Xu Zhiqiong is admiring Wang Shijie's sin karma. It is too rare to see a sin karma that is more than four inches long.
He was just thinking about how to get his sin karma when he suddenly heard a newcomer say: "My hat doesn't fit right."
When everyone saw it, they couldn't help laughing.
This newcomer is called Niu Yuxian. His head is a little small, but Wang Shijie gave him a large black gauze hat.
The hat was put on his head, just covering his nose. Shi Chuan couldn't help but laugh twice when he saw this.
Niu Yuxian blushed and said, "Can you give me a new one?"
Wang Shijie frowned and said: "This is an official hat, how can it be so appropriate? Just wear it, general."
Niu Yuxian lifted his hat and barely exposed his eyes: "How can I make do with this?"
Wang Shijie lowered his eyes and said, "Then what do you want? Can I make you a special hat?"
"There are so many official hats behind you, why can't you give me another one?"
Niu Yuxian was telling the truth. Wang Shijie had many official hats and robes behind him. He was deliberately making things difficult for these students who were from civilian backgrounds.
This sentence made Wang Shijie angry: "Why do you talk so much!"
After saying that, Wang Shijie kicked Niu Yuxian in the chest.
This Niu Yuxian seemed to be an honest man. He stood motionless. Just as he was about to kick him, he suddenly heard someone outside the door shout: "Stop!"
Wang Shijie turned around and saw a white lantern man walking in.
Xu Zhiqiong has met this white lantern man. His name is Lu Yinpeng. His identity is different from other white lantern men. He holds the lantern.
It was the man holding the wooden box that Xu Zhiqiong had seen before.
Lu Yinpeng looked at Wang Shijie and said, "What are you doing?"
"What's wrong?" Wang Shijie looked sideways at Lu Yinpeng, "I'm teaching the newcomers a lesson, do you still need to control me?"
"I can't control others, but I can control this person."
"Is this the Mo family?" Wang Shijie looked at Niu Yuxian, carefully pulled his feet back, and said sarcastically, "This kid has no rules. It's for your own good that I help you teach him a lesson!"
The Zhang Deng Yamen has recruited a new member of the Mohist family, and this person is under the management of Lu Yinpeng.
Lu Yinpeng is also a Mohist cultivator, and those in charge of lighting the lamps are all Mohists, because only Mohist cultivators can control the wooden box.
Lu Yinpeng smiled and said: "It's for your own good that I asked you to stop, Niu Yuxian, take out what's in your chest."
Niu Yuxian took out a breast protection mirror from his clothes. Wang Shijie laughed and said, "Isn't it just a broken piece of iron?"
Lu Yinpeng took the breast mirror and tapped the mirror lightly, and an iron thorn more than three inches long popped out from the center of the mirror.
Xu Zhiqiong's eyes were really opened. The mirror was so smooth and could clearly reflect people's figures. How could there be such a mechanism hidden on it? Not even a trace could be seen.
Lu Yinpeng smiled and said: "Old Wang, if I hadn't stopped you, you would have been unable to walk for at least a month if you kicked me."
Wang Shijie said angrily: "This kid is really vicious and should be severely punished."
Lu Yinpeng ignored him and then said to Niu Yuxian: "Take out everything."
Niu Yuxian shook his head and said: "There is nothing left."
"What's that under the ribs on the left?"
Niu Yuxian took out a hammer from his ribs: "As craftsmen, shouldn't we keep a hammer with us?"
Lu Yinpeng took the hammer and pulled out a knife from the hammer handle: "Is it necessary to carry a knife?"
Niu Yuxian remained silent, and Lu Yinpeng asked again: "Is there anything else?"
"Gone."
"What's that in your waist?"
Niu Yuxian took out another ink fountain box: "We craftsmen must have an ink fountain with us."
"Good guy!" Lu Yinpeng pulled out the ink thread, "This is made of iron and can break a person's neck. What's in the trouser legs?"
"This is a saw, we are craftsmen..."
"Is there a knife under your right ribs?"
"This knife, this, this is for cutting fruit..."
Niu Yuxian jingled and took out a dozen items from his cotton coat.
Xu Zhiqiong took a deep breath and repeatedly told himself one thing:
"The Book of Killing" is right, you can't be reckless with the Mohists, you must not be reckless, you must not be reckless!
Lu Yinpeng took Niu Yuxian away, and the other students dressed neatly and followed Wang Shijie to the front hall of the Yamen.
I thought that after receiving the equipment and talking about the rules, the night would be over, but unexpectedly a Green Lantern Man came.
The green lantern man's name was Meng Shizhen, and he said to Wang Shijie: "Take these newcomers to patrol the streets, and be careful. It's not peaceful recently."
When Wang Shijie met Qingdeng Lang Meng Shizhen, it was like meeting his long-lost father. He said with a smile on his face: "Meng Qingdeng, do you want to light a lantern tonight?"
Meng Shizhen said: "What do you call a night patrol if you don't light up the lamp? Go quickly!"
Wang Shijie held a lantern and led everyone to the street. He took out a map and said, "You are lucky tonight. I will teach you something real. Can you read a map?"
A map is a map. The map of Daxuan Kingdom is drawn realistically. Where there are bridges, there are bridges, and where there are buildings, there are buildings. The whole map is similar to the River Along the River During the Qingming Festival.
These students have been in the capital for many years, so they can understand the map of the capital. There are many marks on the map, and there is one near Zhangdeng Yamen.
Wang Shijie carried a lantern and led everyone to the marked location, where there was a light pole more than one foot high.
Wang Shijie took out the candle from the lantern, climbed up the lamp pole, and lit the wick. This is called lighting.
A bright lamp lights up. What is the use of lighting this lamp?
Lighting?
There are street lights on the streets of Daxuan, and there are clerks who are responsible for lighting the lights. This job has nothing to do with the lighting office.
This lamp is called a night watch lamp. It is not used for lighting, but for marking night patrols.
The lantern man patrols the night. If he is lazy and does not go on patrol, how can he find out?
The night watch lamp is the best means to restrain the behavior of the lantern holder. The lantern holder passes by a night watch lamp and lights the lamp to prove that he has patrolled here. If a lamp is not lit within his patrol range, it proves that he is on patrol.
There is an oversight.
How to check whether these night watch lights are on?
Do I have to check them one by one every night?
There is no need to check every night, just check once a month. These night watch lamps are specially made by the ascetic workshop. Once they are lit, they will automatically count on the lamp poles.
If the lamp is lit less once, the number on the lamp pole will be one less, which proves that someone touched the fish this month. When the time comes, the lanternman in charge of the night watch will find out who touched the fish.
Can you exploit a loophole?
I light the lamp first, then blow it out, and then light it again. This will mark an extra number of times, so I can fish tomorrow!
The idea is good, but the night watch lamp cannot be extinguished by blowing it out, nor can it be extinguished by pouring water!
There is only one way to extinguish the night watch light - daylight.
At dawn, the night watch lights will automatically extinguish when exposed to sunlight. This high-tech method basically eliminates the possibility of fishing at night.
Wang Shijie finished explaining the rules for lighting lanterns and showed the map to everyone: "Look carefully, we are going to patrol four places tonight. Xu Zhiqiong, you patrol the Beiyuan, there are a total of twelve night watch lanterns, Chu He, you patrol the west
Collect, there are seven night watch lanterns in total, and the four of you are going to Xilu, there are nine night watch lanterns in total..."
Listening to this division of labor, Xu Zhiqiong went to Beiyuan (pronounced Tongyuan) alone to light twelve lanterns, and arranged for four other people to go to Xilu to light nine lanterns.
Xu Zhiqiong can do more alone than four people!
The north of the city is a poor place in the capital, where the poor live. The streets are winding and the road conditions are complicated.
Beiyuan is the northernmost place in the north of the city. It has reached the base of the city wall. It is also the poorest and most chaotic place. There are large areas of abandoned houses, and they are full of homeless people, pickpockets, hooligans, beggars and evil people who come out to hide from lawsuits.
These twelve lights are very scattered. To light them one by one means to walk carefully around Beiyuan.
Beiyuan is far away and the place is quite large. If you are not familiar with the road, this night patrol will really take you all night.
This bastard is really vicious.
But looking at the four inches of sin on his head, Xu Zhiqiong lost his temper.
He seemed to see those lovely horns waving to him: "Come on, come on, come and pluck me!"
Wang Shijie looked at Xu Zhiqiong and said: "It is said that your talent is different from ordinary people. I think highly of you, so I gave Beiyuan to you. It is my territory. I will tell you the rules first. If you don't turn on a light, you will be charged."
If you have one tael of silver and two lamps are missing, you will be deducted one month's salary. If you are missing three lamps, you won't be able to use them tomorrow. The lantern yamen does not leave any waste."
"You took care of me." Xu Zhiqiong cupped his fists and slowly disappeared into the night.
Chu He glared at Wang Shijie and turned around to go to Xiji. Xiji was also very far away, at the far west of the capital.
These two brothers are having a hard time.
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Fortunately, Xu Zhiqiong was experienced, fast and had good endurance. In less than three hours, all the night lights in Beiyuan were lit.
Beiyuan is poor, not as poor as Beijing. The houses are low and dilapidated. Late at night, it is pitch dark and it is difficult to see lights.
Although the depression is like this, there is always a place for recreation wherever there are people. There is also a Tile Market in Beiyuan. Of course, it cannot be compared with Qiaotou Tile Market. Storytelling, chanting, sumo wrestling, puppet shows, and shadow puppet shows are not required. There are only two Tile Markets in the city.
Goulan, one is an orchid shed for listening to music, and the other is a peach blossom shed for enjoying dancing.
The check-bar is very small and the tickets are cheap, only ten cents.
Xu Zhiqiong still had ten cents. Now it was half way through the ugly season, almost two o'clock in the evening, and Xu Zhiqiong was going to rest for a while at the Peach Blossom Pagoda where he was watching the dance.
He took out ten copper coins from his pocket and was about to hand it to the clerk, when he saw the clerk staring at Xu Zhiqiong without saying a word for a while.
He saw Xu Zhiqiong's white robe and Xu Zhiqiong's lantern.
He recognized this lantern.
"What are you looking at? Collect money!"
"I don't dare, I don't dare!" The waiter shook his head repeatedly, "Master Denglang, please come in!"
what's the situation?
Is the Lantern Man free of charge?
Is there such a kind of treatment?
Xu Zhiqiong didn't want to take advantage of such a small advantage, so he put ten copper coins into the waiter's hand, blew out the lantern, entered the hook bar, and found a seat in the back row to sit down.
It's a small Goulan stage, and the stage is also small. There are only twenty or thirty people sitting under the stage, and there are only three dancers on the stage, and their appearance is very ordinary.
But this dance was very bold. One of the dancers in the middle was wearing a tulle, and the other two dancers even skipped the tulle. Xu Zhiqiong was not tired at all.
Xu Zhiqiong was so fascinated by this view that the waiter was so frightened that he didn't even look at the door and ran all the way to find the boss.
Not long after, the boss came over, stood beside Xu Zhiqiong, and said tremblingly: "Deng, Mr. Denglang, my guy is ignorant and doesn't know that you are the new Denglang. Don't be like him."
Calculate."
Xu Zhiqiong was stunned: "What do I care about? What's wrong with spending money to watch a movie?"
The boss was so anxious that he was sweating: "You are trying to offend me. Please don't say that. You, don't sit here, no, you can't sit here..."
The more Xu Zhiqiong listened, the more confused he became: "If you don't sit here, where should I sit?"
The waiter said from the side: "Master Denglang, there is a private room upstairs, which has been cleaned for you. Could you please follow me upstairs."
This time Xu Zhiqiong understood clearly that the boss was afraid of the lantern holder and tried every means to please him.
The lanternman is the law enforcer at night, can he even take care of the hook fence?
While he was thinking about it, the waiter kept begging: "Sir, please go upstairs. If I do something wrong, you can go upstairs and beat me up. I beg you to sit upstairs."
The boss was also begging. Xu Zhiqiong was worried about disturbing other customers, so he had to follow the two of them upstairs.
The so-called private rooms upstairs are just small lofts with beds in them, where you can lie down and watch a show.
Yes, lying down is better than sitting.
Xu Zhiqiong had just laid down for a while when the waiter brought a fruit plate and a jug of wine.
Not long after, the boss came again, holding two slings of money in his hand, and handed it to Xu Zhiqiong: "This is a tribute from the shop to you."
Xu Zhiqiong said in shock: "You give me the money back?"
The boss rubbed his hands and said: "A little kindness is not too little for you."
Xu Zhiqiong waved his hands repeatedly and said: "I can't take this money."
The boss was anxious: "This is a small business. The monthly salary of previous Denglang masters was so much. Don't be too little."
Monthly money?
Is this still a stable income?
The life of the Lantern Man is really wonderful.
Xu Zhiqiong handed the money back to the boss, who was so anxious that he almost cried: "If there is anything wrong with the shop, just tell me, Mr. Denglang! Don't embarrass me like this!"
Not taking advantage of you would be a embarrassment to you. It seems that I can only take advantage of you.
"Tell me first, who did you give the monthly money to in the past?"
"They were all given to Lord Wang Denglang."
This is really Wang Shijie's territory.
Xu Zhiqiong said with a smile: "I don't care what Wang Denglang's rules are. From today on, you just follow my rules. I will waive your monthly payment for you. From now on, when I am patrolling at night, I will often come to your place to rest when I am tired."
Rest, I will give you more when I have money, but just give me the tickets when I am short."
The boss waved his hands repeatedly and said: "Sir, you are willing to come because you think highly of me. What else can you tell me about the tickets?"
Xu Zhiqiong said: "Listen to what I have to say. There is one more thing you have to promise me. You have to remember that I have been here."
"Remember you were here?" The boss shook his head repeatedly and said, "Sir, you are testing me. Don't worry, I understand the rules. I won't say a word more than I should."
Xu Zhiqiong smiled and said: "You have to say what needs to be said, and you have to remember that I have been here. If someone asks you for monthly money again, just say that I waived your monthly money and let him come to me. If
If you still dare to give others monthly money, I will ask you to close this place tomorrow."
The boss nodded repeatedly: "Remember, remember, I will never forget it."
Xu Zhiqiong said again: "There is one more thing I need your help with. Can you tell me what other businesses in Beiyuan require Wang Denglang's monthly payment?"
These three things are very important, as they determine whether Xu Zhiqiong can get away with Wang Shijie's crime.