"That's right," Su Yuanzhong said, "Wu Ge is arrogant. Not only does he look down on Lord Han, he even disdains Lord Liu. He's arrogant and domineering, shouting and saying nasty things everywhere. His guards also bully us yamen runners."
Han Tiexin was furious: "Humph! Even Wu Ge's guards are shitting on my head. Don't forget this is Haizhou!"
Liu Yu sighed, "So what if it's Haizhou? He's a favorite of His Majesty. Lord Han, I'm really not saying this to you. After all, this is Haizhou territory, and you have the final say. But a few days ago, I heard," Liu Yu angrily tossed his sleeves, "Su Yuanzhong, you should speak for yourself."
Su Yuanzhong rolled up his sleeves and put one foot on the stool: "A few days ago, I was in this Mingyue Tower and saw with my own eyes that several guards under Wu Ge were bullying Qiu Yayi, right?" As he said this, he looked at Qiu Tianba.
Qiu Tianba lowered his head and dared not speak. Han Tiexin slammed the table angrily and said, "Tianba, what's going on? Tell me!"
Qiu Tianba stammered, "Sir, I came here a few days ago to have some fun. I asked my waiter to find two girls from the Wanhua Tower across the street. I happened to run into a table of people eating there, dressed like imperial guards."
Han Tiexin was furious: "Did they cause you trouble?"
"This," Qiu Tianba didn't dare to say anything more.
"Hurry up and tell me! Are you trying to make me die of anxiety? What's going on?" Han Tiexin slammed the table.
Qiu Tianba didn't dare to look up, and could only glance at Han Tiexin from the corner of his eye: "Yes, it was me who called those two girls and didn't pay them, and those guards couldn't stand it. So, they beat me up."
"You!..." Han Tiexin pointed at him angrily, "It's all your fault, why don't you give them money?"
Qiu Tianba whispered, "I just lost all my money in the casino, so I wanted to come here to relax. I didn't think about this."
"Well, this isn't the fault of Chou Yayi. I saw it clearly at the time. Chou Yayi said he owed it first and wanted to give Big Brother an IOU. It was those guards who wouldn't give in, right?"
When Qiu Tianba heard that Su Yuanzhong was speaking for him, he nodded hurriedly, "That's right, that's right. I said I'd pay it back tomorrow after I got the money, but Wu Ge's men not only didn't listen, they beat me up."
In reality, Qiu Tianba hadn't wanted to pay at all that day. He relied on Han Tiexin's reputation to eat and drink lavishly at Mingyue Tower. He even went to Wanhua Tower across the street and hired two girls to serve him. And for Han Tiexin's sake, those people didn't dare to make a fuss.
Originally, the owner of Mingyue Restaurant and the madam across the street had both considered themselves unlucky, and several of Wu Ge's men were indeed drinking at the Mingyue Restaurant. However, it wasn't the guards who were outraged by the injustice; it was Qiu Tianba who had provoked them first.
Wu Ge had received orders from Zhao Huan not to act rashly after arriving in Haizhou. He had also instructed his men to avoid conflict with the officials in the prefecture. However, Qiu Tianba was the one who felt Wu Ge was too arrogant, and, relying on his own kung fu skills, he mocked the guards.
These guards might not be Qiu Tianba's opponents in a one-on-one fight, but they were all experts hand-picked from the Imperial Guards. Qiu Tianba was naturally no match for them in a group fight, and was beaten violently by several guards.
Han Tiexin was furious: "Why didn't you tell me!"
In fact, Qiu Tianba was afraid of being scolded by Han Tiexin after he found out, so he lied and said that he lost money in the casino and didn't dare to tell the truth.
Liu Yu stood up and opened the window, then turned and winked at Su Yuanzhong: "It must be that the yamen runner Qiu was afraid of causing trouble for you, Lord Han, so he had to swallow his anger. Lord Han, this Wu Ge is really going too far."
Su Yuanzhong added fuel to the fire: "Exactly. I see that Haizhou is almost becoming the Haizhou City of the Imperial Guards. We should just keep our tails between our legs."
Han Tiexin slammed the table loudly: "Wu Ge! Don't let me run into these imperial guards, or I'll beat them up!"
"Who is it? How dare you beat up my people?" A voice was heard outside, and it was Wu Ge.
Liu Yu and Su Yuanzhong smiled at each other. Su Yuanzhong hurriedly opened the door of the private room and said, "General Wu, you are finally here. Please come in quickly."
Han Tiexin wasn't frightened by Wu Ge's appearance. He was unaware that Liu Yu was standing by and saying, "Sir Han, I invited General Wu here. We are both officials in the same dynasty, and we are both here to help with the Haizhou disaster relief. I took the initiative to invite General Wu here to make friends. Sir Han was outspoken just now, so please don't mind, General Wu."
Han Tiexin was surprised and thought to himself, why didn't you tell me in advance that you invited Wu Ge here?
Su Yuanzhong seemed to have guessed his thoughts. "Oh. Lord Liu was afraid that neither of you would be willing to come, so he didn't inform you in advance. Lord Liu meant that we should complete the Haizhou disaster relief work as soon as possible, and as for personal grudges, let's not discuss them for now."
At the dinner table, Liu Yu and Su Yuanzhong flattered Wu Ge and Han Tiexin respectively, but subtly let the two of them confront each other, so Han Tiexin and Wu Ge were unwilling to accept each other's defeat. Finally, Wu Ge overturned the table and left in anger.
After Wu Ge left, Han Tiexin pointed at the mess on the ground and said, "Master Liu, what do you mean by this? Why didn't you tell me in advance that you wanted Wu Ge to come?"
Liu Yu smiled and said, "Lord Han, when will you be able to control your temper? I didn't tell you because I was afraid you wouldn't come. I asked you to establish a good relationship with Wu Ge so that he could say a few good words to His Majesty. But you are so good, you started arguing with Wu Ge after just a few words. You..."
"I will never forgive him!" Han Tiexin was furious and turned around and left.
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