At this moment, there was a knock on the door. Li and Hu immediately became alert. It was a servant from the inn who had brought water.
"Let me ask you, what happened in Youzhou? Why is the security so tight?”Di Renjie asked the servant with a smile.
He looked at Di Renjie in confusion and explained,""Last night, the villagers of Great Willow Village gathered together to riot and broke into the prison at the north gate. They kidnapped more than ten prisoners who were imprisoned by the provincial governor!”
"Do you know why?" Di Renjie was surprised.”
"Why else? The government forced him!" The servant looked sympathetic." Did you see those old and weak people tied up at the north gate?" The young and strong villagers had all fled into the forest. The government troops could not chase them in time, so they could only vent their anger on the old and weak.”
"The yamen has already issued a notice. If those villagers don't come out of the mountain and surrender, they will kill all the elderly and women!”
"Preposterous!" Di Renjie said angrily.
The servant was shaking his head when he suddenly saw Di Renjie's expression. His expression changed drastically and he said with a sad face,""Esteemed guest, this lowly one has spoken too much! Don't spread it out. Otherwise, I can't bear the crime of criticizing the government!”
Seeing the servant's terrified face, Di Renjie immediately comforted him gently,""Don't worry, these words are from your mouth and into my ears.”
As he spoke, he gave Li Yuan Fang a look. Yuan Fang understood and took out a dozen copper coins from her waist and handed them to the servant."Take it, this is a gift from Mister!"
With a happy expression, the servant bowed respectfully and left the room, closing the door behind him.
"It seems that the people of Youzhou are not having a good time under Fang Qian's rule!”After a long time, Di Renjie sighed heavily.
"Sir, we are here for the diplomatic mission case. It is better to put aside such civil troubles for now!”Seeing Di Renjie's anger, Hu Jinghui couldn't help but persuade him,"" The rioters attacked the city and hijacked the provincial prison. It's considered a rebellion. They should be executed. The Youzhou Provincial Governor might be too ruthless, but it's understandable..."
Hearing this, Di Renjie's eyes were like lightning as he looked at Hu Jinghui very seriously.""The livelihood of the people is as important as Mount Tai. When faced with such injustice, any Jianghu ranger would not stand idly by, let alone now that I am the Governor of Youzhou.”
"Have you ever considered why the villagers would gather to riot? If ordinary people could farm steadily, why would they risk their lives to do such a rebellious act? And the government's punishment was so cruel. One had to know that tyranny was fiercer than a tiger!”
Hu Jinghui knew that he had misspoken and immediately cupped his hands to apologize,""Jinghui is ignorant, please forgive me!"
"Forget it! You were born in the army and guarded the emperor. You were not in the court. It was difficult for you to understand the truth. It was not your fault. Tomorrow, we'll go to the surrounding villages. I want to see how Fang Qian manages Youzhou Province, which is so important to the Upper Province!”
"Yes, sir!"
In the dead of the night, Di Renjie was sleeping soundly in the guest room. Suddenly, a black shadow flashed by. It was the fugitive, Li Er. He was lying on the floor in the room. He looked around and then looked at Di Renjie who was lying on the bed.
He let out a sigh of relief and slowly approached Di Renjie on tiptoe. Just as he was about to reach out, he saw Li Yuanfang and Hu Jinghui break through the window and enter. Li Er's expression changed. He immediately wanted to dodge, but his path was blocked by the two of them.
Li Yuanfang unsheathed her chain knife and slashed at Li Er.
Li Er's martial arts was obviously not weak, but he was definitely not a match for either Li or Hu, let alone the two masters attacking together.
In just a few breaths of time, he was in danger. When he was about to be struck by Li Yuanfang, Di Renjie, who had woken up, suddenly said,""Yuan Fang, spare her!"
Hearing that, Li Yuanfang's blade tilted to the side, wanting to capture him alive. Taking advantage of this fleeting opportunity, Li Er used all his strength and crashed out of the window. He deftly climbed over the wall and hid in the darkness.
"Sir, he is an assassin!" Seeing Li Er escape, Li Yuan Fang's tone was filled with unwillingness. She said regretfully,"If you hadn't shouted, this subordinate would have ended his life!”
Di Renjie shook his head.”
"Sneaky and sneaky. If it's not an assassin, then what is it?”Li Yuanfang had a matter-of-fact expression.
"If he's an assassin, why didn't he bring a weapon?”Di Renjie asked again.
"This…there are people in the martial arts world who are good at martial arts!”Li Yuan Fang found a reason, but she felt that something was wrong. She asked,"Then in your opinion, why did this person visit the inn at night?”
"Back then, when you were in the Jiang tent, you also visited the inn at night!”Di Renjie smiled faintly.
Li Yuan Fang came back to her senses.”
"Could it be the thief who intercepted the diplomatic mission?”At this moment, Hu Jinghui, who had been silent all this while, spoke.
"I won't!" Di Renjie raised his hand. If I were to be assassinated in Youzhou, it would be telling the Imperial Court that there is a change in Youzhou. 'If our opponents really make a big move in Youzhou Province, they would never resort to such a tactic. Such a cunning enemy would definitely figure it out!'”
"Moreover, we're creating a diversion and keeping our whereabouts strictly confidential. The Ministry of Personnel Affairs may have already sent a letter to Youzhou, but Provincial Governor Fang Qian would never expect that we've already arrived in this city, let alone those thieves. " If they know, then…" Di Renjie did not finish his sentence.
Looking at the darkness outside the window, Di Renjie had a sly smile on his face."When I first arrived at Youzhou, I met two interesting people. One was the young governor of Ji Prefecture, and the other was a mysterious person who had secretly visited him late at night. Youzhou Province is indeed interesting…"
Hu Jinghui stood next to Di Renjie, expressionless. He looked in the direction Li Er had fled in. Killing intent surged in the depths of his eyes, but he hid it well.
"But Milord, how did this person know our whereabouts? Does he know your identity?”Yuan Fang asked.
"This is a little strange!" Di Renjie replied. In his mind, he couldn't help but think of the phrase " Prime Minister " that Li Yuanfang had blurted out under the straw canopy. At that time, there were a few child beggars by the straw canopy.
The smell that the mysterious man had given off earlier was not pleasant…
"Alright! It's late at night. You all should go back and rest!”Di Renjie ordered with a calm expression.
Fatty Di looked at the broken window and couldn't help but laugh.""You broke the window and entered. Tomorrow, you will have to lose some money to compensate the shop owner!”
Li Yuanfang was stunned for a moment before she reacted and chuckled.
Hu Jinghui added," Don't worry, Daren. I will pay you back at the end of tomorrow. I won't trouble Daren to spend money!"”
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