His understatement shocked everyone in the hall, and Yan Liang was no exception. Seeing that the situation was not good, a person on the seat quickly walked to his side and whispered: "This is the death struggle of the Lu Party, and there is nothing to be afraid of. If you can delay it for a while, you should send someone to inform Duke Liu so that the imperial court can send troops to the front." Come and confront him in the alley. Our soldiers have the upper hand over him in terms of status. If you grit your teeth and hold on for a few more days, we will surely win."
Yan Liang shook his head without thinking: "Although this is true, Wan Dang is sitting on the mountain watching the fight between tigers. I can't wait here for too long. Since he forced me into this state, it's time to take a step back. .”
Having said that, he did not allow anyone to remonstrate any more, and stood up and said to the soldier: "I have said before that the Yue government should bear part of the responsibility, but I have never looked into it in detail. It is just a casual sentence. If the Qi commander comes to discuss it again, Let’s talk and discuss the faults of all parties, and then no one will have a clear conscience no matter how much they say they have made meritorious deeds, how about that?”
The sergeant hesitated for a moment, then suddenly a smile appeared on his face, and he bowed and said: "Master Yan is indeed reasonable. I will go and ask the commander, and I will report it myself."
"Go ahead, I'm sure he'll agree."
Qi Zi knew that the current situation was not good for him and he could not add another enemy. After hearing this request, he readily agreed and invited Yan Liang to come here to discuss the matter. Due to the situation, Yan Liang had no choice but to go down to meet Qi Qi under the escort of the two hundred soldiers.
"Shilang Yan, sit inside." Qi Zi helped Yan Liang onto the chair, then winked outside, and the door closed with a bang.
"I told you earlier, don't try to be brave. Since His Majesty's stay in Yue Mansion, I have been respectful to the Emperor and have never made any mistakes. I have no grievances or grudges against you. Why do I have to compete with Mr. Lu? Of course, all ministers must be sincere. If we make peace, we will let bygones be bygones." He said, patting his chest.
Yan Liang was a little unhappy when he heard that there was a connotation in these words: "Last time you joined forces with ten thousand parties to overthrow the government, the general didn't even complain, and in the end you were lenient. Now, just to disgust us, Mr. Lu is doing something After we obtained the land deed, Wan Heshun stabbed him in the back, and we were all dumbfounded. He tried every possible means to harm General Liu and the court, but he asked us to show our sincerity. How can there be such truth in the world!"
Qi Zi's face darkened: "If you don't want to talk sincerely, then our two families will continue to fight! I'll kick you out, and at worst, you'll send troops back to have a big fight!"
Yan Liang also replied sternly: "Let's take it together, now it's not you giving me a favor, and it's not me giving you a favor, but each of us has to take a step back, only then can we say we are sincere!"
Qi Zi was looking forward to it ending as soon as possible. He was only thinking about things in Yue Mansion. He didn't expect Yan Liang to be so difficult and annoying. He knew that the Lu Party had too much time to take care of themselves, so how could they frighten others with their harsh words? Then he put down his body, endured his anger, and calmed down: "You are not satisfied anyway, why not do this: please Master Yan stop condemning Yue Gong, and I, Qi Zi, will state the fault for Master Lu, write a notice, and make it public to the people. ;Then the policy of establishing the land lease will be abolished, and you will be responsible for settling the alley without any further interference. What?"
Yan Liang was so happy that he cupped his hands and said, "Thank you so much for being able to accommodate a large number of people!"
Qi Zi didn't reply, just sneered, and then ordered the soldiers guarding outside to come in, get paper and pen, write a statement in front of Yan Liang, then fold it into the letter box and hand it to him. Yan Liang thanked him several more times, bowed, and was immediately escorted back to the office by the sergeant.
After this thrilling battle in Donkey Skin Lane, Yan Liang did not rest for a few more days. Early in the morning, he hurriedly published the notice he had written and pasted it on the white walls of Donkey Skin Lane and nearby streets. , the people can see it very clearly. Yan Liang then burned the revoked land deed, followed the original plan, and sent the relatives of the condemned criminal out of the alley. It was completed within three or four days. Although everyone in the Liu Party was deeply helpless at the fruitless result, Yan Liang wiped the sweat from his forehead and sighed heavily, finally able to rest.
"Wei Chong? Tell him to come in." Wan Heshun learned the news about Qi Zi's return from his spy. He had been anxious all day long, hoping that he could grasp the last glimmer of hope.
"Wei Chong, the villain, pays homage to the prince!"
"No need to salute. Let's talk about the situation in Donkey Skin Alley."
"Yes." Wei Chong crawled forward two steps, "Prince, I think the farce in Donkey Skin Alley... probably ended in peace. According to reports, a notice of Qi Zhi's confession has been posted in the alley, and the site will be abolished soon. According to Qi Zhi, a war between us and the Mainland Party must be inevitable."
"Qi Zi...when will he come back?" Wan Heshun couldn't help but feel frightened at the thought of being about to bear the wrath of the Lu Party.
"The detection is very accurate. It will be at the end of today, two hours later."
"I heard there were two hundred people escorting us."
"That's true."
"I don't know how to capture him on the spot without leaving any trouble..." Wan Heshun pondered with a frown on his face.
"Arrange two crossbowmen to flank the road, look for the right moment, shoot all the thieves' horses, and take advantage of the chaos to arrest the suspects. Is it too rude?"
"It doesn't matter if it's rude or not," Wan Heshun roughly lifted his sleeves, "As long as Qi Zi is captured alive!"
"I will simply select two archers from my house and send them out immediately. Tell them not to delay."
"Take your orders." Wei Chong kowtowed, stood up, and prepared to go out.
"in addition……"
Wan Heshun's deep voice suddenly came from behind.
Wei Chong turned around in a hurry, but his feet slipped and he fell to the ground.
"What...what happened?" He shuddered, got up and asked.
"Nothing. I just think it would be better for you to supervise it yourself." Wan Heshun said coldly.
Wei Chong saw that he had doubts again, a little sweat appeared on his forehead, and he answered tremblingly:
"How dare a villain speak..."
After a few days of cold weather in Nanjing, today we have to face the heat of the bright sun again. Wei Chong and others lurked in the corner of the alley. Although they were covered by shadows, the hot wind blowing from them made it impossible to feel any coolness here. Wei Chong took off his robe, rolled it into a ball, and threw it by the roadside. But the two archers did not dare to relax. They sat on the ground, still holding the bow in one hand, making their clothes soaked.
"What the hell! This guy has to come back in the hot weather, what have we done to offend him!" Wei Chong first complained on behalf of everyone.
"Master Wei is right, this weather is suitable for eating some cold wine and fruits... It would be best to have a banquet!" An archer sighed, fanning the wind.
"Hey, when we capture Qi Zi and go back, there might be a celebration party!" One of Wei Chong's confidants patted the archer and said.
"Buzz——"
There was a long blast of horns in the distance, and the archers on both sides looked at each other and hurriedly grabbed the arrow with one hand and the bow with the other, looking into the distance with bright eyes.
