When hearing these last two words, Liang Hongyu couldn't help but let out a scream.
"Why are you shouting so loud?"
Shao Bowen said, giving her a sideways glance.
"But, a mutiny..."
Liang Hongyu, born into a military family, understood the severe consequences of a mutiny.
Especially at this time, if such a thing was mishandled, it wouldn't be just one or two people who would end up dead.
"Don't worry, that kid isn't an idiot. He's just trying to scare Wang Xiang and put some pressure on him. Don't forget, the rewards for the great victory at Mingzhou haven't been distributed yet. You can call it a mutiny, or you can call it a pay riot! Given that kid's relationship with Liang Shicheng, who do you think the emperor will believe?"
Hearing him say this, Liang Hongyu finally breathed a sigh of relief. If it was a pay riot, then the matter would be much simpler.
Since the founding of the Great Song Dynasty until now, which generation has not had pay riots?
As long as no one died, the outcome would be a mere formality.
What's more, at this time, to push an army that had just won a great victory into mutiny, let alone Wang Xiang being just a deputy envoy, if this matter truly reached the emperor, even Zhao Zhen would have to face dire consequences.
After all, the Shengjie Army had just achieved a victory against superior numbers. If such a thing were to happen, how could the world's gossip spare them?
"Alright, you guys just stay at home honestly. Stay out as little as possible during this time, and don't cause any more trouble for that kid. You don't need to worry about his affairs. I think, at most, in three to five days, this Lord Wang will be sent back the way he came!"
Shao Bowen spoke while humming a little tune he had learned from somewhere, slowly walking towards the door.
"What about Wang Bing? Have you found him yet?"
It had been more than three hours since Wang Xiang entered the city, but his men still hadn't found Wang Bing's whereabouts.
As an old fox with deep cunning, he naturally knew how risky the actions he was about to take were. To quickly deal with Han Mo, the first thing he needed to do was to appease Wang Bing.
"There's still no news. I suspect he's definitely hiding now, either in the military camp or somewhere in the city..."
Although one of his legs was injured, Chu Jianfeng had been by his side since Wang Xiang entered the city.
"You must find him. We don't have much time. This matter must be settled as a foregone conclusion within two days!"
"But these thousands of Shengjie Army soldiers only obey his orders at this time. Our men can't even get into the camp gates..."
Chu Jianfeng said this with a hint of speechlessness.
Those men were trained by Wang Bing himself. Coupled with the recent great victory at Mingzhou, their morale and spirit were now unprecedentedly unified.
Unless Wang Xiang, the deputy envoy, went in person, others probably wouldn't even be able to enter the camp gates.
"Useless, a bunch of useless people!"
After hearing Chu Jianfeng's words, Wang Xiang immediately flew into a rage.
Within two days, he had too many things to do to make this matter a foregone conclusion.
Not to mention whether Wang Bing was in the military camp or not, even if he was, if Wang Bing stubbornly refused to see him, he would have no other recourse.
If he wasted all his time playing hide-and-seek with Wang Bing, by the time five days were up and the news of the great victory at Mingzhou spread throughout the land, it would be a joke for him to try and kill Han Mo.
After all, no official in the Great Song Dynasty had ever been beheaded for winning a battle.
Especially in such turbulent times, the current Emperor desperately needed such an encouraging piece of news...
"Where is Xin Xingzong? Have him use my token, lead his men to take over the defense of Mingzhou, and force Wang Bing out!"
After pacing back and forth in the room for more than ten laps in annoyance, Wang Xiang finally made up his mind.
"But I'm afraid those city guards..."
Chu Jianfeng said this, but before he could finish, he flinched under Wang Xiang's gaze.
"If he can't even handle this small matter, what use is he to me?"
"Yes!"
Hearing Wang Xiang's murderous tone, Chu Jianfeng responded and quickly turned to retreat.
"Someone, go find Li Yueyang!"
After Chu Jianfeng left, Wang Xiang finally couldn't hold back. Although he knew that the great victory at Mingzhou was commanded by Han Mo.
But he hadn't expected that Han Mo's control over these officials was so powerful. Han Mo had been captured by him for three hours, and yet, no official dared to visit him.
This made it difficult for him not to think of the worst-case scenario.
Before he came, he had already thought it through clearly. To kill Han Mo, the first thing to do was to reach an understanding with Wang Bing.
Get Wang Bing and the others to shut up, and then get Li Yueyang and the others to speak out.
Only then could they twist the truth, turning black into white and the dead into the living!
As long as he could make it a fait accompli on his side, the Pu family would naturally pay to settle the rest.
"Yes!"
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Although Han Mo was captured by Wang Xiang, he was, after all, a legitimate official of the court. Before he could be definitively convicted of guilt, even Wang Xiang could not directly throw him into prison and could only detain him temporarily.
After entering Mingzhou city, Wang Xiang did not go to the Mingzhou Prefecture Office but stayed directly in the largest inn in the city.
Since he couldn't get out anyway, after observing the surrounding guards, Han Mo simply took off his clothes and got into bed.
"Son-in-law, son-in-law!"
However, just as he was dozing off, he suddenly heard Jiang Yan's voice.
"How did you get in?"
Seeing Jiang Yan, Han Mo couldn't help but be surprised.
"Isn't it simple? Those guys outside are no match for our brothers. When I first arrived, I saw Lord Li's carriage outside. Son-in-law, I think this guy surnamed Wang has ill intentions towards you. Why don't you leave with me first!"
"What nonsense are you talking about? If I leave like this, wouldn't it play right into his hands? You've come at the right time. I've written a few letters, take them out for me!"