With the letter from Dongzhou City, a war that was about to break out was resolved, and the tense momentum between the two sides gradually dissipated.
The closed door of Yanglai County slowly opened, and Su Qi'an, Fang Jingzhi and others walked out of the city.
In front of them, only Lu Wenliang and Shen Yang were waiting, and Yu Biao had already returned to the army.
Looking at Su Qi'an and Fang Jingzhi who had appeared, Lu Wenliang suddenly spoke when they walked in front of them.
"According to regulations, anyone suspected of collaborating with the enemy will be banned, so please get in the car."
Lu Wenliang was not talking about Fang Jingzhi, but Su Qi'an, and when he said getting in the car, he was not talking about a carriage, but a prison car escorting the suspect.
This move made Fang Jingzhi's expression gloomy. The direct team behind him was exuding a strong evil spirit. His palm was quietly holding the handle of the knife, ready to take action at any time.
This is completely humiliating. They don't treat Su Qi'an as a human being. How can they endure this?
"Master Lu, are you going too far? You just want to put someone in a prison car without any evidence. What is the law of Great Liang?"
Lu Wenliang was not afraid of Fang Jingzhi's scolding, and said coldly, "County Magistrate Fang, this matter has nothing to do with you. You just stay here. There is no such thing in Da Liang's law, but Dongzhou's wartime law is Clearly defined."
"Furthermore, Lord Zhou Mu's order does not say that he should support this person in a good manner. Don't forget, you and he are suspected of collaborating with the enemy. Before the suspicion is cleared, it is completely reasonable for me to do this. You want to If you are making trouble, I can also lock you up."
Lu Wenliang's face was cold, and some soldiers behind him had arrived behind Lu Wenliang at some unknown time. If the two sides insisted on continuing the fight, there would probably be a conflict.
"Okay, Lu, don't you want to imprison us? If you have the ability to imprison us all, it depends on whether you have the ability!"
Fang Jingzhi gave an order, followed by a large number of people. In addition to those directly under the team, these people also had subordinates in the county.
Seeing Fang Jingzhi's aggressiveness, Lu Wenliang and Shen Yang looked at each other and were obviously determined. If Fang Jingzhi was making trouble, he would never be polite and take action immediately.
At this moment, Su Qi'an on the side stepped forward, put his palm on Fang Jingzhi's shoulder, shook his head, signaling not to act rashly, and whispered something in his ear.
It was obvious that Fang Jingzhi's angry face was obviously relieved. He hesitated and said, "Sir, is this really good?"
"Don't worry, leave this to me." Su Qian whispered with a smile.
Then, he turned around, looked at Lu Wenliang and said, "Haha, County Sheriff Lu also acts according to the rules. I can understand this, but I hope that County Sheriff Lu and Yuzhou Lieutenant will not regret it after arriving in the city."
With that said, Su Qian directly got into the prison car.
Lu Wenliang was obviously a little hesitant about Su Qi'an's threat. After all, upon closer inspection, this kind of magnanimity was really not a disguise, but a real self-confidence.
To have such a demeanor, this person is definitely not an ordinary person. He has a lot of background and should be a big fish.
This hesitation only existed in Lu Wenliang's mind for a few moments, and then dissipated in an instant.
Anyway, in this operation, he was acting under orders, and he had Yu Biao's support behind him.
No matter how high-ranking this person is, he is nothing more than a powerful child of a big family. When the time comes, it will be enough to just say it is a misunderstanding.
If this person is not a child of a powerful family, but is more in line with their wishes, then the identity of a female official will not be able to escape.
Anyway, no matter how big his background is, as long as he is not a supervisor, he can say anything.
Seeing Su Qi'an's crispness, Lu Wenliang waved his hand and escorted Su Qi'an's prison car to drive slowly.
Although they failed to capture Yanglai County this time, overall, they still gained something. At least they captured the unidentified person behind the scenes who advised Fang Jingzhi.
In addition to this person, there were also Fang Jingzhi and a group of militiamen. Generally speaking, Zhou Zibin's order was more or less on their side.
Now we only need to bring this person back to Dongzhou City. By then, neither this person nor Fang Jingzhi will be left alone.
Take it easy.
Su Qi'an, who was imprisoned in a prison van, did not suffer the so-called beatings or abuse during the three days of traveling. It was like moving to a different place. However, this prison van was relatively simple. Living in the prison van for three days could be regarded as some suffering. .
The reason why they were not subjected to inhumane abuse was not because Yu Biao, Lu Wenliang, and Shen Yang were kind-hearted, but because along the way, Fang Jingzhi and people from the direct team were guarding Su Qi'an next to the prison car.
Fang Jingzhi is the county magistrate, and there is no actual evidence to prove that Fang Jingzhi is guilty. In this case, even the state pastor cannot arrest Fang Jingzhi.
As for the direct team of about a thousand people, they were nominally Yanglai County militiamen and were under the jurisdiction of Fang Jingzhi.
This time when they entered Dongzhou City, Yu Biao, Lu Wenliang, and Shen Yang couldn't disarm them even if they wanted to.
On the one hand, there was no such order in the message. On the other hand, and more importantly, with their strength, it was difficult for the people in the direct team to put down their weapons and just surrender.
Although Yu Biao has three thousand people in his hands, the direct team of one thousand people is not a vegetarian.
If they really take action, they will probably kill a thousand enemies and suffer eight hundred losses. Moreover, the state pastoral order clearly states that fighting is prohibited. If they start fighting in the middle, even if the people in the direct team are wiped out, they will not be able to return to Dongzhou. After the city, how should we explain it?
Therefore, for now, we can only turn a blind eye to these directly affiliated teams that have the ability to protect themselves.
As long as these people don't cause trouble and cooperate with them to return to Dongzhou City, then it will be their time to have the final say.
Bear with it for a while now, and the real reckoning will come later.
Because of this plan, Su Qi'an was not harassed by these people after getting into the prison car, and the three days passed peacefully.
While both parties were on guard against each other, three days finally passed.
At the end of the official road is Dongzhou City.
Yu Biao, Lu Wenliang, and Shen Yang looked at Dongzhou City in front of them and looked at each other. They all saw a bit of excitement in each other's eyes.
As they gradually approached, everyone stopped in front of the Dongzhou City Gate. According to regulations, the troops they belonged to were temporarily stationed outside the city, and only relevant personnel could enter the city.
In response to the order, Yu Biao waved his hand cheerfully, leaving only a dozen soldiers around him, and the remaining 3,000 troops, whether they were state soldiers or Danyang soldiers, stayed outside the city.
After giving this order, Yu Biao and the others entered the car without looking back.
Su Qi'an, who was being escorted to the prison car, looked at Fang Jingzhi. At his signal, there were also ten captains of the direct team including Tong Zhan, and the rest were stationed outside the city.
Under the leadership of Fang Jingzhi, Su Qi'an's prison car slowly entered the city.
There is not much difference between Dongzhou City and other state cities. There are more than a dozen main roads in the city, and the main roads extend into various branch roads, which can be said to be connected in all directions.
On both sides of the street, there are shops, restaurants, and inns. In front of them, there is a lively flow of people, and there is a little noise in their ears from time to time.
Not long after entering the city, Yu Biao and others seemed to be waiting for Su Qi'an and the others ahead.
Looking at the prison car escorting Su Qi'an, Shen Yang stepped forward and said to Fang Jingzhi, "Magistrate Fang, for your safety and to avoid causing commotion in Dongzhou City, don't take the main road. Come with us. There is a side road. You can go directly to the state capital.”
When Shen Yang said this, Fang Jingzhi's eyes flashed without hesitation, then he nodded and followed immediately.
After everyone entered the city, they did not go along the busy main road ahead, but took a remote path on the right.
After walking twenty or thirty feet, I turned into an alley and walked out of the alley. There was indeed a shortcut in front of me.
Looking up, you can vaguely see the eaves of the state capital. Their location is probably in the middle of the state city. As long as you walk along this road, you can reach the state capital.
This shortcut is relatively quiet. There are no shops on either side, only tall courtyard walls, and there are very few pedestrians. It seems to be built between the mansions of some big aristocratic families.
Yu Biao and Su Qi'an walked in tandem without interfering with each other.
They walked, even keeping some distance.
As time passed by, Yu Biao and the others were obviously a little faster, and the distance between the two sides gradually widened. About halfway through, the prison car escorting Su Qi'an suddenly stopped.
Yu Biao and others who were leading the way felt something, and turned to look at Su Qi'an behind them.
"Why did you stop? Is there something wrong?" Lu Wenliang asked.
"Well, there is indeed something wrong. I still need your state captain and county governor to explain it."
The three of them frowned, and Yu Biao said coldly, "What's the explanation?"
Su Qi'an, who was sitting in the prison car, did not speak. He looked around at the surrounding walls and said calmly.
"This place is a good place for an ambush. You only need to arrange twenty or thirty archers on both sides, and arrange two teams of swordsmen in front and behind. This is a dead end."
"Master Zhou Wei has worked so hard and endured for so long, isn't it just to wait for this moment?"
"Anyway, this place is remote enough. Even if someone comes, I think the passers-by will have been dealt with in advance. Just give an order and keep us here. Isn't it easy?"
"When the time comes, we will take our bodies directly to the state capital. During the escort, the suspect and Magistrate Fang tried to resist. We had no choice but to kill them."
"Lord Lieutenant and County Sheriff, look at the reason I gave you. Isn't it good?"
Su Qian was sitting in the prison car, looking calm, with a smile on her face, looking at the three people in front of her who had changed expressions.
Lu Wenliang and Shen Yang wanted to explain something, but they were stopped by Yu Biao.
Yu Biao stared at Su Qian deeply for a long time, and then laughed loudly.
"Hahaha, yes, you are right, all of this is exactly what you thought, it was all laid out for you."
"Boy, you are really good. Not only can you tell that there is an ambush here, you can even see through all the intentions of Lieutenant Honshu. You are really a good talent. I am getting more and more curious about you."
"But it's a pity that I don't have time to study you slowly, because you are going to die soon."
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