501 Ahetai was the former deputy commander of the Yelu Mansion, Qimuge's deputy, and Chen Xiaohu's former drinking buddy.
During this quest to retrieve the Medicine King's treasure, Qimuge died, so Yelu promoted Ahetai to the position of commander of the guards to replace Qimuge.
At this time, Ahetai was guarding the dock with five hundred black cavalrymen, lighting torches in their hands. However, the black cavalrymen were not wearing armor today. Instead, they were dressed like ordinary people and stood there, waiting for the ship to approach.
Seeing the big ship approaching, Ahetai said, "Everyone, work harder. Once we finish transporting this batch of grain, Lord Yelu will give you a reward."
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After hearing this, the boat immediately approached the dock, and Ahetai said: "Brothers, carry it..."
Upon hearing this, all the black-armored knights rushed forward and unloaded the food from the ship. At the same time, a long dragon of torches suddenly filled the entire open space, which looked very spectacular.
Ah San looked at the many people and food in front of him and was immediately excited: "Hehe, Jiu Si is right. There really is 100,000 dan of food. It seems that the princess's worries have been resolved."
Chen Xiaohu on the side said: "Master Ah San, you are joking. My gang leader never lies. If he says there is food, there must be food."
"Yes, yes. Let's go ahead and catch them in the act."
Ah San looked at Xiao Hu and Xiao Hu said with a smile: "Master Ah San, don't be anxious. There is so much food. Let them move some first. Otherwise, we will have to move it later. Save some energy."
After hearing this, Ah San laughed and said, "You guys who followed Chen Jiusi are really bad, but I like it hahaha..."
After Ah San finished speaking, he immediately said, "I'll listen to you and wait."
They waited for a while until the food on the ship was almost transported. Then Ah San looked at Xiao Hu, who clasped his fists and said, "Sir, please give the order."
Ah San said: "Catch them, catch all these people."
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After hearing this, Chen Xiaohu waved his hand and said, "Brothers, charge!"
All of a sudden, all the younger brothers of the fishing gang who were hiding in the darkness jumped out, and in an instant there was a burst of fire, and they surrounded the 500 Yelu Black Cavalry in an instant.
Ahhetai was startled by this sudden scene and shouted, "What's going on?"
After hearing Ahetai's shout, someone else shouted, "Master Ahetai, it's bad. We are surrounded. The enemy has more people than us."
After hearing this, Ahetai was shocked. Who had the largest number of troops in the Mian River that could surpass that of his own Yelu Mansion?
But it only took him a moment to react. Who else could it be? It must be the Fishermen's Gang. In the entire Mianshui, only the Fishermen's Gang had so many people.
This time, the Fishing Gang dispatched a total of one thousand people, including Xiaohu's White Tiger Battalion, but also ordinary gang members.
At this time, a group of people surrounded Ahetai and his men.
Ahetai Canglang drew his knife and said to his confidant: "Return to the city immediately and invite Lord Yelu."
After hearing this, the confidant immediately returned to the city to invite Yelu.
At this time, Ahetai held a long knife and said, "Who dares to rob our Yelu Mansion? Are you tired of living?"
"Oh, what's your Yelu Mansion? Can it be bigger than my Ruyang Palace?"
At this time, Asan looked at Ahetai with disdain and sneer on his face. He said, "You are just a county Darughachi. What's so great about you? Any official in the palace is higher than you, Yelu. And you still pretend to be so great in front of me."
Asan turned his head and glanced at Xiaohu.
Xiaohu nodded: "The person has been released."
Ah San said, "No one is allowed to go out anymore."
Xiaohu said, "Don't worry, the White Tiger Camp is on guard outside, not even a mosquito can fly out."
After hearing this, Ah San said, "That's fine. Don't ruin the princess's good deeds."
After saying this, Ah San walked over and looked at Ah Hetai and asked, "Are you Yelu's subordinate?"
Ahetai was also shocked at this time. It turned out that the princess had surrounded them. No, he had to pass this crucial information to Lord Yelu.
However, the confidants found that they could not get out at all.
"Commander, it's the people from the fishing gang who are guarding it."
After hearing this, Ahhetai's face suddenly darkened, but he looked at Ah San who was approaching him and said, "Master Ah San, we are all working for the court. Why are you besieging us with the people of the fishing gang?"
Ah San said: "I know, you are working for the court and helping the princess, so aren't we here to take over and help you?"
Ahedatai asked, "Master Aheda, what do you mean?"
Ah San smiled and said, "Isn't this obvious?"
"You have collected food for the princess. The princess, thinking of your hard work, specially sent us here to help you transport the food into the city to solve the food shortage in the city. I have to say that it is your Lord Yelu who has great powers. He was able to get so much food. Is this 100,000 dan?"
Ahedai's face turned dark at this time. He looked at Ah San and said, "Master Ah San, you can't joke. This grain, this grain..."
Ah San looked at him and said, "What's wrong with this grain? Could it be that your master is planning to smuggle it into the city and sell it to the people of Mianshui at a high price?"
"I remember the princess said that it is not allowed to sell grain at a high price. Could it be that Lord Yelu has turned a deaf ear to the princess's order? Is he looking down on our Ruyang Palace? Is he going to rebel?"
Asan looked at Ahedai and put the blame on him.
Ah He's face turned pale: "I don't mean that, I don't mean that."
Ah San said, "Is there anything else? If not, our Princess Mansion will take over the grain."
Ahedai said: "No, it's not possible."
Ah San frowned and said, "Why not?"
Ahetai said: "Sir, these grains belong to our Lord Yelu. I have no right to deal with them. Please be lenient."
Ah San said: "Accommodate? What accommodation? No way."
Ahedai saw Chen Xiaohu at this moment and immediately said, "Brother Xiaohu, brother Xiaohu, please say something for me!"
After hearing this, Chen Xiaohu looked at Ahetai and said, "Brother, we are just following orders."
"Brother Xiaohu, I know you are in trouble, but you must help me, otherwise I will be in trouble. If Lord Yelu knew that I lost the food, he would kill me."
Xiao Hu frowned and thought for a while: "Master Ah San, please see if you can make an exception. This Ahedai is my elder brother."
Ah San frowned and said impatiently: "Then wait a while, let Yelu deal with it."
"Thank you, Master Ah San, and thank you, Brother Xiaohu."
Ahetai thanked him immediately.
After waiting for about an hour, Yelu finally arrived. He rushed over and saw the long line of torches and said, "Who dares to steal the food from my Yelu Mansion?"
Ah San was not afraid of Yelu, so he said directly: "Haha, Yelu, you are so arrogant, what do you mean by robbing? Our princess has requisitioned this batch of grain."
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Yelu turned his head and looked at Asan, his brows immediately frowned. How could this be possible? How could he be caught by the people from the Princess's Mansion when he was transporting grain so secretly!
However, this batch of grain is of great importance and cannot be given directly to the Princess's Mansion.
Thinking of this, Yelu turned to look at Ah San and said, "Master Ah San, why are you withholding my food?"
Ah San looked at Yelu and said, "Master Yelu, isn't this grain from the imperial court?"
Yelu said, "Of course not. This grain belongs to my Yelu family and has nothing to do with the court. Besides, this batch of grain needs to be transported north to support the family, so it cannot be withheld."
Ah San frowned and said, "Private food."
Yelu said: "Yes, it is private food. If it is public food, it is fine for the Princess' Mansion to seize it, but it is against the rules to seize the private food of our Yelu family."
"Private food, hahahaha, what a private food."
Just when Yelu was making excuses, a voice suddenly rang out. Yelu was startled when he heard the voice. He turned around and saw Zhao Ya striding towards him with A Da and A Er.
And standing next to them was Chen Jiusi.
At this time, seeing Chen Jiusi looking at him with a smile on his face, Yelu immediately understood that he was being tricked by Chen Jiusi.
However, he pretended to be calm, looked at Zhao Ya and said, "Greetings, Princess."
Zhao Ya looked at Yelu and asked, "What did Lord Yelu say just now? Are these grains your private grains?"
"Yes, Princess. These are the private grains of my Yelu family. Please understand clearly, Princess."
Zhao Ya looked at Yelu and said, "Private grain, you have evidence."
Yelu said: "The county lord wants it, and we can have the correspondence as proof."
Zhao Ya laughed and said, "Very good. Since it is private grain, I don't care whether you want to sell it or not. But Yelu, let me ask you, since it is private grain, tell me why you use the imperial black cavalry to transport the grain. Are these black cavalry your private soldiers?"
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Yelu was speechless after being confronted by Zhao Ya, and could only stammer and fail to make any clear statement.
The Black Cavalry were the imperial court's force for suppressing local forces, not servants who used public resources for personal gain. In other words, Yelu could mobilize them to suppress local forces, but he could not use them to do personal work for him.
Of course, this is just polite talk. In fact, behind the scenes, there are many officials who abuse public resources for personal gain. It can even be said that everyone does so.
But doing so does not mean that it is right. It will not withstand scrutiny. If the people above keep harping on this point, they may be trying to use it to mess with you.
You have no way of making excuses, because when Daqian was first established, it strictly prohibited the use of public property for private purposes and officials were not allowed to use the court's soldiers as their own private soldiers.
As long as you check, you will find that Yelu cannot explain himself.
And more importantly, the princess is obviously going to make a fuss about this point.
Didn't you say that these grains are your Yelu family's private grain?
Since it is private grain, then if you send the Black Cavalry to do private work for you, it will violate the laws of Daqian. The lighter punishment will be dismissal from office, and the worse will be even the risk of life.
So Yelu didn't know how to answer for a moment.
After all, there is a degree of discretion here, and it depends on what the county lord wants to do.
At this time, Chen Jie came over with a smile and said, "Master Yelu, come here, let's talk for a moment."
Yelu looked at Chen Jie with cold eyes and said, "It was you who tricked me, and you still want to talk to me alone."
Yelu thought about it and looked at Chen Jie. Chen Jie looked at Yelu and said, "Sir, why are you looking at me like that?"
Yelu then pulled Chen Jie aside and asked, "Did you do this to me?"
Chen Jie asked, "Why did you spread the rumor, sir?"
Yelu said, "You set a trap for me from the beginning. My grain transportation route and related information are all top secret. Those who can get this information are my trusted members. How could you be blocked here by such a coincidence?"
"etc..."
"Zhou Chu, is Zhou Chu your spy?"