Caoyun Governor's Palace, front yard meeting room.

Niu Shangwei paced back and forth in the room uneasily, and on the chair next to him, Zhao Yizhan, the governor of Caoyun, frowned and tasted tea, the two had already received the news sent by Lin Hao, and knew that Chai Shixiu led people to the Caobang General Hall, and if there was a fight, it would be bad.

Although the two of them were anxious in their hearts, but the matter had come to this point, and the two of them had no good way, only to wait for news here, God knew that Li Hongyu even brought five hundred cavalry as escorts.

"Has Honcha-sama woken up?" A moment later, a maid walked in quickly, and Niu Shangwei hurriedly greeted him when he saw this, and asked with concern.

"Back to the prefect, Lord Qincha is still asleep." The maid shook her head, bowed down and replied, she was the maid who was in charge of serving Li Hongyu, and now the door of Li Hongyu's bedroom was still closed.

"Alas!" Niu Shangwei's face suddenly showed a look of disappointment, and he couldn't help but smash his palm with his fist, and now it can be said that he has reached the point of burning his brows, waiting for Li Hongyu to extinguish the fire, but Li Hongyu is still asleep.

Niu Shangwei had to be frightened, he was the prefect of Huai'an, and the security of Huai'an City was under his management, and the reason why Chai Shixiu made a move to Cao Gang was that the soldiers of the new army were beaten in the Sifang gambling house first, which belonged to the local security problem, and he could not escape the blame for it.

In addition, if the new army fights with the Cao Gang, then Niu Shangwei's culpability is even greater, and he actually sits back and watches the Cao Gang develop in Huai'an City, which is an out-and-out felony.

"Governor Niu, don't be impatient, Li Bian is a reasonable person, and he won't embarrass us in this matter." Seeing Niu Shangwei's flustered expression, Zhao Yizhan put down the teacup in his hand and comforted him.

Compared with Niu Shangwei, Zhao Yizhan has much less pressure, he is the governor of Caoyun and doesn't care about local security affairs, so he doesn't have to take too much responsibility.

The only thing that worries Zhao Yizhan is that the existence of the Cao Gang will complicate things, as the highest-ranking official in Huai'an City, he actually turns a blind eye to the Cao Gang, and it is at least a responsibility for negligence in the court.

"Governor Niu, what does Lord Qincha think of last night's events?" At this moment, a person suddenly rushed in from outside the door and asked Niu Shangwei.

"Lord Commander, the Chin Cha hasn't gotten up yet." Niu Shangwei smiled bitterly when he heard this, bowed to the person who came in and said, the person who came was Wang Chengming, the chief soldier of Caoyun.

Wang Chengming's forehead was covered with beads of sweat, and after sitting on a chair, he drank a sigh of tea, looking quite nervous.

As the chief soldier in charge of the 120,000 Cao soldiers, Wang Chengming should have exterminated a gang like the Cao Gang that made a living from Cao Yun, but the current situation is a thriving scene of the Cao Gang, and once the matter is poked out, he will not be able to eat and walk away.

Moreover, Wang Chengming is a military attaché, and Niu Shangwei and Zhao Yizhan are both civil officials, so maybe he will be confused at that time.

Although the three of them were very anxious, no one wanted to go and wake Li Hongyu up from his sleep, because the situation on the surface was not serious enough now, it was just that the soldiers of the New Army had been beaten, and they couldn't tell Li Hongyu about other hidden secrets.

Li Hongyu naturally woke up a long time ago, but he hid in the bedroom to read a book to kill time, he had to wait until Chai Shixiu arrested Yang Xiaotian before going out to deal with the aftermath, and before that, he had to hang Niu Shangwei and the three of them.

"My lord, General Chai brought the leader of the Cao Gang on the way here." Towards noon, the voice of a guard sounded outside the window.

"Come on, fetch water for the official, and the official will wash up." Li Hongyu smiled slightly when he heard this, closed the book in his hand and shouted at the guards guarding the door, and finally it was time for him to appear.

"Lord-sama!" When Li Hongyu appeared in the living room in the front yard, Niu Shangwei hurriedly greeted him, and Zhao Yizhan and Wang Chengming also got up to greet him.

"Governor Niu, this official came together today and heard that the soldiers of the new army guarding this official were injured in the casino, but is there such a thing?" Li Hongyu looked at Niu Shangwei with a serious expression, looking very unhappy about this matter.

"Lord Hui Qincha, the perpetrator of the casino has surrendered and confessed to the crime." Niu Shangwei laughed and replied solemnly, "They actually attacked the officials and soldiers, and they will be severely punished." ”

"Humph!" Li Hongyu sneered when he heard this, "As far as this official knows, those soldiers of the new army not only wore military uniforms but also reported themselves to their homes before being attacked, but those villains still gave a heavy hand, and this official was quite shocked by this, who did they rely on to dare not take the new army formed by the emperor's decree in their eyes?" ”

"Lord Qincha, they are just some ruffians, they are used to bullying men and women on weekdays, and they are not intent on attacking the officers and soldiers of the New Army." Niu Shangwei explained with an embarrassed smile on his face, secretly complaining in his heart, judging from Li Hongyu's attitude, it seems that he is not ready to give up this matter easily.

"Ruffians? Why, Lord Niu is also afraid of the Cao Gang? Li Hongyu glanced at Niu Shangwei when he heard this, and then said coldly, "This official wants to see where this Cao Gang is sacred, and he doesn't even pay attention to the imperial court." ”

Niu Shangwei's face suddenly became a little ugly when he heard this, it turned out that Li Hongyu already knew that the Sifang Gambling House was the property of the Cao Gang, so his defense would be pale and weak.

"Someone." Seeing that Niu Shangwei was silent, Li Hongyu shouted, and then said to the guards who entered the gate, "You go outside the city gate to greet General Chai, and once General Chai arrives, let him go and arrest the people of the Cao Gang to this official!" ”

"Obedience." The guard bowed to Li Hongyu, turned around and strode away.

Zhao Yizhan and Wang Chengming couldn't help but shake their heads secretly when they saw this, it seems that Li Hongyu is going to seek justice for the beaten soldiers of the New Army, not only this matter involves not only the reputation of the New Army but also Li Hongyu's face, Li Hongyu will definitely not let go of this matter easily.

When the departing guard walked into the courtyard, Chai Shixiu and Ma Xianglin led Yang Xiaotian and his wife in, and immediately attracted the attention of Li Hongyu and others.

"My lord, the last general heard that there were villains attacking the new army, and he has already arrested the culprit."

Chai Shixiu came to Li Hongyu and bowed first, then waved at the cavalry escorting Yang Xiaotian and his wife behind him, and shouted in a deep voice, "Bring it here." ”

After seeing Yang Xiaotian, Niu Shangwei, Zhao Yizhan and Wang Chengming's faces showed embarrassed looks, since they were in Huai'an City, of course they knew Yang Xiaotian and his wife, and no one thought that they would meet in this kind of scene.

"Why are there only two?" Li Hongyu glanced at Yang Xiaotian and his wife, frowned and asked, it seems that Yang Xiaotian knew that the situation was not good and asked the rest of the people to avoid it, otherwise Chai Shixiu would bring a group of people.

"Back to my lordship, there are only two of them when the last general arrives." Chai Shixiu bowed down and replied in a deep voice, "The last general has already let people seal that mansion, and they should have other properties in the city." ”

"Lord Niu, it's up to you to assist General Chai in this matter, and give the Cao Gang's property in the city to the official!"

Li Hongyu looked at Niu Shangwei when he heard this, and said to him coldly, "This official wants to see what this Cao Gang is capable of!" ”

"The subordinate obeys." Niu Shangwei secretly smiled bitterly in his heart, bowed to Li Hongyu and agreed, did he want him to refuse Li Hongyu?

The corners of Zhao Yizhan's mouth squirmed and wanted to say something, but in the end he couldn't say it, as the dignified governor of Caoyun, he couldn't show Li Hongyu the role of the Cao Gang in Caoyun, so the only way to do this is to wait and see what happens, and take a step at a time.

"You're the leader of the Cao Gang?" Li Hongyu came to Yang Xiaotian, looked at him for a while, and then asked in a deep voice.

"Lord Qincha is serious, there is no Cao Gang here, and there is no helper, Xiaomin is just relying on Cao Yun to eat, everyone raises Xiaomin and lets Xiaomin be a steward to mediate disputes between each other." Yang Xiaotian naturally refused to admit that Cao Gang had helped, and bowed to Li Hongyu and explained.

"It's just a bastard! Huai'an is a famous city along the canal, can you open such a big strict casino here and dare to say that it is just a mess? ”

Li Hongyu sneered when he heard this, stepped forward and glared at Yang Xiaotian and said, "Don't think that this official doesn't know about the dirty things you have done, now that you have bumped into this official, then this official will bring you to justice, lest you run rampant and bully men and women." ”

"Come on, bring them down." After speaking, Li Hongyu waved his hand to the guards on the side, and he decided to hang Yang Xiaotian for a while before speaking.

"Lord Niu, this official still has official business to go to Yangzhou, and the heavy responsibility of chasing down the remnants of the Cao Gang falls on your shoulders, and this official will personally report this matter to the emperor at that time."

After the guards took Yang Xiaotian and his wife away, Li Hongyu deliberately said to Niu Shangwei in a loud voice, which made Yang Xiaotian, who had not gone far, unable to stagnate slightly, as if he had been touched a lot.

"Lord Qincha, don't worry, the lower officials will definitely catch those fish that slipped through the net." Niu Shangwei was reluctant to take on this task, but he was the prefect of Huai'an Mansion and had no other choice, so he agreed with great spirit.

"Two adults, the official originally wanted to stay in Huai'an for a few more days, but he didn't want such an unhappiness to happen, so the official decided to go to Yangzhou and wait for the matter at hand to finish before coming to catch up with the two adults."

Li Hongyu knew that Niu Shangwei was reluctant to do such a thing, a subtle smile flashed at the corner of his mouth, and then said to Zhao Yizhan and Wang Chengming on the side.

"Li Bian, are you going to Yangzhou so soon?"

Zhao Yizhan sighed secretly when he heard this, and asked in surprise, he knew that Li Hongyu was dissatisfied and wanted to leave, and at the same time gave Niu Shangwei a deadline, if Niu Shangwei couldn't give him a satisfactory answer when he left, then Niu Shangwei would be unlucky.

"Lord Zhao, the emperor's errand is important, we will have a date later." Hearing this, Li Hongyu arched his hand to Zhao Yizhan and Wang Chengming, and walked towards the door.

Zhao Yizhan, Wang Chengming, and Niu Shangwei saw that Li Hongyu had made up their minds, and after glancing at each other, they quickly chased after each other to see them off.

Dock.

"Lord Governor, will Lord Qincha want to make a big deal out of this?" Looking at the big ship leaving the dock, Niu Shangwei asked Zhao Yizhan worriedly, the bigger the matter, the more trouble he would have.

"If Lord Qincha really wants to make a big fuss, he won't leave, and he will definitely be in Huai'an." Zhao Yizhan saw that Niu Shangwei looked a little uneasy, so he told in a deep voice, "Do things beautifully, don't drag the mud and water, and make sure that Li Compilation is satisfied." ”

"Thank you, sir." Niu Shangwei immediately breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this, and hurriedly thanked Zhao Yizhan, since Li Hongyu didn't have the intention of killing everything, he would definitely give Li Hongyu a satisfactory explanation.

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