Wu Ziqing retracted the whip as quickly as possible.
He is familiar with the law and knows the consequences of attacking the lantern bearer.
Xu Zhiqiong also put the knife back into its sheath. It was useless to hold the knife. He couldn't kill anyone.
"Wu Yushi, this man was beaten all over by you. If you use lynching indiscriminately again, his life may be in danger. If he is really killed, you have to follow me back to the Yamen."
The onlookers pointed and pointed:
"Killing someone for five cents is too cruel."
"Wu Yushi is such an upright person. When working in his house, your hands and feet must be clean."
"But maybe that money was really picked up."
"That's nonsense. Wu Yushi is so upright that he can tell the difference between a traitor and a traitor at a glance, and he can even accuse him unjustly!"
When Yuchi Lan heard this, he secretly spat, "Why do so many people speak for evil people?"
But after I spat, I was also amazed at Wu Ziqing's reputation.
Why is his reputation so good?
Wu Ziqing looked at Xu Zhiqiong, he didn't want to argue anymore.
He looked at the servant and said: "From today on, I will drive you out of my house. You and I will have nothing to do with each other anymore. You can fend for yourself."
After saying that, Wu Ziqing returned to the mansion and closed the door.
Xu Zhiqiong stepped forward and untied the servant with his own hands.
This servant had less than five cents of crime on his head. He was an honest man. He had indeed picked up the money. Unexpectedly, he was almost beaten to death for five cents.
What is Wu Ziqing's purpose in doing this?
Build a reputation?
His reputation is loud enough, but killing someone for five cents will only bring him bad reputation.
Perhaps he was sure that the servant would be beaten to death and did not dare to speak.
But what's the point of taking the risk?
Because evil is evil?
This is possible.
The sin karma on the top of this guy's head is more than five inches long.
You are such an honest official with a good reputation. I will accept the crime on your head.
Xu Zhiqiong fed the servant some water. The servant calmed down and grabbed Xu Zhiqiong's hand and said, "Master Denglang, I really picked up that money."
"I picked it up, don't be afraid, I will take you to treat your injury."
The servant shook his head slightly: "Young man, if you don't have any money, I'll rest for half a day and it'll be fine."
Xu Zhiqiong smiled: "If you're afraid, I'll just pay you."
The onlookers dispersed, and Yu Chilan stepped forward and helped Xu Zhiqiong lift up the servant.
Xu Zhiqiong said: "This man is too seriously injured and needs to be sent to the hospital."
Yuchilan nodded and said: "Zhiqiong, you have such a kind heart, but you are still the same Zhiqiong."
Xu Zhiqiong said with a naive smile: "Then stretch your face over and let me kiss you."
The senior sister said angrily: "When did you learn to be so naughty!"
Not even a kiss on the cheek.
If I ask you to kiss me when you are shameless, will you kiss me?
The two were looking for a drug store when they suddenly saw a tall and thin man waving to Xu Zhiqiong in the distance.
"Xu Denglang, come with me quickly, I open a medicine shop."
Xu Zhiqiong stared at the tall and thin man for a moment.
He has no horns on his head, but has an eighth-level cultivation level.
The figure looked familiar. If I guessed correctly, he and Lu Yanyou killed "Mrs. Zhang" and the two servants together.
This is a judge.
Xu Zhiqiong and Yu Chilan helped the servant into the drug store. The tall and thin man was the shopkeeper of the drug store. He took out a bottle of medicinal powder and said: "Help the man first, I will feed him some Qutong Powder. This man has to carry it."
Can’t stand it any longer.”
The medicine shop owner gave the servant medicine, and the servant gradually calmed down. During this period, the medicine shop owner kept giving Xu Zhiqiong winks.
This is about talking about things in the sect.
Xu Zhiqiong pulled Yuchilan outside the drug store: "Senior sister, go to the Yamen first and ask for leave. Just say that I can't go on patrol tonight."
Yuchilan nodded and said: "Wu Ziqing is difficult to deal with. Don't be rash. When I come back, we will discuss it carefully."
After seeing off Yuchilan, Xu Zhiqiong returned to the drug store. The tall and thin shopkeeper settled the servants and invited Xu Zhiqiong to talk in the backyard.
The backyard of this drug store is quite small, with three rooms in total. The two of them entered the main room. The shopkeeper closed the door and hugged Xu Zhiqiong's fists: "Judge Ma, I have long admired your name."
Does he know me?
Xu Zhiqiong cupped his fists and returned the salute: "I still don't know what you call me, senior?"
"The old man's surname is Duan, his given name is Duan Shiyun, he is Lu Yanyou, and he is the eighth-grade guide bookkeeper. The two of us are close friends. I once heard Brother Lu say in the past that Judge Ma is a rising star in our Taoist sect. He is brave, resourceful, and an expert.
Guidance, the future is limitless, I am lucky enough to see you today, it is really a blessing for Duan!"
This man is so polite in his words.
It turns out that he met me through Lu Yanyou.
What I saw before was correct, this was the judge who killed "Mrs. Zhang" together with Lu Yanyou.
Both parties exchanged a few polite words. Duan Shiyun poured a cup of tea for Xu Zhiqiong and got down to the topic: "Today I saw Judge Ma angrily reprimanding evil officials in the street. I am deeply pleased. If the next generation has such courage and loyalty, my Taoist family will prosper soon."
, Duan has something to ask for, and I hope Brother Ma can help me."
What does my angry rebuke of Wu Ziqing have to do with Judge Duan?
"I wonder how this junior can help?"
Duan Shiyun sighed and said: "To be honest, I have completed my meritorious service and could have been promoted to the seventh rank a long time ago. The reason why I waited until today is because I failed to eradicate this thief Wu Ziqing. This thief is like a thorn in my eyes and a thorn in my flesh. If
I cannot kill this thief, but I will hate him for the rest of my life!"
It turned out that he also wanted to kill Wu Ziqing.
But do you need my help with this?
"Senior Duan is about to reach the seventh rank, and he will probably kill countless thieves in his life. Why does he need the help of his juniors in this matter?"
"Brother Ma, I don't know. This Wu Ziqing is extraordinary. He has 5 inches of crime on his head. He is a heinous person. However, this evil thief has an official, and ordinary people dare not do anything to him. Duan Mou arranged to kill him several times.
He failed to achieve his wish."
Xu Zhiqiong can understand this situation.
If you want to borrow a knife to kill someone, the knife must be stronger than the person's neck.
A loser like Pei Shaobin can be killed by a thug in a gambling shop.
But Wu Ziqing was an official, and ordinary people did not even have the courage to look directly at officials, let alone raise a knife to kill someone.
The best channel to resolve this matter is through officialdom.
Gu Wei
Xu Zhiqiong asked: "Senior Duan, are there any acquaintances in the official office?"
Duan Shiyun understood what Xu Zhiqiong meant: "I feel ashamed to say that I am a commoner and a high-ranking official. Naturally, I have no chance to get to know each other. However, I have good medical skills and have made friends with several adults. Master Zheng Jinzhong, Censor Zuoqian of Yushitai, and Master Zheng.
We are quite familiar with each other.”
Zheng Jinzhong, the imperial censor of Zuoqian, was a fourth-rank official.
Wu Ziqing is the supervisory censor, seventh grade.
Regardless of his rank, this person is in charge of Wu Ziqing. Why not use such a good resource?
Xu Zhiqiong said: "If Zheng Yushi is willing to take action and accuse Wu Ziqing, it shouldn't be difficult. Even if he can't get rid of him for a while, he can at least take away his official status. When he becomes a civilian, things will be fine.
Too much to do.”
Duan Shiyun smiled bitterly and said: "Brother Ma, you are oversimplifying things. Wu Ziqing is very good at managing his reputation. His reputation of loyalty, filial piety, integrity, and benevolence is known to everyone in the capital."
This is an exaggeration. I have never heard of his reputation before.
However, someone in Zhang Deng Yamen had heard of it, and Wu Qianhu was also quite wary of his reputation.
Duan Shiyun sighed: "It's easy to touch a true gentleman, but it's hard to touch a true villain, and it's even harder to touch a hypocrite. Even though he was on the Yushitai, Mr. Zheng didn't dare to touch him, and several other adults who knew me avoided him.
"
Xu Zhiqiong can also understand this. If you offend a hypocrite, your reputation will be seriously damaged, and you may even attract verbal and written criticism from officials.
And we have to consider Wu Ziqing’s backstage. Wu Ziqing’s backstage is the Sixth Princess. The Sixth Princess even dares to touch the Crown Prince. How can ordinary officials dare to offend her easily?
But there was one thing that Xu Zhiqiong didn't understand: "Wu Ziqing actually has a reputation for benevolence and righteousness?"
How can he be benevolent and righteous if he kills people for five copper coins?
Duan Shiyun shook his head repeatedly: "I am also very puzzled. This thief is very vicious and cruel to the servants at home. At least three people were beaten to death by him, all of which I saw with my own eyes! How can such a thug get the name of benevolence and righteousness? Isn't it ridiculous?
The most ridiculous thing in the world!"
Funny indeed.
Xu Zhiqiong asked: "Does this person still have the reputation of loyalty and filial piety?"
Duan Shiyun looked up to the sky and sighed: "It's hard to say this word of loyalty. Wu Ziqing talks about loyalty to the emperor every day, but it is really ridiculous to say that this name of filial piety has something to do with me and me."
Xu Zhiqiong asked in surprise: "Is Wu Ziqing's filial piety related to Senior Duan?"
"Three years ago, Wu Ziqing's mother was seriously ill and bedridden. He didn't know where he got a herbal prescription. He said that using his wife's bones and flesh as a medicinal herb could cure his mother's illness. So he cut off his wife's arm and gave it to her.
His mother cooked soup and drank it."
Is this something a human can do?
Xu Zhiqiong said in astonishment: "Is this medicine effective?"
"It's so effective!" Duan Shiyun sighed, "His wife lost too much blood and almost died. Fortunately, I treated her in time and she barely survived. As for his mother, it's not a serious disease.
His mother was suffering from pseudo-cold syndrome. She was shaking all over and was afraid of the cold. It looked like she had typhoid fever, but in fact she had a rare fever. There were many quack doctors in the capital. They treated her just like typhoid fever and used the wrong medicine.
As the condition worsened, I only used three pairs of medicines to cure her."
Xu Zhiqiong said: "In this case, Senior Duan is kind to him."
"How could he remember my kindness!" Duan Shiyun snorted coldly, "He publicized it to the outside world, cut off his arm, cured his mother, and cut off his arm to save her mother, but it became a good story and spread throughout the capital."
Xu Zhiqiong was puzzled: "Didn't he chop off his wife's arm?"
Duan Shiyun said: "What he said to others was to cut off his own arm."
"It doesn't make sense. Aren't both of his arms still there?"
"The most absurd thing is this!" Duan Shiyun said with a bitter smile, "He told a lie, saying that he was Xiao Tianxing, a subordinate of the Confucian sage. He was moved by his filial piety and came to the mortal world to restore his broken arm."
Confucian sage, protector of Confucianism.
Unlike other heretics, Confucian sages are not star officials, but are first-rank stars, one rank higher than star officials. This also makes Confucianism have the highest status among heretics.
Xu Zhiqiong shook his head repeatedly: "Does anyone believe such ridiculous words?"
Lu Yanyou said: "How come no one believes it? Wu Ziqing became famous among Confucian scholars and was praised by His Majesty the Emperor."
The emperor praised Wu Ziqing for this matter?
Can't he tell whether something like this is true or false?
Thinking again about the emperor's actions to frame the prince, Xu Zhiqiong became more and more unable to understand the thoughts of Liang Daguan's family.
Duan Shiyun sighed: "I see this evil thief every day. I am so angry that I have trouble sleeping and eating. If this thief is allowed to go unpunished in my land, how can I have the face to be a judge again? How can I have the face to be promoted to the seventh rank? Brother Ma
, are you willing to lend a helping hand to me and kill this thief together?"
This is to do business with me.
This business can be done, but according to his description, even if the two of them join forces, it will be very difficult to kill Wu Ziqing.
Besides, this is his territory. After the business is done, how will the credit be divided?
Duan Shiyun saw Xu Zhiqiong's concerns and hurriedly said: "After the incident is completed, all the merits will go to Brother Ma. I just want to resolve this regretful incident without any regrets and be promoted to the seventh rank."
What he said was sincere, but Xu Zhiqiong still had questions to ask.
An eighth-grade judge has many restrictions. Why doesn't he ask others for help?
"Senior Duan, why don't you find a ninth-grade mortal official to kill this thief directly?"
Duan Shiyun smiled and said: "Judge Ma, I think you have been promoted not long ago, but you are not yet familiar with the restrictions of the eighth-grade Taoist gate. When you were at the ninth grade, did any eighth-grade judge join forces with you?"
This has never happened before.
Duan Shiyun said: "The rules of our Taoist sect are that the eighth-grade judge is not allowed to collude with the ninth-grade judge, otherwise he will be severely punished."
Ninth-level judges are not restricted from killing. If the eighth-level judge can join forces with the ninth-level judge, the restrictions of the eighth-level judge will be in vain.
But if you hit the right man with a sixth-grade suo, there is no restriction on killing people.
Xu Zhiqiong asked: "Why doesn't Senior Duan join forces with the sixth-grade judge?"
Duan Shiyun smiled bitterly and said: "The sixth-grade middle man looks down on Duan, and he also looks down on this meritorious service."
"That's it," Xu Zhiqiong clasped his fists and said, "Let this junior think about it for a while, and I will reply to my senior tomorrow."
Duan Shiyun cupped his fists and returned the greeting: "There's no rush for a day or two. It doesn't hurt to wait a few more days. I know it's not easy to kill this thief. I hope Brother Ma will not forget his duty as a Taoist sect and help me punish evil and eliminate evil!"
Xu Zhiqiong said goodbye and walked to the front of the drug store. He saw that the servant had taken the medicine and was sleeping soundly. There should be nothing serious.
After leaving the drug store, Xu Zhiqiong walked around Wu Ziqing's mansion.
The mansion is not big, with two courtyards at the front and back, and a mouse is enough to explore it.
This hypocrite has a good reputation and must be doing some dirty things secretly. Xu Zhiqiong wants to try his luck tonight to see if he can catch him.
In addition, there is another thing that worries Xu Zhiqiong very much.
Why didn’t the Sixth-Rank Zhonglang accept Wu Ziqing?
Is it really like what Duan Shiyun said, that he looks down upon this meritorious service?
That's five inches and six sins, which can be exchanged for fifty-six points of merit.
When he first met Qian Limu, he exchanged a voucher for only 20 points of merit, but he happily ate it without showing any disgust.
I'm afraid there's something else hidden here.
While he was thinking about it, Xu Zhiqiong suddenly cleared his steps and adjusted his boots.
There was a woman behind him who also stopped and picked up folding fans at a stall on the roadside.