"Uncle Shi, now that Shen Yichen won't take the hard way, the only way is to scare him hard and make him have the illusion that his life is in danger. Only in this way will he be honest and not dare to mention the matter reported by the Metropolitan Procuratorate again. "

In terms of background, Shen Yichen's background is so great that a single admiral of academic affairs is enough to suppress the entire Zhenjiang officialdom. If the white path is unavailable, the only option is to take the underworld path and silence Shen Yichen through other means.

"It makes sense."

Zhao Tongpuan nodded, he already understood Su Wen's intention.

It is true that no matter how powerful Shen Yichen's background is, he is just a weak scholar of sixteen or seventeen years old. How can he be mentally strong?

As long as Shen Yichen, under the threat of death, thinks that if he reports to the Metropolitan Procuratorate, he will be killed and silenced, then the matter will be considered a success.

I thought that Su Wen was just a troublemaker, but I didn't expect that he would also use some tricks. It seems that he is not so useless.

"Shen Yichen only brought a servant with him. It looks like he is heading north by boat. If my nephew remembers correctly, the leader of the Canal Jingkou Gang and Uncle Shi seem to be familiar with each other. How about leaving this matter to them?"

In the Ming Dynasty, Tongpian was in charge of public security. He was very familiar with people from all three religions and nine streams in the litigation field, so it was not surprising that Zhao Tongpian knew these Jianghu gangsters.

Of course, he also knows a lot about Su Wen when it comes to real swinging. But for such risky things, it is best to let Zhao Tongpian do it. If Shen Yichen is a strong man and cannot be scared, the blame will not fall on him. On oneself.

"This matter needs long-term consideration."

Zhao Tongpan did not agree immediately. He always felt that something was wrong in his heart, but he could not explain it.

"Uncle Shi, it's just a matter of letting the gangsters use coercion and inducement. It won't be a big deal. Even if it doesn't succeed, it was the work of the gangsters. What evidence can Shen Yichen have to prove that he is related to us?"

Su Wen's words made Zhao Tongpan a little moved.

After all, the threat of the word "Metropolitan Procuratorate" is too great. No one can guarantee whether Shen Yichen said it casually or whether he really intends to report it. In the face of his own wealth and life, he can only take precautions before it happens.

"Okay, just do as my nephew says!"

Zhao Tongpuan gritted his teeth and agreed. At this point, he could only help Su Wen wipe his ass.

"Then I'll leave everything to Uncle Shi."

After saying that, Su Wen smiled and left.

Although his main reason for brokering this incident was to prevent the embezzlement of money and food for disaster relief, he was accidentally involved when Shen Yichen reported it to the Metropolitan Procuratorate.

But Su Wen would be even more satisfied if he could scare Shen Yichen or beat him to vent his anger. Wouldn't it be a good thing to kill two birds with one stone?

Early the next morning, after Shen Yichen had some breakfast, he and A Niu left the inn, planning to continue taking a boat to the north.

"Brother Chen, I feel like someone is following us?"

Walking on the way to the dock, A Niu looked back from time to time, but found no trace. He could only say something to Shen Yichen in confusion.

"Yeah?"

After hearing this, Shen Yichen also looked back and found nothing strange.

"Actually, I felt this way last night, but I couldn't be sure in the dark at night. It's become more obvious today."

"Brother Chen, do you think it was the young men from last night who were looking for someone to follow us?"

"Probably not."

Shen Yichen shook his head. He had already revealed his background last night. He did not believe that a small general judge of Zhenjiang Prefecture dared to challenge the supervisory censor.

"All right."

A Niu's face was full of doubts. He felt that he had always been pretty accurate and shouldn't have made any mistakes.

In this way, we walked all the way to the pier. The boatman had been waiting at the bow of the boat early. When he saw Shen Yichen approaching, he immediately shouted respectfully: "Mr. Shen."

"You're welcome, boatman."

Shen Yichen waved his hand, and then jumped onto the boat. He didn't have so many rules to show off, so he came as fast as he could.

After all, they had already made contact yesterday, and the boatman was not too surprised by Shen Yichen's easy-going attitude. After waiting for A Niu to board the boat, he immediately lifted anchor and set off without wasting any time.

At this time, in the distance of the pier, there were several pairs of eyes watching Shen Yichen. One of them was the two strong men who were arranged to protect Shen Yichen last night.

"Cang Huotou, I seem to see people from the Jingkou Gang following Chief Shen, and I feel like something is not right."

"The Jingkou Gang is a gang that is attached to Su Wen and his gang of young men. Could it be that what happened last night hasn't happened yet?"

Zheng Xiang also discovered the Jingkou Gang. He was very familiar with the forces in Zhenjiang Prefecture and understood the sphere of influence and backers of each gang.

"Su Wen's father is the prefect of Zhenjiang. He is used to being domineering and domineering. His territory is being suppressed by Chief Shen. How can he tolerate this?"

"So what if he can't swallow it? Does he still have the guts to touch the head of the case?"

"Theoretically no, but who knows."

While chatting, the two realized that the matter seemed not simple, so Zheng Xiang said: "Whether I have the courage or not, I think I still have to tell Brother Ye about this matter and see what he says."

"Okay, let's withdraw first."

Cang Huotou also nodded. Even without what Master Bian said, Shen Yichen's actions last night had already won his respect.

I have seen scholars and literati, and countless dandies, but I have never seen many who can be as gentle and righteous as Shen Yichen. You must protect him!

The urban area in ancient times was not as large as that of later generations. Not long after the bird boat sailed, the buildings on both sides of the river became sparse, and farmland in the distance could still be vaguely seen.

At this time, Shen Yichen took out a "Collected Works of Time" from his baggage and leaned on the canopy of the boat to read leisurely. If nothing else, this kind of scene would occupy most of the time during the next journey.

I don’t know how long it took, but there were several boats on the water ahead. The boatman didn’t pay much attention at first, but as he gradually got closer, the expression on his face became panicked.

"Mr. Shen, there are a few fast boats in front of us. I'm afraid it's not a good thing."

The so-called clipper boat is a boatman who makes a living on the water. It is a general term for boats with a relatively long and narrow shape and fast speed.

In order to pursue speed, this kind of ship is not suitable for carrying cargo. It was originally invented to carry people. Later, it also became a picket ship for the navy, and it was more used for military purposes.

If such a ship is found in the canal, there is a high probability that it is a local water gang, and a small probability is that it is a water bandit. Anyway, no matter which group it is, it is not a good sign.

After all, Ah Niu had been in the market. When he heard the name Clippers, he immediately became alert. He even took out a self-defense dagger from his bag in case of emergency.

Shen Yichen was also a little nervous at this moment. You must know that car gangsters and road bullies were rampant even in the 1980s and 1990s in New China, let alone the ancient Ming Dynasty.

Before setting off, for the convenience of traveling, I put on a scholar's robe, just to show my identity and avoid unnecessary trouble.

But fame is something that protects against the government but not thieves and bandits. The other party will not accept this trick.

"Brother Chen, if something happens, I will hold them back, and you can find a way to leave first!"

What A Niu said was very loyal, but the situation was not right. There was a vast expanse of white water all around, so he could run away like crazy!

In the blink of an eye, several speedboats had surrounded Quechuan. Shen Yichen could clearly see a dozen well-dressed men standing on the other side's boat, staring at them with unkind expressions.

The boatman of the Que Ship had done water transportation before and was relatively familiar with the forces on this canal. He immediately recognized the local Jingkou Gang in Zhenjiang on board the express boat.

Seeing that it was a local gang, the boatman was relieved. Because these days, rabbits don't eat grass on the edge of their nests. Compared with the wandering water bandits, local and powerful gangs will stay on the sidelines.

If you are unlucky, you can survive if your things are robbed. If you are lucky, you can pay some money to buy the road and you will be fine.

So the boatman directly shouted to the other party: "Dear heroes of the Jingkou Gang, we are a boat coming to Beijing to take the exam, and we hope you will do us a favor."

Under normal circumstances, gangs would not go too far when encountering boats of scholars coming to Beijing to take exams.

First of all, it is natural that the scholar is noble. You don’t know how much power there is behind this scholar, and whether there are big bosses in his hometown and the same age.

If things get serious and the court sends troops to encircle and suppress them, any gang will be seeking death in front of the state machinery.

The second point is that scholars do not bring too much money to take exams. It is probably just the money needed for daily life, unlike businessmen who carry large sums of money for goods.

Based on these two points, the risk of robbing a scholar rushing to take the exam is extremely high, but the profit is very low. Anyone with a sound mind will be given face.

But this time, something was wrong. When the members of the Jingkou Gang on the Clippers heard that Shen Yichen was a scholar coming to Beijing to take the exam, they remained unmoved and seemed to have set their goals.

"I'm afraid this noble man can't lift his hand. I only blame you for offending someone who shouldn't be offended."

After the leader of the Clippers finished saying this, they all displayed their weapons in unison, as if they wanted to take someone's life.

So cruel?

Seeing the other party's attitude, Shen Yichen was a little caught off guard.

At this moment, Shen Yichen was not aware of this matter, which was related to Zhao Tongpan and Su Wen of Zhenjiang Prefecture.

After all, in his eyes, it was a small conflict, and Sun Tixue was used to suppress the other party. Even if there was resentment and dissatisfaction in his heart, it was far from the point of taking someone's life.

Seeing that Shen Yichen seemed to be frightened, the leader of the Jingkou Gang had an imperceptible chuckle on his lips.

He was really a cowardly scholar. He didn't even say any cruel words. He was frightened just by showing the knife. It was as real as the head of a silver wax gun. The fee paid by Zhao Tongpan was too good to get.

Just when the Jingkou gang was about to board the boat and continue to intimidate and threaten Shen Yichen, several speedboats appeared behind the bird boat and were speeding towards them. Even in order to speed up, both sides of the boat were covered with rowing oars.

Brother Ye was standing on the bow of the boat at the moment, holding the steel knife tightly in his hand, with a very solemn expression on his face.
Chapter completed!