After hearing Xu Lin's words, everyone stood up one after another, raised their wine glasses high, and said with smiles on their faces: "Congratulations to Xu Tong!"
"Congratulations to Xu Tong!"
Suddenly, the hall was filled with an atmosphere of joy, and Xu Wenchang, the head of the Xu family, also had a smile on his face.
Just looking at the reactions of the officials present, if Xu Wei can really solve the hidden dangers of Li Huan and his party, then everyone in the officialdom of Yangzhou Prefecture will definitely shed tears of gratitude to the Xu family.
You must know that all the officials present are able to serve as officials in a prosperous place like Yangzhou Prefecture. Naturally, they have their own relationships.
Not to mention other things, if there is no connection with the imperial court, it is unlikely that it will be their turn to take charge of a prosperous place like Yangzhou Mansion.
If these officials can be promoted in the future, they will be real connections for the Xu family.
It can be said that as long as these officials do not fall, it means that the Xu family has a group of allies in the officialdom.
Thinking of this, Xu Wenchang couldn't help but look forward to Xu Wei and his party.
Xu Wenchang only hoped that Xu Wei and his party could successfully eradicate the imperial envoy and his party.
Just as I was thinking about this, suddenly there was a rush of footsteps outside.
Many people in the hall obviously heard the hurried footsteps. When they looked up and looked outside, they saw a servant of the Xu family coming in a hurry.
The servant came forward and saluted Xu Wenchang: "Master, there is news from Master Wei!"
After the servant finished speaking, the eyes of all the officials in the hall fell on him.
Being stared at by so many people, the servant couldn't help but feel a little nervous.
At this time, Xu Wenchang couldn't help but stepped forward, stared at the servant and said with some hope: "Tell me, what's the news?"
This servant is a son of the Xu family. It can be said that he is a person who has experienced both prosperity and loss with the Xu family. He is absolutely trustworthy, otherwise he would not have been sent to deliver the news.
The servant hurriedly said: "Sir, Master Wei has received a signal for help from Lord Jing Kui and has already led his people to set off. Master Wei asked me to come back and tell the master so that he and others can rest assured. Good news is waiting for him."
Xu Wenchang stroked his beard, nodded slightly, then waved his hand towards the servant and said: "I know, you can go down first."
When the servant went down, Xu Wenchang said to Xu Lin and others: "Master Xu, since Xu Wei said that, he must be fully confident. In this case, we will wait here for the news."
Jia Yuan squinted his eyes and said with a bit of disdain: "I know that Jing Kui, a loser, can't be counted on. Sure enough, he didn't get anything done."
Another official also came and said happily: "Fortunately, Xu Tongpan and his people are here to find out the truth. Otherwise, if we really have to rely on Jing Kui's group, we may really let Li Huan escape this time."
It’s a calamity.”
Everyone is not a fool. Although the servant did not send much news, they were able to analyze some useful information.
Obviously Jing Kui and his group were not able to overthrow Li Huan and others on the Grand Canal, and were even forced to ask Xu Wei for help.
Xu Lin took a deep breath, and said slowly with a hint of concentration in his eyes: "I hope Xu Tongpan will not disappoint everyone, otherwise, if Li Huan escapes, our life will be terrible.
It’s going to be hard.”
Hearing what Xu Lin said, everyone's expressions couldn't help but change.
They naturally knew that if Li Huan really arrived in Yangzhou City safe and sound, then Li Huanke might not let them go.
No one is a fool. Although they said that the destruction of Jinyiwei was blamed on the remnants of the Chen family, Li Huan would definitely not believe it.
Moreover, based on the information they had about Li Huan, it would not be in line with Li Huan's temperament for a man with such a cruel temperament to come to Yangzhou Mansion in person, if it would not cause a major case.
Even their backers in Beijing summoned them and asked them to be careful in dealing with Li Huan and not to be caught by Li Huan, otherwise no one would be able to save them.
Jia Yuan narrowed his eyes and said slowly: "Sir, isn't there Xu Tongpan? With Xu Tongpan's ability, we should believe that Xu Tongpan is the one."
Many officials who had just been worried because of Xu Lin's words, after hearing Jia Yuan's words, they all nodded as if they were grasping life-saving straws and said: "Yes, yes, isn't there Xu Tongpan, then?"
Jing Kui is a waste, we should always believe in Xu Tongpan's ability."
Just looking at everyone's reactions, you can tell that Xu Wei's abilities are still very recognized. Otherwise, these people would not have such trust in Xu Wei.
I just don't know why, but Xu Lin looked at the dark night sky outside, but felt a little uneasy in his heart.
But Xu Lin really couldn't think of anything that he hadn't calculated. After all, in order to deal with the arrival of Li Huan and his party, they had calculated again and again and made sure that there were no mistakes or omissions before making preparations.
Sitting there, Xu Lin did not speak again, but the uneasiness in his heart became stronger and stronger.
I don't know how much time passed, but Xu Lin suddenly stood up, startling everyone.
After all, after Xu Lin fell silent, all the officials in the hall also fell silent one by one, still feeling a bit of panic in their hearts.
As a result, Xu Lin's sudden abnormal reaction naturally shocked everyone.
Xu Wenchang, Jia Yuan and others were sitting next to Xu Lin. Their eyes couldn't help but fall on Xu Lin.
I heard Jia Yuan say: "Sir, what are you doing..."
Xu Lin glanced at Jia Yuan, took a deep breath and stared at Jia Yuan and said: "Jia Yuan, go see Commander Pang immediately, ask him to bring people here, and say that I agree to his conditions."
Some officials in the hall could hear it clearly, but they had puzzled looks on their faces. They obviously didn't understand what Xu Lin meant by what he said, and why the commander of the guard post was suddenly involved.
However, the expressions of several Xu Lin's close officials such as Jia Yuan changed slightly.
Jia Yuan was heard whispering to Xu Lin: "Sir, are you sure you want to ask Commander Pang to lead his troops? Do we really have to pay such a high price?"
Xu Lin said coldly: "Isn't it just hundreds of thousands of taels of silver? As long as I can survive this disaster, I don't have much money."
Xu Lin said to Jia Yuan: "What are you still waiting for? Go quickly and tell Commander Pang to bring someone here immediately."
Seeing Xu Lin's solemn look, Jia Yuan immediately stood up and saluted Xu Lin: "I'm going to go ahead now."
A faint cry of killing could be heard from the dock a few miles away from Yangzhou City, but the shouting of killing only lasted for a very short time and then fell silent.
This pier itself is the home base of Jing Kui's men, but because Jing Kui took away all the men on the pier, there are not many people left on the pier.
Facing the wolf-like and tiger-like elite cavalry of the Ming Army, together with Xu Ying, Chen Ang, and Lin Pingzhi personally leading the troops, they easily captured and controlled the dock.
Not long after everyone took control of the dock, several official ships were seen slowly approaching in the distance. Who else could it be if it wasn't Li Huan and his party?
When the official ship docked at the pier, surrounded by Cao Yu, Chen Ke, Ma Ming and others, Li Huan got off the ship and stepped onto the pier.
A group of elite cavalry led by Lin Pingzhi, Xu Ying, and Chen Ang were waiting on the dock for Li Huan's arrival.
Seeing Li Huan get off the boat, Xu Ying, Lin Pingzhi and others stepped forward and bowed to Li Huan and said, "I have met the Marquis."
Li Huan waved his hand, glanced at everyone, and nodded slightly when he saw that the cavalry did not suffer any losses.
Waving his hands to signal the cavalry to stand up, Li Huan took a few steps forward and his eyes fell on Lin Pingzhi.
Looking at Lin Pingzhi, Li Huan stretched out his hand to help Lin Pingzhi up, then looked him up and down, and finally patted Lin Pingzhi on the shoulder and said, "It's okay!"
To be honest, when he learned the news that Lin Pingzhi, Chen Yao and his party were killed in Yangzhou Mansion, Li Huan was somewhat worried about Lin Pingzhi's life and death.
If Lin Pingzhi really died, then he would really have a hard time explaining to Lin Zhennan. After all, the Lin family, like the Li family, was descended from a single generation.
If Lin Pingzhi died like this, the Lin family would really be in ruins.
Now that Lin Pingzhi is safe and sound, Li Huan feels much better.
Lin Pingzhi said with some indignation and anger on his face: "Sir, you must avenge Chen Yao and those brothers who died unjustly."
Lin Pingzhi, as the only survivor of the murder of thousands of Jinyi Guards in Yangzhou Prefecture, naturally knew a lot of inside information, so Ma Ming, Chen Ke and others all looked at Lin Pingzhi.
Even the impulsive Ma Ming immediately said to Lin Pingzhi: "Brother Lin, please tell us what is going on and who dares to kill our Jin Yiwei. Chen Yao and others
Brother's revenge must be avenged."
The relationship between Ma Ming and Chen Yao was very good. They were not better than real brothers. When the news of Chen Yao's death reached the capital, Ma Ming was furious.
After taking a look at everyone, Lin Pingzhi recounted everything that happened that day.
When Lin Pingzhi finished explaining what had happened, he finally gritted his teeth and said: "The people who did it were people from the Xu family of Yangzhou Prefecture, and the people behind the scenes were officials like Xu Lin of Yangzhou Prefecture."
As he said this, Lin Pingzhi thought of Chen Yao and others who died one by one in order to cover his escape. With red eyes, he knelt down in front of Li Huan and cried: "Please, sir, avenge your brothers."
After listening to Lin Pingzhi's words, everyone present showed hatred on their faces.
As Jin Yiwei, how could they not be angry when they heard that their colleagues were murdered by local officials in collusion with local powerful men?
"Xu Lin deserves to be killed, and the Xu family deserves to be killed even more!"
Chen Ke's eyes flashed with murderous intent.
But at this moment, Lin Pingzhi pulled a man who was tied up like a rice dumpling from the side and pushed hard. The man immediately fell to the ground. Who was Xu Wei, the general magistrate of Yangzhou Prefecture?
Xu Wei was now in a very embarrassed state, with messy hair. If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, no one would have dared to believe that this was Xu Wei, a powerful figure in Yangzhou Prefecture.
Pointing at Xu Wei, Lin Pingzhi gritted his teeth and said: "Sir, this is the Xu family of Yangzhou. Xu Wei was sentenced by Yangzhou Prefecture. It was he who personally led people to surround and kill his subordinates. Chen Yao and the others were all killed by these people.
kill."
Immediately, eyes full of murderous intent fell on Xu Wei.
Xu Wei couldn't help but shudder. When he rolled to the ground, he saw Li Huan for the first time. He felt that Li Huan was standing there, exuding an invisible power. Under this power, Xu Wei
Wei couldn't help but feel a little regretful.
If he had known that Li Huan was so difficult to deal with, he would have seriously considered whether to accompany Xu Lin to do such crazy things.
Li Huan looked at Xu Wei with a calm expression and said, "Xu Wei, do you know the crime?"
Xu Wei's body trembled slightly, and he turned over and knelt down in front of Li Huan. He kowtowed to Li Huan and said: "Master Marquis, have mercy on me, Master Marquis, have mercy on me. I am willing to testify against the magistrate and others. I only ask Master Marquis to give me the Xu family."
A way out."
Ma Ming on the side kicked Xu Wei, causing Xu Wei to roll to the ground.
"What a delusion. If you don't confiscate your family and exterminate your family, how can you live up to the spirit of Chen Yao and other brothers in heaven? You actually want to ask the Marquis to let your Xu family live. I think you are crazy!"
Xu Wei, who turned over and got up, was still pleading to Li Huan.
Li Huan waved his hand and looked towards the horizon. At this time, there was a faint white fish belly emerging on the horizon, and the morning sun was about to rise.
The outline of Yangzhou City could be vaguely seen, and Li Huan could only be heard saying slowly: "Take this man with you, and everyone will follow me into the city."
Ma Ming personally stepped forward to escort Xu Wei, slapped Xu Wei hard on the face and sneered: "Are you just waiting to see how your Xu family will be confiscated and exterminated?"
Xu Wei glanced towards Yangzhou City and lowered his head, a trace of hope flashed deep in his eyes.
"Sir, everything can only depend on you!"
It was almost several miles from the pier to Yangzhou City. Although the distance was not too far, it actually took more than half an hour to get from the pier to the Yangzhou City gate.
At this time, the sky was getting brighter. As we approached Yangzhou City and walked up the official road, we could already see vegetable farmers coming from the outskirts of Yangzhou City in twos and threes, carrying various goods and heading towards Yangzhou City.
The prosperous city of Yangzhou only needs a large amount of daily supplies. The surrounding people came with various supplies, and there was already a long queue at the city gate waiting for the city gate to open.
As usual, when the time came to open the city gate, the originally closed city gate slowly opened with a creaking sound.
The people who had been waiting for a long time began to file into the city.
At this moment, the ground shook slightly, and looking around, billowing smoke and dust could be seen vaguely in the distance.
Such a big movement was not only noticed by the guards at the city gate, but also by many people outside the city waiting to enter the city.
A series of curious eyes subconsciously looked in the direction of the distant movement.
Many people even stopped to look over and whispered to their acquaintances next to them.
"It sounds like a lot of people are coming. Something happened."
Someone whispered softly: "I heard that the imperial court sent an imperial envoy to supervise the case of the murder of thousands of households in Jinyiwei. Could it be that the imperial envoy has arrived?"
Naturally, very few people knew about the news that the imperial court sent imperial envoys to investigate the case, so as soon as that person finished speaking, many people around him looked at him with wide eyes.
The man just now looked a little nervous and said subconsciously: "I... I also heard it from my cousin who works in the government the day before yesterday..."
