There's something wrong with me

Half a month later.

Morning.

Hucheng, Anqing County.

Inside the local yamen.

The county magistrate, a man in his forties, was pacing anxiously in the main hall, looking outside from time to time.

He had received a message three days ago that two princes were on their way.

This matter was so sudden that he was completely unprepared, but he couldn't help but feel excited!

He knew that those were the First Prince and the Seventh Prince!

Especially the First Prince, who, if in line, would be the Crown Prince!

What the Crown Prince meant was self-evident.

'I wonder what the two princes are here to do?'

He had been guessing for days, tossing and turning, unable to sleep well.

At this moment.

The county magistrate's assistant, a man in his thirties, trotted into the courtyard, followed by a stern-looking county sheriff.

The county magistrate's assistant was his deputy, responsible for clerical work such as documents and household registration.

The county sheriff was in charge of investigating cases, but after entering the courtyard, he didn't go to the main hall, but instead went to summon the constables in the yamen, preparing to receive the guests later.

"Your Honor!"

Now, the county magistrate's assistant entered the main hall and said anxiously to the county magistrate, "The post station sent a message that the two princes will arrive in an hour!"

"They're almost here?" The county magistrate quickly straightened his clothes.

Although it wouldn't be too late to tidy up his appearance after arriving at the place to receive the guests, the county magistrate was nervous.

'Calm down… Calm down…'

The county magistrate kept taking deep breaths, and after straightening his clothes several times, he looked at the equally excited county magistrate's assistant.

The county magistrate's assistant looked him up and down, and after seeing that there were no obvious wrinkles, he nodded.

"Your Honor, the etiquette is in order!"

"Good…" The county magistrate took another long breath, and then looked at the excited county magistrate's assistant again and said:

"Tell me… what are the two princes, with their noble status, doing in our small place?"

"Could it be that what we've been guessing these past few days is true, that they're here because of the banned books incident from a few years ago?"

"Most likely!" The county magistrate's assistant said with great certainty, "Our county is inconspicuous even in the entire Hucheng, and only this matter can…"

He pointed to the sky.

"Reach the heavens."

"But this case can no longer be investigated." The county magistrate felt a headache when he thought of this matter, "Our yamen has been running around for this case, up and down, for a long time, and even now we occasionally investigate.

But there really is no trace!

You, I, and the county sheriff, the three of us are not derelict in our duties!"

Speaking of this, the county magistrate suddenly felt a thud in his heart, and couldn't help but say to the county magistrate's assistant in horror, "Could it be… could it be that the two princes think the three of us are incompetent… and are therefore… therefore here to interrogate us?"

As he spoke, the county magistrate's head went blank, and coupled with the fact that he hadn't rested well these past few days, he fainted directly.

If the county magistrate's assistant hadn't been quick-witted, he would have fallen headfirst to the ground.

"Your Honor? Your Honor?" The county magistrate's assistant supported the county magistrate and hurriedly called out to him.

Looking at his anxious appearance, if outsiders saw it, they would naturally think that the relationship between the county magistrate's assistant and the county magistrate was very good.

In fact, what the county magistrate's assistant was thinking was that if the county magistrate couldn't be woken up, and if the two princes really came to interrogate them, then wouldn't he have to bear the blame himself?

Although he wasn't in charge of investigating cases, he was the county magistrate's deputy.

"Your Honor… Your Honor… please wake up…" The county magistrate's assistant was almost crying, "Don't leave me alone, I can't handle it…"

"Uh…" Under the county magistrate's assistant's sincere calls, the county magistrate slowly woke up.

"Who are you?" But he was so anxious that he had a brief episode of amnesia.

"Your Honor?" The county magistrate's assistant was stunned for a few seconds when he saw that the county magistrate didn't recognize him.

Then, without asking any questions, he dragged the county magistrate to meet the two princes first.

In this way, he supported the county magistrate, who had a confused look on his face, and walked.

Along the way, the constables standing in the yamen also followed excitedly one by one.

The official uniforms they wore today were also the new official uniforms that they usually didn't want to wear.

It could be said that they were showing the best side of their county.

But when they saw the county magistrate being dragged and supported in front of them, they felt a little strange.

"What's going on?" A constable asked his colleague next to him, "On such a good day, why does the magistrate look so absent-minded?"

"Can't you see?" The colleague said knowingly, "He's about to meet the two princes who came from the heavens, so he can't help but have weak legs and be excited!"

"That's right." The constable understood.

But in front of the constables.

The county sheriff narrowed his eyes and nodded slightly to the long-faced constable captain next to him.

The constable captain looked left and right, and while waving his hand to let everyone follow the county magistrate, he took a few steps back, looked at the county sheriff, and whispered:

"I thought that the matter from a few years ago had already been concluded and the government would no longer pursue it, but I didn't expect two princes to come today?

I also heard that the First Prince is proficient in investigating cases, Senior Brother, do you think they will investigate Master?"

"They definitely will." The county sheriff said as he walked, "In the past, you and I suppressed it, and some news was not reported.

But now that the meticulous First Prince is in charge, how can this be concealed?"

"Then?" The constable captain's eyes rolled, and he said with a determination to die, "Anyway, in a few days, you and I will also take a trip to the palace.

The inner palace is heavily guarded, with many hidden experts, and you and I have no hope of returning.

Why not take advantage of our official status at this moment to get close to those two princes and kill them first!

To repay Master for saving our lives back then!"

"Junior Brother, you don't have to provoke me, I'm not afraid of death either." The county sheriff's eyes were firm, and he remembered that he was a little beggar who was about to starve to death when he was a child.

The most ⊥ new ⊥ small ⊥ say ⊥ in ⊥ six ⊥ 9 ⊥ ⊥ book ⊥ ⊥ bar ⊥ ⊥ first ⊥ hair!

It was Master who discovered him, saw him, cooked a pot of rice soup for him, and fed him alive spoonful by spoonful.

"Master treated me with kindness as heavy as a mountain, I will definitely repay this life today, and repay Master for the kindness of feeding me a meal back then."

…

Several miles outside the county, hundreds of soldiers were encamped.

General Sheng, the leader of this expedition, led dozens of tall soldiers, following behind the First Prince and Zhang Feng, to meet the county magistrate and others who came from outside the camp.

As soon as they met.

As usual, the weapons of the county magistrate and others were taken down.

After the weapons were taken down.

The First Prince looked at the county magistrate who couldn't even stand still.

"Greetings, Your Highnesses!"

As the First Prince looked over, the county magistrate's spirit recovered immediately, and he hurriedly led the people to bow again.

The First Prince cut straight to the chase, looking at the county magistrate and others, "Regarding the banned books case back then, are there any clues now?"

"This…" The county magistrate kept rubbing his hands holding the gift, but couldn't say a word.

The county magistrate's assistant looked at the silent county sheriff, signaling him to say something.

At the same time.

Zhang Feng also followed the county magistrate's assistant's gaze and looked at the county sheriff and a constable captain beside him.

"Reporting to Your Highness…" The two pretended to be horrified and stepped forward, holding two rolls of bamboo books that had been inspected by the soldiers, seemingly to talk about the case.

'He has martial arts skills.' Zhang Feng saw that the county sheriff was slightly bent over, and his hands were slightly raised, which was a sign that he was about to exert force at any time.

The other constable captain, although there was horror on his face, there was more of a gloomy look between his eyebrows.

"Senior Brother!"

At this time, after approaching the First Prince by eight steps, the constable captain suddenly shouted, and the force in his hands shook the bamboo books open, scattering them to the surrounding soldiers.

The county sheriff took a step forward and reached out to grab the First Prince, who was a zhang away!

"Your Highness!" General Sheng was shocked and wanted to block in front.

Hua la—

Several soldiers behind the First Prince also stepped forward to protect the Seventh Prince and retreat.

"Xiao Qi, be careful!!" The First Prince subconsciously turned around, wanting to push his younger brother away from danger first.

Zhang Feng, however, was like a mountain falling into a river, not pushed by the First Prince, but instead, at the moment when the county sheriff attacked, he took a step forward a zhang away, stretched out his palm, forcibly shook open the county sheriff's grabbing hand with great force, and grabbed his neck, easily lifting him up, who weighed one hundred and fifty jin.

At the same time, Zhang Feng, thinking that he might be related to the banned books, didn't kill him, but instead suffocated him and knocked him unconscious, throwing him aside.

"Your Highness!" When his body landed, after everyone had a false alarm, they hurriedly captured the constable captain who had been subdued by the soldiers later, as well as the unconscious county sheriff, and pleaded guilty to the two princes in horror.

Between pleading guilty, they also looked at the Seventh Prince in surprise, not expecting that the Seventh Prince was actually a martial arts master!

But they didn't know if he had taken the forbidden fruit.

Thinking of this, they didn't dare to continue thinking about it.

The First Prince pushed away the soldiers protecting him, and just kept looking at Zhang Feng, looking at the once round little fatty, the little brother who loved to eat.

He just looked at him quietly for more than ten breaths, then shook his head and showed a gentle smile, "Xiao Qi, you've grown up. It's no longer your brother protecting you, but you protecting your brother."