He captured the lotus girl, released a dragonfly spirit, and took away a silver dragonfly.
The evil spirits entrenched in Zui Feng Tower have been exorcised.
But despite this, Li Xiuyuan has already felt that the forces behind Zuifeng Tower are not simple.
The first thing is that the accountant is either a spirit or a ghost. This can already explain the problem very well. The water in the capital is very deep. This sentence is really true.
Secular forces and ghosts and ghosts are mixed together. They help each other and benefit each other. Who can make peace?
If you have the means to eliminate demons, you do not necessarily have worldly power. If you have great power, you do not have the ability to catch demons and eliminate demons. If you want to completely settle this matter, you must have both the Taoism of heaven and earthly power.
Perhaps the only one in the entire capital who meets this condition is the Protector of the Country.
However, he couldn't make a boat out of a boat, so he couldn't wait to hope that Li Xiuyuan would enter the capital and break the situation in the capital. For this reason, he would not hesitate to send him the position of governor of Yangzhou.
"It's late at night, and I've finished my work of catching monsters today. Brothers, it's time to say goodbye and go back to rest. You must be tired, so why not go and have a rest early? Let's get together again someday if we have the opportunity.
Let's have a drink and have a good time?" Li Xiuyuan walked around the Zui Feng Building and found out...
With the evil spirit, he no longer planned to stay here, so he said goodbye.
However, Zhang Bangchang, Qian Jun and other scholars were still unsatisfied.
"Brother Li's extermination of demons and ghosts today really opened our eyes. In the previous dynasty, Jinshi Zhong Kui caught ghosts, and now Li Xiuyuan enters a brothel late at night to exterminate demons. These are rare and strange things. This time
Later, I will definitely write a miscellany to include such ghosts, spirits, strange people and strange things." Zhang Bangchang said with emotion.
He used to be a scholar who did not believe in ghosts and gods, but since he has read more and more books, especially after passing the Jinshi examination, he entered Tongten Pavilion and became a bachelor. After being exposed to various things, he also believed in ghosts and gods, but he had never been exposed to them.
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Unexpectedly, ghosts and spirits that I have never come into contact with are actually hidden around me.
It's just that I lack the eyes to see ghosts and monsters, so I can't see clearly.
"Brother Li is leaving now? What a pity. I have benefited a lot today. I wonder where Brother Li lives? If I have time, I will definitely visit him." Qian Jun admired Li Xiuyuan very much and thought it was okay.
People with whom I have a close acquaintance will immediately tell me.
Li Xiuyuan said: "I live in the Shunfeng Escort Agency not far away. If a few brothers come to visit me, I will definitely sweep up the couch to welcome them."
He also felt that it would be helpful for him to meet some scholars with decent moral character in the capital, and he did not resent this.
"Why does Brother Li live in the Escort Bureau? This is not in line with Brother Li's status as a scholar. There are several quiet courtyards in my house. If Brother Li doesn't mind, you can stay in my house." Qian Jun said.
Although it was a very common thing for the ancients to invite others to live in their homes permanently, only distinguished guests, friends, confidants, and relatives could enjoy such treatment.
When Qian Jun said this, he recognized Li Xiuyuan from the bottom of his heart.
Li Xiuyuan smiled and said: "I appreciate Brother Qian's kindness. It's just that there are so many people accompanying him that it's hard to disturb the purity of your house. Moreover, I know how to get rid of demons and catch ghosts. I'm afraid it's easy to attract evil revenge. One person
People are easy to deal with, so if Brother Qian gets hurt because of this, it will be my fault."
He was not lying. This time he deliberately let go of a clone of Miss Lotus. Maybe one day those evil spirits from the Wutong Sect would come knocking on his door.
In addition, the Shunfeng Escort Agency is protected by the Golden Rooster, Barbarian Elephant and Armored Escorts, which is relatively safe. Since they can guard against ghosts and evil spirits, they can also guard against rogues and even assassins.
How to defend your residence easily?
"Brother Li is so thoughtful, I'm just stupid." Qian Jun said helplessly.
After hearing this, it's really hard to invite this person.
Li Xiuyuan smiled and shouted again: "Where is the shopkeeper? If you don't come and pay off the money, I have to leave now."
Because of the incident of the demon, everything in Zui Feng Tower was quiet, but the pedestrians outside also took a detour and walked away. Suddenly, the place seemed really spooky and scary, and even the candlelight was a little creepy.
Hearing the sound, the shopkeeper's kind lady came out with an ugly face. She said: "The price of the wine is ten taels, the pipa tune of Miss Xiaoshuang is ten taels, and the dance of Miss Lotus is one hundred taels, a total of one hundred and two taels."
Twelve."
"Here you go." Although the price was expensive, Li Xiuyuan was happy with the money.
Ci Niang took the money and said quietly: "This Mr. Li is very clever. Once the rumors about the demons in Zui Feng Tower spread, how can there be any business here in the future? I'm afraid that in a few days, people from the six gates will be killed."
It's been seized. Adding this one hundred and twenty taels to the previous one thousand taels, it's less than one thousand two hundred taels.
The money brought down the entire Zui Feng Tower. If I had known this, I wouldn't have swindled you of the money yesterday."
This more than one thousand taels of silver is not enough to make a day's income here. No wonder she feels so uncomfortable.
"How can you blame me for ruining your business if your place is not clean? As the shopkeeper here, don't you know that some people have evil spirits? Moreover, your method of extorting money from others is indeed despicable. Could it be that I
Shouldn't you be punished?" Li Xiuyuan smiled and said, "Those who do evil should not be punished.
To point fingers, but instead to blame and stop those who do evil, isn’t this a reversal of right and wrong and a lack of distinction between right and wrong?”
Ci Niang said: "The money I earn doesn't fall into my own pocket. Besides, which of the ecclesiastical shops, brothels, painting boats, and alleys of fireworks and willows in the capital is clean? Why is Mr. Li staring at me?"
Don’t you want to let this one go?”
"Everything has to have an end. I just happened to encounter what happened yesterday. If I encountered it elsewhere, the unlucky person would be another brothel. That's it. No matter where there is a goblin causing trouble, the result will be the same.
"Yes." Li Xiuyuan said.
Without saying much to the shopkeeper, he bowed his hands to everyone and stood up to leave.
After Li Xiuyuan left, Zhang Bangchang, who was still staying in Zuifeng Tower, asked curiously: "Brother Zhu, where is your friend Li Xiuyuan from and what does he do in the capital? Why haven't I heard you mention it before? He is so capable and capable.
People with extraordinary talents and temperament should not be ordinary people.
That’s right.”
Curious about Li Xiuyuan, he couldn't help but inquire about his origins.
Zhu Yu said, "I met Brother Li when I was taking the scholar examination in Guobei City. He is from Guobei County. I heard that he was born a child in his early ten years. Because he became a disciple of a Taoist priest, he was delayed for several days in learning martial arts."
When I was young, I came to take the exam as a scholar, and my literary talent and martial arts were very impressive. Although my literary talent is not usually obvious,
But occasionally there are shocking poems and articles that come out, for which I admire and admire them. This time Brother Li came to the capital to report on his work."
"I heard from Brother Li that he had put down the rebellion of the Nine Mountain Kings in the South and was named the governor of Yangzhou by the imperial court."
"What? He put down the rebellion of the Nine Mountain Kings in the South?"
Zhang Bangchang was shocked; "I heard that when the Nine Mountain Kings rebelled, they were so powerful that there were hundreds of thousands of people. There were also cults such as the White Lotus Sect and the Maitreya Sect. In the past few months, there were many people fleeing from the south in the capital. I heard
It is said that at that time, the Nine Mountain King had conquered more than a dozen big cities and occupied
We have reached almost half of the Yangzhou territory, and I also asserted that day that if Yangzhou was conquered by the Nine Mountains King, Li Liangjin, the Nine Mountains King, would really become popular if he had a foothold."
Some scholars in the capital do not care about state affairs, but some are very concerned about state affairs. They often discuss government affairs and comment on the world.
Zhang Bangchang is the latter.
He knew very well that the current national situation of the Song Dynasty was dangerous. It looked like it was prosperous and prosperous, but in fact it was in decline. Once Li Liangjin, the king of the Nine Mountains, captured Yangzhou and held it for another year and a half, the country would be in ruins.
Half of the Song Dynasty was on the verge of collapse.
Because the soldiers of the Song Dynasty were exhausted, if they could not annihilate the Nine Mountain Kings in one go, then all the places would follow suit and rise up, and the consequences would be disastrous.
"Last year, I came to Beijing to handle this matter for Brother Li. Not to mention Brother Li's literary talents, he won the title of No. 1 Scholar, but becoming a Jinshi was not a problem. However, in order to suppress the bandits, Brother Li gave up his writing and joined the army. He only made a career.
After holding the position of guerrilla general, he spent his family wealth, recruited local braves, and led the troops to put down the rebellion.
I am particularly impressed by this." Zhu Yu said with emotion.
He felt that his life was worth living if he could be like Li Xiuyuan.
"I really didn't expect that Brother Li is so extraordinary. I really admire him. I admire him so much." Qian Jun was also in awe when he heard this.
A scholar next to him said, "I once heard that Li Xiuyuan used some disgraceful means to seize the military power from several general soldiers who went to Yangzhou to support him, and detained tens of thousands of soldiers.
The pleadings were sent to Zhongshu and were omitted, saying that Li Xiuyuan was lawless and the following offenders were guilty.
The suspicion of self-respect as a soldier."
Zhang Bangchang burst into laughter: "There is no capable person who will not be envied. Only mediocre people will not be slandered. How many famous ministers and wise men have not been slandered by villains since ancient times? I don't believe in any memorials or rumors. I only believe in my own."
Eyes, this time in Zui Feng Tower, Brother Li is catching ghosts and eliminating demons. He has clear grudges and grievances.
He is well-founded, has strong tactics, and is also kind-hearted. He does not use his power to bully others because he is the governor of Yangzhou. Instead, he was blackmailed by the shopkeeper out of a thousand taels of silver."
"If Brother Li is a man who respects his own troops and commits crimes, then what are the bureaucrats you and I met in the court? A gentleman treats others with kindness and is strict with himself. Brother Li defeated nine people in just one month.
During the Mountain King Rebellion, this achievement is enough to explain everything."
"In my opinion, if the country is in danger in the future, this person must be the one who can turn the tide and help the building that is about to collapse."
"Hey, Brother Zhang has great literary talent and great ambitions, why should he belittle himself?" Qian Jun said.
Zhang Bangchang shook his hand and said with a smile: "My literary talent is only in poetry and songs, but I don't have the ability to lead troops to quell chaos. Even if I have great ambitions, I have more than enough ambition but not enough strength. Even if I am a second-ranked Jinshi, I will do it in Tongtian Pavilion."
I have a bachelor's degree, but after a few years of qualifications, I am just a minor official.
The amount can be considered as benefiting one party, but it is absolutely impossible to turn the tide. I still know my own abilities."
"You must know that there are people in the world who are born to leave a name in history and attract the attention of the world. Li Xiuyuan is this kind of person."
Qian Jun couldn't help but think deeply after hearing this.
Looking back, this Li Xiuyuan does have a special charm. Is it confidence? No, is it consistent in temperament? No?
But it gives people the feeling that no matter what he does, he is unswerving and will definitely succeed. People can't help but look forward to what he will do next, and they are even very willing to let people serve as his foil.
Because he will succeed in everything he does and is very trustworthy.
This kind of charm is indescribable, but it is very pleasing to people and resonates with like-minded people.
"That's it, let's not talk about it anymore. The night is indeed very deep, so I'm going to say goodbye. After I go back, I will stay up late and read and write down today's strange and strange things," Zhang Bangchang said with a smile, and then gave a bow.
Leave.
Everyone quickly said goodbye to each other in twos and threes, and the group quickly dispersed.
But even though they are gone, some things are still brewing.
Although it was at night, the story of the demon in Zuifeng Tower had already spread in the capital, and the news first reached the ears of Liumen.
Beijing Six Doors is a special institution.
Being subordinate to the emperor, he could be ranked in the government affairs at the top and integrate into the world at the bottom.
His subordinates have captured heads all over the world, and there are countless capable people and strangers with strong martial arts skills and powerful methods who work for the six gates, catching wanted criminals in exchange for silver rewards.
The most famous one is Yan Chixia, the head catcher who shocked six provinces.
But later Yan Chixia got the chance to become a swordsman, so she gave up her position as the head catcher of the Six Gates.
But it is undeniable that there are dragons and tigers hidden among the six doors.
Some people say that there is no difficult thing in the world that cannot be solved by six doors.
Although it is an exaggeration, it can also be seen how powerful the six doors can be.
At this moment, as the story of the demon in Zui Feng Tower in the capital reached the ears of Six Doors, special spies immediately sent the news back.
Then he reported it one by one, and finally fell into the hands of the chief police officer in charge of public security in the capital.
Six Gates knows that there are evil spirits in the capital, but as long as they don't surface, the Six Gates won't take care of them. But once something happens, the Six Gates will immediately come forward and send out arresters who have the ability to catch ghosts and eliminate them.
It is really impossible to deal with it by taking charge of it and ensuring that the public security in the capital is as stable as Mount Tai.
They will go to the eminent monks of Xiangguo Temple.
So not long after the news spread, a group of strangely dressed people came outside Zui Feng Tower, looking like the head catchers of the Jianghu Rangers.
These people have different appearances, including young men, middle-aged women, unattractive men, and even decrepit old men.
"We have long heard about the Lotus Essence in Zui Feng Tower. She practices the method of collecting tonics from the Danding Sect. However, because we are usually cautious enough and do not reveal any mistakes, we did not bother with it. After all, she is from the Wutong Sect.
If someone is caught rashly, it will definitely cause waves in the capital. Who is the master today?
Did you pick this lotus flower casually?"
An old man with a hunchback narrowed his eyes and smiled.
"Inquiries have arrived. He is a scholar named Li Xiuyuan, who lives in Shunfeng Escort Agency." A spy immediately sent the news.
There is no news in the capital that they cannot find out. After all, they want to maintain law and order in the imperial city. How can they not have some skills?
"Sir, do you want to take a look?" The old man tilted his head and looked at a burly man next to him.
That's the chief police officer in charge of public security in the capital.
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