Chapter 622: Take the opportunity to kill back
Ling Cang was sitting in the hall, his eyes passing through the open door, just in time to catch Su Nuan's figure peeking out of the door.
Seeing that there was no anger on her face, Ling Cang's tense face unconsciously relaxed a little, and the anger boiling in his chest gradually subsided.
It wasn't that he wasn't angry, but every time he saw Su Nuan, his anger would subside a bit, for fear of scaring her. Ling Cang sighed secretly, but his eyes softened, and he didn't even notice that the corners of his mouth had slightly turned up.
He already understood that Su Nuan wanted to watch the fun. Since she was not angry, he should not make things more complicated, lest she not see enough.
The imperial envoy standing on his left held up a bright yellow imperial edict with his right hand.
He said arrogantly: "The imperial edict has arrived, and the sinner Ling Cang still doesn't accept it?"
Ling Cang sat steadily, looking at the man with sharp eyes, "You said it was an imperial decree? Why does it look fake to me?"
The imperial envoy angrily said, "How dare you! This is an imperial decree written by the emperor himself, and you dare not accept it?"
The imperial envoy on the right also echoed: "Ling Cang, you are a criminal, why don't you come over and kneel down?"
Ling Cang remained calm and composed, and asked with a half-smile, "Do you have any evidence to prove that it was the real imperial edict?"
As far as he knew, the emperor had poor handwriting, so he always asked someone to write the imperial edicts for him and would not write them himself.
Since it was not written by the emperor himself, I certainly would not accept it.
The imperial envoy on the right was furious. He quickly drew his golden sword, pointed it at Ling Cang's nose and cursed, "Bold Ling Cang, are you, a lowly criminal, going to rebel?"
Ling Cang narrowed his eyes, and with extremely fast movements, he pulled out a stick and threw it out.
The imperial envoy on the right widened his eyes, his eyes full of disbelief.
The stick was stuck in his throat, with the tip protruding from the back of his neck.
He opened his mouth and a large amount of blood gushed out, choking him and causing him to cough continuously. Soon he died from the blood entering his lungs.
The other imperial envoy was petrified on the spot. He could never have imagined that a criminal would dare to kill the imperial envoy.
His arrogance was completely replaced by panic, and the hand holding the imperial edict slowly lowered.
Su Nuan almost clapped her hands in applause. One death meant a horse was obtained.
Ling Cang's sharp eyes fell on the imperial envoy, "Tell me, what do you have to prove that the imperial edict in your hand was written by the emperor himself?"
The imperial envoy said in a trembling voice, "This... this is what the eunuch who delivered the imperial edict said."
He didn't dare to resist now, and didn't dare to say with certainty that the imperial edict was written by the emperor.
Ling Cang smiled slightly, "Everyone knows that the imperial edict should be held with both hands, but you hold it with one hand. This is extremely disrespectful."
"So the imperial edict in your hand is fake, right?"
The imperial envoy's face turned pale. He no longer dared to say that the imperial edict was true, because holding up the imperial edict with one hand was indeed disrespectful, and the whole family would be executed.
But he couldn't say that the imperial edict was fake, because if he did, his entire family would be executed, and they would all die.
He simply stepped forward and placed the imperial edict on the table, saying in a trembling voice, "Please... please have a look at this, City Lord."
Ling Cang smiled faintly, grabbed the imperial edict, unfolded it and took a quick look at it.
"Let you two take over the Northland?"
The imperial envoy quickly shook his head and said, "I am not qualified for this task and need to return as soon as possible to report."
Ling Cang asked directly: "This city lord doesn't want to let you go, how will you deal with it?"
The imperial envoy trembled all over, and finally he fell to his knees and begged for mercy: "Please spare my life, sir. I have parents and children to take care of... I cannot die!"
Ling Cang looks rough and scary when he is not smiling, and even scarier when he smiles.
He smiled and said, "Really? Will you be able to survive after you go back?"
Upon hearing this, the imperial envoy collapsed to the ground. That was right. Not only could he not gain control of the Northland, but returning home in disgrace would also mean certain death...
"Then...what should I do?"
Ling Cang smiled and said, "Then just consider you dead."
The imperial envoy was dumbfounded. Is it possible that he will die no matter what he does today?
Ling Cang continued, "Change your identity and return to the capital, bring your family with you, and live in the north."
"I can give you the paperwork, and they won't make things difficult for you when you return to report."
The imperial envoy's eyes lit up. He knelt straight and took two steps forward. "Really? Can I bring my family to the North?"
Ling Cang nodded, "That's right. If you encounter refugees or people who have moved out of the capital on the way, you can bring them with you."
After a pause, he continued, "Bring one tael of silver per person. It depends on how capable you are and how much money you can make."
The imperial envoy doesn’t care about money now, as long as he can stay alive.
He said happily: "Okay, I'll go back now."
After saying that, he stood up and walked out.
Ling Cang said, "Wait, wait until I write the paperwork for you to take with you."
The imperial envoy looked at Ling Cang with gratitude and waited humbly.
Su Nuan touched his chin. No, he would have to ride the horse away when he returned, so he could only keep one.
She hurried out and led the horses to the backyard of the yamen, and the two horses followed obediently.
When they arrived at the backyard, Su Nuan led a horse out of the yamen and tied it at the gate.
When she led the horse over, she saw the imperial envoy staring blankly at the hitching post.
Su Nuan smiled and said, "Here, this horse is for you, and I'll keep the other two."
The imperial envoy's face darkened and he wanted to curse, but when he met Su Nuan's beautiful eyes, he forced himself to hold back the curse.
He is not stupid. The most powerful and beautiful woman in the North is Ling Cang's wife.
He took a quick look at Su Nuan and thought she didn't look like someone who could cheat on Ling Cang.
He didn't dare say anything more. He took the reins, jumped on the horse and left quickly.
Su Nuan walked into the government hall, looked at Qin who was kneeling beside her and asked, "Why are you silent?"
Qin Shi didn't dare to speak at all. She had been frightened into silence by the corpse of the imperial envoy in the hall.
Ling Cang said, "Detain him first and wait until Zhao Jingcheng wakes up."
The yamen runner next to him dragged the limp Qin out of the hall.
Su Nuan took the imperial edict and took a look at it. She asked in surprise, "Is the emperor sick and confused?"
Ling Cang's eyes flickered as he asked, "Has he started to get sick now?"
Su Nuan pursed her lips, recalled and said, "Many things cannot be compared with what happened back then."
"But if he wasn't confused, how could he have written such an imperial edict?"
Ling Cang pondered for a moment and said, "The competition for that position is very fierce. What should we do?"
Su Nuan threw the imperial edict on the table and said nonchalantly, "Just do what you need to do and watch the fight from afar."
Ling Cang also felt that this was the best way to do it, and not to get involved in their fight for the throne.
Ling Yun walked in from outside and asked anxiously, "So the imperial envoy was let go just like that?"
Ling Cang nodded, "Let him go, he can bring a group of people with him."
Ling Yun asked worriedly, "But who knows if he brought people or soldiers?"
Ling Cang smiled calmly and said, "It would be better if it were a soldier."
No emperor would send troops to attack a fiefdom. If that happened, the people of the fiefdom could resist.
In this way, Ling Cang had a legitimate reason to charge into the city.
Ling Yun's eyes were stern, and he said seriously: "Brother, why don't we take this opportunity to fight back."
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