Sichuandu County, the county seat.
As in the past, the streets were bustling with people, discussing various interesting things from time to time.
Street shops display a variety of goods for sale, attracting passers-by to stop and discuss prices with the merchants from time to time.
But as soon as I glanced at it, I saw that in front of a shop with the best location, it was supposed to have the best business, but no one paid any attention to it.
Not only that, pedestrians passing by this shop often choose to take a detour.
His eyes showed regret and sigh as he glanced around.
At this time, some discussions sounded from time to time.
"Hey, uncle, why is the business of this store so poor? Its location is so good. Logically speaking, it shouldn't be."
"Erkui, you came from the countryside. There are many things going on in the county that you don't know about. I will tell you about them."
"Did you see what the sign on this business store says?"
"Okay...it seems to be Su."
"Yes, this Suji Trading Company was the most popular trading firm in the county a month ago. Unfortunately, in just one month, it is said that something happened to the owner of this trading firm in the county, and his opponent suddenly caught him. Seize the opportunity and counterattack directly."
"We teamed up with other powerful people and raw material suppliers from other places to directly cut off the goods. We even sent thugs to harass them from time to time."
"I think within ten days and a half at most, the Suji Trading Company will collapse. Oh, it's such a pity to say it."
"Old bastard, what nonsense are you talking about here? If those adults hear it, I won't be able to eat and walk around."
The middle-aged man was reminded by the woman beside him, and when he came to his senses, he seemed to have thought of something and nodded repeatedly.
He hugged the child next to him and chuckled, "Erkui, your aunt is right. These are all uncle's nonsense. Just listen to them for fun, but don't talk nonsense outside."
"Come, uncle, I'll take you to buy candied haws, and let's go."
At this moment, at the end of the busy street, footsteps suddenly sounded.
It sounded like there were a lot of people. As the footsteps approached, the noise around them gradually stopped.
The huge and lively street quickly calmed down.
This surprised the middle-aged man. He turned his head and saw someone in front of him, about thirty or forty meters away.
Densely packed figures, wearing special clothes, like the guards of a certain family, stood on both sides and advanced slowly.
The bursts of footsteps that were sent out just now should be them.
This did not surprise them. What made them silent and shocked was that in front of the escort, there was a carriage and a prison car.
They couldn't see who was sitting in the carriage, but they could clearly see the figure who was tied up in the prison carriage.
He was a young man. Although his hair was disheveled and he looked a little embarrassed, judging from his fair skin, he definitely had an unusual identity. He might be the young master of a certain family.
As the prison car moved forward slowly, a gust of wind blew away the young man's disheveled hair, revealing a somewhat embarrassed face.
At this time, an exclamation suddenly sounded, "He...he is Wei Yang!"
The sound was like stepping on a telephone pole, it was sharp and full of shock.
How could they, who had lived in the county for many years, not know Wei Yang, the second-ranked scholar in the Wei family.
After all, when the list was released, a portrait of Wei Yang was specially drawn and returned to the county with the person who released the list to show the respect of the people in the county.
When we first toured the county, the Wei family was much more prosperous.
But compared with now, how glorious it was back then is now in a state of embarrassment.
Everyone was in disbelief, fearing that they had seen it wrong, and stared at the figure in the prison car.
The eyes of some interested people flickered, looking at the carriage behind and at the guards on both sides further back.
His heart was beating fast. The second-ranked scholar who dared to be canonized by the imperial court was paraded through the streets in front of everyone.
Not even the most powerful Zhou family in the county dared to do this.
After all, doing so means breaking up with the other party and fighting to the death.
Which wealthy family cares most about face? If the carriage owner did this, he would not allow the Wei family to risk their lives.
It is foreseeable that a bloody storm will break out in the county.
Just as everyone was waiting for the Wei family's face-breaking revenge, the people parading in the street actually headed towards the county government office.
This made everyone's expressions change again. What a fierce man, so arrogant.
Go to the county government, this is not to give the Zhou and Wei families a few loud slaps.
Who doesn't know that in the current county, since the county governor is recuperating and no longer manages all the affairs of the county, the most powerful people in the entire Sichuandu County are the two adults from the Zhou and Wei families.
Anyone who understands this will not do this, no matter how noble the carriage owner is, he will never dare to do this.
But in the end, that's exactly what happened.
This inevitably made everyone curious about the identity of the carriage owner, and they followed him one after another.
As for the carriage owner's arrogance, as he entered the city, the news spread before he arrived at the county government.
At the gate of the county government, there were about forty or fifty soldiers, holding swords and waiting in full formation.
The second in command and third guard of the county, Zhou Han and Wei Zhentang, were already standing at the door.
On both sides of them, Zhou Jie and Wei Yun were also waiting.
Compared with Wei Yun's livid face, Zhou Han and Wei Zhentang were much better.
Their expressions were indifferent, and they could remain calm no matter what happened in front of them.
This is a quality that a county chief administrator must have in front of the outside world.
This kind of waiting did not last long. After a while, the prison car and horse carriage slowly arrived.
Looking at the unconscious figure in the prison car, Wei Yun could no longer hold back and burst into anger.
"Brother! What are you doing standing still? Come up here and rescue me."
"Hmph, you hidden rat, you dare to offend my Wei family like this, you are so brave. No matter who you are today, I will cut you into pieces."
Forty or fifty soldiers were about to step forward to take action, but were stopped by Wei Zhentang.
He shook his head and did not take another look at the prison car. Instead, he stared at the carriage behind him.
After a moment of silence, he said coldly, "Since you dare to act so arrogantly, there is no need to be secretive. Come out, Su Qian, let's talk."
As soon as these words came out, the breath of the entire audience stagnated again, and the entire environment froze at this moment.
Everyone stared at the carriage in front of them with wide eyes and deep disbelief.
Under the gaze of everyone, the curtain of the carriage opened, and Su Qian's figure slowly appeared.
"Oh no, it's really Su Qian. I'm not dreaming."
"Is that what you can call Su Qian? That's from Su Ju. Mr. Su, if you don't want to get into trouble, you'd better shut up."
Being reminded, several people nodded repeatedly, showing fear on their faces.
If anything, Su Qi'an gave them the previous impression of being talented, calm-tempered, and easy to talk to.
Now, it's a 180-degree reversal.
To be able to do such a direct act of betrayal, it can only be said that Su Qian is also a ruthless person.
The appearance of Su Qi'an made Wei Yun stunned for a moment, and then a strong murderous intent appeared on his face.
If Wei Zhentang hadn't spoken, he would have cut Su Qian into pieces.
Su Qi'an didn't care at all about Wei Yun's hatred and murderous intent.
Even his eldest brother was easily controlled by him, let alone him? To put it bluntly, he is just a young man who only relies on his family background.
As long as Su Qi'an is willing, Wei Yun won't live for three days.
Su Qi'an looked at Wei Zhentang above and chuckled, "Haha, I didn't expect to be able to have two or three guards from the county and city to greet him personally. Su is really flattered."
At this time, Su Qi'an could still maintain such calmness and joke around, which inevitably made everyone sigh in their hearts, he is a fierce man, for sure.
Wei Zhentang's expression was the same
There was no change, just a faint saying.
"After all, you sent Yang'er back. Well, this is not the place to talk. You didn't slap our Zhou and Wei family in the face like this just to show off. Come on, let's go in and talk. I don't know if you have any Such courage."
"Haha, Wei Juncheng has already spoken, why should Su dare not?"
After saying that, Su Qian got off the carriage, followed by more than ten people.
Wei Zhentang and Zhou Han did not stop them. They gave way and under the watchful eyes of everyone, Su Qi'an and about ten people entered the county mansion.
As for Wei Yang, who was in the prison car, he was quickly lifted off under the command of Wei Yun.
Wei Zhentang and Zhou Han turned around and stepped forward. As their figures disappeared, the gate of the county mansion slowly closed.
At the entrance, Dongshan Village's escorts were confronting the county soldiers. Judging from the number of people, the county soldiers were at a disadvantage.
But this is not the entire force of the county. There are at least more than 300 soldiers distributed in other parts of the county.
It's not that these people don't want to come, but they haven't received orders from Zhou Han and Wei Zhentang. They all have their own tasks.
As long as an order is given, in the blink of an eye, they can arrive and surround these village protection teams.
The lack of transfer means that the situation is still under control and not too bad.
Even the people who were watching could see this. If it came to a full-scale war, they would have fled long ago.
Although the leading two parties entered the county mansion, the appearance of Su Qi'an just now gave them quite a shock.
However, there is only one question in their minds: what can make this ruthless man have the confidence to completely break up with the second and third leaders of the county and city.
Could it be that he still has a trump card in his hand that is enough to overthrow the two adults?
But these doubts are destined to be answered by no one.
Su Qi'an and others who entered the county mansion soon sat apart from Wei Zhentang and Zhou Han.
If someone not familiar with the situation was present, just looking at the atmosphere, one would have thought that these people were some kind of friends.
As soon as Su Qi'an took his seat, Wei Zhentang above him spoke, "Su Qi'an, we really underestimated you. I didn't expect that you would be the mysterious Dongshan Bo. This really surprised me."
"Haha, he's just a little earl. He can govern the county magistrates below. As for a big shot like Mr. Wei, I'm afraid he won't be enough."
"Well, you are right, but it is still somewhat useful. If Yang'er is not careless and a little earl, I can erase it."
"Yes, it's a pity that there is no if."
In just a few words of exchange, the tone of both sides was so sharp that the soldiers standing beside them all had their eyelids twitching.
