Chapter 98 I'll fucking kill you
As Zhou Qianhu spoke, he drew his knife and was about to strike Huang Shilang. Huang Shilang was startled and hurriedly hid behind his accompanying guards: "I am a third-rank official, how dare you lay a hand on me?"
Lin Changning was also furious: "I'll hit you whenever I want, do I have to pick a day or something?"
He rolled up his sleeves and was about to go up and beat someone up. Commander Zhou was just bluffing, but Vice Minister Huang knew it all too well.
But Lin Changning was truly reckless, something that Vice Minister Huang was unaware of.
Before Commander Zhou could even step forward, Lin Changning rolled up his sleeves and rushed forward. Commander Shi tried to grab him, but with a tearing sound, Lin Changning's sleeve was ripped. Commander Ma, who was blocking Commander Zhou, couldn't stop him in time and could only watch helplessly as Lin Changning rolled up his sleeves and rushed in front of the guards, knocking down two guards with one or two punches.
Qi Rong's face turned pale. He hurriedly got up to try to stop him, but Lin Changning had already started fighting with someone and knocked down two guards with two punches.
"You old fool, you think you're something special, like a toad jumping onto a chopping board!"
As he spoke, a fist slammed solidly into Vice Minister Huang's eye socket. Vice Minister Huang was stunned by the blow, staggered a few steps, and sat down on the ground, covering his eye.
The officers were dumbfounded. They never expected this kid to actually dare to beat up a third-rank official. Their faces turned pale.
Vice Minister Huang scrambled to his feet, pointing at Lin Changning: "You, you dare to beat up a third-rank official in the street!!"
Seeing Vice Minister Huang pointing at his hand, Lin Changning was furious and punched Vice Minister Huang in the other eye socket.
"What, do I need to discuss this with you?"
This time, Huang Shilang was beaten again. He covered his eyes with both hands and cried out in pain. He felt a burning pain in his eye sockets. After his chest heaved a few times, he let go. Soon, the area around his eyes swelled up and turned into two dark bruises, like two panda eyes.
The officers looked puzzled, wanting to laugh but not daring to, while Qi Rong, who had stood up, curled the corners of his mouth and sat down again.
Huang Shilang's body trembled slightly, his swollen eyes narrowed, and he was so angry that he couldn't speak properly. His two guards, who had just gotten up, hurriedly helped their master up.
"Rebellion! Rebellion! You've defied the heavens!! You wait, when I return to the capital I will report this to the Emperor and punish you severely!!!"
He glanced at Qi Rong again and gritted his teeth: "Young Master Qi, your men assaulted a third-rank official, shouldn't you give an explanation?!"
Qi Rong silently poured himself a cup of tea and gestured to Vice Minister Huang, "What is the Vice Minister saying? I don't understand. Oh dear, where did you hurt your eye? How did you get such a bruise? Look at you, at your age, you should be more careful. Wenzhi, go and see Vice Minister Huang off for me. Don't let your health deteriorate before you even get back to the capital. You agree, Vice Minister?"
"Exactly, at his age, it's so careless of him to fall and hurt himself like that."
"Exactly, exactly. Along the way, my soldiers kept asking me, 'How did you end up with an iron-eating beast?' Hahaha."
Huang Shilang glanced at the several commanders around him, then looked at Lin Changning, who was raising an eyebrow at him in a provocative manner. Sensing the murderous intent in Qi Rong's words, he sneered, "We'll see!"
After saying that, he flicked his sleeves and left.
After several people left, the commanders patted their chests and sat down in their seats.
Commander Ma breathed a sigh of relief: "Changping, why were you so impulsive? That old scoundrel will probably sue you when he gets back."
Commander Shi frowned as well: "Yes, Changping was indeed too impulsive. After all, he is a third-rank official."
Commander Zhou snorted coldly: "What are you afraid of? Just deny it. Everyone in the garrison is one of our people. Just say he framed us."
Lin Changning was no fool; she had her reasons for daring to take action. Hearing this, she touched her torn sleeve with regret and said, "It's alright, he can't go back to the capital."
The group fell silent instantly, while Qi Rong looked at Lin Changning with interest: "How did Liu Lang know?"
Lin Changning explained to the puzzled crowd, "At first I didn't quite understand, but seeing the commander sitting calmly on the fishing platform, I realized that this Minister Huang must be one of Prince Sheng's men. His purpose in coming to deliver grain is just a pretext to provoke us."
Commander Ma asked, puzzled, "What do you mean?"
Lin Changning casually poured himself a sip of water: "Anyone who can reach the rank of a third-grade official is at least not simple-minded. And while the Emperor may have indeed given orders to distribute some sheep, there's a lot to consider regarding how many sheep to distribute to a garrison. Vice Minister Huang's words implied that he was taking all our sheep, which clearly wasn't authorized by the Emperor."
"A mere scholar, seeing Commander Zhou draw his sword, not only showed no fear but even dared to provoke him. This is even more inappropriate. Even after being beaten by me, he still stubbornly insisted on returning to the capital to complain about me. Isn't he afraid of dying here? This place is far from the emperor's reach; those few guards alone can't protect him. So his purpose from the beginning was to provoke us. If I'm not mistaken, Prince Sheng's offer of amnesty will likely come in a few days."
Commander Shi's eyes widened: "Amnesty?"
Lin Changning glanced at Qi Rong, and seeing no objection, said, "Yes, Minister Huang should be one of Prince Sheng's men. They're currently recruiting soldiers there, and Daxing is a crucial border town. If war breaks out, with Daxing there, Prince Sheng's rear will be secure. The people are already aware of our food shortage, so Prince Sheng will naturally hear about it."
If Vice Minister Huang angers us this time, it will not only make us distrust the court, but also, since I have injured a court official, we will certainly worry that Vice Minister Huang will return to the capital to file a complaint. This will give Prince Sheng an opportunity to take advantage of the situation.
Qi Rong smiled and looked at Lin Changning, but remained silent.
Commander Shi looked conflicted: "Commander, then we really..."
Lin Changning shook his head and glanced at Commander Shi: "Prince Sheng is no good either. Commander, you won't be recruited. Not to mention that Prince Sheng is short of food and soldiers right now, even if we surrender to him, what good will it do us? We'll just be his tools. Commander, you should have your own plans for this matter."
Qi Rong shrugged and said with interest, "Sixth Brother has said everything. It's no fun."
Lin Changning laughed heartily and continued, "Just guessing, the commander didn't intend for this Vice Minister Huang to return to the capital, and there's a high probability that he will die near Prince Sheng's fiefdom."
After carefully considering it, Ma Qianhu asked, "Changping means the commander wants to kill that old bastard?"
Qi Rong nodded before Lin Changning could answer. "Yes, the robbery of our grain supplies was orchestrated by Vice Minister Huang. He even switched the grain this time. Chen Jing embezzled the money, but Prince Sheng was the one who leaked the information and played along. I have already received a letter from Prince Sheng offering amnesty, so Vice Minister Huang is doomed this time. If someone like him is in the court, our grain will probably never reach Daxing."
Commander Zhou asked tentatively, "Is the commander trying to frame Prince Sheng?"
Lin Changning took a sip of tea without speaking, knowing that the sheep had been gone for three days and was probably lying in ambush on the road. Minister Huang, if you can't go back to the capital, the emperor can't take the sheep with him either. You think you can appease the princes with their things? Dream on. You won't be able to take a single sheep.
Looking at the timeline, it's estimated that the chaos and rebellions of the feudal lords are not far off.
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