That night, Liu Yuzhi's mansion.
Outside the mansion, the sound of sergeants' steps could be heard, torches were lit, and dozens of county soldiers, led by Gao Yi, gathered in front of the mansion.
"Open the door, open the door! Open the door quickly!" A county soldier hung a sword on his waist and slapped the door roughly and hard.
Such a movement naturally alarmed the people in the mansion. Not long after, the housekeeper of the Liu Mansion opened the door, "What are you..."
"Get out of here!" Before he could finish his words, Junjun stretched out his hand and pushed him away. Then, under the command of Gao Yi, a group of people swarmed in.
The housekeeper of the Liu Mansion was very old and loyal. He had run the Liu Mansion for many years. After being pushed to the ground with a palm, he immediately started shouting: "You! Who are you! This is Lord Liu's mansion!"
"Humph! This is where we came!" Gao Yi sneered. After entering the house, he waved his hand and shouted: "Search! Capture Liu Yuzhi!"
"Yes!" the county army leader responded, and was about to make a move. At this time, Liu Yuzhi heard the noise and rushed over. He was accompanied by several county guards.
"Master..." The housekeeper ran over quickly.
He wanted to say something, but Liu Yuzhi raised his hand slightly to indicate that he didn't need to say anything, and then glanced at the county troops who had surrounded the place.
"Master Gao?"
"Haha." Seeing him, Gao Yi chuckled and said without hesitation: "Liu Yuzhi, you will inevitably escape the law sooner or later when you open an official position privately. I am just using you as a stepping stone to tell the county governor Your Excellency shows your loyalty, so don’t blame me.”
"You!" Liu Yuzhi understood immediately when he heard this, and said angrily: "Gao Yi! I thought you were a colleague, but I didn't expect you to be such a despicable villain!"
As he spoke, he added: "I thought that as a county official, you would care about the people's affairs! You would not disgrace your official uniform..."
"Liu Yuzhi!" Gao Yi interrupted him and sneered: "You are just too pedantic! Just like the county governor said, those unruly people are like ants! If they die, they will die! Official career, That's the most important thing! You never know how to make progress in a roundabout way, you only know how to ask for life for those untouchables! This opening of the position will make the governor furious, and you are on the verge of death!"
"Haha." Liu Yuzhi smiled.
At this time, Gao Yi was too lazy to talk nonsense with him anymore, but directly waved his hand and ordered: "Take it!"
Following his order, the county soldiers all stepped forward, but at this time, several county guards around Liu Yuzhi instantly protected Liu Yuzhi. One of them withdrew his saber in half, glared at the county soldiers, and said loudly: "You guys What do you want to do!? Mr. Liu is a rare good official who asks for orders from the people. Who dares to attack him!?"
"Bold!" Upon seeing this, Gao Yi shouted angrily, pointed at the guard, and said sternly: "The arrest of Liu Yuzhi this time is on the order of the county governor! Are you going to rebel!?"
This is a big hat!
For a moment, several guards couldn't help but secretly swallowed their saliva, and then looked at each other.
Liu Yuzhi took a deep breath, and then said in a calm voice: "You all get out of the way."
"Sir!" a guard said urgently.
"No need to say more." Liu Yuzhi waved his hand, because he didn't want to implicate these guards. If he really wanted to resist, he couldn't. Instead, he would be charged with bigger crimes and attract more county troops.
When Gao Yi saw this, he sneered again: "Huh! You, Liu Yuzhi, can take it!"
Seeing this scene, Liu Mansion's housekeeper knelt on the ground and shouted sadly: "Master!"
Liu Yuzhi glanced at him and said calmly: "Uncle Liu, after I leave, you can dismiss everyone in the house. I don't have much money left, so I will give them all the things in the house."
"Master..." The housekeeper was already in tears.
Subsequently, Liu Yuzhi was arrested by the county army, and under the order of Gao Yi, he was prepared to be taken to the execution ground at noon tomorrow and beheaded in public.
Watching Liu Yuzhi being taken away by the soldiers, the housekeeper Liu Bo cried sadly. After kneeling on the ground for a while, he suddenly thought of someone.
Liucheng Captain Xiao Yuan has always been on good terms with the master and has frequent contacts. Now, he is the only one who can save the master. Go find him. He will definitely not stand idly by!
Thinking of this, Uncle Liu immediately wiped away his tears, then ignored everyone and hurried out of the Liu Mansion alone.
Xiao Yuan was in Liucheng, and he naturally knew about Liu Yuzhi's opening of the official warehouse to release grain. At this moment, he was talking to Peng Shuang in the military tent.
"Master Liu is dedicated to serving the people. He ignored Yu An's civil decree and opened a granary privately. This matter may not go well." Xiao Yuan sighed slightly as he spoke.
Peng Shuang said: "This matter will be reported to Yu Anmin sooner or later. If Master Liu is blamed, what should we do here?"
"Well... we can't conflict with the county guard head-on. Otherwise, it will be an obvious rebellion. We have to think of a way." Xiao Yuan pondered for a moment.
While they were talking, a sergeant stepped in, saluted and said, "General, the housekeeper in Mr. Liu's house said he has something important and wants to see the general."
Because Xiao Yuan and Liu Yuzhi often move around, he naturally knows about the housekeeper in his house. After hearing this, he immediately said: "Invite him in."
"Yes." The sergeant responded, and before long, Uncle Liu was led into the military tent.
After the latter came in, when the sergeant retreated, he knelt on the ground with a thud and said sadly: "General Xiao, help me -"
The housekeeper was already very old. Seeing this, Xiao Yuan quickly stepped forward to help him up: "Uncle Liu, what are you doing? Get up and talk."
The latter was helped up and said tremblingly: "General, today the county governor issued an order and my husband has been detained. He will be interrogated and beheaded tomorrow!"
"What!?" Hearing this, Xiao Yuan was also surprised, and then immediately asked: "Please tell me in detail."
So, Uncle Liu told Xiao Yuan exactly what happened. After listening, the latter frowned and began to pace back and forth in the tent.
"General." Peng Shuang couldn't help but say something when he saw this.
Knowing what he meant, Xiao Yuan raised his hand to stop him, then stopped and looked at the housekeeper: "Uncle Liu, does anyone else in the house know about your visit this time?"
Uncle Liu shook his head.
"Well...that's good."
When Uncle Liu saw this, he quickly said: "General, you and my master have always been on good terms, but you must save him!"
"Hey? Don't worry, Mr. Liu will not die." Xiao Yuan said, and then said: "But there is one thing you must remember, this matter must not be made public."
"Ah? Yes, yes, please keep this in mind, little one."
"Go back and do everything as Mr. Liu said before he left." Xiao Yuan said again.
"Understood, understood." Liu Bo thanked him repeatedly. After he left, Xiao Yuan also looked at Peng Shuang and said directly: "Go and prepare."
