Adhere to the gentleman's principles

Chapter 204: Eliminate the Rebels and Return Peace to Jingzhou

Outside the city, Zhou Aoyang turned to Li Ziyan and said, "Brother Ziyan, now that the thirty million taels of silver have been found, should we take action immediately to bring Yu Si, the evil thief, to justice?"

Li Ziyan was silent for a moment and then replied, "Maybe Yu Si is anxiously waiting for me to fall into his trap."

Xu Wenhe on the side nodded, agreeing with Li Ziyan's opinion: "Yu Si has always been extremely cunning. Now he probably wants to use Jun Ning as a hostage to threaten us." When it came to this, everyone's mood became heavy.

Li Ziyan looked into the distance, as if thinking about something. After a while, he said to Zhou Aoyang: "My uncle should be arriving in Jingzhou soon. You should go to meet him and ensure his safety. Wen He and I will return to Xunyang City first to discuss the matter."

Hearing Li Ziyan's arrangement, Zhou Aoyang couldn't help but frown and asked worriedly: "But, you clearly knew that Yu Si had laid a trap, why did you insist on going there? Isn't this like going to the tiger mountain even though you know there is a tiger there?"

The leading general also echoed: "Mr. Li, this is really too risky, please think twice!"

However, Li Ziyan said firmly: "Because there, there is a very important person waiting for me. No matter how difficult and dangerous the road ahead is, I must face it." His eyes revealed a determination and firmness that made it impossible to question his resolve.

After a long and arduous journey, they finally arrived about fifty miles outside Xunyang City. Li Ziyan pulled the reins and stopped the horse. He took out the pen, ink, paper and inkstone from his bosom with a solemn expression and asked Xu Wenhe beside him to pass it to him. After taking the pen and paper, he thought for a moment, then picked up the pen and wrote quickly:

"Imperial envoy Li Ziyan came to Jingzhou on the orders of the emperor to search for the stolen silver. Although the silver has been recovered, there is a shocking conspiracy behind it - it turns out that the silver was hidden in Qingshan Village by Yu Si of the Yu family! His purpose is nothing more than to usurp the throne and overthrow the government. This person is extremely cruel and his methods are insidious and cunning!

The Yu family in Xunyang has a history of a hundred years and has deep roots. Over the past hundred years, successive officials in Xunyang have been respectful and obedient to the Yu family, which has led to a corrupt atmosphere and serious corruption in the officialdom of Xunyang. If the evil thief Yu Si is not brought to justice, Xunyang will never have peace; only by eradicating this person can we return peace and prosperity to Xunyang!

I would like to ask all the righteous men to step forward and capture this beast together to ensure the safety of Jingzhou and protect the people! As long as Yu Si survives, Xunyang will suffer greatly! Only by getting rid of this thief can we return long-term peace to Xunyang.

The survival of Jingzhou depends on this one move, and the life and death of the people also depends on this one move! When tomorrow dawns, I, Li Ziyan, will hold the emperor's sword in my hand and go to the city of Xunyang in person, waiting for all the heroes to come to my aid!

Anyone who can capture Yu Si alive will be rewarded with 100 taels of silver; if he successfully captures his accomplices, he will also receive a bonus of 50 taels; and those who fight bravely and kill the enemy will receive a reward of 5,000 coins! The Yu family caused chaos in Xunyang, and only when the Yu family destroyed Xunyang can we see the blue sky.

This battle is of great significance and far-reaching impact. Regardless of whether you have committed crimes in the past, as long as you can stand up and fight against the enemy at this moment, you can be regarded as making meritorious contributions; if you have made outstanding military achievements, you will definitely be rewarded generously according to the size of your merits! Only repenting and reforming yourself is the right way!

Finally, he added a sentence: I am back. This was written specifically for his wife Zhao Junning, to tell her that he, Li Ziyan, would keep his word.