"Inspector, what should I do?"
Seeing this scene, this group of officers and soldiers couldn't help but trembled, and had no choice but to ask Jiang Tiandao quietly.
Jiang Tian did not dare to move. He froze and replied: "Lu Fangxuan is so courageous, which is beyond my expectation. Why don't we search the eight houses of Qi Zi? I didn't expect that the servants in his house are not so good." Dare to refuse life."
After that, he lifted the bridle, and the horse neighed and spread its front hooves - Zheng Shiyan was so frightened that he closed his eyes tightly and broke into a cold sweat. Fortunately, his soldiers were still calm and did not accidentally hurt anyone.
"What Mr. Lu said is true. I will go back to the Yamen and report it to the magistrate and examine the case in detail. But if the evidence is complete, you must stop making excuses! Let's go!"
"I won't send you far away." Lu Fangxuan smiled at him confidently; but when only the retreating figures of the troops were left, he sighed sadly.
"Commander Qi, what's going on there? Come back with news for me." He dismounted, dusted off his clothes, spoke to a soldier, and then turned around and entered the house.
"Reporting to the king, Jiang Tian had been confronting Lu Fangxuan at the main gate of Yue Mansion for a long time. Now he has retreated in embarrassment. It is said that the Yue soldiers are all very happy, holding their heads in celebration as if they have won a victory."
"How's it going? How capable are our Yue soldiers?" Qi Zi looked at Wan Heshun proudly, even with a bit of contempt.
Wan Heshun was overjoyed at first and looked a little impressed, but at that moment, his expression changed to a plain expression: "You Yue Mansion has fought with real swords and guns, and you have met someone from a small government office. The leader of the officers and soldiers, huh, is so confused that he is celebrating like this. It is so useless and he is still showing off here..."
Qi Zi knew that his words did not convey the prestige of others, but in fact he admired him. Then he went to the hall and said, "It doesn't matter if the prince despises us. After all, the two governments are used to this. I just want to ask you one thing: Are you willing to lead troops to escort me home to burn the evidence."
Wan Heshun laughed loudly: "I am by no means a person who uses private interests to abolish public service! Let us lead you together, but don't worry. I will send three or five people to send you back to the house to protect the Liu bandits and catch them blind."
"Three or five people are a small number," Qi Zi said. "I own eight houses in total. Among them, the rooms in three places contain official documents, which can be sent to be burned by troops. Only the river house on the Qinhuai River , are all the residences of my family members, so I dare not leave a blank piece of paper."
"Do you remember clearly?"
"Check every day, lest something changes, how can I remember it wrong?" Qi Zi answered hastily.
"That's all you want to say...?"
"Yes, I'm just acting as a suspect." Qi Zi laughed strangely.
"Commander Qi is indeed Lu Xiandi's think tank!" Wan Heshun came to his senses and stepped forward to pat him on the shoulder, "Okay, we have the right time, place and people, so we can regroup!"
Due to lack of manpower, Jiang Tian did not go directly to Qi Zi's residence. Instead, he went back to the Inspection Department first and transferred eight or nine people to search various mansions. Just as he was about to set off, he saw one of Ye Yongjia's confidants running from the government office across the street and reported to the inspector: "Several soldiers from Wanfu have guarded a sedan and are leaving the west gate. The prefect asks you to come quickly. Don't worry." Be lazy!"
Jiang Tianlue sighed: "Then he went to his river house..."
He thought for a while and then said to the soldiers: "I think there is no need to go elsewhere. Since Qi Zi considers the Qinhuai River the most urgent, the river house must be the place where letters and documents are accumulated. If the troops are dispersed, there will be more If you delay your efficiency, if you are one step behind Qi Zi, you will really regret it."
"I don't think so," a veteran objected openly. "If Qi Zi sets up a suspicious force, and I chase him with all my strength, but if we get nothing, all our previous efforts will be wasted and everything will be lost. Just because I have done a lot and have enough experience, , you might as well just believe me once and mobilize all the sergeants in the department to search Qi Zi’s lairs, so you don’t have to worry about inefficiency."
"'Entire Division'?" Inspector Jiang was surprised and began to hesitate, "Isn't it too much to start a war..."
"This is the only plan that will make you a king and defeat a bandit. How can you spare one or two soldiers? I beg you, sir, to think carefully!" the veteran admonished excitedly.
"Forget it, as long as we can do it smoothly, why do we have to take risks?" Jiang Tian made up his mind and drank the veteran back, then told his confidant: "We decided to go straight to the Qinhuai River and call Ye The prefect will come and take care of you when the time comes."
The confidant answered 'yes', then bowed and saluted, and walked away, leaving the veteran sighing sadly.
After hearing what his confidant said, Ye Yongjia put down his pen and said with satisfaction: "Yes, Jiang's inspections are handled to my liking every time. He really understands my thoughts."
"Sir, there is one more thing. When I entered the Yamen, I met General Liu's envoy."
Ye Yongjia moved his chair two steps and leaned toward his ear: "Say."
"He said that General Liu is about to return to the north and called you to discuss countermeasures."
Ye Yongjia suddenly felt like there was a burst of thunder in his head, buzzing non-stop; he leaned back heavily, leaned on the back of the chair, and rubbed his brow bones as usual.
"Go down and prepare your horse." After a long time, five words came out of his mouth slowly.
"Beast, beast! Damn..."
As soon as Ye Yongjia approached Liu Zhennian's dormitory, he heard him cursing in a rough voice, even accompanied by even more unpleasant slang, which was hard to hear.
"Your Majesty doesn't know yet! He has raised a good son who can kill a thousand swordsmen. Damn it, if he conspires to cause rebellion at this juncture, he must be killed when he comes back! Taiwei Gui will not only kill one, but also all nine clans!"
"The nine tribes cannot be killed, and even the three tribes can't..." a softer voice said hurriedly.
"Oh, Magistrate Ye is here. Sit, sit, sit, but I'm so angry..." Liu Zhennian moved out a chair and pulled Ye Yongjia to sit on it.
"My benefactor, I am confused by what I heard." Ye Yongjia said with a dull head.
"There is nothing to be confused about," Liu Zhennian waved his hand, "The prince is plotting a rebellion in the capital, coveting the current throne, and intending to overthrow the imperial court. He has been secluded in the East Palace. Therefore, the capital is in chaos and there is an urgent need to return."
"Then Nanjing can't take care of it? My benefactor, you see that Minister Yan hasn't spoken yet. He should have something to do!" Ye Yongjia looked worried.
Yan Liang shook his bamboo fan and sighed: "My brother has no idea there, let alone I am slightly inferior to him."
Liu Zhennian also spread his hands: "Prefect Ye, I know you really want to serve the court, destroy the Wan and Lu parties, and restore peace to the world. But God's will shows that the time has not yet come."
Ye Yongjia was extremely unwilling to give up. He was a person who wanted to do it to the end and never wanted to give up halfway. His eyes widened and he pointed to the sky: "My benefactor, General Liu, Qi Zi can be captured today, and the evil Wei Chong will be beheaded. Give me another four days, if not two days, I will definitely give you a sacrifice." A great victory will enable the imperial court to triumph!"
