Chapter 200 Bold
The Yang clan didn't know what happened, let alone the whereabouts of Mrs. Xie, so when officers and soldiers came to search for her, they could only try not to anger those people.
However, when they heard that Madam Xie had become a felon in the imperial court and Yang Mingde informed the official of Madam Xie's whereabouts, everyone looked at Yang Mingde with some emotion in their eyes.
Especially those who followed Xie Yuyan, their eyes were filled with resentment that was difficult to conceal.
When Hu Tongpan left, he didn't forget to leave a few government officials behind and asked them to guard the Yang family's gate. They had to first verify whether what Yang Mingde said was true?
But it's easy to find out. You only need to ask the city gate guard to see if anyone from the inspection department has left the city today.
The sound of horse hooves gradually faded away, and Yong'anfang and Yang's family returned to silence.
The inner courtyard of the Yang family was quiet for a moment, and someone asked Yang Mingde anxiously: "What happened to our eldest lady?"
"Why did the court come to arrest me?"
"Yes, where has the lady gone?"
"How did you reveal the whereabouts of the eldest lady?"
"The eldest lady must have been framed by those people. What kind of imperial court committed the crime again? What did the eldest lady do wrong?"
Yang Mingde remained silent and followed Xie Yuyan's Yang family: "Let's go to the county government to find out."
"Yes, let's go, let's go ask why we want to arrest people," Yang Xiaoshan responded immediately after hearing this, "I'll go find Mr. Liu."
Many Yang clan members also agreed.
Naturally, there are also timid people who cower and say nothing.
Yang Mingde was pressed hard, and then he said: "When Sixth Brother's daughter-in-law left, she just said that someone had framed her, and that she was going to Xunhe for inspection to make the decision. She told us not to cause trouble and to obey the arrangements of the government office."
Yang became even more angry when he heard this: "Since the eldest master knows this, why do you want to tell that person? Even if you delay it for a little longer."
Some people were even more anxious and began to speak indiscriminately: "When something happens, do you think about yourself and forget how the lady treated us?"
"If it weren't for the eldest lady, Yang's porcelain kiln would have disappeared long ago."
This is why she went after Yang Mingde. Mrs. Xie trusted Yang Mingde so much, but she was betrayed by Yang Mingde so casually.
"The elder is also afraid that people from the Yamen will arrest us." Someone defended Yang Mingde in a low voice.
"So what if you catch us?" Yang said, "What else can they do to us?"
Yang didn't want to complain too much about Yang Mingde. Instead of asking others to do things, it would be better to do what she could.
"Xiaoshan, you go find Mr. Liu," Yang said. "Whoever among the remaining people is willing to go to the county government office to beat drums and complain about grievances can come with me."
After saying this, she walked straight out without waiting for anyone else.
When we got to the door, we met the soldiers guarding us, and there was another struggle.
But this time, many members of the Yang clan joined in.
Seeing so many tribesmen coming forward, Yang Mingde frowned, but just where others couldn't see, a look of relief flashed in his worried eyes.
Soon the fight in front of Yang's house attracted residents of Yong'anfang.
Grandma Li and others also heard the news and joined in one after another.
"Why are you not allowed to go out? Do you have the documents in your hands? If you don't have the documents, you will be let out."
"Otherwise you go with us. We were originally going to the county government office, but the county magistrate found us guilty. We simply stayed in the government office and did not come back, which would save you the trouble of arresting people."
More and more people gathered, and the Yamen finally couldn't stop them and let everyone rush out of Yong'anfang.
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Hu Tongpan found Chen Ju's whereabouts at the city gate.
"They left the city with their badges and documents, and we didn't dare to stop them."
"They brought two carriages, which were pulling things, but they said they were serving meat and wine as a reward to the soldiers in the camp outside the city."
"We checked...there was no...no one in the car." Hu Tongpuan saw the soldiers' eyes dodge and knew they didn't check carefully. It's true that they didn't dare to stop him. Chen Ju was nothing, they always wanted to give He Tan some face.
Hu Tongpan was itching with hatred. Either someone leaked the news, or they alerted Xie Yuyan when they arrested Yang Mingjing, and they were able to get a head start.
He led his men and horses out of the city. Judging from the traces on the official road, Chen Ju and his men should have gone all the way to the northwest, and indeed they were looking for He Tan.
However... Hu Tongpan couldn't just chase them. He looked at the general beside him and said, "Go back and tell Magistrate Liu and Commander Feng that I will chase them and let Commander Feng handle the affairs in the city first." .”
They had agreed before that they would each perform their own duties. He would handle things openly, and Feng Chuan would do all the work behind the scenes. It was no different now, except that he had to go out of town for a trip.
The general responded.
Hu Tongpuan no longer delayed and immediately rode forward.
The general found Feng Chuan in the yamen. Feng Chuan laughed a little when he heard that Hu Tongpan had not arrested anyone, but he quickly suppressed it.
They all worked for Magistrate Liu, so there could never be civil strife, although he always felt that Hu Tongpan's hesitation in doing things was not efficient enough.
"I understand."
He didn't care whether Hu Tongpan could catch people. After dark, he would go to the weapons workshop and kill a group of people first.
Since they were going to frame He Tan, it would be better for Chen Ju and the others to leave Daming Mansion suddenly. Then it would be said that Chen Ju and the others had killed someone before escaping.
Feng Chuan looked at deputy commander Tan Xiang: "Name 20 people and we will start after dark."
These twenty people are naturally his confidants. These people's families are in his hands, and he would rather die than tell the truth.
After giving the order, Feng Chuan went to drink wine and eat meat again.
It was getting dark, and Feng Chuan got up, changed his clothes, and left the mansion with Tan Xiang.
The weapons workshop was against the north city wall, and there was no one living around it, so it was just right for them to do their work.
After dealing with the weapons workshops in Daming Mansion, they will go to Guan County and Wei County. It is best to arrange these weapons workshops in one day. By the time He Tan comes back, it will be too late.
After hurriedly walking to the outside of the weapons workshop, Feng Chuan motioned to Tan Xiang to knock on the door.
There was a response from the door.
"Commander Feng is here and wants to inspect the weapons."
The lights came on, but still no one came to open the door.
"Open the door." Tan Xiang shouted again.
There was movement in the yard: "Does Commander Feng have any documents?"
When did arms workshops become so cautious?
Feng Chuan frowned: "I'm coming in person, no paperwork is needed."
But the person inside the door said: "Now the weapons workshop is an important place, and we cannot let people in at will. Commander Feng should come tomorrow with the documents!"
After being rejected repeatedly, Feng Chuan noticed something was wrong. The weapons workshop usually obeyed their orders, but today was obviously unusual.
It seemed that someone had arrived in advance, probably someone He Tan had left behind in the city.
Feng Chuan sneered: "Let me see if your door can stop me."
After Feng Chuan finished speaking, the people in the yard were obviously a little panicked: "Commander Feng, please don't act recklessly. Breaking into the weapons workshop is a serious crime. We can kill anyone who comes."
Feng Chuan said coldly: "Then let's see whether you kill me or I kill you."
After saying that, he looked at the people around him: "Climb over the wall and get in."
The soldiers responded and stepped forward one after another.
After jumping into the courtyard, there was obviously a fight, and someone inside was heard shouting: "Be brave, the angel is here, how dare you take action."
Angel? Who are you trying to scare?
You can't say it's He Tan, right? He Tan came to Daming Mansion to serve. Even if the Tian family arranged it intentionally, he was not an angel. Even if it was He Tan, he would still kill him.