Judge of the Lamp

Chapter 232

Xu Zhiqiong defeated La Gugang.

To end this duel, the rules set in advance must be met, either one party dies in battle, or one party surrenders.

The Tunu people have such a staunch temperament, so they naturally chose to surrender.

La Gu just knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Xu Zhiqiong, promising never to set foot in Yongzhou again. The other judges also kept their promises and left Yongzhou that day.

Although he won the duel, this battle was too lucky. If Xu Zhiqiong and La Gugang were to fight again, La Gugang might not lose.

During this period of time, there were always trivial matters, but Xu Zhiqiong forgot a serious matter. He hadn't been to the Evil Division for a long time.

Liupinsheng's sloppy, master fell into a deep sleep without saying anything.

Xu Zhiqiong doesn't even know the basic attributes of the sixth rank, and he hasn't been able to master the sixth rank skills so far.

Go to punish the evil division, find a lady to exchange for meritorious service, ask about the skills of the sixth rank, and then hug the lady, how come such a refreshing thing is always forgotten?
He has accumulated more than [-] meritorious deeds, and he is almost at the sixth rank. How can such an important thing be forgotten?
No matter how big the matter is today, I will go to the Department of Punishment to see who can stop me.

Xu Zhiqiong was about to find a secluded place to leave, but was stopped by Zhou Qinglin: "Xu Zhonglang, please punish the evil chief, Shi You."

This is really weird, I'm going to punish the evil department, but Shi, the chief of the punishment department, came to invite me?

I haven't even met the head of the Department of Punishment, Shi, why did he invite me?

"Which punishes the evil chief Shi?"

Zhou Qinglin said: "We will punish the evil Chief Shi, Li Muliang, and Li Changshi!"

"Isn't he unconscious?"

"Wake up! Just woke up!" Zhou Qinglin said with joy, "As soon as I heard that you defeated Judge Tunu, our Chang Shi woke up immediately."

What a coincidence!
Xu Zhiqiong knew why he had been procrastinating on exchanging meritorious service. Whenever he thought about exchanging meritorious service, there would always be some trivial matters that would trip him up.

Shi Nai, the chief of the Evil Punishment Department, still has to give this face, and the opportunity is rare, so he really should go and see what other Evil Punishment Departments are like.

Xu Zhiqiong followed Zhou Qinglin to learn the key to open the door, using his left foot as the axis, turning five times, and his right foot as the axis, turning around one and a half times, and then came to Yonglu Punishment Division.

This was the first time Xu Zhiqiong came to the Punishment Division outside the capital, and it was also the first time he discovered the difference between the Punishment Divisions.

The Yonglu Punishment Department is smaller than the Beijing Punishment Department, much smaller.

The scale of the Evil Punishment Department in the capital is comparable to that of the imperial palace, and the scale of the Yonglu Punishment Department is comparable to that of the magistrate's yamen.

Not only is the area smaller, but the building is also much lower. The only thing that remains the same is the thick fog that shrouds the punishment department.

Zhou Qinglin took Xu Zhiqiong to Changshi Mansion.

The scale of Changshi's mansion is larger than that of Xu Zhiqiong's Zhonglangyuan, with five entrances and five exits. When they arrived at the main courtyard in the middle, Zhou Qinglin led Xu Zhiqiong to Changshi's bedroom. Li Muliang directly let Xu Zhiqiong Came to the side of the couch.

Wearing a mask, Li Muliang was tall and tall, with a lush beard that almost covered his entire chin. Looking at the outline, he was somewhat similar to Zhang Fei in Xu Zhiqiong's mind.

His voice was rough and low, but his spirit was a little lacking: "Xu Zhonglang, thank you for saving the livelihood of a judge in Yongzhou."

"They are all people of the same path, but what Chang Shi said is out of character."

Li Muliang sighed: "Tu Nu is gone now, I'm afraid he will come again in a few days."

"They set up a written statement and never set foot in Yongzhou again. The written statement is still stamped with the seal of Tu Nunan Yuling Province Punishment Division. This point of credibility must always be mentioned."

"Written evidence?" Li Muliang smiled wryly, "When you have free time, go to the bookstore to have a look. There are hundreds of written documents left by Tu Nu.

I am the history of the punishment department. I have fought with Tunu sixteen times, each with its own outcome. After each battle, I have to make a written statement. The written statement must state that the two parties have repaired and there will be no more wars. But is this useful? ?

At the beginning, there was a document in writing, and within half a month after it was established, Tunu called. In the end, he still deceived me that there was no one in the two states! "

Li Muliang sighed repeatedly, Xu Zhiqiong heard something different.

Xu Zhiqiong quickly changed the subject: "Li Changshi, since you've woken up, I'm relieved, I'm going to Iron Wolf Pass on this trip..."

He wanted to find an excuse to leave, but was interrupted by Li Muliang: "To be honest, I woke up a long time ago."

This man is straightforward.

Xu Zhiqiong nodded slightly and didn't say much, he didn't want to embarrass Li Muliang.

But Li Muliang was not afraid of embarrassment, so he took the initiative to ask: "Do you know why I keep pretending to be asleep?"

Xu Zhiqiong thought for a moment: "Chang Shi doesn't want to pretend to be a sixth-rank, relying on the strong to bully the weak."

Li Muliang shook his head and smiled, "You really think highly of me! To tell you the truth, I pretended to be the sixth rank three times to duel with the Tunu people, and killed their Zhonglang twice. I've done a lot of nasty things,

This time I pretended not to wake up because my old wounds were not healed. If I really went to a duel, I might not be able to beat the sixth rank. If I lost, the judges of Yonglu and Liangzhou would be dispersed. Also returned to Mao Sha,
Don't laugh at me, and don't underestimate me. You will do anything to fight for an inch of land. This is the case at the border. If any land falls into the hands of Judge Tunu, the people in that place will have no way to survive. "

Xu Zhiqiong did not underestimate Li Muliang, he knew that guarding the border is not easy, it is not easy for soldiers, and it is not easy for judges.

Li Muliang looked at Xu Zhiqiong: "Actually, I shouldn't call you Xu Zhonglang. The Taoist sect has its own rules. I don't know how to call you among the Taoist sects?"

What should come will come after all, Xu Zhiqiong deliberately took apart the name of the judge and said: "Among the Taoists, my surname is Ma, and my name is Shangfeng."

I thought I could get over it, but I didn't expect Li Muliang to repeat it several times: "Ma Shangfeng, Ma Shangfeng... I've heard of you, you are a famous young hero in the capital."

Xu Zhiqiong heaved a sigh of relief: "Changshi is too much."

"This is not a compliment, Brother Ma, if I remember correctly, you have been in the rank for less than a year, and you already have a sixth-grade cultivation base. I have never seen such a talent in the Taoist sect. It's a pity..."

What a pity?
Xu Zhiqiong was taken aback.

Li Muliang said: "It's a pity that Brother Ma is not reused in the capital, but he is still squeezed out by Feng Jing'an and his like!"

He even knows this!

The news of the long history of punishing evil is really well-informed.

Li Muliang sat up from the couch, looked at Xu Zhiqiong and said, "Brother Ma, I know that the two prefectures of Yonglu and Luzhou are far less prosperous than the capital, but young heroes shouldn't be buried by this.
If you don't give up, you will stay in the Yonglu Punishment Department. The Zhonglang Courtyard here is a bit dilapidated and cannot be compared with the capital, but the Shaoqing Mansion is by no means inferior to your Zhonglang Courtyard! "

Li Muliang wanted to keep Xu Zhiqiong and let Xu Zhiqiong be the young minister in the punishment department.

Xu Zhiqiong remained silent.

Li Muliang said: "Brother, don't think the northern border is poor. Recently, there have been many wars and meritorious deeds can be obtained everywhere. This is where you can use your skills. With your intelligence and talent, you can be promoted to the fifth rank within a year. Give you the land of Yongzhou, and you will set up a new door, and set up a punishment department, and your future will be limitless!"

Xu Zhiqiong didn't think the northern border was poor, Li Muliang was right, the northern border was at war, and meritorious service was indeed easy to obtain.

But Xu Zhiqiong couldn't give up the capital easily.

The crown prince is in the capital, the second elder brother is in the capital, and the yamen in charge of lamps is in the capital.

Pretty Lady, Senior Sister, Thief Wife, and Lin Qianniang are all in the capital.

The most important thing is that Mr. Liang's family is in the capital!
If Liang Daguan's family was left alone, the two states of Yonglu would have already fallen into the hands of the Tunu people. Wouldn't it be a fool's dream to talk about setting up a punishment department for evil at that time?
Li Muliang said: "Brother Ma, is there anything you can't let go of?"

Xu Zhiqiong said with a smile: "There are indeed many things that cannot be let go."

"I have been to the capital several times. If it is prosperous, I don't feel reluctant to leave it. The bustling and noisy places are disgusting, but there is one place that really makes people linger. The Goulan shed in Washi, Qiaotou. Brother Ma, have you been there?"

Xu Zhiqiong shook his head and said, "I won't go to that kind of place."

Li Muliang smiled when he heard the words: "Before the war started, the two prefectures were crowded, and Goulan was quite prosperous, and the atmosphere was not inferior to that of the capital."

"How can I say this..." Xu Zhiqiong didn't want to hurt Li Muliang's face, how could Goulan dare to compete with the capital?
"Brother Ma doesn't believe it?" Li Muliang stroked his beard and said with a smile, "Congzhou has been hit by war, and the fences are gone, but the fences in Luzhou are still there. I asked Zhou Qinglin to take my brother to have a look."

"What's so interesting about this," Xu Zhiqiong shook his head again and again, "I have been puzzled by one thing, and I hope Li Changshi will not hesitate to enlighten me."

Li Muliang nodded and said, "Brother Ma, please tell me."

"I have been in the sixth rank for some time, but I still don't know what skills the sixth rank has?"

Li Muliang pondered for a moment and said, "The person who introduced you didn't tell you?"

"There was indeed something urgent at the time, and I didn't have time to talk about it."

Li Muliang was silent for a while, then raised his head and said, "Brother, don't blame me for being stingy, the sixth-grade skills are just like the innate skills, they are the means for our judges to live and live, and we can never tell others easily.
If you agree to stay in the north, I will naturally tell you the details. If you refuse to stay, sorry for the inconvenience of my brother. "

If you don't say it, don't say it, but you still threaten me with a trick?

Xu Zhiqiong stood up and said, "In that case, Ma will leave."

"Wait a minute," Li Muliang got up and stopped Xu Zhiqiong, "I just said it when I was a brother. Goulan, Luzhou has its own style. Brother, you are here, why don't you take a look."

While talking, Li Muliang called Zhou Qinglin, Xu Zhiqiong refused repeatedly, Zhou Qinglin warmly invited, took a dental plaque from Li Muliang, and took Xu Zhiqiong to an attic.

There are four floors in the attic, Zhou Qinglin went up to the second floor, walked along the corridor, and walked to the door of the fifth room.

He stuck the dental plaque on the door, and the door opened a crack.

Zhou Qinglin pushed open the door, stretched out his hand and said, "Xu Zhonglang, please!"

Xu Zhiqiong shuddered as a snowstorm hit his face, the weather was not suitable for going to Goulan.

Besides, I still have to find my wife!

"Brother Zhou, I appreciate your kindness. I'm really in a hurry, so let's go first."

"Don't," Zhou Qinglin said, "Since Chang Shi has ordered, I have to take you to see what I say, brother Xu, don't make things difficult for me."

Since Xu Zhonglang should be called Brother Xu, and proved his identity to be in the mortal world, the two took off their masks, walked two streets in the wind and snow, and came to a brick-roofed house.

The tile-roofed houses were neatly repaired, but it was this neatness that made Xu Zhiqiong unable to feel Goulan's unique personality and elegance.

Think of the peony sheds in the capital city. The vermilion-red wooden buildings are gorgeous and majestic. At a glance, a blooming peony will appear in your mind, and you can feel the status and aura of the first shed in Washi!

Think about the jasmine shed again, the fence is all white, and the gauze is all white. After the gauze is removed, it is still white, but it is white... Even if you don’t need to smell it, the fragrance of jasmine comes straight to your mind.

This tile-roofed house is a little less interesting, and I always feel that this place is no different from ordinary houses.

"Brother Zhou, I really have something to do..."

"Brother Xu, this is the first shed in Luzhou. It's called Shifang Goulan. The shopkeeper's nickname is Mii Shifang, which means that there is no place in the world comparable to this Goulan!"

Xu Zhiqiong laughed!
"There are only four directions in the world, what else does he say about ten directions?"

Zhou Qinglin also laughed: "We have to count the sky and the ground!"

Xu Zhiqiong didn't want to go in at first, but now he was irritated.

"The sky and the earth are counted, this is too crazy to forget! I want to see, what kind of mischief is it!"

The man pushed open the door and raised the face of the door, a burst of warmth came over.

The walls are hot, the ground is hot, and slightly smoky.

Xu Zhiqiong is familiar with this. Geothermal heat and fire walls are also found in the capital, but they are not common in Goulan.

But the hottest place is on stage.

Two handsome singers are singing "Dian Crimson Lips" in duet, with clear throats and superb singing skills. Twenty dancers around them dance with the song. The dancing posture not only corresponds to the tune, but also matches the artistic conception of the words.

A dancer is sitting in front of the mirror, and two dancers are beside her, painting her eyebrows and lips. Sometimes she puts her makeup on, and sometimes she plays and laughs.

A dancer wraps her hand with a silk ribbon and sprinkles petals downward in mid-air, implying that the flowers are flying like snow, and several other dancers are grouped around the mirror stage, reflecting the glittering pearls.

It's a good song "Dian Crimson Lips", but it vividly interprets the phrase "Bai Xue congeals the beauty, and the bright pearl touches the crimson lips".

In terms of elegance, Xu Zhiqiong firmly believes that this is the real Yangchun Baixue, and it will never lose to Yinggeyuan.

But the lyrics are straightforward, and the dance moves are clear and intuitive. Even those who have never read a book can understand the meaning expressed in it, which does not reduce the intimacy that Goulan should have in the slightest.

This is really the combination of vulgarity and elegance to the extreme!

What's more, no matter whether it's a dancer or a singer, they can't see the sense of life forced by their livelihood. Their faces are full of enthusiasm. Every song and every dance must be exhausted. full strength!

Zhou Qinglin smiled and said, "Brother Xu, how is the atmosphere here?"

The style here is unstoppable!
Xu Zhiqiong said: "Why isn't such a good place opened in the capital?"

"Why do you want to open in the capital? The capital is exploited layer by layer, and there are many rules, even if you have amorous feelings, you can't show it." Zhou Qinglin laughed. Luzhou, just to take a look at Shifang Goulan!
In this ten-square goulan, no matter singing and dancing or performing arts, if you can win the top spot, you can earn more than a hundred taels a year, and you can easily buy a family business in the north.
Girls are free to come and go, they don’t need to write paperwork, make deeds, and don’t need to be whipped or boarded. They earn money and divide accounts fifty-fifty. Ten taels of silver can also be earned,

The girls are all fighting for the family business, so naturally they do their best, Mi Shifang and then ask famous experts to give advice, and they are prosperous today. Brother Xu, Shifang Goulan has seven stages in total, this one is good at singing and dancing, and the one next door is more than You are good at opera, brother Xu, do you want to listen to it? "

"Not busy, not busy, let's watch the singing and dancing first!"

From "Crimson Lips" to "Jade Butterfly", the stage is getting hotter and hotter, and the tulle on the singer's body is getting thinner and thinner.

"Brother Xu, there is also a stage that specializes in Tunu singing and dancing. Shifang Goulan does not accept Tunu customers, but Tunu entertainers accept a lot. Brother Xu, do you want to go and see it?"

"I'll go and see it later!" Xu Zhiqiong's gaze was a little dull, and a gust of wind blew on the stage, causing the tulle to float up.

Zhou Qinglin sighed: "Brother Xu, if you have something important to do, I don't dare to force you to stay, but if you have free time, let's stay here for a while."

"I do have something important to do," Xu Zhiqiong sat under the stage, staring intently, "But it doesn't hurt to sit for a while."

(End of this chapter)