At noon the next day, Xu Zhiqiong was lying on the couch, instructing the "musician" to "play the pipa".
"Pipa is the most important thing about skill. When you press the strings with your left hand, you have to be precise every inch. When you play the strings with your right hand, you have to hold the fire tightly every time you play or relax. You have gone too far with the fire. Don't hold it so tightly, and don't play so fast..."
Xu Zhiqiong's guidance was very serious. After playing the song "Run Silence", he suddenly heard a knock on the door.
Wei Shuixuan, the shopkeeper of Ruanyanquan, pushed the door in and said with a smile: "Master Yushi, the carriage and horse have been prepared for you. Liu Tongzhi is busy today, so he won't come to see you off."
Liu Jiangpu prepared all the money and asked Wei Shuixuan to hand it over to Xu Zhiqiong.
How much is twenty thousand taels of silver?
a lot of!
It had to be pulled by a horse-drawn carriage.
Xu Zhiqiong came to the backyard of the inn and saw that a two-horse carriage had been prepared. There were four wooden boxes in the carriage. Wei Shuixuan opened the wooden boxes one by one and showed Xu Zhiqiong that they were all five boxes.
There are ten taels of silver ingots, and each box contains one hundred ingots.
Next to the carriage, there was a driver with his hands folded, waiting for Xu Zhiqiong to greet him.
Xu Zhiqiong looked at the coachman and then at Wei Shuixuan: "What? Are you reluctant to part with this carriage, or are you worried that I won't be able to drive it?"
Shopkeeper Wei waved his hands repeatedly. He has been operating in Ruanyanquan for decades. How can he not understand this rule?
The coachman cannot provide it casually, as this would expose the other party's whereabouts.
"Guest, you misunderstood. The carriage has been sent to you. You can set off at any time." In the yard, there were other people coming in and out. Wei Shuixuan no longer called the censor, but Xu Zhiqiong called "Guest", "If you want to use this coachman,
Just ask him to help you drive for a while. If you find it inconvenient, just find a place for him to get off."
Xu Zhiqiong shook his head and said: "Why bother? I have to make this brother suffer a trip! I will drive this car myself!"
"Your Majesty, please be careful along the way!"
Xu Zhiqiong drove the carriage out of Ruanyanquan. To be honest, he was not very good at driving. When he went to Tunu Camp, he locked Liang Jixiong under the carriage.
Fortunately, the road was fairly straight, and Wei Shuixuan chose a high-quality horse, so the walk was quite easy.
Xu Zhiqiong was thinking about Liu Jiangpu's movements while driving the carriage.
Did this guy go back to Tongzhifu? Or was he staying at Taotie Waishen's place?
Xu Zhiqiong guessed wrong this time. Liu Jiangpu was currently at Soft Smoke Spring. When Xu Zhiqiong left, he watched quietly from the attic.
"Keep an eye on him all the way to see if this guy has gone to the Suppression Army camp," Liu Jiangpu ordered several guards around him, "tell me his whereabouts every day."
Liu Jiangpu did go to Taotie Waishen's station last night. When he saw that the deserted hill was safe and sound, Liu Jiangpu calmed down, but suddenly felt that something was strange.
Xu Zhiqiong and I have no grievances. He wants to harm me, which means he must be aiming at the outer body of the true god.
But the first thing that reminded me was why it was Zhang Zhuyang, whom I had never met before?
Maybe Zhang Zhuyang was sent by a certain big shot, but this big shot was too trusting and asked Zhang Zhuyang to come to see me alone.
I have such a suspicious temperament, so he is not afraid that I will kill Zhang Zhuyang directly?
The more Liu Jiangpu thought about it, the more strange he felt. The next day he went to Ruanyanquan to observe Zhang Zhuyang's movements.
I saw "Zhang Zhuyang" getting up early in the morning and "playing the pipa" with the girl. He seemed no different from a normal man.
He did not alert "Zhang Zhuyang". Although Liu Jiangpu had unique communication methods, it still took time to accurately grasp the news in the capital.
Before he had the exact information, he would not take the risk of offending a censor who was known for his ruthlessness, especially since there might be something mysterious behind this censor.
Twenty thousand silver is nothing to Liu Jiangpu.
The important thing is to be safe, to send away the evil-suppressing army safely, to send away Xu Zhiqiong safely, and to send away this censor of unknown origin safely.
It is Liu Jiangpu's only mission to keep the true God's outer body safely in Huazhou.
…
Xu Zhiqiong drove the carriage and walked for more than ten miles on the official road. There was a carriage following behind him. Although the distance was far away, Xu Zhiqiong knew their intention very well.
It is unwise to follow the judge. The judge can easily detect and escape from the pursuit.
Xu Zhiqiong didn't care about the stalker at all. What really mattered to him was the money of this carriage.
Twenty thousand taels of silver, one tael of silver, one thousand fen, this is 20 million fen!
These were all ill-gotten gains collected by Liu Tongzhi.
Can I keep this money for myself?
Of course not!
The judge's sense of responsibility and the lantern man's sense of mission prevented Xu Zhiqiong from keeping the money for himself and had to give the ill-gotten wealth to the poor.
Which poor person can it be given to?
Am I considered poor?
Xu Zhiqiong is actually quite poor. His monthly salary is quite high, but his expenses are also high. He has to spend money on food and clothing. He also needs money to support two servants and a sandalwood paper horse. Doesn't he usually go to wine shops and teahouses to socialize?
Money? Isn’t it worth going to Goulan to devote yourself to spiritual practice?
The Yin and Yang Division is gone, and Brother Tong and Brother Han all have their expenses in the capital come from Xu Zhiqiong. That girl Shi Shuangliu doesn’t even have a legal identity, so she has to rely on Xu Zhiqiong to live... After working as a lantern bearer for a year
, Xu Zhiqiong left almost no savings.
But even though Xu Zhiqiong is poor, he will never give this money to himself. He will not do such a trick. He must give the money to those who really need it!
I heard that there is a judge in the capital who is fair and courteous. He has served as a judge for many years and has done his job conscientiously and made almost no mistakes.
But this judge lived a very miserable life, selling eggs, umbrellas, silk handkerchiefs, flowers, medicines, and singing... He endured all kinds of hardships in order to make a living.
Xu Zhiqiong felt heartbroken when he thought of this incident, and tears could not help but roll in his eyes.
What a good comrade, such a conscientious person, how could he bear to watch her suffer all the time?
She has just been promoted to the sixth level recently and is weak. It is time to use money. If you give this money to her, isn't it just giving it to the poor?
Xu Zhiqiong took off the reins and the carriage suddenly stopped.
The carriage following behind also stopped in the distance, and a guard said to the coachman: "Did he discover you?"
The coachman shook his head and said: "No, I have done a lot of this work. We are so far away, he will never find it."
Another guard said: "Don't think blindly, maybe you want to stop and pee!"
Everyone was watching carefully from a distance. Xu Zhiqiong was in the carriage, spending all his life's knowledge moving money.
It is impossible to bring all 20,000 taels of silver to Zhonglangyuan at one time.
You can bring up to one box at a time.
But one box costs five thousand taels, so it’s not that easy to take it away.
Xu Zhiqiong clenched the Yilang Seal tightly, his eyes were bloodshot, and he worked hard, finally bringing a box of silver to Zhonglang Courtyard.
But when he heard a loud noise in the yard, Yang Wu was frightened, and he quickly sat up straight and said, "Here you go, sit down!"
Let's see Xu Zhiqiong put down the box, turned around and returned to the mortal world, and soon brought up another box.
"Zhiqiong, what on earth is this?"
Xu Zhiqiong was so tired that he couldn't breathe, so he grabbed Yang Wudao: "Go down and help!"
The two brothers carried up a box together. Yang Wu lay on the box and said, "It's going to kill me. Why do you have to move such a heavy thing into the yard?"
"There's another box, come with me!"
"I really can't move it. You can go find Lao Chang."
"Hurry up and move. Once we're done, I'll buy you twenty paper figurines! They're from Wang's Shop!"
The two men carried another box, but the box was not stable and the money was scattered on the floor. Yang Wu exclaimed: "Where did you get so much money?"
The noise was so loud that Xia Hu, who was resting in the room, was also disturbed, put on his shirt and came out.
Xia Hu had just been promoted to the sixth level. After resting for a few days, he still didn't recover. There was no color on his face at all.
Seeing the silver scattered on the ground, Xia Hu swayed and almost fainted.
"Where did this money come from?"
Xu Zhiqiong wiped his sweat and said with a smile: "The official will earn it for you!"
Xia Hu shivered, stood up with difficulty holding on to the door frame, and suddenly began to sob.
Zhuo Ling'er walked out of the house and complained all the way: "Judge Ma, I told you that Shani has just been promoted to the sixth rank and can't bear the injustice. Why are you bullying her? Tell sister, that heartless guy What's wrong with you?"
Xia Hu burst into tears and said: "Sister, he is scaring me again!"
"How could he scare, how, how..." The white money pricked Zhuo Ling'er so much that she couldn't open her eyes.
"Sister, sister, sister knows that you are weak and cannot bear this threat. From now on, sister will carry it with you. What do you think?"
Xia Hu wiped away her tears, looked at Zhuo Ling'er and said, "How do you think we can carry it together?"
"Don't we all want to get married? We sisters will get married together. Isn't it okay for you to be the big one and me to be the small one?"
…
Xu Zhiqiong jumped to the east courtyard and found Chang Decai in the back room of the east courtyard. According to Xu Zhiqiong's instructions, Chang Decai had been hiding from Zhuo Ling'er.
"Have you taken care of all the merits?"
Chang Decai nodded and said: "Don't worry, Master, I'll keep a close eye on you, every grain is left untouched."
"Count out three thousand pills and give them to me. While Zhuo Ling'er is still here, ask her to help me rise to the sixth level."
The war is approaching, and Xu Zhiqiong must use all resources to the limit.
Taking advantage of this moment of free time, Xu Zhiqiong wanted to increase his combat power to the highest level.
Zhuo Ling'er carefully inspected Xu Zhiqiong's physique and exclaimed in admiration: "Sister, if you had such a good figure, you wouldn't have to suffer so much if you were promoted to the sixth rank. If you want to be promoted, go ahead and take advantage of your merits. No problem!”
Xia Hu pursed her lips and said, "Do you want to practice dual cultivation?"
Zhuo Ling'er raised her eyebrows and said, "What about dual cultivation? But it's not for your men?"
Xia Hu was so angry that she was dizzy. Zhuo Ling'er smiled and said: "You girl, you are so grand. From the bottom to the middle, you are completely transformed. From the middle to the top, you are the icing on the cake. You don't need double cultivation. I'm kidding you. Let's just look after you. good."
Xu Zhiqiong drank a jar of rice wine and swallowed the golden beans one by one.
…
On the official road, several guards waited from noon until dusk, but saw that the carriage had never moved anywhere.
They didn't dare to come forward to check. Liu Jiangpu's rules for his subordinates were very strict. If they were asked to follow, they could only follow. If "Zhang Zhuyang" was alerted, they might lose their lives.
Seeing that it was getting dark, there was no option to wait any longer. In desperation, they sent a person to report the news to Liu Jiangpu.
An hour later, Liu Jiangpu rushed over and found the carriage still parked on the roadside.
Liu Jiangpu asked: "This car only traveled a dozen miles a day?"
The guards replied: "Sir, this car has only been on the road for a day. It started out at noon and stopped after walking more than ten miles."
Liu Jiangpu was furious and slapped the guard twice: "Why did you come to retaliate against me?"
The guards looked aggrieved and said: "Sir, we don't know why this person stopped here, and we don't dare to disturb you easily."
Liu Jiangpu stepped forward and opened the carriage door curtain. It was empty inside, with both money and people gone.
The guards were stunned: "Sir, we didn't even blink our eyes, we were staring at him all the time, and this person just disappeared out of thin air!"
Liu Jiangpu punched the carriage and led the people back to the mansion in a hurry.
Who is this "Zhang Zhuyang"?
Is he Zhang Zhuyang?
The more Liu Jiangpu thought about it, the more afraid he became. He came to the secret room, prepared pen and ink, and wanted to write a letter to the emperor, but he hesitated for a long time and didn't know what to write.
He couldn't explain this clearly.
A man named Zhang Zhuyang came here these days and wanted to help me deal with Xu Zhiqiong. I gave him 20,000 taels of silver and sent him away. Now I feel something is wrong and I want to discuss it with you, Your Majesty...
Who do you think you are as emperor? Do you want to listen to your nonsense?
If you say something that is not thorough, you will lose your head if you don't do it well.
Liu Jiangpu carefully recalled every word "Zhang Zhuyang" said and found that this man's speaking skills were very wonderful.
When he told me the whole thing, he was very clear and complete, but it was difficult for me to clearly convey the matter to others.
what to do?
Should I report to the emperor?
Liu Jiangpu put down his pen and thought about it again and again, and decided not to report for the time being.
He was about to leave the secret room when he suddenly saw a flame rising from the incense burner in the secret room.
In the firelight, thick smoke billowed, reflecting a line of writing:
Lead and suppress the evil army and kill the evil star.
This is the order given to him by the emperor.
This is consistent with the advice Zhang Zhuyang gave him.
If Zhang Zhuyang was sent by the emperor, he had already delivered the message. Why did the emperor have to repeat it again?
If Zhang Zhuyang was not sent by the emperor, why was his statement consistent with the emperor's?
Can't think clearly.
Liu Jiangpu was completely confused.
Things you can't think clearly can never be explained clearly.
Things that cannot be explained clearly should never be let to the emperor.