Chapter 178

"What do you want me to do?"

After pondering for a moment, Feng Quji said in a deep voice.

This group of people held his handle; he absolutely couldn't fall out with them at this time.

At the same time, a hidden murderous intent appeared in the depths of Feng Quji's eyes.

As soon as everything was peaceful, that would be the time to completely eradicate this group of people.

For now, everything had to be endured.

"It's simple; just have the Jiuzhou Commandery Magistrate detain the provisions by Qi River."

The man in black said.

"How do you know that the provisions have reached Qi River in Jiuzhou Commandery?"

A flash of surprise crossed Feng Quji's eyes.

One had to know that the escort of this batch of provisions was extremely secretive.

Even he himself didn't know the whereabouts of this batch of provisions.

"That is not something you, my lord, need to worry about."

"We will personally help you, my lord, convey the information."

The man in black continued.

This matter was very urgent.

If they relied on Feng Quji to send the letter, that batch of provisions would likely have already been taken away.

"I heard that the Taiyuan Commandery Magistrate has been killed; I want the position of Taiyuan Commandery Magistrate."

Feng Quji didn't agree directly but spoke up.

The man in black's eyes twitched several times upon hearing Feng Quji's words.

He hadn't expected this old man's heart to be so big.

He estimated that he had quite a few people under him, otherwise he wouldn't have received the news of the Taiyuan Commandery Magistrate's death so early.

Trading a Magistrate's position for an exposed pawn—this deal wasn't a loss. **CHAPTER 397**

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"Deal."

"We will ensure that the person sitting in that position is your man."

The man in black agreed to Feng Quji's request without hesitation.

Seeing the man in black agree to his conditions, Feng Quji walked directly to the desk.

Then he found a piece of letter paper and began to write.

After finishing, he stamped it with his private seal.

When the envelope was sealed, Feng Quji looked directly at the man in black.

"What are you planning to do?"

Detaining provisions was a capital crime; if the final result made him more satisfied, he wouldn't feel so heartbroken.

"My lord might as well guess."

The man in black snatched the envelope from Feng Quji's hand, and then his figure walked out the door.

That night, this letter was sent to Jiuzhou Commandery at the fastest speed.

The next morning, this letter appeared on the table of the Jiuzhou Commandery Magistrate.

Qi Huaizhi saw the envelope on his table and was slightly stunned.

After carefully checking the entire room, his gaze shifted back to the letter.

After hesitating for a moment, he finally opened the envelope.

The moment he opened the envelope, his gaze was drawn to the secret mark at the bottom.

Lord Feng's.

Scanning three lines at a glance, he quickly swept through all the contents of the letter.

"How..."

Qi Huaizhi hadn't expected that the first time Feng Quji contacted him, it would be to make him do such a thing.

Detaining provisions was a serious crime.

If this matter were discovered, his head would likely not be safe.

But Feng Quji had been kind to him, and he had even sworn an oath to work for him.

A flash of struggle crossed Qi Huaizhi's eyes.

To live...

or to choose to repay the favor?

His gaze glanced at the scar on his hand.

Qi Huaizhi's gaze couldn't move away.

One had to know that in this era, to be an official, one could not have any wounds on their body.

Especially on skin exposed to the outside.

Except for military generals.

But he, Qi Huaizhi, was a civil official; if he had ugly scars on his body, he would never have been recruited as an official.

If not for Feng Quji's help back then, he would never have been able to sit in the position of Magistrate.

"Someone come."

Qi Huaizhi put away the letter in his hand and shouted toward the door.

"My lord."

A subordinate immediately pushed the door and walked in.

"Provision Officer Wang is dead; since the batch of provisions is stopped at Qi River, send heavy troops to guard it; no one is allowed to approach that batch of provisions."

Qi Huaizhi said with a gloomy face.

"My lord?"

A flash of confusion crossed the subordinate's eyes.

Previously, the lord didn't seem to want to interfere with the matter of those provisions.

Why choose to guard that batch of provisions with heavy troops now?

"Provisions are a major matter; this official will personally report this matter to His Majesty and let His Majesty decide the fate of these provisions."

This was the only way Qi Huaizhi could think of to delay these provisions.

And this method would not expose him to greater danger.

The subordinate immediately understood his superior's intentions.

"Yes, my lord, rest assured; I will absolutely not let anyone approach that batch of provisions."

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Near Qi River.

Those escorting the provisions were all government soldiers.

Wang Qiming's corpse lay in the center.

The knife marks on his body exposed the ferocity of the mountain bandits back then.

"Boss, what do you say we should do? Are these provisions just going to stay here and not move?"

Because of the death of their leading superior, this group had completely fallen into a state of having no leader.

This led to them not knowing what to do next.

"Reorganize the troops; we must transport these provisions to Old General Wang as quickly as possible."

The middle-aged man called "Boss" said with a gloomy face.

He had a very bad premonition.

Wang Qiming's death didn't seem to be an accident.

He sensed an aura of conspiracy in this. **CHAPTER 398**

But he didn't really want to interfere in this matter because he was just a small official without any foundation.

Once Wang Qiming died, the few of them, the small leaders, were the highest-ranking officials.

In the entire team, including this middle-aged man, there were three small leaders.

If the three were of one mind, the provisions could be transported smoothly.

Unfortunately.

"Shi Feng, you say move, so we move? What if we bring down His Majesty's blame for unauthorized transport?"

A somewhat dark-skinned, big man spoke to the middle-aged man.

"Then what do you say we do? Are we just going to stay here forever?"

This middle-aged man named Shi Feng had an even gloomier face.

"The best way is to stay here and wait, waiting for orders from above."

"I will not follow you to escort them."

The big man stated his intention directly.

Besides Wang Qiming, no one had the right to command this team.

The main reason was that they simply didn't want to take this responsibility.

Just as they were arguing incessantly, a slight vibration came from afar.

The expressions of several people changed immediately.

They were all veteran soldiers who had been on the battlefield; naturally, they knew what such movement meant at this time.

One of them immediately ran onto the carriage and looked into the distance.

"Don't worry, it's our own people."

After seeing the familiar flag, the man said to the people below.

Shi Feng's gaze also looked over there; after seeing the familiar flag, his expression didn't improve.

"Are you the subordinates of Provision Officer Wang in front?"

The leader of the group that rushed over shouted toward this side.

"That's right."

The dark-skinned big man walked forward and responded.

"We are the men of the Jiuyuan Commandery Magistrate; we are here specifically to protect this batch of provisions on the Magistrate's orders."

After speaking, the army behind him immediately surrounded the entire team.

Everyone escorting the provisions had a strange expression.

"Brothers, don't worry; we are only here to protect this batch of provisions."

"The Magistrate has already reported the situation to His Majesty."

Seeming to see the tension in this group, the leader continued.

Hearing that the Jiuzhou Commandery Magistrate had already reported the news to His Majesty, the expressions of some people relaxed.

As long as this matter didn't involve them, they didn't care what happened to the provisions.

Shi Feng's heart was even more chaotic.

"This lord, you also know that there is a war going on at the front; we must transport these provisions to Old General Wang as quickly as possible."

Shi Feng walked forward and said to the man.

"No."

"These provisions are the most important thing; without His Majesty's order, no one is allowed to move them without authorization."

The man didn't even think about it and directly waved his hand, interrupting Shi Feng's words.

"But..."

Shi Feng wanted to say something, but the big man from before stood out again.

"They said they would report to His Majesty, what are you so anxious about?" **CHAPTER 399**

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……Ding.

— Author's Notes —

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