Liaozhai: A scholar should draw a sword

Chapter 132 Late Night Quest
While chatting, Luo Xiucai got so drunk that he fell asleep on the table.

Zhou Yu helped him to lie down on the bed, and then returned to the room.

"Husband, have you heard any news?"

Bai Min'er came up to him and asked.

"Well, it's a little rewarding..."

Zhou Yu took Bai Min'er's hand, walked to the bed and sat down, and then began to talk about Luo Xiucai's experience.

After listening, Bai Min'er couldn't help but frowned: "Then what is your husband planning to do?"

Zhou Yu said with a serious face: "The matter is of great importance. We can't startle the enemy, let alone reveal our identity. We can only investigate secretly..."

After chatting for a while, Zhou Yu said calmly, "Okay, it's getting late, let's rest first."

How could Bai Min'er not know what he was thinking, and deliberately said: "Husband, please rest first, I want to meditate and adjust my breath."

"Naughty……"

As soon as Zhou Yu raised his hand, the lamp on the table went out.

Then Bai Min'er exclaimed in a low voice: "Ah...you villain..."

The next day.

As soon as Zhou Yu opened the room, he saw Luo Xiucai coming forward with an embarrassed expression, cupped his hands and said, "I drank too much last night, I made my brother laugh."

Zhou Yu smiled and waved his hands: "That's not true... By the way, have you had breakfast yet?"

Luo Xiucai said embarrassingly: "No...it's okay, I'll go back to eat later, I came here to thank you brother, thank you for your hospitality..."

Speaking of this, Luo Xiucai hesitated for a while, and then said: "There is still the money for the wine that Xiongtai made, and I will have no money to return to Xiongtai in the next half-hour, or..."

"No, no, this way, let's talk while having breakfast in your room."

Zhou Yu called the clerk and asked him to deliver breakfast to the room.

After sitting down in the room, Luo Xiucai was a little embarrassed and said, "I drank a little too much last night, and I may have said a lot of impolite words, please forgive me, brother."

"It's not rude to... By the way, last night you said that the county magistrate used to be the groom of Zhennan Wangfu, so how did he become the county magistrate?"

"This……"

Luo Xiucai was sober, not as courageous as last night, and looked a little hesitant.

"It's okay, just say it boldly, I won't spread the word."

Luo Xiucai couldn't help raising his eyes to look at Zhou Yu, and then said: "Brother Tai has an extraordinary bearing, and he is not an ordinary person after thinking about it. Could it be that Xiongtai is a court official paying a visit in disguise?"

"Hehe, I'm not an official of the imperial court, but just a small example in the south of the Yangtze River. This time I came out mainly to travel around the mountains and rivers.

I heard about what happened to Xiongtai last night, and I felt quite sympathetic, so I might be able to do a little favor by asking. "

Hearing this, Luo Xiucai shook his head with a wry smile: "Brother Tai's kindness is appreciated, but you must not get involved in this troubled water. Yunnan and Guizhou are no different than other places, and the influence of the imperial court is minimal here."

"Anything like that?"

Luo Xiucai sighed: "Oh, brother, I don't know something. The Yunnan and Guizhou area is the territory of Zhennan King, and all the officials are also looking forward to Zhennan King's leadership...

Earlier, I heard that the imperial court was going to promote Mr. Mo, the county magistrate, as the magistrate of the county, but for some reason, Zhao Dezhu came.

Someone who knew the details said that Zhao Dezhu was originally a groom in Zhennan Wangfu, and he could not read a few big characters. "

Hearing this, Zhou Yu couldn't help but frowned: "It means that this guy was appointed as a seventh-rank official directly from a groom?"

"I don't know the details, but I heard many people mention it..."

Speaking of this, Luo Xiucai said again: "I don't know why your brother wants to inquire about these things, but what I know is really limited.

If Xiongtai wants to know more about the inside story, you might as well go to Mr. Mo, the magistrate of this county. He was sent by the imperial court and should have nothing to do with King Zhennan. "

"Well, thank you..."

Next, Zhou Yu inquired secretly, and learned that the county magistrate's name was Mo Jingzhong. He was very low-key and had almost no sense of presence in the county. He only dealt with trivial matters.

The people's evaluation of him can't be said to be good or bad. After all, although he didn't oppress the people, he didn't act as the master for the people.

This night, Mo Jingzhong went into the study to practice calligraphy as usual, and then sat down to read.

Just looking at it for a while, my eyes suddenly went dark...

Mo Jingzhong was taken aback, and when he looked up, a man with the appearance of a scholar appeared beside the desk out of thin air.

However, although Mo Jing was shocked in the middle, his demeanor was calm, he did not yell in panic, but put down his book and said coldly: "Who sent you here? What is the purpose of trespassing on the official's study?" ?”

The visitor smiled: "What if I say that I am here to kill you?"

Mo Jingzhong squinted his eyes: "Do you know the consequences of killing the imperial court official? Your Excellency, you'd better think twice before acting."

The visitor sneered: "Are you still considered officials ordered by the imperial court? Officials appointed by the imperial court should be the masters of the people, but you are colluding and deceiving the upper and lower, fish and meat of the common people, ten thousand deaths are not enough to cover up their innocents!"

Hearing this, Mo Jingzhong couldn't help but scrutinized the visitor, then stood up and cupped his hands and said, "Your attire doesn't look like someone from the world, may I ask what kind of hero you are?"

"You don't need to inquire about this, you may know it after you die."

"Your Excellency must have a reason to kill someone. Mo Mou is not afraid of death, or in other words, Mo Mou has long been prepared to die.

Just now you said that you are colluding, deceiving the upper and lower, and fish and meat the common people, and you are not one of them.

Then Mo Mou can also say with a clear conscience, Mo Mou is not one of them. "

"Oh? Then where are you from?"

Mo Jingzhong clasped his fists towards the sky and cupped his hands: "Mo Mo's salary is the official of the imperial court."

"Hehe, what you said sounds good. Since you are an official of the imperial court, why do you live in peace and disregard the life and death of the people?"

Mo Jingzhong frowned: "Who is Your Excellency?"

"You answer my question first."

"Alas!" Mo Jingzhong sighed, "Mo is ashamed of being cultivated by the imperial court, but has no power. Since you mentioned them, you know how powerful they are.

Mo Mou is walking on thin ice and can only drag on.If you think Mo Mou is wrong, just do it.

However, Mo is worthy of his own conscience..."

The visitor smiled, cupped his hands and said: "Hehe, Mr. Mo was shocked. I don't intend to offend you. I just want to test Mr. Mo."

Mo Jingzhong was even more confused: "Huh? Who is Your Excellency?"

"Zhou Yu!"

"Zhou..." Mo Jingzhong's complexion changed, he cupped his hands subconsciously, and said in a trembling voice, "Your Excellency is...Jing'an Hou Ye?"

This is the name of a person, the shadow of a tree.

There may be many people named Zhou Yu in this world, but there is only one Marquis of Jingan named Zhou Yu.

The reason why Mo Jingzhong had this guess was that firstly, he had a great reputation for Zhou Yu, and secondly, from the very beginning, he felt that the man opposite him was not an ordinary person, and probably had a lot of background.

Then contact the dialogue between the two, and the answer is ready to come out.

"Exactly!" Zhou Yu nodded, and then Kong Kong raised his hand to press down: "Your Majesty Mo, you don't need to be formal, just sit down and talk."

At this time, Mo Jingzhong suddenly felt an invisible force surge, as if someone was pressing his shoulders, making him sit down uncontrollably.

In this way, he has nothing to doubt.

After all, he had also heard many legends about the Marquis of Jing'an.

"Hou... How did Lord Hou... why did he suddenly appear here? Could it be that the court..."

"No, the imperial court has been busy with border affairs recently, and has not paid attention to the affairs of Yunnan and Guizhou. Benhou and his wife went out to play together. When they passed by a small town, they heard that there were zombies making trouble..."

"Zombie?"

Hearing this, Mo Jingzhong couldn't help but change his face.

"What? Master Mo seems to know something?"

"That... the lower official has indeed heard about this matter, and the county government has also sent people down..."

"No, that's not what this Marquis heard. Presumably Mr. Mo knows something inside?"

"This..." Mo Jingzhong hesitated for a while, then gritted his teeth and said, "Thinking about it, Lord Hou should have found out some clues, so the next official will speak out boldly.

As for zombies, Xiaguan has always had doubts.

In the area of ​​Yunnan and Guizhou, since ancient times, there have been evil people refining poisonous corpses, and it is said that there is a Tianyi Sect who is good at this way..."

"Tianyi taught?"

"Yes, the imperial court has encircled and suppressed it several times before, but it almost disappeared afterwards. However, there are gossip that the Tianyi Sect did not perish at all, but changed its appearance and acted more secretly."

"Lord Mo, you probably haven't got to the point yet, do you have scruples and dare not speak?"

"This...Master Hou, some things are just my own guesses, or some gossip, so I dare not speak out."

Zhou Yu smiled: "Okay, then Ben Hou will tell. Do you suspect that King Zhennan secretly found someone to refine a large number of poisonous corpses?"

Hearing this, Mo Jingzhong's face changed in shock, he quickly stood up and said, "Your official dare not speculate."

Zhou Yu's face darkened: "Mo Jingzhong, you still don't trust Benhou at this time?"

"No, my officer... my officer..."

"Lord Mo, do you think that this Marquis is not strong enough to fight against King Zhennan, so you dare not tell the truth?"

Mo Jingzhong hurriedly said: "I dare not!"

"A man can do something and not do something. Mr. Mo, are you going to do nothing for the rest of your life, or do something grand and grand?"

As soon as these words came out, Mo Jingzhong was taken aback, his face constantly changing.

After a while, he finally gritted his teeth and said, "Master Hou, are you really planning to deal with King Zhennan?"

"It's not that this Marquis wants to deal with him, if he is really secretly sending people to cultivate a large number of poisonous corpses, then what is his purpose?
I think it is mostly used to fight against the imperial army.

Those poisonous corpses have been bred in a special way, so they can be said to be invulnerable. Once they rush into the army, it is not an exaggeration to say that one of them can defeat a hundred.

If this is the case, it is enough to prove that King Zhennan has the intention of rebellion.

This is related to the fate of the country and the fate of the common people in the world.

Leaving these things aside, even you and I, I'm afraid we can't stay out of it, right? "

Mo Jingzhong smiled wryly and said: "That's right, under the overturned nest, there are still eggs..."

After some exchanges, Mo Jingzhong finally let go of his scruples, and said solemnly: "Since Lord Hou is willing to come forward, I believe that the court will definitely not sit idly by.

To tell the truth from Lord Hou, Xiaguan has collected some evidence over the past few years.

As far as Xiaguan knows, many officials in the Yunnan and Guizhou areas have been bribed by the King of Zhennan by various means.

Even, the King of Zhennan has placed many of his cronies and even servants in various yamen..."

As soon as this matter was mentioned, Zhou Yu couldn't help asking: "I heard that Zhao Dezhu, the magistrate of this county, used to be the groom of the Zhennan Palace?"

"That's right!"

Mo Jingzhong nodded.

"The former county magistrate was directly appointed by the imperial court, but died of a strange illness within three months of taking office.

The imperial court sent people to investigate, but nothing happened in the end.

During that time, the county magistrate has been acting as the county magistrate.About a month later, Zhao Dezhu took a master to take office.

This is not an isolated case. There are many cases of this kind in the Yunnan and Guizhou regions. "

"It seems that the King of Zhennan has already regarded Yunnan and Guizhou as his own private territory, and if he doesn't stop it, once this guy makes a fuss, the court will be passive."

"That's right, although the imperial court has troops in Yunnan and Guizhou, they are far less than those of King Zhennan. Besides, it's hard to say who the generals stationed here know..."

Zhou Yu pondered for a while, and said: "It seems that we have to meet King Zhennan for a while."

Mo Jingzhong was taken aback: "Master Hou, what do you mean...you want to go directly to King Zhennan?"

Zhou Yu smiled: "Hehe, why not? Just drop in for a visit."

"But..." Mo Jingzhong frowned: "But going to King Zhennan now, will he be alerted?"

"Maybe it's a good thing to make him alert. Once he is alert, he will definitely make some moves, so that he will show his fox tail."

Hearing this, Mo Jingzhong thought for a while and said, "Master Hou, I have a plan..."

"Oh? Let's hear it."

"That's right, isn't Zhao Dezhu the groom of Zhennan Wang's mansion? I think he is also someone that Zhennan Wang can trust.

Wouldn't it be better to start with him and tear a hole open? "

"Well, you continue to talk."

"Zhao Dezhu has done all kinds of evil in this county, he is completely like a gangster, and the people are very angry.

Not to mention far away, let's take a case half a month ago as an example..."

Mo Jingzhong talked about the case.

After listening, Zhou Yu couldn't help but his eyes lit up: "Where is that woman now?"

"The lower officials sympathized with what happened to her, and were also afraid that she would be poisoned, so they temporarily placed her secretly outside the city, and promised her to collect as much evidence as possible...

In fact, this is just to comfort her heart, thinking that when the limelight passes, let her fly away, so as not to risk her life in vain. "

"Then, let's start with this case, go and find that woman."

"Ah? But... the city gate has been closed long ago."

"Hehe, it's rare to live in this small city gate?"

"Uh……"

Zhou Yu wasn't showing off, he was showing off on purpose to shock Mo Jingzhong so that this guy wouldn't be half-hearted and swaying from side to side.

Not long after, Zhou Yu flew out of the city with Mo Jingzhong, which shocked Mo Jingzhong into a celestial being and was completely convinced.

Under Mo Jingzhong's guidance, he walked northward for about seven or eight miles out of the city and came to a small market town.

At present, the woman named Ajuan is hiding in a small courtyard in the market town.

After entering the courtyard, Mo Jingzhong woke up A Juan and brought her to Zhou Yu.

However, he did not reveal Zhou Yu's identity, he only said that Zhou Yu could help her.

Zhou Yu took a look by the candlelight, and saw that Ajuan was about thirty years old, with fair skin and a graceful figure, and there was a faint sadness between her brows.

After some questioning, Ajuan wept and talked about the sad past...

(End of this chapter)