Dafeng Night Watchman

Chapter 478 Xu Qian'an wakes up

During the year of the imperial examination, the night watchman Zhu Chengzhu, the silver gong, was severely injured by Xu Qi'an, the bronze gong, for attempting to defile an innocent girl. Later, due to the serious injury, his cultivation was half-wasted.

Xu Qi'an was imprisoned in the night watchman's prison by Wei Yuan and sentenced to be cut in half seven days later.

It happened that the Sangpo case broke out. Under Wei Yuan's suggestion, Huai Qing recommended Xu Qi'an to Emperor Yuan Jing as the chief official, and Emperor Yuan Jing allowed him to make meritorious contributions while serving his sentence.

After the Sangpo case ended, Xu Qi'an escaped calmly. Zhu Chengzhu's father, the gold gong Zhu Yang, was indignant and defected to the Qi Party and betrayed the night watchman.

This act of revenge ended because Xu Qi'an, the son of luck, accidentally discovered the conspiracy of the Qi Party and the wizard of the Wushen Cult.

After the incident, Zhu Yang was dismissed and expelled from the night watchman's office. Originally, according to Wei Yuan's intention, Zhu Yang would not have lived to this day.

But Emperor Yuan Jing forcibly saved him and gave him an idle job as the military official, which he has held until now.

Yuan Xiong stepped off the car on a wooden stool, looked up at the plaque of Zhu's mansion, and was filled with emotion: "Your Majesty really has a far-reaching plan." Arriving at the gate of Zhu's mansion and introducing himself, Yuan Xiong watched the doorman enter the mansion.

After a while, Zhu Yang, who was burly and reserved, went out to greet him in person. His hearty smile hid a hint of surprise, and he said:

"Yuan Du Yushi has come to my humble home, which is a great honor."

Yuan Xiong smiled and nodded, "Sorry to bother you, Lord Zhu."

He looked inside the mansion.

Zhu Yang immediately said, "Please come in quickly."

The two entered the reception room, and Zhu Yang ordered the servants to bring the best tea. The host and the guest took a sip of tea, and Yuan Xiong asked:

"How is your son's health?"

The first thing he talked about was this. Zhu Yang, who had rich experience, seemed to understand something and shook his head helplessly:

"My son was seriously injured by the boy named Xu that day, and his heart and lungs

were injured. After the injury healed, he developed a root of illness and cut off his martial arts path."

Zhu Chengzhu had just entered the Qi training realm at that time, and his cultivation was not high. He was lucky to be alive.

Such a serious injury must have left a root of illness. The higher the cultivation, the stronger the vitality? If it were Zhu Yang himself, that little injury? He recovered within three days.

"He won't be arrogant for long."

Yuan Xiong snorted? He got straight to the point: "Master Zhu must have heard about Wei Yuan's death in the battle at the headquarters of the Wushen Sect."

Zhu Yang's eyes flashed with pleasure and hatred, and he sneered: "It's good to die? This is called the cycle of justice? Retribution is inevitable."

Zhu Chengzhu is his most talented son? He had expected this son to inherit his mantle and become the next Jinluo, and he cultivated him with all his strength for this. At the age of 23, he was already in the Qi training realm, and his future was bright.

All ruined by Xu Qian'an.

Zhu Yang was promoted by Wei Yuan, He was appreciated by Wei Yuan during the Shanhaiguan Battle? Then he was promoted step by step? Entered the fourth rank? Became a golden gong. Wei Yuan was very kind to him? But because of this, he hated Wei Yuan more and more.

He served loyally for so many years? But he was not as good as a bronze gong? What's wrong with tainting the family of a criminal official? It's a trivial matter? But his heart was biased towards an outsider? Disregarding years of friendship.

When he heard that Wei Yuan died in Jingshan City, Zhu Yang laughed wildly and got drunk with his son Zhu Chengzhu.

"Wei Yuan's retribution has come, and the retribution of the night watchmen will also come."

Yuan Xiong pinched the tea lid and tapped the rim of the cup, "Master Zhu, it's time for you to turn over."

Zhu Yang narrowed his eyes and stared at Yuan Xiong: "Master Yuandu Yushi, what do you mean by this?"

Yuan Xiong looked at him with a smile: "Your Majesty asked me to take over Wei Yuan's position and take charge of the night watchmen's office, and by the way, eliminate the corruption within the night watchmen's office. As everyone knows, the night watchmen's office is Wei Yuan's one-man show. He has held it firmly in his hands for twenty years, and outsiders can't even let a fly in

Zhu Yang nodded slowly.

Yuan Xiong said helplessly: "Although I want to clean up the atmosphere, a general without soldiers can't do anything. I have to keep some and arrest some, so I need the help of Lord Zhu."

Zhu Yang was embarrassed and said helplessly: "Wei Yuan dismissed me and drove me out of the night watchman's office, but this is a grudge between Wei Yuan and me. It has nothing to do with the brothers in the office, Lord Yuan, you will make it very difficult for me."

Then why did you sell out your brothers so easily that day? Yuan Xiong took a sip of tea and said with a smile:

"I came to Lord Zhu this time for another matter. At the beginning, you and your son were persecuted by Wei Yuan and had to leave the night watchman's office. Now that Wei Yuan is dead, the injustice that should be redressed can be redressed, and the cases that should be reversed should naturally be reversed.

"I plan to ask His Majesty to help you resume your official position. I also hope that Lord Zhu can help me manage the night watchman's office well."

Zhu Yang finally smiled: "Who does Lord Yuan want to keep and who does he want to

arrest?"

Yuan Xiong said leisurely: "Of course they are corrupt people. I believe that those people are probably Wei Yuan's confidants."

The two smiled at each other.

.....

The night watchmen in the yamen.

The patrolling Tongluo returned to the yamen in groups of three or two.

Song Tingfeng and Zhu Guangxiao were among them. They were called back by the

clerks of the yamen.

The reason is unknown for the time being. The clerk only said that Zhao Jinluo summoned all the night watchmen outside to return to the yamen.

"Why did Zhao Jinluo call us back?"

"Maybe there is an emergency, it must be an emergency."

"It's really a troubled time."

The gongs talked in low voices, without much talk.

Wei Yuan's death was an unacceptable blow to the night watchmen, as if they had lost

their backbone overnight.

As a result, the atmosphere in the government office has been extremely solemn in

Although that man never left the Haoqi Tower on weekdays, as long as he was there, the sky above the night watchmen's heads would not fall.

Song Tingfeng, who is now in the Refining Spirit Realm, drank a sip of tea and thought of the days when Xu Ningyan was still there.

At that time, he, Zhu Guangxiao and Xu Ningyan, the three of them patrolled during

the day. Street (shopping), take advantage of the lunch break, go to the brothel to

listen to music, although the wallet is empty, the cock is drooping, but it is really

happy.

In the words of Xu Ningyan, if you are not romantic when you are young, you will shed tears in vain when you are old.

This guy is obviously a vulgar warrior, but he can always say a few words that people don't know what they mean, but they think they are very powerful.

Last time he said "Is it possible?" Song Tingfeng still hasn't chewed it thoroughly. He

went to the brothel to support the poor women from poor families, and asked them:

"Is it possible?"

The girls always said: "Yes, yes. "

But when he pulled up his pants and didn't give the silver, the girls couldn't do it.

How Xu Yinluo relied on these five words to get Miss Fuxiang for free for more than

half a year is still a mystery in the night watchman's office.

Now, even Miss Fuxiang has died of illness.

In just one year, things have changed. Perhaps the night watchmen haven't all returned yet, Song Tingfeng and Zhu

Guangxiao sat in Chunfeng Hall for two quarters of an hour.

Song Tingfeng is now in the spirit refining realm. He is a rare young talent in the night watchman's office. Although he is far less amazing than Xu Qian'an, the office planned to cultivate Song Tingfeng when Wei Yuan was still there.

Wei Yuan will do his best to cultivate every night watchman who is talented and has

no major bad deeds. This has always been his principle. However, Song Tingfeng's qualifications and merits are not enough, so he has been hanging around in the copper gong position.

"Guangxiao, the only thing I can look forward to in the second half of the year is your marriage. "Song Tingfeng sighed.

I thought that after the Beijing inspection, life would be stable, but who would have thought that the Beijing inspection was just the beginning. Too many things happened this year. The Yunzhou case at the beginning of the year, the Huai Wang massacre in the middle of the year, and the turmoil after the autumn harvest.

Song Tingfeng looked through the open door at the withered yellow leaves in the yard

and murmured:

"It's a troubled time, it's really a troubled time. Guangxiao, we two brothers will get

through it."

Zhu Guangxiao, who was becoming more and more taciturn, said "um".

As he was talking, the sound of drums came from the martial arts field.

"Zhao Jinluo is calling us."

The two of them left Chunfeng Hall immediately, and together with Li Yuchun, they

gathered towards the martial arts arena with the night watchmen in the government

office.

Song Tingfeng arrived at the martial arts arena, and after a glance, he was surprised

to find that there were more night watchmen gathered here than he expected, and those who were on leave were actually summoned.

What happened... He glanced at Zhu Guangxiao and Li Yuchun beside him, and they

had the same doubts.

The three people from Chunfeng Hall entered the line in silence, and waited for nearly

two quarters of an hour, when they suddenly heard the sound of hurried and orderly

footsteps. When he looked sideways, he saw a group of imperial guards with bright swords and

armors, with a large number of them. At first glance, there were at least 500 people. Imperial guards? Song Tingfeng frowned secretly.

The imperial guards were surging Entering, they surrounded the night watchmen, but

did not take the next step.

The night watchmen were confused when they saw several people walking slowly in

the distance.

In the middle was a middle-aged man with a rather dignified look, wearing a scarlet

robe. On his left was the expressionless Zhao Jinluo, on his right was Zhu Yang, and next to Zhu Yang was Zhu Chengzhu.

Not to mention Li Yuchun, Song Tingfeng and Zhu Guangxiao, even the other night watchmen changed their faces when they saw the father and son.

As they got closer, Yuan Xiong came to the night watchmen with his hands behind his

back.

Zhao Jinluo glanced at his subordinates and said in a clear voice without any expression:

"By the order of His Majesty, from today on, Yuan Du Yushi will take over the position

of Duke Wei and take charge of the night watchmen's office. Hurry up and meet Duke

Yuan."

The night watchmen became agitated, some looked at each other, and some talked in a low voice.

"Shit, why should he take charge of the night watchmen? "You Yinluo muttered. "He is just a sycophantic villain, is he qualified to be the night watchman?" "Even if he succeeds Duke Wei, it should be Lord Liu Hong, the Left Censor-in-Chief."

Yuan Xiong narrowed his eyes and remained calm.

Zhao Jinluo glanced at the newly appointed superior, his heart sank, and shouted: "Shut up! Do you want to rebel?"

He was angry that his subordinates did not know how to read people's expressions. A new official would start with three fires, and the troublemakers would be burned. The more unruly they are, the easier it is to kill the chicken to scare the monkeys. Besides, Yuan Xiong came here to "investigate the case" this time.

Zhao Jinluo is also Wei Yuan's confidant. Jinluo is Wei Yuan's confidant, including Zhu

Yang.

The reason why he can sit back and relax and not be "implicated" is that the

cultivation of the fourth-rank warrior is an important reason.

In Dafeng, or even any force in Jiuzhou, the fourth-rank is a middle- and high-level

figure, especially the warrior, who has strong attack, high defense and great destructive power. As long as they have not committed unforgivable crimes, the court usually adopts a conciliatory policy towards the fourth-rank warriors.

Yuan Xiong needs enough fourth-rank warriors. Pin Jinluo supported the scene, so he

recruited him.

In Zhao Jinluo's view, since the imperial order cannot be violated, what else can he do

except go with the flow? It is better for him to guard here than to hand over the night watchman's office to Zhu Yang.

Zhu Yang returned to the night watchman with a revengeful mentality, which is

different from him.

Since Duke Wei has sacrificed his life, it is crucial to recognize the reality. The night

watchman is half of Duke Wei's life's hard work, and he can at least guard for Duke

Wei.

Yuan Xiong turned a deaf ear to the criticism of the night watchman and said loudly: "Today at noon, a civilian woman named Lu Li beat a drum in front of the Meridian Gate to file a complaint, accusing Wei Yuan of excessive wealth, framing innocent people, and the night watchman of extorting money and defiling her daughter-in-law.

"Your Majesty is furious, and has ordered me to take over the night watchman's office,

eliminate the evil wind, and punish those who abuse their power for personal gain." The curses and shouts exploded instantly.

The night watchmen didn't know who Lu Li was, but that didn't stop them from talking about her.

Did Lord Wei amass excessive wealth?

In the entire government, who didn't know that Lord Wei was the most honest and

fair? How dare a common woman sue Lord Wei for amassing wealth and persecuting her family? Did she not think about whether she deserved it?

Even if Lord Wei really wanted to amass wealth, would he blackmail the people like

ordinary clerks?

The copper gongs and silver gongs were not stupid, and they immediately realized

that someone was trying to frame Lord Wei. And this person was most likely the Right Censor Yuan Xiong in front of them.

He was Lord Wei's political enemy. "Too noisy!"

Yuan Xiong said lightly.

Just as Zhao Jinluo was about to scold him, Zhu Yang took a step ahead and stepped

out. The aura of a fourth-grade master surged out. In an instant, the night watchmen

on the scene were unstable and their faces turned pale.

The noise suddenly stagnated.

Yuan Xiong nodded with satisfaction and said loudly: "I have received a secret report

and will never tolerate corrupt officials. Next, those who report their names will step

out."

"Zhang Dongliang."

No one responded.

"Zhang Dongliang!"

No one responded yet, and the night watchman was silently resisting

Yuan Xiong stopped talking and glanced at Zhu Yang beside him.

The latter understood and had already locked his eyes on a certain silver gong in the

crowd. He opened his arms, pointed his palm at the man, and suddenly grabbed him. A sturdy square-faced man was forced to "squeeze" out of the crowd. He stuck his feet. on the ground, leaving two traces on his toes. He tried his best to resist, but he could only watch himself being pulled out helplessly.

Yuan Xiong said with a smile: "I am handling the case by order. Disobeying the order is equivalent to disobeying the imperial decree. Death penalty!"

Zhao Jinluo was afraid that Zhu Yang would take the initiative again, so he hurriedly

grabbed Zhang Dongliang and said with a fist: "Sir, this reckless man did not mean to offend, please show mercy."

Zhang Dongliang's face was purple, his neck veins bulged, and he roared deeply:

"I don't accept it, Zhao Jinluo, don't beg him, if Duke Wei was still there, would he, Yuan Xiong, dare to step into the government office? Other Jin The gong is still there, and Zhu Yang just came back? I only regret that I didn't follow my boss to the battle

that day. It was a blessing for him to die in Jingshan City with Duke Wei. It's better than me dying in the hands of my own people."

Yuan Xiong said lightly: "Lord Zhu, the night watchman has an official position, and

his life and death are all decided by His Majesty."

Zhu Yang nodded and said, "I understand." He pulled Zhang Dongliang over with a force, and punched the silver gong in the

chest. Puff! The clothes on Zhang Dongliang's back immediately tore.

Everyone heard the sound of the sternum breaking. Zhang Dongliang slowly collapsed to the ground, only a breath was left.

The first of the three fires of the new official was burned on this poor guy.

"Clang!"

The sound of drawing a sword came, and a silver gong drew a sword.

Clang clang clang!

The surrounding imperial guards drew their swords, ready to suppress the night

watchman at any time.

Zhu Yang narrowed his eyes, took a step forward, and intimidated the night watchmen

with his status as a fourth-rank warrior.

"Stop it!"

Zhao Jinluo shouted, "Do you want to rebel? Don't you want your brains?"

"Zhao Jinluo."

"Boss..."

The night watchmen reacted violently.

"Can't you see that he is purging us? Whether we are guilty or not, we will not have a good end."

"Zhao Jinluo, Duke Wei is gone. You are the only one in the government office who can

make decisions for the brothers. You can't be a dog for Yuan Xiong," "Boss, can you bear to watch the brothers being framed?"

At least you can live... Zhao Jinluo's forehead was bulging with veins, and he said word

by word: "Put away the knife."

The night watchmen were half disappointed, angry, unwilling, and sad, but they still

refused to put away their knives.

Seeing

this, Yuan Xiong smiled and said, "Your families are all in the capital."

Killing people and destroying their hearts!

The conditions for the appointment of night watchmen are that their ancestors for

more than three generations have been from the capital and their family background

is clean.

Why? To prevent these warriors from breaking the law by force. Duke Wei died in battle, and the rest of the Jinluo either died in battle or did not.n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

return. Even if they wanted to resist, there was no one to support them.

"If Xu Ningyan was still here..." someone murmured in a low voice.

The night watchmen were in a trance for a moment, and couldn't help but think of the

colleague who slashed his waist badge with a knife and never served as an official

again.

Yes, if Xu Ningyan was still here, with the kindness of Duke Wei to him and his strong

character that could not tolerate any sand in his eyes, would Zhu Yang and Yuan

Xiong dare to be so arrogant?

Yuan Xiong and others also heard it, but did not respond, nor did they bother to

respond.

Zhu Chengzhu's expression was obviously distorted.

Xu Qi'an, the humble copper gong at the beginning was the culprit who ruined his

future.

He hated this person to the bone, but in just one year, things had changed, and that

humble copper gong had become a big man that he could not reach.

Even if Xu Qi'an offended His Majesty, it was still not something he could intervene or

retaliate.

So, this flame of revenge burned in his heart, but he could not find an outlet, burning

his soul day by day, causing his mind to be slightly distorted.

...

"Li Yuchun!"

"Chu Honghe!"

"Min Shan!"

"Tang Youde!"

One by one, the silver gongs came out, were disarmed, and their arms were twisted

behind their backs by the imperial guards, and their hands were tied. In the blink of an

eye, almost half of the silver gongs present were gone.

Those silver gongs were either expressionless, or sneered, or spit. But none of them

were afraid or begged for mercy.

There were no copper gongs on the list. As the bottom of the night watchmen, copper

gongs were usually not qualified to stand in the team.

Of course, it does not mean that Yuan Xiong will not deal with them.

The high-spirited Right Capital Censor said loudly: "The night watchmen's office has encountered great changes, and many positions are vacant. This official took over the office at this critical moment. I just need to promote loyal and honest people. "Before dawn tomorrow, if anyone among you writes a letter to report colleagues who are corrupt, accepting bribes, and extorting people, I will promote him." With evil intentions.

The watchmen present had no expression on their faces and did not respond. However, Yuan Xiong knew that the seeds of suspicion and ambition had been planted

in this group of people.

For these copper gongs, promotion is very difficult. They need to have corresponding cultivation and sufficient achievements. Therefore, some copper gongs who have already reached the realm of refining spirits have not been promoted for a long time. Who doesn't want to be promoted if they are ambitious and motivated? Now the night watchmen's office is in turmoil, which is a great opportunity for some

ambitious people who are eager to be promoted.

Yuan Xiong stopped looking at the frustrated night watchmen and turned to look at

Zhu Yang and Zhao Jinluo, smiling and saying, "Two Jinluo, follow me to the Haoqi

Tower to have a look."

He was extremely eager to enter there and replace Wei Yuan's position.

Zhao Jinluo nodded, glanced at the night watchmen, and said, "All dispersed."

Zhu Guangxiao heard Song Tingfeng's muttering in his ear: "Lower your head, lower

your head quickly, and leave here..."

The depressed Zhu Guangxiao was slightly stunned, and instinctively did as his colleagues said, and walked out of the martial arts arena with his colleagues.

After walking a few steps, he heard a voice: "Stop!"

Everyone stopped, looking over in fear.

The one who shouted was Zhu Chengzhu, the former Yinluo, and almost all the night

watchmen present knew him.

Zhu Chengzhu ignored the others, pointed at Song Tingfeng and Zhu Guangxiao, and

grinned: "You two come out."

Song Tingfeng's heart sank, and he stepped forward and said: "Zhu Yinluo, congratulations to Zhu Yinluo for his reinstatement. What does Zhu Yinluo want to

call me for?"

He has always been a smooth talker, and he doesn't even frown when he speaks

flattering words.

Zhu Chengzhu showed a malicious smile and said loudly:

"Mr. Yuan, I want to report that these two people are corrupt and have seen it with my

own

eyes."

Song Tingfeng was frightened and his face turned pale.

Yuan Xiong nodded slightly and said, "Then let nephew Zhu handle it."

He did not pause and continued to walk side by side with the two Jinluo.

Zhao Jinluo looked at Zhu Yang and kindly reminded: "Those two people are Xu

Qiyan's close friends."

This is both a warning to Zhu Yang and a protection for Zhu Guangxiao and Song

Tingfeng.

Before Zhu Yang spoke, Yuan Xiong had already spoken, saying lightly: "Wei Yuan is

dead. Without this backer, how long do you think Xu Qiyan can jump around?"

Zhu Yang followed with a smile.

Zhao

Jinluo stopped talking.

On this side, Song Tingfeng nodded and begged for mercy: "Zhu Yinluo, I was wrong

in the past. Please don't hold grudges against a small person like me." Zhu Chengzhu asked like a cat playing with a mouse: "What's wrong with you?" Song Tingfeng was stunned. He was quick-witted and immediately beat his chest and stamped his feet, saying in annoyance: "The biggest mistake I, Song Tingfeng, have made in my life is to make friends with Xu Qian'an. Now I regret it." He had no grudge against Zhu Chengzhu, and the reason he was being bullied was

that he hated the whole family.

At this time, he only needed to act like a fence-sitter. The weaker and more vulnerable

he was, the easier it would be to dispel Zhu Chengzhu's anger. Let the other party

think that he had made friends with Xu Qi'an only because the other party was valued

by Wei Yuan, so he flattered him.

Sure enough, Zhu Chengzhu's face was full of satisfied smiles, but his subsequent

words made Song Tingfeng feel like he was struck by lightning.

"You don't want to go to jail, just crawl under my crotch."

Zhu Chengzhu spread his legs, his smile full of malice: "Drill through, and I won't care

about your previous friendship with Xu Qi'an,"

The night watchmen who were watching looked at Song Tingfeng one after another.

Under the gazes, his face gradually turned pale.

"Zhu Yinluo, this, this, you really love to joke...

Snap!

Slap in public.

Song Tingfeng's cheeks quickly became red and swollen. Zhu Chengzhu said angrily: "Joking? Do you think I'm joking with you? I've given you

the opportunity. Whether you can grasp it depends on you. I'll only give you three

breaths of time."

Song Tingfeng's body trembled slightly, and his fists clenched and unclenched,

unclenched and clenched again.

After all, under the gazes of the crowd, he knelt down, supported himself with his

hands, and slowly got under Zhu Chengzhu's crotch.

Zhu Chengzhu laughed wildly.

He turned to look at Zhu Guangxiao: "It's your turn. Do you want to go to jail or get

under the young master's crotch."

Just at that moment, his twisted mentality was greatly satisfied.

Zhu Guangxiao's eyes were dark, he would rather die than suffer such humiliation.

"I, I'll do it, I'll do it for him..."

Song Tingfeng said with a flattering face: "I like to drill Zhu Yinluo's crotch. I am so

proud of my ancestors' graves today that I can enjoy such treatment." "You are really a fence-sitter. This is how you pleased Xu Qian'an?" Zhu Chengzhu said

humiliatingly.

"Yes, yes, yes..."

Song Tingfeng nodded hurriedly and crawled under Zhu Chengzhu's crotch again.

"Not bad, you are interesting, this is the first time I have seen someone like to drill

into the crotch."

Zhu Chengzhu slapped Song Tingfeng's face and sneered: "This is the consequence of

making friends carelessly."

He no longer paid attention to this bastard, and strode in the direction where his

father

disappeared.

After a while, the martial arts arena was cleared, leaving only Zhu Guangxiao and Song

Tingfeng.

"You bastard, bullying others by taking advantage of your power!"

Song Tingfeng said "Pah", looked at Zhu Guangxiao, and said with a nonchalant smile:

"You kid, you have been with Xu Ningyan for a long time, but you have not learned any skills, but your bad temper has improved. You are going to get married at the end of the year. If you are imprisoned at this critical moment, you will be skinned alive if you don't die, and you will be dismissed in the end. How can you marry someone else's girl

then?

"It is not easy for a person to meet a girl he wants to marry and is willing to marry you

in this life. Xu Ningyan, that bastard, hangs around in the Jiaofangsi every day, but he

has never met such a girl." Tears flashed in Zhu Guangxiao's eyes.

Song Tingfeng spat and said unhappily: "What are you being so hypocritical about? I'm used to being slick. Not to mention

getting in the way, it's okay to call someone dad. Look,

everyone has an expression of

"this is what I can do". If it were you, you would probably be too ashamed to be a

human

being.

He waved his hand and said, "Go away. I'll sit alone for a while."

Zhu Guangxiao said "hmm" with a heavy nasal tone and turned away.

There was no one else in the martial arts arena, Song Tingfeng covered his face, his

shoulders trembled, and suppressed crying came from between his fingers.

What a shame!

.....

The next day, the court meeting.

Yuan Xiong wrote a letter to impeach Wei Yuan for ten major crimes, including condoning corruption among his subordinates and extorting the people; greed for merit and recklessness, resulting in 80,000 soldiers being buried in a foreign land, etc.

At the court meeting, Emperor Yuan Jing angrily denounced Wei Yuan for ruining the

country in front of all the officials and officials outside the palace.

The court and the public were shaken.

The study room in the mansion of Liu Hong, the Left Censor-in-Chief.

Liu Hong smashed an antique vase in anger. This official with a few silver threads in

his black hair, angrily cursed and roared:

"Shameless villain!"

"I and Yuan Xiong are irreconcilable, irreconcilable!"

In the

spacious study room, there sat Censor Zhang Xingying, the Minister of War,

and several former Wei Party backbones.

Everyone was at a loss.

In the court, no one could compete with an emperor who was young and strong and

had complete control of power.

Especially this emperor had many hounds under his command who were willing to fight for him.

"Now that things have come to this, it may be difficult for us to save the situation. "A

key member sighed.

Zhang

Xingying looked sad and said:

"Duke Wei has been an official in the court for 20 years, working diligently. It is said

that he abused his power for personal gain and amassed wealth without limit, but

does anyone know that he has lived in Haoqi Tower for 20 years. This capital is full of

flowers, but there is no place that is his home.

"Over the years, he often discussed new policies with us, trying to reform and save the court whose national strength is declining. He has no children and no relatives, and

has devoted all his energy and efforts to the court. Without Duke Wei, could your

majesty

have practiced Taoism so peacefully in the past 20 years?

"Why is your

majesty unwilling to give him a good reputation after his death?"

A heavy and sad atmosphere spread in the study. The Minister of War took a deep breath and said: "What we have to consider now is to

preserve ourselves. When the matter of Duke Wei is settled, we should purge the

members of the Wei Party. Ha, Qin Yuandao is eyeing my position again.

"As for Duke Wei's case, as long as we don't fall, as long as one of us survives, there will

be a chance to overturn the verdict in the future." The success or failure of the moment cannot explain anything. As the old saying goes:

A new emperor appoints new ministers.

Since the Yuan Jing Dynasty cannot be changed, let's wait for the new emperor to take

office. There are many examples of sons slapping their fathers in the face in history.

Many unjust and wrong cases were not redressed until more than ten or ten years

later.

"That's the only way." Liu Hong sighed, and then said, "But when the prince ascends

the throne in the future, he may not overturn the verdict for Duke Wei!"

"By the way, where is Xu Qian'an?" The Minister of War suddenly asked.

Zhang Xingying wiped his eyes and said in a low voice: "I sent someone to check a few

days ago.

The gate of Xu's house was closed and no one was there. Ning Yan, he must

have

left

Beijing.

Liu Hong smiled bitterly: "It's good that he left. If he didn't leave, no one could protect

him. We couldn't protect him either. Alas, he must have been completely disappointed

with the court."

On

this day, the news that Wei Yuan's greed for merit and reckless advance, which led

to the death of 80,000 troops in the enemy country, finally spread to the people.

The

people reacted very strongly to this.

"I told you not to support the monsters. The monsters eat our Dafeng people and

harass the border. Why should we support the monsters? This has angered our

ancestors and punished them. Now it's good. A full 80,000 soldiers have died. We have

never suffered such a defeat in the past 20 years in Dafeng" "If you ask me, it's all this Wei Yuan who deserves death. If he hadn't been greedy and

reckless, how could he have lost the battle?" "This damn bastard, a eunuch leading the army, isn't this a joke? His Majesty the

Emperor trusted the wrong person."

"Asshole, can you humiliate Duke Wei at will? Twenty years ago, if there hadn't been

this eunuch, would you have had the peaceful life you have now?" An old man stood up

to complain.

"Old man, haven't you heard that Wei Yuan is a corrupt official?"

"Humph, who said that?"

"The court said that."

"The court also said that the King of Iluai was a hero, and the court also said that

Chuzhou was slaughtered by demons and barbarians. In the end, what? I no longer

believe in the court. It's better to believe Xu Yinluo."

Everyone was silent.

After experiencing the Chuzhou massacre, the people of the capital, and even the

people of the states of Dafeng, inevitably had a crisis of trust in the court.

"Then, didn't Xu Yinluo say anything either."

.....

The old eunuch walked in slowly, stopped beside the bed, bowed, and said softly: "Your

Majesty, the Prime Minister wants to see you."

Emperor Yuan Jing closed his eyes and meditated, and responded calmly: "No!"

The old eunuch added in a low voice: "The Prime Minister is kneeling outside, saying

that if you don't see him, he won't leave." Emperor Yuan Jing sneered and didn't respond. The old eunuch didn't dare to persuade him anymore, and stood quietly beside him.

Time passed by minute by minute, and an hour passed in a flash. The old eunuch

glanced at Emperor Yuan Jing who was still meditating, and walked out of the

bedroom

in

small

steps.

As soon as the person left, Emperor Yuan Jing opened his eyes, got up from the futon,

stood in the bedroom, squatted down, and put his palms on the ground.

A few seconds later, Emperor Yuan Jing vaguely heard a shrill dragon roar in his ears.

"Not enough, not enough!"

Emperor Yuan Jing didn't speak, but a certain voice came from his body. "Tomorrow, we will announce the failure of the battle against the Wushen Cult. That

will be enough." Emperor Yuan Jing said with a smile.

On the other side, the old eunuch came out of the bedroom and knelt down in a

scarlet robe at the foot of the high steps.

"Master Prime Minister, why are you doing this? It will be embarrassing for you and

His Majesty if you tell others."

The old eunuch bowed and advised earnestly: "Go back. I have served His Majesty for

most of my life, and I know His Majesty's temper. Even if you kneel here and die, don't

think of shaking His Majesty's determination." Prime Minister Wang's face turned pale, his eyelids half open and half closed, and he

seemed to faint at any time.

At this age, being able to kneel for an hour can only be said to have amazing willpower.

"I understand. Thank you for reminding me, eunuch."

The light in Prime Minister Wang's eyes gradually went out. He struggled to get up,

but he fell diagonally as soon as he moved his body.

"Oh, be careful. The Prime Minister is in a very precious state. If something happens to

you, who will help His Majesty?"

The old eunuch hurriedly helped him up.

Wang Zhenwen exhaled, dusted off the dust on his body, straightened his clothes, and

then bowed deeply to the imperial study.

Then, he made a move that made the old eunuch dumbfounded.

Wang Zhenwen took off his official hat and gently placed it on the steps.

When he stood up, his eyes were bright.

Wang Zhenwen stood up, no longer lingered, and strode away.

No official position, no burden.

.....

Observatory.

Two carriages slowly drove over, both made of red sandalwood, with jade pieces

yellow silk decorations.

wrapped around the edges and bright The carriages stopped in the square outside the Observatory, and two rows of guards

riding horses pulled the reins and stopped with the carriages. The door of the carriage opened, and a woman came out of each carriage. The beauty

in the plain palace skirt was like an iceberg snow lotus, noble and cold; the woman in

the fiery red palace skirt wore a small phoenix crown, jade hairpins and other

expensive jewelry.

Like a noble canary.

And her beauty and charm, perfect control of these luxurious jewelry, make people feel

that a natural beauty like her should be dressed in this gorgeous outfit.

Leaving the guards behind, the two princesses entered the stargazing tower.

"Huaiqing,

you are here!"

Chu Caiwei and others were in the lobby on the first floor, happily welcoming their

good

friends.

Bian Bian, regardless of the princess's demeanor, held up her skirt and ran upstairs.

After running a few steps, she suddenly realized what was happening and turned back

to shout, "Which floor is he on?"

"Seventh floor!"

Chu Caiwei responded, and spoke to Huaiqing with a sweet smile, and took out some

dried meat from her deerskin bag: "Want to eat?"

Huaiqing shook his head.

Bia Bia stamped her feet and said, "Lead the way!"

Chu Caiwei led the two princesses to the seventh floor, opened the

bedroom door,

and the whole room was filled with the smell of medicine. Bia Bia's eyes instantly fell

on the dying man on the bed.

A layer of mist immediately covered her peach blossom eyes.

"He, why hasn't he woken up yet? Is he still in danger?" Bia Bia choked.

Huaiqing didn't say anything and looked at Chu Caiwei.

"I don't know when he will wake up. When he was sent back, he was really close to

death. There was no part of his body intact. When defending the city, he used

Confucian magic and suffered backlash. In addition, the wound on his waist was also

very troublesome and did not heal for a long time."

The big-eyed cute girl showed a sad face and explained: "The teacher said that his

intention was too domineering"

Huaiqing asked: "What is his "intention"?"

Chu Caiwei shook her head: "The teacher only said that hurting others and hurting

oneself, jade and stone will be destroyed together."

Jade and stone will be destroyed together....Huaiqing was slightly moved.

When Xu Qiyan was promoted to the fourth

what kind of state of mind made him take this

rank, what kind of state was he in, and

step?

Bian was already sitting by the bed, holding a handkerchief in her hand, crying

Bian

like a

tearful

person.

She

wanted to call Xu Qiyan and wake him up, but she was worried that this would be

bad for him, so she had to cry.

Biao Biao sobbed and said, "Father didn't allow him to be an

official, but he still worked

so hard. Wei Yuan's reputation was ruined. If he woke up and knew about it, he would

be so sad.

"How could father be so heartless? Although I don't like Wei Yuan, I also know that he

did a great thing."

"Wei, Duke Wei..."

Biao Biao was crying, and

suddenly heard a hoarse voice

behind

him.

Biao Biao was overjoyed. Huaiqing and Chu Caiwei also took a step forward and

approached the bed. They saw Xu Qian'an's face was pale and his lips were chapped,

but his

eyes were

already open.

"Ah, you finally woke up."

Chu Caiwei shouted happily and said, "I'll get you some nourishing pills."

His face was smiling, and he hurried out of the room.

Xu Qian'an stared at the two princesses with different looks, and after a little silence,

he said, "I'm in the Imperial

Observatory?"

Bia Bia nodded quickly: "Yes, yes!"

Her long eyelashes were wet, and two lines of tears hung on her fair cheeks.

Xu Qian'an smiled at her, and then heaved a sigh of relief. It seemed that Li Miaozhen

had

saved

him.

"Although I saved my life, it was still too risky. I must have been jumping back and

forth between

the gates of hell during this period. "He thought.

It is not easy to kill Nurhejia in the midst of thousands of troops. First, he has to break

through the army and then kill a dual-system fourth-grade peak. This alone is not

something that any fourth-grade master of any system can do. Secondly, Nurhejia also practices the wizard system and has many control methods.

His jade-shattering version of the world slash may not be successful.

Therefore, Li Miaozhen's golden elixir is needed for protection.

Finally, the use of Confucian magic is also a key point. He uses the power of words to

achieve a short-term peak state, which is actually much less costly than "ten times the

soul enhancement".

At the beginning, his soul was

directly

scattered.

dead, and there happened to be a beautiful

Fortunately, the son of luck was not

soldier moon of Tianzong by his side. ♦♦

This time, he obviously did not die on the spot, otherwise he would not see Bian Bian

and Huai Qing when he opened his eyes, but the midwife and his biological father in

the next life.

Not long after, Chu Caiwei returned with a wooden plate filled with bottles and jars.

"It's good that you woke up. The fact that you woke up proves that the two forces that

wiped out your vitality have completely dissipated. With your current fourth-grade

physique, you will be able to recover in two or three days."

Chu Caiwei seemed very happy. When Xu Ningyan was seriously injured and

bedridden, she could not even enjoy eating dried fish. She was depressed every day,

could only eat two bowls of rice per meal, and lost

weight.

Now that Xu Ningyan has woken up, she can enjoy delicious food happily again

without worrying about him.

Under Chu Caiwei's guidance, he took a few pills and felt warm in his abdomen. The

blocked qi began to flow through the meridians again, and his complexion became

much rosier.

Also, the hunger in his stomach

dissipated.

He drank the warm water handed by Biao Biao, and sat up from the bed under her

"service", leaning against the headboard, with a soft pillow behind his back.

"I just heard His Highness Lin'an talking about Duke Wei..."

Lin'an immediately looked at Huaiqing, with an indecisive look on his face.

Huaiqing pondered for a moment and said softly: "Your Majesty is unwilling to give

Duke Wei a posthumous name. Even if there is one, it may be an evil one."

Bianbian, who was concerned about Xu Qi'an, did not notice that her sister Huaiqing

used the word "Your Majesty" to address her father.

An evil posthumous title is a derogatory

posthumous title.

For the ministers of this era, a posthumous title is a final judgment on a lifetime of achievements and character.

An evil posthumous title is equivalent to labeling Wei Yuan's life as a "bad guy",

recording it in the history books and leaving a bad reputation for eternity.

Huaiqing told Xu Qi'an in detail about what had

"Is that so?

It's unexpected, but it's reasonable."

Xu Qi'an said calmly, and then he was silent.

happened in the past few days.

After a long time, he said: "Duke Wei died in Jingshan

than dying in the hands of

his

wouldn't dare to do anything

City, which is good. It's better

own people. But if he hadn't died, those jumping clowns

to him.

"Looking back, his life was quite miserable.

His

ancestral home was in Yuzhou, and his

family was massacred by the witch god when he was

young. He went to the capital to

seek refuge with an old friend, but because he fell in love with the girl of that family,

he failed to elope and was castrated. Watching the beloved girl marry

this is the greatest shame for a man.

and protect her,

"He has no children and no relatives in his life, and he still treats him like this at the

end. It

shouldn't be..."

Xu Qian'an's eyes were red, and he forced a smile and said, "Huaiqing, please tell Chu

Yuanzhen about the case of Joan of Arc and the affairs of Duke Wei in detail. Ask him if

he is willing to return to the capital before tomorrow."

He looked at Lin'an again, held her little hand, and squeezed it: "Your Highness, help

me grind

it."

"Oh!"

Lin'an listened to the whole

one thing was very clear

and

Xu Qiyan lifted the quilt and

letter.

After a while, he finished

process, but

he seemed

obvious, that he was

to understand but not quite. Only

very sad now.

stood up, sitting at the table, picking up a pen to write a

writing the letter, put it in the envelope, and looked at Chu

Caiwei: "Is Miaozhen still in the Star Observatory?"

Miaozhen... Bian Bian frowned slightly, thinking that this name was too intimate and

she was not comfortable listening to it.

"Yes, I will call her for you." Chu Caiwei went out

Li Miaozhen was meditating in her bedroom at

immediately.

this time. When she heard that Xu

Qiyan woke up, she was so happy that she rushed over.

Pushing open the door, she ran into two

beautiful

princesses.

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Feiyan Xia restrained her joy, glanced at Xu Qiyan at the table calmly, nodded and said:

"It's good that you woke up, what do you want to find me for?"

Xu Qiyan handed the envelope to her, his voice slightly hoarse:

"Help me deliver this letter to the ancestor of the Wulin League. He is in the back

mountain of the Wulin League, at the stone gate guarded by the Quanrong.

"When you go, remember to hand it to him in person. You can't ask anyone else,

including the current leader Cao Qingyang. Remember, you must hand it to the old

leader in person. Just tell me

"Can I see it?" Tianzong

Saint

my name, Cao

asked

What do you think? Xu Qiyan shook

openly.

Qingyang will take you to see him."

his head: "Don't look at it."

"Oh."

Li Miaozhen nodded, turned around and left the room.

Xu Qiyan looked at the two

princesses, supported his hands on the edge of the table,

and stood up weakly: "Your Highnesses, wait a moment, I'll go see the Supervisor."