Return of the Swallow

Qin Yining frowned, and saw Yu Chiyan and Gu Shixiong wearing thick woolen clothes, standing in a hidden corner of the street.

The faces of the two looked very serious, and their brows were furrowed almost unavoidably, as if the sky was about to fall.

Qin Yining raised his eyebrows in doubt.

These two people were high-spirited and high-spirited a while ago, looking like the overlord of the old capital, how did they become like this today?

Qin Yining looked again at Gao Dianshi who was prostrate at Pang Xiao's feet, and she understood everything.

At that moment, Qin Yining's teeth almost itch from hatred. She just suspected that Yu Chiyan's grandma's arrest was the work of Yu Chiyan, and that Yu Chiyan and Gu Shixiong were trying to force Pang Xiao to overstep, so that he could take advantage of his mistakes and come to Li Qitian's place to read his book and pass Li Qitian a ladder.

But at that time there was no actual evidence to prove that this was what Yu Chiyan did.

Seeing the appearance of Yu Chiyan and Gu Shixiong now, what else does Qin Yining not understand?

Yu Chiyan finally learned to intrigue, but it's a pity that they finally stood on the opposite side.

Qin Yining took a deep breath, put away all distracting thoughts, and looked at Pang Xiao and Gao Dianshi again.

Pang Xiao had already squatted down, pressed the whip against Gao Dianshi's dirty forehead, and said in a deep voice: "As a local dianshi official, you disregard the lives of the people, disregarding people's lives for your own selfish desires, and conniving at your son's murder in order to plunder others. Family property, wives and daughters have caused countless unjust, false and wrong cases, the existence of an official like you has no meaning at all, this king will sentence you to death today, and let out a sigh of relief for the people who were oppressed by you and the innocent souls who died in vain!"

"You, how dare you!" Gao Dianshi started kicking his legs anxiously. But his body was stepped on the ground by Jing Huwei, struggling was futile.

"After all, I am an official of the imperial court. Although you are a prince, you have no right to rule me!"

"No right?" Pang Xiao sneered, "This king's punishment of rape and evil is still ordered by the emperor. Even if you kill you and then report to the emperor, the emperor will understand that this king is in a hurry. If you don't get rid of you, Do you want to watch the people change?"

Pang Xiao looked around for a week, at the people around him, then at Gao Dianshi, and scolded, "Look at the people you oppressed, and see how they live? Think about yourself again! You don’t know how much you have been greedy for ink? Do you want me to order someone to copy it at your house?”

Gao Dianshi was so frightened that he trembled all over, and now his hands and feet were really cold.

He didn't want to die, but he didn't want his whole family to die with him!

Pang Xiao took advantage of his mentality and used the lives of his family members to force him to submit!

Gao Dianshi's body trembled for a moment, and his tongue began to fail in fright, and he just shook his head repeatedly to tell his innocence.

Pang Xiao stood up with a sneer, waved his hand casually, and told the people around him: "Show the public first."

"yes!"

Everyone responded, and immediately dragged Gao Dianshi out of the crowd.

Hearing the words "Xiao's head to show the public", Gao Dianshi was so frightened that his whole body froze on the spot, screaming and yelling for injustice.

Yuchi Yan in the corner frowned, and just as she stepped forward to speak, Gu Shixiong grabbed her sleeve.

Yu Chiyan looked back at Gu Shixiong, but saw Gu Shixiong shaking his head seriously at him.

Yu Chiyan pursed her lips, her slow eyes were full of entanglement, she wanted to disobey Gu Shixiong, but she was afraid of making the old man angry. If Gu Shixiong was really pissed to death, he would never have such a loyal and resourceful courtier again.

While hesitating, Jinghuwei had already pushed Gao Dianshi aside.

The refugees chased after them, craned their necks to watch the excitement, and cheered loudly.

Jing Huwei drew out his saber, and the other two threw Gao Dianshi on the ground and stepped aside.

Gao Dianshi was shaking like a sieve, his teeth chattered, and a foul-smelling liquid emerged from between his buttocks.

Pang Xiao don't start.

The men of Jinghuwei raised their sabers high.

"Stop!" Unexpectedly, just as he was about to raise the knife and drop it, a loud roar came from outside the crowd.

Jinghuwei had a chance to kill Gao Dianshi first. But thinking about the current situation, if he killed someone rashly, he might cause trouble for the prince.

Thinking of this, the Jinghu Guards could only put down their knives temporarily, and looked towards the source of the sound like everyone else.

The person who came was dressed in casual clothes with his followers. He looked like he was just a wealthy scholar, but his demeanor was noble and extraordinary.

Gao Dianshi recovered from the fright, and wept with joy when he saw the visitor, and shouted: "Master Zhifu! Prefect Yang, help me!"

So this is the prefect Yang?

When Pang Xiao and Qin Yining first arrived here, when Yu Chiyan held a reception banquet, except for Deng Minchang who was not present, the prefect Yang, the most important official in the area, did not show up.

Deng Minchang was taken care of by Pang Xiao now, but it was the first time seeing Zhifu Yang and the others.

In my impression, this person is a person who doesn't do anything, tries not to get involved in court battles, and only wants to protect himself wisely.

Why did he come at this time?

Pang Xiao casually said with great interest: "You became the prefect of Yang?"

Yang Zhifu walked quickly in front of the crowd, his brows were already tightly knit, and he suppressed his anger and saluted Pang Xiao, "I will see you, my lord."

"No." Pang Xiao pointed at Gao Dianshi who was kneeling on the ground, and said with a sneer: "Such a person of bad character is working under the command of the prefect of Yang. sin?"

Yang Zhifu was so angry that his beard was crooked, this man is so shameless! He actually poured dirty water on him when he met him!

"Who does the government use or not? Is it still the turn of Generalissimo Pingnan to give advice?"

Prefect Yang bit the words "Generalissimo Pingnan" very seriously.

The Great Zhou Dynasty was established not long ago, so the status of nobles and generals is still very high. However, the relationship between civil servants and military generals has not been harmonious since ancient times.

Yang Zhifu named Pang Xiaoping the position of Marshal of the South, just to say that he is a general, so does he still want to intervene in civil servants?

Pang Xiao squinted his phoenix eyes to see Yang Zhifu's blushing face, and then at the refugee team of nearly a thousand people behind him, he couldn't help but chuckled.

"Naturally, this king dare not instruct Yang Zhifu to employ people, but although this king is a general, he is also a cabinet minister. Everything he sees here naturally has the duty to listen to the heavens. Now the Yang Zhifu is not strict, and the New Year's Eve , there are thousands of disaster victims in such a small old city, and the people's grievances are boiling because of something like Gao Wenyao, thousands of people gathered to make trouble, can't the prefect Yang see it?"

It was only then that Zhifu Yang remembered that the person in front of him was not only a prince, but also a marshal, and also a great scholar of the Hall of Martial Arts personally appointed by the Holy Majesty!

All the officials of civil servants and military generals asked him to do it!

Yang Zhifu was reprimanded by Pang Xiao in public, how can he still hold his face? What's more, it was always under his jurisdiction. No matter good or bad, he had the final say. Even if Gao Wenyao murdered and set fire, he, the superior, had to deal with it. Why should outsiders intervene? If Pang Xiao is allowed to intervene in his affairs smoothly today, won't it make people laugh when it spreads in the future? How can he stand up and be an official?

Pang Xiao just arrived, he didn't have a firm foothold, and wanted to interfere in his affairs, Yang Zhifu would never tolerate him.

"If this government does not do well, it will be disciplined by the Holy Spirit. This government has not asked Generalissimo Pang, and there is no transfer order from this government. Why did Generalissimo Pang lead the army into the city? The transfer of the Pingnan Army can't be done by you alone, Prince Zhongshun." Do you have the final say? Private soldiers, I’m afraid the government will have to go to Datian to listen to it!”

Pang Xiao smiled with interest, but he underestimated the prefect Yang. It seems that this person is by no means a good stubble.

"What is the purpose of this king here? Could it be that Yang Zhifu can't see it?" The horsewhip tapped Yang Zhifu's back, then tapped the Gao Dian envoy on the ground, and said with a sneer: "First, the old capital is in chaos. Is it possible that the Pingnan Army will not intervene and wait for the protest to develop into a riot? Second, your subordinates have committed crimes and caused public resentment. Step on?

"Pingnan's army entered the city for no other reason than to maintain law and order in the old capital and to cause riots on the one hand, and on the other hand to do justice for the heavens and get rid of that evil bitch to make the people angry!"

"Okay, good scolding!" The refugees heard Pang Xiao's sonorous and forceful declaration, and shouted loudly.

When Prefect Yang looked back, nearly a thousand people's faces were full of obsession and admiration, all of them were excited as if they had witnessed the coming of the gods.

Yang Zhifu couldn't help re-examining this God of War prince who seemed to speak vulgarly, but actually gave birth to a delicate and exquisite heart.

He was able to get to where he is today, not relying on luck, nor relying on military exploits alone. He is a person who is very good at judging the situation, and now his words have aroused the enthusiasm of all the refugees. If he is allowed to continue to intervene, is it okay?

Magistrate Yang gritted his teeth, and hurriedly said: "In any case, it is wrong for the Pingnan Army to appear in the city without being mobilized! What's more, the prince is the commander of the Pingnan Army, but he is trying to meddle in local affairs, and even wants to use the death penalty to kill court officials. If you do this, you are overstepping your authority!"

Pang Xiao frowned at Yang Zhifu, but after a while, he said: "So, Yang Zhifu disagrees to hand over Gao Wenyao to this king?"

Zhifu Yang felt that something was wrong, and Pang Xiao's attitude seemed to change too quickly.

But he couldn't answer Pang Xiao, he agreed.

The magistrate Yang could only say: "Of course! Without the order from the government, we should ask the Pingnan army Ansheng to station in the barracks, and stop randomly entering the city to disturb public order!"

"Okay." Pang Xiao's voice rose, and he agreed happily. He turned his head and smiled apologetically at the people who were already on the verge of anger. Without further words, he turned around and put his arm around Qin Yining's shoulders, and called Jinghuwei and himself to bring Ping Nanjun, "Since Prefect Yang insists on this, let's go."

"yes!"

The Pingnan army and the Jinghuwei responded in unison, and they rode their horses and lined up in the silence, preparing to leave.

The scene was filled with murderous aura for a moment.

At this moment, there was a gnashing of teeth curse among the refugees: "The official protects the official, and the magistrate! How many benefits your subordinates have given you! You have to protect him like this!"