Judge of the Lamp

Chapter 229 The Master's Plan

That night Zhou Kairong led Confucian scholars into the Lantern Yamen, came in front of Shi Xun, and first slapped Shi Xun hard twice.

Shi Xun is really self-restraint, not angry at all!Smiling all over his face, he poured tea for Zhou Kairong.

Several Qingdeng men were waiting in the main hall, listening to Zhou Kairong yelling, seeing Shi Xun's smiling face responding, and whispering:
"Our Shi Qianhu is really good-tempered. If it were Wu Qianhu, Zhou Kairong would lose his head several times."

"Let's not talk about Wu Qianhu, even when Chen Yuanzhong and Chen Qianhu are around, it's not Zhou Kairong's turn to be arrogant."

"Even if Zhiqiong is here!"

"If Zhiqiong was here, Zhou Kairong wouldn't dare come to the door! He doesn't even have enough heads to chop off!"

While speaking, Zhou Kairong slapped Shi Xun twice again, but Shi Xun still smiled apologetically.

The Qingdengmen really couldn't figure it out: "What's wrong with this, let him fight like this?"

"I heard that Zhou Kairong's son died!"

"That little tiger? Could it be that Zhiqiong did it again?"

"Don't talk nonsense, Zhiqiong is fighting in the north!"

"He confirmed that it was our yamen who did it!"

"Who in our yamen dares to do this? Anyone who has the guts has been sent to the north."

Those who had the guts left, leaving a group of useless people, and Zhou Kairong led a group of Confucian scholars to turn upside down the Lantern Yamen.

Shi Xun repeatedly explained: "Lord Zhou, this matter has nothing to do with us being in charge of the yamen!"

No matter what Shi Xun said, Zhou Kairong responded with insults.

"Shameless and despicable person, a person with a trailing tail! Dare to do it but dare not be it? Dare to confront me in front of Lord Gongsun?"

Shi Xun begged bitterly: "Master Zhou, we have to be reasonable. I will call all the lantern bearers who are on duty tonight, and you will check them one by one. If you find out the murderer, I will execute him on the spot!"

Zhou Kairong said angrily: "What else can we investigate? All the lantern bearers on duty tonight should be killed!"

Shi Xun hurriedly served the tea ceremony: "Master Zhou, you are speaking out of anger!"

Zhou Kairong threw the teacup on the ground: "What are angry words, even you should be killed!"

The smile on Shi Xun's face remained unchanged.

A Qingdenglang said in a low voice: "Shi Qianhu's temperament is too big, can he bear this?"

"It's not strength, it's cultivation, it's called thick skin!"

"What the hell are you talking about here? We're going to be included, and Zhou Kairong is going to kill all the lantern bearers on duty at night."

"Dare! I don't believe that he dared to touch our yamen!"

"Zhi Qiong is here, but he doesn't dare, this Shi Xun is a waste!"

……

Zhou Kairong led his disciples to smash up the Lantern Yamen, and left with the Confucian scholars from Longnu Club.

I thought the matter was over, but Shi Xun actually gathered all the lantern bearers together for interrogation.

"Who did this? Tell me quickly. I, Shi, love my subordinates. I will never let him suffer alone. I will definitely save his life.

But if none of you are willing to admit it, I will have to find someone to top the tank. "

Lantern Lang looked at each other, but he didn't expect Shi Xun to handle Zhou Haiqiu's case in this way.

Why did the Lantern Lantern carry it down?

Without evidence, they dare to frame the Yamen in charge of the lamp?

Lantern Lantern had never even thought about such an absurd thing.

Everyone was silent, Shi Xun nodded and said: "Don't admit it, then don't blame me for being rude, where the incident happened, who is watching the night tonight!"

A green lantern man said with fear on his face: "Qianhu, our brothers have patrolled that place a long time ago, and nothing happened at that time!"

Shi Xun nodded and said with a smile: "Since you are watching the night, you should take care of it if something happens. Find someone to take care of it!"

Qing Deng looked back at his subordinate Bai Denglang, who bowed his head in silence, his face full of fear and grievance.

Qing Denglang was still hesitating, Shi Xun shouted: "If you can't find someone, you can do it yourself!"

Qing Deng Lang gritted his teeth and pointed to a white Deng Lang who was about to speak when he heard the Green Lantern Lang Liu Dashun shout: "Get out! You've lost all face in running the Deng Yamen! Go back and stand in the line!"

Liu Dashun has a deep friendship with Xu Zhiqiong, and he also participated in the Battle of Beiyuan. It stands to reason that he should follow Xu Zhiqiong to the north.

But on the eve of the Northern Expedition, Liu Dashun happened to be promoted in time, and fell into a coma for several days, so he stayed in the capital.

In the entire yamen holding lamps, this is the only one left with blood.

Liu Dashun looked at Shi Xun and said: "You don't have to embarrass them, they are all my soldiers, if you want to find someone to top the tank, just go to me!"

"Okay, bring the seeds!" Shi Xun looked at Liu Dashun and said, "Since Liu Baihu is willing to carry it for the brothers, then someone Shi will help you. You can sleep soundly tonight. You are bound to Mr. Zhou's house, I will do what you want, let's not blame each other."

At dawn the next day, Shi Xun came to Liu Dashun's hut with shackles in hand, knocked on the door and said, "Liu Baihu, we're on our way, open the door!"

There was no movement in the room.

"Dashun, what happened yesterday was promised by you yourself, you are a man, you can keep your word!"

There was still no movement in the house.

"What do you mean? How did you cheat? Are you scared now? It's too late!
You said something soft to me last night, I begged Master Zhou to let him hold you high and let you go, isn't this the end of the matter?
Do you know who Mr. Zhou is?That is Gongsun Shilang's direct disciple. Do you know who Gongsun Shilang is?That is the backbone of the current imperial court!
You feel majestic when you are a hero, have you thought about my difficulties?You cut my face in front of everyone, have you thought about the consequences?
Let me tell you, come out quickly, don't wait for me to go in and tie you up, save some face for yourself! "

There was still no movement in the house.

"You must force me to go in and lock you! Why don't you give him face!" Shi Xun kicked open the door and stood there, speechless for a while.

Xiaoshe was sitting alone, but it was not Liu Dashun.

The man looked at Shi Xun and said with a slight smile: "The shackles are brought, wait for me to do it, or do you lock yourself?"

"Referring, Commander, I... I'm all in charge of the yamen, then, Mr. Zhou is not easy to provoke."

"Which Mr. Zhou? Zhou Kairong? That's your lord!" Zhong Shen lowered his eyes and said, "Why did you become such a waste in the Lantern Yamen? If it wasn't for the senior official's seal of thousands of households for you, I would let you Get out! What are you doing in a daze? Lock yourself up to me, stand in the yard, don't wait for me to do it, don't be so shameless!"

……

At dawn, Zhou Kairong brought a group of Confucian scholars to the mansion of Yushi Wang Yanyang, broke down the gate, and ordered anyone who saw them to be arrested.

There is no need for any reason, just arresting the courtiers is enough.

Grabbing Wang Yanyang can avenge his son. Wang Yanyang must know the identity of the lantern-bearer last night!
Wang Yanyang's mansion is very small, with two courtyards at the front and back, and there are only a dozen people including maids and servants.

But Zhou Kairong didn't catch anyone.

The yard was swept clean, there was no dust on the furniture, the stove was not lit, but there was firewood, and even the rice was put in the pot, which proved that someone was still preparing meals just now.

Where have all the people gone?

Zhou Kairong searched up and down the house, even the vegetable cellar, but he didn't even see a single person.

Wang Yanyang ran away!
Who sent him the message?

Where can he go!

Zhou Kairong divided his troops into two groups, letting some continue to search for Wang Yanyang, while he led another group to arrest Cui Zhiming, a scholar of Tianzhang Pavilion.

This person is Wang Yanyang's accomplice, he must know where Wang Yanyang is going, and Wang Yanyang may even be at Cui Zhiming's home.

When they arrived at Cui Zhiming's house, there was still no one there.

The arrest of Cui Zhiming was a temporary decision made by Zhou Kairong. Why was Cui Zhiming able to escape early?

Could it be that there is an inner ghost among the people around him?
But how did this ghost send the letter to Cui Zhiming?
This time Zhou Kairong did not mention his name, but only said that he wanted to arrest the courtiers, and then he went to the residence of Yushi Qiu Dongcai.

The mansion was still empty.

Zhou Kairong didn't pick and choose anymore, and went through the roster of Yushitai one by one, a dozen or so houses were empty, until he went to Yushi Zhang Zhuyang's house, and finally saw someone.

Zhang Zhuyang is in the house, and dozens of his wife, children, and children are in the house.

Seeing Zhou Kairong approaching aggressively, Zhang Zhuyang greeted him with a smile: "Master Zhou, you are here, I don't know what..."

Before he could finish speaking, a Confucian scholar stepped forward and pushed Zhang Zhuyang staggeringly.

Zhang Zhuyang was taken aback, put away his smile and said, and finished the second half of the sentence: "I don't know what advice Master Zhou has?"

Zhou Kairong said: "Ask you about someone, do you know where the sycophant Wang Yanyang has gone?"

Zhang Zhuyang said with a smile: "If you want to find Wang Yushi, just go to his mansion, why are you making such a noise in front of my door?"

A Confucian scholar shouted: "You clearly intended to cover up, Wang Yanyang is at your house, if you refuse to accept, dare to let us search?"

"Is this trying to frame me? You trespassed on the censor's mansion without asking about the law?" Zhang Zhuyang looked at Zhou Kairong contemptuously, talking about Luo Zhi's frame-up methods, these Confucian scholars were not enough for him.

Zhou Kairong shouted: "We are disciples of the Son of Heaven, and we act according to the will of the Son of Heaven, and the will of the Son of Heaven is the law! Zhang Zhuyang, call out all your family members, let me search your house, and let's stop today's matter."

Zhang Zhuyang smiled sadly and said: "Zhou Kairong, you are an honest person with such nonsense, you think I am Zhang, I am really afraid of you! Today I am standing here to see if you dare to step into my mansion!"

Zhang Zhuyang couldn't let him into the house, because there were too many gold and silver treasures in his house, as well as house deeds and land deeds, and he couldn't explain the source clearly.

The Confucian scholars were gearing up and were about to step forward to arrest Zhang Zhuyang.

But Zhou Kairong didn't dare to do anything, he knew that Zhang Zhuyang was really not easy to mess with.

He belongs to the sixth princess, and the sixth princess has a red envoy under her command.

Moreover, Zhang Zhuyang had contacts with officials from various ministries, if he really provoked such a person, it would be easy to poke a hornet's nest.

Zhou Kairong left in resentment, Zhang Zhuyang returned to the mansion, wiped off his sweat, called the butler and said, "Pack up the gold and silver, move!"

The housekeeper hurriedly said, "Where are we going to move? I'll go prepare the chariots and horses!"

"You don't need to prepare chariots and horses, just put your things in the yard, and an expert will pick us up!"

The expert had long advised Zhang Zhuyang to move there, but Zhang Zhuyang refused to listen, he thought that he could not be involved in this matter.

Now it seemed that he had to leave. In less than an hour, the house was tidied up. Zhang Zhuyang took his family and stood in the middle of the courtyard and lit a candle.

A cloud of dust rose from the ground, Zhang Zhuyang shouted: "Close your eyes!"

Everyone closed their eyes and disappeared into the courtyard.

……

Zhou Kairong walked for a day, found nothing, returned to the community building, and immediately issued an order: "Lectures will be stopped tonight, and all the communities in the city will search for the murderer, but if anyone is suspicious, they will all be arrested, tortured and tortured, digging three feet, and this murderer must also be found. !"

……

In Zhonglang's courtyard, Yang Wu held a lantern and said aggressively, "You are guilty of disregarding human life? You are guilty of killing innocent people? You are guilty of corrupting the law? You are guilty of eating too much?"

Chang Decai said angrily: "What is the crime of eating too much? I think you are too full!"

Yang Wu put away the lantern, shook his head and said, "I'm almost imposing, or I'm a bit imposing, what is the difference?"

"You still want to learn from your master with your virtue? There's nothing like it from head to toe. Tonight, those Confucian scholars are arresting people all over the city. I want to teach them a lesson. Will you follow me?"

"Go!" Yang Wu hurriedly put on his sturdy robe.

"If you go, you can't be too scared to show up like yesterday."

"Yesterday was the first time, let me practice hard today, let's bring back a few more heads for Zhiqiong!"

(End of this chapter)