Lu Renjia thought to himself: Even if I can't kill you, I'll still disgust you!
Accompanying him were three military commanders stationed in Chang'an and a general, who were mainly responsible for transporting grain and were all under the management of Li Yanjing's grain transport office.
After all, Lu Renjia was related to Li Changshen. Although he was only a captain in the local militia, his special status made the commander want to curry favor with him.
Lu Renjia had an idea and said, "Brothers, let's go somewhere else."
Zhang Xiaolai said, "Brother, why is that? Today you came to Chang'an, and Commander Ling specially invited us brothers to have a drink. Are you not going to give Commander Ling any face?"
"No, that's not it. It's just that I ran into a nemesis here today. This nemesis has quite a background, and I can't afford to offend him. I'm also worried that he might retaliate and implicate my brothers."
Zhang Xiaolai snorted, "Which blind fool dares to mess with me? Brother, just point it out, and I'll stand up for you today!"
"Let's forget it, they're not someone we should mess with!"
"With Commander Ling here, who dares to be disrespectful! Brother, point him out!"
Lu Renjia reluctantly pointed at Zhao Huan: "That's the man!"
Zhu Guangyu, standing to the side, asked, "Who is that person?"
"He's a rich young master from the capital. I met him in Lantian this morning. He killed several of my brothers because he had a few bodyguards with him!"
"What! He dares to attack the imperial army! How dare he! Have you reported this to Li Shangguan?"
“I told Li Shangguan, and I also told the transport official when I came to Chang'an today.”
"What did the transport commissioner say?"
"The transport commissioner has already sent people out to arrest him."
Zhu Guangyu chuckled and said, "What else is there to say? Daring to kill Xiang soldiers is against the laws of the Great Song Dynasty. Since the Transport Commissioner has sent people to arrest them, we have even less to fear!"
Zhang Xiaolai said, "He's from Tokyo, could he be the son of some high-ranking official?"
"No, he's just the son of a wealthy merchant."
Zhang Xiaolai then said, "This kind of thing is a matter for the government office. Why don't we go to the government office to report it?"
He was still wary of the wealthy young master from the capital that Lu Renjia had mentioned.
What is the purpose of this wealthy young master from the capital with no background coming to Chang'an?
Commander Ling said, "Zhang Xiaolai, go and report immediately that we encountered the murderers who killed the Xiang Army today at Qingping Tower. Tell the Cao Si Prefecture to send people over to arrest them! We'll hold them off here and prevent them from escaping!"
"yes!"
Zhang Xiaolai excitedly accepted the task and then hurriedly left.
Lu Renjia was secretly pleased, but with an honest expression, he asked, "I wonder how you plan to deal with him, brother?"
"Zhu Guangyu, go and gather all your men!" Commander Ling's face darkened. He was the commander of the Xiang Army, a mid-level manager, and his rank was not low. He was a figure of some influence in Chang'an.
If we capture this man today and send him to the Grain Transport Commissioner's Office, it will be another great achievement.
"yes!"
Zhu Guangyu left quickly.
Zhao Huan was still sitting there listening to the storytelling. These ancient storytellers were truly eloquent. A very ordinary plot was made fascinating by their storytelling, winning cheers from many people.
No wonder he makes a living with just his mouth.
Wait a minute, don't we all make a living by talking?
At this moment, in the military governor's mansion, Sun Bangyuan, the military governor of Yongxing Army Road, almost jumped up from his seat.
The Emperor has arrived in Chang'an!
At the Grand Canal Administration, Li Yanjing was even more shocked than Sun Bangyuan.
"The dog emperor wants it! He's come in person! Has he already figured it out?"
Zhang Kai said, "General, there's no need to worry. The dog emperor hasn't noticed anything."
What do you mean?
"If the dog emperor had noticed, he certainly wouldn't have come in person!"
Li Yanjing shook her head: "You can't say that. This emperor is quite different from the emperors of the Song Dynasty. He actually charged into the Jin army and killed people! Even Emperor Taizu wasn't as ruthless as him!"
A cold glint flashed in Zhang Kaican's eyes as he said, "Commander, forgive my bluntness, but since we've come, it's an opportunity bestowed upon us by heaven."
"you mean?"
"Please, Commander, immediately send men to intercept and kill this dog emperor on the way. Once we take his head, the Song Dynasty will surely be thrown into chaos. At that time, the Dangxiang will launch a massive attack, and the Song army will be defeated. We will then be able to take the Northwest as easily as taking candy from a baby!"
"Yes! We must send men to intercept and kill this dog emperor immediately. The messenger from the capital arrived with an urgent message. According to the emperor's normal travel speed, he should have just entered the western part of the capital by now. I am writing to the imperial court now to dispatch all assassins to surround and kill this dog emperor!"
"Congratulations, Commander! Once we take the northwestern lands of the Great Song, we can break away from the Great Song, help our lord establish his own country, then head west to take the Longyou Protectorate, and head north to conquer the weakened Dangxiang. The Xia Kingdom will then be ours!"
"Don't be too happy yet, let's kill that dog emperor first!"
Not only the military governor's office, but also the transport commissioner's office received letters from the capital city of Tokyo, as did the judicial commissioner's office and the commissioner's office.
All four of these highest authorities received news that the emperor was coming to Chang'an.
According to custom, one must personally lead the troops to welcome the emperor.
Therefore, Chang'an City quickly entered a state of high alert.
But no one knew that a group of hooligans had arrived at the entrance of Qingping Tower. These local militiamen liked to come here to drink and have fun whenever they had a little money.
They're not here to drink and have fun; they're here to cause trouble.
I heard there's a scoundrel here who killed a fellow soldier.
This wasn't their responsibility, but their superiors had given orders to arrest them, and they couldn't pass up such an opportunity to incite a disturbance.
Upon seeing that everyone had arrived, Lu Renjia immediately regained his confidence.
He had seen Zhao Huan's bodyguards before; each of them was exceptionally skilled and could kill people as easily as killing chickens.
But now more than a hundred soldiers from the Xiang Army have arrived all at once, and this is the most prosperous area of Chang'an City. Does he really dare to draw his sword and kill people here?
When the guests inside Qingping Tower saw that so many soldiers had suddenly arrived, they all fell silent.
Zhu Guangyu shouted from the side, "Withdraw! We're here to arrest serious criminals of the imperial court!"
Li Afu, the manager of Qingpinglou, hurriedly ran over, bowing and scraping: "Sir, our shop is a legitimate business, how could we have a serious criminal of the imperial court here!"
"Get out of my way! This is a serious criminal of the imperial court. Don't obstruct my arrest, or you won't be able to bear the consequences!"
Zhu Guangyu pushed Li Afu to the ground and pointed at Zhao Huan, saying, "This man dared to attack and kill imperial soldiers, seize him!"
At his command, more than a hundred men rushed in, brandishing their weapons.
Upon seeing this, the guests were all frightened and hid to the side, and even the storyteller from the Supreme Court ran down.
Only Zhao Huan remained seated in the center, drinking, and he was protected by the Imperial City Guards.
Zhao Huan said, "As far as I know, the Xiang Army has no judicial power, let alone the audacity to come to a restaurant to arrest people. Who gave you the courage?"
P.S.: Sorry everyone, something happened at home these past two days, and I'm exhausted both physically and mentally, but I will still try my best to update as much as possible.
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