In front of Huang Shiduo were Wu Wanli and An Cheng, one on the left and one on the right.
Anxian Cheng was also surprised by what he saw, but Wu Wanli was useless even if he had a head, let alone the second-in-command civil servant in the county government.
"What's going on?" An Cheng looked at Su Jiuyao's miserable condition and didn't know where to start.
Huang Shiduo asked, "Who is that person who came with the county magistrate?"
An Cheng was startled, and when he turned around, he saw that Wei Yu had already walked in front of Su Jiuyao. In the dusk, he couldn't see her face clearly.
"That's..." An Cheng whispered slightly.
Mr. Huang was surprised: "What? It turned out to be a patrol... But I have never heard that the imperial court sent anyone to Changhuai. Why did someone suddenly show up... Has the Prime Minister of An County verified his identity?"
An Cheng said: "This gentleman is wearing a token, and his manner of speaking is extraordinary. It doesn't seem to be fake. Besides, the imperial court orders the censors to patrol the world. There are always many people who travel incognito. Apart from these, pretending to be an official of the imperial court is a capital offense." , I don’t think anyone would dare to be so bold.”
Huang Shiduo snorted: "Not necessarily."
Seeing Wei Yu raise her hand to support Jiu Yao's face, several people stopped talking for a moment and all looked at her actions in unison.
Unexpectedly, there was a meow, followed by the sound of footsteps, and someone shouted: "What are you doing? What are you doing!"
It turned out that just now when no one was paying attention, Fei Lian was desperately trying to untie the rope for Su Jiu Yao.
The one who scolded Fei Lian was another group of soldiers who were rushing towards here.
One of them came very quickly, pulled out his riding whip and waved it at Fei Lian: "Where did you come from, you wild boy, looking for death!"
Seeing that Fei Lian was about to suffer a loss, Wu Wanli hurriedly stepped forward to stop him: "Wait a minute!"
Fei Lian did not dodge, because the opponent's whip was so fierce that it would not only hit him, but also Su Jiu Yao on the pillar. In fact, Fei Lian could dodge, but once he dodged, Su Jiu Yao would definitely be hit. He will be hit hard, and the injuries will naturally be more severe.
Wu Wanli raised his hand, grabbed the opponent's whip in time, and pulled the opponent hard, causing him to stagger.
The general was caught off guard and ran forward with his head down. Unexpectedly, the civet cat on the ground took the opportunity to jump up and scratched his face with a claw, causing a scream and several blood marks.
At this moment, the group of soldiers had already arrived, almost surrounding Wu Wanli, Fei Lian, and Wei Yu.
General Pi covered his face and took two steps back, shouting: "Take them down!"
Anxian Cheng hurriedly shouted: "Wait a minute!"
No one listened to him until Huang Shiduo shouted: "Don't stop yet."
The soldiers stopped and retreated one by one, but they still looked at the three of them and the cat eagerly.
Huang Shiduo's eyes glanced at Su Jiuyao on the pillar, and still looked at Wei Yu.
Wei Yu's hand was only an inch away from Su Jiuyao, but there was no need to let it fall.
Because the boy in front of her was really too young, even his stature did not match the person in her memory, and although his face was covered in blood, it was obvious that he had no tattoos.
Meeting Mr. Huang's eyes, Wei Yu gathered his thoughts and said, "Mr. Huang, please take a moment to speak."
Huang Shiduo did not show any surprise, but asked indifferently: "I want to borrow a step to speak? Who are you? How qualified are you to say 'borrow' to me?"
Wei Yu smiled faintly and said: "I passed through Yanzhou before next month. Thanks to Liu Hanlin for not giving up, he allowed me to stay in Fenglin Pavilion for two days. When Mr. Boyu heard that I wanted to go to Yuzhou, he praised Mr. Huang Zhen to me again and again. As a human being, I don’t know if I am qualified to say ‘borrow’?”
Huang Shiduo's face changed suddenly, his original coldness retreated, and his eyes shone a little brightly.
Others may not understand what they mean when they hear words such as "Yanzhou", "Fenglin Pavilion" and "Boyu Gong", but several close associates around Mr. Huang also changed their expressions like Huang Shiduo.
You must know that although Huang Shiduo was a military commander, his daughter was as beloved as a pearl. He was previously married to Liu Hanlin's house in Yanzhou. This was a marriage that Huang Shiduo was most proud of.
Fenglin Pavilion is an elegant villa of Liu Hanlin. As for "Boyu Gong", Boyu is Liu Hanlin's name, and "Gong" is an honorific title.
Liu Hanlin was well-read in poetry and had a respected status. Huang Shiduo admired his character and was willing to marry his children.
If Liu Hanlin is willing to entertain Wei Yu to stay in a separate courtyard, then Wei Yusi must be a very special person.
With this relationship, Mr. Huang changed his attitude and pleasantly asked Wei Yu to "borrow" a step to talk.
It's just that Huang Shiduo is too old-fashioned to be gullible. The two of them walked away for a few steps, and Huang Shiduo asked insinuatingly, "Do the inspector and my in-laws know each other?"
Wei Yu said: "In the past, when Liu Hanlin became an official, my close friends held a banquet at Jiuqu River to see each other off. I have had a close relationship with you."
These are all true and the details are correct. Most of Huang Shiduo's suspicions receded.
What's more, His Royal Highness Prince Ji now takes charge of the East Palace and has promoted many young talents.
Although the person in front of me has a tender face, he speaks in a gentle and noble manner. This kind of temperament can only be acquired through years of experience. If it is faked by a young and delinquent person, the identity is easy, but the temperament is rare.
These young talents, unlike them who are so old and decrepit, can rise to great heights at any time, so how can they be easily offended.
Huang Shiduo said with a smile: "Disrespect! Changhuai County is no different from other places. There are Di people outside and bandits inside. The situation is complicated. I have to be more careful and vigilant. Please forgive me if I have offended you in any way."
Wei Yu said: "How dare you? The general town is not at fault, and I am not the kind of person who has a small belly. What's the crime?"
Now that the identity has been confirmed, it's time to get straight to the point. Huang Shiduo chuckled and said, "I don't know... what's the important business for the inspector to come here?"
Wei Yu lowered his eyes: "I dare to ask what crime Su Jiuyao committed."
"Could it be that the patrol officer is here because of him?" Huang Shiduo said puzzledly: "The patrol commander must have learned about what he did. If he committed a crime in the army and reached such a cruel level, he would be punished by death."
Wei Yu looked back at the person on the pillar. Fei Lian was about to untie the rope, but was stopped. Master Mao was still biting the blood-stained rope.
She asked: "Then the general town knows that Su Jiuyao and his team are on patrol this time. What does it mean to fall into the trap of the Di people and narrowly escape death?"
Huang Shiduo's expression was ordinary: "This is also an unexpected situation. Who would have thought that Di people are so cunning?"
"Su Jiuyao didn't fight anyone, but he only attacked Hu Xiang. The town didn't ask why? Even if he didn't ask, wouldn't he even have any guesses?"
Huang Shiduo was helpless, but his tone was gentle: "Sir, please don't tell lies in front of a real person. I did suspect that Hu Xiang made a command error. But if the investigation is true, I will deal with him. But Su Xiaojiu kills people at every turn. , in full view of everyone, this is no longer under my control. So you should know... Even if Hu Xiang made a mistake first, it is not a reason for Su Jiuyao to take action without permission. "
"I don't know. Is there any way to open up the situation?"
Huang Shiduo raised his eyebrows, recalling Wei Yu's actions in front of Su Jiuyao, and asked tentatively: "May I ask what kind of communication the inspector has with Su Xiaojiu? Are they old acquaintances?"
Wei Yu shook his head.
Huang Shiduo choked and couldn't guess any other possibilities. If they weren't acquaintances, why would they stand up for Su Jiuyao? Especially in something that is absolutely impossible to commit.
"Well," Huang Shiduo smiled bitterly: "It's better not to embarrass the patrol inspector."
Wei Yu said: "I will not embarrass you, and I will not embarrass the town."
"what for?"
"If you have no other solution, I have a suggestion." Wei Yu raised his hand to cover his lips slightly and whispered.
Several cronies were standing not far away. When they saw the general town taking a step closer, they lowered their heads and listened. A trace of surprise could not be concealed on their faces and fleetingly disappeared.
While the two were talking, Hu Xiang, who was recovering from his injuries, heard the news and was helped over.
Zhenghuang Shiduo waved his hand, summoned a general and gave some instructions.
Soon, more than a dozen soldiers of all sizes gathered in the huge school field, most of them were generals, counselors, assistant generals, clerks, etc. from the camp.
Wei Yu stood on a high platform in the middle, Huang Shiduo, two soldiers and Wu Wanli stood behind her.
Although it was already dark, there were more than a dozen large torches on the scene, and the light of the fire was swaying, giving a clear view as far as the eye could see.
Probably knowing that this situation was unusual, the scene was completely silent except for the whistling autumn wind.
Wei Yu put his hands in his sleeves and said loudly: "Your Majesty, Wei Yu, the imperial court is patrolling the northeast to inspect the censor. The reason for coming this time is to investigate the incident in which the scout camp was almost completely wiped out. If you know the inside story, please feel free to speak out. "
All the generals and officers in the audience looked at each other in shock when they heard this, and there was a slight discussion.
"Please be quiet." Wei Yu suppressed his voice, looked around, and suddenly spoke again.
When she finished speaking this time, almost everyone on the stage and off the stage had very surprised expressions. It turned out that Wei Yu's tone was strange, and she clearly did not speak the official language of the dynasty. It made people wonder what she said at that moment. Dialect, I just don’t understand what it means.
Only some veteran soldiers who had taught the Di people countless times could vaguely hear the Xidi dialect she seemed to be speaking, but they couldn't fully understand it, and they couldn't believe that the imperial censor would openly speak on such an occasion. What are the words of Di people and what is their purpose?
After Wei Yu finished speaking, she raised her hand slightly and pointed to the crowd.
On the stage, Wu Wanli jumped into the air and rushed towards the people in the audience.
The man in the crowd was staring at Wei Yu when he suddenly pointed at her. His eyes changed immediately. Before he could react, Wu Wanli had already rushed forward.
In an instant, the two of them had already made a move.
When the surrounding generals saw this, they were shocked and scolded Wu Wanli. After all, they were officers in the same camp and shared the same hatred of the enemy.
Unexpectedly, Huang Shiduo shouted: "Don't even take action, take down Zou Yan first!"
The Zou Yan he mentioned was the man who fought against Wu Wanli, and was also one of the generals under Huang Shiduo's account.
Initially forced to take action by Wu Wanli, Zou Yan even scolded him a few times. When he heard Huang Shiduo's words, he shouted: "Headquarters!"
Huang Shiduo's face was ashen, he pursed his lips and remained silent, only glancing at Wei Yu from time to time.
Wu Wanli's martial arts was pretty good, but Zou Yan was actually tied with him. Wei Yu couldn't bear it and simply bypassed them and went straight to the tied up Su Jiuyao.
Huang Shiduo was startled and immediately ordered two soldiers to follow him.
Wei Yu had already seen Fei Lian being restrained by Hu Xiang's men. The child was pinned to the ground, unable to move. Only Master Mao was still circling the pillar.
"Let him go." Wei Yu gestured to Fei Lian and pointed at Ibusuki Jiuyao.
The two soldiers looked at each other, stepped forward to rescue Fei Lian, and then went to untie Su Jiuyao.
Unexpectedly, Hu Xiang next to him saw this and shouted: "What are you doing?"
Wei Yu glanced at him and saw that he was sitting on a special lifting chair, with his left eye still wrapped and the right one still swollen, glaring at him angrily.
"Let him go." Wei Yu urged again lightly.
Fei Lian was confused at first, but when he saw that Huang Shiduo's two soldiers seemed to listen to Wei Yu's words, he was immediately overjoyed and knew that things had turned around. Although the two soldiers were still wary of Hu Xiang, Fei Lian was not interested and shouted: : "Inspector, it's a shame that I gave you that piece of Nine Immortals King Dao cake! Don't worry, wait until I ask Brother Nine to make you something delicious, anything will do... What are you talking about? "Beifeng" I can definitely do Snow Tower too!" He ignored the pain in his body and jumped over to untie the rope.
Hu Xiang was furious: "Okay, what are you doing? Did you, this pretty boy, pour some ecstasy soup into the town? How can I allow you to behave like this!" He was furious and yelled: "Kill them all before we talk. !”
Several cronies rushed forward one after another and took action regardless of the shouts of Huang Shiduo's cronies.
But at this moment, Zou Yan, who was fighting against Wu Wanli, jumped out of the battle group with all his strength. While the generals who didn't know what was going on were stunned, he actually rushed towards this place.
He was also cunning. Before anyone arrived, he threw out a knife in his hand, and it went towards Su Jiuyao on the pillar without hesitation!
Wei Yu felt a chill in his heart as he looked at the flash of sword light in the night.
Glancing at the bloody man on the pillar, I heard a familiar yet unfamiliar voice, which made me feel a little chilled and a little disappointed: "You don't recognize me... you really don't."
She is not someone who likes to sacrifice herself for others, and is even a bit spoiled and greedy for life, but at this moment, it seems that there is an invisible force pushing her, making her jump forward without hesitation.
Wei Yu thought helplessly: "It doesn't matter if you are him or not, this time, just think of me as giving you my life."
She didn't dare to look at the way the knife was coming towards her, so she lowered her head to deceive herself, and put her face against the young man's cold cheek. She was trembling with fear, and the coldness stabbed her heart until the young man in her arms moved. His arms quietly wrapped around her waist.
