Engulfed by the raging fire, the post station soon collapsed because it could not bear its own weight, and it was only at this time that Yan Maoqing's subordinates hurried to the scene to check the situation.

"What the hell is going on? Adults are still inside! ”

"Come on, put out the fire!"

"Ah, my lord, I'm here to save you!"

Seeing this, Yan Maoqing's personal guards roared and wanted to rush into the fire, but were stopped by others.

"Are you crazy? With such a big fire, you didn't die in vain when you rushed in! ”

"If the adults don't run out, most of them will be more than lucky."

Seeing this, Yan Maoqing's personal guard sat on the ground weakly, and kept muttering: "It's over, it's all over!" ”

Yan Maoqing had a full view of all the situations at the scene, couldn't help clenching his fists, and scolded secretly: "This group of things that eat inside and outside, this official usually treats them well!" ”

Thinking of this, Yan Maoqing could no longer suppress his anger, and after coughing lightly, he walked out of hiding with his hands behind his back.

"Your Excellency!"

Everyone couldn't help but be shocked when they saw Yan Maoqing walking out unharmed, but Yan Maoqing's personal guard was happy.

"Are you surprised to see that nothing happened to the official?"

Yan Maoqing lifted his personal guard from the ground, then turned to look at the other subordinates and mocked.

"What do you mean, sir?"

Hearing Yan Maoqing's words, his personal guards also figured out the reason, and hurriedly protected Yan Maoqing behind him, and called the guards to surround this group of subordinates.

"My lord, I am also a fan of money, and I believe the nonsense of the officials here, and please spare us this time!"

Seeing that the matter was revealed, those subordinates turned pale, and knelt on the ground with a 'plop', begging Yan Maoqing to spare their lives.

"Loyalty is the most untestable, if you can betray this official once, there will naturally be a second and third time, if this official spares you, isn't it a joke with your own life?"

After Yan Maoqing finished speaking, he smiled: "Whoever mixes in the officialdom, who doesn't know that I, Yan Maoqing, cherish my life the most, so everyone, I'm sorry!" ”

After Yan Maoqing finished speaking, he waved his hand violently, and those guards pulled out their long knives one after another, slashing and killing all the subordinates who were kneeling on the ground and begging for mercy.

"Cut off their heads to their own officials and hang them on the gates, and whoever dares to stop them will be killed."

Yan Maoqing looked at these corpses lying in a pool of blood, forcibly suppressed the nausea that emerged from his stomach, and then ordered without changing his face.

"Yes, sir!"

After receiving the order, those guards beheaded all of their subordinates!

There was a strong smell of blood in the air, which lasted for a long time.

Yan Maoqing looked at the guards who had already left, and knew very well in his heart that all that what happened today naturally could not escape the eyes of the people behind the scenes!

And the reason why he Yan Maoqing didn't ask this group of subordinates about the identity of the mastermind behind the scenes was because there was no need, this group of people were able to do such a thing as burning the post station, and they must have made a strict plan in advance! There are countless officials involved.

Instead of spending a lot of effort to screen them one by one, it is better to kill them all! In this case, there are also fish that have slipped through the net.

And the reason why Yan Maoqing ordered his guards to behead this group of subordinates who had received benefits and betrayed them! One is to establish power, and the other is to declare war on those behind the scenes!

"Damn, the officials here are really not friendly enough to this official!"

Yan Maoqing scolded secretly, and then left this place under the escort of layers of guards.

"I'll continue to keep an eye here, you go and inform your lordship, just say that Yan Maoqing escaped from the fire, and show all those betrayed subordinates to the public!"

"Yes, my subordinates will go back and report it!"

Those who had been hiding in the shadows since the beginning were also shocked by Yan Maoqing's vicious methods, and immediately commanded.

Yan Maoqing, escorted by the guards, came to an inn to stay, and after settling down, he immediately took out a pen and paper and recorded everything that happened before.

After a long time, after the ink on the paper had dried, Yan Maoqing put it into an envelope, and then took out four identical empty envelopes and stuffed them into white paper one by one.

Then he summoned his trusted subordinates and ordered: "This is the report written by this official to the imperial court, you must send it eight hundred miles expeditiously!" Remember, travel from different directions. ”

"Yes, my lord, my subordinates understand!"

After Yan Maoqing's subordinates received the order, they took the envelopes from Yan Maoqing's hands one by one.

And when the last subordinate was about to take the envelope from Yan Maoqing's hand, Yan Maoqing took advantage of the fact that others were not paying attention, secretly dipped his index finger in ink, and drew a circle in his palm.

And this last subordinate is Yan Maoqing's fellow countryman, and he is also the person he trusts the most!

Looking at the inexplicable smile on Yan Maoqing's face, this fellow villager also understood what Yan Maoqing meant, and among the several letters sent to the imperial court, only he was the only one who was true!

"Thanks to your trust, we will deliver the letter!"

After the five subordinates finished speaking, they left quickly.

Who knows, at the moment when he just left the inn, one of the five people turned around and ran towards the local government.

"Traitor!"

Looking at the back of this person leaving, the remaining four scolded like this, and then raised their horsewhips and pumped them hard, and the horses under them were in pain, and they galloped out in an instant.

By this time, the sky had gradually brightened, the city gate had been opened, and the guards in charge of the guards were yawning incessantly, hoping that someone would take over as soon as possible.

"Drive, drive!"

The four of them waved their whips, and the horses under them became faster! Like a gust of wind, before the soldiers guarding the city gate could react, they rushed out of the city gate.

"Ah, what people! What happened? ”

"Chase, chase! Don't let them run! ”

By the time the soldiers defending the city reacted, the four had disappeared.

After leaving the city, the four quickly separated and galloped away in four directions.

……

"Damn, it's so empty in this envelope! This Yan Maoqing has played us all! ”

"My lord, should we just ...... it?"

The subordinate on the side said and made a motion to wipe his neck.

"Are you stupid? What is his current identity Yan Maoqing? He Yan Maoqing is now an official sent by the imperial court to collect salt taxes, and in the final analysis, he can be regarded as half a minister! ”

"Just kill him like this, do you think we'll be able to live? Like the incident last night, it can be described as an accident, if you really kill Yan Maoqing in broad daylight, the next time you come, it will be the army of the imperial court! ”

"So what should we do? You can't just sit still, right? ”

"It's okay, I've already sent someone to intercept them, and the result will be soon."

……

In the inn, after dealing with these things, Yan Maoqing's whole person immediately relaxed.

"Phew, this tea is really bad!"

Yan Maoqing said, poured out the tea in the cup, and said with a disgusted expression.

"Your Excellency, aren't you worried that those people will attack you again?"

Seeing this, Yan Maoqing's personal guard couldn't help but be worried.

"It doesn't matter, they didn't burn the official last night, which means that their plan is bankrupt! In a short period of time, they will definitely not dare to make any more moves against their own officials. ”

"Go and bring the official's tea leaves, the tea here is too unpalatable."

After Yan Maoqing finished explaining, he instructed the personal guards on the side.

"Yes, sir! The subordinates will go now. ”

Yan Maoqing's personal guards came out of the room after receiving the order, and after finding the tea from the baggage of Yan Maoqing's entourage, they rushed to Yan Maoqing's room non-stop, for fear that something would happen to him.

"Look at you, what are you doing in such a hurry? I sprinkled some tea leaves on the official, and this is all white silver! ”

Yan Maoqing looked at the little tea leaves scattered on the ground, and couldn't help but feel a pain in his flesh.

(End of chapter)