After rebirth, I became a national teacher

"Quick, go to the Minister's Mansion and report the news immediately!"

In the crisis, Captain Li only thought of this.

As long as his brother-in-law is willing to rescue him, he still has a chance of survival.

Then he said to the eight pirates:

"If you want to live, run quickly and climb over the wall out the back door!"

If these people can get away, the evidence won't be conclusive, and his brother-in-law will be able to help him better.

When the eight Japanese pirates heard that the yamen runners were coming, they became very nervous.

Although the imperial court's troops were very weak, dozens of them could often defeat an army of thousands of people.

But that is based on the premise that there are many companions cooperating with each other, and there are horses on the field that can charge into the battle, and if they cannot win, they can immediately escape.

Now there are only eight of them and they are trapped in the city. They will be dead if they are surrounded by several times more yamen runners.

Several people immediately ran to the back door under the guidance of Li's servants.

However, when I ran to the back door, I found that it was locked from the outside and could not be opened no matter how hard I tried.

After struggling for a while, they finally opened the back door, and then they were horrified to find that there were many yamen runners holding crossbows outside, with their bowstrings fully drawn and looking at them eagerly.

As soon as they saw a few Japanese pirates appearing, they started shooting at them.

No matter how strong the Japanese pirates were, they were still flesh and blood. Under such dense arrows, even though they reacted quickly, three of them were still hit.

Two of them were fatally wounded.

Without caring about their companions, the remaining Japanese pirates quickly closed the door.

Almost immediately, there was a sound of banging on the door.

The Japanese pirates had no choice but to retreat to the front yard.

"Are there any other doors?"

"No more, just two doors in front and back!"

"There are crossbowmen in the backyard, let's kill them from the front door!"

The Japanese pirate leader said angrily.

Captain Li immediately led his men to the gate and tried to negotiate with the yamen runners outside in order to buy time for the Japanese pirates.

When he walked to the front, he saw that the person leading the yamen runners was a young man wearing a brocade robe and with handsome features.

As soon as he saw him, he shouted loudly with a righteous look on his face:

"Captain Li! Last night, the Cihang Temple in the east of the city and Yangfeng Town were looted by Japanese pirates. Someone saw with their own eyes that the remaining pirates brought the stolen property from the Cihang Temple to your house. Hurry up and hand over the pirates and the property of the victims, and come with me to the government office to confess your crime!"

Chen Qingzhu and others rushed around several times that night, and by this time, it was already dawn.

Hearing the noise made by the yamen runners, many people who had gotten up early to buy breakfast came over to watch the fun.

The neighborhood where Captain Li lived was not an area where dignitaries gathered, but one where common people with some money lived.

When there is no tiger in the mountain, the monkey becomes king.

Li Qianhu relied on the fact that no one had a higher status than him and often acted tyrannically and bullied his neighbors. He did countless things, such as eating free meals, occupying other people's houses, and forcing beautiful girls and wives from the neighborhood.

The people around him hated him very much, but there was nothing they could do about it.

After hearing Zheng Yuannai's words at this time, I finally understood why the Li Mansion was surrounded.

There was no one who did not believe it, and they all said:

"Not only does Captain Li bully his neighbors, he also colludes with the Japanese pirates. He is so evil!"

"Catch him and behead him!"

"Hush, please keep your voice down. I'm afraid there's someone behind him. If he doesn't die this time, he'll come back to take revenge on us!"

"If we can't die, it's really unfair!"

Upon hearing this, Captain Li immediately became furious:

"Where did this jerk come from to slander your Grandpa Li? I am an official appointed by the imperial court, how could I possibly harbor Japanese pirates!"

Zheng Yuannai ignored him and gave the order directly:

"How can the government office wrongly accuse you of a crime? Come, tie him up and send him to the government office!"

Captain Li had already understood by now that he was being plotted against by Cihang Temple.

Although he didn't understand what was going on, he had the upper hand over Cihang Temple.

The government office is now under the control of a man named Yan, who must be in cahoots with Cihang Temple. If I enter the government office, I might not be able to come out alive.

A group of yamen runners immediately followed the order and surrounded Captain Li.

Li Qianhu was very anxious when he saw this. He drew his attendant's sword and pointed at the runners and shouted:

"I will never go to the government office before someone comes from the Minister's Mansion! I am the brother-in-law of Minister Qian of the Ministry of War! If any of you dare to take a step forward, the sword has no eyes, and it will be in vain to chop you down!"

After hearing this, the bailiffs really didn't dare to approach any closer.

At this moment, sounds of running and shouting were heard from behind.

In full view of the crowd, several Japanese pirates were seen running hard towards the main gate, followed by more than twenty armed yamen runners.

Somehow, the two Japanese pirates running in the front tripped over something and fell flat on their faces.

The three behind seemed to be tripped by the two of them and were unable to stop and fell on them.

The knives in their hands also chopped on the two men.

The two Japanese pirates screamed immediately.

Upon seeing this, the pursuing yamen runners immediately swarmed over and arrested several people.

After a scuffle, the Japanese pirates were covered in blood and were dying. They were tied up tightly by the yamen runners.

The leading yamen runner stepped forward and reported:

"Commander, these pirates escaped from the back door of Li's mansion. We shot three of them. Now we have captured the other five!"

Zheng Yuannai looked serious and angrily glared at Captain Li:

"Captain Li, the Japanese pirates you were hiding were captured on the spot. What else do you have to say?"

When Captain Li heard the word "commander-in-chief", he immediately guessed Zheng Yuannai's identity.

Just as he was about to shout that he was being framed by the Cihang Temple and its believers, he suddenly found that his neck seemed to be strangled by something and he could not make a sound.

What’s even weirder is that my body can’t move at all.

At the critical moment when he needed to defend himself, he was unable to speak or move his body, which made Li Qianhu anxious and scared, and his face turned red and his neck became thick.

To the yamen runners and the onlookers, this was naturally irrefutable evidence of guilt, and Captain Li was so frightened that he could not think of any excuse.

Only Zheng Yuannai knew that all this was the work of the temple master.

At present, all events are developing in an orderly manner according to the master's assumptions.

This made Zheng Yuannai, who was taking on the responsibility independently for the first time, feel more at ease. He followed the instructions of the temple master and said loudly:

"Captain Li, tell me the truth. How did you, a captain of the army, collude with these pirates? With your position, you should not be able to provide them with too many conveniences, right? Is there someone else involved behind this?"

The onlookers and yamen runners all thought it made a lot of sense.

I don't know who shouted:

"Didn't he say that his brother-in-law is Minister Qian of the Ministry of War? The Minister is a high-ranking official, so he must be in collusion with the Minister!"

"That's right! His brother-in-law's surname is Qian. It is said that he is a big family on the southeast coast. It makes perfect sense that he colluded with the Japanese pirates!"

Captain Li became more and more anxious as he listened. It was winter and beads of sweat were dripping down his forehead.

Although it is true that the Qian family cooperated with the Japanese pirates, how could such a deadly thing be widely spread!

At that time, if his brother-in-law is investigated by the court, can he still be protected?

These bitches in Cihangguan are so cunning and hateful!

Just as he was getting anxious, he suddenly felt his hand move.

Captain Li was terrified.

Because he saw his hand holding the knife rising up uncontrollably, and he felt a cold touch on his neck.

Then there was a pain and a surge of heat.