"Pfft!"
The woman's head was smashed like a watermelon, with brain matter mixed with blood splattering everywhere.
He then collapsed to the ground, blood flowing continuously, and he could only breathe but not exhale.
The sudden action not only startled the onlookers, but also surprised Sun Jian and his group.
Gu Zijian, Chu Qingcheng, and Zhou Wan'er, who were observing everything from inside the carriage, were so frightened that they covered their mouths and their breathing became rapid.
Old Jiang was closest to the woman, and the gushing blood splattered half of his body.
"This...this."
Old Jiang was so frightened by the woman's sudden, crazy behavior that his face turned pale.
He wasn't this frightened when he was attacked by the black-robed assassins yesterday.
Some of the onlookers were terrified and fled the scene, while others vomited on the spot upon seeing the bloodshed.
"Oh no!"
Sun Jian instantly guessed what was going on and thought to himself that something was wrong.
"Old Cao, don't just stand there! This is a setup, they're clearly after me! Take my three wives back to the mansion and wait for me to return."
Where are you going?
"Prefect of Kyoto!" Sun Jian untied the reins of a carriage and mounted his horse.
"If this is a setup, aren't you just walking into a trap?"
"Taking a gamble might offer a chance, while standing still is tantamount to waiting for death!"
"Don't worry, go back to the house. They're only after me!"
After saying this, Sun Jian, without another word, mounted a horse and quickly rode towards the capital's government office.
Damn it!
One after another, it just never ends!
First, he hired black-robed assassins to ambush him on the way, and then the woman in mourning clothes appeared out of nowhere.
The woman blocked the road to plead her case, but he didn't answer her. Instead, he smashed his head against a wall and died!
This person is trying to kill me!
Damn it, before we've even started court proceedings, they're already openly hurling accusations and slander at us.
If I hadn't reacted quickly, the soldiers probably would have come to arrest me much sooner!
"drive!"
Sun Jian rode at breakneck speed, his mind constantly processing these messages.
This time, he was absolutely certain that there was a traitor in their honor guard returning to Beijing.
Otherwise, it would have been impossible for them to be ambushed by assassins in the wilderness, let alone encounter a woman who falsely accused them of suicide after splitting into two groups...
etc!
The troops split into two groups...
Thinking of this, Sun Jian's mind suddenly went blank.
A name popped into his mind…
Eunuch Zhang!
In that instant, everything that seemed wrong suddenly found a way out.
But it was too late to discover all this. As soon as Sun Jian arrived at the gate of the capital's government office, he was surrounded by soldiers who had been lying in ambush.
“迂-”
Sun Jian reined in his horse, his face grim as he stared at his surroundings.
As he expected, the group of soldiers surrounding him at the gate of the Kyoto government office were led by Eunuch Zhang!
I was too late!
"You old eunuch, how dare you set a trap for me."
Seeing the smug, smug grin on the old eunuch's face, Sun Jian was furious.
Who would have thought that all the changes that have occurred in the past two days were caused by this guy?
Imperial Envoy Liu, Er Gou, and so many soldiers and villagers from Sunjiazhuang—it was all this guy's fault!
"Oh, my Lord Sun, you didn't realize it yourself, so why blame this servant?"
"This old servant is merely following orders."
"Ordered? Heh, who is your master?"
"That's none of your business, Lord Sun."
After saying this, the old eunuch Zhang waved to the surrounding soldiers, signaling them to capture Sun Jian on the spot.
"Take it down!"
"Wait!"
Sun Jian gestured for everyone to stop and said, "Fellow colleagues, I am Sun Jian, the newly appointed tutor to the Crown Prince by the Emperor."
"You've probably made a mistake. This old eunuch is the real villain. He first ambushed and assassinated the imperial envoy from the Hanlin Academy, killing many soldiers and innocent civilians. Then he used someone else to frame me!"
“We are all eyewitnesses, so if anyone should be arrested, it should be him!” Sun Jian pointed at the old eunuch and said angrily.
Clearly, Sun Jian's words were not persuasive at all. These three sentences only stunned all the officers and soldiers for a moment, and had no further effect.
"Ha ha ha ha."
Zhang Gonggong sneered from the side.
"Sun Jian! Do you think everyone is a fool? Look at what you're saying, who would believe you?"
"You scoundrel who indiscriminately kills innocent people! Not only did you kill the Imperial Envoy and many soldiers, but you also trample on human life and distort the facts."
"Now you're going to falsely accuse me?"
"Let me tell you, our family is the Deputy Chief Steward of the Imperial Guard!"
"Do you think they believe you or me?"
After saying this, Eunuch Zhang addressed the officers and soldiers, saying, "Everyone, don't hesitate any longer. I have already filed a case with the Kyoto Prefectural Government. This person is now the number one wanted criminal. Seize him immediately!"
The officials and soldiers of the Kyoto government were no fools. Just as Eunuch Zhang presented witnesses and evidence to accuse Sun Jian, Sun Jian was captured on horseback. In their eyes, Sun Jian was the one who had made the false accusation!
At this moment, they all stepped forward bravely, no longer listening to anything Sun Jian said, and wanted to capture him and bring him to justice.
"Ha, what a brilliant scheme."
"What a clever scheme."
Sun Jian snorted coldly.
This old man seems to be a man of Wei Xian, the Minister of War.
He was setting a trap for himself from the very beginning.
No wonder those black-robed assassins only killed government soldiers and imperial envoys, and didn't harm him.
No wonder he was so eager to find out who the mastermind was...
No wonder he demanded that the troops split into two groups, with his own group taking away all the evidence, and that the ceremonial guard arrive in the capital ahead of time to avoid the officials who were to receive them. Finally, he planned to use the woman who had died from her injuries to carry out another elaborate scheme against him.
Now, even if Sun Jian jumped into the Yellow River, he couldn't clear his name.
That's quite a clever scheme.
Sun Jian knew in his heart that he was in a very passive position at the moment.
Even though they guessed that Eunuch Zhang was the one who set the trap, there was nothing they could do.
His so-called witnesses were all villagers, and their statements were not convincing at all.
But since things have come to this point, we can't just surrender.
Sun Jian was just about to fight his way through the crowd of officials from the capital city and head straight for the capital to seek justice when things took an unexpected turn.
"stop!"
"Let's see who dares to be so insolent!"
A shout rang out, and everyone turned to look.
A seven-foot-tall, yellow-faced man with a broad face, heavy chin, and an eight-cornered mustache, riding a tall horse, arrived at the scene with a group of men.
The visitor was none other than the current Prefect of Kyoto: Xiong Juzheng!
The men he brought were all dressed in golden armor, wearing golden boots and carrying spears; they were clearly the Imperial Guards protecting the palace, or the Imperial Bodyguards.
When they saw Lord Xiong arrive with his men, the officers and yamen runners were completely bewildered.
This is their boss...
Why did you suddenly appear here with so many Imperial Guards?
"Lord Bear... what brings you here?"
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