"Godfather, this is a letter just sent by someone from the Zhe family!"
As it was approaching noon, Li Yan finally received a reply from the Zhe family.
"Bring it here for me to see!"
After the discussion with Wang Fu last night, Li Yan's spirits had greatly improved.
By controlling Pu Jinshan, he now held leverage over Wang Fu.
Although Wang Fu had not attended court for the past few days, his influence remained. After a series of interest exchanges, he finally obtained what he desired most.
Wang Fu had directly promised that if he were to clash with the Pu family, his subordinates would also side with Li Yan.
With Wang Fu's participation, Li Yan, even knowing that Liang Shicheng stood behind the Zhe family, now had the courage to contend with them!
"What audacious gall!"
After reading the letter, Li Yan slammed the table forcefully and stood up.
"Gather all my men. We're going to seal up the Cuju General Society today. I want to see just how capable he really is!"
"Yes!"
Hearing Li Yan's command, the few eunuchs attending him quickly stood up.
"Godfather, if we go over like this, won't we offend Grand Commandant Liang and His Highness the Prince of Yue?"
Although he knew Li Yan was angry, one of the trusted young eunuchs couldn't help but ask in a low voice.
"So what if we offend them? We send so much money to the Official every year. What about them? Apart from enriching themselves, have they given the Official even a single coin?"
As soon as the young eunuch finished speaking, Li Yan immediately cursed.
"Yes, just you wait and see. Your sons will surely bring you honor!"
With his backing, these young eunuchs felt more confident.
As eunuchs most favored by Emperor Huizong, Li Yan was far inferior to Liang Shicheng and Tong Guan.
Although he was a figure who could "walk sideways" in the palace, his reputation in court was rather insignificant.
The young eunuchs serving him were also very jealous of the remaining god-sons of Liang Shicheng in private.
However, as Li Yan himself dared not confront Liang Shicheng, his god-sons had to yield three steps whenever they encountered Liang Shicheng's men.
Now, finally having an opportunity to make a name for themselves, they certainly wouldn't miss such a good chance.
After quickly assembling his forces, Li Yan's six god-sons, leading nearly a hundred thugs, headed straight for the Cuju General Society.
"Madam, Li Yan's men have arrived!"
Li Yan's men were still three li away when Zhe Yourong received the news.
"Tell our brothers, don't hold back later. As long as no lives are lost, use as much strength as you can. Let them also get a good look at the prestige of the Zhe family, which is not earned through flattery!"
Although the Cuju General Society had fewer than 30 guards in total, these men were all trained by Zhe Ke.
Dealing with the thug-like ruffians around Li Yan was like using a butcher's knife to kill a chicken!
"Yes!"
With her words, the guards below became invigorated.
Since coming to Bianliang City from Fuzhou, they hadn't had a good chance to stretch their muscles for a long time.
"If we conflict with them like this, the aftermath..."
Compared to Zhe Yourong, Zhe Wanchun was more worried about handling the aftermath.
"Don't worry, I've already sent someone to notify those young dukes. I reckon they should arrive within a quarter of an hour at most!"
Seeing the worried expression on Zhe Wanchun's face, Zhe Yourong said with a smile.
"Then why don't we wait for them to arrive and let them handle it directly?"
Upon hearing Zhe Yourong, Zhe Wanchun quickly asked in a low voice.
"These young dukes, while of noble status, may not have sufficient combat strength. It's fine for them to support the scene, and they can even shoulder some blame, but if they get hurt, things could become complicated. Have someone prepare the boats. When those young dukes arrive, our men will board the boats and head directly out of the city to the south, to Quanzhou to find Jiang Yan and the others!"
"You mean..."
Hearing her words, Zhe Wanchun immediately understood.
In any case, this was a gang fight. As long as there was someone to take the blame, whether that person could handle it or not depended on whether the people from Kaifeng Prefecture or the Imperial City Department dared to be bold enough!
"Alright, I'll go arrange it now!"
While the two were talking, Li Yan's six god-sons, leading nearly a hundred thugs, arrived in a mighty procession.
"Get out, you people inside! You rabble, do you know this land was originally public land?"
These little eunuchs had done similar things countless times before, so they were naturally skilled at it now.
Slamming their forged land deeds onto the table, they immediately began to direct their men to drive everyone out.
"To hell with your public land! This is a shop, understand? If you know what's good for you, get lost. Otherwise, don't blame me for being impolite!"
Having already received Zhe Yourong's instructions, these guards naturally didn't put the eunuchs in front of them in their eyes.
As the two sides were already inclined to fight, they wouldn't engage in mere verbal sparring here.
Seeing these people being even more aggressive than themselves, the few young eunuchs were instantly enraged and charged forward with their men.
However, what they didn't expect was that these guards were all incredibly brave, and when they fought, their moves were even more vicious.
"These guys are really going at it! Why are they only targeting the lower parts?"
"What are you afraid of? Don't you see that all the people who came today are eunuchs?"
At this point, even the nearby onlookers started to jeer.
Li Yan's men were all known for their wicked deeds and evil acts. Now that someone was starting to deal with them, the people around them naturally applauded.
These little eunuchs also didn't expect that in Bianliang City, someone would dare to attack them directly, and each one of them was more ruthless than the last.
In less than a quarter of an hour, more than half of the hundred or so little eunuchs had already been taken down.
"Brother, this situation doesn't seem right. Should we send someone back to have Godfather send more men?"
Gong Jiu, the most astute of the six young eunuchs, sensing that the situation was unfavorable, immediately retreated a few steps.
"With so many of us, are we afraid of this small group? If we can't even handle them, what will Godfather think of us?"
"Damn it, how dare they cut off our source of income! Attack!"
However, just as they were discussing whether to go back for reinforcements, shouts of killing suddenly erupted from behind them again.