Two hundred and thirty-two, hostages
"What about people?"
Liu Zi'an asked softly.
But no one dared to say anything.
"Ouyang Lianghan, what about people?" Liu Zi'an asked word by word.
"Second brother, this Ouyang Lianghan seems to have secretly asked for leave to go back to Nanlong's hometown, and when our people went, the building was already empty. These are the only people left in Merlot Park......"
Liu Zilin bowed his head with a guilty face.
"Then why didn't you find out a few days ago, and now you came to talk to Lao Tzu? What did you do before, why did you go! Eat rice, huh? ”
"Second brother...... I ......"
Liu Zilin raised his head, lowered his head again, and his lips squirmed:
"It's me who has failed to do so, second brother, and I'm willing to be punished."
As he spoke, he was about to kneel, and in the back, the lame steward Liu Fu stepped forward to support him.
whispered pleading:
"The head of the family, the third young master is also a clever woman, it is difficult for a good woman to cook without rice, the previous Xie Lingjiang and Yan Wuxian held on to the case of the Jade Fairy, staring at us too much, we are not good at inserting eyeliner.
Before and after the ribbon-cutting ceremony of Di Gongzha, Ouyang Lianghan also cleaned up the county government from top to bottom......
"Some time ago, you need to compromise and curry favor with Ouyang Lianghan, we have to be careful with the manpower we are watching, and we can only wait and see, for fear of being caught ......and exposed."
Liu Zi'an didn't seem to hear it, and he didn't look at Liu Fu, who was in the mud, turned his head to stare at Liu Zilin and said:
"How did you promise me the other day?"
Speaking of this, Liu Zilin suddenly looked hateful, facing the direction of Merlot Garden:
"Big brother, it's inconvenient for our sentry to be too close to Luming Street, so we can only find a high place nearby, and look at Ouyang Lianghan's courtyard from afar, in the past few days, I have seen Ouyang Lianghan's courtyard lit up every night, but who ......knows?"
Liu Zi'an didn't listen, suddenly turned around, pushed away the Tsing Yi slave, stepped forward and grabbed Diao Xiancheng's official hat and hair, and pulled it out.
This second young master of the Liu family has changed his gentle, enthusiastic and honest appearance in front of everyone today.
It's like a different look.
From the moment he led the house slaves and gangsters, suddenly surrounded the ceremony in the morning and controlled the whole audience, a sick face was full of indifference, and the wolf looked at the eagle.
Like a world-weary tiger.
Liu Zi'an stared at Diao Xiancheng, who was screaming for mercy and begging for mercy, and asked:
"Old thing, why did you inform me only this morning that Ouyang Lianghan didn't come for leave! Why did the first few people go early? When Lao Tzu asks you, you just nod happily and play Lao Tzu? ”
Diao Xiancheng cried with a sad face:
"The head of the Liu family, the official ...... The contemptible people didn't do it on purpose, it was before the Ming Mansion asked for leave and told the contemptible people like this, saying that it was ......"
"Say what?"
"Lord Mingfu said with a smile at the time, let the contemptible person tell you that he can't come that day, Mingfu said, so that you and the Liu family can work harder and obediently, share the worries for the county government, and say something to prevent the head of the Liu family from touching fish or something I don't understand."
Liu Zi'an: ???
He gasped and took two steps back.
With wide eyes, he looked at Liu Zilin and Diao Xiancheng in front of him.
Liu Zian is impressive. Drawing his sword, he slashed indiscriminately to the left and right, and the fragments of the coffee table, flagpole and other objects on the high platform were scattered all over the ground.
His sword pointed straight in the direction of Nanlong in the distance:
"Shaft, shaft! Dare to play tricks on me, your mother and maid! I'll fuck you! ”
The farthest distance in the world is that it is not too late to prepare a gentleman for revenge for ten years, but he waited hard and forbearably until the tenth year, and as a result, he patted his ass and left, and returned to his hometown with wealth and wealth.
Just ask.
How aggrieved?
This son is too doggy, so that Liu Zi'an's lungs almost exploded.
It took a few deep breaths to suppress the lung fire.
"The house leak happened to rain overnight, Ouyang Lianghan, you are so dead, but you are not in Dragon City now! Why, why does God favor you so much......"
Liu Zi'an's chest rose and fell violently with his breathing, and he looked up at the sky, seeing that the sun was gradually rising and rising, and it was close to noon, and a trace of anxiety flashed on his face.
After a while, Liu Zi'an gradually regained his composure.
Suddenly, he turned around, his face was gloomy, and he asked Liu Zilin:
"You took someone to Merlot Park to arrest people in the morning, passed by Luming Street on the way, and let the old gentleman's message be forwarded to Wei Gongzi and them?"
Seeing that the second brother took the initiative to speak, Liu Zilin breathed a sigh of relief and nodded hurriedly:
"Second brother, the message has been brought.
"I brought people over, and I happened to run into Boss Li, who was leading his men to disguise themselves as bandits and robbers and imprison the Su family next door.
"Boss Li took me to the house opposite Su Mansion, and Wei Gongzi just finished burning incense and bathing and met us."
"Pretending to be a robber and imprisoning that family, what kind of trick is this?"
Liu Zi'an frowned slightly, shook his head, and then brushed it off, and asked quietly:
"What did Wei Gongzi say?"
After listening to the message, Wei Gongzi seemed to be in a good mood, he said that he understood the rules of the swordsmith, and the old gentleman's instructions must be obeyed, and he would wait until two o'clock in the afternoon, arrive at the Jiazi sword furnace room on time, take the sword box, and never bother before that.
"Wei Gongzi also asked me to speak on my behalf, so that the old gentleman was not in a hurry, so that he could wash his sword."
Liu Zi'an nodded and asked softly, "Then, what about the Mo family sword box that Wei Gongzi took out?" ”
Liu Zilin turned his head and waved his hand behind him.
Seeing this, Liu Fu, who was guarding the hostages, bowed forward, walked to the secluded secret conversation between Liu Zi'an and Liu Zilin, and respectfully bowed his hand:
"The head of the family, the sword box, the little one has personally sent back the A-shaped sword furnace, and handed it over to the old gentleman himself, and the old gentleman received the things and closed the door."
Liu Zi'an nodded slowly, his expression slightly relieved.
"Thankfully, nothing went wrong with this."
Liu Zi said with peace of mind, turned his head and glanced at the third brother and the lame steward, his face was still a little worried.
A cold "snort".
Liu Zilin plucked up a little boldness, and said with a suspicious expression:
"Second brother, even if Ouyang Lianghan is hateful and will be killed, he can't wait to eat his flesh raw, but we have something big to do right now, so there's no need to rush for a while."
After a pause, he frowned slightly, and said the puzzle that was stuffed in his heart:
"At the moment, the matter is urgent, why spend precious time looking for him everywhere with great fanfare......
Liu Zi'an nodded, his face was calm, and his voice was slightly cold:
"So the third brother also thinks that it is a lot of trouble and stupid for me to flatter and please and go to great lengths to hold this new canal celebration?"
Liu Zilin was stunned for a moment, and immediately shook his head:
"How is it possible, I never thought about it this way, but I think that the second brother's move is really a stroke of genius, which not only stabilizes the situation, but also can make a shame and regain the prestige of our Liu family!"
Liu Fu also bowed his head, looked at Liu Zi'an, and said with reverence on his face:
"The situation in Longcheng is quite chaotic today, but the head of the family has prepared early, and the officials and chief officials who control most of the county government offices will have no established forces to stop us for the time being, which is called capturing the thief and capturing the king first.
"It's just that the subordinates are stupid, they are not doing things well, they let Ouyang Lianghan go, and they didn't implement your plan well, so we are dragging our feet."
Unlike the flattering Yoo-bok.
Liu Zilin's face was quite excited at the moment, pointing to the officials and squires of Diao County who were silent on the stage, as well as the people of Longcheng who were trembling in the audience, and grinned:
"Who will dare to underestimate our Longcheng Liu family in the future, this group of ink officials and Diao Min, these days with the support of Ouyang Lianghan, really regard themselves as grandfathers? Treat our Liu family as grandchildren?
Liu Zilin's face was happy, and he pointed sharply at the silent people below:
"Now you know, who is the master of Dragon City!?"
The audience was silent and bowed their heads, daring to be angry but not daring to speak.
Liu Zi'an silently listened to the words of the two people in front of him, nodded slightly, and said lightly:
"Okay, what the third brother said is right." The words changed suddenly: "Then go now, detain all these ink officials and Diao people, isn't there a batch of ready-made official ships over there, how many can you take away, go, go back to the sword shop on the west bank!" ”
Liu Zi'an had a gloomy face and waved his big hand.
Liu Zilin and Liu Fu were stunned and glanced at each other.
"Second brother."
Liu Zilin looked at Liu Zi'an, who turned around and wanted to leave, and wondered:
"Isn't it Liwei, why are you bringing all this burden back? As a hostage? But Ouyang Lianghan is not in Longcheng County. ”
Liu Zi'an stopped, patted Liu Zilin's shoulder, nodded and said:
"Don't you want to avenge your eldest brother, these people were cold watching on the street when their eldest brother was stabbed and fell into the well, they are all accomplices!
He looked up to the sky and sighed, and said with a serious face: "Then send them to the Dragon Slaying Platform." ”
Liu Zilin was stunned when he heard this.
When he heard the words "Dragon Slaying Platform", he shivered slightly, as if he remembered the arrangement that the second brother had prepared on the Dragon Slaying Platform earlier.
That was originally used to entertain Ouyang Lianghan.
And at this moment, Liu Zilin looked at the corners of Liu Zi'an's mouth, the faint bloody and murderous killing intent.
"Second brother, this ......" Liu Zilin shuddered again.
"What, have you forgotten your eldest brother's hatred?"
"No...... No, how dare you forget. ”
Liu Zilin wanted to speak and stopped, his brows furrowed, and he whispered:
"But second brother, after all, this Longcheng County is the birthplace of our Liu family, even if after today, with the help of the Wei family, it will be promoted to the two capitals, and it is inevitable that there will be clansmen here in the future, and it will not be good to cut so many heads to pay tribute.
"Besides, the ancestral tomb of our Liu family is also here......
"Why don't you leave a little bit of a line, and pick out a few people who love to bounce in public to abuse and kill the sacrificial flags, and the rest are as honest as two-legged lambs, isn't this what the eldest brother taught us before......
"If they are all killed, who will they enslave and oppress?"
Liu Zi quietly listened to the words of the third brother, during which he kept looking sideways at Liu Zilin, who had a hesitant face.
The current head of the Liu family, who was sick, suddenly said, "Third brother, you really listen to the eldest brother. ”
Liu Zilin sneered: "Second brother, I listened to everything you and the eldest brother said, but now I only listen to you, I just think that what the eldest brother said makes some sense......
Liu Zi'an's gaze converged and disappeared in an instant, and he sighed:
"Third brother, you are a woman's kindness, or the second brother will teach you a truth.
"Kill one and they will kill you. Kill ten people, and they hate you. Kill a hundred, and they fear you. And kill a thousand people and kill ten thousand, and they will sing your praises.
"This way, you only have to kill more people to be safer, do you understand?"
Liu Zilin was speechless, his face was a little complicated, he was at a loss, as if he was in some kind of struggle.
Liu Zi'an showed a tired face, and his big hand pressed Liu Zilin's shoulder, and the latter stared at him in a daze.
Liu Zi'an said with a sincere face:
"Third brother, how can I not, I am always thinking about the Liu family, these days, I am doing my best, I just want to fulfill my eldest brother's long-cherished wish."
No, he didn't want to.
Liu Zi'an quietly withdrew his hand, put his hand into his sleeve, and touched a cold and hard bronze mask in his sleeve.
The mask is brand new.
This is before the ribbon-cutting ceremony, the jade fairy helped him cast, which has collected the phantom of a female spike worker, as long as there is this thing, the sky and the earth are big, where can you not go?
That's what the Jade Fairy did back then, going all the way south from the northern coast, avoiding a lot of pursuits, and even daring to lurk under the noses of the group of Wuyue female cultivators next door......
After listening to Liu Zi'an's words, Liu Zilin's face hesitated for a moment, and soon showed a decisive face:
"Okay, second brother, I'll listen to your ......"
Liu Zi'an, who was hanging down his sleeves, suddenly interrupted:
"Wait, you just said that you went to Luming Street and saw Boss Li's people, disguised as robbers, and controlled the family in Sufu?"
Liu Zilin nodded: "That's right, it should be the order of the Wei family's son, and I don't know what he is planning, this Wei Gongzi is worthy of being from the capital, but he has a lot of tricks, and he can play prey better than us." ”
Liu Zi'an didn't pay any attention to Liu Zilin, turned around and walked to the side of the stage, looked at the direction of Luming Street from afar, and muttered imperceptibly:
"It's too troublesome to sacrifice these ants to measure quality, if it's the identity and bloodline of that family, pick a male to come out, and the spirituality of feedback is enough......
"Also, Liu Zi'an, Liu Zi'an, why are you obsessed with Ouyang Lianghan's sacrifice, although the Jade Maiden has successfully upgraded through it, his spirituality must be enough...... That's right, that's it, don't get carried away by anger. ”
Liu Zi'an looked up again, just as he opened his mouth to deploy again.
"Head of the house, head of the house! The Longcheng County Ya sent someone again, but was caught by the old servant's people. ”
Liu Fu, who quietly retired at some point, went and returned, and suddenly brought back a strange news.
Liu Zi'an waved his hand impatiently: "It's been two waves, it's not annoying, drag it out and slaughter it." If you dare to bother me again, you will go back later, and you will capture all those remnants of the defeated soldiers along the way. ”
"Master of the family, this time is a little different, not only did he come to beg for a boat stupidly, the old slave also got a good news from them, Ouyang Lianghan has returned to Longcheng, and he is in the county now!"
Liu Zi'an paused at first, and then glared at him.
"Good, good!" After three consecutive shouts, he paced back and forth behind his back, excited for a moment, calmly turned his head, squinted his eyes and ordered: "Come on, hand me a letter." ”
"Yes!"
Liu Fu immediately turned around and stepped back to execute.
Liu Zilin on the side also smiled fiercely: "Okay, you Ouyang Lianghan, you dare to come back, it's really a narrow road!" ”
"Hmph." Liu Zi'an turned his head, his eyes coldly fell on the people on the field, as well as the batch of official boats moored in front of the river beach not far away, he nodded:
"Ouyang Lianghan, you probably don't know the reason for today's rising water, and you don't know that the entire Longcheng County is now a game about Ding Jian, right? It's okay, just be a fool, I like to stand behind and watch smart people die in vain. ”
Liu Zi'an muttered, and Liu Zilin next to him glanced at the second brother.
About an hour later.
Folded wing canal, pine forest crossing.
Inside and outside the ceremony, everything was silent.
In the midst of this oppressive silence, a young county magistrate silently arrived.
Countless different eyes of the audience were cast.
Ouyang Lianghan is here.
(End of chapter)