Chapter 16: Government Troops Arrest People
Lu Dayou returned home happily with the purchased herbs and food, not knowing at all that he had revealed Li Er's whereabouts.

Di Renjie got the herbs and boiled the medicine himself to detoxify Li Er. However, just after he fed Li Er half a bowl of medicine, he heard a commotion outside.

A group of government troops broke down the gate and had an argument with Hu Jinghui and Lu Dayou.

Seeing that the soldiers were about to rush into the inner room, Lu Dayou tried to stop them: "What are you going to do?"

"Humph, what are you doing? You are a bunch of unruly people harboring rebels. Now we are going to arrest you."

The captain had a rude look on his face. Seeing that Lu Dayou dared to stop him, he immediately drew his sword and slashed at Lu Dayou.

At the critical moment, Hu Jinghui stepped forward, grabbed the captain's arm tightly in mid-air, then snatched the knife and kicked the captain to the ground.

The captain struggled to get up, feeling humiliated, and said angrily, "What are you still standing there for? Take him down for me."

Seeing this, the surrounding soldiers raised their weapons and rushed towards Hu Jinghui.

Hu Jinghui sneered, turned around, walked to the captain's side, and put the knife to his neck.

Upon seeing this, the soldiers were afraid of harming their captain and dared not move.

The coldness of the blade made the captain tremble all over. He asked in a trembling voice: "You, do you want to rebel?"

At this time, Di Renjie came out from the inner room and signaled Hu Jinghui to put away the knife.

Di Renjie's eyes were filled with anger. He asked, "Sir, may I ask who is the rebel and who is the troublemaker?"

When the captain saw that the knife had left his neck, he immediately jumped back and kept a distance from Hu Jinghui.

He seemed to have regained his confidence, and said arrogantly: "The one who was poisoned inside is the traitor. You are harboring traitors, aren't you a troublemaker?"

After listening to this, Di Renjie looked at the captain in surprise, then turned back to look at Li Er in the room, as if thinking about something.

Seeing this, Hu Jinghui frowned and secretly cursed Fang Qian's men for being stupid.

Seeing that Di Renjie remained silent, the captain thought that he was afraid, so he ordered triumphantly: "Come on, take these people away!"

Hu Jinghui was about to take action when he heard this, but Di Renjie raised his hand to stop him.

Di Renjie sneered and said, "It seems that this Li Er's identity is not simple. The government officials are so eager to catch him. It's time to meet Fang Qian."

Afterwards, the soldiers stepped forward, took away Di Renjie and his men as well as Li Er who was in the house, and took them to Youzhou, preparing to take credit to Fang Qian.
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The second hall of the Youzhou Governor's Mansion was in a mess, with broken pieces of cups scattered all over the floor and tea spilled everywhere, but Fang Qian was still furious, furious and helpless.

He was so angry that his face turned red and he slammed the table loudly.

"Rebellion! Rebellion! So many living people disappeared without a trace in broad daylight! The guards were hanged on the scaffold! It's simply a rebellion against the heavens!"

"Please calm down, sir. It is really hard to guard against criminals who act at night. It rained heavily yesterday, so there is no trace left at the scene."

He looked around and saw no one, so he whispered to Fang Qian, "As for the villagers of Daliushu Village, it doesn't matter if they escape. As long as we find Li Er, everything else doesn't matter. If we can't catch Li Er, we won't be able to bear the blame if the higher-ups blame us."

Fang Qian took a deep breath, forced himself to calm down, nodded and said, "You are right. However, the Ministry of Personnel has already sent a letter, and the imperial envoy Di Renjie will soon arrive in Youzhou. Now this kind of thing has happened, how can I not be anxious?"

At this moment, a yamen runner came running to report: "Sir, that Li Er has been caught!"

Fang Qian and Wu Yizhi were overjoyed when they heard this and quickly asked, "Where is the person?"

"Now it's on the lobby."

Upon hearing this, Fang Qian immediately took people to the lobby.

At the same time, Zhao Ji, who had not been seen for a long time, appeared from the beam of the second hall and said to himself, "Here he comes. I didn't expect it to be so soon."

He then rushed to the lobby.

Ever since Zhao Ji rescued the people from the execution ground on a rainy night, he has been secretly monitoring Fang Qian's movements.

He knew that Di Renjie was on a secret visit and his whereabouts were erratic and difficult to find. Moreover, if Zhao Ji left, something might happen to Qiao Tai.

Therefore, he decided to stay, monitor the governor's mansion during the day, and return to Qiao Tai's home to rest at night.

Unexpectedly, just one day later, Di Renjie, Li Er and others were captured and taken to the governor's mansion.

With his superb martial arts skills, Zhao Ji notified Qiao Tai, who was also working in the governor's office, but he arrived before Fang Qian and hid on the beam, witnessing everything that happened in the hall.

He saw that the bailiffs were about to put Di Renjie and others in shackles, but Hu Jinghui refused to do so, and a conflict broke out between the two sides.

Hu Jinghui had his hands grabbed by two soldiers, and the arrogant captain slapped him hard in the face.

The captain was resentful of being beaten by Hu Jinghui, and kicked him again in retaliation: "Boy, you can be more ruthless. Why don't you be ruthless?"

Hu Jinghui had never suffered such a great humiliation before. He gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, remember this kick, and don't blame me for my quick knife later."

Seeing the captain being so arrogant, Zhao Ji sighed, "He really doesn't know how to live or die."

While Hu Jinghui was diverting everyone's attention, Zhao Ji took out a small stone and threw it at Di Renjie.

Di Renjie felt a pain and subconsciously looked in the direction of Zhao Ji, only to see Zhao Ji hiding on the beam, nodding at him.

Di Renjie was relieved to see Zhao Ji here, and nodded to him. At this time, Fang Qian and Wu Yizhi also hurried over.

The captain who didn't know how to live or die immediately changed his face and stepped forward to take credit, saying, "Sir, Li Er has been caught."

Fang Qian and Wu Yizheng walked up to Di Renjie and looked at Li Er lying on the ground. After confirming that it was correct, they felt relieved.

The captain saw Di Renjie standing with his hands behind his back, not taking Fang Qian seriously at all, and scolded him, "The governor has arrived, why don't you kneel down!"

Di Renjie smiled slightly, walked slowly to the center of the lobby, turned his back to Fang Qian, and stood proudly.

"How can I kneel down to a mere provincial governor?"

"Who is this person?" Fang Qian asked.

The captain quickly complained: "He is the villain who harbored Li Er!"

Fang Qian was immediately furious and cursed: "You are harboring a traitor and will be punished as a high treason. You are about to die, yet you still dare to speak rudely!"

Di Renjie didn't even look at Fang Qian, and said coldly: "Is your death imminent? It's too early for you to say that, sir."

"Oh? Can you still escape from my grasp?" Fang Qian seemed to be amused by Di Renjie and shook his head proudly.

He walked slowly in his official steps and sat at the desk, as if everything was under control.

When Di Renjie heard Fang Qian's words, anger appeared in his eyes: "How big is your palm? How much power do you have?"

"Who gave you the power to abuse the people and oppress them? What crime have we committed to be tied up and beaten for no reason?"

"As a governor, you spoke ill of me in court without asking whether I was right or wrong, saying that I was about to die. I think you have reached the end of your career as an official!"

Zhao Ji was quietly watching the show on the beam, and felt deeply that Fang Qian was arrogant and stupid.

What Di Renjie and his companions saw and heard was that the governor of Youzhou was poisoning the people and making life miserable for the people in Youzhou.

As soon as he entered the classroom today, it was revealed that Fang Qian was a traitor when he opened his mouth and would die when he kept silent. His cruelty was evident.

In Di Renjie's eyes, Fang Qian was probably already dead.

Jin Mulan couldn't stay in Youzhou for a long time, so Fang Qian always had the final say in Youzhou, and he could decide life and death, and power and wealth at his will. Over the years, he became so arrogant that he was no longer human.

The Snake Spirit only employs people like this, and yet it wants to steal the world. It's really laughable.

Fang Qian in the hall couldn't believe his ears when he heard Di Renjie's questioning.

There had been many incidents in the past few days, and he was very angry with his superiors, and he had no place to vent. At this time, Di Renjie dared to contradict him, which was undoubtedly adding fuel to the fire. He was so angry that he had to teach Di Renjie a lesson!

He shouted sternly: "You are such a silver tongue! I will let you know what it means to be on the verge of death when I torture you in a moment!"

Fang Qian had no ability, but he had great authority. He slammed the gavel and said, "You are such a rude and unruly person. You refused to kneel before me. You are so flattering and boastful. I will first sentence you for contempt of the court! Come, take him away and give him fifty lashes!"

Upon hearing this, the yamen runners rushed forward to arrest Di Renjie.

Before Hu Jinghui could make any move, Di Renjie shouted, "Who dares to do this?"

Di Renjie's angry roar shook the entire hall; his tiger-like power frightened the yamen runners so much that they dared not move.

Zhao Ji on the beam was also shocked by the momentum: "Good fellow, Di Pangpang's figure is no joke, no need to watch the show, get ready to go on stage."

Zhao Ji quietly sneaked out of the hall and prepared to meet Qiao Tai. Everyone in the hall was stunned by Di Renjie and did not notice.

Seeing that the yamen runners were intimidated by Di Renjie's aura, Fang Qian stamped his feet in anger and said, "Why don't you do it now!"

Wu Yizi was smarter than Fang Qian and noticed something strange.

He hurried to Fang Qian's side and whispered, "Sir, this person is extraordinary, so you need to be careful."

Although Fang Qian was furious, he also realized that Di Renjie was no small matter. He suppressed his anger, slowly sat down and said, "If it weren't for Sima Wu's plea, you would have been torn to pieces!"

Di Renjie did not appreciate it and responded with a sneer.

Fang Qian slammed the gavel with all his might, pretending to be serious: "What's your name? Where are you from? What do you do for a living? What are you doing in Youzhou? Tell me the truth!"

Di Renjie held his head high and said slowly, "My surname is Di and my name is Renjie. I am from Bingzhou. I hold the title of Prime Minister of Fengge Luantai, and I am also the Grand Commander of Youzhou! I have been ordered by the emperor to supervise all military and political affairs in Youzhou!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the hall fell silent and everyone was frozen like statues.

Cold sweat rolled down Fang Qian's forehead, and Wu Yizheng's hands beside him trembled slightly.

After a while, Fang Qian forced himself to calm down, and suddenly slammed the table, pretending to shout: "You are so bold and unruly, you dare to pretend to be an imperial envoy, you are really guilty! You said you are Lord Di, what proof do you have?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhao Ji and Qiao Tai appeared at the entrance of the hall and shouted, "Youzhou Governor Fang Qian, accept the order!"

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