The Female Assistant of Wei Yuyan Shuangfei

In the main hall of the county government, facing Liu Qing's sophistry and unyielding momentum, Xie Tingwen's trial came to a stalemate.

Except for Xie Tingwen and a group of yamen runners who seemed a little flustered, everyone else had already understood the overall situation. Even Liu Qing, who was in the situation, did not notice it.

Looking at the somewhat imposing Xie Tingwen, Liu Qing shouted loudly: "Master Xie! If you don't have evidence, please release me as soon as possible, otherwise..."

"What else?" Xie Tingwen asked coldly.

Seeing Xie Tingwen's change of attitude, Liu Qing was still a little confused. Since his back was facing the county government gate, he couldn't see what was happening behind him.

But Xie Tingwen saw clearly that at this moment a middle-aged man in crimson official uniform was walking towards the main hall, escorted by a group of soldiers.

Liu Qing was still arrogant, pointing his finger at Xie Tingwen and shouting, "How can a small county magistrate know the power of his superiors?"

"Shangguan?"

Xie Tingwen rolled his eyes as he spoke, and couldn't help but sneer, "Liu Qing! Are you talking about this gentleman?"

Liu Qing came back to his senses when he heard this. He turned around hurriedly and saw a scarlet figure coming into his sight. His original domineering attitude disappeared instantly after he saw the person coming.

"Wei..."

Before Liu Qing could even start talking, the visitor raised his hand to stop him. The visitor walked straight into the main hall, shook his robe and said, "Laigu County Magistrate Xie Tingwen, why don't you bow to your superior?"

Xie Tingwen listened to the questioning of the visitor without getting angry. He raised his hands high and clasped his fists to his right, then clasped his hands in the air and said, "According to the Great Song Law, I cannot bow when questioning a case. What is the address of this gentleman?"

"What a good Xie Tingwen! I am Wei Peng, the commander of the Yongzhou militia. You are a mere seventh-rank county magistrate, but you refused to pay homage to me when you saw me. You even threatened me with the Great Song Law. Do you know your crime?"

Xie Shuting couldn't help but frown as she listened to Wei Peng's rather domineering words and said, "So Liu Qing's backer is the Yongzhou Tuanlianshi. Although he is a fifth-rank official, what's the point of protecting him?"

Xie Ningzhi looked at Xie Shuting with a frown on her face, and said worriedly, "Little sister! Now that the other party's backstage has appeared, it seems like there is something wrong with you?"

"Brother! Do you think Wei Peng can handle the Liu Qing issue?" Xie Shuting asked.

“I also think it’s not that simple.”

Xie Ningzhi pondered for a moment and whispered, "Liu Qing is just a minor official. Why would Wei Peng take the risk to protect him? There must be something behind this."

Xie Shuting nodded, she had also thought of this.

Considering what Liu Qing had done, his backers would definitely sacrifice themselves to protect him, so they did not dare to put Liu Qing in jail.

But the situation that emerged in the main hall today was something no one had expected. A Yongzhou militia commander came forward and wanted to save Liu Qing, but this was obviously not enough.

"Little sister! We have to be careful in dealing with this." Xie Ningzhi reminded hurriedly.

Just as the two were discussing, they suddenly heard the sound of a wooden hammer in the main hall. Xie Tingwen shouted angrily, "Sir Wei! Although you are a superior, you are in charge of militia training. I'm afraid you can't get involved in this matter of punishment."

"You... are such a great Xie Tingwen."

Wei Peng said this viciously, then gave a look to the soldier next to him, who quickly handed him a letter.

Xie Tingwen frowned, glanced at the yamen runners standing with their heads bowed in the main hall, and then opened the letter with suspicion.

He originally thought that there would be a banknote in the envelope, but unexpectedly, there was no banknote but a brand new letter of authorization. It was brand new because the date on this letter of authorization was yesterday.

"Thank you, sir! What do you think? I can take care of it." Wei Peng asked with a smile.

Xie Tingwen glanced at the letter and a trace of anger suddenly appeared on his face, but he couldn't vent his anger at this moment because the other party had already seized the initiative.

Seeing Xie Tingwen remain silent for a long time, Wei Peng knew he had the upper hand, and shouted to the soldiers behind him: "Send Captain Liu to Yongzhou."

"Yes, sir." The soldiers responded repeatedly and quickly stepped forward to remove the shackles on Liu Qing.

Wei Peng glanced at Liu Qing, who looked a little slovenly at the moment, and said with a look of disdain: "How did you get into this state? What happened to the injury on your leg?"

"Reporting to Lord Wei, these are all minor injuries and I can get through them." Liu Qing leaned over and responded.

"Well! Let's go."

As Wei Peng was speaking, he was about to lead Liu Qing away. Everyone in the hall immediately began to talk, and they made no secret of their protection for Wei Peng in their words.

Just as the group was about to leave the hall, Xie Tingwen suddenly slammed the gavel and said, "Someone, come here! Detain Liu Qing for me."

All the yamen runners stood with their heads bowed, and no one chose to come forward.

Upon hearing this, Liu Qing turned around with a hint of sneer on his face and asked, "What? Master Xie, are you not going to let go?"

"How dare you, a criminal official, be so arrogant? Come on, who can help me arrest Liu Qing?"

Qi Yue had just taken a step forward and was about to attack when Cao Zhen quickly stepped forward, grabbed Liu Qing's throat, pulled him into the main hall and said, "Sir! The criminal Liu Qing awaits trial."

Xie Tingwen nodded approvingly, and Wei Peng felt a sudden chill in his heart when he saw the other party's shameless behavior.

"Thank you, sir! Are you illiterate, or do you intend to make things difficult for me?" Wei Peng asked in a cold voice, his eyes narrowed with an inexplicable murderous intent.

Xie Tingwen was not afraid of Wei Peng's coercion. He shook his sleeves and said, "Sir Wei! I don't think much of your tricks. You want to take Liu Qing away with just a letter of appointment. Sir Wei, do you think that coming to the government hall of Gu County is a child's play?"

Wei Peng was instantly frightened by Xie Tingwen's furious eyes and took a few steps back in panic. At this moment, his eyes were focused on the two plaques in the main hall of the county government.

I saw that one of them read "A bright mirror hangs high" and the other read "Driving away the waves and dust".

The two plaques were reflected by the sunlight, emitting a faint golden light, like two pairs of surveillance eyes, staring straight at him.

Wei Peng suddenly seemed to see a butcher's knife hanging around his neck and his head separated, and cold sweat broke out on his cheeks.

Liu Qing also noticed Wei Peng's condition and hurriedly called out, "Sir Wei! Please help me!"

"Poof!~"

Wei Peng came back to his senses after hearing the shout. Suddenly, blood rushed to his heart and he spat out a mouthful of scarlet blood. The originally domineering pressure weakened a little in an instant.

No one had expected the sudden change before their eyes. Fortunately, the soldier was quick to fetch a chair from the side and gently helped Wei Peng over.

Wei Peng sat on the chair, panting. After recovering for half a minute, he looked at Xie Tingwen sharply and said, "Master Xie! You said before that I have no right to inquire about criminal cases. Then where did you put the Ministry of Justice?"

"What do you mean, Lord Wei?" Xie Tingwen couldn't help but frown as he asked, thinking to himself that something was wrong.