The silence in the training ground was eerily quiet.
Things are changing so fast that most people are in a state of confusion.
The governor was paying wages to Wu Zhiyuan one moment, and wanted to arrest him and bring charges against him the next.
"Master Yan, don't joke!" Wu Zhiyuan took a half step back vigilantly, holding the hilt of the knife with his right hand.
Seeing this, Jiang Yingkui and Ding Yi drew their swords at the same time and locked their eyes on Wu Zhiyuan.
"You don't deserve it!" Yan Yingyuan put his hands behind his back and said, "Do it!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Jiang Yingkui rushed forward first.
Wu Zhiyuan was shocked and quickly used the knife in his hand to block.
Others stepped back, fearing that they would be accidentally injured.
While fighting with Jiang Yingkui, Wu Zhiyuan quickly thought of countermeasures.
There was no use begging for mercy.
Yan Yingyuan obviously came prepared, and as expected, he had already obtained evidence of his treasonous behavior.
In this case, Wu Zhiyuan suddenly had an idea and immediately raised his arms to shout to the soldiers in the audience: "Brothers, the court is not trustworthy and wants to kill us all in the name of paying salaries!"
"In order to protect ourselves, we rebel!"
Wu Zhiyuan thought that if he just raised his arm and called out, people would respond in droves.
But reality gave him a cruel slap in the face.
Not to mention the garrison soldiers, even the generals under him had no intention of taking action.
There were even a few generals who urged loudly from the audience: "Lord Wu, surrender!"
"The court abolished the military status and not only distributed money but also food. It has done a good enough job! We are all citizens of the Ming Dynasty. There is no need to go against the court."
"Yes, Lord Wu, please stop!"
Wu Zhiyuan's heart sank. He didn't expect that these people who were so respectful to him on weekdays would turn against him at the critical moment.
Actually, it’s not their fault.
The only thing to blame is Chongzhen’s policies. The abolition of military status directly relieved the soldiers of the garrison from the heavy burden on their shoulders.
The soldiers in the garrison were transferred to camp soldiers, and their income doubled!
Even if they did not want to serve in the army, the imperial court prepared land for them and did not abandon them.
They were not yet able to express their gratitude to the imperial court, let alone rebel against it.
"Lord Yan, do you want the living Wu Zhiyuan or the dead Wu Zhiyuan?" Seeing that the two of them could not determine the winner in a short time, Ding Yi stood up.
"Catch him alive!" Yan Yingyuan hurriedly emphasized as he looked at the aggressive Ding Yi.
Wu Zhiyuan cannot die, and we need to dig the information we want out of him.
"Okay!" Ding Yi rushed forward with his knife in hand.
As an elite frontier army, Ding Yi's strength and assassination skills are stronger than Wu Zhiyuan's.
Especially that murderous aura. Wu Zhiyuan's heart was beating fast before he even fought with Ding Yi.
"Wu Zhiyuan, I'll give you a chance! If you surrender now, I won't torture you. If you don't surrender, I'll remove a few parts from your body!"
Wu Zhiyuan didn't dare to answer, and took the opportunity to run out of the training ground.
Ding Yi had long expected that Wu Zhiyuan would escape, so he took two steps at a time and captured Wu Zhiyuan while the other party was not paying attention.
"Lord Yan! I was wrong. Please show mercy and spare me!" After being arrested, Wu Zhiyuan began to beg for mercy with a sad face.
Yan Yingyuan sneered and ignored him. He stood on the platform and began to give orders.
"Ding Yi, take 800 soldiers from the battalion and 1,000 guards from the West Gate and go outside the city to intercept the caravan! The Jinyiwei will report the specific information to you outside the West Gate."
"Yes, sir!" Ding Yi kicked Wu Zhiyuan and led his men away.
"Jiang Yingkui!"
"I'm here!" Jiang Yingkui had just finished fighting with Wu Zhiyuan and was resting on the spot, panting heavily.
"You will personally lead 500 people, together with Zhang Feng, a captain of the Imperial Guard, to capture the traitorous businessman Fan Yongdou and his butler! Remember, the butler cannot die! At the same time, send someone to notify the guards at each city gate to close the city gates immediately. No one is allowed to enter but not leave without my order."
"Yes, sir!"
"You notify the gentry in the city to go to the lobby of the government office. I'm going to ask them to watch a show." Yan Yingyuan said, pointing at several garrison soldiers and generals.
Soon, under the military orders, the entire Xuanfu Town became busy.
......
Afternoon, in the lobby of the government office.
Yan Yingyuan sat high up, with Ding Yi and Jiang Yingkui on his left and right.
He wanted to try the case publicly, only in this way could the people of Xuanfu be convinced.
Only in this way can we win the hearts of the people!
The lobby door was full of people, all of them were ordinary people and gentry who came to watch.
Most of them came here just to watch the fun.
After Li Zicheng attacked Xuanfu, except for a few businesses headed by Fan Yongdou, all other wealthy people were looted.
Now it is finally Fan Yongdou's turn, and they must come and watch the fun.
The man kneeling in the lobby was Fan Yongdou's butler.
Fan Yongdou stood nearby, his face calm, as if this was not the lobby of the government office, but his own home.
"How dare you! You don't even kneel when you see Lord Yan!" Jiang Yingkui shouted at Fan Yongdou when he saw him being so arrogant.
"I have made great achievements, so I don't have to kneel when I meet an official!" Fan Yongdou said calmly.
In the Ming Dynasty, one did not have to kneel if he had made achievements.
Even if common people met an official, they did not need to kneel, but only needed to bow. Only when a criminal was in the court of justice, he would need to kneel.
Similarly, when officials of different ranks met in the Ming Dynasty, even if it was a seventh-rank county magistrate and a first-rank official, they only needed to bow to each other and there was no need to kneel.
Yan Yingyuan smiled and waved his hand to signal Jiang Yingkui to step back.
The more arrogant Fan Yongdou is now, the more miserable he will cry later.
"Fan Yongdou, you sold military supplies that were strictly prohibited by the imperial court, and you are suspected of treason. Do you admit your guilt?"
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