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

Could it be that they were counting on the garrison camp outside Yangzhou City, which had been used by everyone as a place to raise horses?

Seeing that everyone was silent,

Li Kui also knew the current situation in Yangzhou, and he just said some polite words.

Then he said,

"However, Censor Lin is still in the hands of the thieves, and I am afraid to act rashly!"

As he spoke, he shook his head with pretended regret.

The Yangzhou Tongpan secretly rolled his eyes.

But he still smiled and clasped his fists in greeting.

"Your Excellency's compassion for your subordinates is something I deeply admire!"

Turning to face the crowd,

"Your Excellency is right. We must find a way to achieve the best of both worlds. It would be best to rescue Lord Lin without resorting to violence!"

Everyone nodded in agreement.

Li Kui also nodded slightly.

Then, the Yangzhou Tongpan looked at Li Kui and clasped his fists.

"Sir, I apologize for my intrusion. Please forgive me!"

Li Kui waved his hand.

"Hey, tonight's dinner is to discuss how to rescue Censor Lin. Everyone should speak freely. Why blame others?"

Then he looked at the officials and gentry present and said,

"After much investigation, I have discovered that although Qingfeng Village has captured Censor Lin, they first captured the daughter of Censor Lin's family!"

"Eminent Censor Lin brought 100,000 taels of silver, but the other side refused to give in. Instead, they said they wanted to keep that young lady in Qingfeng Village as their leader's wife! How despicable!"

After a pause, Li Kui glanced at everyone, picked up his wine glass and took a sip, praising,

"Good wine, good wine!"

Li Kui said this,

Many people who have understood the profound meaning of this have all had their eyes brightened.

I started to think about how powerful it would be.

People have always hated and feared the herd mentality.

But the swarms always come and go without a trace, so even if they wanted to talk to someone, they couldn't find anyone.

Although we know that the other party's lair is in Datong Mountain, who among us is not a high-ranking official with a rich family, so who would dare to take the risk?

Furthermore, the people in Qingfeng Village are a group of people who can't survive.

They were also worried that they might encounter some bandits whom they had inadvertently bullied before.

However, the words of the Yangzhou prefect gave everyone a new direction!

The Yangzhou Tongpan suddenly clapped his hands, gave Li Kui a thumbs up, and praised him.

"Wonderful! Wonderful!"

Immediately facing a group of people pretending to be confused, he explained,

"Those people who follow their own will and act recklessly are nothing but a bunch of people with no worries!"

Everyone nodded.

The Yangzhou Tongpan continued,

"And I would like to speculate that Censor Lin led his troops to attack Datong Mountain this time because he was outraged by the fact that his beloved daughter was detained by the bandits!"

"As a result, they were swarmed and taken away again, resulting in a situation where everyone is stuck in a dilemma!"

"Oh! That's so true!"

"That's right! This Censor Lin is really something. Isn't it just a daughter? Is she more important than the lives and property of all his colleagues in Yangzhou?"

"Imperial Censor Lin is really taking it too far this time!"

"..."

The Yangzhou Tongpan nodded, then looked at Li Kui, who was still sitting in the first seat with confidence, and bowed.

"The prefect's strategy is like a gentle spring breeze, turning a swarm of bees, a block of steel, into something soft and pliable!"

Then he looked at the salt merchants and said,

"Everyone, I'm sure you all know the harm of a herd of bees."

"Not only has it caused panic among the people, but it has also taken control of the canal. If we hadn't helped to cover it up, it would have been wiped out by the imperial army long ago!"

"If we can use a gentle approach to persuade them to listen to our advice, wouldn't your travels between rivers and streams be much smoother in the future?"

After the words fell, Li Kui, who had remained silent and only nodded slightly,

He also looked up at the group of salt merchants.

Said to the old man who stood up earlier,

"President Wan, you are the president of the Yangzhou Chamber of Commerce, what do you think?"

At this moment, the old man known as President Wan,

How could I not understand these officials?

The purpose of singing such a big drama.