Six Gates Yan Kuan, Mr. Yan, can be said to be well-known in the capital. Who doesn't know that he is impartial and impartial, and he is neither greedy for money nor lustful, nor does he engage in corruption or bribery.
This kind of character is not pretended, but real moral integrity.
Li Xiuyuan had already seen it when he was outside the door. He opened his eyes slightly and saw a clear light shrouding the six-door Yamen, which lingered.
This light is the light of good thoughts.
Then there is a flash of golden light, which is the light of merit. It can be seen that this person has been doing good deeds and accumulating virtue for many years.
In addition, there is also a strange beast that manifests itself from the fate and is dormant inside. That strange beast should be Baize.
Being able to manifest the mythical beast Bai Ze means that this person understands things, judges good and evil, and knows people's affairs. Moreover, Bai Ze is an auspicious beast. With such a mythical beast protecting him, ghosts and gods cannot harm him, and even evil spirits must avoid it if they see it.
.
"There are a few upright and good officials in the imperial court. This Lord Yan is not bad. This will save me a lot of trouble. If he is a corrupt official, he will have to waste some of my money and spend some means.
Communicate with him." Li Xiuyuan thought to himself.
When he walked in, Yan Kuan was already waiting outside the lobby.
This is a middle-aged man about the size of a mountain rock. He has a beard on his chin and has majestic eyes. He stands there with an unsmiling smile, giving people a stern attitude that prevents strangers from entering. It reminds people of everyone who went to school when they were young.
The stern teacher I met when I was young was both scary and heart-wrenching
Give birth to respect.
"Your Majesty Yan Kuan pays homage to Mr. Li." Yan Kuan led several civil servants inside the six doors and saluted him.
In terms of rank, Li Xiuyuan, the governor of Yangzhou, was of course superior, so he would naturally bow to him when he saw him.
"You're welcome, Mr. Yan, no need to be more polite." Li Xiuyuan walked over and gave him a little help.
"Thank you, Lord." Yan Kuan straightened up and said, "The imperial court's decree has been issued. The subordinates are ordered to fully cooperate with Lord Li, try their best to arrest the Wutong Sect demon, and thoroughly investigate the case of the Shangyuan Festival fire and the former prefect, Fang Shengyu was assassinated
One case.”
"With Master Yan's cooperation, it shouldn't be difficult to solve these two cases within a month." Li Xiuyuan said with a smile: "Master Yan, please sit down and talk. I'm just here today to show up and take a walk.
It's just a formality, it's not time to investigate the case yet, but I don't like procrastination either.
Tomorrow, starting from tomorrow, I will ask Master Yan to mobilize all the six sect agents that can be mobilized. I will thoroughly investigate the entire capital, not only the Wutong Sect, but also all other ghosts, ghosts and snake gods. I will kill them all within this month."
"At that time, I hope Mr. Yan will work harder and free up more space in the six-door cell. I believe there will not be too few people entering the cell."
Yan Kuan was stunned for a moment, and then said in surprise: "Your Excellency, you actually have such intention?"
"Why is Master Yan so surprised?" Li Xiuyuan said with a smile: "Does Master Yan really think that the chaos in the capital is caused by only one Wutong Sect?"
"No, no, I just feel that if your Excellency is determined to conduct a thorough investigation of the capital, you will offend many people. I am afraid that many people in the court will impeach Mr. Li," Yan Kuan said.
What he said came from his heart.
He has met countless people, and the first time he saw Li Xiuyuan, he knew that this was not an embroidered pillow, nor a straw bag, nor a dandy disciple who only knew the romantic and snowy nights, but a capable and upright official.
Having such a person in the court is simply a blessing to the country.
But I am afraid that Mr. Li is young and has an impatient personality. He will rush into the capital and want to do something drastic. In the end, he may offend too many people and be suppressed by the Gonggun princes above the court.
Go down.
This is what he doesn't want to see.
"I have already offended a lot of people today. It doesn't matter if I offend a few more in the future. Anyway, I won't be able to stay in the capital in a month. I will either go back to Yangzhou to be the governor or resign. I am in front of officials and in front of the court.
Those civil and military officials who have issued military orders are now
Even if you want to regret it, you can't regret it." Li Xiuyuan smiled, but didn't take it seriously.
"So I hope Master Yan won't disappoint me. I can only rely on the strength of the Six Doors in the capital."
Yan Kuan pondered for a moment and said: "I admire Mr. Li for having such determination and attitude, but the powerful head catchers from the Six Gates have either died or retired in recent years, and there are not many left. Right now
The only one who can be considered a master among the six gates in the capital is Cui Wei, and some others
Although people have some small abilities, they are not enough."
"Since Master Li knows that there are many ghosts and monsters in the capital, he also knows that it takes a master to deal with such things."
Li Xiuyuan nodded and said, "That's true. Ordinary people can't deal with those things. No matter how many people there are, it's useless. Who are the masters still on the six-door roster? We might as well call them all over the next few days. The more the better. If it's a money problem
If so, I can solve it. I don’t have anything else when I come to the capital.
, it’s just that there’s a lot of money.”
"If you spend a lot of money to ask for a scholar, there should be some results."
He is not stupid enough to control the capital city by himself. After all, the capital city is so big, relying on the power of a few Thunder Lords may not be enough. Mortals must also have strong power in the world.
There were only Sha Jin and Wu Xiang beside him. The two thousand cavalry of Zhengqi Villa could not move because it was too taboo. Apart from that, there were only dozens of bodyguards and a dozen soldiers left.
"Come here, bring the list of masters to Mr. Li for a look," Yan Kuan said.
"Yes, sir." A civil servant left immediately, and when he came back he brought an old booklet.
Yan Kuan said: "These are the masters who have records and whereabouts in six doors within ten years. The masters who have not been there for more than ten years are stored in the warehouse. You can get them if you want."
"The master who has not been seen for ten years must be nowhere to be found, and there is no use in bringing it." Li Xiuyuan took the booklet and flipped through a page at random.
There is a familiar name on the first page: Yan Chixia, the chief arrester of a certain province, later resigned and became a ranger, catching bandits from all over the country. Her martial arts has already reached the level of a master, and she is suspected of having the skills of a swordsman.
"Yan Chixia?" Li Xiuyuan pondered for a moment: "Master Yan, send someone to invite this Yan Chixia. You should be able to find traces of this Yan Chixia."
"Master Li, Yan Chixia is indeed powerful, but she stopped hunting heads more than ten years ago. She only occasionally hunts down a few bandits in exchange for bounties. She may not be able to summon them," Yan Kuan said.
.
Li Xiuyuan said, "Just say that I, Li Xiuyuan, am in the capital and need his help. If he still doesn't come, forget it."
"The official has written it down." Yan Kuan said.
Li Xiuyuan pointed to the top again and said: "Who is this Luo Zu? It says that he is a master of the frontier army, with strong martial arts, and has been taught by gods, and his Taoism is very superb."
"This man had been invited by his subordinates a long time ago, but because his wife had stolen someone, Luo Zu killed someone in anger and hid in a deep mountain in his hometown. It is said that some nearby villagers saw him in a cave in the mountain.
During the practice, I have been sitting motionless for three years, not talking or eating, so I recruited this person.
I'm afraid it's a little difficult." Yan Kuan said.
Li Xiuyuan shook his head after hearing this and said: "What a pity, he is practicing the earthly immortal method. Let alone three years, even thirty years, three hundred years, he may not be able to come out of the cave."
The Earth Immortal Method is similar to practicing in seclusion. Either you die in seclusion, or you emerge from seclusion and become an Earth Immortal.
But once you start the retreat, you cannot interrupt it. You cannot speak or move. More importantly, you cannot have any wounds on your body.
Otherwise, releasing the true essence will be equivalent to failure of retreat, and you will die immediately.
In the past, practitioners would put themselves in a large vat and bury themselves underground to practice the earthly immortal method. I am afraid that this ancestor Luo has failed.
If the traces are discovered, how can the retreat be successful successfully?
"Where's this guy, Wang Ze? He's also a grandmaster." Li Xiuyuan said.
Yan Kuan said: "This person should be dead. I heard that he went to the bandit's stronghold to avenge a blind girl who was insulted by the bandit. As a result, he never returned and there was no trace.
There are no more bandits or bandits occupying that village."
"That's right. He is truly a righteous man. It's a pity that we can't see him for a moment." Li Xiuyuan said with emotion.
Keep looking at the roster.
"Hey, Xia Houwu? Is this person also on the list? He is not the head catcher of the Six Doors." Li Xiuyuan said: "I have seen this person before."
"Xiahou Wu is a ranger who practices swordsmanship. He has captured bandits in the past and exchanged them for bounties, so he has recorded them in the record." Yan Kuan has a very good memory and knows all these masters well.
"You can invite this person. Please send someone to invite me, Mr. Yan. Just tell me that I, Li Xiuyuan, need his help in the capital. I believe he will sell me this face." Li Xiuyuan said.
Yan Kuan nodded and asked the civil servant next to him to write down Xia Houwu's name.
Next, Li Xiuyuan continued to check, and there were indeed many masters recorded above. It can be seen that the Song Dynasty was indeed full of hidden dragons and crouching tigers, with outstanding people. However, these masters were not treated correctly, and most of them were buried.
In addition, there are some masters who are old and have retired, or their traces cannot be found and they have disappeared.
"Li Chao?" Suddenly, Li Xiuyuan asked again: "This man is actually imprisoned in the prison of the Ministry of Punishment. He has extraordinary martial arts skills and is actually a master. What has such a master committed when he is imprisoned in a cell?
"
"Last year, I beat up a powerful disciple and he was taken down. This person was actually very strong and strong. In order not to drag down his wife at home, he would not run away, so he was willing to be bound." Yan Kuan said.
Li Xiuyuan said: "In this case, he should be let out."
"It requires approval from the Ministry of Punishment," Yan Kuan said.
"The Minister of Justice is Du Ze. He will give me this face when I write a letter later," Li Xiuyuan said.
If you don't give it, I will kill the centipede today.
"It would be best if Mr. Du is willing to release Li Chao." Yan Kuan nodded.
Li Xiuyuan flipped through it again, but there was no suitable candidate, and then he put down the list and said: "For the time being, these are the people, Yan Chixia, Xia Houwu, Li Chao. I will also know some people in the capital later, which is almost enough.
"
Counting Sha Jin, Wu Xiang, and Zuo Qianhu, there are already many masters.
They are not Taoists, but martial arts practitioners.
What he wants now is someone who practices martial arts and can handle worldly matters for him.
People who practice Taoism have too many taboos, and ghosts and spirits also have taboos to avoid.
And if you want to achieve your goal within a month, you must have the power of ghosts and gods, and secular force is also indispensable.