Forced to marry, I picked up a young powerful official

When everyone heard his plan, their faces changed.

Gong Tao said in a deep voice: "If you arrest me, you can go back and report. Why do you have to implicate innocent people?"

"How can anyone who has anything to do with you be considered innocent?"

Tian Peng didn't care.

Gong Tao was anxious, "They were forced by me, not willingly!"

"Humph! Let's talk about this in jail first!"

Tian Peng was indeed a little frightened at first, but now that Gong Tao had shown up, as long as he captured him, he could save his life. As for whether Shen and Cai Ling were coerced, he didn't care at all.

He only knew that of these two people, one killed his brother and the other repeatedly obstructed the investigation.

Since they were the ones who were ungrateful in the first place, and now it has been confirmed that the two of them are related to Gong Tao, they must suffer a little.

Tian Peng waved his hand and said, "Take it!"

"Despicable!"

Gong Tao cursed, took out his weapon, and was about to take action, but Tian Peng calmly put the knife on Shen Nankui's neck again.

Hehua exploded and his eyes widened.

"If you dare to hurt my wife again, my master will never let you go!"

Now that Cai Ling has been captured, their greatest support is gone. The only person He Hua can think of is Gu Yichuan who is far away.

But as soon as she said this, she felt bitter in her heart.

My wife had a premature birth and is about to give birth. Now she is being harassed by Tian Peng, but the young master doesn't even know what's going on here...

How can I protect my wife and her unborn child?

This is obviously his own flesh and blood, but now his girl can only bear it all alone...

Although Hehua was sad, she didn't dare show it at all, for fear of making Shen Nankui sad and affecting her childbirth.

"You mean the champion Gu?"

Tian Peng sneered, "The emperor is far away, Yongzhou's affairs are decided by the Yongzhou government, and it is not the turn of others to make decisions!"

When he met Gong Tao today, he seemed to have gained several times more confidence, and his tone of voice became louder.

"Come here! Tie up this Gong Tao and go back to report to the governor and claim the reward!"

Tian Peng's knife was still on Shen Nankui's neck. Gong Tao didn't dare to act rashly. He could only let the yamen runners take away his weapon and tie him up tightly.

Seeing that Gong Tao had also been arrested, Tian Peng put away his knife and a happy smile appeared on his face.

He turned around and looked at Shen Nankui, "If I had known that you were so lucky, why would I have wasted these two months of hard work?"

However, today, everything has finally been settled.

Tian Peng led his men out of the yard and just as they reached the alley, they ran into a group of people head-on. Leading them was Zhang Tongzhi. He was stunned for a moment before quickly saluted.

"Master Zhang, why are you here?"

Zhang Tongzhi glanced at him coldly, "If I don't come, do I have to watch you bully others in Yongzhou City?"

Tian Peng's posture of saluting remained unchanged. "Master Zhang, your words are too polite. I am only following your orders."

"Order?"

Zhang Tongzhi snorted coldly, "I would like to ask, whose orders did you follow to lead the troops to detain officials' families for no reason? Was it Governor Pang?"

Tian Peng explained, "Sir, you don't know that Gong Tao is a wanted criminal by the government, but Shen has been hiding him for months and has repeatedly obstructed the investigation. I think he must have ulterior motives, so I want to bring him back to the government for interrogation."

Shen Nankui endured the pain and said in a deep voice: "Zhang Tongzhi, Zhou Zun and the magistrate of Han County did not die at the hands of Gong Daxia. Someone secretly planned all this behind the scenes and framed him. He is innocent."

When Zhang Tongzhi heard this, a look of understanding flashed across his eyes.

He first glanced at Gong Tao who was tied up, then looked at Shen Nankui, and said in a gentler tone, "Madam Gu, your health is important, don't worry too much, and leave the rest to me."

Seeing that he did not reprimand Shen Nankui, Tian Peng couldn't help but get anxious.

"Master Zhang, this woman is very eloquent and good at sophistry. Don't believe her nonsense!

"Whether it's nonsense or not, I can tell for myself. I will take over the affairs here. You can leave now."

Tian Peng was dumbfounded. "But Governor Pang told his subordinates to arrest Gong Tao..."

Zhang Tongzhi's face turned cold, and his majesty was fully revealed. "How dare you, a mere patrol captain, disobey my orders?"

Captain Sun, who was standing behind him, stepped forward and drew his sword three-quarters of the way out.

"Why don't you leave quickly?"

Tian Peng looked at the situation in front of him, his expression changed rapidly for a while, and he said: "Master Zhang, if I remember correctly, you seem to have been suspended by the governor?"

Judging from what happened just now, it was obvious that Zhang Tongzhi and Shen were old acquaintances.

If he really believed her words and let Gong Tao go out of favoritism, how would he explain to Governor Pang?

Seeing that Gong Tao was already in his hands, his life was considered saved. At this point, he could not tolerate any more accidents.

There was anger in Zhang Tongzhi's eyes.

"Tian Peng, what do you mean by this? Can't I control you anymore?"

Tian Peng was sweating all over, and said with a stiff face: "Master Zhang, I have no such intention, but now that you have been suspended, I am under the command of Governor Pang. Gong Tao is the person the governor has specifically asked to arrest. If you intercept him halfway, I am afraid that Governor Pang will punish me for dereliction of duty, so I am sorry that I cannot obey your order..."

Zhang Tongzhi had a stern look on his face and stared at him closely.

"Tian Peng, don't think that I don't know what you did because I haven't left my house these days. You are an official, but you know the law but you break it. Do you really think that Governor Pang can cover everything for you?"

Tian Peng's heart was pounding and cold sweat was already oozing out of his forehead, but he could only pretend to be surprised.

"Why do you say that, Master Zhang? I have never done anything so unscrupulous. I hope you can understand!"

Without waiting for a reply from Zhang Tongzhi, he clasped his fists and bowed, saying, "Master Zhang, I have official duties to attend to today, so I will not accompany you. I will come to you another day to apologize!"

"let's go!"

After he gave the order, the officers hesitated and looked at Tian Peng and Zhang Tongzhi.

Among them, except for those who were newly promoted by Governor Pang like Tian Peng, all the others were old subordinates of Zhang Tongzhi, and they all hesitated at this moment.

Zhang Tongzhi said, "Everyone, I am a sixth-rank Tongzhi appointed by the court. Governor Pang is directly under the command of Your Majesty and has the right to suspend my duties. But if you want to remove me from office, it must be approved by Your Majesty and issued by the Ministry of Personnel. Now that the imperial edict has not arrived, I will still be the Tongzhi of Yongzhou."

"Many of you are my old subordinates. If you believe in me, please listen to me today and don't help the tyrant. Be careful that it will be too late to regret it in the future!"

When everyone heard this, they were inevitably shaken.

Tian Peng panicked when he saw this. He drew his sword and shouted, "Zhang Tongzhi has been suspended from his post. He is a criminal. You can't trust what he says. The governor is in charge of Yongzhou's affairs now. This wanted criminal has killed the governor. His crime is extremely serious. Just bring him back and we can all get a reward!"

"Brothers, whoever dares to obstruct the investigation will be attacked directly. Don't be polite. I, Tian Peng, will bear all the responsibilities!"

As soon as these words were spoken, dozens of yamen runners drew their swords.