Chapter 169: Engraving the two characters

The sun went down a little!

The congestion in front of the main city road, however, showed no sign of easing, and the soldiers of the five city gate schools still hadn't appeared to maintain order.

No trace!

Yuwen Liqian maintained her patience, but the group of scholars behind her already appeared restless.

They looked at the crowded crowd around them, full of dissatisfaction, but because of their status and etiquette representing the Han Kingdom, they stood with their sleeves flicked!

The scholars were impatient, looking at the dense crowd around them.

They couldn't break through.

And it wasn't good to scold, as it would be insulting to their status as scholars.

The scholars began to discuss in low voices, and their words were full of criticism and dissatisfaction with the governance of the Yan territory.

"Lawless land, unreasonable people everywhere!"

"Need a great Confucian to govern the country here, it's a foul mess."

"It's even worse than the southern barbarians, without any appearance of etiquette."

There were also scholars who offered advice:

"Prefect Su, why not beat them up and let these unreasonable people know the severity!"

Without waiting for Su Changhai to answer, several officials around hurriedly advised:

"No, absolutely not!"

If they did this, the officials accompanying them would be held jointly responsible.

Su Chang also immediately refused.

This group of Green Gang people found people to block here, just to make them anxious.

Anxious and making mistakes, they would be led by the nose; hitting people in broad daylight, in front of everyone.

Things happened this afternoon.

By night, Su Beihai's report would reach the deep palace of the Yan Prince's Mansion.

Although the Yan Prince was not in the Yan Prince's Mansion.

But all the advisors in the Lu family army were concentrated here, and all the government decrees in the Yan territory for the past ten years had come from here.

That mysterious and unpredictable commander of mercury was also handling official business here.

Su Beihai felt a bit scared thinking about it!

The Yan Prince's Mansion was like a sharp blade hanging over the heads of the officials in the North!

Reminding them to do their jobs well!

If the report arrived, tomorrow a battalion commander of the Beichen Division would personally visit Su Beihai's mansion.

The Beichen Division, like the Dali Temple of the Great Qing, held the power to supervise all officials, and its severity was evident.

Beating and bullying commoners was a serious crime that could not be pardoned under the Yan Law.

The revision of the Yan Law was intended to abolish harsh punishments and reduce death sentences, but for the act of bullying commoners, it was strictly punished, with the crime increased by one degree, or even capital punishment. In recent years, the Yan Prince's Mansion had never been lenient once such evil acts were discovered.

Most importantly!

If he did this, Su Beihai would return to his hometown and be afraid that he would never be able to lift his head again.

Not only would he be disgraced, but he would also have no face to face his fellow villagers!

Serving the Yan Prince, one should lead by example and protect the commoners; such a stain was enough to shame him for a lifetime!

Su Beihai listened to the scholars' discussions, and a sense of irritability and anxiety couldn't help but arise in his heart.

If it were just himself, it wouldn't matter, but today is different from the past; this is the first trip to the Yan territory for Princess Yuwen Liqian and many scholars, so don't let anything go wrong.

If handled improperly, not only would he be unable to explain to Master Dou, but what he feared more was that the Han Kingdom scholars would return home and leave a bad impression of the Yan territory, or even spread remarks unfavorable to the Yan territory everywhere.

Damaging the Yan Prince's face is a big deal!

Su Beihai became more anxious the more he thought about it, pacing back and forth in front of the carriage, as if only this could slightly alleviate his inner anxiety.

However!

After another half an incense stick's time!

The five schools at the city gate still hadn't appeared, which made him even more unbearable.

Su Beihai walked to the front of the crowd with big strides, his voice carrying a bit of urgency:

"Fellow villagers, I know everyone has their own difficulties, but the situation today is special, so it's really not suitable to stay here for long."

Facing the indifference of the crowd, Su Beihai finally couldn't suppress the anger in his heart and shouted sternly:

"Why don't you clear the way for this official? Do you really think this official is a paper tiger!"

His voice echoed in the crowd, carrying unquestionable majesty.

After all!

Su Beihai is the Prefect, and here he is the parent official.

In the crowd, they seemed to be shocked by this momentum, looking at each other, and the atmosphere became subtle for a while.

At this time!

A middle-aged man in the crowd spoke, his voice not loud, but neither humble nor arrogant, clearly a high-level figure in the Green Gang.

"Prefect Su, if you draft a letter regarding this government decree and send it to the Yan Prince's Mansion, then we will naturally respectfully send the officials away."

Su Beihai was even more angry when he heard this, and he responded indignantly:

"All government decrees are made by the adults in the Yan Prince's Mansion after careful consideration; I am just a small Prefect, how dare I speak recklessly to influence them!"

The middle-aged man in the crowd didn't retreat because of this, but continued to say:

"If so, then we have to wait here. I heard that there are distinguished guests from various countries in this carriage, so we naturally dare not neglect them. Since the adults are not in a hurry, then we are not in a hurry either."

"Prefect Su, there is one more thing to remind you!"

"Just now, a few brothers in the gang also went to the south of the city..."

The words were not finished.

Su Beihai already knew the meaning, the south of the city is where the five city gate schools are, and something must have gone wrong.

Once these words came out, although there was no loud echo in the crowd, the invisible pressure was even heavier.

Su Beihai knew deeply that if he forced his way through at this time, it would only arouse greater public anger.

Yuwen Liqian couldn't help but be curious:

"Could it be that the Green Gang, they also know that the Han Kingdom scholars are coming to the Yan territory for study?"

Su Beihai hurriedly shook his head, his tone firm as he assured her: "Princess, please rest assured, this matter absolutely could not have been leaked to the Green Gang in advance. We only learned of the arrival of the Princess and the scholars this morning, and the news was blocked extremely tightly; the trusted people in the government office were all strictly screened, so it's impossible for the news to leak."

"The news leak is mostly likely from the officials in our government office; they are all locals and have intricate connections with the Green Gang in private, which can't be helped, but they only know my whereabouts and guessed it recklessly."

Su Beihai became more and more anxious; he couldn't just be blocked here forever.

Yuwen Liqian's maid looked at the crowd chatting and laughing, talking and laughing.

The maid's face turned blue and white; when had they ever suffered such humiliation while visiting the four kingdoms.

She shouted:

"Your Yan Prince Lu Chen, invited our Princess to come, is this how you treat guests?"

Seeing this, Yuwen Liqian frowned slightly, clearly feeling a bit inappropriate about the maid's directness.

The group of scholars following behind all showed anger on their faces at this moment.

But the two characters "Lu Chen" sounded exceptionally harsh in the crowd, causing people around to frown.

In the Yan territory, directly calling the Yan Prince's name is disrespectful.

But some people also noticed other information in the maid's words—"invited our Princess to come", "treating guests like this", these words spread rapidly in the crowd, triggering a discussion.

Su Beihai's face became a bit embarrassed when he heard this.

He was about to explain, but saw the middle-aged man in the crowd just now asking about the meaning of the maid's words.

"Girl, what does this mean?"

Seeing this, the maid was even more angry; she took out a piece of silk from the carriage and slowly unfolded it.

Inside was a document.

She pulled it open with both hands!

The maid held the document high and announced loudly:

"My master is the Princess of the Han Kingdom, Yuwen Liqian, of noble status and golden body. Coming to the Yan territory this time is originally for the exchange of scholars between the two countries' alliance..."

The crowd didn't pay attention to what she said!

Someone looked carefully!

That document, which looked like a memorial, had a small seal stamped at the bottom of the text.

There was a small red character stamped on it!

Someone read softly:

"Shen!"

"Zhou!"

Once these two characters came out, the discussion in the crowd suddenly stopped.

"Shenzhou!"

Who in the North dares to use these two characters to make a seal.

There is only one possibility.

Yan Prince's private seal!

For a while, the crowd had no movement.

Old Li Tou, who was sitting on the ground as if nothing had happened, dropped his pipe to the ground with a "pop".

He hurriedly climbed up from the ground, his face seemingly in disbelief.

"Yan Prince's Seal!"

The middle-aged man who spoke just now hurriedly separated the crowd and walked out, his eyes staring fixedly at the private seal on the document!

Seeing this, Yuwen Liqian didn't hide it anymore, and said lightly to the crowd:

"Liqian is indeed invited by the Yan Prince to visit Mount Zhongnan!"

This voice was not loud.

But it was like a thunderbolt in the crowd.

Several more people walked out of the crowd, their expressions surprised.

The middle-aged man at the head murmured inexplicably:

"Distinguished guests of Mount Zhongnan!"

"Guests of the Yan Prince!"

For a while, it was like a stone breaking the sky in the crowd.

【This autumn, your cultivation has advanced again, and it seems you have touched the gate of the Primordial Realm!】

【A smile slowly appeared on your face!】

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 170 =====