The loud and long bugle call resounded throughout Kunming.
The city guards, who were initially confused about the situation, immediately surrounded the city gate upon hearing the horn, blocking the way for Governor Liu and his entourage.
Seeing the carriage that was once so close suddenly speed away and gradually disappear from sight, Governor Liu was so angry that he cursed, "What are you doing? How dare you stop my Tuyuhun from capturing criminals? Do you have a death wish? I will definitely have the city lord kill you."
Upon hearing this, Captain Wang felt a little guilty. However, the sound of the horn had been so clear that he dared not let these people leave the city.
That was the horn of the city lord's mansion. When the horn sounded, it meant the city gates were closed and no one was allowed to leave the city.
He didn't understand why the city lord would suddenly have someone sound the horn so late at night.
Governor Liu was so angry that his eyes were bloodshot, and he wished he could just chop up all the city guards.
These useless people, instead of stopping the people who should have stopped them, they were stopped at this very moment.
Aguzan and his group will definitely head to Tuyuhun overnight. Even if he tries to deliver a message to the people of Tuyuhun now, it will be too late.
The more he thought about it, the angrier he became. He cursed, "What does that bastard Yu Chunhe mean? Does he want to break the contract with Tuyuhun?"
He deliberately let the wanted criminal from Tuyuhun go. What is his intention? If you don't give me a proper explanation, Tuyuhun will definitely not let you off the hook.
Captain Wang was somewhat stunned by these words. Just as he was hesitating about what to do, he heard a dissatisfied voice coming from the other end of the street, full of anger.
"What does Governor Liu want? It's not me who broke the contract, it's you Tuyuhun, right? You promised 100,000 taels of silver, and Tuyuhun is trying to renege on it with a bunch of broken stones?"
It's a shame that our Spring City has tolerated you for so long, not only allowing you to act like tyrants in Spring City, but also allowing you to guard the city gates and docks.
I have the confidence that I have given you all the necessary privileges in Kunming.
How could Aliji do such a thing? He reneged on a debt of 100,000 taels of silver with stones. Such a person, lacking any sense of contractual obligation, is certainly unsuitable to be the next Khan of Tuyuhun.
A man in his fifties rode a horse at breakneck speed from the other end of the street, followed by a large group of guards from the city lord's mansion, a dark mass that clearly indicated hostile intentions.
Governor Liu was furious at these words and cursed, "You bastard, stop talking nonsense! I think you're trying to raise the price on the spot!"
The silver was delivered to the city lord's mansion long ago. I don't believe you didn't check it. Now that you're saying there's a problem, who knows what you're up to?
They're two-faced; not only did they arrange for people to escort the wanted criminals from Tuyuhun away, but now they're even preventing me from leading a team to pursue them.
"Lord Yu, you are far too greedy."
This shameless guy has the nerve to say they lack a sense of contract. Pah! It's clearly this bastard who doesn't.
I don't know if she intended to be an enemy of the eldest prince from the very beginning.
He deliberately agreed to their demands to make it easier for Aguzan to escape.
The two sides argued incessantly and almost came to blows, but neither was willing to back down, each thinking the other was just being unreasonable.
Instead, they completely ignored the group that had just left the city.
When Jiang Yimian learned where the city lord's silver had gone, she could only find it amusing. "When did you steal and exchange the silver? It couldn't have been just so we could leave the city smoothly, could it?"
No matter how capable someone is, it's impossible to accomplish so much in just one day.
Moreover, the city lord's mansion is not so easy to enter.
Chen Yu just smiled and said, "That silver was switched by our people a long time ago. At first, we just didn't want Chuncheng and Aliji to really continue their cooperation."
I was hoping to expose the money swap at the right time, but unfortunately I haven't found the opportunity yet.
Today, the princess said she wanted to go out of the city with the second prince, and that's when I thought of this silver. It'll be good to make use of it.
Currently, Governor Liu has completely lost trust in Yu Chunhe because of the matter of Aguzan being taken away by us, and he will not believe anything he says.
The suspicions between the two will only grow, making it impossible for them to work together again.
Aliji's plan to utilize Chuncheng also failed. As long as Chuncheng remained outside his control, it would continue to be a buffer zone between the Great Jin and Tuyuhun.
"If the princess wishes to thank you, then thank the young master."
When Aliji and Dajin suddenly went to war, they received orders from the young master that they must not allow the relationship between Tuyuhun and Chuncheng to be too friendly, as this would be detrimental to Dajin.
At first, he thought the young master's worries were unnecessary, but now he realized that they were actually being prepared for a rainy day.
If it weren't for that order, how would he have paid attention to the City Lord's Mansion, let alone know about the existence of the 100,000 taels of silver, and how would he have been able to save the Princess today?
Jiang Yimian was taken aback. Thinking of Lu Cijian, she could only sigh, wondering how badly he was injured and whether he was conscious.
Shaking her head helplessly, she finally asked the question that had been bothering her, "Isn't the Lord of Chuncheng afraid that Tuyuhun will launch an attack on them?"
This incident will inevitably worsen the relationship between Chuncheng and Aliji.
If Aliji is still angry, he might just order the massacre of Chuncheng.
In her opinion, the scale of Chuncheng was too small to warrant Aliji's concern.
Chen Yu just smiled and said, "The princess still knows too little about Chuncheng and Tuyuhun."
Not to mention that Aliji himself was in dire straits, he had little time to attend to Chuncheng because of the war with Dajin.
In addition, there's news that Aguzan escaped from Chuncheng today, which Aliji will probably find out soon. He'll have a headache then and won't have time to deal with Chuncheng at all.
Another more important reason is that most of the people in Kunming are merchants from all walks of life or vicious criminals.
If Tuyuhun wanted to take action against Chuncheng, these people would be the first to disagree.
Not to mention, Tuyuhun now relies on these merchants from Chuncheng to exchange goods with Tuyuhun.
If Chuncheng is lost, Tuyuhun will lose an opportunity to import goods from the Great Jin Dynasty.
We have no choice but to cooperate with other countries.
Compared to other countries, the Great Jin and Tuyuhun were the closest, with the most convenient land and water transportation.
Although Tuyuhun had a vast territory, it was extremely scarce in various resources, and it had to rely on imports for most things.
It is for this reason that Chuncheng was able to develop and become a very important place for both Tuyuhun and the Great Jin Dynasty.
However, due to the unique characteristics of Kunming, it was essentially irreplaceable for Tuyuhun.
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