Nightwatcher

In the year of Jingcha, because the watchman Zhu Chengzhu tried to defile an innocent girl, he was severely injured by Tonggong Xu Qi'an with a single knife.

Xu Qi'an was imprisoned by Wei Yuan and sentenced to be cut in half after seven days.

It just so happened that the Sangbo case broke out. Under Wei Yuan's hint, Huaiqing recommended Xu Qi'an to Emperor Yuan Jing as the organizer, and Emperor Yuan Jing allowed him to commit crimes and meritorious deeds. .

After the Sangbo case was over, Xu Qi'an calmly escaped the crime. Zhu Chengzhu's father, Jin Luo and Zhu Yang, were upset, so he defected to the Qi Party and betrayed him.

This act of revenge ended because Xu Qi'an, the son of destiny, accidentally broke through the conspiracy between the Qi Party and the wizards of the Witch God Sect.

After the incident ended, Zhu Yang was dismissed from his post and kicked out of the beater's yamen. Originally, according to Wei Yuan's intention, it was impossible for Zhu Yang to live till now.

But Emperor Yuan Jing forcibly saved it, and gave him a slack in the Ministry of War to tell the story, until now.

Yuan Xiong got out of the car on a wooden bench, looked up at the plaque of the Zhu Mansion, and was full of emotion in his heart: "Your Majesty really has a profound layout."

Arriving at the gate of Zhu's mansion, Yuan Xiong saw the porter enter the mansion and reported himself.

After a while, Zhu Yang, who was burly and restrained, went out to greet him in person. Surprise was hidden in his hearty smile, and he said:

"Yuan Du's censor came to the humble house, and it was full of splendor."

Yuan Xiong nodded with a smile, "I'm bothering Master Zhu."

He looked into the mansion.

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

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

"How is your son's health?"

The first sentence I spoke was about this. The experienced Zhu Yang seemed to understand something, and shook his head helplessly:

"The dog was severely injured that day by a kid surnamed Xu, hurting his heart and lungs. After healed, the root of the disease fell, and the road to martial arts was cut off."

At that time, Zhu Chengzhu had just entered the realm of Qi training, and his cultivation base was not high, so it was a blessing to save his life.

Suffering such a serious injury must be the cause of the disease. The higher the cultivation base, the stronger the vitality. If it were Zhu Yang himself, the injury would heal within three days.

"He won't be arrogant for long."

Yuan Xiong let out a hey, and cut straight to the point: "Master Zhu must have heard about Wei Yuan's death in battle in the main altar of the Witch God Cult."

Joy and hatred flashed in Zhu Yang's eyes, and he sneered, "It's good to die, this is called the reincarnation of the laws of heaven, and retribution is not good."

Zhu Chengzhu was his son with the best talent. He had hoped that this son would inherit the mantle and become the next Jinluo, so he devoted himself to cultivating it. At the age of twenty-three, one is at the level of Qi training, and the future is bright.

It was all destroyed in Xu Qi'an's hands.

Zhu Yang was single-handedly selected by Wei Yuan. He was admired by Wei Yuan during the Battle of Shanhaiguan, and then he was promoted step by step, stepping into the fourth rank and becoming a golden gong. Wei Yuan's kindness to him is as great as a mountain, but because of this, he hates Wei Yuan more and more.

After so many years of allegiance, is it not as good as a gong?

What happened to defile a prisoner's family? It's such a trivial matter, but Wei Yuan's heart is biased towards an outsider, ignoring years of love.

That day when he heard that Wei Yuan died in battle in Jingshan City, Zhu Yang looked up to the sky and laughed wildly, and got drunk with his son Zhu Chengzhu.

"Wei Yuan's retribution has come, and the punishment of the watchman will also come."

Yuan Xiong pinched the lid of the tea and licked the rim of the cup, "Master Zhu, it's time for you to stand up."

Zhu Yang squinted his eyes and stared at Yuan Xiong with burning eyes: "Master Yuan Du Censor, 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, to be in charge of the prisoner's office, and to clean up the corruption inside the prisoner's office. As we all know, the prisoner's office is Wei Yuan's official position. Hold it tightly in your hands for twenty years, and outsiders can't even put a fly in it."

Zhu Yang nodded slowly.

Yuan Xiong said helplessly: "Although I want to clean up the morale, a general without soldiers under him can't do anything. I have to keep some and catch some. This requires Master Zhu's help."

Zhu Yang felt embarrassed and said helplessly: "Wei Yuan dismissed me and kicked me out of the policeman's yamen, but this is my grudge with Wei Yuan. It has nothing to do with the brothers in the yamen. Master Yuan, you will make me very embarrassed of."

Then you sold your brother so quickly? Yuan Xiong took a sip of tea and said with a smile:

"This time I came to see Mr. Zhu, there is another matter. Back then, your father and son were persecuted by Wei Yuan and had to leave the prisoner's yamen. Now that Wei Yuan is dead, the grievances that should be settled can be settled, and the cases that should be reversed will naturally be settled. To reverse.

"I intend to ask Your Majesty to help you get back to your post. I also hope that Master Zhu can help me manage the yamen."

Zhu Yang finally smiled: "Which people does Master Yuan want to keep and who does he want to arrest?"

Yuan Xiong said leisurely: "Of course they are people who are prone to corruption. I believe that those people are probably Wei Yuan's confidantes."

The two looked at each other and smiled.

Hit the yamen.

The gongs patrolling the streets returned to the Yamen one after another in twos and threes.

Song Tingfeng and Zhu Guangxiao were also among them. They were recalled by the officials of the Yamen.

The reason is unknown for the time being, the officials only said that Zhao Jinluo summoned all the beaters back to the yamen.

"Why did Zhao Jinluo call us back?"

"It may be urgent, it must be urgent."

"It's really troublesome."

The gongs talked in low voices, without much speech.

Wei Yuan's death was an unacceptable blow to the watchmen, as if they had lost their backbone overnight.

As a result, in the past few days, the atmosphere in the yamen has been extremely dignified.

That man, even though he never goes out of the Haoqi Tower on weekdays, as long as he is still there, the sky above people's heads will not collapse.

Song Tingfeng, who is now in the realm of refining the gods, took a sip of tea, thinking of the days when Xu Ningyan was still there for no reason.

At that time, he, Zhu Guangxiao, and Xu Ningyan, the three of them patrolled the streets (shopping) during the day, and took advantage of an hour of lunch break to go to the Goulan to listen to music. is really happy.

In Xu Ningyan's words, when you are young, you are not romantic, but when you are old, you have nothing to cry.

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

Song Tingfeng still hasn't thought through what he said last time, "Will it work?" He went to Goulan to support poor women from poor families, and asked them:

"Is it okay?"

Girls always say, "Yes, yes, yes."

But when he puts on his trousers and doesn't give money, the girls can't do it.

It is still a mystery how Xu Yinluo used these five characters to prostitute Fuxiang girl for half a year in the policeman's yamen.

Now, even Miss Fuxiang has died of illness.

In just one year, things have changed.

Maybe the watchmen haven't returned yet, Song Tingfeng and Zhu Guangxiao sat in the Chunfeng Hall for a quarter of an hour.

Song Tingfeng is now in the realm of cultivating gods. In the Daganren Yamen, he is a rare young handsome man. Although he is far less stunning than Xu Qi'an, when Wei Yuan is still there, the Yamen intends to cultivate Song Tingfeng.

Wei Yuan will devote himself to cultivating every watchman with outstanding talent and no bad deeds. This has always been his principle.

However, Song Tingfeng's qualifications and credit are not enough, so he has been in the Tonggong position.

"Guangxiao, the only thing we can look forward to in the second half of the year is your marriage." Song Tingfeng said with emotion.

I thought that after the year of Jingcha, life would be stable, but who thought that Jingcha was just the beginning, and too many things happened this year. The Yunzhou case at the beginning of the year, the Huaiwang massacre case in the middle of the year, and the turmoil after the autumn harvest.

Song Tingfeng looked through the open door, looked at the withered and yellow leaves in the courtyard, and murmured:

"It's an eventful year, it's really an eventful one. Guangxiao, we two brothers will get through it."

Zhu Guangxiao, who became more and more taciturn, let out a "huh".

Just as he was talking, the sound of drums came from the martial arts arena.

"Zhao Jinluo is calling us."

The two immediately left the Spring Breeze Hall, and together with Li Yuchun, along with the gangsters in the yamen, gathered towards the Martial Arts Field.

Song Tingfeng came to the martial arts arena, glanced at it, and was surprised to find that there were more fighters gathered here than expected, and those who were taking a bath were all summoned here.

This is what happened. He glanced at Zhu Guangxiao and Li Yuchun beside him, and they also had the same doubts.

The three of Chunfengtang entered the line in silence, and after waiting for nearly two quarters of an hour, they suddenly heard the sound of hurried and orderly footsteps.

Hearing the sound and looking sideways, it turned out to be a group of imperial guards with bright swords and armor. The number was extremely large. According to preliminary visual inspection, there were at least 500 people.

Forbidden Army? Song Tingfeng frowned secretly.

The Forbidden Army rushed in and surrounded the batterers, but they didn't make any further moves.

All the watchmen were confused when they saw a few people walking slowly in the distance.

In the center is a dignified middle-aged man wearing a scarlet robe. On his left is Zhao Jinluo with an expressionless face, on the right is Zhu Yang, and beside Zhu Yang is Zhu Chengzhu.

Not to mention Li Yuchun, Song Tingfeng and Zhu Guangxiao, but the rest of the watchmen, when they saw the father and son, their faces changed.

As the time approached, Yuan Xiong came up to the battering men with his hands behind his back.

Zhao Jinluo glanced at his subordinates, and said loudly with no expression:

"By His Majesty's order, from today onwards, Yuan Du Censor will take over Duke Wei's position and be in charge of the policemen's yamen. I'll see Duke Yuan soon."

During the night, people became agitated, or looked at each other, or talked in low voices.

"Shit, why is he in charge of the beaters?" You Yinluo muttered.

"It's just a villain who is following the trend, and he is also worthy of being in charge of the police?"

"Even if he takes over Duke Wei's position, it must be Mr. Liu Hongliu, the censor of Zuodu."

Yuan Xiong squinted his eyes and remained calm.

Zhao Jinluo glanced at the new official's superior, his heart sank, and he shouted: "Shut up, everyone! Do you want to rebel?"

He was angry that his subordinates didn't know how to watch their words and expressions. When a new official took office, three fires were fired, and all the thorns were burned. What's more, Yuan Xiong came to "investigate the case" this time.

Zhao Jinluo is also Wei Yuan's confidant, and Jin Luo is Wei Yuan's confidant, including Zhu Yang.

The reason why he can sit back and relax and not be "involved" is the important reason why he is a fourth-rank martial artist.

In Dafeng, or even in any force in Kyushu, the fourth-rank warriors are middle-level and high-level figures, especially martial arts, who have strong attacks and high defense and great destructive power. As long as they do not commit unforgivable crimes, the court usually adopts a soft policy towards fourth-rank warriors.

Yuan Xiong needed enough fourth-grade golden gongs to support the scene, so he was recruited.

In Zhao Jinluo's view, since the emperor's order cannot be violated, what else can he do except follow the trend? It's better for him to guard here than to hand over all the watchmen's yamen to Zhu Yang.

Zhu Yang is different from him when he comes back to beat the gangster with the mentality of revenge.

Now that Wei Gong has died, the key is to recognize the reality. It was Wei Gong's hard work to beat the men, and he could at least stand guard for Wei Gong.

Yuan Xiong turned a deaf ear to the criticism of the thugs, and said loudly:

"At noon today, there was a woman named Mrs. Lu Li in front of the Meridian Gate, beating the drum and suing Wei Yuan for accumulating money, framing good people, beating gangsters to extort money, and defiled her daughter-in-law.

"Your Majesty, Longyan was furious, and ordered me to take over the crackdown on the yamen, clean up the unhealthy tendencies, and punish those who use power for personal gain."

Curses and shouts exploded in an instant.

The people at the watchdog didn't know who Lu Lishi was, but it didn't stop them from breathing out their fragrance.

Wei Gong amassed money too much?

In the entire yamen, no one knows that Duke Wei is the most honest and fair. A common woman dares to sue Duke Wei for accumulating money and persecuting her family. She doesn't even think about it. Is she worthy?

Even if Wei Gong really wanted to make money, would he be like ordinary subordinates and blackmail the people?

Tonggong and Yingong are not stupid, they immediately realized that someone was going to frame Wei Gong. And this person is probably Yuan Xiong, the censor of the right capital in front of him.

He is Duke Wei's political enemy.

"It's noisy!"

Yuan Xiong said lightly.

Zhao Jinluo was about to yell at him, but Zhu Yang took a step forward and stepped out, the energy of the fourth-rank master surged out, and in an instant, the beaters couldn't stand stably, and their faces turned pale.

The noise suddenly stopped.

Yuan Xiong nodded in satisfaction, and said loudly: "I have received a secret report, and I will never tolerate corrupt people who break the law. Next, those who report their names will come out."

"Zhang Dongliang."

No response.

"Zhang Dongliang!"

No one has responded yet, the watchman is silently resisting

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

The latter understood it, and his eyes had already locked on a certain silver gong in the crowd. He opened his arms, pointed his palm at that person, and suddenly caught a shot.

A stout, square-faced man was forced to "squeeze" out of the crowd. He stuck his feet on the ground, with two marks on his toes, trying to resist, but watched helplessly as he was pulled out.

Yuan Xiong said with a smile: "I handle the case according to the order, and disobeying the order is tantamount to disobeying the imperial order. Death penalty!"

Zhao Jinluo was afraid that Zhu Yang would strike first again, so he hurriedly grabbed Zhang Dongliang, cupped his fists and said, "My lord, this reckless man has no intention of offending, please be merciful."

Zhang Dongliang's face turned purple, his neck was bulging with veins, and he let out a low growl:

"I'm not convinced, Zhao Jinluo, don't ask him. If Wei Gong is still there, he, Yuan Xiong, dares to step into the yamen? The other golden gongs are still there, and Zhu Yanggang came back? I only regret that I didn't go out with my boss that day. He can It is a blessing to die in Jingshan City with Duke Wei, and it is better than me dying at the hands of my own people."

Yuan Xiong said indifferently: "Master Zhu, the beater has an official position, and his majesty has to decide whether to live or die."

Zhu Yang nodded, hey said: "Understood."

With a tug of anger, he pulled Zhang Dongliang over, and punched this Yin Luo in the chest, puff! The clothes on Zhang Dongliang's back immediately split.

Everyone heard the sound of sternum cracking.

Zhang Dongliang slowly withered to the ground, only breathing.

The new official took office three fires, and the first fire was on this poor guy.

"Clang!"

There was the sound of drawing a knife, and there was a silver gong drawing a knife.

clang clang clang!

The imperial guards around drew their swords one after another, ready to suppress and beat others at any time.

Zhu Yang squinted his eyes, took a step forward, and intimidated the beating gangsters with his fourth rank warrior.

"Stop!"

Zhao Jinluo yelled violently: "Do you want to rebel, don't you want it out of your mind?"

"Zhao Jinluo."

"Boss."

The people's reaction to the shift was very intense.

"Can't you see that he is cleaning us, no matter whether we are guilty or not, we will not end well."

"Zhao Jinluo, Duke Wei is gone. You are the only one who can make decisions for the brothers in the yamen. You can't be a dog for this Yuan Xiong."

"Boss, do you have the heart to watch your brothers being framed?"

At least you can live Zhao Jinluo's forehead with blue veins protruding, said word by word: "Take—knife—close—good—"

The men who beat the watch were half-hearted, angry, unwilling, and sad, but they still refused to accept the knife.

Seeing this, Yuan Xiong smiled and said, "Your family members are all in the capital."

Murder!

The employment condition of the watchman is that the ancestors are from the capital for more than three generations, and their family background is clean.

Why? It is to guard against these warriors breaking the ban with force.

Wei Gong died in battle, and the rest of the golden gongs either died in battle or did not return. Even if they wanted to resist, they had no one to support them.

"If Xu Ningyan is still there," someone murmured in a low voice.

All the beaters were in a daze for a moment, and couldn't help but think of the colleague who brandished his sword and chopped off his waist, and has never been an official since.

That's right, if Xu Ningyan is still there, with Duke Wei's kindness towards him, and his strong character that can't touch the sand in his eyes, would Zhu Yang and Yuan Xiong still dare to be so arrogant?

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

Zhu Chengzhu's expression was obviously distorted.

Xu Qi'an, that humble Tonggong back then was the chief culprit who ruined his future.

He hated this person deeply, but in just one year, things have changed, and that humble gong has become a big man beyond his reach.

Even if Xu Qi'an offended His Majesty, he still cannot intervene and take revenge.

As a result, this flame of vengeance burned in his heart, but he couldn't find an outlet. It burned his soul day by day, causing a slight distortion in his mind.

"Li Yuchun!"

"Chu Honghe!"

"Min Shan!"

"Tang Youde!"

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A man named Yin Gong went out, was disarmed, his arms were twisted behind his back by the imperial guards, and his hands were tied. In the blink of an eye, the silver gong present almost went half way.

Those silver gongs were either expressionless, or sneered, or spit. But there is no fear and begging for mercy.

There is no Tongluo in the list. As the bottom of the team, generally speaking, Tongluo is not qualified to stand in the team.

Of course, it doesn't mean Yuan Xiong won't deal with them.

The high-spirited censor of the right capital said loudly: "The yamen of the watchmen has undergone tremendous changes, and there are many vacancies in the positions. I took over the yamen at this critical time. There is just a shortage of people under my command, and I need to promote loyal and good people.

"Before tomorrow's dawn, as long as someone among you writes to report corruption, bribery, and blackmailing colleagues, I will promote him."

Sinister intentions.

The watchmen present were expressionless and did not respond.

But Yuan Xiong knew that the seeds of jealousy and ambition had already been planted in this group of people.

For these gongs, it is very difficult to be promoted. They must not only have corresponding cultivation bases, but also have sufficient achievements. Therefore, some gongs who have already been in the realm of refining gods have not been promoted for a long time.

Anyone who is ambitious and self-motivated, who doesn't want to be promoted?

Now that the yamen of the watchmen is in turmoil, it is an excellent opportunity for those who are ambitious and eager to be promoted.

Yuan Xiong stopped looking at the frustrated shifters, instead looked at Zhu Yang and Zhao Jinluo, and said with a smile: "Two Jinluos, follow me to Haoqi Tower to have a look."

He was extremely eager to enter there and take Wei Yuan's place.

Zhao Jinluo nodded, glanced at the watchmen, and said, "They're all gone."

Song Tingfeng's muttering sound came from Zhu Guangxiao's ear: "Low your head, quickly bow your head, and get out of here."

The frustrated Zhu Guangxiao was taken aback for a moment, then instinctively followed his colleagues to the outside of the martial arts arena.

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

Everyone stopped one after another, looking at the past while trembling with fear.

The one who stopped was Zhu Chengzhu. Almost all the watchmen present knew him as Yinluo back then.

Zhu Chengzhu ignored the others, pointed at Song Tingfeng and Zhu Guangxiao, grinned and said, "You two come out."

Song Tingfeng's heart sank, he stepped forward bravely, and said: "Zhu Yinluo, congratulations to Officer Zhu Yinluo for reinstating his post, what's the matter with Zhu Yinluo calling the younger one?"

He has always been slick, and he doesn't even frown when he speaks of flattery.

Zhu Chengzhu showed a malicious smile, and said loudly:

"Yuan Gong, I want to report, these two people are corrupt and broke the law, I have seen it with my own eyes."

Song Tingfeng's face turned pale with fright.

Yuan Xiong nodded slightly, and said, "Let's leave it to Nephew Zhu Xian."

He didn't pause, and continued to walk side by side with the two golden gongs.

Zhao Jinluo looked at Zhu Yang, and kindly reminded: "Those two are Xu Qi'an's best friends."

This is not only a warning to Zhu Yang, but also a protection for Zhu Guangxiao and Song Tingfeng.

Before Zhu Yang could speak, Yuan Xiong opened his mouth and said calmly: "Wei Yuan is dead, without this backer, how long do you think Xu Qi'an can dance?"

Zhu Yang followed suit and smiled.

Zhao Jinluo stopped talking.

On this side, Song Tingfeng bowed his head and begged for mercy: "Zhu Yinluo, what happened before was due to a lowly position. You don't remember the faults of villains, don't be as knowledgeable as a small person like me."

Zhu Chengzhu asked like a cat playing with a mouse: "What's wrong with you?"

Song Tingfeng was stunned for a moment, his mind was alive, and he immediately beat his chest and stamped his feet, angrily said: "The biggest mistake I, Song Tingfeng, made in my life was making friends with that Xu Qi'an. Now I regret it."

He had no enmity with Zhu Chengzhu, and the reason why he was made things difficult was due to hatred.

At this time, all you need to do is show a sloppy attitude. The weaker you are, the easier it is to dispel Zhu Chengzhu's anger. Let the other party feel that he made friends with Xu Qi'an back then, just because the other party was valued by Wei Yuan, so he flattered him.

There is no deep camaraderie between the two parties.

Sure enough, Zhu Chengzhu's face was full of satisfied smiles, but what he said afterwards made Song Tingfeng feel like five thunderbolts.

"You don't have to go to prison if you don't want to, just get under my crotch."

Zhu Chengzhu spread his legs apart, and his smile was full of malice: "Get in, and I don't care about the previous friendship between you and Xu Qi'an."

The onlookers looked at Song Tingfeng one after another, and his face gradually turned pale under the gazes.

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

Snapped!

Slapped in public.

Song Tingfeng's cheeks became red and swollen quickly.

Zhu Chengzhu said sharply: "Are you kidding me? Do you think I'm joking with you? I've given you a chance. Whether you can grasp it or not is up to you. I'll only give you three breaths of time."

Song Tingfeng's body trembled slightly, his fists were clenched and then loosened, loosened and clenched again.

After all, he knelt down under the gaze of one after another, put his hands on the ground, and slowly got under Zhu Chengzhu's crotch.

Zhu Chengzhu laughed wildly.

He turned to look at Zhu Guangxiao: "It's up to you, whether to go to the prison or sneak under the crotch of the young master."

At that moment just now, his distorted mentality was greatly satisfied.

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

"I, I will come, I will come for him"

Song Tingfeng was full of flattery, and said: "I like to drill Zhu Yinluo's crotch. Is it because the ancestral grave is smoking today in a humble job? I can enjoy such treatment."

"Sure enough, you are a fool. Is this how you please Xu Qi'an?" Zhu Chengzhu humiliated.

"Yes Yes Yes"

Song Tingfeng nodded in panic, and crawled under Zhu Chengzhu's crotch again.

"That's right, you're interesting, kid. This is the first time I've seen someone who likes to drill."

Zhu Chengzhu slapped Song Tingfeng's face and said with a sneer, "This is the consequence of making friends carelessly."

He didn't pay any attention to this bastard, and strode towards the direction where his father disappeared.

After a while, the martial arts arena was gone, leaving only Zhu Guangxiao and Song Tingfeng.

"Dog thing, bully people with power!"

Song Tingfeng let out a "bah", looked at Zhu Guangxiao, smiled indifferently and said:

"You boy, after staying with Xu Ningyan for a long time, you haven't learned your skills, but your bad temper has grown. You are going to get married at the end of the year. At this juncture, you will be thrown into prison. If you don't die, you will be stripped of your skin. In the end, you will have to be dismissed. What will happen then? Marry someone else's girl?

"In this life, it's not easy to meet a girl who wants to marry, a girl who is willing to marry you. Xu Ningyan, that dog thief, who spends his days working as a teacher, hasn't met such a girl."

Tears glistened in Zhu Guangxiao's eyes.

Song Tingfeng spat and said unhappily:

"What's hypocritical, I'm used to being slick, don't talk about getting stuck, it's okay to call someone's father. Don't you see the expression of "I can do it" on everyone's face? If it were you, I would probably have no face to be a human being. .”

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

Zhu Guangxiao gave a nasal "hmm" and turned to leave.

There was no one else in the martial arts arena, Song Tingfeng covered his face, his shoulders trembled, and a suppressed cry came from between his fingers.

What a shame!

The next day, the court meeting.

Yuan Xiong wrote a letter impeaching Wei Yuan for ten major crimes, including conniving at his subordinates for corruption, blackmailing the people, greedy for meritorious deeds, causing 80,000 soldiers to bury their bones in other places, and so on.

At the court meeting, Emperor Yuan Jing angrily denounced Wei Yuan for harming the country in front of the princes and officials outside the palace.

The ruling and opposition parties shook.

Liu Hongfu, Zuodu Censor, study room.

Liu Hong smashed an antique vase angrily. This third-rank official with a little silver in his black hair cursed angrily and roared loudly:

"Shameless villain!

"The old man and Yuan Xiong are not at odds with each other, they are at odds with each other!"

In the spacious study room, sit Yushi Zhang Xingying, Minister of the Ministry of War, and several former Wei party backbones.

Everyone is at a loss.

In the court, no one could wrestle with an emperor who was young and fully in control of power.

Especially the emperor has many hounds who are willing to charge for him.

"The matter has come to this point, and I may not be able to save the overall situation just by waiting." A key member sighed.

Zhang Xingying couldn't hide his sadness, and said:

"Wei Gongchaotang has been an official for twenty years. He is conscientious and conscientious. It is said that he used his power for personal gain and amassed money beyond measure, but some people know that he has lived in Haoqi Building for twenty years. The capital is full of flowers, but no one is his home.

"In these years, he often discussed the New Deal with us, trying to reform and save the declining imperial court. He had no children, no relatives, and devoted all his energy and efforts to the imperial court. Without Duke Wei, His Majesty, the two Can he be so stable after ten years of cultivation?

"Why isn't His Majesty even willing to give him his posthumous name?"

A heavy and sad atmosphere spread in the study.

Minister of the Ministry of War took a deep breath, and said: "What we have to consider now is to protect ourselves. When Wei Gong's matter is over, we, the members of the Wei Party, should be purged. Heh, Qin Yuandao has started to focus on my position again.

"As for Duke Wei's case, as long as we don't fail, as long as one of us survives, there will be a chance to overturn the case in the future."

Temporary success or failure can't explain anything, as the old saying goes: once the emperor and the courtier.

Since Yuan Jingchao cannot be changed, wait for the new king to take over. There are many examples in history of sons slapping fathers in the face.

Many unjust and wrongly decided cases were only rehabilitated after more than ten decades.

"That's the only way." Liu Hong sighed, and said immediately, "It's just that the crown prince may not reverse the case for Duke Wei when he ascends the throne in the future."

"By the way, where's Xu Qi'an?" Minister of the Ministry of War asked suddenly.

Zhang Xingying wiped the corners of his eyes, and said in a low voice, "I sent someone to look at it a few days ago, but the gate of Xu's residence was closed, and the building was empty. Ning banqueted him, probably already left Beijing."

Liu Hong smiled wryly: "It's fine to leave, but if he doesn't leave, no one can protect him. We can't protect him either. Alas, he must have been completely disappointed in the court."

On this day, the news that Wei Yuan's greedy advances led to the death of 80,000 troops in the enemy's country finally spread to the people.

The people reacted violently to this.

"I said not to support the Yaoman. The Yaoman eats me up to serve the people and harass the border. Why should I support the Yaoman? This angered the ancestors and punished them. Now it's good. Eighty thousand soldiers have died. Feng has never suffered such a defeat in twenty years."

"If you ask me, it's Wei Yuan who deserves to die. If he hadn't been greedy for merit, how could he have lost the battle?"

"Isn't it a child's play to kill the dog thief today with an eunuch leading the army? His Majesty the Emperor believed in the wrong person."

"You bastard, Duke Wei is someone you can humiliate at will? Twenty years ago, without this eunuch, would you have had a peaceful life now?" An old man stood up and complained.

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

"Hmph, who said that?"

"The court said."

"The court also said that King Huai was a hero, and the court also said that Chuzhou was slaughtered by a monster. What happened in the end? I don't believe in the court for a long time, why not believe in Xu Yinluo."

All around dumbfounded.

After experiencing the Chuzhou massacre, the people in the capital, and even the people in Dafeng prefectures, inevitably had a crisis of trust in the imperial court.

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

royal palace.

The old eunuch walked in slowly, stopped by the bed, bowed, and said in a soft voice: "Your Majesty, Mr. Chief Assistant, please see me."

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

The old eunuch added in a low voice: "Master Shoufu is kneeling outside, saying that if you don't see him, he won't leave."

Emperor Yuan Jing sneered, but did not respond.

The old eunuch didn't dare to persuade, and stood beside him calmly.

Time passed minute by minute, and an hour passed in the blink of an eye. The old eunuch glanced at Emperor Yuan Jing who was still meditating, and left the bedroom with small steps.

As soon as the people 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 the mournful dragon chant coming from his ears.

"Not enough, not enough!"

Emperor Yuan Jing didn't speak, but a voice came from inside his body.

"It will be enough to declare the defeat of the Witch God Sect tomorrow." Emperor Yuan Jing laughed.

On the other side, the old eunuch came out of the bedroom, and at the foot of the high steps, he was kneeling in a scarlet robe.

"Lord Chief Assistant, why are you doing this? It's not good for you and His Majesty if you say it."

The old eunuch bowed, and persuaded earnestly: "Go back, this old servant has served His Majesty for most of his life, and this old servant still knows His Majesty's temper. Even if you kneel here to death, you will never shake His Majesty's determination."

Wang Shoufu's face turned pale, his eyelids were half-closed, and he seemed to faint at any moment.

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

"I see, thank you for reminding me, father-in-law."

The light in Wang Shoufu's eyes gradually went out, he struggled to get up, moved his body, but fell obliquely.

"Hey, be careful, Mr. Chief Assistant is rich, if something goes wrong with you, who will take care of 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 towards the imperial study.

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

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

When he got up, his eyes were bright.

Wang Zhenwen got up, no longer nostalgic, and strode away.

No official is light.

Observatory.

Two carriages came slowly, both made of red sandalwood, edged with jade pieces and decorated with bright yellow silk and satin.

The carriage stopped at the square outside the Star Observatory, and two rows of guards riding on horses reined in their horses and stopped together with the carriage.

The doors of the car were opened, and a woman came out of each compartment. The beauties in plain palace dresses were like snow lotuses on icebergs, luxurious and glamorous;

Like a noble canary.

And her beauty and charm, perfect control of these luxurious jewelry, make people feel that such a beautiful and charming woman like her should be dressed in this gorgeous dress.

Leaving the guards aside, the two princesses entered the Star Observatory.

"Huaiqing, you're here!"

Chu Caiwei was waiting in the lobby on the first floor, happily welcoming her friend Ji.

Mounting, on the other hand, ignored the princess's demeanor, held up the hem of her skirt, and ran upstairs.

After running for a few steps, he reacted abruptly and shouted back, "Which floor is he on?"

"Seventh floor!"

Chu Caiwei responded, talked to Huaiqing with a sweet smile, and took out the jerky from the deerskin bag: "Do you want to eat it?"

Huaiqing shook his head.

Mounted and stomped: "Not yet leading the way!"

Chu Caiwei led the two princesses to the seventh floor, pushed open the door of the bedroom, the room was filled with the smell of medicine, and her framed eyes instantly fell on the dying man on the bed.

Peach Blossom's pupils were immediately stained with mist.

"He, why hasn't he woke up yet? Is he still in danger?" Zhuan mounting choked up.

Huaiqing didn't speak, but looked at Chu Caiwei.

"I don't know when he will wake up. When he was sent back, he was really not far from death. No part of his body was complete. When defending the city, he used Confucian magic and suffered backlash. In addition, his waist The injury on the body is also very troublesome, and it has not healed for a long time."

The cute girl with big eyes showed a sad face, and explained: "The teacher said that his intentions are too domineering."

Huaiqing asked, "What is his "meaning"?"

Chu Caiwei shook her head: "The teacher only said that hurting others and hurting oneself will destroy everything."

Huaiqing was slightly moved.

What kind of state was Xu Qi'an in when he was promoted to the fourth rank, and what kind of state of mind made him take this step?

Zhan Zhan was already sitting by the bed, holding a veil in his hand, weeping into tears.

She wanted to call Xu Qi'an to wake him up, but she was worried that it would be bad for him, so she could only cry.

Mounted sobbingly said: "Father won't let him be an official anymore, he is still working so hard, Wei Yuan I's reputation will be ruined, if he wakes up and knows, how sad it will be.

"How can father be so heartless? Although I don't like Wei Yuan, I also know that what he has done is a great thing."

"Wei, Duke Wei."

Mounted was crying when suddenly he heard a hoarse voice behind him.

Mounted was overjoyed, Huaiqing and Chu Caiwei also took a step forward, approaching the bed, saw Xu Qi'an's face was pale, his lips were chapped, but his eyes were already open.

"Ah, you finally woke up."

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

With a smile on his face, he hurried out of the room.

Xu Qi'an stared at the faces of the two princesses with different looks, he was silent for a while, and said, "I'm in Sitianjian?"

Zhan Zhan nodded quickly: "Yeah!"

Her long eyelashes were wet, and there were two lines of tears on her white and tender cheeks.

Xu Qi'an smiled at her, and immediately let out a breath of relief, it seemed that Li Miaozhen had rescued him.

"Although I got my life back, it's still too risky. I should have been hopping around the gate of hell for a while," he said in his heart.

It is not easy to kill Nurheja in the midst of thousands of troops. First, he has to penetrate the army, and then kill a dual-system fourth-rank peak. Based on this point alone, it is impossible for a fourth-rank master of any system to do it.

Secondly, Nurheja also trained in the wizard system and has many control methods. His Jade Shard version of Heaven and Earth may not be able to be successfully cut out.

Therefore, Li Miaozhen's golden elixir is needed.

Finally, the way Confucian spells are used is also a key point. He uses words to speak the spells in exchange for a short-term peak state, which is actually ten times stronger than the "primordial spirit"

The price is much less.

At the beginning, he just died out of his wits. Fortunately, the son of luck should not die, and there happened to be a Sailor Moon from Tianzong by his side.

But this time, he obviously didn't die on the spot, otherwise what he would see when he opened his eyes would not be Mounted and Huaiqing, but the midwife and the biological father in the next life.

Not long after, Chu Caiwei returned with light steps, holding a wooden plate full of bottles and cans.

"It's fine if you wake up. You can wake up, which proves that the two forces that wiped out your vitality have completely dissipated. With your current fourth-rank physique, you can recover within two or three days."

Chu Caiwei seemed very happy. When Xu Ningyan was seriously injured and lying on the bed, she didn't like eating dried fish anymore, and she was depressed every day. She could only eat two bowls of rice for a meal, and she lost weight.

Now that Xu Ningyan is awake, she can happily enjoy the food again without worrying about him.

Under Chu Caiwei's guidance, he took a few pills, and he felt his abdomen was warm, and the blocked air mechanism was running in the meridians again, and his complexion was much ruddy.

Moreover, the hunger in the abdomen also dissipated.

He drank the warm water delivered by her again, sat up on the bed under her "serving", leaning against the head of the bed with a soft pillow on his back.

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

Lin'an immediately looked at Huaiqing with a look of hesitation.

Huaiqing pondered for a while, and said softly: "Your Majesty does not want to give Wei Gong a posthumous name, even if he has, it may be a bad posthumous posthumous title."

The framed heart hanging on Xu Qi'an didn't notice that her sister Huaiqing used the word "Your Majesty" to address her father.

Bad posthumous posthumous titles are derogatory posthumous titles.

Posthumous titles, for courtiers in this era, are the final conclusion on a lifetime's achievements and character.

The posthumous posthumous posthumous title is equivalent to labeling Wei Yuan's life as a "bad guy" and recording it in the annals of history.

Huaiqing told Xu Qi'an about the past few days in detail.

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

Xu Qi'an said something very calmly, and then fell silent.

After a long time, he said: "Wei Gong died in Jingshan City, which is very good, it's better than dying at the hands of his own people. But if he didn't die, no clown would dare to do anything to him.

"Looking back, he has been miserable all his life. His ancestral home was in Yuzhou. When he was young, his family was slaughtered by a witch god. He went to the capital to seek refuge with a family friend. Because he fell in love with a girl from that family, he couldn't elope and was purged. Look at it For a man, it is the biggest shame for a man to marry a beloved girl into a woman, and he has to guard her by her side.

"He has no children and no relatives in his life. When he is about to die, he still has to treat him like this. It shouldn't be."

Xu Qi'an red-eyed, forced a smile and said: "Huaiqing, please help me tell Chu Yuanzhen about the case of Joanne and Duke Wei in detail. Ask him if he would like to return to Beijing before tomorrow."

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

"oh!"

Lin'an Cheng listened, half understanding, only one thing is very clear, he is very sad now.

Xu Qi'an lifted the quilt and got up, sat at the table, and wrote a letter.

After a while, after writing the letter, he put it in the envelope and looked at Chu Caiwei: "Is Miaozhen still in the Star Observatory?"

Miao Zhen frowned slightly, thinking that this title was too intimate, and she didn't feel comfortable listening to it.

"Yes, I'll call her for you." Chu Caiwei went out immediately.

Li Miaozhen was meditating in her bedroom at this time, when she heard that Xu Qi'an had woken up, she was so happy and hurried over.

Pushing open the door, I ran into two princesses who looked like flowers and jade, and looked like celestial beings.

Feiyan female hero restrained her joy, glanced calmly at Xu Qi'an at the table, nodded and said: "Just wake up, what do you want me to do."

Xu Qi'an handed the envelope to her with a slightly hoarse voice:

"Help me deliver this letter to the ancestor of the Wulin League, he is in the back mountain of the Wulin League, and there is a stone gate guarded by Quan Rong.

"When you go, you must remember to give it to him with your own hands, and you can't trust anyone, including the current leader Cao Qingyang. Remember, you must hand it over to the old leader. Just give me your name, and Cao Qingyang will take you there See him."

"Can I watch it?" Tianzong Saintess asked generously.

What do you say? Xu Qi'an shook his head: "Don't look."

"oh."

Li Miaozhen nodded, turned and left the room.

Xu Qi'an looked at the two princesses, put his hands on the edge of the table, and stood up weakly: "Your Highnesses, wait a moment, I'll go see the supervisor."

PS: There must be a lot of typos in this chapter, because of the pursuit of speed. Change first and then change. In addition, this chapter is 11,000 words, and I still have 4,000 words to do.