On the Yangtze River, in a large ship, Yu Hui, who had resigned as the Sichuan pacification envoy, was drinking in the cabin.
"Wang Weizhong was killed unjustly? If I didn't kill him, how could I let him go and do things?"
Yu Hui said, holding the cup and sighing, and then said: "Wang Weizhong is domineering, monopolizing power and ignoring orders. Moreover, the Shu people are fierce and often disobey orders. When we are serving as foreign officials, it will be difficult for us to implement administrative orders without extraordinary means...
...If we do it again, I have no choice but to kill Wang Weizhong, otherwise I will be ignored by him and expelled by him."
"Yes, others call it a 'private grudge', but in fact, the officialdom of the Song Dynasty was full of fierce party disputes, ranging from the court to the villages. Where is there not a struggle for power? The trend dictates that Alang has no other choice."
Yu Hui spat: "The Shu people scolded me, and I have had enough of being an official in Sichuan and Shu! After working hard all my life, I have been reduced to a state of infamy!"
As he spoke, he felt really aggrieved. Tears flowed from his eyes. He took up writing and wrote a poem on the cabin wall.
"All men have cheating habits, how can they not have such a good name?
Today I am returning home in a small boat, my heart is like the autumn moon reflected in the river."
The staff member accompanying the wine looked at this poem and recalled his experience in Shu, and felt sad in his heart.
He understood Yu Hui's helplessness, but he also thought: "The court didn't hold you accountable, Alang, for killing Wang Weizhong. The problem is, you killed people to seize power, and you kept losing the battle! Even if you win one, it's not like this..."
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"General Wang has learned from the past and Shu officials must not make the same mistakes again."
Jiang Yan said, and then added: "In the battle of Langzhou, if Yu Hui had not directed it improperly, how could it have been defeated? In the end, he falsely accused General Wang of collaborating with the enemy. Later, Zijin Mountain and Kuzhu Pass were defeated one after another, and the situation in western Sichuan was confused.
, they are all misleading the country!
Although a county is small, the principles are the same. Now in Qingfu County, you are like a general king, and Li Xia, a child, is worse than Yu Hui, so we must drive him away resolutely!"
Fang Yankai had some concerns in his eyes and sighed.
"The position of chief clerk is higher than that of the county captain, and the soldiers and civilians in the county are all devoted to Dong Weng. Therefore, Dong Weng's situation is better than that of General Wang before, so what are the concerns?"
Fang Yankai said: "I thought that more than ten archers could keep him from getting off the stage. Unexpectedly, he turned out to be somewhat brave..."
Jiang Yan said: "Don't worry, Dong Weng, Lu Manzi has mobilized dozens of archers and brought bows and swords. No matter how brave Li Xia is, how many people can one person defeat?"
"I was only worried when Hu Manzi passed by." Fang Yankai said worriedly: "Wu Ang is a rational man, so I left this matter to him, but Lu Manzi is reckless. If he doesn't do it well, big things will happen.
."
"Team Leader Wu is still here, and he can hold the barbarian under control."
"More than ten people are fighting privately, and dozens of people are fighting to surround the county captain, but it is a rebellion."
"No, it can be said to be the will of the people, not to mention that Shi Zhizhou can suppress it." Jiang Yan said: "We can only drive away Li Xia today."
"Afraid of causing trouble."
"Team Leader Wu acts in a measured manner and will not kill Li Xia. As long as he knows what he is doing and is willing to take a step back."
Fang Yankai was no longer interested in official duties, so he walked around the public room for a few more steps and said, "Then... we can go over to the rescue later?"
"That's right. Li Xia should be taught a lesson."
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On the long street, cold sweat was already streaming down Wu Ang's forehead.
He glanced in the direction of the county government office and saw that the landlord's secretary hadn't come yet, and he became increasingly anxious.
"Huhu! Put down the knife for me!"
"Ask him to let my brother go!" Louhu shouted.
He doesn't look like a Chinese, and he doesn't speak Chinese very well and can only be barely understood.
"Calm down! Calm down!" Wu Ang turned to the archers holding their knives and shouted, "Put the knives away!"
After yelling, he looked at Li Xia again and said, "Li County Lieutenant, please let me go. If you have something to say, no one wants to kill anyone."
Li Xia held Jiang Fan in his hand and put a dagger on Jiang Fan's neck.
No one expected that things suddenly developed to this extent.
Li Xia also didn't expect Sichuan and Shu men to be so fierce, perhaps because of the resentment accumulated over the years.
At first, he just beat up a one-eyed man who suddenly bumped into him. Then more than ten people rushed up and were beaten up by him again.
These dozen or so people were still measured, they did not carry weapons, and their attacks were not heavy-handed.
But after being beaten badly, some people became angry and ran to call for reinforcements. This time they were armed with swords and bows. The leader of the squad was the one named "Huhu". He was very angry and wanted to use the knife when he came up.
Li Xia knew he couldn't defeat them, so he took advantage of the chaos and held down the broken-armed Jiang Fan.
"You still know that I am a county lieutenant. Do you want to rebel?!"
"I dare not." Wu Ang said quickly: "There is a misunderstanding about this matter. It should be that County Lieutenant Li did not know our customs in southern Sichuan and had a conflict with Brother Bao. We will apologize to the County Lieutenant."
Li Xia looked at the squad leader named "Louhu" again and said, "It doesn't look like he's here to apologize."
"Let my brother go!" Louhu shouted: "Otherwise, I don't care which official you are, I will chop you up!"
"Aren't you afraid of me?"
"I'm afraid of you, you hozen. If I kill the official, I'll go back to the old forest at worst!"
Jiang Fan was held down by Li Xia, but he shouted: "Humanzi, get out of here! You don't need to get involved in this matter, get out!"
Li Xia hit Jiang Fan with a dagger and shut up.
Bao San on the other side stepped forward and hugged Huhu. The two of them struggled and murmured.
Wu Ang finally breathed a sigh of relief and shouted: "Put your fucking weapons away! Who dares to draw a sword at the county captain?!"
He wiped the sweat from his head and said: "Li County Lieutenant, now that we have put away our knives, can you let him go?"
But Li Xia refused to let him go and said, "What do you think of this matter today?"
"People in our area are so bad-tempered. If County Captain Li doesn't get along, I have nothing to say. I just accept the punishment."
"You mean it's my fault, but I'm a senior official and there's nothing you can do about it?"
"I don't dare." Wu Ang said, "Brother Bao was blind in one eye and couldn't see the road clearly on the sidewalk, so he bumped into Lieutenant Li. We and everyone else will apologize to Lieutenant Li."
"Yes, I am blind in one eye. I must apologize to Li County Lieutenant!" Bao San shouted, and the sound shook the long street.
"Brother Bao is blind in one eye and bumped into Lieutenant Li. I am waiting for everyone to apologize to Lieutenant Li!" the archers shouted one after another.
The sound was chaotic at first, but gradually became neater.
"We will apologize to Lieutenant Li and ask Lieutenant Li to let Brother Jiang go!"
"Brother Bao shouldn't have lost one eye and bumped into Lieutenant Li!"
There were many people nearby who had seen the fight going on here. They had been hiding and watching from afar, but now they all gathered around.
Pointing and pointing, what he said was nothing more than saying that this new official was bullying others.
Even Han Qiaoer, who was hiding behind, heard it. These people seemed to be apologizing, but they obviously wanted to exclude Li Xia together.
"..."
Wu Ang's heart finally settled.
It’s done.
The matter explained by the landlord's bookkeeper has finally been settled. Anyone with the surname Li who has any brains should know that Qingfu County will not accept this county captain. From now on, he will either keep his tail between his legs or get out.
"Li County Lieutenant, you guys have apologized. I wonder if you could let Brother Jiang go first?"
Wu Ang raised his hand to stop the shouts of the archers, and said: "Brother Jiang has a broken hand and is not in good health. If Li County Lieutenant wants to punish him, he can punish the villain..."
"You don't want me to be the county captain?" Li Xia suddenly asked.
"I don't dare." Wu Ang said: "How dare you little people..."
"Let's be honest." Li Xia said, "I understand that you want to drive me away, but you should do things more simply."
Wu Ang clasped his fists but did not answer.
Li Xia added: "We don't have to look for trouble every time. How about we deal with it once and for all?"
"I don't understand what Lieutenant Li is saying," Wu Ang said.
Li Xia said: "Simple, let's make a bet. If I lose, I will leave and I won't be the Qingfu County Captain."
Wu Ang and Bao San looked at each other with joy in their eyes.
Luhu was still held in Bao San's arms, saying: "Brothers, bet with him!"
"Don't talk." Bao San whispered.
Wu Ang clasped his fists and said, "Li County Lieutenant is serious, we are just a bunch of people, how dare we..."
"They are all straightforward men. They should act openly and don't tell lies."
"Okay!" Wu Ang said, "I wonder how County Lieutenant Li wants to bet?"
"There are forty-four of you here." Li Xia glanced at him and said, "Come here and fight me one by one..."