The arrows were shot from outside the city.
The soldiers guarded against King You's men on the city wall, but they did not expect that someone would attack from outside the city.
And he dared to shoot and kill Captain Lu who came here on the imperial order.
The accuracy of his archery skills is even not inferior to those soldiers from the Shenshu Camp under Lin Hu.
It can even be said that they are much stronger than the soldiers of the Shenshu Camp.
Immediately, a team of soldiers followed the direction from which the arrow had just been shot.
"Captain Lu!" The deputy leaned down and sniffed Captain Lu's breath. His face changed drastically. He stood up with a serious expression and looked at King You who was standing on the top of the city wall with his hands folded.
"Your Highness, Prince You, are you not afraid of the emperor's blame for your actions, even though someone shot and killed an official of the imperial court in public?"
This question was very loud.
Not only Qi Xu and others on the top of the city heard it, but many of the common people in the city who were protected by Magistrate Lu and Qi Xu's men also heard it.
There was a lot of noise inside the city gate.
But it was not to denounce King You for daring to disobey the Holy Order, but...
"The Emperor wants to have His Royal Highness Prince You captured?"
"King You saves people from disasters and loves the people like his own children. Why does the emperor want to arrest King You?"
The people who had just taken refuge in their houses heard the noise outside and came out one after another. They joined the condemnation despite the obstruction of Magistrate Lu and the yamen runners.
There were also those with hot tempers who even wanted to rush out of the city to argue with the soldiers from the capital.
Fortunately, Magistrate Lu had ordered the city gates to be closed, thus nipping the conflict between soldiers and civilians in the bud.
However, the sounds from inside the city gate still passed through the city wall and spread out.
When the soldiers outside heard this, they couldn't help but click their tongues.
King You had only been in Jeju for a few days, but he was already so popular with the people!
At this moment, a voice louder than the one in the city came from the opposite direction.
I saw a young man holding a longbow riding a horse and running out in the direction where the group of soldiers were chasing just now.
"Everyone has his own share of responsibility. I shot the soldier to death. Don't try to frame His Majesty Prince You!"
"Who is that?" Qi Xu, who was standing on the top of the city wall, asked the question and winked at Ying Yi beside him.
Immediately, two secret guards from Tianshu Pavilion quietly sneaked down from the top of the city wall.
Liu Zhubu of Qingtan County looked down at the city, then walked to Qi Xu and whispered, "Your Highness, King You, the boy below is called Cheng Yi, born with great strength, and was originally a soldier in the Jizhou Guard. He was expelled from the guard because he offended the commander's confidant."
After a pause, he continued, "His family is from Qingtan County. Cheng Yi's father was once a county yamen runner and has some connections with the official. And his fiancée, who was engaged to him as a child, lives in Zhaojia Village outside Qingtan County, the same village that you sent doctors and food to save from the plague a few days ago."
No wonder Liu Zhubu was standing behind King You at this time.
In fact, King You had saved too many people in Jeju in the past few days. Three villages near Qingtan County, including Zhaojia Village, were infected with the disease. If King You had not arrived in time, most of them would have collapsed.
Now that the epidemic has been brought under control, the villagers in those villages are no longer at risk of starving to death. Privately, everyone regards King You as a bodhisattva who saves people from suffering.
Below, the soldiers have surrounded Cheng Yi.
"Get it!"
The adjutant gave the order.
Before the soldiers could take action, a majestic and solemn voice came from above the city gate.
"Wait."
"Your Highness, what else can I say?" The adjutant looked up at the city gate. "Does Your Highness mean that you don't recognize this person?"
"Your Highness King You doesn't recognize me at all!" Cheng Yi was surrounded by dozens of soldiers holding swords. He was pointed at by swords just now, but he was not panicked at all. Now he was panicked.
He stretched his neck and said with a red face: "This dog official led the disaster relief team, but he didn't care about the affected villages along the way. Instead, he came up and shouted to kill His Majesty King You who saved us. I couldn't stand it, so I took action. If you want to arrest me, just arrest me, why blame King You!"
"You also said that you did it for King You." The adjutant stared at Cheng Yi, "You said it yourself."
Cheng Yi's eyes widened, and he didn't know what to say for a moment.
There was a hint of guilt on his face, as if he was upset about the impact his impulsive remarks had on King You.
"Capture the man." Taking advantage of his panic, the adjutant gave the order again.
The soldiers approached with swords raised, but just as a soldier who was close to Cheng Yi reached out to snatch the longbow and dagger from Cheng Yi's hands, he suddenly stopped.
Then, a voice that was much colder than before rang out above the soldiers' heads.
"The king said, stop."
This time, no one dared not to stop.
Because, on the city wall, there were hundreds of bows and arrows aimed at them.
Every soldier surrounding Cheng Yi was targeted by at least three arrows.
They had no doubt that if they dared to take another step forward, the sharp arrow would hit their chests just like the arrow that had pierced Captain Lu before.
After all, this place is much closer than where Cheng Yi shot arrows before!
At this moment, the soldiers from the capital seemed to be under a spell of immobilization, and no one dared to move.
Even the adjutant who replaced Captain Lu and temporarily took charge of the army was no exception.
"What does Your Highness Prince You mean..."
The adjutant raised his head cautiously, looked towards the top of the city wall and asked.
"I think what this man said is right." Qi Xu took a step forward and showed himself in front of the soldiers below.
Then he said, "Since you are here for disaster relief, then do something practical. Captain Lu is dead, so you will be under my jurisdiction for the time being. Everyone stays outside the city for the time being, and each hundred households enter the city and listen to my orders."
"Is Magistrate Lu here?"
"I'm here!" County Magistrate Lu ran out through the open city gate, bowed to the soldier from the capital, then looked up at the top of the city wall, waiting for King You to give orders.
"Your Majesty sympathizes with the victims of the disaster in Jeju and has sent troops to escort relief grain here. Please ask the county magistrate to send people to collect the grain and deliver it to the severely affected areas as soon as possible."
"Yes, I'll do it right away!" Magistrate Lu responded quickly.
Cooperating with the personnel arranged by King You, they took over the food brought by this team of soldiers.
Such a high-sounding reason made it impossible for these soldiers from the capital to resist, and they could only watch helplessly as the food was transported into Qingtan County in carts.
…
On Qi Xu's side, he captured this batch of soldiers from the capital and the relief grain without losing a single soldier.
The atmosphere at the northern border was also tense.
"Miss Wei, everything has been arranged."
Zou Yun climbed into the house and reminded carefully, "Tomorrow you and Madam Wei will be attending a banquet, so please be careful. I'm afraid we won't be able to take care of the Liang family mansion by then."
"I know." Wei Yunlan replied solemnly.
The mood is far from being as calm as it appears.
Tomorrow is destined to be an unusual day.
They have made the worst-case scenario and the most thorough preparations.
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