A figure flashed in the corridor of the back house of the Patrol Office. A police officer dressed in official robes looked around and slipped into a remote courtyard. There were not many rooms in the small courtyard, and the corners of the courtyard were already covered with weeds. It was cold and desolate, and it seemed a little desolate. This small courtyard was usually uninhabited. It was only used to store sundries and was rarely taken care of. There were already two gray spiders leisurely weaving their webs under the eaves, treating this place as their own world.
The officer hid himself by the courtyard door. Once he was sure that no one had discovered him, he tiptoed to the door of a room. He called out softly, Fourth Brother Wang! Fourth Brother Wang!"
The door was opened, leaving a gap for entry. The officer looked around and entered the room.
This was a room that was specially used to store some old cabinets. Because of the mess, a few cabinets had blocked the window. Only a few rays of sunlight shone through the cracks, forming beams of light that reflected the dust flying everywhere.
A burly man walked out from behind the door and saw who it was. He asked anxiously,"How is it? Is Li Yi dead?"”The novel network didn't jump.
The officer frowned and sneezed. The moldy smell in the room made him very uncomfortable. He suppressed his breathing and made his voice sound a little strange.
"If he dies, there will definitely be a storm in the city. However, there is no news yet. Hu He has already gone to the Li residence.”
The burly man's face darkened when he heard this. He was a little disappointed. He took off the water bag at his waist and gulped down a mouthful of wine. He said fiercely,"I really didn't expect a small Prefecture Overseer like Li Yi to have a martial arts expert by his side." That person's martial arts wasn't weak. He seemed to have seen his moves somewhere before. If I hadn't been smart enough to push Li Yi into the water to stall that person when I saw that the situation was not good, I would have died.”
The officer's heart tightened. He quickly pretended not to think much of it and said,"Nowadays, which official is not afraid of death? There are a few people who know kung fu around them. This is not rare." Fourth Brother Wang didn't need to take it to heart. If it doesn't work this time, we can wait for another opportunity. We must think of a way to get rid of Li Yi.
The burly man said helplessly,"That's the only way."”
Seeing that he did not suspect anything, the official smiled and took out a paper bag from his pocket. He walked to the table and opened it.
"Fourth Brother Wang, I brought you some food. You eat first. When it's night time, I'll prepare more for you. I can only trouble you now."
"Brother, you don't have to be so polite. I feel bad that I didn't do what wangye instructed me to do! I'll have to trouble you to find out Li Yi's whereabouts again. This time, I definitely won't miss.”
The official smiled obsequiously." Don't worry, Fourth Brother Wang. As long as Li Yi leaves the Li Residence, we still have a chance. We can't rush things. It's better to eat something first. Hu He will be back in a while. I'll ask around about Li Yi's situation.”
The burly man nodded, walked to the table, and sat down. He took out a chicken drumstick from the paper bag and chewed on it. After taking a few mouthfuls, he picked up the water bag and drank a mouthful of strong wine. He ate with relish.
The official said respectfully,"Fourth Brother Wang, I'll go out first."”
The burly man suddenly raised his head. A ray of sunlight was shining on his face. The worm-like scar on his face kept moving as he chewed, making him look ferocious.
The officer couldn't help but shiver and smiled apologetically,"Fourth Brother, do you have any other orders?"”The novel network didn't jump.
"Brother Bai, what official are you now? Was this lousy place even better than the Imperial Residence?”The novel network didn't jump.
The official smiled subtly and said,"It's a thousand households. Of course, it's not as good as a prince's residence. However, it's for the sake of the king's affairs." Bai Zhentang will naturally die for it."
The burly man nodded and admired him even more." Brother Bai, don't worry. I will definitely kill this Li Yi. I won't make things difficult for you in front of His Highness."”
Bai Zhentang cupped his fists and said gratefully,"I'll have to trouble you with Li Yi's matter. I'll leave first and come back later."”
After walking out of the courtyard, Bai Zhentang panted heavily for a while. He recalled what he had just said and felt that there was no mistake. He adjusted his clothes and hat and swaggered towards the front yard. After a few steps, a soldier ran over and said in panic,"Why are you still here, Thousand Households Bai?" Daren has returned and is gathering all the thousand households, clamoring to release food to relieve the disaster!”
"Releasing food for disaster relief?" Bai Zhentang's expression changed. He was forced by Hu He into a corner, so he came up with a random idea to appease this reckless Lord Hu and give him something to do. He did not expect this fool to really want to release a large amount of food to relieve the disaster. Could it be that he was looking for trouble with Li Yi? Was he so angry that he went crazy and acted on a whim?
Bai Zhentang hurriedly ran to the front yard.
At this moment, in the front yard of the Patrol Office, more than ten generals stood upright in a straight line. They were all in high spirits, as if they were about to rush to the battlefield and fight to the death with the enemy. They held their heads high and puffed out their chests, filled with killing intent.
Hu He stood in front of the general with a big belly. He held the sword at his waist and said to his trusted aides,"I've forced the Prefecture Overseer to make up his mind to release food to relieve the disaster!" Hehe, this is a joyous occasion for the Pingjin people. The Lord has already handed over the details of the grain relief to me. All of you have to do it beautifully. We are all Pingjin people. If anyone dares to take advantage of the people on this matter and embarrass me, I'll be the one to blame. Don't blame me for not being considerate."
One of the thousand households shouted excitedly,"Sir, you actually gave the order. The food relief has also saved our family's lives. We will naturally do our best."”
" Yes, yes…" The others echoed.
Another elderly thousand-man said worriedly,"I don't know what the Prefecture Overseer is planning. Of course, we won't secretly take advantage of the people." However, there was no guarantee that others wouldn't! Every time the imperial court provided disaster relief, there would be some corrupt officials who profited from it. There would also be some greedy rich merchants and squires who falsely claimed the disaster relief grain. The more they took advantage of the situation, the less food the commoners would get!”
Hu He grinned and said,"Hehe, they won't be able to get any advantage this time." Li Yi wanted each of the guards to set up their own porridge stalls to relieve the disaster. They had to personally sign the food. If anyone dared to be greedy, or let those rich merchants and squires who liked to take advantage of them benefit from it. He would punish them on the spot and investigate them step by step, not leaving a single one alive. This time, the Prefecture Overseer is quite conscious. You will all be happy to do the task given to us…"
Bai Zhentang ran over, panting heavily. When he saw Hu He, he quickly went forward and bowed." Bai Zhentang greets Your Excellency. I'm late. Please forgive me, Your Excellency!"”
Hu He waved his hand nonchalantly." It's fine, it's fine. Go over and stand properly. It's time for us to show our faces." Old Zhao, go up to the city wall and send more men. Without the orders of the Prefecture Overseer and my instructions, no one is to leave the city. Even if it was a mouse or a bird, he would not let it go.”
"This subordinate will obey!"
"Old Shi, bring some brothers to the yamen and change the prisoners who are going to be executed after autumn into civilian clothes. If anything goes wrong, be careful of your head.”
"This subordinate will obey!"
"As for the others, split them into two pairs. One pair will bring people to every street and alley. Find all the Jia Bao Li Zheng and get some wood, pots, bowls, and so on. He asked them to set up a shed for the porridge in their area and prepare the food. If anyone dares to not cooperate, you don't have to be polite. Just teach them a lesson. " The other pair will go out to the entire city and put the city under martial law to arrest those who commit crimes. No matter if they are local ruffians, wealthy merchants, or local officials, as long as they dare to take advantage of the chaos to break the law, arrest them and bring them to the drill ground. There will be no yamen judges, advisors, or coroners. Let them handle it. They would try him on the spot and punish him immediately.”
"This subordinate will obey!" The other thousand-men replied in unison.
Hu He glanced at Bai Zhentang and smiled." Old Bai, you're good at handling things. You can lead some trusted aides and divide them into several teams to seal all the official residences in Pingjin. Keep an eye on them. When the sun sets, have them put on their official uniforms and bring them to the drill ground." Oh, right, don't go to the Prefecture Overseer's mansion! For some reason, something was wrong with Li Yi today. Don't provoke him."
A thousand-man jokingly said,"Did you get kicked out of bed by a woman? Your things are not working well and you're so stifled that your intestines have changed!"”
" Haha…" The others burst into laughter.
Hu He waved his hand and said," Alright, alright. Don't say three words and you can't leave the ladies. Go and do your work. If you don't do your job well, I'll take your turtle eggs." Hurry up and go!"
The others rubbed their fists and dispersed.
Bai Zhentang walked to Hu He's side and asked softly,"Your Excellency, has the Prefecture Overseer agreed to release food to relieve the disaster?"”
Hu He sneered and said," Yeah, I don't know why he suddenly became a different person. He actually said that he would withdraw the soldiers in the granary and let me take over. Hmph, how could I fall for his trick?" With a little trick, he made him submit.”
"Sir, why go through so much trouble? Now that the food relief was under Li Yi's banner, the people would be grateful for his kindness. Wasn't this making a wedding dress for someone else? Daren could totally distribute food and disaster relief himself and be the master of Pingjin. In any case, they would rebel sooner or later. Wouldn't it be a good opportunity to win over the hearts of the people?”The novel network didn't jump.
Hu He said with a straight face,"No, I have to pull Li Yi along with me. With the 5,000 soldiers in his hands, I'll be like a tiger with wings!" If he were to take the lead in distributing rations to the disaster relief, Ma Xuhai of the Inspectorate Division and Yang Wang of the City Treasury Division would be implicated sooner or later. If the Imperial Court investigated, it would be a major crime of privately embezzling military rations. At that time, he would have to rebel even if he wanted to. We will listen to him now. Releasing food and disaster relief is a big deal. I also hope to save the people of Pingjin. You don't have to say anything else. Go and do your work!"
Although Bai Zhentang was unhappy, he did not show it on his face. He cupped his fists and said solemnly,"Your subordinate obeys!"”
Then, he looked at Hu He's expression and laughed,"I'll go to the toilet first."”
Hu He smiled and said," What a lazy person. Hurry up and don't delay the matter."”
Bai Zhentang's face was red. He laughed foolishly and ran back. He turned to a place where there was no one and slipped back to the small courtyard. He shouted outside the door,"Fourth Brother, Fourth Brother!"”
As soon as the door opened, Bai Zhentang looked around warily and whispered,"Tonight, at sunset, Li Yi is going to release food to relieve the disaster. I wish Fourth Brother success!"”
The burly man replied softly,"Brother, don't worry. Tonight will be the day Li Yi dies."”
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