Shen Chen turned around and looked at him, his eyes fixed on the jade pendant on his waist, raised his eyebrows and said, "Someone from the Ministry of War."
Someone from the Ministry of War
Dong Siyuan looked at them suspiciously, but did not relax his vigilance. "Someone from the Ministry of War came to investigate this matter a few days ago. Where are you from? What is your position? What is your name? Do you have any official documents?"
He looked aggressive, looked at them and then at the scholar who was being trampled on the ground not far behind them, his face changed and asked: "Why are you bullying the people of Qianhu Suo again?!"
He brought enough manpower with him and had no intention of backing down.
He didn't know the identities of these people yet, but that didn't affect anything, because even if they were really from the Ministry of War sent by the imperial court, if they really discovered something, he would not let them go back alive.
only... ..
If we take action on this official road, the noise will be too loud.
He was thinking about various possibilities when Shen Chen smiled and said, "We? We are from the Armory Department. We are on a mission to Fujian to inspect weapons under the orders of the official. We passed by here and wanted to speak up for justice."
From the Arsenal
Dong Siyuan knew that the Arsenal was indeed going to send people to Fujian to investigate the weapons incident recently. Because of the incident between the Yi and Peng families, the Ministry of War was now much more rigorous than before and had added many more procedures.
He glanced at Shen Chen and laughed: "So it's the superiors of the Ministry of War who are standing up for justice? Where did this come from?"
As he spoke, Yimainian winked at his subordinates and asked them to help the scholar up: "How come you are fighting for justice and it has come to the head of our Qianhu Suo?"
I heard these people say that they were following the orders of the official, which meant that they were only from the fifth rank and below. After all, he was only a fourth rank official, and he relied on his backers, so he didn't take them seriously.
But since he was from the Ministry of War, I thought that if I could get rid of him, I would do it as amicably as possible.
The scholar was saved, and ran towards him quickly. He stopped breathlessly and whispered in his ear: "Sir, they came from the capital, acting suspiciously. They said they were merchants. They kept asking about the Prince of Zhennan. They also asked who took the lead in signing the Ten Thousand Words Letter. Why weren't you implicated..."
The scholar stopped, touched his bleeding nose, and said angrily, "I'm afraid the person who came here has bad intentions."
If he was really on business, why would he be so nosy and ask so many irrelevant questions
He came here deliberately because of the matter at the Prince of Zhennan's Mansion.
Shen Chen and Wei An didn't say anything, but Dong Siyuan had already asked his subordinates to gather around him with a fake smile: "Anyway, since you are a senior official from the Ministry of War, and it's getting dark, and it's still very far from the city, why don't you stay at my humble abode for a night?"
Except for the slightly shorter boy, the rest of these people seem to have martial arts skills. If they really start a fight here, there will definitely be some noise.
When people from the Ministry of War come, it will be difficult for them to explain.
We still have to find a way to appease them first, and then we can think of further ways to deal with them.
Shen Chen glanced at Wei An.
The fat woman was so worried that she quickly pulled Wei An's sleeve and shook her head with shaking hands: "You guys better go..." She winked at Wei An and frowned: "You can't go... If you go, it will be dangerous."
It seems that Dong Siyuan is really capable. He was able to hide the truth from his superiors for so long and suppress his subordinates so severely.
No wonder he has been able to dominate for so many years.
Wei An smiled soothingly at the fat woman and nodded gently towards Shen Chen.
They were originally here for Dong Siyuan, and there was no harm in getting closer to him before his face was completely torn off.
Anyway, the ending is the same no matter what.
Shen Chen understood and quickly smiled at Dong Siyuan who was frowning: "In that case, I will trouble you, Master Dong."
"No trouble! No trouble!" Dong Siyuan made a gesture of invitation and quickly winked at the people below.
He wanted to lure these people to his place and then decide how to deal with them, but before that, he still had to interrogate them in the teahouse to see what they had said to others.
The scholar's wife thought she was going to be released, but before she could rush to Dong Siyuan like the scholar, Tan Xi found an opportunity and hit her on the back of the neck with a palm, knocking her unconscious.
The scholar was quick-witted and shouted with eyes wide open: "My wife! My wife! Sir, they took my wife..."
Tan Xi sighed and shrugged his shoulders, pretending to be at a loss: "This... This lady was too excited. She probably choked up and fainted from swearing... This has nothing to do with me."
These little things were nothing in Dong Siyuan's eyes. He glanced at the scholar coldly and said, "Just take the person back, don't make a fuss!"
It is a serious matter to deal with these people of unknown origin.
He welcomed Shen Chen and Wei An onto the carriage, then asked his subordinates to surround them, and he mounted his horse and headed for Dong's house.
We thought the matter of Prince Zhennan had been settled, but who knew there would be another twist.
If these people are really from the Ministry of War, then we will be in trouble.
But that doesn’t make sense. The Xiao family’s intelligence has always been accurate.
Xiao Mingyu had already made it clear to the commander of Hebei Guard before, saying that the matter had basically been settled.
Why are there still twists and turns in the Ministry of War
Could it be that something went wrong with Zhao Er
But it's not that bad...
Zhao Er was a straightforward man, and he never knew how to play around. That was why he lost his centurion position that he had fought in the war, and became a sailor.
His father was already dead, and he was a filial son. He arranged for the scholar to instigate him a few words, and he believed it without a doubt. He would definitely not leak anything.
So where does the problem come from
He was puzzled, but he didn't dwell on it for too long. He called his followers, "Go to the teahouse first and arrest the whole family. Find out what they said before and interrogate them strictly!"
The attendant agreed to go, and he called another trusted person over. After thinking for a while, he said, "Go to the front and see if there is any news from above. If there is, send it back immediately. If not..." He paused, and then said, "You can go to Langfang in person and ask Commander Xiao if there is any movement in the capital recently, and whether he has heard that the Ministry of War has sent people to investigate the matter of the Zhennan King occupying the land. If they have come, you must find out how many people have come. Go quickly!"