To be fair, Li Yan did not want to conflict with He Lan Minzhi.
But everyone came out together, and Qiu Shenji was blocked on the way back. Since he knew it, he had to save him.
Li Yan did not hesitate for a moment: "Brother An, could you please go to the imperial city and inform the inner guard Qiu Ge, the sooner the better!"
An Shen sensed that his tone was wrong and quickly advised: "Yuanfang, you are new to Chang'an. You don't know the majesty of Duke Zhou. He is a figure who even several princes must show courtesy to. You must not have a head-on conflict with him."
Li Yan said: "The person surrounding Brother Qiu is not Duke Zhou himself, right?"
An Shen said with emotion: "Of course not, it's just the dog slave in the Duke's mansion who has been domineering for a long time relying on protection... But Yuanfang, even beating a dog depends on the owner!"
Li Yan said flatly: "Qiu Shenji is also a member of my inner guard!"
After that, he slapped the lion's cock and flew away in the direction of Qiu Shenji.
An Shengan stood there, watching his back, clenching his fists, and reporting to the imperial city with shame.
the other side.
As early as An Shengan caught up with Li Yan, Qiu Shenji, who was forced to dismount, was already surrounded by several big and round men.
He shouted sternly: "I am an official of the imperial court, how dare you servants threaten me?"
But all these scoldings were replaced by ridicule: "It's just a ninth-grade official, if it weren't for the fact that you have some spare money, we, the Duke of Zhou's family, wouldn't even bother to talk to you!"
What's more, he took the initiative to put his face towards me and said, "If Mr. Lang is not angry, hit us, hit us!"
Qiu Shenji really did not dare to take action. The Qiu family in its heyday was not worth mentioning compared with the Duke of Zhou, let alone now.
He could only report to the official background: "I am Neiwei Wude, and Neiwei is deeply trusted by saints!"
What he got in return was still ridicule: "Inner guard? I have little experience, why haven't I heard of it in Xijing?"
The hand of the leader of the big man was almost pointing at the tip of Qiu Shenji's nose: "With your rank, you can't even see the face of a saint, and yet you are still a close confidant, so stop bragging!"
Qiu Shenji looked at the finger poking in front of his eyes, his face turned red: "You are so ignorant!"
The big man spat: "You have spent hundreds of gold on prostitutes. Is it so difficult for us brothers to ask for thirty gold for drinking money? Just tell me whether you will give it to me or not!"
Qiu Shenji gritted his teeth: "Thirty gold! How dare you ask for it! I don't have it!"
The big man was angry: "Can a prostitute get it? Why can't our brothers get it?"
The two sides pushed and shoved each other, and Qiu Shenji kept retreating, and was finally blocked in a corner.
One hand after another, he touched the crotch around Qiu Shenji's waist.
Qiu Shenji did not resist and allowed the other party to take away the shriveled money bag.
Then I heard angry curses: "Damn, I really have no money!"
In fact, if Qiu Shenji had money, he would have given it to him long ago, just to avoid disaster.
Who in Chang'an doesn't know that Zhou Guogong Wu Min is ruthless and ruthless, and will use whatever means necessary.
The mad dog under Wu Minzhi's command, not to mention the ninth-grade official, even the fifth-grade dignitary would not dare to provoke him.
As for the senior officials in the purple uniform who are further up, these dog slaves are also very smart. They will take the initiative to retreat, deceive the superiors and bully the inferiors, and are extremely skilled.
Qiu Shenji had heard about it before, but he never thought that when he experienced it for himself, it would be his big day.
The transition from being a civilian to an official is a top priority in life, and it is more important than getting married.
The noon celebration was just a small gathering among close friends. Originally, Qiu Shenji's plan was to have a nice sex with Lady Duzhi and then host a banquet at Qiu Mansion in the evening to show off.
As a result, at this moment, he was surrounded by a group of lowly slaves, who were raped and humiliated repeatedly, and his head was buzzing.
Why today?
Why is it today?
"stop!"
At this moment, an angry shout came from afar.
The servants in Duke Zhou's mansion were startled and turned around to see Li Yan coming on horseback.
Seeing Li Yan dressed in a green robe and looking majestic, fear suddenly appeared in the eyes of the businessmen, and they said to the leading man: "Da Lang, let's go!"
The man thought he could extort some money and spend a lot of time drinking and drinking, but he got nothing. He became angry and slapped him: "What a bullshit official, you are not even as good as a servant like me!"
When the man threw out the slap, he thought that Qiu Shenji would definitely hide. Unexpectedly, he seemed to be dumbfounded and was slapped hard on the face. He threw his head back heavily and hit the wall behind him with a thud.
The man was stunned.
Qiu Shenji was so painful that he felt like he was waking up from a dream. He reached out and touched the back of his head, and saw shocking blood in his eyes.
The anger in his chest suddenly surged up, and he looked at the other party with a ferocious face: "You dog slave, how dare you do this?"
After that, he punched him hard.
The man had also practiced martial arts, but he didn't expect Qiu Shenji to suddenly strike, hitting his face with a punch. He screamed and fell to the ground.
Several other people were startled and stepped back at the same time. They looked at the boss lying on the ground and did not dare to leave. They looked over from a distance.
Qiu Shenji saw that they were bullying the weak and afraid of the strong, and his anger subsided a little. He secretly regretted that he had been too weak just now, and sighed: "A bunch of cheap slaves, too lazy to argue with you, why don't you take him and get out!"
The arrogance of the gangsters was gone, they didn't dare to say anything and bent down to help the leading man.
But the next moment, they shook the man, checked his breathing again, suddenly changed their color, and shouted: "Da Lang is dead! Da Lang has been beaten to death!"
This time, Qiu Shenji was stunned and quickly knelt down to check.
For ordinary people, a heavy blow to the vital part of the head may cause intracranial blood vessels to rupture and lead to death. After all, Qiu Shenji came from a family of military commanders. He was taught by Qiu Xinggong since he was a child. Due to his weak will, his martial arts was not very strong, but he had powerful
A punch in anger, hitting the opponent between the eyebrows, can indeed kill him with one blow.
"Did I hit you so hard?"
Qiu Shenji's expression changed drastically and he looked at Li Yan: "Liu Lang, what should we do..."
Li Yan frowned slightly: "Don't worry, let Wu Hou collect the body. I will testify for you that it was these evil slaves who committed the crime first."
His eyes turned cold and he looked at the other slaves: "You dare to arrogantly extort officials. I can only imagine how arrogant you will be when you meet the common people. You must bully men and dominate women, commit all kinds of evil, and you will die unjustly!"
This group of scoundrels were so frightened that they didn't even want the body, turned around and ran away, and the birds and animals dispersed.
But he ran out of a street and screamed again: "Killing! Killing!"
The movement here immediately alerted the patrol officers in Chang'an, and a group of Wuhou in soap clothes came running quickly.
Corresponding to bad guys hunting down murderers, similar to the criminal police in later generations, Wu Hou is equivalent to the policeman in later generations, maintaining law and order, preventing fires and theft.
Li Yan calmly said: "I am Lieutenant Zhenwei Li Yan, and I hereby testify that this Lieutenant Renyong Qiu Shenji was just offended and beaten by an evil slave. After defending himself, he killed the evil slave."
The bloodstain on Qiu Shenji's head was eye-catching. The expressions of the Wu Hous changed slightly when they saw it. They looked at the corpse on the ground and immediately realized that the identity of this so-called evil slave was unusual. They said in a solemn voice: "May I ask the captain, who is this person?
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Li Yandao: "They claim to be from Duke Zhou's mansion."
The air suddenly became quiet, and the word "goodbye" was written all over Marquis Wu's face, but he did not dare to leave.
Li Yan knew that this kind of thing would be a complete disaster for the lower-level officials, so he waved his hand: "Go and report it to your superiors, we will wait here."
"Thank you Captain Li!"
As if they had been granted amnesty, the Wuhous bowed and left in a hurry.
Qiu Shenji's face was already pale at this time: "Liu Lang, Duke Zhou has a surly temperament, and no one who offends him will have a good end. I heard from my third uncle that there are also people like this who oppose the re-establishment of the inner guard. Now I will kill the servant in the house. He
I’m sure I’ll use this topic to my advantage, what should I do?”
Li Yan sighed.
It would be okay if Qiu Shenji beat these scoundrels violently, but beating them to death directly is indeed different in nature.
However, the matter has already happened, so he could only comfort him: "I have asked Brother An to go to the imperial city to inform Uncle Qiu. He has the trust of the saint. You are reasonable in this matter. Wannian County Magistrate will handle it impartially."
Li Yan had just arrived, and Qiu Shenji was familiar with Chang'an. He shook his head and said, "I'm afraid it's too late. Today's Dali Temple is full of Wu Minzhi's gang members. I'm afraid the people who came here are not people from Wannian County, but people from Dali Temple!"
He shuddered: "If I am caught and sent to Dali Temple Prison, I will definitely be beaten to death!"
Qiu Shenji was severely tortured, confusing right and wrong...
The picture suddenly appeared in Li Yan's mind, and he felt a sense of absurdity in his heart.
Of course, he didn't want that to happen.
After all, the current Qiu Shenji is not a cool official, but a member of the inner guard.
At this sensitive moment, some things can affect the whole body.
Li Yan warned: "If you are really arrested and imprisoned, remember to use the dragging technique and wait for a turn of events. Uncle Qiu and I will rescue you. You must never admit to something you haven't done!"
Qiu Shenji was not a resolute person to begin with, so he became even more frightened after being told that. He reached out and grabbed his trouser leg from under the horse and refused to let go: "Liu Lang, you must save me!"
Li Yan didn't know whether to laugh or cry, so he could only get off his horse and comfort him: "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid. If you grit your teeth, you can get through it and become a positive person!"
In just a quarter of an hour, the rapid sound of horse hooves came, and a group of people rushed towards here on horseback:
"Dali Temple is handling the case, and those who are idle should stay away!"
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