Chapter 1980: It is inevitable to add fuel to the fire
Chapter 1980: It is inevitable to add fuel to the fire
Su Zhenhai looked at Liu Balang's drunken appearance and knew that it was useless to say more.
He ordered his servants, "Take him away and don't let him embarrass himself here."
"How dare you touch me!" Liu Balang struggled, "Su Zhenhai, who do you think you are? How dare you be so rude to me? You don't want to stay in Rongzhou anymore!"
Su Zhenhai's eyes turned cold as he stared at Liu Balang.
After all, Su Zhenhai had been to the battlefield and seen blood. Normally, he would not argue with Liu Balang and had to endure it all the time. But at this moment, murderous intent burst out from his body, and Liu Balang was also shocked.
"Liu Balang," Su Zhenhai stepped forward, "take your people and get out of here right now. If you make trouble again, don't blame me for being rude."
This one sentence aroused Liu Balang's anger again.
In the backyard.
The secret guard knelt on one knee and said, "Your Highness, Princess, Liu Balang has brought people to block the gate of the Su Mansion and is shouting at the Su City Envoy, asking him to tell you what he did today and who he met."
Huo Changhe slammed his hand on the table, causing the rosewood surface to tinkle and clang. "He's a rebel! How dare he barge into the Su residence and act like a tyrant? Do you really think he's the ruler of Rongzhou?"
Anger was boiling in his eyes, and he couldn't hide his rage.
Yan Ruyu sat aside, a cold smile on her lips: "Your Highness, please be patient. Now that he's here, I'd be remiss if I didn't teach him a lesson."
She raised her eyes to look at the secret guard, "What did Liu Balang say specifically?"
"My princess, he asked what Envoy Su had done behind his back, and he also said he wanted to burn down the gates of the Su Mansion."
"Oh," Yan Ruyu laughed briefly, "Your Highness, the Sucheng Envoy has been forbearing all this time simply for the sake of food. If we give in now, we will appear too weak.
If Liu Balang dares to cause trouble, he will have to bear the consequences. Anyway, sooner or later, the situation in Rongzhou City will change."
Huo Changhe took a deep breath, suppressed his anger, and said in a deep voice: "You are right. Tell Su Zhenhai not to endure it anymore and do what he has to do!"
The secret guard received the order and was about to leave when Yan Ruyu said, "Wait a minute."
She took a pen and paper and gestured to Huo Changhe. Huo Changhe nodded, came over, quickly wrote a few words, folded it, and handed it to the secret guard.
"Hand it over to Lord Su."
In front of the mansion gate, Liu Balang stood with his hands on his hips, spit flying everywhere: "Su Zhenhai! Are you going to tell me or not? If you don't, I'll tear down this broken mansion gate of yours!"
Several of his men behind him also started to jeer: "Hurry up and speak!"
Su Zhenhai stood inside the door, his face ashen.
He has held the official seal for many years, and no one has ever dared to shout like this in front of the government gate.
Su Zhenhai gritted his teeth. He didn't want to think about anything today. The prince was still in the mansion, and he was not sure about Huo Changhe's intention in coming to Rongzhou. Although he was not the one who withheld the military rations, it was his military camp after all, so he was derelict in his duty.
I was wrong in the first place. If I now make the prince unhappy, then...
But I don’t know what’s wrong with Liu Balang tonight, he’s so noisy.
If we don't take action and let the prince know, he might think that he is even more incompetent and can't even deal with a merchant.
Just as he was hesitating, the secret guard quietly appeared behind the door and handed him a note: "Sir."
Su Zhenhai hurriedly unfolded the note, which contained only eight words: "I can no longer bear it. I don't need to endure it anymore."
The handwriting is vigorous and powerful, exactly the work of Huo Changhe.
He felt relieved and a sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth.
With the prince's words, what else does he have to worry about?
"Liu Balang!" Su Zhenhai said in a deep voice.
Su Zhenhai stared at Liu Balang with sharp eyes.
Liu Balang became even more arrogant: "Su Zhenhai! What do you want me to do? Answer my question quickly."
Several of his men also shouted: "Yes, tell me!"
"Hurry and answer our master's questions!"
"How dare you!" Su Zhenhai shouted, and without waiting for Liu Balang to react, he raised his hand and gave him a loud slap in the face.
With a "bang", Liu Balang was hit and staggered back two steps, covering his face and standing there in a daze.
He looked at Su Zhenhai in disbelief: "Su Zhenhai, are you fucking crazy? How dare you hit me?"
"You are the crazy one!" Su Zhenhai drew out the sword from his waist.
The scabbard fell to the ground with a crisp clang, and the gleaming blade pointed directly at Liu Balang: "A commoner, yet you dare to speak obscenely to a fourth-rank official of our dynasty and openly challenge an official appointed by the court. Do you know that this is a capital crime?"
Liu Balang squinted his eyes due to the glare of the knife, then shouted fiercely but weakly, "You dare to kill me?
I tell you, my Liu family has received the emperor's grace and saved the late emperor! My Liu family has a golden medal of immunity from death! If you touch a finger on me, the court will never let you go! "
Su Zhenhai sneered: "Let's talk about it after today! I will let people see if I dare to do it."
He turned to the guards inside the palace and ordered, "Come here! Take down these troublemakers and beat them up!"
The guards had been unable to contain themselves and rushed forward immediately after hearing the order.
Seeing this, the strong men brought by Liu Balang were so scared that they wanted to run away, but were grabbed by the guards.
"You dare to hit me? I'm going to sue you!" Liu Balang struggled and roared.
"Sue?" Su Zhenhai sneered, "You broke into the government office, shouted loudly, and attempted to assault an official. If you don't sue, I will!"
The guards attacked without mercy, and Liu Balang and his men were soon beaten to the point of crying for their parents.
At the corner of the road.
Through the gap in the sedan chair curtain, Liu Jiulang lifted the fan in his hand lightly and stared at the door of Su Mansion.
With a dull thud, Liu Balang was kicked to the ground by the servant, with blood coming out of his forehead.
Liu Jiulang suddenly smiled, and the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes were filled with coldness.
"Hit well, hit as hard as possible."
He leaned closer to the curtain of the sedan chair, watching Liu Balang jumping up and down and cursing in the street, his eyes gleaming with brilliance, "The more this feud becomes, the harder it will be for the Su and Liu families to resolve it, and the more interesting it will be."
After looking for a while, Liu Jiulang withdrew his gaze and lowered the curtain of the sedan chair.
"Go home."
As the sedan chair turned the corner, a dark figure leaped down from an old locust tree. The secret guard watched his sedan chair leave and turned to the backyard of the Su Mansion.
The secret guard knelt on one knee and spoke very quickly: "Your Highness, Princess, Liu Jiulang had been stalking the street corner. When he saw Liu Balang being beaten, he didn't get angry, but laughed. He has now returned home in a sedan chair."
Huo Changhe raised his eyebrows slightly: "Yu'er is smart, you win again."
Yan Ruyu smiled lightly: "This is not difficult to guess. Liu Balang has always been reckless, but he is not a fool. His daring to break into the Su Mansion this time must be related to Liu Jiulang."
"That makes sense." Huo Changhe nodded. "Liu Jiulang is very ambitious and has always wanted to replace Liu Balang. This time, he used the Su Mansion to teach Liu Balang a lesson. This not only eliminated the thorn in his side, but also helped him distance himself from the matter. It was a good plan."
Yan Ruyu chuckled: "So, we have to order something to make this show more lively."
Huo Changhe's lips curled up meaningfully: "Let's see what Liu Jiulang will do next. Keep an eye on the Liu family and report any movement immediately."
"Yes." The secret guard accepted the order and disappeared into the night in a flash.
met free