Flourishing of the Ming Dynasty Novel - Chapter 107

Chapter 107 Strong Dragon and Earth Snake
The people of Gushan Town were shocked when they saw a scene they had not seen in decades. However, as long as they looked at the murderous looks of these sturdy men wielding knives and guns, they would be relieved. After all, Young Master Guo only had five people. If he really did make a move, the few of them wouldn’t be enough to fill the gaps between the teeth of these twenty plus people.

However, Li Xian was not complacent because of this. On the contrary, they looked very ashamed. They came to Lu Zhen and knelt down on one knee to apologize, “We came late and humiliated County Magistrate Lu. I hope County Magistrate Lu punishes us!”

When Lu Zhen saw this, he only smiled and stepped forward to help Li Xian and the others up. “It’s not your fault this time. I was the one who wanted to wander around alone. I didn’t expect to encounter such a thing. Furthermore, you guys came at the right time. I should thank you all.”

“Thank you, Lord Lu!” The soldiers said sincerely. Afterwards, another person looked at the dust that Guo Que and the others had left with before them and said hatefully, “These fellows actually dare to be so presumptuous. As long as you give us a command, we will bring them back to you!”

As soon as these words were spoken, the others also showed signs of eagerness to try. These eight hilly soldiers were never afraid of anything. If anyone dared to provoke them, they would win back this face no matter what.

Lu Zhen waved his hand in response, “Forget it, it’s just a small friction. They didn’t do anything to me. We’re guests from afar, so don’t force yourself to suppress this local snake.” After experiencing a series of changes in the grasslands and Guang Ling, Lu Zhen had become much calmer and more introverted than his peers, and some things could be seen through.

Since County Magistrate Lu had said so, these soldiers could no longer insist. They could only clasped their fists and glared angrily at the surrounding civilians who were watching from the sidelines. Only then did they escort Lu Zhen back to the inn.

The two women were frightened by this. Although they didn’t suffer much, they were also tired. They went back to their rooms to rest first. Lu Zhen asked Lin Lie to watch from outside the door, thinking that he would take care of him. On the other hand, he and a group of soldiers ordered some food and wine in the hall downstairs of the inn.

Halfway through the meal, Li Xian came over and said, “My lord, that dandy left with a rather bad expression. We have to be careful that they will cause trouble in the future.” As a scout, he had always been cautious and accurate, and was the most sober of them all.

Lu Zhen was holding a pancake in his hand and eating it with a famous knife. Hearing this, his brows furrowed. “This seems impossible. I’ve already revealed my identity as an official. Does he really have the guts to cause trouble again? Is this place still under the Great Meiji?”

“Your Excellency does not know, our position is already at the border between the two provinces, the two governments sometimes will not come to control, resulting in local tyrants rampant tyranny. The little one had just asked the waiter of the inn. The Guo Clan had been rampant in Gushan Town for decades, and they had done a lot of killing, but they were still living a good life. “Li Xian, however, said with a serious expression.

Lu Zhen didn’t expect this person to be so thoughtful. In a short while, he touched the other party’s background, causing Lu Zhen to be greatly surprised. At the same time, he also unconsciously glanced at Li Xiangao. If he had such a person by his side, perhaps many things would be easier to accomplish in the future. However, this was not the time to talk about it. He immediately turned his face around and said, “Is this Guo Clan really lawless to such an extent?”

“There are always strong people in the Land of Yan Zhao.”

Hearing this, Lu Zhen unconsciously remembered a joke he had seen on the Internet before-it was said that in some places with strong folk customs in the north, there would always be a line of words on the main road, called “It’s illegal to rob a police car”. At that time, he only thought that it was a joke that someone had come up with. Now, at least in the current Great Ming Dynasty, there were quite a few such fierce fellows.

After he had clearly revealed his official identity, Guo Que still wanted Cuimei, so he didn’t hesitate to attack him. Right now, it seemed that the other party might continue to use force, as if a single word of lawlessness was not enough to describe their recklessness!

After a bitter laugh, Lu Zhen said, “If we had known this, we would have left this place before.” But now that it was completely dark, he could only stay here for a night. Just in case, we have to trouble our brothers, let them split up into two shifts to guard. After dawn, we will leave this place immediately. As long as we enter the territory of Northern Zhili, they will not dare to do anything else. ”

“Actually, if we had detained that playboy just now, there would have been less trouble.” Li Xian sighed regretfully.

Lu Zhen nodded and blamed himself, “It’s because I didn’t think things through …” At that time, he only thought about how a strong dragon wouldn’t suppress an earth-shattering snake. He thought that one more thing was better than one less thing, but he simply thought about it.

Seeing that Lu Zhen was self-criticizing, Li Xian didn’t want to say anything else, so he went to find his companions after dinner and arranged for a vigil.

When Lu Zhen returned to his room to rest, the ten soldiers had already occupied several important spots in the inn, keeping the small inn airtight.

All of this was not superfluous, because at a corner of the street not far from here, there was a pair of eyes observing the movements of the inn. Only when they discovered that they had arranged this did they retreat somewhat resentfully, leaving Gushan Town and heading towards the southeast.

Half an hour later, the man arrived in front of a large manor with an outer wall that was more than 20 feet tall. Soon, he flashed through the side door.

At this moment, in the front hall of the manor, a middle-aged man with a rather elegant appearance was reading a book in a seemingly leisurely manner. Seeing that the person had arrived, he did not raise his head. He only looked at it slowly for a while before asking, “How is it?”

“Those fellows are very alert. There are actually people guarding the surroundings. If they want to send people to sneak attack in the dark, I’m afraid they won’t be able to do so.” The man hurriedly reported.

“I knew it. Those fellows are obviously from the government, and they might even be officers and soldiers. Twenty people are not a small number. We can’t eat them here.”

“Then what the Villa Master means is … let’s just forget it?”

This seated man was Guo Jiazhuang’s Villa Master, Guo Que’s father, Guo Rong. When he mentioned this, he felt a headache. When his son came back, he had lost his temper and said that he had never lost face like today. He wanted to avenge him.

The Old Guo Clan really covered the sky here in Gushan Town. Even the heavens didn’t like them, so they only allowed their bloodline to be passed down. Although his Manor Master Guo had quite a few women, his son only had one. That was why Young Master Guo had been indulged since he was young. He had to rely on him for everything. He wanted the stars not to give the moon, which was why he had developed such a tyrannical character.

Although Guo Que had offended the people in the government, Guo Rong did not plan to punish his son. Instead, he wanted to vent his anger on him. But now, after hearing the news from his ears and eyes, he did not feel any hesitation. The other party was also stubborn.

At this moment, Guo Que barged in again, “Daddy, don’t say anything. Don’t take revenge for me. These guys drove me away in front of so many townspeople. I really can’t swallow this! Also, I’m going to settle those two little ladies. I don’t believe that we can’t deal with a small grade seven county magistrate like him!”

“Shut up! Look what you’ve done all day!” Guo Rong was already feeling a headache. He was enraged by his son’s disturbance and said, “I told you to go to the county school and study well. In the future, you will have a good background. But what about you? You know what you did? You caused trouble for me, but now you actually dare to fight with the officials of the Imperial Court. You are becoming more and more speechless!”

Seeing his father get angry, Guo Que felt guilty. But very quickly, he said, “Daddy, as long as you can help me snatch those two ladies here, I will listen to you in the future. I will do whatever you want. If you let me go to the county to study, I will go …”

“Do you really mean it?” Guo Rong looked at his son strangely.

“Of course!”

“What do you think?” Guo Rong glances at the confidant in front of her.

The man stole a glance at Young Master Guo and knew that he was determined, so he weighed it and said, “It should be very difficult to get rid of them in this town now. Moreover, they are officials after all, and there are more than twenty people. It’s easy to spread the news. This is not good for us.”

“Guo Wei, don’t keep increasing the ambition of others and destroy our own prestige!” When Guo Que heard what he said, he immediately became anxious and shouted loudly.

However, Guo Wei was not in a hurry and continued, “However, this time, the beams have already been formed. I also feel that I shouldn’t let them leave safely like this.” Firstly, our Zhuangzi’s prestige in the town will be greatly reduced. I’m afraid that some people will follow suit in the future. Secondly, if that county magistrate is violently offended by us, perhaps he will hold a grudge in his heart. In the end, it will be a future problem. “If he goes to any of the yamen in front and accuses us, it won’t be easy for us to deal with him.”

Hearing his sudden change in tone, Guo Que’s expression finally turned a little better. “You’re right, we can’t let this matter go like this!”

“So what do you think?” Guo Rong narrowed his eyes and asked.

“This county magistrate must not be left behind. However, he cannot be in the town, nor can he be attacked by our people.” As Guo Wei spoke, he lowered his voice and said, “Crouching Tiger Village!”

After pondering for a moment, Guo Rong nodded and said, “Let’s do this! Just go to their stronghold and tell Liu Hei Hu that as long as you help our manor get rid of them, I will give him 30% more of the usual practice this year. Moreover, I will also help him get the horses he wants. He will take all the wealth of those people.”

“Yes.” Guo Wei hurriedly cupped his fists and agreed. He turned around to leave. The Crouching Tiger Village was quite a distance away from the manor. He had to get them to move before dawn.

At this time, Guo Que added, “Remember, those two little ladies are mine. Don’t let them snatch them away …”