Liaozhai: A scholar should draw a sword

Chapter 216 It turns out to be an immortal...

As soon as the food and wine were served, the two guards in brocade clothes began to cheer up.

When the drink was about the same, the Jinyiwei who looked like a hundred households rolled his tongue and said: "That Zheng...what is Zongqi Zheng? He is nothing more than a bastard, beg... bel...beg a eunuch to be a godfather... "

"Master Baihu, you drank too much..."

The other Jin Yiwei hurriedly stopped him, and at the same time subconsciously glanced around.

All the drinkers bowed their heads in fright, as if I couldn't see or hear anything.

"I didn't... didn't drink too much, Mr. Chen... hiccup... a family of three generations of Zhongliang, who... was eunuch..."

"Master Baihu, I would like to toast you again."

Another Jin Yiwei spoke loudly on purpose, and took the opportunity of persuading him to interrupt what Lord Baihu wanted to say.

After all, he knew very well in his heart that Dongchang's eyeliner was everywhere, and if someone told him about it, he would be in big trouble.

After persuading him for a few big glasses of wine, Baihu was finally so drunk that he slumped on the table.

At this moment, Jin Yiwei breathed a sigh of relief.

He has been persuading him to drink, but he secretly spit out the wine, fearing that he would also be drunk and say something he shouldn't say.

"Little Er, check out!"

The shopkeeper hurriedly stepped forward and smiled apologetically, "It's a honor for the two officials to visit the small shop. How can the small one accept money from the official?"

"Well, thank you!"

That Jin Yiwei was also lazy and walked out of the tavern with the help of Bai Hu adults.

After going out, Jin Yiwei found a carriage to take the hundred households home to settle down, and then closed the courtyard door and left.

After an unknown amount of time, Jinyi Baihu finally woke up.

When he opened his eyes, he found a strange man sitting in the room, drinking tea leisurely at the table.

Baihu was startled, turned over and got out of bed, took the Xiuchun knife hanging by the bed, pulled out the knife and asked, "Who are you? Why did you break into my room?"

Zhou Yu turned his head and smiled: "Don't be nervous, put the knife away, if I want to harm you, do you think you can still wake up?"

"Who is Your Excellency?"

"My surname is Zhou, and the single name is a feather character. I'm a scholar."

"student?"

Baihu looked at Zhou Yu suspiciously.

In his eyes, the other party does seem to have a refined temperament of a scholar, but at the same time, it faintly gives him an invisible coercion.

He is a member of Jinyiwei, not to mention ordinary people, even many officials in the capital will shudder when they see Jinyiwei.

But this scholar is so leisurely, not only barging into his room, but also drinking tea there?

"It's better to drink a cup of tea and sober up."

Zhou Yu raised his hand to hold a cup of tea, and then raised his hand to toss it...

At this time, Jinyi Baihu couldn't help but widen his eyes, as if he had seen a ghost.

Because, that cup of hot tea unexpectedly flew over slowly, flew in front of him and then hovered.

"Your Excellency... who is the master?"

"Drink the tea first, then sit down and talk slowly."

Jinyi Baihu frowned and said, "What if I don't drink?"

"Hehe, can you refuse this cup of tea?"

Zhou Yu smiled at the other party.

At this time, the cup of tea seemed to be poured by someone, and the tea formed a water column and flowed out slowly, and flowed to the mouths of Jinyi Baihu.

Jinyi Baihu was taken aback, and subconsciously wanted to avoid it, but was horrified to find that he was completely unable to move.

Moreover, the mouth opened uncontrollably, allowing the tea to be poured into the mouth.

After a cup of tea was poured, he could finally move.

But at this time, he was already in a cold sweat.

He has always been quite conceited about his skills.Only now did I realize that my vision was too shallow.

So, he quickly put away the knife, stepped forward and bowed his hands and bowed: "I don't know Taishan, please forgive me."

"It's okay, I'm really being rude, let's sit down and chat."

Jinyi Baihu was at a loss, but sat down according to the words, and when he was about to ask, Zhou Yu took the initiative to say: "I heard you complaining in the tavern before, and I think you are also a temperamental person.

It can be seen that you are very distressed, and you feel that you are insignificant and can't change anything..."

The reason why Zhou Yu sought out this Baihu was because he could tell that this person was not a treacherous person, and he had a sense of righteousness in him.

When he came to the capital, he didn't know anyone, and he needed a helper.

A family of Jinyiwei must be very familiar with all aspects of the court, which can save him a lot of energy to inquire.

"I don't know what's the matter here, Your Excellency?"

Baihu asked tentatively.

"I can help you fulfill your wish."

"Help me?" Baihu was stunned: "Why do you want to help me?"

"Let me tell you the truth, today the world is in chaos and demons are everywhere, not only suffering the common people, but also affecting the world of cultivating immortals..."

Hearing this, Bai Hu's eyes widened, and he exclaimed in surprise: "It turns out...it turns out that you are a cultivator of immortality, no wonder you are so powerful."

Immortal cultivators are not legends in this world, and many common people have seen them with their own eyes.

After all, this is a world with ghosts and ghosts, and there will naturally be people who cultivate immortals.

"It's just a trivial trick. It stands to reason that the world of cultivating immortals and the secular world has always been distinct, and those who cultivate immortals generally don't care about the affairs of the secular world.

But this time the situation is grim, and the world of cultivating immortals will face a huge crisis.

This is closely related to the current situation in the world, so I came to the capital this time to change the overall situation of the world from the source. "

"This……"

Hearing what Zhou Yu said, Baihu couldn't help but frown.

After all, he knew very well in his heart how chaotic the current situation had become, and it would be easier said than done to change it.

"You don't have to worry about anything, at least I can guarantee your safety. After the matter is done, if you want, I can recommend you to join Shushan..."

Upon hearing the word Shushan, Baihu couldn't help exclaiming: "Sword Immortal of Shushan?"

It seems that Shushan has a great reputation among the people. Whenever Shushan is mentioned, people will think of sword immortals.

Zhou Yu nodded with a smile: "Yes, I came from Shushan this time. Although the conditions for accepting disciples in Shushan are very strict, you are considered to have a certain talent, and if you make contributions at that time, they will definitely accept you." you."

"That's great, thank you Shangxian, thank you Shangxian... By the way, from the next grandson, pay homage to Shangxian!"

Sun Qi immediately got up and made a big salute.

"Okay, there's no need to be too polite. You should first tell me about the current general situation in the world and the situation in the court. It's better to be more detailed, so I can think about where to start."

"Yes!"

Sun Qi responded respectfully.

"It's said that prosperity ends in decline, but before the Ming Dynasty we were still very strong.

But in the Fengle period, Emperor Fengle broke the ancestral precepts, reused the eunuchs, and established the Dongchang, which made the eunuchs powerful, cultivated cronies, killed loyal and good people, and brought chaos to the court...

Since then, the Ming Dynasty began to decline, disasters and wars continued, and countless people were displaced.

Including Jin Yiwei, they were almost overwhelmed by those eunuchs..."

Sun briefly talked about the situation at first, and then combined some examples and figures to talk about major events in the court.

After talking for more than an hour, he finally talked about his life experience.

"My father used to be a fifth-rank deputy Qianhu in the Jinyi Wei Institute, and unfortunately died during a mission.

I was only a few years old at that time, and no one took care of me.

Fortunately, a close friend of my father took me in, taught me martial arts, and taught me how to read and write.

After I became an adult, Mr. Feng let me inherit my father's career through his relationship and joined Jinyiwei.

Not long after I joined Jinyiwei, Mr. Feng was also promoted to Minister of the Ministry of War due to his meritorious service.

He is an upright person. After taking office, he began to vigorously rectify the military department, but in the end he offended many people.

Later, he impeached Dongchang many times, saying that Dongchang abused his power and lynched, causing many officials in the court to die unjustly.

But Mr. Feng never expected that his impeachment did not attract the attention of the emperor, but instead brought revenge from the eunuchs.

The gang of eunuchs not only accused Mr. Feng of embezzling huge military salaries, but also said that he secretly sold military information to the enemy country for huge rewards.

Under the circumstances of no real evidence, the dignified Minister of the Ministry of War was arrested in Dongchang and put in a dungeon.

At that time, many ministers in the court wrote letters to intercede for Mr. Feng, but they didn't know that almost all the papers submitted by the ministers were approved by eunuchs such as Si Li Jian and Yu Ma Jian, and the results can be imagined.

I moved up and down, and lowered my face to beg those eunuchs, but after all, I still failed to save Mr. Feng..."

"So, Master Feng is no longer here?"

"Yes, those people said that Mr. Feng committed suicide in prison. However, I know Mr. Feng. He couldn't commit suicide. He must have been tortured to death by those bastards..."

"Then do you want revenge?"

"Of course! Yesterday, I wanted to go to the East Factory to make a big fuss. I thought that even if I risked my life, I would have to cut down a few bucks, but as soon as I arrived outside the gate of the East Factory, I was stopped by a few colleagues who came over after hearing the news. Down.

A few colleagues persuaded me and asked me to bear it first. If I go in like this, not only will I not be able to avenge myself, but I will only die. "

Zhou Yu replied: "That's right, with so many people in Dongchang, no matter how skilled you are, you probably won't be able to withstand a wave of random arrows.

Besides, what's the use of you killing a few young people?Can't solve the fundamental problem. "

Sun Qi couldn't help but clasped his hands and said: "I also ask Shangxian to guide me!"

Zhou Yu thought for a while and said, "Don't worry about revenge. I came to the capital this time to solve the problem fundamentally, so I must have a relatively long-term plan..."

According to Sun Qi, the root cause of the current chaos should be that the emperor favored the eunuchs too much, so that the eunuchs gained power, monopolized the power, and caused chaos in the world.

However, it was impossible for Zhou Yu to deal with the emperor. After all, the emperor was the Son of Heaven, blessed with the luck of heaven and earth.

If he forcibly takes action against the emperor, he does not know what kind of cause and effect it will cause.

Not to mention him, he is as strong as Empress Nuwa, and he would not personally deal with an emperor.

King Zhou of that year was an example.

King Zhou followed the advice of his ministers to go to the Nuwa Temple to offer incense, but when he saw the beautiful statue of the Nuwa Empress, he was moved by a crooked idea and wrote a crooked poem on the wall:
"Feng Luan treasure tent is very beautiful, full of lacquer gold and delicate makeup. Ququyuan mountains are flying emerald colors. Dancing sleeves reflect the clouds. Pear blossoms compete for beauty with rain; peony cages and smoke are charming makeup. But it is enchanting to be able to move, get back Changle serves the king."

The main idea of ​​the poem is to praise Nuwa's luxury and beauty first, and then he is so bold that he wants to make Nuwa his concubine.

How crazy is this move?

After Nuwa returned home, she was very angry when she saw this poem, and decided to kill King Zhou herself.

As a result, when it came to Chaoge, it was discovered that King Zhou's energy was not exhausted, and if he made a forceful move, it would definitely cause cause and effect.

So, they had to retreat again, and then the Xuanyuan Tomb Three Monsters were recruited... After that, there was the famous Conferred God War.

Of course, Zhou Yu is not a person who looks forward and backward, so the emperor can not deal with it, but those eunuchs who are causing trouble in the world have nothing to worry about.

It's just that although Sun Qi talked a lot about the situation in the court, Zhou Yu still had to go and investigate in person before deciding on the next step.

After that, Zhou Yu chatted with Sun Qi for a while, and Sun Qi accidentally mentioned a case he handled some time ago.

"About two months ago, people in central Beijing went to the yamen to report from time to time, saying that their children were missing.

At first we didn't pay much attention, after all, this happens all the time.

But later, the government in the suburbs of Beijing also reported many such cases of missing children.There are even some officials, including our Jinyi Wei, whose family's children disappeared for no reason.

This matter caused a lot of uproar for a while, and the guards also began to pay attention to this matter, sending many people to investigate.

Oddly enough, after our extensive investigation, there have been very few reports of missing children.

Until now, no results have been found, and none of the missing children have been found.

The common people in the capital have spread rumors that there are ghosts haunting them, and they prey on children, and for a while, everyone who has children in the family is frightened..."

Hearing these words, Zhou Yu couldn't help raising his brows, and asked, "Then have you contacted the government in other places, whether there is any child abduction?"

"I asked, we have brothers all over the place, and they are all secretly inquiring.

Some kidnappers were also arrested, but after investigation, it has nothing to do with the missing children near the capital. "

"Before this? Has anything like this happened?"

"There should still be some. It's just that there are a lot of missing children this time. There are almost a hundred of them, which is why there is such a sensation."

"There are so many missing?"

Zhou Yu couldn't help but frowned.

"Yeah, this case is still pending until now, not only our Jinyiwei, but many yamen have sent people to investigate, but there is no result.

Because of this, everyone guessed that these children were probably taken away by ghosts, or even swallowed. "

"I can't rule out this possibility. However, I have a feeling that this matter is not that simple. It may be a demon disaster, but a man-made disaster is more likely."

Hearing this, Sun Qi's eyes lit up, and he said, "I wonder if Shangxian can help to investigate?"

"Well, I can help you with this matter. If you really want to find out the clues, you will handle the case yourself, which is strange."

"No, no, no..." Sun Qi hurriedly waved his hands: "I ask Shangxian for help for the sake of those parents who have lost their children, not for the sake of credit."

Zhou Yu said with a smile: "This can be regarded as an exchange. I will help you, and you should do your best to help me with what I said."

Having said that, Sun Qi couldn't help but solemnly said: "Shangxian, don't worry, as long as I can avenge Master Feng, I will not hesitate to go through fire and water."

"There's no need to go through fire and water, as I said, I will definitely protect you."

Having said that, Zhou Yu took out a talisman and handed it to Sun Qi.

"This talisman is specially made by me. When you are in danger, it can be used as a robbery for you. Remember, this talisman must be kept close to you, and don't show it to others easily."

"Yes, yes, thank you, Shangxian, thank you, Shangxian."

Sun Qi was very excited and thanked him repeatedly.

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(End of this chapter)