Ever since the dead soul of Hong Zuchang told the origin of the foreign camp, Xu Zhiqiong could see the quality of the Kingdom of Thousand Chengs.
Qian Chengguo claims to be the second best in the world, but if he really had half the fighting power that he boasted, he wouldn't have spent a high price to hire some troops from Tunu that were worse than rubbish.
Maybe Qiancheng Kingdom does not need these troops, but Hong Zuchang has made it clear that if Qiancheng Kingdom does not hire Tunu's warships, Tunu will use force against Qiancheng Kingdom.
From this we can see that Qian Chengguo's fear of Tu Nu originates from his bones.
For this kind of country, there is no need to worry too much. Liang Yuyao plans to complete the negotiations with Qiancheng Shenjun in a relatively tough stance, and Xu Zhiqiong absolutely supports it.
But it should not be underestimated too much. The red-coated envoy just learned from Hong Zhenji's subordinates that Qiancheng Kingdom has a standing army of 800,000.
This is an astonishing number.
If a war is imminent, it is possible for a country to temporarily recruit 800,000 troops.
But in ordinary times, it is unimaginable that 800,000 young and strong men would not farm, fish or hunt, but would serve as an army preparing for war.
Does Qiancheng Kingdom really have such a powerful military?
This matter has yet to be verified. Judging from their tax revenue of more than 70%, it is really possible that it is to support the army.
But this is very likely to be an exaggeration. The reason is still as simple as this. If there are 800,000 standing troops, Qiancheng country does not need to fear Tunu.
In addition to completing his mission, Xu Zhiqiong also had to do one more thing.
Whether this can be done depends on the situation in Yelang Kingdom.
The current situation is a bit strange. Hong Zhenji has not been staring at Liang Yuyao these past two days, why is he staring at me?
Maybe something happened to the lady.
After dinner, Xu Zhiqiong went back to his bedroom to take a nap and took the opportunity to visit Zhonglang Courtyard.
Xia Hu sat in the main courtyard and said to Xu Zhiqiong solemnly and dignifiedly: "My lord, I have something to discuss with you!"
If you take the initiative to call an official, this girl must be in trouble!
Xu Zhiqiong was stunned: "You used Baihua Brocade to wrap oranges again?"
"No!"
"Did you use the porcelain vase from the official kiln to hold rice wine?"
"I only filled it once, and then I realized that the bottle was very valuable."
"Sold the fan that the emperor gave me?"
"I know what the fan is, and now is not the time to sell fans. I mean, I, I have a disciple."
Xia Hu's voice was extremely unclear, and Xu Zhiqiong couldn't hear it clearly: "You just said, what did you receive?"
"disciple……"
"What disciple?"
"A disciple of the Taoist sect," Xia Hu replied in a low voice, "I took him in Yelang Kingdom. This matter may cause some trouble."
"What kind of person did you accept?" Xu Zhiqiong was a little wary.
"He Qingye is the girl you asked me to save. Her father was beaten to death in the street. She killed the gangster, which is in line with our rules..."
Xia Hu told the story again, and Xu Zhiqiong pinched his chin.
"It shouldn't be..."
Xia Hu lowered his head and said: "I know that in Yelang Kingdom, you shouldn't make decisions on this kind of thing without authorization. If you want to be angry, just hit me twice. Then go back to the house and hit me. Don't let the child hear it. She is right there
Dongyuan, please save some face for me..."
"Why are we beating you?" Xu Zhiqiong was startled.
Xia Hu lowered his head and said, "Didn't I do this wrong? Didn't you also say I shouldn't have done it?"
Xu Zhiqiong shook his head and smiled: "What's wrong with accepting disciples? I said you shouldn't. You did it very secretly, but how could Yelang Kingdom find out about it?"
"Has anyone discovered it?" Xia Hu also felt incredible. "It seems that what Lao Chang said is right. The reason why Yelang Kingdom has no judges must be because it has special means to detect judges."
Xu Zhiqiong said: "Be careful these days, especially beware of the Shen Ji Si."
"What is the origin of Shen Ji Si?" Xia Hu looked confused.
Xu Zhiqiong said: "I haven't found out the origin of Shenji Division yet. I only know that there are no cultivators among the Qiancheng people, but there are practitioners from various Taoist sects gathered in Shenji Division, and their grades are not low. Qiancheng
Wanduo be on guard."
…
General Shenji Wu Shengquan brought four captains to the home of Zheng Deliang, the ninth-grade Jinxiu pen official.
They originally didn't want to find this ninth-grade pen official, and they didn't expect to get any useful clues from him. Judging from the causes and consequences, this matter must be related to the Xuanguo envoy, so they have locked their target on Xu Zhiqiong.
However, Hong Zhenji insisted that Xu Zhiqiong had not left the envoys these days, and the Shenji Department had no choice but to ask Wu Shengquan to verify again.
Seeing Shenjisi's badge, Zheng Deliang was so frightened that he went out of his body. He lay on the ground and kowtowed, unable to say a word for a while.
Wu Shengquan didn't have much patience, so he used the ritual technique to control Zheng Deliang and asked about what happened a few days ago.
Zheng Deliang told everything from beginning to end about how He Qingye was punished before and how he was retaliated by the demon afterwards.
Hearing what he said, Wu Shengquan was really surprised.
According to Zheng Deliang's description, the masked monster is a woman.
Is it possible that this person really has nothing to do with Xu Zhiqiong?
The sixth-grade judge Ying Guizong made an inference: "This woman should be a judge from a foreign country. For some unknown reason, she met He Qingye and saw He Qingye in trouble, so she came to help.
Zheng Deliang once asked Chen Zhixian for help. Chen Zhixian must have been threatened by the judge and was forced to release He Qingye's family.
Afterwards, He Laowang had a dispute with the Yamen in the market and was beaten to death by the Yamen. The judge killed the Yamen in anger and fled with He Qingye, mother and daughter."
The whole inference is reasonable. According to this idea, as long as you find He Qingye or He Wang, you can find this judge.
But Zou Gongjing, a fifth-grade Onmyoji master, said: "The Eye of Divine Machinery never fails to make mistakes. Since Qiancheng Kingdom has a judge, it is impossible for this judge to be from outside!"
Ying Guizong did not forcefully argue: "Perhaps this outside judge has reached the sixth rank. According to the rules of the judge's evil way, the sixth rank judge can introduce people to the first rank. He may have introduced He Qingye or He Wang into the judge.
Got it."
Wu Shengquan said: "Find out He Qingye's whereabouts and the truth will come to light. Let's go to He Laowang's house first."
Everyone arrived at He Laowang's house and finally found a piece of He Qingye's clothes from the box.
In Qiancheng Country, a poor family like He Laowang usually only has one set of clothes per person, but He Laowang is diligent and He Wang is frugal, so they actually save an extra set for Qingye for a change of clothes.
Zou Gongjing took Qingye's clothes, fumbled around for a while, and began to divine.
After calculating for a long time, I couldn't find Qingye's whereabouts.
Of course he couldn't find out that Qingye was in Zhonglangyuan. Zhonglangyuan was at the intersection of Yin and Yang, which was beyond the scope of his divination.
Naturally, Zou Gongjing would not say that he was not good at divination. He said directly and firmly: "He Qingye has entered the judge's evil way, and she is not in the Qiancheng Realm."
Since He Qingye cannot be found, he can only find He Wang.
They found Wang He's sewing box. After the divination, Zou Gongjing was able to detect the existence of Wang He, but could not calculate the location.
The distance is really too far, and the He Wang family is in the capital of Daxuan.
Neither He Wang nor He Qingye could be found, and the clues seemed to be lost.
When he was at a loss, Sha Wenxuan, a seventh-grade Xiong Shinto cultivator, found a bag of silver under the chicken coop.
Zou Gongjing smiled and said: "Captain Sha, you have such a good nose, you can smell the money buried under the chicken coop?"
"It's not the smell of silver, it's the scent of powder," Sha Wenxuan said, "People like He Laowang can't afford such powder."
At first, Xia Hu asked Chang Decai to give He Laowang one hundred taels of silver, but He Laowang refused to take it. Chang Decai tried hard to persuade him, but he was only willing to accept 10 taels.
Chang Decai wrapped ten taels of silver in a silk handkerchief and gave it to He Laowang.
This silk handkerchief was very common in Xuan Kingdom, but in Qiancheng Kingdom, it was definitely a rare thing. In addition, the powder used by Changde was also very exquisite. The fragrance on the silk handkerchief was very special. Zou Gongjing got this thing and concluded:
: "This is from the judge."
Taking the silk handkerchief and doing another divination, Zou Gongjing calculated the location.
"The judge is in Lugen Village, Hutong County, less than eighty miles away from here."
Kou Hengtao, the sixth rank of the Mo family, said: "Now that we have found out the information, please tell Shaoqing immediately, please Shaoqing..."
Halfway through his words, Kou Hengtao swallowed it back.
Shaoqing is the general's superior.
It is not Kou Hengtao's turn to decide whether to report to Shaoqing or not.
This is also the reason why Kou Hengtao is the most disliked among the four captains. When he speaks, he always lacks some thought.
Wu Shengquan rolled his eyes at Kou Hengtao, turned to Zou Gongjing and said, "Are you absolutely sure?"
Zou Gongjing said: "General, if you say you are absolutely sure but dare not boast, you are still 70% sure."
Wu Shengquan sighed: "Previously, I thought that Xu Zhiqiong, the Marquis of the Xuan Kingdom, was causing trouble in Qiancheng, but I sent the wrong news and angered King Shu.
Now you tell me that you are 70% sure, but if you fail above that 30%, how do you ask me to explain?"
Zou Gongjing lowered his head and sighed: "General, this is embarrassing for me. No one dares to boast about 100% accuracy in divination. If you don't believe it, then we can only go and see it ourselves."
Wu Shengquan nodded and said: "That's what I have in mind. You make a magic circle and we go to Hutong County immediately. If we see the judge, we will execute her directly!"
Sha Wenxuan said: "General, what if the judge is not the same person?"
Wu Shengquan said: "Let's see how many helpers she has. If she can beat her, then fight her. If she can't, then ask for help!"
…
Xia Hu, Yang Wu and Chang De had just left Hutong County. They originally planned to buy some expenses in the county. Xia Hu also wanted to see if there were any business opportunities in Qiancheng Country.
As a result, they were greatly disappointed.
In Qiancheng Kingdom, if you want to sell something, you have to sell it to the Anshi Yamen. Taxes and silver will be deducted, and there will be very little left.
If you want to buy something, you have to buy it from Anshi Yamen. The price is not low and the quantity is limited.
Xia Hu's business couldn't be done, and Yang Wu couldn't buy some tools if he wanted to. In Qiancheng Kingdom, even if you buy a bigger hammer, you have to ask the village chief to write a letter, otherwise it will be regarded as a private possession.
murder weapon.
Chang Decai wanted to buy some rouge. There was only one place selling rouge in the whole market. There were two types of rouge. Chang Decai smelled the smell. The inferior fragrance made her brain ache.
After leaving the county town, the three of them passed by Lugen Village and bought some reed mats.
The villagers in Lugen Village are good at craftsmanship, and the mats are exquisitely woven and sold at cheap prices. Xia Hu likes them very much.
But she didn't know that the villagers sold the mats directly to Xia Hu, making nearly three times more money than selling them to the market.
Before leaving, the villagers gave many warnings and told Xia Hu not to tell anyone about the matter.
Naturally, Xia Hu would not harm these villagers. As soon as he left the village, he sent the mat to Zhonglang Courtyard.
As we continued walking along the road, a middle-aged man chased us behind us. He said with a smile: "Guys, are you from foreign countries? Come and have a look at my village. There are good things in my village and the prices are fair."
Yang Wu smiled: "What good stuff is there?"
The middle-aged man said: "We have the satin we weave ourselves, the good wine we brew, and the chickens and ducks we raise. They are all very cheap."
Yang Wu smiled and looked back at Xia Hu: "How about we go over and have a look?"
Xia Hu was stunned for a moment, then suddenly smiled and said: "Brother, we are from Baifu County. We have all the things you mentioned at home."
The middle-aged man was stunned: "Aren't you foreigners?"
Xia Hu said: "How can he be a foreigner? We certainly wouldn't waste money on the things we have at home. Just ask others."
Xu Zhiqiong reminded Xia Hu to be more careful these days, but Xia Hu didn't turn a deaf ear.
The middle-aged man smiled and said: "Everyone, are you really from Baifu County?"
Xia Hu nodded: "Baifu County, Lao Zheng's family."
The middle-aged man asked again: "Please take out the biography and show it to me."
Xia Hu's cheek twitched, knowing that something was wrong.
Verification refers to Qianchengguo's ID card, which has the same function as Daxuan's toothpaste.
Chuan refers to the document for leaving the country. According to the rules of Qiancheng Kingdom, when people from Baifu County leave Baifu County, they must ask the local chief to issue a document stating the reason.
Xuan people can move freely in the land of Xuan Kingdom. There is no such thing as spreading, and Xia Hu has no such concept.
She couldn't get either the test or the biography.
She opened her eyes of sin and glanced at the man. She could see neither his cultivation nor his sin.
The man smiled slightly and said: "Everyone, please go and sit in the village. If you don't go, we can only have a good chat on the roadside here."
The man raised his eyebrows, activated the magic circle on the ground, and the yin and yang energy rose up, binding the hands and feet of the three people.
This middle-aged man is none other than Zou Gongjing.
As soon as the magic circle moved, Xiong Shen Dao seventh-level Sha Wenxuan rushed forward and bumped into Chang Decai.
Kou Hengtao, the sixth grade of the Mohist family, knocked on the mechanism, and a huge net of golden light fell from the sky, covering everyone in the net.
This net, known as the magical net, can stop the judge's actions, making it impossible for Xia Hu to go back to the Zhonglang Courtyard or the Punishment Department.
The sixth-grade judge should be hiding in the dark, waiting for an opportunity to attack.
Before the sneak attack, he first opened the Eye of Sin to see the cultivation of the three people.
That woman is of the sixth grade, so she should be of the same sect. Since her cultivation level is similar, I'd better avoid her.
Another woman... her cultivation level is actually invisible?
There was also a man with his level of cultivation... Ying Guizong suddenly felt that his eyes were dark, and his eyes seemed to have suddenly frozen.
Yang Wu turned back and glanced at Ying Guizong: "Why are you so secretive?"