Chapter 42: Undercurrents in Yangzhou (Seeking Monthly Votes)

"Li Battalion Commander, give the brothers some face.

Let us go, we will handle the Marquis of Marquis Wuyang ourselves, and we won't make it difficult for you!"

Seeing Li Mu lead people over to block, the arrogance of the group of rascals was still high.

Between their brows was full of disdain, as if they had eaten him.

"Earl Duan, it's not that the subordinate doesn't give face, it's really that the military order is like a mountain!

Moreover, there is no village in front and no shop in the back here, and I don't know how far it is from the market.

In case an accident happens, wouldn't it be a grievance!"

Li Mu retorted unceremoniously.

Workplace experience: since the superiors arranged for him to manage, it proved that these people were not important.

Prominent status could only scare the local turtles; noble children knew that prominent status and high status were not equal signs.

If they were really capable of reaching the sky, they wouldn't be reduced to abandoned pieces.

Even if they were mixing for achievements, they would have to be equipped with more capable retainers.

The subordinates were all a mob, proving that these guys were all upstarts, just having a loud name.

According to Li Mu's knowledge, several families here had problems with their economy and urgently needed a windfall to fill the deficit.

"Hehe!"

"Li, the brothers gave you face by calling you Battalion Commander, but if we don't give you face, you are just Little Li.

Daring to talk to us like this, I'm afraid your skin is itchy..."

Before the young man could finish speaking, he heard a 'pop', and his head started to see stars.

Li Mu's sudden action stunned everyone.

In the capital, when they had disputes with others, Li Mu was very easy to talk to.

It had only been a few days since leaving the capital, and he had become so bold.

The beaten Chu Shide was the younger brother of Imperial Consort Chu, and he also held the position of Deputy Commander of the Five Cities Military Commission.

Beating the top boss, and the younger brother of the favored consort, this was wanting to pierce the sky.

"Send the lords back to the cabin, if anyone else dares to make trouble, just kill them!"

Before everyone could come back to their senses, Li Mu's cold order came again.

"How dare you, I am..."

"Simply outrageous..."

Protests had no effect, and the soldiers didn't buy their account at all.

A servant rushed up to protect his master, but was cut off his left arm by Wu Dage on the spot.

If he hadn't dodged fast enough, this knife would have landed on his head.

The bloody scene made the group, who were already pale, look even worse.

"Military order is like a mountain", to them, had always existed in operas.

In their view, it was just like "the Son of Heaven breaks the law, and the common people are guilty of the same crime", purely just talking about it.

Now they were actually playing for real!

After seeing this scene, the courage they had finally mustered leaked out on the spot.

They had prominent status and didn't bother to care about a group of rough men. If they lost their lives, it would be a tragedy.

From the resentful eyes, it could be seen that they had already recorded a stroke for Li Mu.

Having been a villain once, Li Mu shook his head helplessly.

Sure enough, it was not a grievance at all that people died.

By the time things reached this point, this group of idiots still hadn't realized the seriousness of the problem.

Similar scenes were constantly being staged on the grain boats going south.

No matter how much they didn't want to offend people, facing the Marquis of Marquis Wuyang's military order, the generals still chose to execute it strictly.

Offending a group of noble children only meant they might encounter trouble.

These people had no real power, and even if they retaliated afterwards, they could only find connections.

Everyone was in the same circle, and 90% of the relationship networks in their hands couldn't be used.

Violating military orders, however, meant losing one's head.

Yangzhou City.

After a large number of salt merchants were arrested and imprisoned, this prosperous city suddenly became depressed.

"Big brother, I went to inquire.

Master Zhang is locked in the prefectural prison.

Among the jailers responsible for guarding, two have received Master Zhang's favor and are willing to be our insiders.

Among the soldiers guarding the city gate, there are also our own people.

Just notify them in advance, and they will play tricks on the city gate.

After robbing the prison, we can leave the city overnight!"

The thief-eyed young man said excitedly.

They were all thugs raised by Master Zhang, responsible for escorting salt goods in ordinary times, and occasionally going out to do dirty work.

Although the treatment was good, there was still a long way to go before flying to the top.

There were several waves of people engaged in the same work.

Wanting to stand out from many competitors and enter Master Zhang's eyes, from then on walking to the peak of life, the difficulty was not generally large.

The opportunity was finally waited for.

Since ancient times, there is no greater achievement than saving the master!

As long as Master Zhang is saved from the prison, their status will definitely be greatly improved.

"Old Six, the matter of rescuing Master Zhang needs to be discussed in the long run.

The difficulty is not saving people, but after saving people.

The imperial court hasn't convicted Master Zhang yet, and there is still room for maneuver.

From the news obtained from the Prefect's Yamen, the Prefect and the Provincial Administration Commissioner are trying to help Master Zhang clear his crimes.

Once we go to rob the prison, the charges can only be fabricated by the Embroidered Uniform Guard!"

The black-clothed middle-aged man shook his head and said.

On the surface, he was Master Zhang's subordinate, but in reality, there were other masters behind the scenes.

The Zhang family had only been prosperous for two generations, and Zhang Zhang Fangyong had become a well-known salt merchant in Lianghuai, which was naturally not as simple as seen on the surface.

If no one was operating behind the scenes, a late-coming salt merchant would find it difficult to smooth out the official relationships.

Now the situation is complex, everyone hasn't figured out what the imperial court wants to do, and the people behind the scenes are still hesitating.

Not taking action to rob the prison, the officials in Yangzhou are all their own people, and there are plenty of people to provide them with shelter.

Once they take action, the situation changes.

Prisoners being robbed in their jurisdiction not only affects the official's political performance assessment, but the official himself will also be investigated by the imperial court.

In case someone can't withstand the pressure and confesses the information they know, then it will be a big trouble.

For the people behind the scenes, rather than taking the risk to rescue the arrested salt merchants, it is better to kill them to silence them.

Now no action has been taken, it's because things haven't reached that point.

"Big brother, the one who arrested Master Zhang is the Embroidered Uniform Guard.

Also arrested are many salt merchants in Yangzhou; these people are clearly not good, will they easily release people!"

The young man said unwillingly.

Not going to rob the prison, the news he inquired about was all in vain.

As for the official problems, he didn't take them to heart at all.

Nominally, Zhang Zhang Fangyong is an official salt merchant, but in reality, he is a private salt seller, and their main business is also selling private salt.

If it weren't for the fact that the source of goods was in Zhang Zhang Fangyong's hands, they would have done it themselves long ago, so who would think about rescuing him!

"Rest assured, Master Zhang has funded many provincial and metropolitan graduates on weekdays, and now it's time for them to repay.

Once the imperial envoy of the imperial court comes, these people will gather to appeal for Master Zhang.

The officials in the court value reputation the most and dare not offend these readers!"

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 43 =====