The person who was speaking noticed that many people around him were listening attentively, so he suddenly showed off deliberately, and suddenly stopped talking when he got to the key point.

Seeing a group of people scratching their heads in anxiety, I felt a sense of superiority in my heart.

"Tell me! What happened back there?"

The person eating at the same table with him was so anxious that he threw down his chopsticks and stopped him from eating.

"Then they went into the room to talk. No one knows what they talked about, but not long after, our county magistrate issued an order for the county yamen runners to go to Tiepoling to catch tigers!"

Everyone around gasped.

Catching tigers?

This is really a bold idea!

Not to mention the mediocre skills of the county yamen runners, he is a tiger!

If you have the ability to kill a tiger, who would still stay here? You would have been free to fly away long ago.

Ji Changying felt that this person sounded familiar. Could it be that Cui Qi was the bitch he met last night?

After finally escaping with his life, he turned around and tried to catch the tiger!

You really don't know how to live or die!

The four big tigers were fat and strong, and their bone age was in their prime. She was not looking down on them, but based on the level of the yamen runners, any one of them would die if they went there.

"Besides, they even said that regardless of life or death, living is the best! Don't you think this is ridiculous?"

Ordinary people work just to support their families, but this is simply taking their lives!

"Besides being from Duke Wen's mansion, could this Seventh Master Cui have some other powerful background? Otherwise, our county magistrate wouldn't listen to him like that, right? This is our Xizhou, not their capital."

As they were talking, the people around them couldn't help but join in the discussion.

"This Cui Qi is a concubine's son! But this Cui family is no ordinary family. They are a family of wealth and learning! At their peak, the Cui family had over 3,000 members, and even more than 1,000 retainers!"

"In the previous dynasty, even the Xiao clan of the imperial family had to avoid him! Look at him now! The Longxi Li clan, Langya Wang clan, and Fanyang Lu clan, who once shared the same name with him, have all fallen on hard times, yet they can still produce a concubine! Even if she's a concubine, she's still young enough to make it to the Honglu Temple!"

It was obvious that he was someone who knew something about the capital. Speaking of the imperial concubine, the group lowered their voices and discussed whether Prince Xuan, born to Imperial Concubine Cui, could achieve greater success in the future.

It's no wonder these people are so bold. Xizhou and Liangzhou are both located in remote areas. They haven't seen many noble people for many years, so naturally they don't have many concerns when speaking.

What's more, everyone is talking about it together, is it possible to arrest all of them?

In the private room upstairs, the protagonist of the discussion was sitting.

Cui Jin, Gao Lingwen, the county magistrate of Dongning County, and Duan Yunzheng, the captain of Tieling Guard.

Gao Lingwen was pouring wine for the two of them with a very attentive look on his face. "It's rare for you all to get together. Let's not leave until we're drunk tonight! Lord Cui! It's not easy for you to come here. Please stay in Dongning County for a few more days so that I can play host again."

Cui Jin said indifferently, "I have important matters to attend to, so I won't stay any longer."

General Duan Qian downed the wine glass in front of him in one gulp: "I still have to escort Master Cui to Liangzhou tomorrow. Drinking too much will only delay things, so I won't drink any more."

Gao Lingwen heard the two say this and quickly smiled apologetically, "Yes, yes, since the Master has important matters to attend to, it's inconvenient for him to stay. But how should I contact the Master when the tiger hunting incident has concluded?"

Duan Yunzheng glanced at Gao Lingwen expressionlessly.

He wants to catch a tiger with just the yamen runners under him?

It's just a pipe dream, don't you even consider your own weight?

He, a captain of Tieling Guard, didn't even dare to take on this matter. How could a civil servant dare to take on this matter so shamelessly? He really didn't know his place.

Although he thought about it, he didn't say anything to stop it.

Cui Jin said calmly, "I'll leave my contact information before I leave."

Gao Lingwen was ecstatic, and a smile appeared on his face: "That couldn't be better."

Now that he has the contact information, he will not be able to get close to the Cui family in the future. Gao Lingwen will finally have a chance to make a name for himself!

"So what if it's Concubine Cui! So what if it's Prince Xuan? It was the Empress who accompanied our Emperor through his most difficult times. If His Royal Highness the Crown Prince hadn't passed away early, how could we have ended up in this situation..."

Just when they were having a pleasant conversation, an excited voice came from downstairs, which made Gao Lingwen's smile freeze on his face.

Cui Jin put down the teacup in his hand heavily, his face suddenly darkened and his eyes were terrifying.

Duan Qianzong's eyes also darkened: "You don't know whether to live or die!"

Gao Lingwen was like a bucket of cold water poured over him from head to toe: "My two lords, calm down. I will arrest the person who said that!"

After saying that, he stood up and angrily prepared to go downstairs to arrest someone. Cui Jin also stood up: "Wait! I'm going with you."

None of the three could sit still, so they all walked out of the private room and headed towards the stairs with their guards.

Ji Changying looked at the middle-aged man who was speaking. His cheeks were red and his eyes were bright. He looked obviously drunk.

As soon as he finished speaking, the hall fell into noticeable silence, and everyone around him was so shocked that he was speechless.

He was still completely unaware, with one foot on the bench and one hand holding the wine jug to pour into his mouth: "Thinking back, our emperor was just a farmer's son, fighting all the way from the south to the north. If it weren't for the Empress, the disciple of the Holy Mountain Elder, supporting him all the way and single-handedly pulling the emperor back from the battlefield many times, there would be no place like today!"

"Unfortunately, he couldn't resist the passage of time. He married a daughter of the Cui family just a year after ascending to the throne! Now no one remembers the past. Everyone praises the Cui family's status and background. It's really ridiculous!"

Someone nearby said angrily, "It's a fact that Concubine Cui is of noble birth! Why can't we just tell the truth?"

"The truth? If the emperor, who was born into a common family, hadn't sat on that high throne, you and I would be nothing but slaves of the aristocratic families today! We'd never be able to sit in such a high hall and order such a table of dishes in our lifetime! You, an ordinary person, are still praising them? You even want to support the throne of the prince who is of aristocratic bloodline! Once he sits on that high throne, what's the difference between us and the previous dynasty! Ordinary people live worse than dogs!"

Ji Changying looked at the man in surprise.

He has a square appearance and doesn't look like anything special, but what he says is quite interesting.

I wonder if he's a scholar? Ji Changying felt a little curious.

Gao Lingwen's back was covered in cold sweat as he came down the stairs. If Cui Jin hadn't waved his hand to stop him from speaking out, he would have ordered his men to arrest him by now.

Cui Jin's face was as gloomy as water: "This person is quite bold."

Gao Lingwen raised his sleeve to wipe the cold sweat from his forehead: "I'll order someone to capture him right away!"

This time, Cui Jin didn't object. Gao Lingwen was shocked. "This is the county magistrate! I'll see who dares to talk nonsense again! Capture this lunatic!"

He pointed at the person who was speaking. The voice startled everyone in the hall. After seeing who it was, they all fell silent.

The drunk man was a little confused. Seeing a group of guards coming towards him, he pointed at them and said, "Why are you still having fun? You can't win an argument so you resort to violence? That's unbelievable!"