Seeing Yang Fan so disrespectful to him, Duan Zhixuan was both angry and surprised.

I am holding an imperial edict in my hand!

Could this guy really dare to arrest someone by force?

Seeing the soldiers approaching step by step, it was obvious that they would not give up.

Duan Zhixuan really didn't know whether Yang Fan was just trying to give himself a warning or whether he really wanted to break up completely!

But he knew that he could not retreat, so he could only bite the bullet and fight.

Thinking of this, Duan Zhixuan raised the imperial edict and shouted: "Yang Fan, the imperial edict is here. Do you really want to disobey the emperor's order?"

Although he knew that Yang Fan did not take the imperial edict seriously, he knew that he could not give in at this time.

If you are afraid and let your own people be arrested, who will still be with you in the future?

So Duan Zhixuan decided to make the final struggle and did not want to retreat.

Of course, Yang Fan had no reason to retreat.

After finally getting such a good opportunity, how could he give up easily?

This is a good time to cut off the other party's wings.

Just take down all these squads.

From now on, Duan Zhixuan can't jump out of his palm no matter how hard he jumps in Jiangnan.

Therefore, Yang Fan took a few steps forward and said without any concession: "Duke Baoguo, this is Huating County, who are you scaring with the imperial edict?"

"Besides, the imperial edict is not something you use to do something wrong."

"Since you have come to Huating County as the Chief Governor, you should abide by the rules here."

"I will not accept the inspection for no reason and dare to beat officials. The circumstances are extremely serious. If I don't treat it, I will not calm the public's anger."

"If the Duke of the State will stop him, don't blame me for submitting the emperor, saying that you are using the imperial edict to do something wrong."

Duan Zhixuan's nose was almost pissed, and he yelled with his eyes: "Yang Fan, you are simply a mess. I was ordered by the emperor to come to serve, but you were deliberately searched, obviously just to target my own Duke."

"If you dare to arrest me casually, I will report to your Majesty and punish you for slandering a colleague."

In fact, it makes sense for Duan Zhixuan to think so.

Even in Chang'an City, those soldiers guarding the city dared not search the Duke's convoy.

But a small Huating County had to be searched for force.

In his opinion, Yang Fan just wanted to give him a warning on purpose.

That's why he deliberately made things difficult for him!

Yang Fan did not give in and asked loudly to the people beside him: "Tell me, will the caravan entering the city search? Or will I deliberately make things difficult for the new chief?"

As soon as these words came out, the people present immediately discussed.

"Since the Grand Governor took office, large convoys have to be inspected when entering and leaving the city. Where can I target them?"

"Yes, it seems that this guy is just messing around. He wants to find a reason for beating people. It's so hateful!"

"Yes, this person must be used to being arrogant in the capital, so he feels that there are exceptions when he comes to Huating County, and he doesn't think about whose territory this is!"

Hearing everyone's comments, Duan Zhixuan changed color.

Does the convoy passing by the city gate really need to search all?

If this is true, then they not only refuse to search, but also beat the soldiers guarding the city, which is indeed a violation of the rules.

At this time, Duan Zhixuan felt a little weak in his heart.

I originally wanted to insist that Yang Fan was deliberately looking for trouble.

Now public opinion supports Yang Fan one-sidedly, and the pressure is on his own side again.

If Yang Fan directly charged him with a charge of being rampant and even deliberately beating an official, it would be a big trouble.

Then, let alone taking office, not being punished will be the best ending.

More importantly, once your reputation is ruined, it is even more impossible to compete with Yang Fan in Jiangnan.

However, for his gratitude, he did not kill anyone.

Although my subordinates may be punished, at most they will only lose money.

As long as it is money can solve it, it is not a big deal.

But once you lose money, it is equivalent to admitting your mistake.

So, do you want your own face?

Wouldn’t it be a joke that I just argued with reason?

Such a contradictory mentality made Duan Zhixuan's face look gloomy and he didn't know what to do.

Seeing Duan Zhixuan not speaking, Yang Fan asked slowly: "Dude, do you still have to stop the governor from taking the people?"

"Isn't it just a person who is injured? We just need to pay money. There is no need to arrest people, right?" Duan Zhixuan bit and finally made a compromise.

As long as you don't catch your own people.

Yang Fan smiled: "Praise the Duke of the People's Republic of China, rules are rules. If you want to pay for money, that's also the matter after the crime is settled."

"Duke Bao, I think you should not obstruct me from taking over people. Otherwise, don't blame me for taking over with you and punishing you for being a crime of hindering law enforcement?"

Upon hearing this, Duan Zhixuan was about to get angry and glared at Yang Fan and said, "You really want to stay with me until you die?"

Yang Fan's face turned solemn and said seriously: "What are you saying about Duke Guo? Is it because I am not wrong to enforce the law impartially?"

"The law of the Tang Dynasty, the prince violated the law and the common people, and the Duke's command was arrogant and domineering, beating officials in public, is impossible to tell."

"Will the Duke really want to use the imperial edict to commit malpractice and deliberately protect his subordinates and commit crimes?"

Zhai Changsun and his party twitched when they heard this.

In the past, I just knew that my grand governor was bold and did not follow the rules, but I didn't want to be so shameless.

Logically speaking, there is no need for Yang Fan to solve such a fight.

It was obvious that it was deliberately neglecting the newly appointed chief secretary to anger them.

Although Duan Zhixuan and his friends beat the soldiers guarding the city, it was not a case that Yang Fan deliberately set up, there were countless pitfalls for the prince to drill for him.

Now Yang Fan deliberately refused to give in and even said such a righteous truth, which is unheard of.

However, everyone supports Yang Fan's approach.

After all, Duan Zhixuan is obviously here to fight for power, how can everyone make him happy?

Seeing Yang Fan's unyielding intention, Duan Zhixuan finally understood.

This guy is obviously cheating himself and deliberately not coming to greet him and trying to anger himself.

As long as I am angry and have a wrong behavior, I will hold on to it, but I will really fall into the trap.

The situation in front of me is extremely unfavorable. If I just died, who knows if this kid will really take him down?

Duan Zhixuan took a deep breath and said, "Yang Fan, although you and I have old grudges, they are only personal grudges."

"Now we are all officials of the Tang Dynasty and are all doing things for His Majesty, so why bother to hold on to the past personal grievances?"

"Now that Jiangnan has opened up, and it is time to work together to develop Jiangnan. Why don't we give up our old grudges and jointly manage Jiangnan to repay His Majesty's kindness?"

He also wanted to make a last effort, hoping that Yang Fan could stop by showing weakness.

Yang Fan pretended to be shocked and asked, "What did the Duke say? This governor enforced the law and was just doing things impartially. How could he say personal grudges?"

"Besides, this governor is a broad-minded person. How could he remember the grudges of the past until now?"

"You really wronged me, but the Duke of the State has always kept our grudges. From this point of view, Duke of the State has not been very broad-minded."

"If you come here with emotion, how can we cooperate sincerely? Wouldn't this disappoint your Majesty's expectations?"

Just say that I want to let you go if I show weakness?

It's so beautiful!

If you, the old guy, hadn't been holding the imperial edict, I really wanted to arrest you together.

Besides, Yang Fan was still holding his anger at this time.

I was born and died in Jiangnan, and I calculated this and that...

It took tens of millions of yuan to find the current situation in Huating County.

You old boy want to pick peaches as soon as you come. Do you really think it’s amazing to have an imperial edict?

Seeing this scene, Duan Zhixuan finally understood that Yang Fan knew that he was coming to seize power from him, so he had no intention of fighting slowly with him.

Instead, I deliberately wanted to catch all my wings in one place so that I would not have the chance to turn over.

But now that the other party has caught him, what can I do?

I was careless and fell into a passive situation. It was really a mistake, every step I made.
To be continued...