"Come, let's go!"
Looking at Han Mo's half-smile and Nie Shan's schadenfreude, Li Shanqing gritted his teeth and said.
"Wait a moment!"
As the Jin soldiers were about to lift the three fallen Jin soldiers, Han Mo stood up.
"What else do you want?"
Li Shanqing was furious. He had already swallowed his pride, and now this brat was stopping him.
"What do I want? Lord Li, your words are amusing! If someone had molested your wife and daughter, would you have simply given them a minor punishment?" Han Mo said righteously.
Damn it!
Nie Shan's mouth twitched as he looked at the three Jin men lying on the ground, barely breathing, their lives hanging by a thread. You've beaten them to this state, even confiscated their means of crime, and you still call it a minor punishment?
"Lord Nie, is this the attitude of your Song country?"
Li Shanqing's face turned extremely ugly. If it weren't for the public spectacle, he would have ordered his guards to hack Han Mo to death.
"Lord Li, you are mistaken again. As Officer Han has just said, since they have violated our Great Song's laws, they should naturally be dealt with according to our Great Song's laws!"
So many people were watching, and the admirers of the ten famous courtesans were also starting to arrive. At this moment, no matter what, Nie Shan could not let the imperial court's prestige be diminished.
It has always been said that scholars are the most dangerous people to offend. Especially in the Great Song dynasty, recall that a thousand years ago, Deng Tuzi, for merely speaking a few words, had Deng Tuzi's Misery of Lust written about him by Song Yu. After nearly a thousand years, the name Deng Tuzi is still used as a synonym for a lustful person. He did not want to be written into a storybook in the future and be considered a typical example of a corrupt or incompetent official.
"Guards! Execute them on the spot!"
Li Shanqing clenched his fists until they creaked. However, he had also realized that these Song people were doing this intentionally. Moreover, he was trapped by Nie Shan's words and had no room to resist. Rather than keeping these three useless individuals here to embarrass themselves, it would be better to give them a quick end.
"Yes!"
Li Shanqing's guards behind him did not hesitate. They drew their sabers and, in a few swift movements, slit their throats! The strong smell of blood immediately filled the air, making even Han Mo's pupils constrict. He hadn't expected this fellow to act so ruthlessly.
"Now that they have received their just punishment, may I take them away?" Li Shanqing asked, his face dark, looking at Han Mo.
"Of course. What would we want with this rotten meat? Should we cook and eat it?" Han Mo still looked fearless.
"Kid, I'll remember you. The top talent of Bianliang? Hmph!" Li Shanqing said, then snorted coldly. He ordered his men to carry the three corpses away and left.
After they left, Nie Shan also looked at Han Mo with a complicated expression. However, he said nothing, only sighed and turned to leave.
The Jin people were dead, but the cheers of the people outside Kaifeng Prefecture were thunderous.
"Han Mo thanks all you elder folks for upholding justice for Han Mo!"
By the time Han Mo came out of the yamen, the crowd outside had been waiting for a long time. Han Mo quickly bowed to the surrounding people, which finally dispersed the crowd temporarily. After the onlookers had left, the ten famous courtesans emerged from the nearby Old Hu Family Inn.
"Officer Han, you have truly become famous throughout Bianliang City this time!" Li Shishi said with a light laugh, covering her mouth.
"Sister, you're mistaken. Officer Han was already famous throughout Bianliang City!"
"That's right, Sister misspoke. Officer Han was not already famous throughout Bianliang City?" In just a moment, the ten famous courtesans appeared one after another. Looking at their beautiful faces, Han Mo truly understood why there were so many foolish emperors in ancient times.
"The king's chambers are warm for the spring night, and the king no longer holds court early." This was the outside world's pleasure houses; how many beauties were there in the imperial palace!
"Thank you, sisters, for your help. Han Mo offers his respects!" With great effort, Han Mo finally managed to tear his gaze away from them. "Monsters, all of them are monsters!" One of them is enough to bring ruin to the nation and people; ten of them appearing at once is truly overwhelming.
"Who wants your thanks? We'll let this pass today. We'll host a banquet for you, great scholar, at Fanlou another day. Will you grace us with your presence?" Li Shishi giggled charmingly at Han Mo and then said. With her smile, Han Mo's bones felt half-melted. Was this the legendary "one glance back and a hundred charms bloom, three thousand beauties lose their color" that Li Bai spoke of?
"Cough, cough, cough, naturally, naturally!"
"We're not inviting you for nothing. You must compose a new poem for us!" Wu Lian'er, dressed in red, said while casting a seductive glance at Han Mo. Her soul-stirring gaze almost broke Han Mo's composure in an instant.
"Uh..."
"Cough, cough, cough!"
Just as Han Mo was feeling awkward, a green carriage stopped in the middle of the road. A maidservant stood with her hands on her hips and coughed loudly.
"Alright, alright, we should go back first. If we stay here any longer, I'm afraid this young officer's soul will fly away." Li Shishi merely smiled, then turned and headed for her carriage. The other courtesans also chuckled behind their hands and reluctantly returned to their respective carriages.
"Officer Han, my young lady requests your presence for a discussion!" Looking at the receding figures of the courtesans, Han Mo felt a strange itch in his heart.
"Ah?"
"My young lady requests your presence for a discussion!" Just by the maidservant's imposing demeanor, one could tell who was sitting in the carriage. However, Han Mo was truly curious about why this girl would come here.
"Get in!"
As Han Mo approached the carriage, Zhe Yourong's voice came from within.
"It's broad daylight, it might not be appropriate..." Just hearing the voice, it seemed this girl was in a bad mood. The carriage was small, and if they were to fight, he would be hesitant and at a disadvantage.
"Are you getting in or not? If you don't get in, you'll never get in for the rest of your life!" Zhe Yourong said angrily.
"Whoever gets in is a grandson!" Han Mo rolled his eyes at her and turned to leave.
"Han Mo!"