Chapter 35: Master Hua’s Confidence: He Wants to Do Whatever He Wants

Wu Haotian frowned and said , " Hua Duxiu, this is the Governor's Mansion, watch your words!"

Hua Duxiu said , " Is there anything wrong with my words? I am just stating a fact, without citing any classics or using fancy words. I am very serious."

Wu Haotian had known for a long time that Hua Duxiu had this problem. His words easily irritated people, but he didn't take it seriously.

Especially since the Governor is here.

Of course he had to appear amiable and cultured.

Wu Haotian said patiently , " Your words are overstepping your authority."

Hua Duxiu was a little anxious , " Master, Governor, I am not joking, I am really anxious this time!"

Peng Tianlin said , " Brother, how can we take the lockdown of the city lightly? If we are not careful, someone with ulterior motives may take advantage of us and cause panic among the people of the city."

Peng Tianlin’s meaning was very clear: Without sufficient reasons, I would never order the city to be locked down.

Otherwise, it would give my political opponents an opportunity to use against me.

Hua Duxiu dared to come, of course he had already thought of an excuse.

Not the flowery, scripture-quoting kind of rhetoric, but rhetoric that could convince the governor to listen to his advice.

At least Hua Duxiu thinks so.

Hua Duxiu immediately said , " You are always on the defensive. This won't work! You have to take the initiative to attack!"

I'm talking about you!

It's rare for Hua Duxiu to use honorifics!

I'm giving you a lot of face! Please pay attention!

Peng Tianlin was stunned , " Oh? Attack? Who should I attack?"

Hua Duxiu said , " Attack whoever wants to mess with you!"

Wu Haotian quickly interrupted , " How dare you! How dare you, a commoner like you, talk to the Governor!"

Wu Haotian pretended to be angry and slapped the armrest of the chair heavily.

But there was no anger in his eyes.

Hua Duxiu's words were indeed not in accordance with the rules, but both Wu Haotian and Peng Tianlin wanted to hear what extraordinary insights Hua Duxiu had.

However, you should be reprimanded for talking nonsense in front of the Governor.

There still have to be rules on the surface.

Hua Duxiu said quickly , " My Lords! To be honest, our Hua family just did something big outside the city!"

Peng Tianlin asked , " What's the big deal?"

Hua Duxiu said , " We have replaced the taxes of Yanyu County with at least 100,000 taels! This time we will definitely screw the Shenwei Escort Agency! We can even screw the Aikido Gate behind them!"

Wu Haotian was shocked. Although he had told them everything and roughly explained their plan before spending the money, this plan was too difficult to execute. Wu Haotian didn't think they could get much money.

As they are both famous and powerful sects, Wu Haotian knows something about Heqimen.

Song Yao, the leader of the Heqi Sect, is extremely powerful, and several of his elders are also top-notch experts, not to mention the hundreds of disciples under him. This strength is definitely not something the Hua family can contend with.

So when Hua Jia laid out the plan, both Peng Tianlin and Wu Haotian felt that the Hua family was a little too fanciful.

However, the Shenwei Escort Agency was escorting taxes from Yanyu County, and the Heqi Sect had deep roots in Tiannan County. Both Yanyu County and Tiannan County belonged to Shangguan Jie's camp. Peng Tianlin would be happy to see the help of external forces to strike one or two blows.

But at the same time, I didn't hold out much hope.

Peng Tianlin frowned and asked , " This kind of thing is no joke. Did you really collect 100,000 taels of tax?"

Hua Duxiu said , " We exchanged more than 20 carts of treasure chests. Each cart is worth about 5,000 taels. That definitely adds up to 100,000 taels!"

Peng Tianlin pretended to be angry and said , " How dare you! Do you know how important the taxes of each county are to me? How dare you attack the escort team and rob the taxes? You are so audacious!"

Hua Duxiu waved his hand , " Okay, okay, old man, there are no outsiders here, no need to perform."

Peng Tianlin choked.

I... I am the governor. When faced with such an important event, I have to act as I should, right?

Damn boy, don’t I have any dignity?

Doesn’t the Governor have any dignity?

How dare you talk like that!

Damn, how are you going to educate your children by spending money like this?

Are you going to piss me off to death?

Peng Tianlin didn't know whether to be angry or not. He felt very uncomfortable being suppressed by Hua Duxiu.

In the end, he could only give a spineless "snort" with a dark face.

Hua Duxiu continued , " The Heqi Sect incited the people in the city to snatch the Shushen County escort contract that my family was escorting. The loss was not small! Of course, this money must be collected from the 100,000 taels!"

Peng Tianlin asked in a harsh tone , " What do you want to say?"

Hua Duxiu asked , " Am I settling accounts with you?"

Peng Tianlin , " Humph!"

I really have no temper.

A cold sweat ran down Wu Haotian's temples.

Hua Duxiu is definitely the first person who dares to speak to the governor of a world like this.

And Hua Duxiu is not done yet. He is challenging the bottom line of the Governor!

As expected of you, you are Young Master Hua. You are not the kind of person who changes with the wind. You are like this in front of Elder Niu, and you are still like this in front of the Governor. You are truly a person of temperament!

Based on this point alone, Wu Haotian felt that Hua Duxiu was extraordinary.

Very unusual.

Stupid in an extraordinary way.

Hua Duxiu counted on his fingers , " Roughly speaking, my family was robbed of 30,000 taels. Then, during the three days of the city lockdown, we have to hire robbers, bandits, and robbers from the surrounding areas to attack the Shenwei Escort Agency. We can't let them come empty-handed. The appearance fee, carriage fee, tea fee, accommodation, food, etc., let's say 5,000 taels a day, 15,000 taels for three days."

Peng Tianlin and Wu Haotian looked at each other and both felt powerless.

After all, the Governor's power can only be shown to those who fear and care about this power.

A weirdo like Hua Duxiu dared to ask for a stool to sit on with his eyes the moment he walked in the door. Why does he care about your power?

Do you want to shout "How dare you?" "How dare you?" "Get out?" "Someone take him down?"

Forget it, stop shouting. What if the guards outside the door really rush in? Should I take it or not?

After all, Peng Tianlin and Qian Hua had a good talk before.

The boat of friendship is just about to set sail.

Now that Hua Duxiu has arrived, the boat could capsize at any time. Isn't that inappropriate?

Oh, just bear with it.

Hua Duxiu was calculating here and there very seriously.

There is no end to the counting.

Not quite appropriate?

Are you calculating my military expenses?

Peng Tianlin had to interrupt Hua Duxiu , " Hua Duxiu, you are too bold, aren't you? In front of me, you clamored to rob 100,000 taels of military funds, and talked about how to divide this military funds, and asked me to cooperate with you to lock the city. Have you forgotten that I am the governor of Trapped Demon Valley? This military fund is transported to the Demon-Breaking City. Who should it be handed over to?"

Hua Duxiu said , " I haven't forgotten! If I had forgotten, what would I be doing here?"

"Uncle, look, out of the 100,000 taels, after all the calculations, I think there will be about 30,000 taels left. I plan to give all of this 30,000 taels to you, uncle!"

Wu Haotian swallowed his saliva.

Good boy, you robbed the governor of 100,000 taels of military funds, and then returned 30,000 taels to him. Do you think you are right?

Of course, the three people present actually knew that the scapegoat in this case was neither the Hua family nor the Governor.

It can only be the Shenwei Escort Agency, and the Aikimon behind it.

But after all your calculations, is the governor going to turn a blind eye to your performance?

Or should we both try our best to cooperate with you in the performance?

well.

Playboy, could you please cut out those scenes and make us look more respectable?

Hua Duxiu started playing the emotional card again, saying "Uncle Peng" on the left and "Uncle Lin" on the right, as if his Hua family and the Peng family were old friends.

"Uncle Lin, Heqi Sect is a big family in Tiannan County, and they can definitely afford the compensation of 100,000 taels! You can just treat the extra 30,000 taels as additional income. It's a pie in the sky, why not take it?"

"The Heqi Gate is not a good thing. I don't know if my father told me that the Lord of Shenquan City, Li Butian, brought the Shenwei Escort Agency here in order to train a white glove, so that the Shenwei Escort Agency can make money legally, while the Heqi Gate is accumulating military power behind the scenes. One is black, and the other is white, and they are doing some dirty things for them that cannot be seen in the light!"

Peng Tianlin took a few deep breaths.

calm down.

Let this kid continue.

He has said so much, how much more outrageous can he be?

Hua Duxiu continued , " Li Butian is nothing, and Shangguan Jie, whose power spans across several counties, is even worse! Do those people from Heqi Sect want to rob my escort team? That's wishful thinking! They also hired a powerful magician to blow up my carriage, and colluded with Zhao City Lord of Po Mo City. They didn't disperse the people in time and allowed those who had ulterior motives to incite the people. They deserve to be killed!"

"Why did I ask you to lock down the city for three days? Because most of the 113 bandits that our escort team captured were secretly released by City Lord Zhao! I even ran into those people on the way here! Do you think the man named Zhao is brave enough?"

"These people didn't start outside the city, but openly robbed the governor's military funds in Pomo City. This is simply a slap in your face, Uncle Lin! They dared to let the criminal surnamed Zhao, who robbed the military funds of the Governor's Office and committed such a serious crime, go. To what extent do they disrespect the Governor's Office? To what extent have they colluded with Shangguan Jie and Heqimen?"

"This is simply lawless! They eat Uncle Lin's food, and then turn around and smash your pot. How can you tolerate this?"

"If it weren't for my family's efforts to protect the tax revenue, if Shangguan Jie and his men succeeded and the people robbed more than 300,000 taels of military funds, Uncle Lin, just imagine what the consequences would be! Not only would the army be hungry, but even other princesses would wait and see if the governor could handle this incident! If we're not careful, we'll be in a situation where everyone is an enemy!"

"It has come to this. If we don't take this opportunity to give them a good beating, the situation in Trapped Demon Valley will change!"

Hua Duxiu spoke with saliva flying all over the place and in a very showy manner. Peng Tianlin and Wu Haotian were frightened and could not sit still.

Does this kid have a spring in his tongue? He usually seems to be a well-mannered and noble young man, but when he starts talking, he becomes so eloquent.

But then again, does what Hua Duxiu said make sense?

Of course that makes sense.

Peng Tianlin is not a rookie in the political arena. He has his own methods and his own informants.

The army of Trapped Demon Valley is still in the hands of veteran generals, and replacement and cleansing are still proceeding slowly. His confidants only control a small number of troops.

The princesses of each county have different opinions.

Some are neutral, while others follow Shangguan Jie's lead.

Peng Tianlin has always been cautious in doing things. He doesn't like big moves or being radical.

Sometimes it even seems a little pedantic.

In a nutshell: Not cruel enough!

This was also one of the reasons why he made a mistake in Snake Valley and was transferred to Trapped Demon Valley.

Hua Duxiu stood up and said , " Uncle Lin, it's too late! If we don't lock the city immediately, the Shenwei Escort Agency's cavalry will enter the city!"

Peng Tianlin was speechless , " You...you are really quick-witted."

"But they want to go into the city and hand over to the Governor's Mansion. Isn't that exactly what you want? Why lock them up outside the city for three days?"