When the thugs heard this voice, they suddenly seemed to have a backbone. Everyone had a look of relief on their faces, and at the same time they took the initiative to move to both sides to make way for a passage in the middle.
I saw a man in his thirties, handsome and bejeweled, striding forward. Next to him, there were several guys dressed as ronin.
Li Jiangyao knew that the person in front of him must be Yan Chongxi who was causing trouble, so he couldn't help but stare at him coldly with contempt on his face.
Yan Chongxi walked to the middle of the front yard, glanced at Zhao Dongming lying on the ground, frowned slightly, and then asked in a deep voice: "Who killed my men?"
Li Jiangyao didn't answer but asked: "Are you Yan Chongxi?"
Yan Chongxi raised his eyes and looked at Li Jiangyao for a moment. Suddenly his face changed, as if he couldn't believe his eyes. He took a step forward again and looked carefully, but his eyes looked a little uncertain.
Seeing his appearance, Li Jiangyao was also moved in his heart, and he vaguely guessed the general reason.
Sure enough, the next second Yan Chongxi exclaimed: "Is it... Li Daduhu?"
As soon as this sentence was shouted out, everyone in the courtyard was stunned: The noble young master in front of him who is not angry and proud is actually the world-famous commander-in-chief of the Suppressing Army and Protector Li Jiangyao?
"Do you know me?" Li Jiangyao asked coldly.
"Oh, not only do we know each other, I also toasted to you." Yan Chongxi immediately put on a warm smile, and his tone was extremely cordial: "Daduhu is such a noble man who forgets things. Not long ago, Lu The opening ceremony of the Silk Road Trading Company was held in the state. I am just a mere talent, but I once represented the Silk Guild to participate in the grand event and listened to the teachings of Dadu. After that, I will toast you with my friends in the same industry. Don’t you remember Dadu? "
Li Jiangyao felt sick when he heard this, and couldn't help but think to himself: He should have a good talk with Xie Tanzhi and Situ Wushou when he goes back. In the future, when choosing partners, he must do a thorough background check, and he must not allow such profiteers and thugs to do anything again. Sneaked in.
He did not comment on Yan Chongxi's words and asked coldly: "Tell me the truth, are you colluding with Japanese bandits, trafficking in people, and forcibly annexing land, forcing the people to have no way of living?"
"What an injustice!" Yan Chongxi shouted: "Daduhu, I am indeed doing business on the Kuohai side, but outside the ocean, the Japanese pirates are not the only ones. There are also other countries that are friendly to Shengtang, just like the Western Continent. The same thing as Persia. And the Japanese on the Japanese islands are also divided into good and bad. It would be biased to treat them all as pirates indiscriminately."
He paused briefly and continued: "The so-called human trafficking and land annexation are even more nonsense. Some people who cannot repay their debts voluntarily go overseas to make a living. This is different from staying in Shengtang and being sold into a wealthy family as a slave. What difference does it make if I am a servant? I have acquired a large amount of land because of years of war and heavy taxes, which many people cannot afford. They can only survive by selling land. I am basically helping them, but why am I being called a loser? What is the path of life?”
Yan Chongxi was very eloquent. With a few words of sophistry, he immediately made himself clear and impeccable, like a saint who saved the world. Although Li Jiangyao and the others are decisive and iron-blooded soldiers, their style is straightforward and never sloppy, but they must pay attention to their own merits in everything. Faced with Yan Chongxi's clever words, the white-robed soldiers didn't know how to respond.
But Li Jiangyao seemed unfazed: "Boss Yan, what you just said will eventually come to light. It can't be true, and it can't be true. You can just say it, and I'll listen to it. But..."
He glanced at the Japanese Ronin and sneered: "Who are they? Can you introduce them?"
Yan Chongxi's heart sank when he heard this, and at the same time he couldn't help but secretly regret it.
Just now Cai Die Xue Jiaojiao came to report and ask for help. She only said that a large number of troublemakers broke in outside, and all of them were extremely skilled in martial arts. Even Yehe Zhao Dongming was killed. Yan Chongxi considered his own safety, so he planned to use Japanese pirate masters to suppress the uninvited guests.
Unexpectedly, the person coming from the front yard was actually the Chief Protector of the Suppressing Xinjiang Army.
This is really a death-defying thing, hitting someone's knife edge.
Faced with Li Jiangyao's question, Yan Chongxi rolled his eyes and said nonsensically: "Oh, this Taro Sawakawa is the trading officer of His Highness Wajima Taige. He came to Shengtang this time to discuss a big silk deal with us. Mr. Zechuan, let me introduce to you. This lord is the unparalleled general of our Holy Tang Dynasty and the world-famous General Li Jiangyao, the Protector of the Xinjiang Army. Please come and greet me as soon as possible."
Taro Sawakawa looked arrogant and casually cupped his hand to Li Jiangyao: "Hello."
"I'm not good," Li Jiangyao said with a smile: "At least you may not think I'm good after a while. Boss Yan, I want to take these Japanese away for interrogation. Are they trading officers of Japan's Taige or Japanese pirates?" The pirate's emissary will only wait until I ask him clearly."
"This..." Yan Chongxi was slightly startled: "Isn't this inappropriate? Protector General, they are all guests I invited, and they also have to spend money to purchase our goods. It's not easy to offend."
Li Jiangyao responded calmly: "How are you sure that I will offend them? As I said just now, they are trade officers and pirates. Wait until I find out. If they are really here for normal business, I will naturally treat them with courtesy."
Yan Chongxi felt that Li Jiangyao must be unwilling to give up today, and couldn't help but frowned: "Dadu protector, to put it bluntly, this is not your jurisdiction, and the Zhenjiang Army cannot control Ba Tou Ao for the time being. My distinguished guests, cannot If I go with you, there is no reason to be interrogated by you. Protector General, I think you must have more important things to do when you are passing through here, right? If the nearby rebels are alerted, it may not be good for anyone. "
"Hey, are you threatening me?" Li Jiangyao pointed the Xingluo knife at Yan Chongxi: "Believe it or not, I am going to take your life. Even thousands of troops can't stop me."
Yan Chongxi raised his head and said, "Of course I believe this. The Great Protector is the bravest of the three armies. No matter where he is, taking his head is like picking out an object from a bag. However, you can't kill me."
Li Jiangyao couldn't help but laugh: "Oh? Why? Tell me a reason."
Yan Chongxi also smiled, and he said in a soft voice: "Because I am the emperor's secret envoy!"
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"Lord Chang Shi, did Wu Ling explain?" Shi Feng asked anxiously as soon as he entered the door.
Yuan Bin answered for Shen Lie from the side: "I've done it all. Although that guy seems to be a tough guy, but as soon as Shen Changshi came forward, before he was tortured, Wu Ling was trembling with fear and asked what he said."
Shen Lie smiled faintly: "He is not afraid of me, but afraid of his master Lao Jianhua. Wu Ling knew very well that Shen could also use the methods that Lao Jianhua knew, and he was even worse, so he forced If you continue to resist, you will only suffer extreme pain, and in the end you will have to confess obediently, and nothing will change."
He motioned Shi Feng to sit down and asked, "How is the situation outside?"
"It's not good." Shi Feng shook his head: "At present, Nilin Division and Hubaoqi have obviously joined forces. The search scope is getting wider and wider, and the intensity is getting deeper and deeper. It is estimated that it won't take long to sweep Come to the area we are in. Sir, what should we do next? There are not many strongholds that can be used to hide."
Shen Lie frowned: "We can't go to the Prince Consort's Mansion anymore, and the backup locations are being watched by the other party one after another. There is no better choice except leaving the city."
Yuan Bin said sadly: "But leaving the city is not easy, especially now that we have to take Wu Ling and Rui Ji with us, which is very inconvenient."
Shi Feng nodded: "Xiao Yuan is right. I went to the west and south of the city today. On the surface, everything is normal in the imperial capital, but in fact it is no different from martial law. At each city gate, there are a large number of Bei Yamen. People from Linsi find it easy to enter the city and difficult to leave, so they check very carefully."
He paused briefly, and then added: "Everyone who leaves the city will have their face pinched and their hair pulled, obviously to prevent them from changing their disguises."
"Where is the secret passage out of the city?" Shen Lie asked.
"We know about the secret passage, and Nilin Division also knows about it. Basically, they are all seen to death." Shi Feng sighed helplessly: "I feel that if you want to leave the Imperial Capital right now, you have to fight hard to get out. okay."
Shen Lie looked out the window: "How long do you think we can stay here?"
Shi Feng responded: "According to the current speed of the Forbidden Army's search and interrogation, at most they will have to withdraw by this time tomorrow, otherwise they will be blocked in the yard."
Shen Lie thought for a while and said calmly: "Maybe there is another way."
"What can we do?" Yuan Bin and Shi Feng asked in unison.
"Let me lure them away." Shen Lie smiled: "The emperor wants Shen. As long as I show up or even escape from the imperial capital, they will naturally stop searching other places."
Yuan Bin waved his hand: "This is not possible! Before I came to the imperial capital, the death order given to me by the guards was to protect your safety at all costs. If you go to attract the enemy, doesn't that mean you are forcing me to commit suicide?"
Shen Lie burst out laughing when he heard this: "Hey, look at what you said, how can it be that exaggerated? Shen is not a rookie who has just debuted. It will not be easy for the imperial army to catch me."
Yuan Bin was about to refute again, but Shi Feng stopped him: "Hey, Mr. Chang Shi said this, but it reminded me. You two, what do you think of this? Please ask Mr. Shen to disguise me and dress me up. Use your appearance to lure the enemy away. When they are really about to catch up with me, I only need to restore my original appearance and escape safely. Isn't this the best of both worlds?"
Shen Lie's eyes lit up: "Well, this plan is indeed feasible. However, you are not the right candidate."
"Why?" Shi Feng was a little confused.
Shen Lie patiently said: "I heard that you were previously ordered to serve as the liaison officer between the Imperial City branch and the Prince Consort's Mansion, right? At that time, you should have been accompanying Princess Fenyang as a personal soldier of the commander-in-chief of the Qinglong Army. Next to you, right? In this case, the people in Nilin Division will definitely remember your appearance, so even if you return to your original appearance, I'm afraid you won't be able to escape their clutches."
"Then let me go!" Yuan Bin rushed to say: "I am a stranger!"
