At dawn, Cangliao County's Chief Military Lord Homiton came to the inn where Xu Zhiqiong was staying.
Judging from the name, Xu Zhiqiong always thought that Homiton was from Xifanxiao and married a wife from Dongfangxiao.
In fact, Homiton is from Dongfangxiao, his surname is Huo, and his wife is from Xifanxiao. He deliberately changed his name to be very similar to that of Xifanxiao.
The innkeeper Guo Guicheng said he was not afraid and wanted to be reasonable here, but when he saw Mr. Wu, his body could not help but tremble.
Wu Jun looked at Guo Guicheng, pressed his hand on his chest, and saluted.
This surprised Guo Guicheng and he quickly returned the gift.
Hormiton apologized: "Last night the little dog came to make a noise and disrupted the store's business. It's all my fault for my lack of discipline. For my sake, don't hold a grudge against him. I'll ask him to come to the door tomorrow to apologize."
After saying that, Homiton took another ten gold coins and put them into Guo Guicheng's hand: "This is a little thought, please don't dislike it."
Gold coins are not a currency that Daxuan is familiar with.
But gold is gold no matter where it goes. Chu He could see the weight of the gold and also the sincerity of Lord Wu.
"This is a sincere apology!"
Yang Wu sneered and said: "We dare not tell you what kind of face Fanxiao's officials are. Don't you recognize Daxuan's officials?
If you see a Daxuan magistrate eating shit, he will say that eating shit is to fulfill his duty, but he will never admit that eating shit is wrong.
Fanxiao's official must be the same, he's not here to admit his mistake, he just feels sorry for their precious son."
Chu He was about to ask about this: "Who was it that captured his son yesterday? His skills were really good, better than mine."
Yang Wu didn't respond, let's see how Zhi Qiong handles it.
Homiton bowed to the shopkeeper and went straight to the guest room. When he saw Xu Zhiqiong, he pressed his chest with one hand and bowed.
Xu Zhiqiong cupped his fists and returned the greeting: "Brother, it seems we have never met."
The guard next to Homiton was very dissatisfied and shouted: "This is the Sheriff of Cang Owl County!"
Xu Zhiqiong was stunned: "Why did the county guard come to me?"
Homiton turned around and yelled, and all the guards immediately left the inn.
Only Homiton and Xu Zhiqiong were left in the guest room. Homiton first apologized for what happened last night: "I did not discipline the dog strictly, which caused him to contract bad habits and commit evil deeds. I feel deeply ashamed.
My friend Xuan Guolai, he deserves to pay for the mistakes he made. I just ask you to spare his life.
If he must pay with his life, please take my life. I am willing to die for him. This is a begging from a father."
While listening to Homiton's words, Xu Zhiqiong looked at the top of his head.
The crime on Homiton's head is only an inch and a half.
Xu Zhiqiong is not subject to any restrictions now. He can be killed even if his crime is within an inch of his life.
But should Homiton be killed?
Judging from his son's performance last night, this guy should indeed be killed, but what if he was killed by mistake?
If you kill someone wrongly, you will be severely punished by the Taoist sect.
If you kill the right person, you must also save one person as compensation.
In the Fanxiao Kingdom, taking a person's life without fighting with fangs is likely to cause an uproar.
Don't worry.
Let’s test this guy out first.
Xu Zhiqiong asked Homiton to sit down, and let's not talk about his son first, but first what he saw and heard in Cang Owl County.
He deliberately rambled on, without mentioning the main point. Homiton patiently explained everything one by one.
"Friends of Xuanguo, you said that the tribesmen in Cangliao County reject foreigners. This is true. It happened at the beginning of the year.
At that time, thousands of foreigners came to plunder the city. There were no soldiers in the city, so I had no choice but to take the officials and my family to fight with the thieves for three days before driving the thieves out of the city."
Speaking of this, Homiton sighed repeatedly.
According to the laws of the Fanxiao Kingdom, unless a foreign enemy invades the land of the Fanxiao Kingdom, the Fanxiao army cannot fight in the Fanxiao Kingdom. Therefore, the armies of the Fanxiao Kingdom are all on the border, and each tribe has no army.
Homiton continued: "My two brothers died at the hands of bandits, my younger brother also died, and my wife was seriously injured. A month later..."
Having said this, Homiton was silent for a long time.
He took a deep breath, raised his head and said: "These few people in my family are nothing. Since I have become the Martial Lord, this is my duty.
But the people in the city suffered from rice transplants. The most miserable family was a family of thirteen, with no one left.
Ever since this incident happened, the people in the city have deeply hated the foreigners. I have tried my best to advise them not to generalize, but how can the people just forget about such a disaster?"
Yang Wu left a vaginal ear in Xu Zhiqiong's room, and everyone could hear everything Homiton said just now very clearly.
Yang Wu sighed: "These barbarians are still unable to govern the country. How can there be no army in a city?"
"That's not what you said. He, he is..." Chu He wanted to defend Fanxiao Kingdom, but he didn't know where to start.
Niu Yuxian was not in a hurry to draw a conclusion.
Lin Ruoxue also remained silent.
Lebida sighed softly and whispered: "The rootless thief."
Everyone didn't know what a rootless thief was, but they heard Xu Zhiqiong ask: "May I ask Lord Wu, where do the thieves who come to rob the city come from?"
Homiton said: "Some are from Tunu, some are from Yuxian, some are from Xuanguo, and many are from small countries such as Jijia, Mengqing, and Yuanhui.
These people came to the Fanxiao Kingdom and did not abide by the rules of the Fanxiao people. They were expelled by various tribes and wandered among the city-states. The Fanxiao people called them rootless thieves."
More than a thousand rootless thieves invaded the county and brought a disaster to the Cang Owl clan, causing the Cang Owl clan to hate foreigners extremely.
From beginning to end, it sounded reasonable, but Xu Zhiqiong always felt that something was wrong.
While thinking about it, Homiton saluted Xu Zhiqiong again and said: "My son Miglan, because he lost his mother, his temperament changed drastically. He often searched for foreigners in the city and drove them out of the city to vent his anger.
I knew it was wrong to do this, but what happened to his mother made me feel indebted, so I indulged him a little more.
My friend from Xuan Guolai, I don’t know what to call you. I know that my son is suffering the punishment he deserves. I just hope that you can spare his life.
Even if his hands and feet are broken, I will take care of him, and I swear I will never let him do anything wrong again!"
Upon hearing this, Chu He sighed softly: "That's all, you have to be merciful and merciful. They also suffered hardships and became like this."
Yang Wudao: "I think Migulan is a domineering person. It's fine to spare his life, but he must be taught some lessons so that he won't dare to bully good people in the future."
Xu Zhiqiong was silent for a moment, the corners of his mouth turned up, and he showed a slight smile: "I am also deeply saddened by what happened to your son. I immediately asked my friends to help Wu Jun search for him."
Homiton was stunned for a moment, feeling that Xu Zhiqiong had not finished speaking.
Xu Zhiqiong had finished speaking, and he smiled and said: "All tribal matters are still waiting for Lord Wu to deal with them. Why don't Lord Wu go back to his mansion first and wait for news?"
This time Homiton understood. He stood up, thanked him repeatedly, and gave Xu Zhiqiong a box of gold coins.
When leaving the inn, he apologized repeatedly to the shopkeeper Guo Guicheng. Every time he bowed to Guo Guicheng, the corners of Xu Zhiqiong's eyes trembled.
After Homiton left, Xu Zhiqiong knocked on the copper lotus and sent a message to Ye Ansheng, who asked Ye Ansheng to beat Migulan severely and sent Migulan back to Homiton's mansion.
It was rare for Xu Zhiqiong to be so tolerant. Yang Wu was about to sigh, but he heard Xu Zhiqiong calling everyone to come in.
He first asked Lin Ruoxue: "What is the origin of the rootless thief?"
Lin Ruoxue said: "The foreigners who broke the law and wandered among the tribes in Fanxiao. A group of thieves ranged from a dozen to dozens. I have never heard of a battle with hundreds or even thousands of people.
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Lebida said: "In the past, the number of rootless thieves was indeed small, but since last year's autumn harvest, their formations have become much larger. It is not uncommon to have more than a hundred people. An formation of a thousand people can be seen in the iron
It has also appeared around Leopard County."
Xu Zhiqiong asked Lebida: "Is your brother Luo Guanghan also considered a rootless thief?"
Lebida shook his head and said: "He doesn't count. He doesn't have the courage. He went to Shayeyuan, which is the border between Fanxiao and Xuanguo. No one will care about them.
But the rootless thieves are on the territory of Fanxiao Kingdom, and each tribe will send officers to arrest them."
"Then why was no one arresting these more than a thousand rootless thieves beforehand?"
Lebida sighed: "We can't catch him. Fanxiao covers a vast area, and there are large stretches of uninhabited land between cities. It's really difficult to find traces of a rootless thief, not to mention that the number of official officials is not enough."
Xu Zhiqiong asked again: "How many official servants do a tribe like Cang Owl have?"
Lebida thought for a while and said: "There should be three hundred people, and the maximum cannot exceed five hundred people."
“What happens if it exceeds?”
Lebida said: "If there are more than five hundred people, it will be considered a violation of Brahma's law and will be severely punished.
Yesterday I said that Homiton had been punished because Cang Owl had more than 500 official employees, and these people were all recruited by Homiton.
Because the Cang Owl unit was looted by rootless thieves, Homiton recruited more officials, and the king finally forgave him."
After the ins and outs were explained, Chu He still respected the Chief Martial Lord: "We need to recruit more people, otherwise the thieves will come and they won't be able to defeat them."
Xu Zhiqiong asked: "Why does the king know that the number of officials in Cang Owl County exceeds the limit? Hormiton recruits blatantly? Or is it too much and too conspicuous?"
Lebida shook his head and said: "There are not many, just over a hundred people. I heard that it is not an open recruitment, but some young men are recruited in the name of hiring handymen."
"Then how did the king receive the news so quickly?" Xu Zhiqiong became increasingly puzzled.
Lin Ruoxue said: "This is the iron law set by the White Tiger True God for the Fanxiao Kingdom. If an army of more than 500 people appears in one place, the leader of the army, Chi You, will be triggered and traces of the army will be discovered. The Fanxiao Kingdom will receive a message from Chi You."
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Xu Zhiqiong frowned and said, "Can official duties be considered the army?"
Lin Ruoxue nodded and said: "If it has fighting power, hierarchy, and order, it should be considered an army."
Xu Zhiqiong said: "More than a thousand rootless thieves have fighting strength, class, and order. Can they be considered an army? Why did they not touch the leader of the army, Chi You?"
If the leader of the army, Chi You, had been touched, why didn’t Chi You send an oracle to King Fanxiao to tell him the whereabouts of the thief, so that all the ministries could join forces to destroy the thief?”
Lin Ruoxue was speechless. This matter was indeed unclear.
Xu Zhiqiong did not ask any further questions. He was speculating on Homiton's true intention.
At the same time, he was still studying the aura on Homiton's body.
There is a residual domineering energy in Homiton's body, which is very weak, but the aura is still there.
Xu Zhiqiong decided to stay in Cangliao County for a while, and he wanted to find out the origin and whereabouts of this aura.
Yang Wu's puppets wandered among the tribes, exploring the whereabouts of the rootless thieves.
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Daxuan, Wanganjing, Imperial Palace.
Emperor Changle tore the memorial into pieces, threw it on the ground, and shouted angrily:
"I have repeatedly told you to keep the news secret. Why did Zhi Qiong's trip to Fanxiao Kingdom still leak out?"
Lu Yunxi lowered his head and said: "Your Majesty, the Imperial City Department, the Yin and Yang Department, and the cabinet all responded. They are tight-lipped. The news did not spread from them, but from Canglong Palace..."
"What did Canglong Palace say?" Emperor Changle frowned. He suspected that Canglong Palace leaked the news.
"Liang Yushen, the chief palace officer, said that he has stayed in Fanxiao Kingdom for many years and has a good foundation. He has told Fanxiao Kingdom about his old story and will take more care of Yunhou."
"He has informed..."
Liang Yuyang’s veins jumped!
Liang Yushen did not hide it, he directly admitted it.
And he told you clearly that it was him who intentionally told the secret.
"Dog thief, dog thief!" Emperor Changle's voice was trembling, "You are really bullying me, you are bullying me too much! Call Zhong Shen and call Lin Qianniang for me!"
Lu Yunxi lowered his voice and said, "Your Majesty, are you going to take action?"
Emperor Changle gritted his teeth and said: "I've been forced to do this. If you don't take action, then you wait for him to come and kill me with a knife?"
Lu Yunxi nodded and gritted his teeth: "Your Majesty, don't worry, I am also ready."
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