Yizhou.

Sheriff's Mansion.

"Master Wei, what do you want to do?"

Not everyone is so timid and afraid to stand up.

Tian Zhou, a county lieutenant with a relatively hot temper, walked out of the room, swinging his sleeves and glaring at Wei Lanfeng angrily.

Although Tian Zhou was a county lieutenant, he was not a martial artist. He was a serious Jinshi and one of the few high-ranking officials who was not Wan Yiren's confidant.

"Sir Tian, ​​this officer is acting according to the order and is not deploying troops privately."

Wei Lanfeng said.

For people like Tian Zhou, it is not easy to be tough, and formal channels are still needed.

"Where is the purpose?"

Tian Zhou said half convinced and half doubtful.

At this time, more than a dozen officials rushed out and shouted.

"Master Tian, ​​don't believe his words, he is here to rebel."

"Yes, even if there is an imperial edict in hand, it is still fake. Who knows how it was forged."

"Master Tian, ​​let General Wang come forward and fight him directly."

"Don't listen to his monstrous words to confuse the public. Wei Lanfeng has bad intentions. He took advantage of Master Wan's absence to do such a heinous and unethical thing!"

"..."

The officials were talking non-stop, like a swarm of mosquitoes buzzing around.

Tian Zhou was immediately at a loss.

However, after all, he is a serious Jinshi and a hard-core Confucian son. He will not be easily coerced by others.

He doesn't trust Wei Lanfeng, let alone Wan Yiren.

What if Ren has done something over the years and he has eyes and can see.

Even if Wan Yiren completely ousted him and left him with no real power now, he still did not surrender or compromise to Wan Yiren.

He only believed what he saw with his own eyes.

"Shut up, what's the etiquette of yelling in front of a superior officer?"

Tian Zhou shouted loudly.

The officials immediately did not dare to speak.

Although Tian Zhou has no real power, he is a county captain after all and is their supervisor. If Ren is not around, no one can suppress him.

In addition, Tian Zhou was a meticulous and strict official, so they were afraid of completely offending Tian Zhou.

After all the officials had calmed down, Tian Zhou took a step forward, cupped his hands towards Wei Lanfeng and said, "Master Wei, please present the imperial decree. As long as it is an imperial decree and complies with laws and regulations, I have nothing to say about it.

Won't interfere."

What Tian Zhou believes in most is rules.

There would be no Fangyuan without rules. For many things, if you don't follow the rules once, you will do it twice. Then there will be more and more things that violate the rules, and finally the rules will lose their meaning.

Behind the rules is Daqi’s system.

When the rules are broken, the system becomes chaotic, which will cause a series of chain reactions.

In doing so, he was essentially safeguarding the court's system.

"This is the Holy Apostle!"

Wei Lanfeng took out the imperial edict. He carried two copies of the imperial edict with him, one conferring him an official position, and the other giving him the right to arrest Wan Yiren and his gang members.

He took out both copies.

Tian Zhou looked serious and began to salute according to the rules.

Then he solemnly took the imperial edict into his hands.

Many of the dozen or so officials behind him held their breaths and their hearts beat faster.

Most of them are Wan Yiren's associates. They have been bribed by Wan Yiren a long time ago, and they are also the main force in antagonizing Tian Zhou.

If the imperial edict is true, they will be in danger.

They wanted to rush forward and fight, but the elite guards aimed at them with new-style firecrackers in their hands.

Who dares to rush forward? That is truly seeking death.

Those country fools may not understand the power of the new fire gun, but they are different. They are all imperial officials, a higher level than ordinary officials. At least they are from Juren background, so they know it very well.

Tian Zhou read the two imperial edicts carefully.

Generally speaking, distinguishing between true and false imperial edicts is one of the essential tasks for high-ranking officials.

For the official imperial edicts of the imperial court, various anti-counterfeiting measures were taken, starting from the silk patterns used for workmanship.

Tian Zhou quickly verified the authenticity of the imperial edict, and when he saw the elite soldiers surrounding Wei Lanfeng, he understood clearly.

"Congratulations to Mr. Wei on your promotion."

Tian Zhou respectfully handed the imperial edict back.

Since the imperial edict is true, as a court official who respects the rules, he must obey the court's arrangements.

As soon as Tian Zhou's words came out, many people standing behind him suddenly turned pale, and some of the timid ones could no longer stand still.

"Take them all away!"

There was a hint of joy on Wei Lanfeng's face. Fortunately, Tian Zhou was the same person on the surface and secretly did not seek refuge with Wan Yiren. It seemed that controlling the governor's mansion today would be much easier than expected.

In the absence of Wan Yiren, the first-ranked county magistrate, Wei Lanfeng, the second-ranked county magistrate, and Tian Zhou, the third-ranked county magistrate, joined forces, making it difficult for other people in the county magistrate's office to resist.

Following Wei Lanfeng's order, the wolf-like guards rushed forward and subdued the weak officials in a few seconds. After tying them up with ropes, they locked them in the room, leaving one person to guard them.

Can.

"Master Tian, ​​let's go together. We need to control the county governor's mansion today."

Wei Lanfeng raised his hand in a gesture of invitation.

"The affairs of the imperial court must not be delayed. Since the imperial court is determined to arrest Wan Yiren, then he is an imperial prisoner. While we control the county governor's office, the most important thing is to find Wan Yiren's whereabouts and bring him to justice as soon as possible.

Apprehended and brought to justice.”

Tian Zhou said solemnly.

"It's difficult. Most of the detectives such as the chief arrest officer of the county have been bribed by Wan Yiren. If you look at the county governor's house, how many of them have not been bribed? Very few."

"I'm afraid someone has tipped off the news a long time ago. Wan Yiren should have escaped, and it will be difficult to arrest him in a short time." Wei Lanfeng said.

He is telling the truth and there is no falsehood in it.

If he hadn't distrusted the agents and guards at the Sheriff's Mansion, he wouldn't have asked Luo Fengtang to borrow troops.

There is absolutely no problem with the personal guards around Luo Fengtang. They are all real hardcore brothers.

They were all brought by Luo Fengtang from out of town and had no contact with the locals, so as long as Wei Lanfeng gave the order, no matter who was involved, they rushed forward and arrested him immediately without any hesitation.

There is no such thing as official authority or authority here.

"Master Wei, now we can seal the city gate. The first thing we need to do is to seal Yizhou City in time."

Tian Zhou reminded.

"Don't worry, Master Tian. The general has sealed the city gate. Now no one is allowed to enter or leave Yizhou City. No one can leave Yizhou City at will."

Wei Lanfeng said.

"The general has taken control of the military camp?"

Tian Zhou narrowed his eyes slightly.

"Yes, the military camp is already under the control of the general. After he completed this matter, he immediately sent troops to take over the city gate. The original gatekeepers have all been guarded and will be screened and reviewed later."
Chapter completed!