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Chapter 416 Asking for protection money in court

A few days later, Jiang Yunchuan arrived in Huayuan City. Looking at the huge Li character flag on the city wall, he couldn't help recalling the days when he was in Li's house.If it wasn't for Ye Hongyu's recommendation, I'm afraid I would have been squeezed out long ago, and Li Yuan would not tolerate it.

Led by the retainers of the Li family, Jiang Yunchuan came to the state pastoral mansion and met his former friend, Li Yuan.

"Jiang Yunchuan, special envoy of Hengshan, pays homage to Mr. Zhou Mu." Jiang Yunchuan glanced at Li Yuan, bowed and saluted calmly.

Li Yuan twitched unnaturally, looked carefully at Jiang Yunchuan, with a trace of remorse flashing in his eyes, "Ahem! Sir Jiang, please take a seat."

After he was seated, Jiang Yunchuan looked up at the pale-faced Li Yuan, and said straightforwardly: "Lord Zhou Mu, the next time I came here, I was ordered by my lord to negotiate with you. At the beginning of this year, I The Hengshan Army is defending the Central Plains against foreign enemies in Shazhou. However, my lord is gathering troops to the south of Jishan Pass. I want to ask my lord, what do you want to do?"

Li Yuan's face froze, it seemed that Hengshan had indeed discovered his own little thoughts, and he was planning to come to Xingshi to question him. "Ahem! Misunderstanding, this is all a misunderstanding. Mr. Jiang, I don't know. At that time, Huazhou was in turmoil and bandits were rampant. This officer just assembled a large army to conquer Hengshan. It was definitely not an attempt against Hengshan. Your lord is clear."

Jiang Yunchuan sneered coldly, "Really? The suppression of the bandits actually required tens of thousands of soldiers and horses. I would like to ask my lord, are the bandits too strong, or your army too weak?"

"This?" Li Yuan was startled, not knowing how to explain.

"Master Jiang, our Huazhou army is in our own territory, so love is where it is, what's the matter with you Hengshan?" At this time, Pei Yan who was on the side couldn't hold back, and immediately got up to refute.

"Who is this lord?" Jiang Yunchuan frowned slightly and looked at him lightly.

"My official is Pei Yan, the general judge of Huazhou." Pei Yan said proudly.

Jiang Yunchuan nodded clearly, and information about this person flashed in his mind.Pei Yan is one of the few noble families in Huazhou, a direct descendant of the Pei family, he is wild and unrestrained, and has an extraordinary conversation. He is a well-known talent in Huazhou.Accepting Li Yuan's solicitation last year, he soon became the general judge of Huazhou, which can be described as a high position and weight.

"It turned out to be Mr. Pei, disrespect and disrespect." Jiang Yunchuan cupped his hands slightly at him, and said calmly, "According to what Mr. Pei said just now, you can move freely within your own territory. Now my army of [-] is assembled in the north of Jishan. Isn't it also possible?"

"Hmph, your army has already arrived at our Jishan Pass, and your intentions are clear. How can such an action be compared?" Pei Yan looked at him coldly, and said, "As my lord said, our army is In order to suppress the bandits, you stationed troops in Huayang, and your army went straight to our Jishan Pass, is it also for the purpose of suppressing the bandits?"

"Yes."

"What? You!" Pei Yan was about to listen to his defense, but Jiang Yunchuan didn't even make an excuse, and just nodded along with his own words.

Li Yuan also had cold eyes at this time, and said in a deep voice, "Master Jiang, is this your Hengshan's excuse?"

Jiang Yunchuan looked at him indifferently, "Isn't your lord just looking for an excuse? As this lord Pei said, our Hengshan army is in our own territory, and we can go wherever we like. Anyway, our army has not attacked Jishan Pass now. Don't start a war, right?"

"You, you are making too much sense." Pei Yan shouted angrily, "Master Jiang, you are playing with fire. You must know that Huazhou has 30 soldiers. If we are pushed, we can gather 20 troops in no time. The Northern Expedition, at that time, the land of Anzhou will be devastated, and it will be Hengshan's crime."

"Haha!" Jiang Yunchuan raised his head and laughed, tears almost fell out, "This is the funniest joke I've ever heard, it's so addictive, haha!"

"You, what are you laughing at?" Pei Yan was immediately annoyed and shouted loudly.

"I laughed at Mr. Pei's unparalleled mouth. If you move your mouth, my Hengshan will be wiped out in an instant." Jiang Yunchuan suppressed a smile, "If your army is really sure to enter Anzhou, why not try? Our Hengshan army will definitely line up Greetings, I will send you off with arms, and I will surely make your army linger and forget to return home."

"Are you threatening us?" Pei Yan said with a cold look in his eyes.

"If you think so, then so be it." Jiang Yunchuan restrained his smile and replied lightly.

"you...."

"Okay, Ziyang don't say any more." Li Yuan blushed slightly, cursed Pei Yan secretly, stopped Pei Yan in time, and looked at Jiang Yunchuan coldly, "Master Jiang, please stop in moderation. What are you here for?"

Jiang Yunchuan said seriously: "Lord Zhou Mu, next time I come here, besides asking questions, I also come to inform you about something."

"Notify me?" Li Yuan frowned, feeling very displeased, this is the wording of the superiors to the subordinates.But at the moment, he can only skip this meaning and get straight to the point, "Please make it clear."

"Lord Zhou Mu, it's like this. I, Hengshan, have been fighting for nearly half a year since I went to Shazhou in September last year, and finally defeated the Eternal Kingdom, Xijinlang Kingdom, and Tianyun Kingdom, the three major powers." Jiang Yunchuan's face was heavy Said, "After the victories in these three battles, our Hengshan Army successfully protected the safety of the Central Plains. But it also consumed a lot of money and suffered heavy losses in this battle. As a member of the Central Plains, Mr. Hengshan, are you moved by the spirit of desperately protecting the Central Plains?"

The corners of Li Yuan's mouth twitched when he heard that, and he cursed inwardly, it's none of my business if you hit you.It's better to fight with those alien races, so that I can take advantage of the situation to win Anzhou and destroy you Hengshan.But on the surface, he didn't dare to be so blunt, and immediately said with a dry smile: "Well, the Hengshan Army defeated the strong with the weak, and defeated the alien invasion. I admire the righteousness of the noble lord, Mr. Lin."

"Hehe, that's good, since even the adults admire it so much." Jiang Yunchuan grinned with joy in his eyes and said, "Should Master Zhou Mu pay me a protection fee for Hengshan?"

"What, insurance, protection fee?" Everyone looked at each other, not knowing what to say.

"Master Jiang, what does this mean?" Li Yuan frowned and asked in confusion.

"It doesn't mean anything else, it's just that our Hengshan army repelled the alien invasion and protected everyone here from the alien slaughter." Jiang Yunchuan patiently explained, "For this, I Hengshan spent a lot of money, food and materials, as well as the lives of soldiers. And as a The protected person, shouldn't you pay a fee to thank me for the protection of Hengshan?"

"You, how can you be so reasonable." Li Yuan finally understood the meaning of the so-called protection fee, and couldn't help being furious, "Your army is fighting against aliens in Shazhou, what has it to do with me in Huazhou, why should I pay this so-called protection fee?" fee?"

"Master Zhou Mu, do you need to explain the reason behind this?" Jiang Yunchuan looked at him indifferently, "If I, Hengshan, can't stop the soldiers of the alien race, where will the alien race go? Yes, right now It is the Central Plains, and to enter the Central Plains, Huazhou is the place to pass through. At that time, will your army be able to stop the alien cavalry? No! So, if I, Hengshan, did not block the alien invasion, you are afraid that you will be dead by now. It's a dry bone. Therefore, why not ask you, Hengshan, for protection money?"

"Nonsense!" Pei Yan couldn't hold back again, stood up, and shouted angrily: "Master Jiang's words are wrong. Even without your Hengshan Army, we have countless heroes in the Central Plains, and they will certainly be able to resist the attempt of aliens to invade the Central Plains. On the contrary. It's a foreign race moving eastward, and the first one to suffer is Hengshan, after all, you Hengshan are just saving yourself, why bother to say those high-sounding words?"

Jiang Yunchuan's expression darkened immediately, he looked at Li Yuan and said, "Lord Zhou Mu, so you don't want to pay the protection fee?"

"We just don't pay, what can you do to me?" Pei Yan shouted immediately before Li Yuan could speak.

"Hehe, if that's the case, then I have nothing to say." Jiang Yunchuan stood up and shook his sleeves freely, "Either the Lord State Shepherd will take this down, or I will take my leave first and go back to report. Maybe, wait After our army captures Huayuan, we can meet again here."

After all, Jiang Yunchuan didn't care about everyone's stunned expressions, and walked out the door.

"Wait!" When Jiang Yunchuan reached the gate, he heard Li Yuan's shout, and immediately stopped, with the corners of his mouth slightly raised, and turned to look into the hall.

Li Yuan looked at him with a serious face, and asked through gritted teeth: "Master Jiang, I don't know how much protection fee you will pay me."

(End of this chapter)