Fengle Tower, Zhong Shen serves the wine, the lantern yamen Qian Hu Wu Xu, the two red lanterns Chen Yuanzhong, Qiao Shungang, the green lantern man Liu Dashun, Zuo Jinqiu, Li Shangan, the lantern guard Qu Jinshan, Su Guosheng, the green lantern man Xu Zhiqiong, the white lantern man
Lang Niu Yuxian and others were present.
Tsing Yi Pavilion was also invited, Young Master Jiang Feili, Si Ji Qing Yi Bai Shanjun, Si Yan Qing Yi Qin Huangyu, Si Book Tsing Yi Tang Yuwan, Si Wei Qing Yi Wang Chunchang, four sixth-grade Tsing Yis were here, Dian Ji, Dian Yan, etc. 7 and 8
There were also many high-ranking Qingyi people, but only one of the ninth-grade Qingyi people was invited, Yuchilan.
As a result, Yuchilan tried several times, but still couldn't get out of bed, so she had to give up.
Zhong Shen was a straightforward person, and there was not much etiquette during the banquet. Everyone exchanged cups and drank happily.
Zhong Shen said to Chen Yuanzhong: "Yuanzhong, I will entrust you with the responsibility of running the lamp yamen in the future. You must be more powerful. You can't lose your prestige to Wu Qianhu."
Chen Yuanzhong smiled: "Commander, we should call him Wu Shilang."
Zhong Shen patted his head and said, "Look at my memory, I'd like to give you a drink, Minister Wu!"
what's the situation?
How did you become Wu Shilang?
Xu Zhiqiong knew that Wu Xu was going to be promoted, but according to what he had said before, he should be promoted to deputy commander first before being transferred out of the Imperial City Division.
Jiang Feili said from the side: "You don't know yet, His Majesty has issued an edict, and your family has been promoted to the third rank, and now you are the left minister of the Ministry of Rites."
It’s really the Ministry of Etiquette!
While talking, Jiang Feili's eyes were lonely.
Xu Zhiqiong whispered: "Why is Jiang Shaoshi unhappy?"
"Who said she was unhappy?" Jiang Feili shook her head and said, "I'm very happy!"
After saying that, she picked up the wine glass and drank it in one gulp.
She probably feels that her status is not worthy of Takechito, right?
You can't think like that, Wu Qianhu is not that kind of snobbish person.
In fact, Jiang Feili is not worried about the gap in status. She is worried about Wu Xu's errand, the left minister of the Ministry of Rites, who is in charge of rituals, music and teaching.
Where is the Jiaofang?
The Jiaofang is a government-run place with a fragrant aroma.
Influenced by famous Internet works in his previous life, Xu Zhiqiong always believed that there was a place called Jiaofangsi in Daxuan Capital City, which was a paradise for all men.
But he was wrong.
There are sixteen Jiaofang in Daxuan capital, but they are not called Jiaofang.
Yinggeyuan is a teaching center and is run by the government.
Shuangye Pavilion is also a teaching workshop and is run by the government.
Three courtyards, three halls, four pavilions, and six floors, these sixteen official camps constitute the Jiaofang system in the capital. A special Jiaofang Department is set up in the Ministry of Rites to manage each Jiaofang.
Wu Xu was in charge of the Jiaofang Department, which was the envy of all men.
When she thought of this, Jiang Feili felt heartbroken.
Zhong Shen raised his glass and said: "Servant Wu, from now on, when we brothers go to the workshop and state your name, I think we can spend less money on powder!"
Wu Xu smiled and said: "It's nothing like money. As long as you are a brother of our Imperial City Department, whether it is Wuwei Camp, Qingyi Pavilion, or Lantern Yamen, if you report my name, you don't have to pay any money!"
Jiang Feili spat: "Why do we, Qingyi Pavilion, go to the Jiaofang?"
Xu Zhiqiong stepped forward and offered a toast: "Qianhu, congratulations on your promotion!"
Wu Xu raised his glass and said: "Go to Yinggeyuan in the future and write more good lyrics!"
The two drank the wine, and Xu Zhiqiong said: "Qianhu, please sit down, I'll go to the toilet to relieve myself."
"Stop!" Wu Xu took out an empty wine jar and said, "Pee here!"
Everyone looked at Xu Zhiqiong.
It also includes the Tsing Yi Pavilion.
Xu Zhiqiong blushed and said, "How can you pee like this..."
Wu Xu burped: "Don't pee, just hold it in!"
Just hold it in!
Aren't you just afraid that I would go to the Wu Mansion?
Wu Xu looked very happy, but he didn't know if it was true or just pretending.
Just think of him as real.
To be promoted from the fifth grade to the third grade, and to four levels in a row, this is something that no official would dare to think about. He should be happy.
I won't go to the Wu Mansion tonight, as I can't spoil Qianhu's interest.
…
Han Di jumped into the courtyard of the Wu Mansion, took out a porcelain vase from his arms, and poured the oil in the vase into the main room in the front yard.
After the main house is the wing room, and after the front yard is the backyard. Don’t pour too much at a time, just pour a little on it. This is Tao Huayuan’s special kerosene.
After pouring the oil, Han Di took out a fire stick, blew it brightly, and threw it into the main room.
In the blink of an eye, the fire engulfed the main house and spread to all sides.
Han Di was not in a hurry to leave. She wanted to watch the fire. The Wu Mansion would be burned to ashes tonight.
…
On the fire-watching tower, Yang Wu was standing guard when he suddenly saw flames soaring into the sky in the distance.
Yang Wu quickly gave the signal, three gongs and five drums!
Three gongs sound, representing the south of the city.
The five drums represent the fifth street counting from the Imperial City.
After beating the gongs and drums, Yang Wu rushed to the Wu Mansion with a pickaxe, gong and bucket.
Just because he is a coward in Zhang Deng Yamen does not mean that he will become brave when he joins the Submersible Team.
Yang Wu rushed so quickly not to put out the fire, but to rush to the fire scene as soon as possible and send a signal.
Being the first one to rush to the scene of the fire counts as the first meritorious service. Yang Wu really wanted to make a meritorious service. He also wanted to return to the Imperial City Division. Even if he couldn't go back, he could get a promotion in the submersible fire team. He really didn't want to guard the fire tower anymore.
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Yang Wu ran pretty fast, and his fire watch tower was the closest to the Wu Mansion. When he rushed out the door, he was the first to arrive.
Yang Wu picked up the gong and started banging it.
He was the first to sound the gong, and no one can take away this credit.
As he was knocking vigorously, a section of the courtyard wall of Wu Mansion burned down and collapsed.
Yang Wu trembled in fright and almost dropped the gong to the ground.
The next scene frightened him even more. There was a person standing in the yard.
"Come out quickly! You don't want to live anymore? Come out quickly..."
This guy looks so familiar!
"Junior sister Han, hurry up and leave!" Yang Wu recognized Han Di.
Han Di also didn't expect that the wall would suddenly collapse.
She didn't even expect that Yang Wu would recognize her even though her face was covered.
This is how to do?
If the identity is revealed, not to mention that the Sixth Princess will not be able to explain it, I am afraid that her life will not be saved.
Han Di lowered his head and rushed into the main room, where flames were flying.
Why is she crazy? What is she doing there?
Yang Wu lost the gong and without any hesitation, he rushed into the Wu Mansion and went straight to the main room.
After entering the main room, he saw Han Di standing in the middle of the room, silently in a daze.
"Junior Sister Han, what's wrong with you? Come with me quickly, this house is going to collapse!"
Yang Wu grabbed Han Di's hand.
This was the first time in his life that he touched Han Di's hand.
Junior sister's hands are so soft...
Han Di suddenly raised his head and kicked Yang Wu.
Yang Wu stumbled and hit the wooden wall.
The wooden wall collapsed, pinning Yang Wu under the wall.
Yang Wu fainted, Han Di glanced at him, turned and left Wu Mansion.
…
A fire overnight burned the Wu Mansion to ashes, and the fire team found a charred corpse from the Wu Mansion.
Yang Wu is dead.
That afternoon, the Yang family set up a mourning hall.
Gu Zha
Xu Zhiqiong and Chu He came and offered incense and paper to Yang Wu.
Yang Wu's father, Director Yang of the Ministry of Rites, said with a trembling voice: "You guys in charge of the yamen look down on us Wu'er, but last night, I heard from the fire soldiers that we Wu'er were the first to rush into the sea of fire."
Chu He burst into tears: "Good brother, we brothers have never been cowards..."
After crying for a while, Chu He took out a hair tie.
"Junior sister Han bought a dressing table, and I helped him carry it from the bottom of the mountain to the mountain. Junior sister gave me a hair tie, but you were so greedy that I gave it to you today." Chu He placed the hair tie on the On the mourning platform, Xu Zhiqiong grabbed it and threw it out.
Chu He said: "What are you doing?"
Xu Zhiqiong gritted his teeth and murmured: "Waiting for you to fall into my hands, just waiting for you to fall into my hands!"
He picked up Yang Wu's sharp pickaxe in the ruins.
He took the pickaxe to the small dark room.
He knew how Yang Wu died.
Han Di, I’m just waiting for you to fall into my hands!
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At night, Xu Zhiqiong returned to the Yamen, feeling depressed.
Wu Xu called him to Mingdengxuan, but Xu Zhiqiong remained silent.
"I heard that Yang Wu is dead," Wu Xu sighed. "After all, he was a member of my yamen. I will send him two hundred taels of silver tomorrow."
Xu Zhiqiong nodded: "Thank you Qianhu."
Wu Xu said: "Do you know how he died?"
Xu Zhiqiong did not hide it and told the truth directly: "Han Di went to set a fire last night, and Yang Wu ran into her and was killed by her."
"How do you know? The judge doesn't have the ability to predict the future." Wu Xu stopped playing riddles.
Xu Zhiqiong lowered his head and said, "I can't say."
"If you don't tell me, don't tell me," Wu Xu didn't ask further, and looked at Xu Zhiqiong and said, "But do you still hate me?"
Xu Zhiqiong shook his head and said: "I don't bear any grudge against Qianhu, but I am just worried. If I had gone to the Wu Mansion last night, I would never have been plotted against by that bitch Han Di! Maybe Yang Wu would not have died either!"
Wu Xu sneered: "If you went to the Wu Mansion, do you think there would still be Han Di in the Wu Mansion?"
Xu Zhiqiong was stunned.
Wu Xu sighed: "Liang Yuyao is a little reckless, but she is by no means stupid. How could such an important thing as arson be left to Han Di alone? From the moment Yang Wu saw Han Di, he would definitely die if he were not harmed by Han Di. There are others waiting for you to die, and even if you die, there will only be one more corpse."
Xu Zhiqiong looked at Wu Xu. He now understood one thing, why Wu Xu didn't let him go to Wu Mansion to collect evidence.
After Wu Xu was promoted, Xu Zhiqiong had to face many things in the future, including ruthless people like the Sixth Princess.
Wu Xu stood up and said: "I once said that in front of the royal family, personal and physical evidence are of no use. If you take the account book, it is equivalent to taking a talisman. You can't tell when your head will be taken away." ,
The Nu Fu Cult has penetrated into the officials. This matter is no longer as simple as a royal battle. I have to take care of this matter. Whether it is you or not, I have to take care of it. The account books have been burned. Liang Yuyao should be relieved. At this time It’s time for us to let Wu Ziqing tell the truth.”
Wu Xu brought Xu Zhiqiong to the prison, and several jailers came forward to salute: "I have seen the minister."
Wu Xu waved his hand and said: "Don't call me the assistant minister. I haven't taken up my post yet. It's still you Qianhu. You all go out and guard at the door."
After all the jailers left, Wu Xu came to the prison and sat in front of Wu Ziqing.
"You're going to die in one day, what else can you say?"
Wu Ziqing drooped his head: "What else can I say?"
"Your Majesty sentences you to Ling Chi and requires three hundred cuts. Do you want to have a good time?"
Wu Ziqing smiled bitterly: "Do you dare? If I die in prison tonight, can you afford it?"
Wu Xu took out a pill from his arms: "This is my yamen's secret medicine. Holding it in your mouth will kill you in eight hours. If you hold the medicine in your mouth tonight, you will be dead when you get to Liangfen Garden tomorrow."
Eat early and die early, but suffer less."
Wu Ziqing shook his head and said, "Can you fool me with this trick?"
"Just don't believe me. If you delay for one more hour, you will suffer for one more hour. I don't have anything else to do, so I will spend the whole night here with you."
Wu Ziqing lowered his head and said nothing, while Wu Xuqie watched silently.
After half an hour, Wu Ziqing spoke: "What do you want to ask?"
Wu Xu said: "Where does your family's money come from?"
"Seventy percent was given by the Sixth Princess, and the remaining 30% was given by colleagues."
Seventy percent?
The Sixth Princess is so generous!
Wu Xu asked again: "I heard that you spent eight thousand guan to buy a page of Nufu canon. What is the use of this canon?"
"Only after you have obtained the teachings can you enter the inner path."
"What's the use of entering the inner realm?"
"Only after entering the inner passage can you enter the product."
Wu Xuyi frowned: "What grade do you want to enter?"
"The way of an angry husband, ninth grade."
Wu Xu knew about Nu Fu Dao, but in order to prevent Wu Ziqing from lying, he still verified: "Who protects Nu Fu Dao?"
"The Wrathful King Tianxing."
This is consistent with the information Wu Xu has.
Wu Xu asked again: "What are the methods for the ninth level of the Nufu Dao?"
He wanted to ask about skills.
Wu Ziqing shook his head and said, "I don't know."
Wu Xu frowned: "You have taken the canon and have entered the rank. Why don't you know the method?"
Wu Ziqing said: "The teachings only teach the method of entering the rank. What should be done has not been done yet, so it has not yet entered the rank."
Xu Zhiqiong said: "Nonsense! I've read that page of your canon, and it doesn't even mention how to become a good person!"
Wu Ziqing was surprised: "Have you seen it?"
In front of Wu Xu, Xu Zhiqiong did not have to hide anything and directly recounted what he saw.
Wu Ziqing shook his head and said, "You only read half of it. If you sprinkle some water on that page of canon, you can still see the other half."
How can one page of canon hide so many mysteries?
"What did the other half say?"
Wu Ziqing said: "Inflicting anger on a close relative, trapping them, and causing them to self-destruct can be protected by the stars."
Find a close relative, trap him or her, and make him or her die, and you will be able to become a good person.
This is the condition for entering the Nu Fu Dao.
Xu Zhiqiong said: "Why choose your youngest daughter Miaoying?"
"Miaoying is the most obedient to me. I ordered her not to tell the truth, but she didn't. I told her not to cry, but she didn't cry. I asked her to save her grandmother's life, and she agreed. That's all.
It won’t ruin my reputation.”
Xu Zhiqiong clenched his fist, then slowly released it, and asked: "She is the most obedient to you, so you want to kill her?"
Wu Ziqing looked indifferent: "Her life was given by me. What's the harm if I take it back? If she dies, she will save her grandmother's life. It will also help me become a good scholar, so it is considered a well-deserved death."
Xu Zhiqiong stopped talking, and Wu Xu asked the last question: "You said someone bought this page of canon for you, who was that person?"
Wu Ziqing said: "The Secretary of the Ministry of Household Affairs is responsible for the prosperity of the country."
The corners of Wu Xu's eyes twitched, and his face was frosty: "You didn't lie to me?"
Wu Ziqing smiled bitterly: "You are all here, what am I trying to trick you into doing?"
Xu Zhiqiong was also shocked.
The Minister of Household Affairs, in charge of money and food, a second-rank official, and the core figure of Daxuan, turned out to be a member of the Nufu Sect!
Wu Ziqing raised his head and said: "I know everything, I have already told you, Wu Qianhu, you don't break your word, do you?"
Wu Xu handed the pill to Wu Ziqing, who swallowed it in one gulp.
He gritted his teeth, raised his head, looked at Xu Zhiqiong and said, "Wu turned into a dead soul after his death. If he can still see you, he will definitely seek revenge on you!"
Wu Xu laughed when he heard this.
Xu Zhiqiong nodded and said, "You are half right."
You will definitely be able to see me after you die.
But you have no chance to seek revenge.
After leaving the prison, Xu Zhiqiong asked: "Qianhu, are those pills real?"