Chapter 249 Law Enforcement on the Street
Chapter 249 Law Enforcement on the Street
Xiao Xia didn't expect the opportunity to come so soon. It seemed that Yun Shide's violation of the curfew order was a common occurrence.
Xiao Xia immediately put on his armor and rushed to Pingkangfang to join up with a patrol team there.
For many children of the powerful and wealthy, the night is just the beginning of a good life. They eat and drink to their heart's content in a restaurant, and then go to a brothel to enjoy the gentle tenderness of water. If they haven't started a family yet, it's okay to stay up all night.
But for many people who are married and have children, staying up all night is unrealistic. If your wife is angry, you can coax her, but if your powerful father-in-law is angry, how can you coax him?
For the children of the rich and powerful who are greedy and have to rush home, the curfew system is a difficult problem that they have to face. But there is always a way. If you have a plan, I have a ladder. Many children of wealthy families will bring a few servants with them. They will have fun in the brothel while the servants will wait outside with ladders.
The gate of Pingkangfang is closed, but it doesn’t matter. I will climb over the wall with a ladder to get out. What if there is a patrol outside? It doesn’t matter either. After the patrol passes, I will climb over another wall across the street and we will all walk inside the square.
Of course, if your family is powerful enough, you don’t even need to climb over the wall. You can just open the gate and go out, and you don’t have to walk through the inner part of the neighborhood. The patrol team won’t dare to embarrass you, so you can just go home in a swagger without having to suffer the pain of climbing over the wall.
Therefore, the gate of Pingkangfang is always in an elastic state and can be opened a crack at any time. There are too many children of powerful and wealthy people returning home in the middle of the night, and the people guarding the gate cannot afford to offend them.
Yun Shide has married and has children, but he is also obsessed with a romantic life, and returning home in the middle of the night is commonplace. His father Yun Dingxing's mansion is in Xuanyangfang, opposite Pingkangfang, but Yun Shide has his own mansion in Chongyifang next to Xuanyangfang, just diagonally opposite Pingkangfang. It can be reached in an incense stick of walking time, and even faster on horseback.
At the first watch, Yun Shide rode out of Pingkangfang on horseback with three servants. He was the prince's brother-in-law, so he naturally didn't need to climb over the wall. The soldiers guarding the gate also knew him and would open the door for him respectfully no matter how late it was.
Yun Shide was riding his horse slowly on the street and kept seeing dark shadows climbing over the wall and sneaking along the wall like mice.
Yun Shide was really proud. He enjoyed the sense of superiority that power brought him. In all these years, when had he ever climbed over the wall?
At this moment, there was an explosion near the wall, and someone shouted, "The Wuhou Guards are coming!"
Countless figures were seen running wildly in the darkness. Yun Shide felt a little puzzled. The Wuhou Guards had seldom come to Pingkangfang for patrol in the past two years. Why did they come today?
Although it was strange, Yun Shide had no intention of running away. His three servants were worried and whispered to him, "Master, why don't we hide here too!"
Yun Shide glared at them fiercely, "It's not like we haven't encountered patrols before, there's nothing to be afraid of!"
At this time, a patrol team of 100 Wuhou Guard cavalrymen came on horseback and surrounded Yun Shide and the three servants in an instant. The leading officer shouted, "Do you have a pass?"
Of course there are passes for night use, but they are mainly for officials who work overtime until night or have to rush to the court for urgent matters. Basically, each department has a night pass, and whoever is on duty and goes home late will get the pass.
The royal family and high-ranking officials above the third rank all had their own passes. Yun Dingxing had a pass, but Yun Shide did not. His father also needed one himself, so of course he would not give it to him.
Yun Shide's servant shouted, "My master is the prince's brother-in-law, what pass do you need?"
In the past, when they shouted this, the patrol team would immediately turn around and leave without making things difficult for them, but that was no longer the case today.
The general sneered, "Your Highness the Crown Prince has always been law-abiding. How dare you slander His Highness the Crown Prince? Arrest them!"
The soldiers rushed forward, Yun Shide and three servants drew their swords and shouted, "Who dares to touch me?"
The soldiers retreated one after another and everyone stood still.
Yun Shide shouted, "Get out!"
The three servants were all warriors. They drew their swords and charged forward, and were about to charge out.
Suddenly, several large nets fell from overhead, instantly covering the three people. The soldiers worked together to drag Yun Shide and the three servants off their horses, pinned them to the ground and tied them up. Yun Shide was so angry that his lungs were about to explode, and he shouted, "I am the eldest son of the Yun family, I must kill you!"
Suddenly, a voice said coldly: "This man dared to draw his sword and resist arrest, he should be punished severely!"
Yun Shide looked up and saw Xiao Xia, who was wearing armor, staring at him coldly. He understood instantly, as if he had fallen into an icy cave. At dawn, the three released servants ran back to Chongyifang. Soon, Yun Shide's wife came to Xuanyangfang crying again, asking her father-in-law Yun Dingxing for help.
Yun Dingxing has been like a leaf hit by frost these past few days, wilted and depressed. He did something evil for the prince, and as a result, his title was stripped from him.
The Yun family originally relied on a county duke title to support their appearance. Now that the title is gone and the county duke sign above the gate has also been taken down, the Yun family is in a semi-collapsed state.
When Yun Dingxing heard that his eldest son was caught by the patrolling Wuhou Guards last night, his head buzzed and he was immediately angry and resentful. He was angry that his son was not up to the standard and went to Pingkangfang to eat, drink, gamble and have sex all day long. He hated that the Yun family was unlucky and anyone dared to step on them.
There was no other choice, Yun Dingxing could only run to the prince for help.
Upon hearing that Yun Shide was captured by the Wuhou Guards, Crown Prince Yang Yong was speechless for a long time. He knew without a doubt that Xiao Xia had taken action against the Yun family.
Yang Yong sent someone to fetch his eldest son Yang Yan and said to him, "Accompany your grandfather to the military office of the Right Wuhou Guard General and ask Gao Changshi of the General's Office to come forward and bring back your cousin Yun Shide."
Yang Yong didn't want to go directly to Xiao Xia. He heard that Xiao Xia had a falling out with his father Yang Guang last night. He felt proud but also guilty. After all, he was the one who tricked Xiao Xia behind her back. He knew that Xiao Xia would never give him face at this time.
Fortunately, Gao Biaoren, the chief officer of the Right Wuhou Guard, is also his brother-in-law and can help.
The eldest son Yang Yan agreed and hurriedly took Yun Dingxing to the General's Mansion and found Gao Biaoren. Gao Biaoren heard that Yun Shide was arrested for violating curfew, which was a trivial matter, so he immediately sent his men to the military camp to demand his release.
Soon, Gao Biaoren's men came back, but they did not bring back Yun Shide. Gao Biaoren was startled, "What happened?"
The subordinate said with a strange look on his face: "General Xiao said that according to the Kaihuang Order, Yun Shide not only violated the curfew last night, but also used force to resist law enforcement. His attitude was bad, so he should be punished to the maximum extent, detained for three months and caned 100 times."
Gao Biaoren secretly cried out that something was not good. He was careless. This was no small matter. It was clearly Xiao Xia who attacked the Yun family. Behind Xiao Xia was the Prince of Jin, and behind the Yun family was the Crown Prince. His father repeatedly warned him not to be dragged into the fight for the throne.
He apologized to Yun Dingxing, "General Xiao has just taken office, and he must be very strict in enforcing the law. Lord Yun, I have tried my best. I am sorry that I cannot help you. Please go to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and think of other ways. There must be a way. He will not be detained for three months. Don't worry, I will make sure your son will not be abused."
Yun Dingxing almost fainted. He was detained for three months and had to be caned 100 times. Would his son still be alive? This was clearly Xiao Xia's revenge for Shangqing Commercial Bank.
Yun Dingxing had no choice but to go find the prince again. The prince had already received news from his eldest son Yang Yan that Yun Shide had used force against patrol soldiers last night and was captured by Xiao Xia personally.
This time, Crown Prince Yang Yong refused to help anymore and refused to see Yun Dingxing.
Yang Yong knew very well that there was a trap here. Yun Shide had done a lot of evil things over the years. What if this kid confessed everything and he went to interfere? Xiao Xia would take the opportunity to file another imperial complaint, impeaching him for condoning foreign relatives bullying men and women, despising the emperor's authority, and resisting the Kaihuang Order. Given his father's temper, wouldn't he be in trouble again?
Yun Dingxing was turned away and was so angry that he trembled all over and cursed the prince for being heartless and ungrateful.
Yang Yan couldn't bear to listen any longer, so he said to his grandfather, "Grandpa, my father said that we can't put pressure on Xiao Xia anymore. If we make him angry, he will say that the person has been released. Then we will have to go outside the city to collect the body of my cousin. My father suggested that you should take the initiative to find Xiao Xia and see what conditions he has."
Yun Dingxing had no choice but to run back to the military camp. At this time, he had to tear off his old face and beg Xiao Xia to show mercy. He stood in front of the military camp gate and waited. Not long after, a soldier came out and clasped his fists and said, "Is this old man Yun Gong?"
Yun Dingxing hurriedly said: "I am Yun Dingxing!"
The soldier handed him a note, "This is a note from your son!"
Yun Dingxing quickly took the note and opened it. It was indeed his son's handwriting, with only one line of words: "Manager Xu knows how to save me!"
(End of this chapter)