A secret guard rushed into the military camp, rushed to Yang Peng, clasped his fists and said: "Master, we have a guest!" "Guest? What guest?" "It's Chai Yongqi's sister, Chai Yonghui." Yang Peng showed surprise, "It's her.
?" He turned to Huyan Chijin and confessed, then led the secret guards out of the military camp and returned to the government office. As soon as he entered the government office lobby, he saw a stunning beauty wearing cyan men's clothing who had been worn by the world, pacing back and forth in the hall with an uneasy expression.
Take steps.
"Miss Chai." Chen Xiao greeted with a smile. Chai Yonghui heard the sound and immediately looked toward the door. When he saw Yang Peng, he immediately greeted her and came up, saying urgently: "Save brother!" Yang Peng was stunned and asked.
Said: "What happened to Master Chai?"
Chai Yonghui showed a look of resentment, "That Ding Wei, you're going too far!" Then he detailed what happened not long ago. Yin Peng, the brother-in-law of Ding Wei, the prefect of Gaotang Prefecture, took a fancy to Chai Yongqi's garden mansion, so
He came to rob the house and severely injured the housekeeper of the Chai family. The housekeeper wrote a letter to call Chai Yongqi to argue with Yin Peng using the "Dan Shu Iron Coupon". Yin Peng ignored the "Dan Shu Iron Coupon" and actually wanted to beat Chai Yongqi again.
, was beaten to death by Wang Dayong who accompanied Chai Yongqi. After the incident, Wang Dayong ran away, and Ding Wei imprisoned the housekeeper's family and Chai Yongqi together. Chai Yonghui learned the whole incident from the escaped servants, and
Shocked and angry, I thought of Yang Peng and rushed to Tianjing New City to ask Yang Peng for help.
Yang Peng frowned and said: "Ding Wei actually doesn't even pay attention to the 'Alchemy and Iron Voucher'?" Chai Yonghui said angrily: "What an Alchemy and Iron Voucher is, it's just something used to deceive our Chai family! What use can it have?
?" Then he said to Yang Peng: "Please, sir, for the sake of our Chai family, who was once Yang Liulang, lend a helping hand to save my brother!" Yang Peng said: "Don't worry, I will never sit back and ignore this matter!"
"Then send troops quickly!" Chai Yonghui said impatiently. Yang Peng ughed and laughed, "Don't be anxious, don't be anxious, there's no need for this!" Chai Yonghui frowned, "What do you mean by this?" Yang Peng said
He thought: "After listening to your account just now, it can be seen that Ding Wei is not reasonable. Even if Yin Peng was really beaten to death by Chai Yongqi, Chai Yongqi is not guilty. After all, it was Yin Peng who broke into other people's homes with open fire, not to mention that Yin Peng was not Chai Yongqi.
Killed. After all, I am also the prefect of a state, and I am of the same rank as Na Dingwei. I think as long as I have a good talk with him, he will not fail to give me this face."
Chai Yonghui showed a thoughtful look. Yang Peng said: "Follow me." Chai Yonghui asked hurriedly: "Let's just leave?" Yang Peng chuckled, "It's already late today, not to mention the long journey to Gaotangzhou. We have to go there.
You need to make some preparations. You can't leave today. Let's start again early tomorrow morning. I'll take you to a place to rest."
Chai Yongqi frowned, feeling very impatient, but he understood what Yang Peng said was reasonable. Yang Peng led Chai Yonghui out of the government office, without riding a horse or taking an entourage, and walked west along the street in front of the government office.
After a while, he came to a small but exquisite courtyard. The lintel of the courtyard door was engraved with the word "Yang Mansion". Yang Peng stepped forward and knocked on the door. After a while, the door opened, and a man wearing a
A young woman dressed as a maid appeared in front of them. When the young woman saw Chen Xiao, her eyes lit up and she said excitedly: "My lord is back?!
Yang Peng asked with a smile: "Madam, are you at home?" The young woman hurriedly said: "Yes, sir, please come in!" That night, Chai Yonghui sat in the pavilion in the yard, holding his feet with his hands and looking at the bright stars in the sky in a daze.
Yang Tong, wearing a pink silk skirt, walked into the pavilion, sat down next to Chai Yonghui, and asked with concern: "It's getting late, why doesn't Miss Chai have a rest?"
Chai Yonghui sighed and looked away, "I can't sleep." "Are you worried about the safety of Mr. Chai?" Chai Yonghui nodded.
Yang Tong smiled and said: "Since Brother Yang has agreed to rescue Chai Daguanren, Miss can feel at ease!" Chai Yonghui frowned and said: "Can he really rescue my brother?" Yang Tong smiled and said: "I still want to save my brother."
I have never seen anyone as capable as my husband! As long as he is willing, there is nothing he can't do!" Chai Yonghui felt a little better, glanced at Yang Tong, and forced a smile, "Thank you, Sister Yang, I
I feel much better!"
Yang Tong smiled slightly, "Actually, you don't have to take anything too seriously! Everything has been doomed from the day you were born. What a busy person can achieve is nothing more than the predestined result. Instead of worrying about gains and losses, it is better to worry about gains and losses.
Just leave it to fate!" Chai Yonghui frowned, showing a look of unwillingness. Yang Tong stood up and said with a smile: "Come on, let's go to bed." Chai Yonghui stood up and followed Yang Tong out of the pavilion.
Early the next morning, Chai Yonghui got up early. He didn't bother to have breakfast, so he hurried to the government office. He saw hundreds of tall, strong, and cold sergeants gathered on the front lawn of the government office. Yang Tong was there.
Standing on the steps, there are two people standing on the left and right sides. The figure on the left is wearing a strong suit and has a strong appearance. He is carrying a long knife on his back and an iron rod in his hand.
Cheng Shijie; although the one on the right is also wearing fancy clothes and weapons, he looks more like a scribe than a warrior. It is Yang Guihua of Yang Peng.
Chai Yonghui rushed to Yang Peng and said urgently: "It's time for us to set off!" Yang Peng nodded with a smile and pointed at the hundreds of sergeants in front of him, "I was just getting ready, but you came unexpectedly.
Chai Yonghui glanced at the sergeants and asked excitedly: "Are you planning to use force to save people?"
Yang Peng smiled and said: "That's not true, this is just in case. If you have nothing else to do, we can set off now." Chai Yonghui nodded quickly and said: "Let's go." Yang Peng immediately
After giving the order, more than a hundred people immediately left the government office and embarked on the road to Gaotang Prefecture.
As soon as Yang Peng left, Yang Bamei came back. Hearing that Yang Peng had just gone to Gaotang Prefecture, Yang Qi was extremely disappointed. She lived in Houya. In the following days, she got along with Yang Tong and Zhao Jinxi day and night.
Both Yang Tong and Zhao Jinxi took good care of her, which made Yang Qi very touched and happy. Unknowingly, she and Yang Tong and Zhao Jinxi became good sisters who talked about everything.
The attention turned to Yang Peng. Yang Peng and his party walked on the road for more than ten days and finally arrived at Gaotang Prefecture on Hebei East Road. In fact, Gaotang Prefecture is very close to Yang Peng's Tianjing New City.
, belonging to an insignificant small state in the hinterland. A state capital like this usually does not station the imperial army, only a few thousand native soldiers. It is not the same as a Linhai state as important as Tianjing New City.
The group checked into a post house in the city that was specially designed to entertain official personnel. Then Yang Pengqiang left Chai Yonghui behind and led Yang Guihua to visit Dingwei, the prefect of the state.
Dingwei was shocked when he heard the doorman reported that Mr. Yang, the prefect of Cangzhou, was visiting. He quickly led his master from the side door to the lobby. He saw Yang Peng and Yang Peng, who were sitting on the left chair and drinking tea slowly, standing on the
Yang Guihua on the side quickly stepped forward and clasped his fists and said, "I didn't know that I didn't go far enough to greet you, sir. I apologize!" Yang Peng put down the tea bowl, stood up, and returned the salute with clasped fists, "I took the liberty of visiting you, but I hope you don't blame me!"
Ding Wei said with a smile on his face: "Where is it! Your Excellency is a distinguished guest that you can't even invite. Coming to our house really makes our house shine! Sir, please sit down!" Yang Peng sat down. Ding Wei
Then he walked to sit opposite Yang Peng, clasped his fists and asked, "I wonder what the important mission is for your Excellency to visit our state?"
Yang Peng said: "To be honest, I came here especially for Chai Yongqi!" Ding Wei's heart skipped a beat, and he said with an unnatural expression: "Then Chai Yongqi colluded with the bandits and openly committed crimes in broad daylight, killing people in this city.
The rich man Yin Peng’s evil deeds are so obvious that people and gods are outraged! I wonder why you are here for him?”
Yang Peng smiled and said: "I'm afraid the charges mentioned by your Excellency are all worthy of discussion. What evidence can be given for colluding with bandits?" "Well, some people say that the escaped black man Wang Dayong is a bandit." Yang Peng said with a smile: "There are not enough rumors.
For the sake of faith, I wonder if your Excellency has caught that big black man?"
"Well, not yet." Yang Peng said: "So, there is no evidence to prove that Chai Yongqi colluded with the bandits." Ding Wei frowned and said: "But the evidence of Chai Yongqi's murder is conclusive!" Yang Peng said: "For this matter,
The situation I know is different from the adults. As far as I know, it was Yin Peng who was interested in the Chai family's garden villa and wanted to seize it. Chai Yongqi came all the way to argue with the housekeeper. However, Yin Peng
But he was unreasonable and even wanted to beat Chai Yongqi. So a servant next to Chai Yongqi got angry and accidentally beat Yin Peng to death."
Ding Wei hurriedly said: "This must be deliberately framed by the Chai family!" Yang Peng was about to speak when a woman's voice suddenly came: "What is the relationship between your Excellency and that Chai Yongqi? Why do you want to protect Chai Yongqi?" Yang Peng looked at the sound and saw
A young woman with beaded hair, gold hairpins, and silk satin came in from the side door. She looked good, but her face was full of anger.
Yang Peng frowned, looked at Ding Wei, and asked displeasedly: "Who is this?" Ding Wei quickly explained: "This is a bitch." Then he glared at the young woman and shouted: "How dare you be rude in front of adults?
Come back quickly!" Unexpectedly, the young woman was used to being arrogant. At this moment, she didn't listen to Ding Wei's words. She even openly shouted at Yang Peng: "No matter where you are from, if you dare to speak for Chai Yongqi, you will definitely do it.
You are guilty of being a bandit!"
Yang Peng said mockingly: "Madam, you have such great official power! But do you know that you have violated the king's law now?" His expression suddenly turned cold and he shouted: "A woman who dares to talk shamelessly in front of the imperial officials, what crime should she face?
"The young woman was caught by Yang Peng's momentum, and her face turned pale. Ding Wei hurriedly pushed the young woman out of the side door. Then he came back and apologized: "Sir, don't blame me! I have never seen the world and don't understand the rules!"
"Forget it." "Thank you, Sir Haihan." Yang Peng stood up and frowned: "It seems that your Excellency still doesn't know the seriousness of this matter. Putting aside the fact that Yin Peng broke into private houses privately, let's just say that he dared to
By despising the iron coupons given to the Chai family by His Majesty the Emperor Taizu, he can be convicted of a serious crime of treason, and I am afraid that the prefect will not be able to get away with it!"
Ding Wei couldn't help but panic. In fact, he didn't take the Chai family's alchemy iron coupons seriously before, but the situation is different now. Yang Peng stepped in. Who is Yang Peng? He is from Cangzhou.
The prefect, the General of the Hussars, the Bachelor of Longtuge, the Special Administrative Officer of Ronglu, is also a person who is highly appreciated by the Eighth Prince. If he goes to Tianting for despising the alchemy and iron coupons, Ding Wei, although he has the backing of Grand Master Pang
, I’m afraid I won’t be able to eat enough and will have to walk around!
Ding Wei wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, "I really don't know about this matter! I didn't expect Yin Peng to be so bold!" Yang Peng softened his tone and said: "I don't want to embarrass Mr. Ding, as long as Mr. Ding
Let Chai Yongqi's family go, and I'll just pretend this never happened!" "This, this..." Yang Peng frowned and said, "Master Ding doesn't seem to be happy?"
"No, no, no! Now that Mr. Yang has opened the door to Chrysostom, how dare I disobey him? However, the relevant case files have been submitted to the Ministry of Civil Affairs, so I am afraid of inconvenience and I will release him immediately!" "What does Mr. Ding plan to do?"
"Master Yang, do you think this is okay? The Chai family will be detained here for the time being. I will write another document to the Ministry of Punishments to eliminate the case, and then release them." Yang Peng thought for a while and nodded.
"Okay. That's it. But I want to see Chai Yongqi."
Ding Wei showed a look of embarrassment, "Well, I'm afraid you won't be used to living in a place like a prison cell!" Yang Peng sneered: "It seems that Master Ding really entertained my friend well!" Ding Wei said
Embarrassed face.
Yang Peng said: "Forget it, I also know the style in the yamen." "Thank you, Mr. Yang Haihan! Mr. Yang, please follow me." Then he and his master led Yang Peng and Yang Guihua to the cell next to the yamen.
, a stench hit their faces, and Yang Peng and Yang Guihua couldn't help but frown. Yang Peng glanced around casually, and all he could see was an indescribable messy scene. In the cell next to him, there were several people covered in blood lying in the cell next to them, who had obviously just suffered.
The prisoner's body was convulsing and he was moaning miserably.
Ding Wei covered his mouth and nose and said to Chen Xiao: "Go this way." Then he led Yang Peng and Yang Guihua into an alleyway on the left. There were small rooms separated by log fences on both sides of the alleyway. Each room
Zhongdu was overcrowded. When the prisoners saw someone coming, they ran to the alleyway and shouted: "You're wronged! You're wronged..." The jailers shouted and cursed, and the whole cell was noisy; at the end of the alleyway, there was a wall near the eaves.
There is a small window one foot square with iron bars embedded in it. A little light shines in from the small window, making the entire alleyway look extremely dark.
The group of people came outside the innermost cell. They saw Chai Yongqi, who had obviously been tortured, sitting in the corner covered with straw, looking confused; in front of him lay a wealthy middle-aged man,
Although he had not been tortured, his face was pale and his eyes were tightly closed. He looked much worse than Chai Yongqi!
"Chai Yongqi, someone is here to see you!" Ding Wei raised his voice. Chai Yongqi was surprised. He turned to look outside and saw Yang Peng in casual clothes. He immediately recognized him, with a look of surprise on his face. He quickly
He got up and ran over, "Who are you?" Yang Peng said, "I am Yang Peng."
Yang Peng saw Chai Yongqi's very embarrassed look. Thinking of his former wealthy life, he couldn't help but sigh, "Official, I heard that something happened to you, so I came here to see you!" Then he said to Ding Wei displeasedly:
"Master Ding, should we find another place for them?"
Ding Wei quickly agreed and asked the cell leader to open the cell door and let him out. Chai Yongqi felt incredible when he saw Ding Wei being so respectful to Yang Peng.
Chai Yongqi and the housekeeper were released, and then Ding Wei took them to the west wing of the government office. With a smile on his face, he said to Yang Peng: "We should have released them, but the case file has been sent to the Ministry of Justice, so we can only let them temporarily
I hope Master Yang will forgive me for bowing to this place!"
Yang Peng nodded, cupped his fists and said, "Thank you, Lord Ding, for giving me this face!" "I don't dare! If I had known that Chai Daguan was your good friend, I would never have made things difficult for them!"
Yang Peng said: "I want to say a few words to Mr. Chai Daguan, so that you don't have to accompany us!"
"This..." Ding Wei looked at Chai Yongqi who was feeding the housekeeper water, clasped his fists towards Yang Peng and said, "Then I will leave. But Mr. Yang must be considerate of me and don't stay too long.
!" Yang Peng nodded, and Ding Wei led his master to leave. As soon as Ding Wei left the west wing, he immediately ordered a group of local soldiers and government officials to closely guard the west wing.
When Chai Yongqi saw that Ding Wei was gone, he quickly came over to say thank you: "Thank you, brother Yang, for saving me!" Yang Peng said with a smile: "Officials, you don't have to be polite! After all, I'm just here to repay a favor!" The housekeeper also came over and bowed with fists in his hands.
He said: "Thank you for your generous help!" Yang Peng quickly helped him up, "It doesn't have to be like this, it doesn't have to be like this!" Then he asked Chai Yongqi and the housekeeper to sit down, and they sat down at the stone table in the yard. Yang Peng also
Sat down.
Chai Yongqi asked curiously: "That Dingwei is very respectful to Brother Yang and calls Brother Yang your lord. Is it possible that Brother Yang has become an official?" Yang Peng smiled slightly, and Yang Guihua, who was standing next to him, said: "My brother is now an official.
The magistrate of Cangzhou! He is also a hussar general, a bachelor of Longtuge, and a specially promoted doctor of Ronglu."
Chai Yongqi showed surprise, and Chai Jin said: "I didn't expect it! I really didn't expect it! In less than a year, he has already become a frontier official!" The housekeeper sighed: "If all the prefects were like this!
If Brother Yang is like this, our life will be easier!" Yang Peng smiled and briefly told Chai Yongqi and the housekeeper what he had just said to Ding Wei.
When they heard that everything was fine and they only needed to wait until the case was settled, they could regain their freedom. They were excited and grateful at the same time. They quickly stood up and paid homage to Yang Peng: "Brother Yang's kindness in saving his life and saving our family will never be forgotten in this life!"
Yang Peng hurriedly stood up and helped the two of them up, and said with a smile: "You two don't have to be like this! Didn't I just say that? I'm just repaying my kindness to the officials!" The three sat down again. Chai Yongqi asked curiously: "
How did Brother Yang know that we were in trouble?" Yang Peng smiled and said, "It was your good sister Chai Yonghui who came all the way to Cangzhou to tell me!"
Chai Yonghui opened his eyes wide, looking surprised, and then sighed fondly: "This girl!" Then he asked with concern: "Is Yonghui okay?" Yang Peng nodded, "She is coming with me. It's Gaotang, and it's in the post house."
Ding Wei and Master returned to the back garden. They saw Madam standing in front of them with an angry look on her face. Ding Wei hurriedly walked forward with a smile on his face, "Madam, what are you doing standing here?" The young woman snorted coldly, He said angrily: "Look at your little potential, but you are like a pug in front of others! I tell you, no matter who it is, no one can save Chai Yongqi and the housekeeper! I must let them die for the sake of my brother who died in vain revenge!"
Ding Wei hurriedly said: "Madam, you don't know, the person here today is the prefect of Cangzhou!" The young woman said angrily: "So what about the prefect? Aren't you also the prefect?" Ding Wei said with a bitter smile: " Different, different! Cangzhou is a first-class military state, and our Gaotang Prefecture is just a third-class small state! Although we are both prefects, his status is much higher than mine!"
The young woman frowned, her aura had weakened a lot, "So what! The prefect of Cangzhou can't care about the affairs of Gaotang Prefecture! Besides, your brother is behind the scenes, Taishi Pang, and the prefect of Cangzhou is nothing in front of Taishi Pang. What?" Ding Wei shook his head and said: "It's not like that, it's not like that. This magistrate of Cangzhou is also a general of Hussar, a bachelor of Longtuge, a special doctor of Ronglu, and he is also a person who is highly appreciated by the Eighth Prince. Master Pang is not as good as them."
The young woman looked very surprised and asked unwillingly: "Is this the case?" Dingwei spread his hands and said with a wry smile: "This is also something that can't be helped. Logically speaking, we can't stand it. I can't compare to him backstage. What else can I do?" The young woman said bitterly: "I won't give in! I won't give in!"
The master who had been silent until now suddenly intervened and said: "Sir, there is actually a way." The two looked at him together, and the young woman hurriedly said: "If you have any ideas, just tell me! As long as you can kill Chai Yongqi To avenge my brother with the housekeeper, I will definitely not treat you badly!"
The master clasped his fists and said, "Thank you, madam." Then he said, "Actually, as long as we catch that big black man and let him identify him as the leader of Chai Yongqi, and identify Chai Yongqi as colluding with the bandits. In this way, your Excellency will have sufficient reason to reject Yang It’s your request. Master Yang can’t protect the bandits!”
The young woman said angrily: "What you said is as if you didn't say it! Since the incident, the whole state has been arresting the big black man, but there is no trace of him. He must have escaped from Gaotang Prefecture!" The master smiled and said: " The villain naturally knows what the lady said. The villain hasn't finished speaking yet! Although you can't capture the big black man, you can create a big black man!" Ding Wei and his wife didn't understand for a moment. The master said Face continued sinisterly: "We only need to select a dark-skinned man from among the soldiers, and order him to identify Chai Yongqi in the hall. Isn't it possible?"
The eyes of Ding Wei and his wife were bright. Yang Peng left the government office and returned to the post house. Chai Yonghui, who had been restless, saw that Yang Peng and Yang Guihua were back and hurriedly greeted them, "How is it? Did Ding Wei agree to let them go?"
Yang Peng smiled and nodded. Chai Yonghui was overjoyed and gave a slight blessing to Yang Peng: "Thank you, Brother Yang!" Yang Peng said with a smile: "You're welcome, I'm just repaying the favor!" After a pause, "It's just a high official.
It will take some time for the person and the housekeeper to come out. Na Dingwei has already made a document and sent it to the Ministry of Punishment, and he will not dare to release him until the case is closed."
Chai Yonghui frowned and said: "Could this be his excuse?" Yang Guihua said: "No. Ding Wei is a smart man. He knows that he is not reasonable in this matter, and Master Pang cannot give any advice on this matter.
He has no support, so he has only one way to go, which is to let him go." Chai Yonghui smiled. Yang Peng patted her shoulder, "Don't worry, the officials will come out soon." Chai Yonghui nodded.
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The next morning, Yang Peng and Yang Guihua received a notice from the magistrate's Yamen and came to the lobby of the Magistrate's Yamen. Ding Wei came down to greet him in person, and the two parties exchanged pleasantries. Then Ding Wei asked Yang Peng to take a seat at the left corner.
Yang Peng sat down, and Ding Wei returned to his seat and sat down.
As soon as the hall was stunned, "Bring someone to commit crime!" A yamen servant standing at the door shouted: "Bring someone to commit crime!" Immediately, two yamen servants led Chai Yongqi and the housekeeper to the hall. The two were a little panicked at first, but after a while, they came to the hall.
Seeing Yang Peng sitting there, he felt relieved. However, Yang Peng was very confused in his heart. He didn't understand what Dingwei was going to do? Logically speaking, after yesterday's conversation, there should be no such interrogation.
!Yang Peng's heart suddenly moved, and he couldn't help but frown slightly.
Looking at Ding Wei, he saw him pretending to ask Chai Yongqi: "Cai Yongqi, you confessed before that the big black man was a bandit, what do you say now?" Chai Yongqi took advantage of Yang Peng's presence and said proudly: "That was the result of your lord's torture to extract a confession.
How to do it accurately!" The steward quickly agreed. Dingwei sneered, "You unscrupulous people, you really can't shed tears until you see the coffin! Come on, bring someone to prove it!" The yamen servant at the door raised his voice and sang: "Bring someone to prove it!
"Chai Yongqi and the housekeeper were very surprised. They looked towards the door and saw a strong, black-faced, steel-bearded man, handcuffed and shackled, being escorted in by two government officials.
What happened after all? Let’s look at the breakdown next time.