At the beginning, I became a county magistrate with greed of 500 million. The empress asked me to be

One by one, the wealthy businessmen finally witnessed Xia Yun's ruthless methods with their own eyes.

They didn't even ask for permission from the imperial court, but directly judged the fate of a governor!

"Master Xia, we are guilty. Please show mercy and let us go!"

"Master Xia, I have an eighty-year-old mother and a three-year-old wife and child. Please have mercy!"

"..."

In just a few breaths, more than sixty wealthy businessmen all knelt on the ground, begging for mercy.

Hearing this, Xia Yun swept a cold gaze over the crowd, and a slight sneer appeared at the corner of his mouth.

"Although you are not the mastermind of today's incident, you are also involved in it. If I let you go, it would be partiality and perversion of the law. How can this be tolerated?"

Xia Yun neither agreed nor refused, but played word games with these guys.

After all, these wealthy businessmen are not completely stupid. How could they not understand Xia Yun’s meaning at this time?

"This is a small gift from me, to honor Lord Xia. Please accept it!"

"This is also a small token of my appreciation. Lord Wan Wangxia, please don't refuse!"

"..."

A group of wealthy businessmen searched their pockets and took out all the banknotes.

Each of them carried at least tens of thousands of taels of silver notes.

Seeing this, Xia Yun immediately gave Chen Bao a look.

Chen Bao immediately stepped forward and took all the banknotes from the wealthy businessmen.

After on-site statistics, the total amount of silver bills handed in by more than 60 wealthy businessmen was about 1.9 million taels!

"Very good, let's put today's matter behind us. I don't want it to happen again."

"In addition, before noon tomorrow, every household present here must hand in 100,000 dan of disaster relief grain. Can you do it?"

Xia Yun was very satisfied with the silver he received, a full 1.9 million taels. Whether used to buy grain and land or to improve people's livelihood, it could play a huge role.

"Please rest assured, Lord Xia, we will definitely be able to do it before noon tomorrow!"

"No problem, we will definitely deliver the food!"

"..."

Naturally, the wealthy businessmen at this time did not dare to shirk their responsibilities any longer. Faced with the target of handing over 100,000 dan of disaster relief grain, they quickly spoke up to make a guarantee.

I was afraid that if I made the guarantee too late, I would lose my head.

"very good."

Xia Yun nodded with satisfaction. With Su Chen's help, things were finally off to a good start.

……

Early morning, Dengzhou.

Xu Wan'er and her group rode fast horses and finally arrived in Dengzhou after great haste.

At the city gate, a tall and resolute figure had been waiting for a long time.

"Lord Xu, General Chong, General Zhao, I haven't seen you for a long time. I hope you are well."

When Xu Wan'er and others arrived at the city gate, a rather heroic laugh came from the mouth of a burly figure.

"General Jiang, it seems you are much faster than us."

Xu Wan'er and the others dismounted from their horses, and looking at the burly figure in front of them, smiles immediately appeared on their faces.

Because the burly figure was none other than Jiang Wenzhong.

"Haha, after receiving the order from the adults, I rushed here on horseback. Commander Qin and General Chen are waiting in the city now."

Jiang Wenzhong responded with a smile.

"Let's go in quickly. It's important to follow the adults' orders!"

Xu Wan'er nodded.

Soon, the group hurried into the city under the cover of night, and under the leadership of Jiang Wenzhong, they soon arrived at a house in the city.

As soon as they entered the door, Xu Wan'er and others saw Qin Tianye and Chen Jingzhong in the house.

"Commander Qin, General Chen."

After entering the door, Xu Wan'er bowed to Qin Tianye and Chen Jingzhong.

"Master Xu, did the master send you here?"

Qin Tianye and Chen Jingzhong both showed a hint of surprise on their faces?

"What, I shouldn't have come?"

Xu Wan'er smiled.

He knew that the two men had no ill intentions, and it was mainly because today's mission was too dangerous.

"Master Xu has misunderstood. I am just worried about your safety."

Chen Jingzhong quickly explained with a smile.

"Speaking of which, why is General Chen here?"

After a round of greetings, Xu Wan'er asked about the reason for Chen Jingzhong's appearance.

According to Xia Yun's plan, he did not intend to involve Governor Lei Zhenning.

"It's like this. The Governor has already guessed what you are going to do. To be on the safe side, he has sent me to assist you. Another 500 men have disguised themselves as bandits and are ready to support us at any time."

Chen Jingzhong explained again.

This time when he left the governor, he had already learned the mission of this trip.

There is only one, and that is to eliminate the Thirteenth Prince Xiao Zongnan!

Although this task sounds a bit exaggerated, it is something that really needs to be done.

"In that case, thank you very much, Governor."

Xu Wan'er nodded.

With Chen Jingzhong's assistance in this trip, the chances of assassinating Xiao Zongnan will undoubtedly increase a lot.

"Please listen carefully, everyone. Everything I say next is not from your own mouth, so please remember it in your heart."

"Currently, the troops commanded by Xiao Zongnan are stationed in the Yuanzhou area, with a force of approximately 350,000."

"Dengzhou is only thirty miles away from Yuanzhou. We can get there in half an hour at most by horseback."

"In order to ensure that the assassination is foolproof and to preserve our military strength, this assassination mission requires a feint to the east and an attack to the west."

"General Jiang Wenzhong led his troops and disguised them as Japanese pirates, wandering from Wangbei City to Yuanzhou to attract Xiao Zongnan's attention."

"Then send a team of soldiers into Yuanzhou City and report false news about the Japanese pirates. Given Xiao Zongnan's greedy and reckless character, he will definitely order the army to attack."

“When the city is empty of guards, General Qin, General Chong, and General Zhao, immediately lead all your troops into the city and chop off Xiao Zongnan’s head. This mission will be completed!”

Xu Wan'er spoke one after another, telling all of Xia Yun's plans in one breath.

Lei Zhenning had previously told Xia Yun in a letter about the location where Xiao Zongnan and his troops were stationed.

Xia Yun's judgment of Xiao Zongnan's current mentality is also based on the current situation of the anti-Japanese war in Zhejiang.

Zhao Gongming, the governor of Zhili, led an army of 200,000 into Zhejiang and directly defeated the Japanese pirate army.

There was applause from both inside and outside the government.

There is no doubt that this will directly stimulate Xiao Zongnan's heart. In order to quickly gain credit for himself, once he discovers the enemy, Xiao Zongnan will definitely lead his troops to attack!

"Sir Xu, I think it would be better if General Jiang Wenzhong led his troops to attract the defenders in Yuanzhou City, and then I would go to Yuanzhou City and inform Xiao Zongnan of the news."

"In this way, Xiao Zongnan will definitely be more convinced of the enemy's situation!"

"And once Xiao Zongnan orders the army to attack, I can also serve as an internal support in the city. When General Qin launches the attack, I will open the city gates to support the attack from both inside and outside."

At this time, Chen Jingzhong added.