Chapter 33 (II)
Suddenly, everyone's eyes were focused on Yelan. Xia Fengliu didn't recognize Yelan, and pointed his sword at Yelan with an arrogant attitude, "Who are you? Lao Tzu is the son of the governor, I advise you to get out of the way, and leave Lao Tzu's affairs alone." β
Yelan smiled, unhurriedly took out the token from her waist, and held it up to Xia Fengliu. "The leader of the heart department, the king of light. β
Xia Fengliu was stunned when she heard this. The surrounding family members saw that Xia Fengliu did not gnaw, and their hearts were also panicked, the commander of the heart department is said to be a big official, and now that his son has offended the prince of the dynasty, can he not be nervous?
"I've seen His Royal Highness the King of Light. Xia Feng hurriedly saluted, "The villain was offended a lot just now. Please Your Highness for the sake of your father and His Royal Highness King Gong, don't care. When saying the words "His Royal Highness King Gong", Xia Fengliu deliberately lengthened his voice and raised his volume, just estimating that Yelan did not dare to offend King Gong. - If he knew that Yelan was the one who killed King Yi on the spot in Kyoto, I'm afraid he wouldn't think so.
Yelan didn't plan to do it directly like last time, he was interested, and wanted to have a good time with this merry boy.
"Then what is Young Master Xia going to do with this woman?" Yelan asked.
Xia Fengliu probably didn't expect Yelan to suddenly change his attitude, he thought that Yelan was afraid of the name of King Gong, so he became nervous, and the gang of people under him saw that the boss had regained his former spirit, and they were all arrogant.
"This matter is Xia's private matter, this woman Xia naturally wants to be included in the mansion, these little things, His Royal Highness King Guang should not ask about it. Xia Fengliu didn't wait for Yelan to reply, and directly said to his subordinate Ding, "Don't pull her down quickly, it's embarrassing!"
"Wait a minute, has this king agreed?" Yelan's language was very cold, Xia Fengliu was so frightened that he shivered, and the gang of family members also stood there and didn't dare to move.
"Stop, rebel, stand down!" suddenly a voice came from behind the crowd. I saw that Xia Xu, the governor of Tianshun City, and Yuan Huai, the guard, arrived at the same time. It turned out that when the people from the Yelan faction passed, it happened that Xia Xu was discussing with Yuan Huai in the General's Mansion, and the two came over together after hearing about it, but unfortunately they encountered this incident again.
Xia Xu hastily reported a fist to Yelan, turned around and slapped Xia Fengliu, "How dare you be rude in front of His Royal Highness the King of Light, and retreat without taking your people!"
"Wait a minute. Yelan spoke again, "Xia Gongzi robbed the people's girls on the street, this is ...... Governor Xia is going to forget this?"
The people nodded their heads and accused Xia Xu, and in an instant, the focus of the crowd was on Xia Xu, and they were all insulting to him.
Xia Xu was standing uncomfortably at this time, the sweat on his forehead continued to gush outward, he accompanied a smiling face, and said cautiously to Yelan, "What His Royal Highness the King of Light said is that the villain has no way to teach his son, and he will definitely take the dog home to discipline him well." Xia Fengliu, don't let that woman go yet, wait for me to go home and clean you up, you rebel!"
Xia Fengliu saw that his father was angry, and he still glanced at himself, and nodded submissively, "Don't let anyone go." The subordinates were already frightened, and hurriedly released the woman. The woman was freed, knelt on the ground and buckled her head repeatedly, "Thank you, Your Highness, thank you, Your Highness......"
Xia Xu thought that this matter would be stopped, but he didn't expect Yelan to speak again, "This matter is so easy to solve, I'm afraid the people will be dissatisfied, and this is not conducive to your governance here, Governor Xia...... I have to think about whether this matter should be played to my father......"
Yuan Huai immediately answered, "It is not a day or two that Gongzi Xia robbed the people's daughters, and his subordinates implore His Highness to seek the welfare of the people, report this matter to the emperor, and let the saint decide." β
The people were already more convinced of Yuan Huai, and on weekdays, Xia Xu allowed his son to rob the people's daughters under the name of King Gong, and wantonly looted the people's fat and ointment, and the people had already accumulated grievances. Seeing Yuan Huai taking the lead, they knelt down and shouted, "Please report to the Holy Lord of Light, please make the decision for us."
Lie Beiyao watched this scene in the crowd, couldn't help laughing, Yelan smiled at her, and quickly withdrew her smile, looking at Xia Xu coldly.
Xia Xu didn't even have time to hate in his heart at this time, he has aroused public resentment now, if he can't deal with it properly, let alone whether the black gauze hat on his head can be saved, even his life may not be saved. - When the time comes, even King Gong will not be able to save him, and maybe he will treat him as an outcast. All this is to blame on his trouble-loving sonββ he usually teaches him to be a man with his tail between his legs, but he just doesn't listen, and now he has offended the King of Light, how can this end!
The staff officer on the side quietly leaned into his ear and whispered a few words to him. Xia Xu smiled with a smile and said to Yelan with sincere fear, "His Royal Highness the King of Light, this matter is indeed the fault of the villain. The villain was willing to open his private treasury, return the money to the people, and compensate the girl with an additional two hundred gold. What does Your Highness think?"
The people didn't have so much resentment towards Xia Xu, and the crowd was angry just now, just to seek benefits. Now that Xia Xu was relieved, the people got up from the ground, looked at each other, and nodded again. Xia Xu breathed a sigh of relief, in this situation, if the King of Light does not agree, it will offend the people, so at this time, the King of Light must agree. As for money...... After the Light King is gone, it's not too late to slowly take it back.
Of course, Yelan understood Xia Xu's little calculations in his heart, but if he wanted to make it clear to those people, they wouldn't listen at all. - Of course, Yelan didn't bother to waste her tongue. So he nodded along the way, "Since Governor Xia said so, then the king will not care about it for the time being, and this matter will be put on hold for the time being, if Governor Xia does something to oppress the people in the future, this king will not be spared!"
"Yes, please rest assured, His Royal Highness the King of Light, the villain will not dare. "Xia Xu is only resigned. The onlookers dispersed, Xia Xu glanced at Xia Fengliu, Xia Fengliu was so frightened that he slipped away, and his subordinates fled in a hurry. Xia Xu stepped forward and saluted Yelan flatteringly, "Your Highness, you are tired all the way, why don't you go to the minister's mansion to rest, and the minister will arrange a room for you." β
Yuan Huai also came over and saluted, "Your Highness, the minister has already arranged a room for His Highness and the princess, so it is better for His Highness to rest in the minister's mansion tonight." β
"Good. Yelan turned around and walked to Lie Beiyao's side, and said to her softly, "There has been an accident today, I still have some things to deal with the aftermath, I am wronged that you settle down in the General's Mansion in Yuanhuai first, take a good rest, and when things are done, I will take you to Tianshun City for a good time." Yuan Huai is my friend, you don't have to worry. β
Lie Beiyao nodded, and Yelan turned to Yuan Huai and said, "Take the princess back to your mansion to rest and settle down first." The king and His Excellency the Governor discussed the settlement of the reserve forces, and the former general did not need to be together. β
Yuan Huai had a friendship with Yelan and was familiar with Yelan's personality. Yelan didn't let him go with him, he should have let him stay and control the overall situation, in case Xia Xu played any tricks. - For example, Xia Xu jumped over the wall in a hurry because of what happened just now and launched a rebellion. Theoretically, not, but Yelan is used to doing things well and not leaving the other party a little possibility, and this cautious personality is also a good thing.
Yuan Huai bowed, "Then the prince is at his own convenience, and the villain retires." After finishing speaking, he walked in front of Lie Beiyao and saluted, "Her Royal Highness the princess, please come with the villain." β
Lie Beiyao bowed slightly, but when he turned around, his footsteps paused. Following her gaze, there were two men in black civilian clothes standing in the corner over there, and their eyes were also glancing at her. "It's familiar. Lie Beiyao muttered in her heart, "Where do you seem to have seen it, where is it?" Lie Beiyao didn't have time to think about it, she withdrew her gaze, nodded at Yelan, and followed Yuan Huai away.
Yuan Huai left with the soldiers, Ye Lan watched Lie Beiyao and Yuan Huai leave, and Fang moved his gaze to Xia Xu. "Governor Xia, I would like to ask you to go outside the city with this king first, take a look at the number of reserve troops and the hinterland, and then discuss. β
Xia Xu didn't dare to refuse when he saw Yelan say this. If it weren't for the two teams of elite guards from the Governor's Mansion around him, I'm afraid Xia Xu wouldn't have the courage to follow Yelan outside the city alone.
"Your Highness, please. Xia Xu was respectful. Yelan glanced at him, and the two guards beside him followed Yelan behind. Xia Xu followed behind Yelan, the smile on his face gradually changed from a flattering smile to a sneer, and finally withdrew the smile outlined at the corner of his lips, his face became cold and quiet, but his eyes were sharp.