The Jin Yiwei and Ye Bushou who surrounded the two Tiger Flag soldiers retreated in front of Xu Youzhi, protecting Xu Youzhi behind them.
A dozen soldiers with the Tiger Flag appeared in front of the courtyard, and a dozen black muskets were pointed at Xu Youzhi and others.
"I would like to see who is so brave and dares to cause trouble here."
As the words fell, a man walked out of the courtyard gate and stood on the stone steps at the door.
His appearance made Xu Youzhi and others outside the door realize that the person in charge was out.
"Whoever is so bold to make trouble turns out to be a fifth-grade official." The man standing on the stone steps said sarcastically.
Xu Youzhi, who was hiding behind the Jin Yiwei, said at this time: "Since you know that I am an official of the imperial court, why don't you ask all your people to retreat."
Facing more than a dozen firecrackers, he felt panicked. .
Although the number of people on both sides is about the same, the Jin Yiwei and Ye Bushou beside him are all using their bare hands, and they have no advantage at all when they use their hands.
"Hmph, official of the court!" The man on the stone steps said coldly, "Do you still think this is in the Ming Dynasty? Not to mention you are a fifth-rank official, even a cabinet bachelor will not be able to work here."
Hearing this, Xu Youzhi's heart trembled.
Only then did he realize that he was too impulsive. Tiger Flag was obviously not an ordinary business. Once he did something to him on the grassland, no one could stop him.
Long! Long! Long!
The sound of horse hooves and neat footsteps came from the street.
Then, a cavalry team at each end of the street galloped in this direction. Behind the cavalry team, there were two teams of tiger-character flag soldiers.
Soon, two cavalry teams blocked the street and surrounded Xu Youzhi and others.
The soldiers who followed behind formed several more layers of surroundings, completely cutting off the possibility of Xu Youzhi and others escaping.
Seeing so many soldiers and horses in full armor, Xu Youzhi felt that his legs were weak and his body was trembling constantly.
"This, this is the envoy sent by the imperial court to Qingcheng. Is it possible that you people in the Tiger Flag really want to rebel and kill the envoy!" Hundreds of Jin Yiwei stared at the man on the stone steps and stammered.
The man on the stone steps laughed and said: "What a joke, what if I kill you all? Do you think your court will send an army to the grassland to kill you people?"
Xu Youzhi's heart sank.
He could feel from the person speaking in front of him that the Tiger Flag man did not take the imperial court seriously at all, and that the life and death of them were completely in the hands of this person.
"Misunderstanding, misunderstanding, it's all misunderstanding. Deputy Director Li, please don't misunderstand. We are all Han people, so we can't let the Mongolians watch the joke on the sidelines." The boss stood up to smooth things over.
At the same time, he kept winking at Xu Youzhi.
Xu Youzhi pursed his lips, lowered his head and admitted his mistake: "I just made a mistake. Please don't misunderstand me, shopkeeper Li. I will apologize here first."
He made a clasped-fist gesture towards the man on the stone steps, acknowledging his mistake.
"I am not Deputy Director Li." The man on the stone steps said, "However, for the sake of you being envoys, I will spare your lives for now. If it happens again, I guarantee that you will never be able to return alive. Ming dynasty."
Xu Youzhi said nothing with a dark face, feeling very unhappy.
He was a dignified official in the imperial court and an envoy who came to Qingcheng, but he bowed his head and admitted his mistake to a person from a business house. It was a loss of dignity to him.
"Yes, yes, yes, we have recorded it, and we will never do it again." Xu Youzhi was speechless, so he had to take the initiative to show his soft attitude for others.
"Let them go." The man standing on the stone steps waved his hand.
A passable pedestrian walkway was quickly made available.
"Thank you, thank you very much." The boss thanked him and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
They were able to save their lives for the time being.
Jinyiwei Baihu grabbed Xu Youzhi's arms and whispered: "Sir, let's leave quickly."
Xu Youzhi allowed himself to be dragged out by Jin Yiwei Baihu.
The other Jinyiwei and Ye Bushou also followed and walked quickly through the pedestrian aisle.
The group of people didn't even dare to look back, and kept walking forward without even discerning the direction. They just wanted to get away from the soldiers and horses like the Tiger Flag as quickly as possible.
After walking for a while, Jin Yiwei Baihu, who was walking in front, raised his head and looked around, realizing that the surrounding environment looked familiar.
"Are there people chasing you?" Xu Youzhi asked breathlessly.
Jin Yiwei Baihu glanced behind him, then shook his head and said: "No one is chasing us. It seems that they really have no intention of doing anything to us."
"That's not necessarily true. Don't forget that this is a grassland. Even if you don't take action in Qingcheng, you can still take action outside Qingcheng." The manager who was following the two men reminded them.
As long as he did not return to the Ming Dynasty, he would never let go of his hanging heart.
"Do they really dare to kill the imperial officials?" Xu Youzhi said with a frown.
Na Bao said: "Liu Heng of Tiger Character Banner was once the bandit leader of Lingqiu. He killed many soldiers of Datong and Xuanfu, so killing officials is not impossible for them."
After Xu Youzhi listened to his explanation, his heart beat faster in his chest.
"Sir, let's go back to the Khan Palace." Jinyiwei Baihu looked around, and finally pointed to a place in front of him and said.
Xu Youzhi looked up.
I realized that the front was really the Khan's Palace, and those Mongolian soldiers were still there.
"Sir, why don't you go to the Khan's Palace first? No matter how courageous the people of the Tiger Flag are, they would not dare to attack you in the Khan's Palace." Nabo always reminded him.
"Yes, yes, yes, go to the Khan's Palace. As an envoy, I want to see the Great Khan of the Tumote Tribe." Xu Youzhi seemed to have grabbed a life-saving straw and ran towards the Khan's Palace quickly.
The others quickly followed.
Soon, the group of people arrived in front of the Khan Palace.
Xu Youzhi said urgently to a Mongolian soldier guarding the gate of the Khan's Palace: "Quick, bring me in to see your Khan. I have something important to talk to your Khan."
The Mongolian soldier curled his lips.
The troops and cavalry troops patrolling the city with the Tiger Flag passed by the entrance of the Khan's Palace. Looking at the panicked expressions of the Ming Dynasty envoys, it was not difficult to guess what had just happened.
However, he still said: "Wait, I will go in and inform you."
After saying that, the Mongolian warrior turned around and entered the Khan's palace.
Xu Youzhi was waiting outside with an anxious look on his face, walking back and forth in front of the Khan Palace.
After a short time, the Mongolian soldier who went in to report finally came out.
Xu Youzhi hurried forward to greet him and asked eagerly: "Did the Great Khan let me in?"
"Go in, but only two people." The Mongolian soldier said to Xu Youzhi.
Xu Youzhi took a quick step towards the Khan's Palace. He didn't care about who he would bring in.
