As the leader of the county, Zhang Ke couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief when he heard the laughter of the officials below and recalled Wang Yuan's behavior when he faced them not long ago.
Looking at the people present, Zhang Ke suddenly looked at one of them and said, "Li Yang, have you prepared the gold, silver and silk in advance? Are you ready for this stunning beauty?"
Hearing Zhang Ke's question, Li Yang, who was chatting quietly with the officials next to him, immediately stood up and said to Zhang Ke: "Sir, I have ordered someone to prepare it, and it can be sent at any time."
Zhang Ke nodded slightly when he heard the words, and nodded with a smile on his face: "That's very good. Since we are sure that Wang Yuan can be bribed, let's not be petty and give everything that should be given. As the saying goes, people are short-handed.
, I believe that as long as people like Wang Yuan accept our benefits, they will definitely help us cover it up."
Liu De stroked his beard and said matter-of-factly: "That's natural. If he accepts our benefits and still doesn't help us, then he can't even think about being in the officialdom."
Li Yang saluted Zhang Ke and said: "In that case, I will go and order someone to send the prepared gold and silver property to the beautiful lady."
Zhang Ke nodded, waved his hand and said: "Go quickly, go quickly!"
Li Yang stood up, quickly walked out of Qingyang Tower, and trotted towards the outside of Qingyang Tower.
On the long street, a group of people roared past. I don't know how many people in the city were alarmed as they passed, so that some people subconsciously followed the sound and looked over. However, when they saw clearly who was coming, the faces of these people were full of confusion.
It showed a look of horror.
The costumes of Jin Yiwei are so obvious that even if not everyone recognizes them, there are always people who recognize the identity of Lin Ping and his party.
"Jinyiwei, my God, why did Jinyiwei appear in the city!"
Many people around were so frightened that they backed away and hurriedly dodged for fear of being hit by Jin Yiwei's men.
Soon Lin Pingzhi led a team of people to Qingyang Tower, which they had visited not long ago.
Dozens of Jin Yiwei appeared in front of Qingyang Tower. Lin Pingzhi stood on horseback, looked up at the restaurant, and directly said to Qiu Dagang, the general banner of Jin Yiwei beside him: "General Qiu, come with me to get someone."
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Qiu Dagang couldn't help showing a bit of excitement when he heard this.
Lin Pingzhi clearly wanted to give him credit for his achievements. It is certain that as long as the incident in Yutian County is resolved, he will definitely be able to take a further step within Jinyiwei.
With a trace of gratitude flashing in his eyes, Qiu Dagang got off his horse and said to Lin Ping: "I obey."
Lin Pingzhi got off his horse and was about to lead people into the Qingyang Tower to get someone, but at this moment, an official in official uniform hurriedly ran out of the Qingyang Tower.
This person is naturally Li Yang.
Li Yang was wondering whether he should take advantage of the opportunity to give gifts to Wang Yuan and his party to steal some of the gold and silver that he had prepared.
But before he could figure out how much benefit he would take, he suddenly felt like he had bumped into someone.
Almost instinctively, Li Yang opened his mouth and cursed: "Damn it, you dare to block my way, are you seeking death?"
Li Yang's arrogant behavior was completely based on instinct. You can imagine what Li Yang's temperament is like in daily life.
However, as soon as he finished speaking, Li Yang saw clearly the appearance of the person in front of him. At the same time, a big hand like an iron plier was squeezing his shoulder. Severe pain came from his shoulder, which almost caused him to suffer.
Li Yang cried in pain.
"Jin...Jin Yiwei!"
Ordinary people may not know Jin Yiwei, but as a member of the officialdom, Li Yang naturally recognizes Jin Yiwei. Especially Lin Pingzhi and Li Huan went to a banquet with Wang Yuan not long ago, which left a deep impression on Li Yang and others.
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When he suddenly saw Lin Pingzhi, Li Yang couldn't help but feel a sudden rush in his heart. Especially when his eyes fell on the Jinyi guards behind Lin Pingzhi, he didn't know why, but Li Yang had a bad feeling.
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However, Li Yang was well-informed. After reacting, Li Yang tried his best to squeeze out a smile on his face, and looked at Lin Pingzhi who was looking at him with a strange smile: "My lord,
It was because of my ignorance that I bumped into my lord, please forgive me."
As he spoke, Li Yang added: "My lord, have you forgotten that not long ago we were enjoying singing, dancing and drinking wine together in this restaurant..."
Lin Pingzhi just threw Li Yang aside and said, "Come here, tie him up!"
Immediately, two wolves and tiger-like Jinyi guards stepped forward and grabbed Li Yang. At the same time, chains were added to his body, and he was tied up in the blink of an eye.
At this time, no matter how slow Li Yang reacted, he knew that Jin Yiwei was coming for them. He was so panicked that he couldn't help shouting: "What do you want to do? I am an official of the imperial court no matter what, and you are actually
If you dare to arrest the imperial official without authorization, do you still have the king's law and the emperor in your eyes..."
Listening to Li Yang's lack of confidence shouting, Lin Pingzhi couldn't help but glance at Li Yang with disdain and said: "You actually know the king's law and the emperor. Why does Lin feel so weird!"
As he spoke, Lin Pingzhi's face turned cold and he said in a deep voice: "Whoever is coming, rush in and get the person. Don't let anyone go."
Li Yang was completely despairing. No matter how stupid he was, he could realize that Jin Yiwei was here for people like them.
I remembered that not long ago Zhang Ke, Liu De, Huang Wei and others were discussing how to deal with the imperial inspection, how to deceive superiors and subordinates, and how to ridicule Li Huan behind his back.
But at this moment, Li Yang suddenly discovered that they didn't understand Li Huan at all. Because they despised Li Huan so much, they didn't even have the slightest sense of precaution. Even the people from Jin Yiwei arrived at the door, and they didn't even show up.
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"Hahaha, think about it now, we are really like a bunch of clowns!"
Li Yang, who seemed to have realized something profoundly, couldn't help but sigh with emotion.
In the Qingyang Tower, Huang Wei, Liu De, Zhang Ke and other officials from Yutian County were chatting and laughing together, exchanging cups and cups.
Suddenly, an official seemed to have heard something and said subconsciously: "Hey, why are you hearing someone shouting outside?"
The person next to him also raised his brows and nodded: "It sounded like someone was shouting outside, and the voice sounded like Mr. Li Yangli..."
Huang Wei, who was already a little drunk, shook his head subconsciously and said: "How is it possible? Li Yang is probably far away now, why is he shouting outside the door."
Suddenly, there was a violent vibration.
Qingyang Building is a three-story wooden building. There will inevitably be vibrations when walking up the stairs. Dozens of people go directly up the stairs, so the movement is naturally quite loud.
Even Zhang Ke, Liu De and others also heard the noise coming from the stairs.
Especially when they heard the movement coming towards the third floor where they were, Zhang Ke, Liu De and others all had expressions of concern on their faces.
Because Qingyang Tower has been notified in advance to book the entire Qingyang Tower site, at least today no one else except them will be allowed to enter Qingyang Tower.
But now someone actually broke into the Qingyang Building, and even from the sound of the noise, it was known that there were many people. How could this not make Zhang Ke and Liu De, who usually cover the sky with one hand in the county and no one dares to disobey an order, feel like this?
Anger.
Who on earth dared to break into Qingyang Building without their permission and ruin their elegance.
Huang Wei stood up unsteadily and cursed: "Damn it, when I go to check, I want to see who is the person who dares to spoil my interest..."
Zhang Ke waved his hand and said to Huang Wei: "Huang Wei, hurry up and send the person to me."
Huang Wei cupped his hands towards Zhang Ke, as if his feet were stepping on cotton, and he arrived at the door with a whirring sound.
Huang Wei had just reached the door and was about to reach out and pull open the closed door. Suddenly, he heard a bang, and the originally closed door was kicked open with a bang.
A shrill scream was heard, and the door that was kicked open suddenly hit Huang Wei. Huang Wei was knocked back a few steps, and he stumbled to the ground with a thud.
Blood immediately flowed down his nose, and Huang Wei screamed and cursed: "Come here, come here, sir, I'm injured, please call the doctor..."
His nose was bleeding, and Huang Wei let out a shrill scream as if he was about to die.
Qiu Dagang, who kicked open the door, obviously did not expect such a coincidence. His kick knocked Huang Wei out.
Just as Qiu Dagang hesitated, he saw Lin Pingzhi striding into the room.
It was still the same room and the same group of people, but now Lin Pingzhi's feeling was obviously different.
Lin Pingzhi looked at the officials present with great interest and saw their reactions in his eyes.
Zhang Ke, Liu De and others also clearly saw Lin Ping's group of Jinyi guards who broke into the room.
Even when Huang Wei was knocked out, Liu De couldn't help but suddenly slapped the table and stood up. Just when he was about to curse, he suddenly saw Lin Pingzhi walking in.
As well as the dozens of Jin Yiwei behind Lin Pingzhi, it was the presence of these fierce-looking Jin Yiwei that made Liu De swallow the curse on his lips.
Liu De said almost instinctively: "You... what are you going to do?"
Some officials had already realized what was going on, and their faces changed drastically, with a look of despair on their faces.
Some people even went limp and were so frightened that they fainted.
"It's none of my business, it's none of my business. Everything is the order of the county magistrate and has nothing to do with the lower officials..."
Before Lin Pingzhi could speak, some of these officials couldn't bear the pressure and couldn't help but blame Zhang Ke, the county magistrate.
"Yes, yes, it's the county magistrate. Everything is the county magistrate's order and has nothing to do with us!"
In the blink of an eye, at least several officials stood up and pointed at Zhang Ke, who looked stunned and dull, and pinned the crime on Zhang Ke.
Zhang Ke, who was trembling with anger at the reaction of his officials, couldn't help but pointed at these officials and trembled: "You... you..."
At this moment, Zhang Ke didn't even know what to say.
Lin Pingzhi saw the reactions of everyone in his eyes and couldn't help but smile a little. He liked to watch dog-eat-dog scenes the most.
However, he knew that the purpose of his visit was to arrest people. As for arranging the interrogation of these people and convicting them, that was not his responsibility.
I saw Lin Pingzhi waving his big hand and saying: "Come here, please come and have a look."
Immediately, a group of royal guards rushed forward, like wolves and tigers, towards Zhang Ke and Liu De.
Liu De, who came back to his senses a little, couldn't help shouting: "What do you want to do? We are the officials of the imperial court. Without the emperor's permission, even you can't even think of locking up people like us who have great fame..."
As if grasping a life-saving straw, Zhang Ke also shouted: "I am the magistrate of Yutian County, you have no right to take me! I don't accept it, I don't accept it..."
Lin Pingzhi couldn't help but take a look at Zhang Ke when he heard this, but the next moment Lin Pingzhi swept the official hat on Zhang Ke's head with his scabbard. In an instant, the official hat was knocked to the ground, his bun spread out, and Zhang Ke immediately
He looked disheveled and embarrassed.
"Even the important ministers in the court and I and the Jin Yiwei didn't know how much Suo had taken. If it hadn't been ordered by the Lord personally, do you really think you are qualified to work for us to come and arrest you?"
Zhang Ke, whose official hat was knocked off by Lin Pingzhi casually, seemed to collapse as his official hat was knocked off, with a look of despair on his face.
Suddenly hearing Lin Pingzhi's words, Zhang Ke subconsciously looked at Lin Pingzhi and said with disbelief: "How is this possible? How does Li Huan know that I am a mere seventh-grade official?"
Although he usually doesn't take Li Huan seriously, and even curses and ridicules Li Huan behind his back more than once, Zhang Ke also knows one thing, that is, regardless of the fact that he is a local seventh-grade parent official who is in charge of a county.
However, his rank was nothing in front of Li Huan, an important official in the imperial court and a confidant of the emperor, and he was not even qualified to let Li Huan know about it.
However, according to what Lin Pingzhi meant, it was actually Li Huan, the champion of the Ming Dynasty and a dignified favorite of the emperor, who personally ordered the Jin Yiwei to capture them.
For a moment, Zhang Ke felt a sense of disbelief, thinking that an unknown person like him would one day fall into the eyes of such a great traitor as Li Huan.
Liu De on the side seemed to have thought of something, and suddenly exclaimed: "I thought of it, it's him, it's him. Isn't the person who sat at the table with Wang Yuan earlier the champion Hou Li Huan?"
At this moment, Liu De seemed to think of the figure he saw next to Wang Yuan not long ago. At that time, he was just curious about the identities of the people brought by Wang Yuan, but now he understood it.