The two discussed it all night, but they did not come up with an effective result. Instead, there was news at Ren Shu's side at dawn. He actually directly posted a message to Shi Chunquin, inviting her to be a guest at the Prefect's Mansion.
Shi Chunfen didn't sleep all night and was extremely exhausted. But the moment he received the post, he cheered up and said, "Great, I'm worried that I have no reason to go find him."
Chu Run frowned, "Are you going to keep the appointment?"
Shi Chunfen nodded slightly and said seriously: "Since we have no choice, why not go and see what tricks he wants to play, and then stay with him to the end."
Chu Run's expression was a little complicated, "What if he just wants to embarrass you?"
How can she accompany him under the power?
Shi Chunfen was silent for a moment, and said with a wry smile: "Then it's embarrassing! If it's difficult for me, it can make him feel relieved, and maybe we will be more relaxed."
Chu Run fell silent and did not speak.
Shi Chunfen continued: "Actually, I regret a little. I didn't compromise with him last night. If I had apologized directly to him, maybe things wouldn't have turned out like this."
"You can't think like that." Chu Run said decisively: "If you had compromised with him last night, he would only go further today."
"Forget it, now is not the time to regret." Shi Chunquin quickly cheered up, "Is there a time and place written on the post? We have to prepare as soon as possible."
Seeing that she was determined to go, Chu Run lowered his eyes and opened the post in his hand, "Three days later, the prefect's mansion."
"Three days?" Shi Chunquin frowned, "It actually takes so long?"
In three days, there was no telling how much torture Yu Atu would suffer, and she was really a little uneasy.
"Don't worry too much." Chu Run comforted him: "If something really happened, it happened last night. Since he dares to invite you as a guest, he will definitely keep Utu alive so that you can do it willingly.
You can go to your appointment on time, so you have nothing to worry about."
"That's true." Shi Chunfen nodded slightly and breathed a long sigh of relief, "In that case, let's make preparations in these three days."
"Preparation?" Chu Run was a little confused, "What preparation?"
"Of course we are prepared to fight them to the death." Shi Chunfen said seriously: "I have thought about it, we cannot sit still and wait for death. Although Shuzhou is their territory, we can also spend money to hire the surrounding Jianghu forces, and then fight with them
There will be a big battle. Once the matter gets serious and reaches the ears of the imperial court, even if he is the governor of Shuzhou, he will have to be wary of us. Maybe he will be able to leave here if he has the opportunity."
"Hire Jianghu forces?" Chu Run frowned, "It's not impossible, but we still don't know the rules here. If we hire the wrong person, we will give them a clue."
"Don't worry." Shi Chunfen laughed, "Other Jianghu forces may not be reliable, but I believe that if it is the Cao Gang, they will do their best to help us."
"Caobang?" Chu Run pondered for a long time and nodded quickly, "Okay, you might as well give it a try."
The two rested in the inn all morning, and then took Li Yan and others out in the afternoon. Xiang Luan and Shi Cui stayed at the inn, responsible for helping them receive news and do logistics.
Although the Caobang's power is spread all over the world, its territory in Shuzhou is not that big. It's just because Shuzhou is surrounded by mountains and there are very few docks. But even so, the Caobang still grabbed a piece of land, which is located in
The shore of Beihe River in Shuzhou.
When Shi Chunfen and Chu Run came to the door, they seemed to be training their subordinates. Hearing their intention, they quickly received them.
"It turns out they are the eldest mistress and the fourth young master of the Chu family. I have admired them for a long time." The other party is a capable little old man. Although he is old, he looks energetic and he is a martial arts practitioner. "I'm Yuan Tong,
The helmsman of the Shuzhou branch in Caobang."
"It turns out to be Master Yuan." Shi Chunfen and Chu Run also bowed their hands to each other.
"I heard that you came here this time to hire mercenaries from our Cao Gang?" Yuan Tong asked proactively.
Shi Chunfen nodded quickly, "That's it. Due to some personal reasons, we have formed a relationship with the Shuzhou prefect. The other party may not be willing to let us leave Shuzhou, so we hope that Caobang can help us."
"Prefect of Shuzhou?" Yuan Tong frowned, "That is the power of the imperial court, and our Cao Gang may not be able to offend him."
"You can rest assured about this." Shi Chunquin explained: "My husband is the top civil and military scholar of the dynasty, and my mother-in-law is the head of Huating County with a hundred thousand Huating troops. With the support of the two of them, I guarantee that you will send Cao Cao
The gang will not get into any trouble. On the contrary, as long as you are willing to help, once we return to Liuzhou successfully, we will definitely thank you well and say a few nice words in front of old gang leader Weng."
"Huating County Master?" Yuan Tong scratched his head, "That is indeed very capable."
Seeing him acting like they had never heard of him before, Shi Chunfen and Chu Run's hearts were lifted.
Unexpectedly, Liuzhou and Shuzhou are not far apart, but the information known to the people on both sides is so different. The owner of Huating County, who everyone knows in Liuzhou, is no longer a death-free gold medal in Shuzhou. It seems that they have to move out separately.
Just chips.
"Why don't you, Master Yuan, come up with a price?" Shi Chunfen said proactively: "How much silver do you need before you are willing to lend it to us?"
Yuan Tong hesitated for a while and said bluntly: "To be honest, although our Cao Gang is a gangster, we have tried our best to focus on water transportation in recent years and rarely go to fights anymore. What's more, what you have to deal with is the governor of Shuzhou.
The most powerful person in our local area, you asking me to lend you someone is simply making things difficult for us."
"Master Yuan..." Shi Chunfen wanted to persuade him again, but was interrupted by him, "I won't borrow people, but since you want to leave Shuzhou, there is nothing you can do."
As he spoke, he pointed to the pier in the distance and said bluntly: "The pier is under the control of our Cao Gang. You can leave as long as you want while there are no officers and soldiers yet. Our Cao Gang will never stop you. If you need it, I can also do it."
I'll lend you a boat, but we can't help with anything else."
Seeing how rational he was, Shi Chunfen and Chu Run looked at each other, and both of them shut their mouths.
It seems that they have encountered a difficult situation this time, and trying to bribe him with money is undoubtedly a waste of time.
Chu Run thought for a while and took the initiative: "In that case, let's charter a big boat and set off from the dock to Liuzhou in the evening three days later. I wonder if Captain Yuan can help?"
"Three days later?" Yuan Tong looked at him doubtfully, "What exactly do you want to do?"
Shi Chunfen understood what Chu Run meant and immediately explained: "One of our companions was detained by the Shuzhou prefect. We will rescue her in three days. If we can rescue her, we will leave from the dock with her. If we cannot rescue her, we will leave with her from the dock."
If so, your ship won’t have to wait for us by then.”