Chapter 284 Shi Qianhu, you have to make a contribution
After dividing the treasures, Xu Zhiqiong is ready to leave the Punishment Department, and the Punishment Chief Shi is also leaving.
He leaves too?
"If you leave, who will be in charge of the punishment department?"
Chang Shi sighed: "It may not be a good thing if someone takes care of it. Feng Jing'an has been in charge of the Punishment Department for so many years and has to intervene in every matter, big or small. But what has become of the judge's way in the capital?"
The Chief of the Punishment Department, Shi, is just like a high-ranking official. There is no harm in taking care of things less at ordinary times. When there is a big event, it won't be too late to take care of it again. Brother Ma, please leave first. I will take care of things in the Chief's Mansion.
Turn around, I haven’t been back for many years.”
Xu Zhiqiong was about to go to the Xun Shang Xun Building to redeem his merits. As soon as he walked out of the Punishment Department, he realized why Chang Shi asked Xu Zhi Qiong to take the first step.
More than a dozen judges blocked the door with their swords in hand. A woman in the lead shouted angrily: "This guy killed Feng Shaoqing. Let's avenge Feng Shaoqing by cutting him into pieces!"
One of the two charming promoters is the one who likes to make tea.
Another person who liked cooking wine was also there. He took a step forward with a weapon, but when no one responded, he stepped back.
This group of people are all seventh-grade promotion officials. They usually live in the Evil Punishment Department and spend the most time with Feng Shaoqing. They are called the Shaoqing Gang.
The Shaoqing Gang seems to be die-hard loyalists to Feng Shaoqing, but are they really that loyal? So loyal that they would trade their lives with Xu Zhiqiong?
After thinking too much, given Ren Songde's character, there is no way anyone would be so loyal to him. These people came to surround Xu Zhiqiong to protect themselves.
They had two purposes. One was to save their lives. They were worried that Xu Zhiqiong would liquidate Feng Shaoqing's remaining members, so they huddled together to show that they were not to be messed with.
The second is to maintain their position. Although Feng Shaoqing is dead, they still want to prove that the Shaoqing Gang's position in the Evil Punishment Department is unshakable.
It's best to achieve both goals. If you can't keep your position, at least save your life.
How could Xu Zhiqiong not see through this little trick?
"Come here! Revenge that old dog!" Xu Zhiqiong smiled ferociously and looked around at everyone, "Which one goes first?"
Everyone looked at each other in shock, and a male official pulled out a long sword, flashed behind Xu Zhiqiong, and stabbed Xu Zhiqiong in the back of the heart.
Xu Zhiqiong dodged sideways and punched the officer in the stomach, knocking out a mouthful of yellow bile water. Then he kicked the officer again, breaking the leg bone of the officer.
The official knelt on the ground and wailed. Xu Zhiqiong smiled and said, "Next one!"
One of the promoters shouted: "Let's go together..."
Before he finished speaking, Xu Zhiqiong kicked the officer in the face. The mask was shattered and several fragments were stuck in his face. The officer covered his face and kept crying.
The gap in combat power between the seventh-grade and sixth-grade people is already very large. This group of rabble-rousers have been in the Punishment Department for a long time. They only know how to flatter Feng Shaoqing, judge more cases, exchange more merits, and rarely fight with others.
Now that I have been beaten, I don’t know how to fight back.
An old official came forward and said: "Young man, I have been in the Taoist community longer than you. Can I say something?"
Xu Zhiqiong nodded and said, "Speak faster."
The old official said: "The rules in our Taoist sect are not to harm fellow sects. If you kill Feng Shaoqing, this, after all, is inappropriate..."
"Have you finished speaking?" Xu Zhiqiong looked at the old judge and said, "Don't talk about fellow sects. That old thief is not worthy of the judge's sect. Seeing that you have lived to such a long time, you have lived a good life. If you want to
Follow that old thief and I'll give you a ride!"
The old recommendation officer did not dare to speak. Xu Zhiqiong looked at a group of recommendation officers and said: "I don't know what you are capable of in punishing evil and promoting good. You have learned how to form cliques and bully others.
Have you forgotten your duties as a Taoist sect? If you have forgotten your duties, what is the use of keeping you here? It is better to exchange the horns on your heads for meritorious deeds!"
A group of officials were trembling and did not dare to say anything.
Xu Zhiqiong shouted: "If you want to follow that old thief, just come to me! If you don't want to follow that old thief, keep your tail tighter from now on!"
Xu Zhiqiong pulled out half of the remaining sword and patted a male promotion officer on the cheek: "Clamp it tighter, you know?"
The male promoter tightened his cheeks.
Xu Zhiqiong patted the female promoter who was making wine again: "Do you know where the tail is?"
The female promoter clamped the fat peach tightly.
"If you understand, get away from me!"
The push officials dispersed in a hurry, and the old push official gasped as he ran: "I have been in Taoism for decades, and I have never seen such a wicked person!"
The female promoter said in a trembling voice: "Let's go quickly, don't wait for him to fall out and catch up again!"
Another female pusher shouted: "You are so tight all the way, how can you run fast?"
Chang Shi looked at Xu Zhiqiong's back and shook his head repeatedly: "If this evil punisher falls into his hands, who knows what will happen to him?"
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Xu Zhiqiong returned to the mortal world and found Han Chen and Qian Limu in the inn.
Han Chen relied on his superb medical skills and Tong Qingqiu's magical medicine to save Qian Limu's life, but Qian Limu lost too much blood and was still weak.
Han Chen went to the market to buy medicinal materials. While he was away, Qian Limu asked in a low voice: "Brother, is that thief Feng Jing'an dead?"
Xu Zhiqiong nodded and took out a bag of golden beans: "This is the meritorious service of killing him. The doctor who rewarded good deeds destroyed his cultivation and punished evil deeds."
Qian Limu nodded and smiled: "I was worried that the Good Reward Division would make things difficult for you. I was also worried that he would go to Zhong Zai. Now that I see the merits, I feel relieved. Brother, this is what you earned. You don't need to share it with my brother.
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Xu Zhiqiong shook his head and said: "Brother Qian, I have no shortage of meritorious deeds. I will give them all to you."
"How can I take advantage of you..."
"Brother Qian, just accept it. When the injury is healed, we brothers will go out to collect our sins."
Qian Limu shook his head and said: "I no longer care about the affairs of the capital. Cleaning up Feng Jing'an is also for the sake of old scores. My husband promised a large sum of money. Since I promised Li Muliang to stay in the north, I will naturally not break my promise."
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In the secret pavilion of the palace, Emperor Zhaoxing looked at Sui Zhi with a cold expression: "Sui Aiqing, I asked you to send troops to surround Canglong Palace and lead people to arrest Xu Zhiqiong. Why did you resist the order?"
"Your Majesty, I have no intention of resisting your Majesty's decree, but I cannot ruin a good situation because of Your Majesty's anger."
"The situation is great?" Emperor Zhaoxing looked coldly. He felt that Sui Zhi was mocking him, "Tell me, what's so good about the situation?"
"Since His Majesty's dragon body recovered, I have been thinking about transferring the Crown Prince back day and night, but I never thought that if the Crown Prince returned to the capital, Elder Canglong would also follow him back to the capital, which in turn delayed His Majesty's opportunity for promotion.
Now that Elder Shengwei is thinking about the war in the north, your majesty will just let him go to the north to fight with the prince. When your majesty returns to the third rank, how many people in the capital can compete with your majesty? When your majesty ascends to the stars, what will happen in the world?
Why bother? The situation is not all good?
So what if the prince can accomplish some military exploits? At that time, the lives of both Elder Shengwei and the prince will be in His Majesty's hands. If you rashly send troops to surround the Canglong Palace and anger Elder Shengwei, the situation will be difficult to deal with!"
Emperor Zhaoxing said angrily: "What about promotion? Last time, I almost lost my life!"
Sui Zhi said: "Your Majesty, that's because poison appears in the sap of the blood tree."
“Where does poison come from?”
"The poison should be attached to the blood tree. When I check the blood tree, I will definitely find a way to break it."
Emperor Zhaoxing sneered: "You want to know where the blood tree is?"
Sui Zhi was silent for a moment and said: "Your Majesty, if you are on guard against me, I will not be able to do anything."
There was silence for a long time in the secret pavilion.
Chen Shuncai kept looking at Sui Zhi.
Sui Zhi said something he shouldn't have said, but he still didn't bow his head and admit his mistake.
Emperor Zhaoxing showed a smile.
Under the clothes, there were several mouths laughing together.
"What Sui Aiqing said makes sense. I have twelve blood trees in my hand. I will check them one by one and remove the poison as soon as possible."
Sui Zhi bowed deeply: "I obey the order."
Emperor Zhaoxing had far more than twelve blood trees in his hands, Sui Zhi knew this very well.
Emperor Zhaoxing would never let down his guard against anyone, and Sui Zhi knew this very well.
Emperor Zhaoxing said again: "If Xu Zhiqiong is still alive in this world, I will not be able to sleep or eat well."
Sui Zhidao: "Xu Zhiqiong is very popular. If your Majesty personally eradicates him, it will leave a clue to the Canglong Palace and the ministers. I have a good plan to kill him with a sword. The plan I laid out in the capital has now taken shape."
"Evil star?" Emperor Zhaoxing frowned and said, "This matter should be handled with caution, and I must not be implicated!"
Sui Zhidao: "Your Majesty, don't worry, I have a perfect plan. All the consequences will be borne by the Protector Ren Songde!"
Emperor Zhaoxing nodded and said: "This fool has only this little use left. Let's first inform the Deng Yamen to arrest this thief with all our strength! Let the ministers see that I can distinguish between loyalty and treachery, and hate evil as much as hatred!"
Sui Zhi looked worried: "Your Majesty, if Ren Songde is captured by Zhang Deng Yamen, what happens next will be difficult to deal with."
"Sui Aiqing, you are telling a joke again," Emperor Zhaoxing laughed, "Ren Songde is a fool and Shi Xun is a stupid pig. How could Shi Xun catch Ren Songde? Just let Nie Xing concentrate on dealing with Xu Zhiqiong."
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In Zhangdeng Yamen, Shi Xun was sitting in the main hall, helpless.
An oral order came from the palace, telling him to arrest the Protector and appoint him as Songde within ten days.
Ren Songde was not in the Duke's Mansion, so all the servants and servants of the house were arrested at the Yamen and tortured for a whole day. They were beaten almost to death, but Ren Songde's whereabouts were not asked.
Ren Songde had no wife or children, no relatives in the capital, not even a single friend. Where could he be found in the vast sea of people?
If he cannot be caught within ten days, Zhong Shen will dismiss him from his post.
In Wuwei camp, I was dismissed once because of poor performance.
Now that I am in charge of the lamp office and am being dismissed for my incompetence, wouldn’t I, Shi Xun, become the laughing stock of the Imperial City Division?
Liu Dashun, the green light man, came to the main hall to report: "Qianhu, all the streets in the west of the city have been searched, and no trace of Ren Songde has been found."
Shi Xun picked up the tea cup and couldn't help but laugh: "Ren Songde is a fugitive criminal. How dare he wander around the street when he has nothing to do? Can you find Ji Lai on the street?"
Liu Dashun asked tentatively: "What Qianhu means..."
Shi Xun suppressed his anger and said: "Find an inn first, then a private residence, don't leave out a brothel or a restaurant, look for any place where people can live! Do you still need me to tell you these things?"
Liu Dashun quit the main hall and has been a lantern bearer for more than 20 years. How could Liu Dashun not know how to find people?
He just didn't want to work hard for Shi Xun, so he made excuses to get by.
He was not the only one who thought so, everyone in the yamen thought so. Several green light men came to report, but they all said they could not find it.
Shi Xun was so angry that his temples exploded. He closed the main hall door and warned all the lantern holders that if they didn't find Ren Songde, they were not allowed to come to see him.
But not long after it was closed, the door was pushed open again.
Shi Xun was furious. He wanted to see who the blind man dared to cause trouble. I was so full of evil that I had nowhere to spread my anger!
The person who opened the door and walked in was Xu Zhiqiong.
Shi Xun swallowed the evil fire again.
First of all, Xu Zhiqiong had the same official position as him, both were members of a thousand households, so it was certainly inappropriate to throw anger at Xu Zhiqiong.
Secondly, if you spread anger against Xu Zhiqiong, Xu Zhiqiong will take action. The most important thing is that this guy kills people without blinking an eye.
"Zhiqiong, I'm busy with official duties here. If there's nothing else, you can go back and have a rest."
Xu Zhiqiong sighed, sat next to Shi Xun, took a new tea cup, poured himself a cup of tea, and remained silent.
Shi Xun frowned and said: "Zhiqiong, I really have something important to do and I don't want to chat with you. Please go back to your Mingdengxuan!"
Xu Zhiqiong sighed and said, "Qianhu, I'm in trouble."
Shi Xun sneered and said: "Xu Zhiqiong, how many times have you not caused trouble? Can you count the number of troubles you have caused?
Besides, why are you telling me? What does it have to do with me that you are in trouble? Who doesn’t know that I, Shi, can’t control you at all? I can’t bear it for you, and I can’t bear it either. What are you telling me?
Yong, tell me, tell me, what is going on?"
Xu Zhiqiong took out Ren Songde's head and placed it on the table.
He took out the Iron Coupon of the Protector's Alchemy Book and placed it next to it.
Shi Xun blinked and said: "This, this, this is the protector of the country, Ren Songde! What is... what is going on with you..."
Xu Zhiqiong sighed and said: "That's all, this matter has nothing to do with Shi Qianhu. I'll go find Commander Zhong myself."
After saying that, Xu Zhiqiong walked out the door, with Shi Xun chasing after him.
"Zhiqiong, Zhiqiong, wait a moment, sit down first, brother, my good brother, you are the person in charge of the lamp office, your business is my brother's business, I can't ignore your business!"
Xu Zhiqiong turned around and said, "Isn't Shi Qianhu busy with official duties?"
Shi Xun said without changing his expression: "What can I do about official duties? Even if it is a big matter, for the sake of you, brother, I have to let it go. Brother, you sit down first and I will make tea for you!"