Sure enough, shortly after receiving the reply, Nian Gengyao immediately dispatched 5,000 elite troops to Ganzhou. Knowing that reinforcements were on their way, the Seventeenth Prince became even more confident. He openly remained silent about the assassination attempt and ignored the disappearances of able-bodied men in Ganzhou, focusing solely on disaster relief. Secretly, he kept a close watch on Magistrate Lou and sent men to inquire about the details of the missing men.
Magistrate Lou was on edge for a while. Observing the actions of the Seventeenth Prince, he thought that the Seventeenth Prince was just a cowardly person. Although the assassination attempt was unsuccessful, it had frightened him. He was quite satisfied with this and gradually lowered his guard.
Finally, one night, the concubine who had come to tip him off earlier seduced Magistrate Lou into her room, intending to get him drunk and extract information from him.
"My lord, it's been a while since you've visited me. I thought you'd forgotten me!" The concubine's sweet voice almost made Magistrate Lou's bones melt.
Magistrate Lou pulled his concubine to sit beside him, preparing to tease her: "Is it because an imperial envoy has arrived? I have important business to attend to, how could I possibly let you go... Hahaha..."
"My lord, since you've come all this way, let me drink with you to my heart's content today..." After saying that, she picked up a cup of wine and coaxed Magistrate Lou to drink it. It's hard to refuse a beautiful woman, and after a few cups of wine, Magistrate Lou gradually relaxed.
Just when the concubine thought she was about to succeed, suddenly, the steward outside the door whispered, "Master, a guest has arrived!"
Magistrate Lou shoved the concubine aside, stood up, and replied, "Guests? Alright... I'll be right there..."
The concubine, fearing she might miss another opportunity tonight, coaxed Magistrate Lou, saying, "My lord, it's so late. What kind of guest can't be seen tomorrow? You promised to keep me company tonight..."
To everyone's surprise, Magistrate Lou remained unmoved, shook off his concubine, and prepared to leave: "I have other matters to attend to. I'll come and keep you company another day!"
After saying this, he opened the door and left without looking back. The concubine thought to herself that it was already late at night, and if it wasn't an important guest, Magistrate Lou would definitely not leave her to meet with him; there must be some secret. Without thinking too much, she secretly followed him, tailing him all the way.
From afar, three mysterious people were invited into Magistrate Lou's study. As he closed the door, Magistrate Lou looked around to make sure no one was there before finally shutting it. This made the concubine even more certain that the visitors were no ordinary people and must be related to what Magistrate Lou had been doing all along. She dared not delay and just wanted to report to the Prince as soon as possible.
So, as agreed with Duolong, he went to a corner of the wall in the backyard of Magistrate Lou, checked that no one was around, and started meowing like a cat against the outer wall.
"Meow...meow..."
Sure enough, there was a response from outside the wall. So the concubine used a coded message to tap the wall three times lightly and then four times heavily, finally managing to get the message out.
In less than half an incense stick's time, Duolong arrived outside Magistrate Lou's courtyard with a large number of guards. They split into three groups, blocking the main gate, side gate, and back gate one by one. When the steward saw this, he hurriedly prepared to go and inform the guards. Duolong grabbed his clothes and slammed them against the door.
"Don't let a single one out. Go in and search..." Doron ordered.
When Magistrate Lou learned in his study that someone had led a large group of people in and barged in, he was terrified and his face turned pale.
"You'd better hurry up and leave. If the imperial envoy sees us, I'll be in big trouble," Magistrate Lou said to the visitors.
But Doron wouldn't let them escape. He led his men to surround the study from both the front and back.
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