I have been a county magistrate for ten years. My subordinates insist on giving me a yellow robe.

Jiang Yuan was silent. Indeed, if Li Hu, with his skills, became a lawless madman, coupled with his cautious character, there would probably be few people in the entire Daduan who could catch him.

"Okay, where are the others? Isn't Zhao Kai here too?"

Li Hu scratched his head awkwardly: "I came out on my own, they are all at Bai's house."

"Then where did you get the token?" Jiang Yuan looked at Li Hu in surprise.

He knew that the Bai family had the token of the Minister of Revenue, but there was probably only one. Could they give it to Li Hu so easily?

"Sir, you don't know, the Bai family is really rich! They have a lot of tokens, not to mention the Ministry of Revenue, but also the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Rites."

"Is there anyone from the Ministry of War?" Jiang Yuan asked quickly.

The Minister of Revenue is indeed very powerful, but Xue Zhen is only under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of War. As long as he has the token of the boss of the Ministry of War, he can definitely get himself out.

"Uh..." Li Hu scratched his head. "I really don't have that. The Ministry of War is in a very strong position right now. Even if you go there with a pig's head, you might not be able to get in. The Bai family's money is not something they would look down upon."

Jiang Yuan was immediately deflated. A token of the Minister of Revenue could at best prevent him from being beheaded today.

"Are you having a happy chat? Do you really think I wouldn't dare to touch anyone just because they are from the Ministry of Revenue?" Xue Zhen's cold voice came.

Li Hu raised the token with one hand and shook it: "General, isn't it a bit unruly for you to kill someone in the middle of the night?"

"If I spread this matter, I'm afraid you'll be in trouble, right?"

Xue Zhen's face gradually darkened: "What do you want? I can also tell you frankly."

"These people have been specifically chosen for execution, and the crimes they committed are punishable by death! Even if the Minister of Revenue comes personally, he can't save them!"

Jiang Yuan was stunned for a moment, thinking that it was most likely the Yang family.

It must be that old bastard Yang Cheng!

If it were the Ning family, they wouldn't be afraid of the Minister of Revenue at all. Just bringing out Queen Ning would be enough to have the Minister of Revenue beaten up.

Only the Yang family could use some means to kill Jiang Yuan, but they were also somewhat afraid of the Ministry of Revenue.

"I didn't say I wanted to protect him. I just think that what you did is a bit against the rules. Even if you want to kill him, you have to do it at 12:30, and by the way, you have to let him have a full meal." Li Hu said softly.

Xue Zhen sighed and looked at Li Hu with a troubled expression.

Although the Ministry of Revenue has no control over their Ministry of War, it is the department in charge of the country's money and grain. If they really offend it, there is a high probability that it will make things difficult for them in the future.

"Well, then, we'll detain him for now, but according to the law, he'll be executed in the autumn."

"If I wait until 12:30 PM today to execute you, don't jump out again then!"

Xue Zhen waved his hand and said, "Take him away and execute him at 3:30 PM today!"

"Get out! Damn it! You guys want to kill me too?" The idiot, who had come to his senses, looked at the soldiers around him with a ferocious expression.

With his voice, many bandit leaders immediately became energized.

"That's right! We're going to die anyway, so we might as well fight them!"

"Kill one to get enough money, kill two to earn one!"

"Brothers, fight them!"

Even Qin Tianzhu was shouting at the top of his lungs, saying that he would risk his life to bring the general down from his horse.

Seeing the situation about to get out of control, Jiang Yuan quickly slapped Li Hu on the head: "Is there really no way to save him?"

"No." Li Hu nodded sincerely.

Jiang Yuan slapped his forehead and said, "Alright, then go ahead. You'll die sooner or later. Let's fight them!"

"Damn it, if I have to break the jar, I'm going to break it the loudest!"

"Don't worry, sir!" Li Hu said in a deep voice.

Jiang Yuan turned around, puzzled. Reassured? Reassured about what?

I'm about to risk my life, even if you tell me to calm down, I can understand, but you want me to be at ease? What kind of peace of mind is that?

Li Hu took a step back and said with a bow, "Sir, I will make sure your funeral is grand and glorious..."

"Fuck you!" Jiang Yuan couldn't help it and kicked him.

At the same time, outside the city defense army’s base, a group of young men walked over with serious expressions.

The leader was wearing a yellow jacket and looked very conspicuous.

"Get everything ready. When I give the order, rush in and save people!" Duanmu Yuanchen said sternly, holding a long sword.

"Your Highness, why don't we just forget it? What if they don't recognize your identity and hurt you by mistake in the middle of the night?" Wang Jin, the prince's personal eunuch, spoke tremblingly.

This is the city defense army camp, don’t even think about whether Duanmu Yuanchen would be injured by mistake.

Even if there were no accidental injuries, but they rushed into the city defense camp in the dead of night to snatch people, not to mention the execution of the entire family, they would at least be torn into pieces.

"Your Highness, there is no need for this. This is a capital crime." Wang Jin spoke again to dissuade him.

Duanmu Yuanchen kicked him directly: "You useless bastard! If the emperor blames you, I'll take the blame. What are you afraid of?"

Wang Jin nodded with tears in his eyes.

What a fucking dad. Your dad is the emperor, but my dad is not.

Your father absolutely won't have the heart to beat you to death, but he would really beat me to death.

The key is that he has to listen to the prince's words, otherwise he would be disobeying his master, and if the news gets out, he will not have a good ending.

"Everyone is ready! Get on the chariot!" Duanmu Yuanchen climbed onto the carriage beside him with great interest.

A long piece of wood was tied to the back of more than a dozen carriages. Duanmu Yuanchen grabbed the reins with one hand and slapped the horse's butt hard with his other hand, waving his sword.

"Come on!"

In an instant, more than a dozen carriages rushed in.

The city defense troops, who were not prepared at all, were caught off guard by this scene and were actually rushed all the way to the vicinity of the prison by Duanmu Yuanchen.

Of course, his yellow jacket gave him a great advantage.

The soldiers are not stupid. It is obvious that this person is from a powerful background. If they are accidentally injured, there will be no good consequences.

"Follow me down to save people!"

At Duanmu Yuanchen's command, more than a dozen eunuchs rushed into the cell.

This scene stunned the city defense troops chasing behind them.

No, what's going on with this guy?

Can't afford to live anymore? Want to go to jail?

At this moment, on the execution ground, Xue Zhen quickly heard the noise. His face darkened, "What's going on? What's the commotion outside? Why don't you go check it out!"

At this time, Duanmu Yuanchen rushed into the cell and searched for a long time with a torch in his hand, but he didn't see any shadow of a person.

"You are surrounded. Put down your weapons, or you will be killed without mercy!"

Hearing shouts from outside, Duanmu Yuanchen slapped his head and rushed to the cell door.

There was a lieutenant general standing outside at this time. When he saw Duanmu Yuanchen coming out, his expression paused and his eyes were a little confused.

Wearing a yellow robe? Yellow has been the royal color since ancient times, but not everyone can wear it.

Who the hell is this person?

"What do you do?"

"Where are the people in the cell?"

The two asked at the same time, were stunned at the same time, and then two loud shouts rang out again.

"I asked first! You answer first!"

Duanmu Yuanchen opened his mouth wide. Why the hell does this guy always imitate my way of speaking?

"Don't talk. Let me ask first, where is Jiang Yuan in the cell?"

The lieutenant had a sneer on his face, it seemed that he was here to rescue someone from prison.

"You are too late. The people in the cell have already been taken to the execution ground."

"What?!" Duanmu Yuanchen's eyes were red, and the hand holding the sword couldn't stop shaking.

"When was he killed? Who ordered it?"

"You ask too many questions. Put down your weapon and I can spare your life!" The lieutenant general said with a hint of impatience in his tone.

Even if you may have some status, but if you offend the city defense forces, they can still capture you no matter who you are!

"Okay, okay! I want to see who of you dares to take action." Duanmu Yuanchen grinned and tore off the yellow robe on his body, revealing the clothes underneath.

The four-clawed golden dragon, woven with gold threads, gleamed brightly in the firelight.

"I am the Crown Prince of the Eastern Palace, holding the sword bestowed upon me by my father. I see who dares to touch me!"