The Rebirth of Han Yuxi

Chapter 310 : Menghu Mountain (3)

Great Leader Yi held the wretched-looking Li Niang, then clasped his hands and said towards Yuxi, “Thank you for your mercy, Miss.” Yuxi obviously could have used Li Niang as a hostage, but instead, she released her. Since they were in front of so many people, he must accept this favour.

Yuxi knew very well that taking Li Niang as a hostage was ineffective. In the face of interests, anyone could be sacrificed. How could they back off just because of a single person like Li Niang? Instead of doing that, it was better to be good to Great Leader Yi. This way, it would be conducive for their subsequent negotiations. Yuxi said, “I heard Chief Huang say, although you are bandits, you people never robbed non-ill-gotten wealth? I wonder if that’s true?” Yuxi was trying to shift the argument. Chief Huang told Yuxi that the people of Menghu Mountain only want money, not to harm other people’s lives. When it came to Yuxi, these bandits suddenly became people who wouldn’t rob non-ill-gotten wealth.

Li Niang did not utter a single word at this time, as she had just lost a few teeth. It was so painful that she didn’t have any strength to speak.

The scholarly-looking man was the military counsellor of the Menghu Mountain, surnamed Lu, called Lu Kai. This person often gave Great Leader Yi’s advice and could be considered the military mentor for the Menghu Mountain people. When Lu Kai heard this, he asked, “Miss dares to say that your family have properly obtained all these dowries of yours and not bought them using unjust wealth?” Who would believe that? He wouldn’t count on it anyway.

Yuxi’s voice was icy as she replied, “These were the dowry my mother had saved for me. Not a single one of them was earned from using unjust wealth.” This was not a false statement. Qiu Shi had appropriately purchased half of these things.

Lu Kai questioned, “Your mother must be very good at making money to be willing to give you tens of thousands of taels as a dowry, isn’t she?” This statement made her words sound so fake.

Yuxi sneered, “Oh, so when you want to rob someone, you falsely accuse that person of buying things from unjust wealth? Is this what you call not robbing non-unjust wealth?” Who said these bandits were the most moralistic? It turned out to be nothing but a group of shameless people who just fished for undeserved fame. She was also foolish enough to listen to the rumours outside. Eh, to be exact, she was easily influenced by Chief Huang’s words.

Lu Kai mockingly smiled as he spoke in a raised voice, “Miss Han, if your Dage doesn’t hold a high and powerful position as an assistant for the Minister of War, will you dare say your family can still afford to buy so much dowry for you? How dare you say that your pieces of dowry aren’t bought using unjust wealth?”

As soon as these words fell, the faces of those in the Menghu Mountain changed. Those who became bandits in the mountains were either forced to die by the government soldiers or the gentry. Therefore, nine out of ten people here hate the officials. The meaning behind Lu Kai’s words was also pretty obvious. All Yuxi’s dowry were bought using Han Jiangming’s embezzled money.

Yuxi sneered. “Why do you only talk about my Dage, not my Er Ge? My Er Ge is also an officer and is now a fifth-rank officer in charge of a regiment in Yu City. From last year to now, he has won several battles with his subordinates by killing hundreds of northern captives. You accused my Dage, the Assistant Minister of War, of being corrupted by bribes, and my dowry comes from ill-gotten gains. What about my Er Ge? What about my Er Ge, who holds his head up by killing northwest barbarians in Yu City? I guess in your mind, that is the most stupid thing to do, right? If I have to say, why does he need to bother himself in killing those barbarians? If he acts like you guys by directly occupying a mountain and just lives there like a king, he can have hot food and drinks every day. If he is short on money, he can just go out and rob the passing caravan. Even the public can still say he has a good reputation for robbing unjust wealth. How good will that be?”

Zisu felt that Yuxi was too powerful. She could even curse those vicious bandits and did it so smoothly.