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The next day, Xuanyuan Di arrived early at the grand hall, looking down at the people below with a proud attitude. Because of their guilty consciences, no one dared to meet Xuanyuan Di's gaze.
Xuanyuan Di was seated at the head, scanning the crowd with a sharp gaze, and coldly said, "How is it? After a night of consideration, how are your thoughts?"
The crowd remained silent, unable to respond for a long time. Seeing the delay in response, Xuanyuan Di became angry and said in a low voice, "What's the matter, have you still not figured it out? Do you want money, or do you want your lives?"
Upon hearing this life-or-death decision, someone finally couldn't bear the pressure and knelt down with a thud. Then, with a tearful voice, he said to Xuanyuan Di, "Your Highness, I have made up my mind. But I don't have so much silver in my hands. Can I donate thirty thousand taels of silver for military expenses?"
Upon hearing this, a smile appeared on Xuanyuan Di's face. He greatly appreciated the official, saying, "Good, very good. You truly are my loyal minister. I thank you on behalf of the soldiers on the front lines. I can't force it, so just give what you can. By the way, may I ask for your surname and current official position?"
The man replied with a bow, "My surname is Cui, given name Ji, style name Bo'an. I am currently the magistrate of Xinye County."
Magistrate? When they heard this official title, everyone's gaze inevitably turned towards Cui Ji. There was a hint of teasing in their eyes.
Xuanyuan Di glanced lightly at Cui Ji and said, "Mr. Cui, you can leave after settling the money with your family."
Then he said to the others in the hall, "Ten thousand taels of gold is indeed a bit much. How about this, everyone do their best. But let me make it clear, I know your situation. If you donate too little, you'll have to deal with it yourselves! The sooner you come to terms with it, the sooner you can leave."
The people in the hall immediately looked at each other. Because of the appearance of the first person, the second and third quickly followed, and the others in the hall began to donate money in order to save their lives. Xuanyuan Di was overjoyed to see this scene, but quickly composed himself. He calmly said to the crowd, "I thank you all on behalf of the frontline soldiers for your generous donations. When they achieve victory in the future, I will definitely reward you!" Due to the guards of Yan's Mansion, the officials of Jizhou, large and small, dared not play any tricks and could only obediently hand over their donations.
Xuanyuan Di not only plans to bring Inspector of Jizhou and the carriage under his command. Because Xuanyuan Di imprisoned officials of all sizes in the Jizhou officialdom overnight, Liu Xuan quickly discovered the clues. So, Liu Xuan brought in Wang Jue, the magistrate of Jizhou, for questioning. As soon as Wang Jue arrived, Liu Xuan asked straightforwardly, "Wang Zhongzhong, where did all of you go last night?" Wang Jue was already worried that Liu Xuan had discovered his collusion with Yan State's king, and now Liu Xuan's question confirmed Wang Jue's fears.
Upon hearing Liu Xuan's words, Wang Jue couldn't help but panic. His eyes began to wander, and he hesitantly said, "N-no! I didn't go anywhere yesterday. What do you mean, sir? I don't quite understand."
After listening to Wang Jue, Liu Xuan stared at him with a playful expression and said softly, "Really? But the information I heard seems to be different from what Wang Zhongzhong described. I heard that Wang Zhongzhong was seen coming out of Yan's Mansion last night."
Upon hearing this, Wang Jue became even more flustered and started to stutter, "I-I was at home all night, I didn't step out of the house at all. That person must have seen wrong. I absolutely didn't do it."
"Oh, really? Wang Zhongzhong didn't leave the house last night. Did my subordinates make a mistake?" Wang Jue nodded firmly at the words, then expressed that he had no intention of betraying the court. Just as the two were talking, a servant came to report: The Yan State's king asked the governor and the carriage to come to his mansion for an important matter.
Liu Xuan was puzzled by the words and looked at Wang Jue with a smile, saying, "It seems that Wang Zhongzhong came prepared!" Without looking at Wang Jue, he left the mansion with the people from Yan's Mansion.
The two soon arrived at Yan's Mansion. At the entrance, Liu Xuan unexpectedly saw Jizhou the carriage.
At the moment they saw each other, both were very surprised and said in unison, "Are you also here because His Highness invited you?"
Upon confirming that the other party was also invited as the Yan State's king, they entered together. The two entered the main hall, where Xuanyuan Di was already waiting for them. Upon seeing their arrival, Xuanyuan Di quickly stepped forward to greet them, "Finally, the two of you have arrived. I've been waiting for quite a while." The two individuals bowed and saluted Xuanyuan Di, saying, "Your Highness, we apologize for our tardiness. Please forgive us."
Xuanyuan Di waved his hand to indicate that it was nothing, then invited the two to take a seat. After they were seated, Xuanyuan Di got straight to the point and said, "Gentlemen, I see that you are both talented individuals. I hope that you can work for me. What do you think? With your assistance, my great cause can be accomplished!"
Liu Xuan and the other person, with determined looks in their eyes, shook their heads and stood up to take their leave, saying, " Yan State's king, our paths are different and cannot converge."
Xuanyuan Di seemed to have known the result beforehand, so he didn't get angry. He just calmly picked up the tea on the table and drank it quietly. When Liu Xuan and the other person reached the door, they saw Xuanyuan Di slowly saying, "Do you two not want to join under my command? I wonder if your families also think the same way?" As soon as Xuanyuan Di said this, the two, who had already stepped out, suddenly turned around and rushed towards Xuanyuan Di, saying, "Xuanyuan Di! How dare you! Don't involve our families in this."
Xuanyuan Di lightly dodged the attacks of the two people and said softly, "I have no way out now. I don't care about the empty reputation of the martial arts world. Since you two refuse to be friends, then we can only be enemies!"
Because their family members were in Xuanyuan Di's hands, the two had no choice but to agree to join Xuanyuan Di.
The two returned to their mansion in a daze. When the lady of the house approached and saw her husband so dejected, she asked what had happened. Both of them just shook their heads lightly, indicating that nothing had happened.
At this moment, Liu Xuan suddenly remembered a sentence that Xuanyuan Yi had said to him. Xuanyuan Yi had accurately predicted the current situation and had told him that if he encountered any difficulties, he could write to him. Thinking of this, Liu Xuan quickly began to write a letter.
Outside the window, the moonlight was like water, and this night was as calm as usual, but the people of Jizhou were heavy-hearted and unable to sleep.
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