The big bandit in the Red Mansion robbed Lin Daiyu at the beginning

Slightly raise your head, slowly put your hands behind your back, straighten your chest and look forward.

Without even looking at the two guards.

"Go and invite your village chief here. I have something to say."

A guard stared at Lin Ruhai and said,

"Our Peak Master is busy right now. He may meet with you when he's done."

"However, before the Peak Master gives the order, please do not leave this room, Master Lin, to avoid any misunderstanding."

"Oh? You know me?"

Lin Ruhai frowned.

The guard continued to stare at Lin Ruhai, but did not answer.

Lin Ruhai lowered his eyes and thought for a moment, then turned to look at the guard and said,

"Go and tell that Peak Master of yours that I want to see my daughter!"

The guard said seriously,

"Once the Peak Master is done with his work, we will report according to the procedures. Lord Lin, please return to your room first!"

Lin Ruhai was also slightly surprised at Qingfeng Village. Just two guards could answer so appropriately.

After thinking about it, he turned and went into the room and closed the door.

After the two guards closed the door,

The steel knife was sheathed, and the guard who had spoken earlier winked at the other man.

The man opposite nodded slightly, turned and walked out.

……

In Yangzhou city, in the prefectural government office.

In the main hall, Li Kui, the governor of Yangzhou,

He sat there like a fool, with his mouth open and his eyes motionless, like a sculpture.

The master who had just finished reporting the matter leaned over and asked with concern,

"Your Excellency, Your Excellency, are you okay?"

After hearing what his master said, Li Kui came back to his senses.

He shuddered subconsciously and looked at his master with anxious eyes.

"Master Qian, what did you say?"

"Our nearly one thousand officers and soldiers were all captured in one fell swoop?"

Master Qian looked helpless and nodded solemnly.

"Yes, sir, according to those who escaped, in less than an incense stick of time, more than a thousand people were wiped out!"

Master Qian continued,

"Master, this swarm of people are not just ordinary bandits. They are fierce bandits who will kill anyone even if they don't offend them!"

"You, please be more careful!"

"and……"

Li Kui's whole body went limp and he collapsed directly onto the back of the chair.

When Master Qian saw this, he exclaimed,

"My Lord, are you all right?"

After a while, Li Kui came back to his senses and wiped the cold sweat from his forehead with his sleeve.

I asked anxiously,

"And what?"

Master Qian looked at Li Kui with some concern, and said with three parts of embarrassment and seven parts of worry,

"Besides, Qingfeng Village has never been one to suffer losses, and they have already made their promise."

As he said this, he took out a letter from his sleeve and placed it in front of Li Kui.

"Those of us who were captured all rushed to ask us to pay money to redeem ourselves."

Li Kui hurriedly grabbed the letter and started to read it.

Master Qian continued,

"Each person must pay five taels of silver before we will release them. Otherwise..."

"Ugh!"

Master Qian sighed heavily.

"what?"

Li Kui's voice suddenly rose high, and the letter that was already unfolded in his hand fell to the ground.

"Five taels of silver? That's over a thousand people!"

"Five taels per person, a thousand people would be five thousand taels! Why doesn't he just rob them?"

Master Qian moved his mouth.

I really want to say that they are bandits. Isn’t this considered robbery?

But seeing Li Kui's red face and thick neck,

In the end, I didn't say it out loud, because I made him so angry that he became sick.

After a lot of cursing,

Li Kui shook his head slowly and mechanically for a long time before closing his eyes and sighing,

"Since I'm new to Yangzhou, I have to be careful of this swarm of people."

"I wonder how powerful a group of bandits can be? I don't take them seriously."

"But I never thought that this, this..."

Upon hearing this, Master Qian stood silently by and said nothing.

As early as the beginning of the military campaign, as a local and a criminal lawyer in the prefectural government, he knew the power of the "swarm of bees" in Qingfeng Village.

He also advised the prefect not to be scheming and still covet Lin Ruhai's tens of thousands of taels of silver.