"We drank together in front of each other, hugged each other by the soft jade lamp, looked back and hugged each other, it hurts..."
A seventh-grade official, singing "Drunk Spring Breeze" written by Wu Qianhu back then, staggered into the Punishment Department with a bag on his back.
Seeing a person sitting in the yard, the promotion officer shouted: "Who is that person!"
Xu Zhiqiong said angrily: "Who are they? I also want to ask you, where have they gone?"
"Where has everyone gone?"
Xu Zhiqiong banged the table: "Where are all the people from the Punishment Department?"
The officer rubbed his eyes and looked at Xu Zhiqiong, but he saw that the man was tall and had a heavy mask on his face, and his appearance was hard to judge.
Looking through the eyes of sinful karma, this person cannot see his cultivation.
The person who can come to punish evil officials is most likely a judge.
If you can't see your cultivation level, it proves that you are at least fourth grade.
Fourth grade...
The judge immediately sobered up and saluted quickly: "I've seen Zhang Songzhe, the seventh-rank judge of Yuanzhou, so, what, you, you are a good rewarder, right?"
Xu Zhiqiong nodded and said, "Just think of me as a good-rewarding doctor."
"May I ask your surname?"
"My surname is Ma, just call me Doctor Ma."
"Doctor Ma, please don't sit down. I'll make you some tea."
The entire punishment department only has one courtyard and three rooms.
The main house collapsed.
The west wing also collapsed.
There is only one east wing left, even the door panel and window sash are gone.
Xu Zhiqiong thought that the Zhuzhou Punishment Department was the worst in the world. The Yuanzhou Punishment Department once again refreshed Xu Zhiqiong's understanding.
Zhang Songzhe didn't know where to get some tea foam, so he reluctantly made a pot of tea, found a chipped tea cup, and poured it into Xu Zhiqiong.
Xu Zhiqiong did not offend him, picked up the tea cup, took a sip, and asked: "Where are you?"
"Last year, I was chasing a villain in the mortal world. I was ambushed, surrounded by strong men, and died in battle."
Upon hearing this, Xu Zhiqiong lost his temper.
This is a hero.
He has a long history of punishing evildoers, and he personally hunts down evildoers until they die in battle. This is a hero!
Xu Zhiqiong asked again: "Your chief minister personally hunts down the villains?"
Zhang Songzhe blinked his eyes and said: "Only he can go, I can't go, I can't kill people, I could kill before, but when I reach the eighth level, I can't kill anymore."
While talking, Zhang Songzhe kept looking at Xu Zhiqiong, as if Xu Zhiqiong should not ask such a question, as if this was an established rule of the judge's profession.
Xu Zhiqiong asked in surprise: "Is there no one else in your Evil Punishment Department?"
"There are just two of us, Chang Shi and me. He is responsible for arresting people, and I am responsible for judging cases. If we get meritorious service, we will share it equally!"
Zhang Songzhe's eyes were open and natural. In his opinion, it seemed that all the evil punishers in the world should be like this.
It shouldn't be.
This is a seventh-grade judge, and you must always have the most basic common sense.
"Who led you into the Taoist gate?"
"We have a long history!"
"How many years have you been in Taoism?"
"fifteen years!"
"In fifteen years, you two will be the only ones responsible for punishing evildoers?"
Zhang Songzhe scratched his head and said: "Before, Chang Shi also recruited a few people, but for some unknown reason, those people gradually stopped coming to punish the evil officials. Only the two of us are left here. When Chang Shi leaves, I will be the only one left."
one."
While talking, Zhang Songzhe put down the pocket on his shoulder, and Xu Zhiqiong saw blood on his arm.
"Where did this injury come from?"
Zhang Songzhe wiped the blood on his sleeve and said: "I just had a fight with a village tyrant. This village tyrant is so useless. He robbed his neighbor's house and land, and even touched his wife.
His neighbor was an honest man. He tried to argue with him, but he blinded one eye.
This guy has done countless evil things, and he has relatives in the government, so no one dares to care about him.
I really couldn't bear it, but I couldn't kill him. Today, while he was out, I had a fight with him and snatched his money bag. He chased me and I led him into the mountains. There were two men hiding in the mountains.
A horse thief, I delivered him to the horse thief,
The horse thief killed this village tyrant, and I took away the karma. He had more than two ounces of money in his purse. I gave the two ounces to his neighbor. I kept the remaining loose money for myself, bought some grain, and
There was a little left, so I exchanged it for a bottle of wine."
"Exchange money for wine, but don't buy yourself some medicine?"
"It's a small injury, it's okay. It won't hurt after a few sips. The quality of the wine is pretty good. There's only half a bottle left. If you don't mind, I'll pour you a glass."
As he spoke, Zhang Songzhe felt a little embarrassed. It was obviously inappropriate for him to pour the remaining half of the bottle of wine to the benevolent doctor.
"If you don't mind, pour me a glass." Xu Zhiqiong drank the tea and asked Zhang Songzhe to pour a glass of wine.
The taste of the wine is very weak, and I don’t appreciate it carefully, but it is just like water. In Daxuan, you can buy a pound of this kind of wine for ten cents.
No wonder Zhang Songzhe didn't buy medicine for his wounds, he couldn't afford it.
After drinking, Xu Zhiqiong said: "In Yuanzhou, which department of punishing evildoers is in charge of which department of rewarding good deeds?"
"Yuanzhou, Liuzhou, and Kanzhou all belong to the same reward department."
"How often does your charity doctor come?"
"I met him once. Not long after I entered the Taoist sect, I couldn't remember what he looked like. I only knew that his surname was Lou."
"Just came once?"
Zhang Songzhe laughed dryly and said: "I don't blame him, our place is poor..."
This is not a matter of poverty. Yuanzhou's officials who punish evildoers have reached this stage, but the officials who reward good deeds turn a blind eye.
It doesn’t matter, if he doesn’t ask, I’ll take the time to ask him!
Let’s take care of the things in front of us first.
"Do you have a Chengfeng Building here?" Xu Zhiqiong felt that this yard did not meet the basic requirements for a Chengfeng Building.
"Chengfeng Tower," Zhang Songzhe said curiously, "are you talking about the Chengfeng Big Tank?"
"Vat?"
Zhang Songzhe took Xu Zhiqiong into the east wing. There was a bed, an earthen pot, a large vat and a desk.
Zhang Songzhe introduced them one by one: "This earthen jar is called the reward jar. If you throw the voucher in, you can get meritorious deeds.
This big tank is a wind tank. There is a sign inside. Once you enter the big tank, you can go to where you want to go by flipping the sign.
This table is called a book table, and you can write judgments on it.
This bed is my sleeping place, I can lie on it..."
"No need to explain the bed!"
Zhang Songzhe introduced these few belongings without hesitation.
Xu Zhiqiong said: "I want to go to Zhuque Palace."
"Is it the old Zhuque Palace or the new Zhuque Palace?"
Old Zhuque Palace refers to the former site of Zhuque Palace. Since Liang Gongping died there, Zhuque Palace was moved not long after.
"Go to the old Zhuque Palace."
Zhang Songzhe and Xu Zhiqiong got into the large vat together. There were signs on the inner wall of the vat. There were no candles in the Punishment Department. Zhang Songzhe groped tentatively and searched for a long time in the vat.
It was uncomfortable to be squeezed in the tank, Xu Zhiqiong said impatiently: "Hurry up!"
"That's good, that's good!" Zhang Songzhe finally found the sign, poured some power of imagery into it, casually closed the lid of the vat, and the two of them started shaking in the vat.
Xu Zhiqiong didn't know how to describe it. It felt like this big vat was rolling over on a rugged mountain road.
After rolling for a long time, the lid of the large tank opened.
Zhang Songzhe urged: "Come out quickly, come out quickly, if you come out slowly, you will go back again!"
Xu Zhiqiong got out of the vat. After about ten puffs, the lid of the vat returned to the vat and disappeared together with the vat.
Xu Zhiqiong looked up and saw that the Zhuque Palace was not far away.
He took off his mask, revealing a bearded face.
He didn't want people to know that Xu Zhiqiong came to Yuanzhou.
Zhang Songzhe also took off his mask. He is a man in his early thirties, with fairly regular facial features, but he is usually neglected and looks a bit sloppy.
The two of them arrived in front of the Suzaku Palace. In the past, there were many sergeants stationed in front of the old Suzaku Palace, but now there was only one county official sitting in front of the door and taking a nap.
Seeing Xu Zhiqiong coming, the officer opened his eyes and said, "What are you doing?"
Xu Zhiqiong took out a dental plaque and said: "The prefect's Yamen is on an errand."
Xu Zhiqiong has dealt with many magistrates, and he has many dental cards like this. With the addition of illusions and a few words changed, there is no flaw in them.
The official saw Xu Zhiqiong's dental plaque, quickly stood up, and asked Xu Zhiqiong to come in.
Xu Zhiqiong turned around and said, "You don't have to follow me, just stay in front of the door."
After entering the Suzaku Palace, Xu Zhiqiong looked around and went directly to the backyard.
There used to be a blood tree in the backyard. Since Yuan Chengfeng stole Liang Gongping's soul, the blood tree has been scattered into dead trees.
Xu Zhiqiong searched among the dead trees for a long time, but found no useful clues. Even if there were clues, they were probably taken away by his second brother.
He picked up a few pieces of dead wood from the ground, and collected a few pieces of wall covering from the surroundings. After gathering all the perspectives, he left the Suzaku Palace.
After finding Zhang Songzhe, Xu Zhiqiong and him immediately returned to the Yuanzhou Evil Punishment Department.
Xu Zhiqiong first asked him to get a basin of water and clean the wound on his arm.
Zhang Songzhe said it was okay. The wound on his hand was more than seven inches long and the cut was quite deep. Even if he had a seventh-grade physique, it would not be easy to heal.
Xu Zhiqiong gave him two packets of wound medicine, handed him the instructions, helped him bandage the wound, and gave him more than twenty taels of broken silver.
"I didn't bring much money with me today. I'll give you more when I come another day."
Zhang Songzhe declined repeatedly: "Doctor Ma, what are you doing? I'm not a beggar."
"What is begging for food? This is a compliment! This is a compliment from the Taoist sect!"
"Does Taoism have praises?" Zhang Songzhe couldn't figure it out again, "How come I haven't heard of this?"
"Didn't you hear this? Which stage of seventh level have you cultivated to?"
"On the seventh level, if I have a hundred or so merit points, I can be promoted to a life-threatening hungry wolf! This hungry wolf is very powerful. I can kill him however I want, and no one will care..."
"Bah! What a hungry wolf, that's called Suo Zhonglang!" Xu Zhiqiong counted out 200 merits and handed them to Zhang Songzhe, "Is that enough?"
"How can I ask for this? I can't afford this! This merit is what our Taoist sect needs to live and work. I can't make thirty or fifty all year round, but you gave me so much..."
"Keep it!" Xu Zhiqiong stuffed the golden beans into Zhang Songzhe's hand, "This is a Taoist compliment."
"I was rewarded with silver and meritorious service. I didn't make any great achievements, so how could I be rewarded with so much?"
"Not much," Xu Zhiqiong shook his head and asked again, "You have been here for fifteen years?"
Zhang Songzhe blinked and said, "I'm not the only one. Lord Chang Shi was also there last year."
Xu Zhiqiong nodded and said: "Well done, really well done!"
Zhang Songzhe held the golden beans and was a little at a loss: "I, if I eat this meritorious service, can I be promoted to the sixth rank?"
In the past, he had Chang Shi help him when he was promoted, but he didn't know what to pay attention to when he was promoted to level 7 or level 6.