A rebellious minister forced me to be a foolish king

Chapter 873 Hostage Xiong Er
The two looked in the direction of the voice and saw a burly man with a slight beard and wearing a jacket with a slanted collar. Xiao Jiangsheng was standing next to him, and several of his men were following behind him.

The majestic second in command sat directly on the tiger-skin chair.

As soon as he sat down, a man with a crooked mouth next to him opened his mouth and said, "You, you are Yuan, Yuanyuan Wuyou?"

Mi Qinlin looked at the crooked mouth in astonishment, raised his hand to point at him, then put it down awkwardly. He thought to himself, you little bastard, you really don't know how high the heaven is and how dare you call the Lord of Huaxu by his name?

He didn't even dare to shout!

But this young female king had a sullen face, a beard on her chin, and a turban on her head. She was as tall as the burly second in command, and looked like a pale-faced scholar.

She did not show any fear, but said, "It is me."

The stutterer then said, "Why don't you bow to the Second In Command?!"

Yuan Wuyou raised his eyelids and clasped his fists neatly:

"Meet the Second in Command."

Unexpectedly, when she bowed, the boss Xiong Er burst into laughter! It seemed like the roof of the house was about to be blown off.

The next sentence was: "Lord Huaxu, I cannot accept the gift from the King of Fengling of Northern Zhou! When did the prince go to the Western Regions to start a medicinal materials business?"

Hearing this, everyone present was stunned, even the stutterer who just called out "Yuan Wuyou" was stunned, "He, he is a royal noble?"

Mi Qinlin and Xiao Jiangsheng both widened their eyes in shock.

Mi Qinlin looked at Xiao Jiangsheng with sharp and questioning eyes, which frightened him so much that he shook his head, "Second brother, she..."

Xiong Er Dangjia glanced at him and said in a gruff voice, "Shut up, you ungrateful bastard!"

The only one who remained calm was Yuan Wuyou, whose identity was exposed. She raised her phoenix eyes, looking dignified without anger, and said in a cold and nonchalant voice, "It was the king. How come the second in command went to Nanyang and heard a lot about the king's deeds?"

The second in command chuckled, "Your Highness is right. The Duke of Nanyang heard that Your Highness had a close relationship with the enemy who assassinated him, so he specifically told me to be careful when going out, saying that if he died, we would not be able to get the medicine to treat the plague."

At this point, he glanced at the child in Mi Qinlin's arms again, "Your Highness really has good intentions. I don't know where he got this wild child from, but he wants to pretend that he is an orphan of the Xiao family and tell us that he can exchange the child for medicinal materials?"

Yuan Wuyou's eyes suddenly became sharp when she heard this. "I asked Xiao Jiangsheng to tell you that I have a deep friendship with the Xiao family. It is easier for me to see the Xiao family than to see you." As she said this, she glanced at the sleeping child in Mi Qinlin's arms, then turned back and said seriously -

"If you cooperate with me, you will get the medicine immediately. But the Duke of Nanyang has neither the plague nor the medicine. Do you dare to believe my empty words?"

"I dare not distrust the Duke of Nanyang." As he said this, he suddenly slapped the armrest and stood up, pointing at Yuan Wuyou and said, "Come here, take him down!"

The next moment, the people in the house and the yard all took out their knives and rushed towards Yuan Wuyou!
Yuan Wuyou also instantly dropped his hand behind him and held the scabbard!

At the same time, Xiao Jiangsheng immediately stepped forward, stood in front of Yuan Wuyou, and blocked the dozen or so knife tips that were rushing towards him!
"What are you doing! Stop!"

Xiao Jiangsheng yelled at his brothers, then turned to look at Xiong Erdang who had stood up, his face flushed with anxiety.

"Second Master! What are you doing?!"

Xiong Er, the head of the family, said, "Don't blame me, Your Majesty. The Duke of Nanyang has something else to say. As long as you stay and are sent to Nanyang, I will give you the medicine to treat the plague!"

Yuan Wuyou sneered when she heard this, "So you guys are using me as a bargaining chip? The second boss has found the wrong partner." As she said this, she casually pushed Xiao Jiangsheng away and slowly walked towards the second boss Xiong. The second boss Xiong looked suspicious, "What do you mean?"

As she walked, she said, "Doesn't the Second in Command know..." When she said this, she saw that she was only one step away from the Second in Command, so she suddenly drew her sword and rushed over, grabbed his fat neck with her strong arms from behind, and put the sword on his neck!

Seeing this sudden change, everyone panicked.

A group of people holding machetes shouted in unison: "Stop!"

"Let go of the Second In Command!"

Xiong Er, the boss, quickly smiled and said, "What are you doing, Your Majesty?"

Yuan Wuyou glanced at the sturdy man in front of him and snorted, "I am sincere in doing business with the second in command, but the second in command is not honest. He would rather believe in someone's IOU than trust me who just came back from killing several cities of rebels. It's rare for me to be an honest businessman."

Xiao Jiangsheng was frightened and waved his hands forward.

"Your Highness, please calm down! Put down your sword and don't hurt the Second Master. We have no intention of offending you. Please don't get excited!"

He knew the deeds of King Fengling best. Not only was he a cruel and merciless smiling tiger, but he also killed people without blinking an eye. He was really afraid that she would be killed by the second in command in a fit of impulse. Then, as the culprit who let the wolf into the house, he would really have no chance to stay in the Wolong Gang!

The boss Xiong Er was also frightened and trembling, but he still managed to smile even with his fat face, trying hard not to show any fear.

"What are you doing, Your Majesty? I just want to invite you to come back to Zhou State and have a visit. I am just a commoner, so there is no need to threaten you with suppressing the rebels, right?"

"How can you ask for it like this? You have dozens of butcher knives, and even if you add a dozen horses to the battlefield, I won't take you seriously."

Yuan Wuyou's words were indeed exaggerated, but her most urgent task was to intimidate this gang of gangsters.

Upon hearing this, the second in command secretly reached into his pocket, and Mi Qinlin beside him immediately shouted, "Don't move!"

At the same time, he immediately changed to holding the baby with one hand, and took out his sword with the other hand, pointing at Xiong Erdang's hand.

"If your hands don't behave, don't blame me for chopping them off for you. King Fengling is a regular soldier and cares about his reputation, but we Dangxiang are not regular soldiers. We Dangxiang were too lazy to do something like Bai Lan looted Wudang, not that we couldn't do it."

The threat was powerful enough that Xiong Er became obedient.

Yuan Wuyou also said: "I know that the second in command has doubts, but I have brought the child of the Xiao family with me, which shows my sincerity. Your gang has been rooted in Rang County for many years, and I believe you have relied a lot on the influence of Wei Chen, the founding Duke of Rang County, right?"

As soon as she mentioned the founding duke of Rang County, everyone's attention was drawn to her.

Mi Qinlin looked confused and wanted to ask who it was but held back.

Instead, the stutterer asked, "Fourth, fourth brother! Is the founding duke of Rang-Rang County called Wei, Wei something?"

Xiao Jiangsheng nodded heavily, his eyes solemn, "I heard that the founding duke died for his country many years ago, how come the prince also recognized him?"

Upon hearing this, Xiong Er showed disdain on his face.

Yuan Wuyou curled his lips and smiled, "Whether he's dead or not is none of your business, but Rang County was previously protected by Wei Chen, and now it's protected by the Chishui rebel leader Wei Tuohua. You should know this, right? These two have a deep blood feud with the Duke of Nanyang."

Although she was now pulling Wei Tuohua out, which seemed a bit like a fox taking advantage of the tiger's power, she was desperate and didn't care whether Wei Tuohua was willing or not.