"It's you." Xiong Hui suddenly realized.
It was he who caused the disastrous defeat of Feng Siyuan's brother Feng Sicheng, who was captured alive by the Qingzhou army despite having an army of tens of thousands.
More importantly, Song Huaian is a martial arts expert and once defeated three rebel leaders.
No wonder he could easily control himself.
Xiong Hui said, "So they are rebels. Lord Zhao, aren't you afraid of the emperor's reprimand for harboring rebels?"
Zhao Lin said sternly, "Mr. Song is a man of great integrity. He disdained to associate with the rebels. Even while he was still among them, he wrote a letter of surrender, offering to serve as an internal ally. This made it easy to eliminate the rebels. I have already written to Your Majesty to explain the situation. Your Majesty was pleased with Mr. Song's surrender and personally issued an edict of pardon, allowing him to remain in my office and work. Governor-General, are you saying this to question His Majesty's insincere criticism?"
Xiong Hui regretted what he said as soon as he said it.
Since Zhao Lin dared to bring Song Huaian out, he must have been well prepared and had no evidence to hold against him.
Xiong Hui took a deep breath, waved his hand to let the soldiers retreat, and said, "What do you want?"
Zhao Lin said calmly, "It's not what I want, it's what you want."
Xiong Hui was silent for a moment, then said, "You disobeyed orders and committed treason. According to the law, you should be executed."
"Then there's nothing to discuss."
Zhao Lin stood up and said, "Governor, please escort us out of the city."
"Don't be impatient, take your time and talk."
Chi Qiaoyu hurriedly persuaded.
If outsiders knew that the governor had kidnapped his superior, it would cause a big uproar.
As long as we don't leave the Governor's Mansion, there is still room for maneuver.
Chi Qiaoyu said to Xiong Hui seriously, "Sir, Lord Zhao has just taken office and has encountered so many things. It is understandable that he forgot to come to pay his respects. I hope you will be magnanimous and forgive Lord Zhao this time."
Xiong Hui was about to speak when Zhao Lin said, "It's not that I forgot, it's that I didn't plan to come in the first place."
Chi Qiaoyu sighed in his heart.
Is Zhao Lin so arrogant?
Without leaving any room for maneuver, aren't you afraid that you won't be able to defeat Xiong Hui?
Zhao Lin sat down again and said calmly, "You be your governor, I'll be my governor, and we'll keep our distance. If anything happens, just tell me, and I'll do what I need to do, giving you the face you need as governor. But you shouldn't have any ideas about me."
Zhao Lin said coldly, "As you think, I did extort a lot of money from Gen Feng Siyuan and the others, but that was all my spoils of war. What does it have to do with you? Do you think you are worthy enough to steal my things?"
Chi Qiaoyu couldn't believe that Zhao Lin was so straightforward and didn't care about official respect at all. He shook his head repeatedly.
He naturally knew why Xiong Hui suddenly made things difficult for Zhao Lin.
But he is your superior, so as a subordinate, isn’t it normal for you to give him a benefit?
You let others remind you proactively, which is your fault.
But they didn't expect that Zhao Lin was a person who would only respond to soft words and not to tough ones.
If Xiong Hui negotiates well and everyone gets rich together, Zhao Lin won't be stingy and give him some benefits.
Unfortunately, he just wanted to take advantage, so don't blame Zhao Lin for being angry.
Xiong Hui said coldly, "You dare to attack me, Governor? Aren't you afraid that I will report you?"
Zhao Lin said, "So what? At worst, I can send the rest of my wealth to the capital and see if your connections are stronger than my wealth."
"you?"
Xiong Hui was furious.
This Zhao Lin would rather give those properties to those old immortals in the capital for free than give them to him.
If he had been given some share, things wouldn't have gotten to this point.
Taking a deep breath, Xiong Hui said, "You dare not kill me. If you kill me, even His Majesty cannot save you."
"Don't dare?"
Zhao Lin sneered and said, "How about a bet?"
"What are you betting on?" Xiong Hui asked.
"Do you think I dare to kill you?"
Zhao Lin said: "If you guess right, I'll let you go. If you guess wrong, you'll die!"
"you?"
Xiong Hui was furious.
Do you need to guess?
If you guess that Zhao Lin dares, you are right, Zhao Lin will kill him.
He didn't dare to guess Zhao Lin, because if he guessed wrong, Zhao Lin would still kill him.
Whether you guess right or wrong, you will die.
Then guess what?
Xiong Hui said with a gloomy face: "Don't use these tricks. If you dare to kill me, you won't drag your feet like this."
"That's true, so don't delay any longer."
Zhao Lin ordered, "Let's go. Please ask the Governor to give us a ride. Once we're out of the city, you'll know if I dare or not."
"Master Zhao, Master Zhao."
Chi Qiaoyu quickly said, "We can discuss everything. Governor, you too, don't be so conspicuous when joking with Lord Zhao, right?"
Zhao Lin said disdainfully, "Master Chi, I respect you for always smiling at me since we entered the city, so I'm giving you face, but since you can't control this matter, don't interfere."
Chi Qiaoyu's smile slowly faded: "Master Zhao, are you really going to do it your own way?"
Zhao Lin said, "Xiong Hui wants me dead, so naturally I can only make him die first. As for the consequences, no matter what, it's better than dying now, right?"
Chi Qiaoyu remained silent.
He secretly hated it.
Xiong Hui has been governor for too long and has become a bit too arrogant.
Zhao Lin is a favorite of His Majesty. No matter how powerful you are, you have to give him some face and discuss anything with him.
Now, they are going to fight you to the death and want to involve me.
"Sir Zhao, you are still young and you need to consider your future." Chi Qiaoyu almost begged.
Zhao Lin smiled and said, "Master Chi also said that I am young and impulsive. As for the future..."
Zhao Lin nodded at Xiong Hui and said, "Given Xiong Hui's personality, do you think he won't retaliate in the future if I let him go today? Since he will retaliate sooner or later, why not kill him now? Hmm... just charge him with being an accomplice of the rebellion."
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