Chapter 54: Weird Tavern
"I've always suspected that Xiao Leng had an informant in the court, but I didn't expect it to be Lord Zhang from the Ministry of Personnel." Wenxuan said with lingering fear as he thought of what Xiao Han had just said.
Mr. Zhang is a veteran of three dynasties. He keeps a low profile and does his job honestly. Unexpectedly, he is Xiao Leng's spy.
"As a veteran of three dynasties, this kind of person has feelings for Daqian, but he should not be so stubborn as to be able to do this." Liu Hu was also puzzled and didn't understand why Lord Zhang wanted to join Xiao Leng.
Looking at the corpses all over the ground, Liu Hu sighed helplessly. The ground was full of corpses of Xiao Han's assassins, while the Qingyi Guards were unharmed.
What on earth has Xiao Han cultivated through all these years of hard work? He is so vulnerable.
Seeing that Liu Hu was in a low mood, Wen Xuan whispered, "Boss, those who are capable and have ideas have basically joined us. Those who can be brainwashed by Xiao Han are die-hards. It is not a pity for them to die."
"I don't feel sorry for these people, but I don't understand. Xiao Han has nothing good except that he was born well, but there are still people who turn to him. Is background really that important?" Liu Hu didn't understand this approach.
Wenxuan disagreed. Apart from Liu Hu, who in the world would not care about one's background? If one wanted to be an official in the Daqian Empire, one had to be recommended by someone. Once competition was involved, how could it be fair?
Most people do things for money. As long as the money is in place, even if they are fools, there will be a lot of people recommending them. In such an era, children born in wealthy families naturally have more opportunities than children from poor families.
After all, children from poor families have no chance!
If he had not met Liu Hu, Asi might still be selling pork in the village, Luo Fanchen would be tortured in prison, and he would be teaching in the village.
Not wanting Liu Hu to be too depressed, Wen Xuan changed the subject and said, "Boss, Lord Zhang is such a hidden person."
Luo Fanchen thought for a moment and said in silence, "I investigated him before and didn't find anything suspicious. He doesn't even go out on weekdays and doesn't form gangs. He looks very honest. His only hobby is to go to the nearby tavern and drink two taels of wine."
There must be something wrong when things go against the grain. Instead of letting the servants do such a small task as fetching wine, he actually went there himself. This is definitely not normal.
"Which tavern? Do you remember?" Liu Hu asked after listening.
Luo Fanchen nodded and pointed to the east, saying, "It's a small pub near his home. Business is not bad, and all the customers are regulars."
"Let the Blue Guards surround the tavern, we will be there soon." Liu Hu looked at the street coldly, his thoughts drifting outside.
Ah Si drove the carriage and scratched his bald head, saying, "Boss, aren't we going to Lord Zhang's house?"
"Let's go to the tavern first." Liu Hu concluded that the tavern must be a place secretly set up by Xiao Leng to collect intelligence, so he made a prompt decision.
A Si has always been obedient. After listening to Liu Hu's words, he pulled the reins and drove the carriage straight to the tavern.
When Liu Hu and his companions arrived at the tavern, they saw that the outside was already filled with blue-clothed guards. Each of them had a solemn expression and a scimitar on their waist, which was unsheathed and looked cold in the moonlight.
Anyone who gets there will feel that it is several degrees colder than other places.
"Boss, Luo Ge, I brought my men here after receiving the order. Now they are surrounded and no one has come out." The Green Guards saw Liu Hu's carriage and hurried over to report.
Liu Hu looked at the pitch-black tavern and concluded that something strange was going on here.
"Boss, this is a shady shop." Asi guessed as he looked at the pitch-black pub.
"It's indeed quite dark." Luo Fanchen laughed. Everyone was looking at the tavern nervously, but they didn't expect that A Si was not nervous at all.
And just because they didn't turn on the lights, they said it was a black shop.
Unlike the imperial palace, no one knows how many traps this tavern has, how many people are inside, or what realm they are in. If we attack by force, we will suffer heavy losses.
Knowing yourself and your enemy, you can fight a hundred battles without danger. The most fearful thing is fighting without knowing anything.
Wen Xuan was good at guessing people's minds. He knew what Liu Hu was thinking as soon as he saw Liu Hu's expression, and offered a plan: "Boss, use fire attack."
Liu Hu nodded and ordered: "Go collect some flammable things, set the store on fire, and force them out."
"Archers, get ready. Everyone come out and shoot them. Don't give them any room to breathe."
At the command, more than 5,000 people and the Blue Guards moved at the same time. Deafening noises came from both sides. Some curious people were peeking through the window paper and observing the situation outside.
At this point, Wenxuan stood up and shouted to the surroundings: "There are traitors to the empire inside, colluding with foreign races. The Grand Master is currently eliminating the foreign enemies. Please do not come out to avoid accidental injuries."
This shout made everyone feel much more at ease, because it turned out that the Grand Tutor was suppressing the traitors.
After a while, someone shouted: Grand Master, please be careful and don't be hurt by these villains.
Once someone took the lead, others immediately followed suit. Voices expressing concern for Liu Hu rose and fell, making the scene very lively.
"Master, be careful."
"Thank you for your hard work, Grand Master. You've been so worried about me."
"Master, I heard that you haven't married yet, do you think I can do it?"
It was the whole night, and at any other time, no one would dare to shout like that, but now there were too many people shouting, and some words that they would not dare to shout on normal days came out of their mouths.
Seeing the uncontrollable scene in front of him, Wenxuan stepped forward and continued: "Everyone, please keep silent. The traitor is cunning. If you make too much noise, he will take advantage of you. After he escapes, he may hurt the people."
This sentence is much more useful than the previous one. Who doesn't think about himself? If the traitor really takes advantage of the chaos and escapes, won't he be the one who gets hurt?
For a moment, there was complete silence, and the scene was eerily quiet.
Liu Hu looked at Wenxuan with satisfaction. It was indeed much easier to have Wenxuan by his side. He first told everyone that he was in charge and asked them not to be afraid, thus reassuring the people. He also told everyone that he was the one who suppressed the rebellion, thus helping him establish a positive image and killing two birds with one stone.
Then, he threatened everyone that if they spoke and let the traitor escape, then if the traitor hurt people, they could not blame anyone else but themselves for talking nonsense. For the sake of their lives, they did not dare to continue speaking.
"You are really good at guessing people's minds. Tell me, can you guess my thoughts?"
Wen Xuan was shocked when he heard this, thinking that Liu Hu was afraid of him, so he knelt on the ground and said, "I am loyal to you, as the sun and the moon can attest. If I betray you, I will be punished by heaven and earth."
How many emperors ordered the execution of their ministers just because they were too smart? Serving the emperor is like serving a tiger. Besides, Liu Hu was so suspicious, how could he not be afraid?
