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Chapter 367
In the opinion of Xu Lin and others, Lin Pingzhi, the Jinyiwei Qianhu who once came from the capital, should have died a long time ago. After all, they almost searched the entire Yangzhou mansion without finding Lin Pingzhi. trace.

At that time, Xu Wei assured them that Lin Pingzhi must have been rewarded and died.

Not only Lin Pingzhi, but also Xu Wei.

Since Xu Wei sent someone to send back the news last night, they have not received any news about Xu Wei. Naturally, in the eyes of these officials, Xu Wei may be in danger.

Now two people who were already dead in everyone's mind suddenly appeared in front of them. How could this not surprise all the officials of Yangzhou Prefecture.

"You... good you Xu Wei, you traitor, I never thought that you would dare to lead someone to attack the imperial envoy. Fortunately, the imperial envoy has a good fortune, so he didn't suffer from the murderous hands of this traitor like you. What an old man!" Open your eyes."

What a Xu Lin, when he saw Lin Pingzhi and Xu Wei, he was just a little dazed and reacted, even pointing at Xu Wei and yelling.

It has to be said that even Li Huan and the others were taken aback by Xu Lin's quick reaction, and looked at Xu Lin who was pointing at Xu Wei and yelling at Xu Wei with some surprise.

Xu Wei's face turned blue and white, he never thought that Xu Lin would push everything on him.

And looking at Xu Lin's intentions, it is clear that he is going to take the blame. At that time, Xu Lin will be guilty of negligence. Compared with the crime of treason, this is a world of difference.

After thinking about this, Xu Wei couldn't help cursing at Xu Lin: "Good Xu Lin, have you forgotten that you insisted on destroying the Yangzhou Jinyiwei Thousand Households, and you ordered Xu to lead people to attack the imperial envoy? Fleet, do you think that what you have done can be hidden from the Imperial Envoy?"

If it is said that Xu Wei felt a little guilty about testifying against Xu Lin and others before, then after being bitten back by Xu Lin, Xu Wei did not feel guilty at all, but rather pleased.

After reacting, Xu Ying, Chen Ang, Ma Ming and others couldn't help but smile a little while watching Xu Lin and Xu Wei who were biting dogs.

Xu Lin snorted coldly and glared at Xu Wei, then bowed to Li Huan and said, "Your Excellency, you are aware that even if you have the guts to attack the imperial envoy, it's Xu Wei, it's their Xu family." Those who are afraid of following in Chen's footsteps are so bold..."

Li Huan looked at Xu Lin with a half-smile and said, "So Master Xu is wronged!"

Xu Lin hurriedly bowed his head and smiled apologetically, "The lower official committed the crime of negligence, and he cannot escape responsibility."

At this moment, there was a loud noise in the distance, which directly attracted everyone's attention.

"Xu Zhifu is dedicated to the people, but he is the master Qingtian..."

There was a burst of shouts, and soon everyone saw a group of people shouting the slogan of Xu Lin being an upright official coming slowly, and even the leader was holding a huge book of people, which was densely covered with If you didn't know the handprints one by one, you would really think that Xu Lin was a clean and honest official who won the hearts of the people.

Li Huan withdrew his gaze from these people, and said to Xu Lin with a bit of sarcasm: "Master Xu, you don't think you can cover up the crimes you committed by doing such tricks, do you?"

Xu Lin took a deep breath and forced himself to say: "Why did your lord say such a thing? This is the public opinion, and I don't know anything about it."

Xu Ying, who was rubbing her chin, said to Chen Ang who was beside her: "Don't tell me, I really opened my eyes today. Let's not talk about other things, let's say that Xu Lin is shameless. This is the first time I have seen it."

Chen Ang nodded in agreement and said: "I have never seen such a brazen person!"

While talking, hundreds of people stopped not far away, and several of them stepped forward boldly, holding the Wanmin book and bowed to Li Huan: "My lord, this is the Wanmin book. It is enough to prove that Mr. Xu is a clean and honest official..."

Li Huan looked at Xu Lin who was calmly looking at the side, and then looked at the Wanmin book in the man's hand, and suddenly couldn't help laughing.

Originally, Li Huan thought that Xu Lin, the magistrate who was able to kill Yangzhou Jinyiwei Yamen, and even conspired to attack his imperial guard of honor, would bring him some surprises.

It's just that Li Huan never thought that Xu Lin, as if he was at the end of his skills, actually came up with such a ridiculous Wanmin book.

If it is true that he is a clean and honest official, then the people's petition will naturally be huge, but it is a pity that Xu Lin is who, and the people in Yangzhou Prefecture do not know who they are. The people of Yangzhou Prefecture all applauded for it, how could anyone come to petition for it.

Looking at Xu Lin, Li Huan said with a bit of disdain: "If Mr. Xu's skills stop here, then Li will not accompany him."

While speaking, Li Huan shouted in a deep voice: "Come here, this imperial envoy will take down these rebels and wait for their punishment."

Xu Lin's complexion couldn't help changing, and he exclaimed, "You...you..."

Before Xu Lin could speak, the impatient Captain Jin Yiwei immediately stepped forward and grabbed Xu Lin, and put the shackles that had been prepared on Xu Lin's body three times.

All this happened in an instant, and by the time everyone realized it, the lord of the house who was still aloof had already been reduced to a prisoner.

"Li Huan, I am the official of the imperial court. Without His Majesty's will, how dare you humiliate me like this..."

Li Huan took a step forward and looked at Xu Lin and said, "Master Xu, don't you know that this official is an imperial envoy appointed by His Majesty, and he is so loved by His Majesty that he bestows the right to behead you first and then play later. Let alone this official ordered you to be taken, it is at this moment that you are ordered to be beheaded." It is legal for you."

At the same time that Xu Lin was taken down, the Yangzhou government officials who had accompanied Xu Lin to welcome Li Huan completely lost their backbone, and all of them fell down on the ground pale in fright.

Li Huan just glanced at these people indifferently, without ordering, even Jin Yiwei stepped forward and took down all the officials.

The people around were dumbfounded when they saw this scene.

Although it is said that the imperial envoys are very important officials in the eyes of the common people, but who made them live under the rule of Xu Lin and other Yangzhou officials.

It is said that the county magistrate is not as good as the current one. If I really want to say it, in the eyes of these people, the imperial envoy is far less terrifying than people like Xu Lin.

Especially just now when I saw Xu Lin facing the imperial envoy Li Huan, he was neither humble nor overbearing and fearless. Many people subconsciously thought that even the imperial envoy sent by the emperor could not do anything to a big man like Xu Lin.

It's just that in the blink of an eye, Xu Lin was ordered to take down. Naturally, many people were dumbfounded.

The hundreds of people gathered by Xu Lin's confidantes looked at each other in blank dismay, not knowing what to do for a while.

Even Xu Lin's confidantes felt a little numb at the moment, subconsciously looking towards Xu Lin.

However, Xu Lin was struggling violently at this time and shouted: "Waste, a bunch of waste, what are they doing in a daze, don't hurry up!"

Several of Xu Lin's confidantes had unsteady expressions when they heard the words, and they subconsciously looked at the Jin Yiwei who were holding the knife handle and staring at them with serious eyes.

These Jin Yiwei had just carried out a bloody slaughter not long ago, and they were full of blood, and the hundreds of elite cavalry were staring at them like wolves and tigers.

The courage that had just risen in his heart disappeared almost instantly.

"Escape!"

I don't know who yelled, and in the blink of an eye hundreds of people fled in all directions, only to make Xu Lin curse again and again.

Li Huan sneered and said, "It's just a bunch of mobs. It's a joke that a group of low-ranking hooligans want to turn the world upside down."

As he said that, Li Huan glanced at the commander Pang Hui who was hanging his head, and then said to Xu Lin: "If you can encourage the local guards to use for you, then Li can give you a high opinion. pity……"

Hearing this, Xu Lin just stared at Li Huan coldly, can he be blamed for this, doesn't he know that those hooligans gathered here are simply unreliable.

But after Jing Kui, Xu Wei and others failed successively, all he could think of was to ask Pang Hui, the commander in charge of the local guard station, to help him.

As a result, Pang Hui didn't seduce him at all. In this case, who could he count on.

The local soldiers and horses can't be mobilized once he is a magistrate. It's no problem for the guards in the prefecture to command them to do things on weekdays, but Xu Lin really didn't think about wanting those guards to besiege the imperial court.

Although those servants were not officials of the court, they could be regarded as non-staff personnel of the court, half of the officialdom.

It is precisely because of this that it is delusional to want these people to attack the imperial envoys.

It should be noted that since ancient times, few people in the officialdom have rebelled.

Xu Lin, who had tried his best, could do nothing but put his last glimmer of hope on those gathered hooligans, it was nothing more than a gamble.

Li Huan's words, but Pang Hui, the commander of the guard who was standing beside him, broke out in cold sweat and trembled slightly.

What exactly did Li Huan mean by that, was he trying to beat him, or was he suspecting that he was colluding with Xu Lin in order to conspire against him?

Thinking of this, Pang Hui felt a chill in his heart. If this was involved in the case of Xu Lin and others, wouldn't his Pang family be buried with him?

With a plop, Pang Hui fell to his knees, kowtowed to Li Huan and said, "Your Imperial Envoy, you know, even if you borrow 1 guts from the lower officials, you wouldn't dare to harm you. The lower officials definitely have nothing to do with Xu Lin." involve……"

The soldiers who followed Pang Hui also knelt on the ground with Pang Hui in a state of arrogance. If my lord was convicted of treason, they would not end well.

Seeing this, Li Huan took a step forward, helped Pang Hui up, and said with a bit of a smile on his face: "Commander Pang, get up quickly, I naturally know that Pang Da is loyal to His Majesty and the court, so naturally I will not agree with you." What are the thieves like Lin who are involved in rebellion?"

His legs were shaking, and Pang Hui, who was limp all over, felt a little relieved after hearing Li Huan's words. Even so, he still looked at Li Huan with a bit of fear and awe.

Pang Hui said in a trembling voice: "Thank you, Lord Hou, thank you Lord Hou for making decisions for the lower officials."

Li Huan patted Pang Hui's shoulder with his big hand, and then said with a serious expression: "Commander Pang, I ask you, how many soldiers and horses are available under your command?"

Pang Hui was taken aback for a moment, and immediately said: "Back to Lord Hou, I have more than [-] troops under my command, and more..."

As the commander of the local guards, Pang Hui has tens of thousands of soldiers, but it is not easy for one-third of the tens of thousands of soldiers to be available.

Pang Hui was frightened out of his wits, facing Li Huan's questioning, he didn't dare to hide anything at all, so he naturally spoke clearly.

Li Huan nodded and said to Pang Hui: "I have a task for you. Immediately dispatch soldiers and horses to seal the four gates for me, and at the same time dispatch troops and horses to assist Jin Yiwei to search the prisoner's mansion."

Immediately, Pang Hui was refreshed, his eyes flashed brightly, and his figure became taller, and he said without hesitation: "Your Majesty, don't worry, I will order people to go and send troops to wait for you. Dispatch."

While speaking, Pang Hui directly ordered his personal soldiers to go and transfer troops with his warrants.

Li Huan, the imperial envoy, arrived at Yangzhou Mansion and did not enter the city immediately, but stopped at the gate of the city, which naturally attracted the attention of many interested people in the city.

And most of these caring people are powerful families in the city.

Although it is said that the most powerful people in Yangzhou Prefecture are the Chen family and the Xu family.The Chen family was first followed by Jin Yiwei, and then by the Yangzhou government government. After a lot of tossing, it was completely abolished.

As for Xu's involvement in the attack on imperial envoys, it goes without saying that his fate can be imagined.

In addition, there are quite a few wealthy families in Yangzhou Prefecture. After all, Yangzhou Prefecture is prosperous and adjacent to the Grand Canal, and there are dozens if not hundreds of local powerful families.

These powerful families are either involved in water transportation or private salt. It can be said that most of them cannot escape the two. Few of them really started their business by doing business.

Yangzhou Jinyiwei's thousand households were destroyed, and the imperial court sent imperial envoys to supervise this huge case. Everything was caused by the Chen family, and the biggest crime that Jinyiwei investigated and prosecuted the Chen family was selling illegal salt.

And in Yangzhou City, the family that sells private salt is the Chen family. It is conceivable that all the powerful people in the city are absolutely most concerned about Li Huan and his party's every move.

Even at this moment, many people gathered in small groups in the restaurants, teahouses and even brothels near the city gate, watching the movement at the city gate from a distance.

These people watched Xu Wei being bundled into zongzi by Jin Yiwei, and they saw Xu Lin and other officials being taken down by Li Huan without any politeness. Even if he didn't face Li Huan, he still felt the terrifying power from Li Huan.

A person who had a deep collusion with Xu Lin and other officials sat down on the ground with a pale face, muttering to himself: "It's over, it's over now."

Some people also asked themselves that they were not involved in this big case. Although they said they were at ease, they also looked terrified. After all, they couldn't guarantee that Li Huan would be involved in such a big case.

(End of this chapter)