vstars Chapter 536: The Sky Collapses for the Iron Hand Group
Chapter 536: The Sky Collapses for the Iron Hand Group
Torrential rain.
In Yangzhou City, Prince Ying’s Palace.
Dozens of figures holding umbrellas walked into Prince Ying's mansion. When the old gatekeeper saw the appearance of the person leading the group, he did not dare to neglect them and hurriedly led them into Yuan Qi's reception room.
Yuan Qi, who had already fallen asleep peacefully, was awakened by the servants. He put on his clothes, walked out of the room, and soon came to the reception room.
Led by Long Feng, the hall masters of the Iron Hand Group stood up and saluted Yuan Qi.
"metropolitan."
Yuan Qi waved his hand and motioned everyone to sit down.
As he walked towards his seat, he asked:
"Why are you so alarmed that you come looking for me in the middle of the night?"
Although the members of the Iron Hand Group always remained vigilant in the past, they would not gather together in the middle of the night to look for him as the leader.
Something big must have happened!
Long Feng smiled helplessly, stood up, clasped his hands, and said:
"Master, there is a letter from the capital saying that Li Cunxi, the governor of Henan and Duke of Qin, is on his way to Yangzhou with his team."
"The people accompanying him are Henan Prefecture Shao Yin Wu Yanhao, Counselor Lu Dayou, Qianniu Guard General Hu Jinghui, Inspector Qianniu Guard General Li Yuanfang, Inner Guard Office Cabinet Leaders Mo Ling and Yingzi, Works Assistant Minister Feng Keyan, and Water Ministry Doctor Li Han."
"A group of nine people set out from Luozhou. Their route is unknown, but their destination is Yangzhou."
The sky is falling!
Before Yuan Qi's butt even touched the chair, he immediately collapsed down, shaking all over and with a wandering look in his eyes.
Li Cunxi!
Hu Jinghui!
Li Yuanfang!
Yuan Qi’s thoughts returned to the Tangzhou Plain of that year.
There are eleven masters of the Iron Hand Group, led by Yuan Qi himself, accompanied by seven hall masters and three tiger generals: Hu Yun, Bao Chong, and Yun Gu.
It would be difficult for any force in the world to come up with such a lineup.
No matter who they have to face, Yuan Qi is confident that he can kill them without a burial place!
It was not until the plains of Tangzhou that Yuan Qi met his lifelong enemy, Li Cunxi, the heir of the Li clan.
Li Cunxi, who was just a Shao Yin of Henan Prefecture back then, was actually protected by two top masters, Hu Jinghui and Li Yuanfang.
In that battle, Li Yuanfang and Hu Jinghui teamed up to beat him like a spinning top!
What a humiliation this is!
The ten great masters he brought with him were also badly beaten. The thousand armored cavalrymen of Qianniu Guard, led by the military leader, completely crushed them.
Qianniu Guards beat them!
The internal guards will also beat them!
Their Iron Hand Group was beaten so badly!
"My opponent has arrived."
Yuan Qi wiped the sweat from his forehead, refused Long Feng's help, climbed up and sat on the chair.
"Hu Jinghui and Li Yuanfang are both fierce generals. If I hadn't been careful, the two of them would have almost killed me on the Tangzhou Plain."
"Li Cunxi is the most talented young man in our Great Zhou. He was named Duke of Qin by His Majesty. He is also the governor of Henan Prefecture, the Grand Master of the Imperial Palace, and the co-minister of Fengtai Luan Ge. As the prime minister, he lives in the Political Affairs Hall and ranks first among all officials."
"No matter what, it will be difficult for us to deal with these three people."
"What's more, Li Cunxi has two great talents by his side, one is Henan Prefecture Shao Yin Wu Yanhao, and the other is Jianyi Doctor Lu Dayou."
"Although these two are not as famous as Li Cunxi, they are indispensable assistants to Li Cunxi. After the Xue Mansion tragedy, these two followed Li Cunxi to travel around the country and made great contributions."
"The two from the Inner Guards are also like this. They can be called masters of their generation."
As for the Assistant Minister of Works Feng Keyan and the Doctor of Water Resources Li Han.
If these two officials had not followed Li Cunxi to Yangzhou, Yuan Qi would not even have looked at them twice.
If such officials dared to come to Yangzhou alone to investigate the case, they would surely die due to corruption and bribery, and the cause of death would definitely be suicide by hanging.
Yuan Qi was not afraid of the consequences. As long as no senior officials from the Council of State Affairs were sent to Yangzhou, he would not worry.
Yuan Qi raised his head and saw clearly that the expressions of the twenty-one hall masters were grim, and he didn't know what they were thinking.
"Everyone, what's going on?"
Long Feng's expression was a little unnatural. "Yuan Qi, you have already given the reason yourself, so why do you blame us for being scared?"
Before Li Cunxi came to Yangzhou, the Iron Hand Group had a rule that Li Cunxi should never be assassinated.
Now that Li Cunxi is coming to Yangzhou to fight against them, what should they do?
Do you really want to risk the whole world's condemnation and cause trouble for Li Cunxi?
"metropolitan."
Long Feng's face looked unhappy. He stood up, clasped his fists, and then turned to the hall masters.
"Brothers, we tried to assassinate Li Cunxi twice before, but both times we were defeated miserably!!"
"For a mere Li Cunxi, my Iron Hand Group lost more than a hundred brothers and five hall masters, brothers!"
"For our Iron Hand Group, Li Cunxi is the ultimate place of life and death!"
"But……"
The hatred in Long Feng's eyes gradually dissipated, he changed the subject and sighed softly.
"But Li Cunxi holds a high position. It is not an exaggeration to say that he is the number one official in the Great Zhou Dynasty."
"We were already very disrespectful when we assassinated him earlier."
"If Li Cunxi knew that we were the ones who stopped him in Yangzhou, he would be so angry that he would never let it go."
"When the time comes, he will send a document to Luoyang. How can His Majesty let us brothers off easily? He will definitely send a large army to attack us and turn Yangzhou upside down."
"By then, we will definitely kill the wrong person rather than let him go, and my brothers will definitely die without a burial place."
All the hall masters took a deep breath, fear flashing in their eyes.
Especially the hall master who followed Yuan Qi to assassinate Li Cunxi on the Tangzhou Plain that year, couldn't help but tremble all over at this moment.
Who is Li Cunxi? He is ruthless and cruel to his enemies without a trace of friendship.
Think of Princess Taiping in the Bloody Eagle Case. She was his cousin, but he still sent her to the guillotine without hesitation, and Princess Taiping Li Qingxia's head and body were separated.
He even didn't let his cousin Li Cunxi go. What about those people from the Iron Hand Group who tried to cause trouble for Li Cunxi time and time again?
"no!"
Yuan Qi slapped the armrest.
"The Han Canal capsize is the best opportunity for us to make a fortune. I will never give up this plan even if I die."
"Long Feng, Hu Yun, Bao Chong, Yun Gu, Qi Hai, the rest of you, think about this carefully."
"We can try another method to prevent Li Cunxi from finding out about us."
The five generals of the Iron Hand Regiment who were named looked at each other, not knowing how to avoid Li Cunxi so that Li Cunxi would not find them.
For a long time, the five generals of the Iron Hand Regiment looked at each other, not knowing what to say.
Long Feng and Chen Yiqu simply played ostrich and were not willing to offer their own ideas for this plan.
Yuan Qi was already getting impatient. He tilted his head and looked at Long Feng, who was hunching his neck with his hands in his sleeves.
“Long Feng, you are the deputy leader of the Iron Hand Group, and you are also the eldest senior brother. You are the person I trust the most.”
"Tell me first, do you have any good ideas?"
Long Feng had to stand up reluctantly and take his hands out of his wide sleeves.
"Master, I feel that this season..."