This made Li Shimin anxious, and he wanted to trade one for one with me.

Hu Yanhe's family.

The aroma of wine filled the main room.

The three salt merchants were flushed from drinking.

"If I'm not mistaken, Cheng Jun should be at the West Market Police Station right now, crying and begging for his parents."

Hu Yanhe took a sip of wine and said with a smile.

Hu Chu and Xu Sheng couldn't help but laugh upon hearing this. Hu Chu said:

"That's right. Minister Cui was the best of his generation. No matter how eloquent Cheng Jun was, he was still inferior to Minister Cui."

Hu Chu raised his little finger.

Xu Sheng laughed and said, "Old ginger is spicier; the ancients were right."

Hu Yanhe put down his wine cup and said, "Now we are only one step away from completing this great task."

"If Cheng Jun wants to overcome the current difficulties, he has no choice but to hand over the refined salt formula."

Hu Yanhe chuckled and said, "Whether it's handed over to us, to the Five Clans and Seven Noble Families, or to the imperial court, as long as he hands it over, it will eventually fall into our hands."

Hu Chu and Xu Sheng smiled and nodded.

In their view, this was a hunt targeting Cheng Jun.

Five surnames and seven prominent families, together, led the salt merchants to catch this rabbit.

In their eyes, even if Cheng Jun had wings, he couldn't escape this enclosure!

Hu Yanhe, holding his wine cup, walked to the door, glanced at the azure sky outside the main hall, his eyes full of smiles, clearly in a good mood. He turned to Hu Chu and Xu Sheng and said:

"Once this is accomplished, the Five Clans and Seven Families will tarnish Cheng Jun's reputation, and we will obtain the refined salt formula."

"As for Cheng Jun, let him cry on the side."

Hu Yanhe sneered, "This time, we'll teach this young man a lesson. Does he really think that no one in the world can deal with him?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Xu Sheng suddenly said, "Brother Huyan, be careful what you say."

Hu Yanhe raised an eyebrow and looked at Xu Sheng. "Be careful what you say? Be careful what you say? This isn't outside, this is my home. Do I need to hide anything when I speak in my own home?"

Hu Chu then chimed in, "Actually, I think Imperial Censor Cheng is no ordinary person, is he, Brother Xu Sheng?"

Xu Sheng nodded emphatically, "Indeed, he is definitely not an ordinary person."

Hu Chu agreed wholeheartedly, saying, "That's right, that's what Minister Cui was talking about with Imperial Censor Cheng."

After saying that, he raised his little finger again.

"..."

Hu Yanhe looked at the two men with suspicion. Why was their attitude so different from before? He said, "Hu Chuxiong, you didn't say that just now!"

Hu Chu put his hand down and said, "What happened just now was just now, and what happens now is now. They are not the same thing."

Xu Sheng replied, "Yes, times have changed."

Hu Yanhe couldn't help but ask, "What's going on with you two?"

Just then, a gentle voice sounded from behind: "Perhaps it's because I've come?"

Hu Yanhe shuddered and turned around abruptly.

A tall man, about 1.85 meters tall, wearing a xiezhi crown and a scarlet official robe, stood at the door, looking at him with a kind smile.

"..."

Hu Yanhe felt his blood run cold in an instant. When he looked at Hu Chu and Xu Sheng again, he saw that they had stood up and their foreheads were covered in sweat. Only then did he understand why the two of them had acted strangely earlier.

So it was Cheng Jun standing behind him!

Hu Yanhe swallowed hard, forced a fawning smile, and said warmly, "Imperial Censor Cheng..."

Cheng Jun raised his hand to interrupt him, and said with a smile:

"I still prefer the way you called me a young man just now."

Hu Yanhe quickly waved his hand and said, "I wouldn't dare, I wouldn't dare."

Cheng Jun stared at him and said, "You were so daring just now, why aren't you daring now?"

"Isn't this your home? What are you afraid of?"

Hu Yanhe choked on his words, unsure how to respond.

At this moment, he noticed the middle-aged butler standing outside the door, glared at him, walked over, pointed at his nose, and cursed:

"What's wrong with you? When Imperial Censor Cheng came in, why didn't you announce his arrival? What kind of steward are you? You incompetent wretch!"

The middle-aged steward hurriedly said, "Master, it's not that I didn't want to inform him, it's just that Censor Cheng wouldn't allow it..."

Hu Yanhe looked at Cheng Jun with a troubled expression: "Imperial Censor Cheng, look at this mess, isn't this making me lose face?"

Seeing that he had changed the subject, Cheng Jun chuckled and said, "I don't mind."

Hu Yanhe said, "You are a magnanimous person and can overlook this, but I cannot overlook it."

Cheng Jun stroked his chin and said, "Since you mind..."

He turned and shouted towards the outside:

"Somebody come!"

In an instant, Bu Gandang led two burly Dali Temple officials, the three of them with their hands on the swords at their waists, and ran quickly toward them.

Cheng Jun pointed at Hu Yanhe and said, "Take him away."

"promise!"

Bu Gandang responded and waved his hand.

The two Dali Temple officials following behind immediately stepped forward and grabbed Hu Yanhe's arms and shoulders.

Hu Yanhe's expression changed, but he dared not struggle. He shouted, "Imperial Censor Cheng, what are you doing!"

Cheng Jun crossed his arms and said, "Can't you tell? I'm here to arrest you."

"Didn't you say you minded? I arrested you. Do you still mind now?"

"..."

Hu Yanhe was truly surprised that Cheng Jun's thought process was so different from that of ordinary people, and quickly said, "Imperial Censor Cheng, I just didn't go to greet him, it shouldn't be such a big crime."

Cheng Jun frowned and said, "When I didn't mind, you did. Now that I do mind, you don't mind anymore?"

Hu Chu and Xu Sheng, who were standing nearby, quickly walked over and bowed simultaneously, saying:

"Imperial Censor Cheng, let's talk this out!"

"Yes, let's talk this out properly."

Cheng Jun looked at the two of them and said with a smile, "Okay, then."

He waved his finger and said to Bu Gandang, "Arrest both of them too."

Bu Gandang immediately waved towards the outside.

Four judges from the Court of Judicial Review strode in and, guided by Bu Gandang's gestures, arrested Hu Chu and Xu Sheng.

At this moment, even the three salt merchants, no matter how foolish, could see that something was wrong.

Cheng Jun is clearly here to arrest them!

Hu Yanhe stared at Cheng Jun and said:

"Imperial Censor Cheng, are you here to arrest us?"

Cheng Jun nodded and said, "That's right."

Hu Yanhe said emotionally, "What right do you have to arrest us!"

Cheng Jun took out a piece of paper from his pocket and said:

“I have a list here with the names of the three of you on it.”

Hu Yanhe couldn't help but say, "Just because our names are on the list, does that give you the right to arrest us? We haven't broken any laws!"

Xu Sheng also shouted, "That's right! You need evidence to arrest criminals!"

Cheng Jun said slowly, "Arresting criminals does require evidence, but suppressing a rebellion only requires a list."

Upon hearing these two words, the three salt merchants froze on the spot.

After a long silence, Huyan He exclaimed in surprise, "Suppress the rebellion?"

"You mean, we've rebelled?"