Judge of the Lamp

Chapter 113 The Hateful Judge Duan
Wu Ziqing retracted the whip as quickly as possible.

He is familiar with the law and knows the consequences of attacking the Lantern Bearer.

Xu Zhiqiong also put the knife back into its sheath, it was useless holding the knife, he couldn't kill people.

"Wu Yushi, this person was beaten all over by you. If he uses lynching indiscriminately, his life may be in danger. If he really died, you have to go back to the Yamen with me."

The onlookers pointed and pointed:

"It's too vicious to kill someone for five cents."

"Wu Yushi is such an upright person. When working in his house, his hands and feet must be clean."

"But maybe that money was really picked up."

"Nonsense, Wu Yushi is upright, he can tell the traitor at a glance, and he can't be wronged!"

Hearing this, Yu Chilan spat secretly, why do so many people speak for the wicked?

But after spitting, he was also amazed at Wu Ziqing's reputation.

Why is his reputation so good?
Wu Ziqing looked at Xu Zhiqiong, he didn't want to argue anymore.

He looked at the servant and said: "From today onwards, I will drive you out of my house. You and I have nothing to do with you. You can go to fend for yourself."

After finishing speaking, Wu Ziqing returned to the mansion and closed the door.

Xu Zhiqiong stepped forward and untied the rope for the servant with his own hands.

This servant has less than five cents of criminal karma on his head, he is an honest man, he indeed picked up the money, unexpectedly, he was almost beaten to death for five cents.

What is Wu Ziqing's purpose in doing this?
Build a reputation?

His reputation is loud enough, killing someone for five cents will bring him a bad name instead.

Perhaps he was sure that the servant was beaten to death and dared not speak.

But what's the point of taking a risk?
Evil for evil?

It's possible.

The sin karma on the top of this guy's head is more than five inches long.

What a well-known honest official, I accept the crime on your head.

Xu Zhiqiong fed the servant some water, the servant breathed a sigh of relief, grabbed Xu Zhiqiong's hand and said, "Master Deng Lang, I really picked up the money."

"I picked it up, don't be afraid, I'll take you there for treatment."

The servant shook his head slightly: "Little man, I don't have any money. I'll rest for half a day and I'll be fine."

Xu Zhiqiong smiled: "I'm so afraid, I'll just pay you."

After the onlookers dispersed, Yu Chilan stepped forward and helped Xu Zhiqiong lift up the servant.

Xu Zhiqiong said: "This person is seriously injured and needs to be sent to a doctor."

Yu Chilan nodded and said, "Zhiqiong, you have a really good heart, but you are still the same Zhiqiong."

Xu Zhiqiong said with a silly smile: "Then stretch your face over and let me kiss you."

The senior sister said angrily: "When did you learn to be so stubborn!"

No cheek kisses.

If you have no face, let you kiss, will you kiss?
The two were looking for a pharmacy when they suddenly saw a tall and thin man waving to Xu Zhiqiong in the distance.

"Xu Denglang, follow me quickly, I run a medicine shop."

Xu Zhiqiong stared at the tall and thin man for a moment.

He has no horns on his head and has an eighth-grade cultivation base.

The figure looks familiar, if I guess correctly, he and Lu Yanyou killed "Mrs. Zhang" and two servants together.

This is a judge.

Xu Zhiqiong and Yu Chilan helped the servant into the pharmacy. The tall and thin man was the shopkeeper of the pharmacy, and he took out a bottle of medicine powder: "Hold him up first, and I'll give him some Qutongsan. This person has to carry it." Can't stop."

The shopkeeper of the pharmacy fed the servant with medicine, and the servant gradually calmed down. During this period, the shopkeeper of the pharmacy kept giving Xu Zhiqiong winks.

This is to say what is inside the door.

Xu Zhiqiong pulled Yu Chilan outside the pharmacy: "Senior sister, go to the yamen and ask me for leave first, just say that I can't go to watch the night tonight."

Yu Chilan nodded and said, "Wu Ziqing is not easy to deal with. Don't be rash. Let's discuss it carefully when I come back."

After seeing off Yu Chilan, Xu Zhiqiong went back to the pharmacy. The tall and thin shopkeeper arranged for the servants, and invited Xu Zhiqiong to talk in the backyard.

The backyard of this pharmacy is not small, there are three rooms in total, the two entered the main room, the shopkeeper closed the door, and cupped his fists at Xu Zhiqiong: "Judge Ma, I have heard your name for a long time."

Does he know me?

Xu Zhiqiong clasped his fists in return: "I still don't know what to call Senior?"

"The old man's surname is Duan, and his name is Duan Shiyun. He is Lu Yanyou and the eighth-rank guide book. We are close friends. I heard Brother Lu say that Magistrate Ma is a rising star in our Taoist sect. He is brave, resourceful, and a master Advice, the future is limitless, it is really a blessing for Duan to meet you today!"

This man is very polite.

It turned out that I met me through Lu Yanyou.

I saw it right before, this is the judge who killed "Mrs. Zhang" together with Lu Yanyou.

Both sides said a few polite words, Duan Shiyun poured a cup of tea for Xu Zhiqiong, and talked about the main topic: "Today, I saw Judge Ma angrily scolded the evil officials in the street. I am very relieved. With such courage and loyalty in the next generation, my Taoist school will flourish soon." , Duan has something to ask, and I hope Brother Ma will help me."

I angrily scolded Wu Ziqing, what does it have to do with Judge Duan?
"I don't know what the junior can do to help?"

Duan Shiyun sighed and said: "To be honest, the old man's meritorious service is full, and he can be promoted to the seventh rank long ago. The reason why he waited until today is because he failed to eradicate Wu Ziqing, a thief. This thief is like a thorn in my eye and a thorn in my flesh. I can't kill this thief, but I will hate him for life!"

It turned out that he also wanted to kill Wu Ziqing.

But do you need my help with this matter?
"Senior Duan is about to reach the seventh rank. He must have killed countless thieves in his life. Why do you need the help of this junior?"

"Brother Ma doesn't know that this Wu Ziqing is extraordinary. He has six inches of criminal karma on his head. He is a heinous person. But this villain has an official in his body, and ordinary people dare not do anything to him. Duan has arranged to kill him several times. He failed to do so.”

Xu Zhiqiong could understand this situation.

If you want to borrow a knife to kill someone, the knife must be stronger than the person's neck.

For a waste like Pei Shaobin, the thugs in the gambling shop can kill him.

But Wu Ziqing is an official, and ordinary people don't even have the courage to look directly at officials, let alone raise a knife to kill people.

The best channel to solve this matter is officialdom.

Xu Zhiqiong asked: "Senior Duan is in the official office, is there anyone he knows?"

Duan Shiyun understood Xu Zhiqiong's meaning: "I'm ashamed to say that this old man is a commoner, a high-ranking official, so he has no chance to meet him, but this old man's medical skills are not bad, and he has also been strong with several adults. Quite acquainted."

Zheng Jinzhong, the censor of Zuoqian, is a fourth-rank official.

Wu Ziqing is the supervisory censor, seventh rank.

Regardless of his grade, this person is in charge of Wu Ziqing, why not use such a good resource?
Xu Zhiqiong said: "If Zheng Yushi is willing to take action and incriminate Wu Ziqing, it shouldn't be too difficult. Even if he can't get rid of him for a while, at least he can take away his official status. When he becomes a commoner, things will be fine. Do more."

Duan Shiyun smiled wryly and said: "Brother Ma, you think about things simply. Wu Ziqing is very good at managing his reputation. His reputation of loyalty, filial piety, uprightness, and righteousness is known to everyone in the capital."

This is an exaggeration, I have never heard of his reputation before.

However, someone in the Lantern Yamen has heard of it, and Wu Qianhu is quite afraid of his reputation.

Duan Shiyun sighed: "It's easy to tease a real gentleman, hard to tease a real villain, and even more difficult to tease a hypocrite. Even if he is in Yushitai, Mr. Zheng dare not touch him, and several adults who are acquainted with this old man all avoid him. "

This point, Xu Zhiqiong can also understand, offending a hypocrite, the reputation will be seriously damaged, and even attract verbal criticism from the officials.

Moreover, Wu Ziqing's backstage had to be considered. Wu Ziqing's backstage was the Sixth Princess, who even dared to touch the crown prince. How could ordinary officials dare to offend her so easily?

But there was one thing Xu Zhiqiong didn't understand: "Wu Ziqing actually has the name of benevolence and righteousness?"

He can kill people for five copper coins, so where does he have any benevolence?
Duan Shiyun shook his head again and again: "The old man is also very puzzled. This thief is cruel and cruel to the servants at home. At least three people were beaten to death by him. I have witnessed it with my own eyes! How can such a thug get the name of benevolence and righteousness? Isn't it slippery?" What a joke in the world!"

Really funny.

Xu Zhiqiong asked: "Is this person still known as loyalty and filial piety?"

Duan Shiyun looked up to the sky and sighed: "It's hard to say the word loyalty. Wu Ziqing talks about loyalty every day, but if you say this name of filial piety, it has something to do with the old man. It is really absurd."

Xu Zhiqiong asked in surprise, "Wu Ziqing's filial piety is related to Senior Duan?"

"Three years ago, Wu Ziqing's mother was seriously ill and was bedridden. He did not know where to get a herbal prescription, saying that taking his wife's flesh and blood as medicine would cure his mother's illness, so he beheaded his wife's arm and gave it to him. His mother made soup and drank it."

Is this something people can do?
Xu Zhiqiong asked in amazement: "Is this medicine effective?"

"It's so effective!" Duan Shiyun sighed, "His wife lost a lot of blood and almost died. Fortunately, I rescued her in time and managed to survive. As for his mother, it's not a serious illness.
His mother was suffering from pseudo-cold syndrome, trembling all over, fearing the cold, she looked like she had typhoid fever, but in fact she was suffering from a rare fever. There are many quack doctors in the capital, and they only treated the typhoid fever with the wrong medicine. As a result, her condition worsened, and I cured her with only three medicines. "

Xu Zhiqiong said: "From this point of view, Senior Duan is kind to him."

"How could he remember my kindness!" Duan Shiyun snorted coldly, "He announced to the outside world that he cut off his own arm and healed his mother. The story of saving his mother with the broken arm became a good story and spread in the capital."

Xu Zhiqiong was puzzled: "Didn't he cut off his wife's arm?"

Duan Shiyun said: "He told others that he cut off his own arm."

"It doesn't make sense, don't he have both arms?"

"The most absurd thing is this!" Duan Shiyun smiled wryly, "He told a lie, saying that he was a filial star under the command of a Confucian sage, and was moved by his filial piety, and came to the mortal world to make his broken arm recover."

Confucian saints, patrons of Confucianism.

Unlike other heretics, Confucian saints are not star officials, but first-rank stars, one rank higher than star officials, which also makes Confucianism have the highest status among heretics.

Xu Zhiqiong shook his head again and again: "Does anyone believe such absurd words?"

Lu Yanyou said: "How can no one believe it? Wu Ziqing has gained a great reputation among Confucian scholars, and was praised by His Majesty the Emperor."

The emperor praised Wu Ziqing for this matter?
Can't he tell the truth from the fake?

Thinking about the emperor's actions to frame the prince, Xu Zhiqiong became increasingly unable to understand the thoughts of the Liang family.

Duan Shiyun sighed: "When I see this villain every day, I'm so angry that I can't sleep or eat. If this thief is allowed to go unpunished in my land, what face does this old man have to be a judge? What face do I have to be promoted to the seventh rank? Brother Ma , would you like to help the old man to kill this thief together?"

This is to do business with me.

This business can be done, but according to his description, even if the two join forces, it will be very difficult to kill Wu Ziqing.

Besides, this is his territory, after finishing the business, how will the credit be divided?
Duan Shiyun saw Xu Zhiqiong's concerns, and hurriedly said: "After the matter is completed, all the merits will go to Brother Ma, and this old man just wants to put an end to this regrettable incident, and he will be promoted to the seventh rank with no regrets or shame."

What he said was very sincere, but Xu Zhiqiong still had questions to ask.

A rank eight judge has many restrictions, why doesn't he ask others for help?
"Senior Duan, why didn't you find a ninth-rank mortal official and directly kill this thief?"

Duan Shiyun smiled and said: "Judge Ma, I think you have been promoted not long ago, but you are not yet familiar with the restrictions of the eighth-rank Taoism. When you were at the ninth rank, did you have an eighth-rank judge join forces with you?"

This has never happened.

Duan Shiyun said: "The rules of my Taoist school, eighth-rank judges are not allowed to collude with ninth-rank judges, otherwise they will be severely punished."

Ninth-rank judges have no restrictions on killing people. If eight-rank judges can join forces with ninth-rank judges, the restrictions of eight-rank judges will be useless.

But Liupinsuo hits Zhonglang, and there is no limit to killing people.

Xu Zhiqiong asked: "Why didn't Senior Duan join forces with the sixth-rank judge?"

Duan Shiyun smiled wryly and said: "Sixth grade Zhonglang, I look down on Duan, and I also look down on this little merit."

"So that's the case," Xu Zhiqiong clasped his fists and said, "Let me allow this junior to think about it for a while, and I will reply to senior tomorrow."

Duan Shiyun clasped his fists in return: "There is no rush for a few days, it's okay to wait a few more days, I know it's not easy to kill this thief, I hope Brother Ma will not forget his duty in the Taoist sect, and help this old man punish evil!"

Xu Zhiqiong said goodbye, walked to the front of the pharmacy, and saw that the servant had taken the medicine and was sleeping soundly, so there shouldn't be any serious problems.

After leaving the pharmacy, Xu Zhiqiong walked around Wu Ziqing's mansion.

The mansion is not big, there are two yards at the front and back, a mouse is enough to explore clearly.

This hypocrite is well-known, so there must be some dirty tricks behind the scenes. Xu Zhiqiong wants to try his luck tonight to see if he can catch him.

Besides, there was one more thing that bothered Xu Zhiqiong very much.

Why didn't the sixth grade Zhonglang accept Wu Ziqing?
Is it really like what Duan Shiyun said, not looking down on this meritorious service?

That's a crime of five inches six, which can be exchanged for fifty-six points of merit.

When he met Qian Limu for the first time, he only exchanged [-] points of merit with a voucher, but he also ate it happily, and he didn't see the slightest bit of disgust.

I'm afraid there is something else hidden here.

While thinking about it, Xu Zhiqiong suddenly stopped and straightened his boots.

A woman behind her also stopped, picking up folding fans at a roadside stall.

Xu Zhiqiong was followed.

Who sent this person?
(End of this chapter)