"You... How dare you?"
Li Ye stared at Zhang Mu with his eyes wide open, feeling like his brain was not working.
He took over the Li family when he was twenty-five years old. After he tried his best to get close to the Cao family, he worked hard for fifteen years to become the richest man in Qiao County. Now, there were many people in the family working in the county government and the Prime Minister's Mansion. Although their positions were not high, as time passed, they could complement the family.
He was very ambitious. He wanted to wait for the Li family to enter the Provincial Governor's Office, and then the Li family's name would resound throughout Pei Country and even Yuzhou.
Before that, he had to be careful to curry favor with the Cao family.
Therefore, after receiving Cao Bin's instructions, he immediately agreed and immediately came to Zhang Mu to ask for the 100,000 stones of grain and 10,000 gold seized from the Yellow Turban army.
The Cao family had Cao Song and Cao Cao, the biggest family in Qiao County. The acting family head, Cao Bin, was the prime minister of Pei Country. Although Zhang Mu was famous, he was only a county captain of Feng County. He would not dare to reject him.
This was a good job for free.
But he didn't expect Zhang Mu to directly order the killing.
"I suspect that you are the remnants of the Yellow Turban Tribe for trespassing into the Provincial Governor's Office. Is there a problem in killing you?”
Zhang Mu asked with a smile.
Li Ye looked up at him and felt a chill run down his spine.
Such an elegant young master, when he usually saw him, he would definitely sigh and say,"As expected of the descendant of the Marquis, the disciple of the Duke of Wen."”
But now, he felt like he was looking at a demon.
"Don't, don't kill me!"
Fearing that a sword would land on him in the next moment, Li Ye shouted with all his might,"
"I'm not a Yellow Turban survivor. I'm Li Ye, the head of the Li family in Qiao County!”
"Zhang Xian Wei, you are just a county officer of Feng County.”
"I have received orders from Cao Xiangguo to come to you to take back the grain and gold and silver that the Yellow Turban bandits stole.”
Misunderstanding?
Poor chess piece, he didn't even know that he was being used.
Zhang Mu couldn't be bothered to say anything else and turned to look at Xu Chu!
"This subordinate will obey!"
Xu Chu understood and strode down the steps.
"Clang!"
He casually pulled out a long sword from the waist of a black armored guard.
The sword was unsheathed, and a cold light appeared.
"Puchi!"
The next moment, the sharp tip of the sword pierced through Li Ye's chest.
"Die!"
Xu Chu stirred it hard.
The long sword instantly shattered Li Ye's heart.
"Clang!"
Xu Zhu sheathed his sword and came to Zhang Mu's side. Like a bodyguard, he stood there quietly without looking sideways.
"Puff ~"
Li Ye clutched his chest and stared at Zhang Mu in shock.
Why did this scene not play by the rules?
Why did he order people to kill him?
The Zhang family behind Zhang Mu had already declined. Although he was now a disciple of Wen Ju Gong and had some reputation, it was completely inferior to the Cao family behind him.
Just as he said, he was just a county lieutenant of Feng County. How could he dare to be so arrogant in the state?
Could it be that Zhang Mu was not afraid of offending the Cao and Liu families?
"Zhang Mu!"
"You will definitely regret it."
Li Ye's face became paler and paler. His legs gave way and he fell to the ground with a thud. His gaze was still on Zhang Mu, and his expression gradually dimmed.
At the last moment of his life, he still could not see the situation clearly.
"What an idiot!"
Zhang Mu waved his sleeves and sneered.”
Li Ye had never seriously thought about why Cao Bin, Liu Guang, and the others didn't go directly to the Provincial Governor's Office if they weren't afraid of Zhang Mu.
It should be known that the feudal kingdoms were divided into feudal kingdoms and kingdoms. The former was the kingdom of the duke, while the latter was the kingdom of the son of the Liu family. The state minister of the feudal kingdom was only equivalent to the county magistrate and the doctor of the kingdom, while the state minister of the kingdom was equivalent to the county magistrate or even the state shepherd.
Cao Bin was currently the Prime Minister of Pei Country (self-appointed). Pei Country was a kingdom. Liu Guang, Cao Bin, and the others were all doctors of Pei Country, equivalent to the county magistrate of a large county and the prime minister of a vassal state.
Since Zhang Mu was the county captain of Feng County in Pei Country, he was under their control and could take over the affairs of the Provincial Governor's Office.
But they didn't do that.
Why?
Fear!
Taking back the food and money was just a test.
If Zhang Mu returned directly, it meant that he had no intention of getting his hands on Qiao County, and they would come out and take over.
However, if Zhang Mu refused, the reason would be an excuse. It meant that he had thoughts about Qiao County, a higher official position, or even the position of Prime Minister. They needed to think of a way to deal with it.
Both sides needed to gamble.
Li Ye was just a chess piece.
However, he did not know his limits, or rather, he could not see the situation clearly.
Originally, Zhang Mu was already unhappy with this profiteer, but he still wanted to see his attitude before deciding how to deal with it. After all, he still needed to consider how to deal with the relationship with the Cao and Liu families.
In the end, this guy didn't wait for the order and barged in with his men.
How could they not kill him?
"Forget it. My goal is to become the Prime Minister of Pei Country. I'm destined to make enemies with Xia Hou and the Cao family. There's no need to be too roundabout.”
"In any case, the situation is up to me!"
The gun came out of the regime, and Zhang Mu had soldiers in his hands.
"I have the final say in Qiao County."
"If you encounter such a person who barges in in the future, don't be afraid. Just kill him!”
Zhang Mu's expression was cold as he spoke sternly.
After he finished speaking, he turned around and walked into the Provincial Governor's Mansion as if he couldn't be bothered to look at Li Ye.
The black armored guard was not surprised by this.
Their lord, Zhang Mu, was an "immortal". Of course, he would not go back on his word.
However, there were still many civil servants, scribes, and soldiers from the former Provincial Governor's Office, the Prime Minister's Office, and the Qiao County government present. They were deeply afraid of the Li family and even the aristocratic families.
Hearing Zhang Mu's words, his eyes were filled with respect and even worship.
Zhang Mu was too domineering.
Li Ye was the richest man in Qiao County and the business spokesperson of the five great families. He could kill them as he pleased.
Zhang Mu was too powerful.
The Yellow Turban Army easily broke through Qiao County, but Zhang Mu easily killed the Yellow Turban Army.
Zhang Mu has a reputation for fame, talent and benevolence.
"Yes, sir!"
A soldier answered loudly.
"Kill the chicken to warn the monkeys and test the waters instead.”
In a corner that Zhang Mu hadn't overlooked, Guo Jia had witnessed everything that had happened, and his eyes lit up.
"Interesting!"
............
An hour later.
The news of what happened in the Provincial Governor's Office spread to the Cao family.
"Bang!"
" How dare he!?"
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