"Hoo, he's still brave? Brothers, please dismount him. Give him a few slaps to try and tell him to be tough." A regiment training soldier shouted, and he was the first to step forward and grab Li Yuan's horse rein.
Li Yuan shouted coldly: "Looking for death." Lifting the reins in his hand, the black horse raised its head high, its front hooves flying in the air, grazing the ears of the training group of soldiers.
The regiment of soldiers were so frightened that they rolled and crawled away. The other team coaches were furious when they saw this, and swarmed up to grab Li Yuan's legs and pull him off his horse.
Li Yuan cursed angrily and kicked a team coach on the helmet, knocking him backwards. He then bent down and reached out, grabbed a team coach's arm, and pulled him onto the horse's back with force. At the same time, he flipped his wrist and a dagger was placed across his throat. The soldier suddenly screamed in fright.
"Don't move, if you move I will kill you." Li Yuan shouted.
The other people saw this and shouted: "There is a thief, there is a thief! Come quickly! He has captured Zhang Xiaoliu."
This cry immediately shocked the entire audience, and the common people were so frightened that they retreated one after another. The regiment training officers screamed repeatedly, and soon dozens of regiment training officials rushed over, shouting and cursing loudly.
Li Yuan scolded in a cold voice: "They are a bunch of dogs who don't care about anything. I'm too lazy to talk to you. Take me to see your county magistrate."
There was no need for the magistrate to call out. After such a commotion, Wujin County magistrate Ji Hong, who was talking to the people who were helping Gu's family put grain, immediately received the report and hurried over surrounded by more than a dozen government officials.
"What's going on? That person, who are you? How dare you commit murder in broad daylight?" Ji Hong shouted loudly.
Li Yuandao: "Who are you? I want to see the magistrate of this county, but these people came up and said that I was a bandit and wanted to take me without asking any questions."
Ji Hong said: "I am Ji Hong, the magistrate of this county. Who are you and why do you want to see me?"
Li Yuan frowned and said, "Are you the magistrate of this county?"
"Exactly, do you want to come to my disadvantage? Then let go of the person you are holding hostage first. I am here, you just come!"
"He does have some backbone." Li Yuan smiled and pushed the training soldier off his horse. The soldier escaped with his life, regardless of the pain in his buttocks.
"Magistrate Ji, you are polite." Li Yuan cupped his hands and said.
"First tell me who you are. You are here to kidnap an official in broad daylight with the intention of committing murder. Do you know your crime?" Ji Hong said coldly.
Li Yuan jumped off his horse, and more than a dozen government officials and regiment trainers took a few steps back in fright. Li Yuan took a few more steps in front of Magistrate Ji. The officers and regiment trainers raised their weapons and shouted: "Back off, back off."
Li Yuan smiled, reached into his arms, took out a black iron plate and said, "Don't Magistrate Ji want to know who I am? If I don't step forward and give him this badge, how can he know my identity."
"Just throw it over here, don't come forward." A government official shouted.
Li Yuan sneered and said: "You are as timid as a mouse. With so many of you here, are you still afraid that I will commit murder?"
When Ji Hong heard this, he stepped forward proudly, and the officials and regiment trainers hurriedly said: "Mr. Ji, be careful."
Ji Hong frowned and shouted: "What are you afraid of? Can he eat me?"
Li Yuan smiled and said, "You still look like a county magistrate."
Ji Hong snorted, stretched out his hand to take the waist badge and read the words on it carefully. He saw that the official badge actually had the words "Changzhou..." on it. Suddenly, his expression was different. He looked up at Li Yuan with a look of astonishment on his face. He looked at her lustfully and stammered: "You, are you a Shangguan from the state?"
Li Yuan nodded noncommittally.
Although Ji Hong had never met Li Yuan, seeing how popular he was and carrying his badge with him, he didn't dare to have any doubts and shouted hurriedly: "Damn it, damn it, I should die. I didn't know that Shangguan was here." , this is rude."
As he spoke, Ji Hong leaned over and saluted.
Li Yuan hurriedly stopped him and said, "No need to be polite. I don't want to reveal my identity in public."
The first-level officer crushed someone to death. Ji Hong stood uneasy and blamed himself repeatedly. The surrounding government officials didn't know why. They all looked at Ji Hong with a respectful look and wondered what was going on.
"County magistrate, who is this person?" a team coach asked, stretching his neck.
"You guys who are seeking death, why don't you go and maintain order. What are you all doing here? Don't you need to move the food on the ship down? Don't you need to send someone to watch and count it? Go quickly." Ji Hong shouted.
All the government officers and regiment officers immediately dispersed in despair, feeling puzzled in their hearts as to who this young man was and why County Magistrate Ji was so respectful to him. Such a young guy is wearing ordinary soldier uniforms and he doesn't look like a nobleman. What's going on?
"Dare you ask me about the name of the superior officer? Only the lower officials are ignorant of Mount Tai. These people under my command are also meddlesome people. I offend your authority. Please forgive me." Magistrate Ji said repeatedly.
"There's no need to forgive me. Don't take it to heart. Speaking of which, they are still responsible. They should interrogate strangers when they see them, but they are just too arrogant and unreasonable. They just regarded me as a thief. As for My name, come here and I will tell you." Li Yuan smiled.
Ji Hong saw Li Yuan beckoning to him mysteriously without using a weapon, so he moved closer uneasily. When words like thunder came from his ears, Ji Hong almost fainted and almost fell. He fell to the ground, and then when he saw Li Yuan secretly taking out another gilt dragon head nameplate, his eyes suddenly widened with an incredible expression.
Li Yuan, with sharp eyes and quick hands, held Ji Hong up and whispered: "I know you are frightened in your heart, and you must doubt my identity, but if you think about it carefully, if I really have ulterior motives, how can I come here to take risks alone?
Jinling has been captured by me, and now the army is marching south. The south of the Yangtze River will soon be our territory of Chu. Let's talk about Changzhou. I have appointed Ma An, the commander of the army, as the governor of Changzhou. You are the magistrate of Wujin County, what should you do? Choose for yourself. I see that you are in your prime. If you are willing to serve me and be loyal to Dachu, how can you be a small county magistrate in the future? "
"The events in Jiangbei have long been known to the world. The Chu army is powerful and invincible. It is the general trend to send troops to the south of the Yangtze River to rule on behalf of the Tang Dynasty. How can a humble person dare to stop it? In fact, in troubled times, whether it is the Chu or the Tang Dynasty, as long as there is peace, the people can be peaceful. What's the difference?
What's more, you have made great contributions to the Tang Dynasty in the past, and everyone is well-known for your fame. Officials and people from all over the Yangtze River have long admired you..." Ji Hong smiled bitterly and whispered, obviously The choice has been made in my heart.
Speaking of this, Ji Hong couldn't help but wonder: "But Your Majesty, why did you come to this county alone? You are a rich man, why don't you see any entourage?"
Li Yuandao: "The matter is urgent. My horse is very fast, so I came here alone first. However, my cavalry bodyguard is coming from Changzhou and will arrive soon."
Ji Hong was even more confused and said nervously: "Your Majesty, can you tell me what is going on? The Labor Saint came to this small county of Wujin in person?"
