Judge of the Lamp

Chapter 228
A snowflake hit the face and turned into water, which felt cool and pleasant.

Xu Zhiqiong drew the saber from a Tunu's neck, and took away the sins of that Tunu by the way.

It's time for Niu Yuxian to sharpen the saber again. This saber has killed a lot of people recently.

Having broken through the Tunu camp, the next step of the army's battle plan is to clear out all the Tunu troops in the south of Yongzhou and open up the supply lines of the three dangerous passes.

There were more than a thousand Tunu people in the camp that had just been destroyed, and they had just come from the north by climbing over the mountain. They wanted to meet with Niegulai, but unfortunately they had no chance to meet in Yangjian.

It was also the first time for the prince to come to Yongzhou. The weather in Yongzhou made him very uncomfortable. He kept sneezing all the way, but he was not soft at all when killing people.

"This sword is not very handy, you can match me with a long spear!" The prince was quite picky about weapons.

"Your Highness, you can't charge forward anymore!" Lu Yunxi continued to scold, "You scared the servants to death just now, the arrows shot all over the sky, and you still charge forward, do you regard yourself as a soldier? ?”

The prince said impatiently: "Luo Miao! Luo Miao! I told you not to come, but you insisted on coming. Let Tai Bu send you back tomorrow!"

Lu Yunxi said: "Your Highness, it's fine if you don't listen to my advice. I'll tell Elder Shengwei about this so that you won't be able to go to the battlefield in the future!"

Liang Jixiong was listening.

"Yuyang, you are indeed a little reckless today, you shouldn't rush in front of this old man, next time you must go with this old man!"

"Second brother, if I follow you, you will kill everyone, and I won't be able to collect any of them."

"I brought you to fight, not to kill!"

"Second brother, but we..."

"Don't call me Second Brother anymore, I am your ancestor!"

……

Liang Yuyang felt that Liang Jixiong was boring, so he moved closer to Xu Zhiqiong and said, "How many people did you kill today?"

Xu Zhiqiong thought for a while: "Thirty or so."

"Thirty or so? I have thirty-two, more or less than you?"

Xu Zhiqiong laughed and said, "I killed thirty-five, more than you!"

The prince is unhappy again.

"You came earlier than me and know how to fight on the battlefield. If I had come a few days earlier, I wouldn't have lost to you!"

"Your Highness, I really don't go to the battlefield to kill people!"

"I came here to kill Mao Sha!" The prince looked at a burned village behind him, "I just came out of that village, and even the children who couldn't walk were chopped up by Mao Sha.
I made a rough calculation, killing one Maosha can earn Daxuan ten lives, this time I have to kill a little bit harder, it hurts these beasts so much that they dare not touch Daxuan again in their lifetime! "

Xu Zhiqiong looked at the prince and felt more and more happy in his heart.

Don't talk about the big picture, don't talk about the game, don't talk about the truth that no one can understand.

What the prince said is right!You should hurt these bastards!
Regardless of past life or present life, this is the same truth!
As he walked, Xu Zhiqiong suddenly felt a throbbing in his heart. He could feel someone calling him, and he knew that this person was Yang Wu.

When did Yang Wu have this ability?
The prince asked with concern: "What's wrong with you? Are you in a hurry to pee?"

"No, it's not urgent to urinate..." The time to urinate was not enough to go back to Zhong Lang Yuan, so Xu Zhiqiong had to think of a better excuse.

The prince looked at Xu Zhiqiong, his face was a little red, there was still some sweat, and his breathing was a little short of breath.

"Brother, are you in a hurry? I know it's not easy in this barracks, but the Second Elder has rules and doesn't let me bring women here. Fortunately, I still have two young eunuchs, who are handsomer than women. It is said that round ones are better than flat ones, do you want to..."

"I don't want to!" Xu Zhiqiong waved his hands and said, "I'm just dizzy, just rest for a while, Your Highness, you go ahead first."

Xu Zhiqiong found a place where no one was around, held Yilang's seal, and went back to Zhonglangyuan.

Chang Decai told about the beating of the officials, Xu Zhiqiong frowned.

"Gongsun Wen, a vicious dog, barks his teeth whenever he gets a chance! He used to be a black hand, but now he dares to kill the court officials in the street. Does the Liang family care?"

Xu Zhiqiong thought about it carefully, and realized that there was a problem that Mr. Liang's family might not be able to control.

There is a high probability that he has already been recruited!
Xu Zhiqiong is in a great mood!While dancing, he fell into the pond in the backyard.

Chang Decai quickly fished Xu Zhiqiong up, and Xu Zhiqiong said angrily: "Didn't I tell you? Fill this pond up for me!"

Yang Wu explained: "It's been filled, but we don't have soil, so I dug another pond to dig soil!"

"You talk about you, what do you want me to say about you..." Xu Zhiqiong changed his clothes, because he was happy and didn't care about Yang Wu.

Happy to be happy, but the affairs of Wang Yanyang and a group of officials still have to be resolved.

Chang Decai said: "I've heard that now, as long as an official approaches the palace, he will definitely be beaten. If the three gather together, they may be beaten to death!"

Xu Zhiqiong said: "Isn't this nonsense? What if it goes to the court? Can't the court go together?"

Chang Decai shook his head and said: "These days, my family, that... our family has never seen the court."

It seems that Liang Daguan's family has really been recruited.

But the Minister of Civil and Military Affairs just let it be slaughtered?

Wang Yanyang is an upright official, he has no followers or decent guards under him.

But the chief assistant of the cabinet should not be, and the officials of various ministries should not be!

Chang Decai has some experience: "If you want to talk about first- and second-rank officials, you may have a few sixth- and seventh-rank masters around you. For other officials, it is not bad to have an eighth-rank around you.
Even if it is the chief minister of the cabinet, if you have a sixth-rank at home, you have to be careful and use it, don't take it out easily, this capital is the emperor's territory after all, it is best for an official to avoid dealing with experts. "

What Chang Decai said was that even if the sixth-rank masters were really brought out, they might not be able to stop the Dragon Nu Society. The Dragon Nu Society has a large number of people, and there is Gongsun Wen behind it. It really pissed off Gongsun Wen, and no one could do anything against him .

Wait, someone has a way with him...

If he makes a big mess, someone will take care of him!

The most urgent task is to rescue these officials first. These people are the backbone of the court.

But the biggest problem in front of him was that Xu Zhiqiong couldn't show up easily, nor did he have enough energy.

Now the main energy must be put on the northern battlefield. More than [-] troops seem to be a lot, but if there is a mistake, it will be gone in a blink of an eye.

The three dangerous passes are still waiting for food, as long as one of the dangerous passes is lost and the Tunu army comes over, the battle will be over.

Chang Decai said: "Master, if you can trust our family, we will leave this matter to our family."

"I can trust you, but someone needs to help you!" When Xu Zhiqiong killed the Confucian scholar, there was a Yamen in charge behind him, and Changde alone couldn't defeat the Longnu Society.

Yang Wu said from the side: "Actually, behind us there is also a yamen holding lamps. Even if there is no one there, there are still lamps!"

Xu Zhiqiong was stunned for a moment, then suddenly smiled.

Yang Wu had always had a regret during his lifetime, and this time he might be able to make up for it.

Xu Zhiqiong went to the main room and took out the white and blue lanterns.

"The red lantern is my weapon, so I can't give it to you. The green and white lanterns are also mine, and I gave them to you. Which one of you will be the blue lantern, you can discuss it yourself."

Chang Decai smiled and said, "Our family will be a white lantern, so Yang Wu will also be promoted back to the official position."

Yang Wu shook his head and said: "I want this white lantern. I was a lantern bearer for nothing. I didn't know how to do it before. Now I should do it well!"

Xu Zhiqiong made a plan for the two of them, and then returned to Yongzhou.

……

In the middle of the night, Wang Yanyang was tied up in front of the Longnu Society's hall, dying.

Cui Zhiming lowered his voice and said: "Brother, you have to hold on. I gathered up some strength and the rope on my body is about to break free. I will take you with me later!"

Wang Yanyang shook his head. The two of them ran together before. Wang Yanyang's legs were slow and he didn't run away, which made Cui Zhiming tired.

"Brother, you run by yourself, you live well, don't worry about me!"

"Cui is not a person who is greedy for life and afraid of death!"

"Keep your voice low. This has nothing to do with greed for life and fear of death. My backbone is still there. I can't be ruined by these pigs and dogs. Go quickly!"

While talking, Zhou Haiqiu came over and squatted in front of the two of them.

Although this guy is wearing a robe and a Confucian crown, his face is still as hideous as before.

He patted Cui Zhiming's face:
"What are you doing? Want to run? Where do you want to run? Haven't you two been beaten less often? How can you be so memoryless!"

Cui Zhiming spat on Zhou Haiqiu.

Zhou Haiqiu got up to dodge, and said with a sinister smile: "You traitors and thieves pretend to be upright, why don't you dare to run for your life in a fair manner now? The young master told you to escape, you run away and see! Run away!"

He kicked and beat Wang Yanyang, Cui Zhiming shouted: "Come at me if you have the ability, don't hurt the old censor again!"

Zhou Haiqiu turned around and kicked Cui Zhiming: "Why are you coming at you? Why are you afraid of you as a young master?"

Cui Zhiming sneered and said, "In front of me, you were the one who cried for father and mother, right?"

Zhou Haiqiu was furious, grabbed Cui Zhiming's hair and kicked vigorously:

"What the hell are you crying for your father and mother? I've never called out to you, young master. Why don't you run away? Run to show young master. Can't you break the rope? Just break it and see!"
If you dare to break the rope, I will cut off your hand. If you dare to take a step, I will cut off your foot. You still scold me, and if you curse again, I will cut you off. ..."

Zhou Haiqiu suddenly lost his voice. He kept pulling Cui Zhiming's hair, but suddenly lost strength in his hand.

Cui Zhiming broke free?
No!The hand was still clutching his hair.

But why can't I use my strength?

Looking at the bare wrist, Zhou Haiqiu seemed to understand.

The hands are still in the hair, but the hands are no longer on the arms.

Chang Decai appeared behind Zhou Haiqiu at some point, and cut off his right hand with a single knife.

"Mother, mother, mother!" Zhou Haiqiu hissed and cried, calling his mother in every voice.

A group of Confucian scholars from Longnu Society gathered, supported Zhou Haiqiu, looked at Chang Decai, and shouted sharply, "Who are you? What do you want to do?"

Seeing Zhou Haiqiu's severed arm, the Confucian scholars were terrified.

But there was only a woman on the opposite side, and with so many of them, it was okay to beat a woman.

A young Confucian scholar shouted: "Woman who never dies, who ordered you to come here!"

A middle-aged Confucian scholar shouted: "You hurt our Senior Brother Zhou, we must cut you into pieces!"

Chang Decai smiled and said, "At your age, do you still call him Senior Brother? If his father becomes a bigger official, wouldn't you want to call him Grandpa Senior?"

The middle-aged man was furious: "Students, don't babble with her, rush up and skin her alive!"

The Confucian scholars were about to rush forward, but never thought that a man would jump out from behind the woman, holding a white lamp in his hand.

Seeing this white lantern, the Confucian scholars lost most of their momentum.

Yang Wu held up a white lantern, came to the crowd and said: "Detain the imperial court officials, are you waiting to be convicted?"

As soon as the words fell to the ground, the Confucian scholars dispersed, leaving behind Zhou Haiqiu.

Mention Xu Zhiqiong's name, Confucian scholars dare not walk at night!

Now seeing the living Lantern Man, whether it was Xu Zhiqiong or not, the fear engraved in the soul of Confucian scholars exploded instantly.

Zhou Haiqiu wanted to run away, but Yang Wufei kicked Zhou Haiqiu to the ground, stepped forward and stepped on the back of his head, and shouted: "Beating the imperial court official and wounding people to death, are you guilty?"

Zhou Haiqiu, who was howling originally, was too scared to cry.

"I, I, I was wrong, I, I beg you, spare my life..."

"Forgive you?" Yang Wu smiled grimly, "You just said you were going to cut off Xueshi Cui's hand, but now I cut off your hand, and you said you were going to cut off Xueshi Cui's foot, and I will cut off your foot again. gone."

Yang Wu turned around and chopped off Zhou Haiqiu's feet.

Zhou Haiqiu broke his throat and started calling his parents again.

"I told my father to kill you, I, my father will come in a while, and my mother will come too, I will kill you..."

Yang Wu laughed and said, "You said you were going to cut something, is it your tongue? Let me see where your tongue is?"

Zhou Haiqiu kept his mouth shut, and Yang Wu broke his jaw and pulled out his tongue.

……

An hour later, Zhou Kairong came to the clubhouse and saw a headless corpse.

"Son, my son..." Zhou Kairong recognized the corpse at a glance, and burst into tears immediately.

A Confucian student next to him said tremblingly, "Yes, it was made by Lantern Lantern."

"Is there no kingly law in Daxuan?" Zhou Kairong cried, "He is in charge of the yamen! I will never die with you!"

(End of this chapter)