"We don't have any ready-made, but I have the formula. It won't take long to prepare!"
Jiang Yan's eyes lit up.
"Take a few capable men to stay by his side. Once the person behind the scenes appears, immediately net them!"
"Sir, can we secretly dispatch a troop of soldiers to assist us? The skills of those two fellows are too strange. If that person still has such experts by his side, with just us..."
As Jiang Yan said this, his old face couldn't help but flush.
As a death warrior, admitting his inferiority was rather embarrassing.
"Don't worry, I'll find you a helper. If that fellow doesn't show himself, so be it. But if he dares to appear, unless he can grow wings and fly!"
"Is there really such a master?"
"That's right, and you even know this person!"
Han Mo said with a smile, casually.
"I know him?"
This made Jiang Yan even more confused.
"That young man who captured Li Mao'er alive?"
"That's right, it's him!"
"If it's really him, then this matter should be foolproof!"
Hearing Han Mo say this, Jiang Yan also revealed a confident smile.
Being able to capture the bandit leader among hundreds of bandits and retreat safely, how could such a person not leave a deep impression on him?
"Alright, the specific matters are up to you. By the way, is your injury really alright?"
As he was about to leave, Han Mo suddenly turned back and asked seriously.
"Don't worry, sir, it's nothing, just some superficial wounds, it won't delay things!"
Jiang Yan immediately forced a smile.
"If you feel unwell, you can also hand this matter over to someone else. In short, even if the mission fails, you are not allowed to risk your lives! Remember, everyone has only one life! It would be too unworthy to lose your precious life for these irrelevant matters!"
After earnestly reiterating his advice, Han Mo then turned and walked out of the room.
Since Han Mo had already investigated this matter, Li Bangyan naturally caught wind of it.
"Bastard! Isn't bullying men and women all day long enough? Are they trying to force me to death!"
After reading the items sent back by the old steward, Li Bangyan was completely enraged.
His father-in-law and brother-in-law were too troublesome. He had only been Prime Minister for a few days, and these two had already started recruiting troops.
In less than half a month, the Lin family had managed to gather nearly a hundred house guards.
Moreover, many of these were江湖人 (jianghu ren - people of the martial world) of unknown origin. What disgusted him the most was that this father and son duo only looked at martial prowess when recruiting, and paid no attention to whether these people had criminal records.
The old steward had only conducted a casual investigation for a few days and discovered that there were more than a dozen wanted criminals among them.
If the investigation continued in detail, who knew what kind of ruthless characters were hidden among these people...
If Wang Fu or Bai Shizhong knew about this, he, the Prime Minister, might as well resign immediately.
"Why are you getting so angry? My brother is still in prison at this moment, you have to find a way to save him!"
Seeing Li Bangyan's furious demeanor, Madam Lin complained with a frown.
"Save him? Do you know what crime he committed? Gathering people to cause trouble, attacking the county yamen, and finally setting fire to the county yamen. Do you know that setting fire to government offices is considered plotting rebellion!"
It was better for Madam Lin to stay silent. As soon as she started speaking, Li Bangyan completely exploded.
"Aren't you the current Prime Minister? Can't you even handle such a small matter?"
Li Bangyan suddenly realized that talking about such things with this kind of woman was simply self-humiliation.
"Handle it? With what? Do you know how many people are coveting my position? I warn you, don't mention this matter again from now on. Just pretend it never happened, just pretend you know nothing!"
"But what about my brother?"
After all, they were siblings and had deep affection for each other. Madam Lin still couldn't let go of her brother, whom she had grown up with.
"Let him die!"
Seeing that this woman still didn't understand the seriousness of the situation, Li Bangyan angrily grabbed the teacup on the table and smashed it to the ground.
His sudden action truly startled Madam Lin.
"Get out!"
Li Bangyan, in his rage, was like an angry lion.
Even Madam Lin, who was usually fierce, could only obey and walk out timidly.
If it weren't for their many years of marriage, he would really want to divorce this damned woman right now.
If she continued to pester him like this, he might be implicated by the Lin family father and son sooner or later.
At this moment, he truly regretted it.
He regretted the letter he had sent to Tang Ke a few days ago.
However, there was no medicine for regret in this world. At this moment, he could only hope that Tang Ke would act decisively and not leave any handles for others.
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"Go over there and see what those people are gathered around for?"
In order to collect evidence of Han Mo's crimes as quickly as possible, Li Yan had issued a strict order.
To boost morale, he personally led a team to investigate the local conditions in Neihuang County.
As he led his men to Dongzhuangji, he saw hundreds of villagers lined up in long queues, seemingly chattering about something from a distance.
When something unusual happens, there must be a reason. He immediately sensed something unusual.
"Yes, sir!"
Upon receiving Li Yan's order, several yamen runners immediately turned their horses around, escorted Li Yan, and headed towards the villagers' queues.
"Esteemed elder, I pay my respects!"
Since no concrete evidence had been found yet, Li Yan spoke very politely.
"May I ask if you have something to discuss?"
Seeing Li Yan's refined demeanor, the elder with white hair and beard immediately cupped his hands towards him.
"May I ask, elder, what are you all doing here? Why are so many people queuing up in this hot weather?"
"Little official, you may not know, but the government is distributing copper coins!"
Upon hearing his question, the old man said happily.
"The government? Distributing copper coins?"
Li Yan was stunned. What kind of joke was this?
Having been an official for so many years, he had only ever heard of the imperial court collecting taxes, but never of the government giving money to ordinary people!
Even during times of famine, when the imperial court provided relief, it was usually through labor for relief, and never by directly distributing money!