Bai Zhantang, who was waiting for the kill with his eyes closed, thought that he would definitely die, but he waited and waited and the butcher's knife came. When he opened his eyes, he found that Qin Hao had already sheathed his sword, and he obviously had no intention of killing him.
"You, you won't kill me?"
Bai Zhantang's eyes were full of disbelief. Letting him go would mean the risk of secrets being exposed, so Qin Hao was willing to let him go?
"Bai Zhantang, you took the initiative to offer the Yitian Sword, which is a great achievement. How can I kill someone who has done the meritorious service?"
Hearing what Qin Hao said, Bai Zhantang was excited and worried at the same time. He stammered: "But, but, but I..."
"Why, do you want to die that much?" Qin Hao asked with a playful look.
"Of course not, it's just..."
Tong Xiangyu saw Bai Zhantang frantically testing him on the verge of committing suicide, and decisively stepped forward and slapped him on the back of the head, and said viciously: "Master Qin Hou has a lot of people. Since he is not allowed to pursue you, Lao Bai, then you will suffer."
That’s it, where does all this nonsense come from.”
After saying this, Tong Xiangyu said to Qin Hao: "Thank you, Marquis Qin."
After saying that, Tong Xiangyu winked at the others, but how could the simple-minded people understand it? It was only after Lu Xiucai whispered a reminder that everyone finally reacted and thanked in unison: "Thank you, Marquis Qin.
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But Qin Hao said: "Although I will not punish Bai Zhantang, in order to keep the secret, I still have to imprison him for a period of time."
When everyone heard this, they were relieved. The imprisonment showed that there was really no further investigation. If Qin Hao had no protective measures at all, they felt that Qin Hao might settle the score later.
"Not only Bai Zhantang, you will also be imprisoned." Qin Hao said again.
"Ah? Why?"
Everyone was confused and they didn't do anything.
"You already know too many secrets, and this alone is enough to imprison you for a year."
Everyone was speechless upon hearing this. Indeed, in this day, they witnessed several big secrets in the world, such as Qin Hao obtaining the Yitian Sword, and the union between Qin Hao and Li Shimin.
Although they had not listened to the entire negotiation process between Qin Hao and Li Shimin, just knowing that Li Shimin would join forces with Qin Hao to trick Yang Jian was enough to kill them ten times.
If the news of Li Shimin's death and his alliance with Qin Hao were leaked, Yang Jian would definitely be on guard, which would also have a fatal impact on the strategies of both parties.
Therefore, even if it is to keep these secrets, imprisoning everyone for one year is not too much.
Seeing that these people were a little uneasy, Qin Hao immediately smiled and comforted him: "Don't worry, although you are being imprisoned, you will not be treated as a prisoner.
You only need to stay in Luoyang for one year. Whether it is opening an inn or doing business, you can continue to do whatever you have to do.
After the news is over, you can go wherever you want, and I will not ask anything about it."
Everyone felt relieved after hearing this, but they were still a little unhappy. After all, they had done nothing. Just because they saw Qin Hao and Li Shimin, they were about to leave Qixia Town, where they lived, and go to Luoyang, a place they were unfamiliar with.
Start from scratch.
This is simply a disaster coming from heaven!
People like Li Dazui don't know how to hide, and whatever they think is directly shown on their faces.
Seeing this, Tong Xiangyu immediately scolded everyone: "What are you dissatisfied with? A big city like Luoyang is not tens of thousands of times better than Qixia Town, a place where birds don't lay eggs?
The Marquis asked us to go to Luoyang to protect us. If the Marquis really wanted to harm us, why would it be so troublesome?"
After saying this, Tong Xiangyu said to Qin Hao: "We are willing to obey any arrangement of the Marquis."
Everyone looked at me and missed you, and finally said in unison: "We are willing to obey any arrangement of the Marquis."
Qin Hao glanced at Tong Xiangyu in surprise and thought to himself: Although shopkeeper Tong is a philistine, she is still a woman with general knowledge after all!
"This time, I have caused you all to suffer, and caused so many of you to suffer unreasonable disasters. I feel very sorry for this."
Qin Hao glanced at Tong Xiangyu appreciatively and said with a smile: "Let's see. Since Bai Zhantang's presentation of the Yitian Sword has been successful and shopkeeper Tong is so generous, I can give you some compensation. If you have any requests, please feel free to ask."
Everyone's eyes lit up when they heard this, but no one dared to take the initiative to speak up. In the end, everyone's eyes fell on Tong Xiangyu.
Although she is a prostitute, she is still the shopkeeper of Tongfu Inn and the backbone of all of them.
Tong Xiangyu understood the idea, but smiled bitterly and said: "I accept Master Hou's kindness and we don't have any requirements."
"The shopkeeper..."
Guo Furong and others immediately became anxious upon hearing this. They gave up such a good opportunity. Is this still the shopkeeper Tong they knew?
Everyone wanted to persuade Tong Xiangyu, but were stopped by Lu Xiucai.
Qin Hao knew that Tong Xiangyu had concerns, so he couldn't help but smile and said: "Shopkeeper Tong doesn't need to be so cautious. I don't have any other intentions, it's just a small compensation. If you don't mention it, I will be upset."
Tong Xiangyu saw the sincerity in Qin Hao's eyes, and she couldn't help but feel surprised and touched. After all, with Qin Hao's identity and status, there was no need to explain anything to a commoner like her, let alone any compensation.
Now that Qin Hao's words have reached this point, Tong Xiangyu feels that if she still refuses, she might be a bit ignorant, but what she should ask for still bothers her. She just wants to be safe and healthy.
Kang, I really don’t have any other extravagant wishes.
Tong Xiangyu pondered for a long time, but still didn't think of making any request. She glanced at Bai Zhantang and Lu Xiucai, who were the most assertive, as if to help, but this suddenly made her eyes light up.
Tong Xiangyu quickly pulled Lu Xiucai over and said with a serious face: "Master Hou, I am really not bragging to you. This guy of mine can read a thousand words at the age of three, memorize Han Fu at the age of five, read the Four Books and Five Classics by the age of seven, and eight
He is proficient in poetry and poetry.
I heard that the Marquis is very thirsty for talents, and the Qinghou is a rare talent, so I hope that the Marquis can give him a chance to display his talent."
Lu Qinghou looked at Tong Xiangyu with a shocked expression. Tears of emotion began to well up in his eyes. With such a precious opportunity, the shopkeeper actually used it to recommend himself to Qin Hou. This, this...
"Shopkeeper, you..."
Lu Xiucai resisted the urge to cry and was about to say something, but was interrupted by Tong Xiangyu.
"Qinghou, why are you still hanging around? Don't you always say that you just lack an opportunity to display your talents? Now the opportunity is in front of you, you can't miss it."
Lu Xiu glanced at Tong Xiangyu blankly, and then looked at the people behind him.
No one made a sound, but the mouth shapes they showed already showed what they wanted to express.