Chapter 441

The former Regional Commander had been a sinecurist, domineering and overbearing, causing havoc in the region, until Lu Xiangsheng eliminated him with lightning speed.

You Zhaolong was promoted from a wine cup.

If it were only this, Su Qiao would not have felt reassured about him.

Before arranging him as a contingency, Su Qiao had Ma Kui thoroughly investigate You Zhaolong inside and out.

Only after discovering he was truly innocent and had no connection whatsoever to the Bai Lianjiao did he temporarily set his mind at ease and approach him.

Although Ma Kui did not know what Su Qiao had assigned Sun Youxu to do.

Yet, when facing Su Qiao's orders, he implemented them one hundred percent.

He immediately summoned over a dozen capable men and ordered them to follow Sun Youxu on his mission.

Knowing that speed is crucial in war, Sun Youxu immediately led his men away.

At this moment, Su Qiao also said to You Zhaolong: "General You, I must trouble you to allocate part of your forces immediately to control every street and alley in Fuzhou City; any unrest must be suppressed!" Three.

295, Liu Rushi wakes up!

"Yes, my lord, rest assured; this subordinate will arrange it at once!"

He brought over two thousand men on this trip; controlling the entire manor simply did not require that many.

The remainder would have no problem taking over Fuzhou City.

And on the face of this manor, the Wang family head, Lu Hong, plus the Qian family head, and a host of death warriors, were all dead.

The rest were wealthy merchants of Fuzhou City who had been terrified.

These wealthy merchants were truly scared out of their wits.

One could say they were startled three times a day!

Originally, coming to the banquet yesterday evening, they had felt quite honored.

But suddenly in the middle of the night, a fire broke out, startling them.

Immediately after, they ate the Imperial Envoy's big melon, nearly choking to death from fear.

Having barely managed to survive until dawn, they all planned to finish breakfast and then immediately take their leave, as they could not stay any longer.

However, they had not even finished their breakfast.

Good heavens, the sound of official troops surrounding the place came directly from outside.

Then came a burst of shouting and killing, simply too terrifying.

Damn it!

They just wanted to make some money and pull some connections; why was it so dangerous?

Everyone hid inside their rooms, trembling under their quilts.

It was simply too horrifying!

Su Qiao ordered Ma Kui to summon those wealthy merchants.

The merchants, one by one, were brought before Su Qiao with pale faces, their whole bodies trembling.

"We greet you, Lord Su!"

They were not foolish; seeing so much blood on the ground and the corpses being carried away by the soldiers, they already had some guesses in their hearts.

They simply had not spoken of it yet.

Su Qiao looked at them and gave a general explanation, without going into specifics; he said that Lu Hong and others were rebels, remnants of the Bai Lianjiao, and temporarily asked them not to spread rumors; additionally, the shops and businesses of the other families should not be disturbed for now, and would be uniformly organized by the government for auction at the appropriate time.

Through Su Qiao's words, these people immediately confirmed the full circumstances of the matter.

They exchanged glances with one another, each understanding the other's thoughts.

The sky of Fuzhou was about to change!

They, these merchants who had been tightly suppressed by the Four Great Families, now had a foundation to take flight.

The information revealed in their eyes was either joy or solemnity.

This was not within Su Qiao's jurisdiction.

……

Liu Rushi woke up.

She woke up in the courtyard next to Su Qiao.

Last night, she had been deliberately made to drink a lot of wine by the female members of the Lu family, sleeping in a daze until dawn.

Fortunately, the Embroidered Uniform Guard had been responsible for guarding the entrance from start to finish, and the events of last night and just this morning at dawn did not disturb her.

She managed to avoid all dangers.

Only upon waking did she find herself with her maid Qing'er, and not seeing Su Qiao caused her some worry.

"You're awake?"

After Su Qiao had simply arranged matters on his end and given clear instructions to the others.

He came to Liu Rushi's courtyard.

Liu Rushi was having her head rubbed by Qing'er, frowning her beautiful brows while drinking hangover soup.

Clearly, she had a headache due to the hangover.

Hearing Su Qiao's voice, Liu Rushi immediately looked up with delight.

"Master, why were you not here before?" A look of grievance appeared on Liu Rushi's pale, beautiful face.

Su Qiao smiled and sat down beside her. "Some things happened last night; did Qing'er not tell you?"

"Not yet; the Young Lady has only just risen, and I have not had time to speak."

Qing'er had actually heard quite a bit yesterday, and also heard things this morning.

However, the Embroidered Uniform Guard was protecting the entrance and told her not to worry, as everything was under Su Qiao's control.

She did not know if she was heartless, but she truly was not afraid.

Liu Rushi had just risen on her end; she hadn't had time to speak yet.

"What happened? Is there some danger?"

Liu Rushi asked Su Qiao with great concern.

Su Qiao shook his head. "Nothing. Just some upstart clowns popped out, but I've already dealt with them. Since you're awake, let's pack our things and prepare to return."

Su Qiao spoke at this moment.

Liu Rushi naturally had no objections, so their group packed up, boarded the carriage, and hurried back toward Fuzhou City.

In the carriage, Liu Rushi saw Suyun, whose expression was cold and clear.

Su Qiao accordingly told Liu Rushi about Suyun's situation.

Liu Rushi felt no jealousy or envy; instead, she very intimately quickly drew close to Suyun, and the two addressed each other as sisters.

Meanwhile, on the other side.

Su Qiao was now leisurely at ease, but Fuzhou City was on the verge of exploding!

Or rather, it had already exploded!

Sun Youxu led the Embroidered Uniform Guard, riding swift horses, and entered Fuzhou City first.

Then, going nowhere else, they headed straight for the residence of Liu Minghe, the Prefect of Fuzhou.

The gatekeeper, hearing the commotion, thought they had come to discuss some matter with my lord...

But Sun Youxu and the other Embroidered Uniform Guard's subsequent behavior left them dumbfounded.

This was no discussion of matters.

This was a discussion of lives!

The Embroidered Uniform Guard quickly surrounded the entire residence.

Because Su Qiao had warned them, they feared there might be secret passages or hidden chambers within the residence for Liu Minghe to escape through.

Sun Youxu personally led the Embroidered Uniform Guard, charging directly into the courtyard.

The servants and underlings in the residence, having not yet received orders from Liu Minghe, were startled.

Indeed, the reputation of the Embroidered Uniform Guard was too formidable; under normal circumstances, no one dared to resist.

Of course, this applied only to the servants and guards in the front courtyard.

Once they reached the main hall, the one-sided situation immediately changed.

The guards and servants here were clearly a tier stronger in power; moreover, they dared to resist, even drawing weapons and fighting the Embroidered Uniform Guard evenly.

Sun Youxu hacked down two people blocking his way in succession, and he roughly understood the situation in his heart.

This Liu Minghe is no good person!