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Chapter 173: Clouds in the Sky

Although some clues have been used to infer that people from Zhongyi Hall did it, catching them now is like finding a needle in a haystack.

After years of war, the household registration files in various places have long been ineffective. To find people, it is not enough to rely solely on the power of the government.

Jianghu! The only way to track the power of Jianghu is with the power of Jianghu.

Although there are many talented people under Liu Ming's singers, they are all recruited from foreign countries and borders, and their role in Jingzhou is extremely limited.

"Why don't we use the power of the Sword Tower?" Li Xiaofei thought of the token given to him by the Sword Master Ye Yunong and the unreliable code.

"The people in Jianlou are hard to come by, and we don't know if Jianlou has anyone here. If there are people in the world that you know, it might be of some use!"

Li Xiaofei immediately thought of one person - Yi Beijiu!

But it is not easy to find Yi Beijiu now, and no one knows his whereabouts at all.

Li Xiaofei told Liu Mingge about Yi Beijiu's situation, and Liu Mingge laughed: "He is hiding it, and we are hiding it. As long as there is any movement from us, he will have a way to know!"

"What does the Prime Minister mean that we search for Yi Beijiu with great fanfare?"

"No, you have to use appropriate methods to find someone. Since you are an imperial envoy now, you can issue a sea arrest document to arrest Yi Beijiu. Remember, the document must state that you want to capture this person alive!"

According to Liu Mingge's wishes, a sea arrest document was quickly issued to capture Yi Beijiu.

Yi Beijiu naturally saw the document, but unfortunately he did not guess what Liu Mingge meant, thinking that the government really wanted to arrest him.

Yi Beijiu did not choose to flee, but thought of going to the person who issued the document to ask for details.

The signature on the sea arrest document was the name of the imperial envoy Li Xiaofei.

Yi Bei broke into the palace for a long time and was almost stabbed to death by Liu Mingge's sword. Fortunately, Li Xiaofei recognized him: "Prime Minister, please save someone under the sword!"

"Li Xiaofei, why are you pretending to be a good person? Don't you just want to arrest me? Now I've thrown myself into a trap and sent you to your door. Now you get what you want!"

"Brother Yi, this is a long story. Please forgive me. Let's sit down and talk in detail!"

Yi Beijiu closed his eyes: "Stop playing tricks! If you want to kill, just kill!"

Liu Mingge shook his head: "We are both from the martial arts world, how come you are so stupid? You don't even think about what you have that is worthy of the court going to the sea to capture documents. We are just looking for you! If we really want to catch you and kill you,

There will definitely be a bounty written on the paperwork!”

"I am the number one swordsman in Wuling! Am I not qualified enough?" Yi Beijiu opened his eyes, somewhat dissatisfied.

"It's just a trick! Old Yi, do you know who this Prime Minister Liu is?"

"Could it be Mr. Sword Maniac Liu?" Yi Beijiu said with contempt on his face.

Li Xiaofei was about to speak, but Liu Mingge stretched out his hand to stop him, "This is the best swordsman in Wuling? Do you know Sword Maniac?"

"Of course I do, it's just that he doesn't know me! This swordsman, Mr. Liu, is a talented man in both civil and military skills. There are many people in the world who have never seen him before. It's just that after so many years, there is no news about Mr. Liu!"

"Hahahaha, don't be discouraged. In fact, Mr. Liu, the crazy swordsman, already knows you! After staying in the officialdom for a long time, it is really interesting to occasionally meet people like you who claim to be heroes of the world!"

Li Xiaofei finally couldn't help it anymore: "Old Yi, you are such an idiot. This Prime Minister Liu is Mr. Liu, the mad swordsman back then!"

"Impossible. Mr. Liu is so elegant and graceful, how can he be so old?"

"When did you hear Mr. Liu's name?"

"That was when I was thirteen years old! At that time, sword mad Liu Mingge killed dozens of powerful masters in one night, and the world was shocked!"

"You are over thirty now, don't you think Liu

Sir, have you always been eighteen?”

Finally, after Yi Beijiu, a straightforward man, was dealt with, Li Xiaofei had no choice but to immediately order a table of food and wine to entertain the first swordsman in Wuling.

But as soon as Yi Beijiu knew that the middle-aged man in front of him was Jian Kuang, he immediately lost his previous momentum and stammered about what he was saying before and after. After a while, he called him Prime Minister Jian Kuang again.

Liu Mingge didn't care at all, but instead comforted Yi Beijiulai: "Young man, don't be nervous. It's my intention to come to you. I just want to see if you can find someone from Zhongyi Hall?"

"Zhongyi Tang? This is the largest gang in the world! Some of my brothers and I formed a famous sword alliance two years ago, but Zhongyi Tang beat us to pieces. I had to hide here and there! I thought

The forces of Zhongyi Tang have taken control of the imperial court, so they went to sea to capture the documents and arrest me! It turned out to be a misunderstanding!"

"To tell you the truth, we are here to find Zhongyi Hall this time. Zhongyi Hall has openly opposed the imperial court!"

"Well, Mr. Liu, the rumor I heard in the Jianghu is that Zhongyi Tang has colluded with local officials and monopolized many businesses. How could they suddenly go against the imperial court?"

Liu Mingge looked at Li Xiaofei: "If Mr. Li came to rob their business, he would naturally rebel! By the way, based on your knowledge, how many people does this Zhongyi Hall have?"

"It is said that there are hundreds of thousands of people scattered all over the north and south of Dongting Lake! The most powerful thing is that they have warships hidden in the lake! Even the government troops dare not go deep into their lair!"

"It turned out to be a group of water thieves! Why did they escape so fast without leaving any traces! This way, the explanation makes sense!" Li Xiaofei suddenly realized.

"Our Mr. Li, the enemy's position has appeared! The next step is up to you!" Liu Mingge started eating the vegetables, as if the rest of the matter had nothing to do with him.

"Prime Minister Liu, without your help, how can I defeat a hundred thousand people with a few thousand troops?" Li Xiaofei was a little worried.

"It's your business to lead the troops to fight. I can't overstep my authority! I have to return to Beijing to resume my duties! By the way, remember to pickle fifty large fish as long as a person in Dongting Lake and bring them back to me!"

Li Xiaofei didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Before he could tell his horoscope, Liu Mingge blackmailed him first.

"Okay, okay, Prime Minister Liu orders, and your subordinates will just do as they please!"

"Mr. Liu, you think too highly of Mr. Li, do you think you want to destroy Zhongyi Hall with thousands of troops?" Yi Beijiu also felt that the sword mad Liu Mingge was too crazy!

"No, I'm not counting on him. I'm waiting for the thunder from the sky to strike down the people of Zhongyi Hall. By the way, I have to issue a notice before I leave! Tell them the truth that thunder from the sky will strike them to death!"

Li Xiaofei, Yi Beijiu and everyone around them all laughed, but none of them believed what Liu Mingge said.

After Liu Mingge had eaten and drank enough, he led Di Jing away. When leaving, Li Xiaofei led the officials and sent them thirty miles outside the city.

Many people also came to see the prime minister dressed as a fortune teller.

"The gentleman who told our fortunes turned out to be the Prime Minister!"

"He said he would draw thunder from the sky to kill the people in Zhongyi Hall!"

"Don't believe this, believe in science!"

"Yes, there is no thunder, it's just that the imperial court is at a loss and is just talking nonsense!"

After Liu Mingge left, Li Xiaofei, Feng Hengshan and Zhang Mengqi also rushed to Jingling with 6,000 soldiers and horses. As expected, both Wuchang and Zhongyi Hall were committed by people from Zhongyi Hall.

The target has been determined, and all that remains is to exterminate the people of Zhongyi Hall.

To enter Dongting Lake, the first stop was Huarong County. When he arrived in Huarong County, Li Xiaofei realized that there had been no county magistrate appointed by the court for a long time.

This place was controlled by Zhongyitang a few years ago, but it only paid money to the court on time.

The court didn't send anyone to pay taxes, and they never found out.

When the real imperial envoy met the fake county magistrate, he was betrayed in a few moments. Originally, the fake county magistrate had also made preparations and memorized the names of officials at all levels of the imperial court.

But Li Xiaofei insisted that he was a fake, because this fake county magistrate was able to recite Huarong County's population, food, grass, prison sentences and other information.

"I have been an official for several years, but I have never seen any county magistrate know how many people in the county and how much food and grass they have. You actually know how many cattle and sheep each family has. It must be a lie!"

The fake county magistrate couldn't help it anymore: "Sir, the real magistrate just drinks and doesn't care about anything. I'm here to take care of things. The people of Huarong County live and work in peace and contentment, and they give you a lot of taxes. Why do you have to

Are you looking for trouble?"

"We are also upholding justice for heaven! You killed the imperial officials and set up private courts to exploit the people! You will be arrested and punished according to the law to show the law of the country!" Sima Ke, who was next to Li Xiaofei, said it with awe-inspiring justice.

Li Xiaofei hesitated for a while: "It seems that you are very unconvinced! Go find dozens of common people, tell them not to be afraid, and ask everyone to come and correct the crimes of this fake county magistrate!"

After a while, hundreds of people came

"This fake county magistrate overcharged my family by three cents!"

"This fake county magistrate didn't even spare my broom and blew it away!"

"This fake magistrate beat my son!"

"This fake county magistrate beat my daughter-in-law!"

"This fake county magistrate awarded an extra cent of my family's land to the old man of the Li family!"

"This fake county magistrate ate half of my fish at my house!"

"He is not a human being. He also took three of the Chinese New Year cabbages at my house!"

The people were crying and cursing, but the fake magistrate laughed: "Yes, I am guilty, and my crime is unforgivable! I thought I could be an official! Even if I can't change the world, I can change a county! Now look

Come on, this is a joke! Just do it!"

Li Xiaofei coughed: "No, let's wait until they finish talking. You won't be convinced by this sesame and mung bean thing!"

Zhang Mengqi looked at the crowd and glared: "Speak carefully one by one! Don't mention the sesame and mung bean thing!"

The crowd started shouting again

"The year before last, he divided my family's food equally and gave it to others!"

"Yes, there was a flood the year before last! He gave us moldy millet to eat!"

A child rushed over and shouted: "Shut up, all of you! Magistrate Su is a good man! He saved us all! How can you repay kindness with enmity!"

Everyone lowered their heads and remained silent. An old man cried: "You silly boy! If we don't convict him of death today, there will be no way for us to survive!"

The child was also stunned, but then he raised his head and shouted to Li Xiaofei: "Are you really going to kill us?"

Feng Hengshan had already unsheathed his sword and was only waiting for Li Xiaofei's order.

Zhang Mengqi also looked at Li Xiaofei. The fake county magistrate named Su knelt down and kowtowed.

"Everyone is responsible for what he does! I have committed a heinous crime! Kill me! Don't do evil again!"

Li Xiaofei looked at the child, remembering himself hiding in the tree and escaping for his life, and waved his hand: "Stop it! Let them go! Don't even kill this Magistrate Su, put him in prison first!"

Zhang Mengqi and Feng Hengshan were each stunned for a moment, and then they shouted: "Put away the knife! Let them go!"

The people all knelt down: "Thank you, sir, for sparing your life! Please have mercy on me and don't kill Magistrate Su! He is a good man!"
Chapter completed!
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