mtlumby2d Chapter 358 Provocation
Chapter 358 Provocation
"We are just selling grain, how can it be related to national affairs?" The shopkeepers were already beginning to panic.
When the grain merchants heard this, they were all confused.
Lin Guo asked, "Who spread the news of the food shortage in the city?"
"Does this kind of thing need to be publicized?"
Jiang Wuni: "If no one spreads the word, how can the people follow suit?"
"How do we know?" The shopkeepers began to hesitate.
“We are just selling food.”
Mu Heng looked at the shopkeepers' expressions and guessed:
"If you don't want to tell me, I'll tell you. You sold the grain to the Jin people."
“…” The shopkeepers became increasingly uneasy.
"We..." The chief shopkeeper was about to say something negative, but when he saw Mu Heng's determined eyes, he was frightened.
He was wondering how the person in front of him knew.
"Aren't Dajin and Donglin friendly countries? Besides, they offered a higher price."
In the eyes of businessmen, the highest bidder wins.
When Mu Heng heard this, he got angry.
"By selling it to them, do you want the soldiers of the Great Jin to eat our food from the east and attack us?"
After getting confirmation, Lin Guo and Jiang Wuni's expressions were obviously not very good.
The grain merchants had also heard most of it, and their confused brains needed to be straightened out.
At this moment, I heard a sound.
"Someone is robbing food!"
"Look carefully, who is robbing the food!"
Everyone was shocked and looked towards where the food was.
The food is just outside the inn and is currently being strictly controlled by Wu Fei, Xue Wen and others.
A moment ago...
Outside the inn, Wu Fei, Xue Wen and more than a dozen other Xuanwu soldiers who were in charge of guarding the food had already been fighting with a plainclothes man.
As for the rest of the Xuanwu Army, since Jiang Yue had instructed them to secretly eliminate the Jin people if they encountered them, they naturally went out on patrol, fearing that the Jin Dynasty would make any move.
The man's moves were brutal and it was obvious that he was well-trained.
The Xuanwu Army, including Xue Wen, were no match for them.
A muffled groan was heard, and then Song Jie and Wu Ding were both seriously injured. Their bodies were forced to the ground and they couldn't get up for a long time.
Wu Fei and Xue Wen's men kept going forward to help. Within a dozen moves, Wu Fei was also seriously injured.
"Wu Fei!" Xue Wen followed closely, and his primary target was the man.
"Who is so bold and presumptuous!" He used violent moves and punched as fiercely as a tiger. He quickly drew out the long knife at his waist and attacked the man's vital points.
The man dodged the fierce attack by moving sideways, and then stabbed Xue Wen's back with the blade.
Xue Wen dodged in time, turned around and fought back, sweeping his sword across.
The man dodged the attack again, and then used both palms to attack Xue Wen's chest.
Xue Wen's body was hit twice, and he was instantly blown back as if by a gust of wind.
Wu Fei, who was seriously injured, was anxious. Seeing that Xue Wen's body was about to hit the blue brick wall behind him, he was really anxious.
He struggled to stand up and wanted to take it intact, but as soon as he hugged Xue Wen's body, they all stepped back.
The sudden force knocked Xue Wen and him into the wall behind them, with blood oozing from his mouth.
Such a scene shocked all the Xuanwu soldiers present, and they thought that if the general were here, these people would definitely not be his match.
Even if he was not a general, the general's senior brothers would be able to deal with the assassin.
at the same time……
Lin Guo and Mu Heng rushed out of the courtyard at the same time.
But with the addition of Mu Heng and Lin Guo, the situation was under control.
Jiang Wu Ni ran out and was frightened when she saw the assassin was so brave. She never expected that someone would be so bold as to challenge the Xuanwu Army.
"Xiao Wu, get out of here quickly." Lin Guo said anxiously and joined the fighting crowd.
The grain merchants had been so frightened that they had already hidden themselves in a place, and from time to time they would peek out through the crack in the door.
Seeing that the man's moves were extraordinary, they began to feel uneasy, fearing that their food would be snatched away by him.
By then, they won't get a penny.
"This damn assassin actually wanted to steal our food!"
"He wants to get something for nothing..."
But I only heard that person's mocking laugh.
"The Xuanwu Army is nothing more than this."
He was none other than Mu Chengfeng, who had lost to his five senior brothers in the competition in front of the palace that day.
This time they came not to rob food, but to compete in martial arts.
Mu Heng watched his men being beaten back, and knew that this man was here to fight.
"The Xuanwu Army is not just talk!"
When Mu Heng rushed forward, Lin Guo saw this and followed closely, aiming his moves at Mu Chengfeng and starting to use fierce attacks.
Two men attacked, one on the left and one on the right.
Mu Chengfeng's body spun, and the sword's edge was sharp.
Lin Guo jumped into the air and kicked Mu Chengfeng's wrist, forcing him to drop his sword.
Mu Chengfeng felt a sharp pain in his wrist. In anger, he jumped into the air and kicked Lin Guo with both feet.
But Mu Heng's long sword swept it away horizontally.
I saw Mu Heng approaching with his long sword, charging forward step by step.
Mu Chengfeng dodged with a backflip, a sneer appeared on his lips, "You are the only one who is interesting."
As he spoke, he rushed towards Mu Heng as fast as lightning, with his hands in the shape of claws, as if to tear the air.
Mu Heng swung his sword, blocked his attack, and slashed across.
On the other side, Lin Guo picked up the sword on the ground and attacked from the side.
Although Mu Chengfeng was fighting two people alone, he was not at all panicked.
However, Mu Heng and Lin Guo cooperated well and gradually gained the upper hand.
Mu Chengfeng felt the pressure gradually increasing and was secretly annoyed. In the moment he was distracted, he was beaten back step by step by Mu Heng.
Finally, Mu Heng kicked him against the wall.
There was another thumping sound, and Mu Chengfeng's body was hit, causing him to feel ashamed and angry due to the pain.
At this moment, Mu Heng suddenly lost his composure.
"Who are you!"
Mu Chengfeng climbed up and said, "You nobody, just wait, I will defeat you, including your little general!"
Mu Chengfeng bent down, picked up the sword on the ground, and left.
The Xuanwu Army wanted to give chase, but they stopped in their tracks when they saw the figure of the Minister of Justice approaching not far away.
When the Assistant Minister of Justice arrived, he first clasped his fists to Mu Chengfeng, who was walking unsteadily, but received no reply.
He didn't know the reason and didn't want to ask more questions, but seeing how embarrassed he was, he guessed what had happened and just shook his head.
It seems that Master Mu has been defeated again.
Looking again, some of the Xuanwu soldiers were not much better.
He followed closely and approached Lin Guo and others.
At this moment, his face had changed drastically, and behind him were two women, Feng Jinrong and Yu Ziyan, and a group of officials.
He asked Lin Guo:
"What about those shopkeepers who sold grain with bad intentions?"
Lin Guo clasped his fists and replied, "It's in the backyard of the inn."
The assistant minister of the Ministry of Justice thanked Lin Guo and others, and then heard him say in a deep voice,
"Arrest all these grain shop owners and put them in jail!"
The onlookers and grain merchants secretly breathed a sigh of relief, but the grain shop owners instantly panicked.
Unexpectedly, his simple matter of selling grain would alarm the imperial officials.
They were all frightened out of their wits.
This scene surprised Jiang Wuni and the other two, and Jiang Wuni did not forget to ask Feng Jinrong and Yu Ziyan who had already come to her side.
"What's going on? What did you do again?"
Feng Jinrong smiled and said, "I made some extra money."
Lin Guo and Mu Heng looked at the third-rank assistant minister of the Ministry of Justice and clasped their fists to show politeness.
After arresting the man, the Minister of Justice said:
"This case is the work of the young general. One day, Su will come to your house to express his gratitude."
At the same time, the shop owners were already in tears.
They knelt down and said:
"Sir, have mercy on me, my lord, have mercy on me..."
They really didn't know that those spies from Northern Yan would use beggars to create panic.
I didn't expect that it was just a simple sale of grain. Aren't Dajin and Donglin friendly countries?
He didn't even know that the Lindu garrison would block the city gate at this critical juncture.
Of course, the Great Jin had not thought of this. They simply wanted to make the capital city a mess.
According to their original plan, they still had to purchase a large amount of grain.
At this moment, the envoys from the Great Jin Dynasty had become restless because of the blocked city gates.