My father, Li Shimin, please call me Crown Prince

Chapter 61: The King of Wei blocks the road, and the advantage is mine

The prince arrived faster than anyone expected.

It has been less than three quarters of an hour since Chen Yunchao led a hundred cavalrymen to besiege the Wannian County Government Office.

It took nearly fifteen minutes to get here from the East Palace by galloping.

Chen Yunchao had no time to report to the prince, but the prince is here now.

"General Lu Tong of the Right Jinwu Guard pays respect to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

"Lu Yizhong, the Magistrate of Wannian County, pays respect to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

Lu Tong and Lu Yizhong bowed and saluted.

The surrounding Jinwu Guards, Eastern Palace Guards, and police officers also bowed and saluted: "Greetings to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"

The situation suddenly reversed. Amid the shouts of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, Li Chengqian arrived at the gate of the government office on horseback, laughing.

He did not speak, but just glanced towards the gate of the government office.

The Jinwu Guards and constables who were blocking the door dared not block the prince's sight and moved away one after another.

After the crowd dispersed to the left and right, Chen Yunchao's figure also appeared.

The few constables who were originally guarding Chen Yunchao quickly hid in the crowd like frightened rabbits, fearing that their faces would be seen by the prince.

If the prince were to hold them accountable, these small minions would not be able to pay with ten lives.

"I have failed to do my job well, Your Highness, please punish me."

Chen Yunchao knelt on one knee, clasped his hands together, and bowed his head to apologize.

"The farce must end."

"Go and bring Helan Chushi out and bring him back to the palace with me."

Li Chengqian's tone was calm, yet strong and overbearing.

"Yes, Your Highness."

Chen Yunchao stood up, turned around and walked towards the government prison.

The constables nearby didn't even dare to raise their heads, let alone stop him.

Especially Li Yun, Zhang Hu and others who had previously fought with Chen Yunchao were even more worried.

The prince might not pay attention to them, but Chen Yunchao is also a general of the fourth rank.

Magistrate Lu is the magistrate of Wannian County, a fifth-rank official, three levels lower than him.

And they don't even have official status.

If Chen Yunchao retaliates, can County Magistrate Lu really protect them?

This is not necessarily the case.

"Wait a minute!"

Just as everyone was watching quietly, Lu Yizhong stood up.

I saw him walking to the gate of the government office again.

"Is the prince going to take the criminal away directly from the government office?"

"Could it be that the laws of the Tang Dynasty are nothing but playthings in the eyes of the prince, and he doesn't care about them at all?"

"Helan Chushi beat my nephew to death in Pingkangfang, but he can't even get justice under the feet of the emperor?"

"Please, Prince, put morality first, respect the law, and don't use force."

"If the prince insists on doing this, please kill me right here and then walk over my body."

Lu Yizhong stood firmly at the door with a fearless look, not giving in.

After these words were spoken, everyone's eyes almost dropped to the ground.

Magistrate Lu, you are so brave.

Even the prince dared to stop him.

This is the prince!

Chen Yunchao, who was inside, stopped when he heard these words and couldn't help but look back.

Jinwu Guard Lu Tong, including other Jinwu Guards, as well as constables and Eastern Palace guards.

Everyone's eyes widened.

Such a big scene of contradicting the prince is rare to see, and we can't miss it.

Li Chengqian rode on his horse, holding a whip, pointing at Lu Yizhong and commanding, "Catch him."

The guards around him immediately dismounted, rushed forward in a few steps, and pinned Lu Yizhong to the ground.

"Your Highness, aren't you afraid of His Majesty's punishment for acting this way?"

Lu Yizhong, who was forced to his knees, continued to shout fearlessly.

When the police officers at the door heard this, they scattered in a rush, fearing that if they got too close, they would be implicated by the county magistrate.

Li Chengqian snorted coldly and threw the whip to the ground.

"The punishment shall be ten lashes, to serve as a warning to others."

Not to mention the small magistrate of Wannian County, even Zhang Xuansu, the Junior Secretary of the Eastern Palace, was almost beaten to death by Li Chengqian.

When Li Shimin knew about this, he simply summoned the prince and gave him a few verbal reprimands.

The guard picked up the prince's horsewhip on the ground and then whipped Lu Yizhong hard.

Ah!
The screams echoed in the night sky. Lu Yizhong was completely humiliated as he was tortured in front of everyone.

He was not a tough guy and originally wanted to say a few more words.

After one whip, the intense pain made him wake up instantly.

If he goes against the prince again, it might not just be a matter of ten lashes.

The prince was so furious that he might really kill him on the spot.

The sound of the whip lashing was accompanied by Lu Yizhong's screams.

Chen Yunchao hurriedly walked towards the prison to bring Helan Chushi out.

The guards will not be lenient with their whips.

After ten horse whips, Lu Yizhong's official uniform on his back was torn into pieces, and his flesh and blood were blurred.

Even after being released by the guards, she collapsed to the ground with her hair disheveled. She was no longer as calm as before. She could only lower her head and dare not speak, fearing to anger the prince again.

The prince really took action.

Everyone was there to enjoy the show, but when they saw Lu Yizhong in such a miserable state, they couldn't help but feel sad and feared the prince's majesty.

Lu Tong felt even more bitter. Although it was his duty to maintain law and order, such behavior ultimately put him in opposition to the prince.

He had no backing and when he heard that the prince had asked for the Jinwu Guards, Lu Tong wanted to join the prince. But now, he had directly offended the prince.

Who knew that the prince would come in person? If he had known this, he would have protected Chen Yunchao and rescued him.

The prince was so powerful at the moment that he regretted his decision to the core, but there was no medicine to regret it.

Not long after, Chen Yunchao came out with Helan Chushi.

Compared to others, Helan Chushi looked neatly dressed and looked much more stylish.

Even if he was thrown into jail, Lu Yizhong didn't dare to say what he did to Helan Chushi.

"Thank you, Your Highness."

Helan Chushi looked ashamed, having just heard some news from outside.

It was a big mistake that the prince had to come out in person to rescue him.

"Go back to the palace."

Li Chengqian didn't say much, and the scolding was not for this purpose.

But it was obvious that some people didn't want the prince to take his people away like this.

Li Chengqian was about to leave when he heard the sound of horse hooves outside.

Cavalry. Lots of cavalry.

It was a huge group, probably about three hundred riders.

The leader was naturally Li Tai, followed by Chai Lingwu and Fang Yiai.

Li Tai actually arrived at about the same time as Li Chengqian, but when he entered the alley, he heard the guards guarding the gate say that the prince had also arrived.

So he didn't rush over, but slowed down and hid to check the situation.

It has not appeared until now.

"Brother."

Li Tai sat on his horse, bowed and smiled.

"I have met His Highness the Crown Prince."

Chai Lingwu and Fang Yiai also sat on their horses and clasped their fists and bowed. Obviously, this was somewhat against etiquette, but they didn't care because they were the King of Wei's men.

Three hundred riders, they come with bad intentions.

There were not even 300 war horses in the East Palace stables, but the King of Wei brought 300 Ti cavalrymen.

Li Tai looked very proud, he had already found out everything.

The prince's previous hundred-horse guards were exhausted, and only twelve were able to fight.

The Jinwu Guards only have a few hundred infantrymen, so there is no need to worry.

Tonight, the advantage is mine.

(End of this chapter)