Chapter 574: Being Tricked
Lord Lu did not give Mei Tang a chance to speak. He waved his hand and two yamen runners rushed out and pinned Mei Tang down.
They tied Mei Tang's hands behind his back with ropes.
Lord Lu: "This man has a sharp tongue. Use a piece of cloth to cover his mouth! Don't give him a chance to speak!"
The bailiff looked around and saw no suitable piece of cloth, so he took out his belt and stuffed it into Mei Tang's mouth.
It was unknown how long it had been since this yamen runner had taken a bath. The smell of sweat from his belt made Mei Tang want to vomit.
Mei Tang was not given any chance to perform. In no time, he was locked in the dungeon.
"Brother, are you the envoy sent by Duke Yun?"
The person imprisoned in the cell opposite was a scholar-looking man. When he saw Mei Tang, he excitedly threw himself on the fence.
"Pooh! Pooh!" Mei Tang fucked several times before he felt better. He turned his gaze to the scholar opposite him and said, "It's me. May I ask who you are?"
"My dear, my dear, you are here at last! I am Zhu Chongri, the chief clerk of Xin'an County!"
Mei Tang's expression almost cracked.
The reason why he was so calm just now was because he knew that the Chief Clerk Zhu Chongri was the Duke of Yun's man.
If Zhu Chongri knew that he was imprisoned, he would definitely find a way to send a message to Duke Yun.
But what is the situation now? !
Why was Zhu Chongri sent to prison before me? !
Mei Tang asked numbly, "Didn't you say that you are trusted by the county magistrate, Lord Lu? Why were you also imprisoned in the prison?!"
Zhu Chongri beat his chest and stamped his feet, regretting his decision: "I thought Lord Lu was a grassroots person with limited experience, but I didn't expect him to be a pig in disguise! I just learned that the emperor had secretly summoned Lord Lu a few days ago, asking him to prepare and cooperate with the navy's operations."
"On weekdays, he seems to be a good guy who does nothing. But when he receives the secret summons, he becomes a different person. He first arrested me in the middle of the night, and then seized the base of Baida Express overnight! He is swift and resolute, and his methods are not like his usual self at all."
There is a word "mlgb" stuck in my chest, and I don't know whether I should say it or not.
The appearance of Zhu Chongri completely shattered Mei Tang's impression of the students of Baichuan Academy.
This idiot has the nerve to say that he is in control of Xinan County!
If he really controlled Xin'an County, how could he be arrested in the middle of the night? !
After being arrested, there was no way to spread the news in advance!
It is obvious that Lord Lu, the magistrate of Xin'an County, treats Zhu Chongri as a hard laborer who is paid to work!
Mei Tang cursed in his heart, feeling that he had been badly tricked by this idiot: "Do you have a way to spread the news?"
Zhu Chongri cried out, and looked at Mei Tang in confusion: "No, I'm still waiting for you to rescue me."
Mei Tang covered her mouth, feeling pain in her cheeks. "How did you get into Baichuan Academy?"
Zhu Chongri smiled sheepishly: "I stuffed money in. My father said that I can't do anything. I went to Baichuan Academy to learn from others, maybe there will be a future for me."
As it turned out, his father was really far-sighted.
If you study at Baichuan Academy, won’t you be assigned a job?
Mei Tang felt sour, as if he had drunk vinegar: "How did you pass the imperial examination?"
"I didn't take the exam. I only took the exam for the scholar. The academy had a test paper with the predicted topic, and I memorized it all."
Mei Tang didn't believe it: "Don't lie to me, how can a scholar be the chief clerk?"
Zhu Chongri: "I wasn't the chief clerk at first. I bought my way up step by step with money."
Mei Tang gritted his teeth, he hated this world of the rich!
Zhu Chongri asked in a very tactless manner: "What should we do?"
Mei Tang turned over, not wanting to pay attention to him: "Use your expertise and spend money!"
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In Xingye County, Li Changtian and Xu Xuan found a restaurant and had a few drinks.
The county magistrate Wang Yuanhe had a very good attitude and allowed Li Changtian to read the county annals and documents at will.
The common people in the county town basically knew that Xingye County was going to join Duke Yun.
The people are happy to see this.
Xu Xuan ordered two pots.
The weather is getting colder, which is a good time to eat mutton hotpot.
Xu Xuan ate a piece of mutton and stuffed it into her mouth, sighing comfortably: "I have worked diligently these years and dared not relax for a moment. Finally, I have waited for you!"
Li Changtian and Xu Xuan clinked glasses and said, "We didn't plan to attack Hezhong County so soon, but Dalang was locked up by the government."
Xu Xuan was a little anxious. He was a student of Baichuan Academy and was born to be a follower of Su Xuanming. "Duke Yun didn't say how to rescue him?"
"No." Li Changtian sat on the second floor and looked down.
The streets were very desolate. Some people were still wearing only short brown clothes and shivering in the autumn wind.
Li Changtian was upset. The situation in Hezhong County was worse than that in Shuozhou. How should it be governed?
"If you don't leave Kyoto, you will never know that the outside world is so barren."
Kyoto is so beautiful and prosperous.
Xu Xuan looked nostalgic: "Back then, we were dressed in fine clothes and rode horses in the streets. We were so carefree and unrestrained! Now we can never go back to that time."
Li Changtian and Xu Xuan clinked their glasses again, tacitly saying, "Pingyang County and Xingye County both belong to Duke Yun. Next, it depends on how Xin'an County, Taihe County, and Suining County stand."
Xu Xuan knows Hezhong County better than Li Changtian: "The county magistrate of Suining County is the cousin of the governor, and it is close to Hezhong Prefecture. Our people do not have enough say in Suining County."
"As for Taihe County, the county magistrate is a fence-sitter. Once we take over Xin'an County and send troops from Xin'an County and Xingye County, Taihe County will definitely side with us."
Li Changtian seemed to be thinking: "So, Xin'an County is the key? As long as we take down Xin'an County, we can easily take down Taihe County."
"That's right."
Li Changtian knew what was going on: "The person we sent to Xin'an County is Mei Tang. Mei Tang is the most intelligent, there will definitely be no problem!"
Just when the two were talking passionately, a group of men came to the next table. They seemed to be businessmen. They ordered a pot of wine, a bowl of golden chicken, a portion of fake fried meat, and jade lung soup.
"I almost lost money on this trip! Lord Lu from Xin'an County is really crazy. He actually blocked Baida Express!"
"That's not all! I heard that our former chief clerk, Mr. Zhu, was thrown into prison."
"Lord Lu also sent county soldiers and garrison soldiers to guard the important roads and strictly inspect the travel permits."
"In my opinion, Lord Lu is worrying too much. Although Pingyang County was flooded, all the victims went to Shuozhou and will definitely not come to Xin'an County again!"
The merchants were talking one after another, and they were about to bring up the topic of how business was bad this year, shipping rates had increased several times, and the roads were not very safe, with many robbers.
Li Changtian and Xu Xuan looked at each other, both of them had a bad feeling in their hearts. Zhu Chongri was imprisoned, what about Mei Tang? !
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