Chapter 470 471. Collusion
At this moment, Lord Lang has no time to think about how to rescue Lord Shan and the others. Today, the skins they had covered themselves with were torn off, and they have no bargaining chips in their hands. How can they negotiate this matter?
He is now worried about whether the ship in the other party's hands really exists?
"Lord Gu, we are all neighboring countries. If a war really breaks out, both sides will suffer." Lord Lang softened his tone and tried to persuade Gu Wenheng.
Gu Wenheng, "This government cannot make the decision on this matter. After all, marching and fighting is not something that a civil servant like me can decide.
I think you have caused a lot of trouble to General Zhou over the years, so you should first think about how to convince General Zhou."
Gu Wenheng picked up the teacup at this moment, and when he saw that the other party was still motionless, he almost laughed out of anger.
If you want to learn, you should learn it completely. You don’t even know how to serve tea and see guests off.
"Sir Lang, our prefect has some important things to do later, so he won't entertain you. Please come in." Jiang Shuiniu said to see the guest off.
At this time, Lord Lang no longer had the mood to care about the first time he was driven away. He followed his words and left with his men, full of thoughts.
When they were the only ones left, Xiao Yuling and the others immediately approached Gu Wenheng curiously, "Master Gu, what did you write on those papers?"
The distance was a bit far just now, so they didn’t see it.
Gu Wenheng signaled Jiang Shuiniu to put the stack of papers in his arms on the table. These adults no longer had any manners at all. They rushed forward, and six big men surrounded the table.
They understood only a map and a ship, but they simply couldn't understand anything else.
"What are these?" He Gaofei picked up a piece of flowery paper and saw that it was accidentally stained with ink, so he added two strokes.
Gu Wenheng glanced at it and said, "Those are just to make up the numbers. I just felt that two pieces of paper were too thin, so I just grabbed a handful of scratch paper to make it look better this way."
Everyone: "..." Then you looked it up so carefully before...
When Zhou Shixiong heard the report from his generals, he immediately waved his hand and disappeared. He and the Gu brothers had already discussed that if they wanted to have peace for a longer period of time, they would have to put on a higher profile.
Lord Lang was even more unsure. In the past, if their envoys came, this side would receive them politely no matter how unhappy they were.
Now it seems that the other party has a trump card this time, which is really not appropriate. He has to pass the message back quickly.
Lord Lang did not dare to delay and hurried to the inn with Ling San.
That’s right, this time the prefect didn’t even help them arrange a post station.
Yesterday, they wandered around the city for most of the day, thinking that it would be an easy task, but unexpectedly, no inn was willing to accommodate them.
Finally, when night fell, someone from the government office came over and said a few words, and they were able to move in smoothly.
The innkeeper was also helpless. Business was already bad to begin with, and as soon as these people checked in, the few original guests all checked out and left.
Today, he waited at the door on purpose. When he saw someone coming, he finally mustered up the courage to walk up to Mr. Lang and said, "Sir, can you settle the accommodation fee for yesterday and today?"
"Why? Is this how you treat guests in Lucheng?" Ling San was about to draw his sword, but was stopped by Lord Lang.
"Wait a moment, I'll have someone come over to settle the bill. Now bring us some tea."
The shopkeeper, who had received the promise, was now eager to disappear from the sight of these ferocious bandits. He responded with a perfunctory response and ran away in a hurry.
"Sir, are we just going to tolerate this tone?" Ling San said with a stern face.
"So what if I can't bear it? He just took out the map of our island and the ship. These are unimaginable.
If the Rong Dynasty really develops towards the sea, our land will definitely be the first to be affected and will be used by them as a training ground for troops.
We must quickly pass the news back so that His Majesty can prepare in advance."
Ling San, "Then we won't save Master Shan and the others?"
"What can we use to save them now?
These idiots had agreed beforehand to make a living in several nearby villages and towns, but they insisted on doing something big and killed the local prefect.
The original Governor Liang at least didn't say bad things to us, and look at the person who was transferred here now?"
At this time, Lord Lang had obviously forgotten that when Boss Shan and his men returned with a large sum of property, he got a lot of it and even kept praising their actions.
Ling San: "Your Highness..."
"It's useless even if we bring out His Majesty now. If we really let them get through, we will be sinners for all eternity.
You have to listen to me on this matter. Tomorrow you will take your people and return to the island quickly. It would be best if we could strike them hard before they take any action, so that they dare not think of anything against us again."
Ling San, "Lord Lang, is this feasible?"
Lord Lang turned his head and stared at him, "This is just my personal opinion. The real decision is made by His Majesty."
Ling San, "..."
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Prefectural Office
Ling San's departure could not be hidden from Zhou Shixiong, who had already been eyeing them.
"It seems that Brother Gu guessed it right again. I hope they don't let us down this time."
Gu Wenheng raised his wine glass and said, "Brother Zhou, just wait and see. Maybe before long, our millions of acres of fertile land will no longer be a dream."
"Damn it," Zhou Shixiong cursed, "I didn't expect it could be played like this. I feel like I've lived in vain all these years.
If Brother Gu had come to Lucheng earlier, we might have been the richest border town."
Gu Wenheng, "Brother Zhou, you are too kind. We were just deceived by them before. No one thought that it was just a small country."
"I'm looking forward to it now. I wonder how many of them will come this time. I've already sent people to guard the spots where they often land, to ensure that they never come back."
Gu Wenheng, "We can't relax in other places either. Brother, if you feel that your troops can't take care of so many, you can ask the nearby fishermen to help watch over them. Give them some rewards when appropriate. I believe everyone will be active."
Zhou Shixiong nodded repeatedly, "If it weren't for the fact that it would be a waste of your talent for Brother Gu to stay with me, I would have wanted to capture you and bring you to the military camp to be my military advisor.
As for the so-called envoys, if Brother Gu doesn't want to see them, then don't bother with them. Once the people he sends out to sea, I will send them back to open up the wasteland together."
Gu Wenheng naturally had no objection. Since they were destined not to be friends, he should get back at the expense of all the anger he had endured over the years.
"Remember to let the people below take it easy. Give them more time to repent and atone for the evil deeds they have done before."
Zhou Shixiong, "Don't worry! Now that everyone has seen the benefits, they will naturally not be as ruthless as before..."
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(End of this chapter)
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