The hour has arrived and the sky is getting brighter.
The weather today is not very good, it is a bit gray, which seems to indicate something.
Liu Qiguang straightened his gauze and clothes, got up and got out of the car, and felt a cool breeze in front of him.
He stopped and raised his head to look at the sky. After a while, he sighed: "A storm is coming."
Suddenly a chuckle came from the side: "I heard that Mr. Liu went to the palace yesterday to meet the saint, and he waited even until the curfew and didn't come in?"
"Master Hu."
There was a haze in Liu Qiguang's eyes, and when he turned his head, he had a smile on his face: "Your information is really well-informed."
The other party was right. He waited for a long time yesterday and saw no one at all.
This made him feel gloomy and quite uneasy.
After returning home, he couldn't calm down at all and stayed in the study until dawn...
The man with a goatee said with a smile: "What the hell, I'm just worried. Your body and bones can handle it. You haven't caught the cold, right?"
Liu Qiguang replied with a smile on his face: "I'm worried about Mr. Hu, I have pretty strong bones."
In the officialdom, there is always intrigue and competition for power and gain.
Civil servants fight against military generals, civilian officials fight against civilian officials, military generals fight against military generals, departments fight against departments...
Although Liu Qiguang and Mr. Hu were both civil servants, the former belonged to the prime minister line and the latter belonged to the bachelor's pavilion. The two sides were incompatible with each other.
If you think about it carefully, you can count on one hand the number of things that have allowed them to put aside their grudges and truly unite over the years.
"That's good, that's good."
Mr. Hu smiled, stroking his beard and said: "By the way, I just met Zuo Chongming. He is indeed a handsome young man."
"I have always felt that I am in my prime, but after meeting this person, I felt a sense of twilight for no reason. It's really..."
"He has already entered the palace?"
Mr. Hu caught the change in his expression and couldn't help but feel something in his heart: "It seems that this old man entered the palace yesterday, and it is probably related to Zuo Chongming."
"I'm afraid the reason for not being able to see the Holy One is due to family matters rather than state affairs... Could it be that this guy offended Zuo Chongming somewhere?"
Frowning slightly, he thought of one thing - many students from Taiyuan College, especially the second-generation dandies, had just been sent to Jinyun State for training.
If he remembered correctly, Liu Qiguang's second son Liu Binghe was also among this group of people.
How can a person who can get along like a fish in the officialdom have any fuel-saving lamp?
Mr. Hu didn't reveal anything, and with only a few test sentences, he successfully captured the clues from Liu Qiguang's reaction...
Offended Zuo Chongming?
Mr. Hu muttered in his heart: "This kid went to Beijing with his extraordinary achievements. He is at the cusp of the storm. If you offend this person now, you will definitely ask for trouble."
Thinking of this, he said with deep meaning: "Sir, please don't make mistakes."
After saying that, he turned around and left without any hesitation.
"...old fox."
Liu Qiguang's face suddenly turned pale and he stared at his back fiercely.
The meaning of this is very simple. If you are the one who caused the problem, it is best to solve it yourself. Don't give Emperor Wu an excuse to target Taixue.
Otherwise, the entire bureaucracy will retaliate.
"clang!!"
The loud bell rang, and a father-in-law came to the steps and shouted: "It's half past midnight, and all the officials will enter the palace."
The officials gathered in small groups, chatting in low voices, quickly arranged their appearance, lined up according to rank and authority, and walked slowly towards the main hall.
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At the same time, in the side hall.
Zuo Chongming sat at the small table, pouring himself a drink leisurely, while secretly chatting with Liu Fu.
Liu Fu said: "Master Zuo, there is something we need to remind you."
"What's the matter?" Zuo Chongming was curious.
Liu Fu sent a message saying: "Yesterday evening, Liu Qiguang, the minister of Dali Temple, went to the palace to meet the saint. After waiting for a long time, he returned disappointed."
The reason why he suddenly said this was naturally because of Emperor Wu's order.
But Liu Fu didn't quite understand what it meant specifically.
He is just a eunuch, so he can play with his mind, but when it comes to deeper, more comprehensive, and more complex things, he is completely confused.
"Liu Qiguang? Face to face?"
Zuo Chongming squinted his eyes and quickly recalled the scene he saw last night. His brows wrinkled unconsciously. There must be a connection.
All kinds of thoughts ran through my mind, and almost in an instant, they came to a conclusion - send a message!
Perhaps it was because of Liu Hu that Liu Binghe sent a message back, and the experienced Liu Qiguang naturally saw the fishiness in it.
Anyone who is involved in officialdom knows one truth - be careful and sail the boat for thousands of years.
What's more, with Wang Peng's example before him, Liu Qiguang couldn't be careless, so he went to the palace to face the saint, intending to remedy the situation.
The meeting between Li Si and Liu Binghui, a doctor in the Ministry of Criminal Affairs, should be Liu Qiguang's order. He felt that the road was not safe and needed to make first-hand preparations.
The result is obvious, Liu Qiguang is really accurate.
When he entered the palace yesterday, Emperor Wu was looking at beautiful women on the red boat. He did not see Emperor Wu, so the second way worked.
etc!!
Zuo Chongming paused for a moment, suddenly raised his head and looked at Liu Fu, his pupils showing signs of contraction: "Eunuch Liu, why are you telling me this?"
Liu Fu lowered his eyebrows and lowered his eyes: "His Majesty's orders."
"..."
Zuo Chongming's eyelids trembled slightly, and he suddenly felt speechless.
Well, my disguise was still exposed by him.
Emperor Wu must have thought of something from his reaction when he saw Liu Binghui, and when he returned to the palace and heard about Liu Qiguang's face to face.
That's why he ordered Liu Fu to remind him of this news.
"Let's talk."
Zuo Chongming fell into deep thought: "What is the other way out for Liu Qiguang, the old fox? Why is he involved with the doctor of the Ministry of Justice?"
unless…….
A clear understanding emerged in his eyes. There was only one reasonable explanation for Liu Qiguang's behavior.
"interesting."
The corners of Zuo Chongming's lips raised, he picked up the wine cup and took a sip: "Since you are planning to pull off the bitter meat trick, then I can only... follow the trick."
About Si time.
A young eunuch walked over quickly and shouted in a high-pitched voice: "The Holy One has decreed that Zuo Chongming, the demon envoy of Zhenzhen, should appear before him."
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Zuo Chongming drank the wine in his glass, stood up and stepped forward: "Excuse me, father-in-law, please lead the way."
While speaking, a rolled-up banknote popped out and was accurately inserted into his fingers.
Liu Fu was also a warrior. Naturally, when he saw this scene, the corner of his mouth couldn't help but twitch.
Damn, this kid really goes and delivers wherever he goes.
According to what he did, even if he didn't have a city or ability, just relying on the tactics of throwing coins, anyone would have to take a high look and smile in response.
This father-in-law had obviously just been promoted and was not very skilled in the business of accepting gifts. He was stunned for a few seconds before he realized what he was doing and silently put away the banknote.
When the courtesy arrives, people smile.
The smile on the little father-in-law's face was much more sincere, and he nodded with a smile: "Sir, come with us."
Although it only took a few steps from the side hall to the main hall, the young father-in-law still took the opportunity to send a message as a reward for the banknote.
This sentence is - Liu Qiguang took the initiative to admit his mistake, but Emperor Wu did not respond in return.
Zuo Chongming stuffed another banknote, lifted up his hem in a smart manner, walked across the threshold with his head held high and walked in.
All the officials gave way automatically and couldn't help but cast curious and surprised looks at him, some of them gritted their teeth and showed resentment in their eyes.
Arriving at the palace, he looked at Emperor Wu from a distance.
Looking into each other's eyes, the two of them suddenly remembered what happened last night and looked away in a tacit understanding.
Zuo Chongming was the first to react, bowed and said in salute: "The Suppressing and Fu Division is stationed in Ping'an County, Zuo Chongming, the demon-suppressing envoy, please see your Majesty."
"Plain body."
Emperor Wu regained his composure and a smile appeared on his face: "Seeing Zuo Qing, I suddenly felt as if the sun was setting over the mountains and I was old."
Zuo Chongming looked at his nose with his eyes, and his heart with his nose, and he responded neither humble nor arrogantly: "The sage is full of praise, but the humble one is frightened."
Emperor Wu couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth, and cursed in his heart: "If I hadn't seen you yesterday, I would have been fooled by your honesty."
With a slight cough, he raised his voice and said: "Although Zuo Qing has submitted a memorial, I only know the general outline. I just want to take this opportunity to talk about the details."
"Reply to Your Majesty, they are all here."
Zuo Zhongming's spiritual ring flickered between his fingers, and he suddenly took out seven large boxes that were half as tall as a man.
"what are these?"
"They are all image stones."
Zuo Chongming said solemnly: "In order to defend Ping'an County, I have to use all my strength. The photo stone is for recording merits and checking accounts."
Emperor Wu didn't expect that he had such a skill, and asked with interest: "In other words, all the processes are recorded here?"
This method is really strange. Throughout the ages, Zuo Chongming was the first to do this.
I have to admit that in his hands, the image stone was really played out.
Zuo Chongming said slightly embarrassed: "Yes, it's just that the scene is a bit bloody..."
At this point, there was some commotion in the crowd, especially the generals, with disdain in their eyes.
bloody?
Are you kidding me?
Who hasn’t seen a big scene?
Emperor Wu narrowed his eyes: "I have read the memorial. You said that Ping'an County has experienced three wars?"
"Indeed."
Zuo Chongming nodded solemnly: "The millions of Yin soldiers led by Xu Yunshan, a remnant of the previous dynasty, the demon army deep in the Suiyun Mountains, and the Liansheng Sect rebels."
Emperor Wu glanced at Liu Qiguang secretly and said aloud: "Choose a few representative ones."
Zuo Chongming was prepared early in the morning. He opened the box and took out a few photo stones: "That's probably it."
Without Emperor Wu having to say anything, Liu Fu, who was standing next to him, took the photo stone and injected his true energy to create the scene.
"Roar……"
"Kill, kill!!"
"Dong dong... dong!"
When the overwhelming evil spirit of resentment roared out from the skyline and rushed toward us with a powerful force, everyone's expression changed.
Is this more than a million?
The total number of people in heaven and on earth must be at least millions.
If you include the evil spirits that gather into a demonic cloud, the number would probably be even more terrifying.
Thinking of this, the officials couldn't help but look at Zuo Chongming, how on earth did this guy stop, defend, or even annihilate the opponent?
This is an unimaginable desperate situation.
Soon, their doubts were answered.
The scene of Zuo Chongming's blood sacrifice to the common people completely exploded the civil servant camp.