The fate between people is very wonderful. If a one-time relationship can be called fate, then the fate between Li Hong and Kashim is more than a one-time relationship.
Hu Ji's seductive snow-white figure, due to sweat, shines with the charm of animal lust under the light of the light.
The waist that twists hard to the beat of the drum, the voluptuous buttocks that are not afraid of the cold under the short skirt, the tall upper body that seems to split the bra and rip out the clothes, attract everyone's attention to the beat of the drum, There were waves.
The strong man who was secretly dealt with by Hua Meng would take a sip of wine and glance at Hua Meng, who was upstairs with a dull complexion. After a sip of wine, he would look at Hua Meng sinisterly, until a sudden burst of people next to him blocked his view.
The strong man lowered his head angrily. Like his master Kashim, he had a high status in Umayyad, but now he has to sit with these lowly people here.
Li Hong didn't care at all about Kasim's occasional glances. He looked at the bustling tavern and the excited merchants and said to Yuan Shuji next to him: "Yumen Pass seems to be a place where dragons and snakes are mixed. As a border fortress, not only Just to defend against other countries’ armies, we also have to defend against their spies coming to spy on our Datang’s military strength. These people don’t look like they are here for business, but rather to spy on our Datang’s military strength.”
"Do you think they are dangerous?" Yuan Shuji asked as close as possible to Li Hong in the noisy tavern.
"Check whether they are registered at Yumen Pass and see where they are going? We can't let down our guard anymore." Li Hong frowned. The situation in the Western Region was complicated. It was not easy for him to make a judgment now. He could only wait until he saw it. Only after Pei Xingjian and Wang Mingyuan were able to judge the overall situation of the Western Regions today.
The two of them didn't say a few words, only to hear a conflict suddenly break out downstairs. The sound of yelling and fighting instantly interrupted the fast-paced music.
"Have a look." Li Hong said to Hua Meng.
Hua Meng nodded and walked downstairs. He saw a bunch of people fighting together, cursing in their mouths, and their hands were not idle. In the blink of an eye, several people were already lying on the ground with blood on their faces. on the ground.
Li Hong naturally saw everything from upstairs. In the midst of this conflict, the young man in white, Kashim, was still drinking wine leisurely, while his four men were fighting with other merchants at the moment. .
"Are there frequent fights at Yumen Pass?" Li Hong asked. Now that Hu Le had stopped, he didn't have to speak so hard.
"Yes, Protector-General, there are fights at Yumen Pass every night. They are caused by some drunken merchants due to some minor disputes." Yuan Shuji looked at the conflict downstairs and said not surprised.
"Then how do you usually deal with it?" Li Hong asked sideways.
"The other way to deal with it is to let them fight first. If the conflict is minor, they will resolve it on their own. If the conflict is relatively large, the defenders will step in to stop it and handle it according to the situation."
Kashim drank the last glass of wine unmoved, watching with satisfaction as the number of people around his four men became fewer and fewer, while more and more people were lying on the ground.
After checking that his men were okay, Kasim raised his head and looked at Li Hong. If it weren't for the fact that he had failed to compete with Li Hong just now, he wouldn't be so angry.
Now I am actively provoking a dispute just to warn Li Hong not to think that I, the Umayyad, are easy to bully.
Li Hong was also unmoved, watching Kasim's four men deal with the merchants ruthlessly, with the same smile on his face as Kasim.
In less than a cup of tea, the ground was already groaning and there were more than ten or twenty people lying on the ground. However, Kasim's four men were intact and looking around with proud faces, as if to say, still. Who is dissatisfied
The remaining merchants had already given them a large space and were looking at the four people in fear. The four people glanced at them like wolves and tigers, leaving these ordinary merchants without the courage to look at each other.
"Hua Meng, see how injured those people are?" Li Hong put down the water glass in his hand, stood up and walked to the railing, saying calmly.
In the originally bustling tavern, there was no other sound except the painful groans from the merchants lying on the ground.
Hua Meng walked past the strong man, and together with the two people who had just gone down to Mang Zhong, they looked at the injuries of the merchant lying on the ground.
After about ten breaths, Hua Meng looked at Li Hong upstairs and said, "Sir, most of them are skin injuries, and a few have broken bones. He was very cruel." The last sentence was like a comment.
"Shopkeeper, everything that is broken is mine, and I will make the right payment." Kashim said confidently and happily, then he motioned to the men next to him, took out a gold leaf again, and threw it behind the counter. in front of the shopkeeper.
Li Hong smiled and looked at the merchants on the ground. Most of these merchants were from the Tang Dynasty. They should be the last batch of merchants leaving the Western Regions. Their trip was also the last trip to the Western Regions this year. They would rush back after completing their transactions in the Western Regions. Later, it was just in time to catch up with the Yuan Day (Spring Festival) of the Tang Dynasty.
The shopkeeper looked at Kashim who looked relaxed and affectionate, took the gold leaf, took a look at it, and then put it in his arms.
Seeing the shopkeeper's deep affection, Kasim glanced at Li Hong upstairs again, and then said calmly: "Let's go."
"Just leaving like that?" Li Hong said.
Kashim just took two steps, stopped, looked at Li Hong with an unkind expression, and said: "The Tang people deceived me first. I didn't kill them. This is already my kindness to them."
"Each person is a golden leaf, and I will return to you Umayya from the west gate of Yumen Pass tomorrow." Li Hong looked at the injured merchant who was being helped up by other merchants, and stared at Kashim's angular cheeks and said.
"Aren't you the one who has the final say here? Even the Tang government doesn't necessarily have the final say here. In the Western Region, whoever has the strongest fist has the final say." Kasim looked at his four subordinates and provoked said.
"Two gold leaves per person, return to Umayya from the west gate of Yumen Pass early tomorrow morning." Li Hong ignored his provocation and said again.
As soon as Li Hong finished speaking, before Kasim could speak, he heard a sound of cold air coming from the tavern. In this moment, one golden leaf turned into two.
The merchants who came and went even thought for a moment that they had heard wrongly, but looking at the merchants next to them who were also stunned and looking at each other, no one suspected that they had heard wrongly.
One piece suddenly turned into two pieces. Is this boy taking advantage of himself? People in the Tang Dynasty are said to have flexible minds. Is this young man just trying to make a fool of himself in front of so many people
"The Umayyads have never had the habit of apologizing to others, let alone compensation." Kashim, dressed in white, stood on the spot and said proudly: "Don't say two gold leaves, even half a piece, I won't take it out. Yes, today is just a small punishment for you Tang people. It is already my kindness not to take their lives. "
If either Yiyang, Gao'an, or Li Xian were here at this time, what they had to do now was to pray silently in their hearts for this young man in white.
Li Hong never said it a third time. If he still didn't comply after saying it a second time, then what awaited that person would be a severe and unforgettable punishment. The deceased He Lan Minzhi felt this.
"There are twenty-two people in total. Their arms and legs are broken, and then they are hung at the west gate of Yumen Pass. They will be put down early tomorrow morning." Li Hong looked at Kashim. There was no anger or dissatisfaction on his face, he just said lightly.
He never thought of reasoning with Kasim, because he needed to set an example of the Iron-Blooded Tang Dynasty for the merchants here, and then use these people's mouths to spread the news in the Western Regions.
As soon as the words came out, the lawless figure behind him floated downstairs like a ghost. Kasim's expression changed instantly. Before he could see clearly what the two of them looked like, the two afterimages had already arrived in front of his two men.
Next, Kashim heard miserable screams and the horrifying sound of broken bones.
Yuan Shuji frowned. Although His Highness the Crown Prince's method may please people for a while, in the long run, it may not be advisable.
What's more, this young man in white seems to have a very noble status. He is not the son of a noble prince in white clothes, but also the heir of a wealthy and powerful man.
Seeing that the four people had their arms and legs broken by His Highness the Crown Prince's guards, and their mouths were stuffed with rags, and then tied up, he thought to himself: "Fortunately, His Highness the Crown Prince did not do anything to this young man, otherwise, he would definitely be a murderer." It’s a troublesome thing.”
"Kasim, let me tell you, in the land of the Tang Dynasty, as long as it is under the jurisdiction of the Tang Dynasty, whether it is the Tang people, the Nine Surnames Tiele, the Kingdom of Shi, the Kingdom of Kang, etc., as long as it is under the jurisdiction of the Tang Dynasty, If the people in the area are bullied by other people, we will come back doubly, not to mention that in our Tang Dynasty, we are always the only ones who bully others. No one can bully our Tang people, let alone hurt us Tang people. You can leave in peace. I don’t care what your relationship is with Muawiya! You can’t escape punishment today!”
"How do you know Mu'awiya...?" Kashim was shocked, Mu'awiya was his father.
"The capital cannot protect you..." Yuan Shuji stopped him in shock.
But Hua Meng didn't listen to him at all. After Li Hong gave the order, he and Mang Zhong immediately stepped forward expressionlessly and broke Kasim's arms and knees.
And before that, the rag had been prepared and stuffed into Kasim's mouth immediately, without giving Kasim a chance to scream.
Seeing the ruthless tactics of Mang Zhong and Hua Meng, the other merchants in the tavern turned pale at this moment, looking at the few people who had passed out in fear.
And everyone began to guess, who is the young master upstairs? How dare you act like this.
Some people even muttered in their hearts: No matter who this young master is, being able to say such tough words already makes him, a citizen of the Tang Dynasty, feel proud.
(End of chapter)