Judge of the Lamp

Chapter 167 I'm promoted
Tai Bu exploded with thunder, splitting the roof of the Canglong Hall.

This is something he has always wanted to do, but he couldn't do it before. As long as the third elder of Canglong investigates carefully, he will be the first to suspect him.

This time, the divination succeeded, because the third elder Canglong didn't dare to check.

In the back garden of the Canglong Hall, Liang Jixiong was drinking with Xu Zhiqiong, and they added a few side dishes to accompany the wine.

Xu Zhiqiong whetted his appetite, ate a plate of deer tendon, a plate of bear's paw, a plate of sea cucumber, a plate of sparrow tongue, a bowl of crab roe, and drank a jar of Banlou's "Jongbo" wine.

Liang Jixiong said with a smile: "The food and wine are simple, please take care of me!"

Xu Zhiqiong wiped his mouth and said: "You are very polite, the home-cooked meals are good, but a little greasy, if some vegetarian dishes are better, thank you for the hospitality of the second master."

Second in charge...

Liang Jixiong smiled and said, "You don't seem to be very familiar with Canglong Temple."

Xu Zhiqiong nodded and said, "This is the first time here."

"Lang Lantern can be regarded as a capital official. Even if he has never been to Canglong Palace, he should know a thing or two about Canglong Palace. This old man is the elder Shengwei of Canglong Palace. When it comes to seniority, he is the great-grandfather of His Majesty today. It is appropriate for you to call me the second head of the family." Is it?"

Xu Zhiqiong clasped his fists again: "It's called birth, it's called birth, forgive Xu for being rude, second brother, you are a magnanimous person..."

"Presumptuous!" Liang Jixiong thumped the table, "Xu Zhiqiong, I'm not in the mood to talk to you, I just want to ask you, is your resurrection related to the White Tiger True God?"

Xu Zhiqiong said calmly: "If I say so, this life will be gone!"

Liang Jixiong couldn't see the slightest sign of lying, so he had a rough inference in his mind.

To bring people back to life, even if they are not true gods, they must at least have a level of cultivation. Under the white tiger there is Chi You, and under Chi You there are the Western Qisu. These are not characters that ordinary people can provoke.

Thinking of this, Liang Jixiong came to a conclusion.

"You follow me to the main hall!"

It happened to be raining heavily, the roof of the main hall was cracked, and the water was deep.

Liang Jixiong stepped on the water, his shoes were not wet, came to Liang Gongping's ear, and whispered a few words.

Liang Gongping nodded, and said to King Huai: "Xiankang, you go back first, let me discuss with His Majesty before making a decision."

King Huai said: "The evidence of the crime is solid, why do we need to discuss it?"

"Xiankang, take care of the general situation!"

"If I don't give my child an explanation today, I will never leave Canglong Palace!"

Xu Zhiqiong stepped forward and said, "Okay, let me give you an explanation."

After speaking, he stretched out his hands, as if waiting for the shackles.

King Huai smiled grimly and said, "Okay, he is bloody, come here, lock him up for me!"

The two guards put on the shackles and were about to lock Xu Zhiqiong when they suddenly saw Xu Zhiqiong raised his right fist and hit King Huai's chin, then swung his left fist and hit King Huai's face again.

King Huai wailed and fell to the ground immediately, Liang Gongping gritted his teeth and said, "This guy is too arrogant!"

Liang Jixiong shook his head again and again, signaling Liang Gongping to be patient for now.

Xu Zhiqiong walked up to King Huai and said, "Your son colluded with the Gu sect and killed [-] people. I only punched you twice, which is a mark for you. From now on, you will have to settle this blood debt with you."

King Huai shouted: "Bastard, you still dare to frame him!"

"Your son was a worm when he died. If you are blind and can't see, put your son's body together and look carefully!"

King Huai wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, got up and left Canglong Hall.

Liang Jixiong looked at Xu Zhiqiong and said, "Follow me to the palace to meet you."

Xu Zhiqiong turned around and clasped his fists: "All according to Elder Shengwei's orders."

In front of other people, it's not easy to call him second brother, you have to save face for the elder.

……

When they arrived at the palace, Liang Jixiong only told Emperor Zhaoxing one thing: "Xu Zhiqiong cannot be punished, only rewarded."

Emperor Zhaoxing glanced at Xu Zhiqiong, and a wave of hatred welled up in his heart.

But Emperor Zhaoxing would not write his hatred on his face, instead he smiled expectantly at Xu Zhiqiong: "Xu Qing, go to Longtu Pavilion and wait."

Xu Zhiqiong withdrew, but Emperor Zhaoxing did not rush to make a decision. He sent Liang Jixiong away first, and then asked someone to call the prince and the sixth princess to the secret pavilion.

"Xu Zhiqiong's resurrection from the dead, do you know about it?"

The prince said: "My child knows."

Liang Yuyao said: "How can the dead be brought back to life? This matter is really absurd! I guess this person must have cheated his death, please allow my child to investigate this matter!"

The prince is frank, and the sixth princess loves to show off.

One wanted to prove that he had no scheming, and the other wanted to prove that he was very scheming. The attitudes of both were within Emperor Zhaoxing's expectation.

"The Canglong Palace has now found out that Xu Zhiqiong has made meritorious service in the court and should be rewarded. Yuyang, in your opinion, how should we reward him?"

The prince thought about it and said: "Even if he has meritorious service, he is still a sinner who killed the clan. Let him go back to the Lantern Yamen and become a lantern bearer. The merits and demerits will be equalized. If he is not promoted or demoted, he will be rewarded with some silver taels."

"What does Yuyao mean?"

Liang Yuyao said: "If he is still allowed to return to the Lantern Yamen, it's hard to say what troubles will happen to him. Yuyao Palace lacks a guard, so let's recruit him into the palace as an errand. I will monitor him day and night."

Emperor Zhaoxing smiled and said, "Can you tolerate him?"

Liang Yuyao's heart tightened, it seemed that she had said the wrong thing just now.

Father hates Xu Zhiqiong, if I recruit him into the palace, it seems to be against my father.

She was thinking about how to respond, when the prince urged beside him: "Father asked you something, Xu Zhiqiong is quite big, can you accommodate him?"

"Father!" Liang Yuyao said angrily, "The crown prince insulted each other again!"

The prince snorted and said, "I'm afraid that something scandalous will happen in your Yuyao Palace."

"Then eunuch him and send him back!"

"You want Xu Zhiqiong that much? What kind of relationship do you have with him?"

Liang Yuyao hurriedly said: "Father, the boy will never have any contact with Xu Zhiqiong! How to deal with this guy, I will follow Father's instructions."

Emperor Zhao Xing lowered his face and said: "I hear you two arguing day and night, making endless noises, but I have never seen any serious ideas from you guys, let's all go down!"

The prince and princess resigned, and Emperor Zhaoxing thought about how to arrange Xu Zhiqiong.

It is impossible to stay in the palace, Xu Zhiqiong acts cunningly and viciously, staying in the palace is tantamount to leaving behind an assassin.

It's not appropriate to send him back to the Lantern Yamen, because his foundation in the Lantern Yamen is too deep.

After much deliberation, Emperor Zhaoxing thought of a good place, why not send him to the Ministry of War and let Sui Zhi take care of him.

At night, Emperor Zhaoxing called Sui Zhi and explained the matter.

Sui Zhi bowed and saluted: "Your Majesty, forgive me for speaking bluntly, this is inappropriate."

Emperor Zhaoxing frowned: "What's wrong?"

"Xu Zhiqiong has the heart of disobedience. If he participates in military affairs, he may suffer endless troubles."

Emperor Zhaoxing said: "You should restrict yourself more, just don't let him participate in military affairs."

Sui Zhi shook his head and said: "Forgive me for your incompetence. This person may be impossible to guard against. Your Majesty knows that King Huai chased Xu Zhiqiong from Baihu Mountain all the way to the west city gate last night. The city gate Wei Wu Shanxing closed the city gate on the grounds of preventing beggars from causing trouble. , blocked King Huai from the city, and Xu Zhiqiong took the opportunity to escape back to the Lantern Yamen.
It can be seen from this that Xu Zhiqiong already has some roots in the army. This person is extremely good at managing contacts. If he goes to the Ministry of War, within a few months, his roots may be deeper than those in the Yamen in charge of the lamp! "

Emperor Zhaoxing nodded slightly, agreeing with Sui Zhi's statement.

Chen Shuncai admired secretly, no wonder Sui Zhi won His Majesty's trust, his thoughtfulness is really different from ordinary people.

Emperor Zhaoxing said: "According to Qing's opinion, how should this person be settled?"

"In my humble opinion, this person should return to the Lantern Yamen."

"You also know that he has a solid foundation in the Lantern Yamen, but you are not afraid that he will make trouble again?"

Sui Zhidao: "There are only more than [-] lantern masters in the yamen, and there are only more than a hundred people who are in the same class as Xu Zhiqiong. Among them, Qiao Shungang, the red lantern man, has the highest cultivation level and can only reach the sixth rank.

Without Wu Xu, he is just a mob, and now Shi Xun is in charge of Qianhu. As long as he takes a little precaution, Xu Zhiqiong will definitely not be able to cause trouble, but he can't be allowed to be Qingdenglang in the future. "

Emperor Zhaoxing nodded: "Since he wants to reward, he naturally wants to be promoted, so let him be a seventh-rank lamp guard."

Sui Zhi shook his head and said, "It's not right."

"Then make him a Green Lantern?"

"It's even more inappropriate."

Emperor Zhaoxing frowned: "Could it be possible to let him be a thousand households?"

Sui Zhidao: "Your Majesty, I don't want Xu Zhiqiong to be Qingdenglang again, not out of praise for Xu Zhiqiong, but out of precaution against Zhong Shen."

"Zhong Shen? What does this matter have to do with him?"

"Your Majesty, Zhong Shen has the right to appoint and remove all positions in the Imperial City Department. No matter whether Xu Zhiqiong is appointed as the green lantern or the lantern guard, Zhong Shen will soon be promoted to the green lantern by Zhong Shen. Once the green lantern is given, there will be dozens of people under him. Lantern Lang is at his disposal, and he will build up a party in the Lantern Yamen."

Emperor Zhaoxing smiled: "Your intention is to let him be the man of the Red Lantern and Deputy Qianhu?"

"This is exactly what I mean. I have heard a saying called "Red Nobility and Green Prestige". It refers to the position of being in charge of the lamp yamen. The red lantern man has a noble status, but the actual power is in the hands of the green lantern man, because the green lantern man directly accepts it. Handling the dispatch of thousands of households,
Putting Xu Zhiqiong in the position of Red Lantern Lang, Zhong Shen had nothing to do, unless Shi Xun made a big mistake, otherwise Xu Zhiqiong would have no chance of promotion, so he could only stay in the position of Red Lantern Lang, a dummy job. "

Emperor Zhaoxing turned his head and asked Chen Shuncai, "What do you think?"

Chen Shuncai asked: "Sui Shilang, what if Shi Xun really made a big mistake and was demoted by Zhong Shen?"

Sui Zhi said: "Your Majesty can appoint another Qianhu."

Chen Shuncai asked again: "If Zhong Shen deliberately made Xu Zhiqiong make a mistake and demoted him to Green Lantern, how should he be dealt with?"

Sui Zhidao: "If Xu Zhiqiong makes a mistake, as long as Zhong Shen admits it, it will be an unforgivable mistake. For a small mistake, he will be dismissed from his post, and for a big mistake, he will be sent to prison."

Chen Shuncai said again: "If True God Baihu blames him again, how should he deal with it?"

Sui Zhi smiled and said: "Chen Bingbi is too worried, how can the True God Baihu have the heart to stare at the mortal world all the time? Even if the True God blames him, Xu Zhiqiong is still alive, how to deal with it, His Majesty will make a decision later.

The Imperial City Division is ultimately in the hands of His Majesty, so as long as there is no room left for Zhong Can, Zhong Can naturally dare not make claims and offend His Majesty. "

So smart, Chen Shuncai has nothing to say.

Emperor Zhaoxing nodded and said: "For Xu Zhiqiong's matter, I will follow what you said. As for Zhong Shen, I don't have the heart to punish him severely, but I have to teach him a lesson. Please give me some advice."

Sui Zhidao: "To tell you the truth, your Majesty, I have a very good personal relationship with Zhong Can, and I know his temperament very well. Zhong Shen is absolutely loyal to His Majesty. He made a big mistake this time because he was bewitched by his subordinates, so the punishment should not be his own. , Qingyi Pavilion, Jiang Feili, and Wuwei Camp, Yu Shan, should be restricted in the future."

Chen Shuncai exclaimed: "Every sentence that Sui Shilang said is critical."

Emperor Zhaoxing nodded: "I will leave this matter to Aiqing."

After finishing speaking, Emperor Zhaoxing raised his hand slightly, and Chen Shun only agreed, and quietly exited the secret pavilion.

Only Emperor Zhaoxing and Sui Zhi remained in the secret pavilion.

Emperor Zhaoxing lowered his voice: "How is the progress of the true god's outer body?"

Sui Zhi said: "I have something to report to Your Majesty."

……

In the small courtyard, Yuan Shigang had dinner with the child, watching the child read and knitting at the same time.

There was a sudden commotion outside the courtyard, the child looked out the window, and was pinched by Yuan Shi: "Concentrate, if you can't memorize your homework today, see if the teacher won't beat you tomorrow!"

The child glanced at the book, then suddenly raised his head to look at the door, and shouted, "Mother, here comes the lantern bearer."

"Who is carrying the lantern..." Yuan Shi turned her head, only to see Xu Zhiqiong walking into the room.

"Ow!"

Yuan's screamed, but it was like the sound of wild cats fighting, holding the child, rolling and crawling, and retreating into the corner: "Master Deng, all the mistakes are the fault of the women, and the women will give you more tomorrow." Burn some joss sticks and paper money, and you will spare the women once, and the women will kowtow to you."

Xu Zhiqiong shouted: "Where did you say you were wrong?"

"When the woman made the clothes for you, she measured the wrong size. The hem was longer and the shoulders were narrower. I thought you would never wear them again, so I sent them to your grave. The woman knew her mistake. You are so merciful. To be buried in the earth is safe, to be merciful and merciful, to be buried in the earth to be safe..."

If this woman learns badly, if she does too much business, she will fool ghosts!
"It's good to know your mistakes!" Xu Zhuiqiong snorted, took out a bag of silver and put it on the table, "Make me another robe, I'm promoted!"

……

In Sun Yang's restaurant, Xu Zhiqiong ordered a table of good dishes, invited the elder sister, brother Tong, Qiao Shungang, Yu Shan, Han Chen, Wu Shanxing, and the brothers in the yamen. Gather together, drink happily, and specially call Cai Shisan to sing beside him.

Xu Zhiqiong specially offered a toast to Yu Shan, and Yu Shan held the wine glass with mixed emotions on his face: "Let's not talk about how you came back from the dead, but you have also been promoted to the sixth rank deputy thousand household red lantern man?"

Xu Zhiqiong nodded and said, "Senior Brother Yu, we brothers are speaking out of conscience, has this made you mad?"

……

In Mingdengxuan, Shi Xun called his younger brother Shi Chuan.

"You are next to the deep prison in the dungeon, clean a house, let Xu Qianhu live in it, and take care of the prisoners in the deep prison."

"Brother, it's against the rules to let deputy Qianhu stay in the prison. Besides, that female prisoner is too wicked. It is said that if anyone dared to guard her when she was in the Ministry of punishment, she would not survive the next morning."

"What do you care about? If Xu Zhiqiong is dead, why do you still feel sorry for him?" Shi Xun smiled grimly, "Who is our Xu Hongdeng? We are not afraid of the sky, we are not afraid of the earth, and we are afraid of a prisoner?"

(End of this chapter)