Liaozhai: A scholar should draw a sword

Chapter 134
Dianming Mansion.

In the morning, at the east gate, many people entered the city in a long line in an orderly manner.

The guards in charge of guarding the city gates kept a close eye on the crowds entering the city, and once they found something worthwhile, they would call out the crowds to conduct an investigation.

For example, some merchants, or carriages for transporting goods, etc.

Usually, in order not to be made things difficult, the person being interrogated will quietly "respect" a little money, otherwise, if he offends the guards, he will be in big trouble.

"You, come out!"

A guard shouted at a woman in the crowd about 25 years old.

The woman was dressed in a coarse cloth blouse and was carrying a coarse cloth parcel, she looked like a woman from a poor family.

Under normal circumstances, the guards rarely interrogate such people. After all, there is nothing to do, and they are lazy to waste that time, unless there is a major case in the city and they need to closely interrogate everyone.

However, although this woman is wearing a coarse cloth shirt, her complexion may be a wheatish color due to years of farm work.

However, the facial features are very delicate, the eyes are watery, and the figure is tall and curvy, with a kind of exciting mature style.

"Hey, I'm calling you, can't you hear me?"

The guard yelled at the woman again.

"what?"

The woman froze for a moment, panicked, and subconsciously pulled the sleeve of the man in front of her.It seems that the two should be husband and wife.

The man came back to his senses, and hurriedly dragged his wife to the guard, nodded and bowed his head, and said, "My villain, please greet the officer."

The guard ignored the man lazily, and asked the woman, "What's your name? Where are you from? What are you doing in the city?"

The man rushed to answer: "My lord, she is the villain's scumbag..."

"Crack!" As a result, the guard raised his hand and slapped his face: "Who told you to talk nonsense? I was asking her, not you."

"Azhu..."

Seeing her husband being beaten, Zhuo couldn't help screaming in shock.

A Zhu caressed his face, but he didn't dare to get angry, so he could only respond to the guard: "Yes, yes, the villain talks too much..."

The guard asked Zhuo again, "Answer the question I just asked."

Zhuo Shi timidly replied: "Minister Zhuo, a villager from Qingfeng Village, is visiting relatives in the city."

"What's in the package?"

"Yes...it's some change of clothes..."

"open to take a look."

"Yes……"

How dare Zhuo not listen?You can only take off the package on your shoulders and put it on the ground, then untie it for the guard to check.

At this time, two other guards came over with meaningful expressions on their faces.

"Shunzi, you need to check carefully. I heard that a female snitch has been rampant recently and stole many rich families..."

"I know, isn't this under inspection?"

The three of them sang together and looked through the package. It was indeed just a change of clothes, and there was nothing suspicious about it.

Of course, their intention was definitely not a package, it was just an excuse.

As expected, after checking the package, the three of them even wanted to check whether there was any murder weapon hidden on Zhuo's body.

Zhuo was so anxious that she burst into tears, begging bitterly: "Officer, please let the women go..."

"Without further ado!"

The three guards even made a move on Mrs. Zhuo under the watchful eyes of everyone.

"Let go of her!"

How can Ah Zhu bear it?Roaring, he rushed forward and pulled his wife behind him, glaring at the three guards.

"Bastard, do you dare to obstruct our investigation?"

"boom!"

The three guards cursed at the same time, and another kicked A Zhu to the ground.

"Azhu!"

Zhuo cried and ran to her husband.

A crowd of people watched all this, but no one dared to speak out.

"How dare you openly resist, there must be something wrong, take it back and interrogate it."

Just as the three guards were walking towards the couple like tigers and wolves, a scholar suddenly stepped forward and shouted: "Stop!"

The three guards froze for a moment, then glanced over together.

The scholar continued: "In broad daylight, the world is bright, you dare to oppress the people with trumped-up charges, it is simply lawless!"

"well said!"

Among the crowd, some people were so excited that they echoed loudly.

"Aren't you stupid when you read books?"

The guard in the middle walked up to the scholar cursing and clapped his hands... It seemed that he wanted to twist the scholar's arm.

"Crack!"

There was a sound of bones breaking.

Then there was another scream like killing a pig.

All the people were dumbfounded.

Because, it wasn't the scholar who was injured, but the murderous guard, one arm was obviously broken...

"It's the other way around!"

"court death!"

The guards at the gate of the city came to their senses and rushed over with their swords drawn.

"Bang, bang!"

The two who rushed to the front were vomited blood and flew away by the scholar's wave of their sleeves.

The other one tried to sneak up on him from behind, but the scholar didn't turn his head back, and grabbed the guard's neck like a chicken, leaving his feet dangling in the air, struggling in vain.

"let go!"

"You are so brave!"

A group of guards surrounded the scholar, but no one dared to step forward, they were frightened by the scholar's skill.

At this moment, a leader in armor hurried over with a few subordinates.

"General Dragon!"

All the guards hurriedly bowed their hands in salute.

The General Long responded in his throat, then glanced at the scholar with cold eyes, and asked, "Who the hell are you? Do you know that killing a guard is a crime of beheading?"

"Are you their leader?" the scholar asked back.

"Not bad!"

"As the saying goes, the upper beam is not straight and the lower beam is crooked. Judging by the behavior of your subordinates, I'm afraid you are not a good person..."

"Bold, how dare you humiliate General Long!"

A guard standing beside General Long shouted angrily, his figure was like lightning, and in an instant he rushed in front of the scholar and punched him.

His skill is much higher than those of the previous guards. With this speed alone, few people may be able to avoid it.

result……

"boom!"

I didn't see how the scholar moved, but I saw the guard flying upside down like a kite with a broken string...

"Presumptuous! Come on, surround me!"

General Long saw that the scholar was so bold that he dared to hurt others in front of him, so he couldn't help giving orders angrily.

All the people were scared and avoided far away, and some people slipped into the city while the guards were not paying attention...

"Who dares to act rashly!"

At this time, the scholar threw the guard in his hand to the ground, and took out a waist card from his waist.

Seeing the waist card, General Long couldn't help being surprised: "This...you are..."

After all, he is a general-level figure, how can he not know the goods?This is obviously the waist card bestowed by the imperial court. With this waist card, the identity and status of the opponent far surpasses him.

"This Marquis is the Marquis of Jing'an!"

Hearing this name, all the guards couldn't help being startled.

really……

General Long's complexion changed, and then he stepped forward to salute: "The last general didn't know that the Marquis of Jing'an was here, so I offended you so much, so I ask the Marquis of Jing'an to forgive me a lot."

"Okay, those who don't know are not guilty..."

Zhou Yu was also lazy to care about these little people, and replied lightly.

"Thank you, Marquis Jing'an."

"Thank you, Lord Hou, thank you, Lord Hou!"

The Zhuo couple burst into tears, thanked them from a distance, and then hurried into the city.

"General Long, please lead the way. This Marquis has just arrived in Dianming Mansion, so he should pay a visit to Prince Zhennan."

"Yes! Come on, prepare your horse!"

"No, just walk. Benhou also happens to have a taste of the customs and customs of Dianming Mansion."

"Yes, yes, please, Lord Hou!"

General Long led the way, followed by a group of subordinates walking towards the city.

……

Zhennan Palace.

Zhennan Wang is discussing matters with several subordinates.

At this time, a servant of the mansion hurriedly came to report: "My lord, Zhou Yu, the Marquis of Jing'an, begs to see you!"

"Marquis of Jing'an?"

Zhennan Wang looked surprised.

"My lord, why did the Marquis of Jing'an suddenly come to our Dianming mansion?"

"Yes, what is he here for?"

"Could it be that the court... No, the Marquis of Jing'an didn't serve in the court, so what exactly is he here for?"

Several subordinates were also surprised.

"Hehe, don't care what he's here for, you'll know when you see him?"

Soon after, King Zhennan came to the front hall.

"Hahaha, I don't know that the Marquis of Jing'an is here, so I'm sorry to welcome you!"

"My lord speaks seriously, Zhou is just a little Marquis, how dare I ask my lord to greet you personally?"

"Humble, aren't you? Sit down..."

After a few words of politeness to each other, King Zhennan tentatively asked, "I don't know what is the purpose of Marquis Jing'an's visit to Dianming Mansion this time?"

"It's nothing to do, just go out for a while, pass by the treasure land, naturally I want to visit the prince."

"The Marquis of Jing'an has a heart..."

After chatting for a while, Zhou Yu casually mentioned Zhao Dezhu.

"By the way, my lord, Zhou passed by Hui County before, and accidentally saved a woman who wanted to commit suicide.

As soon as I asked, I knew that she had gone through a tortuous experience..."

Zhou Yu gave a rough account of what happened to A Juan, and then said: "Obviously, the county magistrate of Hui County took Wu Dahai's money, so he tried his best to cover it up..."

When he said this, Zhou Yu paused, watching Zhennan Wang's reaction.

As expected, King Zhen's face was a bit ugly, and he asked coldly, "I wonder what the Marquis of Jing'an is trying to tell this king about this matter?"

"Hehe, that's right. Mr. Zhou heard that the county magistrate of Hui County used to be a groom in the palace, so he wanted to verify it, so as not to cause some misunderstandings."

"Oh? Is there such a thing? There are so many servants in the palace, how can I remember so many...Master!"

"My lord!"

The master who was standing at the door came in.

"Did there used to be a groom named Zhao Dezhu in our palace?"

"There is such a person, but he seems to know some noble person, and then he quit. Later, I heard that he became the magistrate of a county..."

"So that's how it is..."

Hearing the conversation between the two, Zhou Yu couldn't help but sneer secretly, thanks to them being able to perform such a clumsy trick.

"Master Hou, you heard it too. That guy has not worked in the palace for a long time. How did he become the county magistrate? I don't know. After all, the appointment of county magistrates is a matter for the Ministry of Officials."

Zhou Yu nodded: "Since he has nothing to do with the palace, Zhou has nothing to worry about."

"Oh? According to Master Hou, you want to stand up for that woman?"

"It's not that it's early, it just happened to happen, so I wrote to the imperial court to join the dog official, and I think the imperial court will send someone to thoroughly investigate the dog official's details."

"Yes, yes, this kind of dog official should really be investigated..."

Zhennan Wang agreed, but his eyes were a little cold.

After chatting for a while, Zhou Yu got up to say goodbye.

The King of Zhennan kindly asked him to stay, but Zhou Yu refused, saying that he would rush back to Hui County as soon as possible to finish the case, so as not to worry about one thing in his heart.

As soon as Zhou Yu left, King Zhennan immediately summoned one of his subordinates to give some instructions in a low voice.

"Don't worry, my lord, my subordinates will take care of it."

The subordinates had to leave.

Not long after, Zhou Yu appeared outside the city.

Bai Min'er came out from the forest, and asked with a smile, "Husband, are things settled?"

Zhou Yu nodded: "Well, next, King Zhennan will probably take some action. In short, Zhao Dezhu will definitely not stay."

"It's not a big deal, the key is that we need to find the hideout where the poisonous corpses are refined."

"Don't worry, I've sent a subpoena. I think Master Yan and Zhiqiu will come to help after receiving the subpoena."

"Well, I also notified Master..."

Regarding the matter of the poisonous corpse, Zhou Yu did not dare to be careless.If King Zhennan was cultivating a large number of poisonous corpses in secret, it would be impossible for him and Bai Min'er alone to handle them.

At the same time, Zhou Yu also wrote a secret letter to Sun Li...

As expected, two days later, Zhao Dezhu suddenly lost control when he was having fun, and got out of hand... As a result, he died immediately.

This is an extremely disgraceful way of death, so the county government did not make a big announcement, so as not to damage the reputation of the government.

However, it has been widely circulated in the market for a long time, and all the people clapped their hands and applauded, and some even set off firecrackers to celebrate.

According to the traditional rules, when the county magistrate has an accident, the county magistrate is usually the temporary agent for the county's large and small affairs.

Taking advantage of this rare opportunity, Mo Jingzhong promptly sent someone to arrest Wu Dahai and bring him to justice.

Of course Wu Dahai wouldn't admit it, he just killed his sophistry.

However, he underestimated Mo Jingzhong's ability.

First of all, Mo Jingzhong has already controlled the master, this guy used to be Zhao Dezhu's loyal lackey.

As soon as Zhao Dezhu died, the master knew something was wrong and wanted to escape, but was imprisoned by people sent by Mo Jingzhong.

Next, Mo Jingzhong sent people to search Wu Dahai's house from bottom to bottom, and found a lot of evidence.

After another execution, Wu Dahai finally obediently confessed everything.

In this way, the ironclad evidence is so strong that ransacking the house and beheading is inevitable.

Ajuan got her revenge, so she was naturally grateful.

Ordinary people didn't think deeply about this matter, but for officials in Yunnan and Guizhou, it was undoubtedly an earthquake.

They knew in their hearts that Zhao Dezhu's death was probably not an accident, but just an abandoned son.

Who will be next?
At the same time, the news of Zhou Yu's arrival in Yunnan and Guizhou also spread, and everyone was speculating on his purpose for a while, and there were different opinions.

But ever since Zhou Yu made an appearance in Dianming Mansion, he disappeared again...

Late at night, Zhennan Wangfu.

In a wing room in the backyard, King Zhennan summoned several confidantes to discuss important matters secretly.

"My lord, as the saying goes, those who come are not good, and those who are kind don't come. The subordinates will never believe the excuse of the surname Zhou, who said that he is traveling in mountains and rivers. I think he is here for the lord."

"However, the Marquis of Jing'an does not interfere with the prince, so why did he target the prince? Besides, he is just a marquis, who has no power or position in the court, so why should he fight the prince?"

"No matter what his intentions are, in short, I think it's best to be careful."

"My lord, my subordinates think that more people should be sent to monitor his movements. If something is wrong, we will act first..."

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(End of this chapter)