Chapter 178 I am a captain of the Jinyiwei

Chapter 178 I am a captain of the Jinyiwei
"This person is the relative of the current Minister of the Central Secretariat, Hu Weiyong. If you want to take him away, that's fine. I just hope you've chosen a cemetery in advance, so that you don't die too hastily and end up without a place to bury him!"

Ye Xuan looked at the girl in the gangster's arms with amusement and said indifferently.

When the gangster heard this, he was so frightened that his soul was scared to death, but after a moment.

The thug forced himself to remain calm and said, "Haha, you want to trick me!"

Ye Xuan stood still like a mountain, smiling and making a gesture of invitation.

This made the thugs even more unsure whether what Ye Xuan said was true, so they had no choice but to ask the kidnapped girl in his arms: "Are you...are you a relative of Prime Minister Hu?"

The girl seemed to have regained some of her rationality at this moment, and nodded hurriedly, "My master is Hu Xiang, please let me go! I will ask Hu Xiang not to kill you!"

For a moment, the gangster didn't know whether to believe it or not. As a gangster, he still had some information channels and vision.

I know that not only Prime Minister Hu, but also Liu Bowen and his family had arrived in Qingtian County yesterday.

I even warned myself several times in the past two days not to cause trouble, because if I accidentally got caught in the gun, I would lose my head.

However, the girl in his arms was so beautiful that the gangster had never seen such a pretty and gentle woman in his life. In addition, the girl's clothes were not luxurious, so for a moment he felt lucky and thought that he would not be so unlucky.

Just when they were hesitating, suddenly there was the sound of a large number of people and horses running outside the crowd.

The thug turned his head and was so frightened that his legs went limp.

The county magistrate, accompanied by bailiffs and constables, surrounded the two brothers.

The hooligans were at a loss, especially when the county magistrate Lin Zhi shouted angrily: "How dare you, a madman, hold the family of Prime Minister Hu hostage? I think you don't want to live anymore!"

The ruffian was immediately panicked and begged hesitantly, "Master Lin, I didn't know this young lady was the family member of Prime Minister Hu. Look, I haven't hurt this young lady yet, can you please spare my life?"

The bailiffs burst into laughter upon hearing this.

"You kidnapped Prime Minister Hu's family and still want to stay alive. Do you really think the Ming Dynasty law is just for show?"

Seeing that he had no chance of survival, this thug showed some toughness for once.

"Since you won't let me live, don't even think about having an easy life!"

As he said this, he stabbed the knife in his hand towards the girl's heart, which made it clear that he wanted to take someone with him before he died!
But at this critical moment, another teacup flew into the air and knocked the dagger in Dipi's hand away.

Lin Zhi, the magistrate of Qingtian, who was just scared to death, took the opportunity to kick the constable beside him and said, "Go up and catch this murderer!"

The yamen runners also came to their senses and rushed forward to capture the thug and his unconscious brother.

It’s no wonder that Lin Zhi made such a fuss, even though the girl was just Hu Weiyong’s maid.

It would be fine if he was molested by thugs in the street, but if he really died here, he would have no chance of getting the position of Qingtian County Magistrate.

"Have mercy, have mercy, I am ignorant and stupid, please forgive me this time!"

After being caught, the thug immediately lost his previous bravery and just knelt on the ground begging for mercy.

However, there was no chance for him to beg for mercy at this time, as his mouth was immediately blocked and he was taken away.

"It's not just some master who has made this offer, please come out and see it!" Lin Zhi, the magistrate of Qingtian, bowed to the onlookers and said.

However, no one in the crowd stood up. Instead, including the girl, they all looked at Ye Xuan in the teahouse.

It was nothing, this technique was just too familiar. Lin Zhi also looked over, and after seeing Ye Xuan clearly, he couldn't help but bow and smile, "Was it this young man who did it? I am really grateful. Please sit down with me in the government office for a while. I will give you a reward!"

Ye Xuan smiled slightly and said, "Master Lin, you don't have to be polite. Catching the bandits is part of my job."

Lin Zhi was stunned when she heard this.

"Oh, are you also a government official, but I don't know which government office you work for?"

Ye Xuan smiled slightly, and said with a saluted hand: "I am the captain of the Jinyiwei, Ye Xuan!"

As soon as these words were spoken, Lin Zhi was so scared that he took a few steps back.

Ye Xuan felt helpless when seeing this. Are the Jinyiwei so scary?

As if she realized that she was being a little rude, Lin Zhi quickly adjusted her mindset and smiled awkwardly, "So you are a messenger from the Imperial Guards. I wonder what business you have in Qingtian County."

Ye Xuan replied: "Yes, I came to Qingtian to visit Earl Chengyi on his condition in accordance with the order of His Majesty."

Ye Xuan did not say that Zhu Yuanzhang had also asked him to treat Liu Bowen. After all, as a Jinyiwei, it was OK for him to know medical skills, but he actually went into the house to treat Marquis Chengyi. This was a bit shocking and too difficult to explain.

Hearing this, Lin Zhi suddenly understood.

As a local official, he naturally knew that Hu Weiyong had brought the imperial physician to visit Liu Bowen.

I even wanted to visit him to build a relationship, but when I handed in my visiting card, there was no response at all.

Come to think of it, as Hu Weiyong was the prime minister of the time, why would he bother with a small seventh-rank county magistrate like him.

Looking at Ye Xuan in front of her, Lin Zhi immediately wanted to make friends with him.

Although the name of Jinyiwei is quite scary, they are not here to deal with me, so there is nothing to worry about.

Moreover, Ye Xuan is a captain of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, a dignified fifth-rank official. There are only benefits and no harm in making friends with him.

The status of military officers in the early Ming Dynasty was lower than that in the middle and late Ming Dynasty.

At this time, the military officers firmly suppressed the civil officials.

Therefore, it is not uncommon for civil officials to be on good terms with military officers.

"I didn't expect that it would be you, my superior, who is here in person. I am really neglectful of you!" Lin Zhi bowed again and sincerely invited him, "I wonder if you have time? Why don't you come to my government office and have a seat?"

As he spoke, he glanced at the girl beside him and said somewhat embarrassedly: "I am ashamed that such a thug appeared under my rule and almost hurt Prime Minister Hu's family."

"Now that he's been caught, we need the police to help record his confession."

Ye Xuan understood immediately after hearing this, which meant that he was asked to go to the government office to record his statement.

Moreover, Ye Xuan also heard that Lin Zhi wanted to ask Ye Xuan for help, so he tried his best to clear the Qingtian County Government of any responsibility in his confession to prevent Hu Weiyong from pursuing the matter.

Seeing Lin Zhi’s cordial invitation, Ye Xuan did not refuse and nodded in agreement.

So, the Qingtian County side happily led Ye Xuan and the girl back to the Qingtian County Government.

On the way, the girl came over to thank Ye Xuan for rescuing her, and introduced herself as Qian'er.

(End of this chapter)