Old Lady Sima did not move in the front hall surrounded by a group of wives and guests.

At this time, no one spoke, and they were looking anxiously outside the door.

The Sima family was glorious on the surface, but everyone inside knew that the court was very dissatisfied with Sima Xiangde's behavior of deceiving superiors and concealing subordinates, and stubbornly resisting the implementation of the "New Policy". The court had long regarded it as a thorn in his side.

Now that the officers and soldiers suddenly appeared, those who knew the inside story were very uneasy, their eyes were shining, and many people regretted that they shouldn't have come today.

Among them is Wang Jichang's father. He thought of his son Hua and frowned. Although he was uneasy in his heart, he felt that the problem should not be big.

Old Mrs. Sima was leaning on crutches, expressionless, and her eyes closed were pretending to sleep.

She was either a daughter-in-law, a granddaughter, and many "daughters", "granddaughters", as well as servants and guests, forty or fifty people.

Sima Xiangde, with a large group of people, came to the door.

He saw a group of strange officials, his expression suddenly sank. He held his hands behind his back, his face blankly, and shouted with a majestic look: "I am the prefect of Suzhou Prefecture. Who are you? Why are you entering the city? I don't know?"

As the prefect of Suzhou Prefecture, under the banner of "restoreing the old Han and Tang systems", the power of the prefect was greatly expanded and was no longer a puppet of the past.

There is a big deal, and the army enters the city, as a prefect, you must get a prestigious person.

The leader of Dutou, wearing heavy armor, stepped forward and stared at Sima Xiangde, and said coldly: "Zhejiang Road Supervisor and Censor, was ordered to call the troops of Suzhou Prefecture. I was the general to act under the order, and I didn't need to know only anyone in Suzhou Prefecture."

Behind Sima Xiangde, there were also a group of officials from all over the Suzhou Prefecture. When he heard this, his expression changed and he couldn't help looking at Sima Xiangde.

The Zhejiang Road Censor is Wang Chengming. Hasn’t Wang Chengming been driven away by Sima Xiangde? They all saw Wang Chengming leave Suzhou Prefecture with their own eyes?

Sima Xiangde's face was as deep as water at this moment. He thought that he was deceived by Sima Xiangde's tricks!

He pretended to be bound by his mother's old love and had to leave Suzhou Prefecture. In fact, he was building a plank road openly and secretly crossing Chencang, and quietly killed another shot!

He could no longer remember that Wang Chengming also wrote a memorial to defend him.

He searched with his eyes, but did not see Wang Chengming, and said angrily: "Even the Censor, there is no right to surround our house. Not to mention that he is a small Censor, even the Governor's Office, there is no power!"

Duo sneered and said, "I just said that I am under the order and accepting the dispatch. As for other matters, I will not ask about anything else."

Sima Xiangde stared at this man coldly and said, "What the hell are you going to do?"

Du said lightly: "Wait."

Sima Xiangde's face was gloomy. Seeing that there were officers and soldiers around him, the Sima Mansion was surrounded by water. Wang Chengming did not show up, so he could only snort coldly and turn back.

He felt a strong sense of crisis in his heart, and he was thinking about countermeasures while walking.

The officials behind him were even more frightened and could not hide their fear.

But they all depended on Sima Xiangde, and knew Sima Xiangde's "energy". They endured their fear and turned around with Sima Xiangde.

The leaders ignored the troops and stood in front of the gate of Sima's mansion, holding a sword in his hand - one man should be the pass and ten thousand men will not open.

Sima Mansion front hall.

A servant ran in at a faster speed and reported: "The old lady, as mentioned earlier, seems to be the person brought by the inspector Wang Chengming."

The old lady listened, and she was unstable and almost fell down.

"Mother/Grandmother..." The crowd was panicked and hurriedly went to help.

The old lady's face was ashamed, and she had already inhaled more and had less breathing. She forced herself to come and said, "Go, tell the Lord, just say, don't do anything, remember, don't do anything!"

The servant was shocked and ran back quickly.

Sima Xiangde did not come in, but stood not far from the door.

His face was gloomy, and his mind was rapidly changing, thinking about solutions.

The people beside him were even more worried than him. If Sima Xiangde fell, they would be even more miserable!

An official who looked like a divine cao stepped forward and said, "The Lord of the Mansion, the most urgent task is to notify the Governor's Office and ask the Governor's Office to come forward."

Sima Xiangde glanced at him and said nothing.

The governor's yamen on Zhejiang Road was not in Suzhou Prefecture, but in Hangzhou Prefecture. It was neither far nor near, so it could not save his anger.

An official stepped forward and whispered more and more: "Main Master, since Wang Chengming doesn't show up, he must have something to do. You might as well send someone out. We will give whatever he wants..."

Sima Xiangde had a gloomy face and still didn't say anything.

He investigated Wang Chengming, who was an extremely self-reliant person, a person who was not greedy or possessive, and even did not deliberately pursue fame. He was an alien in the officialdom.

The people present also began to discuss quietly, talking about various "methods".

The guests retreated quietly, watching coldly, and were also talking.

The sudden appearance of an army surrounding the Sima Mansion shows that the court has taken serious action and no longer abides by the "official rules".

At this time, the servant came over and whispered in his ear: "Master, the old lady said, please don't do anything."

Sima Xiangde glanced at him and ignored him.

In this case, how could he do nothing?

But, what can he do when he is trapped in the mansion?

He was thinking about how to protect himself and restrain Wang Chengming.

For such a long time, the reason why he stood firm is entirely due to his management's "fame". Now, the court ignores "public opinion", and he loses the basis for confronting the court.

At this moment, there was a sound of footsteps in front of Sima's mansion.

Wang Chengming and a middle-aged man walked in with a chatter and laughter.

Wang Chengming said: "Zhongcheng, I'm going to trouble you this time."

The middle-aged man next to Wang Chengming was wearing a goatee. He touched his beard and smiled, saying, "Whatever you said, I can't blame him for this kind of corrupt official on Zhejiang Road."

As the two of them said, they stepped into Sima's mansion and saw Sima Xiangde and his group, their original smiling faces instantly became solemn and cold.

Sima Xiangde looked at the two who appeared, and he knew each other, especially the goatee.

"I've seen the governor." Sima Xiangde hurried forward and raised his hand quickly.

The goatee is named Zhang Bingyi, and he is the governor of Zhejiang Road.

He said lightly: "Your question, the Censor Wang Chengming, has told me about it, and I have also carefully read it. Do you plead guilty or do you want me to take you directly?"

Sima Xiangde was stunned. He didn't expect Zhang Bingyi to appear here, and he didn't expect that Zhang Bingyi would just take him!

With their relationship, this is not the case!

Sima Xiangde looked at Wang Chengming with a serious and even cold face, stepped forward two steps and whispered to Zhang Gingyi: "Governor, some things can be explained very clearly by the subordinates, and some things can be confirmed by the subordinates, which is maliciously being framed!"

Zhang Bingyi snorted coldly and said, "You mean, I am not right or wrong, and I can't see the true or false clearly?"

Sima Xiangde felt chilled and realized that Zhang Guyi's attitude had changed.

The reason why he was able to stand firm in Suzhou Prefecture was that the court had no choice but to protect his body, in addition to "reputation", there was also the protection of the governor's yamen, either openly or secretly.
Chapter completed!