Judge of the Lamp

Chapter 213 Ten days later, return to the fifth rank
Xu Zhiqiong slept in Mingdengxuan until dusk, and planned to follow Lantern Lantern to watch the night in the street, but before he left, a Canglong Guard asked to see him.

Elder Shengde invited Xu Zhiqiong to the Canglong Hall for a talk.

Xu Zhiqiong didn't really want to go to Canglong Palace, he didn't want to arouse Emperor Zhaoxing's suspicion.

But the second elder specially prepared a banquet and invited him alone, so Xu Zhiqiong had no choice but to go with Canglongwei.

When they arrived at the Canglong Hall, Liang Jixiong invited Xu Zhiqiong into the small hall in the back garden, set up a table of wine and food, sent everyone away, and ate and chatted with Xu Zhiqiong.

This meal was a celebration banquet specially prepared by Liang Jixiong for Xu Zhiqiong. Liang Jixiong was not a lively person, but he had to drink the wine. It was all because of Xu Zhiqiong that he kept nearly half of the Suzaku cultivators. Daxuan's harvest this year has been preserved.

The food and wine are very rich, and they are all rare delicacies in the market. The most attractive thing is the big plate of beef.

Beef was common in Xu Zhiqiong's previous life.But in Daxuan, it is illegal to eat beef.

Cattle are the main force of Daxuan's farming. If a person who raises cattle dares to kill cattle, according to Daxuan's law, he will be boarded at least, and exiled at worst.Even if the cow died, it had to be reported to the government so that it could be buried. Ordinary people would never dare to put beef on the table.

But Liang Jixiong is not an ordinary person, he naturally has channels to get good beef.

The sauce and vinegar dishes are arranged, and a layer of minced garlic is sprinkled in the vinegar.

The beef is sliced ​​into a moderate thickness, dipped in the plate, filled into the mouth, and served with a sip of wine, a piece of beef melted into countless threads, soothing every taste bud in the mouth.

In a blink of an eye, the plate of beef was bottomed out, Xu Zhiqiong wiped his mouth and said, "Second brother, is there any more?"

Liang Jixiong liked Xu Zhiqiong's temperament: "There's plenty of beef, you can have a drink with me first."

Liang Jixiong raised his wine glass and said, "Having a good young man like you is truly a blessing to Daxuan. It is all thanks to your courage and strategy that you have saved thousands of people in Daxuan. I respect you for this cup!"

Xu Zhiqiong raised his wine glass: "If it's for the sake of our brotherhood, I'll drink this glass of wine. If it's about proclaiming thousands of people, I dare not drink this glass of wine. I'm not worthy of it."

Liang Jixiong frowned and said, "How do you say that?"

"If you can keep Suzaku cultivator this time, it's hard to say you can keep it next time. If you can keep the harvest this year, it's hard to say you can keep it next year. Some things change too fast, and there will always be a day when you can't stand it."

Liang Jixiong understood Xu Zhiqiong's meaning: "These days, some things are really outrageous. If there is someone in the royal family who violates the rules, no matter who that person is, the old man will not be soft."

Xu Zhiqiong drank the wine in his glass and said, "Second brother, if there is a saying, I'll just say it straight. If the cultivation of a high official's family exceeds the seventh rank, is it considered breaking the rules?"

Liang Jixiong was stunned, then shook his head and said: "You are worrying too much, the emperor's cultivation has been abolished, let alone the seventh rank, even if he returns to the domineering ninth rank, I can tell at a glance."

Xu Zhiqiong picked up a grilled fish and said while eating, "What if it's not a domineering cultivation?"

Liang Jixiong frowned tightly, drank a glass of wine and said, "Who did you hear about this? Is it too predictable?"

Xu Zhiqiong nodded. Anyway, Tai Bu has a lot of blame, so it doesn't matter if he carries one more.

Liang Jixiong said: "Don't listen to that old man talking nonsense, you can't believe a word he says."

"Not to mention whether you can believe it or not, if the senior official's cultivation has surpassed the seventh rank, how will you deal with it?"

Liang Jixiong pinched his wine glass with a solemn expression: "I will kill him!"

"Really?"

"This is the ancestor's rule, the old man will never be soft."

"Let's not talk about soft hands and tough hands, are you going to kill him?" Xu Zhiqiong added a glass of wine to Liang Jixiong.

Liang Jixiong laughed and said, "Little Huangkou, why do you look down on me? He has nothing but Chen Shuncai's slave by his side. Do you think I'm afraid of him?"

Xu Zhiqiong said: "Chen Shuncai is not the only one."

"There's also Gongsun Wen, it's nothing more than an extra slave, are you worried that I won't be able to handle it?"

Xu Zhiqiong peeled a shrimp, dipped it in vinegar, and ate it without saying a word.

Second brother, can you handle it? Don't you know?
You obviously can't handle it!
What Xu Zhiqiong was really worried about was that the emperor would not let Liang Jixiong go.

"Second brother, the Canglong Palace is not what it used to be. The three elders lost two of them, and you are left alone. The most urgent task is to restore the vitality of the Canglong Palace."

"That's what I mean too." Liang Jixiong looked at Xu Zhiqiong affectionately.

"What are you looking at me for? I'm not the root of the royal family, and among the disciples, choose the right person to take over the position of elder as soon as possible."

Liang Jixiong sighed: "It would be great if there is a suitable person."

"If you can't find a suitable person for a while, the second brother should find a few more helpers."

"Helper? You mean Taibo?" Liang Jixiong laughed loudly, "You don't know how deep my relationship with him is. This old ghost won't help me until the day he dies."

"Where's Zhong Shen?"

"What does Zhong Shen say?" Liang Jixiong thought for a moment and shook his head, "He only cares about the one-acre land of Huangcheng Division, as long as he doesn't threaten Huangcheng Division, he doesn't bother to look at it. "

"Now that the matter has threatened the Secretary of the Imperial City, Tsing Yi Ge Shaoshi has been hit by a Gu technique, Zhong Shen will not sit idly by!"

"Jiang Feili got a Gu technique?" Liang Jixiong was startled, "The remnants of Liang Xiankang haven't been cleaned up yet?"

Xu Zhiqiong shook his head and said, "This matter may not necessarily be related to King Huai!"

"It has nothing to do with Liang Xiankang. Could it be that he is the emperor again?" Liang Jixiong put down his wine glass with a sad expression on his face, "First it was the blood tree, and then it was the raising of Gu... and I will investigate this matter after I have dealt with the blood tree."

Xu Zhiqiong looked at Liang Jixiong and said, "Second brother, what do you plan to do with the blood tree?"

"Say hello to the emperor first, and eradicate all the blood trees in Yuanzhou and Lieyuan. I want to see what he says? I don't believe that he dares to keep the blood trees, but I don't believe that he doesn't even want the king's face. Already!"

Xu Zhiqiong smiled wryly and said, "That's what I'm worried about, second brother, if you can really force the high officials to get rid of the blood tree, why can the blood tree in Anshuyuan stay until today?"

Liang Jixiong lowered his head and drank a cup alone: ​​"This incident is a bit special. The blood tree in Anshuyuan is related to one of the emperor's favorite concubines. In order to find out the truth, and also to wait for a chance of resurrection."

Xu Zhiqiong said in amazement: "Can it be revived after turning into a blood tree?"

Liang Jixiong smacked his lips: "There are such records in some ancient books, but the content is mostly from rumors, and I have never seen any examples.
You don’t have to worry about Anshuyuan’s affairs. The emperor made an oath in the Canglong Palace that he would never use the blood tree of Anshuyuan to earn his cultivation base. The oath was covered with his bloody fingerprints, and it was still in the Canglong Palace. saved. "

Xu Zhiqiong said: "If the officials said that the blood tree in Yuanzhou should be kept, in order to remember the third elder, the blood tree in the hunting garden should also be kept in order to give innocent people a chance to be resurrected. What will the second brother say?"

Liang Jixiong sniffled, then drank.

If Emperor Zhaoxing used this as an excuse, he really had nothing to say.

Emperor Zhaoxing could really do this kind of thing, he just came to the Canglong Hall to swear another oath, and Liang Jixiong himself had some doubts about whether it would be useful to swear in the Canglong Hall.

Xu Zhiqiong said: "Second brother, listen to my advice, you must not say that when it comes to eradicating blood trees, the third elder lost his life for these blood trees, and Daxuan almost lost a year's harvest.

If the second brother brings up this matter again, I am afraid that the big officials will find out the old account again and expel the Suzaku cultivator again, and the second brother's own life may be at stake.
Second brother, don't worry about those blood trees anymore, even if they get rid of them, the high official's family will plant them again. The root of this matter is not the blood trees. "

Liang Jixiong was silent. He poured Xu Zhiqiong a glass of wine, knowing that Xu Zhiqiong still hadn't said a word.

The root of this matter lies in the emperor.

"Then how do you deal with this matter? Do I just look at it like this?"

"You can't even look at it. If you take a second look, the officials will feel unhappy. You have to pretend that you don't see it," Xu Zhiqiong said while holding the leg of lamb, "Second brother, I told you, the emperor Smarter than you, he has worked hard for these blood trees. If you want to eradicate the blood trees, he has a hundred ways to deal with you.
It's impossible for you and me to think through all these hundred methods. As long as we bring up the matter of the blood tree again, we will definitely suffer a big loss. Instead of taking a pitfall and gaining wisdom, it's better not to eat this pitfall. Let's think about it How to get rid of the root of the matter. "

Xu Zhiqiong was right, eradicating the blood tree was useless.

But to eradicate the root cause, Liang Jixiong has no strength.

He ate too much mutton and was a bit greasy, so Xu Zhiqiong ate a few drunk crabs to relieve his greasy.

Daxuan's culinary skills are really amazing, this drunk crab is very delicate, the seasoning is just right, the crab roe is fragrant and smooth, the crab meat is sweet and full of taste, but it has not lost the true quality of the top-quality ingredients.

Liang Jixiong drank another glass of wine, and seemed to realize something: "In the past two days, maybe I should walk around with Zhong Shen."

Xu Zhiqiong swallowed a mouthful of crab roe and said, "Second Brother, this is the serious business!"

After eating and drinking, Xu Zhiqiong quietly left through the back door.

But no matter how concealed he was, he still couldn't escape Emperor Zhaoxing's eyes. There were Emperor Zhaoxing's spies in the Canglong Palace. As long as Xu Zhiqiong went, Emperor Zhaoxing would definitely know.

But he didn't know what Xu Zhiqiong and Liang Jixiong said, and trying to eavesdrop on what they were saying was not something this spy could do.

"Xu Zhiqiong went to the Canglong Palace again." Emperor Zhaoxing smiled wryly and shook his head again and again.

Sui Zhi said from the side: "Your Majesty, I have sent Xiao Situ to spy on Xu Zhiqiong secretly, and when there is a good opportunity, I will attack him."

"You sent Xiao Songting?" Emperor Zhaoxing thought for a moment, "You want to use Gu to control Xu Zhiqiong?"

Sui Zhi nodded and said: "Since we can't kill him, it would be good if we can put some restrictions on him."

Emperor Zhaoxing shook his head: "Xu Zhiqiong has a close relationship with the Department of Yin and Yang, and it is not difficult for him to resolve the Gu art. Sui Aiqing will not be distracted from this matter. Aiqing will concentrate on serving the outer body of the true god."

Emperor Zhaoxing was expressly telling Sui Zhi that he wanted to speed up his recovery.

Sui Zhi said: "Your Majesty, the outer body of the true god only needs to rest for another five days. By that time, as long as the sap is prepared, it will help His Majesty return to the fifth rank!"

"Five days... I'm in a hurry!" Emperor Zhaoxing didn't want to wait, a moment was not equal, but the blood tree sap couldn't be preserved, and he needed to use it urgently, but he couldn't get enough sap.

Emperor Zhaoxing had a lot of blood trees, but the blood trees took a long time to recover after harvesting their sap. Some blood trees cannot be easily used, such as the ones in the hunting garden and those in Yuanzhou. Suspect.

The only plan for now is to extract a little more sap from the unrecovered blood tree, piece it together, and strive to save enough for promotion.

The emperor counted the time: "Ten days later, there will be Lao Aiqing, go and invite the true god's outer body."

Emperor Zhaoxing had to wait for ten days, Sui Zhi was a little worried: "I'm afraid Elder Shengwei and Xu Zhiqiong will have trouble again during this period."

Emperor Zhaoxing smiled: "It's okay, within ten days, I will let Elder Shengwei leave the capital,

Since Xu Zhiqiong is restless, let him go with him. Anyway, that trash Shi Xun can't control him.

There are still some disobedient ones, especially those from the Wuwei Camp, let them all go with them, the Imperial City Secretary should also replace some people, and don't come back after they go! "

(End of this chapter)