"Young Hero, you are not allowed to bring weapons in the public hall."
A constable walked to the young man's side and smiled apologetically. He was about to take away the thick metal rod in the young man's hand.
The young man held the metal rod. The constable used all his strength, but the rod didn't budge at all.
The constable opened his mouth. "Young hero, this …"
The young man finally let go. The constable used all his strength to lift the metal rod to the side. His face was flushed, and he looked at the young man with even more fear.
A man in an official's robe sat in the court. He slapped the gavel and asked, "Who are you, and what crime did you commit?"
Detective Zhao took a step forward and bowed. "Lord Zhou, this man committed a crime on the street and killed the steed of the young master of the Zhang family, severely injuring the young master of the Zhang family. I brought him back."
The Zhou County Magistrates looked at the young man and asked, "What's your name, criminal?"
The young man looked at him and said calmly, "Liu Xiaohu."
The Zhou County Magistrates slapped the gavel again and said loudly, "Criminal Liu Xiaohu, why did you commit a crime on the street?"
"He was galloping on the street," the young man explained. "He almost ran into someone. I only injured the horse, not the person."
The Zhou County Magistrates said angrily, "You directly injured the horse and indirectly injured the person. What's the difference?"
"There's a difference," the young man said clearly. "He was galloping on the street, and anyone could have stopped him. I was saving someone, not injuring someone."
The Zhou County Magistrates was speechless.
The young man was stubborn, but what he said made sense.
How could anyone be allowed to gallop on the streets of the Imperial Capital?
If the imperial guards encountered him, it wouldn't be too much to shoot him dead on the street.
However, the problem was that the person galloping was the young master of the Zhang family. The Zhang family had contributed to the rise of the emperor, and they could do whatever they wanted in the Imperial Capital.
Besides, now that the Empress was in power, the bloodline of the Yang Dynasty had already been completely exterminated by the dead tyrant, and only Her Majesty the Empress remained.
The other half of the next emperor's bloodline would be chosen from an unknown noble family. How could he dare to offend the promising Zhang family?
While the Zhou County Magistrates were thinking about this, two people walked in from outside.
When the court was in session, no one was allowed to walk around. The Zhou County Magistrates looked angry. He had just picked up the gavel when he saw the faces of the two men. His heart skipped a beat and he gently put it down.
He immediately walked down to the hall and said with a smile, "Mr Zhang, Chen, both of you have graced us with your presence. I apologize for not going out to meet you …"
This Mr Zhang was the eldest son of the Zhang family, so he had to treat him with caution.
As for the other person, he was even more incredible.
Chen Jun, Chen, was the nephew of Chen Qing, General Chen. General Chen followed the Empress from Cangzhou to here and helped the Empress ascend to the throne, so he was highly regarded by the Empress.
General Chen had no children, so he had always treated this nephew as his own son. Chen Jun's future was naturally limitless.
The young man surnamed Zhang looked at the Zhou County Magistrates and said indifferently, "My younger brother was assaulted on the street and is heavily injured. Father told me to come here and take a look. Lord Zhou, continue with the trial and don't worry about us."
The Zhou County Magistrates cursed in his heart. This little bastard said it so easily. What did he mean by don't worry about them? They were already standing here, so how could he not care?
He smiled and ordered the bailiff behind him, "Bring two chairs for the two young masters."
Then, he walked back to the hall again, slammed the gavel, and said angrily, "Offender Liu Xiaohu, you wantonly hurt people and seriously injured them. Do you admit to your crimes or not?"
The young man looked at him and said, "I didn't hurt anyone."
"How dare you quibble in front of the eyes of the public, with witnesses and material evidence!" The Zhou County Magistrates looked angry. He took out a stick from the bucket, threw it down the hall, and said, "20 strokes first!"
Liu Xiaohu said unhappily, "I'm not guilty. Why are you hitting me?"
Two bailiffs walked over from his side and pressed down on his shoulders. With a light flick of his hands, he directly threw the two bailiffs away.
The Zhou County Magistrates was shocked and said loudly, "You thief, how dare you cause trouble in the court? Quick, someone come and take him down!"
More than a dozen government runners rushed forward in a flurry. Naturally, Liu Xiaohu would not give up without putting up a fight. He directly lifted one of them and threw him at them. Immediately, several people were knocked down by him. The rest of the people stood rooted to the ground, not daring to take a step forward.
This young man was as strong as a beast. More than ten people could not hold him down. If they went up, they would only be beaten.
Liu Xiaohu walked up to the iron bar, held it with one hand, and stomped it hard on the ground. Everyone felt the court shake.
He glanced around and said, "You can all come at me together!"
Chen Jun and the young man surnamed Zhang sat on the side of the court. Seeing this scene, they could not help but not show panic or anger on their faces. Instead, they laughed.
The Zhou County Magistrates was not so happy. He was so angry that his voice was trembling. "You, you are rebelling …"
He looked at the bailiffs standing there, not moving forward, and angrily said, "What are you all standing there for? Hurry up and call more people over!"
There were only dozens of bailiffs and bailiffs in the county government, and not all of them were in the county government. In a short time, only about twenty people gathered. Looking at the young man standing in the court with the iron bar in his hand, no one dared to step forward.
The iron bar in his hand was too frightening. He was not a human at all, but a beast …
Seeing the stalemate, the Zhou County Magistrates immediately walked down to the two young men and said awkwardly, "Mr. Zhang, Chen, you see, this …"
"It's okay." Chen Jun smiled and said, "The city gate is a few hundred steps away from here. You can ask someone to call the guards here. Isn't that fine?"
Hearing this, the Zhou County Magistrates was stunned and immediately said, "I'll send someone right now!"
Chen Jun threw him a token and said with a smile, "It's more convenient to take this."
"Thank you, young master!" The Zhou County Magistrates took the token and handed it to a bailiff. He said, "Go, go ask the guards to help!"
On the other side, Detective Zhao looked at the young man and said in a trembling voice, "You, you put down that iron bar. You're rebelling. Do you know that you'll be beheaded …"
The young man was unmoved. He spun the iron bar with one hand, and the dozens of bailiffs were so scared that they took a step back again.
"I haven't seen you for a few years. You brat, you've grown up."
A voice came from behind. The bailiffs turned around and saw someone coming in. They immediately made way for him.
Liu Xiaohu looked at the two figures coming in from outside. He couldn't believe it. After rubbing his eyes, the iron bar in his hand fell to the ground.
"Ru, Sister Ruyi, Brother-in-law …"
Li Yi walked over and patted his head. He said, "I haven't seen you for so many years. You've grown so tall and strong …"
The iron bar in Liu Xiaohu's hand fell to the ground. When the two bailiffs saw this, they rushed forward, picked him up, and quickly carried him outside.
The Zhou County Magistrates looked at the bailiffs who were still in a daze and said loudly, "What are you waiting for? Take him down, dead or alive!"
When the bailiffs heard this, they drew their weapons and rushed forward.
"Brother-in-law, be careful …"
Panic finally appeared on Liu Xiaohu's face. He stood in front of Li Yi to protect him.
Li Yi smiled and walked in front of him. He grabbed a bailiff's knife and knocked two bailiffs unconscious with the back of the knife. On Ruyi's side, more than ten bailiffs had already fallen.
When the Zhou County Magistrates saw this, his expression changed drastically. He blurted out, "He has accomplices!"
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