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"Humph! How can a small prefect invite dozens of masters? Yang Cheng, are you lying to me? β
"The subordinates didn't dare to deceive the master, those dozens of people were ambushed outside Li Huaide's bedroom, and when they started, they were in groups of three or four, attacking and defending in a very disciplined manner, and their combined attack techniques were exactly the same as the shadow under Ren Xiaoyao's command......"
The master's voice was a little surprised: "Shadow? So, Ren Xiaoyao has arranged for the shadow to protect Li Huaide in advance? This kid isn't stupid...... Yang Cheng, only two or three of the people sent to assassinate Li Huaide survived? β
"Yes, Lord. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biqugeγ infoβ
"Humph! It's useless to survive, failure to the mission is death! Yang Cheng, kill those two or three people! β
Yang Cheng couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart, and hurriedly replied, "Yes." β
"Ren Xiaoyao has gone down to the south of the Yangtze River, and now he is in this Suzhou city...... It seems that Li Boyan's line is about to break. The owner behind the curtain sighed.
Yang Cheng didn't dare to raise his head, his expression hesitated slightly, and he said: "Lord, since Ren Xiaoyao came to investigate the Jiangnan tax case, why didn't the lord simply kill Li Boyan?" Keeping this person, my subordinates may not be good for the Lord. β
The master snorted coldly: "It's just a Li Boyan, what's the use of killing it?" The six mansions in the south of the Yangtze River have been deducted by me for more than 20 million taels of tax silver in the past few years, how many hands do you have to go through in the middle? How many people are in the know? Can I kill them all? β
"But...... Lord, if you let that person go on to investigate, I am afraid that he will soon find out about the Lord......"
The master sneered a few times, and the cold meaning in the laughter made Yang Cheng tremble.
"Don't you hear that the water is cut off with a knife, and the water is more flowing? What's the use of killing Li Boyan? Even if I kill all the insiders in the six prefectures of Jiangnan, what is the use? He can always find out what should be checked. β
"That Lord means ......"
"Wouldn't killing the person investigating the case cut off the source?"
Yang Cheng was shocked: "The lord said that Ren Xiaoyao will be killed?" β
"That's right, that scoundrel-like character, in the capital, jumping up and down the court for so long, the entire court was stirred up by him, this person should have died a long time ago! If I am the emperor, I will kill him, but I hate that I couldn't kill him with a scorpion snake in the capital last time, I can only say that he has a big life, and now that he has arrived in Jiangnan, how can I let him live again? β¦β¦ The first emperor and the new emperor are so mediocre, such a scoundrel in the market, let him live in the temple, and the lord is the prince of the country, which is really ridiculous to the world! β
Yang Cheng's eyes flashed a little embarrassed, and he snorted for a long time, and said with difficulty: "But...... Lord, Ren Xiaoyao has many master guards around him, and he is stationed outside the city with 5,000 elite dragon warriors, and his subordinates are worried about ......"
"Humph! What about 5,000 soldiers and horses? Can he run all day with his horses tied to his belt? What if there are many masters around him? Open guns are easy to dodge, hidden arrows are difficult to prevent, do you still use me to teach you how to kill? β
"Subordinates understood!"
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Nothing was said all night.
When he woke up early in the morning, as soon as Ren Xiaoyao opened his eyes, he saw an ugly old face with vicissitudes of life, very close to him, so close that it was almost pasted.
"My lord, hehe, are you awake?"
"What the hell!" Ren Xiaoyao was startled, and slammed his fist without hesitation.
"Bang!"
"Ahh......h
Ren looked intently, only to see Vincent covering his eyes, crying out in pain.
"Is that you?" Ren Xiaoyao was stunned, and then said angrily: "Why are you pretending to be a ghost to scare me? β
Vinson was so aggrieved that he was about to cry, are you so hurtful? I always look like this, where do I look like a ghost?
"Huh? Old Wen, why are your eyes dark? β
Vincent said with a bitter face, "This ...... The adult is invincible and has taught his subordinates a lesson, so his subordinates' eyes are dark......"
"Oh...... Then why is your other eye socket also black? β
ββ¦β¦ Didn't sleep well last night. Uh, sir, why are your eye sockets black? β
"Ahem, don't mention it......" Ren Xiaoyao's eyes darkened, and he was sad and indignant for a while.
At the invitation of Han Zhu last night, I slept next to Han Yizhen's small building, I thought I could sneak into Han Yizhen's small building in the middle of the night to see her take a shower and sleep naked, although the girl was very rude to him, but objectively speaking, her figure was absolutely first-class, in line with the principle of being a man who wanted to strip naked to appreciate beautiful things, of course Ren Xiaoyao did not hesitate to go straight to her small building in the dark, but the result was ...... I don't know if Han Yizhen was prepared or how, and ordered the family of the Han Mansion to surround her small building, leaving no gaps, let alone letting her go, not even a male mosquito can fly in.
Ren Yao tossed for most of the night, and didn't go back to his room to sleep until it was almost dawn.
No wonder the legendary flower thieves are all superb, it seems that there is a certain truth, the ability of the eldest young master to steal incense and jade is really too poor, far less than his ability to block the road and rob, rob and rob clearly.
"My lord, the head of the Han family invites your lord to go to the front hall, and his subordinates have come to report."
"Well, let's go, hey, don't I look ugly now?" Ren Xiaoyao asked worriedly. Whoever has two more dark circles under their eyes will not be too handsome.
But this is the wrong person to ask Vinson, this guy can say that the sow can be said to be a mink Zen in order to slap the horse, and the answer is completely implausible.
"Adults have two more dark circles under their eyes, and they look more handsome and extraordinary, and they are all handsome, and among the beautiful men in the world, they are as handsome as adults, and they find another way, only adults have ...... ears."
Ren Xiaoyao was slapped with a smile, regained his previous self-confidence, and said with a radiant look: "Really? Haha, sure enough, the hero sees something the same, and I think so too......"
The two of them praised each other's stinky feet all the way to the front hall of the Han Mansion.
In the front hall, the father and daughter of the Han family were already waiting for him, and there was another person next to them, it was the eldest son of the Han family who Ren Xiaoyao had robbed by himself at the foot of Qinglong Mountain, Han Yizhen's eldest brother Han Yi.
Ren Xiaoyao couldn't help but look at Han Yi at first glance, and then his expression was a little embarrassed.
One is a robber who robbed, the other is a bitter master who was robbed, and now the two meet, and their identities have become the host and the guest of honor.
"Lord Ren, let's meet again, hehe."
Seeing Ren Yao coming from a distance, Han Yi stepped forward with a smile on his face, and bowed his hand.
"Huh? Why do you say 'again'? Ren Xiaoyao was a little weak-hearted.
Han Yi was stunned when he heard this, and then said with a smile: "Lord Ren is a noble person, the day before yesterday, outside Suzhou City, I have already seen an adult, don't you remember?" β
Ren Xiaoyao was also flustered, and then smiled, hey! This kid has a problem with me, it turns out that he also likes to play with pretending to have amnesia, which is great!
Stepping forward with a smile, Ren Xiaoyao hooked Han Yi's shoulder affectionately, and said with a smile: "Remember, of course remember, don't call me adult, you and I are friends in the world, if I call you big brother, you can call me little brother...... Hey, about the ...... under Qinglong Mountain"
"Forget it, forget it cleanly!" Han Yi immediately answered with interest, and winked at Ren Xiaoyao friendly.
"It's so good! I also often forget things automatically, such as who I owe money, who I flattened, whose house I burned down, etc., why should I keep thinking about these unpleasant experiences? You're right? It seems that we are confidants......"
Ren Xiaoyao smiled very heartily, hooked Han Yi's shoulders and walked towards the front hall of the Han Mansion.
"This ...... Brother Ren Xian, my little sister wants me to ask you, when will I return my family's goods......"
Ren Xiaoyaojun's face immediately darkened: "Didn't you say you forgot about this?" β
Han Yi smiled bitterly: "I did forget, but my little sister didn't forget......"
Ren Xiaoyao's eyes rolled, and then he smiled: "What if she didn't forget?" Now I've forgotten about ......"
Han Yi was dumbfounded, how could this legendary Lord Qincha be like this...... So different?
Outside the front hall, dozens of forbidden army masters who had been following from Beijing lined up in two rows, in the shape of geese, outside the main entrance of the front hall.
Seeing Ren Xiaoyao coming, Han Zhu stepped forward with a smile and said, "Nephew Ren Xian, did you sleep well last night?" β
Ren Xiaoyao rolled his eyes secretly, did he sleep well, haven't I given you an answer to my two panda-like eyes? Why do these ancient people always like to ask nonsense?
In other words, how can the small building where Miss Han Jiasan lives be more tightly guarded than the shadow camp? Could it be that she is made of gold all over her body?
"Han Shibo is polite, he entertains his little nephew so warmly, the little nephew really can't go...... Hehe, the little nephew is here to say goodbye to Han Shibo, and he will come again to bother him when he has leisure another day. β
By the way, peek at your daughter taking a bath, I don't believe in this evil, there is something in the world that my jade-faced flying dragon can't see?
Han Zhu laughed heartily: "The virtuous nephew has official business to do and is not busy at this time, it is almost noon, and it is not too late to leave after dinner, how can there be a reason to let the distinguished guests go out on an empty stomach?" β
After speaking, Han Zhu couldn't help but say, and pulled Ren Xiaoyao into the front hall.
In the front hall, the wine and food had already been arranged, Han Yizhen stood quietly at the door of the front hall, expressionless, without saying a word, Ren Xiaoyao smiled at her friendly, in exchange for her fierce glare.
Everyone sat down, Han Zhu instructed his subordinates to bring a small jar carved with flowers, birds, insects and fish, pointed to the small altar and said with a smile: "The virtuous nephew has come to Jiangnan, but my Jiangnan flower carving must be tasted, this wine is produced in Shaoxing, buried in the cellar for many years, it is really a treasure in the wine, hehe, the old man pressed the flower carving at the bottom of the box, but now there is only this small altar left, the virtuous nephew is my Han family's distinguished guest, so I took it out and drank with the virtuous nephew." β
Ren Xiaoyao even claimed to be grateful, and he couldn't help but feel sorry for this jar of wine, Ren Xiaoyao has a habit that is not too bad, he drinks, but he is not addicted to alcohol, as for what the wine tastes like in his mouth, what is exquisite, how precious it is, this is not clear, he drinks like a cow chewing peonies, Han Zhu's hospitality is in vain, such as a pearl secretly cast, this altar of flower carvings is not worth it.
The servant carefully poured the wine into the jasper cup, Ren Xiaoyao looked up and smiled at Han Yizhen, but saw her sitting at the table with a cold face, without even raising her eyelids, and seemed to be very disdainful of Ren Xiaoyao.
Ren Xiaoyao's face collapsed, and he scolded in his heart, stinky girl, what are you proud of? If it weren't for the fact that there are too many wives in my family, I would have to get you to bed......
The mouth of the altar is too wide, the mouth of the cup is too small, and the next person pours the wine upside down, but accidentally spills a few drops and falls on the ground.
Ren Xiaoyao inadvertently lowered his head, but saw that after the yellow wine droplets fell to the ground, bubbles bubbled on the white jade paved floor, and a faint wisp of smoke rose faintly, and then, the floor was soaked in wine, Ren gradually became dark, as if it had been corroded.
Ren Xiaoyao suddenly exclaimed: "Han Shibo, why is your wine similar to sulfuric acid?" It's still smoking...... Tsk, the wine in Jiangnan is really ......"
Wen Sen and Xiao Huaiyuan on the side poked their heads curiously to look at the ground, and the two of them were shocked at a glance, they stretched out their hands at the same time, pulling Ren Xiaoyao, who didn't know why, to exit the wine table for several steps, until they retreated outside the front hall door, Wen Sen stood still, took out his sword with an angry expression, pointed at Han Zhu and said angrily: "Han Zhu!" Hello bold! Dare to murder the court! β
"Boom!" Outside the front hall, dozens of forbidden army guards drew their swords at the same time, and the snow light pointed at the people of the Han family in the front hall, and a fierce murderous aura suddenly enveloped the entire front hall.
Hanfu.
The peaceful and harmonious atmosphere between the guest and the host was completely changed at the moment when the poisonous wine accidentally dripped on the ground.
Dozens of forbidden army masters who were accompanying Ren Xiaoyao drew their swords, and pointed at the Han family who were still in a state of shock in the front hall with a sharp and nervous expression, and with the unsheath of the sword, the murderous aura suddenly shrouded in the front hall of the Han Mansion, gradually thickening and spreading.
The masters of the forbidden army around Ren Xiaoyao are all one in a thousand, and the fat man personally assigned him a combat expert, each of whom has countless lives in his hands, and now, dozens of masters have hostility towards someone at the same time, you can imagine how terrifying and terrifying the killing machine and momentum like a blade should be, and even suffocating.
Wen Sen was covered in a cold sweat, feeling that his hands and feet were a little cold, and there was a murderous intent in the midst of talking and laughing, fortunately, Lord Ren was blessed with a great life, so he escaped a catastrophe, otherwise, if Lord Ren didn't know what to do, he drank the cup of poisonous wine, and he was afraid that there would be no bones left at this moment. If Lord Qin Charen dies, you can imagine how angry the emperor who has just ascended the throne in the capital should be, and what kind of turmoil the court will experience, and their subordinates and officials who follow Ren Xiaoyao's side may inevitably fall into the crime of "poor maintenance", and will be affected by the anger of the emperor and Princess Qianyun, and the end will be ...... It's very bleak.
The ups and downs of life are often only in a thought, and luckily, Vinson's boss is Ren Yao, a guy who is so lucky that he is even a little outrageous.
The person concerned, Ren Xiaoyao, was completely stunned, looking at the frightening wisps of green smoke on the white jade floor not far away, as well as the pungent rancid smell faintly coming from the green smoke, his eyes were wide open, his gaze was distracted and empty, and his mouth kept muttering: "Poison...... Poison...... How can it be poisonous wine......"
As he muttered to himself, cold sweat gradually trickled down his forehead, down his pale face with fright, until it dripped to the ground. He could even feel the wetness coming from the crotch of his pants, if it weren't for the little guy who poured the wine accidentally spilled a few drops of wine, I'm afraid his stomach would have rotted like a mummy that had been drained into the water, just waiting to be wrapped and buried, right?
The number of people's lives may really only be between that line, but fortunately, Ren Xiaoyao successfully escaped the catastrophe this time.
Rao is Ren Xiaoyao was not harmed, Wen Sen still felt afraid for a while, seeing that everyone in the Han family was still standing still, and it seemed that they had not recovered from this upheaval, Wen Sen couldn't help but be angry in his heart, a fierce light flashed in his eyes, and he said sharply: "Han Zhu, the head of the Han family, plotted to kill Qin Cha, and wanted to do wrong, come here, take it for me!" β
All the guards of the forbidden army responded in unison, and stepped forward to wait for the people.
Han Yizhen, who was in the front hall, was the first to react, her pretty face was full of horror, her originally ruddy and stunning face was frightened to the white, seeing that this group of wolf-like forbidden soldiers wanted to arrest them, she couldn't help screaming, rushed to stop in front of her father and brother, and shouted in panic: "Slow!" Lord Qincha, you can't arrest people indiscriminately, my Han family is innocent! This is clearly someone who wants to frame the Han family! β
It is said that Ren Xiaoyao and the emperor are friends of civilian cloth, and the friendship is deep, extraordinary, he can ascend the throne of the emperor, and it is all because Ren Xiaoyao strategizes in it, from the Minister of Long, Ren Xiaoyao should be the first to take the lead. If such an important person dies in her Han family, under the anger of the new emperor, it is polite to slaughter all the people, and maybe the ten clans will inevitably eliminate the anger in the emperor's heart.
It can be said that Ren Xiaoyao's good luck indirectly saved her from the Han family.
But when Wen Sen's eyes showed a fierce light and he ordered to take people with a blue face, Han Yizhen's heart was raised high.
This kind of thing can't be explained, the wine served by the descendants of the Han family contains highly toxic wine, this is a thing for all to see, how can she Han family get out of it, if this Lord Qincha is a confused official, and he only wants to take revenge and vent his anger, I am afraid that the Han family will be dark from now on.
Thinking of this, Han Yizhen hurriedly looked up at Ren Xiaoyao, his usually lonely and arrogant gaze, but at this time, there was a faint hint of pleading, and his stunning face was already crying. For the life and death of her family, she has left all her self-esteem behind, and looks at Ren Xiaoyao, the man she hates and hates the most, with a pleading face.
Ren Xiaoyao felt her gaze, suddenly trembled, and immediately came to his senses, seeing that the guards of the forbidden army were rushing forward to take people viciously, Ren Xiaoyao's mind was flashing, and he hurriedly shouted: "Stop!" You want to fight, not fight! β
The guards of the forbidden army immediately stood still when they heard this, but their eyes were still fiercely staring at the people of the Han family in the front hall, and the resentment and defense in their eyes made people can't help but be frightened.
Vincent hurriedly stepped forward and said nervously, "Are you okay?" My lord, what is 'Wendou' and what is 'Wudou'? β
"The latter sentence is complete nonsense, you can ignore it, just like the Amitabha Buddha chanted by the monk, it doesn't make any sense......" Ren Xiaoyao stared at Han Zhu with his eyes and explained lightly.
"The nonsense spoken by the adults is so profound, the subordinates are really beyond the reach of the dust, and the subordinates ...... to the adults"
"Shut up! Now is not the time for sycophancy,...... Save it for later. β
Taking a step forward, Ren Xiaoyao's face was still a little pale, the cold sweat on his face had never stopped, his heart was beating fast now, and he had not had time to experience the happiness of the rest of his life after the catastrophe, and one question after another had surrounded him.
Who exactly wants my life? The scorpion snake was put in the palace in the capital, and today it was poisoned in the Han mansion, the means of assassination of the enemy hidden in the shadows are endless, and it is extremely vicious and vicious, which is impossible to prevent, like a poisonous snake lurking in the grass, never knowing when it will suddenly rush out and bite itself, this enemy is far more terrible than Pan Shangshu and the prince.
Quietly staring at Han Zhu with a frightened look on his face in the front hall, looking at Han Zhu's eyes, which were frightened, but still looked upright. After a long time, Ren Xiaoyao suddenly smiled, and his pale face also regained a little ruddy.
"You all step down, this matter has nothing to do with the Han family."
Han Zhu and the others finally breathed a sigh of relief when they heard this, as if they had heard the verdict of acquittal, their eyes showed a look of joy, Han Yizhen looked at Ren Xiaoyao fixedly, a smile appeared on his beautiful face, and the look of disgust for him in his beautiful eyes was much lighter, and even faintly ...... Grateful.
Hearing this, the guards of the forbidden army immediately put their knives into their sheaths, took a few steps back, and tightly surrounded Ren Xiaoyao, although Ren Xiaoyao said that this matter had nothing to do with the Han family, but they still did not relax their vigilance, everyone stared at the movements of everyone in the Han family, as long as anyone in the Han family made a slight move, they would not hesitate to take the lead in controlling the enemy.
"My lord, the murder of Qin Cha is not trivial, and his subordinates suggest that the lord order the Han family to be put in prison and severely ......punished" Wen Sen didn't know whether it was out of sycophancy, or to shock himself, and gave Ren Xiaoyao a bad idea on the side.
"Huh?" Ren Xiaoyao looked at him, frowned, then raised his eyebrows, and scolded: "You white-eyed wolf! People entertained you with delicious food and drink last night, and arranged a big beautiful girl to serve you, you are good, you don't admit it when you wake up, and you want to pull people into prison, your conscience let the dog eat? β
Saying that, Ren Xiaoyao raised his head, with a little grievance and dissatisfaction on his face, looked at Han Zhu and muttered, "...... Look at how thoughtful the arrangement is, such a beautiful girl makes you hold in your arms, I don't have this treatment......"
Everyone in the Han family sweated: "......"
"Come on, quickly find out where the wine in the wine jar came from, which people in the house passed by, gather all the people, and interrogate them strictly!" The suspicion of the Han family was lifted, Han Zhu frowned, and ordered in a deep voice.
"Master, it's none of the villain's business!"
The little guy who poured wine for Ren Xiaoyao was so frightened that his face was pale, and he knelt on the ground and trembled like chaff.
Wen Sen stood behind Ren Xiaoyao and gestured to the shadow behind him, and more than a dozen people from the shadow came and followed the Han Mansion to the cellar.
Han Zhu stepped forward gently, stood still about five steps away from Ren Xiaoyao, and said with a wry smile: "Ren...... Virtuous nephew, when this kind of thing happens, the old man doesn't know how to explain it to you, it's really embarrassing......"
Ren Xiaoyao hurriedly smiled and said: "Han Shibo doesn't have to be like this, you and I have been friends for many years, and the little nephew can't even have this little trust, there is a wrong, there is a debtor, and the little nephew will never wronged a good person......
The reason why he believes in the Han family is not because of the nonsense he said about "many years of world friendship" and "trust", but because he thought about it carefully and felt that the Han family had no reason to harm him.
Putting aside the alliance that they had just reached to help each other, if the Han family killed the minister of the Qin Mission in their own mansion in front of so many subordinates and masters of the forbidden army, what good would it do to themselves? This is the crime of the Nine Clans, can a mere Han family afford it? The only explanation is that someone infiltrated the Han Mansion and took the opportunity to poison the wine, so that he could not only kill himself, but also blame the Han family, even if he couldn't kill himself, if he was angry and impulsive, and left in a rage, then the alliance he had just reached with the Han family would immediately collapse, killing three birds with one stone, and it was really vicious.
Ren Xiaoyao estimated that Han Zhu would definitely not be able to find anything if he ordered the investigation of the people in the palace now, and with such vicious and ruthless means against Ren, he would never wait stupidly for others to arrest him after being poisoned.
However, who is the person behind the scenes who wants to harm himself? How much enmity do you have with him, and it is worth him to murder himself again and again? Could it be that he is the mastermind behind the Jiangnan tax case that has been deeply hidden?
Nerve-wracking...... Why did you encounter such a brain-wrenching thing? Ren Xiaoyao frowned and thought for a long time, and his expression couldn't help but feel a little annoyed.
But Wen Sen didn't know whether he was alive or dead, and asked softly, "My lord, how do you know that the Han family has nothing to do with this matter?" β
"Because ......"
Ren Xiaoyao smiled proudly, and waited to show off the truth that he had finally figured out, but he thought about it, but felt that this matter was a bit cumbersome to explain, and with the IQ of his subordinates, it really made people doubt whether they could understand, so Ren Xiaoyao's mouth opened for a long time, and his expression gradually became a little annoyed, and finally reprimanded directly: "...... Get lost! β
Because...... Get lost?
Vinson looked confused and retreated, still muttering the cause and effect of these two words......
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The poisonous wine made the originally harmonious atmosphere of the guest and host a little more embarrassing, Ren Xiaoyao bowed his hand to Han Zhu to say goodbye, and then ordered someone to carry the newly opened poisonous wine, turned around and walked out of the gate of the Han Mansion.
At this moment, he still had a little fear in his heart, but just now the beauty was beside him, he was embarrassed to show it too obviously, after leaving the gate of the Han Mansion, Ren Xiaoyao thought about what happened just now, and couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat, and the fear of fear spread uncontrollably in his heart.
It's dangerous! Lao Tzu's life was almost left in Hanfu, and they all said that wine is a poison that pierces the intestines, but today I really responded to this sentence, and it seems that I will quit drinking in the future. Well, as long as you don't quit sex, it's easy to say anything......
Then he gritted his teeth and walked towards the yamen of the Suzhou prefect with a gloomy face.
He planned to have a good talk with Li Boyan.
Ren Xiaoyao's view of right and wrong is very confused, in his opinion, greedy for silver is not a big deal, he himself has been an official for two years, is there still less silver to rob and secretly greed? The fat man sent him, a big corrupt official, to the south of the Yangtze River to investigate these small corrupt officials, which was really the first big failure since he became the emperor.
But...... You turtle bastards are greedy for money, why do you have to ask for Lao Tzu's life? Lao Tzu has only been in Jiangnan for two days, and he hasn't done anything, and he hasn't had time to collect the red envelope, so he only teased the daughter of the Han Mansion and provoked you? Why do you have to come up with such a vicious trick to harm Lao Tzu?
Thinking of this, Ren Xiaoyao couldn't help but feel angry in his heart, and his expression gradually rose with a little sadness and indignation. Lao Tzu has so many wives, and two big-bellied women, all looking forward to Lao Tzu going back, you hurt Lao Tzu almost couldn't see my unborn child, just by virtue of this, Lao Tzu has to peel off the skin of the person behind the scenes!
Wen Sen came up and said, "My lord, Han Zhu has gathered the subordinates who have handled the jar of wine together for questioning, do you want to order those subordinates to be put in prison and we will try them?" β