Unfortunately, the people on the other side didn’t accept it.
The leader didn’t even say anything, he just raised his saber and slashed at his own neck.
Another killer, who had been chasing Li Xuan and the others, didn’t have the leader's decisiveness. He turned and ran towards the backyard, obviously trying to escape Li Xuan’s sight and climb over the wall to flee.
There was no need for any words. Li Xuan shot two arrows in quick succession.
One was a piercing arrow, it knocked the leader’s saber away and hit him hard on the head with the arrow shaft, knocking him unconscious.
The other arrow curved in the air, piercing the killer's left and right feet, preventing him from running any further.
Li Xuan asked again: “Do you surrender?”
“Remember, three strikes and you’re out!”
Clang!
Accompanied by a series of weapons hitting the ground, the remaining people raised their hands in surrender.
"Sir, we surrender, we surrender!"
"Sir, we didn’t do anything bad!"
"Sir, we’re innocent! I just arrived today, I haven't even thought about joining them yet!"
"Sir…"
It was all a chaotic mess, making Li Xuan frown.
"Shut up!" The Ti Qi, seeing Li Xuan’s displeasure, stopped them: "All of you, shut your mouths!"
Then, they tied up the prisoners, searched the area, and conducted a simple interrogation. This was all needless to say.
But when he saw the things recovered from Lian Fei Yu, or more accurately, the secret intelligence document from the Jinyiwei inside, Li Xuan was dumbfounded.
The White Lotus Sect planned to lure the Jianzhou Jurchens, the Tartars and other northern tribes into the customs, and then rebel in Yan Zhou!
Moreover, they had already controlled the information flowing out of Yan Zhou.
The local Jinyiwei had no choice but to have their Baohu, Lian Fei Yu, disguise himself and personally go to the Imperial City to deliver the intelligence.
Wait, the Jianzhou Jurchens have been fighting from spring to winter, they still haven’t withdrawn?
Misfortune never comes singly.
Li Xuan was still shocked when a Ti Qi who had been interrogating the leader came over to report.
"Sir, this man is from the White Lotus Sect, he was ordered to cause trouble in the capital region. He didn't know what he was supposed to do, he just knew to make as much trouble as possible."
"And besides the leader, everyone else here are thugs recruited by him."
"Killing Lian Fei Yu was just their way of causing trouble, they would kill anyone travelling alone."
By the end, the Ti Qi’s expression was strange.
He didn't know whether to laugh at Lian Fei Yu’s carelessness, a dignified Jinyiwei Baohu, being killed by a low-life.
Or to feel sad that Lian Fei Yu was killed, killed like an ant.
He was a Jinyiwei Baohu!
Upon hearing the words “cause trouble”, Li Xuan immediately understood everything.
The White Lotus Sect had sent out more than just this one person. Zhang Wei, the vice-principal of Jin Tai Academy, was probably causing trouble too.
Their goal was to attract the attention of the court, cover up the White Lotus Sect's activities in Yan Zhou, and prevent the court from discovering their rebellion.
It was no longer just a problem in Yan Zhou.
It was also the problem of the White Lotus Sect colluding with the Tartars, the Jianzhou Jurchens and other northern tribes to attack the passes from within and without!
"I'll take the prisoners back. You go back immediately and inform King Zhong Yi… No, you're too slow, you won’t reach him in time."
"Take care of the clean-up here and at the inn."
"Take everyone back to your house, I'll go back and report."
Li Xuan gave the instructions and turned, using his "light body, soaring technique" and "land flying method", 12 words of running techniques.
His speed far surpassed a galloping horse.
He turned into a wisp of smoke and disappeared before the Ti Qi's eyes.
He had been busy all night, and now the sky was already bright.
Looking at the open city gates, Li Xuan didn’t stop, he gathered his Qi and shouted: “Jinyiwei on duty, make way!”
Li Xuan didn’t need to say more.
Upon hearing the words “Jinyiwei”, the people at the city gate opened up a path.
Even the soldiers guarding the gate did not step forward to stop him.
If anyone were to be so brazen as to impersonate a Jinyiwei, the Jinyiwei would make sure they wouldn’t even recognize their own grandmother!
He ran along the widest central road.
Passing through the outer city and into the inner city, he headed towards the western district, and finally reached the mansion of the 17th Prince, King Zhong Yi.
Along the way, he brushed shoulders with a cavalry officer riding a horse.
Though he was dusty and weary, the way he shouted while riding his horse was indeed handsome.
"Victory! General Jia Hu leads three thousand Great Snow Dragon Riders, and has broken through the Jianzhou Jurchen’s royal camp, capturing their nobles, and will return to the capital soon!"
"Victory! General Jia Hu leads three thousand Great Snow Dragon Riders, and has broken through the Jianzhou Jurchen’s royal camp, capturing their nobles, and will return to the capital soon!"
"Victory! General Jia Hu leads three thousand Great Snow Dragon Riders, and has broken through the Jianzhou Jurchen’s royal camp, capturing their nobles, and will return to the capital soon!"
Well, maybe the content of his shout was just too handsome?
But the Jianzhou Jurchens have suffered such a heavy loss, they couldn’t just let it go.
Even if they negotiate, they would need bargaining chips.
It seems like the White Lotus Sect’s conspiracy is likely to come true this time!
Shaking his head, Li Xuan looked at the mansion gate in front of him again.
He couldn’t force his way in.
Because he wasn’t wearing the Fei Yu uniform, Li Xuan had to hand the imperial sword to the gatekeeper.
"The Jinyiwei has urgent military intelligence, and needs to inform the prince immediately. This is the imperial sword, as proof."
The imperial items have dragon and phoenix patterns that no one outside the royal family would dare use, it’s easy to tell.
The gatekeeper knew that their prince held the authority of the Jinyiwei.
He also knew that anyone with an imperial item was not someone he could mess with.
But even if it was urgent military intelligence, the gatekeeper dared not let anyone in without informing the prince.
Besides, it was too early.
The prince hasn’t even woken up yet!
However, if he delayed things because he didn't report it, it would be even more troublesome.
He could only hold up the imperial sword and say: “Please wait in the living room, I’ll go report to the prince.”
The gatekeeper quickly went inside, someone led Li Xuan into the living room, offering tea and snacks. But it was much more comfortable than when he first entered the Rongguo Mansion.
He had been busy all night, and Li Xuan was also a little hungry.
He simply started eating, one after another.
He would also take a sip of tea from time to time.
Combined with Li Xuan’s appearance and demeanor, it was simply elegant.
But his eating speed was not slow at all.
Soon, the two plates of snacks and a pot of strong tea were all finished.
After eating half of it, the servants brought two more plates of snacks and a pot of clear tea, but Li Xuan didn't touch the snacks this time, he just sipped his tea slowly.
It was only a cup of tea later when King Zhong Yi was wheeled into the living room.
He said in a flat voice, “Although you’ve gone over your head in reporting this, I still want to hear what intelligence is so urgent that you can’t wait and dare not tell anyone else.”
Although he didn’t say it explicitly, King Zhong Yi was clearly unhappy.
He mentioned your behavior without praise, which is a criticism.
"I have seen the prince."
"The Jinyiwei Baohu in Yan Zhou disguised himself and sent out intelligence, please take a look, Your Highness."
"Yesterday morning..."
Li Xuan, who had already stood up, first bowed and saluted.
Then he took out Lian Fei Yu’s death intelligence.
While King Zhong Yi was looking at the intelligence, he told him everything, from Lian Fei Yu’s wrongful death to the White Lotus Sect’s sabotage, to the previous death of the Vice-principal of Jin Tai Academy.