This shrewd calculation at every step made Shenyang feel a chill down his back.
But based on his understanding of Fang Jingzhi, although this person has a plan, it is absolutely impossible to predict it like this. If this is the case, he has fallen into Fang Jingzhi's hands a long time ago. How can he be given a chance to make a comeback?
There is only one explanation. Fang Jingzhi has an expert guiding him behind his back, and this expert is none other than a child of a powerful family who had a conflict with him.
Thinking of this, Shen Yang's heart tightened, and he became more curious about this person's identity, and strengthened his determination to capture this person.
Just as Shenyang was thinking about how to deal with Fang Jingzhi, who was completely upset, Lu Wenliang on the side spoke.
"Okay, very good, Magistrate Fang, you really impressed me today. Okay, you are more skilled, but I was careless. Since Magistrate Fang has such a tough attitude, I won't say anything more."
After saying that, Lu Wenliang stood up without any hesitation, looked at Fang Jingzhi fiercely and continued.
"I hope County Magistrate Fang can remain so tough and never regret it. This matter is not over today. Let's wait and see."
Then, under Shen Yang's stunned gaze, Lu Wenliang turned around and left. Fang Jingzhi and Master Liu stood up and did not stop Lu Wenliang from leaving, but just watched silently.
Shen Yang was confused by this scene. Although they and Fang Jingzhi just had a bad relationship, it didn't mean that they could give in.
If he really wanted to forgive him, if he pushed forward, Fang Jingzhi's ambush troops might not have the upper hand, and he didn't believe that Fang Jingzhi really dared to let the ambush troops attack the two of them.
This price is definitely not something he, a small county magistrate, can afford. To put it bluntly, the tense situation between the two sides just now was a bet on who dares to strike first, using his momentum to force the other party to surrender.
Before he was on top of Fang Jingzhi, Danyang County Governor Lu Wenliang just retreated like this? This really puzzled him.
It was hard to understand, but Lu Wenliang had already decided to give in. In terms of momentum, he had already lowered his head. Even if he were to stay, he would not be able to gain any advantage from Fang Jingzhi.
Shen Yang stood up, looked at Fang Jingzhi coldly, and then decisively withdrew.
Lu Wenliang got on the carriage, followed closely by Shen Yang. After a while, the order was conveyed in the carriage, and the Danyang soldiers of more than a thousand people gathered on both sides began to retreat on a large scale.
A fierce battle that was about to break out at any time was calmed down just like that, and they watched the Danyang soldiers leave.
Master Liu, who was standing next to Fang Jingzhi, said softly, "Sir, everything is exactly as you expected. Their behavior is basically under your control."
"Withdrawing the troops now, it is estimated that it will not take long before the high officials from the state city are attracted. This time, my subordinates are very curious about how many big fish can be involved through the third young master of the Shen family."
Fang Jingzhi also nodded slightly. His face was expressionless, but his hands in his official robes were clenched unconsciously.
In the past two years, he has never been as aggressive as he was just now, spraying his superior with such an aggressive attitude.
Everything was as Su Qian expected. Dongzhou officials were very life-saving. If they really wanted to confront someone head-on, they would definitely not take action unless they were absolutely sure.
This unscrupulous feeling of being forced to retreat this time made Fang Jingzhi feel very happy.
The feeling of having someone behind him, allowing him to perform as he pleased and continue to output, made Fang Jingzhi feel like he was young and frivolous when he first entered officialdom.
After decades, this kind of arrogance reappeared, which really made Fang Jingzhi very happy.
He retracted his gaze, nodded, and said to Master Liu behind him, "Haha, sir, your plans are always unpredictable, but they make people feel confident. This time, with your support, we will bring trouble to Dongzhou." Towards the sky.”
"Okay, let's follow Sir's second plan."
Master Liu nodded, and then he and Fang Jingzhi turned around and entered the city. The ambush troops on both sides also withdrew in time.
At this time, Lu Wenliang, who had chosen to lead the troops to retreat, was sitting in the carriage, eyes slightly closed, calmly adjusting his breathing, his face indifferent, as if what just happened did not exist.
Shen Yang, who was sitting next to him, his eyes flashing, finally couldn't bear it anymore and spoke.
"Uncle Lu, you just..."
But as soon as Shen Yang finished speaking, he was interrupted by Lu Wenliang.
He opened his eyes, looked at Shen Yang and said, "My dear nephew, I know what you want to ask Uncle Lu. If uncle didn't give in just now, we might still have a chance to win."
"But uncle didn't say a word, turned around and led the people away. It's probably hard for you to understand that kind of submission."
Shen Yang nodded.
"My dear nephew, do you really think that if we continue to confront Fang Jingzhi, we have a chance of winning? Even if we do, beating Fang Jingzhi in this round, what does it mean to us?"
Lu Wenliang's words triggered something in Shen Yang. Shen Yang's mind turned quickly, and then he seemed to think of something and asked hesitantly.
"Uncle, what you mean is that some people hope that we and Fang Jingzhi will both lose in the fight, and then they can reap the benefits from behind the scenes?"
Lu Wenzhong nodded, "Well, nephew, you finally understand. You should be able to guess that there is an expert behind Fang Jingzhi."
"This expert pushed Fang Jingzhi out without saying a word, just to let us fight him head-on. But the final result is that as long as he is around, if one Fang Jingzhi falls, there will be a second one, and a third one." Fang Jingzhi."
"Until things get bigger and bigger, go out of control, and are eventually quelled, it's a matter for the top management, and we will most likely become victims."
"So, since that expert wants to meet with the senior officials of the state government so much, we will follow his wishes and take the initiative to ask the senior officials of the state government to come forward. In this way, no matter how big the matter becomes, it has nothing to do with us."
"That person wants to be a fisherman. This time, it's our turn to be fishermen."
Listening to Lu Wenliang's explanation, Shen Yang's eyes flashed with excitement.
He clapped his hands fiercely and praised Lu Wenliang, "As expected of Uncle Lu, with just a short contact, he can see the thoughts behind Fang Jing at a glance. In this way, no matter how things develop, we are just With help from the side, if the sky falls, there will naturally be people from the state capital holding it up."
"When the time comes to force out the people behind the scenes, that's when we close the net. Uncle Lu's trick is so good."
Lu Wenliang touched his beard with a proud smile on his face. Although he usually looked useless, he had been in officialdom for many years, how could he not have any strategy?
Fang Jingzhi wanted to force him into a head-on confrontation, but he was not fooled. He turned around and left with his troops. From the moment Fang Jingzhi did not dare to stop him and watched silently, Lu Wenliang knew that he had made the right move.
Fang Jingzhi is still young when it comes to fighting with him in officialdom.
After Shen Yang praised him, he seemed to have thought of something and continued to ask.
"Uncle, I think the person behind the scenes is probably the young man who had the conflict with me. This person can have such a strategy, he is definitely not an ordinary person. Do you think we should send people to continue to investigate? I always feel that the existence of this person is very important to me. We are at a disadvantage."
Lu Wenliang looked indifferent. He shook his head and said, "My dear nephew, even if this person's identity is found out, what does it have to do with us? You still forgot that we are going to be fishermen this time."
"This man has a mysterious origin and a strange background. I think the state officials will be more curious than us."
"My nephew should know what we should do at this time."
Lu Wenliang's hint was obvious, and Shen Yang naturally understood it. He nodded thoughtfully, and then gave Lu Wenliang a thumbs up, with a little admiration in his eyes.
This young man of unknown origin and mysterious identity has nothing to do with them, whether checked or not. What is his identity? It's not just a matter of words between the two of them.
He is a spy planted by pirates and Japanese pirates in Dongzhou. He wants to join forces with Fang Jingzhi to secretly undermine the stability of the last nine counties of Dongzhou.
Regardless of how Fang Jingzhi defends his identity, think about it, do the state officials trust them, or do they trust a local county magistrate who does not understand the world?
As long as the two of them give a little bit of attention to the state officials, the next time they come, it will not only be the little Danyang soldiers in their hands, but the real Dongzhou soldiers with actual combat experience.
The two looked at each other and quickly reached a consensus in the carriage. As the carriage drove slowly, the front was not Danyang County City, but Dongzhou City...
Lu Wenliang and Shen Yang entered Dongzhou City with some soldiers after identification. The people in the city did not know who they saw in Dongzhou Mansion and what they talked about.
I only know that the two of them stayed in the state capital for about an hour, and the carriage carrying them slowly left Dongzhou City.
At the same time, the peaceful Dongzhou City seemed to come alive. A large number of soldiers in armor poured out from the four gates of the city and went straight out of the city.
It was so majestic that the people in the city were confused and thought something had happened.
A rough count showed that the number of state soldiers mobilized from the four city gates was about two thousand.
Although there were only one thousand more than the Danyang soldiers in number, the aura they exuded made the Danyang soldiers waiting outside the city not dare to approach, and even kept a certain distance from the state soldiers.
These two thousand state soldiers are the elite of Dongzhou soldiers. They are named Dongzhou and have a total number of 5,000. However, in the nine counties of Dongzhou, their combat power is the first.
Even among the many armies in the first nine counties, they are still at the forefront. These state soldiers have actually fought many battles with pirates and Japanese pirates.
Many pirates and Japanese pirates died in their hands, and every move exuded a strong evil aura.
Among the state soldiers, there were no luxurious carriages or official sedans, but a small group of guards, about ten people, riding horses in the middle.
In front of them, there was a middle-aged man who was about forty years old but with a strong build and scars at the corners of his eyes. He was also wearing armor and riding a horse.
This man's face was indifferent, but he was not angry or intimidating. He glanced around casually, so that the people in the distance did not dare to look up.
This person is none other than Dongzhou Lieutenant Yu Biao.
This person had a very high status in Houjiu County of Dongzhou. He was the third in command of Houjiu County and commanded all military affairs in Houjiu County.
If it were just like this, the people would not show fear on their faces. This Yu Biao is a ruthless character.
