Chapter 698: Chu Zhongwu, that is the reincarnation of the stars in the sky
Linghu City, Yuelai Teahouse
"Hush, have you heard?" A scholar dressed as a scholar first took a sip of tea, looked around, and then whispered in a showy voice.
His voice was not loud, but it was heard by the regular customers at several tables around him. They knew the character of this scholar and hurriedly gathered around him.
"What did you hear?"
"Prefect Xu has entered!"
"Going in? How did you get in?"
Everyone became energetic and asked quickly.
After all, this scholar is not an ordinary scholar, and he is very well-informed. As long as something happens in the Yamen, he is the first to know, because his uncle works as a tutor in the Governor's Mansion, teaching the children of the Li family to study.
"Isn't it stipulated in the Shenwu Law of our dynasty that any official who visits a prostitute will be punished with a sixty-year rod? If anyone takes Hehuan Powder, the punishment will be doubled."
"ah!"
this one?
Everyone didn't believe it.
"Why, you don't believe it?" The scholar smiled mysteriously and pointed at the top. The meaning was obvious.
There is someone above me.
"Mr. Wei, it's not that we don't believe you." Several teahouse regulars whispered.
After all, the four words "Don't talk about state affairs" are posted on the teahouses, but people can't suppress their desire to talk about everything.
"Which official from the Shenwu Dynasty doesn't engage in prostitution?"
"Even if I don't go to Yihongyuan, I still listen to music in Yuxuan."
"Ren Daoyuan from the College of Arts and Sciences is known as a romantic scholar. He has a very good relationship with the girl from Yihongyuan. I don't see him worrying about his career."
"What's more, Magistrate Xu has a back-up. Didn't you tell us about it last time?"
"That's the student of Chief Minister Fei."
"It's no use!"
Mr. Wei waved his hand and sneered.
"Last night, Magistrate Xu stayed at Yihongyuan. He called the people from Liumen and arrested one of them."
"He was arrested on the spot and taken to the Governor's Mansion. Governor Li examined it that night and sentenced him to one hundred and twenty denouncements."
"He's still lying in the Governor's Palace."
Everyone took a breath of air. Mr. Wei's intelligence had always been accurate, and he had a reputation for being an inquirer. He lived a very comfortable life simply by selling information. He occasionally chatted in the teahouse, which was an eye-opener for them.
"Is it possible that the Governor is going to attack the Chief Envoy?"
An astute tea guest immediately made a terrifying guess.
Those were the two giants in Linghu City who were about to collide, so why did this happen?
"no!"
"It's not that simple."
Mr. Wei said categorically, making the tea drinkers watching even more curious.
What kind of inside information did this well-informed person know?
The tea guests couldn't sit still when they thought about the inside information.
"Mr. Wei drinks tea, please drink slowly."
"I'll give you a shoulder slap."
"Tell us something."
A group of tea-goers quickly started to serve them, and the scholar, whose uncle was said to be on duty at the Governor's Mansion, said slowly:
"This matter has something to do with Chu Zhongwu."
"Chu Zhongwu?"
"Isn't it said that Chu Zhongwu is so lustful that he has married more than a hundred wives?"
"That's Mrs. Li. She was also from Yihongyuan."
"Shh, keep your voice down."
"More than a hundred, I heard that Her Majesty the Queen is also with him..."
Before the tea guest could say anything, someone covered his mouth.
"Stop talking, why are you still talking?"
"You don't want to die."
"It's gone, it's gone, I won't go crazy with you."
Some clever tea drinkers couldn't stand listening anymore and were ready to run away.
"Ahem, you can't talk nonsense."
"Slandering an important official of the imperial court will result in a banishment of three thousand miles."
"Master Zhongwu has a hundred concubines. Those are all baseless rumors. Remember not to believe them easily."
Mr. Wei was also taken aback and quickly brought the topic back.
"My uncle said that this time it is Lord Zhongwu who has obtained Her Majesty the Queen's order and is holding Shangfang's sword to clean up the officialdom of Lingzhou."
"It's not just Magistrate Xu who has been punished. The young masters who always like to go to Yihongyuan, such as Master Ren, Master Gong, and Master Fei, are now staying behind closed doors."
“The College of Arts and Sciences has issued an order prohibiting students from going to Yihongyuan to listen to music, otherwise they will be punished according to the college regulations.”
"The magistrate also wrote a letter of divorce yesterday and divorced his eighth concubine. She was also an oiran from Yihongyuan."
"It's just that he's afraid of being implicated."
Mr. Wei couldn't help but sigh, Chu Zhongwu issued an order, and everyone in the officialdom was in danger. With Yang Yuehua on the side doing the review, he couldn't escape.
"Hey, this Lord Zhongwu is really overbearing." The tea guests shook their heads and sighed.
"It's not overbearing."
"That Lord Zhongwu is the reincarnation of the stars in the sky. He wants to rectify the officialdom in Lingzhou and investigate corruption."
"I heard that there will be a group of people whose heads fall to the ground."
Mr. Wei quickly stopped him and said, he was not here to gossip, but had a mission to spread the word.
"Are you serious?" The tea guests didn't expect Chu Qianqiu to play so big, and they couldn't help but look horrified.
"Where is the lie!"
"This Chu Zhongwu is the reincarnation of Lord Si Mingxing who descended from the stars. He was specially sent by God to rectify the officialdom."
"Don't you see the refugees in Fengzhou? There are countless living people in Chu Zhongwu. He is the reincarnation of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva."
"Wait, Mr. Wei."
"Didn't you just say that he was the reincarnation of Lord Si Mingxing?"
"Isn't it allowed for two people to reincarnate at the same time?"
Mr. Wei said without blushing or out of breath.
Rumors about Chu Qianqiu being the reincarnation of Siming Xingjun and Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva began to spread in Lingzhou.
…
Linghu City, Governor's Mansion
"Prefect Xu, do you blame me for beating you so much?" Governor Li said with a smile while pinching his beard.
"Thank you sir for saving my life."
"My parents are the ones who gave birth to me and the one who saved me is the boss."
Magistrate Xu lamented that he was unlucky and happened to be at the time when Chu Zhongwu was about to rectify the officialdom. Naturally, there would be no other punishment for being beaten.
"very good."
"Then you should remember to be careful about your butt in the future." Governor Li took the opportunity to expand his power, and he suddenly realized that it was a great good thing that his family was being coerced in the first place.
The nephew is now a member of Chu Zhongwu.
This shows that the Cui family matter has passed, he has no political problems, and no one cares about betraying the prime minister.
So he decisively jumped on Chu Zhongwu's chariot and cheered for him!
"understand."
"The villain must only follow the leadership of the Governor."
"Wrong, we have to listen to Master Zhongwu."
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Linghu City, Chu Family Courtyard
"Lord, with the cooperation of Zi Hanyu, we have compiled relevant information on Yihongyuan."
"The people written in these documents are all relatively famous Ya people in Linghu City."
"They are all in the business of abducting people from Fengzhou."
Xu Zishuang respectfully took out the list, which recorded in detail the origins of the girls in Yihongyuan. Many of them were from Fengzhou, and some were from Daxia.
"There is a popular saying among the people: if someone is innocent, he should be killed."
"Let the Governor-General's Mansion directly conduct a public trial and deal with it how it should be dealt with."
"According to the laws of Shenwu, you will supervise this matter."
"Dispose of it strictly and quickly."
Chu Qianqiu read the entire list and their glorious deeds, and did not directly order the execution, but followed the process.
"Yes, lord."
Following the news of Yaren's arrest, the nobles of Linghu City were finally sure that Chu Zhongwu was serious this time.
Rumors that he was Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva or Siming Xingjun spread even more widely.
Divine thoughts and the power of incense and incense converged towards Chu Qianqiu.
But he didn't seem arrogant or impetuous.
"There is no rush to reach the realm of divine transformation."
"It's time to go home and take a look."
Chu Qianqiu thought of the lady in Baixiang Town and showed a nostalgic smile.