Chapter 307 Rebellion
Outside Pingkangfang, Wang Yuankang led the yamen runners of Jingzhao Prefecture to wait for a long time but did not see Cai Hua and others come out, so he led people to rush to Pingkangfang, intending to kill Cai Hua and others in the name of arrest.

But as soon as he arrived at the gate of Pingkangfang, he met Wei Boyu who was patrolling the streets.

Wei Boyu immediately drew his bow and rang the string to warn people, saying, "It's curfew. Who are you?"

The Jingzhao government servant hurriedly stopped, and Wang Yuankang replied: "Jingzhao government is investigating the case!"

Wei Boyu stepped forward, took a good look at Wang Yuankang's appearance, and asked, "What case is Wang Canjun investigating? Why does it need to be handled after curfew?"

Wang Yuankang said, "There's no need to report the affairs of Jingzhao Prefecture to the Jinwu Guards, right?"

The Jinwu Guards were responsible for patrolling and enforcing the law in the capital day and night to protect against non-guards, while the Jingzhao Prefecture was responsible for all matters in the capital except military mobilization. The Jingzhao Prefecture did not need to report its work to the Jinwu Guards.

Wei Boyu was choked and was stunned for a moment before saying, "In that case, General Wang, please do as you wish."

Wang Yuankang glared at Wei Boyu and led his men into Honghua Tower, with Wei Boyu following closely behind.

Wang Yuankang saw Wei Boyu following him and angrily asked, "General Wei, are you going to interfere in Jingzhao Prefecture's affairs?"

Wei Boyu said, "I don't understand what you are saying, General Wang. The Jinwu Guard is responsible for enforcing the law in the capital city day and night. You can come to this place, but I can't?"

"You..." Wang Yuankang was also choked.

At this time, Shi Shouyi led his men out of the room, threw Cai Hua at Wang Yuankang's feet, and said calmly: "The Saint has issued an order to let Jingzhao Prefecture handle the case of the Shen family's extermination. Now Cai Hua can still bring people to kill and silence people. Is this how Jingzhao Prefecture handles cases?"

Wang Yuankang and Wei Boyu were both shocked when they saw Cai Hua.

Wang Yuankang knew Shi Shouyi and knew that Shi Shouyi was Li Heng's bodyguard. He angrily said, "How should Jingzhao Prefecture handle the case? It is not the Anxi Army's turn to say anything. You are so bold that you actually interfere in the affairs of the capital!"

Shi Shouyi said: "Jingzhao Prefecture is a bunch of rubbish. If you can't get the person, I will get him for you!"

How could the Jingzhao Prefecture's yamen runners tolerate being insulted in public? They immediately drew their swords and rushed towards Shi Shouyi.

The soldiers behind Shi Shouyi also came forward, drew their Mo Daos, and the two sides were in a standoff.

However, the yamen runners of Jingzhao Prefecture were only good at catching a few petty thieves, but when faced with the battle-hardened border soldiers led by Shi Shouyi, their momentum instantly weakened a lot.

Shi Shouyi sneered twice and said, "We have captured people for you, but you are ungrateful and want to attack us? The general of the Jinwu Guards is a witness. If you attack first, we will be forced to resist."

Upon hearing this, Wang Yuankang glanced at Wei Boyu, waved his hand and asked the Jingzhao government servants to put away their knives, and said, "Take Cai Hua and the others away!"

The Jingzhao government servants stepped forward and arrested Cai Hua and others.

Shi Shouyi said: "I will hand over to you alive. If they die during the journey, Jingzhao Prefecture must give an explanation."

Wang Yuankang glared at Shi Shouyi without saying a word, then led his men out of Honghua Tower.

Shi Shouyi watched Wang Yuankang leave the building, then turned to Wei Boyu and said, "General Wei, how are you?"

Wei Boyu looked at Shi Shouyi and the others, who were so majestic, and thought of the comfortable days under Li Heng. Comparing it with his current life of living in fear, he sighed silently and said, "Please ask General Shi to say hello to His Royal Highness Prince Shou on my behalf."

Shi Shouyi said: "I will definitely bring it there."

……

The next day, Zichen Palace.

Wang Yu hurried into the palace, intending to sue Li Heng for interfering in the case of Jingzhao Prefecture, but as soon as he entered the hall, he saw that Li Heng had already reported what happened last night to Li Longji.

After hearing this, Li Longji sighed and said, "The public security in the capital is getting worse and worse."

Wang Yu hurriedly stepped forward to pay his respects and explained, "Your Majesty, I received the imperial order and immediately went to arrest the criminal, but Cai Hua was very cunning and escaped early. I wanted to use Shen Yao as bait, but somehow, the guards of His Royal Highness Shou Wang appeared in Honghua Tower and caught the criminal before the Jingzhao government officials did."

Li Longji said, "If Shiba Lang had not sent someone to protect Shen Yao, Shen Yao would have died before the Jingzhao government officials arrived. It seems that Doctor Wang is only good at managing finances and is not proficient in criminal cases." "Your Majesty..." Wang Yu had no excuse, so he could only say, "It is my fault. Please punish me, Your Majesty."

Li Longji said: "A wise man will make mistakes even if he makes a thousand plans. That's all."

As soon as Li Longji finished speaking, the eunuch in front of the palace came to report, saying: "Your Majesty, the Imperial Censor Yang Zhao in front of the palace wants to see you."

Li Longji said, "Call him in."

"Yes." The eunuch in front of the palace received the order and summoned Yang Guozhong into the palace.

Yang Guozhong entered the palace and saluted, saying, "Your Majesty, Wang Han, the doctor of the Ministry of Revenue, has joined forces with Xing Xi to plot a rebellion."

Everyone present was shocked when they heard this.

Li Longji asked, "Is there any evidence?"

Yang Guozhong said: "Wang Han, the doctor of the Ministry of Revenue, is colluding with the imperial guards, and Xing Xi is the leader of the underground forces in Chang'an. They want to burn down the gates of Chang'an and the East Market and West Market to create chaos, and then take advantage of the chaos to kill the right prime minister, the left prime minister and the ministers, and then seize power."

Li Longji looked at Wang Yu and said, "Doctor Wang, do you know Xing Yu?"

Wang Yu knelt down and said, "I like playing Go. Xing Xi is also a good Go player. I have played against him a few times. Apart from that, we have no other interactions. Please understand, Saint!"

Wang Yu wanted to distance himself from the matter first.

Li Longji was skeptical and said, "In that case, I will ask you to arrest Wang Han and Xing Xi. Will there be any mistakes this time?"

Wang Yu said: "I accept your order and thank you!"

Li Longji said, "Yang Zhao will go with us."

"Yes." Yang Guozhong took the order and followed Wang Yu.

……

After Wang Yu left the palace, he sent someone to tell Wang Han to go home first. At the same time, he took his trusted Wannian Wei Xue Rongxian, Chang'an Wei Jia Jimin and a large group of people to Xing Xi's house to arrest people.

But when Wang Bo was halfway there, he met Wang Han.

The officers and soldiers immediately stepped forward and surrounded Wang Han.

Wang Han said: "I have no intention of rebelling. I am just a friend of Xing Xi. People will talk nonsense when they are in danger. If Xing Xi falsely accuses me, please don't believe it."

Upon hearing this, Wang Yu said, "My brother would never rebel! Arrest Xing Xi first!"

The officers and soldiers had no choice but to obey orders and followed Wang Yu to Xing Xi's mansion, where they surrounded it.

Xing Xi had already gathered hundreds of people in the mansion. When the officers and soldiers arrived, Xing Xi immediately ordered people to open the gate. More than thirty archers fired arrows at the front, killing and wounding more than twenty officers and soldiers.

Then Xing Yu rushed out with his sword and fought with the government troops. Seeing this, Yang Guozhong and Wang Yu also dismounted and joined the battle with swords in hand.

The officers and soldiers were not much different from Xing Xi, but the troops led by Xing Xi were quite powerful and soon surrounded Wang Yu and Yang Guozhong.

Xing Yu shouted in desperation, "Don't hurt Doctor Wang!"

Yang Guozhong was startled when he heard this, and felt something was wrong. He thought, "Could it be that Wang Yu is also involved in the rebellion? They are going to kill me here with the help of others! What should I do?"

While Yang Guozhong was thinking, Gao Lishi arrived with 400 men, led by Wei Boyu.

(End of this chapter)