"What a big deal. It turns out that he was promoted to a new position. No wonder he is so arrogant." Liu Biping glanced at Xu Dashan lightly. As usual, he did not take him seriously. He smiled and looked down at his nails. He said slowly, "Since he is the new deputy envoy of the Maritime Customs, that's perfect."
He waved his hand and asked the chief guard to step back, revealing the face of Mr. Xu. He then said to Mr. Xu, "Since the deputy envoy is here, that's perfect. The imperial envoy has been avoiding me, but I have something important to discuss with him. How about the deputy envoy pass on a message for us, asking the imperial envoy to make time to see me tonight. Otherwise, I'm afraid this matter won't be resolved."
Liu Biping finally raised his head, his expression still calm, but his eyes were frighteningly cold: "The imperial envoy and I are officials in the same court, and we both work for the court, but there are always misunderstandings between us, which is always bad."
After all, he was the governor of a place, a high-ranking official, and held military power. Both Mr. Xu and the people present had a natural fear of him.
As soon as he spoke, he could no longer treat him the same way as the head of the personal guard. Mr. Xu respectfully saluted him and said, "Minister, send him..."
Liu Biping hummed, and before he could finish, he said, "The Imperial Envoy is very busy. I know that he called you all together today to discuss the location of the Maritime Customs Office. Coincidentally, I just happened to know that the land donated by the Wang family seems to be not very good recently, and there are some problems. I am just going to discuss it with the Imperial Envoy."
Mr. Xu's expression changed.
Even Master Wang hung his head in fear.
If Liu Biping said there was something wrong, then there really was something wrong. Even if the Wang family's land was originally fine, if Shen Chen didn't meet Liu Biping, Liu Biping would make him have something wrong.
Who knows what crime Liu Biping will frame him for.
Both he and Xu Dashan felt that the situation was becoming difficult.
It's obviously not a good idea to let Liu Biping in. Who knows what Liu Biping will do...
Just as he was hesitating, there was movement inside. The door of the inn creaked open, and Qing Feng showed his face. He saluted Liu Biping in a neither humble nor arrogant manner, and said, "The imperial envoy knows you are coming, and asked me to come and welcome you in."
Shen Chen finally came out by himself.
Liu Biping raised his eyebrows, looked at the people outside the inn with a smile, and walked straight into the inn.
They were all sensible people, so there was no need to play dumb. Liu Biping smiled when he saw Shen Chen and said, "Your Excellency the Imperial Envoy has finally found time to meet me. This official is truly honored."
He originally did not take Shen Chen seriously. After all, no matter how capable Shen Chen was, once his plan succeeded and the food and money were successfully robbed, he could use the name of eliminating pirates to make Shen Chen die unclearly.
But Shen Chen is a person who never knows when he will come up with something new.
In comparison, Shen Chen's smile was much friendlier than his. He smiled and shook his head: "What are you talking about, Mr. Minister? We have met, haven't we? I just feel that there are still many things that have not been properly handled, and there are misunderstandings between us. It is better to meet later to avoid any trouble."
Liu Biping said, "Misunderstanding? I don't know if there are other misunderstandings. But right now, I do have a misunderstanding, and I want the Imperial Envoy to help explain it."
As he spoke, he looked at Shen Chen and said word by word, "I'm sure the Imperial Envoy has also heard that there is a problem with the land that the Wang family was going to donate to the court to build the Maritime Customs Office. The origin of the land is unknown. Some people say that it was bought from pirates... Pirates have appeared in Rongcheng, and civilians are missing everywhere. I'm afraid that this is my duty and I may have offended you."
Shen Chen seemed a little surprised. When he heard Liu Biping say this, he said "oh" and was very surprised: "Pirates appeared in Rongcheng. I wonder what this has to do with me?"
"I'm afraid there is some connection." Liu Biping looked at him, his expression unchanged: "I have received news that the whereabouts of the people under the Imperial Envoy are a little strange..."
He nodded to the chief of the guards.
The head of the imperial guards stood up and looked at Shen Chen: "Your Excellency, may I ask if your guards used your exit document to leave the city five days ago?"
After all, Rongcheng was controlled by Liu Biping. If they wanted to leave the city, they had to have an exit document, otherwise they could not move. However, any way they left the city would inevitably be discovered by Liu Biping.
Shen Chen nodded: "I heard about this. My guards are going out of the city to meet with Mr. Xu and the Wang family to discuss the location of the Maritime Customs. Is there anything wrong with this?"
"There are indeed some inappropriate places." The head of the personal guard did not give Shen Chen any face. He sneered and said, "We have already investigated. That day, pirates appeared near Chen Village, and many women disappeared near Chen Village. Although you said that they left the city because of the site selection, this kind of thing is a big deal after all, and we can't be careless at all. We still have to investigate it in detail, don't you think?"
They wanted to use this incident to accuse them of colluding with pirates.
It seems that the disappearance of the young master was too much of a blow to Liu Biping, so Liu Biping became impatient and wanted to cut the Gordian knot and resolve their issues quickly.
Fortunately, these things were already expected. Shen Chen had already thought that Liu Biping might do something desperate, so he was not in a hurry.
He looked at Liu Biping with a surprised expression and said in shock: "You are accusing me of something! I am an imperial envoy. How could my subordinates be involved with pirates?! The minister is clearly seeking revenge and slander!"
Liu Biping didn't have the patience to talk to Shen Chen anymore. He came here originally to take Shen Chen's life.
It doesn't make any difference whether it's earlier or later.
Sooner or later, he would take action against Shen Chen, and now his son is missing. Although there is no apparent connection between him and Shen Chen, he always feels that Shen Chen is not unaware of it.
What's more, Wei An is now out of control.
There has been no news from Quanzhou.
No news sometimes means it is bad news.
Bad things happened one after another, and each time was so coincidental. No matter whether it was a coincidence or a conspiracy between Wei An and Shen Chen, he didn't want to investigate it anymore. He just wanted the lives of Shen Chen and Wei An.
He smiled, frowned and sighed: "What the Imperial Envoy said is very hurtful. Your people have left the city and appeared in Chen Village, and the pirates have also appeared in Chen Village. These are all facts. How can it be considered as slander by me? This kind of major matter involving pirates, even I have to be cautious."