"County Lieutenant, there is someone outside the camp who claims to be the son of the Li family in the east of the city and has come to ask for an audience."
"The Li family in the east of the city?" Wu County Lieutenant put down the military book, smoothed his short beard, raised his hand and said: "Let him come in first..."
After a while, Li Yong walked in with the trembling Xinyan. Looking at Qiantang County Lieutenant Wu Heng sitting opposite him, he first reported his name, and then immediately said: "County Lieutenant, the common people are here. I want to report the clues about the murderer who killed Captain Han."
"Oh?" Wu Heng said calmly: "Let's talk..."
"Before that, can the county captain agree to the grassroots affairs?"
Wu Heng raised his eyebrows slightly, but said nothing, but his eyes were very sharp, as if to say, are you worthy of negotiating terms with me?
Li Yong sighed, cupped his hands and said, "In that case, please forgive me and take my leave first..."
Wu Heng also didn't expect that Li Yong was so strong-willed that he would leave immediately.
And is he really not afraid of offending himself?
Although the Li family has a deep foundation in Qiantang, the people have never fought with the officials, not to mention that their family was a merchant. It was only because they had good relations with various families and the government and used money to pave the way that people did not attack them casually.
But if he really wants to attack them at all costs, Wu Heng is confident that he will be able to bring Yu Zhixian and others to his side. At that time, the Li family will not be worth mentioning, let alone such a young boy.
But not to mention that he himself would have to pay a big price, and he was not as brainless as Han Da. Li Yong just gave him a small slap in the face, not to the point of breaking his face.
However, although Wu Heng didn't say anything, just as Li Yong and Li Yong were about to reach the door, two big men drew their swords and threatened them. Apparently they were upset when they saw that they were disrespecting the general, and wanted to give them some trouble.
Li Yong immediately turned around, looked at Wu Heng and said with a smile: "What does the county lieutenant mean by this? Does he want to force us to stay together?"
Wu Heng did not speak, but his meaning was obvious, but he heard Li Yong suddenly laugh up to the sky and said: "There is another important matter that I want to discuss with the county captain, and I want to serve the court with fists and grassroots people. But looking at today's situation, my father The praise given to the county captain is nothing but exaggeration.
"The county lieutenants, like the officials in the county government, are just sitting there and doing nothing. No wonder they have made no progress in suppressing the bandits in the past two years..."
"How brave!"
Li Yong was talking so enthusiastically. The so-called master humiliated his ministers to death. Naturally, the two big men wanted to open their eyes to the master and take action. However, they heard Wu Heng yell angrily: "Back off!"
The two looked at each other unwillingly, and finally stepped aside while holding down the knife.
Only then did Lieutenant Wu County say to Li Yong: "Young man, you just have no patience."
Li Yong's words also reminded him that although the Li family was average in power, it was well-connected. It was not easy for him to get into trouble at this time, so he should not mess around with Li Yong. After all, the other party was just a little ignorant and not a big deal. offended him.
Of course, he was also a little interested in the big event Li Yong was talking about.
So I temporarily suppressed the discomfort in my heart, called Li Yong back to sit down, and said in a deep voice: "Let me tell you first, what are your conditions?"
"The conditions are also very simple. I only brought the real murderer to meet Wu County Lieutenant, just to prove that what the common people said was true. At that time, he will have to return to the county government to surrender. Murder must be paid with life. There is a law. To deal with him, Wu County Lieutenant cannot lynch him."
That's it?
Lieutenant Wu County was really surprised. He looked at Li Yong's expression, which was quite inexplicable. He didn't care about why he just said that he knew the clues before, but now he could arrest the person directly.
Of course, this matter is not a big deal. Although if his wife knew about it, they would definitely demand him to be severely punished. However, he didn't care about the county's punishment. If he had to make the decision himself, he would offend the county magistrate and the chief registrar.
Anyway, as long as the person is caught, the outcome is already determined, and they will naturally know how to deal with it without him needing to push it intentionally.
In Wu Heng's opinion, this was not even a condition, and he also had an understanding of Li Yong's rhetoric. He felt that this boy was probably used to making a fuss out of molehills, and that even the so-called big things were probably not big things.
"Then what is the big thing you mentioned?"
"Of course, kill the Qiantang thief."
After hearing this, Wu Heng's expression suddenly became even weirder.
Li Yong naturally knew why he was like this. Although there was a gap now, he secretly colluded with the Qiantang thief. Once this matter was leaked, he would definitely not be able to get over it.
So unless he completely broke up with them, he might not even be willing to face them.
But in Li Yong's view, this doesn't matter at all.
After all, Wu Heng was an official of the court, and he had two official names. As long as he was focused on dealing with those Qiantang thieves, no matter what they said later, as long as they insisted that it was a false accusation, it would not affect him at all.
Even if Yu Zhixian and others knew about it, they would be happy to play dumb on this matter.
And from the mouths of those Qiantang thieves, we can also know that Wu Heng has actually long been determined to kick them away.
Whether it was due to uneven distribution of the spoils or some other reason, Han Da's death this time was just an opportunity for him to take advantage of the situation and alienate them.
But he was indeed worried that it would be bad if this matter was leaked, so he was very entangled in his heart and could not make up his mind.
Looking at Li Yong at this moment, he seemed to be looking at a fool, but his face remained calm and his tone was very calm: "Oh, in your opinion, how can I, an incompetent county captain, destroy those Qiantang thieves?"
"Have the county lieutenant ever heard that our Li family has a bodyguard agency?"
"Well..." This is something I have heard before. After all, as a county captain, he also needs to pay attention to the security of the county.
He once thought that this escort agency was a disadvantage, but because they spent most of their time in the escort agency, he didn't want to be distracted now, so he never took action.
"Last time, the common people insisted on letting the escort agency escort my goods through the market, which must have angered the Qiantang thieves secretly. In my humble opinion, it is better to lure the snake out of the hole this time. The county captain's men are my own strong army in Qiantang, just because of those Qiantang thieves The Qiantang thieves have wind at their feet and are difficult to find in the water. But if they really encounter them, with real swords and guns, they will definitely not be able to defeat the officers and soldiers.
"In this way, if my escort agency is in the clear and the escort passes by, luring them to take action, the county captain will send people to outflank them secretly and cut off their escape route. After that..."
Seeing the boy's complacent look, Wu Heng clapped his hands and said with a smile: "Liu Yuanwai really gave birth to a good son, but how do you judge that they will definitely be lured over? These people under me will be here again." How can we hide in that Qianjiang River without being discovered?"
Li Yong suddenly turned around and gestured to Xin Yan. Xin Yan had been very nervous and it took him a while to react. He quickly took out a small map from his pocket and handed it over.
Li Yong stepped forward directly and spread the map on the table in front of Wu County Lieutenant. Then he pointed to one of the places and said: "County Lieutenant, please look here. The common people have asked people to check it out. Here, here, and There are covers in these three places. As long as the positions are arranged in advance, it will be difficult for the Qiantang thieves to find anyone hiding among them if they come over temporarily.
"Of course, the common people also suspect that there are water thieves lurking in this city. Therefore, the movements of the county lieutenant's men and horses must not be discovered, but it is also necessary to leave some people in the camp to make disguises and pretend to be men and horses. Leave it in place untouched to confuse its sight and hearing..."
