Traveling through Du He, Li Chengqian's rebellion begins

Although they were just small minions in Jishan County, they had close relations with the local county government and knew that officials of different ranks wore robes of different colors.

Regardless of whether the nobleman on the shaft of the carriage is the prince consort, it can be inferred from the official robe he is wearing that his official position is a senior official of the third rank or above.

No matter whether he was the son-in-law or an important official, they could not afford to offend him.

Du He said to Feng Shijin, "Shijin, take my badge and go to the Wannian County government office and report to the officer on duty that I was attacked."

"Have the county soldiers come immediately to arrest these people and put them in jail, and interrogate the person behind them."

The county government of Wannian County is specifically responsible for daily public security issues in the Wannian County area. All cases of crimes and injuries are under the jurisdiction of the county government.

If a murder occurs or a more serious case is involved and the county government cannot handle it, it will be reported to the Dali Temple for handling.

Feng Shijin responded respectfully: "Yes, sir!"

With the help of several other guards, Feng Shijin untied the horse from another carriage, and then galloped towards the county government office.

Du He glanced at the hooligans lying on the ground wailing, then walked back to the carriage and lay down without interest.

Half an hour later.

Feng Shijin rode back on his horse, and behind him, a large group of panicked county soldiers ran over as fast as they could.

Zhang Zhiwei, the county magistrate of Wannian County, was sweating profusely. He breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that the eight gangsters had been subdued and all of Du He's men were safe and sound.

If something happened to Prince Consort Du in the area under his jurisdiction, he and the county magistrate would probably lose their official robes.

Zhang Zhiwei came to the carriage where Du He was. He first took a few deep breaths to calm his disordered breathing, and then saluted respectfully with his fists clasped.

"Prince Consort Du, Wannian County Magistrate Zhang Zhiwei has been ordered to arrive!"

After a moment of silence.

Du He, with an angry face, then pushed aside the curtain of the carriage and walked from inside the carriage to the shaft.

Du He frowned and said, "Zhang County Magistrate, isn't your Yang County Magistrate here?"

Zhang Zhiwei quickly replied: "My Lord, I am on duty at the county office today, so I came here first."

"I will also send someone to inform Magistrate Yang. We will take the gang of thieves who attacked and killed you back to the county government office and investigate the case thoroughly to give you an explanation!"

A group of blind people attacked and killed not only the son-in-law of the emperor, but also the important official of the dynasty, the Minister of Works.

Faced with such a major case, they must conduct a thorough investigation overnight. Otherwise, if Du He, the Crown Prince and Princess Chengyang blame them, they will not be able to bear the responsibility.

In addition, if Your Majesty knew about this matter, he would definitely ask County Magistrate Yang for a result.

Du He said in a cold voice: "I was almost killed by their swords in their sneak attack just now!"

"If it weren't for the good fortune of this prince consort, I'm afraid what would be in front of you now would be my cold corpse!"

After saying this, Du He lifted up the official robe he was wearing, revealing a large hole on the left side of his abdomen pierced by a sharp blade.

what!

These thieves almost killed Prince Consort Du?

When County Magistrate Zhang Zhiwei saw the big hole on Du He's official robe, he was so frightened that he trembled all over, and he knew in his heart that the situation was more serious than he had imagined.

He replied solemnly, "Please rest assured, Prince Consort Du. All the officials of the Wannian County Office will stay up all night to get to the bottom of this case!"

"I will also report the seriousness of the matter to the Yang County Magistrate. If necessary, we will seek help from the Dali Temple!"

The gang of thugs lying on the ground were so frightened that they couldn't speak when they heard the conversation between Du He and the county magistrate.

Although they did not get close to Prince Consort Du and did not pierce his official robe with a knife, the people in the county government would not listen to their excuses.

Because the evidence is irrefutable, the words of these thieves to prove their innocence are so pale and powerless.

Apparently, Prince Consort Du also knew this, which was why he did not even pretend and instead directly put the blame on them.

Du He then asked, "Zhang County Magistrate, do you need me to go back to the county office with you to record my statement?"

County Magistrate Zhang Zhiwei said quickly: "Prince Consort Du, you can just tell me what happened now, and I will copy it out when I return to the county office."

The case is so clear now, he only needs to find out the person behind this gang of criminals. Why would he dare to invite Du He to the county government for trouble?

Du He nodded and then recounted what had happened in general.

Of course, what Du He described was exactly what he and Pei Xingjian had thought of in advance.

"Thank you, Prince Du, for your story." Zhang Zhiwei bowed and said, "I'm sorry, Prince Du, you were frightened. I apologize to you on behalf of the Wannian County Government."

Du He said calmly, "Find out the case as soon as possible!"

Having said that, Du He walked back to the carriage, and then, escorted by a group of guards, turned back towards Princess Chengyang's Mansion.

After Du He and his group walked away, Zhang Zhiwei walked up to the gangsters with a grim face and kicked them hard several times.

"How dare you, a few thugs, assassinate the current emperor's son-in-law!"

"If you implicate me, I will skin you alive!"

After cursing for a few words, he gave orders to the county soldiers on the side.

"Take them back to the county government office and wait for County Magistrate Yang to come and interrogate them!"

This group of county soldiers were originally hiding in the county government office to warm themselves by the fire, but suddenly they received news that Prince Consort Du had been attacked, and they were so scared that they ran all the way here.

Now every county soldier is filled with resentment towards this gang of criminals.

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The next day.

A meeting of hundreds of officials.

When Du He walked into the Taiji Hall, all the civil and military officials looked at him with surprise, and many of them even looked at him to see if he was injured.

Apparently, they already knew that he was attacked by gangsters last night.

Among those pairs of eyes looking over, there was a pair of old and deep eyes filled with shame.

Soon, all eyes on Du He shifted away with the arrival of Li Shimin and Li Chengqian.

After the court meeting began, Li Shimin looked at Du He and Fang Xuanling many times, but he didn't say anything.

The Wannian County Magistrate, Yang Gan, did not report the attack on Du He to the court.

After the meeting.

When Fang Xuanling, with a complicated expression on his face, was about to go find Du He, he found that Hou Junji, Du Gou and Liu Li had surrounded him.

His steps towards Du He also stopped, and after pausing for a moment, he shook his head and walked towards the gate of Taiji Hall.

Du Gou asked worriedly, "Second brother, are you okay?"

Just now he heard these officials talking about how Du He was attacked by a group of gangsters last night and was almost stabbed in the heart. He was so scared that his heart almost jumped out.

Du He smiled and said, "Don't worry, big brother. A bunch of little bastards can't hurt me."

Seeing that Du He was safe and sound, and there was no anger on his face, Du Gou knew that this might have been a setup by his second brother.

If his second brother was really assassinated without his knowledge, Chang'an City would probably be in chaos now.