The prefect Li Deming had a calm face and his expression was very ugly.

Last night, he humiliated him at the prefect's office, but he never expected that this was the one who sealed the city gate today.

He said, "I will go out of the city with my family and I will burn incense today and open the city gate."

Fanzi smiled and said, "I offended you. Without the order from Dazhao, no one is allowed to leave the city."

Master Li said: "Why, a fourth-rank Baoding magistrate can't even get out of the city gate of his guard's side. Isn't that right?" He pointed to the rest of the people who lined up to leave the city, "Why can't I go out?"

"I am in a hurry to follow the power!" Fanzi said, "Last night, the important criminal guards in the East Factory escaped from prison, and Daquan ordered the whole city to block the arrest."

Li Deming said coldly, "You are not strict in your guards, and it is your business to arrest people. Let's not talk about anything else. Just bypassing the prefect's prefect's closure of the city gate. If this crime is spread to the capital, I wonder if you can afford it."

The monk said with confidence, "The case handled by our Dongchang is related to the safety of the court. Even if there are occasional transgressions in law enforcement, the court has acquiesced. I have been in the capital for so many years, and I am not a country stubborn person who has never seen the world. Your trick can't scare me. If the lord dares to write a letter to impeach, it is probably the end of the official journey!"

Li Deming was so angry that he trembled all over when he heard this.

Although the East Factory has no power to lock down the city, if it really uses its relationship to lock it up, as the prefect, there is no way to deal with them.

After all, it is Dongchang, which is outside the system of hundreds of officials. The emperor's servants and the bosses of the six ministries hid far away when they see them. What's more, a fourth-rank civil servant who is far away from the capital? If Dongchang really wants to take control of you, you can only bear it.

Li Deming said: "Then let Lin Qitou check it out!"

The monk said: "He is busy with official business. When he finishes his business, I will naturally go and report it. You have to wait."

Li Deming was full of anger, but he didn't vent. He snorted coldly and walked slowly towards the door. The monk ordered people to stop him, but Li Deming was unmoved. "I am the official of this city gate today. If your Dongchang wants to stop him, just beat me to death!"

Of course everyone did not dare to take action. The monk said to the garrison army, "Stop him!"

The Baoding garrison army was dispatched by Hebei Prefecture, and the garrison general and the magistrate were at the same level. Over the years, the relationship between the two sides has been quite good. How could they really stop the magistrate for the sake of the East Factory? They could only make a few noises, but kept retreating.

Fanzi shouted: "Stop him!"

Li Deming sternly said: "Who dares?"

This loud shout directly shocked everyone.

The monk is just a fox and a tiger, so how can he really dare to stop the fourth-rank official of the court?

Just when he arrived at the city gate, someone heard a smile in the side room, saying, "What did you make Prefect Li so angry?"

While talking, Lin Yuan walked out slowly.

Li Deming said, "It turned out to be Lin Fengtou. I went out of the city to burn incense today, but I was repeatedly embarrassed by your subordinates. How dare I ask why?"

Lin Qi said, "As a court official, you are still engaged in feudal superstition. If it is passed on to the capital, aren't you afraid of being caught? "

Hearing this sentence, Li Deming smiled secretly in his heart. You, Lin Yuan, are just a dog from the East Factory after all, and you are playing torture. If you really play the word game, you may be hit by a wall. Thinking of this, he said lightly: "I will go burn incense, seek peace and prosperity for the country, seek health for His Majesty, and seek good luck in the world."

Lin Qi said with his head: "What are you thinking about if you don't respect Your Majesty and Ghosts?"

Li Deming said: "Your Majesty has been dedicated to practicing Taoism for twenty years, respecting the heaven, earth, and ghosts and gods, so that our Ming Dynasty will continue to flourish. Lin Fengtou's words have denied all the efforts of His Majesty for more than twenty years?"

When Lin Qi's forehead heard this, he immediately sweated coldly on his forehead.

He has never believed in the retribution of ghosts and gods. Otherwise, the unjust souls who died at his hands over the years would have made him feel at ease all night. However, the emperor now is devoted to the word. He just said what he said casually, but he did not expect Li Deming to catch the handle and quickly denied the third company.

"I don't, I'm not, you're talking nonsense!"

Li Deming said: "Every September 19th, it is the birth of Guanyin Bodhisattva in the South China Sea. I went to eat incense today. I had already arranged things and pray for His Majesty’s 60th birthday next month. Are you sure you really want to stop it?"

Lin Qiong pondered for a moment and said, "Okay, I'll let it go. However, before letting it go, all followers must verify their true self one by one."

Li Deming's face sank, "There are female relatives in the car, and Lin Feng's head is like this, I'm afraid it's too much."

"If you have any offense, please forgive me!"

The prefect convoy had more than 30 people, including Ma Lianfang's family of eleven. The manager had prepared the road citation documents for them in advance and changed his clothes. He was disguised, but they had all been tortured, injured, and had two serious injuries in the car. If Lin Yuan recognized him, he would probably cause a lot of trouble.

Fortunately, Lin Yuan likes to torture people, but he is a face-blind person. In order to avoid nightmares, when he was executed, he did not like to look at the prisoner's face. The Ma family's more than a dozen people, except for Ma Lianfang, Ma Yuan and others, the rest did not know him. As for the disciples of the Five Elements Sect, he had no impression.

When he arrived at the magistrate's wife's carriage, Lin Yuan gave Li Deming some face, "Don't test the female relatives! Check the rest for me!"

Fanzi checked the identities of the rest of the people one by one. Fortunately, the manager was well prepared and did not find any problems. So he said, "Big head, no problem."

Lin Yuan stared at Li Deming carefully. Seeing that his face was calm and without any turmoil, this should not be the reaction that a provoked official should have. Moreover, when he said just now that he did not need to check the female family's vehicles, Li Deming obviously had a micro-expression of relief.

Under normal circumstances, Li Deming should be full of anger.

Lin Yuan asked, "Are you sure there is no problem?"

The monk said: "The villain checked it again!"

Lin Yuan waved his hand and said, "Forget it, I'll let someone else check it!" He shouted into the inner room, "Come out!"

A person walked out of the house was Ma Lianfang's son Ma Yuan.

Ma Lianfang, who pretended to be a coachman, was so angry that he trembled all over when he saw Ma Yuan, but he was afraid of implicating Prefect Li, so he even lowered his straw hat and lowered his head and said nothing. The other disciples of the Five Elements Sect all showed anger when they saw Ma Yuan, but now the situation has to turn around and pretend not to know him.

Ma Yuan is so familiar with them.

Even if you disguise, just looking at your figure and listening to your voice is enough to recognize them.

Ma Yuan carefully came to the convoy, knelt down and said, "Big Head!"

Lin Yuan said: "You abandoned the darkness and turned to the light and took the initiative to surrender to the Dongchang. It seems that your heart is good. The criminals of the Ma family escaped last night and would definitely find a way to leave the city today. If they can be brought to justice, it will be a chance for you to make meritorious contributions. I trust you so much, don't let down my high expectations."

Ma Yuan kowtowed and said, "Thank you for the cultivation of the big head!"

Lin Yuan pointed, "This is the convoy of the prefect Li, please check if there are any people from your Ma family? If the prefect really hides criminals, it is a crime of deceiving the emperor and will be punished by the nine clans."

Everyone's hearts tightened.

Li Deming also noticed something was wrong and shouted, "Lin Yuan, don't bully people too much!"

Lin Yuan smiled and said, "I'm just bullying you too much, what can you do to me?"

Li Deming shouted to Ma Yuan, "Ma Yuan, open your eyes wide and look. Are there people from your Ma family's Five Elements Sect among my entourage?"

When the convoy was stopped, Ma Yuan had already seen everyone in the inner room and instinctively didn't want to come out. However, in the current situation, he had to make a choice. He felt dry and he was so calm that he took a deep breath. His eyes swept over the convoy, and he could avoid the disciples of the Five Elements Sect. After looking at it, he said: "Big head, no."

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Lin Yuan stepped forward and patted him on the shoulder, and smiled, "Since there is no, it's a misunderstanding." He informed him behind him, "Let it go!"

The convoy slowly drove out of the city gate.

Lin Yuan's expression became even more gloomy.

He waved his hand, and the previous one, led a team of people out of the city and chased after him.

After all, he was a court official, and he didn't want to make a fuss publicly, but since he dared to hide the imperial offenders in the court, it would be no wonder that Lin Yuan's subordinates were ruthless. He came to Ma Yuan and stared at him and said, "Ma Yuan, Ma Yuan, I will give you a chance to survive, but unfortunately you can't grasp it!"

Ma Yuan flapped and fell to his knees on the ground.

"Sir, please spare me!"

Lin Yuan said: "I will give you another chance. If you miss it, don't blame me for being ruthless."

Ma Yuan kowtowed repeatedly: "Thank you, Da Ying!"

Lin Yuan leaned over, came to him, and said a few words in his ear, Ma Yuan looked panicked.

Lin Yuan said: "What, man, you are not a husband without poison. Since you want to join my Dongchang, you must cut off your emotions and desires and human relationships."

Ma Yuan thought for a moment, clenched his fists, and his face became ferocious. He stood up, took the knife handed over by Lin Yuan, and sweared, "Don't worry, big head, I will definitely deliver Ma Lianfang's head to you in person!"

"If you don't recognize your relatives, you will destroy your relatives for justice. This is my Dongchang man!" Lin Yuan waved his hand, "Go!"

Ma Yuan turned over and wanted to chase after him.

Lin Yuan smiled and said, "Don't be clever again, I'll find you."

"I can find you", these five words, like a heavy hammer, fell on Ma Yuan's heart, and he was already extremely afraid of this demon. As long as he wanted to live, he could not escape from Lin Yuan's palm. This is Lin Yuan's way of controlling people. If the other party is really not afraid of death, his trick will not work.

Not far away, a tea stall.

Fan Xiaodao, Li Hongxiao, and Zhao Xing saw this scene in front of the city gate.

Lin Yuan's sinister and viciousness, Ma Yuan's selling his father for honor made the three of them sneer at this.

Li Deming's convoy has already left.

They didn't know that the pursuers from the East Factory were behind them, waiting until the secluded and deserted place before taking action.

Fortunately, Fan Xiaodao was more careful and stayed here in advance. Otherwise, even if Ma Lianfang and the others escaped from the city, they would not be able to escape the Dongchang's evil hands.
Chapter completed!