"What are you doing?! This is the prefect's mansion, how can we allow you to act so recklessly here?!" Sure enough, someone was roaring.
Beside the roaring man, a group of soldiers also emerged. Some of them were wearing armor, others were holding long knives, and some were holding bows and arrows. They seemed to be elite soldiers among the soldiers.
Wang Ningdao observed for a while. Although he didn't recognize the roaring person, he was wearing a sixth-grade official uniform that could only be worn by a county lieutenant. This person should be a county lieutenant.
The local county captain seems to have a surname of Han, and his name is Han Chengyi?
Wang Ningdao stood there quietly, watching all this.
The soldiers brought by Fang Xi noticed him, but because they recognized him as an official who had talked with Mr. Fang, they did not come over. They only watched him from a distance and did not drive him away.
Fang Xize didn't notice anyone following him at all. He was looking coldly at the person who was yelling at him.
"Master Han, I am here on the orders of the imperial envoy. I advise you not to struggle in vain and just follow us to see the imperial envoy."
Han Chengyi roared angrily: "What? You want to capture me? I am an official of the imperial court, and if you want to capture me, you must go through court procedures. Is there any such thing as capturing me privately without the ministry's consultation? Stop talking such nonsense! Do you think you can?"
Who can you deceive?!"
"Okay, do you want to read the official document?" Fang Xi sneered and took out something and waved it: "Normally, it requires ministerial consultation, but the imperial envoy acts according to heaven and has the right to expediency."
"This is the document sent by Zhang Dai and Zhang Qin to the customs and defense!"
"I came to take you back under the orders of the imperial envoy. Mr. Han, you keep saying that you are an official of the imperial court, but not only do you not obey, but you join forces to resist!"
"You want to rebel?"
Han Chengyi definitely couldn't admit this, but if he was allowed to be taken away by the other party, he would be even less likely to agree.
The grandson's matter is a top priority. Officials are all aware of Chai Kejing's interrogation and killing, as well as Zhang Dai's massacre. Especially those who have evil intentions in their hearts will not dare to do it. If they are killed, no matter how serious the consequences are,
He himself died.
"Stop talking nonsense! The imperial envoy can't take me for no reason!" Han Chengyi roared with the muscles on his face twitching.
Fang Xi snorted coldly: "The imperial envoy's order came before you, but you are still so stubborn! Han Chengyi, it seems that you are determined to rebel! I want to see how many people are willing to follow you to defy the imperial court and rebel with you!"
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"Take it!"
As Fang Xi waved his hand disdainfully, the armored soldiers outside immediately rushed in.
Fang Xi's words really affected the morale of the county soldiers following Han Chengyi.
How many people are they?
Although they are all Han Chengyi's personal soldiers, it is one thing to be loyal to the county lieutenant, but it is another thing to rebel with the county lieutenant and defy the court together.
Not many people are willing to shoulder the life and death of a family and go all the way to the dark side with a county lieutenant who is stuck in the mansion and has no chance of escaping.
Therefore, when the Jia soldiers rushed in, most of the county soldiers just kept retreating backwards, not daring to resist at all.
It's not that everyone has abandoned Han Chengyi. The two soldiers who have been guarding Han Chengyi's side are Han Chengyi's clan members. They have been with Han Chengyi since childhood, received favors from Han Chengyi, and have a deep relationship with Han Chengyi. Seeing their own adults
They were about to be taken down, but the others didn't even dare to draw their swords to protect them. They gritted their teeth and rushed out with their swords drawn.
And this gear is like a mantis using its arms as a car.
"kill!"
In an instant, an armored soldier slashed him diagonally. They struck him with all their might, and slashed him from the shoulder, knocking him to the ground.
Blood spattered as they fell to the ground. Han Chengyi hid in the crowd and wanted to continue retreating, but blood spattered on his face. He was frightened and angry, and he opened his mouth to scream.
"Ouch!"
Someone's knife handle was thrown directly in the chaos, and it hit Han Chengyi's mouth. His front teeth flew out, and Han Chengyi himself fell out.
"Take it!"
"I really didn't expect..."
Wang Ning, who was staring at him, said that he never expected that Fang Xi would have such a character and be so straightforward!
He was dumbfounded. Thinking of what he had guessed about the appearance of this new scholar before coming here, he felt that he had really gone astray.
How is this what a new official should look like?
Such decisiveness and ruthlessness are rare among newcomers who have just been hired and are working on their first errand.
As expected of someone who was remembered by his grandson, he does have some potential.
As long as you follow the right person, you won't make any mistakes of principle, but now, does he count as a mistake of principle?
Wang Ningdao thought in his mind and continued to watch. The armored soldiers had broken through the defense line at the door. Even Han Chengyi had been captured. Naturally, the others would no longer resist.
The armored soldiers swarmed in and immediately began to search the people in the house, search for all kinds of things with words in the house, drive them out, put all the papers with words to be sorted into boxes and carry them out, and other things
Don't move for now, but even so, such movement is enough to scare everyone in the house.
As Han Chengyi's family member and servant, he was a person who was flattered by many people in the local area in the past. How could he have ever suffered such injustice and suffering?
But no matter how flattered the person is, facing the fierce-looking armored soldiers and being pointed at by bright swords, they dare not yell loudly or disobey.
Half an hour later, dozens of people, large and small, were all kneeling in the open space in front.
Fang Xi asked the soldier leading the team: "Is everyone here?"
The soldier replied: "Sir, everyone is here, not even a mouse escaped!"
Fang Xi's eyes swept over the people kneeling on the ground. Among these people, there were people in their fifties and sixties, people in their twenties and thirties, and children of several years old. There were men, women, family members, and servants.
But now, they are all kneeling here, waiting for their fate.
Fang Xi looked away coldly and ordered: "Escort him out!"
"Yes!" Following Fang Xi's order, these people were urged by armored soldiers with swords, telling them to get out quickly.
"We are wronged! We don't know anything, sir!"
"Mother, mother..."
"My son, don't pull him away, son, son!"
In addition to shouts, there were more cries made by these people out of fear.
There were constant cries, mostly from women, mixed with the cries of frightened children.
Such a scene is really not a pleasant sight.
Fang Xi stood there, watching coldly. When she heard the child crying, the muscles on her face twitched, her expression changed slightly, and even the hand hanging by her side trembled slightly.
But soon, his expression hardened again. Not only did he coldly watch the group of people being escorted away by Soldier A, he also asked for the seal in Soldier A's hand, and actually sealed it himself.
On the gate of this house.
Looking away from the sealed door, Fang Xi turned around and faced the soldiers present.
The wind blew through his robe, and there was a suppressed cruelty in his expression.