Xing An had never been so upright, he usually only knew how to use his eyes to appreciate beautiful women and gold and silver. At this moment, the reflection in front of him was full of Shi Tongzhou and Cen Bilang's figures. That old scoundrel Cen Bilang! He clenched his fists and gritted his teeth, feeling as if his heart was as chaotic as the Lantern Festival, yet also incredibly clear. Even if he didn't want to think about it, he could guess that Cen Bilang had made up his mind to oppose his uncle.

  Yesterday, when his uncle sent him to deliver gifts to that old scoundrel, he still smiled and agreed. But in the blink of an eye, he actually changed his face and defected to the Town South Wang Fu! Ye Jingchuan this rabbit also has skills now, can first snatch people from Chen Xiang's hands, and now unite with Cen Bilang to rob people

  Cen Bilang was surrounded by the Ministry of War, facing Xing An who was being protected by the Imperial Guards in the middle, his eyes gleaming with a loud shout: "The imperial convict Shi Tongzhou has been captured, I will personally hand him over to His Majesty!"

  Chen Xiang's eyes flickered with a hint of unease as he gazed coldly at Shi Tongzhou, who was shrinking away beside Ken Bi-liang. In his mind, he couldn't shake off the feeling that Yang had yet to return, and this guy Shi Tongzhou was being overly cautious, sticking too closely to Ye Jingchuan's side. He suspected something was amiss. As he looked at Ye Jingchuan, his gaze grew even colder. This half-grown youth of only twelve or thirteen years old possessed such profound schemes and abilities, managing to snatch someone from under his nose and evade his pursuit with ease. Moreover, he had even taken care of Shi Tongzhou's sister and brother-in-law beforehand, spiriting them away before the event.

  But the question is, where did the King of Town South get the news from? And who was in his hands? Moreover, he also knew all about Shi Tongzhou's background! What they knew was even more detailed than what the Brocade Guard knew!

  "This man is the one we caught first, does the Ministry of War want to intervene and take him away from us?!" Chen Xiang slapped his hand over Xin An's mouth, which was about to make a ruckus, and in an instant, his ferocious expression was revealed: "The Imperial Guard has been ordered to capture this man, today no one can take him away!"

  With this move, dozens of Jin Yiwei with embroidered spring knives drew their swords in unison, their movements surprisingly neat and efficient.

  Ye Jingchuan wasn't afraid of him, and with a raised eyebrow, he looked at Cen Bilang: "Uncle Ye, they're deliberately here to make things difficult for you." People weren't easy to get into the city today, and they had anticipated last night what tricks Chen Xiang and Xing An would use. They were also prepared.

  His face, which had never shown much expression, still didn't show any extra emotion, but the words that came out of his mouth were sharp and left no room for rebuttal: "I don't care who's first or last, I only know he wants to enter the city, and since our Ministry of War people discovered him, we have a duty to bring him before His Majesty. The Tongzhou Tartar rebel army incident is not unrelated to him, His Majesty personally said that he would personally investigate all matters related to Tongzhou, do you Jin Yiwei want to overstep your authority?!"

  Xing An's lips were swollen from being hit, and he couldn't bear it anymore. He jumped up, pointing at Cen Bilang with a cold smile: "You old scoundrel, don't talk so pompously! Who doesn't know that your Ministry of War made a big mistake in the Tongzhou affair? If you weren't incompetent, would there have been a Tongzhou affair?! You didn't do anything to help or achieve anything before, but now we've worked hard to catch the person, and you're coming out to take credit. Who knows if you'll collude with each other like snakes and rats, or even commit murder to silence people?!"

  Cen Bilang's face turned bright red, his beard trembling with rage: "Whether I will be punished or not is for the Emperor to decide, it's not up to you, a mere child, to slander me!"

  He ordered his subordinates to push Shi Tongzhou forward, but the Jin Yiwei stood in a row, blocking the way, and the city gate was tightly sealed, unable to move at all.

  Although Cen Bilang had expected that today's affairs would be difficult, he did not expect them to be so difficult. However, this only made him more determined to personally bring Shi Tongzhou before the Emperor. Whether the Ministry of War would take the blame or whether they could catch the real culprit depended on Shi Tongzhou.

  But if he were to take away the people called Jin Yiwei by Shi Tongzhou today, Shi Tongzhou would definitely die in prison. At that time, the Ministry of War would not know how many people would be implicated, and this Minister of War was already under tremendous pressure and doing things with caution. Once the Ministry of War was labeled with this dirty hat, even if he wanted to retire peacefully, it would be difficult.

  Xing Anqi jumped with rage and rushed to see Chen Xiang in a state of utter despair: "Are you dead?! If someone is taken away by them today, no one will have a good time!"

  Chen Xiang had been patient with this good-for-nothing fool to the extreme, and with a casual slap on his neck, he fainted to the ground with a flip of his eyes, before turning his head to look at Cen Bilang and Ye Jingchuan.

  "Since Lord Cen has made up his mind to take away Shi Tongzhou, that's fine." He coldly gazed at Shi Tongzhou, his eyes not blinking as he sneered: "For the sake of fairness, I will also take away Ye Erlang. Speaking of which, Ye Erlang and Yuan Hong are directly responsible for the Tongzhou incident. To let them remain unscathed until now, Lord Cen must have exerted considerable effort in between. I can understand your desire to protect your subordinates, but this double standard in treating suspects is hard to convince people of. You, the Ministry of War, are holding onto Shi Tongzhou, and we, the Embroidered Uniform Guard, need something to do. If you want to take him away, then leave Ye Jingchuan behind!"

  Xun Bi Liang only believed the rumors in the capital about Chen Xiang, the commander of the Brocade Guard, being cunning and deceitful. He was decisive and ruthless in his actions, and as a person, he would only advance and never retreat. Even when making a show of yielding, he would still bite off a big chunk of flesh from his enemy, truly making him extremely difficult to deal with.

  But no matter what, Xun Bi Liang couldn't hand Ye Jingchuan over to Chen Xiang. This person was ruthless and might kill Ye Jingchuan out of spite. He was the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard and had blood on his hands, including that of imperial family members. Moreover, Ye Jingchuan was still tainted by the suspicion of the Tongzhou case.

  Ye Jingchuan would have died because of Shi Tongzhou's matter, and the Zhen Nan Wang Fu would blame him for handing the person over to Chen Xiang.

  He insisted on not giving in, and Chen Xiang also had to win, the subordinates of the Ministry of War and the Embroidered Uniform Guards did not give in an inch, staring at each other like fighting cocks. The two sides were temporarily deadlocked on the spot, unable to distinguish between victory and defeat.