Yuan Tongjun's expression was grim, and she waved the object in her hand again, still not believing in the superstition.
Su Qinghe chuckled softly and slipped her hand into her sleeve.
"Sir, how could someone of your status be selling counterfeit goods!"
"A transfer order! What a coincidence, I have one here too, but it's more authentic than the one you have!"
As Su Qinghe spoke, she took the item out and held it above her head.
"I've heard that all tokens used for troop mobilization are engraved with local totems. Tianhe County's specialty is these mountains. I wonder if you have any of those?"
Yuan Tongjun's expression changed, and she quickly turned the item upside down to look inside, where it was completely flat.
The newly raised hope was shattered once again, and Yuan Tongjun was on the verge of collapse.
"Luo Pinzheng!" Now she was determined to kill Luo Pinzheng.
Luo Pinzheng took it with trembling hands and looked at it; there really wasn't any.
"My lord, I don't know! I...I'm a civil official..."
She was a civil official, and she knew nothing about these basic facts about military officials.
Luo Pinzheng then realized that this was clearly a conspiracy between Su Qinghe and Qin Anmin.
No wonder Su Qinghe chose Lingyan Temple to give the antidote, no wonder Qin Anmin offered to hand over the troop mobilization order, and no wonder they couldn't find Su Qinghe and Qin Anmin's husband and child.
It turns out they were already on guard!
They were afraid that their troop movements would arouse their suspicion, so they came up with this plan to turn the tables and have me send my own troops up.
They're only hurting themselves! They're just watching from the sidelines, and there won't even be any casualties!
Luo Pinzheng figured it out, and Yuan Tongjun naturally figured it out too.
"You son of a bitch, you're good for nothing but causing trouble, I'll send you to meet the King of Hell first!"
Enraged, Yuan Tongjun disregarded how much face Luo Pinzheng had in front of her mother and immediately drew her knife to strike.
"No!"
Luo Pin was terrified and dodged several fatal blows, but Yuan Tongjun was determined to kill her, and in the end, she was slashed on the neck.
"Mother!"
Luo Zian shouted, but was grabbed and couldn't go over; he could only cry and shout in vain.
Watching the grand spectacle unfold before her, Su Qinghe clapped her hands.
"The lord is truly ruthless; he kills his own people without hesitation."
Yuan Tongjun sheathed her knife and looked at Su Qinghe with forced composure.
"Don't be so smug. You can't afford to mess with the powerful figures behind me. Do you think we only have our people in this tiny place like Tianhe County? Hmph!"
As she spoke, she gave a cold laugh and looked at the only bargaining chip she had at hand.
"Let us down the mountain, or I'll kill these monks!"
With a wave of her hand, the few dozen guards remaining beside her immediately placed their knives against the necks of the monks.
These monks were already very close to Yuan Tongjun, and they didn't have time to rescue her after the incident.
Wu Wang clenched his fists nervously, his eyes fixed on Su Qinghe.
Su Qinghe looked at Yuan Tongjun as if she were a fool, her expression indifferent, showing no sign of being threatened.
"Men are the cheapest thing in the world. If they have ten children, seven of them will be boys. Once they die, they're gone."
"Besides, they are all monks and have no intention of getting married and having children. They are of no use to my Dawu. Do you think I would be stupid enough to let go of such a great service for their sake?"
Su Qinghe's tone was contemptuous, which made Yuan Tongjun feel insecure, while the group of monks all looked desperate.
Wu Wang stared wide-eyed at Su Qinghe, unable to believe that these words had come from her mouth.
Overwhelmed with sorrow, he couldn't help but shed tears. Just then, the abbot beside him patted his hand and winked at him with a smile.
Wu Wang was a little stunned, not understanding what he meant.
"Is the abbot telling me not to be sad? Monks take life and death lightly, and after death they will return to the Buddha's side."
With these thoughts in mind, Wu Wang tried his best to return the abbot's smile, but he couldn't stop feeling sad inside.
If he could see Buddha after death, he would definitely beg to be reborn as a woman in his next life.
Regardless of what Wu Wang was thinking at that moment, Su Qinghe waved her hand when she saw that Yuan Tongjun had lost her confidence.
"Tie him up!"
Upon receiving the order, everyone rushed straight towards Yuan Tongjun.
Upon seeing this, Yuan Tongjun no longer cared about the monks and, in a great alarm, summoned all the guards surrounding the monks to her side for protection.
"Cover me!"
She shouted and then turned and ran away.
She was skilled in martial arts, but she was not familiar with the route to Lingyan Temple.
The guards were quickly captured, and Su Qinghe personally went to capture Yuan Tongjun, while Qin Anmin stayed behind to arrange the follow-up matters.
Yuan Tongjun was brought back not long after, but they couldn't stop her along the way because she fired a signal flare.
Qin Anmin frowned deeply. "If things are exposed and she sends out this signal flare, the mastermind will probably make a big move, and it might even be war."
Su Qinghe nodded.
"That person only has this one option. But don't worry, Sister Qin. I met Sister Baili when I went to your study the other day. She has already sent the message back to the capital. I believe reinforcements will arrive soon."
Upon hearing this, Qin Anmin was overjoyed. He exchanged a few more words with Su Qinghe and then went to arrange for the soldiers to clean up the battlefield.
There were few casualties in this operation, neither on the enemy's nor on our side.
Because there are few women, unless the situation is evenly matched, in a situation where the outcome is obvious, no one will actually kill anyone unless necessary.
Therefore, the soldiers brought by Luo Pinzheng were simply disarmed and kept on guard in place.
This is almost universally recognized as the rule of war in the world.
Qin Anmin was busy and nowhere to be seen. Su Qinghe was also unfamiliar with the management methods in her military camp, so she did not interfere. After handing the unconscious Yuan Tongjun over to the soldiers, she sat down on the steps to the side.
She had barely sat down when the abbot of Lingyan Temple came over with a group of monks.
“Benefactor Su.”
The abbot bowed to her.
Seeing this, Su Qinghe quickly stood up. "Abbot."
She greeted them, but her gaze immediately fell on the monk's yellowish hair.
She exchanged a glance with Wu Wang, smiled at him, but saw him pout and turn his head away.
Su Qinghe was taken aback, but then immediately realized what was happening.
This little monk really believes everything people tell him!
She shook her head helplessly, feeling that she still needed to explain in order to salvage her image.
"I'm sorry to have frightened you all today. I only said those words because I saw the situation was like this. Please don't take it to heart, masters."
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