Chapter 108 This is just a case of the fox borrowing the tiger's power!
Yang Xian looked at the person in front of him. He was clearly just a teenager, but his smile sent chills down one's spine.
"It seems that Lord Yang already knows what he should do."
Wei Jingchen smiled and took a few steps back, signaling Zhu Tao to bring the man into the county government office.
Upon learning that all the people from Yangling Prefecture had been brought in, Wei Mingde immediately ordered Yu Qing to be transferred and imprisoned.
Yang Xian was locked in a cell. He looked around but did not find any trace of Yu Qing. He immediately felt utterly hopeless.
If the King of Yue knew of this, he would certainly not let him off the hook.
He's dead...
That night.
Lu Xun, his face covered, climbed over the outer wall and was about to release Yu Qing to kill him.
Unexpectedly, as soon as I climbed over the wall from outside the courtyard, I saw several dark figures flash by!
He immediately sensed something was wrong and quickly followed after him.
Those men moved so nimbly that even Lu Xun almost couldn't keep up with them.
Lu Xun was alarmed as he watched them enter the prison cell.
Could it be that he's here to break out of prison, just like him?
He waited outside for a while, and then some more people climbed over the wall and came in.
Lu Xun's heart skipped a beat, and he quickly hid in the shadows.
After those men came out of the cell, they met up with them directly.
After saying something, they suddenly opened the baskets on their backs and rummaged through them, finding dry grass and kerosene!
Lu Xun: ...
So it wasn't a prison break, but a murder to silence witnesses?
They moved nimbly, and Lu Xun counted their numbers and knew he was no match for them, so he immediately turned and left.
Wei Jingchen and Wei Mingde were still in the main hall. Yang Jingyan had just finished bandaging and applying medicine, and dared not rest for a moment, discussing matters through the night.
When Yang Jingyan heard Wei Mingde say that Yang Xian was likely to become a scapegoat, he immediately objected.
"This matter can't just be left like this!"
In his excitement, Yang Jingyan suddenly stood up, which aggravated his wound, causing him to wince in pain.
"The suffering of the people is ultimately the result of the Fifth Prince's sins. He is now a prince."
Yet they still engage in such treacherous and harmful acts! Now that we know about this, we cannot allow them to continue acting so arrogantly!
Yang Jingyan was never afraid of these high-ranking officials; otherwise, with his talent, he wouldn't still be just a minor county magistrate.
"Lord Yang, the Prince of Yue has been doing this for quite some time now; he's using the Misty Rain Pavilion as a cover."
With these ledgers, you can't possibly expose him. In the end, you won't have succeeded in your attempt.
"You're also alerting him, making him move his activities to an even more clandestine location, making it even harder for you to investigate him later."
Wei Mingde knew he was an upright person; wasn't he the same way back then?
But what will happen next?
He did what he was supposed to do as a minister, maintaining integrity and uprightness, but he was still implicated and dragged down by those corrupt officials.
Moreover, Wei Mingde was the Minister of Revenue, while Yang Jingyan was just a minor county magistrate.
The King of Yue could crush him as easily as crushing an ant.
"Let's keep the evidence and discuss it further when the Grand Tutor returns to the capital. We need more evidence to directly accuse the Prince of Yue."
More importantly, we need to find a way to regain the military power of the Zhenyuan General, and we also need to find out whether they are secretly maintaining a private army.
Otherwise, if you act rashly today and the people lose a good magistrate, what's worse is that they might give up and rebel!
Wei Mingde patiently persuaded him.
Yang Jingyan finally calmed down and bowed to him with a face full of apology.
"Lord Wei is absolutely right. I was so angry that I failed to think things through calmly. Please forgive me!"
Before they could speak again, Lu Xun suddenly burst in from outside the door.
"Sir, someone's trying to break us out of prison!"
"What?! Quick, go quickly..."
Just as Yang Jingyan was about to say to hurry up and arrest the criminals, Lu Xun added, "They set fire to the prison cell. I suspect they're trying to kill them to cover their tracks!"
Murder to silence witnesses is far more serious than prison break!
Then there will truly be no way to prove it when the enemy is dead!
Yang Jingyan hurriedly called for people to go to the prison to stop them, but before he could run two steps, the sound of gongs came from the direction of the prison.
"Fire! Help! Fire!"
The group quickened their pace, and just then, Yun Zhao rode a tiger and leaped out from behind them!
Yang Jingyan didn't care where Yun Zhao came from, and could only follow behind her, quickly heading towards the prison.
In fact, Yun Zhao had been eavesdropping on their conversation from outside.
Upon hearing Lu Xun's report, Yun Zhao quickly scooped the sleeping tiger out of its sleep.
The main hall was a bit far from the prison, but with the tiger around, Yun Zhao quickly arrived outside the prison.
By this time, many people were already putting out the fire, and others were transferring people out of the prison.
Yun Zhao craned his neck to look and saw that those people had some injuries, but none of them were fatal.
It seems the assassin intended to go in and kill them to cover it up, but the guards were quite tight, and they couldn't succeed for the time being.
That's why I planned to set it on fire.
What they didn't expect was that, in the middle of the night, Lu Xun was still running around, promptly calling the officials to put out the fire.
The fire was extinguished shortly afterward.
Outside the prison cell, Yang Xian and the others, having survived the ordeal, collapsed to the ground, their legs weak.
Seeing that the officials were busy putting out the fire and no one was paying attention to them, Chen Ba, that little scoundrel, was the first to react.
He quietly hid in the crowd, trying to disappear into the shadows.
Yun Zhao was worried that the tiger would interfere with the firefighting efforts, so he stood outside the crowd with Hua Hua.
But tigers are wild animals, and even from a distance, they can detect in time that someone in the crowd is trying to escape.
Hua Hua immediately stood up and made a low, whimpering warning.
"What's wrong?"
Yun Zhao curiously followed its gaze.
"Huh? Someone's trying to escape? It's too dark, I didn't see anything. Come on, let's go over and keep an eye on the prisoner for everyone!"
Yun Zhao climbed directly onto the tiger's back and then gave the order.
The tiger carried Yun Zhao and charged forward, its massive body flashing like lightning in the darkness.
He instantly darted in front of Chen Ba!
"Oh, it's you! What are you looking for lying on the ground? Shall I ask Hua Hua to help you find it?"
Chen Ba stared blankly at the furry paws that had landed in front of him.
"What are you looking for? Tell me quickly!"
Yun Zhao's playful words were like a death warrant, and Chen Ba stiffly retreated.
"Waaah—"
A warning howl from a wild beast came from above, which froze him in place.
Yun Zhao scanned the room, and all the prisoners were so frightened that they dared not breathe, for fear that if they took another breath, they would die the next moment!
When Wei Jingchen and the others arrived in front of the prison, they saw Yun Zhao riding on the back of a tiger, with a stern face, scolding the prisoners in front of him.
"Come on, everyone, line up! Stand in line! Count off!"
"One, two..."
"The sound is too soft, let's try again!"
The little baby looks fierce in a cute way, which is quite comical.
They didn't respond, and the tiger beneath Yun Zhao suddenly roared angrily.
"roar!"
Startled, Chen Ba was the first to loudly announce the number.
"one two three……"
"Zhaozhao, what are you doing?"
Yang Jingyan waved to her, asking with a mix of amusement and exasperation.
"Uncle Yang, Zhaozhao is just using someone else's power to bully others!"
Yun Zhao proudly puffed out her small chest and said.
Then, Yun Zhao counted on his fingers again.
"But it seems one person is missing. We caught fifty-seven prisoners today, and if we include Doctor Yu, it should be fifty-eight!"
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