The sixth day of the sixth month is approaching noon.

Under the scorching sun above, Wuchang City was like a stove. The rolling heat waves made the rows of trees, flowers and plants dry and shriveled. There were few people walking around in the streets and alleys of the entire Zhoufu City.

Only at the city gate, there were several veterans sitting listlessly in the shadows, dozing off. The flags above their heads were drooping because there was no trace of wind, and they could almost touch their cheeks.

At this critical moment, a rapid sound of horse hooves came from outside, which shocked several veterans. They quickly got up, set up a shed on their foreheads, and headed out of the city. Then they saw several fast horses running towards them. As soon as they arrived at the city gate, the knights pulled the reins one after another, stopped the horses and shouted: "The imperial court Qin sent, the Huguang patrol and resettlement envoy Li Ling and Li, are already ten miles away. You can quickly enter the city to report and let the officials in the city come to welcome you!"

The order made the veterans stunned for a moment before they reacted and quickly agreed. While welcoming these people into the city, they rushed to the city quickly, and they didn't care that the sun above them was still fierce, and they could almost melt the person.

Half an hour later, the team of officials led by the governor rushed straight to the city gate along the empty street. Although the scorching sun above his head was so hot that it made people panting and sweating after taking two steps, they didn't care about anything else at all. They just wanted to go to the city gate to welcome him soon, so that the imperial envoy would not wait for a long time.

But when they really arrived at the city gate, a team of more than 2,000 people was parked there first. All the soldiers guarded a spacious carriage with low curtains and waiting quietly. Just looking at their calm demeanor, it was much better than the officials who were sweating and panting.

"Governor Jiang Guixun, the governor of Huguang, brought the officials in the city to welcome Lord Li into Wuchang City." After coming to the team, Governor Jiang quickly stopped, sorted out his clothes, bent down respectfully, and said loudly. The other subordinate officials also bent down and saluted, and then looked rare respectful.

It was not until this time that the curtain of the car was lifted up, revealing Li Ling's smile and smiled: "Governor Jiang doesn't have to be too polite, you all should be exempted from politeness. Although I am an imperial envoy, I am also an imperial official like you. We are colleagues, so there is no need to be so disagreeable." As he spoke, he got out of the car and bowed to Jiang Guixun, "I came suddenly and didn't say hello in advance. Lord Jiang wouldn't blame me, right?"

"How dare. I was ordered by the court to be responsible for patrolling the entire territory of Huguang. It is natural that you will appear wherever you are." Jiang Guixun also smiled and replied, "By the way, the official has asked someone to arrange a banquet in the city to welcome Lord Li and you all. Please don't refuse."

"It's not necessary." To his surprise, Li Ling politely declined his kindness, "I and my entourage are tired all the way, and I really have no appetite to eat anything. As long as you prepare a place for us, Governor."

A strange light flashed in Governor Jiang's eyes, but he hurriedly agreed: "Of course, I have arranged a residence for the adults in the best Xiangchun Garden in the city. You and your subordinates can move in at any time."

"That's so good, I'll go there now." Li Ling smiled with satisfaction and was about to return to the car. But after turning around, he remembered something and turned his head and said, "By the way, Lord Jiang, I have been walking around Huguang all the time, but I have heard a lot of things that are unfavorable to you..."

"This... the lower officials are frightened. But the lower officials ask themselves that they dare not slack off in governing Huguang. Even if they have some mistakes, they are for the livelihood of the people. They really dare not admit that they are guilty..."

"Haha, Lord Jiang doesn't have to be impatient. I am naturally not a person who listens and believes in the side. I will not take the one-sided words of some people seriously, and I have to confirm them in person with you. So, I wonder if you have time next time, can you go with me to the Enjoy Spring Garden and give an answer to this matter?"

After hearing Li Ling's invitation, Jiang Guixun's heart became nervous. Not to mention that he had a ghost in his heart, even if he had no other plans, he had to be wary of this. So after thinking for a moment, he decisively declined: "Sir, please invite me, and the officials should not refuse. However, you also know that everything is plagued by the local area and have few free time in the day. Now he has left many official duties to greet him. I am afraid I won't be able to take more time to listen to the teachings of my elders. Why not, I will come to ask for advice another day."

Li Ling narrowed his eyes and stared at him for a moment. He didn't point out why he had time to hold a banquet to wash himself, but he didn't have time to talk to him in detail in the Enjoy Spring Garden. He just smiled faintly: "Since that's the case, then according to what you said. However, when the governor really comes to see me, please bring the various measures of the government since the disaster last year and the detailed letters of the people of the prefectures in Huguang. I have to carefully investigate this matter so that I can explain it to the court."

"It's... the officials have recorded it." Looking back at Li Ling, Jiang Guixun agreed calmly, and then watched him get on the bus again. Under the guidance of Wuchang officials, the entire team slowly moved again and walked along the wide street towards the Enjoy Spring Garden, which is the best scenery in the city.

It was not until the entire imperial envoy team went far that Governor Jiang exhaled a breath: "Have you looked carefully? What is the overall strength of his guard?"

Yin Fei, the governor of Huguang who knew he was asking, hurried forward and walked forward and said, "The guards of these two thousand people are among the few elite soldiers. Most of the soldiers and horses in the three guards of Wuchang are incomparable. After rushing many roads under the scorching sun, they are still in a uniform and in an orderly manner, which is a clear proof."

Jiang Guixun's face turned even more muted when he heard this: "This is his confidence, and it is also the reason why he refused to accept my invitation. Humph, I always ask you to practice more troops on weekdays, but now I know what it is for?"

His reprimand made Yin Fei dare not say too much, so he could only bow his head and admit his mistake, and then hesitated: "What did you make before your arrangement?"

"As long as you plan, do you think we still have a way out?" He said to Yin Fei, but his eyes fell more on other officials, which made these people change their color, but no one dared to stand up and express his objection.

After all, a few days ago, Jiang Guixun had already unified the thoughts of civil and military officials in Wuchang City through various means. Everyone knew that this time it was related to his own survival, so naturally he had to follow the governor to the end.

"Sir, when will you do it?" After a while of silence, someone asked in a low voice, and then everyone raised their ears nervously. Even though they had made a choice, at this last moment, everyone still felt a sense of silence in their hearts.

"It's not too late, it's tonight." Governor Jiang said without any hesitation, then turned his head and said to Feng Hui, the deputy next to him: "You go to the Hu family now and tell them to act tonight, and try to hit it with one blow. This is the only way for them to save themselves. Also, let them cooperate with them. Only by combining our strength can we get rid of Li Ling once and for all and take down Wuchang."

"Yes!" Feng Hui's expression changed for a moment, but he still took his life decisively, then turned around and hurried towards the Hu Mansion.

As for the other officials and others, some went out of the city to contact the troops of the battalions outside the city, and some returned to their respective yamen to prepare for the next incident. Governor Jiang himself brought the remaining people back to the Governor's office. In the next incident tonight, he would be in the middle to command everything, and he must be orderly in chaos. Without disturbing the situation in the city, he will get rid of Li Ling, a thorn in his side and achieve his ultimate goal!

When Jiang Guixun returned to the yamen and began to urgently mobilize personnel to arrange a plan tonight, Li Ling also entered the Enjoy Spring Garden with the prosperous flowers and trees and the chirping of insects.

The environment here is indeed much better than elsewhere in the city. Surrounded by many large and small plants and under the shade of large and large trees that are five or six meters tall and densely foliage-like, the whole garden is not as hot as other places. Instead, it is quite shady and the fragrance of flowers is coming.

After the official briefly introduced the situation here, Li Ling sent the person away on the excuse of being tired.

After he left, his subordinates gathered the servants in charge of serving in the garden elsewhere. Only then did Li Ling look at the people in front of him with great energy—Li Moyun, Yang Zhen and other close guards. The imperial guards who had met with him halfway, plus Shao Qiuxi, who had a martial arts skills above everyone else: "Everyone, when you met with Governor Jiang just now, you should have noticed a different hostility, right? Obviously, the worst situation has happened. Knowing that all kinds of conspiracies have been exposed, Jiang Guixun no longer intends to endure it until I am guilty of it.

"So if I expected it well, today or two or three days later, he would attack us. Of course, this is what I hope he will do, otherwise if I really acted through the rules in the officialdom, with his identity and qualifications in the court, I would still have to deal with it. It would be better to fight directly with it directly.

"Just this happens, our own safety will be even less secure. I'm afraid someone will attack this place. Everyone, do you have the confidence to guard this garden and delay some time for our plan?"

"Don't worry, sir, we have made full preparations. As long as they dare to come, they can make no return!"

"Not to mention that there is such a garden to guard, even if there is no danger, we will be able to protect our own good things!"

Several imperial guards generals expressed their opinions that they were eager to try. They were eating, drinking and socializing along the way, and they had long wanted to perform well in front of adults and made contributions.

"Okay, then please let me know!"

After noon, with a rare gust of wind rising, the hot sun was covered by a cloud of clouds.
Chapter completed!