The yamen servant put the silver ingot in his sleeve, approached the two of them and whispered, "It's the daughter of our prefect. I heard that she is returning to Beijing to visit relatives."
"Oh, it turns out she is the young lady from the prefect's family."
Ye Yutong cupped his hands and said, "Thank you, elder brother, and I'll take my leave."
The two led the horse out of Fengcheng. Looking at the group of people in front of them, Li Yunze smiled mockingly.
"Prefect Xu is indeed a model of selling his daughter for glory. In order to climb up, he really didn't give up any face. As soon as Li Yunkai died, he thought about sending his daughter to the palace again."
Ye Yutong laughed and said: "It's better to save face. They don't even have a logo on the carriage. They should be afraid of being laughed at."
Li Yunze twitched his lips, stared at the people in front of him, and whispered: "If we let the Song family help prepare food and grass, then Magistrate Xu can't let him stay here."
Magistrate Xu is a treacherous and cunning person who will run wherever it is advantageous. This kind of person must not be allowed to stay.
Ye Yutong had a different opinion, "Ping An, take him away. Wouldn't it be more difficult to deal with another powerful one?
Fengcheng is a very important place. If Magistrate Xu is transferred or something happens, Li Yunhao will definitely send his confidants here. We will be in more trouble then. "
"Tongtong means to keep him?"
"Yes, not only keep him, but also use him to the extreme. A grassroots person like Xu Zhifu who adapts to the situation will be very useful if he is controlled."
Li Yunze was very interested in her proposal, "How are Tongtong going to control her?"
Ye Yutong raised his eyebrows, "Ping An, what do you think people like Magistrate Xu are most afraid of?"
Li Yunze said without hesitation: "I am afraid of being powerless. What I fear most is death."
Ye Yutong smiled and nodded, "Now that we know his weakness, wouldn't it be easier to deal with it? When we come back from Zhuangzi, we will find a chance to meet him for a while and give him some tonic made by Uncle Lei."
"This is a good idea, then just listen to Tongtong."
Ye Yutong looked at the carriage in front of him and said slyly: "Since Magistrate Xu is about to work for us, let's be good guys for once and save her daughter from the fire."
Li Yunze held back his smile and said, "Okay."
The two of them followed them from a distance, and in the evening, the carriage in front stopped.
Li Yunze and Ye Yutong put the horse in the space, changed into night clothes, put on black hoods, and quietly came to the carriage from the side.
"Who are they?" A nearby guard noticed them and immediately pulled out the sword from his waist.
Li Yunze kicked him away. The remaining guards were shocked and rushed over with knives.
Ye Yutong jumped on the largest carriage, pulled out a girl inside, and put the sword in his hand on her neck.
Li Yunze had already knocked down several guards and was now putting a knife on the neck of the guard leader.
Ye Yutong pulled Miss Xu's family and shouted, "Stop it, or I'll kill her."
Seeing that the young lady was caught by her, those people looked at each other for a while and then obediently put down their weapons.
Li Yunze saw that they were all honest, so he whispered to the leader of the guards: "Go back and tell Magistrate Xu to put away those little thoughts.
If he does this kind of selling his daughter for glory again, I will let him go wherever he came from. If you don't believe it, just let him try it.
Within half a month, I will go find him. If I don’t see this young lady from your Xu family by then, I will kill him. "
The guard leader glanced at the broadsword on his neck. The blade shone coldly in the moonlight.
The face-covered man in front of him had a calm and low voice. He sounded young, but he knew that this man was not joking.
He knew in his heart that if he could say no even half a word, his head would be moved tonight.
He thought for a moment, then nodded and said, "Okay, let's go back to the city now. I will also convey to our Lord what this young master just said."
Li Yunze saw that he was so aware of current affairs, so he didn't make things difficult for him.
He shouted to the victims in the distance: "Take the food on the carriage and don't touch the rest."
The victims were hesitant and did not dare to come over. Although they were very hungry, they were more afraid of being eaten by these people as two sheep.
This group of people looked evil at first glance, and they were all armed. How could you be so kind and give them food?
Li Yunze knew their scruples, so he said to the guards: "Give all the food in the car to the victims."
The second young lady and their boss were both in their hands, so the guards did not dare to disobey and obediently distributed the two large carts of food to the nearby victims.
The victims all ran away after receiving the food. Firstly, they were afraid that they would regret it, and secondly, they were afraid that they would kill people and silence them.
Li Yunze put away his weapon and said, "Go back immediately and tell Magistrate Xu exactly what I just said. Tell him to be obedient these days and wait for me to find him."
Ye Yutong also put the frightened Miss Xu back into the carriage, and the two drove away in Qinggong.
The guard leader watched them disappear in the blink of an eye, and stayed where he was in shock.
His martial arts are not weak, otherwise the Lord would not send him to escort the young lady to the capital.
But if you want to fight these two people, I'm afraid they won't be able to survive three moves.
Now he finally believed that what these two people just said was by no means unintentional.
If the master really dares to disobey, I'm afraid... It's a small matter to lose one's official position, but a big deal to lose one's life.
Thinking of this, he immediately said to his men: "Hurry up and pack your things, let's go back to the city right away."
Ye Yutong and Li Yunze hid in a big tree not far away and watched them return the same way before continuing on their way on horseback.
The Song family's village was two days' journey from Fengcheng, and they arrived on the afternoon of the third day.
Song Jingwen was talking to a few old farmers about spring planting, when Song Yong came over with Li Yunze and Ye Yutong.
Song Jingwen was shocked when he saw the two of them, "Dian... Ping'an, Tongtong, why are you two here?"
Li Yunze smiled and said: "Song Shanzhang, we went to Fengcheng and heard from Yichen that you were busy with spring planting here, so we came over to take a look."
Master Song knew that this was someone who had trouble with him, so he immediately took them to the study and asked Song Yong to guard the door in person.
"My minister Song Jingwen pays homage to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and pays homage to the Crown Princess."
"Mr. Song, there is no need to be polite." Li Yunze helped him up and explained the reason for his visit.
"Chief Song Shan, I brought some seeds over this time. They are high-yielding rice and wheat, as well as vegetable seeds. I want you to try planting them here."
"Your Highness, this is a good thing, but the water in the fields has dried up a long time ago. Although there is a well on Zhuangzi, it is only enough for these people to eat. It is really impossible to plant rice on a large area."
Song Jingwen sighed helplessly. He knew that the seeds brought by His Highness must be very good.
But without water, no matter how good the seeds are, there will be no harvest.
Li Yunze looked at him and said very seriously: "Song Shanzhang, Master Wuchen told me when he left that it should rain this spring. I don't know how certain it is, but I want to give it a try.
You should cultivate the rice seedlings first. If everyone's predictions are correct, I guess it will rain soon.
Even if everyone's judgment is wrong, some seeds will be wasted, and the loss to us will not be big. But if it can be planted one season earlier, this high-yielding rice can be promoted earlier. "
Song Jingwen stood up suddenly, "Your Highness, Master Wuchen really said it will rain this year?"
Li Yunze nodded without changing his expression.
He couldn't say that the gods told Tongtong, he could only leave the blame to the master.
Song Jingwen walked around the house twice excitedly and said, "Your Highness, let's grow the rice seedlings first, and let's wait for the rain."
"good."
Li Yunze took a sip of tea and spoke out his request.
"Chief Songshan, if these seeds are successfully planted, the grain harvested within five years will be sold to me first. I will recruit troops soon, and I may need you to provide some grain and grass."
When Song Jingwen heard that he wanted to recruit troops, he immediately expressed his position, "Your Highness, don't worry, I will keep all the food for you. If it is not enough, just ask and I will find a way to help you buy it."
Li Yunze raised his fist towards him and said, "Thank you, Master Song."
