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

Changsun Chong's throat bobbed slightly upon hearing this. Cheng Jun's powerful aura made him turn his head away, unable to meet his gaze, and he said:

“Then let’s do it by official procedures! According to the laws of my Great Tang Dynasty, I am the son of the Minister of Personnel, and I have the right to redeem myself from this punishment. I will pay the money!”

After saying that, he took out a money bag from his pocket.

Cheng Jun frowned and scolded:

"Is this the place to pay for your sentence? Put the money away!"

"You've broken the law, so you have to go to the yamen first!"

"As for whether you want to redeem yourself from punishment or be flogged, that's something to be decided after you get to the yamen!"

After saying that, Cheng Jun looked at Wei Yaoguang and said, "Prefect Wei, I am a witness, and I will go with you!"

"..."

Isn't this just trying to make things worse...? Wei Yaoguang twitched the corner of his mouth, seeing through Cheng Jun's thoughts.

At the same time, they realized that Cheng Jun's real intention was not what it seemed, but rather Changsun Wuji.

Wei Yaoguang felt something was amiss and was about to refuse when alarm bells suddenly rang, and he decisively changed his mind, saying:

"OK then."

Changsun Chong was somewhat exasperated, genuinely not understanding why Wei Yaoguang would side with Cheng Jun.

However, he couldn't refute Cheng Jun's words and had to admit defeat. Just as he stepped into the stirrups, preparing to mount his horse, Cheng Jun's voice came:

What are you doing mounting your horse?

"Let's walk there!"

After saying that, Cheng Jun snatched the horse reins from his hand and handed them to Cheng Chumo, saying at the same time:

"Until your matter is resolved, your horse will be temporarily impounded to prevent you from running away!"

"Big brother, second brother, I'll give his horse to you first."

After saying that, Cheng Jun gave the two of them a wink.

Cheng Chumo and Cheng Chuliang understood each other perfectly. Cheng Chumo grinned and said, "No problem!"

Changsun Chong watched as Cheng Chumo mounted his horse, opened his mouth, but ultimately swallowed his anger and followed Cheng Jun and Wei Yaoguang toward the Wannian County Government Office.

Pedestrians on the street saw this and quickly moved aside.

.............

Chongrenfang, the residence of Changsun Wuji.

Changsun Wuji, dressed in a purple robe and wearing a black gauze hat, rode back to the gate of the mansion with a gloomy expression.

When the steward of the manor heard from the servants that the young master had returned, he immediately went to greet him. Seeing that Changsun Wuji looked unhappy, he asked, "Why is the young master angry?"

Changsun Wuji waved his hand, saying in an annoyed tone, "Don't even mention it, it's really bad luck!"

"Today during the court meeting, I spent half the day trying to persuade His Majesty to include Cheng Jun on the list for pacifying the Turks, but a group of people jumped out to oppose it!"

“Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui are going against me, Li Jing and his group of military generals are also going against me, and Wei Zheng has also jumped out to say that he disagrees!”

Changsun Wuji gritted his teeth and said, "There are also more than a dozen unrelated ministers who actually jumped out to disagree. It's outrageous!"

The steward of the Changsun residence was taken aback upon hearing this. He knew that Changsun Wuji had a grudge against Cheng Jun, and he was also aware that there were many civil and military officials in the court who had grudges against Cheng Jun. He truly did not expect that so many people would speak up for Cheng Jun, and asked, "Why is that?"

Changsun Wuji retorted angrily, "How should I know!"

He still can't figure out when Cheng Jun became so popular.

After saying that, he glanced back in the direction of Xuanyangfang and complained:

"Is this Wei Yaoguang any good?"

"I went through all the trouble of inviting him from Jingyang, hoping he could suppress this evil spirit, but why can't he do it!"

No sooner had the words left his mouth than a servant rushed over anxiously, calling out:

"My lord, something terrible has happened!"

Changsun Wuji looked at him and asked, "What's wrong?"

The servant, panting, said, "Young Master, Young Master has been arrested and taken to the Wannian County Government Office!"

Changsun Wuji's expression changed drastically. "What?"

The steward of the Changsun residence hurriedly said, "Explain yourself clearly, what exactly happened!"

The servant hurriedly said, "I heard that the eldest son rode to Pingkang Ward and got into a conflict with someone. Fortunately, Magistrate Wei Yaoguang of Wannian County was there, so he took the eldest son to the Wannian County Government Office!"

Upon hearing this, Changsun Wuji was filled with rage. He kicked the stone bench beside him, then squatted down in pain, rubbing his aching foot as he angrily said:

"That scoundrel Wei Yaoguang, I invited him to Chang'an, and instead of suppressing Cheng Jun, he's suppressing me?"

"Where did he get the courage?"

The servant said, "I heard that it was Cheng Jun who instigated it!"

Changsun Wuji exclaimed, "What? They've teamed up together?"

"Isn't this just like letting Cheng Jun ride a mythical beast?!"

Changsun Wuji began to pant, purely because of the pain in his foot. The pain also calmed him down a bit, and he asked:

"On what charge was Chong'er arrested?"

The servant said, "The eldest son was riding his horse recklessly in Pingkang Ward and almost injured someone. Cheng Jun had Wei Yaoguang arrest the eldest son on this charge!"

Changsun Wuji frowned and asked, "What is Chong'er doing in Pingkangfang?"

The steward said, "This old servant knows. Yesterday afternoon, the eldest son went to the East Market to buy a piece of jewelry for Princess Changle, but the owner of the jewelry shop with excellent craftsmanship was not there. The eldest son found out that the owner lived in Pingkang Ward, so he went there himself this morning. I never expected that such a thing would happen!"

Changsun Wuji frowned even more deeply and asked, "Who is so blind as to block Chong'er's horse?"

The servant said, "I heard it's the eldest son of the Cheng family, and the second son of the Cheng family."

"..."

Changsun Wuji's facial muscles twitched. "Then it's not surprising."

Having stirred up trouble for the Cheng family, and given his own past conflict with Cheng Jun, it would be a miracle if his son got away with it.

Changsun Wuji rubbed his feet until he felt better, then stood up and said to the steward:

"Prepare the horses, I'm going to the Wannian County Government Office."

The steward solemnly replied, "Master, this old servant will go. Although the eldest son nearly injured someone while riding his horse, no one was actually hurt. He can simply pay the fine to redeem himself."

Changsun Wuji sneered, "Pay money to redeem yourself? Do you really think Cheng Jun is someone to be trifled with?"

"If paying money to redeem oneself from punishment is possible, why not just hand over the money on the spot? Why bother going all the way to the Wannian County government office?"

Changsun Wuji said in a deep voice, "Cheng Jun is clearly trying to get me to go there in person."

After saying that, he couldn't help but curse, "That brat must know that I helped him go to the front lines."

"Hurry up and prepare the horses. If we wait any longer, Cheng Jun might resort to any means if he sees that I haven't come over."

The steward realized the urgency of the situation and quickly nodded, saying, "This old servant will take care of it right away!"

Not long after, Changsun Wuji, dressed in official robes, rode his horse toward the Wannian County government office.

Meanwhile, at the Wannian County Government Office.

Cheng Jun grabbed Changsun Chong's arm and followed Wei Yaoguang into the county government office.

"Imperial Censor Cheng, can you let go now?"

Changsun Chong spoke up.

Cheng Jun glanced at him, released his arm, and said to Wei Yaoguang:

"Prefect Wei, let's begin the court proceedings."

Changsun Chong was rubbing his arm, which Cheng Jun had been dragging him all the way here by the arm. The other man's grip was extremely strong, and it had hurt him the whole way. Hearing Cheng Jun's words, he forgot about rubbing his arm and exclaimed in surprise:

"Why are we holding court? Didn't we say that coming here means we can pay to redeem ourselves from our sentences?"

Cheng Jun said calmly, "How can I judge your case if I don't hold court?"

Changsun Chong opened his eyes wide and said, "No one accused me, so why are we in court?"

Cheng Jun stared at him, pointed to himself, and said, "Who said no one sued you?"

"I'm right here!"