When he was in Yangzhou, he often heard of Shen Chen's reputation, how wise and successful he was, and he also often heard Wei An's name.
Behind all those turbulent events, these two names always appear like shadows.
And now, these two people who once turned the tide of the world were about to die in his hands.
The leader of the Jinyiwei, who was dressed as a postman, lowered his head and poured him a cup of tea, and said softly, "Sir, they are here."
Suddenly there was a loud thunder, even the leader of the Jinyiwei, who was used to sleeping in the open air, was shocked and subconsciously closed his eyes.
It was getting closer, and the sound of horse hooves below was getting closer, and soon it was approaching the archway accompanied by wind and thunder.
Luo Yuan had stopped drinking his tea a long time ago, leaving it on the table still steaming. He stuck his head out and finally saw a figure clearly in the light of lightning.
The gang was indeed getting closer, and soon they reached the archway, where they hacked down several yamen runners who were escorting the prisoner cart.
The corners of Luo Yuan's mouth twitched.
I always say Shen Chen is smart.
But he really couldn't see where Shen Chen was smart - except that he made things difficult for them at the beginning, but he was able to see through their intentions, and took advantage of another wave of people who wanted to kill him to fight with them, and escaped. This move was quite clever. Recently, he was completely led by them.
He smiled and looked at the head of the Jinyiwei, who then whistled outside.
The whistle was blown quickly and urgently, but it was also unusually sharp and passionate.
He Liang outside was already shouting: "Someone is robbing the prisoner! Get ready to fight!"
There was already chaos below. The leader of the Jinyiwei retracted his neck to look at Luo Yuan, blinked his eyes and asked him: "Sir, should we take action or not?"
Before Luo Yuan could say anything, He Liang was already laughing: "Marquis of Pingxi?! We in Dongchang Prefecture have been posting notices looking for the Marquis for so many days. If the Marquis could see, he would have come to the government long ago. Why would he wait until now to show up? And come to save these merchants who are colluding with the Japanese pirates?!"
He sneered and raised his voice, which was particularly sharp in the night: "You are clearly bandits, and you dare to use the name of Pingxi Hou. It's really despicable!"
Luo Yuan frowned - too much nonsense.
From the moment Shen Chen and his men chopped someone down, they should have killed someone.
If he were allowed to talk any more, the soldiers present would be able to hear their conversation.
He Liang was really too complacent.
Shen Chen is really powerful. Even at this time, he is still thinking of revealing his identity as Marquis of Pingxi to make the government restrain themselves.
But he didn't know that except for Peng Derui who was so stupid as to be clueless, everyone else in Dongchang Prefecture had already made up their minds to kill him.
He coughed and said, "No need to waste time. Tell the archers to get ready."
Shen Chen only has so many people, so just kill them.
When the time comes, we can capture a few more Japanese pirates, dispose of the bodies of Shen Chen and Wei An, and then say that the Japanese pirates have killed Shen Chen and Princess Shouning, and the matter will be over.
At worst, they will be punished and then become officials somewhere else in a few years.
However, the expected sound of an arrow breaking through the air did not occur. Instead, there was an unusual calm below.
Luo Yuan's already cold and hard face became even gloomier. Just as he was about to order someone to go down and check the situation, he heard hurried footsteps outside. Huang Wenjie ran in angrily: "Sir, something happened! The gang divided the prisoner in half and intercepted our prison van on another street! Princess Shouning and the others were kidnapped!"
What?!
Luo Yuan didn't react for a moment.
The head of the Jinyiwei was also stunned. He looked at Huang Wenjie and then at Luo Yuan, and asked in horror: "What are you talking about, sir? The prisoner car is fine, isn't it right below?!"
What's going on? Huang Wenjie was also confused, looking at them in confusion: "We were attacked on the way! There were nearly a hundred people escorting the prisoner van, but for some reason, they suddenly had a stomachache... and then someone took advantage of the opportunity..."
Something happened!
Even someone as calm as Luo Yuan was still shocked and stood there in shock.
If Huang Wenjie hadn't escorted the prison van to the archway to meet He Liang in advance, then who was in the prison van below... ... Then who was in the prison van below? !
Thinking of this, he pushed away the leader of the Jinyiwei who was also stretching his head to look down, and leaned his hands on the windowsill to look down.
He Liang and his men below were holding dozens of torches. Even though it was raining, the torches were still burning brightly due to the pine oil, enough to illuminate people's faces.
With the help of this light, Luo Yuan clearly saw the person in the prison van suddenly jump up and grab He Liang's neck!
Something happened, something happened!
Luo Yuan shouted angrily: "Damn it!"
Damn it.
They fell into the trap!
"Stop them!" Without having time to think any more, Luo Yuan almost roared out this sentence, and then he pounced down from the second-floor window like a sharp arrow.
The leader of the Jinyiwei did not dare to delay. He turned around to look at Huang Wenjie, who was still shocked and confused, and rushed out immediately.
In this lightning moment, Luo Yuan used his excellent Qinggong to pounce on the man who had captured He Liang like an eagle, and then shouted: "There are Japanese pirates who have kidnapped the Provincial Surveillance Commissioner, kill them!"
He Liang's neck had been pinched, and just as he was shocked, Luo Yuan rushed over and rescued him. He was so shocked that he didn't know how to react. After a while, he looked at Luo Yuan, and then looked at the prisoner who almost took his life - that was not the group of people who had been with Wei An before, it was clearly Xuesong who was with Pingxi Hou!
What happened?!
He couldn't help but curse in a low voice: "Fuck! What the hell is going on?! Where did these people come from?!"
How did he appear in the prison van? Replacing Wei An and the others?!
Luo Yuan's face was solemn, his eyes filled with murderous intent, and he said in a cold voice: "They are trying to lure the tiger away from the mountain by making a feint to the east. Shen Chen and his men have already kidnapped Princess Shouning, and are only holding us back now. He originally wanted to hold you hostage and escape again."
That's definitely the case.
After all, I underestimated Shen Chen.
Even in such an emergency situation, he was still able to come up with so many tricks. He was indeed as cunning as a fox, making people fear him.
He Liang covered his neck, still not understanding what was going on, but instinctively asked him: "What should we do now?"
Luo Yuan couldn't help but turn his head and look at him: "Of course it will eliminate the trouble forever!"
After what happened, there was no way Shen Chen could be saved.
If Shen Chen were to leave at this time and Wei An had already been kidnapped, it would be like letting a tiger return to the mountain. Shen Chen would have many ways to hide and wait for the imperial envoy to come or escape from Dongchang Prefecture. If that day really came, their own death would be imminent.