Judge of the Lamp

Chapter 227 Xu Zhiqiong, You Have Made Misfortune to the Official Family
In the secret pavilion, ten altars of blood sap were placed in the magic circle, and gradually disappeared.

The magic circle sent the blood sap to Taotie's outer body, and Taotie's outer body swallowed the sap, and then released a good medicine for Emperor Zhaoxing.

You can call it medicine, or you can call it something else, anyway, Emperor Zhaoxing had to eat it while it was hot.

During the whole process, Chen Shuncai and the queen kept watching from the side, never leaving each other without blinking their eyes, which made Sui Zhi very dissatisfied.

He reminded Emperor Zhaoxing more than once that no outsiders should be present when restoring his cultivation, which is disrespectful to the true god.

Emperor Zhaoxing only replied: "I know."

But he always let Chen Shuncai watch by, and Chen Shuncai explained that someone needs to be by his side to protect the emperor.

What he said also makes sense, Sui Zhi has the cultivation of the fifth rank of Dao killing, if Sui Zhi has the heart of disobedience and no one around to protect him, how should Emperor Zhaoxing protect himself?

But Sui Zhi knew in his heart that protecting the emperor was only one aspect, and on the other hand, Chen Shuncai and the empress were still secretly recording the process of restoring their cultivation.

It was impossible for Emperor Zhaoxing to fully trust Sui Zhi. If he turned against Sui Zhi one day, he had to guarantee that he could still restore his cultivation without Sui Zhi.

Chen Shuncai and the empress memorized every process and the method of drawing the magic circle. The only thing they need to pay attention to now is what kind of connection exists between Sui Zhi and Taotie's outer body.

Emperor Zhaoxing was a gluttonous cultivator, and he would see through this connection sooner or later.

Once this connection is seen through, Sui Zhi will have little use value left.

After swallowing the good medicine, Emperor Zhaoxing broke out in sticky sweat, and the fishy smell wafted out.

The queen quickly set up a magic circle, turning the fishy smell into Yin and Yang.

The yin and yang qi drifted out from the palace, and Tai Bu, who was sitting in the yin and yang department, quickly felt it.

"You want to blame me again!" Tai Bu sneered, "This time it's not that easy!"

He went to the Qianmo Building, sensing the change of breath, and was about to pursue an important goal.

……

Emperor Zhaoxing recovered his cultivation, Sui Zhi leaned over and saluted, "Your Majesty, eat more, rest more, and don't get angry during these two days."

Emperor Zhaoxing nodded and said: "Aiqing has worked hard, go back and rest."

In the past, when Emperor Zhaoxing encountered urgent government affairs, he would usually discuss it with Sui Zhi.Sui Zhi was quite intelligent, he had a thorough understanding of the government, and his methods were very sophisticated, which won the appreciation of Emperor Zhaoxing.

But during these days, Emperor Zhaoxing only discussed cultivation with Sui Zhi, and rarely talked about government affairs.

Sui Zhi's current situation is very bad. Elder Shengwei forced him to ask for an army of [-], so he became the target of civil and military siege by the Manchu Dynasty.

But Emperor Zhaoxing didn't even say a word at this moment. Is this clearly letting him take the blame?
Sui Zhi didn't say much, and immediately resigned.

Emperor Zhaoxing only felt hungry, so Chen Shuncai hurriedly ordered someone to prepare a meal, and he ate more than a dozen square plates of mutton in one go, and Emperor Zhaoxing's face turned rosy.

Chen Shuncai said from the side: "Your Majesty, we won't see any outsiders today, so you should rest early."

Emperor Zhaoxing shook his head and said: "I can't rest, if I rest for a while, the land of Daxuan will belong to Liang Jixiong."

Chen Shuncai sighed: "Elder Shengwei is indeed a bit arrogant today, I think he was instructed by an expert behind his back."

"What are you talking about? It's nothing more than Xu Zhiqiong's young man!" As he spoke, Emperor Zhaoxing's face became more rosy, and he didn't know whether it was because of the joy of recovering his cultivation or because of his anger towards Xu Zhiqiong.
"I've been patient with this guy, and this guy doesn't know how to advance or retreat. He used his cleverness to go crazy in front of me again and again, and now he must take his life."

"Your Majesty, if you kill Xu Zhiqiong, I'm afraid you will offend the True God."

Emperor Zhaoxing shook his head and said: "The matter of Wu Xu has been subsided for many days, how can the true god always pay attention to the mortal world? Besides, it was Tu Nu who killed him this time, and it has nothing to do with me!"

As soon as Emperor Zhaoxing waved his hand, Chen Shun was satisfied and immediately fetched a pen and paper.

"The decree..." Emperor Zhaoxing paused, his face was more ruddy than before, even a little purple.

Chen Shuncai waited with a pen and paper, and Emperor Zhaoxing coughed and said, "Draft, draft..."

His voice froze, his cheeks completely turned dark purple, as if someone was pinching his throat.

"Your Majesty!" Chen Shun realized that something was wrong, and quickly supported Emperor Zhaoxing.

The queen touched Emperor Zhaoxing's forehead, it was terribly hot.

Emperor Zhaoxing supported the desk, and after a few cries of pain, he vomited a big mouthful of blood, and immediately passed out, unconscious.

Chen Shuncai was shocked. Looking at the color of the blood, Emperor Zhaoxing's cultivation had changed again. Even if he didn't lose all of it, he must have suffered a loss.

Cultivation is still a trivial matter, and Emperor Zhaoxing's life is in danger, so Chen Shuncai hurried to find the imperial physician.

The queen was still calm, stopped Chen Shuncai and said: "The imperial physician is useless, quickly chase Sui Zhi back!"

……

Tai Bu smelled the breath of change, and smiled coldly: "Senior official, you have fallen back to the seventh-rank cultivation base again!
Sui Shilang, it's your turn! "

……

Before Sui Zhi walked out of the palace, he suddenly heard a muffled growl in his ear.

"You dare to harm me!"

This voice came from Taotie's outer body.

Who harmed Taotie's outer body?

Sui Zhi hadn't figured out the situation yet, but felt dizzy and in severe pain all over his body!
Who harmed Taotie's outer body?
emperor?

Why is he crazy?

Sui Zhi suffered the backlash from Tao Tie's body, and couldn't stand still in pain. Suddenly seeing Chen Shuncai appearing in front of him, he gritted his teeth and said, "Sui Shilang, you are so bold!"

Chen Shuncai wanted to subdue Sui Zhi with his finger piercing, but as soon as he touched his chest, Sui Zhi also passed out.

……

In Yuzhou in the south, a mound trembled, and large swaths of mud and rocks slid down, splashing billows of smoke and dust.

This mound is located in the middle of the mountain, there are no people around, and no one knows about such a big movement.

Tai Bu appeared in the deep mountain by means of the yin-yang magic circle, quietly watching the changes in the mound.

Finally, I found you—the gluttonous outer body!
Taibo is very excited!
Xu Zhiqiong said that what he wanted to deal with was not the blood tree. Others would think he was playing tricks, and only I can guess his thoughts.

What he wanted to deal with was indeed not the blood tree, what he wanted to deal with was Mr. Liang's family and the people who helped Mr. Liang's family recover their cultivation.

The blood tree that was parasitized by Suisheng Gu did not suffer any harm, and still grew luxuriantly.

However, the nature of the blood sap has changed. Due to the parasitism of Gu insects, Tong Qingqiu's special venom was produced.

Tong Qingqiu's venom is very delicate, and the amount of poison on each tree is so small that it cannot be detected at all.

But the venom of ten cans of tree sap can be gathered together, and the quantity is astonishing.

The Taotie heretics were directly poisoned, and their vitality was seriously injured.

The emperor was indirectly poisoned, and his cultivation dropped from the sixth rank to the seventh rank.

Sui Zhi was counterattacked by Tao Tie's body, and fell into a coma.

Taibu calculated that Taotie's outer body would definitely retaliate, taking advantage of Taotie's outer body to attack Sui Zhi, Taibu chased after Taotie's outer body!
Will Taotie still trust the emperor in the future?
Does the emperor still have a chance to restore his cultivation?

Xu Zhiqiong, you have made the official family miserable!
Happy, happy revenge!

Xu Zhiqiong, good you crazy student!You are really ruthless!
At a young age, his mind is far superior to all my disciples, and he can almost stand shoulder to shoulder with me!
I am afraid that you are the only one who can trick the emperor to this point!

You have to come to my Yin Yang Division, I don't care who is behind you, I have to grab you!

Tai Bu clenched his fists, watching Tao Tie writhing and struggling, he was not in a hurry to make a move, now is not the right time.

He set up a magic circle in the forest, and the magic circle moved on the ground, quietly attached to the mound.

……

Chen Shuncai helped Sui Zhi into the secret pavilion. Seeing that both Emperor Zhaoxing and Sui Zhi were unconscious, the queen couldn't think of a way out:
"This matter must not be made public. I think His Majesty's pulse is okay, and let His Majesty rest for a few days first."

Resting is easy, but it is difficult for a few days.

The next day, all the ministers went up to play, asking Sui Zhi to count the troops and horses immediately, and rush to Yongzhou.

In front of the Canglong Hall, Elder Shengwei's words were still in his ears. When the country is in danger, no one wants to be a sinner. As long as the memorial is written, there will be a basis for clearing away responsibility in the future.

Chen Shuncai was dumbfounded when the memorial was placed in the supervisor of ceremonies, so he had to go to the queen to discuss it again.

The queen also didn't understand government affairs: "Chen Bingbi, you have followed His Majesty for many years, and the supervisor of ceremonies has approved countless memorials. You can handle this trivial matter by yourself."

"Your Majesty, this is not a trivial matter. Sending troops to fight a war is an earth-shattering event, and the Holy Majesty must make the decision himself!"

"The officials haven't woken up yet, so how can they decide what to do," the queen pondered for a moment and said, "Since Tunu has come in, he will fight early and late, if there are soldiers, send them there!"

"Madam, the army is in the hands of Sui Shilang, Sui Shilang is unconscious, where can I find soldiers?"

"What are you talking about? They are all Daxuan's soldiers and horses. Without Sui Zhi, they can't move anymore? Isn't the right servant of the Ministry of War still there? Go find him and bring the soldiers and horses here!"

"It's useless to transfer the army. The army can't be moved at will. All food, grass and military equipment must be properly prepared. These things must be handled by the Holy Majesty," Chen Shuncai said in a low voice, "Besides, whether to send troops depends on the Holy Majesty's mind."

The queen said: "You mean the officials don't want to send troops?"

Chen Shuncai sighed: "How dare this old slave speculate on His Majesty's thoughts!"

"Then wait until the official's house wakes up."

"I can't wait anymore, all the ministers are making noise at the gate of the palace!"

"Then leave it to the cabinet and let them drag it first."

Chen Shuncai said anxiously: "The cabinet won't delay, they will definitely fight. When they draft the edict, how can you ask the old slave to refuse?"

"This won't work, and that won't work. What can I do?" The queen said angrily, "I don't believe that the government doesn't have anyone available. Isn't there a very clever Gongsun Wen? Call him to try!"

Gongsun Wen?
It is also a way!

Chen Shuncai called Gongsun Wen here, only talking about the matter, not the reason.

He didn't say that Emperor Zhaoxing fell into a coma, he only said that the officials forced the court to send troops, how to solve this matter.

Anyone else would not dare to intervene in this matter lightly. This battle should have been fought in the first place. If you want to follow the emperor's will and find an excuse not to fight, then you have to help the emperor take the blame, and if you fail, you will become a sinner through the ages.

But Gongsun Wen is really astute. He doesn't start with whether the war should be fought or not. He starts with the etiquette and duty between the monarch and his ministers.

"As a human subject, you should know that the kindness of the king is vast, and the kindness of the king is far better than the kindness of nurturing. Animals know how to feed back. If people don't know the kindness of the king, aren't they even worse than animals?

This group of courtiers used the war in Yongzhou as an excuse to force His Majesty to send troops. In their eyes, is the land in Yongzhou more important, or His Majesty's majesty?
They have no kings in their eyes, and I am no longer polite to them, Chen Bingbi, you just watch in the palace, today I will teach them a lesson! "

In the afternoon, the cabinet, six ministries, five temples, six divisions, Yushitai, Tongzhengsi, Hanlin Academy... officials, big and small, blocked the gate of the palace, waiting for the emperor to issue an edict to send troops.

A censor was tired and walked around the imperial city.Going around from Xuande Gate (front gate) to Gongchen Gate (back gate), I suddenly saw the emperor's flag and dragon chariot.

The emperor is leaving the palace!

The censor was shocked, and ran to Xuandemen as fast as he could, and ran in front of the officials. The censor's face turned green, and he was speechless for a long time.

"Everyone, colleagues, the Holy Majesty is leaving the palace!"

Wang Yanyang frowned and said: "Maybe the Holy One is hiding from us, but he can still hide from the palace?"

Yu Shi wiped off his sweat and said, "How else can I lie to you? I saw the Holy Majesty's chariot battle at Gongchen Gate!"

All the officials exclaimed, the emperor really wants to leave the palace!

How can I let him go at this time!

Wang Yanyang rushed to the back door, and many officials followed.

Yan Anqing, chief assistant of the cabinet, felt that something was wrong.

The emperor's going out of the palace now can't solve any problems, but it will have a big impact on his reputation.

Seeing many officials running towards the Gongchen Gate, Yan Anqing couldn't stop them.

Wang Yanyang and others ran to Gongchen Gate, and they really saw the emperor's chariot battle.

The dragon chariot with six horses had just started, Wang Yanyang immediately chased after it, stopped in front of the chariot battle and shouted: "Your Majesty, the battle in Yongzhou is urgent, and the survival of the country is only in the morning and evening. I implore Your Majesty to send troops to Yongzhou immediately!"

The chariot didn't stop, the guards pushed Wang Yanyang away and continued on.

Wang Yanyang led a group of officials and ran out two streets in pursuit of the chariot. A group of men suddenly rushed forward, grabbed Wang Yanyang and others and began to kick them.

Wang Yanyang fought back vigorously, swinging his old fists to fight these people desperately, but some of these people with cultivation level stepped forward and broke the old censor's arm, kicked the old censor's ribs, and threw the old censor Stepping on the ground, the pain increased.

Who is so bold?In broad daylight, dare to beat the imperial court official in the street?
Cui Zhiming, a scholar of Tianzhang Pavilion, has the eighth grade of Confucianism, stepped forward to knock down two thugs, helped Wang Yanyang up, looked at the crowd and asked, "Who are you?"

This group of people are all Confucian students from the Dragon's Fury Club. When they beat Suzaku cultivators in the street, their hands were black, but they didn't expect Xu Zhiqiong to be even darker and killed them.

Who gave them the courage to beat up the imperial court officials in the street today?

Cui Zhiming looked at it for a long time, and recognized the leader of the other party: "You are the little tiger of the Zhou family, Zhou Haiqiu. At the beginning, your brothers caused disasters for the capital, and your cousin Zhou Nianqin was executed by Xu Qianhu on the spot. You don't know how to repent, and today you don't know what to do." Come out and kill!"

"Murder?" Zhou Haiqiu laughed loudly, "It's my job as a scholar to kill your courtier! Come here, beat this guy to death!"

Zhou Haiqiu ordered Confucian scholars to come forward and besiege Cui Zhiming.

Cui Zhiming made a pilgrimage move, first controlled the crowd, and then punched and kicked, causing more than a dozen Confucian scholars to cry for their fathers and mothers.

Eighth-rank cultivation base, how can you fight if you want to?

Cui Zhiming rolled up his sleeves and walked towards Zhou Haiqiu.

Zhou Haiqiu backed away in fright: "Don't, don't come here, you, do you know who my father is? You, do you know who my master is? You, don't come here, come here, I will let my father beat you to death!"

Cui Zhiming grabbed Zhou Haiqiu and said, "I'll teach you a lesson for your father first!"

Just as he was about to hit him with a punch, he suddenly felt a surge of righteousness rushing towards his face.

Cui Zhiming raised his head and saw Zhou Kairong appearing in front of him.

"Cui Zhiming, you are a sycophant and traitor, you only have this little ability, dare to bully my child, the superior is the king's kindness, and the inferior is righteousness, today I will teach you a good lesson for your majesty!"

Cui Zhiming was not afraid, and went forward to fight Zhou Kairong desperately.

But desperately, desperately, Zhou Kairong is a sixth-rank, and the difference in cultivation between the two is too big.

Zhou Kairong quickly put Cui Zhiming down, stepped on Cui Zhiming's head, and ordered the Confucian scholars of Longnu Club to beat them to death!
Wang Yanyang shouted at Long Nian: "Your Majesty, Zhou Kairong beat up the imperial court officials in the street, and His Majesty just ignored him. Where is the law? Where is the decency?"

The dragon chariot walked away, and there was no response from the beginning to the end, because there was no one inside.

Chen Shuncai sent out the dragon chariot just to disperse some officials and teach them a lesson first.

He and Gongsun Wen were watching from the tower in the back garden of the imperial palace at the moment, and they could see clearly what Zhou Kairong was doing.

"Gongsun servant, tell your disciples and grandsons to be careful, don't really beat people to death."

Gongsun Wendao: "Chen Bingbi, these traitors should be killed. If they don't kill a few people, they don't know how to restrain themselves!"

Chen Shuncai said solemnly: "Anyway, it's better to be more cautious."

……

In Zhonglang's courtyard, Yang Wu was studying Yin-Yang, when Chang De came over in a hurry.

"An accident happened in the capital, and Wang Yanyang was beaten."

Yang Wu nodded and said: "It's not unusual, this old censor is too staunch and often gets beaten."

"This time is different from the past. He and several officials were beaten to the point of death, and they were all tied together for public display. They were not allowed to seek medical treatment. Several weak officials died and were tied together with them. !"

Yang Wu frowned and said, "This is too much, I have to tell Zhiqiong about this."

Chang Decai was going to light twin candles, Yang Wu waved his hands and said, "Don't worry, I have learned a new set of yin and yang techniques, and I can send messages to Zhiqiong."

"You don't even have yang energy, where did you get the yin and yang technique? Let's use twin candles!"

Yang Wudao: "Don't use that candle, last time it burned Zhiqiong's clothes, he was so angry that he didn't even buy sandalwood for us, let me try it first!"

Yang Wu took out the Yangming Stone and carefully arranged a magic circle.

Xu Zhiqiong, who was in Yongzhou, suddenly felt a throbbing in his chest.

　In yesterday’s chapter, some readers laughed at me for being short.

　　Today I am very long, nearly [-] words, readers, this time it is impeccable!
　　
　
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