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Chapter 5: Dutingzhang

Guo Jie, Zhang Qian, and Wei Guang were discussing the price of two tigers and selling them at a high price, waiting for several young men from Wuling to come and discuss the price.

At this moment, the guards hiding in the Gaojie Duting came out in droves, each of them wearing red armor, red hakama, hook shoes, holding red lacquered double-arc shields and ring-handled swords, and rushed over in a swarm, surrounding the three people at the door.

The leader wore a he crown, red fish-scale armor, and a dark blue sash. The ivory seal indicated that he was an official.

The imperial court used seals and ribbons to distinguish the ranks of officials. Princes wore red ribbons, dukes, marquises, and generals wore purple ribbons, the nine ministers, the middle two thousand stone officials, and the two thousand stone officials wore blue ribbons, the one thousand stone officials and the six hundred stone officials wore black ribbons, the four hundred stone officials, three hundred stone officials, and two hundred stone officials wore yellow ribbons, and the one hundred stone officials wore a blue and blue ribbon.

The seals worn by princes, dukes, and marquises were made of jade; those worn by those between 2,000 and 400 dan were made of black rhinoceros horn; and those worn by those below 200 dan were made of ivory.

The man in the lead wore a dark blue ribbon and an ivory seal, and should be the chief of the Gaojie Duting.

"Yuantu!"

The chef saw through the dirty tricks of the chief officer Yuan Tu and angrily stepped forward: "What are you trying to do? These three men killed the two tigers. Zhang Qian is a palace attendant. Don't try to take him by force."

Guo Jie was stunned when the chef stuffed a ring-handled knife into his palm. He then felt relieved. It seemed that the chef and the chief officer Yuan Tu were not of the same kind.

You won't be faced with a situation where you are attacked from both sides.

"Where is the tiger?"

Yuan Tu stared at the tiger carcasses at the door of the Feichang House, feeling overjoyed. "Come on, take the two tigers away. They've injured people, so they need to be handed over to the Chang'an Wei for interrogation and severe punishment."

Hand it over to Chang'an Wei?
Ah.

Guo Jie sneered in his heart, thinking that Yuantu might be coveting Menghu's profits and finding a random excuse to confiscate the spoils and pocket them for himself, and finally the spoils ended up in Yuantu's hands.

"Wait a minute."

Guo Jie stepped forward, placed one foot on the tiger's head, and said coldly, "Zhang Qian, Wei Guang, and I killed this tiger. If you want to take it away, come and fight!"

A single word of hand-to-hand combat instantly shocked all the guards.

The scene of Guo Jie fighting a tiger with his bare hands was still vivid in people's minds. He beat the tiger to death, let alone a human. No guard dared to step forward, but instead held their swords and shields nervously.

Hand-to-hand combat?

Yuan Tu's face darkened. "How dare you! Do you know the name of the Yangdi Yuan clan?"

Ever since he took office as the chief of Gao Street, he had never met a knight who would offend him. Unexpectedly, today a knight who was ignorant of the immensity of heaven and earth would appear.

When Zhang Qian and Wei Guang heard the words "Yang Di Yuan Shi", their hearts tightened and they thought to themselves that they could not save the tiger.

Chang'an is prosperous, and there are heroes in every street.

The Yuan family of Yangdi was a famous and chivalrous clan, on par with the Wan family of Liushi in the west of the city. Fan Zhongzi of Chang'an in Guanzhong, Zhao Wangsun of Huaili, Gao Gongzi of Changling, Guo Wengzhong of Xihe, and Lu Wengru of Taiyuan were all famous chivalrous men at the time.

The power of heroes like Ju Meng was so strong that he could roam among the common people, exercise power over the states, and defeat dukes and marquises.

What Zhang Qian and Wei Guang feared most was that Yuan Tu was a guest of Dou Ying, a relative of the emperor.

Even the emperor was subject to the control of Empress Dowager Dou, which shows how powerful the Dou family, the in-laws, were.

Yang Di Yuanshi made the young men from Wuling feel afraid and hesitated to move forward to buy Menghu, and temporarily put aside the idea of recruiting Guo Jie.

"So what if you know?"

Guo Jie still did not give in at all: "Don't even mention the Yangdi Yuan clan. Even if Ju Meng, who is famous among the princes, comes back to life and comes to Gao Street in person, don't think about snatching the tiger's body from me." He not only knew the Yangdi Yuan clan, but also knew that the descendants of the Yuan clan would produce a famous knight Yuan She, who was also a hero recorded in "Biographies of Knights-Errant".

A hero attaches great importance to his reputation.

In Guo Jie's mouth, the Yuan family of Yangdi was as useless as a commoner with a hat.

Yuan Tu was deeply humiliated and said with a gloomy look in his eyes, "I am an official, and you are a commoner. The officials have the final say on how to deal with the tiger. Even if you fought the tiger with your bare hands, you are just a commoner. How dare you injure a guard?"

When the guards encountered the tiger, they were so scared that they peed and shit themselves, and many of their red trousers smelled of urine.

No matter how miserable he was, he was still a servant in the government temple.

Killing the guard was easy, but the consequence was provoking the officials in Chang'an.

Guo Jie's heart sank, knowing that Yuan Tu was telling the truth. Attacking the guard at the pavilion was like a bandit openly attacking a police officer, and the consequences would be very serious.

Wei Guang couldn't stand Yuan Tu's look the most. It was obvious that he looked down on him. He flew into a rage, "So what if he's Dou Ying's guest? I'm still a riding slave in Princess Pingyang's mansion. There's no need to be afraid of him. No one can snatch these two tigers away today."

"Mounting slave?"

Yuan Tu sneered and said, "He's just a household slave, how can he be compared to a guest at dinner? Besides, how could a mounted slave wear such fine clothing? I suspect you're the foolish thief who stole the Princess's silk from her residence. The other two must be your accomplices. Come! Arrest this gang of thieves and imprison them in Chang'an."

Zhang Qian and Wei Guang's eyes were blazing with fire.

Guo Jie was furious: "Good! You are calling a deer a horse! We are righteous men who killed the tiger that was rampant in Gao Street, but in your mouth we are bandits. Even if you are a guest in Dou Ying's mansion, don't try to confuse right and wrong!"

He held the ring-handled sword in his hand horizontally in front of him, with a fierce look on his face, staring at the guard who was approaching step by step.

Although the guard knew that Guo Jie did not dare to kill anyone, he was still frightened by him. He swallowed his saliva and did not dare to move forward. He stopped in the snow about ten steps away from the tiger's body.

"How dare you take out a weapon?"

Yuan Tu was overjoyed: "Hurry up and capture these three bandits who attacked the capital in the street. We have already identified them as the thieves who are causing trouble in the neighborhood. There will be a reward for their capture. The court will definitely reward them with a lot of money and silk."

The guards in front quickly raised their red-painted double-arc shields and stood ready to guard against a sudden attack from Guo Jie and his two companions, using their thick shields to block their swords.

The dozen or so guards at the back took out their bows and crossbows, drew arrows from their quivers, and aimed at the three people at the door of the extraordinary house.

Guo Jie, Zhang Qian and Wei Guang felt their scalps tingling. No matter how skilled they were in swordsmanship, they were still afraid of bows and crossbows. Their eyes fell on the columns under the eaves, ready to hide behind them at any time.

Wait until a round of volleys is over, then rush out to capture Yuantu.

"Wait a minute!"

The chef's face was filled with anxiety. He quickly snatched the talisman from Guo Jie's waist and handed it to him, saying, "These three people all have talismans on them. They are not thieves hiding in the streets of Chang'an. Captain, please don't lie."

Yuan Tu was secretly annoyed at the kitchen steward's betrayal. When he arrested Guo Jie and the other two, he would definitely find a reason to send the kitchen steward to Chang'an Prison as well.

You have to read the talisman when you are passing it on.

Yuan Tu pretended to take a look and was about to throw the talisman into the snow when he saw the words "Guo Jie, Chen County, Henei Commandery" written on it. He was shocked and knew that the man who had fought the tiger with his bare hands must not be allowed to live!
It turned out to be Guo Jie, a hero from Chen County.

No wonder he can kill a tiger with his bare hands.

Yuan Tu kicked the cook over and said coldly, "Do you know that I am the chief of Gao Street? How dare you collude with the bandits? Tie him up as well. When we capture the bandits in front of us, we will take them all to Chang'an Prison."

(End of this chapter)