The questioning drew laughter from the crowd.

The head yamen runner said with disdain, "Pretty boy, are you scared silly by us? How can you be talking nonsense?"

"The Imperial City Yamen treats its citizens like this?"

"Who do you think you are, an imperial censor or a prime minister? Speaking so boldly, aren't you afraid of tripping over your own tongue?!"

Hearing this, Jiang Chen glanced at him coldly. The sinister look in his eyes made the head yamen runner recall the kick he had received earlier, and his legs went weak.

But he quickly suppressed his fear and said with angry embarrassment, "You lowly commoner, you dare to glare at me? Are you planning to attack an official again?"

"Someone dishonest like you should be sent to prison to be taught a lesson, so that you won't grow too ambitious and develop thoughts of rebelling against the court in the future!"

After speaking, the yamen runner took the lead and pounced on Jiang Chen.

But his crude skills were no match for Jiang Chen. In the blink of an eye, he was subdued, and Jiang Chen kicked him down again in a sorry state.

"A mere yamen runner dares to be so arrogant. When your superiors arrive, this young master will have a good look at what kind of person can turn the Imperial City Yamen into such a smoggy mess!"

Looking down at the head yamen runner, Jiang Chen's tone was icy, and his eyes were full of killing intent.

But the head yamen runner didn't notice it and still yelled, "Pretty boy, don't think you can be proud just because you have some skills. If you offend me, you'll definitely come to no good!"

"When the court people come, you can wait for prison! I will definitely dig out your eyes to vent my anger!"

After threatening, the head yamen runner suddenly raised his voice and shouted hysterically, "What are you all waiting for? Get him!"

"Whoever takes down this pretty boy, I'll promote him to be my deputy!"

Hearing this, the yamen runners who were standing in place, somewhat fearful of Jiang Chen, quickly moved, forming a siege.

Extremely bold and reckless!

Looking at their eager appearance, Xu Mu and the other Imperial Guards all showed disdain, preparing to take the opportunity to teach these guys a good lesson.

In front of everyone, they dared to abuse their power like this, let alone when no one was watching.

Just as the two sides were about to clash, a roar mixed with terror broke the situation.

"Stop!"

"You bunch of bastards, what are you doing behind my back?!"

Roaring with all his strength, Zhao Lufeng grabbed the hem of his official robe, rushed through the crowd, and ran to the confrontation scene.

He was the civil judge of the Imperial City Yamen, in charge of criminal lawsuits. He had a deep qualification and had some face in the Yamen. He usually cared about his appearance and rarely lost his composure.

But at this time, he was running wildly with no image at all, and he didn't even know that the hat on his head had fallen off.

His heart was full of anxiety: "These dogs actually dare to offend His Majesty, this is going to cost me my old life!"

"If this matter blows up today, I'm afraid my Zhao family will have no way to survive..."

But the head yamen runner didn't see the abnormality of this adult at this time. He thought he had waited for a savior, and his eyes lit up as he cried, "Sir, you've finally arrived!"

"This pretty boy is contemptuous of the court's majesty and attacked an official in public. We can't condone this kind of..."

*Pa!*

*Pa pa pa!*

Zhao Lufeng was so angry that he lost his mind, and slapped the head yamen runner left and right, making his eyes see stars, and several of his teeth loosened.

"You bastard, what are you talking about?!"

"I have taught you many times for being arrogant at work. Why don't you change?"

"We can't afford someone like you in the Imperial City Yamen!"

"From now on, you are dismissed! Go back and pack your things, and get out of here immediately!"

Although he didn't know what happened, it certainly couldn't be His Majesty's fault. Then he could only sacrifice his nephew to calm the situation.

Of course, he wasn't such a heartless person.

As long as he could save his life, he could still rely on his connections to arrange for his nephew to go elsewhere after the storm passed, and everything would be the same as before. It would also prevent His Majesty from taking action himself and taking this kid's life.

But the head yamen runner didn't understand his uncle's good intentions. He looked surprised and said, "Uncle, what are you talking about?"

"The position of this yamen runner was obtained after spending a lot of money. You, how can you dismiss me?"

"If this matter is known to my family, how will you explain it?!"

Hearing this, Zhao Lufeng's face turned pale instantly, and he became even more panicked. The legs under his official robe began to tremble uncontrollably.

And Xu Mu and the others on the side looked at him playfully, their faces full of indifference, as if they were looking at a corpse.

The current Emperor hates corrupt officials and abuse of power the most.

This family has steadily stepped on these two landmines, and they deserve to die completely.

In the silent atmosphere, Jiang Chen slowly took a step and walked towards this uncle and nephew, sneering: "Master Zhao, this young master finally knows where this dog's confidence comes from!"

"It turns out, it's all given by you, his uncle!"

The seemingly ordinary words were full of murderous intent.

Cold sweat broke out on Zhao Lufeng's forehead. Thinking of those officials who had been beheaded during this period, and the river water stained red with the blood of the families of the criminals, he couldn't hold on any longer and knelt down with a *thump*.

Crying bitterly, he said, "Your Majesty, Young Master, it's my fault for not disciplining him strictly, which allowed this evil creature to offend you. Please, look..."

Looking at his once arrogant uncle, who was now so embarrassed, the head yamen runner was stunned.

Finally, he belatedly realized that he might have provoked someone he shouldn't have.

He quickly put away the disdain on his face and said cautiously, "Uncle, what are you doing? This pretty boy..."

But before he could finish speaking, he was stopped by his uncle's blood-stained eyes and dared not speak again.

Seeing this, Zhao Lufeng was relieved.

But when he glanced at Jiang Chen's face, he was shocked again, only feeling that his family was unfortunate, and he couldn't wait to kill this nephew alive now.

With a ferocious face, he gritted his teeth and said, "Bastard, how dare you speak like that? The one in front of you is the current Emperor!"

"If you dare to utter disrespectful words again, I will personally take action to clean up the family."

Emperor?

The faces of the yamen runners present instantly froze, and then their faces gradually turned pale, and their contemptuous and disdainful gazes were all replaced by horror.

This, how is this possible?

How could the dignified Emperor appear in the civilian area?!

*Bang bang bang!*

The head yamen runner, who was the first to react, knelt down and kowtowed frantically to Jiang Chen, without any reservation, almost using all his strength.

"Your Majesty, this lowly one's eyes failed to recognize Mount Tai. Please, Your Majesty, be magnanimous and spare this lowly one this time!"

"Your Majesty, please, please have mercy and spare this lowly one..."

With the actions of the head yamen runner, the original bluestone ground was soon stained red with blood.

But without Jiang Chen's permission, he didn't dare to stop at all...