Please call me the Emperor of the Great Ming Dynasty

At that moment, Tian Ergeng suddenly heard a commotion of footsteps, horses' hooves, and the rattling of armor coming from outside the door.

Someone shouted, "Quickly surround the Jinyiwei's office!"

Capture Tian Ergeng alive!

Tian Ergeng was taken aback, because he couldn't imagine who would have the audacity to cause trouble at the Embroidered Uniform Guard's place.

He asked Little Mouse Eyes, "What's going on outside? Go out and take a look."

"promise!"

The short man heard the commotion outside and panicked.

But Tian Ergeng asked him to go out and check on the situation, and he dared not refuse.

He quickly walked to the courtyard gate and peered out through the crack in the door.

The Shenji Battalion surrounded the Jinyiwei (Imperial Guard) headquarters.

Sun Chuanting, riding a tall horse, held a musket in his hand and was directing his soldiers.

Little Mouse Eyes quickly returned and reported to Tian Ergeng.

"What? Sun Chuanting is here? Our Embroidered Uniform Guard and their Divine Machine Battalion keep to themselves, what's he doing here?"

Tian Ergeng was quite surprised.

Despite his usual domineering demeanor, he was sweating at this moment, because he knew that Sun Dapao was not someone to be trifled with.

If they're pushed too far, he might actually attack their Imperial Guards with firearms.

Currently, the Shenji Battalion's firearms are the most advanced.

The Shenji Battalion has always been directly under the Emperor's command.

The Shenji Battalion was one of the three major battalions of the Beijing Army, the other two being the Five Armies Battalion and the Three Thousand Battalion.

"Boss, I think they're up to no good. Good people don't come here," said Little Mouse Eyes.

"How many men did he bring?"

"There are about 1000 people, and they're all equipped with smoking weapons, not like our embroidered spring knives."

Tian Ergeng suddenly stood up: "I'm going to go and meet him right now!"

Let's see what he's trying to do. Is there no law at all?

What's with the Shenji Battalion acting so arrogantly?

"They have firearms, so do you think they'll just fire them indiscriminately?"

As Tian Ergeng finished speaking, he strode to the gate of the Embroidered Uniform Guard's office, followed by dozens of Embroidered Uniform Guards, each holding the hilt of a embroidered spring knife, as if facing a formidable enemy.

Tian Ergeng discovered that the Shenji Battalion had mobilized over a thousand men, who were armed with muskets and aimed at Tian Ergeng and his Jinyiwei (Imperial Guards).

Sun Chuanting rode atop a tall horse, his face grim and devoid of smiles, which was quite intimidating.

Tian Ergeng forced a smile: "General Sun, what do you mean by this?"

Sun Chuanting looked at Tian Ergeng: "Stop playing dumb with me. Don't you know what you've done?"

"Oh, what did I do?" Tian Ergeng pretended to be confused, as if he knew the answer.

Sun Chuanting pointed at Tian Ergeng and asked, "What's wrong with the blisters on your neck?"

How did you get the injury on your shoulder?

Upon hearing this, Tian Ergeng blushed, wondering if Sun Chuanting already knew that he had gone to see Empress Zhang.

"Oh, I accidentally knocked over the kettle, and the boiling water scalded me. What's the big deal?"

"Yeah?

Did you go to Empress Zhang's palace that night?

"You lecherous brat, how dare you make a move on Empress Zhang? What kind of person are you?" Sun Chuanting's tone was aggressive.

Upon hearing this, Tian Ergeng became even more nervous.

"Sun Chuanting, don't wrong an innocent person! Do you have any evidence to prove what you're saying?"

"There is evidence, of course."

"Once I arrest you and hand you over to the Dali Temple for trial, you'll behave yourself."

Tian Ergeng also knew that Liang Tianqi was incorruptible and had a knack for solving cases.

If we get there, will there still be a good place?

Tian Ergeng took two steps back: "Sun Dapao! Don't think I'm afraid of you. You're just relying on your Shenji Battalion having two broken guns, aren't you?"

"If you're so capable, do you dare to fight me one-on-one?"

Upon hearing this, Sun Chuanting jumped off his horse and handed the musket to his men: "I've long heard that your Embroidered Spring Blade is extremely formidable."

Today is a good opportunity to learn from them.

Tian Ergeng thought to himself, "What I fear most is the firearms of your Shenji Battalion."

Since you don't use firearms, what am I afraid of?

As he spoke, he drew his embroidered spring knife.

Today, the Embroidered Spring Blade has become the iconic weapon of the Embroidered Uniform Guard. Civil and military officials turn pale at the mention of the Embroidered Uniform Guard and tremble at the sight of the Embroidered Spring Blade.

Sun Chuanting dared not be careless and took a large spear from his subordinate.

The saying goes, "He who strikes first gains the upper hand, and he who strikes last suffers the consequences." Tian Ergeng naturally understood this principle.

Without any hesitation, he slashed at Sun Chuanting's neck with his knife. If Sun Chuanting were to be wounded by him, he would lose ten lives.

The two men, swords and spears drawn, began to fight in front of the Jinyiwei (Imperial Guard) office.

In the blink of an eye, more than ten rounds had passed, and the outcome remained undecided.

As Sun Chuanting fought, he thought to himself, Tian Ergeng is known as the leader of the "Five Tigers" and the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard. He is indeed not without reason.

The Embroidered Spring Knife was wielded with incredible skill in his hands.

He wielded his broadsword with impenetrable skill, protecting his upper, middle, and lower body.

Sun Chuanting's spear simply couldn't be inserted.

Tian Ergeng had long heard of Sun Chuanting's reputation. In his mind, Sun Chuanting only knew how to use firearms, but he never expected that his marksmanship was also so good.

After fighting for so long, I haven't gained the upper hand at all.

He thought to himself that if the fight continued like this, he might not be a match for Sun Chuanting. Where would the Embroidered Uniform Guard's reputation be?

In the process of apprehending others, very few people can survive three rounds of being killed by their own blade.

However, Sun Chuanting had already gone through ten rounds and still hadn't shown any weakness.

Thinking of this, he used his ultimate move, "Splitting Mount Hua with Force".

He held the knife in both hands and slashed it down at Sun Chuanting's head.

The soldiers of the Shenji Battalion were all taken aback by what they saw.

They were all worried about Sun Chuanting.

When Sun Chuanting saw the broadsword coming down, he did not dodge, but instead held his spear horizontally to block it.

In my ears, I heard a loud clang as the two weapons clashed together.

Sun Chuanting took a few steps back before regaining his footing.

Looking at Tian Ergeng again, the blade of his embroidered spring knife had been chipped and bent.

He felt a tingling sensation in his arms, and the web between his thumb and forefinger was ripped open, with blood flowing down his face. He almost dropped the Shouchun knife from his hand.

Just as Tian Ergeng was in shock, Sun Chuanting stabbed him in the groin of his left thigh with a spear, about three inches deep.

"Ouch, that hurts so much!"

Sun Chuanting pulled his spear back, and blood gushed out with a "plop".

Sun Chuanting ordered his soldiers to seize Tian Ergeng.

Seeing that the other party was holding a musket, the Imperial Guards dared not step forward and watched helplessly as Sun Chuanting arrested Tian Ergeng.

The little mouse was so frightened that it trembled all over and didn't dare to utter a single fart.

Tian Ergeng grew anxious and angrily asked, "Sun Chuanting, what are you trying to do? Aren't you afraid that the Ninth Prince will cause you trouble?"