Xu Rongyou freed one hand and twisted Qin Wei's arms behind his back.
Seeing the young man struggle so wildly that he would rather dislocate his arms and crack his bones than stop, Xu Rongyou looked as though he had stepped in shit.
With Yin Zhengchun egging things on beside him, his face turned positively green.
He could only seize Qin Wei, finally pinning him to the ground and planting a foot on his back to stop him struggling.
"And now he's trampling a tribute student's dignity in the street, trying to drive him mad to settle a private grudge."
Yin Zhengchun's voice was a loudspeaker.
There had already been quite a crowd nearby, and now even more spectators gathered.
Many had come to pick up examinees, and quite a few were people of standing.
Hearing that an examinee was being beaten, plenty of them sympathized.
Someone even dared to speak up. "This is Capital City! Such lawlessness cannot be tolerated!"
"Let him go at once!"
"Are the soldiers beside him just going to watch? Why aren't they stopping him?"
"..."
His face dark, Xu Rongyou crouched down and began holding Qin Wei down with his hands instead.
"Lord Xu is publicly pinning an examinee beneath him, driving him mad, and attempting to have his way with him."
Yin Zhengchun was simply enjoying the spectacle and did not care how much trouble he stirred up.
This drew an even larger crowd.
Accusations such as "Utter lawlessness!" and "A disgrace to scholars!"
Rose all around them.
Until the aggrieved party arrived.
"Young master! Young master! What happened to you?"
It was a servant from the Vice Minister of War's household, sent to collect Qin Wei. He ran over wailing, repeatedly kneeling and kowtowing to Xu Rongyou.
"Lord Xu, the young master