Mrs. Xue is a very well-educated and polite woman. Even though her husband's body was still thrown in the field outside the official road at this time, she was enduring endless grief and humiliation, but she still did not lose her manners. The young man, whom he didn't know, said softly, "What's the matter?"
Chen Changsheng walked out of the crowd and came to her. Naturally, he had something to do, which is something the imperial court does not allow people to do: to collect Xue Xingchuan's body.
Listening to his answer, Mrs. Xue was a little surprised, and then she was moved a lot, but she shook her head with a sad smile.
For several days, Kyoto seemed to be silent, but in fact there were still voices of injustice, but those people were brutally suppressed just like these soldiers from the Congzhou military mansion at this time.
She didn't want the young man to go through the same thing.
Before Chen Changsheng could say anything, he was interrupted by a cold and stern voice next to him.
The person who spoke was Tian Haisheng, the head of the criminal department.
He watched the young man walk out of the crowd ignoring those Fenghan's swords, and heard the ensuing conversation, he found it very funny, and of course, he was also very angry.
He didn't know who this young man was, but when he saw the bookish uniform on his body, he thought he was the same kind of student as those students from the Sixth Ivy Academy who were dazed by their blood two days ago.
"Some of your classmates have been sent to Zhou Prison, and some have been beaten with dozens of whips. They are all locked up in their respective colleges now."
He shouted sharply: "I didn't expect that someone would dare to make trouble. Are you blind?"
At this time, on both sides of the official road, there were cavalrymen from the City Gate Division and arresters from the Ministry of Punishment everywhere. There were at least several hundred of them.
Those soldiers from the Congzhou Military Mansion earlier were naturally not weak in terms of ability, but in front of such a battle, they couldn't make any waves at all, and fell to the ground with serious injuries.
If an ordinary student from the Sixth Academy of the Ivy League looked at such a scene and stood up like this, it would indeed be a bit too passionate, and it could even be said to be reckless.
In the eyes of officials like Tian Haisheng, such students are naturally blind.
Chen Changsheng hadn't heard similar words for a long time, since he entered the Orthodox Academy that spring.
Regardless of whether the Holy Empress or the head of the Tianhai Patriarch, even the Demon Monarch encountered on the Cold Mountain, might ignore him, and would not be so contemptuous, after all, his status and status are already different.
He didn't react, so he looked a little dull, and in Tian Haisheng's view, he was a little stubborn.
Tian Haisheng doesn't like stubborn people, because he has never been stubborn in his life, so he got angrier and flicked his wrist.
With a crisp snap, the whip in his hand broke through the autumn wind and fell towards Chen Changsheng's face.
He was full of anger, and he didn't intend to keep his hand. Judging by the strength, if it was real, Chen Changsheng's face might have a deep bloodstain.
And he wasn't going to just whip the whip, he decided to whip the young student until he cried and rolled on the ground begging for mercy.
Looking at this scene, there was a burst of exclamation from the crowd. Madam Xue's face was as white as snow, and she wanted to pull Chen Changsheng away, but she couldn't pull her away.
In the eyes of the public, Chen Changsheng was so frightened that he only knew to look at the whip. What was the use of it
Suddenly, the clear sound of the whip disappeared.
A crossbow arrow shot from nowhere directly broke the whip in Tian Haisheng's hand!
Tian Haisheng looked at the half of the whip left in his hand, was shocked and speechless, and looked into the distance.
At this moment, another crossbow arrow shot into his left eye socket, and blood spurted out!
A painful howl came from his mouth.
On both sides of the official road outside the city gate, there were crowds shouting in horror and footsteps running away, and the chaos reached the extreme.
In front of the crowd, Tian Haisheng was covering his injured eyes, his face was pale from the pain, his whole body was shaking, and he kept waving half of a leather whip in his hand, as if he was crazy.
Chen Changsheng supported Mrs. Xue's arm, and took two steps back.
The chaos didn't last long.
The Deputy General of the City Gate Division yelled several times, and ordered the criminals to step forward at the risk of taking the whip from Tian Haisheng's hand, and prepared to heal his wounds. At the same time, the soldiers of the City Gate Division surrounded the field. , no matter whether it was the people watching the excitement or the soldiers of the Congzhou Army who were seriously injured and unable to support them, none of them left.
Another cavalry drove towards Siye, trying to find the crossbowman in the shortest possible time.
Chen Changsheng and Mrs. Xue were standing on the official road, the surroundings were empty and there was no one there.
The Deputy General of the City Gate Department rode on his horse, looked at Chen Changsheng, and wanted to say something, but in the end he said nothing.
Chen Changsheng glanced at him, knowing that the other party must have recognized his identity.
However, just now he just glanced at Tian Haisheng's leather whip, and the whip broke, and immediately after, Tian Haisheng's eyes were shot blind by the crossbow arrows.
In people's perception, he is a devil, or a god.
The soldiers of the Chengmen Division naturally thought that he was a devil. Seeing him looking at their chief officer, they suddenly became extremely nervous.
The lieutenant general of the city gate department looked very ugly, and raised his hand to signal everyone not to move.
Su Moyu finally squeezed out from the crowd, looked at the scene, heaved a sigh of relief, and said, "Fortunately, you didn't act rashly."
The deputy general of the city gate department said: "He doesn't know Dean Chen, and he said that Dean Chen is blind, so he is blind, and he deserves to be blind."
Chen Changsheng is of course a celebrity, but not many people have really seen him up close, even in the capital.
It's just that this lieutenant general is Xu Shiji's subordinate, so he naturally paid a lot of attention to Chen Changsheng and the Orthodox Academy, so he recognized him.
He said to Chen Changsheng: "But I must remind you that if you insist on doing this, you will really..."
Chen Changsheng said, "Will I also be accused of treason?"
The lieutenant general's expression became even more ugly, thinking that even the King of Xiang would not dare to charge the future pope with such a crime.
"This matter is humble and cannot be decided."
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The City Gate Division is in charge of public security in Kyoto, which is very important. Those who can make decisions here are naturally trusted by the court and have a lot of experience.
For example, Xu Shiji, who was once deeply trusted by the Holy Empress of Tianhai and is now highly regarded by the King of Xiang.
The crowd had already been driven to a distance. After knowing Chen Changsheng's identity, Mrs. Xue, who had been in a trance, was helped to rest by Su Moyu. There were very few people on the official road.
This was because Xu Shiji didn't want his conversation with Chen Changsheng to be heard by too many people.
In the past three years, the relationship between him and Chen Changsheng has undergone great changes.
Now he can no longer claim to be an uncle, and he has no way to suppress the other party with the majesty of a god general. If Chen Changsheng insists, he even needs to salute the other party.
For Xu Shiji, this was something he could not accept.
"This is the will of the palace, even if it is you, you cannot violate it."
He looked at Chen Changsheng and said sharply, then his expression was mild, and he continued, "Besides, are you familiar with Xue Xingchuan?"
Today's incident seems to be a small matter, but in fact, it is a major event for the new dynasty to establish its prestige.
Xu Shiji knew that he was in trouble, but he didn't understand why Chen Changsheng always came to trouble him. Could it be that he still held a grudge against what happened back then and insisted on letting himself lose face
He didn't want to fall into that situation, so he forcibly suppressed the anger in his heart, trying to persuade Chen Changsheng with gentle words.
In Xu Shiji's and many people's minds, Chen Changsheng and Xue Xingchuan were not familiar with each other. In the past, they even had their own camps, and they were hidden enemies. Why did they want to make such a scene.
"I'm not familiar with Xue Xingchuan." Chen Changsheng looked at him and said, "But I heard that you are very familiar with him?"
Xu Shiji's face was very ugly.
Both Xue Xingchuan and him are the most trusted military officers of the Empress Tianhai. The former was entrusted with the Habayashi Army, while he was in charge of the City Gate Division.
Of course, he and Xue Xingchuan are very familiar, not just colleagues, they used to be comrades, but also friends.
If Chen Changsheng didn't know Xue Xingchuan well, and he didn't have the obligation and responsibility to collect Xue Xingchuan's body, what about him
Chen Changsheng didn't think so much, he just spoke according to the thoughts in his heart, leaving Xu Shiji speechless.
After a long time, he took a deep breath and said, "This is the will."
Chen Changsheng said, "But it doesn't make sense."
Xu Shiji shouted coldly: "The will is the greatest truth in the world!"
Chen Changsheng shook his head and said, "Eat when you're hungry, sleep when you're sleepy, take medicine when you're sick, and be coffined when you die. These are the greatest principles."