Seeing that Xun Yi was about to explain himself, Jiang Jiuniang was not flustered at all. Even if tonight was a misunderstanding, she did not regret killing a few dwarfs. They were enemies by nature, so killing them was fine.
Sure enough, Xun Yi clutched his chest, looking pained, and said, "These are some people we found on our way here. They've been in contact with Dongting, so they're probably spies sent from there. I helped you arrest them and send them over, but I didn't expect you to repay kindness with enmity... cough cough cough..."
He coughed up blood, his face filled with sorrow, as if Jiang Jiuniang had truly done something to wrong him.
"Do you even believe what you're saying?"
Jiang Jiuniang clearly didn't believe it. Don't think she didn't know that the island nation was secretly cooperating with the Dongting people. It would be strange if she could kill the Dongting spy.
Even if she really is from Dongting, she's an insignificant person who would sacrifice her life to play along with this scheming man in this charade.
Not to mention the people of Dongting, there are spies even within Beiyan, but they haven't been caught yet.
She didn't believe what Xunyi said, and feeling that she had vented her anger, she turned and left.
Even if the islanders are furious, no one dares to stop her.
After all, those she had just easily killed were the more skilled martial artists among the envoys. If they were killed so easily, then the others would be even more vulnerable.
The islanders just watched helplessly as Jiang Jiuniang swaggered away, not daring to utter a single word.
"What are you all standing there for? Go and fetch a doctor!"
Xun Yi coughed twice, his temper at its worst.
Now that Jiang Jiuniang is gone, the delegation has become bolder. After someone went to fetch a doctor, someone in the delegation asked, "Does the strategist have anything to explain to us about what just happened?"
“Ha,” Xunyi gave him a gloomy look, “What kind of explanation do you want?”
The envoy originally wanted to ask him why he was involved with that crazy woman from Bei Yan, but seeing the look in his eyes, he immediately dared not speak and changed the subject: "That woman has harmed so many of us, shouldn't Bei Yan give us an explanation?"
Xun Yi then shifted his gaze and said, "I will personally go to the Emperor of Bei Yan about this matter."
He admitted that he initially kept quiet in order to provoke Lan Jiu, to make her think that he had killed Bei Yan's people, and to give her brother a hard time. But he didn't expect Lan Jiu to be so tough, and she directly killed the Japanese to vent her anger.
In other words, for every Northern Yan person he dared to harm, she would make that many island nation people pay with their lives.
Ugh, this is really difficult!
Meanwhile, the emperor also received the head of a servant from the Lu family, who had been brought to the palace.
Although the servant had informed me in advance, I was still shocked when I saw it.
"This is……"
The servant quickly explained, "My mistress asked me to take this to the palace to show the Emperor whether it is a Jingwei sent out by the Emperor."
The emperor covered his nose and stepped forward to examine it carefully: "No."
"Could they be ordinary people? But they don't look like ordinary people. Who exactly are these people?"
The emperor himself was unaware of the situation, so he asked his close associates to come and see for themselves. However, none of them recognized the person. He then ordered an investigation to find out the information about these individuals.
Then the emperor received news that Jiang Jiuniang had defeated several Japanese soldiers. He felt a mix of secret pleasure and headache. Jiang Jiuniang must have mistaken them for the Jingwei who had been murdered and was seeking revenge. It turned out that these people were not Jingwei, which was rather awkward.
The islanders will definitely come looking for trouble.
"Your Majesty, what should we do now? I heard that even the island nation's strategist was slashed twice by Madam Lu. The islanders won't let this go!"
The speaker was Zheng Junfeng, a man cultivated by the emperor, who replaced Mr. Kang.
Hearing this, the emperor felt annoyed. When Mr. Kang was around, he would provide a solution as soon as he opened his mouth, but now this guy would only ask him what to do every time!
It's true what they say, comparisons are the thief of joy!
He glared at Zheng Junfeng with displeasure and said, "I promoted you to help me solve problems, not to raise them!"
Zheng Junfeng was startled and hurriedly apologized, "I am guilty! But this matter is indeed very troublesome!"
The emperor was even more disgusted. With a wave of his hand, he said directly, "Don't come tomorrow. You'll be demoted one rank. Don't come here and get in my way."
At that moment, the emperor missed Mr. Kang even more.
Kang Chengzhi is really something. He's a perfectly good official in the capital, a close advisor to the emperor. Why does he have to be sent out to be a minor county magistrate?
Zheng Junfeng was so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat. Although he had passed the exam based on his own hard work, his emergency response ability was indeed a bit lacking. In particular, the previous official was Kang Tiezui, who was very prestigious in the court. He was under a lot of pressure and felt somewhat powerless when it came to doing things.
After Zheng Junfeng left, the emperor asked the eunuch beside him, "How long has Kang Chengzhi been the county magistrate?"
The young eunuch immediately replied, "It's been over two years. I just received news recently that his wife is pregnant."
The emperor immediately smiled: "This is a good thing. Shouldn't you return to the capital to rest and recuperate while pregnant? How can you take good care of yourself in those small places? Send a message to Kang Chengzhi; he should be back soon."
Lu Baichuan and his wife have both returned, so why shouldn't Kang Chengzhi come back?
Under his rule, the local people have recovered and are living in peace and contentment. Normally, he should only be transferred to another place after three years, but since the emperor needs him, it is acceptable to transfer him back ahead of schedule.
"yes."
The eunuch immediately went to do it, and the emperor finally breathed a sigh of relief. As for the island nation's envoys, he wasn't afraid of them causing trouble. They had captured so many Jingwei from Beiyan; if they had the guts, they should return those Jingwei first.
Jiang Jiuniang told Lu Baichuan about it after she returned home. Lu Baichuan was recovering from his injuries and did not even attend Youya's engagement banquet. Moreover, Jiang Jiuniang had intentionally kept it from him, so he did not even know that the Japanese had come to provoke him.
"Don't you think I'm causing trouble?"
Jiang Jiuniang told Lu Baichuan about the matter, and then asked this question.
Lu Baichuan shook his head, took her hand and said, "You were just blinded by anger, it's not your fault."
Even if there is a mistake, it is the fault of the islanders. Why did they have to send this convict this gift? If they hadn't made such a fuss, wouldn't those tragedies have been avoided?
Jiang Jiuniang felt very gratified and said, "You know how to talk. I don't think I did anything wrong."
"They have to interfere with this perfectly good engagement banquet. Aren't they just asking for trouble?"
Although Jiang Jiuniang regretted taking action before figuring out the identity of the person in the head, she also found the actions of the Japanese disgusting and didn't think there was anything wrong with her causing trouble.
The concern is that someone might use this incident to sow discord and escalate the situation into something unmanageable.
Lu Baichuan nodded in agreement: "It's alright, it's done. You did a great job. I think I've figured out a way to find the informant."
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