troops to kill those two families. Split the troops into two groups, Lord Marquis. Luoyang always has ten thousand troops and horses. I'll give you six thousand. I want four thousand." Zhang Liang was very positive.
Xiao Rui rolled his eyes and said angrily: "Reckless man!"
Li Chengqian said: "Yes, they knock on the door for no reason. The teacher has no name, and the reason has become unreasonable. We need to produce evidence before we call for prosecution."
evidence? What more evidence do you need?
Xiao Rui interrupted and said, "No need to go to so much trouble. Send people to capture all the people from the Fan Yang Lu family and the Xingyang Zheng family in the city. Wait for them to come to your door."
What? ? ?
puff……
Zhang Liangxin said, you just called me reckless, what about you? It seems more reckless.
"Master Hou, are you taking someone for no reason? There must be a reason."
Xiao Rui burst out laughing, "Reason? Do you need a reason for revenge? Tell them clearly that I, Xiao Rui, am here to help His Royal Highness take revenge. If the people from Jinxiu Tower are not handed over, then these people will be used to pay off the debt. .”
ah? This this? Will this work?
"Master Marquis, they will come to investigate."
"Don't be afraid. It's safe to live in your governor's mansion. There are ten thousand standing garrison troops in Luoyang."
Here……
Xiao Rui said in a stern tone: "What? Difficulty? No problem, let's go to the hotel to stay. You can be your governor with peace of mind, don't interfere in this matter, we will solve it ourselves. I, Xiao Rui, will be responsible for all problems."
He stood up and left.
Zhang Liang hurriedly stopped him, turned around and ordered loudly, "Send the order to capture all the people from the Fanyang Lu family and the Xingyang Zheng family in the city. If there is resistance...if there is resistance?"
He looked back at Xiao Rui.
Xiao Rui said majestically: "Kill without mercy!"
Zhang Liang shouted: "Did you hear that? If there is resistance, we will kill without mercy!"
For a time, the entire city of Luoyang was in chaos and people were in panic. There were so many people from the Fan Yang Lu family and the Xingyang Zheng family that the entire Luoyang Prison was about to be overcrowded.
