Fu Shanhe

Chapter 42 Yangzhou Undercurrent (asking for monthly ticket)

"Captain Li, please give our brothers some face.

Let us go, we will take care of Marquis Wuyang on our own and won't make things difficult for you!"

Seeing Li Mu bringing people to stop them, the dandies were still arrogant.

There was disdain in his brows, as if he had made up his mind to defeat him.

"Lord Duan, it's not that I don't want to give you face, it's just that military orders are as heavy as a mountain!
What's more, there is no village in front and no shop behind, and I don't know how far it is from the market.

If something unexpected happens, it would be unfair!"

Li Mu responded bluntly.

Workplace experience: since his superiors arranged for him to take care of things, it proves that these people are not important.

A prominent status can only scare the unsophisticated. The children of nobles all know that a noble status and a high position are not the same thing.

If you really have everything you need, you won't become a discarded pawn.

Even if you just want to gain credit, you should have more capable servants.

His subordinates are a motley crowd, proving that these guys are nouveau riche with only a resounding name in vain.

As far as Li Mu knew, several of the families here had financial problems and were in urgent need of a windfall to fill their shortfalls.

"hehe!"

"Mr. Li, the brothers will call you Lord Qian Hu only if we give you face. If we don't, you will just be Little Li.

You dare to talk to us like this, you must be itching..."

Before the young man could finish his words, he heard a loud snap and stars began to appear in his head.

Li Mu's sudden attack stunned everyone.

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

He has only been out of Beijing for a few days and he has become so bold.

Chu Shide, who was beaten, was Concubine Chu's younger brother, and he also served as the deputy commander of the Five Cities Army.

Beating up his immediate superior, who is also the favorite concubine's brother, is an attempt to break the law.

"Send the adults back to the cabin. If anyone else dares to cause trouble, just kill them!"

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

"How dare you? I am..."

"It's simply outrageous..."

……

The protests were of no use; the soldiers simply ignored them.

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

If he hadn't dodged quickly enough, the knife would have hit his head.

The bloody scene made the already pale faces of the people look even uglier.

"Military orders are as heavy as mountains" has only ever existed in operas for them.

In their view, this is just like "If the emperor breaks the law, he shall be punished the same as the common people", which is pure talk.

Now it’s actually playing for real!

After seeing this scene, the courage that I had finally mustered up suddenly disappeared on the spot.

They were of noble status, so there was no need for them to bother with a bunch of rough people. If they lost their lives, it would be a tragedy.

From their resentful eyes, it could be seen that they had already taken note of Li Mu.

Having played the role of a bad guy, Li Mu shook his head helplessly.

Sure enough, some people died without any injustice.

Things have come to this point, and these idiots have not realized the seriousness of the problem.

Similar scenes are still happening on the grain ships heading south.

Even though they didn't want to offend anyone, the generals still chose to strictly carry out the military orders from Marquis Wuyang.

If you offend a group of playboys, you might just get into trouble.

These people have no real power, so even if they want to retaliate afterwards, they can only rely on connections.

Everyone is in the same circle, and more than 90% of their connections are useless. Violating military orders will cost you your head.

……

Yangzhou City.

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

"Brother, I went to ask around.

Mr. Zhang was imprisoned in the government prison.

Among the jailers in charge of guarding, two had received favors from Master Zhang and were willing to serve as our accomplices.

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

If we give them advance notice, they will tamper with the city gates.

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

The young man with shifty eyes said excitedly.

They are all thugs hired by Zhang Fangyong. They are usually responsible for escorting salt and occasionally go out to do dirty work.

Although the salary is good, there is still a long way to go before you can become successful.

There are several more waves of people doing the same job.

It is extremely difficult to stand out from many competitors, catch the eye of Mr. Zhang, and reach the peak of life.

The opportunity finally came.

Since ancient times, the greatest achievement is to save the Lord!
As long as they rescue Mr. Zhang from prison, their status will definitely be greatly improved.

"Sixth Brother, the matter of rescuing Master Zhang still needs further consideration.

The difficulty is not in rescuing people, but what happens after they are rescued.

The court has not yet convicted Mr. Zhang, so there is still room for maneuver.

According to the information obtained from the prefectural government, the prefect and the provincial governor are trying to help Mr. Zhang get rid of the crime.

Once we rob the prison, the Jinyiwei will have no choice but to fabricate charges against us!"

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

On the surface, he is Master Zhang's subordinate, but in fact there are other masters behind the scenes.

The Zhang family had only been prosperous for two generations, but Zhang Fangyong had become a well-known salt merchant in Lianghuai. Naturally, this was not as simple as it seemed.

If there is no one to help operate behind the scenes, it will be difficult for a newly emerged salt merchant to even sort out the official relationships.

The situation is complicated now. No one has figured out what the court wants to do, and the people behind the scenes are still hesitating.

If they didn't commit the prison break, all the officials in Yangzhou would be their own people, and there would be plenty of people offering them shelter.

Once you start taking action, the situation changes.

If a prisoner is jailbroken under the rule of an official, not only will it affect the official's performance evaluation, but the official himself will also be subject to investigation by the court.

If someone couldn't handle the pressure and leaked the information they knew, it would be a big trouble.

For the people behind the scenes, it would be simpler to kill them to silence them than to take the risk of rescuing the arrested salt merchants.

If no action is taken now, it means things have not reached that stage yet.

"Brother, it was the Imperial Guards who arrested Master Zhang.

Many salt merchants from Yangzhou were also arrested. It was obvious that these people came with bad intentions, so how could they let them go so easily? "

The young man said unwillingly.

If he didn't break into the prison, all the information he had obtained would be wasted.

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

In name, Zhang Fangyong was an official salt merchant, but in reality he was a private salt dealer, and their main business was also selling private salt.

If the supply channel was not in Zhang Fangyong's hands, these people would have done it themselves long ago. Who would still think of rescuing them!

"Don't worry, Master Zhang has sponsored many scholars and now it's time for them to repay him.

Once the imperial envoy arrives, these people will gather together to seek justice for Master Zhang.

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

(End of this chapter)