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West Ward.

The enforcement team arrested Batel and his companions and sent them to the Jingzhao Prefecture government office.

Qin Feng personally led his men to go with them.

He won back every penny he received, and even borrowed 10,000 taels of silver from the gambling den, which he eventually lost entirely.

They not only smashed up the gambling den, but also completely destroyed the inn, injuring many people.

"Lord Qin!"

Prefect Liu was waiting at the entrance of the Jingzhao Prefecture government office. When he saw Qin Feng coming, he jogged over to greet him.

He didn't sleep a wink last night after hearing the news.

He pondered how to handle this matter.

This is tricky!

These damned wild boar skins, instead of hurrying away from the capital after receiving their annual stipends, what are they doing in gambling dens?

What do we do now that we've lost all our money?

However, Qin Feng's methods are truly ruthless. He actually set up such a scheme to get all the other party's money. Is there any imperial authorization behind this?

Prefect Liu thought about many things all night.

"Lord Liu, I'm sorry to trouble you, but this is truly outrageous. Not only have they smashed up gambling dens and inns in the streets, but they've also injured many people in Xifang. I'm at my wit's end. If I don't arrest them, how can I explain this to the people? But if I do arrest them, these are all envoys from the grasslands, it's really..."

Qin Feng cupped his hands in greeting and said with a look of annoyance.

He seemed quite troubled by this matter.

"Yes, I understand!"

Prefect Liu nodded without showing any emotion, but inwardly he was cursing.

What place is Xifang?

If something like this could happen in your own stronghold, Qin Feng, without your approval, let alone smashing up the inn, a few wild boar hides wouldn't even be able to get into the gambling den.

How could things have gotten to this point?

If you don't solve it yourself, and now you're just leaving it to the Jingzhao Prefecture government, what are they supposed to do?

"However, Lord Qin, I'm afraid the Jingzhao Prefecture cannot handle this case. Please let me explain: these individuals are all envoys, and in principle, they are not under the jurisdiction of the capital. You should send them to the Ministry of Justice or the Ministry of Rites for processing. Generally, the Ministry of Rites is responsible for handling external cases!"

Speaking of it.

Prefect Liu waved his hand, signaling all the constables around him to leave.

He dragged Qin Feng to the side of the yamen.

"Lord Qin, I am a few years older than you, and I am shamelessly calling you 'brother,' but I really dare not accept it. If you ever need my help in the future, I will definitely do so without hesitation. However, the Jingzhao Prefecture really has no way to handle these few wild boar skins. Those scholars of the Nanlin Party will probably eat you alive."

"What are you doing!"

Seeing the other party pull out a stack of silver notes and stuff them into his hands, Qin Feng hurriedly began to refuse.

"Oh dear, you can't accept this! We're all serving the Emperor, what are you doing, Lord Liu?"

"I really can't accept this..."

"It's a pity we didn't meet sooner! From our first meeting, I knew you were different from the scholars in the court. I was right. Shall I take my men to the Ministry of Rites?"

I felt its thickness.

The minimum amount of silver notes slipped in was one thousand taels.

Without making a sound, Qin Feng tucked the item into his sleeve and sighed softly.

"The Jingzhao Prefecture is responsible for the security of the entire capital. It has a lot of official business to handle every day. This is because I did not consider it carefully... This matter should be handled by the Ministry of Rites."

Watching Qin Feng leave with his men.

Prefect Liu wiped the sweat from his brow, and the weight that had been hanging over his chest finally lifted.

They've finally left.

He finally understood that Qin Feng was not a proper scholar at all; he was ruthless and would do anything to achieve his goals.

"If the Nanlin Party cannot deal with this kid once and for all, they will likely face serious trouble in the future."

He shook his head and sighed.

Prefect Liu glanced back at Li Lang.

He whispered the instructions:

"From now on, work diligently under Lord Qin's guidance!"

"Ah? My lord, I..."

Upon hearing this, Li Lang was greatly surprised.

"What's the panic? If I'm not mistaken, Lord Qin won't be able to hold the position of Vice Minister of the Ministry of Works for long. He'll be promoted soon. If you work hard, you might be able to get a position in the future too."

Prefect Liu waved his hand, sighed, and walked into the yamen.

……

That afternoon.

Qin Feng led his men, dragging a group of wild boar hides, and openly visited many government offices in the capital.

The Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of Justice, and even the secret police all went.

No one was willing to take over.

Within half a day, everyone in the capital knew what had happened.

Wild Boar Skin lost his annual allowance in gambling and, in a fit of rage, tried to steal it back. He smashed up a shop in the West Ward and injured people.

"What if nobody wants him? Young master, why don't we just take him outside the city and bury him? He's no use being kept alive."

Niu Wu, standing to the side, blinked his wise eyes.

They actually started analyzing the problem on their own initiative.

"Losing so much money, isn't he just like Uncle Wang in the village back then? He lost the money he robbed on the way back, and he was too ashamed to come back. In the end, he had to work outside for several months by himself until he had robbed enough before he came back."

"Alright, stop analyzing. Your analysis is giving me a headache!"

Qin Feng rolled his eyes at the guy.

During their time in the capital, Niu Wu and Liu Tu have enjoyed a comfortable life.

Both of them gained weight.

"Let's just wait here. It won't be long before the Emperor summons them to the palace. These scholars can't come up with a solution themselves, so they'll definitely go to the palace and pass the problem on to the Emperor. There's no need to think about it."

Qin Feng got into a carriage and simply lay down.

He ordered his men to place all the wild boar hides under the city wall at the palace gate and wait for the palace to tell him when to bring his men inside.

None of the Imperial Guards responsible for guarding the palace gates had ever seen such a scene before.

A dozen or so wild boars had their shirts removed, their bodies tightly bound, and were forced to squat under the city wall.

Anyone who dares to make a move.

Several burly men opposite him were carrying whips and would immediately lash out.

This is an envoy from the grasslands. In previous years, when he came to the Great Zhou, he was arrogant and wouldn't even hand over his sword when he entered the palace.

For this matter.

One of the captains of the Imperial Guard was even punished.

After being slapped in public, the civil officials turned around and accused their captain of disrespecting the envoy.

He was fined a full year's salary.

Where is he/she?

Upon receiving the news, a dark-faced captain of the Imperial Guard rushed over from another palace gate.

"Captain, they're crouching right below our city wall!"

"Keep an eye on things inside the palace. I'm going out to take a look. I know Lord Qin; I was the one who led the men to escort him out of the palace when that fight broke out there. Quite the tactic!"

The captain of the Imperial Guard grinned and licked his lips.

He was slapped in public by several wild boars, and when he fought back, he was fined a year's salary.

did not expect.

Now it's finally in my hands.

If you were to say that all the officials in the court combined were no match for Lord Qin, he simply couldn't understand why they were all so eager to curry favor with him over something as trivial as a wild boar hide.

"Go get some mung bean soup and give it to those people outside. It's so hot; it must be hard for them."

"We're in charge of keeping an eye on a few wild boar hides so they can get some rest."

"Go quickly!"

soon.

The captain of the Imperial Guard was carrying a whip.

He personally guarded the wild boars that were squatting in a row, occasionally cracking his whip and striking them.

……

The Imperial Study.

"What did you say?"

Zhou Zhengde suddenly raised his head and asked with a gloomy expression.