The Song Dynasty was the king for thirteen years before he knew that he was Tianlong.

Chapter 3: Unexpected complications
The next moment, the crowd of onlookers was squeezed apart, and seven or eight soldiers wearing black clothes, thin-soled boots, and swords slung across their waists walked in from outside.

"Sir, they are from the Military Patrol Department." Bai Zhan frowned.

Zhao Ti nodded. Kaifeng Prefecture had yamen runners and military runners. The yamen runners were only responsible for matters within the prefecture, while those patrolling and arresting outside were all military runners. They were part of the imperial guards and were dispatched by the left and right military patrol officers.

"Scared!" The leading military officer was fat and had a pale face. He glanced at the hooligans lying on the ground and saw Gao Qiu at a glance. The corners of his mouth twitched involuntarily.

"Who, who did this? Has the murderer escaped?" He stretched out his hand and drew his sword, scaring the people on both sides to retreat hurriedly.

"Master Duan, it's... those killers!" A yellow-faced man with shifty eyes, half-twisted shirt, revealing tattoos, shouted.

"Sir, these must be a group of ruffians. They were far away just now, and when they saw that the situation was not good, they went to ask the military for help." Zhou Tong said thoughtfully.

"Master Zhou is right." Zhao Ti said with a smile, "The fish that slipped through the net actually dared to come back."

"How dare you! You are so bold! You are injuring people in broad daylight in a busy city. You are going to beat them to death!" The fat officer in the lead shouted with a knife, "Why don't you confess your crime quickly and tie yourselves up? Come with me back to Kaifeng Prefecture to stand trial!"

Su Da said in a gruff voice in the front: "You are unreasonable as a military officer. You want to take people with you without even asking the reason?"

"Reason? What reason?" The fat soldier glanced at Gao Qiu who was wailing on the ground, his face grim: "Hurting someone is the reason, and crippling someone is an even greater crime!"

"These hooligans play Cuju on the streets, beat up vendors, and even dare to insult my young master. They deserve to be beaten. I'm lucky enough that I didn't beat them to death!" Su Da snorted coldly.

"You thief, how dare you talk back!" The fat military officer was very angry. The public security in Tokyo City was usually good. Apart from the gang fights over territory, fights like this in the downtown area were not common.

As long as no one is killed in a gang fight, the police will not be notified. Even if someone is killed, they will try their best to cover it up. The Kaifeng government will turn a blind eye. However, this kind of street fight is different and the suspects must be arrested.

"How about talking back?" Su Daman didn't care: "These hooligans bullied us first, so they deserve to be beaten. Do you still want to take us back? You are really dreaming!"

"Where did you come from? Could it be that some bandit from outside has sneaked into Tokyo to plot something bad?" The fat officer was furious: "Catch them all. Anyone who dares to resist will be killed with a sword or a gun!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the other soldiers drew their swords from their waists and were ready to step forward and take action.

Su Da glared at him: "How dare you!"

The fat military officer hated him very much. Although he was a little afraid of the injured and scoundrels on the ground, his status as an official was intimidating. He also had weapons in his hands, so he gritted his teeth and wanted to chop down the rough man first.

Unexpectedly, Yu Er walked forward with a smile, suddenly took out something, and waved it forward: "Do you dare to attack us?"

The object was a palm-sized copper plate with floral designs engraved on it and clouds and dragons looming in the middle. On one side was carved the words "Yuan No. 38" and on the other side were the three seal characters of "Imperial City Order".

"You, you guys..." The fat military officer suddenly stopped rushing forward, his expression turned pale in an instant. Everyone working in the yamen knew this token, it was a special military department in the Forbidden City, a unique token of the Imperial City Department.

The Imperial City Bureau was the place of imperial guards. It not only had the duty to protect the safety of the emperor and royal family members, but also had the right to monitor the army and officials, and to handle important secret matters.

It is similar to the Jinyiwei and the Sticking Rod Department of later generations, but not as brutal. However, it is independent of the court departments, not subject to control, and has great power. The fat military officer was sweating and cursing in his heart. He didn't expect that the people in front of him were actually the guards of the Imperial City Department. Not to mention that he couldn't afford to offend them, even the left and right military patrol officers above him couldn't afford to offend them.

"What? Do you still want to take us back to Kaifeng Prefecture?" Yu Er stopped smiling and said coldly.

Su Da also took out a token at this moment: "You bird officer, take a good look at where we are from. Even if we really have committed a crime, you Kaifeng Prefecture can't take us!"

His brand is slightly different from Yu Er's. Yu Er's brand is engraved with "Yuan 38" while his is engraved with "Di 19".

The guards of the Imperial City Division are ranked according to the order of Heaven, Earth, and Yuan Huang. Each person has a fixed number to facilitate registration within the division. When giving orders and issuing tasks, they are referred to by their numbers instead of their real names.

When Zhao Ti left the palace to set up his own residence, he not only took with him several eunuchs and palace maids who had been with him, but also took seven people from the Imperial City Office.

These seven people have been with him since childhood, and are his full-time guards who protect him closely whenever he goes out of the palace to play or goes to the streets.

Bai Zhan is also one of these seven people, with serial number "Di Thirteen".

"All, all the directors..." The fat military officer forced out an ugly smile: "It's not like the flood washed away the Dragon King Temple. Family members don't recognize each other anymore. How dare I arrest you? I didn't know that all the directors were doing official business..."

Yu Er stroked his sparse yellow beard and said, "It's not about official business, but we are here to see injustice. This group of hooligans played football in the city, beat up vendors, and have no respect for the law. They are endangering the people. We will punish them when we see them. You can report the follow-up to the Military Patrol Department."

The fat military officer groaned inwardly upon hearing this. He knew Gao Qiu's background. If he was just an ordinary scoundrel, even if he was beaten to death by the people of the Imperial City Bureau, as long as there was a solid reason for breaking the law, they would also take care of the aftermath. However, Gao Qiu was born into the family of Young Prime Minister Su, and was now a personal follower of Prince Duan. Not to mention that the Military Patrol Bureau could not handle him, even Kaifeng Prefecture would have difficulty in handling him.

"Well..." The fat officer said with a stiff face, "Directors..."

"If you have something to say, just say it. If you have to fart, fart now!" Su Da said impatiently.

"Directors, then, then Gao Qiu..." The fat military officer really didn't want to take the blame, and he couldn't bear the blame, so he wanted to reveal Gao Qiu's identity.

But before he could finish his words, the sound of horse hooves suddenly came from afar. The onlookers were startled and turned around to look.

The Song Dynasty prohibited riding horses in busy cities unless there was military intelligence or special circumstances. However, the world was peaceful at the moment and there were few military operations, so people were puzzled.

Then I saw several riders running towards me from a distance. On the leading horse was a eunuch with a red face, dressed in eunuch's clothes, who was looking forward with a whip in his hand.

"Is Gao Qiu, who is good at passing the buck, here?" The eunuch pulled the reins of the horse and asked in a shrill voice.

The people were silent. Gao Qiu, who was good at passing the buck, was lying on the ground, but no one dared to talk to him.

Seeing that no one was talking, the eunuch frowned and poked his head out: "What are you doing? Those people on the ground are... Oh, isn't it Gao Qiu? Who beat him into this state?!"

After saying this, he quickly jumped off his horse, and the guards behind him also jumped off, parting the crowd and moving forward.

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