Judge of the Lamp

Chapter 287
"Brother, tell brother first what is going on here." Shi Xun made a pot of tea for Xu Zhiqiong, brought a few plates of snacks, and asked about the whole story.

Xu Zhiqiong drank a cup of tea and said, "I'm going to watch the night in the north of the city tonight, and you know that I always like to run to Beiyuan."

Shi Xun nodded and said, "I've heard that you like the peach blossom shed over there."

"It's not just the Peach Blossom Shed, there are also a few tea stalls. The proprietress is pretty and generous. You just need to order two more bowls of tea soup..."

Shi Xun was so anxious that his face was covered with sweat: "Brother, let's talk about tea soup later..."

"Okay!" Xu Zhiqiong nodded, "Let's talk about the proprietress first. There is a proprietress who has a big peach and a conscience..."

"Brother! The proprietress will wait for a while. You should clarify the matter in front of you first. As long as you make it clear to your brother, I can't reach places other than Yinggeyuan. You can choose girls from all the buildings and buildings in the capital. !"

Xu Zhiqiong nodded and said, "I'm optimistic about Pan Shuihan from Qilang Tea House!"

"That won't work!" Shi Xun waved his hands and said, "Brother, let's not talk about the girl first, let's talk about the Duke Protector first."

Xu Zhiqiong said: "I'm going out to watch the night tonight. Beiyuan is a place where there are few people and few things to do. I thought I'd go around and come back. I didn't expect to see a fire when I passed by Qi'er Village.
There has been no one in that place for many years, how could there be fire tonight?I just wanted to go in and have a look, but in the end I met a group of people, one is Duke Hu Guo, and a group of his subordinates!What do you think they are hiding in Beiyuan?If you don’t go to so many good places, why not go to Qierzhai? "

When Shi Xun slapped his thigh, Qierzhai really let him ignore it.

No one goes to that place, the best place to hide.

Xu Zhiqiong said: "Why do you think they haven't left the city yet?"

Shi Xun said: "They can't get out! The holy order is wanted, how can we let them out of the city!"

Xu Zhiqiong sighed, looked at Shi Xun and said, "Shi Qianhu, to be honest, I don't want to take care of this matter. Commander Zhong put the order on you. This matter has nothing to do with me."

Shi Xun shook his head and said: "Brother, what you said is wrong. We are in charge of the lantern yamen, we all prosper, and we all lose.

Xu Zhiqiong curled his lips and said: "I didn't think about it that much at the time. Ren Songde has more than a dozen people, so I just wanted to find a place to hide first. I didn't expect that Ren Songde would not spare me!"

Shi Xun said with a smile: "Zhiqiong, do you think the Protectorate will forgive you? It was you who caused him to get to where he is today!"

Xu Zhiqiong glared at Shi Xun when he heard the words: "Shi Qianhu, you have to explain this clearly. What do you mean I harmed him? He recruited Tu Nu to do mischief in the capital, and I killed the people. Is this wrong?

If you say that what I did is wrong, let's have a good theory! "

Shi Xun quickly persuaded: "Brother, brother said something wrong, you must not argue with brother, let's continue talking about Duke Hu."

Xu Zhiqiong said: "He won't spare me, so I can only fight him desperately. The Lord Protector and his subordinates are not very skilled, but they are numerous, and if they keep fighting, I will definitely suffer. In desperation, I first arrested the protector Duke, threaten them."

Shi Xun said: "Aren't Ren Songde's subordinates afraid of you?"

"Scared! They didn't dare to do anything, but Ren Songde still fought with me. He showed the iron coupon of the Danshu, and he actually carried such a heavy thing with him! Shi Qianhu, you know, with this thing, I Can't kill him!"

The iron certificate of the alchemy does have the function of avoiding death. Ren Songde's iron certificate of the alchemy is inscribed, "Mian Qing nine deaths, three deaths of descendants, or committing a permanent sentence, there will be no additional responsibility!"

This sentence means that if Ren Songde commits a capital crime, he can be exempted nine times, and if his descendants commit a capital crime, he can be exempted three times.

So if you have the Danshu Iron Coupon, can you kill yourself without any scruples?
of course not.

The manual is one thing, but the right to explain is another. If he really had nine lives, Ren Songde wouldn't run away.

If the emperor wants to kill Ren Songde, as long as the cabinet agrees and the ministers do not object, no matter what the coupon is, Ren Songde's life cannot be saved. As long as the plot is extremely bad, the iron coupon of Danshu can be invalidated.

Will the cabinet object?

Will the ministers object?

As far as Ren Songde's character is concerned, no one will object except himself!
Shi Xun knew this very well, but he had to make Xu Zhiqiong fearful, and he had to take the credit for it!

Xu Zhiqiong is also very aware of this, he just waits for Shi Xun to take the credit!
Looking at the head on the table, and at the Danshu iron coupon, Shi Xun tried his best to restrain the joy in his heart, and put a full of sadness on his face.

"Zhiqiong, since you captured Duke Protector, why did you kill him? Is it out of personal grudge?"

Give Xu Zhiqiong a hat first.

"How could it be out of personal grudges!" Xu Zhiqiong pretended to be anxious, "He has been fighting with me, and there are so many people under his command. If I didn't kill him, would I still be able to walk back to the Yamen alive today?"

Shi Xun smacked his lips and said, "But no one has seen this. Brother, I believe you, but the Holy One may not believe you!"

Xu Zhiqiong took a sip of tea, with a broken expression: "Believe it or not, I beheaded him and brought back the Danshu Iron Coupon, Shi Qianhu, what do you think about this?" What to do? If you can't help me, I'll go to the Commander to plead guilty!"

"Brother! You must not go!" Shi Xun took Xu Zhiqiong's hand and said, "Zhiqiong, you have indeed caused trouble. You are too young to know the foundation of Duke Huguo, and you don't know about this Dan Shutie. The amount of coupons!"

Xu Zhiqiong said loudly: "It is the order of the Holy Spirit to arrest Ren Songde!"

Shi Xun lowered his voice and said: "What are you shouting for? Why don't you die? The Holy Majesty ordered you to be arrested, not to kill you!
This Dan Shu Iron Coupon can save you from death, and even the Holy Majesty can't kill the Duke Protector, so you dare to do it?

What kind of person are you in the eyes of the Holy One? Don't you know it yourself?This is a real felony, let the Holy One know, are you still alive? "

Xu Zhiqiong gritted his teeth and said, "I'm going to die anyway, so I just..."

"Don't say such angry words!" Shi Xun poured another cup of tea for Xu Zhiqiong, "Brother, there has always been some dispute between you and me, brother, I have always wanted to dissolve this festival,

You don't understand my personality, I have the same temperament as Wu Qianhu, no matter where I go, I will protect my brother, even if I can't keep my head, I have to protect your life first! "

Xu Zhiqiong took a big sip of tea, resisting the urge to vomit, staring at Shi Xun with false tears in his eyes.

Shi Xun said resolutely: "Brother, don't mention what happened tonight to anyone. You didn't kill the Duke Protector, but I killed it. Brother, I will take care of this matter for you!"

Xu Zhiqiong bit his lip, held Shi Xun's hand and said, "Brother, I, I have always misunderstood you, I, I..."

Shi Xun shook his head and said: "Don't say anything, brother, you go to watch the night first, just pretend that everything happened tonight, and leave the rest to me."

Xu Zhiqiong nodded, and left the Yamen with a lantern.

Shi Xun called his younger brother Shi Chuan over.

Seeing Ren Songde's head, Shi Chuan shouted excitedly: "Congratulations brother, this is a great achievement!"

Shi Xun glared at Shi Chuan: "What are you yelling about? Do you know who did this?"

He narrated the whole story, and Shi Chuan frowned when he heard this, "It's fine if it's someone else, his credit is hard to grab."

Shi Xun looked at the head and said: "The credit can be claimed, but I'm afraid this kid won't tell the truth. You go to Beiyuan to have a look first, and then tell me after seeing the situation clearly."

Shi Chuan trotted to Beiyuan, Xu Zhiqiong sat on the tea stall and watched him run all the way to Qierzhai, Shi Chuan, a fool, didn't see Xu Zhiqiong.

Xu Zhiqiong stretched his muscles, squeezed the proprietress' cheek and kissed her, and went to the Peach Blossom Shed with the lantern.

It's been a long time since I went to Taohuapeng, this is the place of enlightenment and practice.

When I came to Beiyuan Washi, it was quite lively tonight. The tile city was crowded with people, at least there were more than a hundred guests.

Kitagakiwa City is busy...

It doesn't make sense.

It's an ugly time now, usually at this time, if there are more than a dozen customers at the door, it's considered a prosperous business.

Opened a new shed?

This poor place can't even support three sheds, who would come here to do business?

Xu Zhiqiong entered the tile market, and saw the shopkeeper of Taohuapeng standing at the door, looking into the depths of the tile market.

"Old shopkeeper, what do you mean by this?"

"Xu Denglang! You are here, please come inside!"

"Why is it so lively tonight? Has a new shed been opened?"

The old shopkeeper rubbed his hands and said, "How can I say this, there is a new shed, why don't you go and have a look?"

The old shopkeeper's expression was very complicated, and there was a bit of unconcealable hatred in his eyes.

"What's the matter?" Xu Zhiqiong said with a smile, "Are you afraid that someone will steal your business?"

"Small business, all the customers come here, I'm not afraid of him stealing it, it's just this group of people..."

The shopkeeper hesitated to speak, Xu Zhiqiong frowned and said, "What do they do for a living? Dancing? Singing? Storytelling? Puppet show?"

The shopkeeper shook his head and said: "They are jugglers, if I read correctly, they are..."

The shopkeeper whispered a few words to Xu Zhiqiong, and Xu Zhiqiong said with a cold look, "Why didn't you tell me earlier?"

"Master Denglang, I only found out tonight."

Xu Zhiqiong took off his sturdy clothes, blew out the lantern, and handed it to the old shopkeeper together with his saber, asked him to borrow a straight suit, took some change, and went to the depths of Washi.

There really was a newly opened shed inside, with a piece of cloth hanging on it called Shensuanzhai.

God counts fast?
Fortune teller?
There is a clerk at the door of the shed to collect the ticket, and a ticket is [-] Wen.

"Eighty Wen?" Xu Zhiqiong curled his lips, "Brother, the Peony Shed in Qiaotouwa City is only [-] per ticket, and you want [-] for a poor place like Beiyuan?"

The man gritted his teeth and said, "What are you looking at in the peony shed? It's just watching a few women playing sumo? Master Ke, come to our shed to see something new, I guarantee it's something you haven't seen before."

"Haven't seen it?" Xu Zhiqiong picked his nose, looking like a street ruffian, "Okay, I'll give you eighty coins, let's make an agreement, if the stuff in it is not fresh, you have to return the money Pay me back!"

The man smiled and said, "Master Ke, please come inside, you can tell at a glance."

Xu Zhiqiong entered the shed. This shed was even cruder than the Peach Blossom Shed. There were no decent seats, only dozens of benches, and four or five people were crowded on each bench. In a small shed, more than a hundred people were crowded together. .

There are men, women, young and old, and rich people covered in silk and satin.

It is very abnormal for rich people to come to Beiyuan, and it is even more abnormal to come to Goulan in Beiyuan to watch a play in the middle of the night.

The stage was very small and simple, and an old man with gray beard and hair stood in the center of the stage, bowing and saying hello.

"Everyone, thank you for your support, this old man congratulates you!"

Under the stands, there was a babysitter (pretending to be a guest and cooperating with the performance), who shouted, "Where does the joy come from?"

The old man said with a smile: "I'm here, I'll make a fortune teller, I'll make a fortune for you first, all of you are in good health, everything goes smoothly, and the wealth is endless!"

Tuo Er shouted: "You get rich when you say you get rich? Where does this money come from!"

The old man said: "That's not what I said, it's what our baby said!"

"Where is your baby?"

The old man greeted the backstage, "Baby, come out to meet the guests."

A two-foot-long little black dog crawled out and rolled around the old man.

The old man threw a ball and the dog caught it.

The old man threw another hoop, and the dog slid along the hoop.

train the dog.

This is very common in Qiaotouwa City.

These guests spent [-] Wen, so they definitely didn't come to see the dog training.

Jumping stakes, climbing over fences, walking on a tightrope, stepping on bocce balls... the dog performed a performance, sat on the stage, and begged for rewards from the guests.

"That's it, it's worth eighty coins."

"Who hasn't seen dog training, let's get real!"

The old man said to the dog: "Master Ke is upset, hurry up and make an apology to Master Ke."

The dog made a bow and shouted, "Apologize to Master Ke!"

The dog has spoken!

Every word and sentence, articulate!

The guests were dumbfounded, and the old man asked the dog again: "Can the guests who come today get rich?"

"Yes!" replied the dog, "you can make a lot of money!"

The guests kept applauding.

The old man asked again: "How much money did you make?"

The dog said: "One thousand each!"

The old man asked again: "One thousand taels of silver or one thousand taels of gold?"

The dog shook his head and said, "I don't know about that, I have to ask about our flower!"

"Really!" shouted the old man, "Bring up the flowers!"

A pony came onto the stage.

What kind of horse is this?

It is more than two feet tall, covered in red hair, and has a human head.

That's right, it's a human head, with long hair and a hairpin, and she's still a girl!

The guest looked surprised, but saw a three-foot-high vase on the horse's back. In the vase was a peony, and there was a human face under the peony.

The old man asked the flower: "Baby, how much money can the guest who comes here today make?"

The face under the peony spoke: "The guests in the front row can get one thousand taels of gold after two years, and the guests behind can earn one thousand taels of silver after the new year!"

"it is good!"

"it is good!"

The guests applauded repeatedly, and many people threw rewards on the stands.

OK, OK!

Xu Zhiqiong clenched his fists with a smile on his face.

Harvest and cut!

Good you old bastard!
(End of this chapter)