"How dare you! How dare you address General Sun by his name!"

More and more people gathered to watch.

Zhao Huan said, "If you won't go and call them, I'll send someone to call them!"

"Outrageous! Absolutely outrageous! Who do you think you are!" The county magistrate roared, slamming his fist on the table. "Arrest all these people and throw them in jail. If they resist, kill them without mercy!"

At his command, the constables replied in unison, "Yes, sir!"

They then surrounded Zhao Huan.

Han Shizhong moved swiftly, stabbing an oncoming constable with his knife; the white blade went in and the red blade came out.

The constable screamed and died instantly.

"Murder! How dare you commit murder in court!"

He turned pale with fright and was about to say something when the Imperial Guards came up with their swords and cut a path through the enemy like slicing cabbage.

Zhao Huan walked straight up, pushed the county magistrate aside, and sat down himself.

He slammed his hand on the table and shouted, "Who will go and summon the Military Commissioner Sun Bangyuan and the Judicial Commissioner Zhang Zhu now!"

The people at the gate looked at each other and said that this man was very arrogant.

Sun Bangyuan was the Military Commissioner of Shaanxi Circuit, in charge of the military and political affairs of Shaanxi Circuit, while Zhang Zhu was the Judicial Commissioner.

Who exactly is this person? Why did he immediately call over the two big shots from Shaanxi Road?

Does he think he's the emperor?

No one dared to speak up; this man's private bodyguards were far too ruthless, killing people at the slightest provocation.

The onlookers were terrified, and the county magistrate was so frightened that he hid below, trembling with fear.

The patrolmen, seeing the people chattering in front of the county government office as if something big had happened, rushed over.

I was shocked when I saw it.

Damn it, in this courtroom, the constables were actually stabbed to death one by one.

"Stop!" a minor constable shouted, then said to the person next to him, "Go and report to the Imperial City Guard immediately!"

This matter is clearly beyond their capabilities.

The Imperial Guards are specifically tasked with handling major cases.

Is it considered a serious case to offend government officials in court?

Calculate!

"You! Who are you, daring to do this!"

"Go and fetch Sun Bangyuan! Go!"

The head constable was so intimidated by Zhao Huan's imposing presence that he dared not utter a word in response.

He turned around, mounted his horse, and rode towards the prefectural government office in Chang'an.

Liu Zhiyuan, the prefect of Chang'an, was pretending to be working in the backyard.

Since the emperor arrived in Chang'an, all the officials in the city have been working exceptionally hard.

I'm either at the office or on my way to the office.

Liu Zhiyuan is now focused on handling affairs.

Suddenly someone came running over, making a frantic, pig-like sound. Liu Zhiyuan immediately flew into a rage: "What are you yelling about!"

"Report to the Prefect: Someone has murdered an official in the Chang'an County government office!"

"What the hell?" Liu Zhiyuan threw down the book, raised his eyebrows, and said, "Kill the officials?"

"Yes!"

Normally, this matter would have been handled by the Imperial City Guard.

But now it's different. The emperor is in Chang'an, so it's the perfect time to make a good impression.

Liu Zhiyuan then flew into a rage and exclaimed, "How dare you!"

He immediately gathered his men: "Send more men to the county government office with me. I want to see who is so blind as to dare to break into the county government office and even kill someone! They have absolutely no respect for the law!"

Soon, Liu Zhiyuan gathered a group of local soldiers and quickly headed towards the county government office.

Upon receiving the news, Han Zhi, the commander-in-chief of the Imperial City Guard, stood up in astonishment: "Who is so bold as to kill someone in the yamen! Let's go, I'll go and see for myself!"

So both groups of people quickly headed towards the county government office.

A short while later, the news reached Sun Bangyuan.

"What? Someone committed murder in the county government office and then specifically asked to see me, General?"

Sun Bangyuan was completely bewildered. How come there are so many lunatics all the time?

Is it due to excessive life stress, or disharmony in the marital relationship?

This group of people just comes out and causes trouble all the time; it's outrageous!

"Has the Imperial City Guard gone to arrest anyone?"

"I'm gone!"

"Now that the Imperial Guards have gone, there's nothing more for us to do. Find out what happens next and let me know!"

"yes!"

The boy and girl standing below the courtroom were clearly frightened by the scene and didn't know what to do.

Zhao Huan then beckoned them to stand beside him.

"Young master, we've really gotten ourselves into trouble."

"We are on the run seeking justice, how can we be considered to have caused trouble?"

"They are all government officials."

"The people in the government office can't distinguish right from wrong, they distort the truth and try to arrest someone for murder. Shouldn't you resist?"

"More officers and soldiers will arrive later."

"It's fine, the more the better."

Liu Zhiyuan ran excitedly to the county government office. Before he even arrived, his voice preceded him: "Make way, let me see which son of a bitch dares to cause trouble in the county government office!"

The people quickly made way for them.

Someone said, "It's the Prefect, Prefect Liu is here! Those people inside are doomed!"

"Still too young, easily swayed, to do something like this!"

...

Liu Zhiyuan dismounted and entered, surrounded by officers and soldiers.

He had just entered, ready to shout a couple of times to show off his power, but when he saw the person sitting above him and then saw Han Shizhong below him, he immediately knelt down.

While everyone was still bewildered, Liu Zhiyuan said, "Your humble servant greets Your Majesty!"

His words immediately caused an uproar among the surrounding people.

The surviving officials were terrified.

The county magistrate was so terrified he wet himself.

"Your Majesty, what are you doing here?"

"If I weren't here, I really wouldn't have known that so many people could die while building the railway!" Zhao Huan's tone grew increasingly murderous.

Liu Zhiwu's face immediately turned pale.

Before long, Han Zhi arrived with the Imperial Guards.

In an instant, the small county government office was surrounded by a huge crowd.

Han Zhi led his men inside, originally there to investigate a case, but upon seeing the person above him, his eyes nearly popped out of their sockets.

"Your humble servant greets Your Majesty!"

"Han Zhi, you've come at the right time. Listen carefully to what these two have to say."

Zhao Huan's voice was like thunder.

Turning around, he said kindly to the two teenagers beside him, "Don't be afraid, tell them what you told me before."

Neither of them knew that the man was actually the emperor. Overjoyed, they repeated what they had said before word for word.

"What explanation is needed now?"

Liu Zhiwu said, "This... Your Majesty, this matter still needs to be verified!"

"Investigate!" Zhao Huan roared. "Han Zhi, you investigate for me. Arrest all the officials involved, and arrest all the business owners recruited from the common people who participated. I'm giving you three days! Otherwise, you'll have to pay with your head!"

"yes!"

Sun Bangyuan, who was still pretending to work diligently at the military governor's mansion, was suddenly informed of the latest news from the county government and was so shocked that he jumped up from his chair.

"What! It was the emperor who killed the officials!"

Countless images flashed through Sun Bangyuan's mind in an instant, and he knew that things were not simple.