There was a rumbling sound of firecrackers in Changpingzhou City.
The fireworks soaring into the sky all express people's joy of bidding farewell to the old and welcoming the new.
Duan Shixiong's Zhizhou mansion has been turned upside down.
As one of the captains in charge of the search returned to report to Xiao Chen's ears, Xiao Chen's face gradually darkened.
No written evidence related to this matter was found, not even over a hundred silver coins or banknotes were found.
It seems that during the last trip to Shunyi, Shixiong had already become suspicious and transferred all the things that were detrimental to him.
"Take the prisoner and let's go to the state government office." Xiao Chen shouted and was about to leave.
"I'm not a prisoner, I'm a fifth-rank official of the imperial court. Why do you arrest me? Let me go." Duan Shixiong roared loudly, twisting his body left and right, trying to break free from the shackles on his body.
"I'm here to arrest you, you are the prisoner." Xiao Chen turned around and said coldly.
"Do you have any witnesses or physical evidence to prove that I am a prisoner? Without evidence, who gave you the right to arrest a court official at will?"
Staring at Duan Shixiong, who was still unwilling to give up, Xiao Chen's lips turned up slightly: "Dongchang has just been established. You may not know it. Dongchang arrests people without evidence. Take them away!"
With that said, he turned around and left.
"Wait a minute." Huang, who had never spoken a word, slowly stood up.
Xiao Chen turned around again: "This must be Duan Zhizhou's wife? Your master has committed a serious crime. As for you family members, the Jin Yiwei will come to search the house later and take them away together. Don't be anxious, we still have to meet you.
day."
"Sir, you keep claiming to be from Dongchang. Even if Dongchang really exists, why should we believe that you are from Dongchang?" Huang said calmly, word by word.
"Madam is a female prostitute. According to the laws of the Ming Dynasty, I have no obligation to impart some common knowledge about Dongchang to you. If Madam wants to use this to delay time, I can give you a chance."
Xiao Chen smiled faintly, pulled a chair next to the round table, and sat down.
Hearing what Xiao Chen said, Huang's expression changed and she stopped talking.
"Leave four people to guard the traffickers, while the others go to the state government office and turn the tables on me." Xiao Chen shouted in a low voice as he looked at the team of Dongchang captains who were already waiting neatly in the yard.
"Yes." There was a loud echo, and everyone disappeared into the twilight of New Year's Eve.
"May I ask, madam, how much do you know about your master?"
Huang tilted his head to one side and did not answer.
Xiao Chen smiled, cleared a gap between the dishes on the round table with his left hand, picked up the blade that was leaning against his calf, and placed it on the table.
"If I guess correctly, my wife should have informed your father, Mr. Huang, the commander of Yanqing Guard. By now, he should be on his way to Changping."
Xiao Chen narrowed his eyes slightly and observed the other person's expression.
By doing this, he also wanted to meet the commander of the Yanqing Guard.
Although the footprints of the Yanqing Guards and horses were left in Qinghedian, it does not mean that there is a problem with the entire Yanqing Guards.
As long as the commander comes here, you may be able to tell something from his attitude towards this matter.
Huang, who pretended to be calm, seemed to be helping his master, but in fact, he was actually doing Xiao Chen a big favor.
"As a woman, seeing my husband being taken away by a group of unknown people, even if he calls for help, it's normal."
Seeing Xiao Chen sitting down, Huang felt a little guilty for no reason.
Although she didn't know what kind of existence Dongchang was, if, as the other party said, there was no need for any reason to arrest people, and relying on her father's violent temper to cause conflicts indiscriminately, would it be possible?
Charged with obstructing law enforcement?
Looking at the heavy shackles on my master's body, it was a foregone conclusion that he would be taken away and imprisoned. With his father, a third-rank official who is the commander of the Yanqing Guard, hanging around, there might be hope for his safe return.
If the father is also implicated and taken away together, who else can save the family from the fire and water?
At this moment, Huang felt a little secretly regretful.
She shouldn't have instructed her personal maid to release the Huang family's life-saving fireworks that her father had given her outside the back wall of the main room as soon as the other party rushed in.
She prayed silently in her heart, hoping that today was New Year's Eve and the celebratory fireworks flying all over the sky would cover up the light of the Huang family's life-saving fireworks.
The Yanqing Guard is located under Badaling and next to Juyong Pass. It is only sixty or seventy miles away from Changping Prefecture City. If you enter through the gate, Huang will send a notice that the commander of the Yanqing Guard should be arriving soon.
Xiao Chen stood up, grabbed the blade on the table in his hand, looked at the brightly lit door, and straightened his back.
There was a rapid sound of horse hooves on the street, making the bluestone-paved street tremble.
Five hundred fast riders blocked the street outside the door.
The eight-foot-tall maroon army horse had its nostrils turned up and was panting heavily. The gasps of the many horses were superimposed, causing ripples in the air. For a moment, it was like a dragon roaring, making people inexplicably upset.
An old man at the front, wearing silver armor, holding a two-foot-long spear in his hand, tightened the reins in his hands, and the good horse let out a long neigh. His front legs stood upright more than one foot high, steadily.
Stopped at the gate of the courtyard.
The moment the horse stood upright, the old man jumped up, fell off the horse, put the spear in his hand around his shoulders, and walked straight into the gate.
The four leader-looking sergeants behind him clutched their sabers at their waists and hurriedly followed.
Looking at the shackled Duan Shixiong in the hall, the old man was stunned, as if he couldn't believe his eyes.
In a blink of an eye, he looked at the door of the hall and saw the young man looking at him with a smile.
"Who is your Excellency? Duan Shixiong is a fifth-rank official of the imperial court. Why was he shackled?" The old man raised the spear in his hand to the ground and said coldly.
"Captain of Dongchang!" Xiao Chen turned his body slightly and flashed the plum blossom emblem of Dongchang on his waist.
Seeing the dark plum blossom-shaped cast iron waist badge, the old man's heart tightened, and he seemed a little unwilling.
After pondering for a moment, reason finally overcame anger. Holding a spear in his right hand, he moved closer to his left hand and said, "Dongchang is handling the case. I dare not disturb you, so I will leave now."
With that said, he turned around suddenly, winked at the four sergeants behind him, and left.
"I'm already here, I'm not in a hurry." Xiao Chen straightened his waist and hid the Plum Blossom Order again.
After hearing this, the old man thought about it and turned around again.
"What are your orders, sir?"
"With hundreds of troops on horseback, the street is completely surrounded. Who are you?" Xiao Chen asked deliberately.
"This is the commander of the Yanqing Guard, Huang Anliang."
Xiao Chen took a step forward: "It turns out to be the commander of the Yanqing Guard. It's just that the Yanqing Guard, as one of the defense posts of the capital, should be fortified in the Badaling and Juyongguan areas. Now, it's difficult for your Excellency to bring people to this Changping Prefecture.
You are suspected of escaping and leaving your post without permission."
